Two weeks later.
Central Galaxy, the home planet of the Federation of Light, Presidential Office.
Bader was alone in the room. A remote projection floated in front of him, depicting a normal interstellar human. He was of medium height, wearing a loose white robe, with many wrinkles on his face, making him look somewhat old, but his spirit was very vigorous. His pupils were luminous, like two miniature stars, extremely dazzling and piercing, making it difficult for ordinary people to look directly at him. His beard reached his chest, and his hair was also very long, tied up with several silver magnetic hair ties. Both his hair and beard were silver, with a metallic texture, like flowing liquid alloy.
This projection was the true form of the Mechanic Emperor's Manison, with a calm expression and an air of Calm and Composed, currently conversing with Bader.
"My troops have delivered the Scepter of All Gods to the research station you designated, and the handover is complete." Manison's voice was old and "magnetic"... the kind that's electrifying.
"Thank you." Bader smiled and nodded, "The promised reward will be delivered to the Machine Race."
The Mechanic Emperor and the Federation of Light have been allied for many years. Due to its own strength, influence, and past achievements, Manison holds a superior position in the Federation of Light. Bader has great respect for the Mechanic Emperor and has always carefully maintained the alliance between the two sides.
After all, before him, Manison had already served several presidents of the Federation of Light... Of course, this was also due to the federal system, as their leaders changed more frequently compared to the Crimson Dynasty and the Arcane Church.
Manison nodded, then changed the subject, saying slowly, "There's one more thing."
"Please speak."
"When you go to contact Black Star, remember to call me."
Bader was taken aback.
Why bring this up all of a sudden? Why do you think we need to contact Black Star?
After this incident, Bader was indeed no longer willing to underestimate Han Xiao, but he also did not intend to send anyone to represent the Federation of Light to contact him, because there was no need for it. Black Star was an ally of the Empire, a large and powerful entity, Beyond Grade A had joined a cosmic-level civilization. Unless there were special reasons, it was virtually impossible for him to switch sides, otherwise the Empire would not let him go. Therefore, Bader had no intention of contacting Han Xiao.
After thinking it over, Bader assumed that Manison was simply interested in Black Star himself, so he nodded in agreement. It was normal for Beyond Grade A mechanic to be keen on exchanging ideas, and he wasn't surprised.
"Nothing else, I'm logging off." Manison nodded and then hung up.
Seeing this, Bader waited for more than ten seconds, then turned around and contacted the Imperial's direct line of Beyond Grade A virtual mechanics.
"The quantum network monitoring showed no abnormalities just now, right?"
"No."
Hearing this, Bader felt relieved. Although he trusted Manison, he still had to be cautious. After all, Manison was not a direct descendant of the Federation of Light, but an ally of the Ancient Ones. He might even be the most powerful virtual mechanic of this era, along with the Book. Therefore, every time he connected remotely, he would have a virtual mechanic from the Federation monitor the network to prevent Manison from secretly opening a backdoor.
Meanwhile, in the distant, Ancient Star Desert, Manison opened his eyes, his consciousness exiting the quantum network, a strange smile playing on his lips.
"The material that encases the Scepter of All Gods has reached the level of Cosmic Wonder. The Federation of Light... is in for a headache this time."
When Manison accepted the mission, he knew he would have access to the Scepter of All Gods, so he brought a lot of research equipment with him. His ranged units had already done a simple study of the protective membrane on the outside of the Scepter of All Gods on the way.
However, the Space-Time Amber isolates all forms of energy, making it difficult to even detect various parameters. It appears as an "absent" object on various detectors. It was only through space research equipment that Manison's long-range forces discovered a clue. The only thing they could analyze was that the spacetime coefficient of the Space-Time Amber was strange and distorted, remaining constant at a certain value.
He attempted to decipher the Space-Time Amber by disrupting the spacetime coefficients; however, the Space-Time Amber also isolated itself from the influence of external spatial changes, making this solidified spacetime extremely stable.
To this day, Manison has not figured out the material structure of amber, which is both a physical object and has the characteristics of a field, appearing under a microscope as the universe itself, and as a region without movement.
Since there is no particle movement, time seems to cease to exist, which is similar to the principle of freezing time.
Manison recalled the historical Exploration Era War, during which Three Universal Civilizations altered the physical constants of the universe near their home planet, creating a closed and safe region. Space-Time Amber seemed to operate on a similar principle, perhaps even more bizarrely. If this material were to be assumed to be another condensed subspace independent of the universe, then it must possess unique physical constants.
He was knowledgeable and believed that this material had reached the level of Cosmic Wonder.
After studying it, he ruled out the possibility that the Space-Time Amber was a technology—he didn't think Han Xiao had that ability—so he turned his attention to the Universal Treasure that could create such a material.
Aside from Black Star himself, it would be very difficult for anyone else to crack it.
Therefore, Manison was certain that the Federation of Light would attempt to contact Black Star, and that it wouldn't be long before they did.
"I might as well get to know him on the way... Hmm, I think he bullied some of my people before."
Manison narrowed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.
Federation of Light Military Control Zone, a certain research base.
Not long ago, Manison's troops delivered the Scepter of All Gods, which was now fixed in a huge mechanical cabin. Outside were a bunch of research instruments, and many researchers were focused on operating the equipment.
This is an integrated material analyzer that can analyze multiple parameters of a target without causing damage. It is a standard product for researchers in advanced civilizations. The one made by the Federation of Light is naturally even better. Basically, it can analyze anything that actually exists.
The head of the research base stood to the side, his eyes fixed intently on the Scepter of All Gods.
President Bader issued an order that the seal on the Scepter of All Gods must be broken. The head of the research base, knowing the importance of this matter, personally took charge of the project.
To be in charge of an important research base, the director is no ordinary person. He is an important figure at the Federation of Light Supreme Research Institute, who has made various significant scientific research contributions and has many honorary titles. He was once personally awarded the Medal of Honor, representing the highest scientific research achievement, by the president.
"Reporting to the supervisor, the equipment has been debugged and the material analyzer is ready. Shall we proceed with the first analysis?"
"Let's begin." The supervisor nodded.
The researcher pressed the button, and the next moment, the material analyzer started operating, emitting a slight hum. Everyone stared intently at the screen, where the data was changing rapidly.
After a while, the AI assistant came to a conclusion that surprised everyone.
"Data error, target cannot be analyzed, target has energy insulating properties, detection rays cannot attach to or penetrate it."
The material analyzer wasn't working? The supervisor was somewhat surprised. This wasn't unheard of, but it was extremely rare. When it happened, it usually meant they had encountered something tricky.
The Federation of Light's research station naturally had more than one type of detection equipment. The supervisor tried them all, but after several hours, the report he received was only a few thin pages long. Normal materials would generate at least a thousand-page report after going through the process, but the parameters that could be detected in the Space-Time Amber were pitifully few, and he still knew nothing about it.
Manison could detect anomalous spatiotemporal coefficients, and so could they measure them. Moreover, the supervisors tried even more methods to crack the code, but none of them worked.
It can't even perform normal testing, let alone crack it.
The supervisor became increasingly puzzled and started to get a headache. All conventional methods had failed, and he was at a loss as to where to begin.
--What the hell is this thing?!
As a researcher, he is full of curiosity and has a mindset of challenging the unknown. He will not give up easily, but while he has interests, he also has tasks to perform.
The supervisor's heart sank at the thought of Bader's request.
He had a premonition... that the president's hopes were likely to be dashed.
This thing seems to be more difficult to crack than they imagined.