The core of the Specter Fleet was a gigantic planetary fortress that was almost three times the size of Earth. Compared to many planetary warships currently in service in the Empire, it was huge. According to Sandora's calculations, this thing's combat power was comparable to the simplified "Zero" class of the Empire's current starships. It could be said that this was the most advanced thing that we had ever come into contact with. This thing fully proved that there were many civilizations in the vast void. Although the Empire stood at the pinnacle of all mortal civilizations, there were still advanced civilizations that were not as powerful as the Empire. Although the Specter Fleet's appearance was unflattering, it was undeniable that they had the ability to travel, stay, and fight in the void. Furthermore, they had planetary warships (and it wasn't the only planetary warship. As mentioned before, the Specter Fleet had ten scattered cores. So far, we had only come into contact with one of them, and this planetary warship was one of the ten). Looking at it from all sides, the former creator of the Specter Fleet was very much like the Xiling Empire.
But in the end, the design of their spaceships was really unflattering.
We had been traveling in this "Rotten Potato" planetary fortress for more than ten minutes and had passed through countless forks. The zigzagging tubes in front of us seemed to have no end, and the branches seemed to be endless as well. The scanning system showed that the space around us was always connected to all directions, which meant that we were still unable to leave the external "layer" of the starship. The so-called "layer" was a special term for planetary warships. It referred to the spherical shell that surrounded the starship's functional parts. This spherical shell was used to install weapon slots, shield generators, and various other facilities needed for combat. At the same time, it was also the final barrier that protected the starship's middle and core. It functioned as a device slot, and at the same time, it was also the starship's protective armor and buffer zone. Only after passing through the layer would we be considered to have truly entered the interior of a planetary fortress. If placed on a planet, the layer was roughly equivalent to the crust and one-third of the planet's mantle. And the layer that we were currently in looked like it would take a long time to reach its end.
"Ta, ta, ta …"
Monotonous footsteps echoed in the tubular tunnel. Coupled with the surrounding dark and curved walls, it gave the illusion that we were walking in an ancient underground cave. Shallow Shallow swung her arms in front of us in boredom. Occasionally, she would carry Little Xijing who was obediently acting as a searchlight (Note: the searchlight function was inherited from her mother) and shake it in all directions. She looked very professional. I was curious as to whether this brat knew how to gather information in such an environment. In the end, the brat said proudly, "Ah Jun, don't forget that I was educated as an archaeologist!"
I immediately remembered Uncle Xu, who had been digging people's ancestral graves all day long. I felt that something was wrong. "What does that have to do with what we're doing now? Then, I felt that something was wrong. "What does this have to do with what we are right now!
"Stop fooling around." The elder sister looked at Qian Qian and me helplessly. "Don't you think the wind has changed?"
I was stunned. Then, I quietly sensed for a while. Sure enough, there was a change!
At first, we thought that it was because we had entered the ventilation system of the planet's battleship. However, we soon realized that there was wind blowing in every corridor, which meant that this was the internal design of the battleship. Following Sandora's suggestion, we headed in the direction where the cold wind was blowing. If there was a ventilation system there, we would be able to enter the inner layer of the battleship through it. Now, the wind around us had obviously changed. Although there was still a cold wind blowing in our faces, it was sometimes strong and sometimes weak. It felt intermittent.
"There might be a vent in front of us," Liliana shouted. "We can definitely get out! Let's go! I've had enough of this damned place! There is a faint sign of life in front of us. Go go go! "
Liliana wasn't the only one who had had enough. Her whole family had grown impatient with the gloomy and monotonous tunnel. Everyone immediately started running. Liliana, who had been jumping in front, was left behind because of her short legs. She jumped up and down as she ran, shouting, "Wait! Wait for me! You lost the loli! "
A few minutes later, we found the reason for the change in the wind speed. It was just as Liliana had guessed. There was a huge cavity at the end of the tunnel. The cavity looked oblate, like two big bowls at the top and bottom. There was a circle of identical circular exits around it. Everyone was standing by one of the exits. At the bottom of the cavity, there was a huge gate that kept opening and closing. A strong, cold wind blew out from the gate. Coupled with the interference of the surrounding space and the large number of tunnels, it formed intermittent airflow that continuously poured into each exit.
"Wait, the interference is weakening here." Sandora waved her hand to stop us from approaching the gate. She took out her MDT and zoomed in on the image on it. "We can clearly see a larger scanning image here … and material composition … metal-rich rock layer, soil, water, carbonized fossils … plant remains …"
As Sandora spoke, she suddenly exhaled. "So that's how this planetary fortress was built!"
"What's going on? What's going on?" Shallow Shallow immediately became interested. She loved breaking news. Sometimes, when Anveena found a double-yolk egg while she was cooking, she could even stand by and watch for a long time.
"Look, this is the image of the planetary fortress that I just simulated." Sandora projected the image on the MDT. It was a planet divided into two distinct parts by bright colors: a regular planet with mountains and rivers, covered by a thick layer of metal!
"This Planetary Fortress is built on the foundation of a planet," Shadora said excitedly. "It's similar to the 'Zero' Battleships made by the Empire, but it's more elaborate. The interior of this Planetary Fortress is a complete planet. According to the analysis of the material remains, it was once a planet with abundant life and a superior environment. Then, it was modified. Not only was the interior hollowed out, but its crust was also enriched with metal. In the end, countless huge metal structures were built on the surface of the planet. These metal structures are the tubular tunnels that we walked through earlier. The gaps between the tunnels are filled with supporting metal beams, forming an extremely thick buffer barrier. Beyond that is the surface of the Planetary Fortress. Those bulging things are its weapons and defense systems. All of these things add up to the Planetary Fortress that we're in right now."
These things add up to the planetary fortress that we are in. "" Using an ecological planet to transform into a starship, "Big Sis squinted her eyes as if she had thought of something." I don't know why they did this. When the 'Zero' class battleship was built, they would specifically choose a lifeless rock or metal planet as the base. Using an ecological planet to transform it means destroying the original ecosystem. Isn't this a waste? "
"There's an obvious age difference in the layered parts of the starship." Sandora knocked on the shell of the MDT. "I'm afraid the construction process of this starship is thousands of years long. Perhaps it was gradually transformed over the years. But for the specific situation, we can only know after we get in touch with the residents here. But we've already walked so far, and they haven't shown up yet. They're really good at hiding."
I sent a message to Sister Scorpion, who was digging holes in some corner. "Weijia, where are you?"
"Your Majesty, we found a sac-like cavity. I was just about to report to you. The scouts found traces of life at the bottom of the cavity. There were living creatures moving around here in the past few days."
"They also found a cavity." I turned to Sandora and said, "And there are traces of life."
"Let's go down and have a look. Ask Weijia to stay alert in the other cavity. They may have a conflict with the local residents," Sandora nodded and said.
I relayed the order to Weijia, and then I slowly walked down the cavity with Sandora. The huge metal sac looked like a flattened hamburger. The path from the edge to the bottom of the pit was not very steep, and the winding pipes under our feet made the pit wall not very smooth. It was easy to walk, but the dark red lights hidden behind the layers of pipes flickered like a pack of wolves lurking in the dark, giving us an uncomfortable feeling. Soon, we reached the bottom of the cavity. The huge metal gate kept opening and closing in front of us, spewing out cold air with a faint sweet smell. The wind was very strong. I was glad that I didn't take Jingle out. Otherwise, I would have …
"Ah Jun, why is the wind outside so loud? Jingle is sleeping … Wow! "
I was speechless.
It's time to dig that little thing out of the wall.
"There is a group of gaseous molecular accelerators down here." Sandora stood at the edge of the metal gate with a radius of more than ten meters and looked down. The warm yellow light from the opening and closing of the gate shone on her face. "There is no mechanical ventilation equipment. It's troublesome …"
"Swoosh!" Before Sandora's voice faded, a black shadow suddenly rushed out of the airlock. With a sharp cry, it pounced in our direction!
The black shadow's appearance was really sudden, I didn't even have time to see what it was, but we weren't afraid of ambushes. Lin Xue had already taken out a huge frying pan and waited in midair a second ago. I was still wondering why she suddenly took out a frying pan, but then I saw the black shadow hit the bottom of the pan with a "bang", and the echo lingered in the air for a long time.
The frying pan in Missy's hand vibrated violently in mid-air for a long time. Then, the vibrations traveled up the handle of the pan and from her arm to her body. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that at this moment, Missy's image appeared in my eyes. You could imagine how violent the impact was — — Also, I have to say something evil, her figure is not bad.
"Damn, I miscalculated." Lin Xue put away the pan and scratched her itchy ear. "It shook me to death."
We turned to look at the black shadow from earlier. 'It' had bounced to the side after hitting the pan. Luckily, Lin Xue had calculated the angle well in advance. The shadow had almost fallen to the edge of the hole instead of back into the gate, avoiding the fate of being turned into a colorful photo. Right now, the shadow was shakily climbing back up. It looked like it had hit the ground pretty hard. Actually, it was already surprising that it could still stand up. Lin Xue had gone through multiple enhancements, and her body was incredibly strong. Even her insults were shocking enough, but this black shadow that had hit the pan of its own accord was still able to stand up. It was incredibly sturdy.
This was a very strange creature. Perhaps' it 'was one of the main' people 'of the Specter Ship. However, this fellow's bones were refined and his aura was extraordinary. He was a far cry from a human. This attacker, who was shaking its head and hissing, looked like a black-shelled insect that had been enlarged to the size of a motorcycle. It had an insect-like body and a triangular head. It had four crust-covered limbs and a thick, short, bony tail. From its posture, it looked like a praying mantis. This mysterious creature had two different pairs of forelimbs. One was a pair of thin but dexterous' arms'. Other than the crust-covered limbs and four fingers, it was as agile as a human's. The other pair of forelimbs was higher up, and they were as thick and powerful as a crab's pincers. They looked like they had undergone surgery. Half of the pincers had been cut off at the waist, and two psionic blades shone with a faint blue light. I looked at Missy and said, "Do you have to use stargold to make a frying pan?"
"That's Monina's." Lin Xue stuck out her tongue and said, "The Protoss is really a nouveau riche."
"Hiss … Hiss …" The black creature that had attacked to no avail stood a dozen meters away from us. Its mantis-like body made it almost as tall as a human when it stood up. Vega was also an arthropod, but he was much cuter than 'it'.
Because the creature's appearance was really hard to understand, I still didn't know whether I should call it 'it' or 'him'. I also didn't know if I could communicate with it. Well, I probably didn't need to ask the latter question. This was obviously a creature with high intelligence. Just because it had a triangular head like an insect, it didn't mean that it had no intelligence. This could be seen from the pair of light blades in its hands. Those were obviously weapons that were added later on. In any case, I didn't believe that it had used a light blade to cut a hole in its body when it came out of its mother's womb … Speaking of which, didn't all insects lay eggs?
"Ah Jun, what are you mumbling about?"
Sandora rolled her eyes at me. I didn't know what to say.
"Hiss —" Not far away, the insect-alien crossed the light blades on its forelimbs in front of its chest in a very cautious defensive posture. As it slowly retreated, it made some incomprehensible hissing sounds. Shallow Shallow immediately took a step forward and followed suit. "Hiss — Hiss — Hiss — Hiss — Hiss — Hiss — Hiss — Hiss — Hiss — Hiss — Hiss — Hiss — Hiss — Hiss — Hiss?"
"Hiss — Hiss?" The creature stopped in its tracks, looking rather confused.
Shallow Shallow continued, "Hiss — Hiss!"
The creature was about to faint. I hurriedly pulled Shallow Shallow back. "How could this girl know any alien language? Don't let the creature think that it's some local dialect. It wouldn't be good if she spent so much time translating … Speaking of which, this is the first time that we've met someone who speaks a language that none of us can understand. Should I celebrate this historic moment?"
Right at that moment, another accident occurred.
The air gate on the side opened again, and suddenly, a figure leaped out from it. This figure was covered in blue light, and with a swoosh, it stood between us and the insect-alien. This time, it wasn't Brother Mantis with a triangular head, but a young man wearing light armor who was sitting on a hoverbike (I had given it a name on the spur of the moment because it had two handles like a motorcycle. I felt sorry for the Wright Brothers calling it a hoverbike). After he rushed in front of us, he immediately retreated anxiously. Then, he turned to Brother Mantis and asked loudly, "Torululu! Are you hurt? " Now I knew that Brother Mantis had a name. It sounded like his father had drowned when he had named him … Speaking of which, wasn't it a little rude to think that way?
"Human?" My elder sister muttered softly. This was also what surprised me. At first, I thought that the insect-like alien in front of us was a member of the Ghost Fleet, but now there was a human on a hoverbike. Of course, he wasn't an Earthling, but at least he looked exactly like one. Of course, I wasn't surprised that the alien had the appearance of an Earthling.
According to statistics, eighty to ninety percent of the intelligent species in the Void had the appearance of a human or something close to it. There was a reason for this: a large number of worlds were created by the Star Sector Protoss. First of all, when they created high-potential species, they were used to imitating their own appearance. (It was said that this saved the cost of creation. On the shelves of the Temple of Life in the major shopping malls in the Divine Realm, the species mods that were based on the Protoss themselves were basically buy one get one free …) Then, almost all of the original worlds would be affected by the massive information interference of the Divine Realm. This was equivalent to an unprecedentedly powerful brainwashing broadcast, and the strongest message of this broadcast was the group of Gods. Therefore, except for the more remote worlds or worlds with overly complex structures, almost all of the high-potential species in the world had the appearance of the Protoss. In other words, instead of saying that the alien looked like an Earthling, it would be more accurate to say that eighty to ninety percent of the intelligent species in the world had evolved based on the appearance of the Gods.
At this moment, the young soldier on the motorcycle had already jumped off the aircraft. He raised the oddly shaped weapon in his hand (it looked like a curved rifle with a beam bayonet at the front) and made a defensive posture. The insect-like alien behind him finally had the time to pinch his neck and said in a hoarse voice, "I broke my neck bone just now. Fortunately, it has already regenerated."
… I think the mystery of the alien language that could not be translated had now been solved. The alien did not even speak.
"You shouldn't have rushed out … We are definitely going to die this time …" The young soldier holding the weapon said to his comrade. "Damn it, how could this happen … This bunch of lunatics still won't let us go … Damn it …"
"They are afraid of dying for no reason." Tholulu looked at us cautiously. "They never leave anyone alive. The Toberu tribe is not afraid of death. They have already slaughtered three fleets. We are the last one."
I realized that this alien had crashed so hard that he could not even speak …
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