Turazzo was brought back to the mothership by Pandora and her sister. It was the first time I had seen someone smile with such relief despite being shackled. The human heart was indeed a complicated thing.
Perhaps for Turazzo, he had been shackled with an even heavier set of shackles since 70,000 years ago. This set of shackles had prevented him from breathing freely for the past tens of thousands of years. Only today, when Pandora put the shackles on him, did Turazzo finally remove the heavier set of shackles. The moment of capture was the moment of freedom. Turazzo had taught me this saying for the first time.
Anurili and the resistance warriors behind her watched their "teacher" disappear into the teleportation screen. To be honest, when I saw their complicated expressions, I suddenly felt as if I had become the villain. It was an unreasonable and ridiculous feeling, but it still appeared. This world was too complicated … "Before he left, he did one last thing for all of you."
Liliana suddenly sighed softly and looked up at Anurili. The little girl's face had a mature expression that did not match her appearance. "Now, the potential gap between the resistance and the free slaves has finally been filled. You won't have any more conflicts over the issue of the Mellois Conservatives … That old man is terrible at war, but in other aspects, even I, the Pope, am impressed. He thought too far ahead. From the very beginning, he knew that the Mellois Conservatives would be a huge problem between you and the civilians. If I'm not wrong, if the Imperial Army did not appear, his original plan was to kill himself to solve this problem."
Liliana looked young, but she had a heart that had been through the vicissitudes of life. This was not a joke. Sometimes, the things she could see were even more profound than I could. Before she said it out loud, I really did not think that Turazzo would have such a final plan.
"It's almost time to go." I looked at the time. It was time for the fleet to return to the Holy Kingdom and meet up with Milady. "This universe will be connected to the Empire in a few days. Naturally, there will be people coming to clean up the mess left behind by Mellois. However, I still have to promise you that if you wish to develop freely, the Empire will definitely not interfere with the daily lives of the residents here. Just treat it as a new neighbor. We only manage the universe, not the residents. Also … if you are interested, you can come to the capital city of shadows to take a look. "
"City of shadows?" Anurili was very curious about this term.
"The capital city of the Empire can also be seen as the place where the gods live. You will be able to see what the real Holy Kingdom looks like. Then, you will be able to kick away the bad impression of the gods that the Mellois people left behind. Don't worry, I will adjust the authority in a few days. All of you rebel organizations will receive a batch of passage and residency rights in the City of Shadows. If you want to understand the Empire better, you are welcome to set up an embassy in the City of Shadows. You will also be able to come into contact with the minions of the Empire there. They are a bunch of very interesting fellows. A new life is about to begin. Believe me, it will be more interesting than you can imagine. Oh, right, I have something for you before I leave. "
I suddenly thought of something. Just treating the wounded and sick was already enough to keep the believers busy, but there were even more troublesome things to deal with here: the entire planet's ecosystem had been severely damaged. Not only did the Mellois' bombardment destroy the environment at the center of the explosion, the toxic steam and radioactive dust released had also destroyed nearly a quarter of the entire planet's land. Furthermore, these toxic substances would circulate through the atmosphere, so these things had to be dealt with as well. Of course, I could solve the problem by sending more people, but I actually had a more efficient treasure on hand. Before I left, I intended to leave Anurili a gift.
I carried Jingle and rushed back to the mothership. There was a small kitchen in my cabin, and it just so happened that I could use it. I quickly prepared a big pot of water, lit it up, and boiled it. Then, I poked the little one in my hand. "Jingle, Jingle, wake up and take a bath."
The little one opened her eyes in a daze and bit my thumb. "Ah Jun, Jingle wants to sleep … Why does she want to take a bath?"
"You have slept for the whole day. Taking a sauna would relieve your fatigue, right?"
Jingle thought for a while (she really thought about it deeply), then nodded happily. "That's right, the sauna is so comfortable. Ah, there is a sauna room here!"
While I was still thinking about how to trick the little one into the pot, Jingle had already transformed into a green light and flew out. The little one took off her clothes on the way, and with a plop, a small splash appeared in the pot of boiling water. "Ah Jun, Ah Jun, help close the lid. The steam is escaping!"
I quietly closed the lid and counted for five minutes. When I opened the lid, I found that Jingle had already sunk to the bottom. She was running circles under the pot. This little one could always find something to make her happy, and then she would play by herself for half a day. Noticing the light above my head, Ding Dang popped up again and chuckled foolishly at me. I picked up a ladle and stirred it in the pot. The little thing swam around the handle of the ladle. The scene was extremely amusing. To enhance the effect, I cut some apple slices and banana slices. I added two spoonfuls of sugar and half a spoonful of honey. Jingle ate one-tenth of them and left small teeth marks on all the fruit slices. After simmering for ten minutes, I scooped the little one out with a colander and rinsed her under clean water. She wiped the water off her body and ran around naked for a few minutes before she suddenly remembered that she wasn't wearing any clothes …
However, I was used to it, and so was she …
I was holding a thermos pot of Jingle's fruit soup, with a fruit-flavored Jingle sitting on my shoulder. The girl had waited for half an hour, and in the end, she got a thermos pot …
"This thing is a panacea for ecological restoration. One milliliter of it contains 26 tons of water. If you spread it in the atmosphere with an airplane, it can effectively heal all kinds of damage to the planet's ecosystem. Oh right, don't give it to a human directly. It's easy to get struck by lightning …"
Finally, I didn't forget to remind her seriously because Liliana had really tested this problem. Later on, we confirmed one thing. No matter how diluted Jingle's divine power was, it couldn't be directly absorbed by a mortal. This involved the problem of blasphemy. However, the amazing thing was that there were at least two hundred ways to circumvent this strange judgment of blasphemy. For example, artificial rain …
It was said that the God of Life's judgment of blasphemy was the weirdest. Jingle didn't lie to me.
There were definitely places on other planets that needed ecological restoration. However, Jingle was only so big, and the "production" was probably limited. I thought that it would be difficult to meet the demand even if I stewed pork ribs at the right temperature. So, Jingle's soup could only be used as a supplementary method. Maybe when I had the time, I should discuss with Liliana and see if I could pluck some leaves from the Tree of Life and cook some secondary soup. Usually, Liliana was quite happy to eat the sprouts of the Tree of Life in hot pot. Maybe those things would have miraculous effects …
Speaking of which, was it really okay for me to seriously study these things?
Anulili had someone put away the thermos pot with a complicated expression. She didn't know the origin of this thing, but judging from its appearance, it really couldn't be associated with "medicine."
After finishing up on this planet, the Royal Fleet set sail again and arrived at the "Holy Kingdom" that was more than ten light years away.
This planet should be renamed. The "Holy Empire" built by the Merovans had collapsed, and the so-called "Holy Kingdom" should naturally no longer exist. The planet they chose was once the capital of Anulili's race. Logically speaking, it should be handed back to Anulili's people. However, the latter was now rebuilding civilization from an almost primitive stage. It was hard to say when they would be ready to rebuild a planet that was sixteen light years away from them. Moreover, they had two other planets that were in a worse state to clean up. Reconnecting these three planets and letting their people meet again was already their biggest challenge at the moment. At the same time, due to the large-scale turmoil caused by the Soul Plague, everything on the Holy Kingdom was basically destroyed except for the indestructible Schilling facilities. Only a large area of dangerous ruins was left in the cities, but the direct living environment was less than ten percent. This devastated planet really didn't have much value to rebuild, and everything had to be rebuilt. So, let's just leave it like that for now. When Anulili's people slowly recovered, they would definitely be able to set foot on this land again with their own strength. I believe that with the technological data left behind by the rebel groups, it wouldn't take too long. They are actually a very resilient and explosive race. I can already see this from the faces of the armed civilians.
Everything in the orbit of the Holy Kingdom has been cleared. The Merovans had set up a large number of orbital stations and magnificent space decorations in these orbits, but none of these things were effective when the Imperial Army arrived. We could not tolerate these things that were labeled as "divine" by the Merovans to continue to exist in the universe, so we threw them all into the sun. Now, the Holy Kingdom is orbiting a new star, and the original center of this star system had been blown up by Sandora. So, we temporarily created a new one, just like the original model, but younger. It can also be a gift to the Anulili people in the future. A small Empire fleet was on standby in orbit. After the Empire Admiral led the other Royal Fleet here, this small fleet immediately joined the main fleet, and Lin Xue soon came to the bridge to meet everyone. Milady's face was red, and she seemed to be in a good mood. She must have found what she wanted.
"Looks like things are going well on your side." Seeing Milady appear on the officer's platform, I smiled and opened my arms. Milady was now familiar with the process, and she threw herself at me and gave me a hug. "Let me show you that precious prototype first. The Merovans really don't know what that thing is for. They put the prototype communication array of the deep-submersible ship and a lot of other messy Schilling equipment in a huge cavern under the South Pole. I guess there are things that they can't understand in their research."
As she spoke, Milady transferred the things she took at the scene to the projection device on the officer's platform, and we saw the huge warehouse where the Merovans stored "things that they don't understand." This place should have used spatial expansion technology, or else a mere underground cavern in the South Pole would not be able to store so many things. In the vast cavern, countless large non-gravity platforms were neatly arranged, and on each platform was a piece of Empire -style equipment. The prototype communication array was one of these pieces of equipment, and it was placed in an inconspicuous corner. The hemispherical main body and the concentric rings around it had been separated and placed on two separate platforms … Well, the Merovans didn't even know that this set of things was two parts of the same equipment, they treated it as two sets of things!
"Ugh … serves them right for not being able to research anything for tens of thousands of years." Sandora looked at the subtle scene, and she did not know whether to laugh or cry. "In the words of the people on Earth, it's a reckless waste of natural resources."
"There are a lot of such situations," Milady leaned against my chest, as if she was leaning against a pillow at home, while fiddling with her MDT. "Look, they don't even know how to classify these things that they don't understand. According to the technicians at the scene, they put the communication device and the navigation device together, and the weapon system and the ecological simulator together. There was an experimental engine that was divided into three parts and kept in three different areas, and each of them had a completely different name …"
Everyone was speechless.
"Everything here is something that the Merovans don't understand. In the Old Empire era, they were all prototypes that were still in the testing phase, or defective experimental products that had not been popularized. They didn't know how to deal with these things, so they just piled them together and wiped them every day …" Milady shrugged. "Blockhead, you really are a blockhead. Why aren't you praising me at this time? Do you know how many treasures I've rescued for you? "
I said, "… You can ask for praise like this?"
Milady nestled in my arms, and without saying a word, she jumped on the spot and hit her head on my chin. Then, she covered her head and jumped to the side.
The large storage room that Lin Xue discovered not only brought me a pleasant surprise, but also made the military scientists in the fleet ecstatic. If they had cerebrovascular diseases, then at least half of them would have brain hemorrhages by now. After Milady returned to the fleet, there was still a team of scientists working with the engineering team to take inventory of the items in the storage room. Many of the items were experimental products of the Fifteenth Sky, which were not recorded in the Empire's standard database, nor had they been installed in the regular military departments of the Fifteenth Sky. Therefore, when they took inventory of these items, they had to compare them with the historical documents retrieved from the cities in the Realm of Heaven. It was a little time-consuming, but everyone enjoyed it. Many of the items needed to be processed on the spot before they could be moved back to the mothership. The Merovans had placed these antiques everywhere. They didn't understand the value of these items, so they divided them into groups based on their own guesses. Now, the scientists had to adjust these messy groups according to the blueprints and the identification symbols of the equipment itself. Even though some of these antiques had no practical value to us, there was no doubt that the remaining parts would still improve our technology tree greatly — especially Mysticism technology.
"Back then, the Fifteenth Sky seemed to be an Empire with strong research and development capabilities. From the looks of it, their research was not limited to the military." Sandora looked at the half-finished products in the storage room that covered almost all fields. Those were the results of the Fifteenth Sky's research. "I remember that my research and development center back then was filled with weapons …"
Pandora immediately grabbed at Sandora's sleeve happily, and the latter showed a helpless expression. "Of course, that place is gone."
What I was curious about was how a place that specialized in scientific research, was even stronger in the Mystery Faction, and seemed to have a lower expansion rate than the other Heaven Zones. Just how did they manage to raise a little lunatic like Pandora … Could it be that they were forced to do this?
At this moment, Lin Xue seemed to have received a report from the engineering team. She nodded and instructed the engineering team to send something directly to the officers' platform. Then, she winked at me. "Blockhead, remember what I said? Other than that communication prototype, there was another rather important thing in the Merovans' territory. Now, the engineering team has finally taken that thing down."
I vaguely remembered that something like that had happened — — From this, it could be seen that Lin Xue was a precious treasure to me. Her attentiveness, meticulousness, steadiness, and unprecedented foresight had helped me countless times. If it wasn't for her, with my careless personality, who knows how many opportunities I would have missed.
Under the command of Missy, the engineering team seemed to have found an antique in the storage room that was as important as the communication prototype. A moment later, they sent that antique to the storage area of the Admiral of the Empire, and a team of scorpion soldiers escorted it to the officers' platform.
"Sir! The thing is here! " Vega was in charge of escorting the antique. She saluted us with her usual imposing manner, and then turned half of her body. There was a one-meter-tall blue crystal on the scorpion sister's carapace. She was holding it down with her tail to prevent it from falling. That was what she was escorting. Scorpion soldiers had the hobby of carrying things on their backs.
A few junior officers came forward to help put the crystal on the ground carefully, but we found that the crystal was quite sturdy. No wonder Lin Xue was so bold as to let the engineering team transport it directly to the bridge without first doing any protective treatment. Shallow Shallow curiously stepped forward and touched the surface of the crystal. As her fingers touched it, the crystal let out a series of ethereal, musical hums. This was a common resonance phenomenon of lightly charged crystals.
"The Melovans … I really don't know what to say about them." Missy had an expression of not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "They were even more confused about this crystal, but I guess they felt that it was very imposing, so they embedded it on the forehead of a statue in the storage room. It took a lot of effort to cut it off without any damage."
I knew that Lin Xue would not pay so much attention to a crystal that only looked imposing. "What is this?"
"Do you still remember that after the Concept Division of the Fifteen Heavens, the carrier of the World Core that was stored on the technological side of the mother planet disappeared?"
Missy said unhurriedly.
I was stunned for a moment, and then countless questions surged in my mind …
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