Soga and his team had many questions, and since Chen Yu had opened the floor for inquiries, they did not hold back.
"Is this spacecraft a future TPC creation?" Shinjo asked after looking around.
Chen Yu did not hide the truth, responding, "This spaceship was purchased from aliens, it's my personal property, not a future TPC product."
"You bought it from aliens?" Soga was slightly taken aback, "How did you have alien currency?"
"Barter trade." Chen Yu continued, "I gave them something they needed, and they gave me the spaceship."
"But even if you bought an alien spaceship, we don't have their specific fuel." Kurei was puzzled, "Once the fuel reserves are depleted, the ship would lose power, right?"
In fact, the TPC base had already captured many alien spacecraft, but since the fuel needed for these ships' propulsion systems couldn't be found on Earth, they were never replicated for use.
Unable to mass-produce these captured alien spacecraft, TPC scientists chose to dismantle them for study, extracting useful technology.
"This ship's propulsion system is very convenient; it only needs high-energy items to serve as power fuel," Chen Yu explained, "Moreover, light energy is also one of its energy sources."
"Light energy, that still wouldn't work." Kurei remained skeptical, "If your ship leaves the solar system and can't receive sunlight, then the light energy charging system would be just for show."
"Who said my ship needs solar energy?" Chen Yu smiled, "As long as it's light from this universe, it can aggregate and absorb it."
"That's incredibly powerful!"
Kurei was thoroughly astounded this time.
If TPC had such spacecraft, interstellar travel would not be an issue.
Not just leaving Earth, but leaving the solar system, the galaxy, or even traveling to farther nebulas wouldn't be a problem!
"If you're interested, I could lend it to you for some research after we're done here," Chen Yu offered, "But, you can't dismantle my ship."
Kurei nodded eagerly.
The most important part of this spaceship was its light aggregation and conversion system. If this system could be thoroughly studied, TPC's future could involve using this energy aggregation system, fitted onto spacecraft.
Then, Soga asked Chen Yu about his identity in the future.
Regarding his identity, Chen Yu could only say he had received orders from his superiors not to disclose it, as it could cause temporal anomalies and other impacts.
In reality, Chen Yu was merely bluffing Soga.
It wasn't convenient to reveal his identity to the people in this instance world.
Soon, the spacecraft arrived above the ruins of R'lyeh.
Everyone disembarked, relieved to see Victory Falcon II had landed safely.
"What's next, do you want to explore the ruins of R'lyeh by piloting Victory Falcon II or on foot?" Chen Yu asked Soga and his team.
Although in the original storyline the Victory Team members piloted Victory Falcon II into the ruins, Chen Yu still felt it was too risky.
After all, the interior passages of the ruins were confusing, and a single mistake could lead to catastrophic outcomes.
"Let's go on foot."
After a moment's hesitation, Soga made a decision.
If Victory Falcon II encountered a special magnetic field inside the ruins, causing the operating system to malfunction, it would be a disaster.
Kurei took out his microcomputer and, after turning it on, was surprised to discover:
"There's a strong energy reaction here, very similar to the energy observed in the pyramid of the Land of Tiga!"
"What?"
Soga was briefly stunned, then seemed to realize something.
"What's going on?" Shinjo approached Kurei, looking at the microcomputer, "Does this mean there's also an ancient giant statue hidden in these ruins?"
"It's very possible..."
Soga said gravely.
"The exploration team knew this, which is why they came here."
After Shinjo finished, everyone understood.
The mistake made by Keigo Madoka in the past was now being repeated by the current exploration team.
They aimed to find the giant statues in the ruins of R'lyeh and create, study their own Ultraman.
Or perhaps to merge themselves with the giant statues, "evolving" into Giants of Light!
"Let's go." Soga drew his Victory Hyper Gun, "We'll look for the captain first. According to Chen Yu, the captain is safe for now."
"By the way, where's Chen Yu?"
After looking around for a moment, they realized Chen Yu was nowhere to be seen.
"Never mind him, let's go in!"
Soga waved his hand, leading the way towards the heart of the R'lyeh ruins.
...
Inside the ruins of R'lyeh.
The three awakened Dark Giants were quietly staying atop the ancient ruins.
They didn't appear in their giant forms but stood there as humans.
Camearra leaned against a stone, eyes closed, seemingly using her mind to search for something.
After an unknown period, Camearra opened her eyes, filled with confusion.
"What's wrong?" Gatanothor next to her asked, "Didn't find Tiga's trace?"
"This world has already passed 30 million years." Camearra said solemnly, "Tiga has long since vanished."
"Then what do we do, who do we fight after we go out!"
Darramb clenched his fists, speaking out.
"However, I found someone." Camearra said, a slight smile curling her lips, "This person carries Tiga's aura; I've already given him the Dark Spark."
"Could it be that person is Tiga?"
Gatanothor was puzzled.
"Most likely." Camearra replied, "Soon, he'll come to the ruins of R'lyeh to find us. We'll wait for him here."
"What about Yullian?" Darramb asked, "Just let her go?"
"Yullian?" Camearra scoffed coldly, "I want her to witness how Tiga turns from light back to darkness!"
Thirty million years ago, Yullian persuaded the Dark Tiga to transform into a Giant of Light.
This left Camearra heartbroken.
Moreover, after becoming a Giant of Light, Tiga sealed Camearra and her companions.
In Camearra's heart, feelings for Tiga were mixed with love and hate, but towards Yullian, there was only endless hatred.
Death was too kind for Yullian.
"Wait for me, I'll make you feel the pain I once felt!"
Camearra growled.