Chapter 1 Seven Teams

Seven teams, seven space shuttles. These spacecraft carrying the testers quickly arrived at the designated "contact points," and almost at the same time as they arrived at these test points, corresponding divine power oscillations appeared in the depths of the universe. The whole process was entirely within expectations. The test was going so smoothly that Haoren almost thought his years of accumulating good karma had finally begun to pay off, if not for the fact that the entire divine power oscillation pattern was too vague and complex.

The first shuttle to reach its target landed on the surface of the planet Tanagus. After leaving the Crystal Core Research Station, it didn't need to enter hyperspace at all. It orbited the planet in near-earth orbit and then entered the atmosphere at an angle. Soon, the members of "Exploration Team One" landed on the surface of this golden star. A vibrant world was presented before them, and they were amazed by the pale gold rocks, the gold-green plants, and the ruins of golden cities scattered among the mountains and forests.

The Ankatelo family, the descendants of the Tanagur people who had been stranded on Earth and nearly exterminated, finally had the opportunity to stand on the land of their homeland. They had little feeling for their journey to Holleta, but here, they couldn't help but feel excited. They saw the city ruins that were almost completely swallowed by nature, and they also saw the golden city of Alamanda, which had been transformed by Haoren into an advance base. The city had now been almost completely transformed into the nests of Haoren's pioneering factories and autonomous machine groups, but the structure still retained the original appearance of Alamanda. They could hardly believe that these magnificent cities were built by their ancestors.

"This is the planet Tanagus, one of the ecological planets discovered by His Majesty the Sun King in the early days," the Aerium elf, who was responsible for acting as a guide, explained dutifully. "It is the garden of the Goddess of Creation. During the Disaster of the Firstborn ten thousand years ago, it suffered devastating damage, and its ecosystem was damaged far more than that of Holleta. This is the homeland of the Tanagur people, and the Ankatelo family on Earth today are their descendants. This great intelligent race built many magnificent cities on their planet and stubbornly resisted until the last moment when the Disaster of the Firstborn broke out. The name of the city in front of you is Alamanda, and it was one of the fortress cities that held out until the end..."

"...After their defeat, the souls of the Tanagur people were twisted and turned into Wrathful Spirits. You should be familiar with the phenomenon of Wrathful Spirits on Earth..."

"Information about the Tanagus civilization has been extracted and uploaded. They will not be forgotten."

"This planet has now ushered in the recovery of its ecosystem. With the help of a gentle Firstborn, it has a brand new ecosystem, and an alien intelligent race called 'Zhom' is the current inhabitant of this planet. At the same time, 'Zhom' is also the name of the Guardian Firstborn of this planet. Later, we will visit the towns built by the Zhom people. They have stubbornly gained a foothold on this planet and have built some settlements on the edge of the primeval forest and near the ruins of the ancient city. Along the way, I will tell you about the past of the Zhom civilization - another shocking piece of history..."

The visitors traveled through the jungles of Tanagus. This pale gold planet shone brightly in space, and in the distant depths of space, an unmanned listening station was constantly transmitting information from the depths of the universe to the Crystal Core Research Station:

"Time: Day 4, 3:15 PM, 'Sample Group' enters the Tanagus ecosystem test point. Divine power oscillation detected in deep space-kd-627js15-z22 area, oscillation level: d, continuously repeated 12 times."

"Divine power oscillation detected in deep space xxxx area, oscillation level: d, d+, continuously repeated 6 times."

The second shuttle landed on a cold, brown-black planet filled with toxic gas. The surface of this planet was covered with vast areas of radioactive water, the ocean was a disturbing purplish-black, and glowing primitive fungi swayed beneath the surface, reflecting terrifying and bizarre images.

"Planet number: pt-05, a planet in decline, discovered by His Majesty the Sun King not long ago. Our exploration of this planet is still in its early stages, but one thing is certain, it should be the origin planet of the Shadow Demons on Earth..."

"This planet is still filled with powerful shadow energy, but its natural environment is no longer suitable for the Shadow Demons to survive. As you can see, it is full of toxic and radioactive substances. You must wear life support equipment to stay here. Our drones have discovered huge Firstborn remains at the bottom of the planet's ocean, as well as a large number of trenches and continental shelf remnants torn apart by Firstborn tentacles. There is no doubt that the ecosystem here was also destroyed by the Firstborn."

"The Shadow Demons once developed to the stage of colonizing the solar system. We have discovered the wreckage of destroyed colonial cities on the satellites near this planet and in the surrounding space, but the disasters on the planet's surface are too severe, and it is now completely impossible to restore the Shadow Demons' former civilization..."

The second unmanned listening station sent a message from deep space, which was quickly sent to the host database of the Crystal Core Research Station:

"Time: Day 4, 4:26 PM, 'Sample Group' enters the pt-05 test point, Shadow Demons make contact with their origin ecosystem. Divine power oscillation detected in deep space xxxx area, oscillation level: d, d+, continuously repeated 14 times."

"Divine power oscillation detected in deep space xxxx area, oscillation level: C, occurred once."

The third shuttle arrived at a completely frozen planet. It landed on a thick layer of ice, and all that could be seen in all directions was endless ice plains and huge cracks crisscrossing the ice plains. Some of those cracks were so deep that they even reached the surface of the planet, and only by falling from these ice cracks could one see the original surface of this planet. In the dry, windless cold, the Aerium elf introduced this desolate world in a heavy tone:

"Planet number: pt-17. We found the former name of this planet on a monument. It is called 'Galan Hod,' which means paradise protected by heroes. The monument was buried deep in the ice layer, surrounded by 140,000 humans frozen in ice. They were the last surviving inhabitants of this planet. This is a native ecological planet. Its life was not created by the Goddess of Creation, but born naturally, but it still could not escape the disaster of annihilation. There is evidence that a crazed Guardian Starship discovered this planet and destroyed the planet's geomagnetic field and atmospheric circulation system, and the resulting extreme high and low temperatures completely destroyed the ecosystem here."

"Beneath the ice, one hundred and twenty-seven kingdoms and city-states are buried. They built their civilization with magical power. Countless heroes, kings, knights, scholars, commoners, beggars, farmers, and nobles are all slumbering in three kilometers of solid ice."

"Drones have excavated some areas of the planet and melted the planet's Arctic ice cap by launching beams from space. We have built a huge library there to collect books and inscriptions excavated from the countries of Galan Hod..."

In the vast, silent space, several listening stations floated quietly, the light of distant stars shining on their smooth surfaces, reflecting a mysterious glow.

"Time: Day 4, 4:35 PM, 'Sample Group' enters the Galan Hod test point. Divine power oscillation detected in deep space xxxx area, oscillation level d, continuously repeated 7 times... Correction, repeated 12 times."

All the information was being synchronized to the Crystal Core Research Station's host, and then reorganized, sorted, and ultimately transformed into various valuable reports and conclusions by a complex data processing program.

The divine power oscillation pattern was changing rapidly. More colors and lines emerged and intertwined to form a huge, ever-changing information network. As each "remnant" team came into contact with each selected "test point," this oscillation pattern presented a magnificent scene of ocean-like undulations. While fluctuating as a whole, bright "information clusters" were constantly erupting on it, making one marvel at the sight. If one were to imagine that it was a huge network covering the entire material universe, this marvel would even turn into shock!

"All contact points have triggered divine power oscillations in deep space, including the contact between native races and native ecological planets will also trigger this oscillation," Haoren said, pointing to the magnificent scene of information network fluctuations. "All oscillations are superluminal responses—divine power propagation ignores the limitations of time and space. Currently, the entire universe is engaged in this intense information exchange activity, except for the prison area of the Lord of Mad Whispers."

"Not limited to those ecological worlds created by Mother..." Muru muttered to himself, "What exactly is this thing that requires such a large-scale information exchange?"

"What is the essence of these oscillation points?" Laymen Dusa looked down at Haoren. "Have your drone swarms gone to confirm on the ground?"

"Of course. As long as it's within the range of the drone swarms, I've sent probes to observe on the ground," Haoren nodded and casually opened another set of holographic projections. Instantly, countless flashing light spots appeared beneath the divine power oscillation pattern, complementing the constantly fluctuating information network. "Stars."

"Stars?!" The three Guardian Giants spoke in unison.

"That's right, stars. At the locations where divine power oscillations occur, the drone swarms have all discovered a star. They all have similar volumes and lifespans. From temperature to luminosity, the differences are all within fifty percent," Haoren paused and said slowly, "In other words—they were all specially selected. The Goddess of Creation personally built this network."

"The stars in the universe are emitting divine power oscillations..." Izhaks also fell into thought. "Speaking of which, since it's an information exchange, there should be content, right... Can't it be cracked?"

"Things encrypted with divinity are not so easy to crack. It directly involves the operation of the universe's truth," Haoren shook his head. "More importantly, in order to prevent causing uncontrollable consequences, our stimulation of this divine power network must be limited to the minimum, so the difficulty of analyzing it will also increase."

The difficulties mentioned by Haoren silenced the hall for a moment.