"It seems that none of this can be saved."

He Ao pulled at the space-time beacon in front of him. All these time-space beacons had closed down and were completely destroyed.

He picked up the flashlight and shined it around, looking at these densely packed space-time beacons.

It seems that these space-time beacons do not seem to be destroyed naturally, but rather seem to have been gathered together by someone and destroyed uniformly.

He Ao stepped on these time and space beacons and continued to move forward step by step.

The brilliance of the flashlight shines in this dark, silent and unmanned laboratory, sweeping over the ancient machinery.

The surroundings of these time and space beacons were also covered with dense blood stains, as if a brutal massacre had been experienced here.

He Ao can also see the traces of battles covered by the dust of time around these time and space beacons.

Splattered blood stains, destroyed instruments, and some scattered and broken weapons all seemed to indicate that a fierce battle had taken place here.

Perhaps at this location, a small battle broke out between those who protected the time and space beacon and those who destroyed the time and space beacon.

The final result was that all these space-time beacons were destroyed.

Under that terrifying, explosive pollution, perhaps one of the two parties in the battle is no longer completely 'human'.

But no matter what kind of guess, it is just a guess. He Ao is not a historian and cannot go back to history to see what happened.

After passing through the pile of time and space beacons, He Ao continued to move forward, and soon he saw three large machines placed side by side.

These three machines are four to five meters high and nearly two meters wide. There is a small operating screen directly in front of the machine, and there is a small opening below the screen that seems to be able to feed small items. At this moment, the screens of these machines

All are extinguished.

He Ao walked to the machine. The huge body of the machine was marked with simple instructions for use and the name of the machine in five different languages.

He Ao quickly found the language of the second area and recognized the machine name marked above:

‘Space-time Beacon Correction Instrument’

Below the machine name are operating instructions with illustrations.

The method of use is very simple. Put the faulty space-time beacon into the inspection port, and then click the 'Correction' button on the screen to automatically identify the problem and correct it.

The correction time is approximately 5 to 10 minutes.

After the correction is completed, the machine will pop up the corrected space-time beacon on its own.

The problem is that all the correctors seem to be damaged at this moment, and none of them light up.

He Ao's right hand brushed the three corrective devices in sequence. When he brushed the last corrective device, the mechanical core ring originally worn on the little finger of his right hand suddenly vibrated undetectably.

This means that this machine can be controlled.

He Ao raised his head and glanced at the last correction device. The screen of this correction device had been completely destroyed, and even the feeding port had been distorted.

Judging from its appearance alone, it was the most completely destroyed of the three machines.

But in fact, this machine is the best preserved of the three machines.

However, He Ao did not use the mechanical core ring to control the machine. His expression did not change, and he did not even pause his movements, just brushed his hand over.

"These three machines look a bit strange. They are very large, but the operable area is very small."

He Ao turned around and continued walking forward, saying as he walked, "Is it the correction machine you told me about?"

"It should be, sir."

A02 replied.

This microcomputer has no camera, so A02 can only rely on the surrounding sounds, He Ao's description, and her own calculations to determine where He Ao has gone.

"Are these machines still running, sir?"

A02 asked.

"The screen is not bright," He Ao looked back, "It looks pretty miserable from the outside."

"It seems like everything has been damaged."

A02 said.

"Is there anything else in this laboratory that might not be damaged?"

He Ao asked casually.

"The space-time jump tester may not be damaged yet,"

A02 said,

"This device is located behind a small door next to the exit of the laboratory. It is the only device in the Navigator other than the main control room that is connected to the main engine of the spacecraft. It can start the engine, simulate the state of time and space jump, and observe the surroundings.

Use the spatial data to determine whether the nearby space-time is stable and whether it is suitable for space-time jumping."

"This machine can start the engine?" He Ao paused and asked, "Then can it control the operation of the spacecraft?"

"Theoretically it's possible," A02 maintained his usual gentle and steady tone, "but the instructions to control the spacecraft have to go through the cab. Currently, the cab has completely lost contact. Depending on the authority of the tester itself, it can only control the test start of the engine.

and closure.”

"Is the ship's engine still good now?"

He Ao continued to move forward according to the direction of the map given by A02 before, passing through the gap formed after the collapse of the two machines.

"Insufficient data for analysis."

A02 quickly gave the answer.

At this time, He Ao raised the flashlight and saw a closed gate in front of him. Under the gate, there were two damaged double-leaf door panels lying on the ground.

Judging from the markings on the map, this gate should lead to the next corridor leading to the core control room.

The gate seems to have been tightly closed, and the control switch next to the gate has been completely destroyed.

He Ao stepped forward and reached out to press the gate. The gate was very hard and his pressing did not cause any deviation.

He knocked on the gate, and a solid muffled sound came from behind the gate.

The sound made He Ao even think that he was tapping a heavy boulder.

This gate is very thick.

He raised the bone sword and scratched the gate, leaving only a shallow mark.

He Ao lowered his head and looked at the destroyed door panel in front of the gate, "The road ahead of me is blocked by a very thick gate. This gate does not seem to be the original normal door of this laboratory. Does it have any special function?

?

"Sir, what you are encountering now may be the peripheral barrier door of the core control room. This door is used to separate the area near the core control room from other areas of the spacecraft. It is the outer barrier of the core control room."

A02 answered quickly.

"The switch of this door has been destroyed. Is there any way to open it?"

He Ao glanced at the switch next to him and asked.

"Sir, you can connect the host that is currently receiving my signal to the switch and let me crack it and turn it on."

A02 said.

"Crack open?"

He Ao paused slightly. Does the main intelligence still need to crack the gate switch to open it?

"The barrier door is controlled by an independent system that is not connected to the main network. Opening and closing require verification of a special password. This password is generally mastered by crew members with high-level permissions and is not stored in my database."

A02 understood He Ao's question and explained.

"good,"

He Ao pried open the microcomputer in his hand again, used a bone sword to cut open the destroyed skin of the switch, and followed A02's instructions to connect the circuit inside to the motherboard.

"Analyzing, please wait."

A mechanical workbench appeared in front of the silver-haired girl image of A02 on the screen, and then A02 fiddled with the parts on the workbench in a decent manner and began to make repairs.

This looks like some kind of maintenance animation.

"How long will it take to completely unlock this door?"

Heao asked.

"About eight to ten minutes, sir."

In the animation, A02 picked up a device similar to a welding gun and crackled light spots on the workbench while responding to He Ao's question.

"After opening this door, how long is the distance to the core control room?"

He Ao glanced at the dark space around him and asked further.

"Under normal circumstances, it takes about ten minutes, but considering the obstacles you may encounter, sir," A02 said while busying his hands, "it may actually take thirty minutes."

"If someone arrives in the core control room, can you sense it?"

He Ao asked further.

"I can detect if someone is attacking the core control room's gate."
To be continued...