The night shrouded the nameless planet. The flames of civilization had faded from the planet's surface for many years. The wild growth of forests and vines had long reclaimed the land that was once covered by metal and cement. The towering skyscrapers of thousands of years ago had become rugged steel skeletons. The bridges had collapsed into debris on the canyon and riverbed. Even the immortal buildings that were once regarded as miracles could not be truly immortal. They had collapsed in the jungle, lying in the depths of the yellow sand, submerged in the ocean. Only a few desolate ruins rose from where they had collapsed and buried, like the bones of giants pointing to the sky.
And on these desolate bones, moss and vines had covered all the surface. The green that represented life gave these lifeless cold ruins a sense of prosperity. After civilization had faded, there was no longer a human participation in the prosperity.
The faint glow of the two moons sprinkled down from the sky, giving some light to the world that was no longer illuminated by lights. The world under the moonlight was tranquil. Only the sound of wind blowing through various holes and cracks could be heard in the ruins of the buildings that were covered by plants. Occasionally, there would be some short shrieks and rustling sounds coming from the corners of some plants. Those were the nocturnal predators and small animals fighting for survival of the fittest.
But the quiet night was suddenly broken.
In the sky above the ruins of a city that was about to be completely swallowed by the forest, the light from the two moons suddenly trembled. The starry sky rippled like a pool of water that was blown by the wind. In the vortex formed by the distortion of the starlight, a series of flashes suddenly exploded. Then, a huge object rushed out from the most distorted area. It was a silver-white spaceship. It had thick and sturdy lines. Azure energy veins flickered on the lower half of the spaceship. The rear half of the spaceship was billowing with thick smoke. Metal fragments and sparks flew out like blood and guts from a giant beast. The spaceship adjusted its attitude in the air. It seemed that the main functions were still under control. But then, some equipment below it seemed to be overloaded. After a series of explosions, some armor plates and mechanical structures left the body of the spaceship. The spaceship itself tilted and drew a large arc in the sky as it slowly fell towards the southeast.
Throughout the whole process, the thunderous roar never stopped. All kinds of wild animals living in the forest and ruins were awakened by the loud noise and the fire in the sky. They rushed out of their hiding places and ran straight to the nearest water source. It seemed that this was not the first time these animals had encountered this kind of fire and explosion from the sky. They were quite experienced and chose the best escape route.
However, the spaceship did not explode above their heads, nor did it drop any explosives from the sky. It just flew in a very exaggerated trajectory, lowering its altitude and trying to slow down. Finally, it landed, or rather, landed outside the ruins of the city. It was a flat wasteland.
Shortly after the spaceship landed, there was a slight tremor on the ground, followed by a loud noise. A group of wild animals who had run to the edge of the water and even hid in the water looked up, trembling. They found that there was no follow-up disaster, so they calmly returned to their nests.
It seemed that they were not unfamiliar with this kind of thing.
The vibration of the 'landing' was not as strong as expected. Although the spaceship's inertial stabilizer was seriously overloaded, it still managed to reduce the impact when it touched the ground. The impact was much lighter than being slapped in the face by the power of the gods. But even though the landing was relatively stable, everyone on the bridge had experienced a super serious shock. After all, seeing a piece of land suddenly appear in front of them and then zoom in quickly was a thrilling experience, especially for those who did not usually fly, such as the Nangong siblings and Rollie.
Lily had recently experienced the experience of soaring 90,000 miles into the sky and standing shoulder to shoulder with the sun, so she was much calmer than the others.
After climbing out of the ground, she even had the time to stroke the hair on her tail.
"We … we're on the ground?" Nangong Wuyue carefully poked her head out of the ball of tail, her eyes still a little dazed. "I don't think it's shaking anymore …"
Hao Ren nodded as he checked the damage report of the spaceship. "Good news, we landed smoothly."
"You call this process of going from outer space to the surface of a planet a landing?" Nangong Sanba mumbled as he helped Nangong Wuyue untie her tail. "I f * cking thought I was going to die …"
Hao Ren pursed his lips. "Well, we're safe. At least our feet are on the ground."
The projection on the console flickered a few times, and a slightly distorted image appeared. The image shook in the air for a few seconds before it gradually became clear: it was Nolan. The spaceship's consciousness twitched. "I appreciate your dry humor, but as the person involved in the crash, I'm hurting all over now."
"You've recovered so quickly? That saves me the trouble of checking the report. How's the spaceship? "
Hao Ren asked Nolan about the situation of the spaceship as he bent down and grabbed a fluffy tail that was shivering under his chair. He then pulled Rollie out. "Wuyue, check if this dumb cat is hurt. I think she hit her head."
Nolan's image shook, and after a while, she completed a preliminary self-examination. "The situation is a little bad … We were interrupted once during the warp jump, and we were bombarded by a divine shockwave that was as powerful as a psionic cannon blast. All the shield systems are scrapped. The armor structure is still intact, but the charging module is burnt, and it will take some time to recover. The warp engine is gone, physically damaged, and the navigation system is down. We've restarted it twice, but it didn't work. Other than that, the drive furnace is still running, but there's a problem with the energy output. I need to block two-thirds of the circuit and focus the energy on the central mainframe and maintenance system. The fire control system is still working, but the weapon array can't be connected. The main conventional engine … There's no main conventional engine. When we fell, something flew out, and I just found out that it was my engine … "
After a long list of bad news, Nolan shook her head. "So far, the best condition is the laboratory cabin and the residential area, because they are in the core, and they have a separate energy shield, but they can't let me fly again …"
Hao Ren's brows furrowed even tighter. It was the worst news he had ever heard. He could not help but interrupt Nolan. "What else? Any good news? "
"Yes, it seems like we've really gotten rid of the divine storm." Nolan nodded. "Looks like your judgment is correct. The divine storm is limited to space, and it only blocks space. It's safe on the planet's surface."
"Well, it's more or less good news," Hao Ren sighed. "Can you repair the damage you suffered?"
"All the damage to this ship can be repaired. In theory, even if it's blown up to the point where only the steering wheel is left, as long as a few autonomous robots weld it for a while, it can continue to take you around the universe at superluminal speed. And even if there are no autonomous robots for repair, the ship has the overall self-recovery ability." Nolan's voice sounded a little more energetic, as if her host system was slowly recovering. "But the problem is that it takes time. Even the engine and part of the power center are faulty, which is the most difficult to repair. It will take at least a week for me to fly again."
"As long as it can be repaired," Hao Ren sighed. "It's better than lying down and waiting for the droid swarm to rescue us. But even if it's repaired, we'd better not rush into the deep space. Based on the situation when we escaped from the divine storm, probably only within the planetary system is relatively safe. "
"You don't have to tell me that." Nolan's holographic image lay on the console. "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Will I be traumatized? It would be ridiculous for a ship to have this problem … I was talking with a bunch of boys from the Azadem Civilization Sphere about going out for a boat race in two months. "
Hao Ren rolled his eyes at her. "Traumatized? What the hell? You're just a ship's host, how can you have this? And you're still thinking of boat racing at this time? "
Nolan pouted and did not say a word.
Hao Ren looked around the bridge and found that the self-recovery mechanism of the Petrachelys had begun to work. Some of the damaged parts of the bridge were glowing faintly, and the cracks in the metal walls were wriggling and slowly healing as if flesh and blood were regenerating.
But not everywhere could regenerate as fast as here. The engine and power center had to be repaired slowly.
Before Nolan could take off again, she must first figure out the situation around her, at least know where she had landed.
Most of the spacecraft's functions were more or less damaged, and it was impossible to cope with space missions. But because it had a strong and sturdy core module, it could still be used as an outpost after "landing" on the ground. At least its comprehensive computing center, survival module, and sturdy armor could still be used.
Radar was needed to explore the environment. The main radar array of the Petrachelys was specially prepared for space missions, but she also had a set of equipment specially used to scan the planet's surface environment in the atmosphere. This set of equipment could be used to detect environmental data around the landing point with a little modification. That was enough.
"An ecological planet. Fortunately, the environment is also very comfortable. The oxygen content is higher than on Earth, and the air pressure is on the high side, but it's not a problem for you. "Nolan reported the preliminary scan results." No threatening energy sources detected. It seems that there are no prehistoric behemoths on this planet. It's a good place for farming. "
Hao Ren felt that he should not have downloaded a lot of online novels on the spacecraft's host. Nolan had obviously read all of them …
"When we fell, I thought I saw something that looked like the ruins of a city," Lily raised her hand. "We left it behind."
"You're not mistaken." Nolan released a few holographic projections. The projections showed the wreckage of buildings that were almost completely submerged by plants in the dense jungle. The images were not clear, and they were blocked by thick smoke and some scattered metal debris. But it was easy to distinguish those things that were obviously not natural products. "The wreckage of some man-made objects. Maybe there will be something interesting there."
Hao Ren scratched his chin. "Looks like it's time to organize an expedition team …"
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