Chapter 5: Arriving at the Red Ice Star
When Mo Ran woke up again, the Jinghua was already about to reach the orbit of the Red Ice Star. The Allied Third Fleet, which arrived before the Jinghua, has sent a large number of unmanned satellites to the space around the Red Ice Star. This unmanned satellite, which is only the size of a fingernail, includes cameras, terrain collection information and other functions. Tens of thousands of these small satellites were placed on each warship to gather information.
It is precisely because of its insignificance that the concealment of such satellites is very hidden for human technology. But even then, in the war with the undead, such small satellites have almost no role. Because I don't know what method the undead use, they can always find out the satellites that humans have arranged. But now in the face of a planet that obviously does not have advanced technology, these small satellites have almost the entire planet in their surveillance range.
This has two purposes, one is to depict the terrain of the Red Ice Star, which is conducive to the exploration of the Red Ice Star, and on the other hand, if the ground forces encounter some unknown dangers, the fleet can also provide timely support.
Of course, these intelligence allies will naturally not share with Jinghua, Jinghua can only release its own small satellites, and then start mapping the topographic data of the Red Ice Star. Soon, some details of the Red Ice Star were displayed on the bridge screen of the Jinghua. It is a planet with a large temperature change, and in the orbit around it, there are three stars that are not very large, surrounding a huge gaseous planet in the middle.
The speed of satellite dispersion was very fast, and it didn't take long for a lot of data and videos to appear on the Jinghua one after another. However, the information displayed by the satellite is very strange.
"What's going on?" Looking at the information transmitted from the satellite, Major Wang Zuo felt incredible. Because the monitoring equipment on the satellite could not penetrate the layer of material on the surface of the red ice star. Including infrared, ultraviolet rays, etc., are unable to penetrate the surface of the red ice star.
At first, Captain Luo Xian did not think that there would be life on Red Ice Star, because it was located in the light of three stars, and the strong rays were enough to kill most of the fragile life. Even humans are very difficult to survive in it.
But now they have discovered that there is a strange substance on the surface of the Red Ice Star, which protects the surface from being harmed by the surrounding stars. And what this protective layer substance is, they don't know for the time being. But with a good environment, the birth of life is still very possible.
On the other hand, the allies apparently came to a similar conclusion, and they sent drones to fly towards the Red Ice Star, wanting to find out what this protective film was. The Jinghua also sent drones.
It was a thick, pot-sized leaf, and it was their presence that shielded satellite scanning. Take a closer look at this plant, which has never been seen before by humans, with very thick leaves, which seem to be able to block out all light on the Red Ice Star.
Captain Luo Xian was a little hesitant, and it was foolish to rush to let the troops land without enough information. "Let the drone find a place to go down and check it, and there are air indicators."
Soon a large amount of information was transmitted to the bridge. The air on Red Ice is very low in oxygen, and more of a particle that contains a lot of dust that can cause problems in the lungs if inhaled. In other words, the Red Ice Star is not suitable for humans, and although it is called a terrestrial planet, it is too far from the Earth.
The only similarities may be the size and gravitational pull of the Red Ice Star.
"No trace of life has been found yet." Outside, a monitor in the control room reported. He was piloting the drone remotely, and after passing through the gaps between the huge leaves, the drone was transported to a magnificent world. Beneath the foliage is not the darkness and loneliness that everyone imagined, but a colorful world. The magnificent colors are not obscured by the huge leaves, but through the leaves form a myriad of dreamlike colors, like the beautiful fluctuations of the aurora.
This is beyond the scope of human understanding, and it is clear that the leaves only act as a filter, blocking most of the harmful radiation and sunlight from the leaves.
Beautiful, the whole forest was in an eerie silence, with no sound but the whisper of the wind passing between the leaves.
Of course, the footage captured by the drone is also played in the hall where the motorized infantry assembles, so that they can understand what the place they will go will look like in the future. At the same time, there is also a text on the side to introduce some basic information.
"It's beautiful!" Rogge looked at the beautiful scene in the distance and whispered. The dreamy beams of light writhed gently, and if the wind was stronger, they were like ocean waves. "If I can live here, I would like to live ten years less!"
Mo Ran also deeply agrees with Rogge's words. The scenery in the picture is simply beautiful. Just when everyone was a little intoxicated by the beautiful scenery, there was a place in the camera that moved a little unreasonably, and soon a figure jumped down from that place.
"There's something there." The sharp-eyed soldier shouted. Similarly, for a drone with a motion tracking system, it's like a light in the night. Turning his head, the drone was chasing the dark shadow.
However, the farther you go below the Red Ice Star, the denser the surrounding branches become, and the black shadow disappears in a dazzling beam of light.
The detection equipment on the drone didn't find any creatures there, and if it hadn't moved on its own, no one would have noticed that there was another creature there. And in the complex terrain of this forest, if the other party stands still, the drone will not be able to track it. After all, the motion tracking system also needs to see the other person's movement in order to continue tracking.
And this discovery also made everyone's hearts excited. Obviously, this is a completely new species, a creature that humans have not yet been able to understand.
And often new species also represent huge interests and dangers, and it is obvious that unmanned equipment is not capable of studying this kind of creature. The actions of the drone just now proved that the other party should have a certain ability to think. When discovering the unknown, take a simple escape approach. It's not just a way of thinking that ordinary animals can do.
"Captain, let the team land!" In the Allied Third Fleet, the captain of a battleship said to Admiral Hawke on the flagship. That kind of creature can evade the detection of drones, so what kind of structure it has on its body, and whether it can be used by humans, these are all things they consider.
Captain Hawke was also thinking about the great benefits it could bring when he saw the creature. But he now wants to wait for the Jinghua side to make a decision. That kind of creature didn't know how aggressive it was, and compared to the allies' own team, Admiral Hawke naturally wouldn't worry about the Celestial Empire's team. Let the Celestial Empire's team try it first, Admiral Hawke is still happy to see it.
However, at this time, Captain Luo Xian also thought the same way, and wanted the personnel of the allies to try it. As for the soldiers of the Entente such as Major Chekov on the Jinghua, Luo Xian naturally did not consider them.
"Keep exploring." After not seeing the allies as impulsive as before, Luo Xian just let the drone continue to investigate. On the other side, the allies sent more drones into the Red Ice Star. And where they couldn't see, under the layers of colorful curtains, several pairs of dark green eyes were staring at the huge fleet above.
At their distance, even the largest starship should be invisible to them, but their eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the distance and stare directly at the fleet.
"What is this?" A diminutive figure, wrapped in a light gray robe, asked in a low voice. It seems that there has never been such a scene in their history, and it is also because of the dangerous aura emanating from the Patronus Tree that they learn that a group of uninvited guests have arrived outside their planet.
Their language is very long, and short exchanges take a long time. They are only one of many tribes in the vast root system of the Sacred Tree. The tribes are far apart, and it is not long before there is an exchange between the tribes. So they are wary of these uninvited guests.
"Are the kids ready?" The black-robed figure standing in front of several people asked softly. When the Sacred Tree said that an uninvited guest was coming, they gathered the young men of the tribe, who would be the ones who would defend against the initial attack and the future of the tribe.
Nodding heavily, they didn't mind using their own blood to defend the last peace if the other party was here to ruin their lives.
"Did you notify the other tribes?" At this time, no matter what kind of contradictions they had before, they will choose to stand together in the face of the last moment.
Of course, these things are unknown to the Jinghua and the Allied fleets. For the Jinghua and the allies, this mission was relatively easy, at least they did not find any traces of the existence of advanced civilizations. In other words, Starships are relatively safe in the universe. However, without the timely support of starships, it is more dangerous for the landing motorized infantry.
But that's all for later. Some of the little drones have started to pick up some of those huge leaves and bring them back for study. When the drone picks, few people notice the reddish sap that flows from the roots of those leaves. Around this protective layer, those tiny particles are getting more and more numerous.