The Petrachelys flew silently over the still Sea of the Crimson Moon, like a ghost descending from the dark space, carefully looking at the strange red world below with its countless eyes.
"The probe has sent back signals confirming that the Crimson Moon is covered with a complete layer of liquid surface, only sporadic islands and reefs protrude from the 'sea', accounting for less than three percent of the entire planet's surface area," Nolan's voice came from all around, with a hint of confusion. "And the scenes in other places are similar to here. The sea is' still 'and there is no sign of movement."
"After all, it is something summoned by Vivian. It is normal to have these strange things," Hao Ren nodded and said while checking the signals sent back by various sensors. "Release the contact detector to see if this layer of the sea is an illusion."
Although various radars had previously sent back signals that the surface of the Crimson Moon had a physical body, a single detection method was far from enough in the face of this supernatural thing that did not operate according to common sense. Hao Ren decided to increase the depth of the detection step by step.
The ejection hatch below the Petrachelys opened a crack, and a silver-white cylindrical object was released from the spacecraft. The cylindrical object circled twice on the surface of the still Sea of the Crimson Moon, and then plunged into the blood-like water.
The probe and the Sea of the Crimson Moon came into contact silently and disappeared from Hao Ren's field of vision in an instant. There were no waves on the surface of the sea. The contact between the two was like two shadows passing through each other, without the slightest interference.
Hao Ren frowned slightly. "Is it really an illusion?"
"No … the detector has sent back a signal. It is not an illusion. It has passed through a layer of real water and is now moving in the water," Nolan replied immediately. "… detected the existence of water pressure, water temperature, and resistance. The composition of the water is similar to the lifeblood, and the lower it is, the higher the concentration. This layer of sea is real. "
Hao Ren was a little surprised. "Real? But when the detector entered the water, it seemed to have passed through a layer of shadow. There wasn't even a splash. "
"I can't explain it. The Sea of the Crimson Moon is in a state of absolute stillness. The whole thing is like a frozen image. The detector can't affect the latter's form at all when it comes into contact with the sea, but at the same time, the detector can also detect the existence of the liquid environment … I am releasing more detectors, and more data will be summarized later."
The Petrachelys began to release more detectors into the seawater of the Crimson Moon. These detectors shimmered like the powder sprinkled from the fluorescent giant moth and quietly sank into the sea. Just like their predecessors, these detectors did not cause the slightest ripple or splash when they fell into the sea.
"What do you think it looks like?" Hao Ren gently tapped on the control panel in front of him. He was asking the MDT that was floating beside him.
"Hong Yue? Or this sea? "
"Scarlet Moon."
"I think of the Star of Creation. I guess you think of the same thing, partner."
"Yes, the Star of Creation," Hao Ren nodded. "I have associated these two things more than once before, and now it is even more so. The red liquid surface covers more than 97% of the ocean area, and the composition similar to the lifeblood has been detected … There are not many planets with such remarkable characteristics. I always thought that the surface of the Crimson Moon was solid, or the whole thing was some kind of illusion, but now it seems that its surface is a layer of sea — although this layer of sea is static. "
"But the size seems to be a little different," Nolan's voice sounded, and her holographic image also appeared beside Hao Ren. "According to the information provided by Muru, the Star of Creation is a planet larger than Earth, and the Crimson Moon … it is obviously a dwarf planet."
"Of course, the Crimson Moon will not be the real Star of Creation, at least Muru and Lemendusa did not say that the ocean on the Star of Creation is static," Hao Ren shrugged. "I tend to think that this' dwarf planet 'is some kind of projection of the Star of Creation. Perhaps Vivian has stored information of 'hometown' in her mind — considering that she was born from the blood of the goddess of creation, this is very likely — and the essence of her summoning the Crimson Moon is actually the projection of this hometown stored in her subconscious. "
At this time, Nolan suddenly interrupted him. "Hao Ren, my detector found something."
Hao Ren raised his eyebrows. "What is it?"
"On the back of the planet, a small island protruding from the sea has been found."
"What the heck? Let's go and have a look! "
The Petrachelys immediately turned and accelerated, dragging a blue light and disappeared into space. In the next moment, it arrived at the coordinates of the detector's signal. In the transmitted image, Hao Ren really saw a small island.
Ninety-seven percent of the area of the Crimson Moon was covered by the ocean, but less than three percent of the area still had land protruding from the water surface. They were mostly sporadic reefs or miniature islands. Plus, this dwarf planet was very likely to be a "miniature" version of the Star of Creation, and the size of these miniature islands was even more confusing.
The miniature island in front of them was already a relatively large one. It was about two or three hundred meters wide and tens of meters high out of the water surface. There was a circular pit in the center of the island, and there seemed to be many neat artificial traces around the pit. And Hao Ren also noticed a detail: within a considerable area around the island, the sea was unbelievably calm, and the water surface was as smooth and flat as a mirror, not even a ripple could be seen.
It seemed that no matter how huge the waves of the Crimson Moon Sea were, there was no need to worry about the island being swallowed by the waves.
"Obvious traces of artificial transformation." Looking at the regular circular pit on the island and the carefully arranged stone structure around the pit, Hao Ren thought that Nolan's judgment was correct. However, why would there be such a mark on the Crimson Moon? With this thought in mind, he stood up and tidied up his clothes. "I want to go down and see for myself."
"There is a certain degree of danger," Nolan reminded aloud. "This is only the first summoning experiment, and it is not yet certain to what extent the stable state of the Crimson Moon can last. We should test the duration limit of the summoning ritual before …"
"I can't sleep if I leave such an eye-catching thing alone. Besides, it's not easy to test it. I don't intend to leave after looking at it from the sky," Hao Ren waved his hand. "Besides, I believe in Vivian."
"You are the captain, you have the final say." Nolan saw that Hao Ren had made up his mind, and the Crimson Moon was indeed in a fairly stable state, so she did not insist. "I will continue to monitor the activities of the Crimson Moon. Once the energy response increases, you will be forcibly teleported back. This is a necessary safety measure."
"Of course, this is not a problem," Hao Ren nodded. "Let the detectors that have already entered the sea continue to expand the scanning range. I hope they will come back with some results when I go down to check the situation."
"Understood."
After a while, Hao Ren and the MDT had arrived on the surface of the island. Although they were on the ground, Hao Ren felt like he was floating. Although he had really touched the surface of the planet, the Crimson Moon itself still did not exert any gravitational force on him.
The pit was about 40 meters in diameter, and the deepest part was about 10 meters. The island itself was made of hard black rock, but the pit was covered with a layer of fine white sand. Around the pit, Hao Ren also saw a series of small pits, some open, some covered with slate or something else. The large and small pits formed a complex man-made nest.
The MDT flew around Hao Ren's head and asked, "Buddy, what do you think this place is for?"
"God knows … But if the Crimson Moon is really a projection of the Star of Creation, then the man-made traces here are very likely the work of the goddess of creation. I just don't know why she dug so many pits on her own planet. "
"Every creator likes to dig pits."
"What? Is that so? "
"Hey, I'm just talking nonsense. Why do you take it so seriously?"
The two chatted while looking around. Suddenly, a stone slab protruding from the ground not far away attracted Hao Ren's attention.
The stone slab stood beside a small pit, and there were shiny patterns on it.
"What is this?" The MDT flew to the side of the stone slab and used a scanning beam to scan the shiny lines. "It looks a bit like words, but the structure is so weird that even the information extraction method can't be translated."
Hao Ren looked at the symbols thoughtfully. He felt that these symbols were a bit similar to the 'divine text' he saw in the palace of the goddess in Coldpath, but they looked more … immature, or chaotic. It seemed that the writer himself could not accurately grasp the meaning of these words and was just drawing by feeling. Hearing the MDT say that conventional analysis could not decipher the secret of these symbols, Hao Ren suddenly had a flash of inspiration and put his hand on the shimmering stone slab.
The lines on the stone slab seemed to 'come alive' in an instant, twisting and moving around in front of his eyes. Then these moving lines spelled out neatly:
"The place where Lockmarton sleeps."
Hao Ren blinked, a little dazed.
"Buddy, is your talent online again?" the MDT immediately noticed Hao Ren's strange behavior and came over to ask.
Hao Ren immediately came back to his senses and immediately said, "There should be other symbols here! If I'm not mistaken, each 'pit' should have a corresponding mark! Hurry up and find it! "
"Tsk, good performance is a tiring life …" the MDT muttered and began to look around the nest for similar shimmering patterns on the stone slab.
Sure enough, soon more words were found and then analyzed by Hao Ren.
"The place where Lockmarton plays."
"The place where Lockmarton eats."
"The stone that Lockmarton picked up from the bottom of the sea."
"Lockmarton …"
This was enough evidence to prove the connection between the Star of Creation and the Crimson Moon, but Hao Ren did not expect it to appear in such an unexpected way.
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