200: Recovery on the far side of the moon
Snap.
A crisp snapping sound clearly echoed in the vacuum, a place that should have been absolutely silent.
This sound was not transmitted through air.
Instead, it directly acted upon the information core of Leviathan, which was composed of countless programs and data streams… on the Far side of the Moon.
The metal storm, made up of thousands of high-frequency vibrating particle blades, capable of instantly dismembering a small planet, stopped abruptly less than a meter away from Lin Feng.
Time seemed to pause at this moment.
Leviathan’s massive body, composed of flesh and machinery, completely froze.
Its slowly pulsating silver-white mechanical brain also ceased operation.
This world-destroying, disaster-class weapon turned into a cold, desolate sculpture with a simple snap of Lin Feng’s fingers.
Lin Feng floated silently in mid-air.
His Eyes of Creation, containing the birth and destruction of the entire world, calmly observed this trophy that had completely lost all ability to resist.
He did not immediately destroy it.
Nor did he choose to plunder it.
He simply slowly extended his hand and gently placed it on the massive silver-white mechanical brain.
Unique Gathering (Final Form)!
Buzz—!!!
A soft light, completely different from any previous plunder, filled with the will to Analyze and read, slowly emanated from his palm.
What he wanted to do was not to seize the other party’s power.
But to understand.
To understand this civilization from beyond the heavens.
To understand why they used Blue Star as an experimental ground.
To understand how many other observers like them were hidden in the vaster unknown beyond Blue Star.
Ding! You activated the ultimate ability [Information Gathering]!
Ding! You are performing information-level Gathering on Leviathan’s core database…
Ding! Gathering success rate… 10%… 30%… 70%… 100%!
Ding! Gathering complete!
Whoosh!
An immense torrent of information, as vast as a sea of stars, instantly surged into Lin Feng’s mind!
It was an ancient super-civilization called the “Sowers,” which had evolved into pure energy and information forms.
Their mission was to search for primitive planets with “potential” in the endless unknown, and then sow the seeds of life and the extraordinary.
Just like a farmer sowing seeds in his field.
And Blue Star was an insignificant experimental subject among their countless experimental fields, designated “Gaia-073.”
They observed Blue Star’s growth, recorded the evolution of life, and guided the changes of civilization.
The appearance of the Abyss was a deliberate tear they created to test the resilience of this experimental field.
The Star Devourer was their cleanup tool used to format failed experiments that developed “malicious bugs.”
And Lin Feng… his insignificant Gathering Skill talent was an anomaly that reached the pinnacle of the world.
So, they sent Leviathan.
Not for destruction.
But for retrieval.
“So that’s how it is.”
Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes.
A hint of understanding flashed in his Eyes of Creation.
He finally understood.
His own fate and the fate of the entire Blue Star were nothing more than a game that could be restarted at any time in the eyes of those high-and-mighty Sowers.
And he, the BUG in this game, now had the ability to overturn the chessboard.
He slowly withdrew his hand from the mechanical brain.
Then, he looked at the scrap metal before him, which had completely lost all value.
He softly uttered two words.
“Gather!”
This was the terror of Unique Gathering’s final form!
Ding! You activated the ultimate ability [Material Gathering]!
Ding! You defeated the ‘disaster-class’ annihilation weapon Leviathan (Rank 55)! You have reached the current world Rank limit and cannot gain experience points!
Ding! Gathering successful! You obtained ‘Leviathan’s Brain’ (unknown Rank core) * 1!
Ding! Gathering successful! You obtained ‘zero-point alloy’ * 9999+!
Ding! Gathering successful! You obtained ‘Karma Weapon Design Blueprint’ (damaged) * 1!
Ding! Gathering successful! You obtained ‘Miniature Singularity Reactor’ (complete) * 1!
When the last metal part was also collected into Lin Feng’s Dimensional Stomach.
This part of the Far side of the Moon once again returned to its ancient stillness.
As if the incongruous black base and the world-destroying disaster had never appeared.
Lin Feng floated silently in mid-air.
He slowly turned around, his Eyes of Creation calmly gazing at the distant, slowly rotating azure planet.
That was his home.
It was the place he needed to protect.
A gentle, heartfelt smile finally appeared on his face.
He took a step.
It was time to go home.