The Game of Global Mining

Chapter 738 - 576: Airships Have Black Boxes Too

kilometers outside the Silver City lies the airship wreckage.

For ordinary players, this would require one or two days of non-stop travel. But for the Three City Beauties and Gabriel, a direct magical flight brought them here before nightfall.

As for the accompanying investigation teams, they continued their journey on foot. If the City Beauty failed to uncover valuable information, they would return halfway.

The airship crashed... or to be precise, was cleverly arranged by Alpha to nestle into a vine-covered depression in a valley. This location is protected from sun and rain, and concealed by vines, making it difficult for passersby to spot from above or below. It can indeed remain preserved for centuries in the evolution of game time and could indeed be the first place where a Chinese team would find the box.

At this moment, four individuals in protective suits each performed their assigned duties.

Liya was responsible for plague sampling, Tifa handled the study of mechanical debris, while Remia, fulfilling her local duties, took Gabriel on a magical flight to survey the geography within a ten-kilometer radius, despite her own lack of knowledge about the terrain here.

Remia also expressed confusion: "Miss Sage, how is the airship crash related to our investigation of the surroundings? Even if it was shot down, it was a hundred years ago. What can we learn now?"

Gabriel found it hard to explain to the NPC.

Because the game’s intelligent system generates logic mechanisms. For example, Alpha secretly places a Black Dragon Egg in Iron Flame Village. For him, it’s just a matter of quietly altering the code. But once the game runs, the egg’s presence must be logically extrapolated, suggesting Iron Flame Village has a maze-like secret passage connecting to Hell, where a Black Hand Organization steals dragon eggs. Clearly, this is not in the original design.

So, Alpha can easily modify the code to drop an airship here, but the system must deduce a logical reason for its crash here. It must also provide a reason for how the airship precisely crashed into this hidden mountain hollow.

Gabriel, having just been raided by Alpha in the main city, was in no mood to explain, so she dismissed it: "As a Sage, I seem to foresee something unusual around here."

Remia exclaimed: "Is the Sage also capable of astrological predictions?"

Gabriel, slightly annoyed, replied: "My True Angel form is the Dream Angel, which possesses a type of dream that predicts the future, differing from astrology."

Remia was even more intrigued: "But Miss Sage, you haven’t slept to dream!"

Gabriel, showing impatience, said: "I dreamed in the past day or two before coming here! Please focus on the investigation, otherwise my predictive dream will be forgotten."

Remia felt a bit awkward: "Understood."

Instantly, Sariel expressed dissatisfaction in the chat group: "Gabriel, how can you be so rude to my darling?"

Gabriel responded irritably: "I’m not feeling well!"

Raphael sighed: "I find Remia quite odd; her character isn’t typically talkative, and she’s not acquainted with Gabriel."

Sariel realized: "True, even when she talks to me, it barely exceeds three sentences."

Gabriel commented irritably: "Obviously because I’m charming; you incomparable to me..."

At that moment, a magical light shot from the wreckage, signaled by Tifa.

Remia exclaimed: "Miss Tifa made an important discovery; let’s go back immediately."

They instantly teleported back to the wreckage.

Tifa, using her equipment to connect with wrecked machinery, explained solemnly: "I’ve detected a faint signal. This signal doesn’t belong to any magic communication frequency, resembling more of a life sign, yet it’s difficult to describe as just an ordinary life being able to emit such signals... evidently there was an essential device active since the crash decades ago."

Liya commented: "Indeed, this signal resembles a kind of brainwave consciousness, but seemingly not human,"

Gabriel was incredulous, thinking—this is clearly a black box! As a developer, she was unaware the game had evolved into an era with airship black boxes!

Gabriel promptly broadcasted it in the chat group: "Look, there’s a black box here!"

Raphael was shocked: "This is incredibly advanced!"

Sariel was stunned: "Is this the Emperor’s tech development, or Alpha’s modifications advancing the game?"

Michael declared seriously: "Regardless of the origin, it must be found!"

Gabriel was excited: "Understood! With three City Beauties present, there’s no reason to miss it..."

Remia inquired: "Can we trace this signal to find the essential device?"

Liya stated solemnly: "Since it’s not a magic signal, it’s challenging to trace. However, Gabriel might be able to."

Gabriel was shocked: "Me?"

Remia was startled as well: "Exactly! Miss Sage is a Dream Angel, perfectly suited to this consciousness signal!"

Since the game opened, her skills were too advanced to find use until now—finally a moment for their display!

Gabriel was energized: "Let me try!"

Liya cautioned: "The entity doesn’t seem human and could be formidable. Retreat immediately if anything feels off."

The stronger, the more challenging!

Gabriel, undaunted, responded: "Understood!"

Liya then deployed a luxurious outdoor tent: "Miss Sage, please lie down!"

"Thank you, ma’am!"

Tifa wrapped instrument wires around Gabriel’s head: "This instrument should assist in tracking the consciousness signal."

Gabriel grinned: "What do you mean by ’should assist’?"

Tifa admitted: "Because I haven’t tested it either."

Liya took out a syringe: "Now just sleep."

With an injection, Gabriel’s senses blurred into darkness.

Gabriel formally activated the Dream Angel Form—the system notified: You’ve entered the Nightmare Realm!

The dark scenery transformed into a colorful, foggy void.

Metatron chimed in: "Gabriel, you should visit my Bronze City to help solve a case."

Gabriel scoffed: "Seriously? Why should a mere handful of female workers merit my attention?"

Then Gabriel noticed a stream of light signals guiding her.

Impressive that Tifa’s instrument worked, accelerating her forward.

As she flew further, the signals grew clearer. After half an hour’s flight, a vague "nebula" appeared upfront, confirming the signal’s origin.

Enter!

It was like suddenly plunging into deep water, Gabriel immediately faced intense resistance! What is this?

Dream Divine Artifact activation!

At that moment, a sinister voice emerged from the nebula: "Who’s there?"

Found it!

Gabriel was thrilled: "Dream Angel, Sage Gabriel. Who might you be?"

The voice replied: "Dragon Mother Astaya."

Chaos erupted in the chat group: "Who is this?"

Sariel was puzzled: "Daring to call itself Dragon Mother? Quite remarkable, but was this NPC not in development?"

Michael declared earnestly: "It must be system self-evolution! Gabriel, handle it wisely."