Chapter 1574 - In the Deep (2/2)

There was no gravity or air, but there was an omnipresent light encompassing the entire area. This allowed them to see even without any lighting equipment. Hao Ren arrived before the wall that extended deep into the mist, and he held his hands out to touch it. That was the first time he had ever felt the crystal structure from the mist with his own hands, and the feedback told him that it was the real thing.

This was a layer of very tough material, and while the ship would turn it into dust if the ship collided into it, Hao Ren reckoned that the crystal was probably about as tough as granite based on the feeling he got. However, when compared to the real starship, granite-like toughness was probably fragile.

Besides, it was still considered a “fake” from the localized awakening. If it was real cabin material from the starship, it would probably be tougher than diamonds.

Vivian looked up and saw many straight as well as wide lines on the upper parts of the barrier. Those lines seemed to be formed from countless of crystal plates. She guessed that they were probably some kind of energy transference structures. Under normal circumstances, there would be lights going through the lines, but since that was just a “fake” reflection, the crystal wall did not glow, and it acted like an inert object.

With Asurmen’s reminder, Hao Ren and Vivian soon found an entryway into a deeper space.

The entrance was at the bottom of the barrier. It was a triangular door, and within it was a corridor over ten meters wide. The corridor showed how tremendously thick the barrier was.

To have such a layer of barrier, it was unquestionably a very important place.

After going through the pathway, Hao Ren came to a space that could only be described as “vast”.

It was a pyramid-like hall, and the structure was similar to the interior of Asurmen’s starship. That seemed to be the “style’ of the Denizens. Faint light circled the wide hall, making the hall look like it was covered in mist. Even the floor surface showed signs of roiling light clouds, and within the clouds, many types of crystalline structures, as well as unknown equipment, appeared from time to time, some without a proper solid form.

It looked like even at the core, the localized awakening was still limited. Based on Hao Ren’s estimation, about 70% of the hall had materialized while the other parts were still hidden by the mist.

For a place that was an incomplete reflection, its operation was definitely out of the question.

Everything there was inert like a stone carving.

Lil Pea popped out of Hao Ren’s arms; the zero-gravity environment had left her a little uncomfortable, and she disliked this lifeless place even more. The baby fish shook a little before she mumbled. “So dead…”

The little one had her own life hoop too. It had been created by Nolan in the lab. Using the life hoop allowed her to move around on her own there. It was just that Hao Ren did not allow her to run about.

Hao Ren patted the little one’s head. “Based on Asurmen’s description, we’re moving inside a massive living being.”

They had arrived at the center of the vast hall, and there was a crystal structure there. Its shape was similar to the cognition crystal back in Asurmen’s main body, but there was no flickering light in it.

Asurmen silently floated up to the side of the crystal. “This is the heart of the starship. If we can make contact with my slumbering kin, this is definitely the place.”

“But I don’t see any traces of life activities around here.” Vivian frowned as she tapped the inert crystal gently. “MDT, can you run a scan?”

The MDT was floating beside Hao Ren, and when it heard Vivian, it flew around the large crystal twice. Its conclusion sounded depressing. “Nothing. This is an empty shell of a ‘projection’. But it feels more solid than your normal ones. Nonetheless, the real structure of the hall is still hidden in the mist.”

Hao Ren did not give up as he scoured the hall again, using various ways to try to get a reaction. But alas, there was nothing.

He then started to wonder if he should start blowing the place up to wake the dead-in-sleep (he just did not want to let go of that idea) Denizen of the Stars?

In his arms, Lil Pea poked her head out again as she looked around curiously.

The little tot pondered for a bit before she seemingly had a bright idea. She pointed at the crystal core with her tiny hands. “Yaa!”

The little mermaid suddenly disappeared and used her demon-hunting fish ability to teleport onto the crystal.