The sound of some mechanical locking device activated came from the depths of the earth as the automated spacecraft docked with the automated motherport. After the two steel continents connected, everyone heard the low humming sound coming from the depths of the ancient spacecraft gradually weakening. It seemed that the spacecraft's system had entered hibernation mode and began to receive supplies and inspections from the motherport.
After putting down the 'passengers' on her back, Melita returned to her human form in a light curtain. She looked a hundred meters ahead. That was the edge of the original spacecraft, but now it was connected to the motherport, and the shield of the spacecraft at the corresponding position had also completed the fusion with the shield of the motherport itself. Now, what appeared before her was a smooth road that could lead her directly to the 'motherport' that was almost like an artificial continent.
"Shall we go and take a look now?" She turned to look at Gawain. "It's just that we don't know how long this spaceship will stay here. What if it suddenly leaves while we're exploring the area …"
"It will stay for at least twelve hours." Before Melita could finish, Gwen shook his head slightly. He looked up at the docking point of the spacecraft and the port. There was a huge holographic projection between the deck and the port, and there was a line of flickering characters on the projection. Others could not understand it, but he could see it clearly. It was the progress of the spacecraft receiving engine calibration and shield charging at the port. It seemed that while the main system of this place had been destroyed, but just like the lighting facilities were still functioning normally, some of the basic functions of the 'motherport' were still functioning normally, although they seemed to have been affected to varying degrees.
Everyone in the team was used to Gawain's "understanding" of the Voyager's legacy, so they did not have any questions at this moment. After learning that there were still twelve hours of operation time, everyone immediately followed Gawain and walked to the astonishingly large "mother port" in the distance without delay.
Huge withered branches, broken vines, and leaves as large as a roof were scattered around them. The 'Tree of Reincarnation', which was larger than a city, was slanting over the port in the distance. The canopy of the tree, which had lost all its leaves and branches, looked like an intertwined and ferocious iron curtain. Just by looking at it, it was shocking and oppressive. Everyone could not help but look up at the canopy that covered the entire port. Even Mary, who was the most timid and softest in the team, was trembling. It was not until Daniel could not help but cast a high-level calming spell on his apprentice that the poor sorceress finally calmed down.
Gwen also looked up at the canopy of the Tree of Reincarnation. He looked at the withered branches that faintly intertwined into the shape of a giant city. He imagined the process of the divine kingdom crashing into the voyager's legacy and was also amazed by Amoun's magnificent feat. But in any case, the majestic divine tree was dead. It withered and died in the silent ruins in the depths of the darkness. Its remains were scattered everywhere, and whether it was the pollution of the reverse tide or something else, it had nothing to do with the dead tree.
"Looks like it is the same as the divine kingdom of the God of War. The Tree of Reincarnation is not polluting," Kamel, who was floating near Gwen suddenly said. He raised his arm to the side and directed the Evocative Hand to collect some of the withered plant fragments and put them into a small box floating behind him. He was going to recycle them as samples. "But we don't know if these things will 'dissipate' like the things in the divine kingdom of the God of War when they enter the real world …"
"Amoun had left the divine throne for more than three thousand years. Although he did not leave the divine throne as thoroughly as the God of War, the divine influence he left behind should have dissipated after such a long time," Gwen said casually. "And even if his own divinity did not dissipate completely, his divine kingdom would not have any spiritual pollution. This is the ruins left behind by the voyager. Any divine relics that fall on this place will be 'safe and sound' in just a moment."
"Purified …" Melita looked around thoughtfully. "Perhaps the Tree of Reincarnation died in the process of being purified due to the rejection reaction. Look at the giant vines. Some of them have a tendency to wrap around the surrounding facilities, but they withered and died in the process. This means that the tree was at least still alive when it 'hit' here. Unfortunately, in the face of the power of the voyager … it did not even struggle for long."
Gwen did not say a word. His eyes fell on an alloy tower at the edge of the port. The withered vines were wrapped around the tower, but in the depths of the wreckage, tiny leaves and flowers grew, tenaciously showing some vitality in this withered place. These tiny plants were everywhere in the wreckage of the giant tree further away.
They even vaguely formed a small ecosystem.
Modir was also interested in the plants that grew out of the wreckage of the giant tree. His instinct as an adventurer allowed him to ignore the strange and oppressive environment. He came to the wreckage of the giant plant, climbed up the withered branches and dead vines, and carefully observed the plants that grew out of it. He then turned to the others and said, "These things do not look like the plants of our 'mortal world'. But other than that, there is nothing special …"
"They look just like ordinary flowers and shrubs. They grew out of the wreckage after the death of divinity, but they are just ordinary things." Melita also observed the plants that grew out of the wreckage of the Tree of Reincarnation. She came to a conclusion. "The Tree of Reincarnation is essentially a 'tree'. After losing its divinity and dying, it will still leave behind a large amount of nutrients. These nutrients are enough for it to grow new 'children' from the corpse, and even continue to maintain a small ecosystem … But now that three thousand years have passed, I don't know how long the vitality in the corpse will last."
No one could answer Melita's question. Even Amoun himself might not be able to explain it. All they could do was to observe the surroundings as carefully as possible, keep recording images, and collect as many samples as possible. And in the process, they followed Gwen's footsteps and continued to walk deeper into the port.
They arrived at the area covered by the giant tree's canopy, and the wreckage of the giant plant around them had also reached a peak. Countless roots, vines, branches, leaves, and dead wood were all over the steel land, and even piled up into small hills and valleys. Some of the withered vines hanging down from the canopy were intertwined like a forest, and the surface of the vines were covered with new 'children' vines. Withering and dying intertwined with the new green in an incredible way. And under this spectacle of life and death was the cold, hard steel land left behind by the voyagers 1.8 million years ago.
A large part of the original structure of the port was covered by the wreckage of the Reincarnation Tree. Only a few light balls floating in the air were still operating as usual, illuminating what should have been a very dark 'jungle'. Gwen led the team through the jungle. Fortunately, every member of the team had a certain level of strength, and the harsh environment did not affect their footsteps.
Amber's silhouette walked at the front of the party. Although the Shame of the Alliance had been acting like a coward all this while, she was not careless when it came to using her. She acted as the scout at the front with the most nimble movements. Her petite figure flashed through the shadows of the dense forest, constantly bringing back information to Gawain's side.
She was like an eyesore that had sped up.
A slightly unreliable thought flashed through Gwen's mind, and then he threw these messy thoughts to the back of his mind. At this moment, Amber, who had gone to scout the surroundings, suddenly ran back with an exaggerated look of shock on her face as if she saw Rebecca learning to arrange flowers.
"Come and see!!" The "half-elf" rushed over like a gust of wind, her mouth crackling loudly. "There's … there's something in front! I thought I was seeing things! There's an open space in front … "
Gwen, who was walking at the front of the team, was stunned by Amber's sudden and exaggerated movement. He then pulled her aside and quickened his pace as he casually said, "Don't be so surprised. What's in front …"
Before he finished his words, his feet had already crossed a wall-like dark brown withered vine. His field of vision, which was blocked by the plant wreckage, opened up, and the scene not far away came into view. All the words he wanted to say were swallowed back into his stomach.
Footsteps sounded behind him as the team caught up from behind. In an instant, Gwen heard several low gasps and gasps — everyone was looking at the open space not far away in astonishment, looking at the open space quietly standing in the open space … a small wooden house.
A small wooden house!
"A house?!" Even Daniel, who had been keeping a straight face the whole time, could not hold it in at this moment. His eyes widened as he stared at the simple house in the distance.
The house was obviously built from the surrounding materials. Although the rough wooden planks and rattan were not beautiful, they were sturdy and durable. It was located in an open area among the wreckage of the Reincarnation Tree. There was no cover around it, as if to prevent the fallen leaves from the giant tree from destroying the house. Not far from the wooden house, there were a large number of untended berry bushes and some other unknown species of plants growing among the wreckage. Unlike the vegetation that grew randomly in other places, those bushes seemed to have been carefully maintained. There were also collapsed fences and crooked wooden posts around it.
But all of these looked abandoned for many years.
"This is … a trace of someone living here!" Victoria could not help but break the silence. She looked at everything not far away in surprise, then turned to look at her great adventurer ancestor. "Ancestor, you … Ancestor? What's wrong with you? "
Modir stood beside Victoria, looking a little dazed. The old mage looked at the house in the distance and the scene around it in a daze. After a long time, he seemed to have finally heard Victoria's call. He held his forehead and muttered in confusion, "I … I don't know … I feel like I've been here before, but I forgot, I forgot something very important … I think …"
Modir's reaction made Gwen's heart skip a beat. A lightning-quick thought flashed through his mind. At the same time, Amber, who was looking around to observe the surroundings, suddenly found something. She tugged at his arm and said loudly, "Hey! Look over there! Look in the distance! Those tower-like facilities and the connecting structure between them! "
Gwen blinked and slowly looked in the direction Amber was pointing.
He saw that there was another wider open area some distance away from the house. A large number of tower-like alloy facilities extended from the steel platform, pointing straight to the sky. Between those alloy 'towers' were intricately arranged beams and arches, forming a large three-dimensional structure that looked like an antenna array or some kind of decorative dome. And all of this was hidden by the wreckage of the nearby plants, so he did not notice their existence at first.
He stared in that direction for a long time before he looked back into Amber's eyes. The two looked at each other for two to three seconds before they finally said in unison, "A scene in the sandstorm illusion!"
That was the place where the 'illusion' that Amber extracted from the depths of Modir's memory showed. It was the place where Modir met the twin sprites.
It turned out that it was here, in the depths of the deep sea, in the 'mother port' of the voyagers, in the wreckage of the Giant Reincarnation Tree!
Many clues finally closed quietly here, revealing an 'answer' that no one had expected. Even Gwen himself was stunned by the dramatic closing of the clues. His eyes slowly turned to the small wooden house in the open space not far away. That simple and simple residence seemed to be the focus and core of everything at the moment, stirring up the ancient truth and the possibility of the future.
"Victoria, take care of Modir." Gwen turned his head and said to the 'Ice Duchess' beside him, and then stepped towards the quiet house. Behind him, Amber followed without saying a word.
Gwen came to the front of the house, and the simple residence only responded to him with silence. There was no movement in the house, as if the former occupant had left a long time ago. He reached out his hand and slowly stroked the rough wooden door. The wooden door made of the 'divine wood's remains' was a little mottled, but it was still intact and sturdy.
He saw that there were faint engravings on the wooden door. After brushing away the dust on the surface, he could clearly see the contents of the engravings. It wasn't anything earth-shattering. It was just some animals and plants that were drawn with simple strokes, as well as some simple but vivid scenery.
Gwen took a breath and pushed the door open.
The scene in the house came into view. The simple furnishings could be seen at a glance. There were two old and simple wooden beds, some of the same wooden shelves and living utensils, and a short wooden table in the corner. On the table, there were a few bouquets of flowers that had withered for an unknown number of years.
Gwen's eyes slowly swept across the room.
He did not see any living person, nor did he see any bones.
He only saw a pillar in the middle of the wooden house, with green vines winding around the pillar. At the end of the vines, two pinkish-white flowers were swaying slightly. Around the pillar, at the roots of the vines, there were a few pieces of weathered and torn clothes.
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