The ocean of Io finally returned to the surface of the planet. The arms that reached into space slowly retracted like a baby curling up in its mother's arms.
After this earth-shattering change, the planet's atmospheric circulation and ocean structure were completely renewed. Even the tilt of the earth's axis had changed slightly. After these changes, the long-lasting storms and torrential rain stopped, and a clear sky covered the ocean. Under the light of the stars, the planet shone like a magnificent jewel in space.
There would be no more storms, and there would be no more clouds several kilometers thick that would not disperse for thousands of years. According to the calculations of the mainframe, Io had rebuilt its balance, and it would usher in a real, long-term clear sky. Perhaps there would be occasional storms, but compared to the old Io, it would become a gentle water world. This was Eva's last gift to the planet.
The Petrachelys slowly flew over the calm and shining ocean of Io until it crossed the line between day and night. The starlight behind the spacecraft faded, and the sun slowly rose from the other end of the ocean. Some broken waves gently surged under the spacecraft, and from time to time, surviving sea creatures floated up from the broken waves, as if they were marking the first character of this new world. Hao Ren stood on the observation deck at the front of the Petrachelys, looking at the endless sea. He thought of the arms that reached into space. After establishing a spiritual connection with Eva, he seemed to be able to think like a siren, so he had a completely different and new understanding of those arms.
The truth was unexpected, but it was not complicated. It was just the simplest and most straightforward scene: a child reaching out his hands to the outside of the cradle.
"Less than 10% of living things survived, including microbes," Lily came up from behind the observation deck. "That's what the MDT said. The planet's ecosystem is basically going to be reshaped. What are you looking at, Mr. Landlord? "
"A new world," Hao Ren smiled. "Only 10% survived? Then we should be thankful that so many creatures survived that disaster. This planet doesn't need to evolve from zero. It will be rebuilt soon … It might even produce new intelligent creatures. "
Lily giggled to the sea breeze. "That will be at least ten thousand years later."
"Speaking of which, today was really exciting." Hao Ren recalled the thrilling scene not long ago and felt a little emotional. "Tsk tsk, as expected, no race can be underestimated. Wen Tuntun's sirens can also destroy the world."
Lily stuck out her tongue. "Anyway, I was scared to death at that time. I just had nowhere to run …"
Hao Ren looked at her in surprise. "It's not easy for you to admit that you're afraid?"
When Lily heard this, she immediately puffed out her chest proudly. "I'm very brave! It was just a strategic retreat at the critical moment! "
The corner of Hao Ren's mouth twitched as he looked down at the sea below. The problem of Io itself had been solved. It was now a brand-new ecological planet. The biosphere would be reshaped, and new life would be born from the calm ocean. As for Eva... she had dissipated here, but as a collective consciousness, she would one day wake up again. As long as the sirens flourished again, Eva would certainly be formed in the hearts of all the sirens. When the world in the Plane of Dreams was at peace and the sirens returned to the ocean, perhaps a new Eva who inherited the will of the old days would be born.
Other than that, the problems outside of Io had just begun.
He led Lily back to the bridge and gathered everyone together to discuss the next step.
"I saw the destruction of the siren civilization from Eva. To be honest, there are a lot of doubts. It's more complicated than we thought." Hao Ren sat in his captain's seat, feeling like an old cadre in a pep rally. All he needed was a big enamel teapot in his hand. "Let me start from the beginning... First, the origin of species on this planet. It's different from what we thought. The origin of species on this planet has nothing to do with the First Born."
Everyone looked at each other. Nangong Wuyue opened her mouth. "... The sirens were born naturally?"
"Yes, they were originally a special elemental creature with most of the characteristics of ordinary creatures. Your birth came from the power of the deep sea itself, and has nothing to do with the 'sowing' of the First Born. So there's no Seed of Origin on this planet, and the destruction of the world was not caused by the First Born. "Hao Ren nodded and turned on the holographic projection next to him. It showed the image taken in the deep sea, and in the middle of the image was the unknown black battleship." The siren civilization was destroyed by this battleship more than 10,000 years ago. It's a very powerful global weapon similar to an EMP. I saw a thunderstorm sweeping across the entire planet at that time. I'm afraid the extinction situation back then was similar to today. The immortality of the sirens is not perfect. You will die when you encounter a spiritual attack, but you can hold on longer than ordinary races. This is why Eva survived after the extinction of the species. "
Lily looked at the holographic projection of the black battleship with her mouth agape. "... Mr. Landlord, you have something else to say, right? You don't look right. "
The Husky's observation skills were quite good.
"That's right. What I want to say is the crux of the problem. Based on what I saw, Io was not the target of this black battleship at first!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was silent.
Hao Ren recalled the scene he saw in Eva's memory. "These black battleships passed by Io at first. I can confirm that they had already noticed the existence of the siren civilization, but they quickly left. Not long after that, the black battleships suddenly turned back and circled the solar system where Io was located for half a month. At that time, the sirens tried to communicate with these battleships but to no avail. So no one knew what happened inside the black battleships. I only saw that in the end, the battleships seemed to have broken out in a civil war. They began to fight, and it was very chaotic. Almost all the spaceships were firing at each other. After a while, they seemed to have reached an agreement to stop the attack, and then destroyed the siren civilization. That's what happened. "
Everyone at the scene was stunned as if they were listening to a book from the heavens. Nangong Sanba scratched the formula for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out the situation back then. "Why do I feel like … this is crazy?"
"Maybe it was infighting?" Lily began to speculate with the logical thinking of a writer. "Maybe the black battleships did not want to destroy Io at first, but after flying over, they thought of it again. Then, the 'destruction party' and the 'passer-by party' started a scuffle, and after the scuffle, they reached an agreement. That's probably the process."
"But this doesn't explain why they circled the solar system of Io for half a month, and it also doesn't explain the chaotic situation at that time: they were not divided into two factions, but more than a dozen spaceships were firing at each other, and they didn't look like they were on the same side. And in the end, they suddenly united. I just don't understand what kind of conflict between factions could be so chaotic. It's like a Korean drama. "
"Circling for half a month, maybe the fleet was negotiating, and all the spaceships were firing at each other. Or maybe the factions were splitting again," Lily counted with her fingers. "Anyway, if you want, I can make up a dozen scripts for you to make everything look logical. What's more, reality is more bizarre than fiction. We just need to know that they were fighting among themselves. Who cares why. "
Shaqira roughly understood what was going on and let out a long sigh. "Who did we offend?"
"Ahem, then the key now is to figure out where these black spaceships came from." Nangong Sanba coughed twice and sat up straight, trying to look professional in this meeting. "By the way, Mr. Landlord, is this part of your responsibility?"
Hao Ren spread out his hand. "The extinction of civilization is a big deal. At least we have to find out the truth and record it. But there are too few clues about those black battleships. The samples we have have exploded, and the wreckage of the spaceships that sank in the deep sea has probably been torn to pieces when Eva lost her temper. It's going to be very difficult to find out the truth. And I still don't understand how the brain monster got involved in this incident. The brain monster on Earth … "
Before Hao Ren could finish, he suddenly heard the voice of the MDT coming from the console. "Hey! I found something interesting on the track. Do you want to take a look? "
Y 'zaks, who was sitting close, turned his head and asked, "What is it?"
"A piece of wreckage, probably from the black battleship." The MDT's voice was very happy. "The sample was not completely blown up. Some of the sturdier compartments survived the explosion. According to the general rules of warship manufacturing, this compartment is either a power furnace, a core database, or … an escape pod storage! "
Hao Ren got up as soon as he heard this. "Let's go and have a look!"
(Let me tell you something. I've been very busy these days. I can only maintain one chapter a day. As for what I'm busy with … it's the comic! This time I'm going to follow up the whole process, so I'm temporarily changing it to one chapter. You guys will understand, right?) In addition, I fixed a small bug in the chapter the day before yesterday. When Hao Ren jumped into the sea of Io, Lily did not actually follow him. The husky jumping around in my mind was too eye-catching, so I accidentally let her appear.)
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