Looking at the huge, dim crystal, Hao Ren knew that the "broken" the sprites were talking about was far worse than he had expected.
The navigation host of the planetary battleship was not built with conventional technology. It was probably not even the work of the guardian giants, but the goddess of creation. Its function was probably not as simple as a navigation host. The reason was that Hao Ren thought that these resonant crystals were full of mysteries. The goddess of creation spent a lot of energy on these crystals in the last days of her life and built the secret project of Star Cluster X around these crystals. So, the significance of these mysterious crystals was probably no less than the unfinished Creation's Engine.
Using resonant crystals to make the navigation host of the starship … Was it to make these starships undertake some special function?
In any case, these crystals were still completely incomprehensible to Hao Ren. Although his equipment could analyze every physical and chemical property of these crystals and the energy fluctuations they emitted, the secrets of the crystal itself were beyond these superficial properties. More importantly, Hao Ren did not know how to bring a "dead" crystal back to life.
But he still needed to do something. It was not the style of an inspector to face an unknown and not study it.
Under the guidance of the sprite and the scanning and analysis of the MDT, Hao Ren found a way to lower the huge crystal. The ancient lifting mechanism was re-energized, and with a creaking sound, the fixing device above the crystal began to operate and lowered the ten-meter-tall behemoth to a height of less than half a meter from the floor.
After a cursory observation, Hao Ren immediately found something unusual about this crystal.
It had an unusually regular shape, a perfectly symmetrical octagonal prism with constrictions at the top and bottom ends. On the surface of the crystal, which had lost its luster, there were clearly dense lines. The MDT shone a strong beam of light on the surface of the crystal, and the shallow structure of the crystal was revealed. Inside, there was the same complex and mysterious pattern structure.
This "refined" feature was not found in the crystals collected before. Even the neatly arranged crystal lattices in the sprite settlement were not as regular and precise as this crystal.
"I can't detect its deeper structure," the MDT said in surprise as it flew around the crystal. "It has a very complex encryption … Even if it has stopped working, these encryption protection based on information control is still working, and I can't crack it …"
"Even if the goddess of creation never went to school, she was still a real god." Hao Ren could only sigh. "The goddess of creation must have put a lot of effort into this' relic '. It's normal that you can't crack it."
The MDT shone a scanning beam on the crystal for a long time, but there was still no progress. It also tried to release energy stimulation to awaken the crystal, but it was also to no avail.
"No, this thing is completely 'broken'," the MDT returned to Hao Ren's shoulder dejectedly. "It is no longer stimulated by any external energy. This crystal is like an information black hole when it is' silent '. As long as there is no way to break through its' horizon ', then you will never see the truth inside it."
Hao Ren smacked his lips and inevitably felt a great disappointment. Vivian reached out and touched the surface of the large crystal curiously. "Speaking of which … I also have such a crystal in my Crimson Moon Sea. It's really incredible …"
Before she could finish, something unexpected happened!
The crystal, which was still dim a second ago, suddenly burst into a bright light. The light flashed and then quickly shrank into the crystal, making the whole crystal appear a kind of shimmering, hazy and wonderful state. Where Vivian's palm touched the crystal, a milky white ripple rippled. Wherever the ripple spread, the complex lines on the surface of the crystal also began to change.
It 'came to life' in an instant!
"I …" Vivian was shocked by the sudden change. She quickly pulled her hand away as if it was scalding hot. "I didn't do anything!"
Hao Ren quickly comforted her. "Don't panic, it's just activated. I have experience in this."
As someone who would trigger an illusion or a trap every now and then when he touched an ancient relic, Hao Ren was indeed qualified to say that...
After Vivian took her hand away, the crystal did not dim. It still maintained its hazy state and began to make a pleasant, soft chime like a wind chime. In this soft chime, a gentle female voice was heard.
"Administrator connection detected. Authentication completed. Attempting to obtain hub authorization and activate the default protocol."
"Error. Unable to connect to the hub. The throne is not activated. The hub administrator is missing."
"The administrator has used the wrong connection method. Please activate the hub first. This access is closed. The Naqdal Crystal is in standby mode. "
The gentle female voice fell silent, and the light on the surface of the crystal gradually dimmed. But this time, it did not completely lose its light. Instead, it still maintained one-third of its previous brightness. This should be the so-called "standby state."
The three sprites had been watching the scene from the beginning as if they were scared out of their wits. They suddenly came to their senses and immediately jumped up and down, shouting, "Ahhh! It's activated! It's activated! " Administrator authorization! "" The Queen! This is the Queen! "" So that's what the Queen looks like? "" The Queen looks different from us! "" She's different, but she's the Queen. There's no mistaking it. "" Yes, yes, yes. That's how the Goddess was designed … "
The three sprites began to run around Vivian like an out-of-control electric current. They were flashing around Vivian while shouting, "The Queen, the Queen, you are the Queen of the sprites." "The Queen is different from us." "Queen, queen, why didn't you tell us earlier?" "Lalala … Anyway, the sprites have a Queen!"
Vivian had recovered from her daze, but she was still confused. "Don't run around. I am dizzy. Can someone explain what is going on? How did I suddenly become the Queen? I didn't even know you before! "
"You are the Queen!" The long-haired sprite said confidently. "Only the Queen can activate this crystal that is directly connected to the core!"
"The crystal also said that you are the administrator!" "You just don't know it!"
The three sprites then began to fly around Vivian's head, cheering as they flew. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty …"
At first, Hao Ren thought it was a farce when he saw the reaction of the sprites, and they had made a mistake. But after connecting the dots, he could not help but look at Vivian. "I don't think we should take the sprites' words as a joke."
Vivian was confused. "Huh?"
"Don't be fooled by their unreliable appearance." Hao Ren pointed at the three sprites. "They are the last creatures created by the Goddess of Creation. The Goddess did not create these creatures for fun. As for you, you can also be considered the Goddess of Creation's final 'legacy'. The reason we came to this galaxy is because of the star chart in your soul. The resonance crystal was first discovered in the depths of your Crimson Moon Sea. These clues can all be connected … "
Vivian saw the serious expression on Hao Ren's face and could not help but become serious. "You mean …"
"The Goddess of Creation left something in Star Cluster X for you. In that case, it is not impossible for you to become the 'Queen' of these sprites."
Vivian looked at the sprites around her. The sprites immediately became happy and continued to jump and cheer …
"… Why don't I feel happy at all to be their Queen?" Vivian said.
In response, Hao Ren could only helplessly spread out his hands. "It's not a matter of being happy or not. The Goddess of Creation has decided …"
"Tsk."
"If she is really your Queen, then the sprites have a Queen now, right?" Hao Ren decisively stopped teasing Vivian. Instead, he turned to look at the sprites. "You said that as long as the sprites have a Queen, they will know their mission? Do you know it now? "
"Not yet!" The smallest sprite waved his arm. "The Queen must sit on the throne!"
"When the Queen sits on the throne, the sprites will hear the Queen's voice." "Only when such a connection is established …" "The Goddess's command will be revealed!"
"Sit on the throne?" Hao Ren frowned. Suddenly, the scene he saw in the illusion appeared in his mind.
There was an ancient palace on the crystal planet. In the palace, there was a throne made of crystal. The figure of the Goddess of Creation was sitting on the throne and seemed to be one with the crystal …
So that was the real meaning of the illusion?
However, this question could not be answered by the sprites. These muddle-headed people only knew the superficial information that was engraved in their souls. They only knew that the sprites needed a Queen, and this Queen needed to sit on the throne. But as for what the Queen did and what the throne was, they had no idea.
They said that the Queen should know these things.
"What can I know?" Vivian looked at Hao Ren, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "My memory is broken."
"Then we can only hope that this crystal can tell us something." Hao Ren did not insist on Vivian's memory. Instead, he turned to look at the crystal that was still emitting a faint light.
Obviously, it had been "resurrected", which meant that the MDT could interfere with it to a certain extent.
Perhaps the MDT still could not crack the secret data deep inside the crystal, but it should be possible to read something from its surface.
While the MDT began to deal with the crystal, Hao Ren was ready to look at the debris collected from the battlefield.
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