In the huge explosion and continuous startremors, Zorm finally fell apart.
The complete death of the First Born had led to the end of the planet a few hours ahead of schedule. The tentacles buried deep underground released all the primitive energy they contained, and the powerful force from ancient times washed the earth. Under the witness of the drone cluster and the inspectors, Zorm first burst into a bright light from the equator, and then the red light spread along the cracks on the surface of the planet. Within a minute, it turned into millions of fragments and flew heroically towards the sun.
Among the fragments, a dim object was exposed from the planet's core. It burst into a small electric light, and then the light flashed away.
That was the core energy station made by the Zormians, the last material remnant of this civilization, and now it was all over.
The drone cluster in the planet's orbit did not have the slightest nostalgia for the scene. They had completed the data transmission task and now began to dismantle the temporary antenna array according to the program. Under the leadership of the mothership, the swarm of small drones quickly dismantled the ring antenna into pieces, and then opened a portal in space and left the place. In the end, only a silver-white inspector's warship remained where Zorm used to be. It faced the sun and watched the planet, which was once full of life, finish its last journey. When the scattered debris of the star turned into dust in the sun, the Petrachelys turned around and opened a small hatch in the lower half. A silver-white, flashing rectangular object floated out of the hatch and began to orbit around Zorm's previous orbit.
This small monument commemorated the cradle that once nurtured life and represented the memory of the Zormians of their former home. After all, all the material created by this race had disappeared, and they did not even have the ability to leave their own monument.
After the Petrachelys finished the last bit of work, it opened a portal in the bow and jumped into the warp dimension bubble.
When the darkness outside the spacecraft disappeared, the majestic structure of the Crapple Research Station appeared in front of everyone. Hao Ren ordered the spacecraft to dock on the No. 1 bridge of the Crapple Research Station, and at the same time, he used the spacecraft's mainframe to directly connect to the Crapple Research Station's mainframe to inquire about the results of the previous large-scale information transmission. Although the drone cluster had sent a signal of success, it was more reassuring to confirm it himself.
"The database has been established. The souls of 1.6 billion Zormians and the friendly First Born are in the database," the MDT reported. "Now the human souls are in a frozen state. It is best not to wake them before we build a suitable virtual world. The soul of the First Born is a little tired, but it is in good condition. It should be able to answer your questions soon."
"I will go in to see it now." Hao Ren looked at the door of the No. 1 bridge that led to the main body of the research station slowly opened. He bowed his head and said to the MDT, "Is the communication link ready? This time there is no need to transfer through Nolan. "
"No, the database is ours now. I've set up an administrator account. Your communication with the First Born will be clearer than before."
"Great. Inform the giant, I want to see him. of the Petrachelys. i. Vivian, Lily, and the others — if they wanted to come along, they could come along. Anyway, it was quite boring on the spaceship. MDT, stay here and take care of the ship's mainframe. Just support me from afar. "
Hao Ren said as he walked towards the exit of the bridge. Halfway there, the MDT said, "I still have to stress, you have violated 16 safety regulations, especially the last one. If not for the lack of clearance, I would have revoked your pilot's license …"
Hao Ren waved his hand without looking back. "Oh, oh, I don't have a driver's license anyway."
The group of people left the bridge noisily, with Rollie at the back. The cat girl carefully took Lil Pea out of the pot and put her on her head. She then ran after Hao Ren. "Big Boss Cat! Big Boss Cat! Meow is so obedient this time! Where's my dried fish? My little dried fish … "
The central hall of the Crapple Research Station was still the same as before. Colorful, majestic, and luxurious. The crystal structure in all directions filled the place with an elegant and mysterious but cold and alienating atmosphere. Hao Ren let Rollie take Lil Pea to the side to play, while he came to the crystal hill in the center of the hall.
Sensing the master's approach, layers of light and shadow floated on the crystal hill, and the research station's mainframe showed the status of the new database called "Zorm". Hao Ren saw a set of holographic projections showing a scene of blue sky, white clouds, and clear water. The scene was so beautiful that it was almost surreal: the endless grassland was dotted with lakes and rivers, the clear water reflected the blue sky, it looked like a fairyland.
"This is the original look of home," a slightly neutral voice rang in the hall. "Mom's garden, very beautiful, mom likes it very much."
Hao Ren was slightly startled and realized that it was the voice of the First Born. Since the new connection was established after the transfer to the CARS database, he could now hear the other party's voice very clearly.
Then, he remembered where he had heard the exact same voice.
It was when he was in the virtual world of Zorm, he followed the Grey Fox mercenaries to the ruins of the north. When he crossed the Grey River, he heard a voice warning him — it sounded like this!
"It was you?" Hao Ren asked in surprise. "The one who talked to me near the Grey River …"
"It was me," the First Born admitted frankly. "I found out that you came from the outside world, and I was worried that your spirit had died in my dream, so I wanted to warn you."
"I see," the truth was revealed, and Hao Ren was surprised and in disbelief. "So you had already talked to me once at that time … If we could communicate more, the situation would not be as dangerous as this time."
The First Born did not respond. It seemed to be not good at 'hypotheticals', or maybe it was not interested in the topic.
Hao Ren's attention turned back to the holographic projection. It showed the Zorm in the First Born's memory, a flourishing world before the disaster. Looking at the fairytale-like world, Hao Ren found it hard to connect it with Zorm, which had turned into hell under the scorching sun. He hesitated and asked, "Are you … planning to rebuild it? Rebuild it in the virtual world, or … "
"I just want to see," the First Born's answer was straightforward and simple. "I used to take good care of the garden, so I want to keep these images for Mother to see when she comes back."
Hao Ren was startled, and slightly changed the topic. "I still don't understand how I entered your dream. When I first entered, I did not have any connection with you, I was just sleeping … Do you know what happened?"
"I feel … there's something in you that resonates with me, that's probably the reason."
Hao Ren brought up this question to change the topic. He did not want to face the heavy reality of the fall of the Goddess so soon, but he did not expect the First Born to have an answer. He immediately asked anxiously, "Resonance? What kind of resonance? I even tried to bring my friends into the virtual world, but it failed. Do you know what happened? "
"I don't know about the others, but you …" The First Born was silent for a few seconds. "You must have lifeblood flowing in your body, I can feel that you and I are similar. I don't know why you look like this, but … are you also a guardian made by Mother? "
Hao Ren was stunned, and looked at Vivian who was next to him. "Lifeblood flowing in your body? Really? "
Vivian blinked and said, "I didn't find it."
Everyone was baffled by the First Born's sudden words, and Hao Ren instinctively felt that the First Born had made a mistake. Perhaps it was the aftereffects of being exposed to the sun for more than two thousand years. But at this moment, Lily's ears suddenly twitched as she remembered something. "Oh yeah! Mr. Landlord, you probably have lifeblood in your body! Have you forgotten about the Branding Ritual in Holletta? You sucked the lifeblood into your body! "
Hao Ren suddenly remembered, but immediately felt that something was wrong. "Didn't we find that the lifeblood quickly disintegrated and disappeared? There shouldn't be any left in my body. "
Vivian frowned. "That's only on the physical level. In terms of physical composition, the lifeblood has indeed disappeared, but I'm afraid that the effect of that thing is not just physical … Perhaps it has caused some unknown interference to your mind? For example, allowing you to enter the First Born's dream or something. "
Hao Ren subconsciously touched his chest. "F * ck me … that sounds creepy."
The First Born silently waited for Hao Ren and the others to discuss for a while, and then suddenly asked expectantly, "I've answered many of your questions, can you tell me where Mother is now?"
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