Chapter 53 Official Information

Inside a cave within the Maishan Mountains, Chen Xian tidied up and wiped away most of the traces he had left behind before departing.

It was not that he did not want to erase every single trace, but the commotion he had caused was simply too massive, leaving the area in a state of utter devastation. It was completely impossible to cover up everything.

Fortunately, the perfume he had bought earlier now served a great purpose.

At least his personal scent would not linger here. If anyone were to discover this place and attempt to track him down by scent, it would definitely be a dead end.

Of course, Divine-Perception martial artists were the exception. Having already witnessed the terrifying power of such a master prior to this, he harbored no blind confidence that he was entirely untraceable.

Walking on his way back, Chen Xian pondered in his heart how on earth he could acquire the power of pollution.

The Deity-Worship Cult was untouchable, and getting his hands on an astronomical telescope was impossible. This left Chen Xian deeply troubled.

To him, the power of pollution was a shortcut in martial arts cultivation and the glimmer of hope for stepping into the Divine-Perception realm.

No matter what, Chen Xian refused to give up.

"Could it be that I have to buy materials and build one myself?"

Such a thought sprouted in Chen Xian's mind, and he immediately used his phone to look up information regarding astronomical telescopes.

"Alright!"

"I am merely a science student majoring in mathematics, not an engineering student capable of hand-crafting machinery. This job is way beyond me!"

After glancing at the information displayed on his phone, Chen Xian could not help but sigh! The thought in his heart was instantly extinguished.

It was not that he lacked the will, but that he simply lacked the ability!

This thing was not like what he had imagined—buying a few lenses, polishing them himself, and assembling them to become an astronomical telescope capable of observing the universe and the stars.

From the information he found online, the materials required for an astronomical telescope were extremely precious, and such items had now become heavily regulated goods.

The distribution of every single batch was officially recorded. This fact alone was enough to make Chen Xian abandon any notion of manufacturing an astronomical telescope himself.

He had no desire to become a target of official surveillance.

Furthermore, the required technology was far beyond his possession.

Although there were numerous tutorials on making astronomical telescopes on his phone,

most of those videos were over three years old, and the materials used in them were mostly ready-made.

The videos merely showed how to assemble them together.

Since he could not meet those conditions, he could not build one even with the tutorials available.

"Forget it, I won't think about this for now. I should head home first! I need to figure out how to explain the matter of the glasses to my mom and dad, make them understand its critical importance, and get them to take it seriously."

After much thought, Chen Xian still could not come up with a better way to obtain the power of pollution.

Therefore, he temporarily suppressed this matter deep in his heart. Shaking his head, Chen Xian walked down the mountain.

Behind him lay a landscape clad in silver, with only a few scattered footprints marking his path underfoot.

Without a careful look, one would easily overlook them amidst the vast expanse of white.

...

"Do you think the official announcements are true?"

"I've lived for all these years and never heard of such a terrifying thing."

"Who would have thought that the authorities secretly built such a massive shelter right near our city?"

"We didn't have the slightest inkling of it all these years."

When a young man spoke these words, his tone was filled with shock.

"Indeed!"

"The authorities said that unpredictable natural disasters will occur soon, and they are very likely coming from outer space."

"I wonder what on earth it could be?"

"Could it be that a gigantic meteorite is about to crash down?"

"But if that were really the case, shouldn't the authorities have informed us of the meteorite's impact site in advance so we could take cover?"

"Why didn't they spell it out clearly, only stating that a natural disaster is coming from space and telling us to hide in the shelters when it arrives?"

At that moment, a slightly worried female voice came from nearby.

Chen Xian had descended the mountain and paused on the street, preparing to hail a cab home, when the conversation among a few people waiting for a ride beside him gave him a jolt.

Chen Xian shifted his gaze and glanced at the people waiting for the ride.

He saw that panic and unease were clearly etched across all of their faces.

Seeing this, Chen Xian's heart instantly sank.

"Could it be that these people have also caught wind of this impending disaster?"

"How could the authorities release such information so quickly?"

Hearing their conversation, Chen Xian developed a faint sense of ominous foreboding.

"Has the situation perhaps escalated to a point beyond official control?"

Chen Xian could not help but recall the series of preparations the authorities had made against this disaster over the past few days.

Sunglasses, solar storms—these measures were all implemented by the authorities to prevent crisis.

This natural disaster was very likely to threaten the destiny of the entire Profound Star.

Originally, the authorities had merely used the excuse of a solar storm to deceive the public and distribute sunglasses.

Yet now, they had revealed a portion of the grim truth.

Such information was enough to make the general public take the matter seriously.

"Perhaps this is what the authorities intended all along."

Chen Xian thought to himself, unable to come up with any other explanation.

"It seems some change occurred that forced the authorities to rush out and release this information."

Thinking thus, Chen Xian picked up his phone.

Soon, he spotted the official announcement sitting atop the trending searches.

Initially, Chen Xian had assumed he would need to log into the official martial arts website to obtain specific details.

To his surprise, the information was readily available across various search engines.

"Shelters, space natural disaster, advance drills, pressing schedule..."

Several keywords caught his eye, causing his pupils to constrict.

His heart gave a violent leap.

"Could it be that, just as I suspected, the unknown is about to descend?"

Chen Xian thought, his expression growing increasingly grave.

"That shouldn't be!"

"Judging from the information George revealed, the unknown shouldn't descend upon Profound Star this quickly!"

"Besides, the authorities never miss any information related to the Deity-Worship Cult. Even when George spread unverified information whose truth could not be confirmed, the authorities dispatched people immediately to hunt down and slaughter every single member of the cult. How could things move this fast?"

"Could there still be undiscovered blood-sacrifice grounds?"

A myriad of thoughts flashed through Chen Xian's mind.

"I wonder how my parents are doing right now! I'd better hurry back. Chen Qiyi and my parents must be getting anxious by now."

Chen Xian muttered inwardly.

With that thought, he stopped waiting and walked forward, boarding a vehicle ahead of time.

Sitting in the car, Chen Xian's mind was filled with that official announcement.

The news of the natural disaster stirred a lingering trace of anxiety within him.

"I wonder if the preparations made by the authorities are sufficient, and whether they can withstand it?"