The so-called Divine Sarcophagus was not a coffin, but a black box with a length of one meter and a height of less than half a meter. The box was made of an unknown material, and its surface was engraved with dark red ancient runes. Several straight lines divided the upper half of the box into several polygons of various sizes, making it look like it was pieced together from many parts.
It was smaller than Hao Ren had expected.
The room where the Divine Sarcophagus was stored was located in the middle of the cavern. Hundreds of knights and monks guarded the stone house. The stone house itself was built by the most powerful earth magician, which guaranteed that it could withstand the tentacles of the First Born. The four corners of the stone house were equipped with powerful artifacts that conducted the divine energy of the monastery to the surroundings of the Divine Sarcophagus. At the same time, there were also thick scripture carpets hanging on the four walls of the stone house. In addition to protection, these settings could also amplify some kind of bioelectric signal released from the Divine Sarcophagus. Perhaps after the original tissue in the box died, the facilities in the stone house could suppress the signal for a day or two.
The stone house could not accommodate too many people, so only Hao Ren, Vivian, Ophra, and Cardinal Orben walked in. Hao Ren looked at the black box curiously and put his hand on its surface. It felt warm to the touch, not like cold rock or metal. Of course, it was also possible that some kind of 'creature' in the box heated up the device. He patted his pocket and called out the MDT. "Can you feel anything?"
"There are very complicated signals released from the container, including three frequencies of electromagnetic waves and some other types of clutter." The MDT circled around the Divine Sarcophagus. "It's a signal transmitter. It's constantly releasing signals to quiet the big guy next to us."
Cardinal Orben looked curiously at the little blue brick floating in the air. But considering the incredible power and technology of the foreigners, he did not comment on this seemingly human 'alchemy device'. Ophra quickly asked, "Can you replicate this signal?"
"At least you have to touch it and get some tissue samples or something." The MDT flickered. "It's easy to simulate the electromagnetic waves released by the Divine Sarcophagus with technology, but this thing involves occultism … I think we should check it carefully."
Hao Ren looked at Cardinal Orben. "Can you open this?"
The runes on Cardinal Orben's forehead flickered. This was a sign of intense thought, but the pope had personally instructed him to cooperate with the foreigners' 'research activities'. So after some thought, he nodded. "Alright. But please be careful, it is irreplaceable. "
With that, the archbishop placed his hand on top of the Divine Sarcophagus and chanted an ancient scripture in a low voice. With the chanting, the runes and lines on the surface of the Divine Sarcophagus gradually lit up. Then, the lid of the container split into several parts along the straight lines, slowly floating up and flying in all directions.
Inside the container was a large … indescribable mass of something.
It was a strange dark red object that looked like biological tissue, mixed with a touch of plant-like green. This strange mass of tissue looked like several animal embryos connected head to tail, and there was a dim light flashing slowly in its depths. There was still about a third of the thick red liquid in the container, which was quite similar to the 'lifeblood'. The strange biological tissue was soaked in it.
However, although the liquid and biological tissue looked strange, it did not make people feel disgusted at all. Incredibly, they exuded a reassuring atmosphere, and even a certain holy aura: this was the origin of life, even more ancient than the First Born.
"This is the Progenitor of Life …" Ophra said softly, as if she was afraid to wake this thing up. "This is the first time I've seen it."
"I had the privilege of seeing it once, 150 years ago," Cardinal Orben frowned. "It was a little more active than it is now."
"It's dying," the MDT quickly concluded. "This is an organ that was cut off … or an organ that fell off spontaneously during some normal evolutionary process. In any case, it's incomplete. The main part has disappeared, and this part of the organ is gradually failing. "
Vivian frowned. "What was it supposed to be?"
The MDT scanned the structure of the Progenitor of Life in more detail. "It may be the ganglion of the Seed of Origin, which is used for giving and receiving orders. I found that it has a strong ability to send and receive information, like a powerful relay antenna. At the same time, it also has a certain ability to think and judge … but this part of the function is dead. The Seed of Origin is really amazing, its organ can survive for so long after being separated from the main body … "
Hao Ren instantly grasped the keyword. "Receiving orders?! What orders? "
"I don't know. I'm just scanning. It has a structure similar to an antenna, and it can communicate at superluminal speed. "The MDT landed back on Hao Ren's shoulder." Perhaps it's receiving orders from the goddess of creation. You said that the Seed of Origin was released by the goddess to observe the stars, so this thing must have a communication function. After flying to the destination, it can fax a photo or two to its creator or something … "
Hao Ren's eyes were immediately glued to the biological tissue. He originally thought that this thing was just a suppressor, but he did not expect that it could be the ganglion of the Seed of Origin, let alone an antenna!
But it made sense. If the illusion he had seen was true, then the purpose of the goddess of creation's sowing was to observe the stars, so these Seeds of Origin must have a communication function — the antenna of the seed was sealed in the Divine Sarcophagus!
But now was certainly not the time to take this thing back to study. Hao Ren shook his head to calm himself down. "Let's see if we can replicate this thing first, or figure out how it suppresses the First Born."
"If you want to do it, do it fully. Don't just copy these signals. We need to make a clone, and this requires a little tissue sample," the MDT said as it floated forward. The MDT said as it floated forward. Cardinal Orben immediately stood in front of the Divine Sarcophagus, looking nervous. "You can't destroy it..." he said.
"Just taking a few cells won't kill it," the MDT said as it bypassed Orben. "This thing's vitality is stronger than you think. Even in its old age, it's still healthier than you."
As it spoke, the MDT had floated above the tissue, but then it stopped moving. Hao Ren watched for a few seconds before he could not help but ask, "What's wrong? Is there a problem? "
The MDT flew back and said, "Motherf * cker, I forgot I don't have hands! I'm a PDA, I don't have any probes! "
Hao Ren was speechless.
In the end, it was the omnipotent autonomous robot in Hao Ren's Dimensional Pocket that collected the sample of the Progenitor of Life and sealed it in a special container that could maintain the activity of biological tissue. This kind of container was standard equipment for inspectors. It was used to collect samples of carbon-based organisms from strange worlds or to store overnight vegetables. Well, the second function was not mentioned in the manual, but Hao Ren had developed it himself and found it to be quite effective.
Cardinal Orben, on the other hand, was no longer surprised by the strange things that Hao Ren took out.
"The equipment on the Petrachelys should be able to replicate this thing, but it won't solve the fundamental problem," Hao Ren looked at the huge tentacles on the side of the cave with his arms akimbo. "We still have to find a way to kill this thing. Clean and thorough, and … "
"And it's best not to make too much noise," Ophra pointed at their feet. "This is the underground on the west side of the Volcano of Dusk, and the nearest magma pillar is only a few hundred meters away. Every mage emperor has a different way of suppressing the First Born. Dragonspine Ridge uses mountains to form a cage and those stone giants, but here, it's magma. There are huge magma pillars around several key organs of the First Born, and deep under our feet is probably the world's largest lava lake. A group of elemental flames in the crater of the Volcano of Dusk suppresses these underground evil fires to prevent them from accidentally erupting or waking up the First Born. But if you do it like last time … "
"The orbital bombardment will destroy the magma system, cause the continental shelf to collapse, and at least half of Holletta will go extinct. And if the rock steam enters the atmospheric cycle, more than one-third of the life on the entire planet will be wiped out," the MDT said. "She's right. My radar shows that this area is completely covered by intricate lava flows. Those magma pillars and magma rivers wrap the First Born like a net. Obviously, it's man-made."
Hao Ren opened his mouth and said, "… Then I have to use my brain."
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