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The soldier who risked his life to bring back the data box became a hero, and heroes were destined to die. Therefore, a few minutes after he crawled back with a trail of blood, he died due to ineffective resuscitation. However, the cheers and excitement of the people did not die down because of this.
Just like how the scientists believed that no one would return alive, when the people recognized him as a hero, they felt that his death was natural and normal. In fact, no one even asked for his name anymore, leaving his corpse cold.
The crowd quickly left, chasing and squeezing toward the data box that the scientists had taken away. Only one of his old comrades-in-arms was squatting next to his lonely, bloody body, silently collecting his thoughts …
This scene was imprinted in Staff Officer Chen's mind for a very, very long time, but he did not even know the soldier's name.
The scientists quickly read out the data. As a high-ranking military officer, Staff Officer Chen was naturally qualified to see first-hand information from the side.
The image was not very clear, and the shaking and noise were very loud. Occasionally, the nervous panting of the soldier carrying it could be heard, as well as the voices of many people talking in the darkness — —
"Captain, we still don't see any corpses."
"Didn't they say that they're all dead? Could they still be alive? "
"Pay attention to your feet, they might have been squashed into a pancake. The first team encountered a gravitational peak the first time they came out."
"Even if they were squashed into a pancake, we can still see blood. Why is there nothing?"
"I told you guys to read more books, but you didn't listen. Under that kind of gravity, how can there be blood? It's just a thin layer, and it might have been squashed into an atomic arrangement. What else can we see? We can't see anything! "
"How should I put it? The ground is hard, smooth, and smooth. It can't be corpses, right?"
"It can't be squashed into a pancake. You and Qi Zi search the side. Zhao Zi, bring the three scientists over. We'll examine them here. We can't go any further."
"It's too dark, we can't see anything. Even light doesn't seem to be able to penetrate too far."
"It's not that light can't penetrate. Little soldier, help me hold this … F * ck Hell King Qi, he's blind. The three of us aren't the right combination."
"Don't talk nonsense. Hurry up and do it. Once we're done, we're pretty lucky that no one has died yet."
"Don't make me go back. If I go back … No, no, this isn't how it works. Put it here …"
"Captain, why do I feel like something's wrong? It's too quiet. There's no sound at all. "
"Don't think too much. Have Seven and the others returned?"
"No, I kept shouting just now. There was a response just now, but I can't hear it now."
"No, I'll go take a look. You stay here and don't let the three scientists escape."
"Captain, wait a little longer. It's too dangerous. This place is really f * cking creepy. I can't see anything, and I can't hear anything. Yet, I feel like there's a chilly wind blowing."
"Captains, can you smell it? There seems to be a smell. "
"What nonsense are you spouting? They're all wearing spacesuits. How can they smell the outside? "
"It's true. Smell it carefully. There's a rotten smell."
"Wait, I think I smell it too. What's going on? Is there a problem with the quality of the spacesuit again? "
"I think it's the problem outside."
"No, Vice-captain, you stay here. I'll go ahead and take a look."
"Hey, little warrior, come and help me. Why can't I open anything?"
"Captain, it seems like Seven and the others are back. There's a shadow!"
"Don't move. Quickly activate the equipment!"
"Why is there only one person?"
"Oh my god, the numbers, how did the numbers …!"
"It's a person, it's a person!"
"Quick, quick!"
"I've detected it!"
"Is it Seven?"
"Hurry up and record it. Oh my god!"
But at this moment, the image that had always been dark suddenly shook violently. It was as if a bolt of 'lightning' had split the darkness. Then, more than a dozen dumbfounded figures appeared. This was the first time they had 'seen' the outside world!
First of all, there was indeed a person who had returned. However, it was not a young warrior. Through the decaying spacesuit mask, it was an old man with a face full of wrinkles. He looked like he was on the verge of death.
The old man's eyes were full of fear and horror. His shriveled mouth was unsure of what to say.
Behind the old man, under the 'lightning', there were countless towering but decaying buildings and objects. They overlapped one another and were extremely far away, as if there was no end to them.
Just as the image was about to return to darkness, a huge shadow seemed to sweep across the distant horizon of the 'lightning'.
The camera seemed to have fallen at this moment. It spun and swept across the surroundings. In the gradually darkening world, hundreds and thousands of warriors were scattered around like a forest. However, they were all motionless. It was as if they had been decaying there for tens of thousands of years. However, they seemed to be moving away with the ground. It was extremely strange.
Then, there was no more sound.
…
In the small temporary command room, a few scientists, staff officer Chen, and other officers looked at each other. Other than the sound of heavy breathing, the helmets were eerily quiet.
A slightly younger scientist swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty, "Outside. Not only is there a problem with the gravity outside, but there's also a problem with the flow of time."
Qi Chen immediately said, "Staff officer Chen, bring the corpse of the soldier who came back here immediately."
It didn't take long for a few soldiers to move the unburied corpses over. The scientists quickly wiped the bloodstains off the corpses' faces and made some flesh to restore the corpses. Then, they collectively sucked in a breath of cold air.
This soldier's face was terrifyingly old after being restored, and they had clearly been out for less than an hour.
Everyone was silent. The news had not been leaked yet. Most of the people outside were still immersed in the discussion of whether to go out and take the risk or stay here. They did not know that taking a step out seemed to be terrifying for the rest of their lives.
At this moment, another scientist began to look at the image again and again. As if he had discovered something, he said, "There's a set of data at the back of the image. Let me process it first. Also, Officer Qi, look over there. Doesn't it look like another starship of the Wu Nu people?"
Qi Chen took a look and then turned to a dying man and said, "Assistant Yi, come over here and take a look. I've never seen that starship of the Wu Nu people."
The temporary command room chose a place with less turbulent energy flows, and Yi Yi was placed there. At this moment, he was carried to the magnified image by the soldiers. He looked at it with difficulty before saying, "It should be. I've only seen it once. Its appearance should be the same as ours."
At this moment, the scientist who had discovered the data had already come to a conclusion. He was shocked and sighed. "Officer Qi, this is the last data that the expedition team obtained. It's also the only time that the time flow outside is beyond our imagination. We can't get out, unless, unless …"
Qi Chen frowned. "Unless what?"
The scientist pointed at the first starship of the Wu Nu people and said, "Unless we get there. The Wu Nu people's starship is temporarily resistant to the flow of time. Otherwise, even if we hide inside, we'll all die of old age. But, but Officer Qi, there's no difference between going there and staying here. It's meaningless. It's all the Wu Nu people's starships."
Although Staff Officer Chen was a staff officer, at this moment, he did not fulfill his duty as a staff officer. He did not say anything because he really did not know what to say.
Originally, he had thought that although this place was dangerous, as an Earthling, they finally had an advantage. They could move freely and were not restricted by the turbulent energy flows.
But now, it became a joke. Yes, they were not affected by the turbulent energy flows. However, with the short lifespan of humans, they could not even take a few steps outside the door!
From their new starship to the other starship of the Wu Nu people, it was not considered far on Earth. It was only about a few dozen kilometers. In terms of size, the two starships were practically next to each other.
However, such a short distance could not be crossed without a lifespan of tens of thousands of years!
Qi Chen, who had been frowning, also fell silent. The entire command room was terrifyingly quiet. The air seemed to echo with a sense of inferiority and insignificance.
This was not a world that they were qualified to come to.
I've checked the soldier's body. Although it ages quickly, the process is natural. Then we can bring a man and a woman with us. It might take a few days to travel dozens of kilometers, but in these few days, we can give birth to offspring. The offspring will grow up in a dozen minutes and then give birth to new offspring. Every half an hour, a new generation will be born. If we keep breeding like this, the offspring of the offspring of the offspring … There will definitely be one offspring who can reach the other starship of the Wu Nu people in the last dozen minutes. "
A young female researcher next to him said coldly, "Grow up in a dozen minutes. Even if we reach the other side, our offspring will all become fools."
Staff Officer Chen could naturally hear the sarcasm in their words toward Qi Chen. They were taking revenge for his previous cold-blooded behavior.
However, this was the truth. The outside world might be meaningful, but it was not that beautiful.
If this was the result of the lives of thousands of soldiers, then it was better not to know from the beginning. At least, when they were about to die, they still had regrets and fantasies — regrets that they did not choose to go out and fantasize about the adventurous world outside.
Now, all that was left was despair and giving up.
Qi Chen was silent for a while, then said, "Since there is still a dozen minutes, it means that we still have enough time to reach the other side."
The scientist sneered, "How is that possible?!"
Qi Chen looked at him coldly and said, "I don't care what you do, but within an hour, modify the space fighters of the underground dwarfs into aircraft without any dark energy like the ones on Earth!"
Staff Officer Chen finally opened his mouth and said in surprise, "Officer Qi, even if it is modified, it will only be a simplified version. It can crash at any time."
Qi Chen nodded. "Yes, but I only want it to fly back and forth. This time, I will go personally."
Staff Officer Chen was stunned. "Why? Why do you have to go out? Even if you get there, you can't enter the Wu Nu starship. What's the point of going? "
Qi Chen looked at him and said, "Old Chen, do you think I am crazy? Do you think I will ignore the lives of hundreds of scientists and thousands of soldiers for the sake of my own value? "
Staff Officer Chen hesitated for a moment, but finally shook his head and said honestly, "I don't know."
Qi Chen smiled faintly and looked at the gap in the distance. "I am not crazy, nor am I cold-blooded. Old Chen, do you really think we can live here peacefully for the rest of our lives?"
Staff Officer Chen felt that there was a hidden meaning in his words. He frowned and said, "Can't we? Why? "
Qi Chen pointed to a Kadan and said, "Look, they can all survive. What about the Wu Nu people?"
Staff Officer Chen tried to say, "Perhaps, the higher the level of life, the more difficult it is to survive here. The Kadan people can cultivate, but we can't, but we are living better than them now. This is an example."
Qi Chen shook his head and said, "Even if you are right, it is still because of the turbulent energy. If the Wu Nu people were not prepared, why would they barge in blindly? They are not a race like us. What kind of danger have they not encountered in space? Even if it is not only because of the turbulent energy, but also because of other reasons, I would rather believe that the Wu Nu people are well prepared. They are not a race that takes risks blindly. They have never been. "
Staff Officer Chen did not give up. He said, "But, they really can't be contacted now."
Qi Chen laughed. "That is because Yiyi can't contact them, not because they can't contact us. I guess there are only two situations. One is that they are extremely busy now, and they don't have the time to deal with us at all. The other is that they have encountered great trouble. Maybe their 'enemy' is nearby, and they have to deal with it with all their strength.
You saw the soldiers who came back, they were covered in blood. This is not caused by the flow of time. There must be other dangers, or even attacks. "
Staff Officer Chen frowned and said, "But if the Wu Nu people are still alive, then there is even less need to worry. Their relationship with us has not changed."
Qi Chen took a deep breath and said, "Yes, there is no change. We are still their animals. Even if Yiyi becomes Mr. Chu's diplomat, it can't change this fact. But now, it is our chance."
Staff Officer Chen subconsciously said, "What chance?"
Qi Chen's eyes darkened. "We earthlings have the advantage of our bodies. Once they are in trouble, they will definitely use us to explore the places they want to explore. At that time, the number of people who will die will not just be one or one thousand. They may activate their breeding machine and use us as stud horses. They will desperately reproduce and send hundreds of millions of our children and grandchildren to die, and the price they pay is just a little bit of food. Just like those strange people, we will eventually become them.
Only now, when they don't care about us, we must go out and take a look. We must see the situation outside, who their enemy is, and what their trouble is. Only then can we have a bargaining chip. Even if this bargaining chip is very weak, or the sacrifice is very big, at least it can give us a little bit of power. "
Staff Officer Chen looked at Qi Chen, and his heart was fluctuating. He did not expect that what Qi Chen was thinking was still not what he had guessed. After a long time, he said, "I understand what you mean. If they fail to solve the problem, we will also be destroyed. No matter what happens, we will not be able to live here for the rest of our lives."
Qi Chen nodded and said, "of course, that is not the life I want. Staff Officer Chen, I need your help. Your prestige outside the military is not lower than mine. After I leave, please wait for us to come back."
Staff Officer Chen looked at him silently. After a while, he nodded heavily.
Qi Chen held his hand and seemed to be relieved. He lowered his voice and said, "I will try to go and take a look. If I can't find a gap over there, I will do what I said just now. If there is a gap that I can go in, I will try to steal Mr. Chu's body back. This is the only chance. The Wu Nu people don't have the time and energy to find out."
At this time, Staff Officer Chen's heart suddenly skipped a beat. If Chu Yunsheng's body was transported back here and hidden here, then no matter what happened, as long as Chu Yunsheng came back, they would not have to worry about what would happen next.
But, could they really steal it?
^ (To be continued.)
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