Obtaining the Trinity Elixir and the Unmanned Stones was simply too easy.
But after thinking about their functions, Ronin felt that this was only natural.
After all, whether in the ancient ruins inside Lake Mobius or in the ruins here on the Dark Continent, both of them were used as sources of energy.
No one knew exactly what had happened to the ancient ruins inside Lake Mobius, causing these energy-supplying items to either disappear or run out of power. But that had nothing to do with the ruins here on the Dark Continent.
On the laboratory computer, Ging found the design plans for this ruin. However, deriving exactly how to repair the energy leakage in this ruin based on those plans would still take some time.
Ronin and the others could afford to wait.
Because during this period, they were not without things to do.
The creatures inside the various nutrient tanks in the laboratory were not merely for viewing. As long as someone continuously injected Nen into a special mechanical device, those creatures could be conjured and created.
The giant eagles that had lived on the island earlier were created this way.
On the machine's display screen, the giant eagle's various vital signs and energy input ratios were still shown.
Ronin and the others' arrival gave this project an additional option. They no longer needed to wait for new Gold and Silver Ingots to be born and use Nen to create these life-forms. They could directly use their own Nen to create them.
Ging made some adjustments on the screen so that the created giant eagle would not treat Ronin and the others as enemies like before.
Afterward, Ronin injected life energy into the machine. Slowly, a majestic and powerful giant eagle truly began to materialize on the machine.
When everything was complete, the giant eagle followed a passage connected to the inside of the machine and left, appearing on the island. Ronin's group was filled with shock.
Even though they had experienced Greed Island and knew that various monsters could be artificially created, when this situation was so simply displayed before them, everyone still found it hard to hide their surprise.
"I really wonder just how far the humans who once lived on the Dark Continent developed Nen," Ronin said, voicing what everyone was thinking.
But looking at everything in the ruins, whether it was the Gold and Silver Ingots, the giant eagles, the mechanical creations, or the energy supply—everything related to Nen—Ronin could not help forming more guesses.
"Could all the dangers on the Dark Continent be related to Nen?" Kurapika's words were exactly what Ronin was thinking.
"Although saying this makes humans sound extremely arrogant, and a little too self-centered, I also suspect that the situation on the Dark Continent, humanity's escape, and even V5's current attitude toward Nen inside Lake Mobius all secretly point to one thing: the misuse of Nen, or even its rampage, may be the reason the Dark Continent became what it is," Ronin said, voicing his speculation.
"That is indeed a somewhat arrogant idea," Ging commented. "But it's also an interesting guess. Perhaps once we've spread our footprints across the Dark Continent, we'll be able to find the answer."
"Yeah." A smile appeared on Ronin's face. "Actually, there are other possibilities too. After all, this continent also has miraculous existences like the World Tree. Humans may very well be extremely insignificant beings in this world."
"Mm. That guess fits my thoughts more," Ging agreed. "That's why, from the very beginning, the place I wanted to see most was the World Tree."
"I don't really care where we go. I'm only interested in all these creations. So can you teach me?" Neon was already operating the machine to create life.
And what she chose was not the giant eagle from earlier.
As Ging walked toward Neon, she also proposed a guess.
"If we input human data into this machine, could it also create a new person through Conjuration? And what kind of memories and intelligence would that created person have?"
"Not much intelligence. It would be more like a newborn program. It would follow the law of the jungle in nature, but with one extra operating logic: it would obey certain people with authority and follow orders to protect this floating island," Ging explained. "Wisdom seems to be a taboo."
"So that's how it is. I thought we could create another Ronin!" Neon said with a smile.
"What a dangerous idea." Ronin shrugged helplessly. "I think my Shadow Clone Technique is already good enough. There's no need to create another me."
"What if someone specifically enjoys the feeling of breaking taboos?" Kurapika said with a serious expression.
"At least this ruin doesn't have that function," Ging said. "But if we encounter other ruins later, that may not be certain. Maybe not long after we land on another island, we'll encounter another version of ourselves."
"But that would still require collecting the target's data, right?" Ronin thought of Cell from Dragon Ball.
If some scientist had truly created nanometer-level robots that were extremely hard to detect, using them to collect information and even DNA, then it really might be possible to create a monster similar to Cell.
But Ronin had the Sharingan. If something like that truly existed, he felt his eyes should be able to detect something abnormal.
"After observing this ruin, I can confirm that we still understand far too little about the effects of Nen," Kurapika said seriously.
This time, Ronin did not refute him, because Kurapika was right.
Divine Script, machines, and even plants—when combined with Nen, all of them could produce incredible effects. After understanding the functions of the various devices in the ruins, everyone felt as though they were witnessing something divine.
So no matter what happened on the Dark Continent from now on, it would not be too surprising.
Ging did not continue participating in the discussion. After teaching Neon how to operate the machine that conjured living beings, he returned to studying how to repair the ruin's energy leakage problem.
Ronin and the others did not stay idle either.
This floating island did not have only one ruin building. After leaving this one, they continued investigating the other buildings.
However, they did not gain much from the other buildings.
After investigating, they discovered that most of the nearby buildings were mainly residences.
Although there were cleaning robots inside as well, some of the buildings had not withstood the erosion of time.
But even after walking through the entire floating island, everyone still failed to find any true trace of humans here.
It felt as if all traces of human presence had been deliberately erased from the floating island.
In the end, Ronin and the others turned their attention to the cleaning robots that existed in every building.
Perhaps after the humans on the island died, their bodies and the traces of their lives had all been cleaned up by the cleaning robots.