What Jiang Fan didn't expect was that Zhou Niannian seemed to possess a saintly constitution, naturally making these monsters not attack her.
Zhou Niannian herself found it quite strange that this monster showed no aggression towards her, instead rubbing against her palm.
Seeing this, Dai Xiaomei also walked over and discovered that the monster didn't attack her either.
Jiang Fan was troubled and looked at Yao beside him, saying with a speechless expression.
"No need to say more, it must be male."
Yao understood that this creature might attack males and thus did not proceed further.
"I think I know what this is. Legend has it that this great figure had a pet that looked exactly like this, all fluffy and with sharp claws on its palms."
"I suspect this pet was left behind here. Legend says this place should be his laboratory."
"Why is this laboratory being used as an energy source here now? This is clearly against the rules."
"How about this, let's try to see if there's anything extraordinary about this energy room. After all, this was the laboratory of that great figure. The entire world was created by him, so I don't think this place will be simple."
As Dai Xiaomei had mentioned, that great figure had created this entire civilization. Someone with such immense power must have a laboratory that was far from being a mere ruin like the one before them.
"Yes, let's see what's inside here. Perhaps we'll find some clues."
Upon hearing Jiang Fan's words, the other companions immediately began searching for any mechanisms, trying to find a way to open this so-called laboratory.
Just then, the fluffy creature resembling a monster ran to a spot and began hopping.
Zhou Niannian immediately understood its intention and ran towards it. It seemed to be indicating to Zhou Niannian where a switch might be. Zhou Niannian then reached out and touched that area, indeed finding a raised part.
As Zhou Niannian pushed it down, the stone in front of them sank and slid to the side, revealing a large door.
"Could this be it? Should we go in and take a look? There should be clues inside that we need, let's go and check it out."
Hearing this, Jiang Fan followed closely behind. He too wanted to know what was inside and thus entered with Zhou Niannian.
As expected, it was completely different from what they had imagined. Outside was a place that looked like ruins, but as Jiang Fan entered this space, the lights around them instantly lit up, emitting a faint blue glow.
This was direct current lighting, not alternating current. This proved that its technological level was no less than that outside, as the wires outside were all in a dilapidated state.
Direct current had higher voltage than alternating current, so anything that could produce this must be technologically superior to what was outside.
Moreover, this was just a superficial observation. The deeper Jiang Fan went, the more he felt something was amiss. The images displayed on the surrounding screens were like futuristic technology, far beyond Jiang Fan's comprehension.
"This technology doesn't seem like something ordinary people could create."
"Looking at this place, it seems like something major happened here."
Although the technology here was very advanced, much of it had been destroyed, and there were clear burn marks in some areas. Jiang Fan deduced that something must have occurred here.
The little creature beside them led them deeper inside, helping them avoid many mistakes, as this place was like a maze. A wrong turn could lead to them getting lost.
Jiang Fan closed the door behind them and followed the little creature. When it stopped, Zhou Niannian opened another large door.
These layers upon layers of doors did not surprise Zhou Niannian; it was as she had expected.
The deeper they went, the higher the technological level became, until they reached the very bottom of the orb.
"I knew it! We would definitely be able to reach the deepest part here. Look, the orb is right before us now!"
Initially, Jiang Fan had thought that upon reaching the final level, the orb would appear before them. However, to his surprise, after reaching the last level, the orb did not appear as expected, and instead, they found a pile of ruins.
Only after walking for so long could they see the bottom of the orb, which was connected to numerous wires, providing energy outwards.
Although the wires here were different from those outside, they were indeed connected to those very inferior wires.
This was the primary way energy was supplied outwards. Seeing this, Jiang Fan was very perplexed. This was completely different from the core he had imagined, and it appeared rather crude.
"How could this be the core? If we wanted to take it away, it would be impossible. Even if it could be moved, we couldn't transport it to Atlantis."
Bala heard this and slowly shook his head.
"It might be possible to move it, but it can't even move itself. If you don't believe me, look for yourselves. The electromagnetic force within it cannot be stopped. If it could be stopped, then it might be possible to move it. But due to its immense electromagnetic force, it has formed a connection with the Earth's gravity, making it impossible to budge."
Following Bala's words, Jiang Fan stepped forward and tried to push the orb, only to find that it was indeed as Bala had said.
"That's strange. The diagrams just now showed that this thing was related to those creators delivering food. Why did these creators suddenly disappear?"
Bala shook his head quickly upon hearing this. He had apparently heard this legend before.
"That's right, in the past, people used to come and deliver food. But after a certain catastrophe, they suddenly vanished. I don't know what this catastrophe was."