With the support of a ninth-level civilization, do you want me to believe in electronic gods?

Chapter 203 The starship is broken?

Strictly speaking, the Varela can only be regarded as a "official ship".

It does not belong to any main fleet of the People's Alliance, and accordingly, the investigators of the Dangerous Technology Administration do not belong to the People's Alliance military.

Therefore, the starship equipped by the investigators is naturally not a true war-type starship.

However, considering that investigators need to deal with some civilizations that have mastered dangerous technologies, there are still many differences between investigator starships and "official ships" in the conventional sense.

Needless to say, in terms of attack, for safety reasons, it is definitely not as good as the war-type starships in the main fleet of the People's Alliance.

As for defense...

In order to prevent investigators from accidents and to give investigators sufficient time to call for help, the defense performance of each investigator starship is directly maxed out.

Just like the [Varilla] at this time, even if it withstood a space rift attack with a strength reaching level 7 civilization, except for the shield output power instantly pulling out a peak value that quickly fell back, the starship's own condition did not change. Any problems arise.

Looking at the spatial fluctuation warning message that still hadn't dissipated in the holographic projection, Chen Fan calmly gave the order to continue ascending.

He turned around and looked at the environment around the starship. A star hung in the universe to the left of the Varela.

Compared with the crowded environment 40,000 kilometers below where low-orbit satellites are dotted, the environment outside synchronous orbit is obviously much deserted.

"There are no problems with the starship's power system."

Damn it?

This also made the shield, which had returned to darkness, become bright again.

After leaving Varela, the [Varilla] automatically switched its curvature engine under the control of the starship's main brain, and its traveling speed increased countless times.

The starship is not damaged, then...

The distance between the starship and Varela has jumped to one hundred thousand kilometers.

The problem finally appeared:
The starship... can't fly!
It hovers quietly in the universe one hundred thousand kilometers away from the surface of Varela!

There must be something wrong!
As soon as Chen Fan thought, the starship turned around and headed towards the pale white star in the front left.

Why didn't the starship move?
Before Chen Fan could figure out the answer to this question, another magical sight appeared.

Varela behind the starship is an ordinary rocky planet.

"..."

All the scenes looked normal - except that the light emitted by this star was somewhat pale.

hum!
As the shield output power instantly increased, the shield around the starship also instantly became brighter.

After hearing this report, Chen Fan was completely stunned this time.

After a few seconds.

There was a slight distortion in the space in front of the starship, like a transparent and invisible membrane with some wrinkles. Then, a deep jagged black mark "squeezed" out of it, and then blasted with extreme precision. On top of the [Varilla]'s shield.

Outside the starship's porthole was a dark and deep starry sky. The starlight from infinity was reflected in Chen Fan's eyes. This was the first time he had witnessed the vast universe with his own eyes.

Relying on the high-precision observation equipment that comes with the starship, he can even clearly see the planets in the star system moving normally in their orbits.

At this moment, Chen Fan felt his whole body numb.

In this way, under the continuous bombardment of space rifts, [Varilla] seemed to turn into a flashing lighthouse in the sky.

Second thought: Why didn’t the starship mastermind send any alarm message?
Third thought: How should he get back? This horse is riding in space! !

So... there is a membrane invisible to the naked eye blocking the progress of the starship?
In other words, not to mention the infinite starry sky, even the stars and planets near Varela are the flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water that Chen Fan can't reach! !
"one?"

Let’s not talk about the ruins of the Loka civilization. How could such a normal sky have such a grand sky-changing scene?

"The warp engine is operating normally."

Looking at the numbers that suddenly stood still in the holographic projection, Chen Fan's eyes widened suddenly.

This was not the scene he expected.

Is this the source of those space rifts?

Forty thousand kilometers is the synchronous orbit of Varela.

……

and……

After a flurry of excitement, the voices of Gao Yuan, Isha and Yi came one after another.

"Damn it, sir, the starship seems to be broken!!"

Something is wrong, 12 out of 10 things are wrong.

Today he must figure out the truth beyond Varela!
So, after an extremely short wait, the [Varilla] starship, which was protected by layers of shields, increased its speed again and rushed towards the space beyond the synchronous orbit!

Sixty thousand kilometers from the surface.

But there was not much excitement and surprise in his eyes. On the contrary, he frowned and his face was filled with endless confusion: At this time, the starship had arrived in the deep space beyond Varela, but Chen Fan did not No traces of the Loka civilization were seen around the planet Varela.

Perhaps due to the awareness of the alien species [Varilla], the frequency of space cracks rapidly increased, and jagged, deep black marks that continued to extend outwards bombarded the starship's shield one after another.

After a short reaction time, he jumped up from his seat and gave instructions to Yi and his two assistants: "Quick, check the starship power system!"

The starship is broken? !
This was the first thought that came to his mind.

Chen Fan subconsciously turned his attention to his smart terminal for help.

Riding a horse, this technique was never introduced in the information he had read!

After a moment of silence, a voice sounded from the cockpit: "This aircraft is not clear."

"But I can give you a suggestion." "Huh?"

"Shake people off, this thing is definitely not something you can figure out."

……

A few minutes later.

Space cracks continuously and tirelessly bombarded the Varela's shield, and the shield output power curve on the starship's main console turned into an electrocardiogram that rose and fell.

A rather tacky dialing interface is clearly displayed on the huge holographic projection in the cockpit.

——Shake people.

A "dong" sound sounded, and Song Ziliang's face appeared in front of Chen Fan.

"Hey, have you run away from Varela?"

The moment he saw Chen Fan's surroundings clearly, Song Ziliang winked at Chen Fan with excitement: "How about it? How does it feel to pilot a starship into space?"

"This is recognized as one of the top ten unforgettable moments for investigators. Come on, tell me your personal experience?"

Perhaps sensing that Chen Fan's expression was a little solemn, he patted his chest: "Don't worry, the information you reported earlier has attracted Director Moore's attention, and there are also the new batch of unknown characters. I heard that the Academy of Social Sciences There has been some progress.”

"I estimate that once you solve the problem on this planet, you should be promoted to a Level II official investigator."

Seeing Song Ziliang's unserious look, Chen Fan gently twitched the corner of his mouth.

Right now, he had no intention of talking nonsense with Song Ziliang.

Chen Fan ignored Song Ziliang's nonsense and straightened his expression: "I have a more important question that I need to consult with you."

"..."

Song Ziliang's voice stopped suddenly.

Under Chen Fan's gaze, the smile on his face gradually dissipated. He stretched out his hand to push up the decorative glasses on the bridge of his nose. After a moment of hesitation, he asked in a low voice: "...you blew up Varela?"

Chen Fan: "...?"

God fucking blew up Varela!

Stereotype!

This is definitely a stereotype! !
"No, no, no." Chen Fan waved his hands repeatedly, "It's not that serious, but I did fire a few shots at Varela with the ship's main gun."

"But that's beside the point."

Song Ziliang: "...?!!"

This horse riding is not the point!

Song Ziliang's face suddenly became horrified: "What on earth did you do?!"

"This is not my problem." Chen Fan reached out and operated on the main console of the starship, then passed a piece of data to Song Ziliang, "I just encountered a strange phenomenon."

"My starship seems to be stuck near Varela."

With that said, Chen Fan briefly reported on the current investigation progress.

Song Ziliang: "..."

He didn't speak, but silently opened the file sent by Chen Fan.

With just one glance, the expression on his face turned serious.

"The warp drive can't move forward?"

"Ever tried wormhole jumping?"

Chen Fan shook his head: "A [Spacetime Trap] has been imposed around Varela."

"The output power of the investigator's starship is too small, and the jump cannot be carried out at all. Even the power of the curvature engine is much limited."

"Hiss..." Song Ziliang took a breath, raised his hand and gently rubbed his temples, "Let me think about it..."

"I do have a guess."

"You may be in a small universe created by the Lorca civilization. The curvature engine cannot break through the edge area of ​​the small universe. It is normal for this situation to occur."

"But the scene in front of you will not appear in the small universe. Those stars and planets that are visible and cannot be touched... Logically speaking, these things are impossible to appear in the small universe."

After pondering for a moment, Song Ziliang stretched out his hand to operate the holographic projection beside him: "Wait a moment, I'll shake someone."

Chen Fan: "...?"

Dare to love couplet tradition is to shake people, right?
After a short wait, Song Ziliang's communication was connected.

Different from before, this time Song Ziliang's expression was obviously much more solemn:

"Teacher, I have to ask you something..."

A few minutes later.

Song Ziliang hung up the communication with the teacher.

Under Chen Fan's expectant gaze, his expression was extremely solemn: "Boy, there is something wrong with your intelligence."

Before Chen Fan could react, Song Ziliang's voice came again:
"The Luoka civilization you mentioned is definitely not a seventh-level civilization."

"It is at least an eighth-level civilization."

Perhaps because he felt that this conclusion was too absolute, Song Ziliang's voice paused slightly: "At least, it has the strength of an eighth-level civilization in some special fields."

(End of this chapter)