A huge tentacle passed through the rock formations around the cave and lay in a deep ravine. It was almost two meters in diameter. Its black skin was covered with dry and cracked lines, and its appearance looked like a weird train.
Hao Ren could tell at a glance that the tentacle was part of the eldest son: he was very familiar with this thing.
"Sure enough... the worldview of the virtual world is based on reality. Traces of the goddess' creations are sleeping on the real planet Zhumu." Hao Ren jumped down into the ditch and carefully touched the tentacles of the eldest son that looked completely dead, "...this
One tentacle should be dead, but I don’t know if there are still living tissues deep underground.”
Vivian looked around with uneasiness on her face: "This is the refuge of the Zhumu people, and the tentacles of the eldest son have invaded this place..."
"Anyway, it seems that the Drom people have survived: at least in the virtual world." Hao Ren said as he clapped his hands and stood up. After jumping to the ground, he carefully observed the huge cave again. This cave is similar to
The previous artificial superalloy corridors were connected together and looked like the original underground cavity structure. The ceiling of the cave was reinforced with huge alloy grids and beams, and traces of synthetic materials poured into the surrounding rock formations could also be seen.
It is these strengthening measures that allow these caves to persist to this day, even when the planet is slowly disintegrating, and they can persist until their final collapse.
As everyone went deeper along the underground tunnel, they saw more than one such cave, some of which were natural and some of which were man-made. Some of these caves were transformed into settlement-like styles, and some were used to store a large amount of materials.
And equipment, like the one in front of you, you can see a lot of empty platforms and metal frames in it. It seems that this was once a warehouse, but the things stored here have long since rotted away, and no trace can be found now.
I don’t know how long it took the Droma people to build such a large-scale shelter, but judging from the form of the shelter, they did not seem to intend to sneak into the virtual world at first. However, the large number of settlements underground shows that this place
It was once inhabited by many living people, and something must have happened afterwards that allowed them to collectively dive into a deeper and safer place: the virtual space.
Hao Ren made his own speculation based on these facts: "It was probably the invasion of the eldest son that led them to finally completely abandon the physical body in the real world."
Lily didn't say anything after hearing this, but curiously came to the eldest tentacle to observe its appearance. She saw that this tentacle seemed to have invaded the cave through a specially left opening: there was a metal hole on the cave wall.
It was a large gate made like a sewer pipe, and the tentacles came in through it, and the tentacles themselves were lying in a ravine that seemed to be specially dug. She scratched her chin: "How do I feel about this tentacle?"
Was it deliberately let in by the Drom people?"
"Why did they put the eldest son's tentacles in?" Hao Ren also discovered the settings around the tentacles at this time. "Do they want to study it?"
Several other people looked at each other in confusion, but at this time, a shaking came from deep underground again. The vibration and loud noise reminded everyone of the critical situation of the planet. They could only put aside the matter of the eldest son for the time being and continue to press the data.
The navigation map sent from the terminal goes deeper.
In the following corridors, halls, and caves, they saw more eldest son tentacles. And the state of these tentacles was becoming increasingly difficult to understand.
When entering a huge man-made cavity, Hao Ren couldn't help but be surprised: "This is..."
This is a regular-shaped underground bunker, the size of which is equivalent to several football fields. Its dome is a hundred meters high and the interior is unusually wide. A large number of luminescent minerals inlaid on the top of the bunker bring weak light to the place, and everyone can barely see
Seeing the situation inside, Hao Ren saw that this wide space was dotted with metal columns that looked like buildings. They were neatly arranged and dark in color. The metal lines on their surfaces and what might be access hatches could be vaguely seen.
A large number of cables and pipes can be seen around these giant columns. These cables and pipes are extremely thick and strong. They are criss-crossed in the air like spider webs, which reminds people of the cable layout of some kind of computer room.
With the huge and complex cable network and the neatly arranged cylinders, Hao Ren and the others felt that they had found the location of the "server".
However, these "servers" are entangled with a huge number of tentacles...it can even be said to be symbiotic.
A large number of dark eldest son tentacles hang down from the ceiling of the cave, hanging straight to a height of more than ten meters above the ground. They are neatly arranged and uniform in scale, almost like standard products coming out of a factory, and each such tentacle can be surrounded by
Seeing a large number of cables connected to it, the standard and unified connection method is by no means accidental. Hao Ren threw a light source generator into the air, and the diffuse light allowed people to clearly see the tentacles and cables.
Interception state. He saw that the cables and the tentacles were connected by a metal connector. One part of the connector was fixed on the cable, and the other part was buried in the tentacles.
"It's not like... an intruder..." Lily raised her head and murmured to herself.
She saw neatly arranged metal hoops on the ceiling of the cave, with a tentacle hanging from each metal hoop. Even with the IQ of a husky, she could see that this was the result of human planning.
Elizabeth ran to a metal column in the distance. The column seemed to have been damaged in the earthquake, and part of its shell had cracked. The little devil looked into the crack curiously, and immediately shouted: "These
There's something in the 'server'!"
After Hao Ren and the others went over, they discovered that the metal cylinder was not the server component he had imagined before. There was no hard disk set or CPU inside, but only a large, broken glass container. The container seemed to have been filled with liquid. But it has dried up now.
A withered eldest tentacle poked out from inside.
Lily ran to an intact metal cylinder and carefully cut a hole in the shell with a claw blade. As expected, the inside was also a glass container, and the container was still intact. It was filled with a light red liquid and a black streak inside.
Huge tentacles are soaked in it, life and death are unknown.
Hao Ren was stunned and murmured to himself: "Is this the fusion of artificial machines and the eldest son..."
"What is this place used for?" Vivian frowned, "Isn't it a biochemical base for researching the eldest son?"
"Just because these things can't trap the eldest son," Hao Ren said while studying the ancient equipment. Although he couldn't understand the principle structure of these things, he could at least roughly judge their technical level, "...
This was transformed into this with the active cooperation of the eldest son’s tentacles.”
Then he pointed to the tentacles hanging from above: "Look at those tentacles, have you ever seen such a growth structure on the 'natural' firstborn? They are obviously actively adjusted to be like this. At the same time, the surrounding equipment is also
It is specially made according to the morphology and physiological characteristics of the eldest son. This is the result of close cooperation between the two parties. There is no hostility and tacit understanding. Although it is incredible, only in this way can these things be explained."
Lily walked out from behind a metal column with a serious look on her face: "And these facilities are still running, at least some of them are still running."
Hao Ren raised his eyebrows: "How did you tell?"
Lily turned around, revealing her smoked black tail: "There is electricity!"
Everyone: "..."
Vivian narrowed her eyes and carefully felt the life force around her: "Not only is the equipment running, but there is also weak life activity in those tentacles. Everything here is still alive."
Hao Ren couldn't help but have a thought pop up in his mind: "Is this what we are looking for?"
At this time, the vibration in the underground was heard again, and a piece of dust fell from the cave. The data terminal contacted everyone again: "Partner! There is still half an hour for sunrise! The sun has already appeared on the horizon. How are you doing there?
?!"
"I... found something here," Hao Ren accepted the communication with some hesitation, and then placed a series of sensing devices on nearby cables and metal cylinders. He didn't know what these cables and cylinders were used for, but intelligent
The sensing equipment should be able to analyze useful things from it, "I will pass the signals here to you now. They come from the cable system of the shelter. You can analyze them."
After a while, a happy voice came from the data terminal: "Oh, it seems to be the data flow of the server. You should be at a key node. You should be able to find the storage by walking along the main cable..."
"There is a problem," Hao Ren interrupted the terminal. "The storage is not a bunch of hard drives, but an eldest son. Or strictly speaking, the server itself is an eldest son. The Drom people live in the dream of the eldest son." (To be completed.)