Chapter 549 Afraid of a Ball

Hao Ren and the others came here just in time. There was a problem with the "eldest son's remains" at the power core of Demon King City just an hour ago. However, in the view of the managers of the power furnace, the situation in the core is not serious: it is just emitting some signals that are not strong and harmless to humans and animals, and these signals do not cause any magic fluctuations within a hundred miles. Therefore, after detecting the signal, the technicians of the power furnace just reported it to the higher-level technical supervisor, but did not generate a higher-level alarm.

If Hao Ren and the others hadn't seen the phantom of Demon King's City floating in the atmosphere when they came down from the sky, no one would have thought of what was going on deep in the city, let alone connected the vision to the energy core. superior.

The rotunda where the energy furnace is installed is as brightly lit as ever, and the power core is running roaringly. In the center of the energy extractor composed of multiple concentric circles, the blood-red "seed" is releasing regular light, pulsing slightly as the energy extractor rotates. The technicians stood in a circle around the circular platform, carefully observing this large device that even its creator dared not fully understand, and recording its latest strange readings.

Elizabeth took out a boxy alchemy device from nowhere and was holding it up to shine around the energy core. The alchemy device kept making noises that sounded like radio interference. The little girl's expression was very professional: "There is interference, there is really interference."

Hao Ren poked at the data terminal on his shoulder: "Can it detect anything?"

"This thing is releasing electromagnetic waves, which are somewhat similar to brain wave activity." The data terminal projected a blue light and pointed at the red ball in the center of the reactor. "With environmental restrictions, we are not sure for the time being that it is related to the projection in the sky, but it definitely has something to do with it." problem, and the electromagnetic waves are getting stronger.”

When the Eldar technician saw Yzaks' serious expression, he immediately became nervous: "King, is there a serious problem with the core?"

"I can't guarantee it for now, but it's definitely not safe enough to use this thing as a power core..." Yzaks turned his head, "Does the city still have to use this power furnace to provide energy? We don't have other energy sources?"

"Currently, the city no longer needs to fly, and the largest energy-consuming unit is in a shutdown state, so the magic reactor used in the past is enough," the Eldar technician replied, "It's just that this power furnace is more powerful, and it has always been used before. There were no problems, so I’m using it until today.”

Yzaks weighed it, consulted other technicians around him for some details, and then turned to La Nina: "Go and connect the original reactor. Let's temporarily cut off the core and see how it goes."

Hao Ren also patted the shell of the data terminal: "You fly above the atmosphere and stare at the Phantom Demon City."

The data terminal beeped and turned into blue light and disappeared into the air. The technicians of the power furnace immediately got busy under La Nina's command.

Demon King City has two sets of power systems. The one in front of Hao Ren and the others is actually a new one. It was activated after the city was swallowed up by a space storm and fell into a different space. Its main purpose is to obtain the "seed" left by the eldest son. Harvest energy. There is also an old power furnace above this hall. That power furnace was built during the reign of Yzaks. It can also provide energy supply for the entire city. It was only used because it was not powerful enough to activate the city's flight function. Store it temporarily. But now that the Demon King's City has landed on the surface of the planet, there is actually no difference between the two sets of power furnaces.

Hao Ren couldn't understand what the technicians were doing, so he saw the neat rune connections on the floor of the hall moving and rearranging into a closed array, while the energy extractor in the center of the hall slowly quieted down. The concentric rings stopped rotating one after another according to a certain pattern, and finally fell steadily into the groove directly below.

The red "seed" was suspended in place under the support of anti-gravity magic. After losing the catalysis of the energy extractor, the red light on its surface gradually dimmed, and the strange buzzing sound finally stopped.

A few seconds later, news came from the data terminal: the projection of Demon King's City above the atmosphere disappeared.

"It seems that it was indeed caused by this thing," Yzaks looked at the ball in disbelief, "What on earth...is it doing?"

"Before answering this question, we must first understand what it is," Nangong Wuyue twisted her body to the side of the ball, carefully approached it and observed the lines on it, trying to see through its translucent leather shell. Seeing what was going on inside, "At that time, we guessed that these were the seeds left after the eldest son died, right... But does the eldest son really have seeds?"

After the siren girl finished speaking, Hao Ren suddenly started to mutter in his mind: Yes, the eldest son may look like a plant, but does it really have seeds?

Lily thought hard for a long time and suddenly remembered something: "Oh, by the way, landlord, we have already seen the tentacle monster in Tanagus, and it was also dead. We didn't find any seeds on that planet at that time, right? "

Hao Ren shrugged: "But I didn't look for it seriously at that time. God knows if there might be seeds buried in any nook and corner."

At this time, a blue light flashed next to Hao Ren, and the data terminal was transmitted back from the edge of the atmosphere. It leaned on Hao Ren's shoulder and said in an expert tone: "In short, this thing is very suspicious. At first, we just scanned the structure in the ball and did not study it in depth. Now this machine recommends that this device be stopped immediately. Reactor, and then transport the two existing big red balls back and study them carefully..."

Hao Ren: "What the hell is the big red ball?"

"Just understand the spirit." The data terminal hit Hao Ren's head. "With your own naming ability, you should listen honestly to this situation."

Hao Ren was speechless.

There is obviously something wrong with the "eldest son's seed" that is used as the core of power, so no one is going to continue to use this set of reactors. La Nina ordered on the spot that the other spare core, the "big red ball" as the data terminal called it, be checked and prepared to be handed over to Hao Ren. Hao Ren, on the other hand, was quite emotional: As expected, none of the things related to the eldest son were fuel-efficient lamps. He originally thought it was a dead seed, but now he had to pretend to be a corpse to scare people. Fortunately, it was discovered early, otherwise God knows how much trouble this thing could cause.

Yzaks also nervously asked if there had been any problems with the reactor in the past period. After knowing that everything was normal, he relaxed a little and decided that he would never mess with other-brand batteries of unknown origin in the future.

After some busy work, Hao Ren looked at the two red balls side by side in front of him in a daze: "Are you sure you want me to put this thing in my portable space?"

The data terminal flew around Hao Ren's head: "Just put it in it. The portable space is such a safe place, why are you worried about accidents? And it's not just throwing it in casually. There is a safe outside."

Hao Ren looked at the two balls and felt his heart go crazy: "...To be honest, I have a psychological shadow on my eldest son. Now I don't want to touch anything related to them!"

The data terminal groaned: "Why bother with this? It's just two balls that emit radio waves. Are you afraid of balls?"

Hao Ren thought about it, and then he pinched his nose and frowned, took out two large safe boxes, and commanded the self-discipline machine to put the two "eldest son seeds" (suspected) into his personal space for future research.

After finishing these tasks, he asked La Nina who was standing next to him with great concern: "After leaving these two energy cores, there will be no power cuts in your city, right?"

La Nina was stunned for a moment before realizing what the power limit meant. Miss Succubus showed a charming smile (she didn't realize it): "It doesn't matter, as long as the flight function is not activated, the city's energy is enough."

Hao Ren nodded and added: "In the future, if it is not necessary, don't pick up batteries of unknown origin and use them indiscriminately."

La Nina: "..."

Yzaks rubbed his head: "I just wanted to say this."

After temporarily solving this unexpected situation, Yzaks and Elizabeth had time to catch up with La Nina and exchange information on the current situation of their hometown. Nangong Wuyue did not waste this precious time. When he saw that nothing happened, he immediately ran to the Demon King happily. A sudden thrust hit the south wall of the city - she could swim happily this time, because she had to swim at least half a circle around the city to find a place to land...

"Gun" took this opportunity to wander around the unfamiliar city streets again. This cat is not as shy as other cats. Coming from a homeless background, her ability to adapt to unfamiliar environments has reached a level of insouciance.

Hao Ren originally planned to take Lily around the city a few times, but at this moment, Raven 12345 suddenly sent a message:

"The construction module you want has been delivered. Come to the Heavenly Kingdom Communication Room to pick it up when you have time."