Chapter 335 (2/2)
“This…” Big Beardy’s heart pounded when he saw the lines in the round hole. He had been guarding the Orb for so many years, thus he knew every detail regarding the Orb like the palm of his own hand. Even with just one quick glimpse, he was absolutely sure that the hole on the device was made for the Orb!
Now that the four ascetics had seen the Sacred Relic of Origins, they finally believed what Hao Ren told them. Big Beardy took out the Orb of the Holy Synod with great care, but he still gave Hao Ren a cautious look as he said, “Let me put it in… You have to make sure that there are absolutely no accidents throughout this process, and there must be absolutely no damage to the Orb!”
Hao Ren quickly affirmed the safety of the process over and over again. He almost had an urge to vow in the name of Raven 12345, but it was better if he did not. He then lowered the platform in the centre of the room slowly. Big Beardy gritted his teeth and stepped forward, holding the Orb of the Holy Synod in his hands respectfully. He proceeded to place it in the cavity found in the Sacred Relic of Origins.
Click .
The cover was closed tightly.
Energy was immediately injected into the Sacred Relic, and the replica immediately emitted a muffled hum. A moment later, a monotonous, stiff voice came from the Sacred Relic, “System testing passed, reloading important plug-ins. Confirming database… The database has minor damages. Repairing… Repair completed. Partial redundant function is restricted. Main functions of the equipment are ready.”
Hao Ren was pleasantly surprised. Although Hao Ren had expected it, he still got very excited and said, “Hurry up! Let’s see what this device makes!”
The Mobile Data Terminal was also very happy. It floated in the air and directed a few self-regulated machines to move some strange containers there. “That’s easy. Just add in some raw materials, then press the start button. Read the database while the machine runs.”
Hao Ren urged the MDT to start and he stood behind the Sacred Relic of Origins to observe it curiously. Lil Pea on the other hand, jumped onto the device when nobody was looking. The little kid had no idea what is was, but watching her dad get so excited, she thought the huge device had to be very powerful.
It was probably her long-lost aunt.
A small part of the Sacred Relic’s outer case was quickly removed and several “inlet pipes” were also opened. Various materials synthesised from the shipborne plant were injected into it in turn. While directing the injection of raw materials, the MDT read some descriptions on the core of the Sacred Relic, which was the database of the Orb of the Holy Synod. The MDT wanted to confirm that the ingredients were not faulty. The Orb was indeed a storage and processing device. Unfortunately, it just started running a moment ago. Most of the data could only be read later on. The MDT could only confirm the raw material list for now.
“Water… Normal. Group A protein… Normal. Acidification complex… Normal. Mineral Group 01… Normal. Mineral group 02… Normal…” The MDT read it out as he drew comparisons with the list. Everybody else was looking forward to something in its slow voice.
According to the description given by the Sacred Relic, this was a very quick synthesiser. It only took a little while to create what you wanted. Hao Ren was beginning to figure out at when he should stop it: he did not want to create a sentient man, whom he could not control. That was going to be a hassle.
However, nobody realised that Lil Pea was still lying in a little corner at the back of the Sacred Relic of Origins: This corner was the location of the main inlet pipe, and the little mermaid was hidden by the pipe’s cover.
Lil Pea lowered her head and looked at the inlet pipe, putting her head in it to take a sniff. Immediately after, she slapped her tail joyfully, thinking that this was going to something very delicious.
And then, she jumped in happily.
Translator’s Thoughts
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¹Gangplank is an orange-eating pirate from the online game, League of Legends (LoL)