Kemi Haines, captain of the Independent Exploration Team.

At the age of twenty this year, although he is not very old, he is actually a veteran of the exploration team.

Influenced by his military father since he was a child, he was different from ordinary children, and at the age of thirteen, he joined the excavation and exploration of some ancient tombs.

Not just an explorer, he's an expert.

Since the beginning of the Great Pioneer Era, human beings have begun to cross the borders of the stars and expand into the outside world.

However, this kind of development is not without purpose.

First of all, in order to solve the problem of human cloning created by the war of course, the pioneer ship group that was heading east was selected.

It was not a large-scale ship group before human beings, but an organization of fleets to explore first.

The new Pioneer Ship (which is actually only a partially equipped warship) with gravity control devices has taken on the task of exploring outward.

The majority of the population is made up of clones, but they are all dormant, and writing into memories is not something that can be done in a moment.

A handful of humans act as coordinators to help them travel to the unknown.

About 22 years have passed since the era of the Great Pioneering.

Kemi, on the other hand, was one of the third group of trailblazers.

The pioneer ship he was on, the Ossain, was one of the leading ships responsible for the pioneer exploration.

It is precisely because of the experience accumulated in the previous explorations that the pilot ship is very necessary.

After entering a new system, this kind of ship will first evaluate the survival conditions, minerals, energy, and even threat level of the entire system before deciding whether there is a fleet to enter the area.

It not only improves safety, but also saves material loss to a considerable extent.

Of course, in this regard, the danger is relatively high, so these ships are relatively new retired warships, and the personnel are mainly exploration teams and scientific research scholars.

However, unlike the previous ones, this pilot ship carried a very unique passenger ----- His Excellency the High Priest of the Cyrus Sect.

As the captain of the exploration team, Kemi has an obligation to communicate with the big man.

"Rude, did you disturb your rest?" Kemi was a little reserved about the priest who didn't leave the room at all.

After all, he had never seen such a high-ranking person, and to be able to be a high priest, even among the Nala people, he was quite prestigious.

After waiting for a while, I found that there was no response.

It is said that this adult has never left her room, could it be that something has changed?

After a few clicks on the watch, Kemi called up the information system and there was no life-threatening warning, what the hell is going on?

Heading out, he needed to call up some of the central control privileges so that he could track down the adult's tracks.

Although after more than 20 years of ethnic integration, Cyrus is no longer the state religion with strong influence in the past, but in fact it still has a very great influence.

After all, in the age when humans can also study magic, there are not a few people who want to learn magic and choose to join a sect.

What he didn't expect was that the adult was actually at the bar.

Looking at the image in the monitor, he couldn't believe his eyes, this priest turned out to be a human??

At the age of twenty-six or seventeen, she drank not at all like a woman.

Because she drank the whole bottle............

Hurried towards the bar, although there were no reckless and stupid people on this ship, it was hard to guarantee that no one had drunk and lost their temper.

It wasn't until he came face to face with the priest up close that he understood why the lord had chosen to stay in the bar instead of the room.

Unlike ordinary priests, she carries weapons............

A sword.

It's not too long, it's not too short, it's about fifty centimeters long.

It's not a long sword for self-protection, but it's much longer than an ordinary short sword.

If you really want to say it, the function of the ritual should be more important than the weapon.

"My name is Kemi Haynes, I'm the ship's search captain, and it's an honor to meet you." He was a little nervous, because he was completely confused now, and he couldn't figure out what kind of person this adult was.

There was no change because of his self-introduction, and the priest, who was wearing a veil and couldn't see his face clearly, looked at him slightly, and said puzzledly, "You...... Something? ”

From the look of her confused tone, she didn't understand why she was introducing herself to him.

"I also just received that you want to go to the next Farno with our exploration team, so I came here to say hello." Hard-nosed, Kemi explained, and he could sense that the priests didn't seem to like his own people.

Nodding her head, she seemed to understand something, but what she said embarrassed Kemi a little.

"Although I do go to Farno, I am fundamentally different from you, so I will not act with you, you...... Got it? Neither the tone nor the attitude gave Kemi a little face.

Stunned for a moment, after a moment of hesitation, Kemi nodded as if he had just woken up from a dream, he gestured embarrassedly, and then turned away from her table.

It's not just embarrassing, it's a little puzzled.

According to the tasks assigned by the CPU, the adult will act with them, and even the priority has become to keep her safe.

But judging from the attitude of this adult, she is very resistant to acting with her exploration team.

There are task restrictions in the front, and the attitude of the other party in the back, which makes him very uncomfortable.

"Alas...... Maybe these big names are like that. Outside the bar, he sighed.

Don't look at the priest who rejected his kindness, but he can't do it by nature.

Because the safety of this adult is still the top priority of the entire search team.

It's not the first time I've been there.

The research exploration ship has already traveled there and placed gravity wells.

However, since the scientific research and exploration spacecraft can only carry out geological scanning and exploration, in fact, landing in Pharno has to rely on a pilot ship like them.

And the main ship group is still seven galaxies away.

Lord Priest, they boarded the ship before they set out for Pharno.

It stands to reason that this Lord should have followed the main force to arrive after they had completed their pilot exploration.

This time, the habit was not followed.

"No, I have to think of a way to do both...... he thought, he knew that this matter would have to fall on him in the end, and there was not much time, and he had to figure it out before he arrived in Farno.

Time flies, and due to the gravity well, the jump of several galaxies is now nothing more than a few days.

When the Ossain entered the system where Farno was located, Kemi received an order.

"There's no reason to keep her safe." This order turned out to be conveyed by the commander-in-chief of the main fleet, Admiral Kreuzer.

In order not to overreact to the natives, the main fleet will not force its way into an unknown star field without knowing the local area at all.

So since the general gave such an order, he had to carry it out unconditionally!

In the hangar, Kemi gets into an argument with the priest.

"I don't need any guards, I can keep myself safe." The female priest, dressed in a black and gray full-cover priest's robe, said solemnly.

"This ......... I'm afraid I can't agree. Kemi didn't continue to choose to compromise.

"I'm going to arrange for five members of the team to go with you, according to the order, five members are not enough at all." Calling up the order book, his expression was serious.

"............" The priest's eyes were a little impatient, and it seemed that Kemi's determination was a little uncomfortable.

"I have my own assignment, and this assignment has a high degree of secrecy. Do you understand? In other words, the priestess asked, her simple meaning was that your men were not worthy of the task.

This time it was Kemi's turn to be depressed, and the orders from above had to be followed, but if what she said was true, then it was indeed important to keep it secret.

After thinking about it, it wasn't until the priest's eyes were angry that he had to make a decision.

"I'm walking with you, so that there will be no leaks, and you will be kept safe to a certain extent." This was the best he could come up with, and in order to avoid being rejected again, he immediately followed: "This is already my bottom line, you better understand that we people are just doing what we are told!" ”

Perhaps it was his slightly angry and hurried tone that worked, and instead of insisting, she stared at him for a moment, choosing to acquiesce.

Watching the priest walk into the landing module, he breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, his partner, Zhang, the vice leader of the exploration team, walked over and whispered in his ear, "Is it really okay?" Although Farno has not found hostile intelligent beings, it has a difficult beast to deal with! ”

"............ "Why doesn't Kemi know this?" But if she insists on not letting them follow, it will be even more difficult to explain at that time.

"This adult is not an ordinary woman who is helpless, and this is the only way to go, I will keep the rescue signal on, and once there is anything, you will come to your aid." It was the best he could think of than letting her do it herself.

Shrugged helplessly, Zhang patted him on the shoulder, turned and slipped into another landing module.

Carrying his gear, Kemi stepped into the landing module.

The landing hatch slowly closed, locking the weapon to the bulkhead, and Kemi sat down across from her.

He wanted to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he wisely chose to shut his mouth.

Because the priest on the other side didn't have the idea of communicating, she had already entered a meditative state......

As the landing capsule began to shake, they finally entered the atmosphere.

The planet Pharno is a typical terrestrial planet.

The temperature is moderate, and the climate alternation is also relatively close to the habits of human life, the only difference is that the day here is about 1.5 times that of the earth.

Geological scans conducted by previous scientific research and exploration spacecraft have not found intelligent lifeforms.

But this is only a cursory observation, and it doesn't mean that there really isn't anything here.

If it is a life hidden deep underground, or an intelligent life with cover-up technology, it is difficult to guarantee that they are friendly.

The mission of the exploration team is to find as many threats as possible before the arrival of the main fleet.

It has become an important mission for them to explore possible hidden locations and communicate with the intelligent beings they encounter.

"Visibility ---- excellent, air quality --- excellent, surface temperature, 24 degrees Celsius." Upon closer inspection of the external detectors, everything appears to be normal.

Putting on the frame, he looked back at the priestess who had been meditating, only to find that she had woken up.

"When you wake up, let's go." He didn't ask the destination, and since it was a confidential mission, he knew the basic rule of not talking too much.

"............" did not answer, she stood up and walked outside.

The landing hatch slowly opened, and the sunlight outside made people a little dizzy.

The temperature here is quite moderate, but the light intensity is much higher than that of Earth.

It's like a movie with strong exposure, and it's a little dazzling.

The landing landmarks are all set by her, and this neighborhood should be where she is going, right?

If you look around, this is the plains, and there are mountains far to the west.

On the other three sides, there is a vast expanse of land as far as the eye can see.

Today's new smart devices don't need to carry things like scanning eyes.

Humanity has been more or less transformed by a certain degree of tooling.

It's as if everything he can see with his eyes will be analyzed by data.

And these data will be aggregated through the personal terminal in the hand and transmitted to the leading ship overhead.

The search team was more than 300 kilometers to the east, and their destination was the remains of the former inhabitants they had found.

And where is this going to go?

On his map, there are no worthy targets in sight.

I saw the priest crouch down, twist a handful of his hands in the soil, and after looking at it for a while, he got up and walked west.

Mountains? He could only keep up with his gun, and behind him, a gadget about half a meter tall got out of the landing module and followed him step by step.

Just listening to the driving sound it makes, Kemi's mood improves.

This guy is actually a miniature backup system.

Carrying ammunition, carrying medical equipment, it's all its job.

It can be said that it is the pinnacle of artificial intelligence, and there is a separate artificial AI in just a miniature mecha the size of a pet dog.

However, because the cost of this thing is not cheap, there are only three of them in the entire exploration team.

Normally, they hide under the consoles of the landing module, and once landed, they follow the exploration team.

"Wang Zai, are you hungry?" Kemi whispered to the AI.

This Wang Tsai was not created by him, but was the pet of one of his elders.

A pastoral dog.

has accompanied the master all his life, and at the end of his death, the elder introduced its consciousness into the body of the mecha, and finally formed the Wang Zai behind him.

It's a gift from the elders! At the age of thirteen, he got it.

Follow him on the road of exploration, maybe it is Wang Zai's own choice.

"Wow!" A very energetic bark, although it is synthesized electronically, it also has feelings.

"Yes, that's good." Energetic, its answer reassures Kemi.

The priest who heard the barking stopped, making Kemi a little apprehensive.

Reaching out and patting Wang Zai's shell, the mecha cleverly entered the state of optical stealth.

"Your dog?" She asked.

"Ah, it's my elder's companion, I'm sorry it bothered you, I promise it won't scream." Kemi was embarrassed to explain that these things were very smart and they didn't make random noises during missions.

He replied with a compliment: "It's a good dog." ”