After the spacecraft entered hyperspace, the four ascetics stopped talking. Except for Big Beardy, the other three simply sat on the floor of the bridge, closed their eyes and began to meditate. Hao Ren wanted to continue talking to them about the Plane of Dreams and the Disciples of Glory, but he found that these people were not interested in chatting. They answered every question because they urgently needed to understand their situation. Now that things were clear in this regard, the ascetics returned to a state of numbness.
However, Lily never let the atmosphere affect her ability to act. She did not care whether they were willing to talk to her or not. She began to greet the three sitting on the floor. "Hey, don't sit on the floor. There are chairs here..."
The three sitting on the floor just shook their heads slightly and did not speak. Big Beardy simply replied, "There is no need for unnecessary enjoyment. Meditating on the teachings of the Goddess is the highest pleasure."
Hao Ren scratched his head and looked at Big Beardy. Then, he suddenly remembered something very important. "Ah, yes! I forgot to ask for your names! "
Unexpectedly, Big Beardy just shook his head slightly. "The ascetics have no names. We don't need names, and we don't need to be remembered by people."
Hao Ren was stunned. "No names? You don't have names? Then how do you usually address each other? And what do you usually do... without a name? "
Hao Ren felt that he had heard something unbelievable. He could not imagine how a group of people without names lived and worked. How did they assign tasks? How did they communicate with each other? How did they know who the other ascetics were when they were mentioned in a conversation? Let's not talk about other things — if someone got into trouble outside, they wouldn't know how to report back! However, Big Beardy's expression was unusually serious. Obviously, he was not joking.
"We don't need names." Big Beardy spread out his hands. He tilted his head slightly to the other three. Although he did not speak and the other three did not open their eyes, one of them nodded slightly in response. "The ascetics have their own way of sensing and identifying each other. His Holiness can also contact each ascetic through a secret method. Other than that, we don't need to be responsible to anyone, and we don't need any more complicated social interaction. "
Hao Ren was amazed. Only then did he know that these ascetics had built something similar to a spiritual network! It wasn't that they didn't have names, but only people in their "network" knew how to distinguish these "names." He had no idea how this network was built. Was it purely based on this kind of boring meditation?
But Big Beardy did not answer any more questions. Like the others, the ascetic lowered his head and entered a meditative state. He only said, "Let me know when we arrive at the destination."
The four gray-robed men sat on the floor of the bridge and competed in endurance. They were as lifeless as wooden statues, and even the entire bridge sank into a dull environment. Lily could not stand such an atmosphere. After a while, she began to walk around the four of them anxiously. Occasionally, she would run around on all fours, sniffling and muttering, "It's so stuffy … It's so stuffy to breathe the same air as them! Why didn't I have this feeling when I was on the little green men planet … "
"Nonsense, I wasn't meditating at that time. Come back and stop fooling around. I'm doing something serious. " Vivian, on the other hand, sat calmly on her seat and reprimanded Lily as she busied herself with her work. She was holding two long knitted scarves, and there were several balls of silver-white yarn in a small basket on her lap. When Lily saw the thick yarn, she could not help but scurry over, grab a ball of yarn, and compare it with her tail. "Wow, this is my fur … You've turned it into yarn in such a short time? How did you do it? "
"The power of magic," replied Vivian as she quickly knitted. When she saw Lily rubbing the ball of yarn on her tail, she could not help but poke the latter's arm with the end of the needle. "Don't bother, it won't grow back. But if you don't mind turning into a hairy monster again, I can get you some hair tonic. Maybe I can knit a sweater for Mr. Landlord … and make a pair of gloves for myself. "
When Lily heard this, the hair on her tail stood up. She quickly threw the ball of yarn away and scurried back to her chair, curled up into a ball and dozed off.
In fact, the Sacred Relic of Origins was now on the Petrachelys. Hao Ren could have immediately started experimenting with the Orb of the Holy Synod after leaving the planet of the little green men. However, he wanted to keep a sample for research, so he gave the MDT an hour to duplicate the Sacred Relic and hid the fact that the Sacred Relic was on the spacecraft from the ascetics. When the spacecraft docked at Kuiper Station, he woke Big Beardy and the ascetics up and pretended to talk to the port's loading and unloading department. After that, he said with a serious face, "Well, the equipment has been placed in the spacecraft's laboratory. Let's go and see if the Orb of the Holy Synod is on it."
The four vajras … err, the four ascetics immediately jumped up from the ground and said without hesitation, "Let's go."
A group of people rushed to the scientific research cabin. Most of them were there to watch the show. The original version of the Sacred Relic of Origins had been put away, and now its replica was placed on the research device in the middle of the laboratory. It looked exactly the same as the original — in fact, they were exactly the same. The shipboard factory on the spacecraft would never make a mistake in duplicating such a 'simple device'. The precision of the duplication was Planck level.
So, the replica placed in the middle of the room could be called the real Sacred Relic of Origins.
Big Beardy and the other ascetics did not care about the dazzling advanced machines in the scientific research cabin at all. All their attention was on the Sacred Relic of Origins. This "ancient" device was very different from any creation in the Plane of Dreams. However, the four ascetics felt a sense of familiarity from the details of the device from their hometown. Seeing this, the MDT commanded the mechanical arm to open the cover on the upper part of the Sacred Relic. The round hole the size of a soccer ball appeared in front of everyone.
"This …" Big Beardy's heart skipped a beat when he saw the pattern in the round hole. He had been guarding the Orb of the Holy Synod for many years and knew every detail of the Orb like the back of his hand. Even with just a glance, he was 100% sure that the hole in the device was for the Orb!
With the Sacred Relic in front of them, the ascetics finally believed some of Hao Ren's words. Big Beardy carefully took out the Orb of the Holy Synod that he carried with him. However, he still looked at Hao Ren cautiously and said, "Let me install it … And you must ensure that there will be no accidents during the process. The Orb must not be damaged at all!"
Hao Ren quickly confirmed the safety of the process. He almost swore on Raven 12345's integrity. Of course, if he really did that, he would not have much integrity left. Then, he slowly lowered the platform in the middle of the room. Big Beardy gritted his teeth and took a few steps forward. He held the Orb of the Holy Synod with both hands in an almost reverent manner and placed it in the groove of the Sacred Relic of Origins.
With a click, it fit seamlessly.
Energy was immediately injected into the sacred artifact, and a low hum immediately rang out from the newly manufactured yet completely identical device. A moment later, a monotonous and rigid voice rang out from the sacred artifact, "The system's self-examination has passed. Reloading important plug-ins. Confirming database … Database is slightly damaged. Repairing … Repair complete. Some redundant functions are limited. Main functions of the device are ready. "
Hao Ren was surprised and happy. Even though it was within his expectations, he almost jumped in joy. "Let's see what this thing is made of!"
The MDT was also very happy. It floated up and commanded a few autonomous robots to move some strange containers over. "That's easy. Just add the raw materials and press the start button. Then, let the machine run while you read its database."
Hao Ren quickly urged the MDT to start. He could not help but curiously go behind the Sacred Relic of Origins to observe it. Even Lil Pea jumped onto the shell of the Sacred Relic of Origins when no one was looking. The little one did not know what it was for, but seeing how happy her father was, she thought that the huge thing in front of her must be very powerful.
Maybe it was her long-lost aunt.
A small part of the shell of the Sacred Relic of Origins was quickly removed. A few 'feeding ports' were also opened. Various synthesized raw materials from the shipboard factory were injected into it. The MDT directed the injection of raw materials while it read the database of the core of the Sacred Relic, which was the Orb of the Holy Synod, to confirm that there were no problems with the synthesis of the raw materials. The Orb of the Holy Synod was indeed a storage and processing device. Unfortunately, it had just started, and many things could only be read after it was activated. Now, the MDT could only confirm the raw materials list.
"Water … normal. Group A protein … normal. Acidified compound … normal. Mineral group 01 … normal. Mineral group 02 … normal …" The MDT read as it compared the raw materials. Everyone around it was looking forward to it.
According to a part of the description of the Sacred Relic, it was an extremely fast synthesis device. It only needed a short while to produce what it wanted. Hao Ren had already started to figure out when to stop the synthesis. He did not want to create a living person with a spiritual sense but could not be controlled. It would be troublesome to deal with it.
No one noticed that Lil Pea was still lying in a small corner at the back of the Sacred Relic of Origins. This corner was where the main feeding port was. The protective panel on the feeding port blocked the little mermaid's entire body.
Lil Pea looked down at the feeding port. She stuck her head in and sniffed it. She immediately patted her tail happily. She felt that it would be delicious.
So, she jumped in happily.
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