Chapter 214 Mining Star
Ruan Xi and the others had no idea about the situation on Funong Star. Even Dashu, who could come and go freely, couldn't figure out what had happened there. But like Ruan Xi, Dashu always felt uneasy and had to go back to check on his cubs from time to time to prevent any accidents.
Seeing Dashu running around so busy and exhausted, Ruan Xi felt a little distressed. "Dashu, you can come back anytime anyway, why don't you go back to Nongxing first and look after Xiaoshu and help me keep an eye on Ruan You's people. The only thing I'm worried about is that the Great Elder and his gang are going to cause trouble again. The Elder Council has too much power on Nongxing."
Until now, Ruan Xi still couldn't understand why the Great Elder was so cautious about the old lady. Even if he was offended or even slapped in the face, he could resist doing anything to the old lady. He always felt that there was something fishy going on. However, he couldn't dig it out at the time and didn't have time to do it. Then he left Funong Star and hasn't been able to go back since then.
I always feel that this is a bit unfair to the original owner. After all, he is surviving in this world by relying on the original owner's body.
"No! The situation here is more complicated, I have to accompany you. I can go to Xiaoshu's side at any time..." Dashu immediately objected, and his emotions were a little excited, as if he was trying to cover up something.
This made Ruan Xi's heart skip a beat. He had just casually made a suggestion, but now he had become inexplicably determined.
"You'd better go back. The little tree is still too weak. If anything goes wrong in its habitat, the little tree will definitely be in trouble. I'll feel more at ease if you stay with it."
"No! If I go back, what if something goes wrong and I can't come back? What if something happens to you and I can't take care of you?" Dashu was almost yelling. Ruan Xi's head immediately started buzzing, making his head ache. He finally understood the crux of Dashu's mood.
"So, you have a premonition that there will be problems with the transmission channel? Is there really no problem with the growing ground...? Is the barrier still intact?" Ruan Xi immediately focused on the key points and asked a series of questions, leaving Dashu speechless and unable to utter a word for a long time.
"You must go back! If anything happens to the little tree, I will never be able to forgive myself! I have Ziqian and Xiaoguai by my side, so nothing will happen. Besides, this time we are just scouting, not directly fighting with others, so the situation is not that critical. Go back and guard the little tree and its habitat. By the way, help me guard the Ruan family as well. Once things here are settled, I will return to Nongxing. This time, I must solve the problem once and for all!"
The Council of Elders and the Chief Elder were like a cancer that had taken root in his heart without his knowledge. If it was not eradicated sooner or later, he would suffer from it.
This time, the tree was in no hurry to argue. In fact, it didn't know what else it could argue about, because it couldn't refute anything Ruan Xi said. It was so anxious that the whole tree began to tremble slightly.
"Dashu, believe me, I've always had good luck, so nothing will happen to me. Besides, it doesn't mean you won't be able to come back to me if you go to Funong Star. These are just speculations. Let's all hope for the best, okay?"
Ruan Xi started to act cute and kept talking, almost confusing Dashu, and finally he had to agree.
Then, the big tree left behind a pile of leaves and left reluctantly.
"Huh... I finally coaxed it away. This way, the little tree shouldn't be in any danger." However, the energy core he had obtained on Funong Star before also came from a Tree of Life, which was definitely more powerful than the big tree, but it still perished on Funong Star...
"What kind of terrible thing is there on Funong Planet?" Even the Tree of Life couldn't withstand its damage.
"Don't think about it for now. We will be able to land on the target mining planet in another hour. Calm down and be prepared to engage in battle at any time." The riot on the mining planet has been going on for some time. How it has developed now can only be known after they land on the mining planet and investigate thoroughly.
You don’t have to think about how difficult this investigation process is.
What's more, this time the mining workers' riot was also manipulated by the mastermind behind the scenes, which added a bit of danger and made it even more unpredictable, causing people to feel uncontrollably uneasy.
"Yes, I understand."
One hour and seven minutes later, they landed silently in the uninhabited area on the edge of the mine on the N51 mining planet. After retracting the Goshawk into the space button, all members of the Goshawk team quickly moved towards the mining area, and then divided into three teams in the outer area to explore in three directions at the same time.
Ruan Xi, He Ziqian, Xiaoguai, Lao Ba and Lao Jiu formed a team of five. However, until they successfully sneaked into the central area of the mine, the surroundings were always quiet, so quiet that it was a little scary.
"Captain, this situation isn't right. No matter which side has the advantage after the riot, how is it possible that there isn't even a single guard?" Lao Ba felt a little uneasy. What puzzled him even more was that even he felt something was wrong, so why didn't the captain react at all?
"Because there is really no one here. The central area of the mine is empty." The one who answered Lao Ba was not He Ziqian, but Ruan Xi.
At this moment, his voice and expression seemed particularly cold and solemn, and his brows were slightly furrowed, which made people feel heartbroken.
"Where...have all the people gone?" Lao Ba asked, swallowing his saliva, his heart already beating fast.
Oh shit, didn’t they all die in the riot?
"Except us, there is no one else..." Ruan Xi sensed vitality, and no one could be more accurate than him. On this mining planet, except for the Goshawk Team, there was no breath of living people.
Such dead silence is definitely not normal.
"If everyone here is dead, then... who sent the distress signal?" The reason why the central base knew about the riot on the mining planet was because someone sent a distress signal to the base.
"Dad, I feel like there's... someone like us?" There was a hint of uncertainty in Xiaoguai's voice, and his eyebrows were slightly furrowed.
"similar?"
"Well, the aura is a bit similar to Isaac's, but also a bit different. They... aren't sick."
Ruan Xi's eyes widened slightly upon hearing this, and her heart couldn't help but sink. "Not being sick means it's at least a semi-finished product..."
A semi-finished alien parasite, its combat power may be comparable to that of the little black ball.
But how is that possible? This is the Yinyu Empire, not the alien race's origin. There are no medicinal herbs or the necessary ingredients to cure the alien parasites, nor is there a suitable environment for their development. How did they survive? Or perhaps, these alien parasites weren't created by the alien race?
Thinking of this possibility, Ruan Xi immediately told He Ziqian, and they both fell silent. After a while, they saw the same answer in each other's eyes.
"Perhaps, the genes of this group of alien parasites are more inclined towards humans, so they are not sick. In fact, they are not semi-finished products, but finished products."
The Eighth and Ninth Brothers half understood what was said, but they didn't feel impressed. They gasped again and again, but didn't dare to interrupt the discussion of the two bosses. They could only cover their mouths and wait to listen to the result of their discussion.
However, there is no result yet, because they have not seen the real thing and have no way to judge.
"Lao Ba, tell this news to others immediately. Act with caution and don't act recklessly." He Ziqian gave the order. Lao Ba finally had something to do. He immediately recovered from his semi-rigid state and sent a message to other teammates.
Meanwhile, Ruan Xi pinched his chin and thought for a long time before finally making up his mind. He raised his head and said to He Ziqian with certainty, "Catch one and bring him back. I need to confirm whether our judgment is correct."
"Okay." He Ziqian agreed straightforwardly, as if he had never considered a negative answer. Then, he turned to look at Xiaoguai who was looking at them eagerly. Seeing his well-behaved appearance, he couldn't help but rub his head gently. "Xiaoguai, take us to find them. We have to help Dad catch one."
"I understand! I'm good at this!" After hearing this, Xiaoguai immediately raised his hands excitedly, jumped up and down a bit, and smiled so much that his teeth were almost showing.
The eighth and ninth brothers: "..." Xiaoguai is indeed the son of the captain and the young genius doctor. He is so generous that it is beyond words to describe.
Before they could finish their sighs, Xiaoguai had already jumped out like a monkey that had broken free from its reins and disappeared in seconds. However, their captain and the young doctor were still moving forward at the same speed with composure. They even felt that they were walking a little slower than before.
Honey, you don’t want your son anymore?
Besides, are you sure you won't lose them? How are you going to catch the aliens this way?
The Eighth and Ninth Brothers were completely confused, but with the two big guys in front of them, they didn't dare to say a word and could only follow them obediently. However, they soon found a way.
"Captain, we can't even see Xiaoguai's shadow. How did you catch up with Xiaoguai?" Xiaoguai didn't leave any marks. With Xiaoguai's lively personality, could he really have the patience to leave any marks?
Anyway, Lao Ba doesn’t think so.
"With the little miracle doctor here, there's nothing to worry about."
Eighth and Nine: "..." Haha, at the critical moment, you actually showed off your wife to them, Captain, are you a human being? The dog food in front of them was like buckets of ice water, which immediately poured a chill through them!
However, they only dared to complain in their hearts, with their mouths tightly shut. They believed whatever the captain said and nodded their heads as regularly and obediently as pounding garlic.
Facts have proved that Xiaoguai is like the kite released by their little doctor. With a long string in hand, the kite will not be lost no matter how far it flies. What's more, this is a home-loving kite that loves its father very much. It is estimated that the current typhoon will not blow it away easily. Even if it is blown away, this kite can find Luffy again by itself.
But it's really foolproof.
I ran like this, sometimes fast and sometimes slowing down. I didn't know how long I had been running when a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of me. I ran closer and saw that it was the Xiaoguai brand kite that had been released.
"Xiaoguai, have you found it?" Ruan Xi stepped forward naturally, helped Xiaoguai tidy up his messy hair, and picked out a few dead leaves from his hair. The scene was as warm as if two fathers were taking their children out for a picnic. Lao Ba and Lao Jiu felt that they were redundant and just wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
"We found it. Those people were gathered together in a mine. Everyone was there." This meant that the other two groups of people were doomed to gain nothing and could only return empty-handed to reunite with them.
"Then please, Xiaoguai, help daddy secretly catch one so I can take a look. I don't know how to slice it up for research." Ruan Xi said half-jokingly and half-seriously, because he was worried that Xiaoguai would misunderstand and get scared.
Even so, he didn't think in his heart that his little darling would have such a misunderstanding.
"Dad is not that kind of person. Just wait, Dad. I'll help you catch the guy." Xiaoguai smiled brightly, which formed a sharp contrast with this desolate mining planet.
With such a smile, Xiaoguai disappeared in a few seconds and went to help Ruan Xi catch someone.
The other people who stayed there were not able to share the same relaxed mood as Xiaoguai.
"I suddenly don't want to know the result..."
However, the reality is that they already have the result in their minds without having to see the actual thing.
It's a result they don't want to see.
Author's chat: I'll update one chapter today and another one tomorrow. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone, muah~~
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