Faint sounds of liquid flowing and mechanical components resetting emanated from within.
"It worked! It's running a self-diagnostic and starting up!"
Bronson's face flushed with excitement. He nearly pressed it against the machine's panel, greedily taking in the flashing, ancient data he couldn't fully comprehend.
Before long, accompanied by a much clearer sound of running water, an outlet on the side of the machine slowly opened.
A stream of clear, colorless, and odorless water gurgled out, pouring into a storage tank below that had also been activated and automatically cleaned.
The water looked incredibly pure, and one could even feel a faint aura of active Magic Power.
"Wonderful!"
Avril said, pleasantly surprised. Elves have a natural affinity for pure water sources.
Next, they used another core to successfully activate the adjacent machine.
A similar hum sounded as the internal lights switched on, indicating that it, too, was operational.
