Above The Sky
Chapter 764 - 764 20 The Vanguard of the Rebel Highlanders_2

764: Chapter 20 The Vanguard of the Rebel Highlanders_2 764: Chapter 20 The Vanguard of the Rebel Highlanders_2 Similarly, it could collect all the primal Origin Quality from both the sun and the Earth’s Core, gathering it around itself and processing it into an extremely high-quality Source Quality.

Originally, it should have taken all the Source Quality from the surrounding space-time, resulting in a vast ‘Dead Essence Zone’, where for thousands of miles, only wastelands would remain with only the vicinity of Leyan Lake still possessing Source Quality.

However, this accumulation of Source Quality did not bring life, because Source Quality of a High Energy Level is like high-energy radiation, and it would kill all the nearby living beings.

But fortunately, the Sombre Crystal Engine was broken.

All the Source Quality it had accumulated dissipated through the cracks.

And the Dragon Crystal of the Qing Steel Dragon, acting as a buffer zone, evenly dispersed this Source Quality across the entire surrounding area, leading to…

This is why the environment around Leyan Territory is so good, where anything planted thrives—the Sombre Crystal Engine is the artificial Source Quality convergence point for the surrounding mountains, the center of the Spirit Energy Field.

Under such conditions, it could not only serve as a Spirit Energy Plant farm but also as the core area for industrial facilities.

Whether it’s one or the other, either could greatly strengthen his power and capital as the Lord.

If translated into something akin to game buffs, it would probably read something like, “Sombre Crystal Engine Burial Site: Base Production +150%, Spirit Energy Plant Output +100%, Industrial Energy Supply Needs -50%”—such exaggerated figures.

The original Lord of Leyan Territory merely took advantage of these conditions, only managing to be an Ordinary Wealthy Man, a rich Lord at most.

But if it were Ian… His mind had already conjured an excellent idea that could perfectly utilize the high Source Quality environment brought by the Sombre Crystal Engine, along with the excellent geographical location of Leyan Lake, to cultivate Spirit Energy Plants far surpassing Leyan Territory by several or even dozens of times!

Its name is ‘Vertical Hydroponics Farm’!

This facility, regarded as a source of crops for Outer Space Colonies on Earth, could perfectly utilize the superior and almost unattainable water quality of Leyan Lake to flourish in Terra Continent!

And that’s not all.

Ian also found a familiar feeling in the function of the Sombre Crystal Engine.

“Isn’t this the ‘Earth Vein Engine’ I created on the Spirit Disaster Path?

It must have imitated some of the Sombre Crystal Engine’s existing capabilities and then used it as an ‘artificial Source Quality gathering point’.”

Ian shook his head and laughed to himself, “Such an ability as a Prophet… It often happens that I come to know the ‘ending’ as the answer before I learn the ‘starting’ point as the problem…”

“Although I can’t fix it for the moment, as I collect more spaceship data and the Silver Chip should be able to help me find a way to repair it.”

After recording the damaged structure of the Sombre Crystal Engine, Ian concluded his exploration of the bottom of Leyan Lake.

It has to be said, this discovery far exceeded expectations… but it made sense.

A long time ago, Ian already knew that Leyan Lake was a meteorite lake, a Holy Ground for the Mountain People, aware that the Source Quality environment here was extremely rich; even Radiance Grass, a type of Spirit Energy Plant, could grow vigorously like wild grass.

Indeed, a certain special natural Source Quality convergence point, for instance, a Labyrinth, is a typical example.

Therefore, other people in Terra Continent consider this a ‘matter of course’, seeing both the Mountain People and the Lord of Leyan simply as lucky ones who happened upon these special areas.

But Ian knew that every Labyrinth may well hide secrets related to the ancient civilization of the previous era or Extraterrestrial Sparks.

The South Sea Great Labyrinth was so, and the Avak Subspace Labyrinth too.

“I was a bit careless.”

As he resurfaced from the bottom of the lake, Ian reflected on himself, “Next time I encounter such special regions or anomalies, I must be more vigilant!

Who knows what ancient civilization relics or Extraterrestrial Spaceship fragments might be behind them?”

If it weren’t for the Dragon Crystal of the Qing Steel Dragon responding to the Book of Silver Radiance, and if Ian hadn’t prudently gone to check it himself immediately, it’s very possible the abnormality in Leyan Lake would have been discovered by other Mountain People or Imperial People!

Of course, there’s a greater chance they would have simply considered this place a sacred site of the Dragon God—the homeland of a True Dragon at the Fifth Energy Level, why not?

With the sound of the lake’s waters churning, Ian emerged from the surface.

At nightfall, the pale silver moonlight cascaded down from the Illusory Moon, shining upon the lake and the young man standing lightly on the surface of the water.

Shaking his long hair, even though Ian didn’t genuinely get wet thanks to his Fairy Bloodline, it was a habit of his.

At this moment, looking up at the moon, Ian realized something.

“There’s Source Quality in the moonlight too…”

Gazing at the bright Illusory Moon overhead, Ian couldn’t help but think back to the old memory he had seen, where the Watchful Moon had attracted most of the shattered fragments of the Observing Moon.

Perhaps… There might be fragments of the Heavenfall Spaceship on the moon too?

“My Lord?”

After briefly looking up at the moon, Ian walked across the water to the lakeshore.

Scott, who had been waiting for Ian, commanding the soldiers to keep the crowd away from Leyan Lake, approached him.

He didn’t ask anything, but his eyes were filled with concern.

“Nothing’s wrong.”

Ian shook his head slightly.

Of course, he couldn’t disclose the secret of the Sombre Crystal Engine, which could provoke curiosity from the Empire or even the whole world—a secret that was definitely not about trusting Scott but sparing him.

If everyone thought that Leyan Territory was a natural gathering place for Source Quality, hence sacred, then let them continue to think so!