Ever since The Observer established a stable dimensional passage between the Heart and Tannagost, Salaman and his guardian legion frequently traveled between the two places. It was not only because the guardian legion wanted to see the legendary Land of Revival, but also because The Observer had invited them.
The guardian legion was originally stationed in Star Cluster X due to their mission and had not paid attention to the outside world for tens of thousands of years. But now that the biggest threat to the Heart had been resolved, and the Lord of the Throne, whom they had been waiting for, had arrived, and with Hao Ren and his droid army taking over most of the defense in Star Cluster X, there was no need to continue this mission. Or at least, there was no need for the entire guardian legion to stay in that place. As a result, a large number of people under Salaman's command were freed from their original mission.
And other places in the Plane of Dreams needed the strength of these guardian giants.
The ecological monitoring of Tannagost, the engineering project of the Solenne Gateway, the investigation of the ecological planets found in various parts of the Plane of Dreams, as well as the excavation and research of the Church of Creation and its relics. It could be said that the messy Plane of Dreams needed manpower everywhere to restore order and rebuild the ruins. While Hao Ren's unmanned mechanized legion could take on most of the work, the droid army was a group of cold machines after all, and they lacked understanding of the 'local situation' in the Plane of Dreams. So, everywhere in the universe had always been in a state of serious shortage of manpower.
Think about it, Lemendusa was the only one in charge of the star forge used to build the Creation's Engine at the Gate of Solenne. It was a situation that made people want to die …
So when Salaman and his guardian legion appeared, it was tantamount to solving the urgent problem of manpower.
Because of the existence of the Crapple Research Station, Tannagost had become the most important transportation hub in the Plane of Dreams. Hao Ren had built a large number of warp acceleration tracks and teleportation devices to all parts of the universe, as well as a large number of spaceports and warehouse facilities. The guardian giants coming from the Heart transited here and then went to various places in the universe where they were needed. The work of dispatching these guardians was done by Salaman, Muru, and the Crapple mainframe. Salaman understood his own army, the Crapple mainframe understood the needs of the 'human units' in the universe, and Muru coordinated and communicated between the two like a middleman. This was a very simple and primitive 'three-member council', but it seemed to be running quite efficiently.
When Hao Ren and his team returned to the Crapple Research Station, what they saw was a busy and orderly scene.
Standing on the top observation platform of CARS, they could clearly see the busy traffic of the spaceport facilities in space. Black, mountain-like starships moved slowly beside the spaceport, and the traction beams and anchoring beams emitted by the port formed a neat and clear 'road' in space like a wall of light casting. Large silver-white drone carriers and fleet of drones flowed between the port like a swarm of bees. Further away, there were huge acceleration tracks or stargates, and every flash of those massive facilities was enough to send an entire fleet into the depths of the universe.
The acceleration tracks were used to send the fleet to undeveloped or complex star regions where it was difficult to accurately locate, while the stargate facilities were usually used to connect another space base or a well-established planetary stronghold. Hao Ren's next goal was to build a stargate between Tannagost and the Hub, which would further enhance the connection between the two regions and effectively enhance the signal transmission between CARS and Star Cluster X. This way, Zorm could more effectively command its' remote body 'on the Executor's homeworld without the assistance of an additional booster antenna.
"Before you came, there had never been such a lively scene here," Hao Ren said with a sigh. Beside him was the holographic image of Salaman. "While there were many ports and warehouses built, they were all used by drones. You know, those drones only have a unified consciousness, and each body has no external communication settings. Millions of drones shuttled through the port without making any noise. At that time, it was like a ghost port."
Salaman sighed. "There used to be several space cities around the Star of Creation, and they were even livelier than here."
"One day, the universe will return to its former glory." Hao Ren smiled. "And we are taking the first step today."
"I hope that the 'seed' you brought is as powerful as you say," Salaman said seriously. "Then, we can boldly enter the Umbral Realm to find our mother."
Hao Ren was full of confidence. "Of course, it will surprise you."
Nolan's voice came from the broadcast. "Boss, the route is ready. We can depart at any time."
When they returned to the Hub, there were still traces of the fierce battle.
It could not be helped. After all, it had only been half a month since the last battle, but there were countless war wreckages accumulated over the past thousands of years. Not only were there broken starships and bodies floating in space, but there were also all kinds of activated energy and unstable dimensional rifts that were difficult to remove. The drone cluster had been cleaning up these dangerous space junk at the highest efficiency, but a lot of space junk needed time to be slowly digested.
The floating wreckages above the Hub were the first to be cleaned up. Now the airspace was much quieter than before. The guardian giants were rebuilding the orbital defense facilities with the drone cluster in low orbit. But the situation in high orbit was not so optimistic: a large number of dark red energy clouds were still entrenched in that area, and when starlight passed through the clouds, it appeared abnormal distortion. That was the effect of dimensional rifts and gravitational anomalies. These things would probably take years to clean up.
Standing in front of the crystal mountain where the Throne of Destiny was located, Hao Ren looked up at the sky. Although it was nightfall, the dense charging clouds still blocked the starlight, so it was impossible to see anything with the naked eye. But Hao Ren still knew about the trouble in high orbit. He smacked his lips. "Tsk, actually, it's better if we follow my plan. Just detonate a bunch of space implosion bombs in high orbit, and all the pollution will be gone. As for the dimensional rifts, we can let the universe heal itself slowly. After all, the dimensional rifts are not dangerous as long as we walk around them, not as troublesome as the pollutants … "
Salaman's face was stiff. "Although this plan is full of creativity, I believe that the guardian's inherited power from Mother is enough to deal with the corrupting forces in the universe. Of course, if you have a lot of temporary munitions to use, then it will not be a problem."
"… Ahem, ahem, let's see how the Throne of Destiny is doing." Hao Ren coughed.
It was still the place where Vivian came for her "test" last time. It was still the group of sprites living in the crystal cliff. This time, Hao Ren once again felt the overwhelming enthusiasm of the sprites.
"Wow! The Queen! The Queen is back! "" Is the Queen coming to reboot again? " "We've already rebooted the system …" "But after rebooting, it seems like the screen is still blue …" "But we have a solution to this problem!" "The sprites intend to change the error message to red …" "Say, the Queen, do you want to play a game of Candy Crush?" "I picked up a psionic regulator nearby yesterday. I wonder whose it is …"
As soon as Vivian appeared, she was surrounded by a large group of enthusiastic sprites. The chatter even startled Salaman. The sprites were usually talkative, but they were obviously a hundred times more excited when they saw their Queen.
Later, Vivian finally managed to quiet the chattering little ones. Salaman quickly took this opportunity to tell the sprites what he was going to do today.
"We're going to connect something to the Throne of Destiny?" "Doesn't the Queen want to sit on the throne?" "That thing called the World Tree … is taking the Queen's place?" "Does that mean the sprites don't have a Queen?!"
Hao Ren already knew that the sprites would worry about this, and quickly explained, "After connecting the World Tree, Vivian will still be your Queen, but she won't be in charge directly. Instead, she will delegate the work to a set of programs. It won't affect you or her."
Nangong Wuyue, who was not far away, immediately poked Nangong Sanba's arm. "Isn't that just a bluff?"
The sprites, on the other hand, had already started chattering, and after a few seconds of discussion, they all nodded in unison. "Okay, okay ~"
"… That's quite a bluff!" Nangong Wuyue said.
"After all, these sprites don't have a clear concept of a 'Queen'. They're just looking for a Queen for fun," Nangong Sanba said. "As for the Weaves of Destiny and whatnot, it's just an automated network that relies on the sprites' computing power."
Lily nodded. "Actually, I've already figured it out. The sprites and the Queen, the Weaves of Destiny and the Throne of Destiny, are two different systems. It's just that they're placed on the same carrier. And now, Mr. Landlord has separated the carrier, the Throne of Destiny, and put the World Tree in charge of the work, while Battie is in charge of the titular role. Tsk, isn't it just doing nothing? He's making it sound like he's saving the world. "
As soon as she finished, everyone looked at her as if she was an alien. No one had expected this dog to be so insightful …
On the other hand, after completing his negotiation with the sprites, Hao Ren finally received permission to enter the hall of the Throne of Destiny.
One by one, the sprites returned to the crystal wall, and the entire crystal wall gradually turned illusory in a flash of light. In just a few seconds, the physical wall disappeared, leaving behind a grand door and a long crystal passage behind it.
Hao Ren walked in front, and the others followed closely behind. After passing through the long passage, the hall that Hao Ren saw in the illusion finally appeared before his eyes.
Everything was as he saw it in the illusion. The hall was so simple that it was almost crude. Primitive rocks and crystals formed the main body of the hall, and some hanging crystal clusters were the only decorations in the hall. Other than that, the only thing that attracted people's attention was the huge crystal in the center and the throne in front of it.
That was the throne that symbolized the highest authority in the universe.
"Just … that's it?" Lily commented in surprise. "I thought there would at least be some sculptures or something."
"Mother did not leave any decorations when she built this place. Or rather, she did not have the time to make any decorations," Salaman said. "Everything was done in a hurry."
Hao Ren came to the access port of the Throne of Destiny, which was the throne. "So according to the instructions, I just need to put the seed of the World Tree here?"
Before this, he had already established a data connection between the drone and the Weaves of Destiny, so he was no stranger to the software part of the network. However, this was the first time he had such "intimate contact" with its hardware.
Looking at the plain crystal throne before him, he wondered if this thing could establish a connection with the seed of the World Tree in his hand.
Nangong Wuyue and Nangong Sanba began to mutter again. "Brother, how do you think we should plant the World Tree?"
"How would I know … You can't just dig a hole and bury it, can you?"
"Probably not, but watering it is necessary …"
The MDT floated to Hao Ren's side and nudged him on the shoulder. "Who cares? Just put the seed in and give it a try. Madam Raven got it anyway. If it doesn't work, then it's her fault. "
Hao Ren's confidence was strengthened. He took out the seed of the World Tree from his Dimensional Pocket and placed it on the throne.
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