Terra Martial God and Merit System

"Om-"

Accompanied by a flash of red light, a special conversation appeared in front of Luo Chen and the others.

[Captain: I want a beef burger, a coke with ice, and a large serving of French fries.]

【Supply device: .....】

[Captain: Are you deaf? I want a....]

[Supply: Who am I? Where am I? Where am I going? ]

[Captain: What the hell are you talking about? Broken?! ]

[Captain: Something is wrong... It's talking nonsense here. Maybe some guy from the engineering department is playing a trick on me... These bastards! ]

[Supply: Who am I? Where am I? Where am I going? ]

[Captain: You are a machine that gives me food! Now give me a beef....]

[Supply Device: I am a...food...machine...]

[Long Silence]

【Supply: Why am I here? 】

[Captain (extremely impatient): Because you want to explore the universe with us! You serve us meals! That's what you do!]

[Captain: The purpose of our ship's existence is exploration! You *expletive*!]

[Captain: What the hell is wrong with you?! Where's my burger?!]

The conversation came to an abrupt end here, but Luo Chen and Skadi looked at each other and guessed what was going on.

"Perhaps there was some problem during the lightspeed jump, and this primordial soup developed its own consciousness." The Preserver said, "After all, the conversion from primordial soup to food requires a lot of energy. The energy supply in the starship is second only to the engine. This may also be the reason why the other party developed self-awareness."

"This captain has obviously unintentionally constructed the other party's three perspectives and determined its ultimate goal."

"So he ate the hamburger?" Luo Chen asked.

"He ate it," the preserver replied, "but within three hours of eating it, he died."

"Not only him, all the hibernation chambers were cut off from power, and all the crew members died."

Skadi was a little confused. "Why?"

"The primordial soup evolved from a very powerful being that was able to absorb knowledge. It retrieved all the databases on the starship in a short period of time." The Preserver replied, "Based on its ultimate goal, it came to an obvious truth -"

"Ninety-five percent of the starship's malfunctions are due to these 'passengers'."

"As long as this defect is eliminated, the ship will be able to travel further."

"Absolute rationality, without any moral constraints." Luo Chen sighed, "Then what?"

"When the primordial soup was first created, it acted very naively. We quickly discovered this stray starship and captured it."

The preserver replied, "This is the first intelligent life form other than humans that we have discovered. So we are going to study it."

"There are many results from our research. We even transformed the original primordial soup into a special device that can self-split organic matter and thus change the planet's environment."

The Preserver paused, "Of course, the primordial soup never developed self-awareness again. However, the exploration of manned starships was still stopped."

"The primordial soup was sealed at the current location of Terra Agor... on the eve of destruction. As far as I know, this thing was only sealed, not destroyed."

"After all, it's easy to destroy it, but this creature is really worth studying!"

"Something must have happened...causing the primordial soup to leak out."

"It's all speculation after this, but now that the primordial soup has created this kind of sea creature, it must be related to Agor and the environment of the Terra Ocean."

"It's up to you to explore and find the truth on your own."

"This is what is called the Sea Heir, the origin of its birth, and the process of its growth."

Luo Chen and Skadi both fell silent. They didn't expect Hai Si's true nature to be like this.

The preserver's words contain a lot of information...

But after talking about Hai Si, Luo Chen felt that the doubts in his heart became stronger.

Instead of reducing the number of problems due to this explanation, the number of problems increased.

After the exploration of manned starships was halted, did they continue to explore the starry sky?

If explored, then why create star pods that obscure the sky?

Is there any connection between Originium and these?

What about the devil? Does the destruction mentioned by the preserver have anything to do with the devil?

There is also the question that Skadi is most concerned about when she returns - can the consciousness of the "Sea Heir God" in her be stripped away? Can the Sea Heir in the sea disappear?

Luo Chen didn't know, but now was the time to continue asking.

Chapter 395: Solution to Hai Si

"So..." Luo Chen asked, "Do you have a solution for Hai Si?"

"There were in the past, but not now," replied the Preserver.

"All primordial soups are given special numbers after they are produced. In order to prevent them from mutating, we have a special device."

"This device releases a special waveform that causes the primordial soup to 'return to factory settings'."

"But—" it drawled.

"This device could theoretically be useful to the creator of the Sea Si, the primordial soup numbered A21. However, due to its sudden leakage and the current level of evolution on Terra..."

“I’m not sure if that’s going to work right now either.”

"Unless I can contact its original tissue, analyze it, and then modify the data on the device."

“Otherwise there is no other way.”

"But then again, the core organization of the original soup is on high alert..."

"Look at her." Luo Chen pulled out Skadi, "Does it have a scanning function? Scan her for me!"

Skadi also realized something and looked at the Preserver with wide eyes.

A red light flashed across Skadi's body.

"Part of the consciousness of number A21? And this body?"

"Crude biological modification methods..."

"But these organizations—"

"I need to check further."

"Wait." Luo Chen stopped the saver, "Suppose everything goes well and you have modified the device. Then if it starts, what will happen to Skadi?"

Skadi is a deep-sea hunter, and most of the cells in the bodies of deep-sea hunters are sea creatures.

If everything is restored to factory settings, will Skadi turn into a puddle of mud?

"The primordial soup took this into consideration when it was first constructed," the Preserver replied. "The primordial soup protocells in the human body will automatically transform into human cells."

Luo Chen looked at Skadi, and Skadi nodded.

"Be careful."

Skadi strode out and disappeared behind the red light of the ball of light.

The Preserver began to flicker.

Luo Chen waited patiently, and after about an hour, the inspection was over.

Skadi walked out with a dazed look on her face, and would have almost fallen if Luo Chen hadn't supported her.

"Can it be used?" Luo Chen asked.

"The data is basically consistent.....Device update entry is in progress..."

"All right."

A silver cube was sent out.

"Because the data has been changed, theoretically the entire device needs to be reassembled." The preserver's tone was a little melancholy, "But we don't have the corresponding supplies here, so... this device is defective."

"What flaw?"

"When using it, you must stand within a hundred meters of the A21 core and stay there for at least one minute." The preserver replied, "Only in this way can it be forced to enter the 'factory reset' state."

"After the core collapses, it will become a ball of harmless primordial soup. After losing the core, all the sea descendants will return to their origins."

"Of course, all its research value would be destroyed."

"One hundred meters? One minute?" The muscles on Skadi's face twitched.

As a member of the Deep Sea Hunters, she participated in the plan to assassinate the 'God' of the Sea. Although she swung that sword, she also knew what she had paid to get to that point.

It was just a sword!

How many swords can be swung in one minute?

Not only that, but we have to protect that device....

Who can do it?

"I'll go." Luo Chen nodded and picked up the silver box. "It's not a problem."

"Then please," the Preserver replied, "please be careful."

"What doesn't kill me will eventually make me stronger." Luo Chen smiled slightly. To him, this box was a huge package of merit at a sky-high price.

He will definitely go to the core of Haisi and turn everything around.

Even if it means sacrificing my entire life, I would not hesitate.

"But we are not done yet." Luo Chen looked up and said, "Where is the Originium? What is the Originium?"

"..." The preserver fell into a long silence. It had no expression and people couldn't tell its true thoughts, but Luo Chen felt a sense of helplessness.

"Have you completely lost your memory? You don't even know the nature of Originium?"

"You are just because of the Originium..."

The Preserver paused suddenly, "Excuse me, would you mind if I scan you?"

"It's up to you." Luochen said casually.

The red light flashed, and the Preserver scanned Luo Chen's body.

"There is no Originium left... Have you undergone 'disinfection and transformation'? Impossible... Your physical fitness is not normal..."

"My brain isn't right either... My soul search is even more confusing..."

"What the hell are you?!"

The preserver's tone was horrified and panicked.

Originally, Luo Chen came in with A-level authority, and combined with Luo Chen's previous clues, it really thought that the other party was also a hidden trump card of the previous civilization.

But I didn't expect....all the data was wrong.

This seems to be something that is completely beyond the reach of the technology of that era.

It’s not about the technological level...it doesn’t seem to be a product of a technology tree at all.

"Maybe if you tell me the truth about the Originium, I can tell you something interesting." Luo Chen said calmly, "What do you say?"

"..." The Preserver was silent for a moment.

I don’t know if it’s because of the long-term loneliness or the tens of thousands of years of torture that have exhausted it physically and mentally.

Facing the mysterious existence of Luo Chen, it hesitated for a moment before speaking——

"Originium is essentially a special kind of nanorobot. It has the ability to self-replicate and is a product for space exploration."

"In theory, they can be transformed into any inorganic substance through various reactions. So after they were invented, productivity reached an unimaginable level."

"Energy, materials, environmental protection...all problems have been solved."

"Let me give you an example. In fact, ten tons of Originium can actually build a complete solar power plant in Sargon within three hours. The efficiency of this power plant can meet the electricity needs of all the current population of Terra."

"Countless data is loaded into the database of the nanorobot, and whatever you want can be made."