As soon as Sandora and I left the officers' rest area, we went straight to the research center to look for Tawil, who was preparing for the next phase of the resurrection project. Her original body was personally in charge of this project, and the information that we had received from Anthus was obviously very urgent. So, Sandora and I hoped that Tawil's original body could help us analyze it. It was said that Tawil's original body's performance was better than a hologram's. So, if there was a particularly important matter, it was the right choice to look for her original body.
The mad scientist Tawil temporarily put aside the work at hand and came with us to her office. After listening to Sandora's report, the bespectacled lady, who was full of intelligence, fell into deep thought. Her eyebrows were furrowed.
The little doll wriggled restlessly on my shoulder. She didn't like such a serious situation, but she knew that she shouldn't interrupt. So, she could only wriggle to indicate that she wanted to go home. I put the little doll on the ground and said, "Go home first. We will go back later."
The doll nodded obediently and opened a teleportation door to leave the room. Sandora smiled at me and said, "This child is becoming more and more obedient. I still remember when she first came home, she was like a little berserker."
Tawil thought for a while, but she obviously didn't have a clue. She looked at Sandora and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think that is?"
"No matter what it is, it is definitely not the Gate of the Abyss." The smile on Sandora's face disappeared, and her expression was unusually serious. "Regardless of the scale, shape, or the way it was initially destroyed, it doesn't match the characteristics of the Gate of the Abyss. When the ancestors described it, it was as if they were talking about something similar to a spatial crack. A measurable physical crack that shows a normal geometric structure in normal space and time, and not something beyond the concept of geometry like the Gate of the Abyss. The nature of the crack is also very similar to a tangible spatial crack. The ancestors said that it split a star and a planet in the middle, and this is not a description, but a real cut, like a knife. The Gate of the Abyss is a two-dimensional image, and as a picture, it can't cut anything in three-dimensional space. You know this better than me. "
"At first, I guessed that it was really a spatial crack," Tawil said slowly. "There may have been some kind of cosmic distortion in our hometown, and there was a five-light-year-long crack somewhere in space. This crack happened to lead to another place that was completely polluted by the Abyss, and the secondary abyss that gushed out of the crack destroyed our hometown. This can partly explain the scene that the ancestors saw, but this guess … has a big loophole. A spatial crack like this …"
"A spatial crack like this can't cause such a terrible disaster as the ancestors described," Sandora interrupted before Tawil could finish. "Only the polluting power that leaked out of the Gate of the Abyss has the highest activity. If it came from another abyssal disaster area through the passage between worlds, the damage would be several times weaker, and the range of infection would be extremely limited. With the technological strength of the ancestors at that time, they could completely destroy that space to close the crack. According to the description of Ancestor Anthus, the power of the abyss that gushed out of the five-light-year crack is extremely powerful, and the polluting power is close to the strongest Gate of the Abyss recorded in our history. So, it must be a passage that leads directly to the Abyss, a … type of Gate of the Abyss that we have never seen before. "
"I will build the relevant model, and then let the highest mainframe simulate the conditions for the creation of this type of Gate of the Abyss," Tawil replied. "If it really is an Gate of the Abyss."
"If it really leads directly to the Abyss, maybe we should give it a different name." Sandora had a forced smile on her face. "It is something that is far more dangerous than any of the existing Gates of the Abyss. Maybe we should call it the Mark of the Abyss?"
I scratched my head and mumbled, "No matter what, I hope that this thing doesn't appear a second time. The scope of its damage is a little shocking. The ancestors' fleet of exile ran for hundreds of years, and in the end, they were still caught. How many universes do you think that the crack has polluted?"
"God knows, it probably tore open a crack of that scale in more than one universe." Sandora sighed deeply. "The ancestors encountered a large number of world fragments during their exile, and most of the fragments came from different worlds, and all of them were destroyed by the Abyss. They were in exile for hundreds of years, but they still couldn't find a stable universe that wasn't polluted … I suspect that all these universes were destroyed by the same disaster. A disaster of this scale is simply unheard of. If I must say, only the impact of the fall of the old Empire can be compared to it."
I didn't say anything. The two disasters were indeed similar. Both were large-scale eruptions of the Abyss, and both led to the destruction of multiple worlds. I even guessed that the surroundings of my homeworld were similar to the current Fallen Apostle weave. The disaster that the ancestors encountered almost completely destroyed the Schilling civilization, and the disaster that the old Empire encountered almost destroyed the foundation of the Shiring Apostles that lasted for a trillion years. How ironic and helpless was this? I think Sandora's mood must be super terrible right now.
After fighting for so many years and chasing the Abyss in the void for so many years, I thought that even if we didn't achieve the final victory, we would at least achieve glorious results. But in the end, fate played such a huge joke on us. History took a full circle on the track of a trillion years, and everything returned to square one. The Schilling civilization was defeated by the same enemy using almost the same method … and the second time, it was the Shiring Apostles who asked for it.
But Sandora only felt depressed for a moment before she pulled herself together. She put on that indifferent and arrogant smile that was hard to be defeated. "The Abyss, they always have new tricks up their sleeves. Anyway, we will never fail. Tawil, I'll leave this matter to you. Give me an answer as soon as possible. No matter what it is, we need to know what our next prey looks like."
"Yes, your will." Tawil respectfully returned a military salute, and then hesitated for a moment. I could tell that she had something to say, but it was obviously not good news. "What's wrong?"
"It's about Schilling." Tawil mentioned a name that I didn't think of. "There's something going on with her recently."
I remembered that Schilling and Tawil were currently "living" together. But that was just what we outsiders thought. Schilling actually didn't have the concept of "living somewhere" in the real world. All I could say was that Schilling's external communication terminal was currently at Tawil's residence. The two of them were quite familiar with each other. Schilling would always go to Silvia's shop to buy some snacks for Tawil, and Tawil would be very concerned about Schilling (of course, it could also be the kind of concern that scientists have for their research subjects). Sometimes, I would think that perhaps another pair of lilies in the Empire was about to bloom beside this bespectacled girl … Hmm, I was thinking too much again.
"What could possibly happen to her?" I shook my head to clear my mind. At that moment, I really didn't realize the seriousness of the situation. Because Schilling's ordinary personality and ordinary daily life made it hard for people to remember her identity. In the next second, my eyes widened. "What the f * ck? Something's wrong with her?!"
"Not really, but I feel that she has been feeling uneasy about the movements in the 'rift valley' recently." Tawil told me about her new roommate's recent series of abnormal behavior. "Schilling used to be quite afraid of the rift valley, but recently, she seems to have been secretly observing the changes in that place whenever she has the chance. I asked her if there was any problem, but she always acted like she didn't care and refused to say anything. The personality of the super collective consciousness is a little different from the ordinary Shiring Apostles. She … is a little too liberal. I feel that it's unnerving. "
Rift valley, rift valley again. I'm afraid that many people won't be able to live in peace as long as that mysterious thing is not solved!
"How's the progress of the interventional port that you're researching?" I waved my hand impatiently and asked Tawil about the progress of the project. Tawil looked apologetic. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but the interventional port is still not stable. It's too dangerous to completely mix the soul of an outsider and upload it into the spiritual network of the Shiring Apostles. The latter is too huge. The super wave formed by billions of thoughts can easily wash away the will of a single individual. Except for Schilling herself, it seems that no other consciousness can maintain its sense of self in that kind of environment. The most recent experiment only lasted for ten minutes …"
I was shocked. "… You're not experimenting on living people, are you?"
"Yes," Tawil said matter-of-factly. "How can I know this phenomenon without experimenting on living people? But don't worry, Your Majesty, I'm experimenting on myself … "
Me: "…"
"The mass projection only takes up one thread. Even if the mass projection is washed into an idiot, it won't affect the main body's thinking. Also, as long as the mass projection is reconnected to the main body, the main body will immediately recover its consciousness. In such a high-consumption project, using one's own mass projection as the experimental recipient is perfect." Tawil looked excited. "The only downside is that it's a little embarrassing to see one's clone turn into an idiot like a single-celled organism for a short period of time …"
Me: "…"
I felt that I couldn't communicate with this mad scientist anymore. Not only did she turn schizophrenia into an active skill, she even added a skill tree to schizophrenia! Is this cute eyed girl's next goal to have a child with herself?!
I told Tawil to calm down and not act rashly. I told him to try his best to settle the current pile of research tasks. At the same time, I told him to keep an eye on Schilling. If anything happens to him, he must report to me immediately. I also promised to find that muddle-headed guy for psychological counseling when I have time. After that, I left the research center with Sandora.
It was probably a little late to go home for dinner. Thus, Sandora and I found a restaurant in the Shadow City that had a lot of food. Moreover, the owner of the restaurant was relatively strong, so we had a meal together. We enjoyed our long-awaited date. We hung around until 3: 30 in the afternoon before returning home.
As soon as I got home, I felt that something was wrong with the surrounding environment.
There was no one in the living room, and the house was quiet. Usually, at 3: 30 in the afternoon, the fox girl would be sunbathing at the entrance. But now, there was no trace of her in the courtyard. The shoe cabinet at the entrance was neatly arranged with a large and small pair of shoes. Obviously, everyone had gone out.
The little ghost should still be at home. I could feel her presence coming from the direction of the basement. But why would anyone go out at this time? This didn't match their biological clock, especially not the biological clock of Otaku Bubble …
"Strange, where did everyone go?" Sandora furrowed her eyebrows. She changed into the slippers that she wore at home. With a snap of her fingers, she changed into a simple home dress. She listened to the surroundings and suddenly poked my arm. "Ah Jun, did you hear any movement from upstairs?"
At this time, I also heard it. There seemed to be a very faint sound coming from the east side of the second floor. It didn't sound like the conversation of a family. If I listened carefully, it sounded like the sound of a gentle breeze and waves rolling over the beach. It was low and gentle, with a soft hum.
"Maybe Bubble forgot to turn off the pile of video games in her room," I said casually. In my heart, I didn't think that anything serious could have happened at home. As I said that, I grabbed a grape from the fruit platter and was about to put it in my mouth. But … the grape in my hand disappeared in the blink of an eye.
I was stunned. I looked at my empty hand and the bunch of grapes in the fruit platter. After confirming that I wasn't hallucinating, I grabbed another grape and stared at it. The next moment, a green shadow darted out from the fruit platter. Before I could see what it was, the grape in my hand was gone, leaving only a piece of grape skin on the table.
At this time, the hand strength and eyesight that I had trained to catch Jingle finally came in handy. Before the green shadow could return to the fruit platter, I grabbed the little thing. I finally saw that it was a palm-sized girl. She had light green hair like Jingle, but it was shorter than Jingle's. She was wearing a beautiful green dress. Although the style of the dress was different from Jingle's, it was easy to tell that it was the Goddess of Life's favorite dress. The palm-sized girl had a pair of light wings that were as thin as cicada's. They were flapping vigorously. The owner of the wings used her toothpick-like slender arm to support my thumb and forcefully pulled herself out. She glared at me angrily. I brought the little fellow closer to my eyes to observe, and then … and then I was bitten.
Fortunately, I had been tempered by Jingle's steel teeth. Otherwise, if the other party had bitten my nose, it would have been really scary. I used two fingers of my other hand to carefully pry open the little girl's mouth and placed the little fellow on the table. "Jingle's friend?"
"Ling Dang!" The little girl lightly jumped onto the apple at the side. Puffing out her chest, she looked at me proudly. "Her name is Ling Dang! She is Jingle's friend! Who are you? "
That's right, the sisters that Jingle mentioned had appeared. I felt cold sweat forming on my forehead. The first three inch nail vanguard in front of me had already become an army of ten thousand in my eyes. I used my brain to left click on the little girl in front of me. Then, I pressed Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + V a total of ten thousand times. I formed a vast ocean of people's war in front of my eyes. Only then did I wipe the cold sweat off my forehead. I extended my index finger to shake hands with the three inch nail called Ling Dang. "I am Chen Jun. You should have heard of this name before."
"Wah!" Ling Dang extended her hand to hug my index finger and shook it twice. Hearing this name, she immediately cried out in surprise. I saw that the wings behind her were straight up in fright. "You are the Ah Jun that Jingle mentioned? Then you are Father's brother? Are you the Emperor Schilling? "
I nodded my head. I saw Ling Dang jump a few … centimeters away. The little girl pointed at me with a serious expression. "Ling Dang just bit you. You should have already forgotten, right?"
"…" Although there was a huge difference in temperament, this level of ignorance was practically the same as Jingle's …
Sandora and I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Then, we comforted the little girl in front of us. However, I quickly realized that this comforting was unnecessary. After ten seconds, the Goddess of Life named Ling Dang forgot about this matter … She climbed into the fruit platter and used all her strength to pull a grape off. I didn't even see what happened. All that was left in her hand was the grape skin. Then, Ling Dang patted her stomach. "I'm full … Eh? Where are the people who were here just now? "
I replied, "Are you talking about my family? They should have gone out. Oh right, why are you alone? The others … "
"Went out?" Ling Dang bounced on the coffee table. "The sisters also went out? Didn't they say that they weren't allowed to casually go out? Ling Dang just crawled into this big platter to eat grapes. There were so many people here at that time … "
Hearing this, I realized that the little girl in front of me was actually a mini version of a foodie. I was actually left behind because I was busy eating. Only then did I notice that she had mentioned 'sisters'. Instantly, I broke out in a cold sweat. The group of Three-Inch Nails had already arrived!
I remembered the commotion on the second floor. Then, I started running towards the stairs.
When I reached the second floor, I finally heard the buzzing sounds clearly. It wasn't the sound of a gentle breeze or a gentle song. The sound coming from the room at the end of the east side was completely the sound of thousands of little girls chattering. There might even be the sound of their wings flapping in between. I arrived at the door. Just as I turned the doorknob, I heard the commotion in the room suddenly become silent. Then, I suddenly pushed the door open. A large group of Three-Inch Nails looked at each other in dismay.
On the table, on the bed, on the chair, on the floor, on the windowsill, on the chandelier, and on the wall clock. Basically, everywhere in the room that could be 'human', there was a Three-Inch Nail girl either sitting, standing, or lying down. Looking from afar, I felt as if I had arrived in Inner Mongolia. The grassland under the sun was covered in green light. How long has this group of Three-Inch Nails been here?!
I tried hard to find Jingle's figure among the group of Palm Goddesses. The group of little girls were slightly startled by the sudden opening of the door. They maintained their frozen posture and stared at me without blinking. Some of the little girls that were flying in the air even forgot to flap their wings. As a result, they fell to the ground with a plop. The strange silence lasted for a few seconds. Then, I don't know which one of the little girls suddenly reacted and let out a soft cry towards me. Instantly …
Instantly, I saw a visible sound wave pressing towards me with the force of an avalanche …
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