Chapter 321 (2/2)
The rune-engraved crystal structure was similar to the metal panel; it was either a key energy carrier or required high energy to run, which necessitated a different type of material for it to function.
Peeking through the gaps between the sophisticated structure, crooked conduits could be seen cramping together like a ball of yarn. They all eventually converged and joined together at one end, connecting to the cylindrical container in the centre of the Sacred Relic of Origins.
“Several attempts have been made to activate it, but due to thelack of a key component, it would only run for a while before shutting down again. No idea what the conduits are.” The MDT was connected to the analytic computer and it acted as a speaker for the analytic computer. “The possibilities of it being a purifying device, water or other liquid synthesiser and climate alteration machine have been ruled out. Most likely, the Sacred Relic of Origins is a culture tank combining synthesis, customisation, shaping and growth functions into one nurturing installation.”
The MDT spoke as it knocked the exposed cylindrical container inside the Sacred Relic of Origins softly. “Judging by its size… it’s most probably used for breeding humanoid creatures.”
Vivian took a deep breath. “That’s evil.”
“Although it’s just a guess”—the MDT commanded the mechanical tentacles above to remove other panels on the Sacred Relic of Origins—”nine out of ten, that’s what the Sacred Relic was used for. Here’s the feeding mouth. Residue has been found here and inside the core container as well—the residue is highly decomposed and appears to be a highly complex, organic substance.”
The equipment for analysis connected its all-purpose power interface to a protruding crystal inside the Sacred Relic of Origins. The relic then gave out a deep, low buzzing sound as the metal panels and crystal device inside lit up just like the control panel on its exterior. But the weird thing was, the control panel kept playing the same, strange symbols over and over again.
“The analytic computer is trying to hack into the operating system. Its hoping to find an operation log. The log may be stored in the missing component. The Sacred Relic of Origins has its own set of machine language interface. But the interface won’t run without the proper instruction code,” the MDT said. “Anyway, these commands here have given us some information like ‘growth acceleration, emergency deactivation, writing of inbuilt-memory, thought injection’ and etc. They completely coincide with the humanoid biosynthesiser theory.
A chill ran down Hao Ren’s spine and he asked, “A synthesised humanoid? Who did they make?”
The MDT wobbled, then said, “Only God knows. The key component is missing, so we don’t know what it synthesises and how it synthesises things. It’s like we have a handful of test tubes; we know their part numbers and we know that they’re used for chemical experiments, but we don’t know the chemical formula.”
“I was just thinking…” Suddenly, Hesperides spoke in a low voice. “I’ve heard Vivian saying that you took this thing from Bethanos. Correct? Bethanos called it the Sacred Relic of Origins. That word ‘Origins’ seems to be very telling.”
A storm started to brew in Hao Ren’s mind. He thought he had it all figured out, but his confidence was beginning to crumble. He probably needed to revise his understanding on the relationship between otherworldlings and The Plane of Dreams!
Bethanos, the old shadeling who had mastered the forbidden knowledge had described the humanoid-synthesising, ancient machine as the Sacred Relic of Origins.
Were otherworldlings on Earth not travellers from other worlds? Or, were they just synthesised humanoids?