Chapter 244: Automatic Charging Void Shield

Ninglu looked at the noble ghost and asked.

"What is in that Xenos ruin?"

The noble ghost recalled for a moment, then spoke.

"Mechanical Eagles, golden Mechanical Eagles."

Golden?

Ninglu frowned slightly; he knew the Iron Hands had a type of Mechanical Eagle called a Garuda, but they were cast from grey steel and brass.

A flash of inspiration struck his mind, and he had a conjecture.

"Did you copy the Mechanical Eagles?"

The noble ghost looked at the black-armored giant in astonishment, "Yes, we copied them."

"My technicians studied the Mechanical Eagles for ten years, yet they still could not figure out their manufacturing principles and functions, nor could they even understand the materials used to make them."

"Later, I ordered them to open their bodies to perform a simple imitation."

"My technicians used grey steel and brass to cast them, creating mechanical birds; because they resembled the Garuda from mythology, they were named as such."

Ninglu nodded slightly; he had guessed right, the Garuda indeed came from there.

"What else is there?"

The noble ghost pondered for a moment, then spoke.

"I do not remember any other special features."

Ninglu said to the "Psychic": "Perform a reading on him."

The human brain can only be conscious of a very small part; the mind hides many more secrets.

This is the domain explored by Mind-path psychics and "Visionaries," and the "Psychic" also involves this field.

When a "Psychic" performs a reading on a person, it requires cooperation through means like hypnosis, using gentle methods to explore the secrets of the mind.

This way, it neither causes harm to the target subject nor results in mental damage or the loss of information.

Performing a reading on a ghost is much simpler and more direct, as they are already in a spiritual state.

The "Psychic" had deep eyes, his black pupils glowing with a grey-green light.

His Spirituality enveloped the ghost, and he said in an ethereal tone.

"Tell me, what is in that ruin?"

"Tell me..."

The "Psychic" whispered over and over; the noble ghost looked around in confusion, everything becoming blurry and shaking incessantly.

He was like someone shrouded in layer upon layer of thick fog, and his body swayed and blurred along with it.

In an instant, the fog changed abruptly; he seemed to have returned to that Xenos ruin, and he said in an ethereal tone.

"I see golden Mechanical Eagles."

"The ruin is very strange; there are no Lumen Lamps, nor any energy facilities, yet the entire ruin is bright."

"As soon as I walked in there, I felt my whole body heating up, and sweat dripped down."

"..."

The noble ghost spoke of a dozen things he did not remember, but which his spirit still retained in memory.

Light, heat...

Ninglu's brain spun rapidly, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck.

【These are all related to fire!

Hmm, in connection with this, the lava lake in the "Shadow Land" of Medusa is too strange!

Assuming Asinos is a C'tan Shard, even after Ferrus Manus fought him fiercely for several days, he could not kill him; why was he killed after falling into the lava lake?

What kind of lava could actually kill a C'tan Shard, and whose high temperature could carbonize a Primarch's hands, leaving permanent scars on his body?】

Ninglu had an intuition that the Xenos ruin had some connection to the destructive lava of Medusa.

【Perhaps the secret within that Xenos ruin is the greatest secret hidden by Medusa; it might be the most valuable ruin!】

Ninglu's eyes flickered; besides the value, he also realized the danger within.

【The destructive power is a threat to both Primarchs and C'tan Shards.】

He looked at his right hand: the "Moon" path, a blood-red Ring that enhances recovery in all aspects, and the "Red Priest" path, a Ring that allows him to transform into fire.

【These two are both Sequence 4 Magical Items; one enhances my recovery, the other allows me to transform into fire and mitigate fire damage.

Even if I encounter danger, I should be able to escape.】

Thinking of this, Ninglu decided to go and explore the Xenos ruin, but only after opening the ruin he had just discovered.

He took the Primarch Attendant and the Death Lord and returned to the gate.

The "Archaeologist" and the "Knower"s were busy cracking the code.

"The code has evolved!" a "Knower" exclaimed.

He had memorized all the code detected by the mechanical probe, but just a moment ago, the code changed in an instant.

"It reacts to our cracking like a living thing; its ancient soul is fighting against us!"

The "Archaeologist's" mechanical probe stopped moving, and he spoke.

"Our work was not in vain; although the code changed, I have already discovered the pattern within it."

"The code has indeed evolved, but I have discovered the pattern; the logical foundation of the ruin's seal is built upon a base of one billion individual codes."

"By using these individual codes as a basis to perform deductions, as long as my calculation speed is faster than its evolution speed, I can complete the cracking."

Gabriel, having found the method to crack it, turned to the Primarch.

"It is estimated that it will take thirty stellar days to complete the cracking."

Ninglu felt that time was too long; Huang Laohan might not have that much patience.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke.

"Arsena and I will assist you."

The Primarch pondered for a moment before issuing orders for the division of labor.

"You and the Techmarine are responsible for the scans."

"Tell me the equations, and I will be responsible for the calculations."

"Arsena is responsible for the deductions."

Once finished, Ninglu's consciousness expanded, establishing a psychic link with everyone.

The Techmarines were intoxicated by the warm sensation produced by the limited psychic contact with their Gene-Father.

Ten seconds later, they arrived before the gate terminal, where mechanical probes moved at high speed.

The Primarch obtained all the decryption equations from Gabriel's mind; he entered all the codes into the equations and began calculating rapidly.

A torrent of data surged through his brain, his calculation speed far exceeding the sum of all his progeny.

The Primarch sent the calculation results to the "Deduction Student" to perform the deductions.

Through the psychic link, the Primarch kept constant track of the results of the "Deduction Student's" deductions and the Techmarines' scans.

The speed of the deduction code was faster than the evolution speed of the defense system code.

In the high-speed cycle, the gap grew wider and wider.

One hour later, Gabriel pressed his hand onto the gate terminal and tapped rapidly.

In less than a breath, he finished inputting sixteen codes.

Finally, he pressed the High Gothic letter "O".

After a bang, it was accompanied by the sound of hinges and piston air pressure.

The first gate, one meter thick, slowly opened.

The second gate's defense system was more complex, taking one and one-fifth stellar hours to finish decrypting.

Opening the third gate took one and one-fourth stellar hours.

……

After all ten gates were opened, Ninglu led the team into the ancient ruins.

Just as he walked into the ruins, he smelled the scent of ozone in the air.

Through the transparent, bubble-like energy force field, the Primarch saw that these ruins were as large as a Cruiser.

Cables were as dense as a spiderweb, connecting the Machine equipment.

The core of the entire factory was a silver console, and beside it was a reactor flickering with blinding light.

Gabriel led the team to deactivate the Void Shield, and after checking the operation logs and the Machine, he came to Ninglu excitedly.

"Father, after a preliminary inspection, we discovered a Punishment-class reactor and an auto-charging Void Shield."

Ninglu nodded with satisfaction, thinking to himself.

【The two technologies on the "Iron Hands" Void Ship were perhaps both discovered in these ruins.

Even on Medusa, these ruins are a major discovery.】

"Well done."

The "Archaeologist" heard the Primarch's praise and felt their physical Spirituality become more lively, with a slight melting sensation.

Just at this moment, the Death Lord suddenly spoke.

"Father, something is approaching."

(End of chapter)