Chapter 600 (1/2)
The sirens must be having a superb technology, much more advanced than the Tannaeans, for Nasaton to be able to remain in good condition after 10,000 years, and its database to be readable after unmaintained for so long. The MDT activated the spacecraft database by applying stimuli to the cables and scanning the wave feeds, and finally found the storage location of the navigation logs. On an ancient star map, a planet named Io was marked in the most striking place, where there were six Type Ia supernovae around it to tell its location.
Undoubtedly, this was the planet everyone was looking for.
“Do you have any impression of this name?” Hao Ren looked at the holographic star chart projected by the MDT and asked the siren queen casually.
“I hope I could remember even the slightest thing…” The siren queen shook her head in regret. “But we know nothing about our hometown.”
Hao Ren knocked on the shell of the MDT. “Copy the star map and duplicate the navigation log of the spacecraft. It may come in handy later. Lily, go and find out where Rollie has gone, we’re ready to go.”
Shaqira swam up and asked, “You’re going to leave?”
“There is one last thing to do before leaving,” Hao Ren looked up over the city; the maelstrom was still running quietly. The centre of the maelstrom was brewing with a hazy light. “Let’s prepare the explosives on this side. Katreina, you’d better bring some people with me. There are some things I want to explain to you.”
The siren queen immediately reacted by calling her people. “Vanaessa! Sorma! Go and gather the elite soldiers and engineers, we’re going to the maelstrom!”
When Hasse saw everyone was going, he could not help but asked, “Can I observe on the side?”
Vivian glanced at Hasse and said, “Come if your worldview is tough enough.”
Hundreds of siren soldiers and engineers quickly gathered. They were all elites who just had out of the control of the brain monster. They were eager to find something to divert their attention away from the upset feelings. Hao Ren led them go near the maelstrom cautiously. As they drew closer, they could feel the pressure the massive portal was releasing.
The ubiquitous maelstrom occupied their entire field of vision, as if what was left in the heaven and earth was only the water that was capable of devouring all things. It looked like the entire sky was being distorted and converging into a broad passageway. Nangong Wuyue looked straight up at the centre of the maelstrom, even her tail had unconsciously rolled into the same shape of a maelstrom. “This thing is…so massive…”
“To tell the truth, watching the World Gate is less intense,” Hao Ren shook his head, trying to shake off the dizziness brought by the maelstrom. “The scale of this thing is just enough to make people giddy. Well, everyone stops here. It’s time to witness the moment of miracle.”
Everyone stopped. Hao Ren moved forward and then opened up his dimensional pocket.
A light blue space crack appeared in mid-air and quickly expanded to as large as 100 meters across. In the space crack there was a silver-white metallic glow, it was a cube with a side length of tens of meters, a surface with blue lines and a series of bright red spots. The cube looked simple and unpretentious, but people with a certain level of strength could immediately feel the enormous energy contained within this thing.
Hao Ren approached the control panel on the side of the cube and made a few gestures, the latter immediately emitted a soft sound, followed by a circle of thrusting light at the bottom, pushing the huge metal cube to the centre of the maelstrom, and finally remained steady there.
The covers around the cube opened, exposing a group of crystallized cylinders that glowed with blue light. The cold sensation was especially daunting.
“The Petrachelys has a full range of functions. Not only the main gun, but also a bomb warehouse and bomb factory. This thing has just rolled out from the factory.” Hao Ren cheerfully watched the cube that was suspended in the middle of the maelstrom quietly. Lights started to flash in a regular pattern, which was the signal telling the completion of the deployment process. “In the manual, this thing is called the Housekeeping Cleaning Assistant. It can effectively clean a large area, and the power is highly controllable. Each charge tube can be intelligently triggered individually. This should be enough.”
The MDT made a loud whistle. “No matter what is the problem, a bomb can always solve your problems—if one does not work, then use two. If you cannot solve the problem that means you have not enough bombs; it’s a universal truth.”
Lily kept a distance from Hao Ren, exaggeratedly. Mr. Landlord, I found that you feel particularly dangerous just after touching these munitions.”
Hasse pointed to the cube. “I would like to ask— are you sure this thing is made by… alien or human?”
“Look at under your feet,” said Vivian, holding her hands in her arms and gesturing with her head at Nasaton below. “An alien spaceship with a history of at least fifteen thousand years is lying here and you never thought that the siren is different from other aliens. The world is big place. You still don’t know many things. Is it so strange for us to yank out some alien munitions?”