"The defense barrier has temporarily entered a dormant state. We will continue to suppress its reactivation from here. The situation ahead is unclear, please be careful." Raven 001 reminded us in front of the gray-white defense barrier. Behind her, there was a very complicated arcane array. Hundreds of Ravens stood on the array to form a magic node, simulating the magic power of an Emperor-tier Raven. Further away, I could vaguely see three arcane arrays of the same size, which seemed to form a square with the array behind Raven 001.
"We will be careful. How long can you guys maintain this thing?"
I don't know how powerful Sylvia has become after her Awakening, but the magic she used to open the door required over a thousand Ravens to work together to imitate it. This is a frightening disparity. What I am worried about is that they will overdraft their own magic power. For the Ravens, whose bodies are made up of more than 80% mysterious energy, overdrafting their magic power is the same as overdrafting their soul. As long as I give the command, they will probably persevere on this barrier until they turn into ashes.
"Don't worry about us." Raven 001 knew what I meant and smiled a little shyly. "The four arrays can take turns to rest. It should be no problem for them to last two or three days."
Hearing this, I was completely relieved. Then, I turned to greet everyone — especially Tawil.
Because a certain female researcher was now almost lying on the extinguished defense barrier. She was completely in a state of scientific fanaticism. Even her usual quiet image was gone. She was shouting, "This … this is incredible! How is it formed?! This basic element, which has no structure, can actually appear in the macroscopic world. And after the operation stopped, it actually became such a wonderful pure energy state. The balance is almost perfect! Is it psionic energy? No, pure psionic energy cannot form such a stable state. Also, the substance transformed from psionic energy will also have secondary structure … "
After a little hesitation, I still took out a roll of rope and went up to tie Tawil up. The image of this elegant and domineering woman was completely ruined today.
"Hmm, wait … wait, Your Majesty, I am about to find something! That thing is not complicated, but it is so wonderful. "Being carried by Pandora and Visca on their shoulders, Tawil was still trying to twist." Maybe I can reverse engineer its production method … Hmm, Your Majesty, these ropes make me feel so uncomfortable … "
"Be quiet, you bastard." I turned my head in exasperation. "Why don't you stay there and study, and we will go to the ruins to look for a map. Or, be obedient and listen to me. There is something for you to study inside! Why when it comes to scientific research, you … "
Before I could finish my sentence, I was stunned. I turned around and muttered to Shadora, "I remember that he didn't have such a good body when we first tied him up."
… Who do you think I am discussing this with?!
Along with the usual commotion before the operation of the upper echelons of the Empire, we passed through the indescribable defense barrier. It wasn't as jerky as I thought it would be. It was like an illusion that we easily passed through. When we turned back to look, there was only a gray mist in the direction we came from.
"It's a two-dimensional plane without any thickness or strength." Tarver, who was carried on the shoulders of the two generals, was still able to skillfully enter her analysis mode. It was a pity that he couldn't push up his glasses. "The only way for an indestructible structure to defend against attacks is the law of the universe. Apart from that unreasonable law, this device itself is nothing more than a layer of energy film that can be seen but cannot be touched. Your Majesty, can you put me down now? Even if it was me, it would be very awkward … "
Where did your moral integrity go when you were almost lying on top of the defense barrier to study it?!
It wasn't right to tie up a beautiful girl and carry her over. After seriously ordering Tawil to put her research second in the operation, I let the two generals free her. As soon as she was free, Tawil meticulously tidied up her clothes, pushed up her glasses, and stabilized her expression. In an instant, she entered the perfect stable and reliable research mother state.
The temperament of an intellectual beauty suddenly shone brightly. Those who didn't know the inside story would probably think that she was a 20-year-old double post-doc and graduate student supervisor who dropped out of nowhere. The serious and quiet female scientist of the past had finally been resurrected. From the looks of it, her previous research maniac state was just an occasional spasm. I wonder if she was like that when she was leading a group of Schilling scientists to overcome technical difficulties. This time, I finally saw another side of Tawil. This intellectual beauty's unique and unrestrained style was amazing, but it also brought me a piece of unfortunate news: from today onwards, one of the few normal people in the Empire's power hierarchy would be removed … This was truly sad, but I was already used to it.
The core zone was filled with a strange grayish-white smoke, but it didn't affect visibility just like the primordial soup outside. With my enhanced vision, I could see a blurry black dot in the distance. That was our destination. Sylvia must have found out about the secret of this core zone during the summoning that night, which was why she dared to drive a shuttle and barge in. However, we didn't know. In order to prevent any rash actions from waking up any possible guardians in the ruins, we didn't ride a shuttle that would cause a huge commotion (compared to the sensitive alarm system in this high-security zone). We even activated an invisibility forcefield to envelop everyone within it. However, after traveling for more than ten minutes, there was still only that boundless gas cloud around us. The guardians that we expected didn't seem to exist.
There were a few complicated projection screens floating beside Tawil, and on them were scrolling formulas that no one could understand. She was analyzing the material composition of these gas clouds, but there didn't seem to be any meaningful results. Other than the unexplainable phenomenon of non-attenuation, these were just the most common gas clouds and dust particles in space. Unlike the primordial soup outside, sound could travel here, and these dust particles also had normal material properties: They were rich in heavy metals and radioactive elements, and could kill a strong, normal human in a few seconds. However, to us, it was just a little pungent, to the point that I had no choice but to activate a shield to isolate the smell. Beside me, Sandora smacked her lips and complained to me, "Oh, Ah Jun, it's a little ugly …"
At that moment, I was shocked. This girl's way of understanding new things was actually to take a bite or two? At that moment, I finally understood why she had bitten a fist-sized hole in the cupboard in the kitchen when she hadn't been hungry when she first moved in. Could that be considered familiarizing herself with the environment?
"Your Majesty, there shouldn't be anything worth paying attention to here." Tawil closed one of the screens in front of him and shook his head at us. "There's nothing strange about the material composition, and the distribution of energy in the surroundings is very balanced. Let's head straight to the center."
At that moment, Shallow Shallow, who had been looking around out of habit and had exceptionally sharp eyes, suddenly tugged on my sleeve and pointed into the distance, shouting, "Ah Jun, Ah Jun! Look over there! There's something! "
Using the recoil of energy and our respective propulsion techniques, we arrived at the location that Shallow Shallow had pointed out in a few breaths. A shuttle that had lost its power was floating in the fog, spinning in circles. There was an emblem of the Imperial Army on the body of the shuttle.
"Silvia's traces," Pandora said briefly as she recognized it at first glance.
"Why would Silvia park the shuttle here?" Sandora caressed the sleek armor plate of the streamlined shuttle. Her gaze suddenly focused on a crack near the shuttle's cabin door. The shuttle's cabin door was open, but there was a crack at the part where it was connected to the shuttle's main body. It was obvious that it had been forcefully torn apart.
"The shuttle's core is damaged, and the control terminal shows signs of overloading." Visca immediately entered the shuttle. "The weapon system wasn't activated, but the navigation system is completely destroyed."
"It's under attack. There's an enemy!" Pandora took out her spaceship cannon without hesitation. She carried a pillar and began to stand guard. However, after inspecting the shuttle's outer shell, which was in perfect condition, I refuted Pandora's judgment. "Don't worry. This only means that Silvia could even destroy the autopilot system. The shuttle is completely destroyed from the inside."
Everyone looked at each other speechlessly. No one could understand how a highly intelligent shuttle that could take you to any corner of the universe with just a word from the pilot could be tormented to such a state by Sylvia. She had even forgotten how to open the hatch! A mechanical idiot should at least have a bottom line, you b * stard!
"Alright, at least this means that she's still the stupid Silvia we know after entering this place." Sandora held her head and sighed. "Ah Jun, your method of consoling yourself is like the founding of a new sect."
We didn't find any valuable clues on the shuttle that Silvia left behind, but at least it proved that she entered this place safely. She piloted a shuttle that was completely defenseless against large warships, traversed tens of millions of kilometers of crossfire, and penetrated into the enemy's military core within two light years. In the process, she didn't even encounter a single exchange of fire. It could only be said that the awakened Silvia was simply too terrifying.
"It seems that her mysticism skills have completely recovered. She can even distort her view of the world to a certain extent to hide her whereabouts." Sandora destroyed the shuttle that could no longer be activated and flew forward first. "There's still some psionic energy left in the shuttle's engine circulation pipe. Fortunately, Silvia's piloting skills are terrible. She hasn't left this place for too long!"
Everyone followed closely behind. Although they didn't use a dimensional jump, the distance that was visible to the naked eye was only a matter of seconds. A few minutes later, the black silhouette hidden in the fog gradually became clear in their vision.
It was a large cylindrical metal structure that seemed to be the main part of a warship, but it was only similar in shape. Its long axis was around four to five hundred kilometers, and its radius was around eighty to ninety kilometers. Even among the common giant warships of the Empire, this was something of a large scale. The surface of this metal structure was dark gray, and unlike the mighty and luxurious warships of the Empire, it didn't have any decorations or emblems on its surface. There were only a large number of protruding lines of unknown purpose, as if its surface was covered with printed circuits. Other than that, there were no structures that resembled weapons, turrets, or communication antennas. This meant that the target wasn't something used for combat, and it might not even possess basic offensive and defensive capabilities — it's actually not a military unit?
What was worth noting was that this metal structure didn't seem to be complete. It seemed to have been forcefully torn off from a larger device. Both ends of the metal structure were filled with huge jagged cracks, and countless withered branches and floating pipes extended out from within. I couldn't help but think of a severed arm that had been cut off, exposing its blood vessels and tendons. It was a little disgusting, but that was exactly what the target looked like.
However, when we approached the fracture, we were surprised to find that it wasn't destroyed by violence. The extended pipes and connecting parts didn't have any signs of being broken, and instead, they were oddly orderly, as if they were deliberately designed that way. Floating a few kilometers above the gigantic remains, our gazes fell on Tawil, seeking answers.
As the only expert on the scene, it's all up to you.
Unlike the battle-type apostles who were used to filling up their personal space with firearms, Tawil's personal space was always filled with research modules and scanning probes. Even if it was just a projection, she had to maintain at least two standard laboratories in her personal space. Just now, she had already placed a large number of probes at the end of the pipes that extended out from the gigantic remains, and now she was analyzing the sea of data. The amount of data seemed to be unexpectedly large, to the point where even Pandora had no choice but to switch to her blue-haired, blue-eyed computing state to help with the data. To be honest, Pandora wouldn't even be able to turn into this ice fairy's state in an entire year. Eighty percent of her brainpower was wasted …
"Analysis complete." Finally, Tawil opened her eyes again. "This gigantic structure is just a component, some sort of computing and storage device. The extended pipes and connecting ports are used to execute commands and connect to another, larger facility. At first, we thought it was a battleship wreckage, which was why we made the wrong judgment. Now, it seems that this is just a standard computing core. I've read some strange records from the connecting cables, which means that this device is still operating, but it's in standby mode — theoretically speaking."
A four-hundred-kilometer-long thing turned out to be a CPU? And it wasn't sealed? I was once again frightened by the Ancient Shiring Apostles' cruel moral integrity, but thinking about the Celestial System Fleet parked outside, didn't moral integrity and lower limits long ago be thrown away along with the birth of the world?
"Although I don't know where Silvia entered from, I've scanned that there's an entrance over there — theoretically speaking."
Tawil pointed to a small spot below us. "The main entrance and exit of this thing is completely locked, but there's an outer layer maintenance passageway over there. Although it's locked, it's not very sturdy, and should be able to be opened by brute force. Even if the outer layer is damaged, it wouldn't affect the integrity of the interior of the wreckage."
Following Tawil's guidance, we indeed found an entrance at the bottom of the gigantic remains. It was a silver-white alloy wall that was different from the rest, and there were symbols that I didn't recognize carved on the surface. In the middle of the wall, there was a thick alloy cover that was dozens of meters wide. That was the maintenance passageway that Tawil had mentioned.
There was a hexagonal crystal panel in the middle of the entrance. Sandora went up to knock on it a few times, but the thing didn't even let out a fart.
"The door's power source is offline, so we can only open it with brute force." Sandora waved at Pandora and her sister. "Fire at will. This thing's sturdiness is unheard of. It's even sturdier than the armor plate of the Empire Admiral."
Hearing that, Pandora, who had been following us expressionlessly, lit up on the spot. Her gray eyes seemed to be bursting with joy. Visca, who was next to her, was even more straightforward. He tossed the warship cannons, bombs, and floating mines all over the ground, and happily dived into it. These two lunatics were finally liberated.
Even though Sandora had said that the door used in this gigantic remains was unimaginably sturdy, and even Pandora and Visca could fire at will, I seriously suspected that these two lunatics would tear down the entire ruin. Looking at the hundreds of square meters of firepower, they were definitely aiming for that!
"Pandora's 1000mm anti-ship psionic cannon!"
"Visca's 1000mm Abyss Cannon!"
When sisters are united, their strength is enough to cut through metal. The two little sisters, who were already soaked in nitroglycerin, each carried a pillar and attacked at almost the same time. Two blinding beams of light, one blue and one red, shot out and directly hit the tightly sealed door of the ruins, instantly creating a huge fireball and a muffled thunderous explosion. However, what was even more shocking was that after the explosion ended, what appeared in front of us was still completely undamaged. Apart from the fact that it was blackened, it actually perfectly defended against the direct attacks of two of the most violent little lolis of all?
"Boom!" Pandora and Visca immediately launched a second attack. They still fired at the same time, but this time, they increased the output of the cannon. However, after the explosion, the door was still undamaged.
"Normal cannons are useless." Sandora furrowed her eyebrows. "This might be a special alloy used to defend against psionic attacks. Just what is the purpose of this ruin? Just the production cost of these armor plates is probably enough to arm an entire army!"
Two ineffective attacks meant that they had lost face in front of their older brother. Pandora and Visca had indignant expressions on their faces. Just as I was about to go over and comfort them, I saw the two girls retract all of their weapons and take a step back. Then, their upper bodies suddenly tilted upwards as though they were taking a deep breath.
Deep breath … No, helium flash! This time, they were going to be serious!
As the two little lolis breathed in with flushed faces, the weather between heaven and earth changed. A large amount of energy gathered with them as the center, and a line of words popped up in front of everyone at the same time: The Twin Generals took a deep breath.
"Cough cough … cough cough …"
The worst part was that the Twin Generals choked.
"Sob sob sob, Big Brother, I used too much helium flash when I was fighting with the rebel army just now. I can't release it now, sob sob …" Visca rushed into my arms and cried pitifully. Pandora, who was beside her, was desperately trying to pull her twin sister who was a step faster than her down so that she could move into Big Brother's arms. As for their Big Brother …
Who could lend me a hug so that I could find a place to cry? Damn this God's development, will you die if you don't make trouble every day!?
While we were messing around, Shallow Shallow suddenly shouted from not far away, "Ah Jun, Ah Jun! Quick, look over here! "
I quickly pulled the two girls who were throwing a tantrum over and saw Shallow Shallow standing at the edge of the silver-white alloy wall. As we got closer, she kicked the wall as though she was showing off.
"Clang!" A large piece of metal plate fell to the ground.
"Ah Jun, Ah Jun, only the door is sturdy!"
We were speechless.
Who the heck was the one who designed this thing!!!!
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