Chapter 151 Planning

"Is the list information simple?"

Li Yi was surprised and asked, "Isn't it quite complete?"

Lin Huiyi was surprised by these words and said:

"Did you find another version of the death list?"

Li Yi shook his head and said, "We should be looking at the same version, which is the list in the appendix of the report, including birth information, place of origin, and portrait."

Lin Huiyi frowned and said, "How can we find the corresponding person with just these three items? How can we confirm that they are evolvers?"

Li Yi smiled and said:

"Are these three items not enough? Instructor Lin just took a quick glance, so he didn't pay much attention, right?"

“There are problems with every item!”

"First, all of them are directly controlled by the Zheng family. Second, everyone is over 60 years old. Finally, their portraits when they were alive all look younger."

"These headshot information, in accordance with federal information disclosure requirements, are all from the past six months."

"Although the age of the portrait is not obvious in the report, it is indeed much younger than the normal 60-year-old non-evolved person. It is only in the early 30s."

"Then isn't the problem obvious?"

"Ordinary mining machine operators, even those with high academic qualifications and advanced technical skills, have to work in harsh environments every day, with their days and nights reversed. Even if our genetic technology improves and life expectancy increases, it is impossible for a 60-year-old to be in such a youthful state, right?"

"Either the information is fake, or the fact that these people are evolvers is concealed."

"Therefore, given the strong suspicion that these people are Evolvers, wouldn't it be easy to confirm their identities by following the clues and looking up the list of Evolvers within the Zheng family?"

Hearing this, everyone was suddenly enlightened.

Lin Huiyi also understood. She had clearly read the report, but when she saw the appendix of the list, she just glanced over it as if it was a list of NPCs.

It’s no wonder that such crucial information is missed.

The deaths were also treated as normal absenteeism.

Although her conclusion was consistent with Li Yi's, it was obviously much inferior to Li Yi in terms of evidence and persuasiveness.

"Is this the difference in thinking?" she sighed secretly.

At this time, Zhang Pengting asked:

"I have a question. How did the Zheng family's evolvers come from? Apart from the regular channels, other than the cult? It shouldn't be possible for such a large number of evolvers to appear, right? Besides, they have a declaration record."

Li Yi said:

"The list of people reported by the Zheng family shows that these evolvers have ancient lost divine essence cores near their residence. Due to the long-term exposure to the radiation of these divine essence cores, they became the first-level evolvers by chance."

"In fact, all the major powerful families, especially those with rich industrial systems, basically have similar operations, which is to buy a batch of divine cores that have leaked out from the interior of major starships at a high price on the black market, and use them to create evolvers."

"After that, we will make a unified declaration like this to whitewash these unscrupulous people into regular evolvers recognized by the Federation."

"Although I can't control a divine mecha, my physical abilities are far superior to those of ordinary people."

"And this kind of people are also the kind of powerful families with strong industries. They will choose to raise private soldiers to strengthen the family's prestige and prevent being targeted by powerful external teams and robbing the family's foundation."

In fact, what Li Yi did not explain was that it is difficult to obtain the list of evolvers within the Zheng family through normal means.

Even if he had a legitimate request, it would be impossible for him to get it within three days.

Although the authorities have received the corresponding declaration records, it may not be easy to apply to view this list, even if the evidence is detailed.

The reason he was able to get it was naturally through the power of Zheng Xueyuan, the eldest daughter of the Zheng family.

A mere list of declared evolvers is naturally nothing to her.

She doesn't really sell out her family.

Because according to the results of Li Yi's previous remote communication with Zheng Xueyuan, she obviously didn't know about the possible tricks on the border star.

Therefore, this could be due to corruption within the Zheng family, or it could be due to an invasion by a cult.

It is reasonable and logical for Zheng Xueyuan to help Li Yi to verify this fact.

However, when Li Yi first explained the situation, Zheng Xueyuan chose to believe it without hesitation and immediately gave the corresponding list. Li Yi was still very grateful.

"The Quan family's private soldiers?"

Zhang Pengting and Lin Huiyi looked at each other and were both amazed by this phenomenon.

It's the federal era now, and there's still this thing?

Although Zhang Pengting and Lin Huiyi are from the Tianweiquan clan, they grew up in a starship and have a deep understanding of ruins exploration, alien wars, and mecha training, but they don't know much about the development of external planets.

At this time, Tan Haode, who had been relatively dull all along, spoke up:

"The phenomenon Captain Li mentioned does exist. Especially for planets that are already remote, they need to develop their own armed forces to prevent external forces from snatching them away."

"Even on Mars, where we had a pretty good position at the time, there were similar phenomena."

"For example, the Liang family and the Lin family are both among the few powerful and influential families on Mars. When I was still on the Yao Chi ship, it was also the last few years when these two families were at their peak on the Yao Chi ship."

Everyone was also suddenly enlightened.

Some people have long been aware of similar phenomena, while others find it incomprehensible that powerful families keep private soldiers.

Fortunately, this is not the focus of today's discussion, and no one brought the topic here.

Li Yi said: "Tan Haode's supplement is very good. Now, I need to explain what it means to prove that these dead people are evolvers."

Teng Juli said thoughtfully:

"Could it be that someone within the Zheng family discovered the ruins and secretly arranged for their private soldiers to explore? But because the exploration failed and caused deaths, they had no choice but to disguise these wild evolvers as people who died in a mining accident?"

"This is a contradiction. Why did they insist on submitting this group of people as a list of deaths in the mining accident instead of secretly concealing it?"

"Normally speaking, as long as we keep it a secret and don't report it, then nothing will happen, right?"

Liang Zhishen said:

"I happen to know about this. The Federation will arrange regular inspections for these wild evolvers to confirm whether they are still under the jurisdiction of their original location, so as to avoid any corresponding destructive actions."

"Just like the list of evolvers must be reported, if during the inspection, such evolvers who are not on the record are found, and the birth time exceeds the approved time limit but is not reported and registered, it will be a big problem for the Quan Clan."

"The Quan Clan enjoys corresponding high rights, and is also required by the Federation to bear corresponding responsibilities. If it is discovered that there are too many undocumented wild evolvers, or if the evolvers die without timely reporting and updating the registration information, then the Quan Clan will have to bear a considerable amount of fines."

“That’s why they pretend they are victims of mining accidents every few years to make sure the federal government won’t investigate further.”

A few people who didn't know much about the situation nodded when they heard this.

Teng Juli frowned slightly and said:

"Instructor Liang's statement sounds very plausible. However, if that's the case, why not report it as a natural death, but instead record it as a mining accident death?"

"Could it be that the mine they want to dig requires the power of an evolver? Is the mine itself an extremely special and rare one?"

"Is this arrangement made to conceal the preciousness of this mine?"

Li Yi shook his head and said, "This possibility is very small. If it were true, they wouldn't disguise it as a mining accident, because if mining accidents continue to happen, they will themselves trigger an investigation."

"In fact, according to the information I read, the federal government did conduct a corresponding accident investigation."

"I've got the report, too. You can take a look at it."

As he spoke, Li Yi tapped his light curtain a few times, then turned to everyone.

Everyone gathered around and began to examine it.

After a while, Liang Zhishen frowned and said:

"Does this investigation report show that all kinds of accidents really happened? There is no trace of human intervention in the mine disaster, but it is a real accident?"

Everyone had good eyesight and quickly read the investigation report issued by the federal government.

The results showed that everything was normal.

Li Yi smiled and said:

"Yes, having no problem is the biggest problem."

"Did the federal investigators fail to see that these were wild evolvers? No, they saw it and conducted a professional search."

"This investigation report also records the origins of these wild evolvers and confirms how they became evolvers."

"However, after investigating the mine accident site, we found that it was exactly the same as the report submitted by Zheng, and there was nothing suspicious."

"But, as you can see, the investigation report is missing the most important piece of information."

The most important piece of information? Everyone hesitantly flipped through the report and searched again and again, but for a moment no one could follow Li Yi's train of thought.

Liang Zhishen stared at the page carefully, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he said:

"I understand. What's missing is the autopsy information! The report only mentions the cause of the mining accident, which is consistent with what is shown in the records. Various phenomena and traces also indicate that it was indeed an accident. But the only thing missing is the autopsy information of the deceased!"

"Because the bodies are buried deep in the mines, it's hard to dig them out!"

"Therefore, the investigation records did not include a detailed examination of the various corpses!"

Li Yi nodded and praised: "That's right, just as Instructor Liang said, what this report lacks is the comparison of autopsy information! In the end, the cause of death of these deceased people is uncertain."

"Based on the above evidence, we have reason to believe that these evolvers are indeed dead, but they did not die in the mining accident."

"It's information that the person died of some cause that cannot be publicly reported and the body cannot be inspected by the federal government."

"Then, from this, we can derive another question."

"What kind of reason would make Zheng willing to take the risk of heavy penalties and conceal the true cause of death of these evolvers?"

Teng Juli said:

"Are you trying to say that the Zheng family has discovered the heritage ruins and is exploring them privately?"

"But is there still a lack of corresponding evidence? Although this possibility does sound very likely, given your character, Li Yi, you are so sure. Do you have any other decisive evidence?"

If someone else had made such a guess, Teng Juli would definitely not have asked so carefully, because he knew that other people's thinking could only go so far.

But he has become much more familiar with Li Yi over the past few days, and he knows that if Li Yi is willing to say this, there must be something with a high enough certainty.

Seeing this, Li Yi smiled slightly and said:

"Yes, there is indeed one more piece of evidence."

As he spoke, he pointed at the page and pulled the light curtain to the page behind.

"This is the purchase list declared by Zheng's Planetary Base No. 33 over the past few decades, as well as the black market transactions involved. The black market information was obtained through internal channels. Please don't tell anyone after reading it."

Although everyone was surprised at how Li Yi got the information, no one asked much. Instead, they were shocked by the records above.

Lin Xiaohu exclaimed: "Damn it! What does Zheng want to do? Rebellion?"

Teng Juli frowned and said:

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Whenever there is a mining disaster, the types and amounts of black market transactions increase significantly, and a lot of divine core fragments are sold, making a lot of profit..."

"And these purchased items, most of them are related to ruins exploration, right? Super alloy excavators, multi-terrain combat androids, public frequency signal enhancement communicators..."

Seeing this, everyone had no doubt that Zheng had discovered a relic and had been excavating it secretly.

Xu Weilu couldn't help but praise:

"I searched through a pile of information layer by layer and found the abnormal clues. I unraveled the mystery and traced it down. At least I broke through three obstacles in the investigation... It's reassuring to have a captain like you."

"Thank you for the compliment. I'm just a little more careful than others."

Li Yi took this compliment lightly and continued:

"According to my investigation, the Zheng family didn't know about this and was kept in the dark. Planet 33 is, after all, far from their main family and out of reach."

"Therefore, the person who is truly responsible for this matter, and even led many exploration operations, and used the mining accident to cover up the true cause of death of the evolutionists in the exploration team, is most likely the person in charge of Planet 33, the retired senior mecha master of the Kunpeng ship, Bian Longwan."

"Our primary target for this operation is Planet 33, which is confirmed to hold the entrance to the ruins. Do you have any objections?"

Having said this, everyone naturally stopped having doubts and said:

"No objection!"

Li Yi nodded slightly:

"I have just asked the captain to adjust the direction to the 33rd star. The journey will take about 14 hours. Everyone can take a rest and recharge their batteries."

Liang Zhishen asked: "Li Yi, although we have determined that the target is Planet 33, do you have a plan for where it is and how to act?"

Li Yi said:

"Based on their previous records, we can roughly deduce several suspicious areas. When the time comes, we can go around those areas and see if there are any signs of exploration."

Liang Zhishen patted his forehead and said with a smile: "I am overthinking. With your personality, how could you not have considered the whole situation?"

Li Yi smiled and said:

"It's not a comprehensive consideration, but I just roughly anticipated the most likely problems and made sufficient preparations to deal with them."

"In addition, I need to explain to you in advance that, in my opinion, there are still one or two suspicious areas. If the Zheng family ruins are just a false alarm and are other unrelated ruins, we will also gain something, so there is no need to worry."

Everyone nodded.

Hu Yitong said: "You are so wise, just assign tasks to us as much as possible. Sometimes, it is not necessary to explain so much. It will be faster if you just tell us how to do it."

Li Yi laughed in silence. Hu Yitong seemed to be confused. Although he managed to follow the train of thought, it was obvious from his eyes that there were still many details that he had not sorted out. So he said:

"Okay, I'll handle it as appropriate."

Hu Yitong puffed out his small chest slightly and said:

"Thanks."

…

The 14-hour journey passed quickly.

After everyone had a rest, they began their own training preparations and material study.

Although virtual reality can solve learning problems for many people, it is not possible to use virtual reality in many scenarios, and no one specifically generates virtual reality to reduce the difficulty of learning for others.

Therefore, as experienced mecha masters, they naturally know how to quickly catch up on relevant knowledge, fill in knowledge gaps, and avoid being caught off guard by related problems.

For example, the most basic things you need to know are the basic gravity index of Planet 33, basic meteorological conditions, global geographic information, mining area distribution, Zheng’s main controlled areas, and countless other details.

Once they land, if they encounter an accident and have to survive on their own, with this knowledge, they can survive independently and be rescued.

After all, even the upper-level evolvers still have many physiological defects in cosmic scenarios.

If you want to truly become a creature that can survive freely in the interstellar space, you must complete the transformation of the universe into life, or at least become a powerful being of a high level of heavenly status.

now.

Above a bare planet, a starship slowly entered the planet's outer gravitational circle under the thrust of flames, began to orbit, waited for the target location to approach, and then landed.

This way, we can wait for the local cruising force and say hello, and also save energy.

That’s right, their small starships only used a small portion of the ancient divine technology, had no unlimited energy, and only the most basic means of attack and defense.

Strictly speaking, it is more like a transport plane for the divine mecha.

At this time, the driver sent a message:

"The local defense corps has confirmed the authority and is allowed to pass. Do you want to enter the target location immediately?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "Enter immediately!"

Although this is a planet controlled by the Zheng family, it is not Zheng's private land. Such a large mineral development zone naturally involves more than just the Zheng family. The Federation will naturally send corresponding defense and basic management offices.

However, such power seems very small compared to Zheng's strength.

Swoosh!!! Over the 33rd mining planet, the starship passed by like a meteor, and soon, it landed on the ground.

This mining planet is not very big, about one-third the size of Mars.

There is a basic carbon-oxygen balance ecology, but it is maintained by Zheng’s several major bases, and the outside environment is obviously not suitable for the development of algae ecology.

Therefore, the oxygen is very thin, and only near the main base will there be relatively rich oxygen.

Ten divine mechas left the cabin one after another.

"Let's go. There are seven suspicious areas in total. Let's start from the farthest one. On the way there, we can also confirm the surrounding environment."

Under Li Yi's command, all the mechas activated their thrusters, leaped into the air and took off under a burst of flames.

Although Planet 33 is not as large as Mars, it is rich in various minerals, so the mass of the entire planet is more than five times that of Mars.

The overall gravity index is around 0.6, which is acceptable.

After a while, a mining development area came into view.

The grand appearance of ten divine mechas stunned the relevant personnel in the mining area, and they quickly contacted Zheng’s defense forces.

And loudly announced:

"This is the area of ​​Zheng's Mining Group. May I ask what brings you here, officers?"

In the cockpit, Li Yi said:

"We are a team sent by the Border Star Garrison Corps to explore the ruins of divine civilization. I am the team leader, Li Yi. After investigation, we have determined that there is a high probability that there are ancient divine ruins in this area."

"According to federal law, all relevant relics of the ancient divine civilization are important federal property. Without the permission of the Federal Civilization Exploration Department, no relevant department or team can privately explore, mine, or transfer any important property within."

"Now, we need you to cooperate with the test to confirm whether you are suspected of exploring the ruins privately."

The sound, transmitted through the Pluto mecha, became solemn, cold, grand and deafening.

The staff member was frightened and said quickly: "Sirs, this has nothing to do with me. I just get paid to work. I don't know anything!"

Li Yi nodded and said, "Whether you know the situation or not, you need to immediately notify all personnel and equipment inside to evacuate the mine quickly. The time limit is 20 minutes. Once the time is up, don't blame us for being ruthless!"

The man said: "But I don't have the authority!"

"You don't need permission, you just need to pass on the information truthfully. As for whether you will lose your job, if you really lose your job, you can keep good records of evidence and apply for arbitration from the Labor Arbitration Bureau at any time. You can also find a suitable job through the introduction of the Labor Arbitration Bureau."

"But now, don't waste your time, notify immediately!"

The man was startled by the sound and almost fell down. He stood at attention and said, "Okay!"

After a while, unmanned mining cars, manned mining machines, etc., drove out one after another and left the mine.

Everyone was moving their mechas around, preparing to explore the surroundings.

At this moment, from a distance, a man-made twenty-meter-class mecha suddenly flew over.

And sent a message:

"I'm Bian Longwan, the local director of the Zheng Group, and I used to be a senior mecha master of the Kunpeng ship. I'm here to ask a few colleagues if we at the Zheng Group have offended you. I apologize to you."

Very polite and thoughtful in his words.

But because of this, everyone felt puzzled. Long Wan here didn't look like the boss behind the hidden incident in the ruins.

(End of this chapter)