Hilla looked at Ancestor Schilling with interest. I was curious and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I feel … there's something strange about him. Something doesn't seem right." It was Sheerah's first time meeting the Xi Ling people's ancestor. I didn't know how much she knew about him, but it seemed like she knew nothing about him. "I only heard that you resurrected your ancestors, but I didn't expect to see them so soon … They are the ones? Why is the entanglement of information on them so strange? It's as though there's a pause somewhere. Part of the information is solidified, but it's not completely stagnant. "
As expected of one of the two most knowledgeable people in the void. Hilla could see the strange "immortal state" of Ancestor Schilling at first glance.
"We don't understand it either." I shrugged. "When the ancestors were discovered, they were in a strange immortal state. The effects of time seemed to have disappeared from their bodies. The bodies of the ancestors were maintained in the state they were in a long time ago. Thanks to this state, we were able to resurrect them. Actually, the situation you see now is different from the beginning. After the resurrection, the bodies of the ancestors have been reactivated. So, the initial immortal state has loosened. The feeling of 'stagnation' at the beginning is even more obvious than it is now. "
"Oh." Hilla frowned. She seemed to have heard a lot about Ancestor Schilling from Xing Chen. She seemed to be very interested. "A strange immortal state. I've never heard of such a thing. Regardless of whether it's a mundane matter or an extraordinary item, or even an immortal God, they won't enter such a passive and stagnant immortal state. Based on my observation, rather than saying that he is immortal, it's more accurate to say that he no longer responds to 'change'. Time is a one-sided and abstract thing. Sometimes, it even loses its meaning. Only the 'change' that it brings is the key. This kind of change seems to be 'partially malfunctioning' in Ancestor Schilling's body. "
Well, it was another one of those theories that she did not understand. Fortunately, it was not long this time. Hilla did not seem to want to waste her breath on this topic. She took one last look at her ancestor and suddenly realized that her gaze was a little rude. She quickly stuck out her tongue and said, "Oh, sorry. I always do this when I'm interested. I don't mean to offend you."
Anthus did not mind being stared at like that. He did not expect King Huron to apologize so readily. The old man waved his hand generously. "It's fine, it's fine. We all know that we belong to the 'special phenomenon'. We often cooperate with research, and we're almost living specimens."
Hilla shot me a reproachful look. "You're rude to your ancestors."
I helplessly rolled my eyes at the sky. Although this accusation wasn't wrong, it still felt weird to be a "Shiring Apostles" who had just become a monk. No matter what, Anthus couldn't be considered my ancestor. Speaking of which, did Void Creatures have the concept of "elders"?
"By the way, why are you interested in coming to the temple?" It was only then that I recalled my initial doubts. I looked at the few ancestors curiously. They did not have any religious pamphlets in their hands, nor did they have any strange crosses or prayer beads hanging around their necks. It was obvious that they had not been duped by the shameless peddlers around the temple area. Furthermore, they were not used to wandering around. After all, the deep diving project was in progress, and they were the most important crew members of the project. They had very little time to rest. Even when they returned to the City of Shadows during the holidays, they were mostly at the research institute to organize information and cooperate with their research. They rarely had the mood to go sightseeing.
"We're on a long vacation," a middle-aged man behind Anthus said. I remembered that he was one of the operators of the internal equipment of the spaceship. "I heard that we're going to build a new generation of spaceships. The current deep diving spaceship is going to be decommissioned. The technicians intend to inspect all the equipment on the spaceship and collect data before abandoning it. Before the new spaceship is put into use, we still have two to three deep diving missions. In between each deep dive, we'll have a long vacation to disassemble the entire spaceship for inspection … Oh, it's a pity that I don't know much about such things. It was Anna who suggested coming to the temple this time. She felt that the atmosphere around the temple could help maintain her skin, so she dragged all of us here. "
Anna was also one of my ancestors, and she was a young and energetic lady. She was very sensitive to her own appearance and the "shocking problem of her age". That was why I could understand her thinking. However, the [Ding Dang Halo] really didn't have much of an effect on one's appearance. Every few days, the little thing would stick her entire body onto my face with a "pa ji" sound. Look at me, don't I still look like this?
After listening to the ancestor's explanation, I also understood that Tawil had already started preparing for the next phase of the large-scale deep diving project. No matter how much technology the Abyss Schilling could provide and how much resources the Realm of Gods could provide, before the final version of the deep diving spaceship could be finalized, there would definitely be a few transitional spaceships. So, it was necessary to prepare for the new spaceship earlier. Other than the first deep diving spaceship that never returned, as long as any spaceship could return in one piece, it would become a valuable experimental material. Of course, the scientists of the Empire who were passionate about science would not let it go.
At this time, Hilla and Xing Chen had already run to the side and started discussing. I knew that they were curious. King Huron was trying to understand more about the ancestors of the Schilling family. I couldn't blame him for being too nosy. After all, the ancestors were special existences that even Void creatures had never seen before. Not to mention, these ancestors had experienced all those strange things and had single-handedly created the current Schilling Pantheon. Although they were mortals, the imprints they left in the Void were definitely not inferior to any God's.
I took the opportunity to chat with Anthus. Basically, it was to understand the living conditions of the ancestors and the situation of the deep diving experiments. These things could be seen in the various reports, but it was definitely different to chat with the people involved. After all, I couldn't understand most of the reports …
Jingle was a little bored and jumped around on my head. The little one didn't like to listen to complicated things. Her life was made up of acting cute and sweets. So, after jumping on my head for a while, she began to ask for something to fill the void in her life. "Ah Jun, Jingle wants to eat sweets … Unbutton your shirt, Jingle is hungry …"
To prevent this little one from overeating, I would sometimes button up my own pockets. So, the three biggest enemies of Jingle's life became exams, studying, and the button of my shirt pocket …
After Hilla and Xing Chen finished talking, and Jingle temporarily settled down in my pocket, I found Xing Chen and asked the question that the ancestors were most concerned about. "Speaking of which, how is the matter with the 'Homeworld'? That database should have been sent to the God Realm for some time, right? "
As soon as they heard this topic, the ancestors immediately came forward, all of them with eager expressions on their faces.
"There's been a lot of progress. After using all kinds of decryption and data restoration techniques, the contents of the database have basically been read out. We also have some clues about the exact coordinates of the Schilling's' Homeworld '."
The ancestors instantly looked happy and looked at each other with joy. I cautiously asked, "There are clues, but it means that we haven't found it yet, right? Are there any other problems? "
"There's not a big problem. The main thing is that it's been a long time. Even if there's a pattern to the world's drift, there will still be deviations. Plus, the Schilling's' Homeworld 'suffered a great disaster, so the pattern of its drift might have changed. So, it's not at the' original location 'recorded in the original coordinates. But it doesn't matter. World drift can be calculated, and the information leakage caused by the end of the world is also an error that can be corrected. The children have now calculated more than a hundred possible drift situations, and the Schilling's' Homeworld 'is definitely at one of the coordinates. However, these coordinates are quite remote, and most of them are in relatively dangerous and unknown areas. Even if we check a dozen of them at once, it will still take some time. "
In the end, in order to reassure the Schilling ancestors, Xing Chen added, "In any case, you don't have to worry. I'll inform you immediately if there's any news. Although the Protoss doesn't have a good sense of time, they definitely won't delay anything that's already started."
Alright, this big boss also knew that the Protoss's sense of time was a problem.
"By the way, do you need help from the Empire?" I asked awkwardly. Originally, this should have been the Empire's problem from start to end, but the Protoss had been tossing and turning for so long. Now, the Protoss had to reimburse the Empire's travel expenses for sending people to investigate, and it would be a little inappropriate for the Empire to watch from the sidelines. "We have high-speed void shuttles that aren't any slower than you."
"Of course, it would be even better if you have extra manpower." Xing Chen chuckled cheerfully. He wouldn't hold back in this aspect. "But I don't recommend any overly risky operations. Those suspected coordinates are all in abnormally dangerous places. Some areas have been determined to be highly polluted zones occupied by the Chaos Abyss, and they might even be as dangerous as the Abyss. That's why just sending high-speed shuttles won't do — a sizeable escort team is needed, or they might not be able to return. If you really want to help, it's best that you discuss it with Sandora. "
Xing Chen tried his best to make things sound light, but I could see a tinge of seriousness in his gentle gaze. Even the Father God had such an expression, so it was easy to imagine how dangerous those "suspected coordinates" he mentioned were. I pondered for a moment, and revealed a cautious expression. "Alright, then give us a copy of the situation of the areas where those coordinates are located. I'll discuss with Sandora how many people to send."
After saying that, I raised my head and looked at the Mother Planet high up in the sky. Gaia heaved a sigh of relief. Another huge matter seemed to be settled. Finding our homeworld meant that the Shiring Apostles' long-cherished wish was probably half completed.
Xing Chen and Hilla stayed in the Empire's capital for three days before returning to the Star Field. From there, they would pass through a few extremely ancient jump points before embarking on the long journey to the Huron Divine Realm. Hilla's explanation was that there were too many things that needed to be transported here, so they needed other Void Creatures to help transport them. Of course, we all knew that this was an important part of her plan to give birth to a child, but who would be blind enough to point it out? In any case, I wouldn't dare to. After all, I couldn't defeat her …
In these three days, other matters related to the construction of the bridge were not delayed. First, there was the plan to modify the spaceports. Tawil had already led her team of experts and a large number of engineering teams to modify the deep-submersible ports. Currently, they had just built three orbital bases. That was the largest port in the Empire, and it was also a relatively "new" port. Due to the unique nature of the Gate of the Abyss, it would become unstable after a certain amount of information overflow. Hence, the lifespan of any deep-submersible port would not be long. Currently, the port that we had chosen as the first joint experimental base had only been in operation for a few months. Under the control of the new suppression tower system, this port should still be able to be used for another six months to a year. Yep, the last sentence was added by Tawil.
We still had a few similar ports like this. Even if one of the ports were to collapse, we could immediately transfer the deep-submersible ships to another port to continue the experiment to prevent any delays. The Void Cataclysm was getting closer and closer, and we didn't have much time left.
Meanwhile, Halland and I arrived at the border of the Empire a few days later. The personnel and resources that Abyss Schilling had promised were about to arrive.
Sandora was still presiding over the affairs in the City of Shadows. Halland had been dragged to this handover event due to her identity as the "former Fallen Apostle Emperor". The latter's expression had been awkward since early in the morning. When we stood together in the spaceport hall, her face still looked like a poker card.
"Relax. You don't have to be so awkward even if you meet someone you know." I poked the uncle next to me. Halland was usually a serious and old-fashioned person. It was interesting to see him in an awkward situation. "You didn't look so solemn even when you met Abyss Schilling."
Halland tidied up her clothes. Her expression was still poker. "That's different. I have never seen Abyss Schilling's true face when I was a Fallen Apostle. She has always been a transmitter to me. But it's different for others … If they send someone I know from the past, I really don't know what to say."
I shrugged. This was a consideration that no one else could share or empathize with. It was better for me to focus on waiting for the "good stuff" that Abyss Schilling promised to appear.
This world was the universe fortress that the Empire had conquered when they launched a large-scale attack on the Abyss. Now, it had been renovated. After the Sovereign Hub was rebuilt and became more impregnable, it became a part of the "New Frontier". It had two World Gates. Although they were both under the jurisdiction of the same Sovereign Hub, the two World Gates led to completely different directions: one led to the interior of the Empire District, and the other to the Abyss District.
This was out of caution. Although Sandora had decided to directly connect the Empire District and the Abyss District, we still had to consider the contamination on the other side. It was necessary to maintain a buffer structure between the Empire and the Abyss District's teleportation network. Of course, another reason was to be wary of Abyss Schilling. We could not let her have the initiative to teleport things to the Empire District. The port must be opened on the Empire side.
We were now at the newly established Sovereign Hub, located 20 astronomical units away from the old Sovereign Hub. Sandora had the Celestial System Fleet leave a planetary battleship here as a fortress planet. She had also built a series of functional stations in the orbit of the fortress planet, including an orbital observatory and a World Gate generator (there was an even larger World Gate a few light years away, but it was not needed this time). Now, Halland and I stood on the upper platform of the orbital station, looking into the deep darkness of outer space. There, a large dark vortex had formed. Its diameter was about the size of the Moon, and around the vortex was a circle of World Gate generators. The generators glowed with a mysterious blue light. Its brightness and flickering frequency indicated that the World Gate had been connected.
Abyss Schilling stood behind Halland. Her eyes were calm, and no one could tell what she was thinking.
We did not have to wait too long. When the agreed time came, all the generators around the World Gate flashed violently at the same time. It was like a ring of light suddenly illuminating the deep darkness of space. The vortex of chaos in the center of the ring of light also became real. We saw some dark shadows slowly emerging from the World Gate. It was a transport ship.
Since Abyss Schilling had shown so much sincerity, the Empire, of course, had to show enough trust. So, for the first time, these "special resources" from the Abyss District came to the universe ruled by the Empire without facing a forest of guns and cannons.
Three black and red starships that were tens of kilometers long and looked like three layers of stacked boards slowly left the World Gate. The light around them flickered for a while, and the starships immediately stabilized from their final illusory state to a solid state. Behind them were many smaller starships. The detection equipment sent back the scanning results of the smaller starships. I found that they were all starships that were hundreds of meters long, and the largest was only a few kilometers long. In Schilling's world of "big is beautiful", they were considered pocket-sized.
Moreover, the designs of those small spaceships were rather strange. They didn't look like any kind of main battle spaceship. I couldn't find a single design that was similar to them in the Empire's armory. At the same time, each of them had different shapes. There was the long and narrow "Tobello design", and there was also the rough appearance of the "Classic Mo's" design. Of course, there was also the more popular "coffin-like" spaceship. Every small spaceship had a different shape, and the facilities outside looked strange. Moreover, none of them had the characteristics of a combat spaceship.
Looking at those strange things, I could not help but glance at Abyss Schilling. "You said that there are some extra 'gifts'. Is this what you mean?"
Abyss Schilling had a faint smile on his face. "This is what we use to explore the Gate of the Abyss. Of course, it is not a submersible ship, but a model for cruising in the shallow layer of the Abyss. You should have an impression of these things, right? Back then, I almost used them as a military spaceship. Unfortunately, until today, I have not been able to complete the modification of the combat model. Fighting in the Abyss is second only to firing cannons in the Void. "
My mouth instantly dropped open. So it was these things! No wonder they looked so strange and familiar!
Abyss Schilling smiled at my expression, and his tone seemed to be a little happy. "Perhaps the Void will always care for its own son. In the end, these things still belong to you."
I choked on the word "son", but I still could not help but ask, "Is it really okay to give such a top secret to the New Empire?"
"Top secret?" Abyss Schilling did not seem to care. "It is just that it can still be considered a top secret for now. When the four sides jointly carry out research, you will soon be able to build a basic spaceship like this. Why not just do me a favor now? And to be honest, I am very sincere in cooperating with you. Scheming against each other to hide our technology in the face of a Void Cataclysm is purely courting death. "
I nodded, and then smiled as I walked to the teleportation device. "Then go and greet your subordinates."
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