"Regardless of who did this, a large number of probes have been sent to the nearby area to investigate, and I believe it will not be long before the culprit will be found." Atlas replied.

"If it's really certain that the probe was destroyed by some kind of life form on the planet, then it's a big discovery." Spred looked at the debris-covered seabed in the picture with some distraction and said, "I didn't expect there to be such a powerful life form on this planet. ”

"We'll have to wait until the culprit is finally found." Zhou Xin also looked at the screen and replied casually.

However, the ensuing investigation process was clearly beyond Atlas's expectations. Soon, a whole week passed, not to mention the murderer, and the follow-up detectors did not even find any more reliable clues.

"It's weird." After reporting nothing to Zhou Xin again, the little girl said with a puzzled tone, "People have already carefully searched the area where the detector was destroyed, how can they not find anything?" ”

"Could it be that you missed something?" Zhou Xin reminded.

"Impossible." Atlas replied categorically, "They even made the detectors form a dense formation and combed through a large area around them, and the search area was even much larger than the estimated attack area." During the search, people didn't even let go of a small fish that was only a few centimeters long, how could they miss anything. ”

"Maybe the murderer who destroyed the probe has long since left." After listening to the little girl's answer, Zhou Xin continued.

"I can't rule it out." Atlas frowned, "But in the course of these few days of investigation, people haven't even found any signs of large biological activity in the entire area nearby, how can this be explained?" Could it be that the unknown creature just happened to pass by and destroyed the probe with a hand? What's even more interesting is why the probe was destroyed? Based on the shape and size of the dark shadow that the probe finally captured, it was not uncommon for probes elsewhere to find creatures of similar size. However, those creatures did not show any aggression towards the probes that were close at hand, and even for the probes that approached actively, many creatures chose to leave. It has been confirmed many times that the destroyed probe did not make any abnormal actions before it was attacked, but was only in a normal state of diving, what did it do to be attacked? ”

"That's a real problem." Atlas's words made Zhou Xin also fall into deep thought, and after a while, he thoughtfully continued, "Perhaps, if you find the reason, you will be able to know what attacked the detector." ”

"But no one can find a clue now, let alone find out why the detector was attacked." The little girl replied in frustration.

"Since no clues can be found in the area of the attack, what about the wreckage left behind by the attacked probe? Isn't there anything to be found? After thinking about it, Zhou Xin asked.

Atlas shook his head in dismay, "Nothing can be said about the probe other than to be able to determine that the probe was destroyed by an inside-out explosion." It is not even certain whether the explosion was caused by the detector itself or by an external force. Now people are trying to find a way to collect and assemble all the debris scattered by the detector to see if they can find some useful clues in it. But progress has been slow because the area of debris on the ocean floor is so large, and much of the debris has been carried farther away by ocean currents or buried in thick sediments. To date, less than half of the debris recovered is the size of a full detector. ”

"Take your time." Zhou Xin didn't have a good solution to this situation, so he could only comfort him casually.

Of course, even if the probe was attacked on the planet, the maintenance work on Voyager did not and could not be stopped. After that, more than half a month passed, and during this time, the maintenance work of the spacecraft was not affected, but the investigation into the cause of the attack on the probe still made no progress. What is even more strange is that since the probe was first attacked, the subsequent probes, including those who investigated the area of attack, have not been attacked, and the creature that once attacked the probe has disappeared as if it had never been there. This made Atlas, who wanted to rely on fishing to find the attacker, feel a little disappointed.

"It's weird." On the twentieth day after the attack on the probe, Atlas reported the progress of the investigation to Zhou Xin and said depressedly, "Why can't the attacker be found at all after an attack?" He's playing with us. ”

"Who knows what that assailant was thinking." Zhou Xin reluctantly continued, "If the other party sincerely wants to hide, it is basically impossible for us to find it on such a large planet." ”

"It's better to avoid us than to take the initiative to provoke trouble." Spred, who didn't have any special emotions, said calmly, "Think about it, wouldn't it be more troublesome if our robots were attacked all the time while they were working. ”

"I'd like to see them come a few more times." Dart had a completely different opinion, "It's better to at least expose the other party's whereabouts than to hide in the shadows and not know when to appear, so that we can be frightened." ”

After hearing the different opinions of the two, Zhou Xin sighed slightly, and then he spoke: "Fortunately, the mining site we chose is far away from the location where the probe was attacked. Then he added, "But we can't take it lightly, Voyager, keep the detectors around the mining area on alert at all times, and report any anomalies as soon as they occur." ”

However, before the Voyager could respond to Zhou Xin's order, Atlas's voice rang out first, "Brother Captain, Brother Captain." ”

"What's wrong? What did you find? From the way the little girl spoke, Zhou Xin had already guessed what she wanted to say next.

"They've put together all the probe pieces they've found." Atlas replied, "It's only a part, but it's in this part that people find a problem......"