Chapter 177  Barnes's Past

There was a burst of strange light, and Li Ming's figure walked out of a portal. At this time, Li Ming was already in a dark cave. He looked around, surrounded by cave walls, and the dark and smooth rocks exuded a faint glow. The light is very strange.

The cave was empty and hundreds of meters long and wide. It did not look like an inhabited place. Only after Li Ming took two steps slowly did he see clearly that there were two passages under the cave wall in the distance.

One on the left and one on the right. The passage on the left flashes with a faint blue light, which is some kind of barrier. The one on the right is no different and goes straight into the depths.

Li Ming took a quick look and went straight to the passage on the right.

The walls inside the two-meter-long passage were smooth and flat, as if they had been cut out by some equipment. A faint light flickered on the four walls, like a mirror.

After walking a few hundred meters, a large space appeared in front of you. However, directly in front of this space was a red light curtain barrier. The barrier blocked the view and made it impossible to see what was inside, and it was impossible to enter.

Li Ming looked at the barrier carefully with narrowed eyes.

The entire barrier is like a wall that divides this space into two. You can't see what's going on inside, and you can't hear any movement inside. After Li Ming hesitated for a moment, he said: "I am Li Ming, and I accept the favor of Anya." Entrusted by the Magister, I came to offer the Nebula Pill..."

After he finished speaking, there was no movement inside.

Li Ming's eyes turned to look at the barrier again. The ability of the intelligent eye had been activated, and the entire barrier's device and effectiveness had been scanned by Li Ming's intelligent eye.

This barrier can block the view and the entry and exit of objects, but it has no sound insulation effect. At the same time, the activation device of the barrier is located outside and can be easily opened and closed by Li Ming.

However, such a device is mostly set up to prevent the other party from leaving this area. Naturally, Li Ming cannot turn it off easily. But since it is not soundproof, why doesn't the other party reply to Li Ming?

After thinking for a while, Li Ming couldn't help but touch his chin and said to himself: "Is it possible that this Barnes is not here, but in another passage?"

"But there is a barrier at the entrance of the other passage. This...is unreasonable. Before entering, Hesha made it clear that it was the passage on the right, but she didn't explain the barrier."

Talking to himself, his eyes couldn't help but look at the barrier in front of him again.

After hesitating for a while, Li Ming said again: "Barnes, I am the alchemy master you are looking for. The Great Magister said that you have been looking for the alchemy master. Now that I am here, why are you avoiding me?"

Li Ming amplified his voice, and it reverberated throughout the space. It was impossible for the other party not to hear this voice.

After a while, there was still no movement inside, as if there was no one inside at all. Li Ming couldn't help but frowned.

Before coming in, Hesha had said that this Barnes had never seen an Enke Anya person, but Li Ming was not an Enke Anya person. Besides, with this barrier, there was no need to meet, so he wouldn't not respond.

Puzzled, Li Ming sighed slightly and turned around, preparing to leave the place. Just after taking two steps, Li Ming suddenly paused, turned his head, and continued to look at the barrier.

A bold idea sprouted in his mind. Li Ming relied on his ability to directly lock the barrier-activated device. He stepped forward and stared at a round metal box on the wall of the cave.

He raised his right hand and grabbed it directly. Green light flashed, and the energy directly wrapped the device. After a few seconds, the metal box suddenly flashed, lighting up like a light and then suddenly going out.

With this flash, the red light barrier disappeared without a trace.

Without the barrier, the situation inside can be seen clearly. The barrier is like a private space, with tables and cabinets available, but there is no trace of aliens.

Li Ming looked carefully and shouted softly: "Barnes?" At the same time, he walked over step by step. As soon as he entered the area, a pile of black bones appeared in front of a meteorite table. Li Ming glanced lightly. Scan it and you can immediately confirm that these black bones are the skeletons of aliens.

Although aliens are very different from human body shapes, Li Ming's growing knowledge has already become familiar with the characteristics of alien physiques.

Looking at the pile of bones, Li Ming looked confused and couldn't help but whisper: "Could it be that...Barnes is already dead?!"

Li Ming muttered to himself, and this guess was quite accurate. After all, this place was a forbidden area, and ordinary people could not enter or exit it. Moreover, Barnes was imprisoned here, so the skeleton was most likely to be that of Barnes.

Looking at the black bones on the ground, a small black ball came into Li Ming's sight.

"Huh?! This is..."

Out of curiosity, Li Ming waved his hand and grabbed the small black ball from the skeleton into his hand. The bead was completely black, the size of a thumb, and oval in shape. It was very similar to the scattered bones, but under the induction of consciousness , this object can actually release a slight amount of energy, which those skeletons do not possess.

Holding this strange thing in my hand, my consciousness has entered it...

After a moment, Li Ming regained consciousness, his eyes showed a complicated expression, and he couldn't help but look at the pile of bones.

"So that's it..."

Li Ming said softly, already recalling the contents of the stone in his mind.

This stone is a recording stone, and it stores a memory of Barnes. Li Ming's consciousness felt as if he had entered the other person's memory...

A biological civilization in a strange galaxy was invaded by aliens. More than a dozen meteorite spacecrafts passed through the transmission system and directly approached the planet on which the civilization depended for survival.

It was not plundering, but it was better than plundering. A large number of Enke’anya troops began to destroy and search everywhere. All useful resources and materials were looted, and any aliens who resisted would be killed directly.

Plundering was not the purpose of the Enke’anya people. They came here only to find an alchemy master or synthesis master, and Barnes was the synthesis master of this race.

Capturing Barnes was the main purpose of the Enke’anya people's trip, but at the same time as capturing Barnes, the race also suffered a devastating blow, slaughter, plunder, and watching the demise of his own race, Barnes was helpless.

Barnes, who was taken to Enke’anya, was also forced to synthesize advanced materials for Enke’anya, but it was obvious that Barnes would rather die than obey, so he was kept here.

Barnes was unwilling to live in such a miserable way, so he asked the Enke'an people for an alchemy master. Barnes was a gifted master, and alchemy could give Barnes hope for revenge. After all, Barnes was also a biological civilization. Although he failed to become an alchemy master, he still knew a lot of information about alchemy.

The materials of the elixir were not fixed. The materials could be increased or reduced by the experience of the alchemy master. As long as the elixir was slightly tampered with, the purpose of revenge on the Enke'an people could be achieved.

It was a pity that before waiting for an alchemy master like Li Ming, Barnes died in this closed cave, which was really pitiful.

Li Ming looked at the record stone in his hand and sighed. The destruction of civilization was a common thing in the vast universe, but after really understanding the tragic fate of a civilization in detail, Li Ming couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"It's such a pity..."

Li Ming couldn't help but shake his head slightly, and couldn't help but think deeply. If the earth was invaded by Enke'anya and destroyed, would Li Ming be the same as Barnes?

With such a flash of thought, Li Ming couldn't help but shake his head slightly, and his eyes quickly began to check other items.

All the facilities here were checked by Li Ming. There were no stars and no other valuable items. After a sigh, Li Ming could only leave helplessly.

After taking a few steps, Li Ming suddenly stopped, turned his head slightly, and looked at the barrier device on the cave wall. At the same time, a new idea suddenly emerged.

Under the rolling eyes, Li Ming's face became a little gloomy. After looking back at Barnes's skeleton, he suddenly turned his eyes, walked quickly to the cave wall, stretched out his right hand, and reactivated the barrier.

The metal box flashed red, and the red barrier reappeared, blocking the field of vision like a wall. After doing this, Li Ming smiled strangely and turned away.

While walking out along the passage, Li Ming was still thinking about something in his mind...

It was definitely impossible to work for the Enke'anya people. Li Ming spent the whole morning refining ten Nebula Pills and ten Beast Soul Pills. Li Ming naturally did not mention the Beast Soul Pills. Li Ming only gave seven Nebula Pills to Hesha, and he had quietly accepted three of them.

In addition to the one Hesha gave before entering here, Li Ming got four. These pills are extremely precious. After all, only a master of alchemy like Li Ming can refine them.

It is very necessary to store some pills for himself, but Li Ming also needs to find opportunities to get rid of Enke'anya's control as much as possible. Li Ming has done enough of working for others on Earth. Now that he is on the alien planet, he naturally cannot repeat the same mistakes.

Thinking about these in his mind, the figure has walked out of the passage and came to the empty cave.

Not far ahead is the portal, which is where Li Ming came in, but Li Ming suddenly stopped after taking a few steps towards the portal, and his eyes couldn't help but look at another passage.

There is an obvious light curtain barrier at the entrance of this passage, which is different from the passage where Barnes is. Looking at this barrier and then at the portal in front of him, Li Ming actually hesitated.