The test of the long-range cognition array continued until nightfall.
The dark blue sky gradually shrouded the earth, and stars emerged from the darkness, watching the world with a cold light that seemed to never change. On the barren planet without light pollution, the brilliant stars covered the sky in an almost spectacular way. The ribbon-like structure formed by the stars flowed across the sky like a long river, dividing the sky into two distinct parts from east to west.
It was not the Milky Way that people on Earth knew, but it was spectacular and beautiful.
The moon was covered by the shadow of the home planet, with only a thin curved arc next to the galaxy. The base groups and ravines on its surface had been covered by darkness. Under the shadow of the home planet, the light of the Zenith was equally dim. But due to the large number of artificial facilities around the space station that could provide illumination, the shadow of the space station was still vaguely visible. It was next to the crescent moon, quietly suspended in the sky like a dim eyeball.
Although he could not see it with the naked eye, Hao Ren knew that the Executors living there were probably in the busiest state since they were born. They were busy reorganizing the social structure, repairing the space station that was damaged in the large-scale EMP impact, cleaning up the mess on the moon after the disappearance of the fortress, studying the information about planetary survival left by the humans in the Great Think Tank, and … busy observing the changes on the home planet.
Zorm's stretch meant that the dramatic changes on the surface were clearly visible in space, and it was impossible for the Executors not to see it. They were constantly monitoring the home planet with at least three-digit surveillance equipment.
Hao Ren stood on a tower in the outpost base, the MDT was floating next to his head, reporting the latest situation. "N-6 has sent a message asking about the tentacles that suddenly poked out of the ground. The previous test has caused the Executors to become nervous."
"Tell them the truth. We have told them about the function of the long-range cognition array. Now that Zorm has taken over the planet, it means that the Executors can start preparing to move to the home planet," Hao Ren replied. "Sooner or later, they have to accept the fact that the 'planet devourer' has become a harmless First Born, and they have to get used to living in peace with Zorm. So it only caused tension among the Executors? Didn't it cause panic? "
The MDT paused for a few seconds before replying in a subtle tone, "It's supposed to cause panic, but when N-6 and the others looked at the home planet from space, they saw a huge cartoon smiley face … I guess they're not even nervous, let alone panicking."
Hao Ren: "… Holy shit, there's such an effect!"
Before the MDT could say anything, Hao Ren heard Zorm's voice coming from the communicator next to him. "So my emoticons are still useful!"
Hao Ren rubbed his forehead helplessly. "Fine, fine, fine. You don't even care about your dignity. What else can I say? But then again, what have you been doing since the beginning? It's already late, why aren't you resting? "
As he said, he looked up into the distance. The test during the day had already ended, and everyone had returned to the rest area of the base. But Zorm was obviously not going to stop. At the end of the distant plain, the tentacle that poked out of the ground had changed form. Most of it had retracted into the ground, but nearly a third of it was still outside. Fluorescence like a swarm of fireflies wandered on the surface of the tentacle. The light converged, and the stars in the sky appeared much dimmer.
Under the fluorescence, Hao Ren could see large tracts of plants emerging from the ground around the tentacle. A lush forest was growing at an efficiency that completely defied common sense and covered the battlefield that had turned into ruins. In the center of the forest, the tentacle itself was also 'growing'. Its tip quickly forked, growing huge leaves and hanging vines. The light leaping between the vines and the flowing light in the forest below formed a beautiful contrast.
The tentacle was gradually transforming into a towering tree that was tall enough to reach the clouds.
"Isn't it beautiful? Isn't it? "Zorm sounded particularly excited." This is a new style that I've come up with! Doesn't it look particularly beautiful? I found that many parts of the planet's ecosystem have been severely damaged, and there are holes everywhere that need to be filled. So I'm going to change the whole planet to a new theme … "
"The more I look at it, the more I feel like the World Tree out of a fantasy novel …" The MDT gave a pertinent comment. "Speaking of which, Zorm, don't tell me you're going to squeeze in another race with pointy ears, long legs, and leaves? There are already intelligent races registered on this planet … "
"It sounds cool, but don't do it." Hao Ren did not wait for Zorm to answer and quickly stopped it. "The style of this place is too f * cking weird! I can't imagine what it will be like when the Executors live in Zorm's new forest … "
The MDT simulated the future scene and said, "It's nothing more than a bunch of artificial intelligence robots living in the elf-style World Tree, studying druidic doctrine while developing the planet's technology. There's also an indescribable Great Old Ones buried underground, using their tentacles to gesture in the sky, secretly observing and making jokes … Oh, it's beautiful!"
As the person who made it all happen, Hao Ren could only cover his face after hearing the MDT's deduction. "How did it come to this?"
But anyway, Zorm looked really happy.
Although he was optimistic and cheerful and never complained, losing his body was one of the biggest regrets of the First Born. The people of Zorm had been reborn through the lifeblood, and the ecosystem of Tannagost had flourished under his efforts. However, as the gardener of life, Zorm could only live in the form of data in a supercomputer, floating in the cold and boundless space. It was not a happy ending anyway.
Now, he finally got a new body. Even if this body was seriously damaged, even if this body was tens of billions of light years away, even if he had to rely on a set of antennas and translation devices to control this body, he still felt satisfied.
So Hao Ren did not intend to interfere with Zorm's "performance" on this planet. He believed that the kind and loyal First Born would take care of everything, just like he did in Tannagost, to restore peace and prosperity to this planet that had been ravaged by war for thousands of years.
Although he was about to make the landscape of this planet weird …
At this time, Zorm's World Tree had grown to the height of the clouds. Although it was only a skeleton with few branches and leaves, in the eyes of the mortals, it was already a spectacular building. Hao Ren saw halos spreading out from the top of the tree as if forming a protective force field around the forest. Zorm's voice came from the comm. "Huh?"
"What's wrong?" Hao Ren asked casually.
"I don't know what it is … Since I spread the branches and leaves, I have been hearing a voice coming from the universe," Zorm sounded troubled. "And it's getting clearer and clearer …"
Hao Ren was stunned. "You can hear it clearly? What's the content? "
Zorm was silent for a while as if trying to decipher the information coming from the universe. Hao Ren also saw all the branches and leaves of the towering World Tree in the distance were swaying slightly, as if adjusting the direction of the antenna. After a while, Zorm deliberately imitated a strange tone from the comm.
"Turn off all channels! Turn off all channels! No matter who it is, turn off all channels! "
"Where did this all-channel comm come from? Oh my god, I can't block it, it's killing me! "
"Who knows where this is coming from? If you can get in touch, ask the other side to turn off the microphone! "
"Oh no, we are going to die this time. We don't even have a usable cannon, if they catch up …"
"Die, die, die, die, die …"
Hao Ren was dumbfounded. "What the hell is all this nonsense?"
"I don't know. Anyway, that's what it means," Zorm said innocently. "And these signals should not have just appeared. When I first projected my consciousness onto this planet, I heard something …"
Hao Ren and the MDT looked at each other. Well, not even a brick could look at each other. Hao Ren glanced at the shell of the PDA and asked, "Why do I feel that these signals have something to do with us?"
The MDT shook. "Maybe it's just a broadcast that a civilization in this place accidentally sent into space thousands of years ago. This kind of thing is very common."
Although that was what he said, Hao Ren still felt that something was wrong. Under the influence of a certain factor called "demigod intuition," he pondered while looking around.
When he inadvertently raised his head, he saw an exceptionally bright star slowly moving across the sky amidst the resplendent Milky Way.
It was the crystal resonant antenna in orbit …
"I think I know what's going on …" Hao Ren was startled.
"Huh?" The MDT was confused (although it did not have a head). "What do you know?"
Hao Ren did not answer the MDT. Instead, he yelled into the comm, "Zorm, can you find the source of those sounds?"
"Ahh —" Zorm was startled, but he quickly recovered. "It's a little difficult, but I should still be able to find it. My perception is also suppressed here, but it's better than yours. And the source of the signal doesn't seem to be too far from here."
"Well, try to figure out the source of the signal while it's still there. Can you establish communication with the other party?"
"That's difficult, after all, I'm just a tree …"
Is there a tree like you?
"Okay, I got it." Hao Ren waved his hand. "I'll go find Nolan and see if I can connect you to the resonant antenna."
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