Life Game In Other World
Chapter 617: Footprints of the Divine Being (Big - , Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 617: Chapter 617: Footprints of the Divine Being (Big Chapter, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The dazzling radiance spread evenly over the grey-white metallic shell, reflecting a warm, dazzling light with a faint brown hue.

In fact, what He Ao saw before him was a grandiose metallic creation so awe-inspiring it could shake one’s soul.

Its central section was overall shuttle-shaped, with a visual length of several thousand kilometers and a diameter close to a hundred meters at its thickest part. Beautiful arcs made up its exterior, and the staggered structure gave this enormous object a harmonious aesthetic even in the dark void of space.

In the presence of such a colossal structure, human beings seemed as diminutive as ants.

Yet, this massive shuttle-shaped structure was not all there was to this metallic creation.

Five robust columnar metal rods extended outward from the central axis of the shuttle, uniformly forming 72-degree angles with it and reaching into the emptiness.

Then, at the end of these long rods, close to a kilometer away from the central axis, there was a huge metallic ring connected.

This metal ring was rotating slowly in a counterclockwise direction.

Of course, calling it a ’ring’ is relative to the voluminous shuttle-shaped center.

In fact, the ring was made up of sections that were not completely identical in shape. On some sections, you could even see a patch of dark observation windows.

This ’metal ring’ was actually the ’cabin’ where the spaceship’s crew lived.

Such ring-shaped cabins, nearly two thousand meters in diameter, were not singular; He Ao only needed to lift his head to see three of them arranged in sequence, rotating slowly.

Two clockwise, one counterclockwise.

To be precise, there were four ring-shaped cabins, because the area where He Ao and the others currently were should itself be a ring-shaped cabin.

One that rotates clockwise.

"So the ’gravity’ under our feet comes from this?"

Zhang Yusi, standing beside He Ao, gazed at those majestic rotating ring cabins.

These ring cabins rotated at a constant speed, and the centrifugal force they produced was just enough to simulate the gravity of the main world. That’s why they could ’steadily’ walk on the ground upon entering this spaceship, without floating due to weightlessness.

In fact, it was this normal ’gravity’ that had always made Zhang Yusi skeptical about whether this place was genuinely a spacefaring vessel.

Now, that doubt had finally been resolved.

He Ao stood in front of the observation window, watching the ring cabins outside continuously revolve.

This was the Navigator, a massive entity made of a shuttle-shaped central axis and several huge ring-shaped cabins.

Only such a behemoth could support the crew’s long-duration living in space.

This was a spaceship that, once embarked, was destined to venture deeper into deep space.

It might even not have been prepared to return home.

That’s why it was called the Navigator.

Forever at the forefront.

The name Navigator is quite interesting, suggesting the one who leads the course.

Whose course is it leading?

If this spaceship shares the same origin as the ruins, then perhaps the spaceship is meant to lead the course of the ruins.

So, where are they headed?

If the civilization of the ruins truly originated from the Copy World of the Original Federation, why did they set off?

Considering the current state of the Copy World, it is not yet completely inhabitable.

Moreover, from the history publicly disclosed by the Federation, one could easily notice a detail never explicitly mentioned in all the history books of the Federation—the Original Federation was not established starting from the Second District where the current Federation resides.

First there was the First District; the people from the First District built the Original Federation, then spread their achievements and organized people from other districts in succession, ending the Era of the Great Cataclysm and inaugurating the era of the Original Federation.

The founders of Dawn City were not the people living on its land but ’visitors’ who came across vast oceans.

The Original Federation perished in a great storm; the sudden tempest severed maritime routes, completely isolating the Second District from the other major regions, and from then on, the present-day Federation was born.

But the powerful Great Storm hadn’t caused too much damage to the land, at least not to the Second District.

So, they were back to the initial question: why had the people in the ruins set sail?

What exactly had happened on the journey that led to the complete destruction of the entire ruin civilization?

Why had the Main World formed a connection with the ruins?

He Ao slowly withdrew his thoughts.

Clearly, the knowledge and information he now possessed were insufficient to solve these problems.

He stared at the center of the entire flying ship, which was the huge shuttle-shaped ’axis.’ For some reason, he always felt there was something about that place.

After pondering for a moment, he activated his Super Memory and looked at the shuttle-shaped axis.

Boom—

A savage chaotic torrent exploded in his mind in an instant, with the chaotic, distorted sounds of mechanical friction and the sickening noise of squirming flesh all mixing together, echoing in his mind.

He had seen things he shouldn’t have seen again, though this level of exposure was still within a bearable range.

He Ao continued to gaze at the shuttle-shaped central axis. Through the vision of Super Memory, the entire shuttle-shaped central axis was enveloped in a thin layer of gray Shadow.

This Shadow contracted rhythmically, expanding like the even breathing of a person in deep slumber.

Following this gray Shadow, He Ao could vaguely see some kind of invisible connection hidden within the depths of the Shadow, plunging into time and space, leading towards an infinitely distant place.

And the moment he discovered this connection, the surging and tumbling noises in his mind, akin to ocean waves, suddenly roared violently as if a blaze was burning at the bottom of the sea, boiling the entire ocean.

Endless mad ramblings rampaged through He Ao’s brain, and for a split second, he felt as though his brain had inflated like an air-filled balloon, then was squeezed back by his skull.

A severe sense of dizziness overwhelmed his sea of consciousness.

At the same time, the rhythmically ’breathing’ gray Shadow suddenly swelled as if about to become ’active.’

It was at that instant that He Ao shut off his Super Memory and withdrew his gaze.

The back of his hand touched the area between his nostrils, and fresh red blood smeared his skin.

He had a nosebleed.

Even his physically strong body could barely withstand the impact of just now.

He pulled a tissue from his pocket and wiped his nose clean.

"Minister He?"

At this time, Zhang Yusi noticed He Ao’s actions. She was a mix of concern and puzzlement as she looked at him.

"It’s nothing,"

He Ao folded up the tissue, "Just a little issue within expectations."

He must have seen a ’trace’ left by a Divine Being and, as a result, drew upon that Divine Being’s power.

Dealing with such matters, he was quite experienced. As long as he wasn’t face-to-face with his ’good friends,’ such peripheral contact would at most cause him to bleed a little and not inflict serious harm.

In that moment of impact, the strongest force was actually the polluted ramblings, but they were still within He Ao’s tolerance.

As for the assault on his physical body, it was merely some overflow of Mental Power. Although it caused an impact on his body, it wouldn’t inflict significant harm.

Zhang Yusi watched He Ao’s actions. Although she remained somewhat concerned, since he said it was fine, she didn’t inquire further.

She lifted her head, looking out at the massive shuttle-shaped central axis—it seemed that the issues for Minister He had started after looking at that.

But in her view, it was just a staggering giant metal structure, with nothing peculiar about it.

While Zhang Yusi lifted her gaze to the shuttle-shaped central axis, He Ao shifted his gaze backward.

There must be something special about the shuttle-shaped central axis. The mist that covered the entire central axis, as well as the traces left by the Divine Being, might signify that this was the core of the transformation that had affected the flying ship.

He should try to find a way to get there and investigate.

To reach that shuttle-shaped central axis, one must find the corridor that links the central axis with the ring-shaped cabins.

This corridor should exist.

Therefore, one still needs to find a map that can mark such a corridor.

At this moment, the place where He Ao was located was a vast hall, neatly lined with metallic boxes the size of a person lying down.

These metal boxes had a special design, primarily white, with sharp, clear edges, giving them a high-tech feel.

It was obvious that the designers had tried to distinguish these metal boxes from ’coffins’.

At this moment, without exception, all these densely arranged metal boxes were open, with the bright light shining on the dried bloodstains on the floor, casting the entire scene in a bizarre and grotesque light.

"Minister He, what are these?"

At this moment, Zhang Yusi also turned her head back. She couldn’t make any sense of the shuttle-shaped central axis, which seemed to be beyond her understanding.

"They should be some kind of hypersleep pods."

He Ao picked up his pace, walking across the gaps between these hypersleep pods, heading towards the other side of the hall.

The construction of the entire hall was simple, with regular metal walls on all four sides.

He Ao was now facing a wall embedded with large viewing windows, and on the left and right walls beside him, there was a door on each, leading into pitch darkness, with no sight of their depths.

They had just entered through the door on the left side, where amid the darkness, a ’nest’ of flesh spiders was hidden.

As for the door on the right,

He Ao glanced at the dark corridor and slowly withdrew his gaze.

In front of him was a wall embedded with several display screens, presumably once used to show certain statuses.

At this moment, most of these screens were damaged, and even the intact ones were pitch-black.

However, theoretically, where there are screens, where there is a display, there must be a device capable of outputting the display, so there should also be a main computer in this hall.

Zhang Yusi realized this too and followed behind He Ao.

The two of them quickly crossed through the neatly arranged hypersleep pods.

If these hypersleep pods were in a normal state, under the bright light with flickering displays, they should look highly technological.

But in this silent scene of blood everywhere, those open and silent hypersleep pods really looked like open ’coffins’.

The faint light shone through the massive viewing windows, making the hall resemble a small ’graveyard’ adrift in the boundless universe.

Bright yet desolate.

The two moved swiftly, soon reaching the other end of the hall.

The location of the main computer was easy to find, as the metal door that concealed it was now wide open, with most of the door hinge broken, and the whole metal door hung limply like a piece of paper torn in half.

He Ao walked up to the door and crouched down.

The door was not very large, about fifty centimeters wide and seventy centimeters high.

Looking from the outside, the first thing that caught the eye was a number of severed wires.

The cuts on these wires were very neat, as if they had been cut directly with some sharp blade.

The person who destroyed this computer this time must have known something about computers; the wires he cut seemed to be fairly essential data lines.

He Ao turned on the flashlight and examined the inside of the main computer carefully.

This was a large engineering main computer, densely packed with block-shaped motherboard modules and central processing unit modules mounted on them.

When it came to these hardware parts, there were no cuts. Instead, there were several wild blasts of bullets.

At a glance, He Ao noticed that most of the motherboards or central processors had been pierced through, including the memory chips, which were hit by several bursts.

However, judging by the viciousness of the bullets, they must have been in a hurry at that time; otherwise, they could have destroyed these computers in more detail.

"Minister He, any clues?"

Zhang Yusi looked at the dense array of circuits inside.

These things had already begun to exceed her understanding.

"We’re in luck, they left in a hurry," He Ao reached out his hand, "Pass me the dagger."

"Sure."

Zhang Yusi handed the dagger to He Ao.

He Ao took the bone sword off his back, placed it beside him, and leaned half his body into the doorway.

The blade of the dagger positioned against a screw securing a mainboard module, he then forcefully severed the screw.

He continued to repeat the action.

Soon, he had dismantled a complete, intact small mainboard module—the only intact one in the entire array.

However, its central processor had been destroyed.

Then he fumbled inside for a while, finding a small central processor whose casing had been destroyed but the core was intact.

That processor was only the size of his thumb, not at all comparable to the quantum computer of 8753.

But now he had a small mainboard module and a small processor.

The Federation in the Copy World had essentially integrated memory chips into mainboard modules, and the Original Federation must have done so too.

But the storage chip of this mainboard had been destroyed, and He Ao had not found any intact storage chips.

Although there were no storage chips, the highly integrated mainboard module and processor should still be able to boot the system.

But what He Ao needed was the map that might be stored in the storage chip.

He Ao slotted the processor into the central processor position of the mainboard module.

This mainboard module was highly integrated and well-sized, the whole thing only as large as He Ao’s palm.

Now, he needed to find an operational storage chip that might contain the map.

He Ao slowly pulled himself out from inside the metal door.

And in that instant, the lights outside abruptly went out.

The entire hall was plunged into darkness.

Only the faint light from the viewing window outside illuminated the deadly silent area.

In the dim shadows, it seemed as though a massive body was approaching quickly.

Long tentacles stretched out from the void, extending over the heads of He Ao and his companion.

Like a spider waiting for its prey, they lunged at those who stepped into their web.

"Minister He! Watch out!"

Zhang Yusi spotted the tentacles, she quickly raised her gun, but it was still a step too late.

At this moment, He Ao had just pulled himself out of the metal door, his bone sword behind him, and the dark tentacles had already reached in front of him.

Clearly, the creature behind those tentacles wanted to eliminate him first, the greater threat.

It seemed too late to draw his sword now.

He Ao raised his hand.

Retrieve objects from the air!

The bone sword that was placed behind him disappeared abruptly and appeared in his hand.