Section 01

Wild Star.

A basin formed by the self-explosion of the red lotus, with a tent standing on the edge. A thick cable runs down a gap in the tent into the basin and disappears into an inconspicuous cave.

A second explorer is parked at the entrance of the cave, waiting for instructions to depart. Some noisy arguments came from the direction of the tent from afar.

“…… This thing is definitely not an arrow! ”

"But what is it if it's not an arrow?"

"I don't know...... Definitely not an arrow anyway! It can't be an arrow either! ”

"What evidence do you have?"

"I ...... Definitely not anyway! ”

"Hmph, of course you can talk nonsense without evidence!"

“……”

In the tent, the researchers under the glasses man were divided into two camps at this time, and they were discussing fiercely.

One of them, believing that there was some kind of sapient creature in the cave, used a bow and arrow to attack the explorer.

On the other hand, it is believed that since it is identified as a desolate star, there can be no intelligent beings, let alone primitive people who use bows and arrows.

There is a good reason for this:

The Discovery Robot may be rudimentary, but the materials used to make it are high-quality steel, which is not in stock very much.

Bows and arrows capable of shooting steel robots must be made by sufficiently specialized people, and professionalism means the formation of a social division of labor. The social division of labor also implies a certain scale of civilization...... And the existence of civilization will inevitably transform nature.

No matter how big or small this kind of transformation is, it is too easy to discover, and since the Star Thieves have classified this place as a desolate star, they must not have found any signs of civilization.

However, the other side believes that the civilization on the desolate planet must be hidden underground, and the discipline and professionalism of the star thieves are not high, and it is easy to ignore the traces of civilization that are hidden deeply.

Neither side could convince the other, and gradually the argument became louder.

"I don't know if there's civilization in the cave, but that thing shouldn't be an arrow." Chen Zheng looked at the freeze-frame video and said, "If it is an arrow, at most one or two instruments will be damaged, and the entire exploration robot will not lose all signals in an instant." ”

"Perhaps...... An arrow broke the cable? One researcher guessed unwillingly.

"Impossible." Chen Zheng pointed to the spare exploration robot in the tent and said, "The arrows are coming from this direction...... From this direction, at most, the searchlight and camera will be damaged, and at most the infrared probe and ultrasonic generator will be damaged, and it will absolutely impossible to shoot into the cable reel system behind. ”

Through Chen Zheng's deduction with physical objects, everyone agreed with Chen Zheng's point of view.

And then, it's time for verification.

In order to see what was going on on the body of Explorer 1, after a simple modification, with the addition of wedge-shaped front armor, full-covered iron armor, and the position of the infrared detector, the new Explorer 2 embarked on the journey again.

Moving along the cable on the ground, Chen Zheng and the others stared at the screen...... As we got closer to where Explorer 1 had lost contact, the atmosphere in the tent grew tense.

"Gollum ......"

The researcher in charge of controlling the power system swallowed his saliva, rubbed his hands on his thighs, and looked at the screen intently, as if he was on guard against a great enemy, and those who didn't know thought that he was going to operate a robot to dodge bullets......

However, the purpose of the Explorer 123 robot is only to carry various sensors, and the power of the electric motor is not high, even if the lightly armed Explorer 1 can only run at a speed of 30 km/h.

Not to mention the Explorer 2, with dozens of kilograms of armor out of thin air, it can only move at a speed of 8 km/h even at top speed, let alone make dodging maneuvers.

However, even with this, the researcher was still nervous as the operator who had lost Exploration No. 1.

Lights, shining on the walls of the cave.

For a moment, only the sound of breathing remained in the entire tent.

It was only at this time that Chen Zheng realized that there was actually a problem with their preparation, and although the sensors on the explorer robot were abundant, they were still missing one thing - a microphone.

It's no wonder that when I looked at the screen before, I always felt that something was missing...... It turned out that there was no sound.

The following will be repaired.

"I ...... Definitely not anyway! ”

"Hmph, of course you can talk nonsense without evidence!"

“……”

In the tent, the researchers under the glasses man were divided into two camps at this time, and they were discussing fiercely.

One of them, believing that there was some kind of sapient creature in the cave, used a bow and arrow to attack the explorer.

On the other hand, it is believed that since it is identified as a desolate star, there can be no intelligent beings, let alone primitive people who use bows and arrows.

There is a good reason for this:

The Discovery Robot may be rudimentary, but the materials used to make it are high-quality steel, which is not in stock very much.

Bows and arrows capable of shooting steel robots must be made by sufficiently specialized people, and professionalism means the formation of a social division of labor. The social division of labor also implies a certain scale of civilization...... And the existence of civilization will inevitably transform nature.

No matter how big or small this kind of transformation is, it is too easy to discover, and since the Star Thieves have classified this place as a desolate star, they must not have found any signs of civilization.

However, the other side believes that the civilization on the desolate planet must be hidden underground, and the discipline and professionalism of the star thieves are not high, and it is easy to ignore the traces of civilization that are hidden deeply.

Neither side could convince the other, and gradually the argument became louder.

"I don't know if there's civilization in the cave, but that thing shouldn't be an arrow." Chen Zheng looked at the freeze-frame video and said, "If it is an arrow, at most one or two instruments will be damaged, and the entire exploration robot will not lose all signals in an instant." ”

"Perhaps...... An arrow broke the cable? One researcher guessed unwillingly.

"Impossible." Chen Zheng pointed to the spare exploration robot in the tent and said, "The arrows are coming from this direction...... From this direction, at most, the searchlight and camera will be damaged, and at most the infrared probe and ultrasonic generator will be damaged, and it will absolutely impossible to shoot into the cable reel system behind. ”

Through Chen Zheng's deduction with physical objects, everyone agreed with Chen Zheng's point of view.

And then, it's time for verification.

In order to see what was going on on the body of Explorer 1, after a simple modification, with the addition of wedge-shaped front armor, full-covered iron armor, and the position of the infrared detector, the new Explorer 2 embarked on the journey again.

Moving along the cable on the ground, Chen Zheng and the others stared at the screen...... As we got closer to where Explorer 1 had lost contact, the atmosphere in the tent grew tense.