The "wiping" effect of a stealth action drone is only one hour, which is not enough time for it to do much, but if used properly, it can still observe quite a few things as a detector.
According to the goblins' descriptions, Hao Ren has a general understanding of the so-called "hub" (that is, the crystal star he saw in the vision), and he knows that the entire planetary system where the hub is located was made by the goddess of creation For the things that come out, in the area where the hub is located, time and space and all things do not completely follow the normal laws of the universe. Its most distinctive feature is that the operation of each celestial body is independent and controlled by humans.
It is illuminated by an eternal star, but the planet does not revolve around the star repeatedly according to the revolution orbit. The "hub" is a rocky planet fixed near the star. There is no season change, a powerful planetary shield and a large number of defense platforms protect this sacred planet; three planetary fortresses are distributed around the hub, they move freely within the planetary system, and can be anchored anywhere as needed Before the sudden "rebellion" broke out, the three planetary fortresses were respectively anchored on the three vertices arranged in an equilateral triangle around the hub; in addition, there were also a large number of temples, fortresses, Monitoring towers and facilities called "gates", these magnificent and ancient buildings float in space, controlled by a set of programs left by the goddess of creation to automatically operate, even the guardian giants have not modified these facilities permission.
After the outbreak of the rebellion, Amantir destroyed Nakdar with the doomsday weapon "Final Torrent", and the aftermath of the Final Torrent swept into space, causing amazing damage to everything around the hub. More than half of the facilities may have been wiped out, but the buildings around the hub are protected by divine power, and because of the persistence of the last planetary fortress "Agudal", most of them still remain.
According to the guidance of these information, the UAV in the "erased" state quickly and seamlessly passed through the Nakdar wreckage stagnant in space, and opened up countless sensors all over the body, taking advantage of this absolutely invincible The hidden time began to collect a lot of local intelligence.
On the screen that was sent back, Hao Ren saw many wreckages floating in the space. These fragments with a bleak atmosphere have been floating here for three thousand years. Some of them came from Nakdar and some from corrupted monsters The largest of them is almost equivalent to a continent floating in the universe. Hao Ren can still clearly see the huge collapsed palace and the ruins of the city that have already fallen into darkness. These things just cover the whole area. The airspace silently told everyone about the tragic and terrible changes that took place here in the past.
"Did Amantir's 'rebellion' happen three thousand years ago?" Vivienne casually asked the elf beside her while she was concentrating on observing the picture.
"Yes, Your Lady Queen!" the boy goblin said cheerfully, followed by the other two goblins: "Amantil suddenly came over three thousand years ago!" "At that time, some guardian giants on Nakdar also went crazy. "Scared us to death." "But I'm not scared at all!"
Doudou was jumping up and down on the table next to her: "You bragging! I know you are the least courageous of all elves! You'd be afraid of me even making a small flame!"
The little goblin who had been punctured became furious: "That's because I used up all my courage back then, so I'm so timid now!"
"Before this, were all the guardian giants normal?" Hao Ren put his hand between the baby fish and the goblin, and quickly cut off the small quarrel between the two puddings, "Before the time of three thousand years, all the guardians No signs of corruption?"
"No," the three goblins shook their heads together, and then chattered, "The giants are kind/the relationship is good/everyone lives together well!"
Hao Ren turned his head and glanced at Vivian: "What do you think is going on?"
"So far, all the events we have encountered in the dream plane, all the clues we have found, the turning point is the moment when the goddess of creation fell 10,000 years ago," Vivienne folded her arms and tapped her fingers unconsciously. My own elbow, "But here is the only exception... It was still functioning normally until three thousand years ago, and the guardian giant on 'Amantil' suddenly went crazy seven thousand years after the fall of the goddess of creation... "
"So you think it's a 'delayed burst'?"
"No, I think this is evidence that the power of the Lord of Madness is gradually getting out of trouble," Vivian said, "but no matter which possibility it is, the situation is not good."
The picture sent back by the probe is still continuing, and now it has crossed a cold and dead void, and some slight flashes of light suddenly appeared in the corner of the picture.
Without additional orders, the detector automatically zoomed in on the screen, and Hao Ren saw a battlefield where fierce fighting was taking place.
One side of the battle is those familiar corrupt monsters, those indescribable pieces of meat, mutant giants, and starships that live together with flesh and blood—but their scale is much larger than that of the army that besieged the Nakdar Continent before, while the other side It is a guardian fleet with a neat lineup and a distinctive logo.
It was the first time for Hao Ren to see the black battleships of the Guardian Giants appearing on the battlefield in an organized manner. Various types of large and small battleships shuttled in space, fighting bravely with the enemy with dazzling artillery fire. There are many towers and platforms floating in the universe. Judging from the lingering lights and intertwined light beams around those facilities, they should be some kind of orbital defense facilities.
The two armies were fighting fiercely in space like this, and the burst of light was clearly visible several astronomical units away. In the background of this battlefield, one could clearly see a star surrounded by a bright shield. up planet.
That planet has a thick atmosphere, and the lingering clouds hide all the landscape on the surface of the planet, and outside the atmosphere is a layer of energy barrier that looks extremely strong, and the barrier is so strong that it seems to be real. It looks almost as if the entire planet is wrapped in a crystal shell.
There is no doubt that it is the place Hao Ren saw in the illusion before - the hub.
However, he did not see the two planetary fortresses "Agudal" and "Amantil".
The goblins stared at the battlefield on the screen with wide eyes, and looked more at the hometown that had been away for thousands of years in the background of the screen, but they still answered Hao Ren's question: "The star fortress should be on the other side of the battlefield. " "Agudal is probably covered by the light of the hub!" "Amantil is hiding in the shadows! The rebels must not let it be exposed casually!"
The probe began to jump towards the battlefield, preparing to collect as much information as possible near the destination before the "erasing" effect ended, while Hao Ren's eyes were completely focused on the "crystal shield" wrapped On the planet, somewhere in the dark, he seemed to feel some kind of calling...
There is an answer there, an answer left by the goddess of creation to the latecomers, and this answer is not only for Vivian, but also for him.
It was not a coincidence that he came to the X star cluster, but he came here almost inevitably driven by a series of clues and events. This planet in the midst of a war dispute is not a "strange project made under the schizophrenia" , it was designed in such a precious and precious place, with such strong protection, and even inextricably linked with Vivienne, the goddess of creation must have some expectations for it.
"The guards are still insisting, but they seem to be completely passive defense." Vivian's voice woke Hao Ren up. "Those monsters...they seem to be much more numerous than the guards."
"The biggest characteristic of corrupt forces is that they fight more and more, and some of them still have the power of corrupt blood, which means that they can continuously produce soldiers." Hao Ren nodded. "The biggest good news now is that those Corrupted monsters probably don't know that we have reached their doorstep... If we can give them a hard blow from behind before they react, we should be able to achieve great results-and if there are guardians cooperating on the frontal battlefield at the same time, the effect will be even greater. will be better."
Vivian looked Hao Ren up and down: "You have another plan?"
"There is a plan... if we can contact the guardian giants near the hub," Hao Ren said while looking at a countdown device next to him. The jumping red numbers on it are a bit eye-catching at the moment, "Our detector time is not too much."
There is a limit to the "erasing" state of the detector, and the law-level concealment attribute means that the duration is short, and the one-hour validity period will soon pass. After that, the detector will become an ordinary covert action unit— Although it can still maintain invisibility, it is no longer the perfect state that cannot be searched from the causal line. In this case, it is likely to be discovered by crazy minions if it continues to cross the battlefield.
But Hao Ren still intends to give it a try - anyway, even if it is really discovered by those corrupt monsters, it is just a loss of a detector. Although it may alert the enemy commander, the drone swarm has already been exposed in the X star cluster. The risk is worth taking.
After receiving an order from the rear, the probe turned off part of the reconnaissance module, and it supplied most of its energy to the engine, and began to rush towards the battlefield at the fastest speed, and prepared to pass through the battle zone and enter the area occupied by the guards .
After the probe entered the crossfire zone of the two sides, its speed had to be slowed down: the space structure around the hub was abnormally chaotic, and even sub-light speed navigation became very difficult. In order to prevent being drawn into the space turbulence, it It could only activate its own conventional thrusters, and at this moment, the countdown to the "erasing" effect came to an end.
"I just hope our drones won't be knocked down by those guardian giants in a daze," Vivienne said, "Everyone on the battlefield is nervous, and if they see a non-friendly unit that suddenly appears, I'm afraid they will go out immediately." gone."
"It's okay," Hao Ren waved his hand, "I installed a friend-or-foe identification device on that stealth drone to prevent accidental injury by the guardian giants when I ran to that battlefield."
"Identification friend or foe?" Vivienne glanced at it strangely, "Where did you get the friend or foe identification device for the hub defenders?"
Hao Ren grinned at Vivian, showing his eight big white teeth, and raised his thumb: "Trust me, use your wisdom!"