Chapter 227 Deep Space Accident
[Mechanical core: The activation key of the deep-diving exploration spacecraft numbered EX-00121245. After activation, you can obtain the highest authority of the spacecraft.]
[The spacecraft was attacked by unknown forces while exploring the Verne star field with the fleet and crashed into the Blue Planet]
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[This mechanical core is glowing. Take it out and you will get unexpected rewards.]
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Perhaps due to its proximity to the spacecraft, the description of the core has changed.
Before Su Xia could take out the mechanical core, the nanorobot deep inside suddenly sent him a special picture.
[Special energy fluctuations detected]
In the darkness deep in the rift, a red dot slowly lit up.
It looked like an eye, and also like a lamp. It slowly changed from light red to dark red, and began to move, like a ghost floating in the abyss.
Xiong Wei and Zhang Fang on the ground also noticed something was wrong.
"What is that?" Xiong Wei was alert. "Mr. Zhang, you have been here for the past two days. Have you seen anything like that?"
"No."
Zhang Fang showed his vigilance, looked at Su Xia, and said, "Commander, we should step back a little and leave a few robots here to take pictures."
"good!"
When facing an unknown external civilization, one can never be too cautious.
Su Xia stood up from the edge of the crack, brushed off the dust on his body, and glanced down.
Just as the nanorobot had reported, the red dot that suddenly appeared was very conspicuous in the abyss below, and was gradually moving upwards, as if it was about to fly out of the crack.
"That thing is coming!" Xiong Wei's face changed suddenly. He took out his weapon and prepared to fight the enemy.
The remaining researchers at the scene had retreated several dozen meters away. Each of them looked nervous, holding a gun, watching the situation here.
Just at this moment, a voice suddenly came from the crack.
"Excuse me, are you a maintenance worker from Orlok Company?" It was a gentle male voice. "We have crashed on an unknown planet. The captain is dead, the hibernation capsule and the escape capsule are destroyed. We are in urgent need of rescue."
"O'Rourke Company?"
Su Xia's heart moved and she thought of her own nanorobot.
These little robots are products of the Orlok company.
This company seems to be very famous in the starry sky. In the description of the nanorobot, it is mentioned that this type of robot with attack, defense, reconnaissance and other functions has been widely praised in major star regions as soon as it was launched.
Could it be that the red dot in the crack appeared because of my nanorobot?
Thinking of this, Su Xia stretched out her hand to signal Zhang Fang and Xiong Wei to remain calm, and tentatively replied: "No, I'm just a product user of Orlok Company."
Hearing this, Zhang Fang and Xiong Wei looked at each other, both a little confused.
They had never heard of the Orlok Company and were confused, guessing that Su Xia was trying to trick them.
After a while, the red dot in the crack spoke again: "Hello, can you send a distress signal for us? The Imperial patrol should be at the edge of this star field."
Su Xia did not answer directly, but asked: "Are you the intelligent system of this spacecraft?"
"Yes."
The other person replied: "My name is Hal."
"Hal, can I trust you?"
"sure."
"Open the restrictions below. I want to come in and talk to you."
"I'm really sorry, my clearance doesn't allow me to do this." Hal's voice was a little more apologetic, "Before the spaceship crashed, my clearance was locked at 'daily level', and the captain died in the explosion of the living cabin before he unlocked it for me."
"Is there any other solution?"
"Yes, the mechanical core of the spacecraft should have crashed on this planet. If you are willing, you may be able to find that core."
"OK……"
After a brief chat, Su Xia had a general idea in mind.
He has activated the mechanical core, passed the certification, and is now the new captain of this exploration ship.
"Mr. Xiong and Mr. Zhang, please wait for me here for a moment. I need to go downstairs." Su Xia turned and said to the two of them.
"Commander, be careful."
"rest assured."
Su Xia nodded, turned around and jumped down, taking out the mechanical core from the storage compartment.
He fell rapidly, and the mechanical core in his hand glowed brightly, like Prometheus drawing fire, drawing a burning light in the dark crack.
Countless nanorobots in the deepest part quickly changed into long and thin translucent strips, which then intertwined together to form a soft large net, accurately catching the falling Su Xia.
"commander!"
When Xiong Wei and Zhang Fang ran to the edge of the crack in surprise and looked down, Su Xia had already reached the deepest part of the crack.
"Commander, are you okay?" Xiong Wei asked loudly.
"fine!"
Su Xia raised her head and waved to the two of them. The core in her hand was gradually dimming.
Neither of them could see what he was holding, and they thought it was just an ordinary glowing object to illuminate the darkness below.
At the very bottom of the rift is a long alloy corridor.
This corridor is not flat but arc-shaped, with a deeper center and curving upwards like a missing disc. The left and right sides are filled with various complex lines and pipes, as well as some broken display screens and sensing, projection and other equipment.
At this point you can see that the floating red dot is projected.
"Hello."
The red dot was suspended in front of Su Xia, flickering like a blinking eye.
Red always represents danger, and as an entity of a spacecraft system, it looks a bit like a sci-fi horror movie.
"It seems that you have found the mechanical core and activated it." Hal said calmly, "Next, you will be the temporary captain of this exploration ship."
"Where is the entrance?"
"It's right in front of you, please follow me."
Hal floated forward slowly, and as he moved, the emergency lights on both sides of the curved corridor turned on, flickering in dark red.
The cold metal walls around reflected the dim lights, causing the entire corridor to be dark red. Coupled with the broken wires and equipment around it, it looked very depressing.
Su Xia followed Hal and came to a heavy alloy door.
There was a dark red manual valve on the door, but it looked damaged and could no longer be opened.
"Please place your mechanical core or identity card on the sensor . After verification, you can enter the spacecraft."
Hal was floating in front of the door. Next to him was a dark oval metal column with an extremely smooth surface and a sensing device on top.
Su Xia took a closer look and then placed the mechanical core on it.
There was only a "buzz" sound, and no other prompts, but the indicator light changed color, indicating that the verification was passed.
The mechanical lock turned, the lock core was withdrawn, and the heavy alloy door slowly opened a gap, from which a gas with a strange smell spurted out.
Hal said: "Please be prepared, there are bodies of a clergyman and a writer behind the door. They died in the crash and their bodies have now completely turned to skeletons."
Su Xia asked: "Why are there clergy on the spacecraft?"
"Because most members have religious beliefs, many ships will carry a clergyman when they set out." Hal explained in detail, "The long exploration of the starry sky is very boring. Most of the time is spent sailing in the dark and deep unknown. The members need spiritual help."
He went on to say, “The same is true for bringing along writers . Books, music, games, paintings, etc. can all help members relieve boredom.”
"Without these things, over time, the mental condition of some members may become worse and worse, with symptoms such as irritability, anger, depression, and even hallucinations..."
"Many disasters and accidents that occur in the starry sky are caused by internal reasons, most of which are caused by personal factors of the crew members. Once someone went crazy due to hallucinations and slaughtered the entire ship's members..."
“…”
As Hal explained, Su Xia slowly pushed open the door, and the emergency lights in the cabin behind the door lit up one by one, illuminating the surrounding area.
Behind the door, there were indeed two corpses.
The two corpses had varying degrees of fractures in their skulls, sternums, leg bones, ribs and other bones. It is likely that they were caused by the rapid crash.
Hal explained, "This is the living area. It used to be a rest area for various training equipment. The curved corridor outside is one of the passages leading to the cooling cabin. The top of the crack you see was originally sealed, but it was damaged in the crash."
The cabin was not big, and through the flashing dark red emergency lights, one could see that there were indeed a lot of scattered exercise equipment on the ground.
The appearance of this exploration ship seems to be a ring, which can simulate partial gravity by rotating to slow down the crew's bone loss, muscle atrophy and other symptoms. Therefore, the metal corridor outside is curved, and it is only a part of this huge ring.
However, this exploration ship is not large enough and the simulation effect is not good, so it is necessary for the crew to maintain long-term training.
"You seem to be a native of this planet?" Hal asked.
"right."
Su Xia did not deny it.
Hal was not disappointed with this answer. As an AI, his top priority now was to ensure the survival of the remaining crew members and then to get in touch with the outside world.
"This planet is backward and primitive. When the spacecraft crashed, the humans here did not yet have the ability to explore extraterrestrial planets."
Hal said, "If discovered by an extraterrestrial civilization with ill intentions, this planet will most likely be occupied and colonized and become a resource planet... I can understand that you don't want to get in touch with the outside world for the sake of the humans on this planet."
Su Xia asked: "When did this exploration ship crash?"
"9885 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 56 seconds ago," Hal answered truthfully. "Now it's 58 seconds."
"More than 20 years."
Su Xia did a quick calculation and then asked, "Are there any crew members alive?"
"There are two more engineers. They are sleeping in the hibernation chamber and can probably sleep for another twelve years."
"Can this exploration ship still fly?"
“It’s a slim hope.”
After Hal answered, a three-dimensional .
Just as Su Xia had imagined, the outer side of the spacecraft was indeed ring-shaped, with a cross-shaped circular channel in the middle and a sphere in the center.
The entire structure is blue, with only the one-sixth area below the outer ring marked in red.
Hal explained, "This red part is the wreckage of the spacecraft that crashed in this area. It has some of the spacecraft's incubation cabins, living cabins, hibernation cabins, escape cabins, and other cabins. You are in it now."
Su Xia asked: "The spacecraft disintegrated in the air?"
"Yes, the rest fell in different places on this planet, and perhaps some have been discovered." Hal narrated calmly, "If the debris is intact, the humans on this planet can reverse-engineer it and gain the ability to explore extraterrestrial planets. Do you have this ability now?"
"No."
"It seems that you are a very lucky person. You can actually obtain the products of Orlok Company on a closed planet. I guess you have a high status among the humans on this planet."
"It's OK."
Su Xia thought about his status. He never cared much about it and only valued ability.
In the Oasis camp, he never thought about fighting for power, but because he demonstrated his outstanding abilities time and time again, the camp members relied on him more and more.
Even if he wanted control of the camp now, Xiong Wei would give it to him without hesitation.
"Although this exploration ship can no longer set sail, it is not impossible for you to explore the extraterrestrial world if you want to." Hal said to Su Xia, "Now you are the captain, and I have stored a lot of information about the spacecraft, which is enough for the human technology of this planet to evolve rapidly."
"This matter is not urgent for now. The situation of humans outside is very dire right now."
"Is there a civil war among the human race?"
As an artificial intelligence, Hal actually thought of civil war at the first moment.
This word seems to have been deeply imprinted in every human being and even the smart products created by humans.
Su Xia asked: "Why do you think so?"
"Because a planet's resources are limited."
Hal replied: "If technological development reaches a bottleneck and cannot solve the problem of existing resources being non-renewable, demand and supply cannot be balanced, conflicts between countries will become increasingly serious, and war will only happen sooner or later. This has happened on many planets... Many civilizations have destroyed themselves because of civil wars before they have fully grown up."
“Can it be avoided?”
"Of course, the most realistic way is to explore the starry sky and carry out interstellar colonization."
Hal has a lot of data here to prove that the starry sky is always the best channel to vent conflicts externally.
If we fail to take this step, internal conflicts will become increasingly intense and war will break out sooner or later.
The existing peace is just a brilliant but short-lived dream in the long years of war for mankind.
Su Xia pondered for a moment and found that Hal's theory was very similar to the theories of many science fiction works on Earth in the last century.
However……
On Earth, landing on the moon is now a luxury.
Hal looked at Su Xia and said, "Of course, in addition to the information I have here, there is another possible method that can allow you to conduct deep space exploration."
"What method?"
"Inside this spaceship, there are twelve small planetary exploration ships. If there are any that have not been destroyed, you can drive them away from this planet."
"Is there any in this wreckage?"
"No, the survey ships are all in the cabin in the center of the spacecraft." Hal said with regret, "Perhaps you need to continue searching on this planet. You will find it one day."
"Um……"
Su Xia nodded slightly. He was not in a hurry to fly out now, but he was just curious about the world outside the planet.
The most urgent task is to enhance one's own strength, stabilize this planet as soon as possible, and then make several roommates city lords, thus creating a stable and long-term way to make money.
"I need to get stronger quickly, do you have any method?"
"some."
Hal's red light flickered, as if he was nodding.
"Captain, you can go to the battlefield of hell to train."
"Battlefield of Hell?"
Su Xia's heart moved, he was very familiar with this name.
Wang Teng also underwent combat training in a virtual space called Hell Battlefield.
