Chapter 484: In-depth
Want to go inside and take a look?
After hearing Costat's proposal, everyone's expressions changed slightly, and they subconsciously resisted this exploration of the unknown.
"This should be the impact of the Red River disaster." Mikhail speculated.
"Red River Disaster? This disaster lasted so short a time?" Dius was slightly surprised. "How long have we been in there?"
"It won't take more than a month. I guess the things washed out this time won't be large in scale." Mikhail shook his head.
A torrent of energy mixed with void storms raged around. This was not the first Red River catastrophe, and there were data models to predict it.
Costat added: "We have already gone deep into the storm zone and estimate that we are not far from the core of the disaster. Perhaps we will get some unexpected gains."
Hearing what he said, everyone couldn't help but feel proud.
I was disgusted by the ruins and didn't get anything good, so it would be nice to go and take a look.
"Of course, I just made a suggestion. I will definitely go no matter what." Costat said again.
"Let's go together so that we can take care of each other." Dius also nodded.
Gonzalez naturally would not refuse. He even followed Lancaster dodgingly, fearing that Li Ming would suddenly attack and kill him with a hammer.
"How many of you are there?" Costat looked over and made an invitation calmly, as if the confrontation just now had not happened at all.
"Go check it out?" Reynolds asked tentatively. "What a rare opportunity! It would be a shame to just turn around and leave."
"The Red River catastrophe lasted only a short time before it erupted. I suspect it's not a good thing." Mikhail agreed. "But even if it's not good, it's still a lost civilization."
"I predict that there will be quite a few people who will rush out after hearing the news, and there are also people who covet the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization. We moved too quickly, and they may not even catch up with us, but they will definitely not miss this good opportunity."
Seeing Li Ming remained silent, he added, "We are in a torrent zone and cannot communicate with the outside world. There will be no traps."
"Then let's go and take a look." Li Ming also nodded.
"With a few master craftsmen here, we can feel much more at ease." Costat couldn't help but say after receiving the response.
In previous Red River disasters, the three major civilizations were basically the main force for exploration. However, this time the duration was too short, and the three major civilizations probably didn't take it too seriously.
Aside from the dodging Gonzalez, the two sides reunited happily, with only Reynolds muttering a few words like "disgusting".
Each of them boarded their own warship and then entered a co-orbital navigation state.
Although they did not have specific coordinates, the Red River Star Stream was not a completely unfamiliar place. Based on past experience, they went to the core area first.
The mechanical armies of Reynolds and Mikhail have shrunk. If they continue to advance, it will be a great test for their mechanical bodies, and the losses may continue to increase.
But as long as you are cautious and don't go too deep, the overall loss can be tolerated.
"Tsk tsk, some people still have the nerve to stay here." Reynolds began to sneer as soon as he stepped into the battleship. "The soft mechanic really lives up to his reputation. He jumps around so decisively."
Mikhail didn't bother to pay attention to him. He just looked at Li Ming. He had already put away the mechanical body and even the tank guard disappeared. "Where are the things?"
"Don't worry, sir." Li Ming took out something and said, "Please study it together."
"Joint research?" Reynolds came over, quite surprised: "Isn't this the small part you found in the warehouse?"
He immediately felt something was wrong, as Mikhail had not let him check this small part before.
He didn't take it seriously at the time, but now his expression slightly changed and he reached out to pick it up.
The palm of his hand opened, and some kind of detection instrument emerged. After just one scan, Reynolds's expression changed slightly, and he said in astonishment: "Could this be..."
"Yes, this is the prototype of the Mechanical Seed..." Mikhail nodded with a complicated expression.
"It's actually this thing..." Reynolds looked surprised, and his movements became much more cautious. He carefully held the ground in his hands, "The thing that the hammer has been looking for is actually..."
He wanted to say "we", but then looked at Li Ming, "You kid encountered it."
After that, he reacted, looked at Mikhail, frowned and said: "So, this is why you switched sides?"
Mikhail glanced at him indifferently.
He had no intention of joining forces with others to deal with Li Ming. He just used this method to gain some bargaining chips for himself, which could not be considered as defection.
Reynolds changed the subject and grinned, "But, after all your schemes, you old fox, you still want to study with me in the end."
Having said that, Mikhail's expression finally turned ugly.
This idiot...
Who knew that the protection measures Qinglong prepared for Li Ming were so strong? His joining has turned from a timely help to the icing on the cake.
Taking advantage of his favorable situation, Reynolds got a great bargain.
"Without me, you will never be able to do research in your life." Mikhail said angrily.
He didn't believe that Qinglong would be willing to take this thing out for Reynolds to study.
And this idiot is still here making sarcastic remarks and mocking him.
"Alas..." Reynolds shook his head, with a tone of preaching: "What's yours will always be yours, and what's not yours will never be yours no matter how hard you try."
Is this idiot qualified to lecture him?
Mikhail wanted to slap him, but he just said coldly: "When we get back, let's set up a research laboratory together."
Although Li Ming said that he wanted him to conduct research with Reynolds, he didn't think that Qinglong would really stay out of it.
There are always some loopholes in what young people say. Since Reynolds has gotten involved, he doesn't mind Qinglong getting involved again.
"A mechanical seed..." Reynolds was still studying the small object in his hand, sighing repeatedly: "I wonder how the Holy Spirit Civilization created it..."
At this point, his expression was somewhat gloomy. "Unfortunately, it was discovered too late."
"If the forging hammer still existed, or if we had been able to fully understand it hundreds or thousands of years earlier, then mechanics would have truly become a path of evolution. Our overall strength would have been several times greater, and we wouldn't have ended up being divided."
Mikhail's expression subsided, and he said indifferently, "This is fate, no one can change it. Just like the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization, we have explored them so many times, but when Li Ming came, he took everything away."
Upon hearing this, Li Ming just smiled gently and played his own role.
Reynolds glanced over and said with relief: "It seems that you listened to what I said just now. Not bad, not bad..."
Mikhail's face darkened.
"Oh right..." Reynolds couldn't help but grin when he saw this. He leaned over to Li Ming and asked in a low voice, "What exactly is the secret kept by the Star Spirit?"
"This..." Li Ming looked embarrassed.
Mikhail sneered inwardly, what an idiot, how could the other party tell you.
Do you really think you are Qinglong's own?
He always believed that the reason why Li Ming was so successful in the ruins was because the information from Reynolds allowed Qinglong to be fully prepared.
This fool has an inexplicable liking for Qinglong. He always feels that the other party is very similar to the Forging Hammer, and he is afraid that he has been played around in his hands.
Mikhail interrupted indifferently: "Judging from the current situation, the division of the association should be a foregone conclusion."
"We had hoped to find the foundation for the continued existence of the Mechanic Association from the ruins. Unfortunately, although the prototype of the Machine Seed can be considered a variable, it is too late."
It would take too long for them to research it thoroughly, reproduce it, and then find a way to promote this evolutionary path and form a moat to protect the Mechanics Association.
"Just because it's not possible now doesn't mean it won't be possible in the future." Li Ming also spoke up, "You two should study it first. One day, we can replicate this evolutionary path."
He also felt it was a pity. Judging from the current situation, the Mechanics Association was doomed to be divided.
After that, it would be difficult for the Mechanical Royal Court to expand out from the chaotic star gap.
However, Li Ming is still very interested in the research of these two people.
Although he has the [Race Creator], it can only work on the mechanical bodies he has manufactured and constructed, and it is completely impossible to promote it on a large scale.
If it is successfully reproduced, it may still be possible to pull the Machinists Association out again.
Mikhail nodded, feeling excited. With this prototype, the division of the Mechanics Association would only be temporary.
Even he couldn't help but get excited about the benefits that would come from reproducing an evolutionary path with a very high ceiling.
Perhaps, the resurgent Mechanics Association will one day be able to reach a level comparable to the three major civilizations.
The three chatted for a while and finally decided to let Reynolds keep the prototype. Although Mikhail thought Reynolds was a fool, he also believed in his character.
More than ten days later, when the fleet returned to the main channel of the Red River Star Stream and headed deeper, Mikhail discovered some abnormalities.
"This type of energy has never been found within the Red River Star Stream before."
He captured some black energy fluid and carefully studied it in the battleship's laboratory. He was quite surprised: "This energy seems to be able to devour other energy and matter, thus continuously expanding, and it is also extremely corrosive..."
Li Ming and Reynolds were both there, watching the thin stream of energy that looked like a black snake. In just a moment, cracks appeared on the glass jar that stored the energy fluid.
Mikhail frowned slightly. On the operating table, four metal probes spewed out a fiery stream of energy. It took a long time to barely wipe out the black substance.
"The energy consumed is over a hundred times greater than its original magnitude." Mikhail could not help but say in a deep voice, "Right now, the depths of the Red River Star Stream are almost entirely filled with this energy substance."
"It should be due to the impact of the Red River disaster..." Reynolds pondered, quite curious, "I don't know what it is..."
"It shouldn't be a normal relic or ruin..." Mikhail speculated, looking at the cracked glass jar.
………
At the same time, in the core area, where the giant's corpse is located, various types of spacecraft are scattered across the vast ocean of black matter, collecting all kinds of information.
There are many warship wreckages floating around, as if they had experienced a great battle.
However, there was nothing near the giant's corpse in the center, and it seemed that no spaceship could get close to here.
"It's unbelievable..." The spiritual fluctuations echoed here, and a burly figure floated above the giant's head. He looked majestic, wearing purple metal armor, and looked down at the corpse below, his eyes full of disbelief.
"Tandin, you've expressed your feelings many times..." someone responded next to him. He was wearing a platinum robe, holding a slender golden scepter, and had a very young face, white hair and golden eyes.
"No matter how many times I sigh, it's never too much." Tandin shook his head. "The body of a Dominant-level Terraxian, so complete, so perfect, do you know what it means, Alvis?"
"Of course I know, that's why we are here." Alvis smiled, Tandin looked up, their eyes met and then looked away.
"Yes, the last time we met was more than two thousand years ago, right?" Tandin said lightly.
"Two thousand one hundred and thirty-two..." Alvis nodded, "It was to strangle... an old friend."
"You remember it clearly." Tandin clasped his fists, his eyes growing increasingly fiery. "And this time, we witnessed together another peak on the road of evolution."
"The appearance of this corpse will solve many problems for us."
The path of genetic evolution has been stagnant for too long, as if it has reached its limit, but everyone knows that it is absolutely impossible.
But they could never find the right path of evolution.
"Yeah..." Alvis also looked down, but Tandin said with a vague meaning, "Unfortunately, you are not on the path of genetic evolution."
Alves' expression softened slightly, and he responded calmly, "So what? As I recall, you seem to have seven X-level gene seeds in your body."
"However, according to some speculations, the path of genetic evolution doesn't seem to follow this path."
Tan Ding's expression paused slightly, and there was a hint of tension between the two of them, but then he responded indifferently, "It's okay. Just consider it paving the way for others."
"Who isn't?" Alves smiled and took the initiative to explain. "It's just that the appearance of this body is a bit strange."
"The Red River catastrophe lasted a relatively short time. I originally thought it was just a few insignificant ruins of civilization."
"Besides, there are people who showed up here earlier and faster than us."
Their eyes met on one point, which was the giant's left arm. It was missing, and the cracks at the wound were clearly visible.
Tandin's expression darkened. This trauma destroyed the integrity of the body.
He originally thought that it was an injury that the body already had.
However, after testing, it was found that the scars would not last more than a month, or even shorter.
He said in a deep voice, "Even though many advanced life forms have been active in the depths of the Red River Star Stream recently due to the incident at the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization, they can't easily come here."
"Also, it's a bit strange that they have the ability to remove an arm but not the ability to take the body away."
This is the corpse of a Dominant-level Terrax, but its skin is incredibly hard, and even they cannot easily cause damage.
Not to mention the deeper bones, which are much harder than skin and muscles.
(End of this chapter)
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