"Computers? Like the Supercomputer on the warship?" Bruis grew curious. In his eyes, the advanced Supercomputer Yuan had created already surpassed anything he understood. He had no idea why Yuan was so excited.
"That bastard Wu Daozi may have been unscrupulous in his methods, but he really knew his stuff. There isn't enough data yet to determine whether these palace complexes are complete Dark Matter Computers or merely models." Yuan excitedly waved both hands through the air.
"But either way, this is an immense treasure. Genuine knowledge belonging to God-making civilizations—even if it is only a model, its value is enough to drive people mad."
Before long, a model deduced by Qiming appeared in the air. Much of it was still blurry, but that was because they had avoided causing widespread damage to the palaces before them.
From their current position, the pattern structure on this side was extraordinarily complex. The number of lines, nodes, and converging directions alone formed an astronomical amount of data.
Without the Gene Engine, Yuan's efficiency in controlling Dark Energy with nothing but his Super Gene was low, and his recovery was slow. The work just now had nearly exhausted him to death. He would leave the rest to the Taotie.
He couldn't keep doing everything himself. Let them reap the rewards for once.
"Bruis, it's up to you. This can help us take an important step forward in God-making Technology. So go get the pickaxes." Bruis stared at Yuan with wide eyes, feeling that Yuan was radiating a sacred light at that moment.
"Yes, Your Excellency. Rest assured, we will clear out the palaces as quickly as possible."
With that, Bruis led all the Taotie soldiers back to the warship at top speed. Thanks to their advanced forging technology, making several dozen ordinary pre-nuclear civilization tools took barely a few seconds.
The Taotie looked at the pickaxes in their hands, wanting to speak but holding back. As elite Taotie soldiers, they usually operated either deadly high-energy weapons or precise scientific machinery. Who had ever used such primitive mining tools?
But that was outside Yuan's consideration. He had already returned to the warship's command center, sitting in the command chair and studying the pattern data with complete focus.
Although they only had one quarter of the prototype and it was incomplete, it was enough to give him the inspiration to begin deducing.
Qiming inside his armor did not stop for even a moment, running model deductions at maximum frequency. Yuan did not rest either, rapidly conducting deductions in his mind.
And so, time passed swiftly.
"Hey-ho! Clang! Hey-ho! Clang!"
One chant after another echoed through the vast palace complex. The bizarre sight made even Yuan struggle not to laugh.
Of course, Yuan had not intended to let them slowly chip away with their bodies alone. Even if the Taotie had mechanically enhanced bodies, how long would it take if they kept swinging hammers and pickaxes like that?
They wore their own armor. One worked at the front while another calibrated the data at the side. Fortunately, although the palace complex was enormous, there was not much that was truly useful and required careful selection.
"Your Excellency, it's finished." Bruis wiped the sweat from his forehead and ran over excitedly.
"I saw. You worked hard. Leave the rest to me." Yuan nodded at Bruis, never stingy with his praise for him.
Indeed, it was Yuan's turn next. Ignoring Bruis, who was grinning foolishly nearby, Yuan found that after the palace complex had been cleared out, none of the energy patterns held any more secrets from his eyes.
"Qiming, record the data. Begin comparing it with the simulated data model."
Understood, Master. Data entry has been completed. Establishing the data model. Complete. Beginning comparison with the knowledge base's simulated data model. Comparison in progress. Five percent! Thirty percent! Seventy percent! One hundred percent! Comparison complete. The knowledge base data model contains thirty-seven incorrect energy patterns and fifteen flaws. Congratulations, Master. The technology of Dobilun Star's computer data model has far surpassed Qiming."
"Is it a Dark Matter Computer?" Yuan asked hopefully.
"There is no relevant information in the knowledge base. Judging from the Dark Energy injection conditions, there is an eighty percent probability that it is a Dark Matter Computer."
"It's too early to celebrate." Though thrilled inside, Yuan knew this was merely a small step into God-making Technology.
Besides, why had Wu Daozi built such an enormous Dark Matter Computer here? Or perhaps these were only remnants Wu Daozi had once left behind. Although the energy patterns were correct, it could not be ruled out that they were merely patterns rather than a complete Dark Matter Computer.
The more he thought about it, the more Yuan felt this thing was full of flaws. Yet as he looked at the perfected model before him, he fell silent.
"What exactly is it? Wu Daozi, where are you waiting for me?"
Hearing Yuan's quiet murmur, Bruis did not know what to say. Then, as though he had remembered something, he hurried before Yuan and said:
"Your Excellency, in the rush earlier, I forgot to tell you. In the northern palace, one of the soldiers accidentally used too much force and smashed open a hole. It's pitch-black and bottomless, and the data returned by the detectors is strange as well."
After saying that, he transmitted the data in his hand into the central system. Yuan did not think much of it and merely opened it for a brief look, but suddenly seemed to notice something.
"Qiming, enlarge the scan image."
Very soon, a massive projection appeared before the two of them. Wu Daozi's place was strange. The entire enormous structure, including the outer palace complex, had no defenses against optical detection equipment.
Yet every other detection device produced no results at all. Everything appeared normal. Therefore, Yuan paid close attention to the scenes sent back by the optical equipment. That was when he discovered the image.
A tall, upright humanoid figure.
"Take me there!" After pondering for a moment, Yuan ordered Bruis.
"Alright. Follow me."
As they walked, Yuan continued thinking without pause, trying to uncover something from Wu Daozi's words.
"He was researching beast bodies, and some data from God-making civilizations was left here. In other words, perhaps the thing down there is what Wu Daozi mentioned... Could it really be that simple?"
Soon, the two arrived at the location. The Taotie had already finished their work, and the situation here had drawn them over to watch.
At the edge of the hole, it was exactly as Bruis had described. The pitch-black opening was bottomless at a glance. Whenever a breeze drifted past, faint echoes occasionally rose from within, giving off a dangerous feeling.
"Qiming, have you scanned it?"
"Sorry, Master. Qiming's result is the same as Bruis's. Only optical equipment can collect some images. All other devices, including the detection equipment on the warship, are ineffective."
Just as Yuan was pondering what lay below, no one noticed that the two opposing conical buildings floating in the sky had begun to glow quietly.
Between them, the three spherical bodies that had originally been rotating slowly sensed something and began spinning at high speed.
"The show is beginning!"
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