A chaotic and disorderly wind blew from the faraway Land of Mirage, rolling up the grayish-white fine sand and stirring up a cloud of dust between the collapsed altar and the throne. In the dust, there seemed to be countless phantoms of ancient things rising and falling, but they would disappear in the next sandstorm. The goddess on the throne calmly and for a long time, gazed at the phantoms that occasionally appeared in the dust. After a long time, a majestic but seemingly sentimental voice sounded between heaven and earth. "Yes, great adventurer, we have all stayed in this place for too long. Many things have become blurry because of this, including the things we once valued and cared about … they have all dissipated like dust in the wind."
Wylde's voice sounded rather surprised. "… My Lady, do you also feel sentimental because of the passage of time and things?"
"God also has humanity. God is the most human, Mr. Great Adventurer." The Lady of the Night's voice seemed to have a hint of a smile. "Those who have lost their humanity have either fallen in madness or sooner or later step into the end."
"… What about the 'thing' that wandered around and attacked your throne?" the book on the stone pillar asked. "Does it also have humanity?"
This time, the voice on the throne was silent for a long time. It was not until the next sandstorm that the voice came from the throne. "Of course, it also has its humanity, and in a sense, its humanity is pure and untainted."
"… Is that so? I thought that thing didn't even have the ability to think." The voice of the great adventurer sounded very surprised. "It turns out that it still has humanity …"
"Ah, you're right, great adventurer. He really doesn't even have the ability to think …" The towering figure on the throne sighed softly. As she spoke, she slowly got up, and a black and white scepter appeared in her hand. She looked at the dark area at the end of the desert that looked like the silhouette of a city and stepped down from the altar. "A newborn baby also doesn't have the ability to think, but the purest human nature in the world is before the baby's first cry …"
The wind in the desert howled. In the black and white silhouette of the city in the distance, a mass of indescribable, horrifying mass made of countless appendages and mutated flesh was growing out of the darkness. It was like a giant sun made of flesh and blood, floating over the city and slowly drifting towards the throne altar. A harsh sound came from the mass of flesh and blood, as if countless shouts, screams, and a large number of low murmurs were mixed together. And where its flesh and blood tentacles spread, the grayish-white desert was quickly dyed with a layer of maddening black and red spots, and the pure sand was instantly turned into dirty mud.
But the next second, an invisible force spread out from the direction of the throne, and the pollution at the edge of the desert was instantly stopped. The towering figure got up from the throne and walked into the distance. The grayish-white cracks that spread on her dress flowed like water and gathered at the tip of the scepter in her hand as if she controlled the light and shadow of the entire world.
"The 'baby' is going to cry again. He needs a little 'love' from the elders." A majestic and languid female voice rang between heaven and earth. "Mr. Great Adventurer, remember to focus on the star map. Don't listen or look at the movement from the 'border.'"
"Ah, this is definitely the most terrible baby in the world … and also the most terrible scene of domestic violence." The quaint book on the stone pillar sighed. "Okay, I understand. Please be careful."
…
After some effort, the harsh and noisy alarm finally stopped, but the red warning lights in the room were still flashing. Gwen stood in front of the large terminal at the end of the main control room, looking at the system interface that had completely gone out of control with an unusually serious expression. He remained motionless for a long time.
Until a familiar sound of footsteps came, he turned his neck slightly and slightly turned in the direction of the sound. "I knew you would sneak in in the end."
"I'm a thief. Wouldn't it be against my professionalism to be honest?" Amber's carefree voice rang out behind Gawain. He did not sound nervous at all about 'disobeying orders'. "Have you been staring at this thing for so long? Are you going to find the weakness of the sentinels? "
Gwen's eyes returned to the large hemispherical terminal in front of him. He stared at the holographic image projected on it. After a few seconds, he slowly said, "I'm looking for the weakness of this spaceship."
"The weakness of this spaceship?" Amber raised her eyebrows and stepped to Gwen's side. She also stared at the large terminal in front of her for a long time, but she could not understand a single symbol. "You mean the weakness of this spaceship is this main control room? This sounds quite reasonable. After all, this is its control center … But didn't you say that the main control room has nothing to do with the operation of the spaceship? "
"That's the problem," Gwen said. "The control center should be the weakness of the spaceship in theory, but this spaceship is no longer a 'machine'. It has been cruising in a state of uncontrollable state for more than a thousand years. Its operation has nothing to do with these collapsed control terminals. I was actually trying to find a way to repair the system from these terminals and take over the control authority of the spaceship. You know, if we can control this spaceship, even just a part of it, it will bring us unimaginable benefits, but I failed."
"It's normal to fail." Amber was startled for a moment, but she quickly smiled and said, "This is something left behind by the Voyager, and it has been corrupted by the reverse tide. These two things are not easy to deal with. In this world, even the gods can't be omniscient and omnipotent. There must be something that you can't handle. "
"No, failure is nothing in itself. The biggest problem is … this." Gwen shook his head, then stepped in front of a small terminal nearby. He kicked up a big hole in the badly corroded and damaged equipment. He then reached into the hole and tore off a large metal plate on the machine's shell.
"Hey! This is the ancient … "Amber saw Gwen's" violent dismantling "and exclaimed on the spot. But then her eyes fell on the big hole that Gwen tore open. Through the torn metal plate, the situation inside the device appeared before her eyes, and the latter half of her sentence was stuck in her throat.
The inside of the hole was almost empty. Other than a pile of warped and deformed crystal structures that seemed to have been melted and some ashes, this thing was basically an empty shell that had been "eaten".
However, above such an empty device, the red warning lights and a bunch of distorted holographic images were still flashing.
"Do you see it? This empty shell is still operating. Although it is operating in a state of system collapse, it should not even emit a trace of light, "Gwen said with a serious expression." Daniel said that this ship is a 'zombie' that is still alive after its head was cut off, but the actual situation is probably even stranger and more terrifying than that. There is some kind of force maintaining everything here. The various components of this ship are not just 'still operating after being separated from the system'. The mechanism behind them is beyond our understanding and does not even conform to our understanding of the material world. I don't know how much of this ship is in this state. I even suspect that the essence of this ship has been 'eaten'. "
Amber looked at the strange and horrifying scene in front of her, dumbfounded. She suddenly shrank her neck and trembled. "This … So we can't 'take over' this ship in any way, right? You mean the 'authority' that you mentioned … "
"Yes, we can't take over its' control authority 'because this ship has completely mutated into something … indescribable. It just looks like it has maintained its former appearance, but its interior is more disturbing than the tide-defying tower. To be honest, even if you give me a chance to take over this ship, I don't want to touch it … Because this is definitely a trap, and it will lure us to our doom. "Gwen's expression was so serious that it was almost a little gloomy." Also, we better not try to learn any technology from this ship … Even if there is some knowledge left in this ship that we can understand, that knowledge is definitely 'poisonous'. "
Hu Po listened with a horrified expression and swallowed hard. "So the reason you tried to find the ship's weakness just now was to …"
"I'm thinking, what can we do to destroy it," Gwen said with a serious face. He did not hide his thoughts and concerns in front of Amber. "We can't deal with that 'mother port', and the mother port itself doesn't seem to have the ability to actively attack. But this ship in front of us … it makes me feel threatened."
"Threatened … This thing is a little weird," Amber whispered. "But then again, hasn't the 'Sentinel' already run away? No matter how weird the mother port and ship it left behind are, they are just dead objects operating according to the program … "
"Is the Sentinel really completely cut off from the mother port and this ship?" Gwen interrupted Amber. "Is it really just trying to break free from the command and mission that bound it to the deep sea? Maybe … its' leaving its post 'is just a temporary means to accomplish something else. Or maybe this ship and the mother port still have some kind of' arrangement 'left behind by it. Someday in the future, these things will become weapons against us. "
Hu Po shrunk her neck, and when she looked at the ancient equipment that was emitting a red glow around her, she felt as though she was being pricked by needles. It was as though there were countless pairs of cold and malicious eyes behind the flashing red lights, staring at her, a "fat piece of meat" that had already fallen into the jaws of a predator. This feeling reminded her, and she couldn't help but recall the cold and malicious gazes she felt back in the spaceship's corridor, where she was being stared at by malicious minds.
"Then, do you have a plan?" She could not help but rub her goosebumps on her arms as she looked at Gwen expectantly. "You always have a plan …"
"I'm still thinking about it, and I'm not sure what effect my idea will have," Gawain said with a serious expression. "The technology used in this ship is extremely advanced. Its armor and shield may be able to resist any weapon that can be made by today's mortal civilization. But if we were to destroy it from the inside … I don't know where to start. Look around. These control terminals have been destroyed more than a thousand years ago. It doesn't make any sense at all. And there's a more important point … "
"A more important point?" Amber asked instinctively.
"This ship may fight back." Gwen shook his head. "It has a weapon system, internal and external protection, and these things are likely to operate automatically. Before we can figure out the ins and outs of this ship, I'm afraid we can't afford to anger this ancient weapon."
At this point, he let out a soft sigh as he pondered. "So, I'm thinking of another way …"
The information obtained at the Sentinel Mother Port and the experience along the way made everyone a little nervous, and this nervousness even lasted for the rest of the journey.
But in the end, the return journey still ended without any surprises or dangers.
A hazy radiance appeared in the depths of the chaotic darkness outside the shield of the spaceship. In the radiance, one could vaguely see a cloud of dust falling from an infinitely high place. After seeing the familiar scene, Gawain, who had returned to the deck, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Melita got up from her resting place as she stretched her massive wings and scaly tail. Everyone else who had rested for half a day also stood up as they looked at the border of the God of War's divine kingdom. Even Daniel, who had a gloomy expression and rarely communicated with others, could not help but let out a sigh of relief. "We're finally back …"
"Yes, we're finally back." When Mary heard her teacher speak, she also whispered softly. "I've been so nervous all this way …"
Daniel turned his head slightly to look at his female apprentice and snorted, "You're slacking off just like that? This journey is an adventure that ordinary mages would never dare to imagine in their lifetime. You can't go without any rewards. Go back and write a three-thousand-word summary, and hand it in next Monday. "
Mary's expression froze. "… Ah, yes, teacher …"
When Gawain heard the conversation between Mary and Daniel, he couldn't help but recall certain scenes from the depths of his memories from his previous life. A faint smile appeared on his face, and the solemn and oppressive aura he had been wearing all this time dissipated significantly.
At the same time, after a moment of deceleration and calibration, the spaceship finally returned to the place where they set off from.
At the border of the God of War's divine kingdom surrounded by a sea of yellow dust clouds, the flag of the Alliance had been hung on the edge of the broken city. Typhon's highest technical officer, Madam Windsor Mappel, and the White Knight, the commander, high-grade combat monk, Solider Knight, led their respective teams and stood in a "safe zone" near the border. They had been waiting here for a long time.
Among them was the White Dragon, Noretta, who was leading two Young Dragons.
When the spaceship returned, the explorers on the spaceship were not the only ones who breathed a sigh of relief.
As the spaceship reached the closest point to the divine kingdom in the sea of clouds, the blue Giant Dragon's figure leaped from the edge of the deck. Carrying the explorers who set off two days ago and the large number of "samples" they brought back, they finally returned to the land of the God of War's divine kingdom. Although it was constantly disintegrating, it was now exceptionally stable.
This time, Amber was the first to jump down from Melita's back.
"Phew … I can finally breathe a sigh of relief." She shook her head and could not help but sigh. "It feels so good to step on the ground … Not long ago, I thought that the God of War's divine kingdom was a dangerous place. Now that I'm back here, I feel like I'm home …"
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