The new steel city stood on the endless prairie. Hundreds of electric needle towers filled with lightning formed a strange mountain-like shape, embellishing the wilderness with lightning and halos. The whole city was a huge machine. Each needle tower was connected to a complex control core and a line to the tentacles of the First Born. Under its control, the foundation of the planet did not collapse.
The city was named Requiem by Hao Ren, not only in line with its function, but also to record the ancient souls who had sacrificed 10,000 years to suppress the First Born.
Requiem was now the largest and only city on the planet. But at present, except for the ancient souls who had participated in its construction, the local indigenous people had not moved in. Gezer and his people had built a temporary settlement on the side of Requiem, and all the people had moved to this place. Because of the idea of "following the guidance of the Goddess," they believed that it was necessary to guard the city of miracles. Moreover, other tribes were also moving to this place. Some members of the Fire tribe had already arrived, and they were now next to the Wind tribe's encampment.
Vivian summoned the representatives of the ancient souls in this tribal settlement and asked them about what happened here in the half a month after she left. While the people on Inferno had been in contact with Hao Ren through the communicator, it was better to confirm things face to face.
In a special tent, Gragon reported to Vivian and Hao Ren. "The lullaby ritual has been completely moved to the needle tower jungle. Now the machines are replacing the original work of the ancient souls. The transfer process is very smooth. As you can see, Toka is in a very stable state."
"How effective are the machines in controlling the First Born?" Hao Ren turned to the MDT floating next to him.
The MDT turned on the holographic projection. "Let the city AI tell you directly."
An expressionless, androgynous human face appeared on the holographic projection. It was quite similar to the collective consciousness of the drone cluster, which was the iconic feature of the low-level Xi Ling AI. The AI, which was only a few days old, greeted Hao Ren and then began to report the status of Requiem. "... All the needle towers have been successfully connected. The system is operating according to the design goal and has completed the control of the First Born's body. The 'lullaby' ritual that was originally performed by the ancient souls has now been compiled into software and run directly by this system. The efficiency is 80%, and after further data collection, it can be increased to 100%. "
Hao Ren nodded and then asked the AI, "How far can you control the First Born?"
The city AI sent a bunch of dazzling diagrams. "Control of all tentacles, control of all organs, control of all subsidiary glands, and control of biological factories related to the maintenance of the ecosystem. Seventy-two hours ago, the System successfully took over and restarted the large tentacles related to atmospheric control and temperature control. So far, the control rate has reached 87%. Considering that the remaining 13% does not possess a nervous system, it can be considered that the control is perfect. "
Hao Ren scratched his chin and smiled with satisfaction. "Okay, so we have finally artificially created the brain of the First Born. Can the technology of Requiem be applied to other First Borns?"
The city AI replied in an emotionless voice, "In theory, it is feasible, but it should be extremely difficult to operate. In the early days of taking over control, the system encountered strong resistance from the underground biological organization. It turns out that even if the First Born has lost its brain and soul, its physical instincts are still very strong. On this basis, it should be extremely difficult to control a First Born with a brain and soul. "
Hao Ren pulled back his thoughts and thought that it was not bad: at least the research project had taken a big step forward. Then he pointed up to the sky through the tarp of the tent. "The Fairy Void Dwellers have begun to cut the surface crust. In the process, the divine shield left by the goddess — I mean our local goddess — will automatically shut down, and the planet will begin to receive energy from the sun. You have to do a good job of switching the system. "
In the past ten thousand years, the planet Inferno had been operating without the illumination of a star. It had formed a set of complex and efficient self-circulation system. This system not only included the surface crust and the cloud top above, but also the entire underground ecosystem. Now that the sun was about to shine on the earth, the powerful natural energy would fill the system that had been depleted for many years. The planet must adapt very quickly, otherwise the power of the sun would soon destroy the existing ecosystem. This was the reason why Hao Ren waited for the completion of Requiem before letting the Fairy Void Dwellers start work: he could use the power of the First Born to switch the ecological mode of the planet and successfully pass the initial stage after the crust was opened.
The city AI accepted the order and said that it had a set of feasible plans that had been injected into the organs of the First Born. As the surface crust disintegrated, the basement of Heaven's Pillar would be reactivated, and new microbes for air pressure regulation and light filtration would be released into the atmosphere. After that, there would be a long process of fine-tuning. By constantly changing the composition of the atmosphere and creating functional giant plants, the city AI planned to completely put the planet on the right track in 600 to 1,000 years (Earth time).
After talking about the First Born, Vivian turned to Gragon and the ancient souls. "Let's talk about you. Do you have any plans for the future?"
Gragon bowed his head slightly. "Your will is our arrangement."
Vivian was not used to the reverent attitude of Gragon. She moved back slightly. "Err … You have completed your mission, and you have done a good job. To be honest, I don't know how to arrange things for you. After all, I only have a part of my memory. So if you have any wishes and requests, as long as I can do it, I will satisfy you. This is the treatment you deserve. "
Gragon looked up and communicated with another soul next to him. Then the other souls also exchanged their opinions. Their conversation was silent, relying on spiritual resonance to complete the conversation. Hao Ren felt that the scene was just a group of ghostly shadows wandering around. Then they made a decision. A soul came forward. He was Pan Ton, the former leader of the Knights Templar of the Sun Dynasty. "My Lord, we hope to stay in this world and teach our children to get rid of ignorance."
This answer was within Hao Ren's expectation. He just said casually, "It will take a long time."
Pan Ton smiled. "We are not afraid of time anymore."
This was the decision of the ancient souls. After completing their long mission of loyalty to the goddess, they now wanted to do something for their people. The technology of this world had been out of date for 10,000 years (or 5,000 years according to the local calendar). The magic civilization, which once could go to heaven and earth, had now degenerated into a primitive tribe. But the knowledge itself had not disappeared. It still existed in the memory of the ancient souls. Gragon and his subjects wanted to become the leaders of the people of the Sun again, passing on the knowledge and skills of the ancient times to their young and ignorant children.
This would probably take a long time. Indoctrination alone was not enough to rebuild a civilization. It needed generations of continuous thinking to achieve it.
But as Pan Ton said, they were not afraid of time anymore.
Hao Ren and the rest left the tent surrounded by the souls. Gezer and Bonia stood at the door, waiting for a long time. The little saintess dozed off again. When Hao Ren came out, he saw a snot bubble on the little girl's face. After being woken up by Gezer, Bonia quickly wiped her face and ran to Vivian. Gragon lovingly placed his hand on the little girl's head. "Do you like the stories of the ancient times?"
Bonia nodded immediately.
"Very well, then let us old guys take you on a journey," Gragon smiled and nodded. "The people of the Sun will thrive in this land again."
Bonia nodded. She was still too young to fully understand the significance of the revival of the race. Perhaps it would be decades later when she stood on the high wall of the first city of the new Sun Dynasty to understand the future of the world.
"This city is for you to live in." Vivian and Hao Ren exchanged opinions. She pointed to the tower of Requiem not far away and said to Gragon, "You can get energy from the tower to sustain yourself. From now on, this will be your Hall of Valhalla. You will continue to protect this world as spirits. "
At the top of Heaven's Pillar in the distance, a thick rock dome was cut open and pulled into space by the anti-gravity field. A ray of sunlight that had not been seen for thousands of years shone through the clouds.
This was the first day of the new solar calendar.
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