The Petrachelys quickly left the edge of the holographic universe and began to return to Zorm at top speed. The little celestial orbs outside the ship were extinguished, and the map of the galaxy and nebula seemed to be affected by the noise as they dimmed and dissipated. Darkness spread across the entire 'universe', and the scene reminded one of the celestial hall in a planetarium when the lights were switched off one by one. Hao Ren returned to the bridge and tried to increase the speed of the ship again, but this ship was after all a replica, and it had already reached its speed limit.
The entire control hall was shaking, and the extinguished stars were pressing down on them from all directions. Hao Ren could almost feel the hull of the ship being peeled off piece by piece, and he could not help but worry if the entire virtual world would collapse.
Fortunately, as they got closer to Zorm, the collapse of the surrounding began to weaken, and the dimmed stars became a frozen image in the distant darkness. It seemed that the collapse of the 'world' was limited to the outer region, and the core of the virtual universe was still stable.
"How many navigation signals have been sent out?" Hao Ren breathed a sigh of relief and immediately turned to the MDT. "Can we still communicate with the droid swarm?"
"We can, but it's back to the previous forwarding mode, and we can only exchange briefings, but not the navigation coordinates." The MDT shook her head. She was returning to her 'human' state, and the functions that she had worked so hard to restore in the borderlands were gone again. "But we have sent out some of the navigation signals, and the droid swarm can roughly locate our current position based on them … The error is about a few light years."
"Looking for a planet within a few light years …" Hao Ren sighed. "That's good, at least it's better than searching the entire universe. Order the droid swarm to send out the probes to find the true location of Zorm. "
The MDT nodded, and then looked up at the image from the external monitor. "… The holographic universe seems to be reconstructing again."
Hao Ren frowned as he looked at the projection on the control panel. He saw that behind the ship, the dimmed 'cosmic sky' was lighting up again, and the little celestial bodies that had disappeared once again appeared as if they were recharged. The stars lit up, casting a hazy starlight on the smooth shell of the Petrachelys. It was beautiful, but not real.
"What does that mean? Could it be that the system has stabilized after we left the border? " Hao Ren felt a little uneasy. "Was the previous situation caused by an overflow bug at the border that caused a rendering error?"
"I'm not good at guessing, but I have a bad feeling." The MDT jumped down from the console and pointed at another set of holographic projections. "Look below, Zorm's situation is a little strange."
Planet Zorm was right in front of them. It was like a crystal ball emerging from the front deck of the Petrachelys. Its surface was covered with pleasant blue and green colors, full of vitality and vitality. Hao Ren immediately realized what the MDT meant by "weird".
When he left Zorm, while the planet was also covered with blue ocean, other places were basically gray, and large tracts of land appeared yellow and barren. It was the degradation of vegetation caused by the war. In the last dozens of cycles, the planet had never been lively. It was always in war and disaster, and it was impossible for it to show such an exuberant appearance.
The planet was different from when Hao Ren left it on the spaceship.
"The northern hemisphere. That's a good place to land. There's a large area of no man's land," the MDT said, pointing at a point on the surface of the planet. She judged it based on the feedback from the ship. "Be careful and you won't be discovered."
Hao Ren frowned slightly. "The terrain has changed … Where is Nolan?"
"I'm afraid it's not easy to find her." The MDT shook her head. "The map has changed, and I'm not sure if Nolan is still in the same place. And she doesn't have a navigator on her."
"Navigator?" Hao Ren was suddenly reminded by the MDT. "Oh yes, I gave her a staff. That thing is a product of this world, and it won't be reset. Track its signal. "
According to security regulations, inspectors' equipment, especially firepower equipment, must be embedded with identification components. This was not only limited to the high-power weapons issued by the Empire, but also the personal equipment of the inspectors. This was the reason why Hao Ren could confidently and boldly hand over the sentinel staff, which was several levels ahead of the technology of this planet, to Nolan. He could always know the location of the weapon, and in an emergency, he could even remotely shut it down, so he did not have to worry about it falling into the hands of people who should not use it. And now, this identification component could also help him find Nolan. If his guess was right, the world had been reset again, and Nolan might not be in the same place.
Although all of Hao Ren's equipment had been messed up by the "simulation" function of this world, and even the Petrachelys had become a counterfeit, but fortunately, the background program of this world rigidly followed the principle of "truth" under all circumstances, and the navigation and positioning technology was clearly within the scope of the simulation program, so he easily found Nolan's signal.
Hao Ren piloted the spacecraft and landed in the wilderness. After putting the spacecraft away, he found that he was in the suburbs of a small city, and it was still early in the morning, so there should not be many people paying attention here.
He and the MDT stood on a high ground and looked at the small city not far away. It was a peaceful scene, no smoke, no refugees, no streets and houses destroyed by the war, the whole city was shrouded in a peaceful slumber.
"… The world has really been reset again. Look at the architectural style, and the atmosphere, it's completely different from before." Hao Ren stared at the scenery not far away. Although what he saw was a peaceful scene, a vague sense of unease spread in his heart. "This looks like a peaceful world?"
"It's not a world war …" The MDT was surprised. "Didn't Nolan say that the last dozens of cycles in this world were all bad ends?"
"I don't know what's going on, but it seems that this world has suddenly chosen a beautiful script." Hao Ren shook his head, and as he was about to walk down the high ground, he suddenly remembered something. "Have the drones set off?"
The MDT nodded. "Yes, they have set off. They will arrive at the predetermined location soon, but it will take some time to find our real coordinates. After all, the navigation signal has not been sent out in time."
Hao Ren thought for a moment, and suddenly patted the MDT on the shoulder. "You can control my Dimensional Pocket, right? Like taking out the Petrachelys or something. "
"If you give me a temporary permission, I can do it for you … Why?"
"I have a mission for you. Return to the real world, bring Vivian and the rest, and enter the Plane of Dreams through the Tannagost rift, and then drive the Petrachelys to meet me. Also, I want you to bring my hibernation pod — that is, bring my real body along. "
"You mean bring your physical body into the Plane of Dreams?" The MDT's eyes widened. "But your spiritual embodiment is already in here! I've never tried this before, won't there be a problem? "
"No, because this is just a virtual space in the Plane of Dreams. Strictly speaking, I'm only connected to this place, not a spiritual body at all." Hao Ren pointed at his feet. "I have a hunch that something big is going to happen here … No, something big has already happened. So we need to bring all our forces here immediately, and if necessary, I need to be able to return to my real body and control the ship. Before that, you must ensure that the Petrachelys find out where the real Zorm is. "
The MDT silently looked at Hao Ren for a while, and gently nodded. "Understood, leave it to me."
"I'll leave the real world to you." Hao Ren waved his hand at the MDT. "Leave the virtual world to me."
The next second, the MDT's figure disappeared into thin air.
It had returned to a hibernation pod in the Southern Suburbs. Next, it would bring people to the real location of Zorm under the guidance of the drone cluster. But before that …
Hao Ren strode towards the town in the morning light. The navigator in his hand showed that Nolan was just ahead.
The morning glow gradually appeared on the horizon, and the sun was about to rise from below the horizon. A vibrant red light leaped in the distant sky, as dazzling as a flame. Hao Ren took one last look at the horizon before entering the city. The brilliant morning glow was like a sea of fire lighting up the new day of the world.
Hopefully, this was a good sign.
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