Due to the strong vitality of the guardian, Heve had recovered a little after resting for a while. She stood up with the help of Lemendusa and performed a series of complex operations next to the stone platform with a diameter of about 30 meters. The stone platform originally looked nothing special. It was just a huge table made of obsidian-like material. There was a circle of obscure patterns and green crystals around the stone platform, and next to the stone platform was a crystal pillar several meters high. Heve tapped the top of the crystal pillar briskly, creating a series of clear notes, and the stone platform suddenly trembled.
Lemendusa came to the other side of the stone platform and tapped a series of complex notes on another crystal pillar corresponding to Heve's. When this second command was entered, all the patterns on the surface of the stone platform lit up at the same time, and then accompanied by the sound of mechanical movement, it slowly sank under the floor and opened in all directions. Underneath the stone platform was a series of extremely complicated and exquisite locking devices, as well as several layers of protective light membranes that emitted scorching red light. All of these settings made one realize that some sort of extremely important treasure was sealed here.
The layers of security devices were automatically removed, and then a huge golden disc floated out of the treasure vault under the effect of the anti-gravity field.
Hao Ren and Lily's eyes were attracted to the golden disc at the same time. They saw that it was something completely different from the surrounding Sanctum of the Guardians. It was about 10 meters in diameter, perfectly round, like a slightly curved shield. In the center of the disc was a hole the size of a human head, and around the hole were some complex patterns and symbols. The edge of the disc was inlaid with crystals that seemed to be arranged in a certain pattern. When it rose from the treasure vault, these pale green crystals shimmered almost at the same time as if they were sensing the surrounding environment.
For a moment, all of Hao Ren's attention was attracted by the Gilded Disc. He felt as if his brain was out of control and completely immersed in the brilliance of the Gilded Disc. He seemed to see all the truths of the universe since its birth and the future plan of the universe at a certain point in time. Some grand information was conveyed to his spiritual world through the Gilded Disc. But after a moment, all these illusions disappeared.
"God's creation." The voice of the MDT jolted Hao Ren out of his trance. "And it's a highly connected god's creation. Looking directly at it will affect you. The more divine you are, the more you will be affected. You must have been hallucinating. You're a demigod, you can read part of God's mind."
Hao Ren touched his chest and calmed his rapid heartbeat while muttering to himself in surprise, "One and a half? Am I that powerful? "
The MDT smacked him on the forehead and said, "Why is your mind always on the wrong track?"
Hao Ren pushed the MDT aside and looked up at the Gilded Disc floating in the air. "Is this the Creation's Engine you've been talking about?"
"It's just a part," Lemendusa corrected. "And a very small part. I have seen a half-assembled Creation's Engine. It's … almost the size of a whole planet. Its structure is so complex that it's difficult to understand. Its form contains the truth of the universe. Just looking at it is enough to drive mortals crazy. But it's only three-quarters complete. Mother said she would need at least a thousand years to completely build it. The Gilded Disc in front of you should be placed near the core of the Creation's Engine. I have seen several similar discs in the center of the engine. "
"My intuition is warning me … I'm afraid this is something terrible …" Hao Ren muttered to himself. "Has the goddess never said what the Creation's Engine is for? Not even mentioned once in a while? "
"If Mother doesn't take the initiative to tell us, we won't ask," Muru replied calmly. "The truth of the universe is a powerful and dangerous existence. Sometimes, just hearing it will lead to unexpected consequences. Therefore, Mother only tells us what is necessary. She built the Creation's Engine and did not let us interfere too much. She must have her reasons. The only time she mentioned the role of the Creation's Engine was when the thing was half assembled. She said … it was a device that could rebalance and change the trajectory of the entire universe. Apart from that, she didn't say anything else. "
"Rebalance..." Y'zaks rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Since there's a need to rebalance, it means that something has broken the balance. What happened before the Creation's Engine was built? "
The three guardian giants looked at each other, not knowing what Y 'zaks was referring to. Finally, they could only shake their heads. "No."
Lemendusa was a little puzzled. "Why do you care so much about the Creation's Engine? It should have nothing to do with you. "
"You still don't know much about the nature of my work." Hao Ren smiled and shook his head. "Anything that sounds like it has a lot of background stories, as long as I come across it, it's basically related to my work. And the deicidal war happened at the critical moment when the Creation's Engine was about to be completed. Those treacherous children seemed to know the existence of these sacred objects … Could their actions also be related to this? They just wanted to become gods, but after becoming gods, would they also want to take over the Creation's Engine? Does this engine have an even greater function? How attractive is it to the treacherous children? I want to know all these. "
In other words, as long as it was related to the Goddess of Creation, Hao Ren was interested. Even if it was the sneeze of the Goddess before she 'fell', he wanted to measure the wind speed. Not to mention the Creation's Engine that the Goddess had spent thousands of years to assemble and had not finished until the beginning of the deicidal war. But there was too little information about this thing. Even the closest guardians of the Goddess did not know the principle and function of this thing. Hao Ren could only guess at the Gilded Disc.
Lily circled around the Gilded Disc. This shiny thing had completely aroused the husky maiden's exuberant curiosity. After circling twice, she even lay on the table and nudged the lower end of the Gilded Disc with her nose. The cold disc made her sneeze loudly.
Hao Ren rolled his eyes and asked, "What do you think?"
Hao Ren kicked Lily's paw hard, reached into the Dimensional Pocket and took out her spare clothes and threw them over. "Okay, okay, you better find a place to change back. Who would understand what you said?"
Lily took the clothes and trotted out of the hall. A moment later, she returned in human form. "I mean, let's not talk about the Gilded Disc. Let's take this thing back to the space station and study it slowly. Isn't the priority now to find clues about the Umbral Realm?"
Hao Ren thought about it and agreed. He pointed at the Gilded Disc and asked Lemendusa, "Can I take this thing with me?"
Lemendusa and Heve had a complicated look on their faces as they instinctively felt that something was wrong. The Gilded Disc was a sacred relic created by the goddess of creation, and they stayed on this planet to prevent it from falling into the hands of others. When Hao Ren and the rest entered the hall, Heve had her hand on a crystal next to the stone table. The crystal was the self-destruct device of the entire Holy Sanctum. If Lemendusa failed to destroy the treacherous children outside, Heve would reverse the energy well of the Holy Sanctum and turn the entire city into a mass of magma. They risked their lives to protect this sacred relic, but they were not ready to hand it over to anyone.
Of course, he knew that the world outside had changed ten thousand years later, and he also knew that it was meaningless for him to continue to guard the Holy Sanctum. But knowing was one thing, whether he could accept it or not was another.
Finally, Muru came up and said a few words to Lemendusa. The Holy Sanctum guard then sighed heavily. "Well, you can take it with you. After all, it's useless to leave it here. But I have a condition. "
Hao Ren nodded. "Speak."
"I need to know what you're going to do with the Gilded Disc." Lemendusa looked at Hao Ren with a burning gaze. "Before I fully understand your origin, I want to keep an eye on it."
Hao Ren laughed. "Of course, no problem. In fact, even if you don't say anything, I'll still take you with me. Tannagost is short of manpower."
As he said that, he waved at the Gilded Disc in the air, and the sacred relic was kept into his dimensional pocket.
"Now let's talk about the Umbral Realm."
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