There is no need to doubt the sampling accuracy and computing power of the data terminal. At least in this universe, apart from the large-scale mainframe of the crystal nucleus research station and the cluster computing unit of the drone group, Hao Ren has not been able to find anything that can communicate with the data terminal. Comparable information processing equipment—so he fully believed in the judgment made by the other party: the time and space inside this closed ruins did stand still for a time!
"You just said that the ancient magic empire did not master the technology of time?" He immediately looked at Master Haimo with a serious expression.
Haimer himself was also a little surprised at the moment. Although he himself made the assumption that "time is still in the ruins", this assumption still made him feel unbelievable after it was confirmed: "This... it stands to reason. The ancient magic empire Although the history of the ancient magic empire has been incomplete and most of it has become legends, our Association of Magicians has always paid attention to collecting historical materials. We have much more information about the ancient magic empire in our hands than ordinary people know. Judging from the historical materials currently available, they are indeed There's no research on time...it's not even mentioned in those sources."
"It is impossible for such an important technology to appear out of thin air. Since there is no mention of it in all historical materials, I am afraid that the ancient magic emperors really did not have the ability to control time," Vivian said, "and if they really can Controlling this kind of power will not be so embarrassing when fighting against the eldest son... at least it will not be so completely destroyed."
"So there must be another reason why time is still in this ruin..." Hao Ren said as he walked towards the rooms around the hall, "Let's split up and check, since the time here has just started to flow, there must still be some traces left. Down."
As he spoke, he felt a little regretful at the same time: he came a step late, if he had known the news when the Holletta investigation team had just arrived at the ruins, he would definitely have come here as soon as possible, and then he would be able to Seeing the state of the ruins at the moment they opened—however, several days have passed since the opening of the first gate, and many important clues may have dissipated in these few days.
For example, the magic circles and alchemy containers that Haimo said were still running when the ruins were opened: they had already stopped at this moment.
But even so, Hao Ren could still see the signs that time and space had stopped in this place from the remaining traces.
Everywhere in the hall is spotless, the floor and some furnishings are as clean as new, and if they have really been idle here for 10,000 years, then even if they have not been weathered, a thick layer of dust is still indispensable. He opened some unlocked rooms and saw the intact, uncorrupted, and clean furnishings in the rooms. They were as clean as if the owner had just left and was ready to return at any time.
Only a few messy furnishings and scraps of paper make it feel a little bit "abandoned".
Moreover, he also saw the experimental equipment mentioned by Master Haimo, the equipment that had just stopped functioning and still had residual temperature or magic reaction, which made people even more concerned.
"...Do you think it looks familiar?" In a large laboratory located in the southeast corner of the hall, Hao Ren pointed to the things in the room and asked, "These jars and connectors... and those two culture chambers, So familiar."
This is a rectangular laboratory, and it has a layout that far surpasses the current Holletta alchemy technology. From the passage leading to the hall to the laboratory operation area, there are strict safety checks, dust removal, static electricity removal, and air conditioning in the middle. Filtering measures, these things are already extremely advanced in terms of technology and concept, and the so-called "alchemy hut" on this planet today is completely incomparable. On both sides of the glass passage in the dust removal area, Hao Ren even saw a detailed work procedure, which marked the rules and regulations that laboratory operators must abide by in words and pictures, including changing clothes, removing metal belongings, and prohibiting people from entering the laboratory with illnesses. Wait for the details. And next to this work procedure is a thin crystal plate, with green handwriting floating on the thin plate, writing the names and time of some people—perhaps it was the personnel registration when this laboratory was last used.
After checking by the data terminal, it was found that this thin crystal plate used magic power to store the handwriting, and the storage time was no longer than half a month at a time: this once again strongly confirmed the fact that time here was once suspended.
What Hao Ren said was "familiar" was a bunch of complicated equipment in the central area of the laboratory.
Several pots made of metal and glass are placed vertically on the sunken ground in the center of the room. About one-third of the mysterious liquid can be seen in the pots. Some complicated pipes and lines connect those pots and extend to different places. On the various equipment and magic circles in the distance, there are several metal tables placed neatly on the experimental table next to these equipments. There are magic circles floating on those metal tables, which seem to be some kind of monitoring equipment. Near the wall of the room, there are several metal tanks that are completely enclosed. There are nameplates on the metal tanks, with the serial number and blockade time written on them.
"I thought of 'Origin Hallows'," Vivian frowned, "These things are very similar to the style of Origin Hallows."
"Not only the style, but also the structure," Hao Ren nodded, "The Hallows of Origin is more like a miniaturized version of these things...or the final version. The Hallows of Origin have already been able to 'assemble' the demon hunter, So that should be the finished product, and the equipment here is too large and bulky, and the energy consumption is obviously too high, it should be some kind of testing machine."
Hearing Hao Ren's words, Haimo seemed a little dazed: "What is the sacred artifact of origin?"
"You don't know?" Hao Ren was a little surprised, but then he remembered that although he had communicated with Ovra and other local people about this part of the information, he didn't make it public later on. Haimo, who was not at the center of the incident at the time, Naturally, I don’t know anything about this, so I briefly explained, “It is a device made by the ancient magic empire when studying the origin of life, and it is used to artificially synthesize a kind of ‘perfect creature’, the ‘ancient species’ in the world today It is the product of this plan. Of course, that is all in the past, and the current ancient species has become part of Holleta's natural system, and has nothing to do with the ancient magic empire."
Haimo had already conducted an inspection in this area of the ruins with his hands before, so he knew a little about the laboratory here, but because he didn't know the information about the sacred artifacts of origin, he was confused about what he found, but now Knowing the origin of the sacred artifact, he naturally straightened his mind and mentioned the situation of several other laboratories.
In addition to this large laboratory, there are four other laboratories with similar equipment—large culture vessels, biological pipelines, and radiation devices. The structures of these laboratories are similar, and they should be several different operation groups of the same large-scale project.
Although he still couldn't enter the deep layer of the ruins, Hao Ren had vaguely guessed where it was.
The birthplace of the witcher.
The original testing ground for the creation of "perfect life" in the ancient magic empire is actually in this place!
"I didn't expect... We found it just like this..." Vivian felt that everything was so dramatic that it was unbelievable. Man-made. No wonder... this is the junction of several magic empires, a natural buffer and fusion zone, and if they want to have some sneaky joint projects, it's really suitable here!"
Hao Ren didn't say a word, but just lowered his head to check the documents at hand. These things were found from a nearby experimental bench - most of the materials here have been destroyed or taken away, but there are still some unimportant paper notes that remain. Since time has stood still, these "ten thousand years "before" material is almost completely new.
The note in front of me should be a random record of an experimenter, and there is no key data information on it-such as the parameters for creating a "perfect life" and the arrangement of specific operators, but even a casual note is enough to attract interest.
"On XX, XX, the experimental body in the No. 3 container was inactivated. It was a regrettable failure. The cause could not be checked, so he just died. Maybe we shouldn't inject too much blood into him...
"On XX, XX, the experimental body in the second container was still alive, but a serious mutation occurred. Those distorted and proliferated limbs almost filled the entire container, and the brain of the experimental body obviously couldn't control these powerful limbs. It was terminated. Forcibly fusing the mortal cells with the 'initial cells' in the source blood is really difficult, so we had to choose another plan.
"On XX, XX, there was an explosion from the fourth laboratory. A container blew up. Fortunately, no other things were affected. It is said that the cause of the explosion was that the experimental subject in the container suddenly woke up and had a violent reaction. She probably sensed danger. Or maybe it's just a simple inability to control their own energy. Anyway, this reminds everyone: what we are creating is a kind of powerful creature that has never been seen before. It's more lethal than fully armed warriors and mages when it's in a jar...
"On XX, XX, unexpected good news, we detected highly active 'divine cells' in the wreckage after the explosion in the fourth laboratory, these cells are still alive, and retain powerful oracle power, And maybe it was caused by the impact of the explosion, they have already been highly compatible with mortal cells, and they can coexist peacefully with the latter! This may be the breakthrough point we have been looking for—the original oracle was so vague that we We have gone through a lot of detours, but God bless, we have finally comprehended your will, these precious cells will be the key to the whole project, and I can't wait to see the results of their implantation into new experimental subjects!"
The notes stopped abruptly here, and there were no torn or defaced pages behind, so it should be all.
However, even so, the content in the note was enough to make Hao Ren dumbfounded.