Before the fleet had scanned the Abyssal Gate, we had first contacted the ancestors on the other side.
Now, communication between this side and the other side had become more convenient. Since the Federation of Rings had continuously placed several high-powered relay stations on the Abyssal Layer, and after the ancestors had brought the Empire equipment to the other side, the Federation of Rings had also improved their communication system to be more compatible with our equipment. That was why communication between the two sides had progressed from intermittent text to larger data packets, and now it was almost instantaneous communication. It could be said that the two sides had taken a few big steps forward. However, there were still some problems that could not be solved due to the Void structure, such as the communication delay between the two sides. Even if we had boosted the processing speed of the decoding equipment to the limit, and the signal compatibility between the two sides had also been pushed to the limit, the problem of delay still existed, which was determined by the unique Void structure. Still, the situation had been alleviated. After using various technologies, the delay between the two sides had been reduced to a tolerable level, and simple communication was not an issue.
This was the first time we had contacted the other side in the month since the fleet had set off. Before this, the ancestors on the other side did not even know that we had set off to search for our homeworld. That was because Shadora didn't intend to make the ancestors worry too much before obtaining any concrete results. And to be honest … before today, none of us were confident. Whether or not we could find our homeworld depended entirely on luck. Only after we confirmed that we had arrived at our destination would we dare to mention this matter to the other side of the Aegean Sea. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. The ancestors had waited for this day for too long, and if we were to give them a real surprise, it was not good for the elderly to be on tenterhooks.
Tawil quickly set up the communication channel with the other side. This highly encrypted and powerful relay system could be said to be one of the most advanced gadgets in the Empire Admiral (the other advanced gadget was the Abyssal Schilling Box). The communication signal was transferred to the communicator of the officer's platform. The holographic projection in front of everyone trembled, and then slowly became clear. The noise unique to contacting the other side faded a little, and then a figure appeared on the screen, accompanied by a slightly distorted female voice: "This is the duty station, Duty Officer Luo."
A young woman with short hair appeared on the holographic projection. Her name was "Luo." She was also one of the ancestors who had arrived on the other side of the river. Not only that, she was also the guardian of the ark's ecosystem back then. I wasn't too familiar with her, but I recognized her. Law was still wearing the Empire uniform, and it was clear that even after reaching the other side, the ancestors never forgot where they came from. Her face looked a little tired, and it seemed that she had been on duty for a long time.
In order to receive contact from this side at any time, coupled with the heavy responsibility of "ambassadors", the ancestors did not slack off in the slightest. With the help of the Federation of Rings, they repaired the deep submersible ship and set up a guard station directly on the ship. There were people on standby in front of the communicator 24 hours a day (capital time scale). Lowe was obviously on duty.
"Ancestor!" Shallow Shallow was really a straightforward girl, and she happily greeted Law on the spot. However, not even a moment after she said that (including the delay), the short-haired woman on the other side of the communicator shouted frantically, "Don't call me ancestor! If you want to call me, call our old captain! I'm still young, and I'm not married yet! "
The biggest difference between the female ancestors and the male ancestors was that they were more active, and they seemed to be very mindful of their age, which could scare even the Protoss. Even the youngest of the ancestors could be considered as Icetis's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather. In the God Realm, only the Pantheon, which was known as the Alliance of Geezers, and the old antiques around the Father God (a malicious reminder: including Kakaja) could surpass the ancestors in terms of age.
This was really a story that one couldn't delve too deeply into, and it was extremely terrifying to think about.
I pressed down on Shallow Shallow's head to prevent her from spouting nonsense. Then, I tried my best to compose my expression, and tried my best to explain the current situation in a relaxed manner. "Law, guess where we are now?"
Icetis silently glanced at me. "… Is it appropriate for you to speak in such a serious situation?"
My expression didn't change, and my eyes didn't move. Instead, I helplessly explained through the mental link, "I had no choice. The truth was too shocking, so I had to set the mood first to prevent the ancestor on the other side from being shocked. I'm suddenly regretting giving the ancestors a 'surprise' at this time. Don't you think that the 'surprise' is a little too much? "
Icetis chuckled coldly through the mental link, and didn't help me out. On the other hand, Law was stunned for a moment. "Guess where you are? Did you specially connect to this channel just to play a joke on me? "
"We are in our homeworld." Sandora suddenly stood up. I hadn't even thought of how to start the conversation when the Queen's swift and decisive side showed its might. "The fleet set off a month ago, but we weren't sure if it would succeed, so we didn't inform you. Now, we have successfully arrived in our homeworld, and … we are preparing to build a bridge here. "
Law's expression didn't change at all, but it wasn't that she was calm. Instead, she was completely frozen on the spot. She looked at us blankly, and after a long while, she asked tentatively, "You … were worried that we would be bored here, so you decided to play a joke on us?"
"Why would she joke around? Furthermore, this topic isn't suitable for jokes." Icetis pushed Sandora to the side, and smiled as she looked at the communication device. "We really found our homeworld. It's absolutely true. If you don't believe me, we can transfer the video signal to you later."
Law lowered her head and muttered to herself. Then, she slowly tilted her body before our eyes, and silently slipped out of the screen.
Everyone was collectively shocked. "!"
"What the f * ck! Look at what you have done!" I jumped more than a meter high, and then pointed at Sandora and Icetis angrily. "Do you think that everyone is as tenacious as the Shiring Apostles, or as simple-minded as the Protoss?!"
"The Protoss isn't simple-minded!" Icetis retorted seriously. "I just look crooked. I can't represent everyone else."
As a manly woman, could you not act cute in such a situation?
"Law! How are you?! Wake up! " We were unable to help the other side from this side, so we could only watch anxiously at the empty communicator screen. My dear elder sister had to shout several times before I saw a hand suddenly pop out from the communicator screen. Then, this hand grabbed onto the edge of the table and used its strength to support itself. Only then did Luo crawl up in a sorry state. This "ancestor" who had completely lost her image. (Taking advantage of the fact that she couldn't hear me, it shouldn't be a sin to repeat it a few times, right?) The first thing she did when she climbed up was to throw herself onto the communication device. "Is what you said true!?"
Sandora didn't say a word, but quietly transferred the video signal from outer space. She especially focused on the dim ring of light that spanned across the entire universe. Due to the stagnant state of our homeworld, it had basically remained the same for so many years. Hence, this universe and the starry sky were still the scene that our ancestors remembered when they fled. Perhaps the starry sky was difficult to recognize due to the different viewing angles, but the majestic band of clouds was engraved in every Ark survivor's heart and soul.
There was no response from the other side of the communication device. Sandora added, "If you think that this ring of light isn't the only unique feature of our homeworld, then we can send you the observation data."
The other side of the communication device remained silent. However, just as I thought that Law was about to faint again, an earth-shattering shout suddenly came from the communication device. It gave me a shock. "Captain! Anna! Commander! Everyone, come quickly! Come quickly!! Homeworld … They found our home! Found it! Found it! "
The next few minutes were completely chaotic, earth-shattering minutes, minutes of fear, minutes of mutual rescue — because each of the ancestors on the other side of the communication device was more agitated than the last. Throughout the entire process, I was worried about whether they were able to rescue each other in time and whether the emergency equipment on hand was powerful enough. But in the end, everything was safe. Only a few of the ancestors fainted, but they all stubbornly woke up.
Logically, well-trained soldiers shouldn't have lost their composure like that. However, we must know two things: First, not every member of the Ark was trained as a soldier. Although they were all soldiers, there were also people like the caretakers of the ecological zones and archivists. You can't use the standards of the Imperial Army to ask these people who were both mortal and civil. (And to be honest, when we first found this universe, didn't Sandora get excited for a long time?) Secondly, the significance of our homeworld to every Schilling Man and the Shiring Apostles was too great. It was far more than an ordinary event. In the face of such a situation, it was normal for the ancestors to be excited.
After the ancestors had calmed down, Sandora and I slowly told them about the voyage that had taken place over the past month.
Anthus listened to us quietly, and the agitated expression on his face gradually calmed down. He took a deep breath and smiled. "It seems like we can't just leave like this. We have more important things to do now. No matter what, we have to at least go back to our homeworld to take a look."
"Leave?" I was stunned. Did I just hear a very important word?!
"Ah, I haven't told you yet." Anthus was still smiling, and the wrinkles on his face smoothed out. He looked a little helpless when a junior suddenly found out his little secret. "Actually, we are planning to leave the Federation of Rings. Once we have settled everything here, you can continue to study the bridge with the Federation of Rings, and we plan to go out … for a walk."
The Elder Ancestor had never mentioned this before!
"Go out for a walk?" Sandora was stunned. "Where can you go?"
"Anywhere." Anthus nodded. "We feel that there is not much use for us to stay on the Federation of Rings's side. Now that the two sides are connected, the data exchange and language decoding are all going smoothly. Also, the Order factions on both sides are working together to build the bridge. There is no need for any mediation at all. It looks like we can only be messengers here, and it is a waste of time for everyone to stay here. So, we plan to set sail again and find a new world deep in the void where no one will disturb us. We have built a new ecological factory on the spaceship. We also have the tissue samples of the ark's original occupants and the seed bank of other life forms in our portable space. Although we can't resurrect the original people, we can still create a new ecosystem … "
"You plan to build a 'homeworld' on the other side?" Sandora exposed Anthus's plan.
The ancestor didn't plan to hide it. He smiled and said, "Yes, I miss home too much. But there is no use in just thinking about home. We have to do something ourselves. When we were in the Empire District, we didn't think much of it when we had a new home. But when we arrived on the other side, everything was foreign. Although the people of the Federation of Rings were nice, this was not our home. We couldn't stand it after a long time. We were worried that we wouldn't be able to go back anytime soon, or even forever … It's not that we don't have confidence in you, it's just that we are worried. So, we plan to find a new world and create a place that is similar to our homeworld. Who knows, we might even be able to build a Schilling homeworld and a Schilling civilization on the other side. Anyway, we won't die anymore. We have enough time to use the ecological factory to create the homeworld creatures and slowly teach them the knowledge. It seems like a good way to kill time. "
I listened in shock. I didn't expect the ancestors to be planning something like this. Although it was unexpected, it wasn't unimaginable. Perhaps any remnant of civilization would have the same thought. As long as the conditions were right, who wouldn't want to rebuild their homeworld?
They should have borrowed the ecological factory from the Federation of Rings. (The original submersible ship wasn't a colonization ship. It had an ecological system, but it didn't have an ecological factory to create species on a large scale.) Plus, it was normal for them to have samples of the homeworld creatures in their portable space. These samples were collected from the ark. They were all dead and couldn't be resurrected. However, by forcefully piecing these samples together, they could still create the same creatures. You could say that they didn't have the "soul" of the homeworld, so they were just empty shells. You could also say that this was another form of resurrection. Anyway, it was the same for the ancestors. They were just asking for a memento. Tarver used these samples to recreate a few lifeforms from the home planet. However, since we didn't intend to recreate a fake home planet, we didn't continue with it. Now, it seemed that the ancestors were planning to start this work on the other side of the ocean, which would probably take a long time. Just as Anthus said, this "looks like a good way to kill time."
"You're not planning to leave without saying a word, are you?" Shallow Shallow suddenly thought of something and jumped in front of the communicator. "I've read a lot of novels and TV dramas. That's what you're planning, right?! Otherwise, why did you wait until now to say it! "
"Actually … that's what I was thinking." Beside Anthus, Law scratched his face awkwardly. "The captain said that you wouldn't agree. He said that you wouldn't understand such a 'meaningless' and risky thing. So, we're planning to leave immediately. But we're not leaving just like that. We'll contact you after we set sail. There's a communicator on the ship, and the Federation of Rings has built a permanent broadcast tower for us. Wouldn't it be fine to keep in touch? "
"Have some faith in your descendants." Abyssal Schilling floated over with a helpless look on his face. This collective consciousness was rather respectful to the ancestors (at least in theory). "It's not that we don't understand your intention to rebuild your homeworld. Actually, when you brought up this matter in the Empire District, everyone would have helped … Err, I don't think it's appropriate for me to say this …"
This guy finally remembered that he was actually the commander of the Abyss District and couldn't interfere with the affairs of the Empire District.
"There's no need to pursue this matter now." Icetis waved her hand. "So, you're not planning to leave now, right?"
"Of course not." Anthus nodded awkwardly. "We're planning to go home to take a look. Maybe we can rebuild that place. Thank goodness you contacted us early. Actually, we're leaving in two days … "
I instantly broke out in a cold sweat. Thank goodness we didn't wait for two days before contacting them!
After ending the communication with the ancestors, we were done with the last thing we needed to do. Next … let's go to the gate.
It didn't take much time to scan the Gate of the Abyss. In fact, it was like Liliana's moral integrity. It was unusually eye-catching in the barren land. It was the largest source of information in this aging world. The information entangled around it was like a blowout, shining brightly in the entire universe. It was even more eye-catching than a lighthouse.
The fleet warped near the Gate of the Abyss, and the ancient crack that only existed in legends appeared in front of everyone.
"It's this thing …"
Looking at the image displayed on the holographic projection, Sandora muttered to herself, but she couldn't finish the sentence.
Just like what our ancestors remembered, this ancient gate was different from any other gate of the Dark Abyss that we had seen before. It was a large and narrow crack that was shaped like an eye. The entire crack was five light years long, which was far longer than any normal celestial body. Of course, it was also larger than any gate of the Dark Abyss. As the fleet was directly teleported to the "top" of the gate, we could look down at the astonishing and magnificent crack. The dark and oppressive atmosphere was overwhelming, filled with the frenzy and dangerous aura of the Abyss. But as expected, this was the Abyss of Inertia.
It was still fatal to mortals, but to any extraordinary beings, it was just a slightly unpleasant atmosphere. The Empire's fleet wouldn't be affected by this Gate of the Abyss at all. Even fragile units like individual battleships could land directly on the gate.
Unfortunately, the Schilling Civilization of the past was only mortals, and they were still swallowed by this Gate of Inertia.
The light of the Gate of the Abyss was twisted and intertwined, and it wasn't the kind of distortion caused by ordinary gravitational fields. The starlight entangled around the gate in a disorderly way. Looking at the distant space through the edge of the Gate of the Abyss gave people the feeling of looking at a kaleidoscope. This reminded me of the strange scene in the Tranquil Core. It seemed that there was indeed something in common between the two.
"Start collecting data according to the plan. If the test passes, place the activation terminal. The other teams from two to six will now start building the psionic well in preparation for recharging. " Sandora was a little lost in thought, but she still subconsciously assigned tasks. But before she could say anything, she was interrupted by a scream in the command area.
"Your Majesty! Mother Planet! Mother Planet! Mother Planet is still there!! "
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