Chapter 745: Both Missing

About two days after the seed was planted.

The so-called Balancer who was supposed to supervise the two suddenly disappeared.

Or... left without saying goodbye.

[Origin] tried to use his authority to search in the known universe, but could not find his trace.

[Origin] and Li Yang met at the relay station, looked at each other, and saw a trace of worry in each other's eyes.

"This is not a good sign..." Li Yang whispered, "That guy suddenly disappeared, could it be that he discovered something?"

[Origin] shook his head: "It's unlikely, we have always been cautious in our actions, and the Balancer seems to agree with our plan."

"But in any case, we must be more careful now." He added.

Li Yang nodded in agreement: "Yes, we must speed up the progress... Now that the seeds have been planted, we need to keep a close eye on their development."

[Origin] immediately began to check the special areas where the seeds were implanted.

To their relief, the seeds seem to be working as expected.

They are slowly but steadily changing the structure of the universe around them, making it tougher.

And, as they hoped, this change has no noticeable effect on existing life.

"So far... the effect is good." Li Yang observed the data and smiled.

[Origin] also agreed: "But we can't take it lightly... We need to continue to monitor the process to ensure that there are no accidents."

Just then, a strange phenomenon caught their attention.

In a special area where the seeds were implanted, the speed of change in the structure of the universe seemed to be much faster than in other areas.

Li Yang frowned: "What's going on? Is there something wrong with the seeds?"

[Origin] carefully observed the area and suddenly found some abnormalities: "No, it's not the seeds... I'll bring the information from that area over, look here!"

He pointed to a tiny space distortion, where something seemed to be moving quickly.

"Is that... a fragment of [Void]?" Li Yang said in surprise.

[Origin] nodded and confirmed: "Yes, it seems that a small piece of [Void] fragments somehow entered this area."

"But strangely, it does not seem to cause damage, but accelerates the growth of the seeds."

Li Yang thought: "This is an unexpected gain... It seems that we accidentally created a structure to digest [Void]..."

"Moreover, it does not seem to proliferate infinitely due to the filling of [Void]."

"Not bad..."

[Origin]'s eyes lit up: "Similar to [Epidemic] that does not proliferate! This may be our key breakthrough in fighting [Void]!"

For some reason, [Origin] becomes particularly excited when [Epidemic] is mentioned.

Li Yang ignored it, and [Origin] immediately studied the information of that thing.

After his investigation, this fusion structure can not only resist the erosion of [Void], but also absorb the energy of [Void] and transform it into a force that is conducive to the stability of the universe.

Just as he was excitedly looking for Li Yang to discuss how to further study this phenomenon, an unexpected visitor suddenly appeared.

"It seems that you have made considerable progress."

A familiar voice sounded behind them.

Li Yang and [Origin] turned around and found that the Balancer had returned without knowing when.

"Where have you been?" Li Yang asked with some caution.

The Balancer smiled mysteriously: "I went to do some necessary preparations."

Seeing the puzzled expressions of Li Yang and [Origin], the Balancer continued to explain:

"Your plan has great potential... so I contacted some... old friends."

"Don't worry, they will only provide help when necessary."

[Origin] frowned: "You mean, there are other beings who know our plan?"

The Balancer shook his head: "No, I didn't reveal the specific plan... I made some preparations for possible accidents. Believe me, this is good for both of us."

Li Yang and [Origin] looked at each other. Although they still had doubts in their hearts, they also knew that now was not the time to pursue it.

"Okay, it doesn't matter." Li Yang said, "Since you are back, it's a good time to see what [Origin] has come up with."

Then, [Origin] on the side immediately showed the Balancer the special area that can digest [Void] fragments and explained their findings.

After listening, the Balancer fell into deep thought: "It is indeed a major breakthrough... But have you ever thought that if this structure begins to digest [Void] on a large scale, will it attract the attention of [Void]?"

[Origin] has been prepared for this: "We can design a buffer zone to allow this fusion structure to slowly spread and form a transition zone between the universe and [Void]."

"Similar to boiling a frog in warm water, even if [Void] notices the changes, it will not care too much!"

The Balancer nodded in agreement: "Good idea... This can reduce the risk of being discovered, and at the same time gradually enhance the defense capabilities of the universe."

[Origin] seemed to have received an approval and immediately began to design this "buffer zone".

Then, using the previous fusion structure as a basis, a new energy field was created.

This energy field can slowly spread outward, forming a gradual transition zone at the edge of the universe.

In this zone, the structure of the universe will gradually become more resilient, and can better resist and digest the [Void].

After several years of hard work, he finally completed the first prototype.

"It looks good..." Li Yang said as he observed the simulation results.

[Origin] nodded in agreement: "Right? But we need to do more testing."

"I must ensure that this buffer zone can remain stable under various circumstances."

Then, he seemed to think for a while, and continued:

"In addition, we can also use the previous seeds."

"We need to modify our structure slightly, so that we can generate this buffer zone autonomously..."

The Balancer nodded in understanding: "I will pay close attention to the whole process, and if I find any abnormalities, I will notify you immediately."

It's getting weirder and weirder...

Li Yang looked at the now somewhat paranoid [Origin] and frowned slightly.

But at least, what he is doing now is good.

[Origin] carefully implanted new seeds into the special areas selected before, while closely monitoring every detail.

As time went on, the new seeds began to work.

Around those special areas, an almost imperceptible buffer zone began to slowly form.

This buffer zone was like an invisible barrier, slowly but firmly expanding outward...

Everything seemed to be getting better.

Until one day...

[Origin] and the Balancer disappeared without a trace at the same time.