Inside the main control area of the Serenitea Pot Information Technology Laboratory, the air was as heavy and solid as lead. A massive holographic projection dominated the center of the room, with thirty-seven waveforms representing the resonant states of the drilling rigs suspended within it like sleeping dragons. Limeng stood before the main control console, his bloodshot eyes fixed unblinkingly on the bronze clepsydra at the edge of the projection. The tick mark for the third quarter of the Yin hour (4:45 AM) glowed faintly in the dim light.
"Lumine, final confirmation on coordinate calibration!" His voice was hoarse as his fingertips swept across the control panel.
"Anchor point stable, spatial coordinates locked," Lumine's voice came through the Golden Grain Communication terminal, calm as the eternal stars.
Chapter 164