A cargo ship fully loaded with supplies sailed on the sea, heading from Claw Island to Twilight Town.

Huggins, completely clad in armor, stood behind Todd. After hesitating for a while, he asked, "My lord, do you really believe the records on the stone tablet?"

Staring at the rolling waves, Todd said without moving, "And you? Do you believe it?"

The knight glanced back at the island, long since vanished below the horizon, his tone uncertain. "I'm a follower of the Church of Heaven, and my faith tells me that the history of so-called heretics is nothing but a synonym for hypocrisy and illusion. But my intuition tells me things might be more complicated than I imagine. Those bones, metal, and ruins—my God! If it's all just for forgery, the price is far too high!"

“When there are things that cannot be explained by common sense, you can choose to doubt your own eyes or question your understanding of the world.” Todd threw the pieces of wood beside him into the sea, recalling the scene from yesterday.

In his previous life, Todd had been exposed to Norse mythology and had also exchanged ideas with Morgan about the religion of the North Island in another world.

But the nine images that appeared, along with the runes and the information in the stone tablet, had a tremendous impact on him.

If Odin, the king of the gods, slaying the progenitor of the giants, the sprouting and growth of the World Tree, the power of the gods, and Ragnarok—if all of these were the work of the "it" depicted in the illustration—the arrow and triangle—then, according to the illustration's record, why did "it" go to such great lengths to create everything and then destroy it all?

The illustration mentions that the World Tree granted the gods immortality and divine power. How did "it" achieve this?

The formation of the monster sounds somewhat similar to the "Inheritor" mutation. Could this be related to the "Sutherland bacteria"?

The last image contains the following text: "It foresaw the ending, orchestrated destiny, seduced living beings, and erased all traces. Ignorant and insignificant beings, we created you, but who created us?"

This sentence contained too much hidden information, and Todd couldn't figure it out for a while.

With a mind full of thoughts, Todd returned to Twilight Town on the cargo ship. Watching Huggins direct the sailors to unload cargo from the hold, he couldn't help but remind them to be careful and cautious. The barrels and wooden crates here contained spring water, fossils, soil, and other materials transported from the Valkyrie Village. These were extremely valuable research materials and key items for solving the mystery of the North Island.

"Lord Todd, you're back!"

The excited male voice made Todd turn his head in surprise.

Kendi, a southerner with dark circles under his eyes, stared at him with bloodshot eyes and excitedly rubbing his hands together.

Todd stared at the other person, stunned. "Kendy? You look like you haven't slept in a year."

Shaking his head vigorously, the scholar from the Abbasid Empire laughed, his white teeth particularly striking: "We have created something that can change the world!"

After saying that, he didn't care at all about the people around him. He grabbed Todd's sleeve and led him to the Knights' headquarters.

On the way, Todd watched the scholars hurrying ahead, a faint sense of anticipation rising in his heart.

Could it be that these people actually managed to build an electron microscope?

When Todd entered the Knights' headquarters warehouse, he discovered it had been transformed into a temporary experimental workshop for scholars and craftsmen. A massive machine with a black metallic sheen sat quietly in the center of the warehouse. A group of students were using dyes to stain samples, monks were checking the machine's airtightness and integrity, craftsmen were inspecting the final placement of the vacuum sample chamber and viewing tube, and Rachel, along with several aliens, were using 'telekinesis,' 'wind pressure,' 'clairvoyance,' 'eagle eye,' and 'focusing light'—under the guidance of the scholars—to adjust and implement the positions of parts and the functions of the equipment.

Todd stared at the machine before him, his mind reeling. This machine was nothing like the first magneto-electron microscope he'd invented in 1926. Its vacuum pump wasn't driven by a generator, but manually vented by a variant possessing "wind pressure." Its optical differential control and electronic valves weren't controlled by wires and switches, but operated in real-time by a "reconnaissance successor" with "X-ray vision" and "eagle eyes." The electron beam's angle of attack and voltage flow were controlled by Rachel using "psychic power" to superimpose large and small magnetic rings onto the "Tesla" parasite. When the electron beam struck the sample, the resulting photons were collected by a "focusing" variant and projected onto the white paper, burning it.

If we really had to define it, this is a magnetic electron microscope that combines scientific knowledge with extraordinary abilities.

At everyone's invitation and with great anticipation, Todd enthusiastically operated the strange electron microscope, and some troubles were soon exposed.

First, operating this microscope requires at least four Xenomorphs. After the sample enters the chamber, the 'Wind Pressure' Xenomorph first performs vacuum treatment; the 'Reconnaissance Successor' is responsible for observing the direction of the magnetic lens and the timing of the electron strike; after receiving information from the former, Rachel adjusts the magnetic coil of the 'Tesla' parasite to control the voltage and discharge rate; the electron beam strikes the sample, and the resulting photons are collected and amplified by the 'Focusing' Xenomorph. These steps require seamless coordination among the four individuals; even the slightest mistake by any one of them could lead to the failure of sample observation.

Secondly, the final image is black and white and blurry. Some contrast and morphology are difficult to judge accurately. For example, it's hard to tell with the naked eye whether the sample surface is a spherical protrusion or a pit, which may create visual illusions.

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