Expedition Log #035 - Guardian Network
12 May 2020Leo Keatonn
CMDR - Personal Log[TRANSCRIBED FROM AUDIO]
This is personal log . . . uh . . . 35, date is the 12th of May 3306.
The search into these Guardian artifacts has been . . . troubling, to say the least. As I have stated before, Guardian technology is all interconnected via the monolith network, which acts as a bunch of servers that store information. Without a secure connection to this network, these Guardian objects that we have named "Relics" have trouble functioning, which is where the problems start coming in.
In short, the interface that Ram Tah put together for me was lacking, to say the least. When trying to interface with a Guardian Relic it seems as if the Relic is missing a huge portion of its operating system. To put it simply, the Relic is trying to contact other parts of the Guardian Network in order to do whatever it has been programmed to do. As of now there is no way for me to know exactly what each Relic is meant to do as there is no physical indication as to what purpose each relic has been programmed for.
As for the Relics themselves, it seems that each of them were all grown as crystals and then specifically to fill a certain role in the network. After about a month of studying these I think I have come to an understanding, albeit a rudimentary one, of how they function .
Essentially, the base material, in this case the crystal, is grown in what I can only assume was a kind of farm. You can compare this to the process of building a Hard Drive for a computer, in this case the base crystal would be analogous to the metal disk used to store information.
Next, once the crystalline base has been collected, it is hollowed out and fitted with a small Guardian Power source at its base. As of now I have not been able to determine the exact nature of the power source as it appears to emit no form of heat or vibrations of any kind. However if I were to guess, I would assume it would be comparable to the fusion tech they used on many of their spaceships. When activated, this power source stimulates growth in the crystal causing the signature blue glow. This brings us to the heart of a Guardian Relic: nano-bots.
These are microscopic, self replicating automata that are capable of harvesting a portion of the crystal from outer surface of the Relic. Once harvested, the material is used in the construction of a complex crystal lattice within the Guardian Relic itself. This lattice is the center from which all computations and data storage done by each Relic takes place much like the motherboard of our computers.The nano-bot's job is to maintain and repair the Relic as well as change the internal lattice structure as is required.
All of this amounts to the Guardian relics being far more versatile than I had ever thought possible. As of now, however, I have not been able make any kind of changes to the behavior of the nano-bots, meaning that while I can read some of the data that is stored on the Relic, I am not able to re-write its code in order to allow for easier access to its contents. Much of the data stored within these Relics requires an active connection with the Guardian monolith network which is something I have been working on fixing for quite some time now with little success.
Currently I am looking into this the massive project of repairing the network may take years, if not decades, to complete. That being said, I do believe that the endeavor will be worth it in the end. While some of the obelisks, which form the base for the network, have been irrevocably damaged, most have maintained an acceptable level of cohesion over the millennia. Meaning that if I were successful in restarting the network it would still be able to function properly with little maintenance.
My current theory regarding restarting the network has to do with the Guardian Beacons. I suspect that each Guardian ruin we have come across is connected to a single Guardian beacon. Each of these beacons, subsequently, connects to one-another forming a chain that inevitably connects to a single source from which all the data is processed. This flow of information can be compared to our own form of the Guardian Network: the internet. Which is basically just several small computers connected together by a larger set of computers which all share information with each other.
If we can find a way to connect one guardian beacon with another then we may be able to finally unlock the lost secrets hidden within the Guardian network.
As for now, however, I will be taking a break from my experiments. All of this research really has taken a toll on my mind and I need to step away from it for a while in order to get a clearer idea of how I should move forward.
for now, this is CMDR Leo, signing off,
Fly fast, and stay safe