Chapter 834: The Creator
Chapter 834: The Creator
Lindsey's expression changed instantly.
Before he could remind her, Leaf Haiya sent a message in the friends' channel, anticipating his concern.
Haiya: [Lindsey, this item is something only a highly skilled Artisan can create! If it's just for identity verification, it's unlikely to use such advanced techniques. There's something wrong here!]
Lindsey: [I agree. These items, once worn, will inhibit the Essence activities of Awakened beings, preventing them from using their skills.]
Haiya: [So, it's meant to imprison us?]
Lindsey: [Or perhaps there's another purpose beyond imprisonment. Either way, it's not something good.]
"..."
"?"
As Lindsey and Haiya exchanged glances, the maid servo beside them also grew puzzled.
After encountering these two humans, the servo had followed their instructions diligently, leading Lindsey and Haiya to believe they were two completely unaware Awakened beings.
But their hesitation now prompted a necessary caution in the servo:
"Masters, do you have any further questions?"
Lindsey and Haiya locked eyes, both aware of the Quintessence Inhibitor before them. Wearing it was not an option, and neither could they ignore it.
"..."
Lindsey, ready with his weapon, pushed the green bracelet back.
He asked coldly:
"My skills can discern the purpose of objects. This isn't for identity verification but to restrict Essence skills, isn't it?"
"..."
The maid servo calmly explained:
"Master, this is a decision made for safety."
"You've seen it too—the outside world is extremely dangerous. If we want to protect the base and our Masters' safety, we must also restrict the capabilities of the Awakened. Otherwise, there's no starting point."
Lindsey immediately countered:
"Are you suggesting we put our safety entirely in the hands of others?"
"Even though we've just met and there's no trust between us?"
At this point, Lindsey was ready to take action if needed.
But the servo's reaction surprised him.
When Lindsey showed clear resistance, the maid servo neither forced nor attacked. Instead, it retracted the Quintessence Restraining Bracelets and extended its hand toward Lindsey and Haiya:
"If you choose not to accept, you may leave on your own."
"..."
Could this truly be a hostile unit?
In contrast, Lindsey looked at the red marker on the map.
The servo's reaction left him perplexed.
Just then, the Silver Witch beside him sent a message in the friends' channel.
Haiya: [Should we take action?]
Lindsey: [Our understanding of this place isn't complete. The best choice is to retreat, gather as much information as possible, and then re-enter.]
Haiya: [A rational choice, no problem.]
With that, Lindsey and Haiya stood up simultaneously.
They headed out, keeping an eye on the servo's movements.
The distance from here to the base entrance wasn't far, and they remembered the entire route.
The maid servo sat in the workshop, calmly observing them without any obstruction or warning.
The entire being seemed like a statue, unmoving.
But as Lindsey and Haiya reached the workshop door, a man's voice suddenly echoed from what appeared to be a ventilation duct above:
"Please, hold on, Masters."
"It seems my child has caused some misunderstanding among you. If you have any other doubts, please come and talk to me."
Brother Lin Sai turned to the direction of the voice, his eyes taking on a subtle shift.
Unlike the servant dolls in the workshop...
The voice that urged them to stay carried a tone filled with human emotion, a quality unique to humanity.
Brother Lin Sai asked, "Who are you...?"
The man's voice paused for two seconds before replying, "I am the builder of this facility and the creator of these children."
"Unknown friend, I sense the aura of a chaotic time stream on you, and I can guess your origins."
"If you have any questions, it's best we meet and discuss in detail."
"You didn't come here without a purpose."
"And for my personal needs, I do want to talk to you in detail."
Brother Lin Sai turned to look at the servant doll.
As if awakened from a standby state, the servant doll stood up.
Following the man's command, it returned to Brother Lin Sai and Lady Haiya's side, its voice reverting to its previous respectful and amiable tone, "Please follow me, both of you."
Brother Lin Sai and Lady Haiya continued their conversation via telepathy.
Brother Lin Sai: [I'm not sure if they're friend or foe, but if we can strike at the heart of the matter, I think it's a good thing.]
Lady Haiya: [He mentioned chaotic time. I think he knows, or perhaps he's the creator of this temporal chaos. Let's meet him!]
Following the servant doll, Brother Lin Sai and Lady Haiya continued forward. Along the way, Brother Lin Sai opened his Adventure Map skill.
At this depth, the Adventure Map clearly revealed the surrounding environment. He noticed a large number of red marks symbolizing hostility underground.
However, there were also many yellow and green markings.
Rather than a dangerous place filled with hostility, it was more like a vast society with diverse attitudes, where people of all dispositions could be found!
Meanwhile, the servant doll led the way swiftly.
Brother Lin Sai and Lady Haiya continued, ascending from the third underground level and crossing six more strata.
Some of these layers were only two to three meters high.
In some areas, the excavation created an extremely spacious and vast cavity underground.
Upon reaching the bottom...
The depth they had reached far exceeded the furthest distance Brother Lin Sai had ever ventured when mining uranium ore.
And what appeared before Brother Lin Sai and Lady Haiya was a space completely sealed off by a massive steel gate.
"We've arrived," the servant doll announced, stepping back.
With a click, the three-meter-thick steel gate slid open to the right.
In the dimly lit glow of radiant crystals, the solitary room contained no human presence. Instead, a colossal machine stood tall.
The servant doll remained silent, making a gesture for Brother Lin Sai and Lady Haiya to enter.
They proceeded, and Brother Lin Sai continued to study the map.
But here, even his scouting skills couldn't detect any other independently existing entities.
At that moment, the man's voice emanated from the machine before them.
"I have a question for you both."
"Are you from the past or the future?"
(End of Chapter)
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