Chapter 1103 - Calling of a Mission or Cell Division? (1/2)

“What an amazing work of art.”

Gazing at the black slate floating before her in midair, Erin praised in admiration and her eyes glinted in curiosity and amusement. Even though she wasn’t a historian researching ancient artifacts, her accomplishment in this field was still outstanding. The patterns of the black slate gave her endless joy and surprise because she realized that although the patterns weren’t beautiful, each side of them had a specific meaning.

“Is that thing so interesting, Your Highness Erin?”

Mini Bubble Gum laid on the table, resting her cheeks on her hands and staring at the slate. Upon hearing her question, Erin chuckled, extended her finger, and slid across the slate’s sleek surface. After this motion from her, the black slate flickered in a series of bright patterns that paused on the surface, before quickly vanishing without a trace like the afterimages of some flashes.

“Of course, Miss Bubble. These patterns may seem ordinary, but the meaning they represent isn’t normal at all. If my interpretation is right, this slate records the history of Dragon Soul Continent ever since its existence. It describes how the five Creator Dragons opened up a world amongst Chaos and led the remaining creatures of Order in avoiding the infiltration of Chaos… Yes, this slate conceals the strength that created this world. I sense the motion echoing between Chaos and Order from it. But how strange, logically speaking, Chaos and Order can never coexist. But this slate is able to unify them perfectly. This is really odd…”

“In other words, this is something from the Dragon Soul Continent? Why is it here? What does it say?”

Mini Bubble Gum’s curiosity piqued, blinking curiously at the slate. However, Canary knitted her brows in uncertainty. Logically, if the Dragon Soul Continent truly existed, it shouldn’t have anything to do with earth. If what Erin said was true that the slate came from the Dragon Soul Continent, perhaps the situation was more intricate than she imagined.

“This is part of a bigger slate, so I’m only able to read a few paragraphs. The grammatical composition is neither similar to the common language used in the Dragon Soul Continent nor same as the Guyamla language. Fortunately, I’ve once checked the historical records about the writings at the beginning of the world in the Country of Darkness’s library… yes… the content of this slate was changing constantly, but they are roughly within the same range. If I’m not wrong, the content on this slate is describing how the Creator Dragons used the dragon soul powers to isolate Chaos… between heaven and earth… hmm?”

As Erin soliloquized, she cocked her head and knitted her brows curiously. Then, she shook her head and gave up reading.

“No, I can’t read it. The texts are changing too quickly. Perhaps only after assembling all the slates will I be able to read the full content.”

“In that case, Your Highness Erin, your next job is to look for the other slates? Oh-oh-oh, this suddenly feels like a plot in Indiana Jones! I love watching Raiders of the Lost Ark!”

Mini Bubble Gum jumped up, rejoicing in excitement. It seemed like she had decided to cause a huge ruckus. Perhaps Mini Bubble Gum had no choice but to follow Erin as she was powerless before, for some unknown reason, she immediately revealed her ‘true colors’ after gaining the strength that should have belonged to the game. Upon realizing this, Canary held her forehead, sighed, and shook her head helplessly. But after pondering in silence for a few moments, she asked.

“Your Highness Erin, are you able to confirm the remaining number of slates and their location?”

“There should be a total of five slates because I can already sense the presence of the other four…” Erin said, waving her hand. Shortly after, a holographic 3D projection map appeared in front of the trio. Looking at it, Canary and Mini Bubble Gum couldn’t help but put up strange expressions. They knew clearly that not anyone had access to such a base hologram. And now, this princess who didn’t know what a computer was actually knew how to control it smoothly…

“Please display the locations I’ve marked earlier.”

“Yes, Commander.”

An electronic voice which should be an artificial-intelligence responded. It seemed like it was completely under Erin’s control through her spell because it subconsciously treated her as the highest commanding officer. Come to think of it, an artificial-intelligence consisting of data could actually be influenced by spells. This wasn’t great news in any way, right!

Cough, cough. We will talk about the problem of the progress of human science and technology in the future.

Shortly after Erin’s command, the markings on four bases were shown clearly on the map. After looking at their location, Canary’s and Mini Bubble Gum’s expressions changed slightly. Even though they were only passing travelers, they knew exactly where they were. Even worldly civilians knew that forbidden areas of the military shouldn’t be trespassed, not to mention one of the bases was in the core area of the Americas Region!

“Woah… this is getting troublesome.”

Even Mini Bubble Gum couldn’t help but click her tongue. It was apparent that even though this little fella was reckless, she was aware of the limits. These places were in the core areas of the Americas Region. If they were to follow Erin in wreaking havoc, the entire Americas Region would perish! Would everything be fine?

“… Are these places difficult?”

“Hmm… in terms of importance, they should be around the same level as the Wisdom Tower in the Country of Darkness, I suppose.”

Mini Bubble Gum answered, pulling a long face. The so-called Wisdom Tower was the building for the Magic Association. It gathered several great lichs and necromancers to research various mage equipment and undead spells. It could also be treated as the ‘science and research department’ of the Country of Darkness. Of course, such a venue was heavily guarded. Upon hearing Mini Bubble Gum’s words, Erin understood what she was trying to express and couldn’t help but pucker her brows and ponder in silence. After a few moments, she suddenly blinked and the corners of her lips perked up into a strange smile.

“In that case, I have a solution.”

She responded proudly.

***

Americas Region, GPX-03 Cooperative Moon Defense Base.

The pure, dazzling white lights shone on the surface of the moon. Gazing at the screen displayed by the surveillance cameras, the guard let out a lazy yawn. He shook his head, before reaching out for a bag of warm coffee and sucking the straw. Apart from the pale moon surface and starry sky on the surveillance screen, there was nothing else. The guard curled his lips and turned to his colleague.

“Damn it, the other bases have already evacuated, so why are we waiting here like idiots? All for the sake of those stupid scientists? God dang, I just can’t understand what is more important than their lives. I heard the entire fifth branch has perished and even the reinforcements are doomed! I can’t understand just what sort of monster is capable of doing such a thing… Damn it. That’s why I said those buggers at the top will surely get into trouble for dealing with this sort of messy stuff. You’ve watched Alien, right? Sigh… I really do wonder if we’ve sunken into similar trouble…”

“You’ve watched too many movies, idiot. Pull yourself together. It isn’t only us who haven’t evacuated. We just have to do what the top tells us to. Hmm…?”

“What’s wrong?”