I didn't know if this was a coincidence or not, but we had discovered over a hundred star ring shards, but they could only be used as research materials for the Chaos Abyss. Meanwhile, the Gods had coincidentally discovered a single shard that had the largest volume and most complete structure. Not only that, the God race had even managed to maintain basic functions. It would seem that the Gods were truly a bunch of terrifying aura creation machines. Even their ability to discover hidden reward points while exploring the map was ES-level.
After confirming that the Abyss reaction of the star ring fragment had completely stopped, I agreed to let Visca explore the fragment first. She still remembered the weapon ring that she had personally designed, and she was familiar with every inch of its structure. After a few hours of rough inspection, Visca confirmed that the facilities of the star ring fragment were basically complete, and even some of its functions were still preserved.
This was very abnormal.
The cause of the star ring's destruction was a huge explosion from the inside out. We guessed that the Fallen Apostle had used some kind of resonance device to cause the energy pipes in the star ring to go out of control, thereby causing the star ring to explode. This method of destruction was thorough and complete. Under the explosion caused by the rampaging psionic energy, it was impossible for the equipment to remain intact. Even if it looked intact on the outside, it should be a mess on the inside. However, not only did this fragment maintain its basic combat capabilities, it suddenly activated the weapon system when it came into contact with the Protoss's advance team, beating the Protoss warriors to a pulp. It also retained a certain amount of system memory, successfully recognizing Visca's control commands and responding to the latter's commands.
"There are traces of it being repaired."
Visca said in confusion. Her blood-red cat eyes narrowed into a narrow slit. "The backup system maintenance device was an addition that was not recorded. The energy pipes were refurbished, and a set of navigation equipment was added to replace the star ring's own beacon locking device. I found two sets of Void Calibration Engines at the bottom of the garage. They were 'younger' than the other equipment, recently installed. There were also traces of modification in the core system memory. It seemed that something had been written, but it was later deleted. We could only find the deleted logs, but not the deleted content. It was a very thorough treatment. The person who did this must be very familiar with Schilling encryption technology. "
Shandora and I looked at each other. We were both surprised.
We won't doubt the authenticity of Visca's words, so there is indeed something wrong with this fragment.
"The Fallen Apostles wouldn't do such a thing," I immediately made the most basic judgment. "The fragment of the Star Ring was used as a bomb by them. They wouldn't take the effort to fix it unless they were too full."
Sandora, on the other hand, was confused. She subconsciously touched her chin with her index finger and thought for half a minute. "The Void Locator Engine. Perhaps this is why the Starring Ring fragment appeared in the Protoss's world. It didn't float in by accident. Someone set its coordinates, and its original destination was that world. Father, is there anything special about the world invaded by the fragment? Oh, forget it if it's confidential. "
"No, it has nothing to do with confidential information," Father said calmly. "It's a very ordinary world in a remote area, small universe, low energy level, and very young. Currently, there are only three planets with intelligent civilizations. The most advanced civilization has just developed to the stage of exploring the star system, and the most backward one is still a hunter society. The Starring Ring fragment attacked the space station of the first civilization, but it didn't cause a large number of casualties. After that, the management god of that world took action … Hmm, the world management system of that world wasn't threatened. In short, it was a very serious, but unexpectedly mild attack. "
"Low energy level, low civilization density, initial evolution, and no strategic value." Sandora pondered for a moment and frowned. "More importantly, the fragment didn't cause a large number of casualties? Didn't the Abyss energy explode? "
"It did, but the mortal outpost that was hit was unguarded," the Dark Goddess, who had been silent all this while, said. "After that, the fragment stopped above the planet with its own momentum. It didn't hit the ground until the manager of that world summoned the advance team. The only casualty of the mortals in that world was a group of exploration teams. They set off from the ground and were on their way to investigate the fragment above the orbit when they were attacked by the remnant anti-aircraft weapons of the fragment. They were all wiped out."
"What did you think of?" Sandora turned and looked me in the eye.
"The fragment didn't 'want' to destroy that world. It was warning others that it was in danger and that it was forbidden to approach. I think someone wanted to use the fragment to convey some kind of message, but it's a riddle."
"A riddle." Sandora nodded in agreement. "Visca said that there were traces of deleted information in the system records. Maybe that's the answer to the riddle. Father, it seems like the situation is really more complicated than expected."
"It seems like it was right to let you see it face to face." Father smiled and nodded. "We do have a headache with your technology. But whether this fragment is hostile or not is something I've suspected from the beginning … Hmm, what do you plan to do next? "
Sandora replied, "More information can only be analyzed when we return to the City of Shadows. We have set up a special department and facility there to analyze these fragments. This is the most special one, and it might also be the last fragment in the inner ring of Visca."
Including this fragment, we had collected about 80% of the inner ring of Visca's star ring. There were still less than 20% of the star ring fragments missing, but the chances of finding them were very slim. Recently, we had collected fewer and fewer large star ring fragments. Most of them were just a group of deformed mechanical structures or one or two seriously leaking isolation cabins. This huge fragment before us should be the last one we could find. Tawil had once deduced how a star ring of comparable strength would break after being imploded by psionic energy. The collection of star ring fragments had come to an end.
"The remaining 20% fragments might have been assimilated by the void due to their small size. After all, although they are part of the Glory starship, they were added at a later stage. Their materials can still be gradually eroded by the void," Sandora explained.
The direct passage between the Celestial Realm and Schilling had been established, and it was time to put it to use. A transport barge that had been modified and put into service since the first star ring fragment appeared came from the City of Shadows to transport this piece of Empire's legacy. This type of barge was only in service for about two years, and its mission was to transport star ring fragments found in various worlds. Tawil had modified its space cabin and internal protection equipment. Now, several barges of the same model had successfully completed hundreds of transport missions. Now, this should be the last transport.
We also picked up the other people who had stayed at Icetis's house and followed the barge to leave the Celestial Realm. Other than Icetis, there were also the four weird members of Jingle's team … I really wanted to ask the four of them, was it really okay for them to ignore their work in the Celestial Realm and follow a female gangster to eat, drink, and have fun all day long?
It's fine that the 123 siblings are a pair of immoral people, but Lin, aren't you very moral? Aren't you very professional? Also, Uncle Kenser, you are the God of Light of XX world! Is it really okay for you to leave your post and let your believers solve the problem of lighting at night?
I felt that the five Protoss gang of cops would be a constant threat to the City of Shadows for a long time to come. I felt a lot of pressure in my heart, and I wanted to complain.
But when I tactfully asked these questions, Monina defeated me with a hexagonal crystal plate.
"Remote Prayer Processing System, the latest mobile office solution!"
A certain Dark Goddess who aspired to become a cook but ended up as a civil servant, and thus often did not attend to her proper work, was smiling as she showed everyone a wondrous little gadget in the barge's lounge. As mentioned before, it was a translucent crystal plate the size of an ordinary dish plate, and there were floating runes on it. As she moved, 123, Lynn and Uncle Kenser each took out something that looked the same from their pockets.
Even Sandora, who was thinking about the various abnormalities of this last fragment of the Star Ring, was distracted, not to mention the others who had just left the Celestial Realm and were slightly bored. In an instant, everyone surrounded the crystal plate.
Monina knocked on the crystal plate in her hand and said with a smile, "I found this in the novelty store. This kind of interesting gadget often appears there. It is a terminal that can remotely control the world management system and update the believers' prayers in real time. It can cross any conceptual distance to carry out mobile office work without any time difference. Furthermore, it has a well-designed function to categorize prayers, filter useless prayers, and common parameters of world management. At the same time, it supports the sharing of information from multiple terminals and online games. With this, I don't have to worry about my sales dropping even when I travel on public funds all day … "
I stared blankly at the crystal plate in Monina's hand. Suddenly, I realized that even after leaving the Celestial Realm, some kind of joy seemed to follow me.
"Furthermore, it supports automatic recording function." Elson touched his crystal plate with his finger, and it instantly emitted a gentle light. "The prayers that are not received in time will be recorded, and the entire process will be recorded. When there is time, it can be dealt with, such as this —"
Just as Elson's voice trailed off, a recorded prayer was heard. It started with the voice of a man.
"Flame that surges above the 33 levels of heaven, burn my sword! I offer the most humble sacrifice to welcome your arrival! God of War Elson, please bestow me power! God's Descent! "
"Sorry, the god you have called is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later or leave a message after the beep."
This second sentence should be the automatic response of the legendary brilliant system.
I immediately looked solemnly at Elson, who had instantly turned pale and shattered into pieces.
"… This kind of situation is usually handled by the Divine Servant … Ahaha, that response was just the automatic response of the system …"
Even so, I was suddenly filled with pessimism towards Elson's believers.
I suddenly remembered something I had heard before. It was said that Jingle's team was famous throughout the Celestial Realm. Yes, very famous. The famous Protoss Problem Children Concentration Camp. Four problem children and a nanny in charge of looking after them. This was the true inside story of Jingle's team!
At this moment, I subconsciously glanced at Icetis, who was holding a magic mirror and making a face at the side. I thought to myself, There is still the strongest problem child of the previous generation here … Wait, the five Protoss Police Squad and Jingle. Five out of six of them are problem children or previous generation problem children that give the parents of the Protoss a headache. Now, they are all gathered here. Could it be that fate has arranged for me to become the unprecedented behavior modification expert of this generation?
Just as I began to suspect whether God Father had some ulterior motive in making me the guardian of this group of scourges, the barge finally passed through the Celestial Realm passage, which took much longer than the usual World Gate. It appeared at the exit of the passage — above the World Tree in the City of Shadows.
The leader's family had finally returned after enjoying themselves in the Celestial Realm for a few days.
Aside from Anveena and Sives, there was also Tarver, who usually wouldn't come to greet us at the side of the World Tree's temple. It was obvious that he couldn't help but rush over after hearing some news. As expected, the moment we landed, a certain science bespectacled lady ran over. "Your Majesty, I hope that your journey was smooth. The facilities to conduct research on the fragment of the star ring are ready. "
Although he was talking about a very important matter and his tone was quite solemn, under the pair of decorative glasses, there was the excitement of a child who found a new toy. Scientists really didn't know how to hide themselves.
The Dark Goddess had personally inerted the fragment of the star ring. The abyssal activity on it had been terminated, and it could be directly studied in depth. Tawil was very excited about this. After receiving confirmation, she immediately led her research team to take over the huge pile of non-flammable trash and rushed to the research center to start work. She would first conduct a preliminary dismantling of the fragment before moving it to the Kuiper Belt Empire base. The collected fragments would be sent to the Kuiper Belt after their abyssal extraction and structural analysis. There was a series of huge bases hidden in the vast asteroid belt, where many production and research centers were gathered. The fragments of the star ring were gathered in a space system nicknamed the 'Garbage Pool', along with some previously discovered pieces of abyssal Empire equipment.
After sending off the overjoyed Tawil, I didn't have much to say to Sives. As the chief commander of the City of Shadows while we were away, she basically kept in touch with us who were far away in the Celestial Realm. It was all thanks to this conscientious female officer. After all, it wasn't easy to support the daily operations of the capital of the Empire all by herself when all the officers were away.
"It's nothing much." Sives smiled. "It feels like the usual workload."
I thought about it for a long time and felt that I shouldn't continue on this topic.
Anveena stood quietly at the side with her hands folded in front of her maid dress. She lowered her head slightly and waited for her master to finish arranging the work before walking up to me. She lifted her dress in the standard Azeroth noble manner and bowed. "Welcome home, Master, and Mistress One, Two, Three …"
I quickly covered the ghost maid's mouth. "Cough, cough. You don't have to count anymore. Is everything alright at home?"
"It is the duty of a qualified maid to ensure that the house is perfect when the master is not at home." An Weina replied softly with a textbook smile. However, I wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but I felt that this little specter's ethereal voice, which had a slight resonance with me, sounded a little … unhappy?
"Erm, what happened?" I looked into Anveena's eyes with concern and tried to ask. "Also, why don't I see Chestnut? Is she at home? "
"Chestnut has already gone to the Empire Academy to study according to Master's suggestion. It's boring at home."
Anveena casually added half a sentence which made me understand what was going on.
Everyone in the family had left, not even the children. Didn't this mean that only Anveena and Poison Island were left at home?
The little ghost was feeling lonely. However, she couldn't directly complain to her master because of the so-called perfect maid's rule. She could only show a little grievance. This specter was really a troublesome character.
Poison Island was bored at home, so he listened to my suggestion and went to the Empire Academy to study. However, Anveena wouldn't do that. She would rather stay at home and be bored than go out. It was no wonder that she was depressed after being left alone for almost ten days.
"How about I bring you to the God Realm to take a look next time?"
Looking at Anveena's expression as if nothing had happened, I purposely made a serious suggestion. It was as if she would immediately return to the God Realm if she nodded.
As expected, this suggestion shocked Anveena. She almost jumped up. "Mas … Master! Anveena is just a maid. She just has to stay at home and look after the house! A place like the God Realm … Anveena is a ghost … "
Oh, I forgot about that …
"Phew … Then it's about time for me to go home."
After returning to the Surface World, Lin Xue said goodbye to us. This person who would easily run away from home for god knows how many days didn't feel guilty about not hearing from us for almost ten days. She just scratched her head in annoyance. "When I go back, it's going to be another load of nonsense … I already told Grandpa, but he didn't help me."
Aren't you afraid that one day your father will be like Icetis's father and forget that you have a daughter?!
"Ha, it's fine. Anyway, I know what they want to say. In the past, when I was out on missions all day, I used to fool them when I met with trouble. It doesn't matter if I'm not around. Then I'll go first, Blockhead. I'll keep an eye on things related to the shard. I'll let you know as soon as I find anything. "
After sending Lin Xue off, the five Protoss Cops didn't need anyone to look after them. They found their own room. I carried the Mercury Lamp's case back to the room and threw myself on the bed.
As expected, the bed at home was the most comfortable!
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