Chapter 19 Lost Contact...
Lan Heng looked at Lin Zhi cautiously, "Your Majesty...if it really doesn't work, then..."
It’s not impossible to change it. He can... think of a way?
Lin Zhi smiled wryly, "Nothing is impossible, unless your consultant Lu is not capable."
Lu Yuan also smiled, "Advisor Lu is very good."
Lan Heng: “…”
Fortunately, someone came over and called everyone over, saying that the transition was in countdown.
Lan Heng felt relieved.
Great, I almost died.
Anyway, we are about to land, and the rooms and other things will only be used after landing, and then we will die... No, let's talk about it later.
The transition is completed in countdown.
The battleship slowly passed through the planet's fog. All windows were covered with a layer of white mist by the cold air, and visibility was almost non-existent. Fortunately, the battleship landed smoothly according to the data that had been detected long ago.
Only after Lin Zhi and his team came out one after another in their mechas could they clearly see the scene outside.
There is no day or night here either, only a pale white. The sky is a slowly moving white mist, and the ground is a layer of cracked ice. Apart from that, there is nothing else. It is more monotonous than a deserted planet.
There was dead silence.
Lin Zhi was the commander, and his mecha was at the front of the team. He saw crystals formed by frozen gas floating in the air, and some of them fell onto his mecha, covering it with a layer of white frost.
But the center of the planet in the distance is not as peaceful as here. With the naked eye, you can see that there is a blizzard sweeping there, shrouded in black clouds, like a giant beast rolling.
Lin Zhi tapped the intercom, "Line up, get ready at your respective positions, and wait for the storm to subside. Then follow the instructions and go in."
When working in such a dangerous environment, having more people is not an advantage, especially when it is the first time and you are not familiar with the environment. Therefore, the advance team this time is small in number and is divided into three groups.
Except for the team leader and Lin Zhi, everyone else is using a two-person mecha, so a group will only have five to six mechas at most, which is convenient for care.
"Reminder: Once you enter the storm, please obey the instructions of your respective team leaders. Do not advance rashly, and do not leave the team."
Lin Zhi then closed the channel, and from then on, unless it was an emergency call, he would only connect with the team leader.
The team began to disperse and head to different directions.
Among these three groups, Lan Heng will lead a team to find ways to excavate near the center, and Lin Zhi is also among them.
The other two teams, one for Lu Yuan and the other for Black Shadow, are more familiar with the performance of mechas and are accustomed to working on desolate planets. They can look for other breakthroughs, one from the south and the other from the north.
Lin Zhi followed behind Lan Heng's mecha, and there were three two-person mechas behind them.
The group walked forward, getting closer and closer to the storm circle.
"Is that NE...?"
Lan Heng's voice sounded with some excitement.
Through the storm, you can see a lot of blue-lined stones of different sizes scattered on the snow not far away.
Lin Zhi paused.
Lan Heng's voice was still trembling. "I didn't expect... it would be so easy..."
Lin Zhi shook his head and whispered, "It's not easy."
The data from the West District were all obtained through previous sacrifices. Even though they had successfully arrived here relying on these data, they had to conduct careful exploration along the way, and even had a lot of luck. At least they did not encounter any serious situations on this short journey.
and……
"We haven't entered the eye of the storm yet."
At the same time, Lu Yuan's voice came over the radio, "We've discovered a cave in the south. There's a lot of NE in the cave, but due to the snowstorm, there's a risk of collapse. We'll only be working on the periphery."
And Shadow's, "We've found a lot of NE in the northern canyon. We'll go in and explore once the blizzard subsides."
Lin Zhi sighed, the resources in the western area were indeed rich.
Moreover, the pirates do not have the advanced technology and manpower of the Alliance, so they cannot come here to cause trouble at all.
After waiting for a while, the blizzard subsided a little and the team went in one after another.
"clatter--"
Almost as soon as I stepped in, the cockpit windshield was covered with a layer of snow and ice chips, and the sharp ice edges hit the mirror, making it rattle.
Lin Zhi frowned.
Even though the wind and snow had died down relatively, the ice debris mixed in it was still very deadly, and the mecha's temperature gauge was dropping rapidly.
[Abnormal temperature detected, engine heating system activated at highest level.]
[Please leave the dangerous environment within 30 minutes to avoid damage to the windshield.]
Lin Zhi's brows furrowed even more.
Even the Blue Eyes 03 generation, which uses special materials for its fuselage and windshield, can only survive in this harsh environment for half an hour. It must be evacuated after half an hour. Otherwise, whether the engine fails and the mecha cannot move, or the windshield shatters and the driver is exposed to the wind and snow, it is very fatal.
Lin Zhi held the intercom, "Attention, all team leaders, you must evacuate after 25 minutes, and leave the storm before 30 minutes, otherwise there is a chance that your mecha will be damaged."
Time is precious, every second counts!
Lan Heng and a few others rushed straight to the ore, dug it out and stored it in the loading robot that followed them.
"Bang!"
Five mechas worked simultaneously, digging a small truckload. Lan Heng then asked, "Your Majesty...! We've discovered a hole in the distance! Oh my god—"
This time, it’s no wonder that Lan Heng was so surprised and made a fuss, because the underground cave... is indeed a rare situation.
Although the underground environment of most barren planets is more severe, it also has more abundant resources than the ground.
The entrance to the core of the earth is the cave.
However, the climate and underground conditions on the desolate planet change rapidly. It is very likely that you can see a cave this time, but it will be submerged the next time you come. Therefore, it is not easy to find a cave, and it requires more luck.
Lin Zhi's eyes lit up. He didn't expect to find this entrance on his first exploration!
He thought to himself that they were really lucky on this exploration, and even had some luck along the way.
He looked at the time, there were still fifteen minutes!
"Set off now!"
At this moment, there was a rumbling sound all around. Amidst the shaking of the sky and the earth, the humming sound like the rumbling of the earth was suppressed and dull, making people feel uneasy, as if it was indicating that their good luck along the way was about to end.
What’s going on…?
Lin Zhi felt the shaking in the mecha. Looking up, he saw dark clouds rolling in the distance. The biting cold wind was like a knife, and when it blew across the windshield, it made an even harsher sound.
He had a bad feeling in his heart.
"A new □□□ snowstorm may be coming again."
Lan Heng swallowed hard, "Are we still going to the cave?"
Even though Lan Heng was the team leader now, there was no news about other teams. Seeing that Lin Zhi was free, Lan Heng still habitually asked Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi frowned, "Go."
But at this moment, a shrill alarm sounded over the radio.
[Team 3, Unit 05, requests an emergency call!]
Lin Zhi was stunned.
……Um?
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!"
After the call was connected, a member of the Black Shadow Team spoke hurriedly, "We...we encountered an avalanche in the canyon!"
avalanche.
The avalanches on this desolate planet might be different from what they usually encounter - more dangerous and terrifying.
Lin Zhi felt a chill in his heart.
"The captain was snowed in while trying to protect us and fell deep into the canyon! We've lost contact with him and can't detect the location of his mech!"
"And we...many of our mechas' windshields are starting to crack!"
Once the mecha's windshield breaks, oxygen will gradually be lost, which is very fatal.
“……!”
Lan Heng's gasp of shock was heard over the radio.
The captain of team three...isn't he the black shadow?
Lu Yuan: "Send us your location and the last place you saw the shadow."
His voice was extremely cold, like falling into an ice cellar, colder than the ice around him.
Lin Zhi stared intently at the direction in front of him.
It's over.
The black shadow was already far away from the other team members and was stuck at the edge of the canyon. Now, after being pushed by the heavy snow and ice spikes, it would only fall deeper.
Lin Zhi's eyes dimmed slightly. He held the intercom and said decisively, "You will lead the team and retreat immediately."
"Ah...ah?!" The team member was also a little panicked, "Then the captain..."
Lin Zhi's voice was emotionless as he said sternly, "This is an order. Every second counts!"
"yes!"
It takes time to enter and exit the canyon itself, and the members of the three teams are already deep in the canyon.
Now their windshields are beginning to crack. No matter how serious the cracks are, if they don't retreat, their fate will be the same as Black Shadow, losing contact in the canyon!
"Lin Zhi!"
It was Lu Yuan's voice.
He even called him by his name instead of the usual "Your Majesty".
"Is this the Alliance's way of doing things?!" Enigma's tone was filled with terrifying anger. "In the dungeon, no matter what the situation, we will never abandon our companions."
Lin Zhi took a deep breath and said in a cold tone, "Advisor Lu, as a member of the team, please obey military orders and commands."
Lin Zhi had a cold face and remained unmoved.
Knowing that the success rate is less than half, he would not trade eight lives for one.
"Your Majesty's assessment also takes status into consideration. The lives of the dungeon's untouchables are not as important as the lives of the Alliance soldiers, right?"
Lu Yuan sneered. In the entire team, he and Black Shadow were the only ones from the dungeon.
Lin Zhi controlled the mecha while locating Lu Yuan's direction. Sure enough...
Lin Zhi coldly scolded: "Lu Yuan, you want to leave the team without permission?"
At this moment, the other two team leaders in the team leader channel didn't dare to say a word.
Lin Zhi and Lu Yuan's tone was visibly getting worse...
Seeing no response from the other side, Lin Zhi said word by word: "Advisor Lu, don't forget that you are the commander of the second team. Do you want to abandon your team members and put them in danger?"
"Your actions are extremely irresponsible and selfish! Is this how a dungeon master should act? It's truly disappointing. I cannot condone such reckless behavior."
Lu Yuan and the black shadow were tens of thousands of miles apart, and it was too late for him to go there now.
The next moment, Lu Yuan's voice rang out again, "I will complete my mission. Your Majesty doesn't need to say more."
On the screen, Lu Yuan's mecha has returned to the team, as if it was just an illusion.
"Lin Zhi, I don't need your approval either."
Lu Yuan's voice was cold, "I am also very disappointed with your majesty's decision."
The next moment, the blizzard hit again.
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