Hao Ren looked up at the huge and unscrupulous machine in front of him—he didn't know whether to call it a machine or a building, or more exaggeratedly, a man-made mountain, because it was a big thing. The warped earth of the city inside the ship closed into an ellipsoidal shell-like space, and the machine was placed at the end of this ellipsoidal space, perpendicular to all the buildings in the city. Its main part is a huge cylinder, several kilometers high, cast of black steel, on the surface you can see a huge heat dissipation grid and various windows that emit shimmering light, and around this body you can see a series of smaller cylindrical structures, whether it is the main body or ancillary facilities, the top of each cylindrical structure can see a circle of openings like exhaust holes, the opening emits a faint red light, and there seems to be a trace of energy remaining. As Lily said, the entire facility was apparently out of service, as most of its exterior lights had gone out, and several surrounding outbuildings were pitch black, but there was still some energy radiating from inside the behemoth, and it seemed that there was still a possibility of activation.

"The energy flow of this device is separated from the propulsion power of the ship, it should be specifically powered by the city inside the ship - simply put, it is the generator of the life-sustaining system," the data terminal simply sensed the energy flow around the giant building, "Very clever design, this ship has multiple sets of power and control centers isolated from each other, and the life-sustaining system and engine group do not affect each other, no wonder the city inside is dead, and the spacecraft's navigation and propulsion systems are still operating." ”

"Unmanned ......" Hao Ren muttered, casually connecting to the Giant Tortoise Rock Terrace, "Nolan." How's your checkup going? ”

"The shell of the target ship has been tested and no fatal leaks have been found. In fact, apart from some abrasions to the shell, it is structurally intact. Not even the cushioning layer hurt. In addition, its engines are in good working order, at least for a ship of this skill level, which can be regarded as a lot of power. ”

"But the people in here are still dead, and the energy of the engine crew and the energy of the life support system are separated," Hao Ren replied, "You put some probes out and see how the other ships are doing." Be careful, these antiques are very fragile, and I want them to be in perfect condition. ”

After hanging up the communication, Hao Ren stretched out his hands to the others: "The spaceship is not damaged. ”

"Where did the atmosphere in the city go?" Lily glared. "If there are no holes, is it because it has been too long and slowly leaked?"

"It seems that the temperature is too low and turns into ice cubes, and after the life support system is shut down, the temperature first drops, and then the air condenses......" Hao Ren touched his chin and guessed, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Nangong May, and the Siren girl bent down to pick up a piece of ice crystal and put it in her mouth to taste: "No, these are all water ice, since just now, more than 99.99% of all the ice crystals encountered here are water, and the remaining trace of other ingredients is not enough to fill the entire city." ”

"Then it seems that the atmosphere in here is really missing." Hao Ren smacked his lips and stepped forward, "Let's find the entrance to this thing." If the data terminal sensing is correct, this thing is the backbone of the life-sustaining system. ”

It's not easy to find a small door on such a huge facility. But thanks to the help of the data terminal, they quickly found the entrance to the place where the huge facility was connected to the urban basement. At the foot of this huge mountain of steel, where it is connected to the inner bulb shell of the ship. There is a series of large pipes that extend out like tendrils, and between the intertwined nodes of the pipes you can see small structures such as airlocks or staff preparation rooms. There is a passage into the depths of the facility.

It didn't take much effort for Hao Ren to open the passage to the interior of the facility, and he was surprised to find that the lights inside were all right.

Bright yellow warm lights illuminate the metal hallways inside the facility. Although the surroundings are still as cold as space, the light makes people feel a little psychological warmth. A lot of stalled devices can be seen in the hallways, but there are also small devices - such as indicators and small displays embedded in the walls - that are still functioning, all of which are alarming but there is no operator to correct any mistakes.

"It seems that even if the main system is down, the backup power here still persists to this day," Nangong Sanba casually stroked a small monitor embedded in the wall and wiped off the thin layer of frost on it, "It says that the reactor is down, and the 'guardian' host is in a dormant state." ”

Hao Ren's heart moved: is it a shutdown, not a failure? Or is there something wrong with the self-test system here?

He looked up into the depths of the hallway, and under the direction of a series of orange-red glowing signs, he found the sign that read "Access to Control Room".

The control room is not in the depths of the "Iron Mountain", in fact, it is not too far from where everyone is, and it seems that the energy inside the Steel Mountain is so strong that it is not suitable for placing personnel inside. Hao Ren and his entourage followed the road signs and quickly found the control center of this facility. An alloy gate stood in front of them, and this time, without Hao Ren's orders, Lily had already waved her claws and went up three times and divided five by two to cut the door open.

The interior of the control room was much simpler and narrower than Hao Ren expected, in fact, it was just an ordinary computer room with a lot of machines, the area did not seem to be larger than a home office, and a large number of silver-gray and light blue cabinet-shaped machines occupied two-thirds of the space inside, leaving only a few seats for the staff. As the control center of the life-sustaining system of an entire city inside the ship, this place seems very cramped, and Hao Ren guesses that this must be because the system here is highly automated, and there is only so little left that requires human participation.

Hao Ren's gaze quickly fell on the center of several machines, where there was a special high-backed chair, which was clearly the position of the chief officer. According to Hao Ren's knowledge in the censor's public database, in this type of doomsday shelter-type facility, the chief officer is often the chief operator, or at least the person responsible for starting and stopping the highest system.

He stepped forward and turned the frozen seat around with a gentle push, only to breathe: a majestic old man covered in frost and looking to be about sixty years old sat there, dressed in the uniform of a commander, still sitting straight at the moment of death, with many medals of honor and oddly shaped insignia on his chest, showing his extraordinary status. Although the old man was dead, the expression on his face was still not angry, his eyes were even wide open, and there seemed to be a trace of flame hidden in the depths of his eyeballs, which had been clouded and frozen, and there seemed to be a trace of flame hidden in the depths of his eyeballs, which had not made the old man lose his momentum, but seemed to have sealed an old and strong sword with its steel breath to this day.

"What an imposing commander......" Hao Ren muttered under his breath, gently pushing the chair into the air next to him, and then he came to the pile of control equipment that the old man was watching for the last time when he was dying, "Now let's see if we can activate this old antique......

The ultra-low temperature has caused some parts of the console to become brittle, with its plastic sleeve and instrument cover shattering at the slightest touch, but the most critical buttons and internal wiring appear to have been made of special materials and remain intact after thousands of years of space environments. Nangong May carefully controlled the power of the water to sublimate the frost condensed inside and outside the console, and the machine was as clean as new: at least it seemed like so.

Core Distribution Group ...... Generator Indicator ...... Shelter Atmospheric Monitoring ...... Artificial gravity ......" Hao Ren's gaze wandered over the strings of alien words, and finally saw a special slot in the corner of the console, "Core Reactor, this is it." ”

"Looks like we need a key...... Or something like an identification card," Nangong Sanba checked the slot, "Someone pulled out the key after the system was down. ”

"Here's the key!" Lily suddenly arched over with a shiny silver-white metal plate, and she pointed in the direction of the old man with her tail, "It's in the hands of this old man!" ”

What else can Hao Ren say, dogs are looking for things quickly......

Scratching the back of Lily's ear, he took the metal plate and carefully inserted it into the console's card slot.

Several lights lit up, and the entire facility began to vibrate. (To be continued.) )