Chapter 7: The Cave and the Shuttle (5800, 2nd Update)

Ever since Kotaron entered the Qingqiu Realm, the veteran Tallinn captain had been in a state of shock.

- I've seen unimaginable beauty, I've seen space battleships burning next to large star clusters, I've watched psionic pulses shine in the darkness next to the giant space stations of the Old Enterprise Alliance, the vastness of the universe, the splendor of nebulae, all of which can only be understood by intelligent life that has sailed in the sea of stars for decades.

Perhaps in terms of psionic energy, he would admit that earthlings are powerful, but when it comes to astronautics and interstellar engineering, Taron's self-confidence is still very strong.

However, in such a short period of ten days, this self-confidence was shattered.

The first thing that shocked me was the performance of the spacecraft.

Yuanwang is indeed a spaceship supervised by the Tallinns, but its specific engine performance and inscription circle are not very clear, and according to the actual operation of today, although the overall design of Yuanwang is relatively immature, but the speed of navigation in the planetary system is already very good - and this is not the limit of earthlings, but Tarun knows very well that this is because earthlings designed this type of spacecraft for the first time, and the result of conservative design.

In contrast, he remembered the results of the Tallinns' first starship sailing within the planetary system - it took them a full half a year just to travel to the adjacent gas giant.

The starting point of the earthlings is already close to the current level of the Tallinn people.

Secondly, it is the essence of the Qingqiu Realm.

Even earthlings can be familiar with the analysis, the Qingqiu Planetary System is not in this galaxy cluster, and it is not even in the entire observable universe, but he can still see it as an old captain of Talen?

This place is located in another universe at all!

Beyond imagination, beyond common sense...... No wonder this group of earthlings did not leave their home galaxy, they all colonized the outer universe! But the vague sense of superiority of 'interstellar civilization' in Tarun's heart for the earth civilization completely dissipated, and only the unbelievable remained.

Of course, these are purely perceptual stimuli, not direct.

What really shocked Ketalon was the green hill four in front of him.

Artificially transforming the planet, even in the golden age of corporate alliances, is a matter that takes a long time and countless wealth, which requires the union of hundreds of millions of professionals, an entire engineering fleet, thousands of project integration teams, tens of thousands of supporting enterprises and interstellar factories...... In short, it takes a great civilization to complete it.

However, according to the dialogue between those few earth psionics, it only takes a few 'dragon kings' and 'immortal immortals' to complete all this, that is, a few fifth-level psionics and one Ξ±-level psionics.

Isn't it simpler? No, it's more difficult,

A fifth-level psionic can rule a planet, and a Ξ±-level psionic is enough to establish a stable interstellar civilization.

Such an existence can take over infrastructure construction and scientific and technological research and development by one person, and its existence itself is the greatest deterrent to national defense forces, and it is comparable to the entire civilization as a whole.

And a strong person of this level, according to the tone of those earthlings, can be dispatched to carry out the hard work of planet transformation...... It may not be a coolie, but a Ξ±-level psionic can be dispatched for this kind of thing......

This kind of shock is even more terrifying than the fact that the ancient heyday of the earth civilization could easily transform the planet.

"It seems that my choice to be friendly with the civilization of the earth is the right one......"

I was so fortunate to think that under Ketaron's gaze, Su Day, Liu Wuxin and Tang Yuan had already taken the exploration shuttle, turned into a streamer, broke through the thin atmosphere of Qingqiu Si, and landed towards the polar regions.

Soon, with a jet of recoil and the power of someone's Arashi, the Explorer Shuttle slowed down its descent and slowly landed on a solid ice field.

The temperature on the ground is about minus 110 degrees Celsius, which is the temperature at which ordinary people will die immediately if they are not exposed to the outside world in a spacesuit.

But whether it was Liu Wuxin or Tang Yuan, they only wore a thin protective suit and walked out of the spindle-shaped exploration shuttle directly, without the slightest discomfort, let alone Su Tian, who went out directly.

As soon as he landed, Tang Yuan controlled several drones to explore in all directions, and Liu Wuxin squatted down, he observed the ice surface, and knocked on the ground, and couldn't help but shake his head: "Is there really life in this kind of place?" Even if there is, is it the Ice Fairy or the Snow Maiden? Ice Spirits or Elemental Life? ”

"You really lack a love life, Brother Liu. If you go on like this, it probably doesn't matter to you whether you're human or not. ”

"You don't have it either?!"

"But I'm only twenty years old, and I have time, and you're almost thirty."

Su Tian took a deep breath of alien air, the feeling of the thin atmosphere made him feel that he was on the top of a six-thousand-meter-high mountain, and when he exhaled, he complained about Liu Wuxin by the way, and then walked forward directly: "Let's go, the direction of my induction is still in the north." ”

"Tang Yuan, did you find anything?"

During the walk, every once in a while, Su Sun would ask such a question, and Tang Yuan's answer was always: "I haven't found it yet, minister." ”

However, after more than ten minutes, Tang Yuan's expression couldn't help but be stunned, and then he looked up at Su Sun: "Minister, something strange has been found, it should be a creature." ”

"Well done!" After boasting, Su Sun turned on his agent terminal and retrieved the drone's camera vision, and then he was slightly stunned.

"Is that a squirrel?"

He said with some confusion, and then expanded the image on the agent terminal - a big furry tail, a small body, and a nimble way of moving...... After taking a serious look, Su Sun found that the other party was not a squirrel: "No, it's a fox." ”

"Fox?"

Liu Wuxin also opened the proxy terminal and accepted the live broadcast permission forwarded by Tang Yuan, he also looked at it seriously, and said with some uncertainty: "It does look like a fox." ”

"But why are there foxes here? Theoretically, this is a forbidden area for life, right? ”

Liu Wuxin is a biologist, he is curious about what kind of life forms will be bred in the extreme ecological environment of the Qingqiu Four Poles, and he has put forward many speculations before, but none of them are related to foxes.

"Don't forget that this is Qingqiu. It's not surprising that foxes are a subspecies that are somewhat adapted to the ice environment. ”

Su Ri narrowed his eyes, he looked in the direction where the drone found the fox, and decisively ordered: "Go in that direction." ”

"Let's go over and see."

……

The little fox is called Little Five because it is the fifth ice fox of this generation.

The mother died in childbirth while giving birth to her brother and sister, and her body was sacrificed to the sacred lake in a great sacrifice to be eaten by algae and fish.

It's a little sad, but at least it's not dead outside, and other foxes need to be recycled.

Follow the second grandfather all the way back to the entrance of the crypt, Xiao Wu's tired ears and tail can't move, but they are indeed the fastest, and the other foxes who are still looking up at the starry sky are still trying to return.

The entrance to the crypt is located under a car in an icy hill, and the passage to the cave takes on a zigzag shape like a '<', followed by an 'L' shaped underground cavern corridor.

Along the way, on both sides of the corridor, there are a large number of complex reliefs and murals, on which many complex pictures and strange creatures are inscribed, but the light under the ground is too dim, and the back and forth has long been tired of seeing it for so many years, neither the big fox nor the little fox cares about this, but quickly enters the deepest part of the crypt.

It was a huge, totally unnatural, clearly man-made, semicircular underground cavity.

The underground cavity is divided into two parts, most of which are flat rocky ground, and there are black holes on the surrounding round walls, and behind the cave entrances are separate small caves, which are the areas where the ice fox usually lives, and the large crypts are used for eating and gathering.

The other part was sparkling, and the light golden light released from the bottom illuminated the entire underground cavity.

And that's part of the Holy Lake.

The water is warm, even moist and moist, and the entire underground cavern is warmed by it, and in this hot lake, there are even strange fish swimming among the dark purple algae.

Xiao Wu looked at the holy lake, and a fox corpse by the lake was reflected in his ice-blue eyes, which seemed to be the corpse of the little grandfather. Speaking of which, the little grandfather felt unwell a few days ago, and his hair couldn't be licked straight, and it was normal for him to die now.

Sadness? There's nothing to be sad about, after all, the fox's head can't think about so many things, and if someone dies, it means that a new member can be born, and it always has to be cycled.

"Whoa~"

Xiao Wu heard the second grandfather shouting in the center of the cavity, which was a rare signal, because if he wanted to find other foxes, he just went directly to the cave.

To make a cry means that it is the elders who are calling.

Suddenly, with the sound of a sigh of soot, one after another ice foxes with silver-white fur, big ears, and long plush tails poked their heads out of their caves and looked at the big foxes in the center of the cavity who were still chanting, and they looked at each other, as if they were curious and suspicious.

And in this atmosphere, an old fox came out of the nearest and largest cave to the holy lake.

It was a very old fox, its fur had begun to thin, its body was mottled, and its eyes, which were as clear as sapphires, had long been cloudy, and it was a little difficult to walk.

But even so, all the foxes bowed their heads in awe when they saw the elders appear.

Because the elder is not only the blood elder of all the foxes present, but also the fox with the strongest strength who can preside over the sacrifice and repair the cave.

And it even has six tails that ordinary ice foxes can't imagine at all!

After the elder appeared, Xiao Wu found that the second grandfather patted himself with his tail, so he followed the big fox forward, stretched out his tail, and made contact with the elder who had been prepared for a long time.

[Did you see the 'moving stars'? 】

Although he was emotionally excited, the elder's spiritual power wave was very soft, and it was a softness that could only be shown when the strong faced the weak, and in an instant, the two foxes seemed to be immersed in the sea, as if it was difficult to breathe.

It took a moment before they responded.

- Yes, we saw it.

[Very good, kid, very good...... But, have you noticed that the moving stars are flying from that field? 】

After sending out this spiritual power band, Xiao Wu could sense that the elder's heart was very worried...... It wants to be happy, but more important is dazed and worried.

It seems that the meaning of which direction you are flying from is very different.

But obviously, the complexity of this problem is really beyond the upper limit of the fox, Xiao Wu noticed that the second grandfather was obviously stuck, he didn't know what the direction was, let alone what the concept of the star field was.

On the contrary, it was the little fox himself, because he had counted the stars before, but he could clearly remember where the moving stars came from.

- That is, from the pitch black place, towards the shiny place, and then, the moving star cracked, and a small star fell!

Trying to express his thoughts as low as possible, Xiao Wu's two tails swept again and again, but they were pressed down by the elder's six tails, which were a little sparse but still extremely powerful.

The little fox could feel it, as if a gentle force swept through its mind, and some of its memories were removed.

【…… Yes, it's from that side ......]

Then, Xiao Wu saw that the elder, who had always been calm, actually sent out a shocked and shocking mind, as well as an irrepressible surprise: [Coming, coming, finally coming, they are coming......]

The old fox spun around excitedly, as if chasing his own tail.

But soon, it calmed down.

[Kids, it's very nice...... Next, you can double your share of prey. Little five, you can eat two more fish. 】

A simple message came out, and in the celebration of the two foxes, one big and one young, happily patting each other's tails, the old fox shuffled back to his cave.

The cave, which only the elders of the past generations could live in, was actually very simple, except that the walls were not gray rocks, but some kind of gray-silver hard substance, which was no different from the place where ordinary ice foxes lived.

Only the totem poles made up of ice fox skulls, piled up in the corners of the cave, can prove that this place is extraordinary.

Sky Rail. A special metal alloy. The old fox knew this, but he didn't know what the word meant, but that didn't stop it from bowing its head to the totem pole made up of ice fox skulls and connecting it to the totem pole with its own forehead.

【Ancestor...... The Moving Star from the other side has arrived...... The legend has been fulfilled. 】

It said so eagerly: "The fairy gods from outside the sky are about to descend and lead us out of this frosty hell...... Ancestors, immortals, is it really coming? 】

And it was a long time after the old fox asked reverently.

Little by little, the azure aura began to appear on the totem poles, and then, along the lines on the skulls, in the center of all the totem poles, condensed into a slightly burning azure ice fox phantom.

"Is it a streamer from the direction of the Shifting Gate of the Two Realms...... So far, we can only believe this. ”

As if there were heavy overlapping sounds mixed together, the light flame ice fox composed of spiritual light and the old fox looked at each other, and then rubbed their heads lovingly against each other: "Thank you for your hard work." ”

"However, I still need you, you, to go to the direction where the flying star fell, and look for those 'people' who came on the meteor."

Saying this, the Flame Fox seemed to hesitate, but shook his head and said, "Then, lead them to me." ”

"That's the only requirement."

……

On the ice field, Su Tian squatted down slightly, and he looked with interest at the little fox in front of him who took the initiative to send to the door before they could find it.

I have to say that the appearance of the ice fox is definitely a perfect score, whether it is the dexterous big ears, the more dexterous velvet tail, or the smooth and smooth silver-white fur, people can't help but want to wear them around their necks.

Lovely? No, no, no, it's too superficial to describe this feeling as cute. Su Tian, who was stroking the other party's spine, felt an inexplicable peace of mind from it.

"You want to take me there?"

Touching the fox with his right hand, Su Yan could see a comfortable 'cooing' sound from the little fox's mouth, and beside him, there were two larger ones on his side, and he took the initiative to rub his left hand, a very happy, very happy look.

If it were Su Day, he would definitely hold these foxes in his arms at this time, rub them vigorously, and release the 'fluffy power'.

But now, beneath the smile on the surface, he stared at the foxes that seemed to be familiar.

- Multi-tailed, Fox, Qingqiu......

So many elements, could it be said that these foxes are ......

And just when Su Yan's heart was doubting, Liu Wuxin on the side stretched his face.

"It's not fair!"

With his muscles squirming, he said to Tang Yuan on the other side so indignantly: "Why can't I touch the fox if I want to?" Su Tian can rub three at the same time?! ”

Hearing this question, the pale-faced Tang Yuan turned his head and looked at Liu Wuxin.

The young man said with great seriousness: "Then do you need to talk? ”

"Because you're not as handsome as the minister!"

"Sure enough?"

His face was distorted for a moment, Liu Wuxin looked at Su Ri, who was still communicating with the fox on the side, and couldn't help touching his head, he was forced to accept this fact: "But...... Okay, I'll admit that Su Sun is indeed quite handsome, but it's obvious that I'm more manly, right?! ”

Saying this, he also put on a toning posture quite unto be outdone, and both the biceps and rhomboid muscles were clearly displayed.

But Tang Yuan shook his head: "Although the minister doesn't look like a muscular hunk...... But when he transforms into a real body and uses his dragon body to smash the wreckage of the spaceship, he is really temperamental. ”

"And the muscles on the dragon's body are also the muscles of the minister."

Hearing this, Liu Wuxin, who had no real body, immediately wilted.

"That's cheating!"

He was so indignant, but he saw Su Sun stand up abruptly, and the three foxes that took the initiative also began to run forward, as if to lead the way.

"Wait, Su Day, you want to follow?"

In an instant, Liu Wuxin changed his previous appearance of wanting to touch the fox, he stopped Su Sun, frowned, and then analyzed in a clear tone: "Be carefulβ€”who knows what these alien foxes have prepared!" They look cute, but you don't know what their purpose is or what they're talking about...... Maybe it's the bait of the trap? ”

"I can understand."

But Su Sun answered the question as quickly as possible: "They want to invite us over as guests, and the tone is very sincere. ”

"But we should be cautious and don't follow the past - a group of foxes lead the way, this kind of thing is very weird at any time!"

"Come on, Brother Liu, I know you're cautious, but there's not even an awakening level here, what are you afraid of."

Acting directly, Su Yan took out the agent terminal and said to the spaceship that 'the exploration time needs to be extended', and then turned his head and called Tang Yuan: "Let's go." ”

"Let's see what these cute foxes are up to."

Walking on the ice at a distance of more than -100 degrees is a romantic or dangerous thing, and even ordinary fairy foxes will be greatly hindered in their movements - but the silver-white fur of the ice fox can absorb the extreme elements around it and use it for its own use.

Take a long walk on this romantic ice, in front of a frosty hill. Su Sun and the others finally arrived at their destination.

A huge cave located in a sheltered area with a slope on the inner side.

"Goo~"

The three leading foxes, the youngest of whom made such a sound, followed the cave into it. Immediately afterwards, the other two foxes also entered the group.

"Is this the entrance?"

Facing the big pit that the foxes entered one after another, Tang Yuan looked at the extremely deep cave in front of him, and he couldn't help but show a look of surprise: "These foxes, how can they dig such a big unnatural cave?" That's amazing. ”

"It's getting weird...... Liu Wuxin muttered to himself, and he felt a trace of unease: "How could a fox dig such a big pit!" β€οΌŸβ€

At this time, Su Sun didn't care about the player who liked to scare himself.

His gaze was very serious

"Shuttle."

As he squatted down, Su Sun observed the ice in detail.

And after he straightened up, he turned his head and said briefly to Liu Wuxin and Tang Yuan: "Under the ice, there is a Void Breaking Shuttle - that is, the 'Cosmic Mobility Tool' of the Ancient Immortal Era. ”

"I'm going down and have a look."

Without any hesitation, Su Sun jumped directly and jumped towards the bottom of the cave.