The Sirens, a mysterious race that had never vied with the world, had lived peacefully in the depths of the ocean for ten thousand years. They seemed content to remain as they were, slowly whiling away their long lives in the deep sea. Changes in the environment and the passage of eras on land had not affected the Siren city-state in the slightest.
But they were not truly an unchanging race. In fact, contrary to their "hermit" image, the Sirens were an intensely curious species. They were more than willing to accept new knowledge from the outside, and after learning of their own origins, they became even more eager to explore the history of their civilization.
"We're working on a way to repair Nathatone. We don't just want to restore the buildings destroyed in the last war—we also want to fix the ship's outer hull and the lower isolation compartments. There's a huge hole at the bottom of the city. Mud, sand, and scrap metal have blocked all the pipelines below. That place had been abandoned for ten thousand years, and only today did we realize that it was a massive hole created when the ship crashed into the seabed during its landing." Katerina's finger swept unconsciously over the holographic model of Nathatone. "We believe repairing this ship will be the first step in rebuilding the legacy of Ayo. The restoration process will also help us recover some of the ancient technologies we've lost."
Hao Ren raised his eyebrows. "So you want an ark? To use as material for repairing the ship?"
"Not just as material for repairing the ship." Katerina smiled. "It would also serve as a reference for research. Our sisters have lived in this deep sea for ten thousand years. Being sealed away for so long has