Chapter 1572 - Asurmen’s Aid (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The Denizens of the Stars’ “starship creation technique” was a wondrous work of technology. And truth be told, Hao Ren was not even sure if such abstract stuff could be categorized as “technology”, but considering that magic or technology led to the same end goal in the search for truth, Hao Ren decided to take it for what it was: technology.

The core of this technology was based on “expansion of the mental frame” and solidification of materials.

The Denizens of the Stars were some of the most ancient intelligent beings in that universe. They were born among the ruins of stars, and in that dark, chaotic age under the tyranny of the Mad Lord, these intelligent beings had no place to call home. They found their “materials” in every ruin, wreckage, and dead planet, and their technology revolved as well as grew around the dearth of resources.

The Denizens of the Stars could extend their will into the universe, and through various types of incredible energy fields, they were able to control and interfere with the many primordial materials in space. They would focus their mental powers to form a frame, and from there, draw in materials from the burnt-out stars to “construct”. Of course, whenever possible, they would also draw materials from living stars, and that greatly increased their construction efficiency as well as final quality. With their incredible shaping ability, they could create jaw-dropping space bodies and could easily materialize all kinds of functions. As they were born in deep space, their space exploration progressed more smoothly than that of most other races by at least tenfold.

Rather than calling their spaceships transportation, it was more accurate to say that they had reshaped themselves into special forms that could travel at hyper lightspeed in space to perform offensive and defensive actions. They were also almost indestructible, just like Asurmen and his “crystal mountain” form.

Now, Hao Ren had heard from Asurmen’s own mouth another feature that the Denizens of the Stars possessed, or rather, one of their new abilities—to enter a special type of dormancy, which would allow them to become energy clouds within the void.

“You have discovered many such bodies in Star Cluster X?” Asurmen asked. While his voice characteristically lacked any form of emotion, Hao Ren could sense the latter’s hope and excitement coming through.

After all, this ancient being had not seen his kin for tens of thousands of years.

“We’ve only been able to search about one-fifth of the system, but based on our long-range sensor data and distribution probability, we assume that there are at least a thousand of these ‘Denizen Starships’,” Hao Ren replied. “Our most recent observations show that all of the ships are in dormancy. I’ve sent you the data from when the droid made contact with these ships.”

“Yes, I saw,” Asurmen answered. “The droids were unable to communicate with the opposing side and were destroyed barely moments later. That is normal. A dormant Denizen Starship is actually a standby alert, and any unauthorized visits will be subjected to the highest security protocols. Your droids do not have the identification serial and will not be able to establish contact with them.”

“How can we get this identification data?” Hao Ren asked the question that concerned him the most right then. “We need to find a way to establish contact with these ancient guardians. And if possible, rouse them from their slumber as well.”

“That would be difficult since I have left my kin for so long. I did not even know about this Star Cluster X and its dormant warriors’ existence. However, I can provide you a piece of the crystal from my interior. The crystal fragment will have my core data, akin to a double. Bring it with you, and if everything goes well, those dormant starships will see you as a Denizen of the Stars. You will still not be able to speak to the starship’s main system or rouse them, but at least, you will not be attacked. Once you can approach or even enter the interior of these slumbering ships, I think you will figure a way out.”

Asurmen was confident about Hao Ren’s abilities. In the former’s eyes, Hao Ren was a person who had successfully resolved the emergency in Collow and even killed Lockmarton with his own hands; such a person would be able to get the job done.

At that very same moment, Vivian interjected, ” I thought you would rush over here yourself as there’s a large number of your kinsmen here. Besides, technically, the lockdown system will not affect a Denizen like you.”

“I do want to go but duty binds me,” Asurmen spoke impassively. “I am using CARS’ powerful antenna system to observe the Dark Abyss deep in space to try to get more information on the prison wardens. As this has to do with the seal on the Mad Lord, I dare not miss a single detail. That aside, having my crystal fragment is as good as bringing me along. I can use my crystal to observe what all of you are seeing.”

Since Asurmen had already said so, Vivian did not add anything further. After they confirmed the delivery process of the crystal, they cut communication.

Even though Star Cluster X was locked down by the powerful Divine Storm, the entry of non-living beings like the droids were not restricted, and now the navigational path from CARS to Star Cluster X was clear. Once they packed up Asurmen’s crystal, they could instantly deliver it over using a high-speed droid. There was not much difficulty to speak of.

“I can’t help but remember that I also once sent my bats across the globe via express delivery,” Vivian murmured. “That stunt was already three years back, huh… Never thought I’d meet another person sending his split body via express delivery now.”

Hao Ren grinned. “My droids won’t manhandle it.”

“Don’t even start,” Vivian said with a bitter smile. “Just remembering it makes me dizzy… Express delivery sure is scary.”

Upon establishing a stable route and navigation mark, the high-speed droid launched from CARS did not need to “crawl” over to Star Cluster X, and Hao Ren soon received Asurmen’s “express delivery”.

It was a human-sized irregular-shaped crystal, and the translucent white crystal was almost fusiform. The core seemed to be sealed in an active light, and there was a floating ring-shaped device alongside the crystal. It could be attached to the middle of the crystal to carry it forward, allowing the immobile crystal to move around with the rest.