With the activation of Vivian's bloodline, the secret vault left behind by the goddess of creation was finally opened. The good news was that the "divine words" did not go on a rampage like what happened to Zhao Xi. But what came out of the vault was even more confusing than the divine words.
It was a gigantic metal ball.
Hao Ren saw a 500-meter-wide behemoth floating above the Netherrealm Clock Tower. Although it was still a distance away, he could feel the immense pressure it exuded. The behemoth was spherical, with a pale golden metallic luster. There were some red and bright blue patterns on its surface. Its structure was extremely complicated, as if it was pieced together by countless metal components. But the shape of the metal components was not fixed. The giant ball floated in the air, and each of its components was constantly rotating and moving, changing the surface of the metal ball. Some of the changes in the details completely defied the laws of physics. This could only be done if the components had infinite deformation ability. As the surface of the giant ball changed, Hao Ren saw its internal structure through the occasional slits and openings. He saw countless rotating golden wheels and weird mechanical devices. The inside of the giant ball was more complicated than its surface.
And this strange metal ball, which looked like some kind of super technological product or advanced magical device, floated hundreds of meters above Hao Ren's head. Although it was running everywhere, there was no sound of mechanical friction. Hao Ren only heard a sweet, crystal-like sound lingering around, which added endless sanctity and mystery to the giant golden ball.
"Detect the divine reaction." Hao Ren was stunned for a long time before he finally remembered what he had to do.
The MDT immediately shone a blue light on the golden giant ball, but this time it did not receive any impact. "Detected a strong divine reaction from the goddess of creation."
"Well, this thing is a relic that the goddess of creation has taken great pains to preserve." Hao Ren looked at Vivian with a strange expression. "But I guess you don't know what it is, do you?"
"Of course I don't know," Vivian said, shaking her head helplessly. "Before I met you, I didn't even know who the goddess of creation was."
Hao Ren sighed. "I thought you would open the floodgates of your memory when you see this thing and recall half a ton of ancient secrets. Isn't that how it is set in novels?"
Vivian could only roll her eyes and look up at the sky speechlessly.
After a while, the people who had gone out to "avoid danger" flew back. Everyone looked up at the giant floating above the Netherrealm Clock Tower. Rollie was a little nervous at Hao Ren's feet. She looked up at the giant ball in the sky and meowed threateningly from time to time. Her back was arched high, and her tail was straight like a stick.
"What the hell is this?" White Flame said after a long while. "Our holy land has such a thing hidden."
"Before it became your holy land, it was first the home of the goddess of creation," Hao Ren said, glancing at her. "We don't know what it is, so I've decided to go up and have a look."
Lily suddenly jumped to her feet. "Wow! I just remembered that I haven't had lunch yet. Let's go back first. "
Hao Ren grabbed Lily's tail and dragged her back. "You're such a coward! Come here, you have a good nose. Maybe you can find something. "
Lily thought for a moment and said, "Is it too late for me to catch a cold?"
Usually, the husky would never shrink back in such a situation. She was a curious and disruptive person, the kind of person who would only be timid in the face of great danger. She would definitely run up and take a look before scurrying back. But she was really frightened by the divine words last night. The divine power had left an indelible impression in her mind. She did not even have the courage to go up and take a look at it at the moment. But she was really scared by the divine words last night. The divine power had left an indelible impression in her mind. She did not even have the courage to go up and take a look. Of course, Hao Ren knew this, but he still wanted to drag Lily over because he was sure that there was no rampaging divine power in the big ball in the sky.
It only had pure divine attributes, and it was certainly not powered by divine power.
Hao Ren led Lily and Vivian to check out the huge ball, and White Flame followed them. As for Rollie, she could stay on the platform and continue to meow. Lil Pea always needed someone to look after her. The little one was too active, and Hao Ren dared not let the baby fish study the seemingly dangerous ball.
They flew over the Netherrealm Clock Tower. Vivian and White Flame could use magic, Hao Ren used his coordinate propulsion technique in space, and Lily used the propulsion device Hao Ren lent her. They came next to the metal ball, and when they got closer, Hao Ren could feel the size of the thing. The constantly moving metal structure was like a living steel wall in front of him, complex, exquisite, magnificent, and dazzling. Lily nervously grabbed Hao Ren's sleeve. She carefully tucked her tail between her legs and muttered, "This thing looks spectacular. It seems to be bigger than your spaceship."
"I don't know if it's bigger or not, but it's definitely fatter." Hao Ren was still in the mood to joke. At the same time, he guessed the function of the big ball. "Why did the goddess of creation create this thing? Is it really a spaceship?"
"The First Born is a ball when it grows up, and the Creation's Engine is said to be a ball too. Now that she left something for Battie, it's still a ball. How much did the goddess of creation like balls?" Lily continued to mutter. No matter how timid she was, she could not keep her mouth shut. "Well, the goddess who plays with balls is doomed."
Vivian frowned. "The goddess must have left me this thing for a purpose, but she should at least tell me what to do."
Hao Ren smacked his lips. "Could it be that after all the planning, the detonation of the temple, the arrangement of the hyperspace vault, and the creation of the descendants of the divine blood, she forgot to leave a user's manual?"
Vivian did not say anything. She just slowly looked around the ball, trying to find clues in the ever-changing complex structure.
The countless complex structures on the metal ball continued to operate silently, constantly changing the surface shape while maintaining the same shape. Irregular pale gold sliders swam on the surface of the ball like a living thing, and the huge metal wheel rotated inside the ball. Sometimes, Vivian saw some bright light flashing through the gaps of the metal ball. She did not know if it was the energy center of the ball or something else, or was it the ancient spirit responsible for maintaining the mysterious device?
She reached out her hand towards the sphere, trying to concentrate on imagining that the thing would respond to her blood power. At last, she released a drop of blood at the sphere, but this time there was no response. Although her divine blood could activate the door of the space-time vault, it had no effect on the sphere.
There must be some other way to control this thing.
"Battie doesn't seem to know what to do." Lily poked Hao Ren's arm and whispered.
Hao Ren shrugged. "You don't say. She hasn't seen this before."
"Do you know what I'm thinking?" Lily said mysteriously.
"What?"
"Maybe Battie knew it," Lily pointed to her head. "But her brain — you know, she forgot about it."
Hao Ren was stunned, and then he suddenly felt that this seemingly ridiculous possibility was the most reasonable one!
"Motherf * cker, if that's the case, it's going to be funny." Hao Ren smacked his lips. "The goddess of creation left something vital in Vivian's mind, but because of her amnesia, Vivian forgot about it?!"
"You see, the goddess of creation would not leave a ball for her daughter for no reason. She must have left something else. Since there's nothing in this vault, the only possibility is that it was originally left in Vivian's mind."
While Hao Ren and Lily were muttering, Vivian had already circled the huge ball.
She found nothing.
Then Hao Ren and the others also circled the ball, but they found nothing.
Hao Ren even dragged Lily around to sniff the ball like a police dog, trying to find any traces of abnormality on the ball, but to no avail.
The MDT's scan of the ball showed that it was a complex and sophisticated device. Its function might be information processing or the control center of a larger system. However, because its structure was incomplete and it was not fully operational, the MDT could not explain the specific purpose of this thing.
They studied it for a whole hour. Fearing that they would destroy the function of the ball or trigger some unexpected settings, Hao Ren resisted the idea of forcibly opening the device and entering it. During this period, Rollie, who stayed in the Netherrealm Clock Tower, was about to fall asleep, and Lily had really fallen asleep.
That was when they made progress.
After some observation, Hao Ren suddenly became interested in some of the special structures on the ball. These structures were a series of grooves evenly distributed along the waistline of the ball. Although a large number of components on the surface of the ball were constantly operating, these grooves never changed, looking like ports reserved for other devices. Hao Ren initially thought that these grooves were ports, such as pipes and cable ports, because the MDT mentioned that the ball seemed to be part of a larger system. But soon he found that the size of these grooves was more suitable for other things.
The diameter of the grooves was ten meters, perfectly round, and there was a cylindrical structure in the center.
"Do you think … the Gilded Disc can be put in here?" Hao Ren muttered hesitantly.
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