The current conclusions are all based on the analysis of clues and information, but Yu Ran feels that his speculation is almost right. Xiong Kai has been in the Falcon Special Operations Team for seven years. I wonder if the death of the previous captain, Major General Lu Chengan, is related to him
In the five years since Lu Zexuan took office, Xiong Kai has been the deputy captain of the Falcon Special Forces. Every time Lu Zexuan leads the team to fight, he stays behind to ensure the safety of the satellite ship. He is the "backing" of the Falcon Special Forces. It is hard to imagine that if this "backing" has problems, the Falcon Special Forces will probably be wiped out when they are in danger!
Yu Ran suddenly thought of the Starlight Corps back then - why did the starship suddenly blow up? Perhaps the Starlight Corps also had an insider from the Dark Night Organization, and when they found the situation difficult to control, they directly committed suicide, causing the Starlight ship to fall in the vast universe, leaving thousands of soldiers with nothing left.
The dazzling fire and explosion in his memory made Yu Ran's heart ache. He quickly suppressed the surging emotions, continued to maintain a calm expression, and checked the next sentry.
The next person to be examined was the deputy captain Xiong Kai.
The tall sentry smiled and scratched his head, then sat in front of the two men and closed his eyes obediently. Yu Ran calmly followed Moore and extended his mind tentacles to enter his spiritual world—
This is a huge forest. A burly brown bear was rolling under a tree, looking very cute and honest.
There was no trace of any negative shadows in his vision, except that there was a cave deep in the vision. Bears like to live in caves, so it is normal to build a cave in the mental vision for the bears to sleep.
However, the sentinels could hide some secrets that they did not want others to know in the depths of their mental images. Yu Ran guessed that if he searched the depths of the cave forcefully, he would definitely find many important secrets.
Yu Ran pretended to use his mind tentacles to briefly check the surface of the cave, then retreated.
After the inspection, Xiong Kai said politely, "Thank you for your hard work."
Yu Ran smiled and said, "Deputy Captain Xiong, you're too polite."
The inspection continued and Yu Ran's expression remained unchanged. Xiong Kai glanced at Yu Ran calmly and turned back to his post.
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At exactly four o'clock in the afternoon, the Falcon starship arrived at the mission location - planet J107 in the constellation Doradus - on time.
From afar, this planet emitting soft light looks like a beautiful purple gem in the universe. There are two small satellites around it, slowly orbiting it.
The Federal Astronomical Observatory discovered that there was life on this planet. They landed on it with a drone spacecraft and collected samples of the planet's soil, water, vegetation, etc. for analysis, confirming that there were very large mineral veins here.
The Falcon Special Forces' mission this time is to conduct a field investigation to see if there are any alien creatures on the planet that pose a threat to humanity.
The starship approached the planet, turned on the defense mode, and slowly flew around the planet, looking for a suitable landing site. Lu Zexuan sent a reconnaissance drone to monitor the surface, and soon a mechanical voice broadcast rang in his ears: "The surface temperature is monitored to be 45 degrees Celsius, the humidity is 50%, and the oxygen content is sufficient; no harmful gases have been found, and the landing conditions are: Level 1."
Moore stepped forward and said, "Except for the high temperature, the environment here is very suitable for human survival."
45 degrees, this temperature is higher than the hottest days in the capital planet in summer.
But humans have advanced technology that can create a constant temperature environment indoors. The key is that the air humidity and oxygen content are very suitable for human survival. If there are no large numbers of aggressive alien creatures on this planet, it can be developed as a resource planet.
Lu Zexuan stood in front of the command desk on the bridge, carefully observing the screen in front of him. The screen clearly reflected the surface conditions of the planet. Yu Ran also walked over to observe for a moment and said in confusion: "The soil here is a deep purple color that I have never seen before."
Lu Zexuan said: "It should be because the soil contains special metal elements, so it has a strange color."
Yu Ran analyzed: "High temperature, high humidity, and plenty of oxygen make it like a natural greenhouse. No wonder the plants here can grow so wildly, with their roots almost connected to one another."
As Yu Ran said, from the drone's surveillance, it can be seen that the plants on the planet are blending with each other, forming a lush ocean of plants. The branches of some plants soar into the sky, hundreds of meters high, shaped like sharp claws pointing to the sky, and the leaves are all a strange purple.
Yu Ran couldn't help but think of the blood-thirsty flowers on Planet B73 that would eat people and reproduce rapidly. He looked at Lu Zexuan and said, "When you move later, you must be careful to avoid these plants. In case they are poisonous or have an attack system, it will be difficult to deal with so many plants."
Hearing Yu Ran's concern, Lu Zexuan felt warm in his heart and said softly: "Don't worry, we will bring the most advanced weapons. If we really encounter danger, we will retreat in time."
Yu Ran nodded and said nothing more.
Lu Zexuan turned to look at the sentries behind him and said, "Everyone, check your weapons and equipment and wireless headsets and prepare to land."
All the sentries immediately formed two rows and quickly checked their equipment.
The Falcon Special Forces are well-equipped, and each member is equipped with the most advanced weapons in the Federation—submachine guns filled with destructive ammunition, electromagnetic knives that can cut through iron like mud, wireless headsets for communication, and metal barriers for self-protection...
Everyone quickly packed up their equipment and stood at attention.
Lu Zexuan began to call out names and assign tasks: "Hummingbird, A'long, Xiao Tang, the three of you will each drive a suspended airship as the vanguard reconnaissance team and scout the situation in the south direction. Xiao Tang is a newcomer, so make sure to follow your two comrades closely!"
"Crocodile and Black Shark, take ten people each and provide protection and support to the rear of the reconnaissance team!"
"Big Bear, Zhao Quan, you and the two guides will stay on the Falcon starship and do a good job of defense."
"Everyone else, follow me!" Lu Zexuan glanced at everyone, "Did you all hear clearly?"
The captain's instructions were clear and crisp, and the sentries responded in unison: "I heard it clearly!"
Lu Zexuan waved his hand: "Action!"
The Falcon starship hovered in mid-air, activated the electromagnetic shield, and opened the cabin in its belly.
One after another, small black airships flew out from the mother ship's cabin in an orderly manner.
The vanguard reconnaissance team has set off, and the second protection team is following closely behind.
Lu Zexuan glanced at Zhao Quan and Da Xiong, and whispered, "Protect the two guides."
The two of them responded in unison: "Understood!"
Lu Zexuan glanced at Yu Ran and simply turned and left.
Yu Ran stayed on the starship, looking out the window with some uneasiness. This planet was covered with large tracts of purple soil, with a large number of strange dark purple plants shaped like claws growing on it, and no traces of animals were found. Although it looked peaceful, the appearance of the plants was too strange...
Something that looks like a plant is not necessarily a plant.
Yu Ran closed his eyes, and green tentacles of thought slowly stretched out from the starship and explored the soil around.
Moore asked curiously, "Ran Ran, what are you doing?"
Yu Ran said: "I want to try to see if I can sense the existence of consciousness or emotional fluctuations."
Moore reacted quickly and followed Yu Ran in lowering his mind tentacles. The white and green mind tentacles slowly crawled on the ground like soft vines, flexibly wrapping around the nearby plants. The two closed their eyes and carefully sensed...
After a moment, they both retreated at the same time.
Moore smiled and said, "No reaction at all."
Yu Ran nodded: "It seems that it is indeed a plant with a strange shape, and it is not aggressive."
Plants need to grow in fixed locations and have no independent consciousness, while advanced animals usually have brains and consciousness, and some are very smart. The guide can directly invade the spiritual world, so as long as it is an animal, Yu Ran can sense the other party's emotions and consciousness.
It seems that I was overthinking. These plants are just a little strange in shape and color, and they will not attack humans.
At this time, the "reconnaissance trio" consisting of Hummingbird, Chameleon and Tang Ce had already driven the airship and quickly explored a distance of ten kilometers from the starship. Unlike the guide who used the mind tentacles to perceive consciousness, the sentinels relied on their keen hearing, vision and smell to observe the environment.
The hummingbird looked ahead, the chameleon looked to the left, and the lizard looked to the right. The three of them moved forward to investigate...
Half an hour passed and nothing was found.
There were strange claw-shaped plants all over the feet, and no signs of any animals or other plants.
Hummingbird pressed the wireless headset and said, "Captain Lu, there are no signs of animal activity, and the plants are also very quiet."
Lu Zexuan's voice came through the headset: "Continue to scout forward."
The hummingbird responded and continued forward.
Not long after, they suddenly found a hill. The height of the hill was about the same as a ten-story building. There were two hills in a row, with slightly different shapes. The back one was slightly higher than the front one, and there was a clear depression in the middle. Around the hill, the claw-shaped plants seemed to be denser than other places, and the purple color was obviously deeper.
Tang Ce asked alertly: "Sister Bird, do you think the shape of this hill is very similar to a camel's hump?"
After Tang Ce's reminder, the hummingbird was also stunned for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "Two hills connected, one big and one small, are a bit like a camel hump."
Tang Ce glanced forward and said, "It's strange that there is only this one hill within a radius of more than ten kilometers!"
Lu Zexuan's voice came from the headset: "Stop, I'll go upstairs and take a look."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "crash" sound, and two white wings suddenly opened from Lu Zexuan's shoulders. The man jumped up, like a big bird spreading its wings, and instantly flew over the heads of the three people and hovered over the hill.
The sentinels of the Falcon Special Forces all operate in combat airships.
Lu Zexuan could fly, and his speed was even faster than that of an airship. He flew high into the sky and looked down at the ground with a sharp gaze. It was indeed strange. The two hills were bare, like two large mounds of earth. However, the vegetation around the hills was very dense.
He had never seen such a strange sight before.
It was as if these plants gathered together and... bowed down to the two hills
what happened
At the same time, the images captured by the reconnaissance team were transmitted in real time to the large screen of the starship.
When Yu Ran saw this, he immediately said, "Captain Lu, retreat quickly!"
However, this sentence was still a step too slow.
Almost as soon as Yu Ran finished speaking, a rumbling sound suddenly came from the bottom of the hill, as if some giant beast was waking up!
(End of this chapter)