The locals on this planet regarded the terrifying EOP-03 in their orbit as an energy furnace. They even thought that it was a matter of course. It seemed that no one knew that once that thing fell, the entire planet would be burned into glass in an instant.
Sandora let go of the local. Her eyes were dazed for a moment before she regained clarity. She seemed to be wondering why she was suddenly standing in front of a group of strangers. Then, the woman nodded at us silently and walked away quickly.
"They should have been collecting the energy of that thing for a long time." Sandora looked up at the blue and white fireball moving slowly in the sky and then looked around. The main colors of the city were gray and black. All the buildings were built with dark-colored alloys. Although there were many people on the streets and the city was bustling, I always felt that this color was permeating with a deep and depressing atmosphere. Well, let's not talk about the color of the buildings. After all, the customs of each species were different. Even the world in their eyes might not necessarily have the same shape. In Sandora's eyes, everything in the world had a small arrow and information table. What I wanted to say was that all the buildings here had a weak psionic response. That should be the main energy source of this planet. The psionic energy was not pure. In my perception, it showed various clear characteristics: it had conduction speed, heat when flowing through certain conductors, electromagnetic radiation … Pure psionic energy did not have these clear characteristics because it was located at the top of the Void Stairway. It should be an ambiguous and vague energy. When it became so clear, it meant that the psionic energy had quickly decayed into ordinary energy that was commonly seen in the universe. Therefore, the energy source of this city was the end product of psionic energy. There was no doubt that this extreme decay of psionic energy was transmitted from the spaceships in space.
"The energy collection ships use prism-like things to collect the weak psionic energy radiated by the bombs and shine it on the ground. There's a huge storage device under the city. The storage device isn't very efficient, but it can store low-intensity psionic energy. This planet relies on this energy system to maintain its operation without the sun." Shadora narrowed her eyes slightly, and her senses spread deep underground. "… There's also a material factory below. When the psionic energy is completely exhausted, it can be guided by the material guidance device to decay into energy residues. These residues still have high energy values and are very unstable. They are then sent into the sky to fill the fusion furnaces and become the source of light and heat for the planet. This is the complete life-support system of this planet. It wasn't built in a day. "
"If we dig a hole here, we should be able to find the energy hub of the city. Then, we can follow the network to find the energy hub of other cities or the energy dispatch system of the entire planet. From this system, we should be able to figure out how they collect energy from EOP-03," Vega said seriously. She paced next to us and measured the ground with her long legs, as though she was trying to figure out how big a hole she would need for her scorpion body to crawl into. I suddenly felt that it was a mistake to bring Sister Scorpion along. I might as well have brought Raven 001 or Olga.
"I have left more probes in the space orbit. The structure of this planet will be out soon. There is no need to use such a troublesome method." Sandora glanced at Vega and then led everyone out of the square. "Now, I want to understand the situation of the indigenous people of this world. It is rare to see a civilization that thrives in a universe that is about to be extinguished. "
"They don't seem to be in a desperate mood." I looked at the passersby. Although the city was dark and the clothes of the passersby were not in line with the aesthetics of the people on Earth, I didn't see the despair of living in a universe that was about to be extinguished. They hurried on their way, chatting and laughing. The hovercraft in the air made the wind howl. I closed my eyes and felt that I was not far from South Mansion Street. It didn't look like the end of the world was coming.
Except that the sun in the sky was almost extinguished, and it was now a group of fusion furnaces that provided light.
"Why are they in despair? It will take hundreds of millions of years for the universe to be completely extinguished. A red dwarf star can continue to burn slowly for tens of billions of years after its formation. Even if they are now at the end of their lives, their remaining lifespan is still an astronomical number for mortals. "Sandora shook her head." Too many races have short lifespans. Even if their world is about to be overturned, they will not feel anything. The process of the universe gradually fading is extremely slow. They have too much time to slowly change their lives from generation to generation. The new generation will not think that there is anything wrong with the fusion furnaces in the sky and the dark night sky after the fusion furnaces are turned off. They will not think that the universe's winter that will only come after hundreds of millions of years or more has anything to do with them. They have long been accustomed to it and have no nostalgia for the pastoral era of stars. Has anyone on Earth regretted not being born at the beginning of the star-making movement? Obviously not. "
I was speechless. This was something that could only be felt after experiencing hundreds of millions of years. Sandora had witnessed the rise and fall of the world and the fall of many races. The dark and gloomy space before her was nothing to her. The civilization that thrived in this world was just 'rare' to her.
"So, Jingle is boiled in warm water …" I sighed leisurely.
Sandora was speechless.
We followed Sandora as we wandered around this somewhat strange city. She didn't seem to be thinking about anything, but I had to look up at the huge fireball in the sky from time to time, afraid that it would fall. Half an hour later, Sandora finally tasted everything that looked edible nearby. She wiped her mouth in satisfaction and said, "Alright, I have more or less understood it."
I looked at Sandora in silence. It was just as I had thought. Sandora had said that she wanted to understand the local customs and practices. Basically, she wanted to know what was delicious in this place. Her Majesty the Queen's main sensory organ in this world was her tongue.
"Ah Jun, you don't want some?" Sandora held up a string of green food that I couldn't tell if it was a vegetable, meat, or some other strange food. "It tastes good. It tastes like a mix of ice, rocks, and asteroids."
I didn't dare to agree when I heard that. I quickly took two steps back and said, "Shouldn't we get down to business?"
Sandora stuffed the string of food that tasted like a mix of ice and rocks into her mouth. She wiped the corner of her mouth and grabbed a random person on the street. "Excuse me, I have a question …"
I slapped my forehead. Sandora was getting more and more skilled at grabbing random people and asking them strange questions.
The person that Sandora stopped was a young man who looked like a child. Under Sandora's mental disturbance, he didn't show any signs of surprise when he was suddenly stopped. Instead, he nodded obediently as if everything Sandora did was natural. I have to say that this mental disturbance was actually a very scary ability. If Sandora used this ability on a group of people, and then pointed at a pool of lava and said "jump", the pool would be filled up within a minute. This wasn't mental control, but pure cognitive disturbance. It would cause any individual with thinking ability to have the wrong perception and think that whatever Sandora ordered was the unconditional truth. However, in the past half an hour, the only use of this ability was to let Sandora dine and dash on an entire street. In the end, the twin sisters and I had to leave something useful on the stall as compensation. It couldn't be helped. With Sandora's appetite, it was possible that her mouth could affect the GDP of a small country in Eastern Europe …
Sandora gestured with her hands and asked people about something: the local database, library, information center, or convenient citizen inquiry network. In short, it didn't matter. It was something similar. As a civilized civilization that had spread across the entire universe, it was necessary to establish a perfect and convenient information sharing system. This system would be available to every individual in the entire race, and it would be able to cover all the information created by this civilization, just like the internet on Earth. Of course, the internet on Earth couldn't be said to have reached the level of covering all the information of the entire civilization, but through it, you could almost understand the history of the entire human civilization. At the very least, you would know what was going on on Earth. The higher the level of civilization, the more developed this network would be. Through it, understanding a world was undoubtedly the ultimate way to save time and effort.
So, I always felt that the aliens who were killed in the American blockbusters were really bitter. If they had sent two people to the Internet cafes on Earth in advance, the invasion would have been successful. At least, they would have been prepared, and they wouldn't have been killed by the brave Americans with disinfectant and flu viruses. Look at us, as aliens, we are quite skilled in this aspect.
After asking around for a long time, Sandora finally figured out where to go for this kind of information. In the north of the city center, there was a facility called the Advanced Information Support Center. This facility was like the kind of national museum that was only open to experts and internal members. Only there, the real core of the information could be inquired.
The lifeblood of the planet, EOP-03, in space, must have its source and energy collection method stored in that place.
We were very glad that we had chosen the largest city on the planet to land in. There was only one such inquiry facility on the entire planet. It was specially opened to the planet's scholars. The information stored inside was like the military intelligence of the countries on Earth, physically separated from the civilian network. In other words, if we used the MDT to crack the various signals received in the city, we would not be able to see the information. Sandora had already thought of this, so she specifically asked a local to ask about the situation. Although the civilians had no access to a large database, at least they knew that there was such a national library on their planet.
"This is it. Wow, it's quite big."
A moment later, we arrived at the local's "National Library." It was a triangular prism building larger than the Empire Building. The exterior was covered with solemn black crystals, like a black monument. Well, almost all the buildings in this place were black. Standing in front of the entrance of the building, I looked up and was slightly surprised by its size. As a "library" (that was how I understood it), did it really need to be so big?
The main database of the Empire was scattered throughout the data network. There was not even a physical building. The Shiring Apostles, who advocated efficiency and pragmatism, were very different from the ordinary race who cared about appearance.
Sandora once again used her spiritual interference to confuse the building's guards. Vega was responsible for interfering with the access control system. We swaggered into the building that was used to record sensitive information on the planet (it was not top secret). When I walked through the gate, I looked down and saw a huge bright red triangular emblem on the ground in front of the main gate. It almost covered the entire ground in front of the gate. It was a rare bright color in this colorless city.
I thought the emblem was a little familiar. But after thinking about it, a red triangle was a little common. It was probably the coat of arms of the planet's indigenous people.
With the help of Sandora's ability, we were a group of visitors, and all the checkpoints were open to visitors. The magnificent triangular prism building was divided into many levels. The layout of each level was a bit similar to the hall of a museum on Earth. Blocks separated by light beams were neatly arranged. In each block, there was a group of cylindrical devices floating with a faint light. These devices should be the general data exchange devices. Of course, there were more sophisticated devices in other parts of the hall. But Sandora was not interested in them. She only needed an access point and a ready-made index. The performance and advanced level of these devices were not important to her.
A manager in a short black robe came over, seemingly wanting to help. Sandora glanced at him and the manager returned to his original position with a blank look in his eyes.
"Astronomical, historical, natural science, energy technology … These entries are meaningless," Sandora put her hand on the top of the cylindrical device closest to her. She did not know how to operate it, but she had cracked the reading method in a short time. Now she directly scanned the core of the device at the microscopic level to read the data. At the same time, she converted the data she saw into a holographic image for us to see. "It seems that the information on this planet is not very comprehensive. About the bomb, this is all the information —"
The holographic image showed us the grayish-black planet and EOP-03 above the planet. There was a connection between the bomb and the planet that represented the energy broadcast. There was a bright grid on the surface of the planet. This should be the schematic diagram of the planet's energy supply network. The text on the image was distorted and difficult to read. But after searching the entire database, Sandora translated it according to the distribution of language and ideograms. The translation was roughly accurate. EOP-03 in the sky was called an energy furnace. It had been operating in this world for hundreds of thousands of years.
Yes, hundreds of thousands of years — it was definitely not something left behind by Halland. Judging from the time, millions of years ago … it was the heyday of the Old Empire!
The person who left behind the energy furnace was a legendary figure called the Supreme General. In the text about the energy furnace, the Supreme General was mentioned respectfully. The information explained that the Supreme General was the leader and savior of civilization. The General brought the civilization that was on the verge of extinction out of a collapsing world and placed it in this universe. The Supreme General left behind knowledge and equipment, and these wealth were handed over to the people for safekeeping. The information mentioned that when the General left, he promised that he would return one day in the future. At that time, the General would retrieve the wealth he left behind and lead the civilization to another world. During this period, everything that the General left behind — technical information, energy furnace, psionic equipment, special resources, matter converters, and so on — was given to the local people to use and decipher.
As for how to collect energy from the energy furnace, it was also a method left behind by the Supreme General. As the local civilization had never come into contact with psionic energy, they were unable to create any equipment that could withstand psionic energy. So, the General left behind a prototype and energy furnace. The current energy harvesting ships were based on the prototype, but the new energy harvesting ships were obviously not as advanced as the prototype. They were much larger, and because the energy storage under the city was a relatively outdated replica, the harvesting ships needed to take off once every three days to meet the energy requirements of a medium-sized colony planet.
In an inconspicuous place in the information, we found the name of this civilization. They called themselves the "Hessian Tribe," the exiles and guardians of civilization.
"They are waiting for the return of an Empire commander named the Supreme General. This is an alien civilization, and their origin is not in this universe." Sandora looked at the information thoughtfully. "This is much more interesting. They were brought out from a collapsing world, and the environment of that world was obviously much harsher than this place. No wonder they could live so comfortably in this universe. According to the slowest development speed of a civilization, they were probably born at the end of the universe. They have never seen what the universe of the Pastoral Age looked like. It mentioned that the date of the General's return is unknown … This is a bit strange. The Shiring Apostles would not make such an ambiguous promise. "
"We basically never make promises to ordinary races about the future, because it may affect future actions and hinder efficiency," Vega said. "But once we make such promises, we are very precise and we will fulfill them at all costs. This Supreme General should be a Shiring Apostles, but her habits are really bad. "
I did not reply, because there was only one image left in my mind: when I walked in just now, there was a blood-red triangle emblem on the ground by the door …
I looked at Sandora. "Use the Supreme General as the keyword and see what's there."
"Okay."
A moment later, the Information Terminal began to play large sections of files. It seemed that the natives of this world took the matter of the Supreme General very seriously. The information was unusually detailed, but I did not pay attention to what was written on it. Everyone's eyes were focused on the images.
The Supreme General was wearing a black hooded cloak, which had the same style as the natives, including the texture. She stood in the middle of a group of black-armored guards, and in the background was a huge metal structure that looked like a spaceship. The portrait should have been taken at the space port. The Supreme General was very short and her face could not be seen clearly, but there were two scarlet flashes in the shadow of the hood of the hooded cloak. And the most eye-catching thing on the soldiers around her and the metal barrier behind her was the blood-red triangle emblem.
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