"Oh my God! Oh my God!"
The siren Coroline's last words to her comrade and commander was a cry of surprise. The next second, her figure was engulfed and swallowed by the powerful energy torrent. She quickly turned into a stream of light and flew into the distance. The commander of the Sea Abyss and the sentinel Vera did not even have time to react. It was too late to stop her.
Not far away, the Water Elemental Lord, who was floating in the sea trying to heal his body, saw this scene. This huge elemental giant quickly rushed to the "downstream" of the blue pulse current. In this Boundless Sea full of elemental power, his speed was almost like a lightning — but still not faster than the speed of the Deep Blue Torrent. The Water Elemental Lord only had time to stretch out his arm, and the blue-purple figure representing Coroline in the torrent had completely disappeared from everyone's sight.
The scene quieted down. The sudden change made the sirens and water elementals near the Deep Blue Torrent not know how to react for a moment. In the end, Vera was the first to speak. "I think she has died in there."
"Not necessarily. She didn't seem to be 'melted' after jumping in." The commander of the Sea Abyss touched his chin and analyzed. "Our life form is less active in the magic environment of this world, so maybe she will die after soaking in it for a while."
Vera shrugged. "It's just a matter of time anyway. I'll go to the outpost later to adjust the next shift."
At this time, the Water Elemental Lord, who looked like a liquid giant, slowly swam over. The huge lord looked at the place where Coroline had just fallen in with a dull expression. After a long time, he muttered to himself, "She didn't have to jump in … I actually just want to ask for an explanation. If there is no explanation, then there is no explanation."
"I don't think she jumped in on purpose …" Vera said with an awkward expression. Then she suddenly noticed that the Water Elemental Lord seemed to only have his upper body floating in the sea. She was shocked. "Ah, where is your lower body?"
The Water Elemental Lord was stunned. He looked back at the place where he had just rushed out, but only saw a pure water vortex filled with a faint blue light slowly dissipating in the Boundless Sea. A sad and regretful expression appeared on his hazy face. "Ah … I forgot to bring it with me when I rushed out."
"Don't be too sad." The commander of the Sea Abyss could not help but step forward and pat the Water Elemental Lord's arm. "I've actually observed just now. You can't keep your lower body. We have to investigate this matter later. But before that, we can help you treat your 'wound.' If you trust the technology of the sirens, there is an Elemental Reorganization Matrix at the outpost. We usually accidentally get seriously injured, but we don't want to die when we go back. We can use it to heal our wounds. The local water elementals can also use it … "
It was clear that one of their companions had just been swept into the Deep Blue Vein Current, but the two sirens in front of him were extraordinarily calm. This reaction made the younger Water Elemental Lord feel quite uncomfortable. He could not help but think of some records about the "Elemental War" and what the ancient Elemental Lords had told him. He could not help but feel a little scared. This group of space visitors called "Absorbers" were indeed a terrible species.
Then he could not help but look up and see the shadow floating on the sea in the distance. It was the outpost built by the sirens. Usually, the nearby water elementals would try to avoid that place as much as possible. But as an Elemental Lord, he was not afraid of that thing. He just had some doubts. "Your technology … can be used on pure water elementals like us? Will there be any aftereffects? "
"Of course not." The Sea Abyss Commander suddenly patted his chest proudly. "We are the same as you. We are all water elementals. Come on, don't be shy. Let me show you our medical technology … By the way, Vela, go to the communication station and report that Coroline has been swept away by the Deep Blue Vein Current. Maybe she will die and go back. Let the sisters in Antawayne go to the assembly point to retrieve her when they have time …"
Vela waved her hand to show that she understood. She swung her tail and swam in the direction of the outpost. The Water Elemental Lord could not help but sigh. "Sigh, although I have heard about it, after seeing it with my own eyes, I still have to say … your way of life is really different."
…
North of the Gloom Mountains, west of the city of Cecil, among the giant engineering facilities hidden by the rolling mountains and the surrounding jungle, Gwen, who came to inspect the situation, was standing on a high platform overlooking the entire assembly site. Rebecca was standing not far away from him, carefully checking the parameters that had just been submitted by the assistants.
On the vast assembly site under their feet, the high-power magic crystal lamps made everything bright. A huge steel structure was lying quietly among numerous support modules and construction frames. The main part of the steel structure was now almost completed. Its outline was roughly in the shape of a slightly elongated hexagon. The energy array, power ridge, anti-gravity engine group, and various weapons, control, living, and protective facilities had been properly wrapped up in layers of cabin shells. Now, only the orderly "deck building" and the large weapon bunkers on each sharp corner could be seen from above.
Gwen looked into the distance and saw bright flashes of light coming from the edge of the magnificent "deck". There were workers and machines busy in those areas like ants. The magicite technicians were welding the last part of the armor on the edge of the sky fortress and installing a solid alloy shell for the last exposed section of biological nerve bundles. When their work was done, the amazing "fortress" was basically complete.
Yes, basically complete. Everything here was just the main structure of the sky fortress, which could only ensure that it had the basic flight and combat capabilities. Many ancillary facilities, such as the detection array, the aerial data center, and the alchemy synthesis factory, were far from complete. According to Rebecca's original plan, it would take at least one or two years to install these things into the corresponding cabins. But now the situation did not allow it. Gwen could only urge the sky fortress to complete a prototype as soon as possible.
As for those things that could not be installed in a short time, they could wait for the sky fortress to take off and slowly assemble them in the sky while carrying out the mission.
Gwen's eyes moved slowly on the wide deck below as he marveled at the scale and grandeur of this thing. But the majestic body of the Sentinel ship came to his mind uncontrollably. After a moment of comparison, he could not help but sigh. The gap between the two was still a little too big.
Rebecca noticed Gwen's sigh, but she did not know what her ancestor was thinking. She just tilted her head curiously. "Ancestor, why are you sighing? Are you not satisfied with the current progress? "
"No, I just thought of something else. The progress here has far exceeded my expectations." Gwen shook his head and did not explain to Rebecca in detail. He then glanced at the magic net terminal behind Rebecca and asked casually, "How is the control center?"
"It has just gone through the last round of awakening test. It is in good condition." Rebecca's face immediately showed a happy and proud expression. Her eyes were shining like a child showing off a perfect test paper. "Do you want to say hello to 'it'?"
"Can I say hello already?" Gwen was a little surprised. He then looked up at the sky above the assembly site. The gray 'rock dome' covered everything in sight. But he knew that the giant sun should have risen to the highest point in the sky, and it was almost noon. "Indeed, it is almost time. Rebecca, help me connect the image of the control center. I want to say hello to 'it'."
"Yes, Ancestor." Rebecca immediately nodded happily. She then turned around and quickly operated the magic net terminal. The holographic image floating above the terminal quickly expanded, brightened, and soon became a large projection of about two meters in diameter floating above the platform. The scene in the projection shook twice, and then quickly became clear.
Gwen saw a brightly lit hall appear in the projection. Technicians were busy walking between the nerve nodes, recording parameters, and in the center of the hall was an extraordinarily large device. It was composed of three hemispherical metal bodies, one big and two small, and a huge and complex base. Around the base and behind the main body, a large number of intricate structures like pipes or cables spread out. They sank into the floor below and the roof above, and there seemed to be a faint light flowing inside.
The next second, the hemispherical shell on the upper half of the massive device slowly opened. As the metal shielding layer slowly descended, the crystal containers inside appeared before Gawain's eyes. Three hemispherical crystal containers, one large and two small, were filled with a thin translucent solution. The large container in the center had a massive biomass brain that was even taller than a human soaking in it. The two containers beside it were empty at the moment.
Around this set of wet parts, there were many immersion pods that were on standby. Of course, those immersion pods were empty at this moment.
Gwen looked at the various things in the holographic projection before him, and instinctively turned to look at the silent fortress below the platform. What he saw was the scene in the core control hall of the fortress.
The fortress was alive. It had a living brain and a nervous system that extended over a hundred kilometers across its body. Every engine and turret was entwined with nerve endings. It could even feel the breeze that swept across the deck as it flew, and feel the footsteps of the crew on the deck. The team controlling it could even lie in the immersion pods while commanding the fortress (if the battle required), and through neural synchronization, accurately and quickly communicate with the 'mainframe' of the fortress and transmit orders.
This technology came partly from the legacy of the Everything-Endgame, partly from the accumulation of the Eternal Sleepers over hundreds of years, and partly from the 'Seat of Command' of the Silver Elves.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." A neutral, synthetic voice came from the magic net terminal. At the same time, Gawain saw a string of bubbles floating around the synthetic brain in the hemispherical container. "I'm very happy. This is the first time I've seen you. It's a pleasure to see you for the first time."
"Greetings, Dawn of the World." Gwen nodded. He felt a little curious. He knew that the synthetic brains cultivated from the Thorin Tree or the biochemical factory had a certain degree of thinking ability and virtual personality. He also knew that the psionic singers and wet-ware technicians could communicate with these brains. But for him, it was his first time talking to a synthetic brain, and it felt a little strange. "How does it feel to wake up?"
"Very good." The synthetic brain in the holographic projection immediately replied. "I can already feel all my engines and deck buildings. I can also feel the temperature of the cabins and the operation of the machinery area at the bottom. The technicians have connected my nerves perfectly. The biomass solution here is also very comfortable."
The synthetic brain's response was smooth and natural. It was a little beyond Gwen's expectations. While it was incomparable to the artificial mind technology of the Kingdom of Gondor, the synthetic brain created by Bertilla was clearly the top of the range of artificial mind technology in the Loren Kingdom.
Rebecca, who had been curiously staring at the two empty containers on both sides of the main wet-ware computer in the holographic projection, suddenly asked, "Where are your two sub-brains? I remember that your two sub-brains were already installed a long time ago … "
As soon as her voice trailed off, the voice of the synthetic brain came from the magic network terminal. "The left sub-brain is helping in the kitchen, and the right sub-brain is lifting iron in the gym. The system load is very low in the parking state. To prevent the synthetic brain generators from deteriorating, we take turns to be on duty."
"… That's not a problem," Gwen said.
It was not his first time dealing with the 'synthetic brain' created by Bertilla. He had also learned from various channels about the synthetic brain system test run reports submitted by various factories, laboratories, and data management departments. He was not unfamiliar with the special operation and maintenance of these 'biological computers'. So even though he felt that it was a little strange, he accepted it quite well.
Overclocking by jelly beans and maintaining the gym was a normal process of using a unique biomass computer in another world. He had to try it.
He shook his head and got rid of the thoughts in his mind. He then looked up at the gray 'rock' ceiling.
"Dawn of the World, your main body has been completed. Although it is not time for flight yet … do you want to bask in the sun?"
"Bask in the sun?" The synthetic brain asked in an almost emotionless tone. "Can I?"
"Of course." Gwen smiled. "This is part of the process."
"Understood, I want to bask in the sun," the synthetic brain immediately replied. "The 'mother tree' has engraved the 'joy of photosynthesis' in the memory of every brain. She told us that basking in the sun will bring about beneficial stimulation. I want to experience the feeling of the sun shining on the deck."
"… Why does Bertilla engrave everything in your memory?" Gwen's mouth twitched. He then turned to Rebecca. "Well, turn off the projection, open the canopy, and let the sun shine in."
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