Chapter 1321: Chapter 1068 External Storage Device
At that moment, Elsa was right there, fully engrossed in analyzing the spatial traces left in the area. Not long ago, a space passage had been constructed here, but before it could be fully established, it had vanished. The incomplete creation of the space passage, however, gave Elsa an opportunity.
Elsa harnessed the power of Ghost Spirits, the greatest energy within her at that time, to greatly amplify the traces left behind. Gradually, Elsa finally discovered an extremely hidden energy trace. And this energy trace was leading straight underground!
No wonder!
No wonder the Core Clan had tracked their way here only to end up without any result. From the look of that energy trace, it was completely disguised as an ordinary energy conduit, rather than a space channel. However, in the face of Elsa’s powerful energy amplification, it ultimately revealed its true purpose.
It led underground?
Elsa immediately transformed herself into a being of pure energy and plunged into the ground. Even the soil contained faint traces of energy, which was abnormal since in this universe, most matter serves as a poor storage vessel for energy. How could soil and rocks possibly store energy?
Soon, Elsa had passed through the rock layer and arrived at the planet’s interior, where the rock layer was so thin it astonished her. Even describing it as symbolically thick would not be an exaggeration. However, this thin rock layer had an exceptionally high strength, which was likely related to the energy stored within the soil and rocks.
Inside the planet, Elsa could distinctly feel intense fluctuations of energy, and she immediately rushed towards the source. After a while, Elsa saw a glimmer of light in the distance, which grew in brightness before her eyes. Finally, a colossal Tetrahedron appeared before Elsa.
Every edge of this Tetrahedron measured over ten thousand meters, its enormous volume giving it an overwhelming presence, yet the emanations of Giant power made Elsa feel a sense of familiarity. The entire Tetrahedron was glowing, yet there were no Runes around it. However, energy kept pulsating.
Is this the so-called External Storage Device of the Giant?
Elsa felt the energy fluctuations emanating from it, judged there to be no danger, and then lightly placed her hand on it. Instantly, the orderly pulsating Giant power immediately converged where Elsa touched the Tetrahedron, and there, an exceedingly strange Array took shape. Elsa sensed the composition of the Array, unclear about its exact purpose. But she did not need to understand, as from the depths of her being surged a powerful Giant-force, forming a structure similar to a key, merging into the Array. Suddenly, the Array began to rapidly reorganize, and the whole Tetrahedron started trembling and thundering.
Then, right before Elsa’s eyes, the gigantic Tetrahedron slowly opened.
Elsa immediately ascended, making room for the vast structure that measured tens of thousands of meters. Within the opened Tetrahedron, a massive sphere was suspended, brimming with systematic knowledge and surrounded by a vast energy Halo.
Although not entirely sure what it was, Elsa believed that this had to be the aforementioned ’External Storage Device’ of the Giant.
"Welcome, my master! After being trapped here for over ten thousand years, I have finally welcomed the return of a master... Wait, you are not the master of the Giant, you are from the Celestial Clan? But why do you bear the mark of the Giant’s master?"
A Big-eyed Golem flew over and looked at Elsa curiously.
"Who I am is not important. What matters is, what are you doing here?" Elsa replied, as she had come here in search of answers, not to resolve confusions.
"I am the administrator here, and my sole purpose is to organize and protect the knowledge of the Giant," said the Big-eyed Golem.
"Explain to me the matter of the Eternal Battlefield," Elsa said.
"The Eternal Battlefield? What is that?" the Big-eyed inquired, puzzled.
"You don’t know?" Elsa was taken aback.
"Indeed, I have no idea what you’re talking about. In fact, I have been in standby mode for ten thousand years, and this is the first time you have awakened me. I am unclear about the issue you’re describing," said the Big-eyed Golem.
Something’s not right!
The Dark Saintess had once told Elsa about the matter of descending upon the Heavenly Kingdom, mentioning it was a small space with various knowledge floating within. It was also said that the sphere stored the ultimate knowledge and there was a Golem responsible for maintenance.
But looking at the sphere before her, the volume of several kilometers definitely couldn’t be considered a small sphere, could it?
"Golem, how high is my authority?" Elsa asked.
"Although you are not a Giant, you possess the full authority of the Giant. Essentially, all of the Giant’s devices within this Plane are unrestricted for you, including this External Storage Device," the Big-eyed Golem explained.
"Good, regarding this External Storage Device, how important is it to the Giant?" Elsa inquired.
"Hmm, how should I compare it? It’s roughly like the food one eats every day!" said the Big-eyed Golem.
"So it’s as important as food?"
"No, no, no, you misunderstand. What I mean is, it’s as easily obtainable as food, and losing it wouldn’t be considered a loss at all," the Big-eyed Golem quickly clarified.
Could it really be such a trivial thing?
"Then what about the descending Heavenly Kingdom?" Elsa continued to ask.
"The descending Heavenly Kingdom, that is everything to the Giant. The Giant would not hesitate to wage war with the gods in order to protect it," the Big-eyed Golem said seriously.
"Define! Gods!" Elsa seemed to have heard a very serious term.
"Gods are advanced life-forms living in the Divine Realm, possessing extremely high energy levels. Once, a god created this multiverse and the Giants," the Big-eyed Golem said.
For Elsa, this was an incredibly astonishing secret! It turned out that there was not just one god!
No, no, no, such topics could wait for later. The primary issue at hand was still the problems with this planet.
"Golem, I need to check your structure," Elsa said.
"Yes," said the Big-eyed Golem as it flew in front of Elsa. The metal shell around it opened to reveal the intricate structures inside.
"I employ a standard ninth-generation Power Core, sixth-generation intelligent thought module, and my auxiliary memory system can record over seventeen years of uninterrupted video data," explained the Big-eyed Golem, extending an extremely thin finger and pointing at each part to Elsa.
Elsa carefully examined the golem’s composition and did not find anything suspicious.
"Next, I need to inspect the External Storage Device," Elsa said.
"Warning: Although the External Storage Device has a simple structure, it is extremely delicate. To prevent any errors, the maker has reinforced the whole structure. It can only be opened through forceful disassembly, but this would cause irreparable damage to the External Storage Device. Do you wish to proceed with this command?" the Big-eyed Golem asked.
"Change of command. Next, I order you to immediately self-check the External Storage Device, focusing on screening for any physical or energy changes that are different from before you entered standby," Elsa instructed.
"Yes, self-check commences immediately."
And so, the vast sphere emitted a buzzing sound, and a stream of energy flew out from one end. This energy rotated at high speed around one side of the sphere, then gradually descended. Because it rotated so quickly, Elsa could only see a Halo expanding slowly from one end. About two hours later, the Halo disappeared from the opposite side.
"The External Storage Device self-check is complete. No hardware modifications detected; no changes in the energy system detected; warning! Environmental anomaly detected! Warning! Multiple reading records detected!"
The Cyclops Golem’s eyes emitted light, creating an interface.
Originally, the External Storage Device had been directly suspended in space!
A series of reading records appeared. They were primarily concentrated on a certain day several hundred years ago.
"What happened that day, is there any way to restore the scene from that time?" Elsa inquired.
"As there are no external surveillance devices, I am unable to determine what happened at the time. However, judging by the energy levels, it seems a god had visited here," said the Cyclops Golem.
The records showed that on that day, Divine Power had forcefully breached the defense of the External Storage Device and then accessed a part of its knowledge.
With this information, Elsa more or less understood the situation.
The Divine Envoy, the only one capable of such an act, was indeed a Divine Envoy. They accessed information and then seemingly created the planet out of thin air, hiding the External Storage Device inside it. Elsa did not know much about Divine Envoys, but if a Divine Envoy would do something that could trigger a major war, it meant that it was not necessarily benevolent.
"Is there anything else you wish to add about this reading?" Elsa then asked the Cyclops Golem.
"In fact, although you are not a Giant, I must remind you, based on my limited knowledge, that the relationship between the Giants and the Gods is not good. If you truly encounter a Divine Envoy, I suggest you at least maintain minimal self-defense measures to prevent any accidents," the Cyclops Golem advised.
"Thank you for your suggestion," Elsa nodded and then looked around. She continued, "You can re-enter your defensive state. I’ll go find that Divine Envoy and clear up what exactly this so-called eternal battlefield is all about."
Behind Elsa, the huge Tetrahedron slowly closed. It entered an energy silence state to prevent energy interference with Elsa’s judgment.
If there was anything amiss about this strange planet, it was those two cities and the eternal battlefield in between them. Battles erupted continually there, warriors died ceaselessly; all for the sake of acquiring knowledge, which sounded utterly suspicious. Moreover, on a hollow planet with microgravity and no air, how could there be an area with both gravity and air?
Anyone with half a brain knew that there was definitely a problem.
And Elsa believed that the source of the problem must lie beneath that city!
According to Elsa’s judgment, there might be some special device or something else under there. But when she arrived near it, she discovered that beneath that city was another vast city of steel composed of various mechanical devices!
Perhaps sensing Elsa’s approach, those devices opened fire without warning. As a being of pure energy at the moment, Elsa could feel the threat of these Light Cannons, so she immediately converted herself into a semi-energy form. Instantly, she felt a gravitational pull towards that city!
Thus, Elsa accelerated downward, avoiding all the gunfire, and crashed heavily into the midst of the city!
To her surprise, there were residents in the city!
However, these residents did not seem friendly at all. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian.com with recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)
