Phew~
Xia Xiu felt the electronic worm on his hand began to twist wildly. This small object showed an unusual vitality between his fingertips. Its surface is covered with countless tiny metal tentacles, which are constantly changing shape and direction, like the tentacles of some exotic insect, weird and disturbing.
Each tentacle of the worm is full of mechanical vitality. They are slender and flexible, and every squirm reveals incredible complexity. These metal tentacles are covered with barbs and shimmer with cold. A harsh metallic luster
They tried to scratch his skin with their sharp barbed tips
However, even though the chip worm's "attack" seemed ferocious, its efforts failed Xia Xiujian. It seems to have no effect.
He just kept holding the hand, and the sharp tentacles of the worm could only make a slight rustling sound on the skin of his thumb and index finger, as if he was picking at a hard shell.
“This little thing is quite unique in appearance, and he also has a bad temper.”
The thumb and index finger of Xia Xiu’s right hand pinched it up and down like plasticine. Then he rubbed the worm like a ball, and the metal prosthetic body of the worm was compressed by this back and forth movement.
The metal body of the worm began to be gradually compressed under this rhythmic rubbing, and its crawling became weaker and weaker.
The metal tentacles and barbs gradually lost their original shape under the young man's fingertips. They were compressed, folded, and finally integrated into a more compact structure. During this process, the worm's body makes a slight metallic friction sound, accompanied by tiny deformations and reshaping.
Soon, the originally ferocious and cunning chip worm was crushed into a projectile by him.
“This looks much more pleasing to the eye.”
Xia Xiu looked at his handmade products with satisfaction. Compared with the ugly worm chip just now, this one is still better. The projectile, which was full of geometric beauty, looked pleasing to the eye. At the same time, [Adam], who relied on his genealogy, also took the opportunity to start scanning everything on the metal projectile chip.
[There are a large number of language scripts that need to be deciphered on the metal chip. The number of these language scripts is as high as more than 2,000, most of which are adhesive languages——]
[Language type Mi detected Mother virus——]
[Start clearing...]
[Clear completed! ]
"The knowledge system composed of more than 2,000 language scripts and sticky words is also equipped with specific mime viruses to prevent leaks. This anti-theft awareness is quite good." Xia Xiu rubbed the metal with his fingers Projectile, he looked at the projectile in his hand playfully.
"How many scripts are there that belong to the Terran Common branch?" He then asked [Adam].
[After testing, no text script related to Terra was detected——]
"That's interesting. Iberian technology is used, but there is no Iberian language branch script. This is tricky no matter how you look at it."
The language script itself is a kind of language used to write a kind of script. or multilingual systems.
In linguistics, a script is not just a collection of letters, it also includes the symbols and signs used to form words, as well as the rules for the organization and use of these symbols and signs.
Different languages may use the same script, and a language may use multiple different scripts.
The so-called clinging language is a type of language that is characterized by expressing grammatical relationships through a series of additional components (such as affixes), which are usually "glued" to the word stem. Compared with other language types (such as inflectional languages, isolating languages, and aggregate languages), agglutinative languages have unique grammatical and lexical structure characteristics.
An interesting point to mention is that Terra has an official unified script type. Although Terra has not truly formed a human empire that unified Terra (Diva almost did it), the metahumans in the [Ether Ocean] However, the consciousness cluster cleverly completed the integration of multiple scripts of the world's languages, which formed a unified Terran language. Therefore, Terran Common Language is also called Human Language.
The current Terran language is a mixed script, a multi-script language including alphabetic script, syllabic script, ideographic script and Abujad
This composite unified language is The official language and lingua franca of Terra is spoken by every Terran, and different regions and countries have developed local and international dialects due to their different emphasis on scripts.
For example, the Wudu accent focuses on alphabetic scripts, the Oletin Empire Baixing provincial dialect focuses on ideograms, the spoken language of the Daevite royal family where ideograms and Abujad coexist...
And Ibi Leah was deeply influenced by Youyang's alphabetic script culture, so the dialect also has irregular pronunciation and spelling.
But what's interesting now is that the metal projectile in Xia Xiu's hand contains a special document composed of more than 2,000 script languages. Looking at the technology of this projectile, he can tell at a glance that it is an Iberian species, but its inner But an encrypted composite script is used.
Races that piece together more than 2,000 scripting languages to form another language system usually have long lifespans and are idle. Xia Xiu just happened to encounter them on Callisto.
"So this means that this thing was made by the Yis race, or in other words, by reincarnated humans. Have reincarnated humans ever appeared on Callisto? They built the Tegada in front here?"< br>
After Xia Xiu took a final look at the metal projectile in his hand, he handed it over to [Adam] to handle.
"[Adam], please parse and decipher the script language above, then translate all the languages and archive them, and give me the documents that need to be highlighted."
[Okay——]
A small amount of data fire burned from Xia Xiu's hand again, and then the blue data flame swallowed up the projectile, and he had already arrived at the huge metal In front of the furnace.
The closer you get to the metal furnace, the more you can see the obvious pipes and a large number of exhaust outlets. There is a huge circular structure at the front of this mechanical facility, which looks like a huge wheel or engine. part of the building, which features intricate patterns and decorations, with icicles hanging throughout the facility.
"Meow——"
When Xia Xiu approached the metal furnace, Gray Wind on Xia Xiu's shoulder jumped down automatically, and Hope on the other shoulder also took the opportunity to ride on it. He reached Gray Feng's head and stretched out his pink hands to grab a handful of gray hair on Gray Feng's body.
This style of painting looks very fairytale-like.
It seems that no matter it was before or now, I always hope to form a special duo with some furry animals around Xia Xiu, like General Humph.
“Meow——”
The gray wind who landed on the ground called out to the blond young man behind him, while the hope riding on gray wind raised his head and translated to him. :
“It’s saying keep up, it can find the exit.”
Xia Xiu looked at Hope's conspicuous bag speechlessly.
I also use you to translate, Gray Wind was created by me, I can’t understand him.
Xia Xiu didn't say anything more and followed silently.
Silent on the metal walkway of the furnace under the shadow of metal, a gray cat carries an elegance and mystery as he walks through the intricate mechanical city-state.
The cat’s footsteps are steady and calm, as if he knows every corner of this metal building.
Behind it, a young man with blond hair and golden eyes followed closely. They shuttled through the intricate metal buildings. The path they walked circled around huge pipes and rotating gears, and passed by rows of exhaust vents where steam erupted. .
The gray cat jumped over small obstacles lightly, and Xia Xiu behind him also jumped along with it. In the endless metal maze, Gray Wind's footsteps did not hesitate. It seemed to be guided by some invisible force and passed through complex and intertwined passages.
This is the aura of fire in it, which can be understood as the "intuition" belonging to the machine soul.
The blond young man followed closely behind it, his footsteps echoing crisply on the metal ground. The sound echoed in the empty passage, like a lonely melody.
Under the leadership of Gray Wind, they finally came to a huge metal gate.
This door stands in stark contrast to the smooth, sophisticated machinery surrounding it.
The gate looks old and heavy. Its surface is eroded by the traces of time, and the mottled rust tells the history it has experienced. The rotating handle on this door should once have been shiny copper or brass, but now it has been worn away by the erosion of time and environment. Its surface is covered with layers of frost, and the ice crystals exude a cold feeling in the light. light.
The design of the handle is reminiscent of the bank doors of old, its thick, round swivel now almost unrecognizable due to corrosion.
The fusion of metal and ice makes this rotating device look like an object frozen in time, unable to rotate, quietly waiting for someone to unlock its secrets.
Xia Xiu stood in front of this door, his eyes penetrated the ice, trying to peek into the world behind the door.
He stretched out his hand, and the heat in his palm touched the cold metal, making a slight hissing sound.
He knew that this door might be the entrance to an unknown part of the interstellar thruster, and perhaps the key to propelling the giant wheel of Jupiter was hidden behind it.
Now, all he needs to do is open the door.
『Broken Fire——』
"Full Wisdom Scan·Master Key!" 』
Pfft——
A blue light surged out from his palm, beating like a living flame. This is not an ordinary flame, but an energy full of data flow. Its color is as deep as the ocean and as bright as the starry sky. He waved lightly, and the blue flame began to spread along the door, covering every cold corner.
Although this flame seems gentle, it contains amazing heat.
It acts on the thick layer of ice on the door in a strange way, causing the ice to melt like candle wax and dripping water into strings. Where the warmth of the fire touches, the frost begins to recede, revealing the forgotten lines beneath.
These lines seem to form a complex integrated circuit, and they form mysterious patterns on the door, which are like ancient runes and seem to hide unknown technology.
Under the guidance of these lines, the circular rotating device on the gate began to rotate spontaneously. It made a series of mechanical clicking sounds, as if the rusty gears were re-opening under the weight of time. be awakened.
The purple-haired girl and the gray cat watched this scene intently. The device on the door rotated faster and faster. With each wheel connecting, an incredible force began to wake up behind the door. Come.
Time after time——
Suddenly, a harsh scratching sound resounded throughout the space, and the door began to slowly move to both sides, accompanied by a low roar and mechanical echo. .
The huge metal door slowly opened in front of Xia Xiu, revealing the unknown world behind it.
Beams of bright light shine through the cracks in the door.
“Let’s go.”
Xia Xiu stepped straight in, and Gray Feng also followed with hope.
As the metal door slowly opened, a burst of stale air came to the face with a mixed smell of paper and metal.
Xia Xiu walked into a strange library.
This library is different from any traditional concept. Its walls are made of cold and hard metal, and the surface is densely carved with a series of complex hieroglyphics and elegant curved symbols. These symbols and words are a mixture of ancient totems and modern geometric shapes. Their arrangement is both orderly and random, which makes people think of the recording method of some ancient civilization.
On these metal pages, you can also find some newly added symbols, their style is slightly different, perhaps more simple or more delicate, suggesting that this library has experienced many additions and updates. Some of their edges have been worn away by time, while others still retain their sharpness when cut.
The bookshelves in the library are empty, and some shelves have been completely dismantled, leaving only exposed metal frames.
Under these empty shelves, there are some dusty boxes piled up. They are stacked haphazardly, as if they have lost their original guardians at a certain moment. The surface of these boxes is covered with the dust of the years, as if they were shaken down from a high place by a strong earthquake. Perhaps they once stored precious knowledge and information, but now they can only silently tell the glory of the past.
In some corners of the library, you can occasionally see a few pillars. These pillars are tall and sturdy, with larger symbols or words carved on them. Every stroke and every stroke is extremely delicate. These pillars are like the index of a library. The inscriptions on them indicate the types and subcategories of various books. They may have guided seekers to find the wisdom they need in the endless ocean of knowledge.
Xia Xiu's eyes wandered in this space, and he came to a corner where an ancient box was placed.
The appearance of the box, like the surrounding environment, has a unique steam style: a combination of steel and copper alloy, decorated with delicate gear textures and spiral steam pipe reliefs. Despite the passage of time, this box still maintains its sturdiness and smoothness when it was made, as if it was waiting for someone to arrive.
What locks the box is a delicate hook fastener, which does not pose any problem to Xia Xiu.
His fingers operated the fasteners dexterously, and the mechanical devices seemed to come to life under his hands, making a series of satisfying clicks and unlocking them obediently.
He gently lifted the lid of the box, and after letting out a low sigh, the hinges returned to silence.
A book was placed quietly inside, with the following title written in Terra Common on the surface of the book.
"Doomsday Files·■■■Impact Terra - We are only seven steps from the sun!" 》