The spaceship built by the treacherous children was just like them, with an ostentatious and pompous atmosphere everywhere. Inside the palace-like spaceship, every corridor, every piece of equipment, and every object was elaborately decorated and arranged.
Its corridor was spacious and bright, with beautiful arc-shaped vaults. Pale golden, tassel-like luminous objects hung down from the vaults of the corridor, and at the end of them hung glittering and translucent raw crystal stones. And on the walls on both sides of the corridor, there were countless relief patterns. The relief patterns were exquisite, depicting scenes that looked like religious legends with exquisite artistic techniques, including battles with natural disasters, mysterious rituals related to the stars, and the domestication of a variety of dangerous beasts. The protagonists of these scenes were, of course, tall and handsome "perfect humans." They were either wearing holy armor or wearing robes that represented wisdom and knowledge. In each scene, they played the role of savior or guide. And a variety of other species, including similar but thinner humans, all crawled at the feet of these "gods."
Hao Ren felt that he was walking in a spaceship, more like walking in a magnificent temple. If it were not for the occasional flashing lights between the reliefs and the statues of the gods, he would have almost forgotten that it was a spaceship floating in space.
Y 'zaks walked beside Hao Ren as he casually looked at the luxurious decorations around him. These resplendent and beautifully decorated corridors reminded him of something in his hometown. The art-loving elves and human kingdoms with a long history would build similar things. Of course, the level of luxury was slightly less, but from the point of "exquisite art", the two were very similar.
"If it was not a weapon, it could be called a good work of art." Y 'zaks said with a smile. "Unfortunately, such decoration should not appear on the battlefield. As a spaceship, it is too luxurious and full of unnecessary decorations."
"Luxury on the battlefield. Humans had a time like this, but that was in ancient times. It is hard to imagine that a space civilization would still maintain this kind of atmosphere." Hao Ren shook his head. "These rebels have completely gone mad. Becoming a god is still an illusory thing, and they hurriedly pasted gold on their statues."
Lily poked the statues with her Frostfire Claws and muttered, "Collective madness. This happens from time to time in any society. It's just that this group of guys is a little bit too crazy. By the way, this spaceship really looks like there is no one in it. "
The MDT floated in front of the team, constantly scanning the surroundings with a blue beam. It was detecting the flow of energy in the corridor walls and the remnants of life nearby. "No signs of life found — except for microbes. The spacecraft's power seems to be intact, and I can detect regular signal transmission. The basic system of the spaceship should still be operating automatically. The core system seems to be offline. I have detected a line in a silent state. This line runs through the entire spaceship. We can use it to find the location of the mainframe and figure out the general structure of the spaceship. "
Hao Ren was a little absent-minded. Although he was concerned about the structure of the spaceship, he was more concerned about the whereabouts of the crew. This magnificent place, every inch of it looked graceful and luxurious, but at the moment, it was dead and lifeless, like a cold work of art suspended in space. He wanted to know why. Along the way, he did not find any signs of damage, and there were no signs of fighting inside the spaceship on the walls of the corridor. So basically, he could rule out the possibility of the spaceship being invaded, crew mutiny, and internal environmental disasters that might have caused the crew to abandon the spaceship. Also, as there were no obvious external injuries on the spaceship, he could rule out the possibility of the spaceship being damaged.
The spaceship was abandoned in a completely intact state.
They came to the end of the corridor, where there was a Y-shaped fork and a door. The door was in the middle of the fork, which might be a temporary resting place for the crew. Lily scratched at the metal door with her claws. "What's behind this?"
Hao Ren patted the husky maiden aside to stop her from making any more noise and then went up to check the status of the door. The power of the access control system should be fine, but he did not know how to open it. He looked around the door and finally looked at the two sides of the door. There were two symmetrical small sculptures, which looked like some kind of beast with fangs and a slender face. Hao Ren instinctively put his hand on the head of the sculpture. He heard a slight sizzling sound coming from the wall, and then the door slid open on both sides.
"This thing reminds me of the tomb traps in the TV series," Hao Ren smacked his lips. "The design is quite retro."
Behind the door was a small rectangular room. As Hao Ren guessed, it was a lounge. There were some soft, wide seats and long metal tables in the room. What was striking was that there were things on the metal tables.
Hao Ren quickly walked into the room and saw the metal tables with strange cutlery. Some of the food had not been touched at all, and a holographic projection was suspended in the corner of the room, showing a section of the cabin that they had not explored yet. When Lily saw the food on the table, her first reaction was to exclaim, "Ah, so they also eat?"
"Of course, Raven 12345 still eats instant noodles to relieve her boredom, let alone these guys who are not even demigods," said Hao Ren as he reached for a drink on the table. As expected, it was cold. "Ugh, looks like they have been gone for a while."
Y 'zaks looked at the scene in the room, his brows slowly knitted together. "The food is on the table, and the projector was not turned off in time. But other than that, there are no signs of fighting. They must have suddenly evacuated, and the reason for the evacuation was not because of violence. Judging from the scene, although they left in a hurry, there was no confusion. So the reason for the crew to abandon the ship and escape is most likely an order from the higher-ups. "
Hao Ren's answer was only three words. "Keep looking."
The evacuation order should have been issued from the bridge or a similar command center, so they set their target there. The MDT hacked the buried data lines in the corridor to find the suspected command center section and led them all the way into the depths of the spacecraft.
As they went deeper, they found more and more evidence that could prove that the crew of the ship had evacuated under a unified order.
They found more activity sections, including lounges, conference rooms, dormitories, and various workspaces. Every room showed signs of sudden abandonment: food was left untouched on the table, personal belongings were discarded in the corner of the room, some equipment was still running, and even clothes were thrown on the bed in some rooms. It seemed that the owner of the room had suddenly run out of the room while changing his clothes. This emergency evacuation situation could be described as panic. Hao Ren could not help but wonder why the treacherous children, who always pretended to be as mighty as gods, would act in such a panic.
Finally, they found a wide corridor that led to the deepest part of the spaceship. At the end of the corridor was a door so magnificent that even a giant like Muru could walk through it with his head held high. The door was made of crystal and carved with the image of a god. It was taller and more exquisite than any door they had encountered before. The MDT hacked the surrounding lines and confirmed that the control center of the spacecraft was behind this door.
This time, Hao Ren could not find the control switch of the door. Lily used her claws to pry open the door. "This thing is so strong!"
Hao Ren looked around and confirmed that the control of this door was different from those small doors that could be opened with statues. He knocked on the shell of the MDT and asked, "Is this door connected to a self-destruct or some other alarm switch?"
The MDT shone on the door twice and said, "No, just a simple access control system."
Hao Ren patted Y 'zaks on the arm and said, "Give me some technical support."
Y 'zaks was stunned at first, but he quickly reacted. He rolled up his sleeves and summoned a hell lava out of thin air. He swung the killing weapon and smashed it at the door. "Take cover!"
Lily was looking down at the door. She looked up and saw a calf-sized fireball flying over her head. She screamed and ran behind Hao Ren. Then, a loud bang echoed throughout the corridor.
Lily stomped her feet in the smoke and shouted, "Don't be so sudden, will you? Will you die if you give me some time to react? "
"When he said 'technical support', you should have realized that you were going to explode," the MDT said slyly. "As expected of my partner, your work style is getting better and better!"
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