Chapter 988
Dimensional Technology
Six months have passed, and Yuntian Xinghai has indeed undergone great changes.
According to the information relayed back by the Xingfengmen intelligence personnel.
Demonic energy is rampant throughout the Cloud Sky Star Sea, and a large number of cultivators have begun to mysteriously disappear.
At first, only two star regions had cultivators go missing, and the major powers did not pay much attention to it.
However, as time went on, more and more people went missing, and most of them were high-level cultivators.
What terrifies the major powers of Yuntian Star Sea the most is that almost none of the cultivators who participated in the Xuanhuang Realm Gathering half a year ago have come out of Tianhong Star, and even the six Heavenly Venerables have disappeared.
This made many forces realize that something was wrong, but no matter how many people these forces sent to investigate, they found nothing.
The current situation in Yuntian Xinghai is one of widespread anxiety.
Chen Feng had anticipated this situation.
The demon race will definitely carry out a purge of the Cloud Sky Star Sea, and high-level cultivators will probably be captured and made demon servants.
No star-sea power would allow problems to arise in its captive territory. They would purge a group of high-level cultivators and then block the news, in order to ensure the stability of the captive territory.
After learning about the matter of Yuntian Xinghai, Chen Feng chatted with the three women for a while.
But it was mostly Wang Fengnuo talking to Chen Feng; Yun Qingjue and Beaver didn't dare to speak casually.
Over the years, Chen Feng has long established a dignified image in their hearts, and only Wang Fengnuo has no scruples whatsoever.
After chatting with the three women for half an hour, Chen Feng returned to his cave to cultivate.
He was not in a hurry to return to the modern world to meet the people of the Blackrock civilization.
Time flies, and another month has passed in the blink of an eye.
In the world depicted in the scroll painting, one month is equivalent to only three days in the modern universe.
Twenty light-years away in the solar system, the Black Rock Civilization's fleet is still waiting for Chen Feng.
Inside the cabin, Shi Pan was sitting in his seat, meditating with his eyes closed.
The rest of the Black Rock Clan were also cultivating with their eyes closed.
The Black Rock Clan has a unique cultivation method; they can continuously increase their physical strength simply by entering a meditative state.
Even without the help of spiritual objects, the Black Rock Clan can gradually grow stronger over a long period of time.
Just then, the warship's screen suddenly lit up.
The Black Rock Clan members in the arena immediately opened their eyes and looked at the screen.
On the screen appeared an enormous rock man, whose body was covered in dark brown stones, clearly distinguishing him from other Blackrock people.
Upon seeing this person, the Black Rock Clan members in the arena immediately stood up and respectfully spoke:
"Greetings, Chieftain!"
Shi Tian, the patriarch of the Black Rock Clan, is also the strongest person in the Black Rock Clan at present, possessing the strength of the peak of the seventh rank.
Although he was only at the peak of the seventh rank, the Black Rock Clan Chief's physical body was still considered extremely powerful even among those at the eighth rank.
Shi Tian looked at Shi Pan and asked, "Has that lord not contacted you yet?"
Shi Pan shook his head: "No, we've been waiting here for three days."
Three days ago, Shi Pan told Shi Tian about Chen Feng's situation. Shi Tian took this matter very seriously, as it was an opportunity to connect with an imperial executive.
Any executive officer of the empire wields immense influence within the empire.
Shi Tian said, "Then let's continue to wait. The master is probably busy."
Shi Pan nodded, then asked, "Clan leader, have the rewards from the Empire been issued yet?"
Upon hearing Shi Pan's question, a smile immediately appeared on Shi Tian's face:
"They've been distributed: ten warships and three hundred doses of gene optimization fluid."
Hearing about the many rewards, the Blackrock tribesmen all smiled.
Putting aside the warships, the gene optimization fluid alone is of immense value.
This stuff can improve biological genes; one dose of gene optimization fluid can increase the Black Rock Clan's evolution speed by more than three times.
"That's secondary. The news of our meritorious service has already reached the Imperial military, and several of our clansmen who hold positions within the Empire have been commended by their superiors for this," Shi Tian said with a proud expression.
"Hahaha, that's great! Let's see if that person dares to look down on our Black Rock Civilization again." Shi Pan patted his chest excitedly.
Just then, a voice rang out from the side:
"It seems I've arrived at the wrong time, interrupting your celebration."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked towards the corner of the room, where a person shrouded in black robes stood. The person was none other than Chen Feng.
After cultivating in the scroll world for a month, Chen Feng felt that most of the people from the Crimson Cloud Empire should have left, so he returned immediately.
Upon seeing that it was Chen Feng, Shi Pan and the others immediately bowed respectfully: "Greetings, Master Hua!"
On the screen, Shi Tian's expression also turned solemn: "I am Shi Tian, the patriarch of the Black Rock Clan. I must thank Master Hua for his help to our clan."
Chen Feng glanced at Shi Tian on the screen and calmly said:
"No need to thank me. I already said that I'm not helping you for free."
Upon hearing this, Shi Tian immediately replied, "Of course, Master Hua can make any request you have, and our Black Rock Clan will do everything in our power to fulfill it."
Seeing the Black Rock Clan Chief's expression, he immediately understood that he had gained the Black Rock Clan's trust.
"I need to make a trip to your civilization," Chen Feng stated his request.
Upon hearing this, Shi Tian replied almost without hesitation, "Of course, no problem. Lord Hua is our most honored friend. It is our honor that you have come to our Black Rock Civilization!"
"Shi Pan, you must treat the adults well, do you understand?" Shi Tian then instructed Shi Pan.
Shi Pan nodded immediately: "Understood!"
Shi Tian then looked at Chen Feng:
"Master Hua, I will await your arrival within the clan."
The communication on the screen then ended. Shi Pan said to Chen Feng, "Master Hua, shall we set off to return now?"
Chen Feng nodded, then sat down alone on one side.
Shi Pan then ordered the fleet to return to the Black Rock Civilization.
The Blackrock Civilization's warships were provided by the Crimson Cloud Empire. Although they did not even reach the planetary level, each warship was equipped with an antimatter engine, and their speed had reached the speed of light.
In contrast, although Xingfeng Group's warships are powered by antimatter, their speed is much slower than that of the Black Rock Civilization.
This is the technological gap.
However, Lin Wei and others are already researching this technology.
With the Crimson Cloud Empire's warships as a reference, it shouldn't be long before they can manufacture warships with the same capabilities.
In the following days, the fleet traversed the starry sky at high speed.
According to Shi Pan, the Black Rock Civilization is located on the northern side of the Orion Arm, a full thousand light-years away from the solar system.
This distance is extremely far, and can only be reached through the Crimson Cloud Empire's interstellar gate.
Chen Feng was also very curious about this interstellar portal. He had heard of interstellar portals before, which could span distances of thousands of light-years.
But he searched for a long time near the solar system and found no trace of any interstellar portal.
Three days later, the warship stopped in a star system. This star system was very ordinary, containing only a few asteroids.
Upon arriving here, Shi Pan took out a communicator from his person, pressed a few buttons on it, and then spoke:
"Captain Shi Pan of the Blackrock Civilization requests the use of the Stargate!"
As soon as Shi Pan finished speaking, the communicator crackled to life with the voice of a smart terminal:
"Identifying identity information." "Retrieving coordinates."
"Identity verification successful, stargate opening."
Chen Feng glanced at the communicator in Shi Pan's hand. He knew that it was a communicator specially issued by the Crimson Cloud Empire to its subordinate civilizations and had certain permissions.
Several members of the Nero clan had them before, but he destroyed them to prevent them from being located.
Just then, the distant starry sky changed.
A huge gate of light suddenly appeared out of thin air.
Upon seeing the sudden burst of light, Chen Feng frowned.
He had just used his divine sense to carefully explore this area, but he found nothing unusual, not even a change in spacetime.
Moreover, he did not detect any fluctuations in power when the portal appeared.
"It seems that this portal is hidden in a deeper space that I don't know about. I wonder what kind of technology it uses," Chen Feng muttered to himself.
Just then, Shi Pan's voice rang out: "Let's go!"
With Shi Pan's order given, the fleet quickly rushed into the portal.
After entering the portal, a spatial tunnel appeared in front of Chen Feng.
This space tunnel is somewhat similar to the starry vortex in the world of the painting.
But the scenery on both sides of the tunnel was extremely eerie.
Inside the tunnel, Chen Feng could still see the starry sky.
However, these starry skies are not three-dimensional, but rather unfolded on a two-dimensional plane.
At this moment, the fleet seemed to be sailing on a huge flat picture of the starry sky.
"This is..." Chen Feng's pupils contracted involuntarily.
If it were someone else, they might not understand what this scenario was like at all.
But as a modern person, he has read countless science fiction novels.
The scene before him was strikingly similar to one of the science fiction novels he had read.
In that science fiction novel, there was a weapon that turned an entire galaxy into an image.
Everything in that galaxy became a flat plane; this phenomenon is called two-dimensionalization!
The scene on both sides of the tunnel right now looks exactly like the two-dimensional world in that science fiction novel.
"Could it be that the Crimson Cloud Empire has already mastered dimensional technology?" Chen Feng couldn't help but wonder.
Based on his understanding of dimensional technology, the Crimson Cloud Empire's resources were even more terrifying than he had imagined.
Chen Feng wanted to ask Shi Pan about the Stargate, but after looking at Shi Pan, he gave up.
If the Crimson Cloud Empire truly possessed dimensional technology, it's impossible for the Black Rock Civilization to know about it.
Asking could expose your true identity.
The fleet sailed inside the tunnel for seven days before emerging.
The fleet has now arrived in a completely new star system.
After emerging from the tunnel, Chen Feng observed the interstellar portal, but he did not notice anything unusual until it disappeared.
Chen Feng then discovered that the painting in his sea of consciousness had become dim.
Clearly, this is beyond the scroll's teleportation range.
Upon arriving in this starry sky, he also discovered that the starry environment here contained a great deal of primordial energy and spiritual power, which was in no way inferior to that of the world depicted in the painting.
In comparison, the starry sky near our solar system is much less impressive.
"Master Hua, this is the star system of our Black Rock Civilization. Would you like to tour the star system, or come back to our main planet with me?"
Shi Pan looked at Chen Feng and asked.
After returning to their own star system, Shi Pan and the other Blackrock Clan members were noticeably more relaxed.
"No need, let's go straight to the main planet."
Chen Feng didn't have time to wander around here. He came to the Black Rock Civilization to obtain more detailed information about the Crimson Cloud Empire and, incidentally, to see if he could acquire some valuable technology.
“Yes, sir.” Shi Pan naturally had no objection to Chen Feng’s decision.
He immediately ordered the fleet to set off towards the main star of the Black Rock civilization.
The main star of the Black Rock Civilization is located at the very center of the civilization and is named Rock Star.
This is a yellowish-brown planet, about three times the size of Earth. Its atmosphere is very thin, and it doesn't even have oxygen.
This also means that there are no plants on the surface of the entire planet, only yellow sand and rocks.
The fleet sailed forward, and soon Chen Feng saw a magnificent city.
Half of the buildings in this city are made of piled-up rocks, with the shortest buildings being five meters high and the tallest reaching a hundred meters.
However, the buildings in the center of the city are different.
The buildings here are all made of a special metal, and their surfaces emit a faint glow.
Chen Feng scanned the area with his divine sense and immediately discovered that these buildings contained many technological products.
A strange look appeared on Chen Feng's face.
Half of the Black Rock Clan's city architecture can be described as a primitive civilization, while the other half is completely dominated by technology. This contrast is quite striking.
Many Blackrock Clan members can be seen in the city. These Blackrock Clan members are all huge, but their movement speed is extremely slow.
Shi Pan, who was standing to the side, seemed to notice Chen Feng's surprise and explained:
"Our race is an evolved species, and for tens of thousands of years we have coexisted with rocks. It was only after we joined the Empire that things changed. You could say that the Empire changed our Black Rock Clan. Without the Empire, there would be no Black Rock Clan today!"
Shi Pan deliberately praised the Crimson Cloud Empire in front of Chen Feng, also in an attempt to curry favor with Chen Feng.
But Chen Feng completely ignored Shi Pan's words and asked:
"How many people are there in the Black Rock Clan now? What is their strength?"
This question is not surprising; even the empire's executives could not possibly know the exact number of people in a subordinate civilization.
Shi Pan replied, "Currently, the number of registered clansmen is over 20 billion."
Upon hearing the figure of over 20 billion, Chen Feng couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.
These stone people really know how to reproduce.
As the two were talking, the warship had already arrived at the center of the city, where a large number of Blackrock Civilization soldiers had gathered, numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
The Blackrock Clan's high-ranking members were already waiting here.
As soon as Chen Feng stepped out of the warship, a group of stone men shouted in unison:
"Welcome, Master Hua!"
Hundreds of thousands of people shouted at the same time, and the ground shook from the sound.
Shi Tian then led the Black Rock Clan's high-ranking members to greet them, laughing loudly:
"Master Hua, welcome to our Black Rock Civilization!"
Several Black Rock Clan members around Shi Tian looked at Chen Feng with curiosity.
Imperial executives were figures who were practically legendary to them.
The highest-ranking officials they could usually meet within the empire were the commanders of the imperial fleet.
An executive officer—that's someone comparable to an imperial marshal. (End of Chapter)