Volume 1 The Hidden Dragon in the Abyss Chapter 1, Planet 14
In the year 358 of the Federal Calendar, the gravitational force of the Falling Dust Star Field was out of control due to unknown reasons, and more than 97% of the planets collided one after another in a very short period of time, and the biological groups living on it were destroyed in an instant.
At the end of the technological age, mankind's planetary exploration program successfully sent mankind to a place beyond the galaxy, and the government established to manage this new territory is the Human Cosmic Federation.
The Falling Dust Star Domain was originally one of the five star fields that could be reached, but this time the gravitational force was out of control, directly causing the destruction of the entire star field, and the originally stable federal government also had a rift.
On the one hand, they believe that this gravitational loss will not affect the other four star fields that are very far apart, and human beings can sit back and relax, while on the other hand, they believe that this gravitational loss of control is completely possible to reappear in the four star fields, and they began to organize teams to study the problem and start to explore the plan of new star fields.
In the year 558 of the federal calendar, the number 14 planet of the Fallen Star Field, ten kilometers below the purple-black soil layer, the underground passage that is very different from the desolation of the outside world, and the lively crowd is celebrating the arrival of the new year.
"Brother Ma, the outside world says that our star field is over, is that the case?" In a modest food stall, a few young workers sit together, a few beers in their stomachs, staring at the news that hangs from the ceiling.
Since human beings set foot in space and entered the era of the star field, the news broadcast non-stop every day has replaced all kinds of variety shows, and the exploration of the unknown will always be more attractive than funny and ugly artists.
The crowded underground passages are crowded with pedestrians coming and going, the air is mixed with a pungent smell, the fuel is no longer the oil and electricity on the earth, etc., on every planet, there will be special energy sources.
The Ma family barbecue restaurant has been passed down to Ma Yang for the third generation, and on Planet 14, there are many stores that have been inherited for a long time, one reason is that the location of the store is very rare, and it has been allocated when the underground passage is established.
Ma Yang, who is already twenty-seven or eighteen, is still single, more than one meter and nine meters tall, coupled with a sturdy figure, the skewers in his hands are constantly turning in the hybrid furnace, and he can smell the fragrance from a long distance, this craft has also been learned since childhood.
"Knife, you already owe me four hundred yuan, how are you going to settle the bill?" Ma Yang said with a cigarette in his mouth.
"I have a batch of new goods in my hand, eighty percent of the new air purifiers, or the latest portable packs, how about it?" This lean young man sneakily came to Ma Yang's side, took out a coin from his arms, and pressed it on Ma Yang's chest.
The silver-white coin touched the skin, instantly transformed into a thin film, clinging to the entire chest, Ma Yang seemed to sense that something was wrong, and exhaled deeply.
A feeling of relief that had never been felt before, and the clear and effortless air that came from the nose was not an unpleasant cloudy gas, which was enough to prove its value, far more than four hundred skewers.
Ma Yang pointed a little towards his chest, and the film automatically turned back into a coin and threw it into his trouser pocket. "Mom, give me another two hundred strings of knives!"
"Little bunny, are you trading business for things again!" There was a burst of laughter and scolding from the back room. Those who are familiar with it know that Ma Yang must have gotten some weird stuff again.
In the basement of the barbecue restaurant, Ma Yang has kept a black wooden box since he was a child, which is a collection of strange things.
"Air purifiers, protective suits, nutrition syringes, shock guns, now there's a reason to go out." Ma Yang has long been tired of this regular life, and the barbecue restaurant is only the beginning of the day after three or four o'clock every night, buying ingredients, processing and making, and then taking a short break to start a new business.
Since I was a child, the Star Domain News in my memory has never mentioned the Falling Dust Star Field, as if this place, which is no smaller than the other four Star Fields, has completely disappeared from the vision of the entire Federation.
There are very few partners that can be contacted on Planet 14, and from the history books, this situation has existed for two hundred years, and the Falling Dust Star Domain two hundred years ago does not seem to have broken away from the big family.
Even the most intelligent people on the planet, the central councilors, can't give a reasonable explanation for this question, and in recent times, the access to the surface has been completely opened, allowing people in the underground passages to explore the outside world freely, and the planetary government has also sent people to look for something.
"Mines! Don't you say it's an empty bag, why is it so loud that it won't hurt my parents! There was a loud noise in the middle of the night, and the façade of the Majia barbecue stall was shrouded in smoke and dust, and two black shadows rushed out of it, rushing towards the surface entrance and exit passage. The smoke from the explosion spread for several blocks, making it impossible to see the surroundings at all.
The next day, the news of the neighborhood came out, and the Ma family barbecue, which has been inherited for generations, was temporarily closed because Ma Yang disappeared in the explosion that night, and Lao Ma did not say much, but just posted a notice and stopped stalling.
The vast universe is not completely filled with darkness, and there are many creatures like Ma Yang's Planet 14, but there is no sun during the day and no moon at night.
The so-called water on the surface is actually a substance that looks like silt, bright purple and slimy, mixed with the blackened soil for a long time, and it is difficult to distinguish.
As early as many years ago, human mechanization technology has been enough to quickly transform a planet from the inside to the outside to form an aerobic environment suitable for survival, and there are even bionic suns built by crazy scientists in underground cities to restore the environment where their ancestors lived as much as possible.
However, like Ma Yang, there has been no concept of the sky and stars since birth, when the heavy crane rises to the surface from ten kilometers underground with a huge roar, Ma Yang sees the sky through the protective clothing, like an inferior oil painting sold on a stall of inferior quality, although chaotic, but also gorgeous.
A sense of excitement that I had never felt before, welled up in my chest, this is the land, my feet stepped on the slightly fluffy earth, there seemed to be some power awakening in my body, and the ancient race also looked lovely in this vast universe.
"Hey, come over here and see what I've found." The sound of the call pulled Ma Yang, who was in a trance, back to reality, and the fat man standing not far away was waving to him.
"This is so disgusting, how can you still move?" This fat man is Ma Yang's sworn friend, nicknamed Landmine, his real name is Wang Xiaobiao, he is proficient in all kinds of machinery, and he can come out this time, and he also has a share of credit.
"Slimeworms, the most common creatures on our planet, this thing can really be used as fuel!" The fat man pressed the wriggling purple creature into the analyzer on his right arm, and soon the slime worm was broken down into energy, which became the growing value on the monitor.
The equipment on the two of them has also been improved, although it is based on federal technology, but Wang Xiaobiao still carried out a more humane design, and installed the mini power stove directly on the right arm, and the increase in weight also means that the function is perfect.
Armyworms are the most common creatures on Planet 14, between fluid and solid, and research has shown that they are microorganisms that can mix various energy substances on the planet to form organisms of different sizes.
No one knows how they reproduce, but when the strong wind blows on the surface, large areas of slime worms move with the wind, forming a very peculiar landscape. The shape of the wind is fully outlined by them.
As the two walked aimlessly, the landscape on the surface gradually became clear: except for the purple sand and gravel, which were slime worms attached to the ground, occasionally stepping on soft silt, and trees two or three meters high, with bags like gallbladders hanging on them, which were filled with nutrient solution.
"It seems that bringing nutrition injections is superfluous." The most expensive thing on Ma Yang's body is a few high-concentration nutrition injections in the bag, which is enough for the energy needed by the two of them for a week.
Most of the companions who were transported to the ground this time were bounty hunters, and they all carried nano backpacks with them, capable of carrying more than a ton of cargo at a time.
"Two, it's your first time on the ground, right?" In front of Ma Yang, a young man who was much shorter than himself stood and took out a metal detector.
"Let's buy it, but you're going to bring me here." Wang Xiaobiao took out two banknotes and handed over a photograph of a basin, but the conspicuous green color was incompatible with the entire planet.
The young man hesitated for a moment, but instead put the probe back in his bag, "You want to send you to death, but don't stop me, no one will go to the green well." ”
The rare thing about this planet is that there are no huge organisms, unlike other planets, there will be giant creatures, these creatures called Titan Behemoths, the destructive power is huge, and they have sacrificed a lot of lives when building underground cities.
There are still many phenomena that science cannot explain, and although it is very developed today, human beings are still young and immature in the universe.
Ma Yang's grandfather participated in the construction of today's underground city, and all the items he left behind all point to the green well in the photo, a forbidden place where no one survived, and many explorers went there when humans just came here, but whenever they approached here, all the technological equipment would be strongly disturbed and malfunction.
Without the protection of mechanical technology, the fragile human body will soon dissipate into the air, and the green here is not the vitality of the ancient plants on the earth, but a desperate toxin, no one knows what will become of it, and no one dares to touch it, because the green well has long been full of bones.
Ma Yang has always had a voice in his heart, exploring the secrets left by his grandfather, who disappeared fifty years ago, and the last message that came over seemed to be conveying something to the outside world on behalf of others.
"I saw the rumored sun, and the sun's dazzling brilliance made it impossible for me to see where I was going back."