The moment the liquid from the regulator splashed onto the Dual-Core System, time seemed to stretch infinitely, making every frame of the scene breathtakingly clear. The blood-red memory extract, the blue-green equilibrium energy, and the pitch-black unknown substance separated gracefully in mid-air, swirling like a nebula from the dawn of the universe, performing a microscopic creation myth beneath the dome of the Café.
The drone stamens on the foreheads of the Purple-robed figures suddenly turned in unison, emitting a faint mechanical hum. The laser beams that had been slicing through the walls instantly converged, focusing on the seven floating, star-shaped metal pieces. Under the laser's intensity, complex patterns emerged on the surfaces of those metal pieces, as if whispering a long-buried secret.
"They are scanning for the key..." Xingmang’s Mechanical Heart let out a shrill overload warning, data streams scrolling frantically across its single ocular lens. "This isn't a sterilization program; it’s an authorization verification! We’ve all been deceived!"
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