"Wow, Ah Jun, Ah Jun! Is this planet really your home planet? It's so beautiful!! "
Apart from Qian Qian, he really couldn't think of anyone else who would make such a fuss over nothing.
It seemed that ever since the teleportation of the home planet was completed, this girl had been in a state of excitement. While we were busy reactivating the various buildings on the home planet that were temporarily closed for teleportation, she sat in the shuttle and circled around the planet that was twice the size of the Earth's Admiral. Speaking of which, exploring the entire planet at such a high speed while still observing carefully along the way, only a superwoman like Shallow Shallow could do that …
We landed the Empire Admiral in the northern hemisphere of the home planet. There was a huge plain here, right next to the home planet's capital. The Empire Admiral disassembled itself into the City of the General, becoming a satellite city of the nearby Steel Capital. We, including the excited Shallow Shallow, who had just returned from our trip around the world, boarded a transport ship and headed towards the capital city that looked like a gigantic eye from the sky.
"Ah Jun, Ah Jun!! This planet's atmosphere is the same as Earth's! "
Even after returning to the ground, Shallow Shallow was still in a state of excitement as she continued to tell me about her discoveries.
"I got it …"
I replied casually, but my attention was focused outside the porthole. This was the world in my dream … Back then, I would never have imagined that I would actually stand here. Everything here was exactly the same as what I saw in my dream. Lush mountains, forests, mysterious buildings that glowed with blue light, floating in the upper atmosphere, and a platform that looked like a floating island. It was all so familiar, but when I actually saw it, it gave me a different feeling. The sky was clear and bright, and the clouds were like a veil covering the mountains in the distance. The only difference between this place and my dream was that I couldn't see the gigantic celestial fortresses that scared me half to death back then.
Only now did I know that the reason why the three-star system was so close to the mother planet, even close to the low-Earth orbit, was entirely because of me. That was the stage where my mental power mutated and stabilized, and according to Tarver's analysis, that dream was probably some kind of information projection formed by the mutated mental power on the surface of the mother planet, just like the information projection between worlds. However, this kind of projection was two-way. The information of the mother planet formed a dream in my mind, and my mental power formed a ghost-like phantom on the surface of the mother planet. In other words, I had already entered the Leaving Body Stage at that time … Err, this doesn't seem to be a popular practice here, right?
Ahem, anyway, the home planet had been asleep for who knows how many tens of thousands of years. An Emperor-level information collection that suddenly appeared on its surface activated the three Glory starships that were on standby in outer space, which were Pandora and the others. However, this activation was incomplete. The starships unconsciously developed an instinct to get closer to this information point …
Just like how Pandora often sleepwalked into my room when she was asleep, Alaya often fell out of my mind after he fell asleep and wrapped me tightly with his wings. These were all instinctive reactions. But two cute girls getting closer to you and two planetary battleships getting closer to you are completely different, you bastard!
"So what? Anyway, the Glory starship's gravitational warning system is always on standby. When they get too close to the home planet, they will naturally leave."
Liliana said it casually. Tsk, if you were to see a steel sky pressing down on you, I don't believe that you would still be able to remain calm!!
In short, as Gaia explained the situation to us along the way, with the intelligent Tawil helping me to analyze the theory from a scientific point of view, many of the problems that had troubled me for a long time gradually became simple.
"Ah Jun, Ah Jun! The gravity here seems to be the same as Earth! It's obviously such a huge planet … "
Shallow Shallow was quiet for a few seconds before she immediately became excited about her great discovery.
"Alright, alright, the gravity here is the same as Earth."
I couldn't do anything about Shallow Shallow's overflowing energy, so I could only agree to it casually before continuing to discuss with Gaia about the mother planet.
"This planet is completely man-made," Gaia's voice was filled with obvious pride. "Every part here, from the core to the mantle, from the air to the ocean, was artificially created. This kind of custom-made planet engineering was quite common during the glory days of the Empire because natural planets often do not fully meet the needs of development. While the cost of custom-made planets is higher, it can meet our development plans 100%. This planet was originally designed to be a capital planet. It has a medium size and can accommodate all the space requirements for building the capital of the Empire. Inside, there is an independent gravitational core that can freely adjust the gravitational force on the planet's surface between zero to ten G. This adjustment can not only be carried out for the entire planet, but also for a small area. This is to meet the needs of some giant spaceships to land and resupply. It can effectively reduce the vibration of giant spaceships when they land (at this moment, Liliana looked up at the sky and sighed," Damn the nouveau riche! "). Outside the planet's atmosphere is an inextinguishable planetary fortress-level shield. The outer layer of the shield is a defensive psionic barrier, while the inner layer is part of the atmospheric control system. The sky we see now is actually the result of this shield. This can ensure that the planet still has an orderly day and night and four seasons without a star. The planet's ecological model is a typical carbon-based planet. Although we have always thought that carbon-based life is very fragile, their diversity and vitality are also very much appreciated by the Shiring Apostles. Based on our investigation, carbon-based life is also the most common form of life in the multiverse. Using a carbon-based ecosystem to decorate one's own planet is very popular in many places in the Empire."
Sandora immediately revealed an interested expression. She hugged my neck and said, "Oh, Ah Jun, so this was popular back then? Back then, the theme of steel was popular on my home planet. The entire planet was tormented like a hedgehog by those artists. "
This … Baby, not to mention me, even humans had not been born back then.
But then again, Sandora and Gaia were discussing the popular ecosystem on the planet as though they were discussing the latest bag trend … Why did I feel that it was so out of the mainstream?
Now, I finally understood why the surface of the home planet was so sunny even though there were no stars. It turned out that the entire planet was under artificial control. Being able to control the weather was the dream of the scientists on Earth for many years. It had even become a delusion. But to Gaia, it was as simple as adjusting the brightness of a lamp. Or perhaps, to the Shiring Apostles, the weather was meaningless. Adjusting the planet's climate was to ensure the survival of the decorative ecosystem. In other words, something that only appeared in science fiction in the human world was like an automatic irrigation system in the hands of the Shiring Apostles …
When Gaia had roughly explained the current situation of the home planet, Shallow Shallow, who had been quiet for a while, became excited again. No, the excitement on her face never faded. She was practically leaning on the porthole. Her voice was filled with longing. "Ah Jun, Ah Jun! Let's build a house here! "
A long time ago, I had completely given up on trying to understand this brat's way of thinking. But now, I still have to complain: How did you jump to this topic, brat!!
"Is that okay? Ah Jun, Ah Jun! Let's build a house here! All the land here belongs to our family. We can build a big house here! A well-decorated three-bedroom and a living room … "
… Could it be that this brat didn't realize that her family's real estate was enough to allow seven billion people to migrate to the universe? We can build a palace on any of our spaceships, idiot!
"Ah Jun," Sandora was embarrassed for a long time. Then, she sneaked up to me and whispered, "In Shallow Shallow's mind, other than three-bedroom and a living room, nothing else is called a house, right?"
Me: "…"
So that's how it is? So, in Shallow Shallow's eyes, the emperors of the past dynasties were all homeless and pitiful people. Because they didn't live in a three-bedroom and a living room?
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry as I pulled Shallow Shallow down from the window. Then, I forcefully pressed this child-like girlfriend onto the seat. "Alright, alright. Don't you think your resentment towards three-bedroom and a living room is a little too much? The entire Shadow City is our family's palace. Are you still not satisfied? "
"It's not the same!" Shallow Shallow replied confidently. "No matter how big that place is, even if it's a real palace, it's meaningless! A real home only needs three bedrooms and a living room where everyone can live together! "
I was stunned for a moment. Then, the corners of my lips curled up into a faint smile.
This is really … Shallow Shallow's innocence. So, what this brat really wants is a big house where everyone can live happily together? Speaking of which, I had already forgotten about this wish when I was in the sixth grade of elementary school …
However, I realized with guilt that even such a simple wish was an extravagant hope for us.
This was the first time in my life that I had such a fervent desire to eliminate the Fallen Apostle and the power of the abyss as soon as possible.
"This is the headquarters of the mother planet." Unknowingly, the transport ship that we were on had already arrived at the 'capital' of the mother planet. Gaia opened the cabin door of the transport ship for us as he introduced, "This is the surface of the headquarters. Its lower layer extends all the way to the vicinity of the planet's mantle. Even though the special defense system that the Empire built is very strong and there is no need to rely on the planet's outer layer to increase the security of the control center, it has become a habit to build a key department underground. Of course, the underground part of the headquarters has never been used even once."
That was true. I reckoned that no race would be strong enough to fight their way all the way to the mother planet of the Empire.
In front of us was a large-scale pyramid-like building. The reason why it was described as pyramid-like and not pyramidal was because the structure of the building was too complicated. It seemed to be a structure formed by a large number of functional modules. A large number of energy towers and polyhedrons of unknown purpose formed a complex group that was close to the shape of a pyramid. It was as strange as a large number of gothic churches and egyptian style palaces smashed and mixed together. Its scale was so large that it made one's hair stand on end. I guessed that the side length of this building might be more than twenty kilometers, and its height … Ugh, it seemed impossible to measure.
The upper part of the building was constantly changing shape!
It was a bunch of huge geometrical objects that were faintly glowing in blue and white. Thin cones and polyhedrons occupied most of them, and these strange objects were randomly assembling, growing, or splitting, as if they were abstract works of art. These objects seemed to have a fully reflective surface, and I could faintly see the distant mountains and the sky clearly reflected on their surface. These geometrical objects moved without any pattern, and I felt dizzy just looking at them for a while.
To be honest, this was the strangest building I had ever seen. Schilling buildings were all kinds of strange to me, and even if they all had a thick sci-fi feel and a sturdy and powerful aesthetic, it did not change the fact that I would classify those buildings as strange. But the building before me … was definitely something even more abstract than those strange buildings!
"This is the planet's control core?" Shallow Shallow and I stood under this unprecedentedly huge fortress, and we looked up in shock at its constantly changing shape. "So … strange."
"It's so tall!" Jingle, who was sitting on top of my head, also looked up and exclaimed. "Even the temple of Jingle in the God Realm is this tall!!"
As for Pandora and Visca, the two of them didn't say a word, and they lowered their heads in silence. Speaking of which, are you two so angry at your own height that you would be hostile to a tall building? At least, Pandora, show me the happy expression of a traveler returning home!
"Speaking of which, Gaia," I suddenly remembered something, "where are you now?"
"Huh?" The blue glowing object exclaimed in surprise, as if it didn't understand me at all.
"Aren't you a mass projection now?" I asked curiously as I pointed at Gaia's body, which was emitting a faint blue light. Not only did this body appear to be in the same translucent illusory state as Anveena's ghost, but the edges of the body would occasionally tremble as though it was being disturbed. It was exactly the same as Tawil's mass projection. I felt that Gaia's main body should still be in the control center of the planet. After all, she couldn't be too far away from the mother planet, so it was normal for her to use a mass projection to fetch us from outer space.
"Your Majesty …" Gaia finally understood what I meant, and his expression became complicated. "I … That's how I am. I don't have a body. If I must say, my soul is fused with the entire mother planet."
"Huh? You don't have a body? "I was surprised. Without a body, his soul was fused with the mother planet? Was there such a branch among the Shiring Apostles? Or could it be that Gaia was actually the consciousness of the planet?
This was too far-fetched. I say, it shouldn't be like this.
"Brother Monarch," the lazy Alaya, who had been hiding in my mind and wasn't willing to take a single step out, suddenly took over the mental connection. "Gaia once met with an accident. Her body was conceptually destroyed. From that day onwards, she was unable to possess a physical body of her own. She is actually using the planet as a medium to store a piece of data. She isn't willing to talk about this topic …"
Alaya quickly but vaguely explained the general situation to me. I also noticed that Gaia's expression was extremely reluctant. Although her serious personality made her unwilling to go against the instincts of the Shiring Apostles to obey orders, I could still see a hint of resistance and pleading in her deep eyes.
Damn it, what did I just ask!?
There wasn't any meaning in apologizing at this moment as it would only make things worse. I changed the topic. "Then, is there anything else that we need to prepare to activate the arbitration organization?"
The blue-glowing girl heaved a sigh of relief. She replied solemnly and respectfully, "There is nothing to prepare. The data that was lost due to the long hibernation has been recovered through the backup data. We can start working anytime."
I nodded with a smile. Then, I patted Pandora's head lightly. "Good girl, you will grow taller very soon … Ah!"
Pandora's headbutt was still as simple and powerful as ever.
However, I soon found out that Pandora's headbutt wasn't only because I had poked the ten-thousand-year-old dwarf's sore spot, but more importantly …
Even in her planet's battleship form, Pandora was still the smallest among the three of them … Just what kind of miraculous existence was this lass's body!
With the mother planet temporarily anchored near the asteroid belt, we naturally had to consider the problem of meteor showers. Under the strong gravitational pull, the asteroid belt where we were originally stationed was gradually falling towards the mother planet. However, in the face of this large-scale meteor attack, we didn't have to go through as much trouble as we did in the enchanted world. The mother planet had a true planetary shield. The strength of this shield was several times stronger than the combined shield of the Empire's fleet. Furthermore, the mother planet's atmosphere and orbit had tens of thousands of anti-air firepower installed. These defensive measures were sufficient to deal with the asteroids that had already begun to crash towards us.
The power of this relic left behind from the Empire's glorious era wasn't something that our current starship fleet could compare to. According to Tarver's analysis, even if she and all her research teams put in all their effort, it would be difficult for them to recover all the key technologies of this mother planet in a short period of time. In other words, at the very least, it was impossible to replicate this mother planet for now. That was why when Alaya and the others entered the synchronous orbit and prepared to activate their glorious form, Shadora and I had already started to study the problem of how to make full use of this mother planet after this incident.
You have to understand that right now, every single one of us is suppressing our desire to drag out that bastard named Ockham and tear his corpse into ten thousand pieces. In order to fight against the Fallen Apostles whose strength is clearly a cut above us, our greatest reliance might have to be found from this ancient artifact.
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