In the end, Deborah still taught Lind how to use this Holy Grail terminal.
It was clear that it was unable to connect to the tower’s final terminal, so this small terminal’s computing power had to drop significantly. Even so, it could still help Lind with many simple predictions.
However, what Lind needed was not simple forecasts like checking the weather, even though being able to predict the weather was already quite practical in this world.
After sending Deborah away, Lind began to study this tablet-like small terminal.
The terminal material was like some sort of composite material, quite durable, even the screen was the same.
The content inside was not in the common language of this world, but in Russian, which probably made using this terminal the most difficult part.
Deborah didn’t understand these characters, but memorized purely by remembering which position corresponds to which function to operate this Holy Grail terminal.
However, although it was somewhat different from the system Lind was familiar with in his previous life, most of the content was still similar, and Lind quickly figured it out himself, changing the terminal’s system language to Chinese.
Looking at those familiar square characters, the entire appearance of the terminal finally revealed itself before Lind.
It could be seen that apart from the necessary system, the terminal was almost packed with computing software and computational structures, along with many parameters that Lind could not understand, which were probably important data preserved by the terminal’s previous owner for hundreds of years.
After checking the basic conditions of the terminal, Lind began to look for the browsing software on the terminal as if awakening his bodily memory. Of course, there was almost nothing for entertainment on this terminal, where every piece of memory retained important data; even the system itself had nothing for leisure browsing.
However, under such circumstances, Lind still found a folder, which contained a recorded video.
At the video’s location, the screen seemed to have been clicked countless times, being the only place on this composite material-made screen that had developed a matte feel from over-touching.
Lind subconsciously clicked on it.
Soon, a female scientist appeared on the terminal’s screen. She looked Slavic, around thirty to forty years old, wearing a clean white lab coat. This female scientist quickly adjusted the camera position and began recording a video while sitting in front of the lens.
Just this single frame evoked a sense of familiarity in Lind, as if he had not traversed through worlds and was still lying on his own sofa watching videos on a tablet.
But the background behind the female scientist pulled Lind back to reality.
It appeared to be some sort of advanced laboratory, with many containers and conduits in the background, incongruous with the art style of this world.
“Anna! My little princess, congratulations on having passed the most important day in your life, which means our experiment has succeeded!”
Although the woman in the video spoke in Russian, fortunately, the terminal had an automatic translation function, translating it into the language that the system was currently using for Lind.
“From now on, my little princess, you will possess a longer lifespan, more stable emotions, a smarter mind, and a better physique! Just like the elves in past artistic works!”
“The previous research efforts were not wasted. Although we created many elves similar to you before you, none could compare to your perfection; you are the crystallization of all of us.”
Then, the video shifted to another group of people. Among them were many human faces familiar to Lind, while many others resembled the current elves closely.
These people shyly waved at the camera, but one could still see from the clear video quality that every face was filled with joy named hope. Some had eyes full of expectation, while others gave a thumbs up, encouraging those watching the video.
“Our little princess, you will be the first of a new race, bringing life to this world. Your future path will likely grow beyond our imagination.”
At this point, the woman’s previously excited face suddenly dimmed.
Lind couldn’t help but press pause.
Elves… were created.
Anna, according to the information provided by Deborah, should refer to the former owner of this tablet terminal, the current tower master of the tower, Anastasia.
Combining the information from the video, it seemed that the elves were created by humans, and before the current elves appeared, humanity had already attempted to create many races of elves, just like the fleeting scene in the video, among the researchers in white coats there were familiar faces to Lind, as well as many with pointed ears, resembling the current elves.
These should be the ancient elves, those who established the tower alongside humans.
And Anna served as a perfect template, becoming the template for today’s elves and could also be said to be one of the ancestors of all current elves.
In fact, evidence shows that Anna’s genetic foundation was indeed excellent, after all, none of those elven researchers in the video survived, while Anna endured the test of long ages.
Although there was filming information in the video, the dating method mentioned was different from what Lind experienced in his previous life and this world, making it impossible to deduce a specific time. However, Lind guessed it should have been filmed in the so-called post-Golden Age.
After all, according to Deborah, Anastasia was not among the first humans and elves to establish the tower, which means the filming date of this video could not be earlier than the post-Golden Age of the tower’s establishment.
At that time, humans had begun creating elves, which raises the question: could it be that the current chaotic races were also created by humans?
Lind continued to press play.
“Of course, my little princess, everything has a price, just like your genetics. You will be like a true elf, long-lived, resilient, full of wisdom, but you will also lose some ambition and passion. Apart from the technological cost, this is the sacrifice necessary for observers and watchers. I don’t know if this is good or bad; I’m very sorry for making choices on your behalf.”
At this point, the woman in the video took a deep breath before continuing, “But the current situation does not allow us to be overly sentimental anymore; the war against the Outer Gods outside continues, and nobody knows what will happen after this war. We may not see the end of the war.”
“This is humanity’s first confrontation against threats from beyond the universe, but my little princess, my child, do not worry; the dome is completely sealed. As long as we win this war, we can cut off those gazes from the depths of the universe and rebuild human civilization.”
“We will extend civilization, purifying pollutants as part of your genetic foundation recorded within—of course, now that civilization has been largely destroyed, we can only hide in this space elevator, prolonging our existence. With what we can still use to create you, we also don’t know if this genetic foundation will truly be recorded.”
“Anna, your lifespan will probably be much longer than those elves created from your template. There has never been such a long-lived intelligent being before, so we have no way of judging what impact this will have on you.”
“You and the other elves’ genetics will be the last watchers of civilization; your lifespans will stretch into what we cannot imagine.”
At this point, the woman in the video seemed to lose control of her emotions, her eyes reddening, and her voice trembling gradually.
“I may not see you grow up, but I hope you can witness the day when human civilization is revived.”
“My child, mommy loves you.”
After the video ended, when Lind exited the video, he discovered that the video title contained untranslated gibberish, meaning “mother” in the elven language of this world.
