Chapter 1629 Temporary Return

After confirming that the guardian giants did not need his help for the time being, Hao Ren came to a hillside on the edge of this northern wasteland alone.

Here, Muru and his two friends built a small camp.

This camp was used when the Tanagos ecosystem was just recovering. At that time, the three guardian giants were here to watch the recovery process of the planet until the Drom people took root on the planet and then built settlements near the wasteland. After settling down, the camp was abandoned. To this day, the abandoned camp still does not show much signs of decay. The grass around the camp has been cleared very clean. There is even a newly built stone road extending from the bottom of the hillside, and a stone pillar carved by Sif herself. Beforehand, Hao Ren also saw some fresh flowers and a few colorful stone flakes.

Hao Ren came here just to see the scenery and think about some things, and these things in the camp surprised him. He was going to ask Mulu or Xif about the origin of these flowers, but before he could move, he felt someone Approaching this place.

He found a corner to hide, and not long after, he saw several figures walking over from the direction of the stone road. They were several young men and women, the oldest of whom looked to be no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. They were wearing gray-white uniforms issued by residents of the nearby town of Zhuom. Judging from the wear and tear on their clothes and the stains on their sleeves, it seemed that they had just returned from the factory. Work somewhere like that.

Under Hao Ren's curious eyes, several young people stopped in front of the stone pillars left by Xif. A young girl put the flowers she brought with her on the ground, while the two boys took out the paintings from their pockets. Colored stone flakes of paint - it turns out that those small "sacrifice" are what they left behind.

A few young people did not stay here for too long. They left the sacrifices and walked around the camp. After chatting about some things, they left the hilltop talking and laughing. It seemed that they were quite familiar with this place. Familiar, can be considered a regular customer.

After the young people left, Hao Ren walked out of his hiding place, and then a twisted light curtain appeared near him. Remendusa and Sif stepped out of the light curtain.

"Those children come here every week," Sif said. Although she is a giant, she still possesses the softness and gentleness unique to women. She has a slight smile on her face when she mentions those young people. , "They came from a town not far from the foot of the mountain - there is abundant water and some open-pit metal deposits. The Zhuomu people established a settlement there after exploration, and it has developed well now."

"Are they worshiping you?" Hao Ren looked at the two giants in front of him curiously, "I thought that the Drom people who came out of the virtual world would not restart religious activities for the time being."

"Religion itself is a part of their society. They have been devout believers of the Goddess of Creation before they built a virtual space refuge," Sif said lightly, "but those children did not come here because of religious activities. , it’s just that I helped their town a little. Because we didn’t ask for anything in return, and the Drom people seemed to be particularly... stubborn in this regard, so the people in the town decided to express their gratitude in this way after discussion. .”

Hao Ren smiled: "Is it just to say thank you? It seems that your help was quite big."

"No matter how big they are, they are not as big as you can help them." Xif glanced at Hao Ren with a half-smile, "You seem to have forgotten that you are their 'savior'. The Drom people now seem to regard you as their first Second belief, there are altars for you in large and small settlements, and you burn three sticks of incense every morning and evening..."

Hao Ren almost choked on his own saliva and had water in his lungs: "Cough...cough...they have just enough time to eat and have free time to do this?"

"It is because of the difficult times that spiritual strength is needed to make up for the lack of material resources," Remendusa said with emotion. "I know you don't need this, but they do."

"Tsk, they don't want to directly increase the supply of materials for them. They have to rely on themselves and then thank me for my help. Nolan's former compatriots are really a bunch of awkward guys," Hao Ren muttered, looking up at Xiang Lie Mendoza, "By the way, don't you two get together more with your compatriots?"

"We've talked about it a lot, and it's not like we won't see each other in the future anyway," Remendusa replied, "I heard that you have established a jump accelerator between that hub galaxy and here, and it will be very convenient to travel between them in the future. Bar."

"Of course, if you are interested, you can go to the hub and have a look. The Goddess of Creation left something very extraordinary there," Hao Ren nodded, "By the way, why didn't Loken and the others show up?"

"They are helping to adjust the crystal starship's antenna system on Asuman. Asuman seems to have made some progress in detecting the direction of the dark abyss. They can't leave for the time being," the answer was Sif who was standing next to her. , "And... although Loken and the others are also giants, they were created by their mother in the last era. Maybe they are not that interested in us 'distant relatives' who are separated by an era."

Hao Ren curled his lips and thought to himself that this must be the strongest "generation gap" in history - they say there is a three-year-old generation gap, but using two species to describe such a difference of 18,000 years is not enough, right?

After that, the atmosphere became a little dull. Just when Xif couldn't help but want to find something to talk about, Hao Ren suddenly took the initiative to break the silence: "You two didn't come to me just to chat, right?"

"It seems that I am not suitable for this kind of tactful communication," Remendusa showed a self-deprecating smile, "Yes, we have some questions to ask you..."

Hao Ren showed an expected expression: "About the Creation Engine? Did Salaman tell you all?"

"Not only the Creation Engine, but also about our mother, about her abnormal words and deeds in her last days," Remendusa said calmly, "We know that you are hiding something from us, but we can also feel that you There is no malice, but at this time, can we talk about some things?"

Hao Ren sighed: "Oh, I knew such a day would come. Where to start... let's start with the chronological order, from the fact that the Goddess of Creation was infected by the Lord of Madness and suffered a schizophrenia."

The whole narration process lasted for a long time, and even Mulu and Salaman came to the hill in the second half. The four guardian giants were sitting cross-legged on the top of the mountain, and Hao Ren was sitting on the stone pillar in front of them, telling stories from the ancient mythical era - this scene should have been painted by a theologian in oil paintings, and maybe it would be successful two thousand years later. This is the treasure of a museum in Mu civilization...

When all the historical truths were peeled away from the fog and spread out in front of the guardian giant, the time was approaching dusk.

In the gradually dimming sky, some stars that appeared early can be vaguely seen, and the brightest among them is undoubtedly the Crystal Core Research Station. The crystal palace is suspended high on the zenith, like a small full moon.

Remendusa sighed: "So that's it... If that's the case, everything can be explained clearly."

"I hid it from you before because I was worried about causing too much impact on you. Moreover, I didn't fully understand the ins and outs of this matter at the time. I was afraid that if I told you something rashly, the truth would be wrong in the future," Hao Ren said frankly. He said, "But the plan really couldn't match the changes. I didn't expect Salaman to appear, and I didn't expect the truth about the Genesis Engine to be so... impactful."

"You have underestimated the guardian giant's ambition," Mulu said, but there was actually no blame in his tone. "We even experienced the God-killing War, and that disaster did not defeat us. What else are we afraid of facing?”

"The God-Killing War is just a war between good and evil. The self-division of the Creation Goddess and the many things she did in a polluted state are not so simple to accept." Hao Ren shook his head, "I was in There are too many worries about this aspect.”

"No, your concerns are actually right. Frankly speaking, these truths have a big impact on me," Remendusa said, "But to us, mother is mother. She is kind and kind, wise and wise. The powerful, split part contaminated by the Lord of Madness is not the real her, it is just a twisted and chaotic monster under the guise of her body and name. If we really want to confront such a split body, I believe that any No guardian in their right mind would hesitate in the slightest."

"That's good," Hao Ren nodded slightly, "So about the Creation Engine..."

"The Genesis Engine is not the only solution," Sif said before he could finish his words. She looked at Hao Ren with burning eyes, "I... dare not say that I know everything about you, but at least I know a little bit about you. I'm sure you won't sit back and let the Genesis Engine complete its 'mission', right?"

As soon as these words came out, Mulu and Remendusa showed thoughtful expressions, while Salaman looked at Hao Ren and his three compatriots with some surprise and surprise: When he and Hao Ren came into contact, Shang Rishang Short, I don't know what other specific methods this "observer" has, and I am also a little curious about why my three compatriots have such confidence in each other.

Hao Ren said his plan after thinking for a while: "First of all, we can rule out that the Creation Engine is a plan under the influence of the Lord of Madness. It should be the creation of the Goddess of Creation based on her own wishes." Designed—so, Liemendusa, I hope you will continue to complete the work of building the Genesis Engine."

Facing the surprised expressions of Remendusa and Sif, he waved his hand: "Wait a minute, I haven't finished yet - building it does not necessarily mean that it will continue to operate according to the original plan, and Even if the Genesis Engine is built, we still lack nine full golden discs. Without those discs, the Genesis Engine cannot be started."

Lementusa looked at Hao Ren curiously: "Then what do you mean..."

"Xiling's technical strength is number one in the void," Hao Ren showed an enigmatic smile, "I got a lot of information about the Creation Engine from the hub, coupled with the detailed data extracted from the Zhongyan network, The total of these things may be enough to crack that sophisticated gadget. I want to go back to the watch world to let my funny goddess move, but in order to facilitate future modification and use, we must at least remove the engine casing Made.”

Salaman couldn't help turning his head and whispered to Muru: "This is not the first time I heard him comment on his gods like this - what is his relationship with his goddess?"

"When I asked last time, he said it was a contractual relationship, but last time he said it was a doctor-patient relationship." Mulu scratched his hair. "To be honest, I don't know what is going on between him and his goddess, but at least there is a relationship." One thing is certain, that is, there is indeed a true God behind him, and he is trustworthy in this respect."

Salaman: "..."

All in all, after arranging many follow-up matters in the Dream Plane, Hao Ren finally returned to the surface world, and this time, he brought tons of information to his female boss.