While Hao Ren hated to admit it, Lily the dumb husky could actually come up with some rather sensible suggestions . Lily was right . The arks do not need a permanent place to call home . To the people in it, the concept of 'homeworld' had long vanished, and even a generation or two would not revive such a notion within their minds . So regardless if you were to give them a planet, or how long you would allow them to live on one is immaterial . Now what the arks sorely need is a place to call port, and a chance to repair those ancient, decrepit and now soon to fall apart systems . Even ten years would be too optimistic a timeframe to complete the repairs .
Hao Ren ran through his progress within the Plane of Dreams, and figured that he would probably run into a suitable planet soon enough . At that time, he will just have Lawrence and his kin to move again .
Y'zaks was a little apprehensive when he heard Lily's suggestion . "While technically possible, but humans are fickle . It's easy to send them to Io, but after they find out about the world beyond the ark, getting them back into space may not be as easy . "
"Oh? The rampaging mad demon king finally gotten a grasp of human psychology?" Vivian gave Y'zaks a wry look .
"That's a minor problem . " Hao Ren laughed . "Any case, the arks controls are with Nolan . I tell you, after knowing old man Lawrence, those buggers down there are just really bratty children . While me as outsider should not interfere with their social order, but I have a responsibility to stop these rascals from wrecking other's property . If they could rebuild their civilisation, that will be for the best, if they were to get mired in chaos for a length of time . . . . then giving them a spank would be a duty of a proper adult . "
He then aded . "Of course, that's after we get the Siren's approval . I'll go look for Queen Katreina once we go back, and see if she's okay in letting someone else bunk on her homeworld . We cannot afford another mistake like Tannagost . So before that . . . Nolan, move the arks near the drone hives . Let the drones run some emergency repairs on the ship . There's some defensive firepower there too, that should protect the ark . "
Nolan nodded as her projection disappeared from the bridge . A moment later, Hao Ren saw the arks started turning slowly . A flash of silver light beamed from the ancient black hulls (that is the light from the osmotic cores) . The massive engines on the side of the arks started a series of complicated realignments and adjustments as the normal engines shut down one-by-one while the grids of the distortion generator into standby, turning from dark red, into blazing white . What followed was a series of dimensional distortion appearing all along the arks length, as one-by-one the arks entered hypserspace travel and disappeared .
As the arks vanished into hyperspace, what was left was a trail of distortion mirrors . And the stars around the area had distoted into odd shapes, while the center of the trail was pitch black .
Hao Ren did not return to Earth after the arks had left . He ordered Nolan to reset the navigational target and headed towards CARS .
He wanted to send the third gilded disc back, and talk to the three guardian giants about something .
Crystal Apple Research Station, Laboratory Sector
In the vast crystal hall, the third floating platform had been activated . A new gilded disc was suspended in mid air and started spinning alongside the energy field . A few light orbs and crystalline clusters floated around the disc, and started performing some prelimenary scans of this new test subject . Beside the floating platform, two other gilded discs floating like masks in midair, staring expressionlessly towards their new 'sibling' .
From the surface, the three gilded disc are only suspended where they stood, but from the readings of the test instruments, there was a series of highspeed data transfer between the three discs, and the transference model was many times more complicated compared to when only two discs were present . They not only received the infdormation, they had also recompose, change, edit these information and every resonance results in at least two variables . And the edited data would cause a new resonance, and every cycle sees data being discarded, or new data formed to merge into the combined resonance of the three discs .
The 'data signals' jumping between the discs were beyond human comprehension, and it could not even be transcribed . So the testing instruments could only simulate the data transfer as jumping lights strobes on the holographic projection . Hao Ren was looking at the signals from the control dais and was immediately overwhelmed by it . Almost as if he was witnesssing an insane fireworks show .
"Just by adding one more, the resonance model had gone to hell . . . " amazement was apparent in the MDT's voice . "I do not dare to think how many are there, and what will happen if they were all reassembled again . I dare say thisi thing may actually live up to its namesake, and as soon as all pieces are brought together, the data explosion is akin to a birth of a new world . "
"That's why they are called the 'World Engine . " Hao Ren smiled before looking at the guardian giants beside him . "How's that? I told you I'd bring the Goddess' relics back . I'm a man of my word . "
Muru, Lemendusa and Heve immediately rushed over as soon as they heard that third gilded disc was found . They were on Tannagost checking out the status of the plantlife in the woods there, and they did not even bother grooming themselves when they got back . Muru and Lemendusa had branches and leaves all over their clothes, and two tiny sprouts actually jutted out from Heve's long hair . That's right, two sprouts . For a ten meter tall giant, surely it was not weird to have two meter-long sprouts jutting out of your hair right? That said, Hao Ren had a hard time imagining how did the lady giant got the sprouts into her hair in the first place . . .
Muru dusted off his clothes as he smiled . "I of course believe you . Your actions have already gained the respect of the guardians . Your actions have already proven that you are on our side . "
Hao Ren leapt about as he tried to avoid the falling rocks and branches that was dusted off by Muru . "Well, aren't you lot considerate . This is a proper science facility, can't you guys clean up before coming? Say . . . were you guys actually inspecting the ecosystem or did you went on a survival trip in the wilds? Why are you guys in such a sorry state?"
"Zom was trying out a new way to simulate life and something went wrong . A forest experienced a massive growth and we had to go 'trim the garden' . Heve spoke gently . "It is still not familiar with the equipment that you have designed for him after all . "
"Oh, so it does need help from experienced 'gardeners' like you . " Hao Ren replied casually before looking at Muru . "Actually, I have something to ask . I'm not sure if you have any idea what the 'Denizens of the Stars' are?"
"Denizens of the Stars?" Muru turned towards Lemendusa by reflect . "Is this their official title?"
"Oh right, the Denizens of the Stars is the name given to them by the mortal races . You may call them by other names . " Hao Ren slapped his forehead before getting the MDT to display the holographic projection of the denizens . The images were not necessarily accurate, as they were 3D models that was composed by Hao Ren based on a few ancient information that he have managed to collect, there is bound to be difference with realit . But if the guardian giants have seen them before, then it is very possible that they might recognise it . "Just like that, their outer form is a shapeless cloud of light, there's energy points within them, no fixed form either, and height wise, they could probably be as tall as you guys . "
There was a slight change in Muru's eyes as he saw the flickering light . Lemendusa and Heve too closed in by reflex . A moment later, Muru spoke . "I'm not sure if its them . . . Have I told you about the Eternals?"
Hao Ren immediately perked to attention . The guardians do have some information regarding the Denizens of the Stars . "You've mentioned them once, but there was no time for details then . And I was too busy that I forgot to follow up . So, these Denizens of the Stars are the Eternals?"
"No, these denizens may be one of the Eternals . " Muru's expression was stern . "The Eternals are not a race . "
Chapter end
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