As they had already explored the central control station on the Terra Firma, it did not take Hao Ren and the rest much effort to find the central control station here. At least in the outer regions, the central control station of the two arks was pretty much the same.
The central control station looked old and run-down. The old machinery was covered in dust, and some miscellaneous items were strewn all over the place. This was probably the result of the artificial gravity failing each time. Beside the control panel, Hao Ren found a corpse. This place was different from the Terra Firma. The sanctuary still maintained its normal temperature and atmosphere, so the corpse he found had already decomposed to the point where only a skeleton was left.
The deceased was wearing the same clothes as the old man on the Terra Firma. Due to the multiple gravitational anomalies, it was impossible to determine the captain's position and condition when he died. Hao Ren carefully pushed the skeleton to the side, and then rebooted the control panel based on his experience (the key to the control panel was inserted into the control panel). As expected, there was backup power here, and the ancient control terminal was still working. With a series of hums, the control panel lit up, and the other equipment nearby also started operating.
Considering that the ark's ecosystem had been running for the past few hundred years, before the reactor exploded, there should have been some servo terminals left unmanned. Now, Hao Ren wanted to check on these machines to find the reactor's damage report and the emergency response plan. He opened the database and quickly pulled up the central control station's structure diagram. It clearly marked out the various areas of the massive facility.
According to the blueprints, the central control station was made up of four parts. In the middle was a giant fusion reactor. This reactor was buried in the deepest part of the facility, and its structure could not be seen from the city inside the ship. This reactor provided the sanctuary with a powerful source of energy, but it did not provide energy directly. Instead, it transferred the energy to the second part of the facility, which was a series of giant generators. The generators were located under the outer shell of the Furnace of the Ancestors that could be seen from the city inside the ship. The third part of the central control station was the smaller cylindrical metal pillars around the Furnace of the Ancestors. They were the components related to the life support system.
The fourth part was the control zone of the entire facility, which was where Hao Ren and the others were at, at the very edge of the Furnace of the Ancestors.
After carefully analyzing the functional areas on the blueprints, Hao Ren felt a lot more at ease. The explosion had occurred on the outer shell of the Furnace of the Ancestors, and that was where the main generator was located. Although the main generator being destroyed was a huge problem, it was already a blessing in disguise compared to the explosion of the fusion reactor deep inside.
"Here." Hao Ren pointed at the outer shell of the facility on the screen. "This is the coil of the main generator. If we fix this, the fallout shelter can last for a while. I brought a lot of autonomous robots with me. They should have no problem repairing this simple thing. "
"What happens after it's fixed?" Nangong Sanba asked casually. "The most important thing is how to solve the problem here in the long run."
Hao Ren nodded slightly. "That's right. We can't let these ships drift in space forever, so we need to find a place for them to rest. I've already ordered Nolan to dismantle the Terra Firma en masse, and she's trying to crack the navigation systems of the other damaged arks. If everything goes well, she'll be able to gain control of these ships, and then … drive them to a more suitable planet. "
"Io or Tannagost?" Lily chimed in.
"Tannagost's atmosphere is toxic to humans on the ark, and it's not just the atmosphere. The planet's ecosystem is completely unsuitable for the people on board, and Io has no land …" Hao Ren scratched his head. "Let's put that aside for now. I think it's more important to fix the reactor here."
As he spoke, he looked outside through the thick glass window of the control room. From here, he could see many of the internal structures of the central control station. The ancient pipes and machinery glimmered in the dim light, and the dust in the air made everything look like it was shrouded in a layer of dirty mist. He opened his Dimensional Pocket and released a few round, tentacle-covered autonomous bots. After handing the blueprints of the power generator to the little guys, the autonomous bots let out a series of cheerful grunts and rushed out, following the dirty old pipes towards the power generator.
He then looked at Vivian. "Can you still sense the location of the 'Divine Artifact'?"
"There hasn't been any response since just now." Vivian frowned slightly. "Based on what I've sensed, the Divine Artifact is probably in the deepest part of this facility, which is … this location."
As she spoke, she pointed at the screen of the main control panel, which showed the blueprints of the central control station. Her finger was pointing at the junction of the generator and the fusion reactor, the core of the entire facility.
Hao Ren looked at the blueprints and finally found a feasible route. "Then let's go there and have a look … MDT, what are you doing?"
He saw that the MDT had flown to the side and was floating around the skeleton of the dead captain, scanning the skull with a blue beam. Hao Ren asked curiously.
The MDT replied as it scanned the skull, "Oh, oh, nothing much. Just checking the cause of death. This man probably died of illness. His skull shows signs of chronic corrosion, probably caused by some chronic illness before his death. "
"Chronic illness?" Hao Ren glanced at the skeleton on the ground, and he was a little concerned. The last commander of the Ark died of chronic illness, and not in an accident like he had guessed. There seemed to be some hidden meaning in this.
However, there was only a skeleton here, and the information he could get was not enough. Even though he was concerned, he could not figure out what it was.
"Let's leave him here for now." Hao Ren nodded at the skeleton, and then walked towards the exit of the control room. "The autonomous robots are repairing the generator. Let's take this opportunity to see what the divine artifact Vivian sensed is."
The group left the control room and continued to move in the direction of the reactor. At the same time, in space outside the Ark, large-scale engineering work was being carried out in an orderly manner.
After receiving Hao Ren's order, Nolan took over some engineering drones from the fleet, and now she was sending these highly efficient "workers" to the Arks. One by one, the silver-white drones appeared in the darkness of space, and like a swarm of ants pouncing on their prey, they turned into streams of light and swarmed towards the massive Arks. The drones began to cut through the hulls of the old ships, and the dark, heavy armor plates of the Arks began to glow brightly like starlight. From space, it looked like a strange fireworks display.
Currently, the Arks that were being cut were confirmed to be lifeless. As there was no need to worry about casualties, Nolan could boldly use brute force to understand the structure of the Arks. As one of the earliest arks to be explored, the Terra Firma was the fastest and most thoroughly dismantled.
Now, the 130-kilometer long starship had undergone a huge transformation. Under the cutting of thousands of mining drones, one-third of the Terra Firma's hull had been peeled off, revealing a complex mechanical structure at the front. There was also a series of neatly arranged chambers, and the chambers were connected by corridors. It looked like it was meant for humans. Based on the structure of the ark, the "bridge" of the ark was once manned during the voyage. But perhaps the long journey had destroyed the confidence of the navigators. In the end, the ark's passengers all hid in the sanctuary and handed over the control of the upper level system to the AI mainframe.
The Petrachelys curiously circled around the bow of the Terra Firma, taking pictures as a souvenir. On the bridge of the Petrachelys, the little demon Y 'lisabet was tugging at Rollie's tail out of boredom. She ignored the cat maiden's feeble retaliation and mumbled, "What are you doing, Nolan?"
"Souvenir," Nolan replied casually. "As a ship, I dismantled my own kind, which is so much bigger than me. Don't you think it's something to remember?"
Y 'lisabet thought for a moment. "… But don't you think you're like a pervert who strips people naked and takes nude photos?"
Nolan was speechless.
Just like that, whether it was inside or outside the Ark, Hao Ren's team was on the move.
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