Hope breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, he raised an eyebrow at Hansent beside him.
"Now we have a boat."
"..."
After a brief silence.
"No! This is not scientific!"
"Why did your ship arrive before mine?"
"And it's the latest Type VI exploration vessel!!"
Hope smiled broadly and shrugged: "Who knows?"
"Maybe Zero will take a liking to me and put my order ahead of yours?"
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the gate. He wanted to go out and relax for the rest of the time.
Behind them came Hansent's piercing wail.
...
the next day.
A small starship, only fifty meters long, slowly sailed away from Dawn Star City 1.
"Hey bro, you're going the wrong way."
Hansent's loud voice came from the side: "That volcano is on the other side, you're going the wrong way!"
Hope glanced at the satellite map and said with a smile, "We didn't go the wrong way."
"Before I start prospecting, I want to check out the waters next to City One."
...
The mineral exploration vessel slowly landed on a huge reef.
Such reefs can be seen everywhere near the shore in the water.
Huge reefs divide this body of water into small lakes.
Although it is a lake, its average depth is over fifty meters.
As for the central area of the water, the maximum depth there exceeds 500 meters, making it a small ocean.
"laugh!"
With a hiss of airtightness, the hatch of the mineral exploration vessel slowly opened.
Wearing a spacesuit, Hope carefully jumped off the exploration vessel, walked to the edge of the reef, and gazed at the azure water below.
He looked up at the huge "moon" overhead and said softly, "It seems I have to retract my original opinion."
"What?" Hansent's voice came through the team's communication channel.
“This planet is quite beautiful.” Hope bent down, sat on the reef, and reached out to turn on the microphone on her helmet.
External sounds were transmitted to his ears through sensors and circuits.
The soft sound of the waves and the gentle breeze made his eyes momentarily dazed.
Looking at the azure waters before him, distant memories resurfaced in his mind.
That was a memory that can hardly be called pleasant.
"call……"
Hope stood up, glanced at the water behind her with a complicated expression, and said in a low voice, "Let's go, let's go to the crater."
...
The A2 Plain Central Volcano, as its name suggests, is located in the central region of the A2 Plain.
It stands out starkly on the vast plain, like a bulging abscess.
Lava gushed out of the crater, brazenly displaying to onlookers the activity level of the planet's core.
A mineral exploration vessel glided along a graceful curve, heading towards the mountainside.
According to Hansent, they should have landed directly near the crater, as that would have been the most efficient approach.
But Hope rejected the offer without hesitation.
According to information provided by the Academy of Sciences, this is an active volcano, which could erupt at any time—as evidenced by the lava constantly flowing from the crater.
He didn't want to let this newly acquired spaceship challenge the power of nature!
So... the two of them drove their mining exploration vehicle from the mountainside toward the crater.
...
“The composition of magma is slightly different from that of Earth.” Hansent skillfully operated the instruments in the vehicle and completed the sampling and testing work. “They are largely the same, mostly silicate components.”
"The content of heavy metals is slightly high."
“This should be considered good news,” Hansent said with a smile. “Over such a long period of time, there should be some heavy metal deposits near this volcano.”
Hope nodded and carefully operated the robotic arm to pick up a piece of yellow solid.
"sulfur."
Hansent glanced at it and spoke again, "It looks like there's a lot of reserves. The Academy of Sciences should be quite interested in these."
Hope meticulously analyzed the composition of the yellow solid.
"It contains not only sulfur, but also some chlorides and sulfides."
"These volcanoes can provide the Humanitarian Union with a lot of industrial materials."
The two took samples while driving the vehicle along the path of the lava flow.
"etc."
Hope's eyes lit up, and he stepped on the brakes.
Before Hansent could speak, he once again controlled the robotic arm to complete a series of samplings.
"Copper, nickel, and a small amount of gold."
"Prepare to probe the reserves. I have a feeling this is a huge one!"
...
Earth
Perhaps it was Lü Yongchang's proposal that inspired Tao Yuda.
For the next few days, Tao Yuda kept his brow furrowed, as if he was pondering something.
Lü Yongchang was quite pleased to see this scene.
He was, after all, just a person.
Even with the help of the technology tree system, he can only bring the most cutting-edge technological progress to human civilization.
As for the other branches of technology, they all have to be developed by other scientists.
Plasma cannons are not difficult to make.
With the key technologies solved, the first-generation plasma cannon was quickly manufactured.
Meanwhile, the new starships carrying plasma cannons were also developed at the same time.
After assembly, the new warship, named the "Battle Ram," arrived at the weapons testing grounds under Zero's control.
It's called a weapons testing ground, but it's actually just space, quite far from the human fleet and Dawn Star.
The experimental target was naturally the Golden Crow battleship, which had been equipped with magnetic field and plasma shields.
Compared to the 1,500-meter-long Golden Crow battleship, the 500-meter-long Battering Ram seems rather insignificant.
At least at first glance, the two are not in the same league.
"Let's begin the experiment."
Standing in front of the holographic projection, Lü Yongchang gave the order: "Release the swarm of drones with the battering ram."
The cylindrical battering ram suddenly split open with four huge gashes on its side.
That was the "port" of the battering ram.
Countless small drones equipped with magnetic field shield generation units swarmed out from it.
Under Zero's control, these drones quickly headed towards the battering ram.
With their small size and autonomous operation, these drone swarms have maximized their mobility.
In just a few seconds, a small number of drones arrived at their positions.
The magnetic field shield generation unit was activated the next moment.
An invisible cannon barrel formed by a strong magnetic field appeared in front of the [Battle Ram].
As for the other drones, they activated their magnetic field shields and slowly circled around the battering ram and cannon barrel.
Their main function is to provide this high-attack, low-defense warrior with some of the limited defense he needs.
In addition, they can replenish the "barrels" damaged by enemy attacks at any time.
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