Chapter 616: Arrangement and Predicament within the Seed Bank

"Did I arrive at... the lobby?"

I looked at the spacious lobby here, the giant space extending along the walkway, but many places had already been severed by spatial isolation.

I walked on the floor tiles paved with unknown material, coming to a wall surface.

Because a massive guide map was drawn on it, but it's probably useless now with the spatial chaos.

However, I still recorded it, because it had the regional divisions of the Seed Bank on it.

From above, one can roughly see the seed preservation methods.

Aside from some common low-temperature preservation, there was also live preservation.

So there were also large areas of greenhouses and botanical gardens conducting continuous plant breeding.

I subconsciously looked at the few paths in front of my eyes.

I hadn't encountered anyone in this area.

Logically speaking, since it was so easy for me to get in, then getting out...

I turned around and looked at the space where I just entered.

Because of the discontinuity of space, the light was somewhat fragmented and blurred.

When I took one step across, I didn't arrive at the original outside world, but another space.

"Interesting..."

I raised my eyebrows, somewhat surprised.

It was only rumors that the space was very chaotic before.

Now experiencing it personally is indeed very interesting!

And when I crossed this space again, I didn't return to the original lobby.

"Does this space change so quickly? Or does the channel change as soon as someone passes through due to the healing of space?"

I waved my hand stirring the space and crossed through again, but I kept my hand stirring until my entire body passed through, letting those shattered spatial fragments not have time to "heal" before passing through again.

And what I reached this time was the area I came from just now.

"Hm... seems to have discovered some laws."

Seeing such a magical operation, I had the interest to probe again.

But while I was sighing, I suddenly discovered something connecting to other places through here.

"This is... a magic power thread?"

I looked at this thread and gently fiddled with it a few times.

The magic power thread didn't disperse.

After understanding it carefully, I discovered that this is not a pure magic power condensed thread, but a spell effect!

Looks like people from the Witch Academy have been here.

But did these people really treat this place as a string maze?

I followed the other end of the magic power thread, only to find that the magic power thread branched out in the center of the walkway, and each thread branch connected to a spatial cross-section.

Only then did I realize something was wrong.

Can a magic power thread pass through those cross-sections severing space?

Seems... it cannot, right?

Thinking of this, I used the Earth Vein Appraisal Spell for a probe, attempting to obtain information I didn't know.

But after obtaining it, I almost burst out laughing.

This is indeed the doing of those witches, and their purpose is... the exhaustive method!

But there is nothing wrong with this either.

After all, the space of a Seed Bank complex is limited.

As long as they arrive at an area, they will do two things in this space.

The first thing is to "mark the spatial unit."

This area of space is a whole.

What is inside, then mark and record, and leave a node of the magic power thread.

The second thing is to leave a thread connecting the "node," and connect it to various passable spatial cross-sections.

And one point needs to be clarified here: if the space on the other end of the spatial cross-section also has a thread, the thread will "pass through" the fragile spatial cross-section within a certain range to form a "pathway."

So they solved the problem of spatial fault lines using magic power sensing.

Their idea is to set up such means in every independent space.

When they are somewhere, or want to reach another marked place, they can find a path leading directly to another node through this "Magic Power Network" woven by the magic power threads.

Even if the space continuously changes, as long as there is a path leading to that place, they have a way to go over.

Have to say, this method is simply genius!

But this also faces many problems.

For example, randomly entering a space is a probability problem.

It will take them a long time to cover all spaces, and coordination also needs to be tacit.

Moreover, now there are not only students from the Witch Academy.

Students from other academies can easily destroy this construction.

They are not witches and cannot harness magic power; this is a fact.

But they also have thousands of ways to destroy the spell effect created by magic power.

Another point is... since they have already been to a place, it should be empty after scavenging, right?

Why come back?

Or are they just doing this simply to ensure every student of the Witch Academy can come out this way after scavenging?

Or... have people from other academies already joined forces with the Witch Academy?

I fiddled with these magic power threads.

Soon, a "message" left by a lesser spell appeared on these magic power threads.

"Please do not destroy the magic power threads left by the Witch Academy. This is a huge project guiding everyone out of the maze. If you get lost here, try to walk towards spaces with magic power threads, looking for people from the Witch Academy. They will take you out of here."

"Hehe... don't know how many people will listen."

I shook my head and finally chose a channel closest to me.

After all, there is clearly no seed storage here.

And as I came to another space again, a direct ray of sunlight shone over.

This is... outdoors!

I looked up at the sun in the sky; that is the source of light.

And here is an area of... a crowded plantation.

Yes, crowded.

All the plants here have mutated, and the most common mutation is "gigantification."

This area also seems to have been affected by the Transcendent Primordial Crystal.

Some areas can still see crystal clusters spreading here.

Those plants absorbed this Transcendent energy, then mutated, making this open-air plantation look "a hundred flowers blooming" bizarrely.

But speaking of bizarre, it has to be those magic power threads filling the sky!

This place is like a large connection hub.

From the surroundings to the air, all places are irregular spatial cross-sections.

That is to say, even flying up cannot escape here; one will only enter other spaces through the spatial fault lines in the sky.

So those magic power threads are so exaggerated, spread all over the sky.

Fortunately, these magic power threads do not obstruct people passing through.

Otherwise, this area would be thought of as a connected "spider web."

What's more, this area of space is very large.

And a place connecting so many spaces... naturally, it will also be an excellent place for temporary rest.

Not only is it convenient to find multiple channels, but the space is large, and one can see the sun outside.

There is no sense of oppression from being in a closed space.

Even lost people who inadvertently break in will probably have the thought of staying here to wait for rescue.

And just as I expected... quite a few people gathered here.

"Someone new came again... Wait, how could it be you!"

"Is it strange that I came here?"

I walked towards the girl who spoke, not avoiding their gazes at all.

"No... we are just curious. Didn't expect to meet Teaching Assistant Xiao Han even in this small place."

The other party's tone clearly changed and she said.

"Then it means we have fate, doesn't it? Heard you guys were trapped here, right? Waiting for rescue?"

"Yes, we were trapped here. The space here is very chaotic. One might accidentally fall into a spatial death loop. And Dream Creatures appear from time to time, leading to our body and consciousness separating if we are not careful. That is big trouble."

"So that's how it is."

I turned my head to look at the place where they gathered.

Some were lying motionless on the ground, while others only had a translucent dream consciousness body.

This is truly miserable enough.

Presumably, some were sneak attacked by Dream Creatures.

Body and consciousness separated, then passed through spatial cross-sections, leading to the body and consciousness being separated.

Some found the body, some encountered the consciousness body... No wonder they built such a huge magic power thread network.

Is it to search for separated bodies and consciousnesses?

"Looks like the predicament you encountered is somewhat complex."

"Yes. Then is Teaching Assistant Xiao Han's arrival to lend us a hand?"

"No. I came purely to play, incidentally collecting some marvelous seeds. If you are willing to give me some precious seeds, I don't mind helping you solve the trouble you are encountering now."

I opened my mouth and said.

"No, better not."

The other party shook her head, feeling this was not a very profitable deal.

And I was also somewhat surprised.

Their value attached to the seeds here... seems surprisingly high.

Didn't they say they weren't interested in plant technology?

Ninglan Qiuyue lied to me?

No... it could also be cognitive difference and preconception.

A more excessive guess: maybe they are even hiding something from Ninglan Qiuyue.

But discussing this now has no meaning either.

What's more, I have already completed the acquisition of the Earth Vein information of the entire Seed Bank through the Earth Vein Appraisal Spell.

Although the space in this area is constantly twisting and changing, the Earth Vein will not be severed by it.

But unfortunately, I cannot access the magic power thread network they built.

However, relying on the information obtained from the Earth Vein Appraisal Spell, I can build a "pirated network" utilizing the information generated by the networks they laid.

Since they value seeds so much, then I have to act quickly now.

Otherwise, the good stuff will be snatched up by them.

If I don't act now, I can only pick up scraps.

Since they refused my transaction, I naturally can't be bothered with their life or death, so I left without mercy.

But just as I was preparing to choose a place to leave, I saw a familiar figure here.

It was Yu Yetian.

Heard Dongli Yiren say Yu Yetian went out with the exploration team earlier.

Didn't expect her to explore all the way here!

The other party also quickly saw me, or rather, the other party noticed me as soon as I arrived here.

But she didn't talk to me, nor did her body move.

She just nodded at me, signaling a greeting.

And I also lightly returned a small smile.

No one noticed such a tacit move.

Since she doesn't want to borrow my power, then don't borrow it.

I still remember what Dongli Yiren told me.

Heard Yu Yetian say this is a trial belonging to her, an Ascetic.

Encountering difficulties and danger, isn't this normal?

I crossed a space that didn't have a magic power thread link on the opposite side.

This is a place they haven't been to yet.

There were countless display stands here, with various seeds presented on them.

But after looking at them one by one, I found that most of these seeds are... dead seeds.

Looks like a place like the Seed Bank also had vanity projects in that world.

After all, seeds for external display would definitely be placed in special storage areas with strict temperature, humidity, and light control to truly preserve the spark of civilization.

However... a very small portion of seeds still survived after being impacted by Transcendent energy.

Then there is a high probability that this seed has undergone a Transcendent mutation.

These are the ones I am interested in.

Subsequently, I intruded into several spaces continuously, and also encountered one or two people lost here, but I wasn't moved.

Still aiming clearly to collect seeds valuable to me.

As for the few isolated people I encountered, I left before they could ask me for help.

The other few didn't swallow their pride to speak up.

And during this period, I also encountered some Dream Creatures, but in this kind of environment, they ran very quickly after discovering I was not to be provoked, so I also incidentally caught one.

As for why I caught them, naturally, it's to get information from them.

The Consciousness Communication Spell can bypass the language level and communicate on the consciousness level.

As long as the Dream Creature has consciousness and cognition driving them to react, then theoretically, communication is possible.

However, I underestimated the difficulty of communicating with Dream Creatures.

Their consciousness is very chaotic.

Perhaps the environment of the Primal Dream State shaped them to be so chaotic.

But... this is also a very good breakthrough point.

At least they have the possibility of communicating with me.

Subsequently, I started touring the Seed Bank with this Dream Creature sealed and trapped by me.

While scavenging for seeds, I also "cultivated feelings" with this Dream Creature.

Although the effect was minimal, this was just something I did incidentally.

I could handle the busy work.

Compared to this Dream Creature, I was more shocked by the arrangement of the seed exhibition hall here.

The exhibition hall designed with simple lines and spatial layout mostly showed the artistry of architectural design.

On those tall seed walls, every seed was arranged neatly with transparent materials, forming a beautiful scenic line.

But... this is merely good-looking.

These seeds are useless.

Looks like those seeds must be hidden in more concealed places.

I carried this Dream Creature sealed and trapped by me, stepping into an unknown area again.

But as soon as I entered, the interior was pitch black, without a trace of outside light.

Only a few glowing plants emitted faint light.

Following the information guidance of the Earth Vein Appraisal Spell, I reached out and touched a certain spot.

The plants that were originally emitting fluorescence instantly flickered, then extinguished.

I shrugged, channeling through the plant roots and clearing the root link within the walls.

Waiting for the Earth Energy to surge, only then did these fluorescent plants emit bright light.

"Interesting. This is... the basement? Looks like I found the right place."