To be honest, Lily deserved to be struck by lightning. If she had said that Raven 12345 was crazy, she would not have been struck by lightning. Who asked the husky to speak without thinking and directly question the goddess's intelligence? Although Hao Ren also felt that what the husky said made sense.
But whether it was the problem with Raven 12345's design or the complexity of the situation this time, the crucial crystal core had been lost. The loss of the core was secondary. What was important was an extremely crucial clue:
The big crack in the Scarred Nebula was likely to lead to the ruins of the goddess of creation!
"Can you make a new core?" Hao Ren looked at Raven 12345 expectantly. From what Raven 12345 said, he could tell that it only took the goddess two hours to make that thing. It did not seem too complicated.
Unexpectedly, Raven 12345 shook her head. "There is only one core."
"Can't you make a new one?" Hao Ren was surprised. "Didn't you say that it only took two hours to make that thing?"
"The processing is very simple, but there is only one raw material." Raven 12345 squinted at Hao Ren. "Do you know what the crystal is made of?"
Hao Ren shook his head.
"It's something that fell out of the Scarred Nebula." Raven 12345 raised her hand and pointed to the swirling void in space. "More than two thousand years ago, the Wall of Reality collapsed here, the entire galaxy was torn into pieces, and a large amount of matter from the Plane of Dreams gushed out of the crack like a fountain. Almost all of the matter was annihilated by the laws of nature into primordial energy, but only one thing survived, and that was a huge crystal. There was no way to determine what it was originally, because the thing was severely distorted in the process of passing through the Wall of Reality. Its appearance and even its essence had changed. It could have been a stone, a light, or even a person. Whatever it was, it condensed in the great annihilation and became a 'medium' that belonged to both the Plane of Dreams and the Surface World. The crystal core I gave you was carved out of that crystal, with my mark and some cutting-edge rune technology. Now you understand, the technology itself is very simple, but the material can't be replicated. It has the mark of the Plane of Dreams, so I can't do anything about it. "
Hao Ren did not expect the crooked crystal to have such an origin. After listening to Raven 12345, he knew that it was probably impossible to find the second core.
"It seems that you can only go to the Plane of Dreams to find it." Lily, with her afro, poked Hao Ren 'arm with her claws. "Such an awesome thing definitely won't break … probably."
Raven 12345 left. She did not give Hao Ren, nor did she say anything to him. Before she left, she told him to find the crystal core in the Plane of the Plane and open the door from the other side of the Wall.
That was enough to make Hao Ren feel conflicted.
After the discussion among the three inspectors, Hao Ren had a general idea of what to do.
Now that the crystal core had not been activated properly, it was still in the "silent state" when it was dropped. It was impossible to find it by tracking the signal. The only valuable clue in his hand was the brief information feed that Anthony Alfonso had heard.
At the moment when the crystal core passed through the big crack, the passage was temporarily opened, and the breath of the Plane of Dreams leaked from the other side of the "door." Based on this breath, he might be able to find the location of the core.
Hopefully, it did not fall too far. If the signal came from outside the monitoring range of the drone cluster, it would be a big problem.
"We can't help you if you go to the Plane of Dreams," Galazur said apologetically. "At present, only you have the authority to pass through the Wall of Reality, and we all have our own things to do."
"You've helped me a lot. To be honest, I'm quite sorry." Hao Ren thanked the two seniors sincerely. "Now, it's my personal mission. I can handle it myself."
Anthony Alfonso appeared on another communication screen. "Galazur and I will leave the construction unit here. After we leave, the construction unit will continue to work. First, build the frame of the 'door.' When you find the location of the core in the Plane of Dreams, you can directly open the door there."
Lily thought for a moment and interrupted. "Mr. Landlord, when you open the door again, do you need to arrange a blocking net here?"
Hao Ren was a little stunned. "Why would I need a blocking net?"
"What if you throw the core with too much force again? What if you throw the core over?" Lily's husky thinking was very reasonable and convincing. "In this way, we can catch it in time and throw it again …"
Hao Ren's face darkened. "Do you think this is like throwing a sandbag?!"
Due to the unexpected loss of the core, Hao Ren's ambitious plan to open the door had to be postponed. The reunion of Ymir and his brothers and the research of Whitey had to be put on hold. To be honest, it was quite frustrating. Hao Ren felt like he had a duel at the top of the Forbidden City, only to find that the city gate tower had been demolished and turned into a children's park. But it was even worse than that. As long as you could get over the hurdle in your heart, you could still duel with people on the merry-go-round. But on Hao Ren's side, the person he wanted to duel with was gone. He had to go all the way to find the person.
Lord Hao was worried. He was so worried that he pulled his hair down by the handful. As he pulled his hair, he muttered, "Even opening a door has so many twists and turns … Why do I suddenly feel that this door is strange?"
Nangong Sanba was taken aback. "What do you mean?"
Hao Ren slapped his thigh and said, "I've summed up my experience over the past three years: as long as I'm in charge of something, there's probably some shady business involved. The degree of shady business is directly proportional to the degree of trouble I put in when I'm working."
Everyone: "…"
The project had been suspended, and there was no point in staying in this place. After arranging the follow-up construction procedures of the automatic equipment, Galazur and Anthony Alfonso returned to their territory, while Hao Ren and Vivian returned to Midgard.
They had to pick up Odin.
The former king of the Norse gods had been relieved of the burden on his shoulders. His exhausted body and mind were not fit to stay in this world. After a full exchange of opinions, Hao Ren and Vivian decided to bring Odin back to Earth. At least Odin could still see some familiar faces in the otherworldling sanctuary, which was good for the old man's recovery.
As for the Valkyrie who was left behind in the Garden of Asgard, Hao Ren would arrange for Odin to teleport directly to the Garden of Asgard. It would be easy for them to meet.
As for the Twilight survivors in Midgard, the old man was still worried about them. But the beauty of human beings lay in their tenacious ability to survive and develop. Seeing that the people of Twilight had begun to build a new home in the wilderness, Odin felt that it was time for him to retire as the ancient sage.
After all, he had completely handed over the power of the Nine Worlds to Hao Ren. He chose to trust his chosen successor for the rest.
Standing on a hill in the wilderness of Midgard, Hao Ren and Odin looked at the plains in the distance. Steam machines were rumbling on the plains to clean up the foundation of the new city. A group of explorers in scholar costumes, escorted by Twilight Guards in heavy steam armor, were walking toward the Black Forest next to the new city. The leader of the explorers was Wendell, and behind him was Hope, who had once broken with him.
Just as the world was gradually healing, the father and son seemed to have begun to resolve their differences.
Odin looked up at the clear sky. The blue and green planet Purgatory was hanging in the middle of the sky. A thin beam of light extended from the surface of Purgatory, pointing in the direction of the Nine Worlds. Halfway there, it twisted and disappeared into a spatial crack. It was the Tower of Heaven, the tentacle of the First Born that connected the two worlds. When Blackie was in a good mood, the tentacle would be shrouded in soft light.
"I haven't seen a sunny day for more than two thousand years," Odin sighed softly. "And the sunlight from the outside world …"
"Yggdrasil is now in a semi-open state. The filtered sunlight from the main material world can shine into the Nine Worlds, and the extra energy can accelerate the recovery of the ecosystem." Hao Ren nodded. "The bridge connecting Inferno and the Nine Worlds is located in Niebelungen, but Blackie has not opened the passage yet. She wants to wait for the humans of both worlds to be ready."
"Blackie …" Odin's mouth twitched, but he did not say anything.
A snow-white girl was floating around, her feet not touching the ground like a light cloud. When she floated in front of them, Hao Ren said, "Whitey, stop floating. I have something to tell you. After we leave, you have to manage the ecological balance between Inferno and the Nine Worlds. Don't give all the work to Blackie. She is a little … manic now. You have to take care of her. "
"I know, I know," Whitey answered casually as she circled around Hao Ren. "You're not coming back?"
"Of course I have to come back," Hao Ren said with a smile. "I am still the lord of the Nine Worlds. I have to come back often to check on the Valkyrie of Asgard. Her state is not reassuring. I have left a large number of monitors here. I will know if there is any movement. You can call me directly in case of an emergency. The communicator is over there. "
"Got it." Little White replied as it flew into the distance.
"Let's go." Hao Ren nudged Odin, who was a little lost in thought. "Stop looking. It's not like you can't come back. If you look at her for a while, you will be even more reluctant to leave."
"Oh, oh …"
A light fell from the sky, and Hao Ren and his team left the place.
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