Chapter 919 Sailing in the Abyss

Chapter 919 Sailing into the Abyss

"Abyss, this starship was once used to... detect the gate of the abyss!"

Shandora looked solemn and spoke decisively.

Perhaps it was because the impact of the news was so huge that I didn’t react for a moment. I just said oh subconsciously. It wasn’t until a few seconds later that I realized what an exaggerated thing Sandora had just said. He shouted: "Wait, sailing inside the Gate of the Abyss?! You said this thing sailed inside the Gate of the Abyss?!"

"This is the only possibility." Tavel quickly operated the holographic projection, dividing the scanned image of the ship wreckage into several areas and zooming in until the details of these places were revealed. "As a medium-sized starship, , it has too many unnecessary defensive equipment, and almost all of these equipment are designed for super-conceptual damage. The so-called super-conceptual damage refers to the form of attack that is separated from any kind of tangible damage such as matter or energy, and damages with invisible force. The effect of the target, the void, the abyss, divine power, and many special powers possessed by the emperor, these are all super-conceptual injuries. At present, the easiest example for you to understand is the curse power of Mistress Chen Qian, which is the most powerful super-concept. One of the ways of damage. This starship has far more equipment to defend against super-conceptual damage than necessary, and it is obviously not prepared for combat... This is the theory."

Tavel only came to the conclusion that this starship was used to face the abyssal environment from the perspective of theoretical reasoning, while Sandora's conclusion was more firm and straightforward: "I feel that it is related to the abyss."

"It has an abyss reaction?!"

I was suddenly startled, and subconsciously wanted to throw away the two pieces of debris - of course, I just had this idea. Based on how calm Sandora and Tavel are now, I know that Sandora should be talking about another person. mean. It's just that the danger of something like the abyss is too high. It can be said that it is our most dangerous enemy from the beginning until the foreseeable future. You can't help but be nervous when you hear this thing.

"It's not an abyss reaction," Sandora shook her head slightly, and then raised her slender white arm. In the next moment, black flames and thick smoke swept across her body, and one of the girl's hands turned into Huge black claws, the claws spit out dangerous abyss flames. She gestured towards the two pieces of debris with her claws, and then whispered, "This is a very subtle feeling. Tavel did not start from The wreckage discovered the abyss reaction, but the abyss power in my body resonated with the wreckage, as if I had found a companion... I am guessing that maybe these two pieces of wreckage were just purified, and at some time in the past, this planet The ship definitely sailed in an environment full of abyss, and this voyage lasted for a long time. It was in contact with the abyss environment for a long time. No matter how many defense facilities there were, it was difficult to completely avoid being affected, so that it has now become It has turned into a mutated substance that is full of affinity for the energy of the abyss. Although from the data, each of its metal plates is no different from ordinary interstellar alloy, but I can feel that it is ready to move when facing the flames of the abyss. .”

"To be honest, my subordinates are completely confused in this regard." Tavel looked at me guiltily. The bespectacled lady who was always confident in the past showed a look of frustration for the first time. "The research institute has not been able to crack it until now. What happened to the mutation that appeared in Her Majesty Sandora's body? My subordinates are completely unable to analyze the scientific basis for Her Majesty Sandora's intuition about the two pieces of debris, but it should be accurate. Now we can assume this: This The wreckage of the starship was once designed to explore the Gate of the Abyss, and successfully performed a mission in the Gate of the Abyss for a period of time. The reason why it was eventually destroyed is still unclear. It may be the function of the Abyss, or it may be destroyed by War. That’s the theory.”

After listening to Tavel's statement, I turned my attention to the huge metal debris floating in the space. It looked lifeless. The silver-gray armor layer was torn apart, and deep passages and mechanical structures were exposed in the cracks, as well as a normal There is no difference between the wreckage of the spaceship. If Sandora hadn't been able to sense the residual aura of the abyss with her mutated talent, perhaps no one would have thought that this thing had sailed in the Gate of the Abyss - of course, so far, there is no such thing as "sailing in the Gate of the Abyss" None of the conjectures in it can be confirmed yet, but based on Tavel's theoretical inference and Sandora's intuition, we might as well believe this statement. Then, perhaps this can explain why the fallen apostle fleet has to fight for such huge casualties. It’s time to snatch this ancient heritage. Even if we don’t know what this starship was researched back then, it must have had such great significance.

"What exactly is the Gate of the Abyss? Is it that kind of black ball?"

I suddenly asked Sandora.

Gate of the Abyss, we often mention this word, and we have witnessed the real Gate of the Abyss with our own eyes, but there seems to be no precise explanation of the nature of this thing. The Gate of the Abyss in my impression is a dark sphere, like a black hole, with absolutely smooth edges and a symmetrical shape. It is not matter, energy, or even a space phenomenon. All known description methods in the multiverse are. It is impossible to describe the Gate of the Abyss, so the four words "Gate of the Abyss" became its entire description.

Sandora is the only person I know who personally entered the Gate of the Abyss and came out alive, so I want to hear what the Gate of the Abyss looked like when she witnessed it with her own eyes.

"A black ball?" Sandora shook her head, "It only looks like a ball, but in fact the Gate of the Abyss is a plane: it is a circular plane that is always at a ninety-degree angle to the observer's line of sight. The Gate of the Abyss appears at a different angle to each observer, and changes as the external perspective changes, giving you the illusion that the Gate of the Abyss is a black sphere."

"Huh? Is this okay?"

I think this is a bit hard to imagine: it is not difficult to understand that a circular plane appears in space, just like placing a piece of paper vertically in front of you, but it is unbelievable that it is a flat plane in front of any observer. If this is the case If so, is it any different from a round ball?

Hearing my doubts, Sandora explained: "It makes no difference to the observer, but to the world, a plane is a plane, and the facts cannot be changed. Observers with a single perspective will never be aware of the black shadow in front of them. Is it a sphere or a plane, unless you can gaze at the Gate of the Abyss from all dimensions of this world at the same time. So in very ancient times, the Empire has always believed that the Gate of the Abyss is similar to a black hole."

"It appears to be facing each other from any perspective, but is it essentially a plane?" I could only accept this setting that was not easy to understand. "That is to say, there are countless observers, and the Gate of the Abyss has Countless fronts... Okay, let’s not discuss this for now, but what is it like inside the Gate of the Abyss? Sandora, you have gone in, is it another dimension? "

"Inside the Gate of the Abyss..." Sandora showed a look of reminiscence, and then her face became strange, "It cannot be measured with common sense, and there is no suitable adjective. After entering the Gate of the Abyss, you may indeed feel that you have come to a dark place. space, but this 'space' is full of contradictions. Matter is no longer matter, energy is no longer energy, and everything you know has properties you don't know, including yourself. In the endless darkness, I can feel countless things, complex, prosperous, and constantly changing, as if I was walking in a busy street with my eyes closed... Well, I can only describe it this way, that feeling is so weird. There is no passage of time, or time in the Gate of the Abyss. It is passing, but you cannot integrate into the time system of the Gate of the Abyss. As the only alien in the 'Gate', the Gate of the Abyss will reject you. All kinds of strange and weird illusions begin to attack the intruders, killing them endlessly... ...Okay, that's all I can say. My situation was very confusing at the time, and maybe my memory is still a little biased, but the Gate of the Abyss is indeed a disordered 'space'. Physical things can enter, but only come out. It’s not that easy.”

It’s another pile of vague knowledge that makes my head spin, but I know it’s not that Sandora is unwilling to explain it more clearly, but that things like the Gate of the Abyss really cannot be understood with the concept of an ordered world, except in person. Come and experience it, I’m afraid no one can tell what that kind of place looks like. Of course, normal people would probably not jump into the Gate of the Abyss with nothing to do.

Seven hundred thousand years ago, Viska had a fierce battle with the Emperor at that time. After the war, she captured the spaceship in front of us, but it is impossible to determine whether the spacecraft was torn into two pieces in the fierce battle or had already become like this - -The latter is also very possible. If this spaceship was a test sample back then, then maybe it was broken into two pieces by the abyss when it was dragged out of the gate of the abyss, and Viska snatched it It's someone else's specimen. As for that girl’s motive for snatching a specimen, we don’t need to think about it. Huesca 700,000 years ago had no motive for anything.

"At that time, the old empire had not yet been destroyed, and the The scientific research vessel is also one of the many research projects of Project X.”

"Speaking of which, I forgot to ask just now," I suddenly remembered something and said to Tavel, "Why haven't you dismantled this spaceship yet?"

On a normal day, according to the work efficiency of the Empire's demolition brigade, such a research sample would have been torn into pieces long ago. How can it still look the same as when it was first dragged back?

Tavel seemed to have expected that I would ask this question, and immediately called up a scan of the battleship marked with many key points, and replied: "Your Majesty, we ran into trouble when dismantling the samples. I'm afraid these two pieces of wreckage It cannot be cracked with simple brute force methods.”

I took a cursory glance at the scanned picture of the battleship. Although the complex structure was dizzying, I could almost see a set of energy systems nested inside each other, extending from the reactor at the front end of the battleship to the point where the battleship was cut off at the waist. It was cut off at that place, and then another section of the energy pipe remaining in the wreckage spread all the way to a sealed cabin - it did not extend all the way to the engine position, indicating that this energy system was not the power part of the spacecraft, but a huge independent device.

"There is a complex energy circuit inside the wreckage, which is used to provide additional power to its core research module. This circuit has been cut off as the warship disintegrated. What's worse is that the system was probably charging before it was cut off. The loop is filled with a high concentration of psionic energy. The damage to the middle section of the battleship caused the loop to automatically activate safety measures. All energy pipe networks were blocked in sections to prevent the active energy inside from leaking into nearby sensitive equipment. Now seven One hundred thousand years have passed, and these safety locks have been broken due to the constant impact of internal energy..."

"That is to say..." I seemed to understand.

"That is to say, we cannot relieve the pressure of the more than two thousand sections of the energy network here that have been sealed while ensuring safety." Tavel spread his hands, "Unless we can find the original design blueprint of this spacecraft and determine a safe passage , and then send operators into the spacecraft to release the pressure in the six main energy pipes. Otherwise, if it is dismantled hastily, it will most likely cause damage to the sensitive equipment in the scientific research ship. After all, this is not a warship, but a scientific research vessel. Its most important equipment is all very fragile, especially the database. As long as that thing is destroyed, the wreckage will immediately become a pile of scrap metal."

Next, Tavel explained the differences between dismantling a scientific research vessel and disassembling ordinary warship samples. I understood the difficulties the technicians were facing now.

Disassembling a sophisticated scientific research ship is different from disassembling a large and crude battleship because their most valuable parts are different. The valuable parts of the latter may be weapon systems, armor or advanced shields. generator, and the most valuable thing about the former is the fragile and sensitive database or various sensors. The two have completely different tolerances to harsh environments. The wreckage of the battleship we grabbed had already experienced a big explosion. Most of the sensors inside it were probably destroyed, and even those that were intact were still in a crumbling state. To make matters worse, these two pieces of wreckage actually contained There’s still plenty of energy left!

Normally, a spaceship would not be able to retain energy in such a fragmented situation, but it is very special. The special mission of sailing through the Gate of the Abyss allows it to continue to operate even in a fragmented situation. At least its energy system can do that. At this point, even though it has been cut into two pieces, and after a long period of 700,000 years of energy release, the energy network of the starship wreckage still contains 80% of the activated psionic energy. All the energy switches in the wreckage are now offline. Disassembly using conventional methods can easily cause all energy networks to run wild, just like digging out a handful of sand from a crumbling sand tower. If you don't know its current balance Wherever you click, touching an energy switch will be a disaster.

Under the suppression of various energy restraint devices, the rampage of the energy network may not completely destroy the wreckage, but those sensitive databases and scientific research equipment will certainly not be saved.

"Do you have a specific plan?"

I saw that although Tavel's face was not good, he was solemn and not hopeless, so I couldn't help but ask.

"There is a plan, but... I'm afraid it will take some time," Tavel quickly adjusted the holographic projection screen next to him, "My subordinate wants to try energy skimming. If a set of energy skimmers are placed at each energy node of the wreckage, then Starting at the same time, it may be possible to decompress all networks without destroying the energy balance of the wreckage, but this needs to be done slowly. The energy skimmer operates at the lowest output to ensure that the nether energy network will not collapse and damage other equipment, and the setting Energy skimmers also take time, that's the theory."

"Then let's do this first. We can't get the design blueprint of this thing back then." I nodded. Looking at Sandora's expression, I'm afraid she thought the same thing. "The fallen apostle lost one anyway." The main fleet, and such a big movement has already attracted the attention of the Protoss, they will definitely not make much action in a short period of time, we also need time to replenish our troops, leaving you with plenty of time."

Tavel performed a military salute: "Your will!" Then the mass projection slowly dissipated in the air.

"You know, Arjun, I have a feeling." There were only two people left, Sandora and I. She simply leaned into my arms and rubbed her face against my chin affectionately, "It seems that we are going to..." I came into contact with a shocking truth... There were too many sensational studies in the last period of the old empire. Every project in Project Ship test... Even the Protoss has never seemed so crazy. I don't know whose handiwork this is, but it can definitely be related to the empire's slumber... This feeling is very strong, and the Soul Reaver's intuition has always been It’s very accurate.”

I agreed, and then suddenly became interested in teasing, so I hugged Sandora's soft body from behind and kissed her earlobe gently.

Immediately, the girl in my arms shivered involuntarily, then she twisted her head and hit my chin hard: "Why, so sudden."

I laughed twice: "It's nothing... I suddenly want to say that I have thanked you for your hard work."

Shandora turned her head, her pretty face so close was full of confusion: "Ah? Ah Jun, are you suddenly artistic again?"

When the two of them are alone, the aloof and cold queen is actually just a girl who is a bit clingy and a bit silly and optimistic. In the past, I was not used to having sudden and sexy intimacy, so now Sandora seems a bit at a loss. .

Maybe it was the long conversation with Bingtis this morning that suddenly made me think a lot. I felt it was necessary to say thank you to Sandora, and by the way, I also relayed to her the conversation I had with Bingtis earlier—— Regarding how a leader should fulfill his responsibilities and how I, the emperor, should be positioned, Quan Dang had a chat with Sandora.

"Oh, let's have a long talk with Bingtis." After listening to what I said, Shandora didn't pay much attention to the "leadership theory", but showed a subtle suppressed smile, "Most of what she said is still true. The truth is, Arjun, you are not suitable for micromanaging everything, but should be a leader like a navigation light, but...actually, that guy didn't tell you the truth about some things."

me?"

"It's about the fact that gods usually ignore prayers from the lower world. The fact is that for the special racial talents of the gods, it doesn't take much effort to deal with those prayers. Even Ding Dong has this ability."

I feel like I have been deceived emotionally by some female gangster...

"Bingtis doesn't really like dealing with prayers from the lower world, because they always sound like complaint calls - that's the truth."

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