The two men are astrophysicist Mark Dysenwell and power engineer and mineralogist Qi Lin.

"Oh! You two arrived so early, I thought there were 10 minutes left. Su Qingyu greeted the two with a smile, and Zhuge Yun just smiled and nodded at them next to him.

"It's true that there's still 10 minutes to start, and the two of us are just bored, so let's make a little bet here......" Mark smiled awkwardly.

"Bet? Um- I guess you wouldn't be betting on me, would you? ”

Mark and Qi Lin's eyes widened together, and then they looked at each other and smiled awkwardly. The gambling between them is really related to her......

Just, how did she know? It's also amazing.

"Next, are you going to ask me how I know?"

Seeing the expressions of the two people, Su Qingyu had a slightly naughty smile on his face.

Qi Lin and Mark both nodded and mumbled.

"Except for the soldiers of the 'Planetary Council' on this ship. The roadmap should be just a few of us listening, right? ”

"Well, but what does that have to do with your guesswork?"

"I've seen the mission briefing, and there are 4 scientists on board the Newton, 3 men, and I'm a girl, huh...... It seems that I am the only girl in the entire expedition with the ship. ”

"Uh...... Did you guess that we were betting with you because you were the only girl on the whole ship? Qi Lin asked, obviously not believing her words.

"So you guessed? No way. ”

"Of course not. I saw the two of you look at the way you look at the woman in your boat...... From the moment they saw me, their eyes became very fast! ”

"Our eyes? Is there anything special? Mark was surprised.

"Oh – don't forget, I'm a biology researcher and a Ph.D. in psychology, and I've probably read a few books on behavioral psychology. You have the word 'secret' written on your face, and you only showed up after you saw me. ”

After hearing this, Mark unconsciously reached out and touched his hair.

"I think you're too condescending to be a biologist, it turns out that you guessed based on our expressions, maybe it's more suitable for you to be a private detective!" Qi Lin pursed his lips helplessly.

"Gentlemen, do you know how many muscles humans use to control facial expressions? How is each expression related to body movements? ”

Su Qingyu blinked, tilted his head and smiled.

Qi Lin and Mark glanced at each other awkwardly, feeling more jealous of this seemingly weak girl.

"Alright, alright...... We've learned how powerful you are, and you're a top biologist, and we're willing to bow down in this area, and your brain is like the brains of this ship. Let's talk about something else! ”

Mark held out a finger and tapped his head.

At this time, the "Pacific" was less than 600,000 kilometers away from the target asteroid and had already begun to slow down. In order to avoid premature entry into its gravitational range, it will hover in the outer orbit of the planet after 30 hours.

In fact, the maximum speed on the "Pacific" can reach 40% of the speed of light, but for some reason it is afraid to use the maximum speed to sail.

The discovery of an asteroid here is a strange thing in itself, as it is a small planet with almost no rotation.

That is, half of it is in the day for a long time, while the other half appears to be eternal night. The closest star in its galaxy is 400-550 times the size of the Earth to the Sun, about 60 billion kilometers.

Therefore, its discovery subverted all theories of the planets put forward by scientists, and the previous theories of stars could not explain its existence at all.

It is 11 times more massive than Mars, has an average temperature of 1,100 degrees Celsius, and emits most of its energy in infrared light rather than visible light. Where its temperature comes from, and how such a strange little thing can form at such a distance from the star, remains a mystery to this day.

As we get closer to it, so does the information fed back by the space probes, and this close-up expedition will solve the mystery.

The door to the captain's room finally opened, and Captain Roosevelt stood in the room and smiled at the four men.

The entire room is surrounded by three-dimensional images of particles displayed by "Adam".

"Guys, this is the footage sent back by the three probes in your hibernation, and there is something that may force us to change our plans for a closer visit."

In this image, the asteroid's surface is shown and it appears that three probes have passed through its thin atmosphere.

Captain Roosevelt was watching the expressions of several people change at the moment.

"Oh my God, what is this—what is this?"

Mark first notices an area hidden in the white hemisphere, where there is an undulating surface that resembles a man-made object, and it looks so regular from above.

Captain Roosevelt didn't say anything when he saw the surprised looks of several people, because when he first saw this thing, his reaction was the same, and there was something even more surprising in the back.

"Guys, if it weren't for such a close look, I'm afraid humans would never have known this, and there's something I want you to see."

His finger slid lightly over the planet's surface for 2 centimeters, a scale of about 3,000 kilometers, and the sphere turned to the other side—the dark side of eternal night.

The three-dimensional figure was magnified to 1500 times, and another figure similar to the previous ruin was displayed, except that this thing didn't have the regularity of the white hemisphere, and it looked too weird.

If I have to describe it, it can only be described as some kind of insect-like limb remains, without a head, and many thin lines are its feet, but according to the scale of the map, its body has far exceeded the projection area of the pyramid built by humans, about 30-40 kilometers long, and it looks like the thing lying in the ruins.

"What you see is the image sent back by the 2# detector 9 hours ago, and in another 17 minutes, there will be clearer images."

"Adam, tell me what you think." Su Qingyu said suddenly.

"I feel that everyone's heart rate is a bit fast, and I can't give my judgment on what I know, and even if I did, the accuracy rate would not exceed 5%."

An empty, unvoiced voice resounded through the room, an analog synthesized sound of Adam.

"So, do you think that the things shown on these images are 'artificial'?" Su Qingyu continued to ask.

"According to my speculation, the chance of these things forming naturally is very low, and the probability of being built by sapient beings is more than 54%."

"That'...... Is there anything else in your database that you can compare to? ”

Adam soon showed several images of the remains on Earth in another location: "This is a contrast of images of the white hemisphere, the first being a satellite image of Pompeii on the shores of the Mediterranean; the second, Teotihuacan, located in the Mexican Plateau of Central America; The third is the ancient city of Cappadocia, located in what is now Derinkuyu in the southern part of the Black Sea. ”

The creature in the Black Hemisphere has no comparable image in Adam's database.

Everyone looked at those images and couldn't help but ponder.

Adam's judgment is obviously vague and abstract, and it gives a vague answer based on the outline of his appearance alone.

What is the reason for the existence of such a large-scale creation on this asteroid with a surface of 1,000 degrees Celsius?

Captain Roosevelt's words interrupted everyone's thinking in a somewhat inopportune way: "Cowboys, ah, no, pioneers! There are some important words - our main task for this landing is to complete the collection of supply energy, otherwise, I cannot guarantee that you will be able to return to your hometown smoothly. The second task is the scientific research task that you are also responsible for, please do not forget this. ”

"Of course, if you have a lot of time to spend on the raw energy harvesting as originally planned, you can decide for yourself whether you want to explore more deeply into what you have just seen."

Captain Roosevelt paused, observed everyone's reactions, and continued: "This is not contradictory to the second part of your respective missions, the investigation and exploration can be carried out at the same time, only need to modify the content and time of your respective work. Personally, I'm also interested in those ruin-like creations, and what I just said is just a small suggestion for me as a captain. ”