Chapter 1,181 Another Thing From the Other Side?

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"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 priority of the records in these devices." A senior technician was working on a buzzing machine. He was operating quickly in front of the loud data terminal. The side guard panel 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: Operator identity verification passed, extraction in progress. 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 done 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 before the workstation was abandoned. Study interior scenes, as well as some exterior footage. Several of the images were pitch black, with the words Data Destruction displayed in the center, but other images were relatively clear. You can see the busy work in the sample analysis room, as well as the true appearance of the research sample hovering on the gravity-free platform in the center of the room: some twisted ore-like things that look like stones dragged directly back from the asteroid belt.

We zoomed in and focused on those rocks, which were gray and black. The surface is partially covered with traces of melting. There are also some loose holes, which are not much different from ordinary asteroid ores, but it is obvious that they are the last research samples of this workstation before it is abandoned - research on stones?

Those imperial scientists who abandoned the lower limit and even dared to rewrite the laws of the universe at will. Such a huge storm system and high-tech workstation were built just to study stones in it? Is this stone the kind that used to have monkeys pop out from it?

Just when I was about to complain like this, I suddenly saw another picture out of the corner of my eye. That picture was taken from a slightly farther angle, and a group of imperial scientists wearing white uniforms appeared on the picture. There was nothing to care about among the Imperial scientists, but there was one face among them that 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 very 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 Honest Man. 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 is standing are enough to indicate this, so his identity is probably unmistakable. It was really unexpected. This haunting guy, even after being dead for so long, still seizes the opportunity to jump out and startle people: He actually appears in a place like this!

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, while reaffirming the direct relationship between this universe and the deep dive plan. 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:

File header: No. en-166 Sample Analysis Project.

File generation time: Ignore; File generation location: Ignore; File reviewer: Chief Technician, Occam

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 this 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 location is near the critical point. Based on the previous analysis, it is speculated that the sample is very likely to come from the other side of the critical point, and there is a high probability that it was sent consciously by the civilization on the other side. However, since no signs of activities of civilization on the other side and the remains of facilities and equipment were found at the collection point, this conclusion does not serve as any substantive premise.

Details: One of the results of the 16th substantive deep dive of the deep-diving vessel. In this exploration, the deep-diving ship reached the ultimate depth of previous deep dives, but it has not yet crossed the critical point. At the end of the second message sent by the deep-diving working group, en-166 samples were found during routine scanning and were judged to be physical substances (this judgment has been confirmed). The en-166 sample is the first physical substance discovered so far under the deep zone of the abyss. After preliminary analysis, the sample has some detectable physical properties, including hardness and optical characteristics, but the sample cannot show mass or any energy. Affinity nature, 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 nature of en-166 are still ongoing. After testing a small sample, it was concluded that the power of the abyss has a fatal destructive effect on en-166. The destruction process and results are exactly the same as the reaction of the material in the Order World after being contaminated by the abyss. It is initially judged that en-166 was not discovered by him. The natural products of the location may have been sent near the critical point for unknown reasons and discovered by a deep-diving ship. It is speculated that the "civilization on the other side" did this intentionally. Since it has not been able 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 ordered world, 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 it was sent to the vicinity of the critical point under strict protection. Because the abyss environment near the critical point is relatively calm, the sample can be maintained for a certain period of time. and was discovered by the deep dive team. The "civilization on the other side" may be trying to convey some kind of message or reminder to the empire. Further analysis is currently being carried out to verify whether en-166 can be replicated and whether it can be used to enhance the protective performance of deep-sea vessels.

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 preparing to be transferred. en-166 is included in the third batch of transfer lists.

Review: Chief Technician. Occam. Audit Memo: As a scientist, don’t use too many vague words in conclusive dossiers. In addition, the project transfer plan does not belong to the research conclusion and should not be written in the main text.

Additional Edit: Yes. The subordinates understand.

Review memo: There is no need to write this sentence in the text!

Additional editor: Yes, I understand.

Audit Memo: Data is missing, please check backup storage

The above is all the information displayed by the data terminal. The amount of information is huge. I try to focus on the middle section as much as possible. And came to several very important conclusions: The old empire did clearly know that there was a civilization at the bottom of the abyss. It is unknown how the first contact between the two parties was established, but at least it was killed by Visca on the deep submersible ship. There had been some exchange of information between them before. The old empire called the civilization at the bottom of the abyss the "civilization on the other side", which coincides with the other side's calling the world of order the "opposite side"; secondly, the black shuttle we have now is not the first to travel from the "opposite side" The first thing sent was 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 civilization and the world of order on the other side, and then the deep-diving ship salvaged it.

And this workstation was studied before it was abandoned. It's the stone from the other side: it's 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 heard what I said, and even with her level of insouciance, she felt that this guess was not reliable. "Such important things should of course be taken away when the workstation is abandoned. 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 never had time to be transported, and this sample marked en-166 is expected to be evacuated in the third batch. According to the system log, the reason why the workstation was abandoned was that 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 it to be leaked after the Abyss is leaked. The 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 shows 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 also been extracted. We have not received 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 the dust scattered everywhere in the workstation contains the remnants of weathered en-166, but even so, those remnants are probably mixed with other samples that have not had 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 one 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, unmeasurable, etc. Weird traits, 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 is nothing in the workstation worthy of your continued attention. 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 blush on her face. A look of joy on his face.

I took a look at this efficient golden n-in-one limited edition naughty kid who has both Lin Xue’s ability to cause trouble and Qian Qian’s ability to join in the fun. He slapped her on the back of the head and pointed around: "You stay and dig the sand."

"What?" Xiaoxue showed a silly expression that couldn't 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 dig sand in person..."

"Then what, did we really just abandon the child like this?"

When boarding 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 a naughty child?"

Father God: "?"

"Join in any fun they want, touch anything they are interested in, weld detonators, saw light bulbs, use gas cans to light firecrackers all the time. 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," the father said with a sad look on his face. "She comes from a special background, and she is more evil than adults. I don't even know how many things she has caused. In your words, she even dared to mix lime into flour. And she was still with me back then. The wind and fire duo formed by Bingtis: Bingtis fanned the wind, she lit the fire, and the two of them acted together, making the glorious palace restless."

I turned my head silently and glanced at Bingtis. Among the five protoss snipers, she is the only one who is with us now. The others are helping at the workstation - Ilson opened the shield wall for the workstation. The other three were responsible for cheering, and when they noticed my gaze, the female gangster suddenly giggled: "Oh, haha, I was the number one student in God's world when I was selected as the princess's companion, so 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 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. 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 enchanting. 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 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 the view from 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 arms and chest that Bingtis usually showed most often. "Damn, I'm really not used to it. This place is empty..."

I:"……"

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