The giant stood quietly under the huge arched door. Now, we already knew that this wasn't a door, but a relay node. The giant wasn't really guarding an entrance, but a relay device that could switch the Forgotten Garden back to the real world. He faced us and inserted the scepter in his hand into a groove next to the arched door. He said calmly, "I'm going to continue waiting for my master to return."
"What if he doesn't come back?" Lin Xue couldn't help but ask.
Although, in theory, we were the "master" he was waiting for, the giant's words had another meaning. He wasn't waiting for the ordinary Shiring Apostles, but the Emperor who split the 15th Sky apart, or the old Empire that had already collapsed. No matter which one it was, it was destined that he wouldn't be able to wait for them. Even if we could count as the people he was waiting for, it would be meaningless. According to the giant, something had "split" everything. He couldn't recognize the Apostles of the 15th Sky who had been split apart. It could even be said that, apart from the things that existed in this remote world, he couldn't recognize or trust anything in the outside world. This barrier was incredibly strong, and the giant didn't seem to have any intention of destroying it. Looking at the metal giant standing quietly in the distance, I suddenly felt that what he was waiting for would never come — this was a mission that would never end.
"Then continue to wait until everything is destroyed." The giant lowered his head, and the light on his body began to dim, as if he was going to go back to sleep. "That's the mission."
"Wait!" Just as she was about to turn around, Sandora suddenly discovered something and pointed at the feet of the giant. "What's that?"
I didn't understand because there was nothing under the giant's feet, but Sandora must have seen something that caught her attention. She led everyone to the feet of the giant again. The giant was about to go into standby mode, but now it started rumbling again. "Is there any other problem?"
"What is this? Do you remember?" Sandora pointed at the lower half of the giant's calf and asked loudly. Even though it wasn't much higher than the giant's ankle, considering that the giant was more than ten meters tall, it should be at least a meter off the ground. I took a closer look and discovered that there was an inconspicuous dent where Sandora's finger was. There were some small grooves around the dent. I sighed and didn't think much of it. "It's just a scar. I thought it was something else."
"It's not just a scar. Don't you think this height is very familiar?" A strange expression flashed in Sandora's eyes, and her tone became subtle. Then, she waved at Pandora. She said, "… Come here. Stand here."
Pandora didn't understand what was going on, but she still obediently came over. Sandora pressed the little girl's head against the giant's ankle. Sandora pressed her head against the giant 'ankle, and the dent was perfectly aligned with the top of the giant's head. Seeing this, the surroundings became especially quiet.
I said, "… It's exactly 1.2 meters tall."
Pandora instantly headbutted me. Then, she headbutted me non-stop until I pressed her head down.
"I know what's going on." The corner of Sandora's mouth twitched slightly. She looked at Pandora, who was still silent, but her cheeks were slightly puffed up. "There's a line of words beside it. It's Schilling: Don't erase it. This is an order."
I chuckled and pinched Pandora's cheeks. I didn't say anything else. The giant looked at the group of "little people" at his feet in confusion. "What are you all doing? This is really incomprehensible. "
"You really don't know when this was left behind?" The elder sister pointed at the horizontal line above the giant's ankle and asked in a strange tone.
The metal giant lowered his head, and the sound of metal rubbing against each other came from his armor. He looked at the mark on his leg in confusion and shook his head. "I don't know. Maybe there's a problem with the automatic repair. The core refused to repair this scar. This should be one of the orders from Master back then. Is this very important? "
"Yes, it's very important." The elder sister smiled. "It's very important. Wait a little longer. We must find a solution to the problem. No matter what is splitting the Fifteenth Sky, my brother will definitely solve it. "
Having said that, the older sister pulled up the silent Pandora, who was currently in a depressed state, and temporarily bade farewell to the giant. Oh, and also bid farewell to Char and his wife. The two of them are not allowed to enter the Forgotten Garden together.
Pandora and Visca suffered a fatal blow to their dignity. Now, they were in a bad mood. If it wasn't for the last string in their brain that hasn't snapped, I think the two short melons would have pressed the giant to the ground and given Jingle a beating. Even though the latter's height was actually higher than their 1.2-meter aggro range. Soon, we became dizzy in this majestic and pure white city. Without any instructions, I couldn't understand sixty to seventy percent of the buildings in the surroundings. I didn't even know the purpose and function of their construction, so how could I even begin to explore?
At that moment, I really wished that the giant could provide us with a navigation map and turn on the main switch in the city. Of course, that was just wishful thinking.
Although the Sky Tower was equally unfathomable to us, at least there was a functioning teleportation system and defense system. Through the teleportation system, Alaya could also decrypt the outer layer of the tower's database. However, there was nothing in this huge city that was working. Apart from the faint glow of the runic arrays that provided energy on the surface of the city, everything was still and silent. There was not a single sound, and there was nothing that could be used as a road sign. As they walked through the massive and magnificent buildings, the only sounds they could hear were the hollow sound of the wind and the footsteps of a group of people. Soon, Qian Qian began to complain, "Where are we going?"
"I can't tell which building is the core facility." Sandora had already released a probe. We were now moving forward under the guidance of the probe's holographic map. However, there were more than twenty buildings that were suspected to be key points on the holographic map floating in front of us. Moreover, they were scattered across the entire city. "It's possible that it's a relatively large building. It's also possible that it's the focal point of the energy array. It's also possible that it's the main building surrounded by a large number of subsidiary buildings. The main problem is that we don't know how this city was planned, nor do we know how these buildings operate. Moreover, everything is in a dormant state. We can only search one by one if we want to find a place like the database or the control building. "
It was like throwing an Azeroth citizen onto the administrative planet of Proteus and asking him to look for the local police station. Even if he looked at the map, he wouldn't be able to find the target. Besides, the people of Proteus didn't seem to have police officers.
Alaya flew in front of us. She was a hundred meters above the ground. Sometimes, she would circle in the air, and sometimes, she would suddenly charge towards a strange building. She really, really liked this place. However, apart from this "liking", she knew nothing about this place. Her so-called liking was only because the appearance of this city suited her sense of beauty. I couldn't help but suspect that this "Garden of Forgetfulness" was the place where Alaya lived a long time ago. That must have happened during the era of the old Empire. But now, everything here had been erased from everyone's memories and knowledge. At first, I was filled with anticipation as I asked my angel sister if she felt any "sense of familiarity" or "intimacy" from the surrounding buildings. Wasn't that how it was written in books? A girl who lost her memory would suddenly feel an inexplicable sense of intimacy when she saw something, which would open the floodgates to her memory recovery. I had also hoped so when I saw Alaya excitedly charging towards the towers. But unfortunately, the complete information isolation was worse than I expected. Apart from the fact that this city made her feel comfortable, my angel sister didn't feel anything about this place at all.
"I thought that she would at least have some reaction." Lin Xue suddenly muttered to herself. Her gaze fell upon the sky behind everyone. There was a stiff angel floating there. A thick rope was tied around the angel's waist, and the other end of the rope was in Little Bubble's hand. The entire group looked like a child dragging a hydrogen balloon, although this balloon was rather large.
"Little Bubble, be good. Can you let me drag it for a while?" Shallow Bubble's eyes suddenly lit up. She reached out to Little Bubble and asked for the rope. Little Bubble instantly started muttering something. After discussing it with herself for a while, she stuffed the rope into Shallow Bubble's hand. Then, she raised her arm and tugged at the angel's wings as she muttered something. Nobody understood what Little Bubble was saying, but the white figure floating in midair actually nodded slightly. "They can communicate?!" I was astonished as I pointed at Little Bubble.
Lin Xue shrugged. "Only the heavens know. Two fellows who can't communicate at all can actually communicate with each other when they're together. Isn't this setting pretty cool?"
Shallow Bubble dragged the kite angel as she walked around the area while pulling on the angel's body. She constantly made the angel face all sorts of strange buildings while muttering something. After observing her strange behavior for quite a while, I finally couldn't help but ask, "You can't possibly think that she can be used as a radar, right?"
Shallow Bubble nodded matter-of-factly. "Of course. After all, we're both from this world. I think that she should recognize the things here!"
That was what Shallow Bubble believed. However, under normal circumstances, things that she firmly believed would deviate from reality to a certain extent — except for the fact that her boyfriend was really powerful — in reality, the angel was just being dragged around by Shallow Bubble. It was basically a standard balloon. The angel would occasionally respond to me or Little Bubble because I could charge her. And Little Bubble would stick to her almost all day long. Other than the two of us, no one else could communicate with this glowing creature.
I walked forward and took the rope from Shallow Bubble's hand. "Let me try."
The angel silently turned her body around. It seemed that she was focusing her attention on me. Shallow Bubble immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! Ah Jun is really powerful! "Then, Lin Xue, who was not far away, added in a strange tone," How powerful is he? How did this lady-killer manage to get his hands on an omni? "
I ignored the sarcastic prophet and waved my hand in front of the angel. Using a clear and slow tone, I said, "This city, do you know where it is? Or do you have any impression of it? "
The angel silently floated in the air. After a long time, she suddenly shook her wings and nodded almost imperceptibly.
I was overjoyed. Actually, I had asked her once when we first entered the ruins. However, at that time, the angel didn't respond. I didn't expect that the same question would be answered now. Although I didn't understand what was going on, I happily patted the tip of the angel's wings to praise her. "Do you know if there are any important buildings here? Can you bring us there? "
The angel didn't move.
"What's going on?" Lin Xue curiously poked the angel's wings. "Bad contact?"
"Her mind isn't complete," Sandora tried to analyze. "So, she can only answer questions when she is stimulated by external information. When we first entered the ruins, the angel couldn't even answer Ah Jun's first question. Now, she has an answer. Maybe it's because we happened to come to a place that could trigger her memories. There should be a place related to the angel nearby. The largest building nearby is this — "Sandora said and pointed at a circular facility on the map." It looks like a gathering hall. It's very low, but it occupies a large area. It happens to be at the relay node of the city's energy circle. "
Shallow Shallow thought for a long time. Suddenly, she smacked her forehead. "Oh, that means my initial method was correct. Ah Jun, Ah Jun, this angel can really be used as a detector!"
"You have the right idea, but you're using it the wrong way …" I sighed as I watched Qian Qian tug on the rope around the Missing Angel's waist and try to use it as an antenna. I felt helpless as I watched her pull on the Missing Angel's wings and try to use it as an antenna.
We followed the route Sandora had deduced. First, we circled around a few towers that looked like functional buildings. After confirming that the angel didn't respond, we collectively moved towards the large 'gathering place' in the distance. Throughout the process, I kept an eye on the angel's movements. If she showed any signs of activity, it meant that we were heading in the right direction. I wasn't sure if it was an illusion, or if she was really moving, but the closer we got to the large building that looked like the gathering place, the brighter the angel's wings became. But even when we reached the destination, the angel didn't move.
Including the two buildings that we had inspected earlier, this large building with a curved roof was the third facility that might be worth investigating. It was located on a small plateau near the center of the Forgotten Garden (actually, I would like to call this place the City of Angels). In front of it was a semicircular plaza that was wide enough for mammoths to gallop around. The main structure was a large building that was more than ten meters tall with multiple arcs. From above, it looked like many round cookies stacked on top of each other. The radius of this building was about two hundred meters. So, although it was much shorter than the tall towers around it, it occupied a much larger area.
Like the other buildings, this facility that Sandora guessed to be the 'gathering place' had a pure white hue. There was a circle of golden patterns on the edge of the multiple arcs, and the outer walls of the building were slightly indented. This kind of building style that needed to have arcs everywhere was common here. The outer walls of the building were embedded with shimmering blue crystals, but they didn't seem to be activated. We walked half a circle along the outer wall before we finally found a place that looked like an entrance.
A golden metal ring was embedded on the curved wall. One third of the ring was buried underground, and the entire metal ring had a radius of about five to six meters. Inside the ring was a piece of sky-blue crystal. Even though it didn't look like a 'door' from its appearance, the only thing on the smooth wall of this building that people could associate with an entrance was this huge crystal fixed to the wall by the metal ring. And when we got close, the missing angel immediately raised its wings. Such an obvious active phenomenon made us more convinced that we had finally found something valuable.
"Brother Monarch, I saw a sign!" Alaya flew around the area for a long time and suddenly shouted in excitement. We hadn't seen any signs along the way. It was probably because the city's facilities were dormant, causing the road signs that relied on projection devices to be extinguished. And now, Alaya found a sign nearby that didn't use projection technology. There was something written in magic words on it. Alaya translated it for everyone. "Gathering Hall — Second District. Second District?! "
Alaya suddenly thought of something and tugged on my arm. "Brother Monarch, there's a gathering hall on the mother planet too!"
"Mother planet?" I was stunned for a moment before I realized that the angel sister was referring to the mother planet, Gaia, which was located in the shadow space. "Then, the gathering hall on top of it?"
"Mm, it's also called the gathering hall. But that gathering hall is in the first district. I was wondering why there's only a gathering hall called the first district on the mother planet, but I couldn't find the second district. So it's here. "
"Another split phenomenon?" The elder sister covered her forehead and sighed. "What's the purpose of the gathering hall on the mother planet? Maybe this one here has a similar purpose. "
Alaya thought for a while and his expression changed quickly. I actually saw the expression of this guy, who was always in a daze, change so quickly!
"That is …" The angel sister suddenly looked at Pandora. "That is the place where the three hundred high-ranking commanders of the Pandora Heavy Army were dormant! When Brother Monarch woke up the commanders, the three hundred of them woke up in the gathering hall! "
The surroundings instantly became quiet.
"In other words … If everything goes according to plan," Icetis' mouth twitched and she pointed at the door of the gathering hall not far away (I think it is), "if we open this thing, three hundred Spartans will rush out from inside?"
"And they definitely won't recognize us," the elder sister reminded.
"And optimistically, they will probably fight us to the death." Liliana raised her hand to show her presence. "They won't stop until their brains are spilled."
I spread my hands helplessly. "So, should we open it or not?"
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