Chapter 4 Unpredictable and Unavoidable
After reading the introduction about the Withering Zombies, Mao Li's heart sank to the bottom. All the children on the Mechanical Planet were implanted with chips from birth, and were not allowed to harm humans.
So when humans carrying the Wither Virus travel or shop on the Machine Planet, if they become infected and turn into zombies, their people will probably have no choice but to hide.
Given the already small number of mechanical beings, it's likely that very few survivors will be able to make it to the end.
Just then, he heard a conversation coming from the waiting room: "Zhuolun, we barely escaped to Silverwing Star, is it really safe here?"
"Safe? There's probably no safe place in the entire universe. Only a third of the planets in the Flowing Light Galaxy haven't been completely destroyed yet, and even on Sleeping Dragon Star, more than half of the living beings have turned into zombies!"
It is said that most of the special forces sent by the Federation to neighboring star systems to find habitable planets have disappeared without a trace, and the information brought back by the remaining ones is not good.
The nearest star system, Xuanji, has only eight planets habitable by humans, but the environments are all extremely harsh, either arid and rainless or constantly flooded.
The situation is even worse in the more distant Gorentian system. More than 300 years ago, a stellar explosion occurred, and the four planets that were originally habitable are now all in a state of high radiation, with their technological civilization almost regressing to a primitive society.
I inquired and compared for a long time, and found that almost no aliens who entered Silverwing Star ever left.
Most importantly, it was not shrouded in smog, and the atmosphere looked as clean as it had been two hundred years ago.
Moreover, they were very friendly to aliens. After entering the space quarantine station, both quarantine and treatment were free. Otherwise, my injuries would not have healed so quickly.
"Anya, please don't worry too much, okay? Once we've settled down here, I'll work hard every day to ensure the baby's safe arrival," Zhuolun whispered, comforting the woman.
Following the sound, Mao Li saw two burly men and women with reddish-brown skin. Like all the aliens waiting there, they were exhausted but full of hope.
Mao Li gleaned a key word from their conversation—gray fog.
The waiting room only contained a brief introduction to the Wither Virus, but no information about the Gray Fog. Was this an oversight? Or was something being deliberately concealed?
The mechanical race is known for its clear-headedness, calmness, and rationality. Even though he was anxious about his people at this moment, it did not affect his analytical ability and judgment.
But now was not the time to inquire about the situation, because he discovered that the people sitting in the waiting room, apart from them, had spontaneously divided into three groups, each trying to stay as far away from the others as possible.
From this, we can infer that the friendly exchanges between planets during the galactic fusion two hundred years ago have long since ceased to exist.
People nowadays distrust each other and guard against all strangers as if they were enemies.
Mao Li whispered his analysis to his comrades, and Xiao Bai's expression immediately turned cold and stern.
He had been so focused on Zuo Shan that he had ignored his surroundings.
As a level 10 ability user, he has commanded countless battles against the beast tide and experienced numerous assassinations. Once he detaches himself from his own emotions, he is like an experienced hunter, able to deal with any changes in his surroundings at any time.
Bo Yiyan had actually noticed these things long ago, but he thought it was normal for people to be wary of aliens.
After listening to Mao Li's analysis, I realized that this was not normal.
"Don't worry, Xiaobai and I are here, everything will be fine," he reassured Maoli.
Matt has always been a cunning person. Ever since entering the waiting room, he has been observing carefully, and now he has raised his own doubts.
"Don't you guys think that Silverwing Star is being overly friendly to aliens? Logically speaking, medical resources should be the most precious thing, but they casually let the lady use a medical pod, and the treatment was quite effective?"
"Whatever their motives, I'm willing to pay any price to fix the fan," Xiaobai said.
"I'm afraid the price will be something we can't afford," Bo said.
Despite their worries, they had no other choice at the moment. From the moment they entered the atmosphere of Silverwing Star, there was no turning back.
Moreover, even if they left Silverwing Star, they wouldn't know where to go, and although the spaceship could absorb cosmic rays and solar energy, it still needed to use high-level energy stones every time it made a space jump.
The advanced energy stones on the Cosmic Pioneer are no longer sufficient to support intergalactic travel.
Lele and Achen are both very curious children. It's their first time traveling to another planet, so naturally they find everything fascinating. However, because they are worried about Zuo Shan's health, they refrain from wandering around and instead stay obediently by his side.
Even Xiao Bao, who usually loves to play, stayed by Zuo Shan's side without leaving for a moment.
After a 15-hour wait, the official public transportation provided by Silverwing Star finally arrived: a medium-sized aircraft carrier that can accommodate 50 people.
After boarding the spaceship, Mao Li counted that there were a total of 46 passengers from nine different planets.
Just like in the waiting room, everyone stayed together, sitting in adjacent seats, and no one took the initiative to talk to people from other planets.
Most of them looked somewhat malnourished, and their clothing was primarily sturdy and practical.
On the contrary, their group looked more normal, and because of this, the other people seemed particularly wary of them, their eyes filled with awe, as if they were afraid of provoking them.
After the ship had been sailing for fifteen minutes, robots delivered free meals, a glass of water, and a vial of nutrient solution nearing its expiration date to each person.
But everyone unanimously chose to store the food and water in their spatial storage, showing that they were all very vigilant.
After sailing for half an hour, the aircraft carrier suddenly began to shake violently, and an engine announcement came on:
"The aircraft carrier has encountered a strong troposphere. Please do not panic. Try not to unfasten your seatbelts or leave your seats."
Our aircraft carrier has a defense level of C, which absolutely guarantees everyone's safety.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the announcement, but the next second, they heard two "click" sounds, and a metal clip suddenly popped out from behind each person's neck and locked in place.
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