That pitch-black exterior, that unremarkable shell, that bizarre pile of irregular spheres, that overall appearance whose style was impossible to describe... It looked strange, but I wasn't unfamiliar with it at all, because I had personally brought it back not long ago.
In the shelter world, this very thing had been stored in the God Forging Furnace's warehouse—a mysterious device that Abyss Shilin had protected with her last ounce of strength tens of thousands of years ago. But no one knew its true purpose anymore.
This thing was the "replacement" that could solve the Activation Terminal dilemma?! It could replace the Activation Terminal core?!
"You know what it does now?" After staring wide-eyed for a while, I finally turned to Tawell in disbelief. "This thing can replace the Activation Terminal core? It looks pretty ugly..."
"Do not judge anything by its appearance. How do you still have such a bad habit?" Abyss Shilin's voice suddenly came from nearby. "As my father, you should be more fair and wise... Though I was quite surprised at first too. I never expected that what I preserved back then would turn out to be something so important—it is an Activation Terminal made by the Other Shore. Well, only the core portion."
Sandora and I both looked like this: 0_0!
"An... Activation Terminal made by the Other Shore?!" I cried out several seconds later. "Are you sure?! This thing actually... Holy crap, this thing looks so ordinary, yet it's an Activation Terminal made by the Other Shore?!"
"Absolutely certain." Tawell nodded vigorously beside us. "My subordinates found conclusive evidence inside this device. Though it is unbelievable to have it sitting right before us, and though its appearance does not quite resemble one... it is indeed an Activation Terminal core."
I quickly waved for Tawell to