Today was the second day back from the Deep Submergence Harbor. In the morning, Tawil and her team of experts had safely transported the second Black Shuttle to the City of Shadows. Right now, a bunch of crazed dismantlers were probably busy researching how to dismantle the Black Shuttle from the other side. After all, the previous Black Shuttle gave off a feeling that there was no way to dismantle it. As a result, Tawil's research wasn't very satisfying. This time, the Black Shuttle seemed to have lost its self-destruct function. Its outer shell had already been opened, and Tawil could finally take out the item inside to take a look.
In addition, as long as the Deep Submergence Harbor's control center was rebuilt, they could continue with the Deep Submergence Project. Lin Xue had also made a guarantee for the upcoming Deep Submergence Project. I reckon that Tawil and her companions were in an unprecedented state of euphoria.
In any case, knowing that these major projects could continue unscathed, I was also happy. This meant that at least until the next time the Fallen Apostle came, I would be able to live a relatively stable life. Actually, for me, it wasn't a big deal to be busy every day. What I was afraid of was every task being unexpected. I believed that many people could understand this logic. If you were asked to busy yourself with a task that you were familiar with, even if it involved moving bricks and mud every day, many people would still be able to persevere. However, if you had to randomly select a lucky day every week to go to the Middle East to maintain world peace, not many people would be able to accept that.
Most of the time, my rhythm was like this. I calculated that I had to spend an average of twenty days a month to examine and approve those tons of reports, and the remaining ten days to randomly select a time, location, and battle to maintain world peace. Looking back, I felt that I might have been born to be a wise ruler. How could an ordinary person be able to accept this kind of lifestyle? Of course, the reason why I could accept this kind of lifestyle was that my brain was relatively slow. Usually, I would only think about life when I had nothing to do and was idle like now.
It was currently nine-thirty in the morning. Shallow Shallow had dragged her elder sister and Monina out early in the morning to squander. They had yet to return. Perhaps they had encountered a supermarket that had a discount, or perhaps they had encountered a street cat and dog fight. In any case, Shallow Shallow always had plenty of reasons for not returning home after going out for half a day. That girl's train of thought was like a picture in an advanced mathematics textbook. You could see it, but you couldn't understand it …
I had just discussed with Sandora the details of the first dive of the Deep Submergence Project. Since this was the first mission of the new Deep Submergence Project, almost seventy percent of its systems were completely new, there weren't many similarities. Therefore, this maiden voyage was more to verify the stability of the new equipment. There weren't many clear test missions. The "depth" of the Submergence Project would not exceed that of the previous ship. My plan was slightly more conservative. The first test would be to ensure that all the systems in the spaceship were operating normally. Shadora's plan was slightly more radical. She planned to dive with a person on board.
Well, it wasn't as simple as a little radical.
But I understood Sandora's thinking, because Tawil did mention this amazing improvement in her report. Not only did she give the new Deep Submergence Project the ability to return to the surface, but she also gave it a considerable endurance. Unlike the "Deep Submergence Project" that we sent out last time, which was almost an oversized single-use probe, the new Deep Submergence Project was a mature and complete spacecraft. Within a safe "depth," it was designed to dive more than a hundred times, and it could accommodate a research team of up to twenty people to work and live inside. Do you still remember the communication device we took back from the Merovans? It was the device that was developed in the 15th Sky, but was snatched away before it could be installed on Ockham's Deep Submergence Project. Tawil had successfully replicated it and installed it on her newly designed spacecraft. Thus, our new Deep Submergence Project also had the ability to communicate with the outside world.
With such a big improvement, Sandora was naturally in high spirits. She decided to do a manned experiment on the first dive. After all, it was impossible to verify all the systems just by relying on the simulator.
She and I discussed this issue for a long time. Whether it was a radical or a conservative idea, there were good reasons for it. In the end, we came to the conclusion that we shouldn't dwell on this topic for too long. Let's just see what Tarver planned …
I thought about how Sandora debated with me for a long time with a serious and rigorous look. In the end, I remembered that I was also a half-baked when it came to deep submergence technology. I found it funny. Even Her Majesty the Queen would occasionally be silly, especially in the past two days.
I walked to the living room to see if there was anything interesting on the TV. Although I was famous in the world, I was still very interested in what was happening on this planet. But when I walked downstairs, I saw something more eye-catching than the TV. A large golden furball was lying in front of the coffee table. Next to the furball was a female pervert with silver hair.
I didn't know why Icetis and the silly fox were together. What were they researching?
I approached them curiously. They would never get together normally, but they were so engrossed that they didn't notice them. I saw the silly fox sitting cross-legged on the floor. Her face was almost pressed into the coffee table. The tail behind her was swaying according to her mood. From behind, it could almost block her entire body. So when I came downstairs, I saw a big furball lying there. Icetis also sat on the floor without a care for her image. She was studying the things on the coffee table with the fox while pointing and whispering to her.
From behind me, I looked down and saw a group of glowing balls floating on the table. Those glowing balls were pale gold in color, as if they were made of light. They looked illusory and real at the same time. They hovered three to five centimeters above the table, leisurely dancing in circles in front of the fox. I observed carefully. I was stunned to see that those light balls had blurry facial features!
I immediately thought of the low-level nature elves in some other world. Those nature spirits looked similar.
"What is this?" I suddenly said, "What new pets did you buy from the Shadow City?"
The fox was startled by the sudden noise from above. Its tail straightened like a sword mound. It jumped up and bumped into me. I pushed the fox immortal back down. The fox patted its chest and rolled its eyes at me. Then, it carefully gathered the light balls on the tea table and showed them to me. "The lice on my tail. I just found out that they've turned into spirits …"
I was speechless.
Bindis kicked him from the side. "That's why I'm saying that your information disturbance power is really reliable, really not reliable!"
I jumped up and down to dodge the female pervert's continuous kicks. In the end, I had no choice but to grab Sis Bing's leg and throw her on the sofa. Only then did I have the time to observe the group of balls in the fox's hands. The little things that I mistook for nature spirits jumped up and down passionately and made a sound like the wind. The scene was so strange that I couldn't speak.
I only reacted after a while and pulled on the fox's ear. "You bathe all day, how can you have lice on you?! Did you go and fight with Cerberus again? Or did you go and lead the wild cats on the west side of the street to rebel against the tyranny of humans?! "
The fox's tail was like a windmill as she slapped on my body to show her resistance. She bared her teeth and said, "Let me go! Let me go! I am the fox deity! My ears are very sensitive … "
"Alright, the two of you are crazy. Don't mess around when you have the time." Icetis came forward to mediate with a serious expression. She saved the fox and passed me a piece of paper. "Father sent a letter. It's about your family's ancestral grave … Oh, Sandora's ancestral grave."
… Can't this fellow learn how to speak normally?
Speaking of our homeworld, we had already sent the last log that the ancestors had sorted out to the God Realm a few days ago. Basically, all the details of the voyage that Anthus and the other ancestors could recall were already in there. The letter that Father sent this time was indeed a progress report. In the letter, he happily told me a piece of good news: The God Realm had already found a very clear clue from the huge data vault. Now, they were almost certain that the homeworld of the Shiring Apostles was in a certain area that the Protoss had set foot in. And after so many days of investigation, this area had already been narrowed down to a very small area. Perhaps they would be able to confirm the coordinates of the homeworld in less than two or three days.
Father even proudly told me that the group that had found the most crucial clue was actually one of the volunteers that Sovalei had gathered: a group of teachers and students from the Sacred Fire Continent's Yuqiang Vocational Technical School …
This was the first time that I had heard that there were schools in the God Realm that had such a tasteless name. What a familiar name …
"What's the content?" Icetis sat cross-legged on the sofa, hugging her feet. She continued to study the lice spirits with Fox, who had jumped onto the sofa with her shoes on, while she asked casually.
"He said that we have already confirmed that our homeworld is in the list of worlds that the Protoss has registered. Now, we are going through the final elimination process." As I spoke, I patted Fox so that she wouldn't squat on the sofa with her shoes on. Although it wasn't dirty, as a Fox Goddess, she still had to pay attention to her appearance. "He also mentioned that there is a Yuqiang Vocational Technical School in the God Realm …"
Icetis stroked her silver hair. "Oh, that school. It used to be called Osiris Academy. Later on, the principal felt that the names of the schools in the God Realm were basically the same style and didn't show any creativity, so he changed it to this. It can be considered a famous school, famous for its creativity."
I was speechless. So this was how it was like to be unconventional in Icetis' homeworld! Then, if I started a school called Yucai High School, would it be considered a unique school in the God Realm?
Just as I was thinking about this, I suddenly received a message from the City of Shadows. It was from Tawil. "Your Majesty, there is a situation that I would like you to come over. It is related to the ancestors."
I was stunned. Without thinking too much, I opened a teleportation door and teleported to the City of Shadows. Sandora followed closely behind me. It seemed that she had also received a report from Tawil. Bewildered, we went to the research center and found Anthus, Lu, and some of the other ancestors in a heated argument with Spectacles. When they saw Sandora and I, both parties acted as though they had seen their saviors.
Sandora furrowed her eyebrows. "What's going on?"
"The ancestors found out about the Deep Submergence Project." Tawil frowned. "They requested to join us."
I looked at Anthus in shock. He and the other ancestors only had a solemn expression on their faces. It was obvious that this wasn't an idea that came to them on a whim. It would be difficult to change their minds.
Sandora and I quickly exchanged glances and exchanged our thoughts through our mental connection. Then, we said in unison, "This project is very dangerous!"
"We have been living in danger our entire lives." Anthus didn't even consider this as a problem. "And from the looks of it, the Deep Submergence Project is the one that is most worth the risk."
I knew that Anthus was a stubborn old man. Although I had a good impression of him, it was worrisome when the old man was stubborn. So, I was conflicted. We had never thought of letting the ancestors know about the Deep Submergence Project, but no one had thought of keeping the project a secret from them either. Today, the project was no longer classified as top secret as it was in the beginning. Although all the details were still classified, at least the existence of the project was known to everyone. Therefore, it was reasonable that the ancestors accidentally learned about the "deep dive".
This could be considered a major oversight on our part. No one had thought that the ancestors would request to join such a risky operation!
"Old man, I know that you have a strong obsession with the Abyss." I deliberated on how to persuade the ancestor. "But this project can't be taken lightly. Even a helper in the Deep Submergence Project (if there is one) has to be vetted and tested for a long time. How can you just randomly add people? And to be honest, you all know what the Abyss is. After struggling for half of your lives, you finally don't have to deal with it anymore. Why do you want to join it again? "
"It's because we know what the Abyss is." Anthus' voice was calm but powerful. "That's why we want to take a look."
"Just to take a look?" I quickly leaned forward and said eagerly, "That's fine. Let's go home after that, okay?"
Anthus' expression froze. "That's just a way of describing it …"
I spread my hands. I knew that this old man wasn't easy to convince, and the ancestors knew that they wouldn't just 'take a look' if they had the ability to enter the Abyss Gate. So, I had no choice but to make the situation clear to them. "Old man, I'm not trying to pour cold water on you, but think about it. The Deep Submergence Project is the most technologically advanced project in the Empire. Even the low-level technicians in the research institutes can't even catch a glimpse of it. You guys aren't scientists, so what can you do to help?"
"This project should not only need scientists," Lu said softly, but firmly. "We can also do some odd jobs, or stand guard, or whatever you want to assign us. Anyway, we don't need to add to the mess, right? If you really think we're useless, we can learn! "
At this point, I felt that I could only nod. I didn't have the courage to nod and say that the ancestors were useless, even though it was the truth. I communicated with Shadora, and the latter was helpless as well. Since they know about this plan, unless we use force, no one will be able to stop these abnormally stubborn ancestors. After all, the apostle's stubbornness was inherited from these people.
"That's it then." I nodded reluctantly. "But you guys definitely can't join the research team. The technology involved is too high. You can go to the sentry team or the service department to help, but you have to listen to Tawil's commands. This isn't a research on baking a cake, this is a research on the Abyss Gate. If one person doesn't listen, someone might die!"
The wrinkles on Anthus' face smoothed out. "Of course we understand. We aren't kids."
I thought to myself, You know that you guys are more stubborn than a naughty child. At least the naughty children in my family know how to listen to adults.
"Your Majesty?!" The situation took a turn for the worse. Tawil came back to his senses and realized that a huge burden had been placed on his shoulders. He stared blankly. "Are you really going to let the ancestors participate in this …"
"The organization has high hopes for you." I patted the bespectacled girl's shoulder. "Don't put too much pressure on yourself!"
Tawil replied, "… Yes, Your Majesty."
After everyone left, only Anthus stayed behind to exchange glances with me and Sandora. The old man chuckled. "I know you must be cursing me in your heart right now."
I quickly waved my hand, but before I could speak, the old man continued the second half of his sentence. "It's useless even if you scold me. I don't intend to listen."
I was speechless. The old ancestor's spirit was exactly the same as a modern apostle's.
"We are mortal enemies with the Abyss," the old man said. "But until the day the Schilling Race was annihilated, we didn't know what the source of the Abyss was. It was a grievance. Do you know? Now that you can pass through that door, to us old fellows, there is hope that the biggest obsession of our lives can be solved … "
The old man patted my shoulder. "People don't live just to eat and sleep. It wasn't easy for us to come back to life. If we wait for death like before, what difference is there between us and being dead? That's why we don't hesitate to learn things that we didn't know when we were alive. We can't waste our lives when we're reborn. "
After saying that, Anthus turned around and left, leaving Sandora and me with the spirit of a bachelor. Sandora and I looked at each other speechlessly. In the end, the two of us sighed, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. The ancestors were good at everything, but their temperaments were like steel and cement.
Two days later, the once destroyed control center of the Deep Submergence Harbor was rebuilt. The Deep Submergence Ship was also ready. Tawil planned to conduct the first Deep Submergence Test on the new ship the next day. According to usual practice, Sandora and I should be there personally. However, the unexpected arrival of an old acquaintance disrupted my plans.
Father God was here.
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