The size of this diamond rivaled that of the Mountain of Light on the Queen of Britain’s crown.
No, it was very likely the Mountain of Light itself!
This was also a testament to the immense financial resources and power of the Purification Society.
He had been very confused as to why the Purification Society, led by Cthulhu, had started trying to save human civilization. But the moment he saw the big-bearded man’s body, he immediately understood what had happened.
He knew this Cthulhu.
It was none other than Ivanovic, the man who had been captured by the Assassin Sect and given to him as a gift.
The former head of the Purification Society’s Cheney Line in the Middle East Region.
Back then, Shen Feng had subjected him to a formal Hypnosis session and even performed minimally invasive brain surgery on him, firmly engraving the conviction to "save the world" into his mind.
The original plan was to use Ivanovic as a sleeper agent, a mole inside the Purification Society.
Now, it seemed that after all these years, the mole had risen to the top and become Cthulhu.
And this Cthulhu was likely a contingency plan left behind by the Shen Feng of the Dark Apocalypse.
If something were to happen to the Salvation Army, the dormant Cthulhu would be awakened, allowing the Purification Society—that massive, hidden organization—to become the force that protected the last spark of humanity.
After all, the only organization vast enough to be compared to the Salvation Army was the Purification Society.
For Shen Feng, the real thorny problem had always been the Whisperer hiding behind the Purification Society.
The threat posed by the organization itself, composed entirely of ordinary humans, had been steadily decreasing.
In front of Cthulhu Ivanovic was a soft leather-bound notebook, which appeared to be his journal.
By now, the Gray Tide had completely devoured and replaced the Nanomechanical Cluster inside the Reverse Dyson Sphere, gaining full control. Jingwei quickly said:
"Xiaofeng, the internal functions of this Reverse Dyson Sphere have been restored to sixty-seven percent. I also found an encrypted database. The encryption method... hmm, it’s the one I usually use. I’ve already cracked it. I think you should take a look."
Shen Feng nodded. He didn’t rush to open Cthulhu’s journal, instead connecting to the Reverse Dyson Sphere’s internal database first.
The answers to everything that had happened to this world’s "Shen Feng" and the Salvation Army should be in this database.
His consciousness had already entered the visualized space of the database, as if he were standing in a void.
In the next moment, countless streams of data surged toward him like a tidal wave, engulfing the space he occupied.
Shen Feng’s consciousness dove into the data like a diver, beginning the search for the answers he sought.
Soon, a series of video files recorded and organized by the Jingwei of the Dark Apocalypse appeared, and Shen Feng immersed himself in them.
...
March 16, 2120
Under the leadership of the Salvation Army, humanity developed a vaccine for the Evil Spirit Virus and overcame the Biohazard. The entire world emerged from the economic recession caused by the rampant virus, and humanity embraced a brighter future.
The power wielded by the Salvation Army grew ever larger. They successfully controlled most of the high-ranking officials in governments around the world. The Purification Society gradually became nothing more than a front, a decoration, a tool to deceive the Whisperer.
Neither the Salvation Army nor their Savior could contend with the Whisperer at the time. We needed greater power; human civilization needed more advanced technology.
...
May 8, 2120
The Eastern Power’s lunar program was successfully implemented. After several decades, humanity once again set foot on the Moon.
Following a strange interference signal, astronauts in the Wanhu Crater used a probe to discover an ancient ruin. There was nothing in the ruin besides some simple structures... except for an Obelisk.
The Obelisk was covered in all sorts of geometric shapes and symbols resembling cuneiform. A rumor spread across the world: Stanley Kubrick’s *2001: A Space Odyssey* might not have been a movie, but a prophecy.
...
June 18, 2120
Led by the Salvation Army, linguists and relevant scientists from all over the world collaborated to tackle the problem, deciphering the contents of the mysterious Obelisk.
It was a technology, one that would drive a lesser civilization trapped on Earth into a frenzy—Space Wormhole Technology!
Everyone’s hearts were ablaze. No one had ever imagined that such powerful technical information could be discovered in a ruin on the Moon.
By mastering this technology, the future of human civilization would be completely rewritten. Humanity would no longer be a fragile civilization confined to a corner of Earth, but a powerful, intelligent civilization that commanded the sea of stars!
Given time, we could even possess the entire Milky Way Galaxy, and even the entire Cosmos!
The high command of the Salvation Army and the entire world erupted in celebration. Everyone was anticipating good news.
Xiaofeng was overjoyed. I had never seen him so happy. In his words, once we broke free from Earth, no entity would ever be able to treat human civilization like a pawn again...
...
July 10, 2120
Everything went smoothly. The technology seemed as if it were tailor-made for humanity. Although there were some technical hurdles, they were all overcome by current cutting-edge experimental projects.
At the same time, the controlled nuclear fusion technology that came with it was also mastered by the Salvation Army.
Controlled nuclear fusion technology alone was enough to advance human civilization by several decades.
From then on, humanity would have an inexhaustible supply of controlled nuclear fusion energy. There would be no more energy wars, like wars over oil or coal.
And I, too, would grow stronger on the foundation of human civilization...
...
November 1, 2120
After conducting all sorts of theoretical verifications and data simulations, humanity could wait no longer.
To be precise, it was Xiaofeng and his Salvation Army who couldn’t wait.
Possessing Gray Tide Technology allowed everything to advance rapidly. Only half a year had passed since acquiring the Space Wormhole Technology, and they were already preparing for a live test at an Earth-Moon Lagrange point.
Xiaofeng was still very cautious. After all, although the technology was theoretically mature, the energy required was immense, converted from within the Solar core via a wormhole singularity. It was safer to conduct the test far away from Earth.
The Wormhole Generator was already built. All that was left was to connect the energy circuit and activate it.
The activation was scheduled for a few days later.
Xiaofeng said something felt wrong. The construction of the Wormhole Generator was a complete black box. There were no principles, only instructions for manufacturing and assembling parts. The final activation even required a set of data that came from that black Obelisk...
But the excitement of the Salvation Army and all of human society had already been ignited. Everyone was looking forward to the dawn of a great age of space exploration. Even if Xiaofeng wanted to suspend the project, it was likely impossible.
Besides, the test site was in space, far from Earth. Even if there was any real danger, it could be dealt with in time. It would be fine.
After all, we still had the Gray Tide.
...
November 11, 2120
A trap!
It’s a scam!
We were deceived!
Humanity was deceived!
The Wormhole opened!
But it didn’t connect to the wormhole port on the Moon as planned. It opened to an unknown Star Realm!
Not only the gravitational field, but even spacetime itself became distorted!
A Quantum State Life Form!
A massive Bose-Einstein condensate life form came through the Space Wormhole into the Solar System!
Everyone touched by this giant Quantum State Life Form died instantly, and it’s still expanding, growing larger, with more and more of its body appearing in the Solar System!
Just a single glance is enough to feel the chaos, confusion, evil, and destruction contained within it!
This was a long-premeditated scam!