I pressed my hand on the crystal, and all I felt was a cool touch that was no different from the other equipment around me, as well as a faint tremor from the crystal's operation. This time, I did not greet a rock — because I was ridiculed the last time.
But I did not know if it was an illusion, but I felt that I should hear some sort of response, even if it was just for a moment, even if it was a vague response. In any case, I should hear some sort of 'voice' from this crystal. This unexplainable feeling was baffling, and I did not know why I had such a thought, but once this thought appeared, I could not suppress it. Yes, a response. There should be something here responding to me, but it was not there now.
"Ah Jun, is there a problem with the crystal?" Sandora saw that I did not speak for a long time, and could not help but be curious. "Speaking of which, are you thinking of greeting this crystal again? Didn't you try it last time? "
"Greeting the crystal?" Gaia repeated curiously.
"Well …" Sandora revealed a subtle smile. "According to the process of this crystal wandering out of the Empire District and falling into the hands of the Merovans, we feel that it seems to have its own consciousness, and it took the initiative to escape from the Empire District back then. In the end, Ah Jun tried to communicate with this thing … He seems to feel that the crystal really has a mind …"
Gaia looked stunned, and a line of words appeared on his head in a practiced manner: Now Loading …
"Ahem." I coughed awkwardly. "Let's not talk about this. But I don't know why, but I feel that this thing should have a way to communicate. After all, it did escape from the Empire District under very unusual circumstances. " As I spoke, I bent my finger and tapped the surface of the crystal twice, and the latter made a crisp sound like hitting a tuning fork.
"You suspect that this thing has a consciousness, and can even make its own escape plan from the Empire District back then?" At this time, Gaia finally finished loading. His translucent body flickered twice, indicating that he was very interested in this topic. "The database capacity and core architecture of the crystal are not designed to carry consciousness. No matter how powerful this isolated device is, in theory, it cannot produce consciousness. Hmm, consciousness … the production mechanism is quite complicated, and it may also involve the study of the soul. I think the conjecture of the crystal producing consciousness is too bizarre. "
Gaia was not the only one who thought so. Even Sandora, who had suggested the idea before, had the same thought. It was just that the crystal's departure from the Empire was so tortuous that probability did not make sense, which was why everyone came up with the half-joking idea. Little did they expect that the serious Gaia would analyze it so seriously.
"Speaking of which … this was one of the recording devices in the fifteenth heaven. Is there anything useful in it?"
For the time being, I put aside the nonsensical matter of the crystal's ability to think and instead became interested in the things stored inside the crystal. It was a mainframe component of the Data Center in Heaven, and it used to be a database. This was very tempting. What was the most important thing in the current New Empire? Of course, it was knowledge! Very few of the technologies passed down from the Old Empire were complete. Tarver had always been tinkering with them so that our technology tree could be restored to normal. More than once, she had mentioned to me that she wished to obtain more information on the Old Empire's technology that could be researched. This crystal seemed to be able to give her some hope.
However, Gaia quickly extinguished this hope. "This is the Data Center in Heaven, not a technology database. Most of the information stored here is the garrison intelligence of the fifteenth heaven and the logs uploaded by the ruling districts. It was very useful in the past, but now it can only be read as a history textbook. The universes mentioned in the database are basically extinct now, and nothing is left. "
"Tsk …" I twitched the corner of my mouth. Today, Gaia and I seemed to take turns to bring up a few depressing topics. Although he might not care, I still felt quite awkward.
Regarding this crystal, it seemed that there was not much worth studying. Tawil probably only agreed to hand it over to the mother planet after confirming that there was no technical information in it. Its greatest value was as a carrier of the Heart of the World, but this value would soon be gone. The two parts of the fifteenth heaven had now merged, and of course, the Heart of the World could not continue to maintain its state of being split into two. In a few days, Gaia would upload the information entanglement point attached to the crystal to the Garden of Death. Then, there, the information entanglement point would merge with the carrier of the Heart of the World on the mysterious side's mother planet, which was the metal ring. The last part of the fifteenth heaven would then merge into one.
Actually, I was quite curious. The Heart of the World was an illusory source of information. How did Gaia operate such an invisible and intangible thing … But after thinking about it, I still did not dare to ask her, because I probably would not understand even if I was beaten to death …
As for the crystal itself, it would no longer have any connection with the Heart of the World. As an old Empire device that was still in good working condition, it would probably be installed by Gaia on her new server. I heard that Sis Gaia had already planned to add a server to the north and south poles of the mother planet. She now had two hobbies every day. One was to take a roll call on the autonomous robots scattered across the entire planet, and the other was to add more servers for herself. I felt that this kind of lifestyle of installing new parts for herself every day was really … quite like the refreshing style of the Shiring Apostles.
After confirming the status of the crystal, I was still confused by the inexplicable feeling I had, but I still left the underground data center with Sandora. After that, Sandora had to go to the headquarters, so she left first, while I planned to stay on the mother planet for a while, and then go to the cities in heaven to take a look.
It felt good to return to the surface again. I admit that the large hole in the mantle looked spectacular, but that kind of environment was really not in line with human aesthetics. The sun was already setting outside, and there was only a crimson sunset glow on the horizon. In this place where there were no stars, the sunset glow in the sky was naturally created using a simulation device. When Gaia and I arrived on the surface, we randomly chose a teleportation point, and we were now at a construction site in the northern hemisphere. Standing on a high ground, I saw a huge ring-shaped structure under intense construction. Those autonomous robots that had been specially designed to use the same information materialization equipment as the "Builders" were busily flying around, doing the final repairs to the huge ring-shaped structure, and Gaia was standing beside us. Suddenly, a sense of familiarity welled up in my heart.
The landform in front of me seemed a little familiar, and Gaia's posture next to me was also a little familiar.
"Your Majesty, it seems that you still remember." Gaia saw the expression on my face, and suddenly became happy. "This is the place where I first met you. This high ground, and the shallow valley below, is the area where you wandered back then. "
All of a sudden, the scene from nearly five years ago came back to my mind: I was wandering in a confused dream, and in front of me was a gray and lifeless world of steel, accompanied by only the hollow sound of my heartbeat and my own footsteps. It was in such a place that a phantom-like beautiful woman suddenly appeared next to me, and with a joyful call, the black and white world suddenly restarted …
"That was the most brilliant minute of my life. I was resurrected from death, and the minute that the long night finally ended. Although I only spoke a few words to you back then, that scene is still fresh in my memory." Gaia's face was full of smiles, and the phantom-like woman gave off a feeling of vitality. I still remembered the first time I saw her five years ago. At that time, I thought that the woman before me was a shadow, and I even thought that she was a "fairy sister." But now, the shadow was still an illusion, but "Gaia" had become a real existence next to me. The illusion of two overlapping times lingered in my heart. In the end, I shook my head. "I remember that this is a city, and there are steel forests everywhere. The ring-shaped structure below does ring a bell. I remember that there was a ring-shaped plaza in the middle of the city … but that was just a plaza. "
"The city has been demolished because there is no longer any value in continuing to exist," Gaia said matter-of-factly. "The mother planet has been replanned. Many of the original things here have been moved to the southern hemisphere. Now, this place is going to be modified into an additional psionic well. According to my plan, the mother planet will be strengthened in all aspects, and it will no longer be used as a residence for the apostles. All you can see is the landscape back then … Mm, do you feel a little regretful? "
Gaia seemed to have recalled something related to human emotions, and she looked to my side awkwardly. "There is no need to remodel this place. Back then, I chose to remodel this place for convenience and proximity. If you …"
"No, it's nothing. I just recalled the scene when I first met you, and I felt a little emotional," I chuckled. Even though I might feel a little regretful, how should I put it … Which girl doesn't dress up? To Gaia, who had used the mother planet as her body, her plan for this planet was probably just a matter of dressing up. Once I thought about that, I instantly felt that it was better not to talk nonsense.
Speaking of which, Gaia's dressing up this time was quite a big commotion …
"Oh." Gaia definitely didn't know what I was thinking about, so she could only acknowledge it half-heartedly. Just then, a small autonomous robot flew over from the sky and diverted her attention. She waved at the air, and the round robot landed with a series of grunting sounds. Gaia smiled as she hugged the robot that was almost twice the size of a soccer ball, as if she was hugging a pet. She fiddled with the control panel behind the autonomous robot as she introduced it to me. "This is a new model. It is very small, and its appearance is round. It looks a little stupid, but it is very powerful. It is especially good at the maintenance of complicated machinery. I plan to mass-produce this model and send it to the Warlord's Revenge Fleet. Those soul warships without crew members are very welcoming of autonomous robots that can help them maintain their bodies. The previous batch that I sent to them seems to be insufficient. "
Gaia was smiling like a flower. It wasn't the first time she had kept autonomous robots as pets. At first, I thought it was a habit that she had developed after living alone on the mother planet for tens of thousands of years. But now, my opinion was shaken. Gaia had plenty of ways to pass time. She could even send her engineering team to work all over the world just by putting on makeup. What kind of time could be boring? So, this should be her personal hobby. It was just like how Pandora kept her precious cannon as a pet. I had seen Pandora holding her precious cannon and cleaning it more than once. She would stare at it for half a day.
It seemed that the people around her all had some kind of weird habit …
I bid farewell to Gaia and watched as she held a ball in one hand and waved goodbye to me as she disappeared into the distorted light screen of the teleportation portal. A moment later, the scenery in front of me changed into the majestic buildings of Heaven City. The surrounding atmosphere changed from a futuristic city to a floating palace that looked like a temple of the gods in a mythical novel. No matter how many times this switch happened, it was still very exciting.
Heaven City had also ushered in the twilight, but the night sky here was of course different from the night sky on the surface. Heaven City did not have land. Its entire world floated in a boundless sea of clouds. When dusk fell, the sunlight did not appear in the sky above you. Instead, it surged around you and under your feet. This scene was, of course, unscientific. But that was the design of the Heaven City theme pack. If you felt that it was unscientific, you could complain to Shallow Shallow …
It seemed that I was quite lucky this time. Not only did I encounter the most beautiful sunset of the day in Heaven City, I also encountered the aurora curtain. The aurora of the heavenly city – as you can imagine, it also hangs directly over the entire space. The brilliant curtain of light poured down from the endless sky and extended into the endless sea of clouds beneath your feet. These dreamy, dazzling curtains of light quietly moved, wandered, and even passed through your body — and you passed through the curtain of light. The faint light mist emitted by the cloud buildings of the Heavenly Realm City blended with the aurora hanging between heaven and earth. In the darkening night, it made people feel like they had walked into a dream that was freely splashing. The first time I saw such a scene, I did not even dare to breathe, as if I was afraid to disturb this short dream. Even now, I could not help but stop under the aurora curtain …
Then I took out the MDT, took a picture, and posted it on Weibo …
I could not help it. I was just an ordinary person. The artistic scene just now was just the scenery …
But I did not come here to see the scenery … Well, not just to see the scenery. I came here to find someone to understand the situation. On the teleportation platform at the top of the East Angel Wall, I waited for less than ten seconds before I saw the space in front of me distort. Then, an elegant figure shrouded in holy light condensed out of thin air along with the faint sound of the wind. Finally, what appeared in front of me was an angel with a pair of wings on her back.
This was a female angel, like all angels of the Schilling faction. She had silver-white hair and golden pupils. Her face was stunning, and her facial features were small, giving off a slightly thin feeling. This unfamiliar angel was wearing a dress similar to Alaya's favorite long dress. The slim-fitting dress revealed the angel's slightly slender figure. Yep, quite poor.
I blinked and asked, "Who are you?"
The angel in front of me who I met for the first time had a surprised look on her face. "Your Majesty, what's wrong? I'm Alleria! "
I was stunned and looked at the winged woman in front of me again. I did not recognize her at first glance, but when I reached out to cover her face, I recognized her at once. This delicate figure, the chest armor that Shallow Shallow had described as somewhat present and somewhat absent … As expected, after I covered her face, it was Alleria. "Eh, damn, I didn't recognize you at first glance. This is the first time I've seen your face."
Alleria's smile was a little stiff, and the wings on her back could not help but twitch. "Your Majesty … Your subordinate lost my sense of self because of my deep sleep … I said at the time that I would recover my original appearance sooner or later."
I looked at Alleria enviously. "I really envy you guys who are clearly non-physical beings but can still grow a face …"
Alleria: "?"
"It's okay, it's okay." I quickly waved my hand and threw the matter of the void form to the back of my mind. "I mean, your original appearance is actually quite beautiful. Alright, I heard that you have just completed a big project. I'm quite curious, so I came to take a look."
Alleria seemed to be quite happy that someone praised her beauty. She had not had the face to meet people for a long time. Then, she turned around and raised her hand to release a ray of holy light into the distant night sky. "Yes, Your Majesty, this is a pleasant surprise. After several rounds of growth and catalysis, we finally have enough to build such a —"
Alleria deliberately paused in the middle of her sentence. Just as her voice trailed off, I heard a melodious sound coming from the distant night sky.
The aurora directly in front of me suddenly became unusually bright. Golden holy light spread down from the top of the aurora, as if heaven had opened its doors and the light of God was sprinkling down on the mortal world. When the bright light spread over the entire aurora curtain, countless powerful figures brimming with a sense of holiness began to separate from the light.
It was the Schilling Angels, complete angels just like Alleria and Alleria. They were blotting out the sky and covering the earth!
Just a moment later, my eyes were filled with these powerful creatures shrouded in holy light. There were so many of them that I couldn't even count them all at once. I could only judge that there were definitely more than ten thousand of them!
"To build such an angel legion …" Alleria smiled and turned around. "The total number is thirty-five thousand. Please inspect, Your Majesty."
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