"What the hell is going on?" Magneto asked. "Aren't they already dead? How could their consciousnesses have been uploaded into the Orchis Forge's system?"
"I think you should all know that the Orchis Forge is not entirely human technology." Dr. Mendel had clearly gained a deeper understanding after making his way through the Orchis Forge's system. He said, "In fact, even its materials are not entirely from Earth."
"How is that possible?" Moira narrowed her eyes and said, "Aside from materials from Earth, where else could they have gotten them?"
"The Shi'ar Empire," Dr. Mendel said with certainty. He took the Flash Chip from his wife, placed it in front of everyone, and said, "Many years ago, the laboratory where I worked, the one studying Flash Chip technology, once provided us with a material that could not possibly have appeared on Earth. It was this key material that allowed us to achieve the seemingly impossible technology of consciousness transmission."
Magneto took the Flash Chip from him. He could feel that this thing was indeed different from every material on Earth. It carried an unfamiliar kind of radiation, very likely from another galaxy.
"This is the 'Source Energy Crystal' used by the Shi'ar Empire," Dr. Mendel said. "Simply put, it is a universal crystal material with quite miraculous properties. It was the key material that allowed humanity to complete such an advanced factory."
Dr. Mendel pushed up his glasses and continued, "The Orchis Forge was built near the sun partly because Mother Mold is not entirely controllable. If anything goes wrong, it can be pushed directly into the sun and destroyed. Another reason is that the properties of this miraculous crystal change as the temperature rises. High temperatures are a necessary operating environment, and the temperature near the sun is just