South America, Amazon Basin.

With 40,000 square kilometers of rainforest, it's one of the last uninhabited areas on Earth.

Frequent rainfall and a year-round hot and humid climate have nurtured thousands of exotic species of flora and fauna, and many mysterious countries that were once glorious long before the rise of modern civilization are buried under the ancient and fertile land.

As early as the beginning of the 21st century, that is, during the period of the last imperial rule, mankind has reached a high degree of consensus on the issue of "environmental protection", and the form of global integration and the continuous exploration of new energy sources have allowed mankind to stop the destructive development of such areas; Only poaching has not been solved, after all...... Where there is buying and selling, there is killing, and where there are people, there is buying.

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On December 5, at 12 o'clock at noon, a "Bayshore 9" luxury passenger plane flew over the rainforest.

Although the team was given a so-called "archaeological" mission, at least the three people in charge on board knew that the journey would never be so simple.

"So...... You mean, you don't know where to land? ”

In the cabin, after listening to Rodrigo's account of the operation, Sollid asked such a question without thinking.

"Uh...... Let's just say that. Rodrigo shrugged.

He was also helpless, because he received an order to "go to the designated area to find a ruin and start excavation", but the "area" given by the above was ridiculously large, and there were no survey clues or reference coordinates.

"Shall I think ...... then," Sollid asked, tentatively, after receiving the reply, "this will turn into a long-term mission?" ”

"Possibly, because I don't know when I'll be in the right place...... "My plan is to take a tour of the area and then use my experience to locate a place where ancient ruins might be buried, and then unload supplies and equipment and set up camp...... Dig as you look. ”

"Empirically...... Sollid repeated the words, "with all due respect, Professor, your resume shows that you don't have any degrees in geology, and you don't look like you learned how to read Feng Shui in Dragon...... Aren't you really guessing? ”

"Hmm......" Rodrigo gave an embarrassed expression, hesitated for a few seconds, and replied, "Okay...... That's guessing. ”

"Hey...... It's so easy to admit it, huh? Hearing this, Gimenez, who was hugging several beautiful women on the side and lying on a large spacious sofa, immediately teased, "The words ...... Professor, you've been digging for so many years, but you don't understand geology? ”

"yes, who made the excavation and analysis technology so advanced and convenient in these years...... When I was in college, my mentor told me that in this day and age, you still want to do geology and paleontology...... Why don't you go and lie down in the museum by yourself? Rodrigo pouted in reply.

"Hah!" Gimenez laughed dryly, took a sip of the champagne that the beautiful woman next to him fed to his lips, and said, "So...... Wouldn't we have to dig around like headless flies until we reach what we're looking for? ”

"I can't help it." Rodrigo spread his hands and said, "This mission is a 'direct order' from the city of Cristo, that is, we should turn over all the soil of this rainforest, and I have to do it, right?" ”

"Do you hear that? Beauties. Gimenez was still laughing at this time, "Our 'picnic' may be going to be extended." ”

"I hate it~ how it's different from what I said."

"No one brought a change of clothes."

"Darling~ You call a plane and send a few top-of-the-line outdoor dwellings (transportable mini-dwellings, a derivative of the RV concept, with built-in utilities, Wi-Fi, furniture, appliances and other facilities, usually including a bedroom and a bathroom with shower; At first, it was a product for some pseudo-camping enthusiasts to meet their needs for 'enjoying urban life in nature', but for some reason it became popular among the wealthy circles, and many luxury models appeared. ”

Gimenez's female companions began to play with him after hearing the terrible news, but they didn't seem to know the meaning and gravity of Gimenez's words.

Spending a few hours in the rainforest is not the same thing as staying for a few days.

And if this "days" turn into "weeks", then it's another matter.

"Julio." After a few seconds, Solid added, "For the sake of your safety and health, I think ...... You and your entourage don't need to get off the plane for a while, just follow the crew back to the flight. ”

"Don't be so cold, Mr. Wilson." Gimenez still looked hippie smiling, "I'm also one of the three people in charge who have been 'named' from above, if I go back like this without even getting off the plane, there will definitely be a few thorns in my 'fellow countrymen' to play on the topic...... Find them in the Federation to hit my little report...... That situation is much more troublesome than feeding mosquitoes here. He said it wittily, but the content was full of sinisterness, "So...... In any case, I'll have to stay for a day and a half before leaving, so I can make a good deal. ”

Hearing this, Solid thought for a moment, and just wanted to respond to him, but unexpectedly......

At this moment, a soldier in the cockpit suddenly said through the internal communication channel in the armor: "Sir, there is a situation here, please come to the front immediately." ”

This was heard by several soldiers in full-cover armor, but the others on the plane ...... With the exception of the two pilots, it was not known that something was going on.

"Excuse me." Solid was calm, and although he could tell from the soldier's tone that the matter was urgent and probably serious, there was no urgency or panic in his tone when he said these four words to the two men in front of him.

Seeing this, Rodrigo and Gimenez looked at each other, not knowing what was happening; I want to guess the situation by the looks of the other soldiers in the cabin...... Everyone covered their faces again.

Ten seconds later, Solid stepped into the cockpit and closed the door.

"Say." As soon as the door was closed, he spoke to his men.

"Sir, look here......" The soldier then pointed to the control station in front of the two pilots.

Solid followed the direction of his finger, his gaze quickly fixed on a screen.

"We're being followed?" With Solid's ability, he naturally knew what the dial display of the various instruments on the plane was for, so he found the problem at a glance - according to the detection device on the plane, at this moment, at a close horizontal altitude, a large flying object was following them more than a hundred meters away.

"It should be." The soldier replied, "And...... It's weird to keep track of our stuff. ”

"Strange?" Solid wondered.

The soldier understood what the commander meant, and he immediately turned to the pilot and said, "Show the commander the picture you just showed me." ”

Before he could finish speaking, the pilot cut a blurry image to the monitor in his hand and explained, "This is a picture taken with an automatic maintenance robot embedded in the tail of the aircraft......"

Solid was silent for two seconds when he saw what was on the screen, then opened the mask of his armor and leaned in to confirm it again with the naked eye.

After he was convinced that what he was seeing was really a giant robot covered in scarlet paint, he squeezed out the sentence from his mouth: "hat_the_hell......"