And most of the consoles and information terminals that may have suffered serious damage crashed soon after starting up: their internal core components seemed to have been damaged by energy shocks that far exceeded the design value. Perhaps the workstation was damaged from it.
When the main body was separated, the surge generated in the main pipeline destroyed the sensitive equipment here. It may also be an accident inside the sample analysis room, which caused this place to be abandoned. In short, this workstation and even this universe once
What happened is now impossible to test. We can only hope to get some answers from several other devices that barely started and have not burned out yet.
"They have been running for about thirty minutes at most. The core has been partially damaged and the data transfer has failed. Now, my subordinates are trying to extract potentially important information according to the recording priority in these devices." A senior technician was working hummingly on a machine.
He was operating quickly in front of the loud data terminal. The side guard of this antique machine had been removed, and the crystallized grid inside kept bursting out abnormal psionic sparks. This was a symptom of the system's safety lock failure, but after all, it
Still barely running, the irreparable processing core could still provide users with basic query services before burning down. Soon, shaking words appeared in the center of the holographic screen above the data terminal: The operator's identity has been verified and is being extracted.
Recent system logs... Time clock verification failed, unable to connect to the data network, running in offline mode, and the system time was reset to the initial date. This machine can provide limited query services.
"Search for the last research project conducted locally," I said immediately.
"Keywords: search, local intelligence, final research," the system delayed for a second or two before starting to work, and then a series of pictures appeared on the holographic projection - including dynamic pictures. These should be when the workstation has not been abandoned.
The scene in the research room, as well as some outdoor videos. Several of the pictures are dark, with the words "data destruction" displayed in the center, but other images are relatively clear. You can see the busy work scene in the sample analysis room, as well as the computer in the center of the room.
The true appearance of the research samples hovering on the gravity-free platform in Lushan: some twisted ore-like things that look like stones dragged directly back from the asteroid belt.
We enlarged the picture and fixed it on the rocks. They were gray-black. Some parts of the surface were covered with traces of melting. There were also some loose holes. They were not much different from ordinary asteroid ores, but it was obvious that they were this workstation.
Last research sample before abandonment - study stone?
Those imperial scientists who abandoned the lower limit and even dared to rewrite the laws of the universe at will. They built such a huge storm system and high-tech workstation just to study stones in it? This stone is the kind that used to have monkeys pop out.
What?
Just when I was about to complain, I suddenly saw another picture out of the corner of my eye. That picture was taken from a slightly farther angle. A group of Imperial scientists wearing white uniforms appeared on the picture. The Imperial scientists had nothing to worry about.
, but one of the faces made me stunned for a moment: If I remember correctly, it seemed to be Occam!
Switching pictures and zooming in continuously, the face finally became clear, and I was finally sure that I was familiar with that face. It was the face that had caused us countless troubles before, and finally died in the archives of the old man who was too suicidal.
Chief Scientist of the Empire: Occam. The guy nicknamed Candide. Of course, I considered the similarity in appearance, but the senior technician in the picture is obviously the leader of the entire team, the clothes on his body and the position where he stands
It is enough to prove this point, so his identity is most likely unmistakable. I never expected that this haunting guy would seize the opportunity to jump out and scare people after he has been dead for so long: he actually appeared in such a place.
!
Occam was the core figure of the old empire's deep submersible program. He led most of the related projects, including the design of the prototype deep submersible ship. And he appears in the recorded pictures here, and was confirmed again
In addition to the direct relationship between this universe and the deep dive project, it also shows that the research projects conducted here may be more important than we initially expected.
At this time, the dying data terminal in front of me finally displayed the remaining files:
Sample properties: Mild abyssal reaction-physical substance, threat level d, potential threat level is expected to rise to b. The conclusion of the previous review recommended that the threat level of the sample be raised in the near future and transferred to a higher-level analysis room for research.
Sample source: Inside the Gate of the Abyss, the collection site is located near the critical point. According to the previous analysis, it is speculated that the sample is highly likely to come from the other side of the critical point, and the high probability is that it was sent consciously by the civilization on the other side. However, because it was not collected at the collection point
Signs of activities of the civilization on the other side and the remains of facilities and equipment were found. This conclusion does not serve as any substantive premise.
Detailed information: One of the results of the 16th substantive deep dive of the deep submersible ship. In this detection, the deep submersible ship reached the ultimate depth of previous deep dives, but has not yet crossed the critical point. The deep diving working group sent a message for the second time
At the end, the en-166 sample was found during a routine scan and was judged to be a physical substance (this judgment has been confirmed). The en-166 sample is the first physical substance discovered under the deep area of the abyss so far. After preliminary analysis, the sample
It has some detectable physical properties, including hardness and optical characteristics, but the sample cannot show mass and any energy affinity properties. The reason is unknown. It is currently speculated that there is some kind of "incompatibility" between the products at the bottom of the abyss and the world of order that is difficult to reconcile.
Statistics on the properties of en-166 are still in progress. After testing small samples, it was concluded that the power of the abyss has a fatal destructive effect on en-166. The destructive process and results are similar to those of the order world after the matter is contaminated by the abyss.
The reaction was exactly the same. It was initially judged that en-166 was not a natural product of the place where it was found. It was probably sent to the vicinity of the critical point for unknown reasons and was discovered by a deep-diving ship. It is speculated that the "civilization on the other side" did it intentionally, so to this day
Unable to establish a stable dialogue with the civilization on the other side, its motives cannot be determined.
Supplementary editor: The nature of en-166 confirms a situation that has always been speculated before: the products at the bottom of the abyss are just like the world of order, and it is difficult to cross the gap. They - including the civilization on the other side - will also be damaged by the abyss, sample
It is very likely that they were sent to the vicinity of the critical point under strict protection. Because the abyss environment near the critical point is in a relatively calm state, the samples were able to be maintained for a certain period of time and were discovered by the deep diving working group. The "civilization on the other side" may be
The purpose is to convey some kind of message or reminder to the empire. Currently, further analysis is being carried out to verify whether en-166 can be copied and whether it can be used to enhance the protective performance of deep-sea submarines.
Additional editor: The stability of the local Abyss Gate has fluctuated. Multiple deep dives may have destroyed the underlying balance of the suppression system. The local project is ready to be transferred. en-166 is included in the third batch of transfer lists.
Review: Chief Technician. Occam. Review Memo: As a scientist, do not use too many vague words in conclusive files. In addition, the project transfer plan does not belong to the research conclusion, so do not write it in the main text.
Additional editor: Yes. My subordinates understand.
Review memo: There is no need to write this sentence in the text!
Additional editor: Yes, my subordinates understand.
Audit memo: [Data is missing, please check the backup storage]
The above is all the information displayed by the data terminal. The amount of information is huge. I tried my best to focus on the middle section. And I came to several very important conclusions: the old empire did clearly know that there was a civilization at the bottom of the abyss, and both sides
It is unknown how the first contact between them was established, but at least they had exchanged information to a certain extent before the deep dive ship was killed by Viska. The old empire called the civilization at the bottom of the abyss "
"Civilization on the other side", which coincides with the other party's calling the world of order "the other side"; secondly, the black shuttle we have now is not the first thing sent from the "other side", the first thing sent over
, turned out to be a stone! Of course, the stone did not cross the abyss as successfully as the black shuttle. It was just sent to the so-called "critical point", which is speculated to be near the dividing line between the civilization and the world of order on the other side.
It was later salvaged by a deep-diving vessel.
And what this workstation was studying before it was abandoned was the stone from the other side: this was much more powerful than the one from which the monkey jumped out.
But what is very regrettable is that I am afraid that the stone cannot be found... Wait, I seem to have thought of something.
Weathered dust of unknown origin can be seen everywhere here.
"Probably...no way." Qianqian listened to what I said, and even with her inconsideration, she felt that this guess was not reliable. "Such important things should of course be taken away with the workstation when it is abandoned.
That’s right, how could it be left here to weather for tens of thousands of years?”
"Actually, it's very possible," Xiaoxue suddenly said at this time, "Dad, Qianqian's mother, look at these records. The last records are as of the evacuation of the first batch of materials. After that, there is no content. It may be that the data is damaged.
, or it may be that the second and third batches of supplies did not have time to be transported at all, and this sample marked en-166 is expected to be evacuated in the third batch. According to the system log, the reason for the abandonment of the workstation is that this
The stability of the abyss gate of the universe has fallen below the critical value, and it is no longer possible to continue to support deep diving activities. Maybe...an accident such as an abyss leak occurred in the end, and the samples were contaminated, so we simply gave up."
I couldn't help but reach out and knock on the information terminal next to me: "The sample was contaminated, so I gave up. This is possible, but... the workstation itself is not contaminated. According to the contagiousness of the Abyss, there is no reason for the Abyss to leak.
This building can still be saved."
Father God thought for a while and made his own guess: "Perhaps we can find the answer at the bottom of the storm: there is an abyss gate there. This universe was obviously destroyed because of it, but the storm left here is still suppressing that
The Gate of the Abyss indicates that the outbreak was either not that serious, or it was suppressed after the outbreak, and I think it may be the latter."
I looked at the terminal that was constantly popping up "Data Corruption" warning windows. This ancient device had reached its working limit, and the last document before it was abandoned had been extracted. We did not get any updates.
What useful information. The last record in the terminal is only the evacuation and disposal of various research facilities and some samples in the workstation, and does not include the whereabouts of the en-166 sample. Now we can only assume that these are in the workstation.
The dust scattered everywhere contains the remains of weathered en-166, but even so, those remains are probably mixed with other samples that did not have time to be evacuated.
The only thing that makes people feel a little hopeful is that the matter from the "other shore" seems to have a characteristic: lack of physical and chemical properties, they are not very compatible with the rules of the ordered world, so they will show a lack of mass, energy inertia, cannot be measured, etc.
Weird characteristics, if en-166 still maintains these properties after being destroyed by the abyss, we should be able to separate it from the weathered dust here.
After confirming that there was nothing worthy of my continued attention in the workstation, I connected to the fleet on standby in the eye of the storm: "Notify the No. 2 scientific research ship to recharge the shield and prepare to enter the bottom area of the storm."
"Oh, dad, we are finally going on an adventure?!" Xiaoxue immediately came up with a red face and a look of joy on her face.
I looked at this efficient gold n-in-one limited edition naughty kid who had both Lin Xue's ability to cause trouble and Qian Qian's ability to join in the fun. I slapped her on the back of the head, then stretched out my fingers and said, "You stay here and dig out the sand."
"What?" Xiaoxue showed a silly expression unable to respond.
"Take people to clean up all the weathered dust here and collect it." I pinched Xiaoxue's nose and strangled her protest in the bronchus. "When we go back, we will organize people to separate the remains of en-166 from inside: If
If so."
Xiaoxue looked like she was going crazy: "Dad! You can't do this! I don't want to dig sand! I won't play with dirt after I'm six years old...Hey, dad, don't go! Hey! I haven't finished talking yet!"
Why should I watch people digging sand in person..."
"Then what, did we really just abandon that child?"
When we boarded the engineering ship to join the scientific research ship, Father God couldn't help but come over and ask. I turned to look at him and said from the bottom of my heart: "Do you know the four bear tricks of naughty children?"
Father God: “?”
"They join in any fun they want, touch anything they are interested in, and are always welding detonators, sawing light bulbs, and lighting firecrackers with gas cans. In the end, you have to deal with the aftermath."
Father God nodded suddenly: "Oh, you are talking about Cyndia, right?"
Me: "?! Do you have one like this at home?"
"Don't mention it, Cyndia's child is very troublesome," Father God said with a look of concern on his face. "She comes from a special background and is more evil than adults. I don't even know how many things she has caused.
In your words, you would dare to mix lime into flour. Moreover, they were still the wind and fire duo who formed a team with Bingtis: Bingtis fanned the wind, she lit the fire, and the two of them acted together, and the glorious palace was restless.
.”
I turned my head silently and glanced at Bingtis. Of the five-person protoss group, she is the only one with us now. The others are helping at the workstation - Erson opened the shield wall for the workstation. The other three are responsible for refueling, and noticed
At my sight, the female gangster suddenly giggled: "Oh haha, I was chosen as the princess's companion as the top student in the God Realm. I hit it off with Cyndia right away..."
Father God spread his hands: "After two hundred years of study, Cyndia has learned everything except magical arts. Fortunately, Jiadi didn't mix with them, otherwise there would be no one to live in the house."
I think this is conceivable, but I suddenly became curious about another thing: "I suddenly don't understand how the growth and development of your protoss is calculated. Bingtis looks like an adult. Cyndia is now
She looks a bit smaller than Pandora..." As soon as I finished speaking, Pandora shook her head happily: It seems that she just successfully encountered the key words of this little girl. No matter what the situation, as long as someone smaller than me appears,
All the creatures in the circle seemed to be a joy to Pandora. She had now degenerated to the point where she was working tirelessly to compete with the mercury lamp.
"Jadi and Cyndia? They can become adults," Father God shrugged. "They just change their forms. Gods are not fixed. For us, the appearance can be modified at any time, but the character of the two children
They haven't grown up much, probably because they don't want to grow up, so it's like that. You also know the time concept of our Protoss. For us, age is a meaningless topic, and we don't have a clear distinction between adults and children.
Boundary, the goddess of life can have several coming-of-age ceremonies. Our preschool education accepts students from two hundred to two million years old. In addition to the basic age and experience standards, the standard of adulthood depends on whether a god is willing to
Adult. If you don’t have a job and your temperament is more like children, you can still be a child tens of millions of years old."
"Just like this." A little girl's voice suddenly came from next to me. At the same time, I felt someone tugging on my sleeve, and I looked around curiously. I found a strange big loli sitting behind me, with a pale complexion.
, her eyes are as red as blood, her face is petite and cute, and she is of dark protoss descent. The most conspicuous thing is that this big loli has long evil-like silver hair, which has fallen under the seat. Her silver-white hair
Silk covered half of her body, which made her look even more eerie. She was wearing a long black dress, and the style looked familiar. I was stunned for a few seconds, and then I couldn't help but speak: "This
Who are you, miss?"
"You can't even recognize me?" The big wild lolita with long hair held my arm and climbed onto the front seat. "Hey, it's fun to change the perspective occasionally. I feel like I have a better view on my chest.
It's a lot wider, and I can finally see my feet when I lower my head - wow, you look quite tall from this angle... Oh, what's that look in your eyes?"
Me: "Bingtis?!"
"What do you think?" The big wild loli twisted her body and made the arrogant posture with her hands and chest that Bingtis usually showed most often. "Damn, I'm really not used to it. This place is empty..."