Chapter 258 The Council and Star Sands
A number of new and old starships of various shapes slowly circled around the Swamp Abyss Star.
Those old and dilapidated starships were relatively large in size, and there were also extremely weak space-time fluctuations around them.
They were armed support from the Bray Alliance, or, of course, obsolete weapons of the Bray Alliance.
Surrounding these old starships were some small starships with unique shapes and bright shells. The tails of these starships even flashed the dazzling flames of nuclear fusion propulsion devices - there was no doubt that they were starships developed and manufactured by the Swamp Abyss Civilization.
Two starships of completely different styles and technological levels were mixed around this planet, revealing a hint of desolation under the dim red light from the main star.
As if they had sensed something, some of the bright-looking starships left the Swamp Abyss Star and slowly drove towards the starship where Chen Fan was.
"This is the Olaya patrol team."
Olaya stretched out his dry fingers and quickly fiddled with the main console in front of him: "The daily patrol mission has been completed. The Olaya team applies to return to the mother planet."
"Identity authentication has been passed."
A strange hoarse voice sounded in the cockpit: "Welcome home, Commander Olaya."
As soon as the voice fell, those starships with bright appearances slowly made way for a passage to the brown-yellow planet under the drive of the fusion propulsion device.
Olaya gently turned the joystick on the main console, and the starship also drove to the Swamp Abyss Star in front.
"Commander, this patrol seems to have encountered trouble?"
The strange hoarse voice continued to sound: "The Council has issued a summons about you. I heard..."
The hoarse voice paused slightly: "The Bray Alliance has sent a message about your accountability."
"But as far as I know, the situation is not particularly serious. The Council should just go through the motions."
Olaya's eyes moved slightly.
It seems that the Bray Alliance also believes that there is a problem with the radar of this starship.
This is good news.
He subconsciously let out a long sigh of relief: "I know, thanks for the reminder."
"Come to me when you change shifts in a few days, I'll treat you to star sand."
"Hahaha, that's great." A hoarse laugh came from the communication channel, "Then I'm waiting for your star sand."
"Come to think of it, I haven't had star sand for a while."
"I really envy those people in the council chamber..."
The communication was cut off, and the scenery outside the porthole changed rapidly-the starship Chen Fan was on had successfully entered the atmosphere of the Swamp Abyss Star.
"Council?"
Chen Fan cast an inquiring look at Olaya: "Is this the government organization of your Swamp Abyss civilization?"
Olaya nodded: "Our civilization adopts a parliamentary system, and the Council is the highest authority of civilization."
"What about Star Sand?"
Chen Fan continued to ask: "What is this?"
Olaya perked up and his tone became much more lively: "A functional beverage." "It
suddenly became popular in the Bray Alliance more than two hundred years ago."
Chen Fan raised his eyebrows: "Just a beverage?"
If it was just an ordinary beverage, the attitude of the patrolman just now should not have fluctuated so much!
Olaya hurriedly replied: "It is indeed not an ordinary beverage."
"According to the evaluation of the Bray Alliance, Star Sand has a very good growth-promoting and repairing effect on the brain of carbon-based organisms."
"Even those individuals of level six and level seven civilizations are taking this special beverage."
Behind the mask, Chen Fan's expression has become serious.
"Unfortunately, the price of the raw material of star sand is quite high. Apart from the members of the Council, few people can drink it every day."
Olaya shook his head in distress: "For patrol personnel like us, it is a luxury to drink star sand once a month."
As he said that, Olaya seemed to remember something: "I heard... just heard that the high-level civilizations in the Bray Alliance have regarded it as an indispensable resource."
Chen Fan nodded thoughtfully.
With the intuition he developed when performing investigation missions on Varela, he has already noticed a problem.
Can it have a positive effect on the brain of carbon-based organisms?
It is even a kind of indispensable and expensive resource controlled by high-level civilizations?
You call this thing a beverage?
Although he is not very familiar with biology, he still knows one thing: even the Human Alliance will be extremely cautious and careful when touching on the problem of the brain of an organism.
——Even Academician Wang Jing used quite a lot of protective measures when examining Chen Fan.
"One, is there such a thing in the Human Alliance?" Chen Fan asked One in his heart.
Yi denied without hesitation: [This machine has never heard of it. ]
[To stimulate the growth and development of the brain of an organism, or even to acquire a higher level of thinking ability in a short period of time... The Academy of Sciences does have technology in this area, but that is definitely not something that can be achieved with a small drink. ]
[Besides, this world is fair. ]
[Just like the law of conservation of energy, there are gains and losses, and various external stimuli and means of forcing growth will have corresponding and varying degrees of negative effects. ]
[Especially for intelligent life forms, the slightest carelessness will trigger incalculable consequences. ]
Chen Fan's face was stern, and a warning sounded in his mind.
There is a problem!
This drink called Xingsha is definitely problematic! !
Could the Ramsey Empire's purpose in launching a war be this drink?
Chen Fan had many guesses in his mind.
"Take me to see it later."
Chen Fan smiled calmly and said to Olaya, "Star Sand... I'm quite curious about what it tastes like."
Olaya was in high spirits, and a flattering smile appeared on his face: "That thing is exciting!"
"Exciting?"
Chen Fan's heart skipped a beat.
This adjective is not a good one!
Especially when used on food!
"Yes!"
When mentioning the star sand, Olaya's spirit was obviously a little excited, and there was a bit of extremely obvious desire in his round black eyes: "That feeling of being exceptionally clear-headed..."
"It's really hard to extricate yourself!"
Looking at Olaya's blue skin with a faint luster, Chen Fan's uneasiness became stronger.
An electronic synthesized voice sounded in Chen Fan's mind: [The mental state of this large giant salamander seems to be a little wrong. ]
[This machine believes that this drink may be addictive. ]
Chen Fan responded silently, suppressed his uneasiness, and turned his head to look at the scene outside the porthole.
Outside the porthole, the scene on the ground of the Swamp Abyss Star gradually became clear.
In the mental network, the voices of Gao Yuan and Isa's communication gradually faded - the two assistants also realized the problem.
...
Under the light of the main star, the water surface was sparkling.
The vast freshwater area with a depth of less than ten meters is the cradle of countless lives.
It is a paradise for amphibians.
A row of towering brown trees that resemble banyan trees grow in the water, providing shelter for some small creatures.
Some creatures with limbs but not getting rid of the characteristics of fish live safely in shallow waters.
As for those deeper waters, that is the home of fish creatures.
Billions of years ago, the ancestors of the Swamp Abyss civilization fought out of this swamp, took the lead in moving their weak limbs to the dry land, and then opened the chapter of life evolution.
The old starship fell from the sky, leaving a fast-moving shadow on the sparkling water.
The amphibian natives living on this planet raised their heads slightly, and watched the starships speeding past in the dark red sunlight with their vertical pupils.
Then, they lowered their heads calmly.
This is not something worth surprising.
Instead of thinking about these starships, they prefer to pay attention to their dinner.
"It's really a good planet for sightseeing."
Chen Fan stood up and looked at the vibrant natural landscape outside the porthole, and couldn't help but sigh.
Although the main color of this planet is brown, it does not hinder its unique beauty.
Hearing Chen Fan's words, Olaya couldn't help but smile: "Thank you for your recognition."
"In fact, in order to leave this planet, we once completely destroyed the ecosystem of this land."
Olaya smiled bitterly and looked out of the porthole: "In order to restore the original appearance of this planet, we spent a lot of energy."
"Fortunately... everything is worth it."
At the end of the sight, a flat continent gradually became clear.
Above the continent, tall steel "jungles" rose from the ground, forming a very sharp contrast with the surrounding wild natural landscape.
"This is the capital of the Swamp Abyss Civilization."
Olaya introduced to Chen Fan in his hoarse voice: "Wadala City."
"In our language, this means the center of the swamp."
Chen Fan nodded, looking at the city getting closer and closer, and he couldn't help but have some amazement in his eyes.
He had seen many magnificent buildings in the Human Union that were larger than stars or even star systems, and he had also seen the most ordinary and down-to-earth concrete and stone buildings on the planet Varila.
But he had never seen a high-tech city built on towering trees!
Yes, this city of Varila was built in a dense jungle, with steel and jungle relying on each other, creating a very harmonious landscape.
Even many steel high-rise buildings were built in the style of trees!
The starship slowly passed through the air and headed straight for a huge, palace-like silver-white building in the center of the continent.
That was the power center of the Swamp Abyss civilization - the Council Chamber.
More than ten minutes later, the starship slowly landed on a spacious, flat landing pad.
"Mr. Chen Fan."
Olaya turned around with an apologetic smile on his face: "Please wait a moment."
"I may need to go to the council first."
He handed a small electronic product to Chen Fan: "This is a communication tool of the Swamp Abyss Civilization. I will find you when the time comes."
"It is equipped with a navigation program and a currency electronic payment system."
"You can... walk around first."
(End of this chapter)
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