In the siren outpost monitoring the Deep Blue Net, the soldiers on duty ran out of their rooms and curiously surrounded the black cubes that had just been fished out. One of the sirens with short silver hair poked the black cube that had just been extinguished and still had a little warmth on its surface with her trident. She then turned her head and poked the smug Koroline with the tip of her tail. Her tone was full of envy. "You're awesome. Three of the four cubes were fished out by you …"
Caroline raised her chin and tail proudly. "That's right, my shipping rate is going up!"
"I don't know what these things are for." Another siren walked around all the cubes. When she came back, she pinched her chin and muttered, "The witches sent by the queen last time scanned these cubes with a bunch of equipment and left. I don't know if they have found anything in the past two days …"
"The conclusion of the research is definitely not that fast." Vela shook her head. "But I heard that the queen is very serious about this matter. She contacted our land allies on the same day. But even our allies don't know what these cubes are."
"Anyway, I'm sure someone is up to something." Koroline carried her trident and nodded solemnly. "These cubes can't have grown out of the Deep Blue Net. Someone must have thrown them in …"
The surrounding Sea Demons immediately echoed in agreement.
Only Vela frowned slightly as if she thought of something she did not understand. "But why didn't the witches just transport these cubes back for research? They had to come all the way from Antavern all the way to the Boundless Sea to collect data. When they left, they specifically emphasized that we should keep these cubes in the outpost and not bring them to the material world … "
"Who knows?" Koroline shook her head and looked like she did not care much. "Anyway, they said it was a technical problem, so it must be a technical problem. We, who only know how to fight, can just watch from the sidelines. If someone dares to come out of this place, we'll just cut them down and be done with it …"
Vela helplessly looked at her comrade, sighed and shook her head. "… Sometimes I really envy your simple and straightforward attitude towards life …"
…
In the science sector of the Antavern, the sea tide laboratory was brightly lit.
The deep-sea technicians belonging to the 'Inner Circle of Knowledge' were busy in the laboratory. A variety of scientific research devices and experiment benches with rich deep-sea characteristics were placed in this spacious fan-shaped shell-like room. Great Witch Hathaway swung her long fishtail and swam from the research terminal to the analyzer in the center of the laboratory. This was a large device directly inlaid on the floor of the room. Several shell-like metal bases were inlaid with several shimmering spheres, which looked like giant pearls scattered between the shells. Above this group of 'pearl array', a pure 'ball of pure water' with a diameter of several meters was floating in the air. A group of clear projections were clearly presented in the pure and transparent water.
What emerged in the projection was an extremely complex cube. Its internal structure was disassembled layer by layer. The three-dimensional superimposed runes, the crisscrossing magic-conducting structures, and the artificial crystals inlaid on each key node were clearly marked and processed into translucent lines of different colors. Many light spots wandered in this disassembled diagram, demonstrating the possible energy flows and logical branches of the cube that the laboratory's analysis system had deduced.
This was the strange cube that the siren sentinels had 'salvaged' from the Deep Blue Vein Current. Although the sentinels had inevitably caused damage to each cube during the salvage process, subsequent scanning and analysis showed that these cubes had the same internal structure, but their damaged positions were different. After several samples were patched together, the deep-sea technicians had successfully restored the complete structure of the cube under normal circumstances.
Hathaway carefully observed the projection in front of her, then thoughtfully reached out her hand and tapped a few times in the void outside the ball of pure water. The projection in the ball began to rotate and zoom, and the internal structure of the cube immediately scattered and presented in a clearer and more intuitive way in front of the 'Witch of the Deep Sea'.
"You have been staring at these structural drawings for the past two days, Hathaway." Another witch of the Deep Sea with a golden-red fishtail swam over from the side. Her voice was soft and hoarse, gentle and quiet. "I can see that you care a lot about it."
"Have you ever seen such a thing? Clementina? " Hathaway turned her head and said with a serious expression. "This three-dimensional stacked rune structure, and the complex conduction mechanism interspersed between the rune structures … Even if our understanding of 'magic power' is still very shallow, the technology demonstrated by this thing is beyond our understanding of the land civilization."
The Witch of the Deep Sea named Clementina raised her head and carefully observed the cube projection projected by the ball of pure water. She said in a deep voice, "We have stayed on this planet for nearly a million years. The rise and fall of the land civilization, and most of the technology they created is recorded in our database, but I have never seen anything similar to this … Although I don't understand what its principle is, I can see that this is not something that the land civilization has ever created, or can create now. Of course, I'm not talking about the technology used …"
"Yes, the technology. The technology itself is not very advanced. It is still within the ability of this civilization, but the principle behind this thing is complex and profound. It feels like a guide who has mastered advanced technology teaching primitive people how to assemble a machine with stones and wooden sticks, and it actually worked," Hathaway said, shaking her head gently. "The processing technology is a very obvious shortcoming of these cubes. Even if it is done by our current factories, the size of these cubes can be reduced by more than ten times."
"But we still don't know what these cubes are used for." Clementina gently swung her tail, rolling up a gurgling bubble in the laboratory. "The only thing we can be sure of is that there is some kind of structure hidden in the deepest part of this thing that can communicate with distant places, and this structure is independent of the energy cycle of the cube. Even if the cube itself has stopped moving, the transmitter in it is still running. This means that there should be a larger number of cubes hidden in the Deep Blue Network. They may communicate with each other to form a huge network with specific functions, or they may have a higher command center …"
Hathaway fiddled with the projection of the analyzer. The disassembled cubes were quickly assembled, then scaled and copied, showing a large-scale network diagram distributed along the Deep Blue Network all over the planet. "It is also possible that these cubes form a network in the Deep Blue Network, and someone or a force is hiding somewhere in the real world, secretly manipulating this thing to do something. What do our allies call these suspicious people? Oh, yes, the Scapegoat Society … "
"… I remember His Majesty Gwen Cecil seems to have said that this is not an official name … But it doesn't matter," Clementina said casually. "Anyway, the communication mechanism in these cubes is still running, and it seems that to dismantle it, the whole cube has to be smashed into pieces. So let these 'lumps of stone' stay in the Boundless Sea for the time being. The interference of the water elemental world can make the controller behind these cubes lose their position. At least for the time being, they should not be able to find the reason behind it."
Hathaway nodded softly. No one knew what she was thinking. After a while, she suddenly broke the silence. "Any response from our Cecil allies?"
"They have received the information we sent and the scans of the cubes, but I guess they are also confused about the principle behind these cubes and their specific purpose," Clementina said, shaking her head. "But anyway, we have found a very important clue. Our allies are very happy about it, and so is the queen. The sirens have not 'worked with friends' like this for too many years."
"… Is that so?" Hathaway did not comment. She turned her head, and a look of contemplation and reminiscence appeared on her face. After a long silence, she said softly, "Then I hope this' friend 'will not simply disappear like before … A silent farewell and an abrupt end to a friendship is always a sad thing."
…
In the city of Cecil, in a large laboratory of the Magical Technology Research Institute, the atmosphere was very solemn.
The magic network terminal was humming, and the high-precision projection crystal created a clear holographic projection in the air. The heat exchange system in the laboratory was blowing a warm and suitable wind, maintaining the comfortable environment in the room. However, looking at the strange cube presented in the holographic projection, Heidi still subconsciously felt a chill gathering nearby.
This was something sent by her allies in the depths of the sea. It was a mysterious object that the sentinels sent to the elemental realm accidentally 'fished out' from the Deep Blue Network.
It was a man-made object that no one knew about. It had a strange and complex structure and unknown functions. The sirens used their advanced technology to scan the internal structure of this thing clearly. However, other than the shadow of advanced technology behind this cube, no one could understand how this thing worked and what it could do.
The only thing that was certain was that there was something wrong with the Deep Blue Network. Someone had indeed tampered with the massive 'power system' all over the planet, and this conspiracy was underway!
"My assistants and I have analyzed all the drawings sent back by the sirens." Jenny, the highest person in charge of the Rune Research Institute, stood beside Heti. The 'grand runemaster' had her hair tied up, wore a white uniform, and held a record board full of calculation formulas and runic array diagrams in her hand. Her expression was particularly serious. "We found that these runes have been optimized to the extreme, and have used many advanced designs that we have never even thought of. These runes are the 'runes' that we know, but after a complicated arrangement, their purpose is a mystery. I suspect that these single cubes are actually not complete, they are just components of a massive system, and it has not been activated yet."
Heidi nodded slightly. Although she could not keep up with today's cutting-edge technology, as a mage, she was not an 'administrative bureaucrat' who knew nothing about technology here. What Jenny described was not difficult for her to understand. "That is to say, these things may show a different appearance after they are really activated... Their internal structure can 'evolve progressively' under the effect of remote command?"
Jenny nodded slightly. "That is a possibility."
"What do you think?" Heti turned her head and looked at Rebecca who was standing beside her.
Rebecca immediately clenched her fist and said without hesitation. "This must be the doings of the All End Society!"
Heidi frowned imperceptibly and said, "We all think so. The key now is what to do next."
"I'm thinking that we need to blow up even more things, blow up everything that's left of the Apocalypse Society into the sky!"
"… Forget it, it's my fault for expecting you to think about things outside the realm of technology." Heti facepalmed. "This kind of big picture planning is not something you should be responsible for."
Rebecca blinked her eyes and looked at Heti. Although her aunt's reaction was not very satisfied, her expression was still very serious. "Auntie, am I wrong? We don't know what these cubes are for, and we don't know why the Apocalypse Society threw these cubes into the Deep Blue Network. But I'm sure they're not doing this to block the world's sewers. So there's only one thing we can do! "
Heidi was a little stunned. She did not expect that Rebecca, who seemed to have come out of her mouth without thinking, was actually serious. She could not help but look at her niece again. "So, what's your plan?"
"… I don't have any plan. Like you said, I am not good at this kind of big picture planning. You, the ancestors, and the generals will figure out the details." Rebecca was very clear. "What I know is to come up with more powerful explosives and do all the preparation work. Since we don't know what the enemy is up to, we might as well not figure it out. Anyway, there is no harm in preparing tens of thousands of tons of bombs in advance … "
As she spoke, Rebecca nodded as if to emphasize that she was right. At the same time, she secretly made a decision in her heart: I have to get the supercritical accelerator cannon and the Inferno incendiary bomb that have been tested to the end as soon as possible, and then find a way to install them on Project 115 …
"You …" Heti looked at Rebecca, and after a brief moment of surprise, she finally smiled. She then immediately cleared her throat and returned to her serious expression. "Rebecca has a point. Now His Majesty is exploring the borders of the divine kingdom and cannot be contacted for the time being. But we cannot do nothing … I need to immediately contact Oldenheim and the elven royal city. "
…
This massive ancient spaceship was approaching a place called the 'mother port'.
What the voyagers left in this' deep sea 'was not only a cruising spaceship, but also a so-called' mother port '?!
Gwen instantly captured the information behind the broken runes, and Amber, who was hanging on his arm, finally broke the silence nervously. "Did the spaceship suddenly shake just now? Is this thing finally going to explode?! "
Gwen silently glanced sideways, raised his hand, and took Amber off his arm and put it aside.
"It's not going to explode," he said in a low voice. "I'm afraid it has reached the 'terminal' … This spaceship needs to dock."
"Dock?" Victoria's eyes widened slightly.
Gwen nodded gently, took a last look at the hall full of warning lights, and stepped toward the exit of the hall. "Let's go back the way we came. Perhaps, the biggest secret here is waiting for us ahead."
(End of Chapter)
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