During the roughly three-hour synchronized observation window, Noi and Loren conducted four deep-space scans in the same direction at the same time. Technical Personnel attempted everything from system resets to hard circuit switching on the Holy Mountain's sensor array, yet every attempt ended the same way... that ghostlike "extra shadow" remained. When the two completely different sets of observation data were overlaid, the discrepancy still could not be corrected, even with synchronized observations from two planets.
By the end of the tests, even the Noi Technical Personnel had begun to wonder whether that "extra shadow" was an error at all—or another real Magic Tide.
After repeated attempts proved futile, the observation window finally came to its inevitable end—the synchronized scans conducted by Loren and Noi Star were forced to stop.
The printer clicked continuously as a strip of white paper slowly emerged from its slot. On it was a message from the "witch," Nova: "The observation window has ended. Before the second window arrives, we still have time to resolve the problems we have encountered through other means.
"The sages have received the system operation data sent by Loren. We will conduct a comprehensive analysis over the next few days in hopes of identifying the cause of the abnormal readings in the observation device. In addition, our FTL Communication will remain open as normal. We hope to exchange our respective progress at the earliest opportunity."
Looking at the words on the paper strip, Gawain let out a soft breath and said in a low voice, "Received. Loren's communication system will also remain open as normal. In addition, we will continue conducting single-planet baseline tests before the second window arrives. Although the parameters observed from a single planet cannot be used to construct the barrier frequency, we may have a chance