All the world fragments finally arrived safely at the Empire's zone without being intercepted by the Fallen Apostles or dissipating prematurely into the Void, nor did any of the living planets experience large-scale unrest or casualties. Small-scale apocalyptic panic was unavoidable, but it was fortunate that everything did not go out of control in the end, and the curtains finally fell on the largest collective migration in history.
The world fragments that had drifted in still needed further treatment: repair, relocation, and troubleshooting. Even if they had arrived at a safe place, the Void itself was the greatest danger for a temporary field of Order without a complete World Barrier. Each world fragment was' evaporating 'at a rapid rate, the Void rapidly eroding the dimensions, energy, and matter of those small fragments, with the fastest dissipation having reached a critical threshold that some of the living planets within it had been' shaved '. The servant army responsible for retrieving and inspecting those living planets sent back a report. "… We have seen a planet that appears to have been turned by a lathe, and all the mountains over five thousand meters above sea level have been polished. We have applied for a humanitarian planetary reconstruction and atmospheric regeneration, or the people of this planet would have no chance with mountaineering for the rest of their lives."
Still, the Empire had made preparations for these world fragments, and we are no longer helpless against a fragment the size of a city like before. With the Empire's present ability, it is a walk in the park to relocate these world fragments. Sives had carefully selected a newborn universe that was highly compatible with the fundamental constants to accommodate these fragments. This newborn universe was one of the inventories in the Empire's growing World Vault. Even though the Xi Ling Apostles' world creation technology was not as mature as the Galacticus Protoss, we still had a sizeable inventory of man-made universes. A dozen living planets would be guided to this young and fertile new world. They would receive brand-new suns, and each solar system would receive three rocky and mineral-rich planets and two gaseous planets. At the same time, there would be original asteroid belts at the edge of the solar system for later mining. All the above celestial bodies were guaranteed to be brand new and unused. In the future, when the living planets developed spaceflight technology, they could try to approach the celestial bodies in their solar system. The first observer within two hundred kilometers of the celestial body would receive a certificate of quality and a one-time unpacking letter. All civilian celestial bodies created by the Empire would have such a setting to indicate that they were original and not refurbished. At first, I thought that the design was high-end but meaningless. It was only when I saw the news report on the Macro World's' Planet Smugglers' and 'Celestial Black Forging Factories' that I realized that such a thing could actually happen …
The world fragments had been handed over to the professionals to deal with. As for the Hesenwood-Redmunn Gemini Planet, which had a complicated history, there was no need for us to interfere too much. The Blood Princess and Edwinsa would solve the troubles that followed. At the same time, Antil also knew her identity as a "Servant of God" and what she should do. She would continue to maintain the peace between the two planets in the name of the representative of the Galacticus Gods. Bryndis promised to be her off-site teacher at any time. In short, it was a happy ending. But Edwinsa might be a little depressed. With the historical problems piling up like a mountain, the old pope's plan to 'return home to farm' would probably have to be delayed. But he did not have to be too disappointed. After all, there was still the poor Blood Princess. Her two-thousand-year crush was about to continue … Those five people were really messy.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the second day back home. I felt that I could finally return to the leisurely days where I ate, slept, slept, and ate. Occasionally, I would play with my daughter and pet. My mood was especially good. Although there was still a lot of work to be done, I was still the best at turning a blind eye to the world and having nothing to do with me. Actually, I had not been away for long, at most a few days, but the fatigue in my heart was no less than when I had personally led an expedition for several months. After thinking about it, I came up with two reasons. First, this godforsaken place gave me too much pressure. I had never carried out such a high-level secret mission in a place where I was afraid of being heard even if I breathed heavily. Second, the messy history of the Hysenwood-Redmunn Star Civilization Sphere was really exhausting. Even though I did not personally experience it, understanding the entire story was enough to make my heart feel heavy. As a backward civilization that could not even leave the atmosphere, they fought back when half of their civilization sphere was polluted by the Abyss. In the end, they still persisted for more than two thousand years. This was enough to be written into the textbooks. The Imperial Army Military Academy did indeed have such textbooks. It was called 'How to Save Yourself when Facing the Abyss for Beginner Civilizations'. It was a course specially designed for the leaders of various worlds. I was thinking that after I finished with the miscellaneous matters of the Gemini Star Civilization Sphere, I could invite the Blood Princess over to be the consultant for the new edition of the textbooks …
Finally, there was Sonya: the bare-boned, expressionless Dragon King (Speaking of which, isn't this nickname getting longer and longer?). Lin had already sent her to the Guardian Dragon Country in the Heavenly Realm. Just as I mentioned before, dragons were all the same no matter which world they were in. Even if they had different cultures, they would still share the same species. Plus, Char and his dragon brethren were so friendly and welcoming that Suo Ya received an unprecedentedly warm welcome the day she arrived. It was a pity that I wasn't able to witness that touching scene with my own eyes. But according to Lin's report after she returned, that expressionless dragon sister almost cried — I hoped that she would be able to live happily in her new family.
Of course, Sonya was still born and raised in the Gemini Star Civilization Sphere. She had four friends there who had gone through thick and thin with her for thousands of years, so it was unlikely that she would directly move to the Heaven Realm. That was why I issued a special permit for her, allowing her to teleport between her hometown and the Heaven Realm whenever and wherever she wanted. Of course, this permit was only limited to her activities within the civilian facilities, namely the Dragon Floating Island in the Heaven Realm. She was unable to enter military facilities such as the Angel's Wall.
"I say, do you intend to bask in the sun until the end of time?"
A voice came from above. At the same time, I felt that the sunlight shining on my body was blocked by a large patch of something. The random thoughts in my mind came to an abrupt halt. I opened my eyes, and the first thing that came into view was a black wing: Icetis's wing.
"You have to understand." I propped myself up from the grass. "It's the easiest time to get sleepy after a full lunch."
It was the second day after I returned home. The current time was one o 'clock in the afternoon. From half an hour ago until now, I had mainly been lying on the grass in the courtyard, basking in the sun and worrying about the country and its people. Of course, I don't mind if you only pay attention to the second half of my sentence.
Icetis's lips twitched. "You are so open-minded. Why don't you feel any sense of urgency?"
I thought about it and slowly looked around. Little Crow was teaching her little crows how to distinguish between different grass seeds. She glanced in my direction and let out a lazy caw. Little Bubble was strolling into the courtyard with a huge bottle of soy sauce in her arms. Shallow Shallow and Lin Xue had just returned from shopping in the new district. The two of them were sitting under the porch, unwrapping a few large boxes. Xiaoxue was on the other side of the grass, basking in the sun like me. The sounds of the puppets and Liliana fighting over the television could be heard from the house. It was as noisy as always, as though there was a war going on. I nodded in satisfaction. I felt that everything I wanted was already here. So, I shrugged at Icetis. "Home is pretty good. Why do I need any sense of urgency?"
Icetis laughed coldly. Then, she suddenly opened her dimensional pocket and tossed out a large golden ball. "Since you are quite free, let's first study how to decipher the runes on it."
I looked at the familiar golden ball in surprise. "That divine artifact? Eh, didn't you send this thing to the God Realm for the experts to study? Why did you bring it back? "
"This is a replica." Icetis pointed at the ball proudly. "Although I don't know how to decipher this thing, it's quite easy to make a copy. Father God ordered to make more than a hundred of these replicas and distributed them to various research departments. I, as a scholar and a tyrant, also asked for one. Since you are quite free, come and study the runes with me."
I looked at Icetis blankly. "You want me to study the runes with you? How would I know anything about this! "
"Who expects you to understand?" Bryndis curled his lips. "I'm borrowing your interference ability as a Void Creature. Isn't the greatest talent of Void Creatures to focus events on themselves? Although I don't know how to control it, this talent is the most effective when used in research."
I thought for a moment and suddenly reacted. "You are asking me to stand at the side and act as a mascot?"
Icetis nodded. "Your conclusion is very accurate."
Before I could express any further opinions, Icetis had already pushed the huge ball over. Then, she took a bunch of strange tools and started to knock on it. I looked at her fearfully from the side. It goes without saying how high the research value of this divine artifact was. Even if it was a replica, it would be troublesome if the runes on it were damaged. Furthermore, Icetis's research process was as lively as forging iron. How could I not be fearful! However, when I thought about the scene of this female pervert smashing a brick on the genuine divine artifact, I felt a little relieved. Who cares about her? The artifacts created by the [Star Domain Protoss] are sturdy.
At this moment, Sandora walked out of the house. She had probably just finished her dessert as she had a satisfied smile on her face. She probably came to the courtyard to sunbathe with me. Seeing that Icetis was working on a huge ball, the Queen was also surprised. After knowing that it was a replica of the divine artifact, she immediately came over with interest. "Does this thing record the data of my home world?"
"Once I understand how to read these runes, the truth will be revealed." Icetis didn't even lift her head as she busied herself with it. As she spoke, she used a short silver rod to slowly sweep across the surface of the divine artifact, just like a handheld scanner. "Damn it, there's no reaction. This is an antique that I got from my great-grandfather's belongings. If it can't even read this thing, how old is this ball?"
I furrowed my eyebrows. "Can a replica really record the same data as the original? You don't even know how the data is encoded. How can you be sure that you can copy it? "
"You don't know the password and contents of the compressed package, but that doesn't stop you from copying it a thousand times." Icetis gave a very vivid example. "You are a race that can directly control the truth. Isn't it a piece of cake for you to carry out a 'hard copy' of this level?"
Icetis' explanation was easy to understand, and I instantly felt enlightened. However, just as I was about to ask her about how these God Realm runes stored such a huge amount of data, I suddenly noticed a global broadcast in the public data link. It was rare for a global broadcast to appear in this open military and civilian data link. I casually received the message that I should have casually skipped over. In the end, it turned out to be just one sentence:
"Greetings to the silly big guy and his friends."
This short sentence repeated three times in the mental link, with subtitles in my consciousness. It was the most common format of the public broadcast in the Empire Data Network. I curiously turned to look at Sandora. "Did you send this message?"
"I was just about to ask you." Sandora also received the public broadcast. "This should be a greeting sent to the Haysenwood-Reedmunn Civilization Sphere. A low-level civilian message … Which high authority dared to set up a global broadcast?"
The Haysenwood-Reedmunn Civilization Sphere, or rather, the Gemini Civilization Sphere, had already entered the territory of the Empire. However, there was definitely no Empire Army Station there, nor was it connected to the Data Network. Thus, this greeting should have been sent to the Tree Elves for them to pass it on to the Gemini Civilization Sphere. Other than the various Schilling Mainframes, only the upper echelons of the Empire had the authority to set up a global broadcast in the public data link. However, a normal Apostle would definitely not make such a mistake. Thus, it must have been a naughty child who wanted to write a message to the silly big guy and sent it to the group. I accidentally recalled the time when I wasn't familiar with the mental link back then. In the end, I ended up sending the things in my head to the girls in my family.
However, this broadcast that came out of nowhere made me smile. I wonder what the group of four who saved the world (Sonya was temporarily away at the dragon territory in the heavenly city, so she wasn't here) are busy with. If I have the time, I can consider bringing them to the Shadow City to play for a few days. I am also considering giving them a certificate of honorary citizenship of the Empire. They have the merit of saving the civilization that they are in, and it is enough for them to become honorary citizens and settle down in the Shadow City.
"Where to start with this thing is still a problem." Icetis didn't care about what the broadcast in the Data Network was about. She tossed the big ball back and forth for a long time, but in the end, she couldn't even find the starting point of the runes. "The things that the ancestors used are really amazing."
Sandora was more concerned about the matters of her homeworld than anyone else, so she was also watching from the side. However, her understanding of the Protoss's technology was rather limited, so she could only watch and not be of any help at all.
Icetis was a person with limited patience. After tossing and turning for a while, she lost interest in the Divine Artifact. She pushed the Divine Artifact to the side, and then suddenly saw the demon fox girl who was sunbathing under the eaves. She immediately called out, "Hey, the fox over there, come over for a moment!"
The demon fox girl raised her head lazily and saw the three of us huddled together to study a big ball. She instantly revealed a curious expression, and then ran over in confusion, "Are you calling me?"
"Climb onto this ball, I will help you hold it." Icetis pointed at the ball and said to the fox. The latter instantly became alert and pricked up its ears, "You want to bully me again?"
This fox was rather dumb, so she was tricked into developing antibodies.
"If we wanted to bully you, would we need such complicated steps?" Icetis waved her hand imposingly, "This ball is a new toy for you."
"I'm not a cat, why would I be interested in a ball?" The fox muttered, but it was still full of curiosity towards the big golden ball. Under Icetis's encouragement, it hesitantly climbed onto the ball. The female pervert was still instructing from the side, "Yes, yes, go to that position, then lower your tail and stick it to the ball. Relax your body …"
I thought that Icetis had found a way to decipher the runes, but the more I looked at it, the stranger it felt. I couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"
Icetis pointed at the ball and fox combination in satisfaction, and showed off to me and Sandora with a silly smile, "Look, doesn't it look like a Firefox browser now?"
I was speechless, Sandora was speechless, "…"
I slapped the female pervert to the side, 'As expected, when people are idle, they create trouble. This female pervert is so bored that she can really do anything! Speaking of which, when did she know about the human's Firefox browser … Now that I reminded you, it really does look like it. '
The fox demon girl looked at us in confusion. Of course, her daily life was eating, sleeping, and basking in the sun. Of course, she had never touched a browser before, so she couldn't understand what we were talking about. The girl yawned lazily, and lifted her tail and intimately curled it on Sandora's and my shoulders. Then, she laid on the ball and fell asleep: This was a sign that even thunder could not shake, I knew how good this fox was at sleeping. Icetis stared at it for a while, then waved her hand disappointedly, "Forget it, it looks like we can't continue our research."
"You never had any intention of researching from the start, right?" I hit the nail on the head, "You just have nothing better to do."
Then, Icetis shamelessly admitted it.
I walked forward and pinched the fox demon girl's tail. She only groaned sleepily: This was a sign that she was already asleep. I was afraid that the metal ball would roll over the stupid fox, so I could only find a few stones to cushion the ball. At this time, my plan to bask in the sun was basically ruined. I started to think about what to do outside. After thinking about it for a while, I felt that shopping was meaningless, so I waved at Sandora, "Let's go to the Shadow City to take a look."
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