Indeed, there were no other clues, and without a clear way out, it was not a bad idea to follow the clues that they had found.
If the divine blockade of Star Cluster X and the dormant Denizens of the Stars belonged to the same 'security system', then the former's control system was probably connected to the latter. Now that all the Denizens of the Stars' battleships were transmitting their energy to a certain 'battlefield', then that battlefield must be extremely important.
The core of the divine blockade might be there too.
Lily crossed her arms in front of her chest, her bushy tail wagging behind her. It was a sign that she was thinking hard. "Mr. Landlord, what do you think the situation on that battlefield is like now? Are they still fighting? Or have they completely lost it … "
Nangong Wuyue's eyes widened. "Those dormant spaceships recorded the start of the war a few thousand years ago. How could they be fighting until now?"
"The Executors and the Devourer have been fighting for almost ten thousand years, and the guardians of Collow and Lockmarton have been fighting for a few eras." Hao Ren glanced at the siren maiden. "In this universe, a war lasting for thousands of years is nothing new. In fact, I think the battle on that battlefield has probably not stopped yet … "
Nangong Wuyue was a little curious, her tail curled into a question mark in the air. "How are you so sure?"
Before Hao Ren could say anything, Nangong Sanba had already figured it out. "Because the Denizens of the Stars' spaceships that transmitted their energy and consciousness to the battlefield have not shown any signs of recovery. This means that the guardians have not won yet, and as an important security measure, the divine network is still running, which means that the defense line has not completely fallen. Since the guardians have not won or lost, then it can only be that they are still in a stalemate."
Lily was also deducing. "Of course, there is another possibility, and that is that the guardians of the Denizens of the Stars have all perished together with the invaders, and the invaders have not destroyed the divine network. But these are all unfounded things, speculating is pointless. "
Nangong Wuyue looked at her smug brother, and then at the dog maiden who was wagging her tail waiting for her landlord's praise. She angrily put her hands on her hips. "Why do I feel like I'm the dumbest one here?"
Nangong Sanba chuckled. "Where do you think Rollie is?"
Hao Ren and Vivian looked at Nangong Sanba sympathetically. "You're asking for it …"
After everyone left, Hao Ren and Vivian were the last to leave. Of course, Nangong Sanba, who was still unconscious in the corner, could be ignored. Vivian flicked a strand of hair away from her forehead as she looked up at the holographic image of the starry sky. It was a star map that had been explored and occupied less than one-fifth of Star Cluster X. "You sounded so confident earlier. Have you thought about how to find that battlefield?"
Hao Ren did not say a word. He just fiddled with the hologram a few times, and the image of the universe quickly faded away, replaced by a set of giant antennas orbiting above the Executor's homeworld, as well as a secondary array of antennas on the planet's surface in the corner of the screen.
"These are the antennas used to scan the resonance signal of the crystals?" Vivian recognized them at a glance. "You mean, that battlefield is the mysterious planet covered in crystals that you saw in the illusion?"
"Intuition." Hao Ren nodded. "And it's not just intuition. The reason we could find this Star Cluster X was because we found the star map deep in your soul. The illusion I saw was sealed in your soul along with the star map. I have a feeling that this mysterious Star Cluster X is just a box, a box that the goddess of creation used to protect the truth, and the mysterious planet covered in crystals is the treasure in the box. The divine power blockade network, the Denizens of the Stars battleships, these are the guards of the box, and the only thing that could make these guards come out in full force to fight is that planet covered in crystals. "
Vivian thought for a moment and asked, "MDT, have these antennas been activated?"
While the antenna system was built by Nolan, the MDT was Hao Ren's most commonly used auxiliary equipment, so all the information from the various systems would eventually converge on the PDA. Hearing the call of its mistress, the MDT immediately flew over from the table. "It's online, it's online. But we came back too early, the secondary antenna array is not fully activated, and it may not be stable yet. But the main antenna in orbit is working fine, and it's already running at full power."
"Did you find anything?"
"Err … Not yet," the MDT said, shaking its body. "Maybe the newly established system is not perfect enough. So far, all I've received is some background noise …"
Hao Ren frowned, feeling that something was wrong. "This is not right … If the illusion I saw is not fake, then the resonance on the crystal planet is always going on, and even if the crystal planet did not release any signals, the crystals we have are always releasing waves. After the crystal planet receives these waves, there should be a feedback signal …"
"Don't tell me that the crystal planet is gone …" Vivian said worriedly. "After all, we found the crystal fragment here. It's obvious that it was blown up. That's not a good sign."
"Don't be so unlucky," Hao Ren quickly said. "And I don't think it's that bad. The legacy left by the goddess of creation should not be so fragile."
Just when Vivian was about to say something, the MDT suddenly shouted, "Buddy! The long-range cognition array is activated. Zorm is coming! "
The construction of the long-range cognition array was faster than the crystal antenna. In fact, the facility had been completed as early as when Hao Ren and the other two returned. But this system was special and complicated. In order to be compatible with the mind of a demigod, it had to be debugged and parameter set after completion.
Now, the system had finally passed the inspection and was ready to play its role.
The 'long-range cognition array' built on the Great Plains stood on its base like a steel city. The center of the triangular base was a huge circular cavity, which was where the Great Fissure was originally located. Artificial nerves extended from the cavity. They were connected to the nervous system of the First Born underground, and connected to three symmetrically distributed data processing centers on the surface.
The huge antenna device stood on the extension line at the apex of the triangular 'city'. It was thousands of meters high, like a straight sword, shining with a silver-white brilliance under the sun. At this moment, energy had been injected, all systems were running, and faint blue veins appeared on the surface of the silver-white tower. As these veins glowed, the will of Zorm crossed the space barrier of countless light years, broke the limit of light speed, and was about to arrive on the planet.
Hao Ren stood under the tower, watching the completion of this important facility. The frustration of looking for the crystal planet had subsided a lot.
"Establishing connection … Connection established, synchronization rate increasing … 50% … 60% … 70% …"
As the broadcast rang through the entire facility, Hao Ren saw a large holographic projection appeared around the giant tower. On the upper right corner of the holographic projection was a small antenna icon. Behind the icon were several vertical lines arranged from short to long. At this time, the fourth vertical line had turned from gray to white.
Lily raised her head and wagged her tail behind her. "Wow … the signal is almost full!"
"So who on earth designed this interface!?" Hao Ren jumped the moment he saw the icon. "I don't remember this thing!"
An autonomous robot floated over with Nolan's bust floating above it. "That's enough, boss. This is more intuitive."
"So it's you …" Before Hao Ren could finish his sentence, he heard the broadcast. "Synchronization rate 100%. Connection is stable. Consciousness transmission is successful."
Hao Ren immediately stopped lecturing his shipgirl and quickly turned his head to look at the holographic projection around the giant tower. The holographic projection flickered twice, and then a series of huge symbols appeared on it.
Hi ~ o (* ̄ ▽ ̄ *) ブ
Zorm's emoji skills had developed to a strange level!
"Err … Looks like the connection is quite smooth …" Hao Ren saw the emoji sent by Zorm and did not know what to say in advance. He could only awkwardly greet Zorm. "I thought you would be busy all day. After all, we haven't had anything smooth for a few days."
The symbols on the holographic projection disappeared and were replaced by a smiley face.
Yes, it was a smiley face …
Hao Ren felt his forehead twitching. "Speak properly!" he said.
A word popped up on the holographic projection. "Oh."
"Don't just send text. You should be able to speak now," said Hao Ren. "This system integrates all the current research on the First Born. Your mind can now not only drive the body of the First Born on this planet, but also control various auxiliary facilities in this base. The spare computing power of the data processing center can also help you think about some problems. Let's see how it works."
A little person spitting bubbles appeared on the holographic projection. After a few seconds, an electronically synthesized voice sounded in the base. "Ah … Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Oh, it really works!"
"Looks like the brain-computer interface is in good condition." Hao Ren smiled and nodded. "Move your limbs a little and see how your body is driving. Take it easy, don't affect the ecological zone."
Hao Ren's reminder was superfluous. As an excellent gardener, Zorm certainly knew how to move his limbs a little without harming the life on the surface.
Everyone felt the ground under their feet began to tremble slightly. Then, from the direction of the battlefield ruins in the northern part of the Great Plains, which had completely lost its vitality, came a muffled thunder-like sound. The ground bulged in front of everyone, and a black thing grew like a mountain and gradually broke away from the ground …
It was an extremely thick tentacle. At first, it was like a mountain, but then it became a giant pillar sweeping across the sky. This indescribable and appalling giant limb twisted in the atmosphere, emitting a soul-shaking noise. Its dark and wrinkled surface was covered with indescribable lines, and the entire tentacle slowly bent into a terrible symbol.
It was a smiley face with a pen.
Hao Ren was speechless.
So why did such a Cthulhu-like guy have to act cute for a living?
Anyway, Zorm was finally online …
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