The "erasure" effect of the covert-operations drone lasted only an hour. That brief window was not enough for it to do much, but if used properly, it could still observe quite a few things as a probe.
Based on the fairies' chaotic descriptions, Hao Ren had a rough understanding of the so-called "Hub"—the Crystal Star he had seen in the illusion. He knew that the entire planetary system containing the Hub had been created by the Creation Goddess. In the region where the Hub was located, space-time and all things did not operate entirely according to the normal laws of the universe. Its most distinctive feature was that every celestial body moved independently under artificial control.
The place was illuminated by an eternal star, yet the planets did not repeatedly orbit it along fixed paths. The "Hub" was a rocky planet fixed near the star. It rotated but did not revolve, experiencing alternating day and night but no changing seasons. A powerful Planetary Shield and numerous defensive platforms protected the sacred world. Three Planetary Fortresses were distributed around the Hub, moving freely within the planetary system and anchoring themselves wherever necessary. Before the sudden "rebellion" broke out, the three Planetary Fortresses had been anchored at the three vertices of an equilateral triangle around the Hub. In addition, countless temples, fortresses, watchtowers, and facilities known as "gates" had been built throughout the Hub system. These grand, ancient structures floated in space, operating automatically under a program left behind by the Creation Goddess. Even the Guardian Giants had no authority to modify them.
After the rebellion broke out, Amantir destroyed Nakdal with the doomsday weapon Torrent of the End. The aftershocks of the Torrent of the End swept through space, dealing astonishing damage to everything around the Hub. More than half of