Chapter 226: Encountering the Sand Star
Yuan Haochen and Lynn walked towards the lake in the oasis one after the other. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
The lake is blue and silent, like a mirror, clearly reflecting the sky.
At this time, there was no wind on the surface of the lake, and Yuan Haochen raised his eyes to see that the two stars of the Alpha Centauri galaxy were lying peacefully in the lake.
The lake is still wide, and the blue of the lake deepens as the water gradually increases inward.
As you walk from the spacecar to the lake, the plants that emerge from the ground beneath your feet gradually flourish.
Approaching the edge of the lake, Yuan Haochen bent down, put on protective gloves, took out a delicate collector from his backpack, and carefully plucked a handful of lichen-like plants and put them into a miniature transparent lattice container.
Smith had been holding a gun, looking around with high vigilance.
"Strange, although these plants are very different from the earth, it can be seen that they are some relatively low-level plant species, and they do not even have the structure of the embryo." Yuan Haochen put the transparent container in front of his eyes and carefully studied the pinch of alien plants.
A total of 21 different types of plant samples were collected along the way, and they were sorted and stored in miniature lattice containers in his backpack one by one, waiting to be returned to Future for further research.
"Look at the color in the center of the lake, it must be very dark." Smith held his gun and looked towards the middle of the lake.
"It's safer here, don't be so nervous, and look like you're facing a great enemy." Yuan Haochen looked at Smith and smiled and said.
Yuan Haochen was not uncautious, but under his extremely keen sense of sight and hearing, he could be sure that there were no creatures here that could threaten their lives.
Except, of course, undetectable microorganisms, but these things, guns can't deal with them.
After Yuan Haochen finished speaking, he put down the testing tools on his body and carefully used a long dropper to absorb more than a dozen samples of lake water from the lake.
"Don't touch the lake water yet, I'm going to test it first." Hara said cautiously to Smith.
He then packed the lake water samples into various testing instruments.
"Woo~" "Didi! "Buzz~"
The various types of testing instruments started one after another.
Half an hour later, Yuan Haochen got a detailed analysis report.
"It's very hard! The water of the lake is supposed to come from a deep underground spring that dissolves a lot of minerals. ”
"The pH is 7.5, which is more alkaline."
"The content of harmful heavy metal elements is low."
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Suddenly, Yuan Haochen looked at the display screen of the testing instrument and frowned.
"35,060 microbial individuals per milliliter of lake water!!"
"What the hell? 35,060, why are there so many? Smith exclaimed.
"If it's on Earth, 30,000 per milliliter is not a lot, but here it's really surprising." Yuan Haochen replied.
"Are they dangerous to us? Can this water be drunk? Although Smith had mentioned that the microbes in the air were very aggressive, he was suddenly alert.
"After distillation and purification, it should be able to be cited. There may be dangers, but like you said, have faith in human immunity. If we are cautious, there should be no danger. ”
Indeed, not only the earthlings, but even the microorganisms on the earth are particularly cunning and cunning!
Therefore, every time human beings enter other planets, they are very careful, and all kinds of disinfection and sterilization preparations are carried out, for fear that these super bombing guys will slip to the alien planet and cause irreparable consequences.
Microorganisms in a broad sense refer to a large group of organisms, including bacteria, fungi, some small protists, microscopic algae, etc. However, the simple equipment currently used by Yuan Haochen is not able to detect the specific species of these microorganisms for the time being, let alone determine whether their composition is the same as that of the earth's microorganisms.
What does it mean that the lake water of Sand Star contains so many microorganisms?
"There must be a very complex biological world in this lake!" Yuan Haochen inferred with great certainty.
"Sand Star is not as simple as it seems." Smith chimed in.
"In comparison, the ecosystem on the surface of the Sand Star is too monotonous, and even the plant species are so primitive, which is not scientific." Yuan Haochen said thoughtfully.
"Would you like to find out what is going on in the depths of the lake?" Smith asked.
"You use ultrasound to probe the depths of the lake to see if any of the larger organisms are present."
"Okay! Let's see if there are fish or monsters in the lake! ”
Five minutes later.
"There are unknown creatures !! underwater" Smith exclaimed, "It's not big, but it's a lot." ”
"They're in a deep place, are they fish?"
"How can there be fish on alien planets?" Yuan Haochen said.
"Alien fish!?"
"Don't guess, check it out with an underwater camera."
An underwater camera is a spherical device that can move up and down in the water by adjusting the actual buoyancy, and has a low-profile appearance, rather like a rock.
Although it is very low-key, there have been embarrassing situations on Earth where it has been swallowed by underwater creatures.
Under Smith's control, the underwater camera began to dive slowly.
Yuan Haochen stared intently at the miniature screen. Soon, the true face of these "fish" was slowly revealed.
They are a peculiar creature, with individual sizes ranging from nearly 10 cm to 1~2 cm. They have whip-like tails and a large, voracious-looking mouth with unkempt tentacles extending from their openings.
"What the hell are these!?" Smith asked, frowning.
"Find a way to grab a few and go back and study them." Yuan Haochen made a decision.
Just as the two of them were thinking about how to catch these strange underwater creatures, Yuan Haochen's pupils suddenly shrank, as if he had discovered something.
"There is a situation! Put away all the equipment and let's find a place to hide!! Yuan Haochen said as he moved quickly.
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A few minutes later.
There was a loud noise on the surface of the water at the edge of the lake, and a strange creature emerged from the water, the one who had escaped from the pursuit of many strange creatures in the underground city.
He wriggled his body ashore, and when he got ashore, he slowly moved towards the oasis.
"What the hell is this?"
Smith, hidden in the shadows, said in the lowest volume.
Yuan Haochen stretched out a finger and shook it in front of his mouth, signaling Smith not to speak, so as not to be surprised.
Smith nodded slightly, and continued to look at the strange alien creature.
He seemed to be tired, moving slowly and even slower this time.
When he gradually moved away from the lake, Yuan Haochen motioned for Smith to quietly follow him.
"The speed of his movements is very slow, we quietly follow up, and if he is discovered, he rushes up and puts him down as soon as possible." Yuan Haochen said softly.
Smith nodded excitedly, seemingly intrigued by the wild Sand Star creature.
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Joke for a while, book friends remember to bring a bottle of old godmother.
"Shhhh You see, what did I find? There's a wild Sand Star, we can try to catch it, a Sand Star can give us energy for a good day, it's rich in protein, but it's not easy to deal with, we approach it slowly from behind, be careful not to make any noise. ”
"Hey, I got it, it's struggling! We cut off his head and tentacles, and the rest can be eaten, and of course, if time is not pressing, we can roast it first, it will be more delicious. ”
"Well, they have a crunchy texture and taste like chicken." (To be continued.) )