2535 - The Terrifying Simulation
Planet Donara—
Theo emerged from an Instant Space Gate beside the Glass House, then with a simple wave of his finger the array's banners gathered once more and slipped into his ring, and the blue ring closed behind him.
Then with a simple turn he nodded toward Althera, who was training on one side of the mountain, then entered the Glass House without asking permission, and bowed slightly. "It is done."
"Oh?" Robin raised his pen from the tablet for a moment and nodded, "Are you sure that folder will reach Little Zara safely? If it falls into the wrong hands the consequences will be... not very good."
"It has arrived." Theo nodded. "I sent strong escorts, and Middle Sector 99 and the Youth are the most heavily guarded and most secure in the entire universe; no one would dare touch the folder." Then he narrowed his brows slightly. "But... do you really think it will succeed?"
Theo noticed a blood-red aura covering his father's body and a crimson mark on his forehead that made him shudder for a moment, but he stayed on his subject.
"Heh~ And why not?" Robin chuckled. "We've reached a final formula for Note of Space Fleet-5," then he raised his gaze toward Theo, "or should we say Note of Void-1," before returning to his drawing, "and after an achievement like this, we won't be able to make a few awakened weapons?"
Theo swallowed quietly.
Make a few awakened weapons... who in the universe could say that?
Awakened weapons are those wielded by the Butcher, one of the reasons he trampled over the heads of the behemoths wherever he went—only two of them were able to subdue Renara in every confrontation that brought them together and force her to retreat.
Those weapons... they could make them?
"Alright, I can see your eyes gleaming and dreams sparkling, don't raise your hopes too high." Robin waved twice. "We're going to simulate the thing, not replicate it."
"Not even one?" Theo was surprised.
"Not even one." Robin shook his head and straightened his posture slightly, letting the pen move on its own. "In fact, the sword you seized from Marlik cannot be manufactured inside B-14."
"We haven't reached that technology yet?" Theo asked quickly—this would be more understandable and easier on the mind than making it directly!
"No," Robin shook his head. "Look, there is a periodic table of elements for metals and fundamental substances in the universe. Those fundamental substances exist on every planet but in different proportions. Some planets lack some of them and are rich in other resources; some have enormous concentrations of certain elements, giving rise to rare metal deposits or creating a different environment that nurtures strange creatures and plants... You could say it's a universal riddle, and every planet has its own answer."
Then Robin pulled something from the space beside him with a zzz sound—it was a sword that immediately began emitting a purple-red mist, but it released no hostile aura. It did not attack Robin or try to drain him; it seemed to be trying to frighten Theo alone.
"As for this thing..." Robin mused at the sword, "it is not made from elements on the table."
"It's been confirmed that it came from outside the universe?" Theo furrowed his brow slightly.
To this day, there are conclusions and theories about the true nature of the sealed tools within the ancient ruins. Some say they were crafted in earlier eras, while others say they descended from the sky one day... Perhaps the latter is closer to the truth.
"It is undoubtedly made outside the universe, and I hope with all my heart that it was made in Eternal Sanctuary itself, not in another Class B or higher universe, because in that case those universes would be dangerously superior to us."
Robin slowly placed the sword before his eyes and began to examine it. "It may not seem so, Theo, but if this sword were long enough, and the hand holding it were strong enough... this sword could cut a natural galaxy in half without any problem."
Then Robin tossed the sword upward gently until its edge landed on the tip of his index finger in a way that made Theo's heart clench. "Ahh!"
But strangely, the sword landed on Robin's skin without causing a scratch, and it remained balanced there as if playing on a rope.
"And not only strong, but very intelligent too," Robin began to dance the sword on his finger with a smile. "It knows whom to play with and whom to be arrogant toward, and whom to submit to... this sword is a work of art, and I hope it won't be mass-produced, otherwise it will be a disaster."
"And we are going to mass-produce it?!" Theo asked quickly.
"How do we produce it in large quantities when we don't have its resources?" Robin laughed and returned to contemplating the sword. "It took me a long time examining the sword until I reached a set of patterns that embody the materials from which the sword was made, the way they interconnect, and the patterns formed between them... And indeed I recorded them and showed the differences between them and the closest resources we have here, but the difference between them was simply staggering."
"So... we're going to simulate the sword using the resources we have?"
"How would I be satisfied with that?" Robin shook his head. "I've decided to create those materials we don't have here." Then he extended his hand and a small blood storm emerged. "As long as we have the source of everything, we can make everything."
"....?" Theo immediately opened his eyes wide.
That small blood storm—he knew it... It was the symbol of Primordial Chaos!
"Primordial Chaos... can produce those resources from Eternal Sanctuary... here?" Theo muttered with some alarm.
"Why not?" Robin chuckled. "Eternal Sanctuary is another name for the Ancient Belt. It too is made with the master laws, and the inhabitants of Eternal Sanctuary are themselves humans like us, created by the master laws... There is no difference between us except age and power, and we will gradually narrow the gap later on."
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