I handed over to another world

Chen Lin stood in front of the holographic screen in the command center, staring solemnly at the data that kept jumping on the screen.

Although the entropy core's self-destruction program was successfully prevented, most of the ruins had been reduced to ruins by the violent energy impact.

The Red Dragon Association's scientific research team is conducting intensive work on sorting out the remains on the ice field, trying to piece together more information about the Forerunner civilization from the remaining fragments.

"Vice President, the preliminary analysis report of the remains has come out."

Secretary Zhao walked quickly to Chen Lin and handed him a holographic document. "Although most of the structure was destroyed, we still found some valuable things - including some fragments of Forerunner technology and several intact rune plates."

Chen Lin nodded, took the document and quickly glanced through it, then raised his head and glanced at everyone in the command center: "Although this incident caused heavy losses, it also made us realize that the technology of the Forerunner civilization is far beyond our imagination. Their relics are not only a witness to history, but also a double-edged sword - it can bring breakthrough technological progress, but it may also cause devastating disasters."

His voice was deep and powerful, with an unquestionable majesty: "From now on, all exploration activities of the Red Dragon Association must be more cautious."

"We need to reassess the risk level of every heritage site and never let something like this happen again."

There was silence in the command center, and everyone could feel the heaviness in Chen Lin's words.

This incident not only caused the association to lose dozens of elite members, but also almost led to a more serious accident. Such a lesson is enough to make everyone reflect deeply.

"Secretary Zhao," Chen Lin turned to look at the secretary beside him, "Notify the senior management of all relevant departments to hold an emergency meeting immediately - we need to re-formulate the plan for the exploration of the ruins to ensure that future operations are foolproof."

"Understood. I'll arrange it right away."

Secretary Zhao nodded in response, then turned and left.

Chen Lin's gaze once again turned to the holographic screen, which displayed real-time images of the ice field ruins.

The researchers in the ruins are carefully collecting every piece of debris, as if they are piecing together a lost civilization.

The image of Lin Shu rushing towards the entropy increase core appeared in his mind, and a complex emotion surged in his heart.

Heroes are always there, and they can appear unexpectedly in some of the most common scenarios.

This is the luck of the entire Red Dragon Association, and it is also the faith that the entire association relies on to get to where it is today...

In the holographic conference room, Chen Lin stood in front of the Milky Way star map and ran his fingers across the dense red dots around the Origin Star.

He swept his eyes across the audience, speaking in a low and solemn tone: "Everyone, this incident has cost us a heavy price. Captain Lin Shu and his reconnaissance team were almost wiped out, and most of the Icefield Ruins were reduced to ruins under the attack of the Zhulong Agreement."

"But we have to admit that this is the most important relic of an ancient civilization that we have come into contact with so far."

At the conference table, the heads of various departments were silent and a depressing atmosphere filled the air.

Secretary Zhao called up a holographic report and projected it in the air: "According to preliminary statistics, 91 anchor points in the 87st array of the ruins were completely destroyed in the Zhulong Protocol, and the remaining 4 anchor points also failed due to energy overload."

"Our scientific research team is currently sorting and analyzing the remains, and the results will be out soon."

Chen Lin nodded, a complex expression flashing across his eyes: "Lin Shu's sacrifice bought us precious time, which allowed us to finally use the Zhulong Protocol to completely destroy the remains of this ancient civilization."

As soon as he finished speaking, a staff member from the scientific research department walked in from outside the door.

Secretary Zhao quickly went over to talk to him, and soon he pulled out a data report from the database: "Vice President, the news we just received is that we found some key information in the ruins. The technological level of the Forerunner civilization is far beyond our imagination, especially their inter-dimensional jump engine technology is very unique. Although most of the equipment has been destroyed, we have found some core data fragments, which may bring breakthrough progress to our technological development."

"Any other discoveries?"

"That's all for now."

Chen Lin nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Report any new discoveries as soon as possible."

……

At this time, on the side of the crack remains, the scientific research team was trying to enter the area carefully under the protection of the special guard team.

Huge metal fragments were scattered all over the ice field, and dark blue energy lines were flickering on the surface of the wreckage. A large number of intelligent mechanical equipment were collecting and cleaning these metal fragments.

"These symbols... seem to be some kind of energy conduction system."

A researcher was holding a decoding device and carefully scanning a piece of metal fragment. After a while, he said, "If we can decipher how they work, we may be able to reconstruct some of the Forerunner technology."

Another engineer squatted beside the wreckage of a half-destroyed defender, carefully dismantling its shell: "The hard light blade technology of these mechanical guards is very advanced. If we can reverse engineer it, our weapon system will be qualitatively improved."

At this moment, a researcher next door suddenly exclaimed: "Look! There is a complete crystal core here!"

Everyone quickly gathered around and saw a fist-sized crystal core suspended in the air with complex runes flowing on its surface.

The researchers carefully removed it and placed it in a special protective container.

"This core may be one of the control centers of the ruins!"

The researchers who discovered this thing all had excitement in their voices at this time, "If we can activate it, perhaps we can obtain more information about the Forerunner civilization."

As the scientific research team continued to explore, the crystal core was quickly sent to the Red Dragon Association's high-tech laboratory.

In the laboratory, a specialized team of top scientists, engineers and AI experts quickly assembled and began to conduct a detailed analysis and decomposition of the crystal core.

"Energy readings are stable, and the rune sequence is being analyzed." A scientist stared at the holographic screen, his fingers sliding quickly, "The structure of this core is more complex than any Forerunner technology we have seen before."

"Be careful not to trigger any defense mechanisms."

The team leader warned in a low voice, his eyes fixed on the flow of runes on the surface of the crystal core.

After several hours of hard work, the team finally succeeded in activating part of the functions of the crystal core.

Everyone only saw the lights in the laboratory flicker, and then a faint blue light appeared on the surface of the crystal core, and a blurry holographic projection slowly appeared above the crystal core.

That thing turned out to be a small AI!

[External energy input detected...System restarting...]

A mechanical and cold voice sounded in the laboratory. Everyone held their breath and stared at the gradually clearer projection. It was a female figure made of stardust, very similar to the 06-Alpha monitor that appeared in the ruins before, but her figure seemed more fragmented and unstable.

[I am the secondary supervisor of the No. 91 array...] The AI's voice was intermittent, as if it had been severely damaged. [It was detected that the main body of the array has been damaged... The core function has failed...]

The team leader stepped forward quickly, speaking cautiously, "Can you hear us? We are the Red Dragon Association's scientific research team, and we are trying to repair your system."

The AI's projection flickered slightly, and its stardust-like hair flowed in the air, as if it was trying to maintain its stability.

There was a hint of mechanical confusion and disbelief in her voice: [Repair? No... This is impossible... Array 91 is indestructible... The Forerunners' technology... How could it be destroyed by an inferior civilization like you? ]

For the first time, there was a fluctuation of emotion in her tone. Although it was a mechanical voice, the shock and confusion were clearly discernible.

The team leader exchanged glances with the scientists around him, then continued, "Your array has indeed been destroyed, but we hope to learn more about the Forerunner civilization from the wreckage."

"Do you still have the data on civilization?"

The AI's projection was silent for a moment, as if performing some kind of internal calculation.

Then her voice sounded again, with a hint of cold irony: [Help you? You destroyed Array 91, destroyed the spark of the Forerunner civilization... and now you ask for my help? ]

Her figure suddenly became more fragmented, as if her emotional fluctuations affected her stability: [My mission is to protect the legacy of the Forerunners, not to hand it over to a civilization that has failed the test...]

At this moment, the energy reading of the crystal core suddenly rose sharply, and the alarm in the laboratory suddenly sounded.

"Energy overload! The core is self-destructing!"

one engineer yelled.

The team leader quickly ordered: "Cut off the energy supply! Quick!"

But it was too late.

The runes on the surface of the crystal core suddenly burst out with a dazzling blue light. The AI ​​projection let out a painful scream, and then the entire thing began to shatter. The already intermittent picture completely disappeared at this moment. With a loud bang, the crystal core completely collapsed and turned into countless light particles that dissipated in the air.

The lights in the laboratory returned to normal, but everyone fell silent.

The team leader took a deep breath and turned to look at the others: "It's not a big problem... Some of the Forerunners' technology is still far beyond our imagination. We cannot deny this. Such problems are inevitable."

He paused, and said firmly: "Continue to sort out the remains of the ruins, especially those runes and data fragments. We must find a breakthrough from them. We must not let the legacy of the forerunners disappear completely."

At the same time, Chen Lin received the report from the laboratory at the command center.

He stood in front of the holographic screen and sighed slightly: "I didn't expect this little gadget to perform like this."

Secretary Zhao was standing behind at this time, and whispered to Chen Lin: "Vice President, do you want to investigate..."

"What to pursue?"

Chen Lin frowned and looked at Secretary Zhao, who had been with him for many years, and said, "This situation is not caused by them. The mechanism of this Forerunner AI is here. The remaining AI in the crystal core just exploded. It's not a big deal."

"Yes……"

Secretary Zhao immediately fell silent. A few seconds later, he heard Chen Lin say to him, "Go calm the people in the lab down and let them continue their research. Don't mess it up!"

"……Yes!"

"The subsequent processing of the ruins must be properly arranged, especially those runes and data fragments. Their safety and confidentiality must be ensured. Although the Forerunner's technology is dangerous, it is also the key to our breakthrough of the existing technological bottleneck."

Secretary Zhao nodded and said, "I understand. I will personally supervise and ensure that the research team strictly follows the new plan."

Chen Lin nodded slightly, then straightened his collar, his tone calm but with a hint of solemnity: "I will now go to President Zhang to report this matter alone. The impact of this incident is far beyond expectations, and he must be fully informed of the situation."

Secretary Zhao didn't say much, but whispered: "I'll contact the office over there..."

Chen Lin didn't say anything else and stood up.

A few minutes later, Chen Lin pushed open the door of President Zhang's office.

At this time, President Zhang was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with his back to the door. When he heard the door open, he slowly turned around with a trace of fatigue and solemnity on his face.

"Vice President Chen, you are here."

Chairman Zhang's voice was low and hoarse, and it was obvious that he already knew most of the situation.

Chen Lin nodded, walked to the desk, and handed over the holographic report in his hand: "President, this is the latest analysis report of the ruins. Although the crystal core self-destructed, we still obtained some key data from it... The technology of the Forerunners is far beyond our imagination. At present, our research on them is not very smooth."

President Zhang took the report, quickly glanced through it, and then sighed: "We have experienced similar things more than once."

"Every time I come into contact with the remains of an ancient civilization, it's like dancing on the edge of a knife. The slightest mistake can lead to an irreversible disaster."

Chen Lin was silent for a moment, then whispered, "Yes, President."

"This incident made me realize that we must be more cautious in our exploration activities."

President Zhang walked up to Chen Lin, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a hint of emotion: "Chen Lin, you have always been my most trusted deputy... Although the loss in this incident was heavy, we also saw hope from it. Lin Shu's sacrifice must not be wasted. The association must comfort his family and it would be best if we could make him a role model for publicity."

"I'll do this."

Chen Lin nodded and clearly expressed his agreement. The two were silent for a moment, and President Zhang suddenly asked: "What are your plans next?"

"I don't have any other plans for now, so I'll just continue with my work at the association."

Chen Lin said to President Zhang, "Why, is there another important task assigned to me?"

"Hahaha, you bastard!" (End of this chapter)