As the two gentlemen on the field finished kicking the generators one by one to repair them, the Eye of the Deep rebooted with a dull humming sound.
"It actually worked..."
The Schicksal group and Cocolia's two adopted daughters, who didn't understand this advanced technology, exclaimed in amazement, remarking that science truly is miraculous...
"Anyway, although we don't know the principle, the Eye of the Deep has restarted normally..."
Wiping the cold sweat from her forehead, Doctor Yssring waved to the others who were watching from the side, signaling them to follow her for the next step of the discussion.
"First, I have to deliver some bad news. Because the previous activation was so sudden, there might not be any recordings of the World Bubble that sucked Bronya and the others away, or any information about their whereabouts."
With a rigorous attitude, Doctor Yssring looked at the group that had gathered around and informed them of the uncertainties in the plan.
"This... Can we still find Bronya then?"
Theresa's expression grew anxious as she heard the news, and she asked the green-haired doctor urgently.
"Of course, we can track them through other means. But doing so will take much more time, and the chances of those two children being in danger will increase..."
"But I heard Bronya has completed her studies and assessment for A-rank Valkyrie at Schicksal Level One, right?"
Doctor Yssring looked at Theresa, seemingly intending to give her some confidence.
"Ah, yes... Bronya was recently promoted to A-rank Valkyrie."
After being reminded by Doctor Yssring, Theresa understood something...
"So, just have a bit more confidence in that child... Besides, even if we worry now, it won't help. There's a saying in Shenzhou, right? If you're too anxious, you can't eat hot tofu."
Doctor Yssring soothed the anxious Theresa, her hands never stopping their operations on the tablet as she continuously retrieved the most recent records.
"Hmm... Level One permission, authorization successful. Let's go to the Main Control Room and check the records. It would be best if there are any records saved."
The green-haired doctor nodded and walked toward the adjacent building.
"What if there aren't any, Doctor? What if there aren't any? You still haven't said how we'll find Bronya and the others?!"
Theresa hurried after Yssring, who was walking briskly upstairs, her short legs working overtime as she pressed for their backup plan.
"The backup plan... You've all used computers before, right?"
Yssring mentally discarded a mountain of scientific jargon, then glanced at the Valkyrie before her, who looked like she might be a primary school student. She forcibly swallowed her original, more technical explanation and switched to a simpler one.
"Computers? Of course, we use them every day!"
"Then it's easy to explain... Overseer Theresa, when you can't find a file, but you're certain it's neither lost nor deleted, but saved somewhere on the disk, what would you do?"
Yssring looked at Theresa.
"Hmm... I'd ask Bronya or an Adjutant to find it for me!!!"
The white-haired girl's answer left the green-haired doctor speechless. Kyuusyou, along with the Schicksal and Anti-Entropy members trailing behind, could clearly see Doctor Yssring's expression slowly begin to distort. Of course, their own expressions weren't much better...
"...I finally understand why you're so slow at processing those files, Theresa. It's a miracle Bronya hasn't been driven to death by you."
Kyuusyou took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
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Just hearing it made her blood pressure rise...
"Sigh... What's so strange about that... I'm just not good at using these weird things!"
Theresa shook her fist threateningly at the few people behind her who had already started snickering.
"Go find a computer tutorial for beginners... Overseer Theresa."
Yssring, who had also taken a deep breath to regulate her own blood pressure and heart rate, gave the "genius" beside her a profound look before continuing the previous topic.
"We will enter the name of this file into the search box to search the entire disk for it... and the second plan works on the same principle."
"As a facility for researching the Sea of Quanta in the previous era, the Eye of the Deep naturally has certain programs set up to rescue missing researchers... It can search for observable World Bubbles and Sea of Quanta sectors just like searching for disk files."
"Um... I understand, but Doctor, if we search one by one, won't it take too long...?"
Kyuusyou quickly grasped the point of the explanation provided by the Green Algae Head Doctor, noddded, and voiced her question.
"Computer searches are fast because we sort files into different disks, so we only need to search a specific disk... But what about the Sea of Quanta?"
"Don't worry, um... Houraiji Kyuusyou, was it... you're much easier to explain this to than Overseer Theresa."
"We can also divide the Sea of Quanta into different regions. Generally, it's divided into four layers: the Shallows, which is the surface layer; the Middle Layer; the Deep Sea Layer; and the deepest Seabed Layer."
"Considering Bronya and the others haven't been inside for long, we only need to search the Shallows. Even at their fastest, they wouldn't have deliberately broken through to the bottom of the Sea of Quanta, and at this point, they wouldn't have escaped the Shallow area."
Yssring ignored Theresa, who was hopping around in anger from being mocked, and started the record search system while explaining to Houraiji Kyuusyou.
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"Doctor... how is it?"
As the data flashing across the screen gradually came to a halt, they all gathered around.
"Hmm... As expected, this kind of abnormal startup has no records. We will have to resort to another method after all."
Doctor Yssring shook her head helplessly, burying herself back in the console operations.
"Alright, everyone disperse."
The green-haired doctor, her hands still tapping away at the control panel, waved her hand to the group behind her...
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"What are you looking at me for... This wide-area scan will take at least a day or more. Waiting here won't help... I've set up a notification program, so if the system finds anything, it will notify all of us immediately."
Seeing their confusion, the Green Algae Head shrank her neck and explained.
"So... instead of just waiting here, why don't you think about what you'll eat later? After all, you need a full stomach to have the energy to work."
"Also, if you have some free time, could you come to my lab and help me tidy up... Those two unlucky kids made a mess of it again when they came rushing in to find me..."
Doctor Yssring's expression turned somewhat helpless as she watched the twin girls, who were already planning to make a run for it...
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"Oh, the guardians coming to collect them are arriving..."
Sitting atop the World Bubble, the blonde girl watched with interest as the detection ripples scanned the shallow waters of this Sea of Quanta over and over again.
"But... the Trial is not over yet..."
"So... you'd better take your time finding this place... Otherwise, I'll have to persuade you to leave... physically..."