Returning from the abyss

Chapter 509 Phantom Star Outpost

A team of ten people walks through the mountains. For their physique, one kilometer is the same as walking around the door of their house. Not to mention Lu Ning and Qiu Shu, soldiers who fight in space, usually feel that the enemy is at a distance of [-] kilometers. He had been stabbed in the chest with a knife.

"Captain, I have a question." Longmai said on the team channel.

"ask."

"According to your description, the advance team has carried out exploration work here for at least 11 years. During this time, even if you use entangled satellites to send letters slowly, can't you even draw a map or a coordinate? Why do we have to go here? Find it yourself?"

"We have the map." Lu Ning said.

"Have a map?"

"Otherwise, how can I judge and compare the terrain so quickly? The whole process of manual control...is not something that can be done if you are not familiar with the terrain. But you also know that the entanglement satellite transmission is not first of all images, but image data. Our current The technology is still not able to avoid errors, so the restored map is also somewhat distorted. The area of ​​the phantom star is not small. If it is for the shape of the continent, it may not be a big deal, but if there is an error in the position of the outpost, it will be worse. If it is too far away, it is prone to information mistransmission. Another thing that needs to be vigilant is that in space, especially in the communication between nebulae, it is very important not to include any coordinate information."

"...Understood, sorry Captain, I don't know..."

"This is the common sense of soldiers, not ordinary people. You used to be an excellent scientist. What we need is your brain and your willingness to ask questions. There is no need to apologize."

"Speaking of which, Yang Hao, you don't seem to like talking as much as Long Mai." A female voice entered the communication, it was the medical soldier Spider Silk.

"I don't have that much knowledge in this field, and I don't care about that kind of problem. I just want to finish the task early and go back." Yang Hao's old voice sounded.

"As far as I know, you seem to have done a lot... very shameless things." Spade also joined the conversation, "Academic fraud is a felony. The more wars, the more technological development is needed, and the more technological development is needed, the more attention is paid to talents, so The alliance will judge you. Don't tell me you are wronged, your eyes don't look like the kind of person who has been wronged."

"Mercenary, I also know some of your past. You have seen blood on your hands, from any alliance." Yang Hao said in a low and calm voice, "The people here are not completely clean. You can see that, and so can I." .”

"Oh? That's interesting, you are such a capable person... Ah, sorry, you are also on the channel, Captain."

"I've been here." Lu Ning said.

"You know our details, right? Actually, I'm quite curious. Although you are all regular soldiers, two of you are carrying eight criminals. Don't you have any hesitation in your heart?" Spade asked with a smile.

"No, the alliance guarantees your loyalty, so I don't have to worry about this kind of problem." Lu Ning replied calmly, "I don't worry about how much you guys are arguing, and you can solve the private matters by yourself. But whoever is on the mission Because this delays the order, then I can only leave a grave for him here."

"Speaking of the tomb... Do you still remember the mother planet?" Another voice came over, somewhat erratic.

That's clarinet, her state is always a bit erratic, but the military instinct is still there after all, and nothing really went wrong, but the ability to bring up the wrong topic when chatting is also first-class.

"The one that was taken away by those mentally retarded Black Eagles?" Worm Bait said, "I only read about it in history books. Anyway, it doesn't feel real. I didn't even live there. I don't know why so many people miss it. .”

"The strong neutron flow destroyed the entire atmosphere, and the entire planet was exposed to the direct rays of stars and cosmic rays. It didn't take half a day for all the creatures on the surface to die. Eleven days later, it was declared a death star. Some creatures that can survive in space Anaerobic organisms can probably survive in a special environment, but other... probably can't survive." Yang Hao said.

"I went there once because of curiosity." Clarinet said in her unique tone, "Because what the captain said reminded me of that experience. In fact, the home planet is still in operation now, because there are always people who miss it, no A family tradition that knows where it came from."

"What's the use? That planet is no longer suitable for human survival." Spades said.

"Well, but the dead can."

"..."

There was a brief silence in the channel.

"So, the home planet is now a cemetery?" Lu Ning spoke again.

"Yes, and because there is no need to care about the living, many tombs are built in a very grand manner, resulting in high-rise buildings, mountains, palaces... In short, they are all rich people. If you look at it from a low-altitude orbit, the ground is full of trees. With such a protrusion, the sun rises, and countless parallel shadows are cast on the planet..."

That scene was not at all beautiful in the imagination.

"Haha, it looks like a hairy potato." Clarinet smirked, "Uh... I thought it was a joke, so I told everyone to relax, isn't it funny?"

"Haha." Spades gave a dry laugh very bluntly.

"Thank you for sharing. Now that everyone has spoken, Bayonet and Tiemei, you should also say a few words in the channel." Lu Ning said.

"I don't know what to say." Bayonet's voice was a little stiff, "I don't understand a lot of things you said. Except for some space march training before coming here, the order I received is to obey the order, and I just follow the process .”

"Don't be nervous... child." Tie Mei's thick voice also rang out, "Although everyone has some problems with their backgrounds, since we are living together in such a strange place, it's okay to trust everyone a little bit. Of course, keep your own alert."

"Tie Mei, I know you are very skilled." Lu Ning said, "Would you mind talking about yourself?"

"It's nothing thrilling, and it's nothing compared to your experience." Tie Mei said, "I was born in a fringe star field, where the place is chaotic, the alliance's control is not strong, and there are many gangs on the planet. You have to join a gang to live a normal life. I was picked on young and strong and then worked as a thug for over 20 years, which is a bit of a life. I married secretly and have a daughter. They are all in a safe place now ...Facts have proved that I was right, one day the boss asked me to pretend to do something with some unknown people, there were fifteen of us, but only three were caught on the spot."

"According to the report, you didn't say anything about yourself in the local gang." Lu Ning added.

"First of all, I don't know, Captain. Secondly, even if I can guess something, I can't say it. My gang leader has no ability to find out my family, but if he is someone who can command him, it may not be so. Even if Even in prison, I have to be careful not to offend those who can't afford to offend."

"I thought you were a big fool." Spade was a little surprised.

"Ah, if you want to live longer, you have to use your brain. In fact, among the thirty people who swore with me at that time, I should be the only one alive." Tie Mei let out a somewhat honest laugh, but no one really I thought this person was very simple and honest.

At this point in the conversation, everyone came near the ground engineering of the outpost.

Under the restrictions of exploration regulations, outposts must be built underground, and only camouflage projects can be left on the surface to conceal traces to the greatest extent.The camouflage project here is a small hill, and only a few hidden marks can make the people of the Canglong Alliance recognize that it belongs to their own building.Through the positioning of the template, everyone can easily find the location that should be the entrance.After Longmai took out the instrument and inspected it for a while, he pressed a few times in front of a rock, and the rock moved away, revealing a dark entrance.

"Drone." Lu Ning gave a short order, and Qiu Shu took off a small drone from his shoulder, controlled it to descend from the hole, and then turned on the camera screen on his arm.

"The control of the door is normal." Longmai said, "It means that the circuit and energy supply are not damaged. However, this system is completely independent except for the parallel connection of the energy supply part and some functions of the outpost. another question."

"In other words, we can at least confirm that there is a working energy supply device inside." Lu Ning said, "Maybe we can try to repair it."

"We have all the building templates of the outpost, including the internal systems. If we can enter the central control room, it is feasible to troubleshoot and repair the damaged area...but the central control room is deep underground." Longmai frowned, "The drone There is no way for the signal to pass through such a thick formation.”

"That's why people are required to come." Lu Ning replied, and then asked Qiu Shu, "Report the detection situation."

"Sonar, infrared, and particle detection did not find any dangerous signals, and there was no living body reaction, but the current detection distance is not very far, maybe we should wait for the drone to continue to return."

"No need to wait, everyone prepares for battle at the first level, line up, bayonets and spades lead the way, follow the route of the drone, and move towards the central control room."

The two agreed, and immediately took off the weapons on their shoulders, fastened the sticky padlocks on the edges, and quickly landed under the hole.

"Safety."

"The area is large enough for all the crew to land."

The two sent feedback one after another, Lu Ning waved his hand, and the people behind followed suit.

It was very dark inside, and the lighting had been completely cut off, but the helmet was equipped with multiple detection functions. A gray and barely visible picture appeared in front of Lu Ning, which was like a passageway like a corridor.

"From the structural point of view, this should be the general passage B2. Under normal circumstances, the elevator at the end of this passage can be used to go down directly to the central control room floor, but in the current state, I think the elevator is probably useless." Longmai immediately See the situation here clearly.

"Don't worry, first figure out what the place is like now, eliminate the danger, and proceed cautiously. Longmai, plan a suitable route and send it to everyone's personal computer."

"Understood, 1 minute."

The time passed slowly in silence, before 1 minute, Qiu Shu spoke suddenly.

"Captain, the drone has lost contact."

"Location."

"On our next floor, the personnel activity area, in the outer connection channel. The reason is unknown. The last screen did not capture the attack signal. The reason for the loss of contact is currently unknown."

"Understood, everyone pay attention, the danger has been confirmed."

Everyone responded one after another, but no one asked any questions.This danger has long been considered.

Soon, Lu Ning saw the message of accepting the road map.

"All staff confirm the route, no matter what the circumstances, even if they leave the team, they still try to get closer to the route, and report any unexpected situations in time, and it is forbidden to abandon teammates without my order."

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison.Immediately, the bayonet and the spade still opened the way in front, and the clarinet and Lu Ning, the dragon vein and the spider silk, the brush and the insect bait, and the Qiu Shu and the iron eyebrow moved in this order.

Soon, a group of people came to a staircase.Speaking of stairs, it is also the kind of spiral staircase, which saves space as much as possible.

"Captain, this kind of terrain is better to pass by alone." Spade flashed the searchlight there for a while, then turned back and said, "If two people encounter any danger, they will become stumbling upon each other."

"I..." Bayonet was about to speak when he was overwhelmed by Spade's continuing voice.

"I have been a mercenary to some extent, and the little girl should learn more from behind."

Lu Ning didn't object, that is, he acquiesced.During the voyage, these team members had gotten to know the captain a little bit, so Spade immediately took the first step down the stairs, and the bayonet immediately followed after he walked down about six or seven steps, covering behind him.

Just as the clarinet was about to move, Lu Ning raised her hand to stop her.

"Scouts give priority to observing the situation."

"Oh..." Clarinet mumbled in disappointment.

The two people in front slowly descended to an invisible position, but in such a quiet environment, everyone pricked up their ears and listened, alert to any changes.

"I'm on the second floor... No, it should be the basement floor." Spade's voice came again.Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of bayonets: "Safety confirmation, no special reaction found in the scan, you can go downstairs."

Lu Ning heard a few relieved voices coming from the channel, and it seemed that some people were still very nervous.

"Oh, by the way, Captain, although there is no danger, I found something." Spades spoke again.

"What did you find?"

"Hmm...how do I describe it? A corpse."

"So there's no danger?" Lu Ning asked back as she went downstairs.

"There is no description in the manual that the discovery of a corpse is regarded as a danger signal, and I still have this judgment. The thing to start with has probably left for a long time."

"Something?" Someone let out a low cry, the sound of insect bait.

"If you don't dare to watch horror movies, you'd better be mentally prepared. Anyway, I don't know any people or weapons in the league that can smash a person to the wall, like being run over by a hydraulic press. "

"You just said that the hydraulic machine can do it." Clarinet said suddenly.

"Clarinet, it's not suitable for joking now. I don't believe that there will be a hydraulic machine here that will become a master and kill the entire outpost."

(End of this chapter)