Chapter 884 Do You Want To Explore the Mysteries of This World?

So, to truly explore the secrets of the Dragon Cave, one must first let it collapse?

Jiang Xiao and his team had experienced at least three Dragon Cave collapses, but without exception, they had safely evacuated before the Dragon Cave completely collapsed each time.

Who would have thought that the real secret lay in what happened after the space completely collapsed, after the entrance to the Dragon Cave truly closed?

Jiang Xiao frowned, lost in thought.

According to the images transmitted by Yinlong, even Jiang Xiao himself couldn't guarantee that he could survive such a level of spatial collapse.

Did he really want to explore the mysteries of this world?

Most importantly, even if Jiang Xiao survived, he would have to survive alone in that long, silent environment for a long time, waiting for the Dragon Cave to open again to have a so-called exit.

What if the Dragon Cave closed for half a year? Would Jiang Xiao be trapped here forever?

It wasn't without precedent...

At the same time, in the imperial capital city, in the Xinglin Compound.

At one in the morning, Er Wei's office was dark.

If you looked closely, you could see a person in a white robe writing furiously at the desk.

Obviously, that was San Wei.

Er Wei stood in front of the office window, arms crossed, silently watching the scenery outside the window.

The moonlight shone on her face, giving her figure a layer of cold, clear brilliance, making her particularly charming.

Unfortunately, no one was there to appreciate it, and the only person who could appreciate it was writing furiously and not paying attention to Er Wei at all.

"Knock, knock, knock~" A soft knock sounded, "Commander."

"Mm." Er Wei made a nasal sound. Tian Gou walked in from the door behind her, carrying a box lunch.

Tian Gou was used to this scene. Er Wei didn't like to turn on the lights, and the new secretary seemed to be able to accept working in the dark.

Tian Gou placed the box lunch on the coffee table and turned to leave.

In fact, Tian Gou was a little happy. If San Wei hadn't come, the person working hard behind the desk would have been him.

As for Er Wei?

Heh, did you think she could work in person? How naive!

Er Wei finally turned around and looked at San Wei behind the desk, saying, "I'm going to sleep."

San Wei's hand holding the pen paused slightly, and she nodded gently.

Er Wei picked up the box lunch, opened the space door, and walked in.

As soon as she walked into her Calamity Shadow World, she heard a sound.

He wasn't asleep yet. Maybe he was studying skills, maybe he was studying star charts. Er Wei was confident in Jiang Xiao's diligence.

She tightened her grip on the box lunch. Sure enough, it wasn't for nothing – he wasn't asleep yet.

However, when Er Wei flickered once and arrived in the rest area, she found Jiang Xiao sitting on the ground, leaning against the side of her lower bunk, muttering, "It always feels wrong."

Maybe he was studying a new star chart?

Er Wei walked over, squatted down, and handed the box lunch to Jiang Xiao, "Hungry?"

"Holy crap!"

Bait Jiang Xiao was startled. Because his star slots were empty, he didn't have any perception-type star techniques, and this space was safe. He was too engrossed in thinking, which led to him not noticing the approach of the big cat!

"Do you walk silently? Do you float?" Although Jiang Xiao was startled and looked displeased, he still took the box lunch.

Wow...

Cold dishes, *di san xian* (braised potatoes, eggplant and green pepper), braised pork, chicken legs, steaming rice~

Sure enough, she was his own cat; she knew what he liked to eat.

Nothing was more delicious than braised pork at 1 a.m.

If there was, it could only be barbecue at 1:30 a.m.

Jiang Xiao picked up two chicken legs, handed one to Er Wei, and said, "I have some news to report to you."

Er Wei took the chicken leg and sat down on the ground as well, leaning back against the lower bunk.

In the exact same posture as Jiang Xiao, she looked much more unrestrained.

She tore off a piece of chicken leg, looked up at the deep and vast night sky, chewed it, and made a nasal sound, "Mm."

Jiang Xiao looked at her cute appearance with oil all over her mouth, and couldn't help but grin. Sure enough, the contrasting moe was the most terrifying.

Cute... He wanted to cough... His aesthetic sense had collapsed. He actually thought this kind of woman was cute.

He was used to seeing her crush enemies' heads, and suddenly, he saw a slice of life. It was as if he had opened the door to a new world...

Jiang Xiao said, "I've found the secret of the Dragon Cave."

Er Wei's chewing motion obviously stopped for a moment. She turned her head and looked at Jiang Xiao in surprise.

Found the secret?

How many years had the Dragon Cave existed? And you found its secret in three days?

Under the dim starlight, Jiang Xiao saw the oil stains on her lips, combined with her cold face, creating a wonderful picture with a hint of eerie beauty.

Jiang Xiao continued, "To be precise, *ba ji ba ji* (onomatopoeia for munching) is the right direction to explore the secret."

Er Wei casually threw half a chicken leg on Jiang Xiao's box lunch and said, "Speak."

So, so, and so...

Jiang Xiao explained in detail the current situation and his reasonable speculation.

Er Wei listened attentively, from the initial dazed expression to the final serious expression. The change in expression and mentality only took a few words.

Er Wei looked at Jiang Xiao, who was gorging himself, and said in a deep voice, "We'll report the information you found, but don't cause the Dragon Cave to collapse yet.

As you said, once you decide to explore the true secret of the Dragon Cave, you have to survive in that collapsed, silent space. Even if you survive the Cataclysm, you'll be imprisoned there.

We can only ensure when the Dragon Cave closes, but we can't ensure when it will open again."

Jiang Xiao listened and nodded, tilting the box lunch to let the braised pork sauce flow into the rice.

Then, stir it with chopsticks~

Wow, so delicious~!

Seeing Jiang Xiao nod while eating, Er Wei was relieved.

In name, she could still order him, but in reality, the two's status had long been equal, or even reversed.

In this world, strength still spoke.

Jiang Xiao's strength had exceeded Er Wei's tolerance. Even if he acted willfully, Er Wei couldn't do anything about it.

Killing the bait in front of her? That was just a slap away, but the problem was that Jiang Xiao's main body wasn't under her control.

What's more, Er Wei had come this far because she had received too much from Jiang Xiao. Eating someone's food made you soft, and this simple psychology also applied to Er Wei.

Seeing Jiang Xiao nod repeatedly, Er Wei felt much better. She reached out and took back the half chicken leg that she had thrown on the box lunch earlier...

"Hey? What's wrong with you?" Jiang Xiao stopped speaking.

Er Wei put the chicken leg to her mouth again, tore off a piece of chicken leg fiercely, turned her head and glanced at Jiang Xiao, and said, "What?"

"No, nothing." Jiang Xiao's expression was a little strange, and he shook his head repeatedly.

"Hmph." Er Wei snorted coldly, leaned back, rested her elbow on the lower bunk, listened to Jiang Xiao eating, and looked up at the dim starry sky...

Suddenly, for a moment, she felt that her life should be like this.

Having a safe haven where she didn't have to be vigilant about her surroundings all the time.

Having delicious food in her mouth to satisfy her momentary greed and her taste buds.

Having a trustworthy person beside her, someone whose ideas and heart matched.

Er Wei understood Jiang Xiao's abrupt words as him stopping his protest after she glared at him.

But in reality, what made Jiang Xiao stop complaining wasn't Er Wei's gaze, but...

In the Dragon Cave.

Jiang Xiao threw Yinlong into his Calamity Shadow World and put away the Humming Whale. After sorting out his thoughts, he flickered back to the entrance of the Dragon Cave, intending to report the collected information.

However, what Jiang Xiao didn't expect was that a person flew in from the tunnel entrance!

An acquaintance!

The old man who had just entered the Dragon Cave was obviously stunned when he saw the person opposite him. Then, he smiled, his face full of wrinkles, "We meet again, Jiang Xiaopi."

"Hopkins..." Jiang Xiao muttered, but suddenly his expression changed and he said, "How did you get in? Did you..."

Hopkins smiled and waved his hand. The two's figures flickered quietly, leaving the Dragon Cave entrance and entering a snow mountain.

"Hopkins!"

Hopkins said with a smile, "Don't worry, my friend, the guards outside aren't dead. I've always been full of goodwill towards you, haven't I?"

Jiang Xiao's expression was solemn, "Huh?"

Hopkins looked emotional as he looked at the surrounding wind and snow. "It's been so long since we last met. I've received a lot of news about you. I can see that you're still in the 'care' stage.

In that case, I'm willing to show due respect for your 'care.'

Of course, I know your attitude towards your comrades, so I won't let those trivial matters affect the relationship between us.

Your soldiers are not in danger; they just can't stop me."

As he spoke, Hopkins took two steps forward, standing on the top of the snow mountain, looking into the distance, watching the rapidly setting sun on the horizon.

A trace of confusion flashed in his turbid eyes as he whispered, "This is the place closest to the truth, isn't it, my friend?"

Jiang Xiao shrugged, "Maybe it is, maybe it isn't."

Jiang Xiao didn't doubt Hopkins' words. A person like Hopkins really didn't need to lie about such things. What's more, if Jiang Xiao wanted to verify, it would only take a moment.

Hopkins whispered, "All the spatial dimensions in the world have disappeared due to the fusion of the Alien Sphere and Earth. There are no more upper or lower layers, and no more Sacred Ruins.

Why is it that only here, there is still a space door?

Why is it that only here, there is such a magical continent?"

As a king who entered the Alien Sphere in the 1960s to fight in Europe, Hopkins didn't have the concept of "Dragon Cave" in his mind.

Perhaps, in the past few months, as humans flooded into the Alien Sphere, Hopkins may have heard some rumors about the Dragon Cave, but this was definitely his first time setting foot here.

Just like when Jiang Xiao first came, this knowledgeable European king showed a newbie look, marveling at the beauty of this world.

As they spoke, the sun had set, and the stars were rapidly flowing in the sky.

"My friend, how is your research on *Xing Wu Ji* (Chronicles of Star Warriors)? What is your strength realm?" Hopkins' always calm state of mind finally had a trace of fluctuation. "Have you reached the level of secondary Star Transformation into Martial Arts? Can you cross dimensions?"

Jiang Xiao shook his head silently.

Suddenly, Jiang Xiao realized that he shouldn't have told Hopkins about his research on *Xing Wu Ji* and unsealing his star slots.

Just now, when the two met, Jiang Xiao had just flickered back from the desert, and all his star techniques were turned off.

Currently, only Han Jiangxue, Er Wei, and San Wei knew about Jiang Xiao's star technique unsealing. Keeping a card up his sleeve seemed like it could seize some opportunities?

Whether it would ultimately be effective or not, keeping a card up his sleeve was always right.

What's more, facing someone like Hopkins, Jiang Xiao didn't need to show off!

"That's a pity. It seems that you're entangled in worldly affairs and hindered from moving forward." Hopkins stood on the cliff, his hands behind his back, and sighed softly, "Maybe I should help you."

Hearing this, Jiang Xiao's body tensed slightly.

Hopkins turned around and looked at Jiang Xiao, saying, "There's no doubt that this is the place closest to the truth. If we break through here, there must be a new world outside."

Jiang Xiao pursed his lips, secretly thinking that things were not good.

Before, Hopkins could endure it, willing to urge Jiang Xiao to grow within Jiang Xiao's tolerance range.

That was because Hopkins had the concept of an "external world" but didn't have a specific experimental site.

But now, he had found the only Dragon Cave open on the planet. Obviously, this was the experimental site!

Hopkins, who was familiar with the Earth-Alien Sphere principle, was very clear that this Dragon Cave had nothing to do with the Alien Sphere's projection, let alone the upper and lower dimensions!

This was a spatial existence independent of the Earth-Alien Sphere system. Since he could analyze it to this point, what was there not to understand?

So, this old man was shocked by this scene, and he couldn't hold back! After all, this old man was so old!

Hopkins waved his hand and opened a space door, reaching into it.

The next moment, he pulled out corpse after corpse from his wet hand.

The corpses were covered in water stains and shattered ice, as if they had been thrown into an icy river and frozen.

Jiang Xiao's expression froze. Were these two corpses the two Star Transformation organization members who had never shown their faces?

The last two remnants of the Star Transformation organization in this world had been in Hopkins' hands all along?

Hopkins threw the two corpses at Jiang Xiao's feet one by one, smiling and saying, "I hope you can feel my kindness again."

Jiang Xiao's face was almost wrinkled into a bun.

The last time Hopkins showed his goodwill to him, he did human modification to him, strengthened his star power realm, and improved his growth potential before completely sealing Jiang Xiao's star slots.

And this time, what kind of trouble was this old guy going to cause?

Behind Hopkins' space door, a noble and elegant middle-aged woman walked out.

Old hag-Catherine?

Her golden hair was high up, she was wearing an expensive gown, and the exquisite necklace coordinated with her fair skin. She was completely different from when Jiang Xiao had seen her before.

Peerless elegance, noble and compelling.

After seeing Hopkins, Catherine nodded slightly, with a charming smile on her face, respectfully bowing her head and saying, "Prophet."

Then, Catherine looked at Jiang Xiao and bowed politely, "Good day, sir."

Jiang Xiao pursed his lips...

Indeed, good day.

One day, the three of us will rest in peace.

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