After talking to the three guardian giants about the Denizens of the Stars, Hao Ren realized that the guardians' understanding of the ancient race was rather limited. The Denizens of the Stars once roamed the universe, and even when the Goddess of Creation began to study how to create the little people, the orbs were still common visitors in the universe. But not long after, the Denizens of the Stars gradually reduced their activities, and by the time giants like Muru were born, the Denizens of the Stars almost never showed up, and they became a mysterious race akin to a 'cosmic ghost story'. The guardian's main responsibility was to look after the mortal species created by the Goddess, and they did not care much about the natives and the ancients, and after the Denizens of the Stars went into seclusion, the guardians of course paid even less attention to them.
According to the information they had so far, the Denizens of the Stars had been keeping a low profile ever since. It was only after the fall of the goddess of creation that they suddenly emerged and began to clean up the mess left behind by the guardians all over the world.
And this did not seem to match their original 'image'. As a group of reclusive creatures, they originally did not care about the physical universe and ordinary races, and they themselves were not on the hunting list of the apocalypse. So why did such a group of reclusive creatures suddenly become so passionate about saving the world?
After Hao Ren and the guardian giants finished their discussion, Y 'zaks spoke in a low, muffled voice, "Did you notice that the Denizens of the Stars seemed to have predicted the' fall of the Goddess'?"
Muru and the rest did not know much about the clues that Hao Ren and his team had discovered about the Denizens of the Stars, so they asked in unison, "What do you mean?"
"The Wandering Planet, Holletta, the Ark Fleet, these three civilizations are thousands of light years apart," Hao Ren crossed his arms, "but they received the apocalypse warning almost at the same time, and according to the information we have, there are many other races in the universe who received the warning. In addition, the Denizens of the Stars also carried out all kinds of rescue and support at the first instance. Although it was not completely effective, their measures were more or less effective. This means that they have long been prepared. "
At this time, a loud creaking sound suddenly came from above. Hao Ren was startled. He looked up and found that it was Lemendusa clenching his fist. The guardian giant was furious. "You mean, they knew that someone was going to kill the god?!"
"It's just a guess, and the Denizens of the Stars act strangely, and their worldview is different from ordinary races. It's hard to say whether their actions are intentional or not." Hao Ren quickly waved his hand to calm Lemendusa down. "Besides, we have too little evidence now, it's not good to simply judge their actions."
Lemendusa took a few deep breaths. He knew that what Hao Ren said made sense, so he finally calmed down.
"The key now is whether the Denizens of the Stars are still around." Vivian sighed. "They may be strong, but they are no match for the crazy First Born. They can barely protect themselves. Ever since the fall of the Goddess, she has been running around informing the various races to seek refuge. There has been no news of them for ten thousand years. Where can we find them now? "
The phrase inexplicably appeared in Hao Ren's mind: The border of Stellaris is filled with the sound of darkness.
"The sound of darkness of the border of Stellaris …" Hao Ren looked at Lemendusa. "Don't you know what this phrase means?"
"Most races have many fallacies in their understanding of the universe. Depending on the level of civilization, some very simple cosmic phenomena will be explained with very complicated metaphors. The border of Stellaris may refer to the edge of a galaxy, or the boundary of a large galaxy group. The sound of darkness is even more inconceivable. The universe is filled with darkness, who knows which black hole or abnormal spatial phenomenon they are talking about." Lemendusa shook his head. "But I think if we want to find the Denizens of the Stars, at least there is a general direction: towards the oldest galaxy. They are the first creatures to awaken in this universe, and their home should be in the deepest part of the Central Galaxy, which is the first part of the universe to evolve. "
Hao Ren was surprised. "There is still an environment for life there?"
"There's only ashes. Although I've never been there, I know that all the celestial bodies there have been burnt out. Even the new stars that were reformed after collapsing have been burnt out. No new celestial bodies are born, only a scorching black mass of matter. After all, that is the oldest region of the universe. But the Denizens of the Stars should still be able to survive in that place: they have survived since the beginning, and should have long adapted to all kinds of extreme environments. Since we can't find them anywhere else in the universe, then let's go to the ashes at the center of the universe. "
"That is a dangerous place …" the MDT muttered. "The drone cluster has not sent any probes in that direction."
"The drones have never been to the Central Galaxy before?"
"Of course not. That is the graveyard of stars, the first place in the universe to burn out. There is no life there, and the Goddess of Creation has never seeded in that direction, so the drone cluster will naturally not go there." The MDT shook its body. "And to be honest, it is too far. Based on the drone cluster's current speed of expansion, it will probably take many years before the drone cluster reaches the Central Galaxy."
Hao Ren thought for a moment. "Let the drone cluster send a few vanguard Nestweavers there first, and build a group of branch drone clusters in the Central Galaxy."
After talking about the Denizens of the Stars, Hao Ren let out a long sigh, and then the corner of his mouth slightly curled up. "Speaking of which, our prisoner has been locked up here for a long time, how is he now?"
Muru snorted. "He is a tough nut to crack. I saw him from afar the other day, and he was still the same, no guilt, no repentance, and all the mental pressure seemed to have no effect on him. "
"No effect at all?" Hao Ren's eyebrows twitched. "I have designed so many things for him … I will go and see for myself."
Crapple Research Station, the prison area.
The place was as heavily guarded as ever, and there was only one prisoner in the entire prison area. In a cell surrounded by several beams of light, the captured 'treacherous child' lay on the floor, sleeping quietly. He was still dressed in his golden, flashy attire. His days as a prisoner and mental exhaustion did not seem to have caused him to become dispirited or disheveled. Some glowing arcane structures and autonomous robots were floating around the prisoner, and these "prison guards" were weaving a blurry net of light in the air, and the prisoner was completely shrouded in it.
Hao Ren and the rest stood outside the cell, watching the situation inside. Rollie carefully used her claws to scratch the light wall. "Big Boss Cat, what is he doing?"
"He is being interrogated." Hao Ren bent down and grabbed Rollie by the collar, and pulled the catgirl up. "How many times have I told you to walk upright? This man is being interrogated by torture, and from what I can see …"
He glanced at the crystal control panel beside him, which displayed the prisoner's mental state.
"But from what I can see, this guy's mind is as tough as steel."
"I think he is just sleeping," the catgirl muttered.
Hao Ren knew that the cat's ability to understand was only a little better than Lil Pea, so he did not bother to explain to her.
The reason why they used this method to interrogate the prisoner was that the prisoner was completely unafraid of physical pain, and even Y 'zaks' soul torture had limited effect on the treacherous child. So Hao Ren had to shift the interrogation process to the prisoner's mind. He wanted to dig out some information from the depths of the prisoner's consciousness by opening up a psychological loophole. For this, he also asked for a lot of help from Zorm, using the special mental power of the First Born to build a complex set of systems. So far, the system itself was working normally, the only problem was that the prisoner was as stubborn as a rock even at the subconscious level.
On the crystal control panel next to the cell, a holographic projection was showing the mental illusion that the prisoner had experienced. He was in a purgatory, suffering the terrible pain of magma pouring into his veins, and then was placed on an endless battlefield, facing endless enemies and exhaustion that would make ordinary people give up their lives. Occasionally, he would be sent into a gentle and sweet dream, but this dream was fleeting, and in a more brutal and twisted way, it instantly turned into a nightmare. But no matter how these illusions crushed over, the prisoner's heart was still as solid as a rock, and did not waver.
It was as if he had no heart.
"To put it bluntly … it's still the same old torture method," Hao Ren looked at the holographic projection and shook his head slightly. "Not very creative."
The MDT was also helpless. "But the space station's mainframe has already used various mythical and legendary purgatory, and all the ideas of the great demon Y 'zaks have also been used."
Hao Ren frowned and reached out to touch a crystal prism next to the control panel. "Let me try — directly connect to this guy's mental world."
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