Chapter 817 Souls
In the images transmitted back by the probe, there is a terrifying and mind-numbing reality deep underground on this planet.
There is not much original rock material left, and the structure of the planet itself is almost gone. After barely supporting it for ten thousand years, the entire planet can hardly be called a "star" anymore. It is now simply a huge planet. Creatures, those shockingly huge dark tentacles and the large holes all over the planet were the only images transmitted back. The probe quickly shuttled deep underground, but almost no rock or soil components were found.
On the screen, tentacles like a jungle of thorns flew past the camera. In the dark red field of view, they were basically the organizational structure of the eldest son. There is a faint light everywhere deep underground, which is the ganglia and pump organs of the eldest son emitting a faint light; in the dim light, you can also see the ubiquitous thin clouds, which is the tentacles of the eldest son releasing a large number of microorganisms. , its composition is basically the same as the microbial flora in the planet's cloud top; occasionally, some dark-colored, metallic-like accumulations can be seen between the tentacles, which are the remains of the crust and mantle that have been completely eroded and heterogeneous—— The only remaining pristine part of the planet.
The probe seems to be moving forward in an endless maze of tunnels. No matter which direction it goes, it can only encounter deep tunnels that glow with dark red light and large holes in the ground. The data transmitted shows that the surrounding temperature is gradually rising: Detection The organ is close to the core organ of the eldest son, but there is still no large-scale formation there. The data terminal turned on the sound sensor of the probe, and a strange sound began to echo in everyone's ears.
The sound was mixed with the low sound of wind and a heavy echo like a heartbeat, low and slow, like the melody of life on this planet.
"This machine estimates that 80% of the planet has been digested to form a more efficient energy circulation system," the data terminal analyzed based on the existing intelligence. "The eldest son is the only one who can survive without the sun. It is a 'system' that extends the life of the ecosystem. Its energy conversion efficiency is very high, so it swallows the whole planet and plans all the cyclic processes. The probe has found the 'factory' that produces the microbiome, which is Tissues like sporangia, those tissues are connected to a huge pipe system, and the end of the pipe system is the giant Tianzhu tree - the cloud top should be made from here."
The way the eldest son transforms the planet and controls energy reminds one of one word: planned economy, the most effective solution when resources are scarce.
Hao Ren frowned, trying to figure out how this incredible biological system works: "It looks like they have... stopped working?"
The data terminal hummed: "Well, because the cloud top has been running normally, of course the manufacturing organ has entered a dormant state. But it has not been decomposed, so this machine speculates that the cloud top should be maintained irregularly, and it will be damaged in the atmosphere. At a certain point, these organs will wake up, re-create a large number of cloud tops, and discharge them to the outside through a part of the specially-made Tianzhu giant tree."
Hao Ren suddenly thought of something: "Will this process also affect the 'ecological warehouse' between the two layers of the earth's crust?"
"It's possible," the terminal replied, "the microbiota needs to be updated, and they are also connected to each other. When these production plants are re-operated...in any case, it will inevitably affect all the luminous clouds. "
Hao Ren and Vivian looked at each other: "The legendary 'light burial' phenomenon."
"How active is the eldest son?" Vivian said with some concern in her tone, "Does it seem to be moving normally?"
"This is the most special place. It is different from the eldest son we have ever seen." The terminal immediately opened a large number of holographic screens, which displayed the structures of the eldest son that had been detected so far, and many of the tentacles were marked as inactive. "These gray-white things are the neural tissues in charge of thinking and movement, and they are all offline. The eldest son can be said to be running in its sleep, and its main consciousness has no activity. The transformation of the planet and a series of production cycles all rely on reflection." The nerves are completed. And the place we are in is pressing on one of its main nerve lines. This bundle of nerve tissue seems to have been specially grown to be controlled. "
"Have you detected where the end of this bundle of nerves leads?" Hao Ren raised his head and asked.
"It leads to a connective tissue wrapped in layers. If it is correct, it is the location of the brain nucleus. However, the probe has not found the entrance yet. If it doesn't work, we can drill a small hole in - this should not cause too much trouble. Big thrill.”
Hao Ren groaned and began to consider whether to further stimulate this sleeping behemoth. As he was meditating, a buzzing sound with a strange echo suddenly came from not far away: "Sleeping there. A fragment of the goddess.”
"Who?!" Hao Ren immediately followed the sound and was stunned to see a translucent shadow appearing behind everyone.
It was a human being with a vague face. From the outline, it could only be seen that he was an old man who could hold his arms. He was wearing a robe of a style that he had never seen before. He was standing more than ten meters away with his hands behind his back. His figure showed a light blue color and seemed to be swaying. The flames and candles are as uncertain as the actual reality, constantly fluttering, which can only remind people of one word: ghost.
"I am the monarch of the Sun Dynasty, Gragon - but this name must have been forgotten," the old ghost said, coming to Vivian unhurriedly, bending down to pay homage piously, "I Lord, according to your command, the lullaby has never stopped, now you can come and take what is deposited here.”
Vivian has become accustomed to acting like a goddess in front of Geisel and his compatriots in the past two days, but when she heard an ancient soul call her that, she was still subconsciously startled, and then frowned slightly: " Are you sure I am your goddess? You should know what is hidden deep underground."
"We know, we all know," the ancient soul who claimed to be the monarch of the Sun Dynasty said slowly, with a rhythm that seemed to be singing in his tone, "you cannot be judged by common sense, your existence itself is a miracle. No matter where you are... No matter when, where and how you come here, you will be the benefactor of this world..."
As Gragon's tone rose and fell, layers of mysterious halos emerged on the huge stone pillars surrounded by bright electric light, and figures one after another emerged from the electric light. They wear the costumes of the Sun Dynasty ten thousand years ago, and like Gragon, they have almost transparent souls. The faces of each soul have been blurred, but the calm and peaceful atmosphere lingering around them is unquestionable. After these ancient souls appeared from the air, they quietly gathered in front of Vivian, row after row, row after row. They formed a square formation like pilgrim spirits until everyone was standing in front of them. Until these heroic souls.
The heroic spirits didn't make a sound, but quietly gathered around Vivian.
Nangong Wuyue was frightened by this scene, and quickly rolled up into a ball and hid behind everyone. Even Hesana couldn't help but take two steps back: this sudden change really made her a little unprepared. However, Bonia, the youngest at the scene, stood beside Vivian without fear. She even smiled and stretched out her hand to those souls, happily greeting the ancestors: "Hello, I am Bonia. !”
This little girl, who was only about ten years old, didn't know how to be afraid at all. She felt the kindness and kindness of these souls, so she naturally regarded them as companions.
Hao Ren noticed that Vivian's face was very serious from just now. He knew that the other party had obtained a lot of information from the blood crystal, perhaps including the undead in front of him: "Do you know what this is?"
"I only know that they are the builders of this ancient city," Vivian whispered. "It seems that in the past ten thousand years, these souls have been using some kind of ritual to maintain the eldest son's 'suspended death' state. But I don’t know the specific details - the memory remaining in the blood crystal is limited, and I came here just to find the missing part."
Hao Ren couldn't help but look up at the huge stone pillars that emitted electric light. The discharge phenomenon of the stone pillars is still continuing, and the suppression of the eldest son's tentacles has not stopped, but the electric light has obviously weakened after these souls appeared.
The heroic spirits of the descendants of the Sun Dynasty who once built this city have never dissipated. They have made their lives a part of this city, urging the continuous operation of a lullaby for thousands of years. They are the "codes" stored in those stone pillars. This complex system runs on the human soul as the software.
However, there is still a problem before us: even if these ancients put in this effort, it is still impossible to control the eldest son with their strength alone. There must be a more powerful force to assist them in building this facility and completing the initial ceremony. And forced the eldest son to surrender, allowing the behemoth to accept initial control.
This transcendent power is ready to emerge.
Hao Ren looked at Vivian: "What is in the deepest place?"
"Another me." Vivian said with a smile.