"Mr. Guide? Are you alright? ”

At this moment, Andor's voice rang out.

The pirate captain originally saw that Ian dared to directly connect to the data cable of the ruins, and what flashed in his heart was 'He is so bold?!' And 'Hey, didn't you catch me for experiments?' 'This complex idea.

Although Andor is a pirate, he is actually quite concerned about the information of the labyrinth, after all, in the Terra continent, there are too many news about becoming rich overnight because of the labyrinth, and it has become an opportunity for all the sublimators of the informal inheritance to fight.

In the legends that have been passed down among adventurers, there have been many cases where sublimators have been killed by the self-discipline facilities inside the labyrinth when they think they can master the labyrinth.

There are even legends that some powerful adventurers defeated the monsters and guardian puppets all the way, and finally arrived at the center of the labyrinth, trying to connect the center to control it, but they were brainwashed by the maze control, completely forgot their identity as adventurers, and became the new maze master, guarding the maze for the rest of their lives.

Of course, this legend is too exaggerated, not to mention anything else, it is obviously impossible to live in the world.

Andor thought that Ian had brought him here to test how to connect to the ruin's interaction system!

In fact, Ian has already done it, but in the future of foresight.

It is precisely because there is no danger and there are many benefits that he will go on his own.

- The prophet does not need to be practical to perform anti-chronological experiments and trial and error!

All in all, Andor had been staring apprehensively at the boy's expression.

But then, he saw Ian's expression gradually change from excitement and anticipation to one that was now like ice.

This difference frightened him—what indescribable thing could he have seen that could make this strong and excessive genius of the White People show such and this, even revealing a faint expression of despair?

Could it be ...... They will never be able to leave this ruin and go to the surface again?!

Andor's voice jolted Ian from his musings.

He reacted, knowing that his previous expression revealed his true emotions, and he could understand Andor's worries, so the young man sighed and replied, "It's nothing, don't worry. ”

"I just...... I feel that this ruin is too depressing, too dark and dull. ”

Leaving a trace of despair behind him, Ian decided not to think about it anymore.

Whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, whether the destruction of the stars was about to befall Terra or not—whether his guess was right or wrong, none of this made sense to his current self.

All one can do is to have faith and face it head-on.

And, to be honest, whether it is interstellar dust or cosmic natural disasters, there is actually a doubt...... That is, according to them, Terra should be right in the middle of this dust and destruction zone.

Otherwise, the spherical star map of the entire star field will gradually dim at the same pace...... But what is the center of Terra?

The most taboo thing for human beings is unwarranted arrogance, and the destruction of the universe has never had anything to do with who is who, and there must be a reason behind this.

This is also the reason why Ian did not deny until the end that it might be some kind of barrier that blocked the entire star field.

It's like a prison in heaven.

But this conjecture is also flawed, because if something really envelops the entire star field from the Oort cloud, then the disappearance of the stars should be very regular and sequential, which is not the case.

The disappearance of the stars was one on the left, and then another, apparently the distant stars disappeared first, and then the light could not shine on Terra.

Of course, it is also possible that both events occurred at the same time...... The entire Terra Star Domain is being wrapped, and at the same time, the distant stars are also imprisoned by the Star Prison, which is why this situation is being created.

It's just that......

"If this is the case, then how can any person or civilization be able to resist the existence of such a cosmic wonder?"

Shaking his head slightly, after satisfying his curiosity, Ian should also face the real problem.

"Detect the heat dissipation of the power source and the cooling system of the base."

Giving orders to the central control room, Ian quickly got the answers he needed.

[The heat dissipation of the power source of the base: extremely dangerous! No. 1~7 furnace core can not dissipate heat normally, No. 11~15 furnace core is on the verge of dissolving, and the fuel rod has been in contact with the cooling water! Please immediately empty all personnel and creatures in the surrounding waters, start the emergency natural heat dissipation process, and dispatch maintenance engineering equipment for emergency repairs! 】

[Cooling system condition: good operation, vacancy rate 73%]

[-Warning, warning!] ——】

[Detect that the heat dissipation data and the cooling system operation data cannot be matched, and perform a system self-test...... Detection successful! 】

[No anomalies]

“？”

Ian blinked, he was sure that he was seeing no anomalies and not a danger warning, and immediately wondered: "Can this also be anomalous?" What are you kidding, a few truths? ”

"A cooling system with a 73% vacancy rate plus abnormal heat dissipation, what is normal? And this parasite-ridden base, which is simply a cockroach-crawled chassis, and your cooling tank has the corpses of a dragon and a big moth, and that's not out of the ordinary?! ”

"Not to mention that the furnace core is on the verge of dissolving, and the fuel rods are in contact with the cooling water, isn't this the diffusion of polluting radioactive material?! Why is this nothing abnormal?! ”

"Detailed self-inspection!"

Ian ordered sternly, and he was angry with the three words "no abnormality" - the most annoying thing about being a maintenance engineer is knowing that there are a lot of problems in the project itself, and then the system self-check tells you that there is no abnormality...... This is somewhat stained.

But this happens all the time!

However, Ian also knew very well that this must have been what the Great Elder had done in the first place...... He must have tampered with the system in some way, otherwise, there would not have been such an anomalous conclusion.

Soon, the results of the detailed self-test came out.

[The cooling system cannot be connected to the furnace core for heat dissipation - Warning - the cooling system cannot be connected to the furnace core for heat dissipation]

[Please grant permission to force connection]

Such a huge red letter warning flashed three times in front of Ian's eyes, but it made the boy breathe a sigh of relief: "Sure enough, I said there was a problem. ”

"Grant the permission to force the connection and start the cooling and cooling process of the core energy furnace."

After giving this order, Ian waited for a while.

And then, sure enough.

[Unicom abnormality - the interaction port of the second and third circuits of the 11~15 power group is blocked by an unknown structure! Forced connection is not possible! 】

"Sure enough." The boy sighed: "I knew it wasn't that simple—if it were that simple, the base automation system would have been dealt with a long time ago." ”

"The interaction of the water-cooled layer is blocked, so the solid cladding and liquid cladding and other proliferative structures cannot be cooled, and the emergency forced heat dissipation can only be activated, and the heat is directly exposed to the sea instead of using heat in the heat exchange process...... This is the truth of the South China Sea storm. ”

"Add to that the furnace has partially dissolved, the cooling water is contaminated, but no one has repaired it, the system is stuck, it can neither be opened, it can be closed, and it can't even be cooled!"

"In fact, for this kind of super-large unmanned base, the dissolution of several furnace cores does not affect the continued operation of other power units, and the polluted cooling water can still be cooled, and no one is ...... However, the process got stuck, so that the heat continued to accumulate, even affecting other power packs, causing anomalies. ”

"This is the Great Storm, the origin of the relic anomaly!"

Ian also used the highest administrative privilege to check the work log of the base in terms of the cooling system, and he did see that the Sequoia base had already started to carry out emergency treatment several times, but it was never able to operate successfully - the facilities and cameras on the other side of the interface had been completely destroyed, and the slightest situation could not be seen and could not be processed at all.

In all likelihood, the automatic repair handling tool was also destroyed, so it was impossible to repair itself at all.

In his previous life, as a maintenance engineer, Ian knew that this is why there were a large number of auxiliary maintenance AI on the colonial rockets back then, but there was still a need for engineers like him, who were not very important at all.

Because, indeed, there are some problems that only human beings can handle.

However, what exactly is blocking the water-cooled interchange?

Slowly thinking about the future plan of action, Ian couldn't help but have a question in his heart: "The water in the water-cooled layer generally needs to be recycled, after all, there are too many impurities in seawater, and it cannot be used to directly generate electricity......

"Wait......"

Ian suddenly thought of the artificial river that surrounded the sacrificial grounds...... and the river of parasites that I saw when I entered the cave area.

Metal-based life requires high heat ...... Braineaters need running water to multiply...... The Sequoia Base is an extraterrestrial biosphere research base dominated by metal-based life...... The original body of the brain eater is a symbiotic brain slug, which is transformed into a psionic life transformed by the sequoia elder and the old man's ancestor, which can communicate and erode most creatures through neural signals and psionic energy......

The mine-hunting jellyfish, which uses the strongest neural signals, is also one of the research results of the Sequoia Base......

If we say that the Great Elder of Sequoia, in order to let the braineater have the ability to survive independently and maintain his immortality as low as possible, he used the technology of the Sequoia base to transform the life form of the braineater......

"yes......"

All the information was being aggregated, and Ian muttered to himself, "I know what's blocking the water change......"

He raised his head, his eyes flashing: "It's a worm nest!" ”

"It's the mother nest of the braineater!"

"Base map!" Without the slightest hesitation, Ian immediately called up the base map from the base system.

Sixteen hundred years later, many passages and areas have changed, but as long as the original map exists, Ian can compare some of the maps of the ruins he has now recorded to determine where to go and where not to go.

Soon, Ian, who had recorded all the maps using the silver chip, found his current location, the 'Central Control Room', and the 'Fast Transfer', where Ethan and Master Gosai were before.

And the original name of the sacrificial place, 'Temporary Transit Center', is also displayed in Ian's eyes.

Basically, the main control center of the Sequoia base still controls the system of the entire ruins group, and Ian even saw that some sensing devices still existed, but the area that had been invaded by demonic beasts was marked as 'third-level biochemical pollution'.

But......

Ian also saw a special red sign.

[Unknown intruder detected]

Ian gathered his spirit, mobilized the message, observed the situation, and then realized: "It's the group of exploration teams from the Flying Flame Lands." ”

The Flame Lands exploration team had retreated since their failed attempt to pursue Ian and the others at the Giant Mushroom Cave - they had lost several soldiers and a monk from the Church of Spiritual Machines, and now the situation looked rather miserable.

But in general, the sublimator as the main body did not suffer much loss, so the core combat effectiveness was still maintained.

At this moment, the group of men and horses is making their way towards the central square, where the lower two floors are one of the main roads leading directly to the sacrificial grounds.

Ian thought about it and decided to show them the way.

"Close the B-32 passage, open the H-17 entrance, empty the H-55 underwater passage, and float the pipeline."

Ian had no mercy in his heart when he gave such an order: "Prepare a passage for them to lead directly to the water-cooled interchange area - since they are here to investigate the ruins, they will destroy it if they can't get it...... I'll give you a chance to destroy the relics hive. ”

"I hope you don't die too quickly, and you have the power to realize your bold words."

It's rare for Ian to have such a lot of malice towards a group of people, which can be regarded as a novel experience.

At the gates of the Crystal Path, Andor waited patiently for a long time.

That was until Ian got up and pulled the data cable from the back of his neck.

In the eyes of the young man, there was an extremely huge amount of data light flowing, and Ian, who used the silver chip to record most of the valuable information in the Sequoia base, closed his eyes and was silent for a while, as if he was experiencing the feeling of a large amount of information being aggregated.

Then, he opened his eyes and said calmly: "Let's go, go find the shark, my purpose has been accomplished." ”

"It's time to go back and get rid of all the problems."

The pirate captain nodded yes, and Ian prepared to leave the main control room.

Before leaving, the young man turned his head and looked at the corpses of the five elders behind him.

Thousands of years have passed, and no matter how much turmoil has stirred up in this place in the past, and how many people have made impassioned sacrifices to fight against an unprecedented enemy, this relic will eventually return to silence, just like the ebb and flow of the tide.

And now, it is just the gears of the rotation of the times, which just happened to him.

"I'll wrap it all up."

Ian spoke calmly, to the phantom of a thousand years ago, but also to himself, "Not for you, not for myself. ”

"Just because, I also believe in the future."

After speaking, the young man turned his head, his figure hidden in the light of the crystal passage, and the door of the main control room behind him slowly closed.

He embarked on a new journey.