Sometimes, solving a mystery only means touching on a bigger mystery. Knowing some of the truth only means facing more fog, finding some evidence, and only to find that it can only be used to prove another hypothesis that you have not thought of yet. For example, we thought that the Empire battleship that crashed on Mars would tell us where Visca's fleet went after losing contact with their leader. But the only information we got was that at least one battleship in the fleet had become a nest of uninvited guests.
Fortunately, the Eternal-class starship used a distributed shipboard database and a 22-level synchronous "final recorder." This technology allowed the mothership to retain as much information as possible before it was destroyed. The discrete reactor and communication system that could still operate at low power after the battleship was smashed allowed the wreckage to share the database with each other within a light-year. So, as long as we could find a working MDT on a wreckage, we could extract its voyage log. That was if the battleship itself had not been wiped out by the self-destruct system.
This undoubtedly made it very convenient for later explorers, such as us, to find the truth of the accident.
Visca tried to download the log in the database, but she found that the energy supply of all the equipment was in an extremely unstable state. The psionic output of the power core had fluctuated so much that the database could not be operated in a safe environment. So, she simply dismantled all the memory of the control core and ordered the engineers and technicians outside to go to the second impact crater dozens of kilometers away and dismantle the database from another wreckage. Finally, the data was saved before the database was burned by its own energy coil. But it was impossible for us to read the voyage log on Mars. We had to wait until we returned to the City of Shadows and use the special facilities there to reactivate the starship's data core and extract the seriously damaged data.
Some of the unidentified bodies in the wreckage were cremated by Visca, and the rest were handed over to the follow-up engineers. Some of the body samples were sent to the science laboratory on the Mars outpost. I planned to take the rest back to Jingle. If the aliens who occupied the spaceship were a race created by the Protoss, maybe Jingle could find out their origin from the library in the divine realm. Although I wondered if Jingle, the goddess of life, knew how to get to her own library …
Considering the scale of the second impact wave and the widespread distribution of debris, Sandora decided to build an outpost on the surface of Mars for about a year. The mission of this outpost was to study the starship wreckage on the spot. At first, I was curious about what was worth studying about these Eternal-class battleships. Now that the Imperial Army could mass-produce such giant motherships, there was no reason for their technology to be more advanced than the Eternal-class battleships of the Empire. But obviously, Sandora was thinking about something else. She found that the Eternal-class battleships created by Visca's Army of Destruction were very different from the spaceships of the same class that the Empire was currently equipped with. They used a lot of retro designs. This might be because the crazy Visca did not have the complete military technology of the Empire, so he could only rely on tinkering to build his own motherships. But these spaceships also had many amazing and brilliant features. This was obviously a reform led by a cat-eyed loli.
Because the hard conditions were not as good as the Empire's regular army, they had to find another way to enhance the combat power of the spaceships. This was what Visca did back then. By analyzing the structure of the Eternal-class battleship that crashed on Mars, Sandora found that its shield system was not strong, but it had a very "tenacious" structural design. This structure design was extremely difficult to destroy at once, and it could ensure that the spaceship could continue to fight even if the shield and armor were penetrated. This technology had never been used in the Empire's spaceships. The Shiring Apostles were used to rushing to the enemy after losing their shield and armor, or self-destructing on the spot to maintain their "honor as soldiers." They lacked a certain stubbornness that Visca had tempered in the endless wars back then — to destroy and attack until death, and always leave the last bullet for the enemy.
Other than that, there were many strange things about the battleship of the Army of Destruction. Even after Sandora walked around the wreckage and scanned every compartment along the way, there were still some things that she could not understand. Of course, these places could have been dismantled by Visca when she was unconscious, but as a general of the Empire who had been through endless wars, any changes made to her spaceship must have had a very profound consideration … Well, I still felt that this might really have been done on a whim by Visca back then. It was just like how she installed two completely overlapping portals on her barrier star ring.
Considering that Mars was quite far from Earth, and humans would not be able to see what happened here within a year, Sandora might as well leave a sentry post here.
After delegating the tasks here, everyone returned home.
It was just about time to eat. I had to admit that the reason why we were able to complete the mission so quickly was because of Sandora's stomach.
The dismantled data components were directly sent to the City of Shadows, and Bubble and her daughters personally repaired and extracted the logs. Due to more variables and puzzles appearing in the incident, Sandora seemed to have a lot on her mind, which even affected her appetite that day. So, at 7: 30 pm, I called a cutlery store to tell them that the cutlery that I had ordered for the next day didn't need to be delivered anymore. However, Visca displayed a shocking lack of concern. She continued to happily eat and drink as she pleased, and a bowl of corn porridge was all over her face. Not only that, after the meal, she even fought with Pandora over some fruits until the two sisters were thrown out onto the porch.
After eating, I was leaning on the sofa and picking my teeth like an evil landlord watching TV. I was watching the host pass on all kinds of wrong theories about sunspots to the common people. I was watching how that guy explained the recent mass launch of the new generation of communication satellites, and I was watching how those experts used contradictory methods to explain to everyone why there was always a snowflake in Southeast Satellite TV. At the same time, I was also watching Anveena naughtily coming out of the TV from time to time to scare people, but in the end, she still had to obediently clean the TV cabinet. I truly felt that it was more comfortable at home. Then, I heard a whistling sound behind my ear. Before I could react, a tiny one sat on my shoulder, and then my head was hugged by someone.
"Stupid human! Where's the present! My present! "
Mercury Lamp's unique arrogant and cold voice sounded in my ear. Just by listening to the voice, I could imagine the image of her little canine teeth aiming at the back of my head. You don't say, this brat is getting better and better at acting coquettishly. She understands my temper. She knows that her nanny dad's fighting strength is at its lowest during the half an hour after eating like a piece of 1982 chewing gum on the sofa and watching TV. She has already used this trick to swindle all kinds of candy and dolls from my hands, enough to arm a loli in a football field.
But the problem is, I really forgot about this …
Mars! I went to Mars for a trip, where am I going to find a present for her now! Recently, I have been spoiling this brat. As long as my family doesn't bring her out, when they come back, she must ask for a present. Although she might be able to get away with a handful of glass beads, the only thing is that she refuses to be tricked. She must get a gift from a local. Once, when I went to Northrend for a business trip, when I came back, I brought her two little pets as a gift. I was seen through on the spot and bitten on the head. Of course, bringing tropical fish back from Northrend was really stupid of me …
I knew that Mercury Lamp had opened her mouth and was ready to bite me. I quickly searched in my dimensional pocket and finally found something that could be tricked: a small red round stone.
"This is for you. This is the most common thing on Mars. This is your own standard. It must be a local specialty. You collect this all day long. "
Mercury Lamp held the red stone the size of an apple and blinked. Suddenly, he bared his fangs and brandished his claws and shouted, "Isn't there supposed to be a rabbit named Chang'e and seven Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Mars? And shouldn't the ginseng fruit trees there be full of peaches and morning glory? Why did you only give me a stone?! "
As soon as this sentence came out, the whole living room suddenly became silent. Everyone looked at Mercury Lamp in horror. She immediately realized that the situation was not right. She awkwardly pulled my hair and said, "Did I say something wrong?"
The reason for Mercury Lamp's eagerness to receive the gift from Mars before our departure has been revealed, and I am now curious about one thing: Who indoctrinated this silly doll into its head?
Just as this thought appeared in my mind, the next second, a bubbling face appeared in my mind. I looked around and found Liliana holding a leaf in front of her face. She bent her body and tiptoed to the second floor. Suddenly, I wanted to take off my shoe and hit her. "Stop! Don't think that no one can see you with a leaf covering your face. Do you think you can grow water lilies in the living room?! "
Liliana screamed, threw away the water lily in her hand, and fled to the second floor barefooted. She was smart enough to know that once she stopped, she would be punished by the family rules.
At this time, Mercury Lamp also woke up from her dream of a new era of peach trees on Mars with abundant resources. Her little face turned pale with anger. She finally realized that she had been tricked again.
Mercury Lamp and Liliana didn't get along well. This was a common occurrence in the family. In the many confrontations with Liliana, this unlucky doll had almost no record of victory. Her combat ability was not as good as Liliana's demigod body, but this was not the real reason why she lost the confrontation. The real reason why she was defeated by the fake Liliana was that she did not have as many evil tricks as the latter. How evil was Liliana? If you could add an absolute value to your moral index, it would be almost equivalent to Jesus Christ and Confucius tied together and then repeated more than 12,000 times. Unfortunately, if you did not add an absolute value, then it would be negative …
The reckless can't win against the shameless, and the shameless can't win against the shameless. My family's Little Deng is an elegant young lady who knows the four ways to make black tea. How can she compare with Lina, who's already used to deceive her father?
"You are free today. Go up and beat that girl up." I carried Mercury Lamp down from my shoulder, who looked as if it was the end of the world. I ruffled her hair with heartache. Think about it, President Shui was such a fierce person, but in this family, he was actually the weak one. "Don't be afraid that you can't beat her. I'll give you a helper today."
Mercury Lamp's eyes instantly lit up. Usually, when she fought with Liliana, she would be suppressed together. Today, it was rare for her to have a parent supporting her. This little doll felt that it was time for her to vent her anger.
I put the doll girl to the side, and a white light flashed on my wrist. Then, a tiny, snow-white girl appeared in the air. She stared at Mercury Lamp for a long time before she reached out to touch her. "Hello, Big Sister."
Little Beautiful Crystal's ability to speak was better than Little Bubble's.
"Go, fight with your big sister!"
I patted Little Beautiful Crystal's head and pointed at the second floor heroically. Mercury Lamp was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses. She immediately smiled and felt good. She pulled Little Beautiful Crystal, who was still confused, and dashed to the second floor.
Ten seconds later, I heard Liliana's scream and the shouts of the three little girls fighting upstairs. I continued to watch the TV with satisfaction. I looked at the huge words on the TV that said, "Welcome to watch again tomorrow."
Damn, those unlucky kids!
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry as I listened to the battle upstairs getting more and more intense. Liliana had already started to shout crazily. My big sister came over and poked my head. "How old are you? You are acting like a child."
"When I was a child, I was stronger than Liliana. At least I wasn't as naughty as her. At least I was obedient." I dodged my big sister's hand embarrassedly. Then, I took out the blood sample that I had collected from the spaceship wreckage from my personal space. "I am going to look for Jingle to understand the situation. Where did she go after her meal?"
"The kitchen." Anveena's head popped out from the back of the sofa. "For the past two days, Jingle has been flying to the kitchen sneakily. She would even call Monina. I couldn't get in because there was divine power in there."
"What are they playing at?"
I slapped my forehead and walked to the kitchen.
Although Jingle seemed to be obedient and easy to coax most of the time, there were times when she was unpredictable. Of course, it would be too much to describe her as unpredictable. Strictly speaking, when the little thing was acting silly, you would feel like you couldn't keep up with her thoughts. Every time Jingle acted silly, she would pull Monina along. In Jingle's troop, Monina and Uncle Kenser had the best relationship with Jingle. Among them, Monina was closer because Monina was the one who had yet to pass a few subjects. She and Jingle complemented each other well. Anyway, that was the meaning. I really couldn't find a better word to describe it.
There was only Mo Nina in the kitchen and I didn't see the little green dot come and go. I stuck my head out and looked around before waving at Mo Nina, "Where's Dingdang?"
"Captain …" Mo Nina's expression suddenly became a little strange, as if she had been asked a question that was hard to explain. My gaze swept around the kitchen, and I suddenly noticed that there was something cooking on the stove near the window. A faint sweet smell wafted out of it, making me feel refreshed. I immediately ran over and said, "Wow, Mo Nina, are you preparing supper for everyone? Speaking of which, the cake you made the day before yesterday was pretty good. Little Bubble really liked it … "
As I spoke, I lifted the lid of the pot to see what Monina was cooking. Monina quickly extended her hand to stop me, but she was too late.
The lid of the pot was lifted, and in the midst of the steam, Dingdang was swimming around and spitting water into the air. What made people even more confused was that the water in the pot was boiling.
I turned my head to look at the lid and noticed that there was a small piece of glowing crystal on it. It seemed like it was used for lighting …
The surrounding steam suddenly disappeared, causing Ding Dang, who was happily spitting out water, to raise her head in confusion. Then, her peanut-sized face and my large face met eyes. Our gazes intertwined. Separated by the faintly discernible steam, I looked at this lively pet affectionately for five seconds. Then, I used my chopsticks to pick up the little thing.
It really was a pair of chopsticks. Moreover, it was the chopsticks that Monina handed over. It was the chopsticks that she usually used to fry desserts. Who do you think this dark goddess girl is on?
"Wah! Let Jingle down! "The little thing was caught in the air by the chopsticks. He waved his hands and protested loudly." This is blasphemy! This is naked blasphemy! Jingle is bathing! Ah Jun, hurry up and close your eyes. Jingle has been seen naked. She won't be able to get married like this! "
"Ding dang, hurry up and put on your clothes!"
My hand trembled and Jingle fell back into the pot. She spat water at me in protest. It was obvious that she was feeling awkward because she had been completely exposed. But this was the extent of her awkwardness. She was only the height of a palm and she was standing naked in front of me. What was the point of that?
"Jingle is just taking a sauna." The little thing summoned her green dress that was formed from divine power. She laid on my shoulder, dripping wet. Her body was still steaming and she looked comfortable. "I saw on TV that sauna is very comfortable, so I let Monina …"
"Even so, she didn't have to cook herself, right?"
I extended my hand and poked Jingle. The little thing's body was slightly pink. I wasn't sure if it was because she was being cooked or because she was shy. Anyway, there was a strange sweet smell on her body. Could it be …
"Is this the smell of Jingle after she's cooked?"
"She usually eats too many sweets."
Monina explained calmly. Then, she took the sauna pot that Jingle had been using. "This is good stuff. Do you want to keep it?"
I had a complicated expression as I looked at the stainless steel pot that was still steaming. Thinking back to the scene where Ding Dang put herself inside and used it as a sauna, I felt a pain in my balls. What was even more distressing was that Ding Dang had been cooking herself like this for a few days already. No wonder I always felt a warm fragrance coming from Ding Dang at night.
"What is this?"
I pointed at the pot of boiling Jingle. I really didn't know what to say.
Monina pursed her lips. "Jingle juice …"
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