I handed over to another world

Chen Lin nodded and signaled Secretary Zhao to continue following up on the exploration of the ruins.

Finally, he still had no confidence and warned Secretary Zhao, "Tell the on-site scientific research team to be careful, especially those devices and symbols that have not been fully analyzed. Do not touch or activate them rashly... We need stability, not speed."

"If something like this happens again, some members will be severely punished at that time."

Secretary Zhao nodded solemnly: "Understood! I will personally supervise and ensure that they strictly follow the new ruins development rules."

After Secretary Zhao left, Chen Lin turned and walked to the data terminal of the command center and retrieved all the information about the remains of the ice field ruins.

His eyes fell on the complex geometric symbols and ancient characters, and his brows furrowed slightly.

These symbols and characters were not actually unfamiliar to Chen Lin. With the special ability to recognize characters that he was given after the portal was opened, these special symbols and the ancient characters of this civilization were actually as easy for Chen Lin at this time to read as Chinese characters.

"The words of the forerunners..."

Chen Lin murmured softly, sliding his fingers lightly across the holographic screen, magnifying a group of runes engraved on the metal fragments.

These runes were quite similar to the hieroglyphs he had seen on the Blue Sea Star and some of the characters of the Pioneer civilization, except that there were slight differences in the characters of the two, and the overall meaning was completely different.

Chen Lin's mind flashed back to a scene from many years ago - at that time, he was just a young man who had just joined the Red Dragon Association. He did not have such a high position at the time, and was only responsible for opening portals for the association. At that time, he also helped the Red Dragon Association analyze and decipher the ancient Koman characters on the Origin Star...

At that moment, Chen Lin seemed to have returned to the past. He came back to his senses from reminiscing about the past, and his fingers lightly stroked across the rune.

He called up the association's internal database of ancient characters and began to compare and analyze the meanings of these symbols one by one - because the symbols were incomplete, even though Chen Lin recognized most of them, he still needed to rely on the content in the database to analyze what they meant one by one.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the lights in the command center seemed particularly bright in the middle of the night.

Chen Lin devoted himself to the analysis work with full concentration. His fingers tapped rapidly on the holographic keyboard, inputting groups of symbols into the system, trying to piece together the information behind the words.

Suddenly, his finger stopped on one of the groups of symbols.

"'Array restarts, fire continues'...but what does this last symbol mean?"

He quickly retrieved the original data of the remains of the pioneer civilization on the Blue Sea Star and compared the two inscriptions.

Soon they discovered an astonishing fact - this inscription on the ice field ruins actually completely matched a portion of the inscription on the Blue Star Pioneer civilization ruins, and that strange symbol was most likely pointing to the coordinates of another relic.

“Could it be that… the remains of the forerunners are related to the pioneers?”

Chen Lin's heart was filled with excitement. If his speculation was correct, then the ice field ruins were just one node in the vast network of the Forerunner civilization, and other nodes might be hidden in every corner of the space outside the origin star, or even further away, in more galaxies!
He quickly called up the star map outside the origin star. Based on the suspected coordinates just analyzed, Chen Lin used AI to quickly screen and analyze six planets that met the speculation.

If his speculation is correct, these six planets should be one of the relic nodes of the Forerunner civilization closest to the origin star.

Chen Lin stood in front of the holographic star map, staring at the six marked planets, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.

Every planet may be an important node of the Forerunner civilization, but equally, every planet may hide unknown dangers.

The lesson of the ice field ruins was still fresh in his mind, and he dared not act rashly again.

"This matter...cannot be decided by me alone."

Chen Lin muttered to himself, tapping his fingers lightly on the holographic screen and calling up President Zhang's communication channel.

Although it was late at night, he knew that President Zhang must still be in the office.

The communication was quickly connected, and the holographic image of President Zhang appeared in front of Chen Lin.

Zhang Shouren looked a little tired at this time, but his eyes were still sharp: "Vice President Chen, is there anything wrong so late?"

Chen Lin didn't waste any words and directly projected the star map and data in front of President Zhang: "President, I found some key information in the remains of the Icefield Ruins - the remains of the Forerunners may be a huge network, and the Icefield Ruins are just one of the nodes. Based on the clues of the inscriptions I analyzed, I have speculated on six possible locations."

President Zhang quickly scanned the star map and frowned slightly: "Are you saying that there may be remains of the forerunners on these planets?"

Chen Lin nodded, his tone solemn: "Yes, and there may be some connection between these relics."

"If we can crack this network, we may be able to master the core technology of the Forerunner civilization, but this also means greater risks. After all, the discovery of the ice field ruins caused us a lot of casualties."

President Zhang was silent for a moment, then asked, "What suggestions do you have?"

Chen Lin took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I think we need to form an elite exploration team to conduct a preliminary exploration of one of the planets first."

"This operation must be carried out strictly in accordance with the new ruins development rules. We must not repeat the mistakes of the Icefield Ruins... This way, we can also verify whether my speculation is true."

President Zhang nodded, his eyes full of approval. "You are right to be cautious... The Forerunners' technology is far beyond our comprehension. The slightest mistake could lead to disaster. I will personally approve this operation, but you must supervise the entire process to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

Chen Lin nodded solemnly: "Of course, if there is a chance, I would even like to lead the team myself."

President Zhang smiled, with a hint of teasing in his tone: "You are the vice president of the association. It is too risky for you to lead the team yourself, isn't it?"

Chen Lin also laughed: "I would like to do this, but unfortunately the current situation does not allow it."

"That is definitely not allowed. The Association will not allow someone of your status to take such a risky action. The action can be carried out by the Intelligent Machine Corps or our special exploration personnel. As the Vice President of the Association, you must always be on Earth!"

Both of them laughed.

After the communication ended, Chen Lin immediately began to prepare for the exploration operation.

He retrieved detailed information on six planets, carefully analyzed the environment and potential risks of each planet, and finally chose a planet closest to the origin star - code-named "Omega-7".

"Omega-7, the atmosphere is thin and the surface temperature is extremely low, but the geological structure is stable, suitable for establishing a temporary base."

Chen Lin muttered to himself, sliding his fingers quickly across the holographic screen, calling up the real-time image of the planet.

At this moment, Secretary Zhao's voice came from the communicator: "Vice President, the preliminary list of the exploration team has been drawn up. Do you want to review it?"

Chen Lin nodded: "Send it over."

A few minutes later, a detailed list appeared on Chen Lin's holographic screen. He carefully checked the information of each member to make sure that they were all experienced and capable elites.

"Very good, let's follow this list."

Chen Lin said to Secretary Zhao, "Also, notify the scientific research team to prepare a batch of the latest exploration equipment. We must make this operation foolproof." Secretary Zhao left, and Chen Lin turned his gaze to the star map again.

"Let me see if your planet is really what I guessed..."

Two and a half months later, Planet Omega-7.

The exploration team's temporary base was built on a flat ice field near the planet's equator, surrounded by towering ice peaks and deep ice valleys.

In the center of the base, dozens of intelligent mechanical devices are running at full speed, analyzing data sent back from all over the planet.

"Vice President, we have just received a set of abnormal energy fluctuation signals, located about 120 kilometers to the southeast."

Secretary Zhao's voice came from the communicator, with a hint of excitement in his tone.

Chen Lin stood in the command cabin, staring at the data stream on the holographic screen.

A familiar set of energy fluctuation curves were jumping on the screen, almost completely consistent with the crystal core fluctuations found in the ice field ruins.

"Finally found……"

Chen Lin muttered softly, his fingers sliding quickly across the holographic screen, calling up the exact location of the signal source - it was a canyon covered by ice, more than three thousand meters deep, with complex terrain around it, making exploration extremely difficult.

"Notify the exploration team to immediately go to the signal source location for a detailed investigation."

Chen Lin gave the order in a deep voice, "But remember, strictly follow the rules for the development of the ruins, and never act rashly."

Secretary Zhao quickly conveyed the order and the exploration team set off immediately.

A few hours later, the exploration team arrived at the target area.

The intelligent equipment began to scan the ice layer and soon discovered a huge metal structure covered with the same geometric patterns as the ice field ruins.

"Vice President, we found the remains of the forerunners!"

The exploration captain's voice was filled with excitement that could not be concealed. "There are energy fluctuations on the surface of the structure. It is very likely a complete crystal core!"

Chen Lin's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, but he remained calm: "Continue scanning to confirm the integrity of the structure. Don't touch any equipment rashly!"

The exploration team followed the instructions and carefully carried out a comprehensive scan.

As data continued to be transmitted back, Chen Lin's brows gradually furrowed - the scale of this relic far exceeded the ice field ruins, and the energy fluctuations were extremely active, as if it could be activated at any time.

"Vice President, we found a set of inscriptions!"

The exploration captain's voice came again, "The location is at the entrance of the structure. It looks like some kind of activation program."

Chen Lin quickly called up the image of the inscription and quickly scanned the complex symbols.

His pupils shrank slightly, and he whispered the meaning of the inscription: "'Restart the fire, unify the array'... This is the final command of the Forerunner civilization!"

A complex emotion surged in his heart. If this relic was really the core node of the Forerunner civilization, then its activation might bring unpredictable consequences.

But at the same time, this may also be the key for humans to master Forerunner technology.

"Vice President, should we try to activate the ruins?"

There was a hint of hesitation in the exploration captain's voice.

Chen Lin was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "No, don't act rashly for the time being."

"We need more data to assess the risk and continue scanning to make sure every detail is recorded."

"……clear!"

The exploration team followed the instructions and continued to conduct a detailed survey of the ruins.

At this time, Chen Lin was standing in the command cabin, staring at the data stream on the holographic screen, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.

The pioneer's technology is both an opportunity and a huge risk, but all the necessary precautions have been taken. Now it seems that the real threat to Chen Lin is
"Secretary Zhao,"

Chen Lin turned to look at the secretary behind him, with a hint of determination in his tone, "Notify President Zhang and President Li immediately. We need to hold a meeting at the highest level. The discovery of Omega-7 will determine the future direction of the association."

"Yes!"

The secretary hurried out, while Chen Lin stared at the operation on the screen in silence for a long time. In more than two months, this group of people made countless preparations for this extraordinary discovery after finally landing on Omega.

The Forerunner civilization is not considered very advanced for the Red Dragon Association at this time, but many of the technologies in the ruins of this civilization can provide the Red Dragon Association with enough design ideas and directions, which is crucial for the Red Dragon Association at this time.

Therefore, it is very necessary to master the opening of the Forerunner civilization ruins and the subsequent direction of scientific and technological development.

This is also the main reason why Chen Lin, as vice president, even has to personally take charge of related research projects.

Chen Lin simply explained the current situation to everyone at the meeting. Zhang Shouren and Chen Lin were almost on the same page. Of course, he realized how important the things on the Omega planet were. So after he figured out the current situation, he directly said to Chen Lin: "Vice President Chen, what do you think?"

"Personally, I still think that we should take the risk and try to explore the ruins after making relevant preparations."

Chen Lin said in a deep voice: "Our exploration team has been preparing for a long time, and many things are prepared. We have also prepared the Intelligent Machinery Corps on the landing ship. If we withdraw like this, wouldn't it be a pity?"

Everyone looked at each other and nodded.

Zhang Shouren smiled at this moment: "Since everyone has agreed to this, there is no need to be restrained, Vice President Chen."

He said to Chen Lin: "Let the team on Omega take action directly."

"it is good!"

Chen Lin nodded immediately. Chairman Zhang's words basically meant that the entire matter was a unanimous practice of the association's top management, and it was not just his operation alone. It also meant sharing the risks and responsibilities.

This is the moment he was waiting for. (End of this chapter)