There were no breakthroughs in our research on this space fragment, but there were two things that we could confirm. First, it came from another universe. There was no doubt about that. The entire asteroid belt was transported into this space by the star ring fragment, and the smuggled goods were naturally not products of this universe. Second, the creator of this thing was a civilization that was very similar to Earth. Of course, the former was many times more advanced than the latter.
It was designed to be suitable for humans to ride and operate. It had a seat that was suitable for upright vertebrates and a visual display terminal. The cockpit was so airtight that we had reason to believe that its previous owner must have needed to breathe. What a pain in the ass … Ahem, some dedicated scientists had even analyzed the distribution of keys on the control panel of this aircraft and deduced that its owner also had ten fingers. I really have no idea how they came to this conclusion.
Apart from not knowing if the owner's face was any different from Earth's, the race that created this aircraft had a body structure that was identical to that of Earth's.
But that was all we could analyze. This broken machine left behind too little information, and the few places where words and symbols were written on it were either smashed into holes or eroded into a black mess. It was obvious that this was a huge hindrance to our conjecture. Because I had every reason to believe that in the hands of a lazy author, even if there were words left on this thing, it would be square simplified Chinese characters. He was definitely too lazy to even write traditional Chinese characters.
Perhaps if I had the time, I would be interested in transmigrating to another universe to see what this civilization was like. A civilization that was so similar to Earth's human civilization, but far more advanced. Perhaps I could imagine what the future of humanity would be like just by looking at them. After all, if I used a Schilling's society as my goal … that would hurt my pride …
The two overly curious fellows, Shallow Shallow and Lin Xue, forced themselves to stay in the research center. Although they would definitely not be of any use to the research, it seemed that they were quite happy to see the researchers studying the alien civilization's relic. Especially Shallow Shallow. It had been a long time since that brat dismantled my spaceship, and it seemed that her bad interest was showing signs of revival …
As we walked and chatted, I returned to the bridge with Sandora. Today was the third day of the asteroid collision, and everything was progressing in an orderly manner. Although the scenery outside was spectacular, and the scene of the enormous Alliance Fleet attacking the asteroids had caused many countries on the surface to be in a state of excitement, as the owners of this fleet, Sandora and I were very clear that the current situation was not as dangerous as it seemed.
After experiencing the peak of the asteroid collision, the bombardment from outer space had gradually calmed down. The planetary defense barrier formed by the fleet had finally reversed its state of continuous weakening and began to slowly recharge. The psionic reactor that originated from the Void allowed us to not worry about the problem of insufficient energy, and the intercepting fleet could now even take a short break and enjoy the fireworks. Compared to the cannons of those super civilizations, these asteroids that relied purely on kinetic energy and a little bit of Abyssal energy to collide were no threat to the entire Empire fleet.
According to the calculations of the Schilling mainframe, this kind of collision would only last until the afternoon of the fourth day at most. The star ring fragments would also appear around that time, and the bombardment from the asteroids was already showing signs of weakening. It could be said that the most troublesome round of attacks was almost over.
Furthermore, the runaway star that had originally posed the greatest threat didn't even have the chance to do anything due to Jingle's cheating skills. It was even more frustrating than Kil 'jaeden's death back then, which made us heave a sigh of relief.
All that was left was a heavy metal planet that had yet to appear without a license. That planet sounded scary, but in reality, it wasn't even as threatening as this group of asteroids. The engineering team that Tawil had sent to assemble the Star Sniper Cannon had already sent back news that they were ready. Now, there was a Schilling mainframe that was in charge of serving as the core of the Star Sniper Cannon. In other words, we didn't even need to do anything. As long as the planet appeared, the powerful lasers from another dimension would vaporize it into nothing. There was no need to care about the planet that had been sentenced to death before it was even born.
Up until now, Earth had yet to suffer a single bit of damage. Although the atmosphere was still tense under the shroud of the orange-red sky, not a single person on Earth had been hit by a meteor. Speaking of which, would I be the only person on Earth to be hit by a meteor?
The three asteroids that Lin Xue prophesied would fall to Earth didn't seem to have a chance to make an appearance — unless we were stupid enough to activate the protective shield at this time.
But no one expected that an accident would really happen.
Lin Xue's prophecy had come true.
After a short nap, I was woken up by an emergency call. On the way to the central command room, I connected to the public information link. The news I received was that three meteors had broken through the imperial fleet's blockade. Two of them had fallen into the ocean, while the third meteor above Antarctica had been successfully vaporized into steam by an interceptor in the nick of time.
But our protective shield was still intact.
"What's going on? How did the asteroids break through the shield? "
When I reached the bridge, I saw that Shallow shallow and the others were already waiting for me. The gigantic holographic projection displayed the current damage on the ground.
"They didn't break through the shield." Sandora turned to me with a grim expression. "The three asteroids appeared directly inside the shield and didn't even slow down by the atmosphere before crashing into Earth. The interceptors stationed over Antarctica almost couldn't react in time."
"Appeared directly inside the shield? What about our Gravity Shielding Ships? "
I asked in shock. Since the asteroid cluster attack was completed through hyperspace teleportation, we had already considered the possibility of the space bombs using hyperspace teleportation to jump directly behind our protective shield. Because of that, we had arranged a large number of gravitational shielding ships in the atmosphere to interfere with all kinds of hyperspace teleportation. How could there still be fish that had escaped the net?
Or could it be that the Bubble's calculations were wrong, and there was a spatial hole within the atmosphere?
Shadora shook her head with a terrible expression. "Gravity Shield Spaceships No. 87 to No. 92, No. 135, and No. 3 lost contact with the command center thirty minutes ago. The interference field there is now empty. I've already sent a scout over, but there's no news yet. The three meteorites came in through the space hole … What's worse is that we don't have any extra Gravity Shield Spaceships left. We don't have a lot of special battleships to begin with, and we also have to use gravitational trap generators, which consume a lot of energy …"
I frowned. "In other words, there is a hole in the atmosphere that can't be repaired …"
This … is really a terrible situation. If it wasn't three asteroids that came through the loophole, but three asteroid-sized guys, we could only write the memoirs of human civilization in outer space.
"Girl, you didn't see anything at all?"
I noticed that Lin Xue was also standing next to me, and she looked rather gloomy. I couldn't help but ask curiously.
"I said that I saw the arrival of the three asteroids, but I didn't see the process," Lin Xue said as she rubbed her forehead. She was quite tired from prying into the future so many times over the past few days. "Prophecy isn't omnipotent. Otherwise, I would have become a God long ago … Damn it, why are there so many gaps …"
Not only was her tone tired, but there was also a trace of self-blame. Even though she always looked like she didn't care about anything, Lin Xue was quite concerned about the fact that she couldn't help. Perhaps this was the character that she had developed after carrying out missions in the Esper Group for so many years.
"At least in your prophecy, you didn't see more things falling to the ground." I hesitated for a moment, but I still patted Lin Xue's shoulder to comfort her. "Go back and rest. If you use too many cheats, you will be banned by the GM."
Lin Xue's face showed a touch of gratitude, and a faint blush appeared on her face. I almost choked on my second sentence. Then, she glanced at me and angrily turned around to leave.
Sandora pursed her lips and said, "I have already urgently set up some gravitational traps near the blind spots of the force field. But to be honest, those small devices that can only be used on local battlefields are like decorations compared to the specialized spaceships. At this time, we can only hope that Lin Xue's prophecy is correct …"
"I can go and intercept them!"
Before Sandora could finish her words, a young and somewhat mechanical voice sounded behind us. I turned my head, but there was no one.
Then, I looked down, and yes, I saw it this time. A certain black-haired loli in a silver close-fitting combat robe was trying her best to raise her small face and pretend to be serious.
Pandora … the nitroglycerin in your brain still hasn't cooled down?
Due to the many consecutive "mistakes" that made people's teeth itch because of her overheated head during the process of intercepting the asteroids (of course, including the matter of her previous "Space Amber" sample explosion), Pandora was grounded by Sandora, forbidding her from rushing out to fight the asteroids. It was obvious that the little brat had finally found a chance to regain her freedom. When it came to quick reaction, no army could compare to the group of madmen Pandora's Imperial Guards.
However, I had always been curious. How did this little lunatic, Pandora, get promoted to the position of General step by step? Was it just because of her unparalleled individual combat power? Or, after leaving her cautious and capable aide-de-camp, my precious sister was left with a brain full of violent germs …
Originally, the grounding of Pandora was only a temporary idea. Now that she had a face full of resentment, Sandora and I looked at each other and nodded at the same time.
She smiled — the little loli who had been an iceberg for ten thousand years actually smiled! How much of a place does the war occupy in your head, you bastard?!
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry as I pinched Pandora's soft little face. Under her troubled gaze, I reminded her, "That is in the atmosphere. Be careful not to blow up Earth …"
After praying for the misfortune of Earth, I once again focused my attention on the defensive circle's energy barrier. Before I knew the reason for losing contact with the spaceships, I was really worried that the next problem would be our energy barrier …
However, a few hours later, another piece of bad news made me no longer have time to worry about the energy barrier. A mental connection suddenly sounded in my head. It came from the ground, it was my sister's voice.
"Ah Jun!" My sister's tone sounded rather anxious. "Sylvia's situation doesn't seem to be normal! Hurry down and take a look! "
Something happened to Sylvia?
Shallow Shallow saw the change in my expression and immediately asked with concern, "Ah Jun? What's wrong? "
"Something happened to Sylvia. My sister wants me to go over immediately."
"I'll go with you!" Shallow Shallow said without hesitation. Since young, no matter what she did, she always liked to follow behind me. Now, this sentence had almost become second nature to her.
Considering that Shallow Shallow's ability wasn't very useful in interception battles in space, and her commanding ability (Is it?) and piloting skills (Ditto) were even worse. I didn't dare to compliment his driving skills (ditto), so I nodded in agreement.
Using the teleportation device in the spaceship that was directly connected to the underground facility of the research facility, Shallow Shallow and I arrived by my sister's side in a short while.
"How's Sylvia's situation? Where's my sister? "
Noticing that the underground facility was bustling with activity, I hurriedly seized the opportunity to ask a researcher.
"Your Majesty, Sylvia is still unconscious. Her condition is very … strange. The Matriarch is in the third research facility. Sylvia has already been transferred over."
The third research facility? That wasn't a place that could be used as a treatment facility — that was a place to research the creation of spatial barriers!
After leading Shallow Shallow hurriedly to the third research facility, we saw Sylvia, who was placed in the middle of the room. She had already lost consciousness and was lying quietly on a medical platform that was temporarily set up in the room. Several Schilling technicians dressed in white robes were bustling around the room, operating all sorts of equipment that I couldn't understand. My sister, on the other hand, was watching from the side with a worried expression.
Hearing the soft sound of the automatic door sliding open, my sister immediately turned around and walked in front of me with quick steps.
"What's going on?" Even now, I was still confused. No one could explain Sylvia's condition. Even my sister's mental connection wasn't clear. This made me rather frustrated.
"We can't find the reason either." My sister brought us to Sylvia's side. "This afternoon, she suddenly fainted on the empty ground in front of the research facility. She has been like that ever since then. The researchers discovered that her energy was being converted to materialization, and her body structure had undergone a rather strange change. She is currently in a state of unstable release, just like a battery that is constantly leaking electricity. However, we have no clue as to the cause of this phenomenon. She is still continuously being released."
"That's why we placed her in the third research facility."
I furrowed my eyebrows and noticed that the various barrier generators around us were operating at full power.
"It can only be a temporary measure." My sister nodded. "We are using this method to slow down the speed of Sylvia's dissipation."
On the medical platform, the girl who was quietly lying on her back looked as though she was sleeping peacefully. There wasn't the slightest hint of pain on her face.
However, upon closer inspection, I noticed that her left hand was showing signs of instability. It was like a television signal that was being disrupted. It would distort and tremble from time to time as it rapidly switched between reality and illusion. Sometimes, it would even turn into a blurry two-dimensional image that was about to disappear. This meant that not only was her body uncontrollably switching between energy and matter, it was also gradually becoming two-dimensional … Speaking of which, did something strange mix in just now?
"Alaya, do you know about this situation?"
I asked my younger angel sister, who was watching all of this curiously from my mind. As the latter had already settled down in my mind, she was almost like a piece of equipment bound to my soul. In terms of mysticism, she was much more knowledgeable than the 13,000 in Intecas's mind. Furthermore, she also resided in the mind of the 'Host'. Hence, please address me as the Index of Forbidden Books from now on.
Alaya appeared out of thin air and transformed into a stream of light that slowly enveloped Sylvia's body.
As an energy being, Alaya should be able to tell what was happening to Sylvia's body. As expected, after observing for a while, my younger angel sister voiced out her conjecture.
"She might have forgotten herself."
"Forgotten … herself?"
Facing our confused expressions, Alaya organized his words and explained in the simplest way possible, "This is a 'disease' unique to us energy beings. Due to our lifeforms, energy beings don't have a clear distinction between the physical body and the spirit. Our soul, body, memories, and emotions are all in a state of chaos. It could even be said to be a concept. Our soul determines our form, which is also commonly known as' I think, therefore I am '."
"Your self-awareness determines your existence." As expected, my elder sister was the first to understand. "Your self-awareness determines the stability of your body."
Alaya nodded. "That's right. To us, we first have our own thoughts before the birth of our 'physical body'. This is the exact opposite of material beings. Sylvia's current situation seems to be the dissipation of her body after she lost her self-awareness."
Just like how the soul of a human dissipates after they lose their physical body?
Damn it, how could such a thing happen!?
"Alaya, could it be that Sylvia's amnesia has caused this situation?" I suddenly thought of a possibility, but immediately shook my head. "That shouldn't be the case. She has already lost her memory for a few months. Why is it only dissipating now?"
Alaya explained, "The 'self-awareness' of energy beings isn't just based on our surface memories. It is more related to our subconscious. As long as our subconscious recognizes our existence, we won't dissipate … Yep, it's similar to a human's autonomic nervous system. Hence, even if Sylvia lost her memory, she wouldn't become like this … Unless … something is lurking in the depths of her heart, causing her to deny her own existence."
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