The Bizarre Adventure of Tartaros Fleet

"Let's investigate the matter on the other side first." Oregana said, "Prepare the fleet, the standard scout fleet configuration, with the Very Leopard as the flagship, let's go to that Prozana to have a look."

Liu Lizi took her eyes back from Yuka's tail that looked quite similar to her own:

"Yeah, there are really everything in the ruins of the forerunners."

"It's not that simple... Sergeant Vanera Osim was teleported away across the world, or teleportation. She certainly doesn't have this ability, and the technology of the forerunners can't do it—or use a teleporter to throw people out It’s much more convenient than the whole shield world.” Oregana shook her head, “Then who made this thing?”

The scythe of war scratched his head:

"……pioneer?"

"Perhaps," Oregana didn't answer directly, she said persuasively, "However, the only person in this world that we can be sure of having cross-world navigation technology is not a pioneer."

In this world, there are forces with cross-world navigation technology?

Forerunners are out of the question, pioneers are possible, but not sure, the only one that appears in this world and must have cross-world mobile technology is...

Suddenly, the things seen near the ruins of Ai Qiumin's residence resurfaced again.

"You mean... the dark worm?"

"That's what we're worried about. Just in case, let's equip the battleship with ammunition."

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The planet Prozana is a gas giant with three groups of 37 satellites, four of which are large satellites that exceed the size and mass of the Moon.It is currently within the actual control range of the Sword of St. Helios.

So when the reconnaissance fleet entered, Tartarus applied to the Sword of St. Helios, and the response of the Sword of St. Helios was beyond Oregana's expectations-the handover officer appeared After a considerable degree of uneasiness, the result of subsequent discussions was that a Sangheili commander familiar with the local situation would bring his troops to assist in the investigation, in order to [avoid possible dangers that may arise during the investigation].

In the relics in other places in the territory, Tir Vadam was always very relaxed, "it's nothing, you can look at it", but now he insists on letting his officers follow, which shows that there must be something special here, and let Sangheili A place that people fear.

When the fleet arrived, it was a San Helios Carrack (Carrack, or translated as 'Giant Sail') class cruiser.

The Karak is a commercial cruiser used by the Sangheili early in the Founding Wars.Although different from the multi-purpose ships used by the Covenant, the old single-purpose warships such as the Giant Sail have also become important assets of the remnants of the Covenant. In previous wars, many Covenant ships were destroyed. destroyed.

Regardless, modern Sangheili fleet commanders have discovered the Galleon's ability to transport supplies and troops while also serving as carriers and cruisers.The Jufan class can not only strengthen the combat power of the naval battle group, but also can be used to transport the entire army.Therefore, these antique ships that had been lying in the abandoned shipyard for thousands of years were also pulled out for some modernization and reborn.

They also pulled out the two-masted class, a six-kilometer-long ancient heavy-duty aircraft carrier (anti-armor), and used it as the main force. The fleet is used by second-line troops. Now these ships are used as command ships and fleet flagships in the sword of San Helios. There is no other reason-this old ship San Helios can still be built, and there are ways to maintain it , and the CAS with excellent performance is really difficult to adjust.

Arriving on board the Very Panther via the shuttle was a tall, yellow-eyed Sangheili warrior in scarlet armor trimmed with gold to signify his military attache to the Arbiter.

"Hello, Legion Commander. I am Murdoch Derama of the Sword of Saint Helios, and I will be in charge of assisting you to investigate the ruins on the satellite." He omitted the politeness at the beginning and went straight to the point." The destination is on this one moon, and we know a path to reach its surface safely, avoiding the surrounding asteroids."

"Then let's go down in your phantom transport plane."

"Please."

On the way, Murdoch Drama explained to everyone what happened here recently.

During the old Star Alliance period, a Kirahani troop was deployed on one of the satellites as a guard. After the Star Alliance disintegrated, because supplies were gradually cut off, this Kirahani troop began to use the two CSS-class cruisers on hand to attack The surrounding waterways and the Sangheili colony launched a predatory attack, which was then wiped out by the sword of Sanghelios without much cost.

However, the Sangheili did not investigate the ruins they used to guard because it was a 'bad' place.

Muduo Derama put on full-coverage armor, which was worn by Sangheili warriors who used to work in a vacuum without gravity. His voice was a bit slurred because the oxygen mask affected the movement of his jaw:

"The ruins here are completely different from the pioneers in other places, and there are no holy guards inside, and the equipment unearthed is also different from other places. Because there is no way to compare them, you will never be able to quickly figure out what they are for— He explained, "The seers called it the 'Lost Land', and no one was allowed near it except for the guards of Kirahani. Some of the high councilors knew it existed, and knew it was... very ominous." .”

Liu Lizi put on the helmet, checked the airtightness of the neck and asked:

"Ominous? Is it because the ruins are different, so there is a feeling of 'heretical'?"

"It's not just doctrinal, my friend." Murdoch Drama shook his head, "It's physical. Many terrible things have happened here..."

"Hmm... By the way, after taking this place, didn't you try to do some defense to prevent pirates from getting in?"

"Our manpower is not sufficient enough to garrison troops everywhere. We don't have that many troops to guard every old colony and ruin." Under the mask, Mu Duo Drama sighed, and there was a sense of helplessness in his eyes "And according to the level of secrecy in the past, we never thought that pirates would know about this place."

Indeed, with the current ability of the Sword of Saint Helios, all they can do is maintain their core star field and at the same time use the mobile fleet to clean up small groups of troublesome organizations in the border area to maintain regional stability and protect trade routes.Factions with a stronghold are usually easier to deal with, only need one or two firefights, after destroying or capturing their warships (this is a valuable resource that is now non-renewable), this small faction is defeated - they are either trapped in Waiting to die in the stronghold, or surrendering, this is the only remaining way.

In this way, the goal can basically be achieved-the pirates are wiped out, and the route and colony are stabilized. As for sending troops to station there at this time, it is actually not very meaningful, and just like Mu Duo As Delama said, at present, the Sword of St. Helios is simply not able to release people everywhere like the Star Alliance and easily maintain the supply line.

There are not enough boats and people.

In this case, their attitude towards the Jigyar people can only turn a blind eye and close one eye, which will lead to the situation where the Jigyar people dismantle equipment and sell it everywhere (it is even possible that they themselves have bought disassembled equipment).And... the secrecy of this ruins is quite high, and they never thought that it would be exposed.This high probability is just a coincidence, but this kind of coincidence has caused such a big movement-it is absolutely impossible to think of anything that was shot three times by Vanera, and the culprit who caused him to be shot was a bold scrap dealer in the universe next door.

After that, we have to have a serious talk with the arbitrator about the preservation of these relics.Other equipment, such as energy batteries or shield generators, can be dismantled as soon as they are disassembled. Forerunner’s things really can’t be dismantled casually... (cover face)

The Phantom transport flew towards the skyline of cold and rugged mountains in the northern hemisphere, and then entered a descending position.

Here, as with the Moon, the satellite's gravity isn't strong enough to keep the atmosphere close to it.The transport ship lowered its height, and the static electricity 'moon dust' was blown up by the impact of the engine, and fell to the ground slumped, as if a bag of mass destruction washing powder had been knocked over.

There are many traces of battle here, the first is the airport that has been turned into ruins.The launch platform was flattened by the plasma cannon, and the hangar was also hit, and something burnt to slag could be vaguely seen inside—maybe it was a creature, or it might be a vehicle.A phantom transport plane crashed at one end of the runway, and the impact of the explosion blew away the dust nearby, forming a landform like a crater.

Several bodies lay on the runway, and even though months had passed, the Kiralhanis remained as they were when they died.In this dead world, not even rot can occur—after all, rot is a symbol of life, but the environment here does not allow any unprotected life to exist.

Behind the destroyed residential area is a huge building complex with strange shapes and blue crystals everywhere.To be honest, the building complex is very strange, because there is no design style or other things, and its purpose cannot be seen from the outside, like a low hill, gradually spreading into the distance.When looking down from above, it feels as if this thing has a ringworm on the planet.

This is completely different from the forerunner's unique design aesthetic, which is like a work of art.Compared with the strong man-made feeling of the forerunner, there is a sense of natural craftsmanship here.

"This architectural style really doesn't look like the forerunner." Oregana looked out from the porthole and wondered, "Where is the entrance?"

"It's almost here after going around here." Muduo Drama put his hand on the handle of the cabin door, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, "Remember to turn on the shield and use the maximum power-you have to come out after staying for an hour at most, otherwise ..."

"otherwise?"

The Phantom transport plane shook for a while and stopped firmly on the ground.

"You can see what happens when you get in." He pulled down the handle, and the hatch opened slowly. "There are examples there."

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Chapter 1103 Chapter 133: Large Armed Truck

There is no atmosphere here, and after leaving the Phantom transport plane, there is silence everywhere.The stars shone on the ground, the dust reflected pale light, and a gigantic orange shadow rose up like a wall on the horizon, covering half of the sky, with various dark red and yellow stripes rolling slowly on it—that It is the gas giant next to it. Its huge body is larger than a thousand earths combined. Those giant storms that are constantly rotating are like eyes, as if they are staring at the swaying lives on this stone from a distance of one light second. .

Murdoch Drama's squad looked like they were facing an enemy, and it seemed that these soldiers didn't want to come here very much.Under their leadership, Oregana, War Scythe, and the accompanying technical boys walked towards the ground buildings with a large number of crystals embedded in them.Only then did they see clearly that the bodies of those buildings were rough towers with sharp arcs.

It is not the smooth shape that the Forerunners or the Star Alliance like, but has a full biological sense, and a large number of brown branches grow on the wall. Oregana has seen similar ones in the city of Tankara Wingsman. modeling.

Tankara flappers can fly, they will rely on the 'perches' set up on the building to land and use the claws growing on their feet to fix themselves, and then enter the building from the opening next to it.

Perhaps there used to be a race similar to the Tancara Wings that lived on this moon?

But after getting closer——

[These buildings are quite old. 】Scythe of War suddenly sighed in the communication 【It seems that many places have fallen off. 】

[falling off? 】

【yes. 】He pointed to the high tower on the inner side and said 【The crystals originally fixed on it are gone, only the bracket is left. 】

[Is that thing a bracket? 】

She looked carefully, only to realize that it didn't seem to be made that way 'intentionally'.The preservation of the buildings here is not as good as expected. Many towers have collapsed in the fine dust, and the static satellite dust sticks to their rough and uneven shells, forming inconspicuous mounds.However, the giant crystals that were originally embedded in those towers disappeared.

Those crystals are not small in size. Some towers are 200 meters high, and the crystals embedded on them are 30 meters in size. Such large blue crystals should be very conspicuous, but there is not even one piece of them visible on the ground—they are like Those ginseng fruits in "Journey to the West" are like ginseng fruits, which disappear when they touch the soil.On the complete tower, there are some cage-like structures with the same material as the tower, which bind the crystal from the surroundings, and in some places, those cage-like structures are broken, and the crystals inside are gone, leaving only those Brown branches pointing up and down in the windless and cold air, like those bare branches on the winter street trees.

[It feels... quite strange here. 】

[We didn't notice any special psionic reaction.Is it because we are dull? ] She took out a multifunctional sensor that looked like a temperature gun and scanned around [It seems that we are not very slow, and the equipment did not respond. 】

The Scythe of War shook his head noncommittally:

[It's not a spiritual response, it's a spatial response. 】He pointed to his chest with his thumb, the silver key was embedded in the inner side of the power armor chest guard 【The space stability here is very low, we seem to be inside a special magnetic field... because you have no space Sensory organs, so it is difficult to describe the feeling.Let me give you an analogy. 】

【For example? 】

【Hmm... It's like walking into the part of Hakurei Shrine outside Gensokyo. 】

【understood. ] (second answer)

[But it doesn't mean that the spaces must be stacked together, it just means that there is that feeling and it looks like that.The spatial structure here is still single, just... messy. 】He glanced around 【There is something interfering with the long-term results, it doesn't seem like it was deliberately maintained. 】

[After all, this is the place where the Forerunner trucks are kept, so it is not surprising that there is space interference. 】

[It's not a forerunner, and it's not a truck...]

A group of people walked into that piece of Tallinn, as if a group of ants walked into the bushes, they blocked the light of stars and giant planets, and the surroundings suddenly became dark.The white and soft satellite dust seems to be getting more and more here, everyone seems to have walked into the snow, every step will be 'flooded' ankles.

[We're here, right here. 】

Murdoch Drama stopped in an inconspicuous spot, the surrounding area illuminated by the fluorescent lights on his helmet.

The entrance is about three stories high and quite wide. A hard shell of unknown material covers the ground and the walls of the corridor. They are uneven and bulging, and there are many fist-sized vesicles on them. They seem to be flowing, but stepping on them But extremely hard.Among them, the vesicles in two narrow areas were crushed, and the debris scattered on the surrounding veins.

Muduo Derama said that it might have been crushed by the transport vehicle of the Kigyar pirates. Because of the environmental problems here, the use of the levitation motorcycle will make the satellite dust full of static electricity, and it will all stick to the motorcycle, making the vehicle unable to move.In order to get the contents out and transport the troops, they may have used old-fashioned crawler vehicles, which are the only things that can transport heavy equipment on the "dust road" as soft as snow.

【Let's go in. ] He reminded [From now on, everyone's shields will be deployed at their maximum power!If you don't want to become part of the ruins, don't forget this! 】

【radiation?interference?Still have an agency? 】

Oregana adjusted the output of the shield, and asked as she stepped forward.

[...We don't know what it is,] but Murdoch Drama couldn't answer why, he said in confusion [but it is definitely not wrong to do it according to this, before only airtight protection Those who did not deploy their shields did not come out.They disappeared as they walked, and people who came in later could sometimes see them embedded in the wall, or... occasionally hear their voices, that's probably it. 】

【This……】

Embedded in the wall?This is not a good sign.

Oregana has seen a lot of things embedded in the walls, most of which are due to problems with lightning strikes during the exercise—that is to say, it is a problem with space technology, which coincides with the judgment of War Scythe here.

There are also some ingenious and novel gameplays in the Palace of the Lord of Pleasure...

But this is clearly not that kind of place.After stepping into the ruins, one immediately discovers that this system is huge and deep, like a maze entrenched underground. Those complicated branches and winding roads can only be known based on the map in front of them.This map is not complete, and the exploration depth of each road is only about ten kilometers. This may be the limit of the previous exploration of the Star Alliance.

[Commander Muduo Drama, have you ever tried to use drones for investigations before? 】

【Had.About 400 years ago, an Arbiter named Kamos Metmi was sent to investigate the disappearance of colonists here. ] Mu Duo De Lama did not stop, and his slightly heavy breathing sounded from time to time in the communication [At that time, he used a holy guard to investigate the entire underground ruins.result……】

He paused for a moment, then continued:

[The holy guard had a very strange reaction inside.First, the image sent back suddenly turned upside down, and it inexplicably became flying upside down, and then when the arbitrator tried to call it back, the holy guard rushed into the wall next to it, and it was not affected. Anything in the way flew right in and popped up close to the entrance.Everyone knows that this is impossible. Even if it has the function of passing through the wall, the direction at that time is basically the opposite. 】

[The space inside is chaotic?Have you ever calculated the curvature of space? 】

【I think... no. ] Muduo Drama's tone was not very sure [To be honest, I don't quite understand it.Lately we've started to relearn some things that... um... didn't pay much attention to before.To be honest, I am now thinking from time to time, how did we safely steer the spaceship for so many years...]

Emmmm......

After the disintegration of the Star Alliance, this group of people also began to realize that they were lacking in culture.In the case of engineers and pioneer equipment, they are really operating the spaceship in the same way that old men and women watched TV around the [-]th century-anyway, they know how to control it, but as for the principle, forget it, it is impossible to understand.They lack the entire knowledge system, which makes them unable to figure out the essence behind the phenomenon from the perspective of development and change, but can only summarize the laws for the phenomenon.