Chapter Thirty-Seven: Arcturus

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When the eye-catching red giant star in the distance appeared in front of him, Shen Heng knew that they were not far from their destination, Arcturus.

Arcturus refers to the red giant star in the center of the star system, it is 35 light years away from the solar system, the mass is comparable to the sun, the diameter is 30 million kilometers, the brightness is 215 times that of the sun, the surface temperature is 4000 degrees Celsius, relatively cold, the reason is that it is very old, unlike the sun is a main-sequence star in the prime of life, there is a way to emit light and heat unscrupulously.

The ruins of Arcturus is a wandering city hanging in the universe around Arcturus, its scale is quite large, with a total area of more than 25,000 square kilometers, equivalent to the size of four magic cities of the Ming Republic, and it was enough to accommodate 100 million people in its heyday, but compared to the giant level of Arcturus, it is completely inconspicuous.

The spaceship got closer and closer, and Shen Heng noticed that something similar to the sunspot in the distance was the ruins of Arcturus, which was magnifying sharply, and then people could feel its magnificence, just for the spaceship to dock at the airport dock is more than 40 kilometers long, and it must be transported back and forth through a public spaceship, so as to quickly reach any corner of the city.

If you look at the whole city, you will find that it is made of countless metal columns, and the style is similar to the three bases, the only difference is that its bottom is the same, as if it is deliberately designed to be symmetrical by reversing up and down.

In the expectation of countless people, after flying for more than a month, the long journey is over, but unfortunately they regain their freedom, and when they stand in the metal city, they still have a sense of depression, as if they are locked in a metal tomb.

Therefore, many scavengers have just stepped out of the spaceship, and almost all of them will not leave instantly, but will be stunned for a while, trying to adjust their psychological state, if there is some mental illness in this barren land, such as delusion, madness, etc., then the problem will be big.

"How do you feel?" Shen Heng asked the four people beside him.

"It's going to take some time to get used to this environment." Chen Ze did not answer recklessly.

"I'm fine." Both Kharkov and Pudovkin are special forces, and they will specialize in psychological training, so they are extremely adaptable to this lonely environment.

"I'm fine." Ruslan looked around, even if they were completely in space, and what if they were not far away from a hot star, it would not kill them.

"Sir, the Tver duo leaves first, what should we do?"

"Let's try to get in touch with the Tunguska Group first to get the latest picture of the ruins." Shen Heng replied: "Please rest assured, I have prepared the map of the Arcturus Ruins, just follow me." ”

After a few kilometers away from the dock, they soon came to the area of the city that was scheduled to be the base of Arcturus, and it could be seen that there were a large number of scavengers coming and going, at least more than 200, and many of them did not look like they were scavenging at all, but were clearly planning all kinds of things.

For example, a large market with an area of tens of thousands of square meters has been set up to set up a vacant land for transactions between waste pickers; For example, cleaning up the 100-meter building with the door open, moving all kinds of human office supplies into it, and hanging different room numbers and signboards for different rooms.

Shen Heng explained: "In fact, many areas of the Arcturus Ruins are currently in such a peaceful construction, and they have to find a way to plan a base with a certain production capacity on the basis of the original urban ruins, so that more waste pickers can stay here all year round." ”

"It's a pity that there are still a lot of factories on Arcturus, and the distribution of precious relics has not yet been settled, so if we go to a more remote place, we will see street clashes-like battles, one side is trying to grab the territory and relics, and the other side is trying to defend and hold on, and the Ruins Integration Agency does not have the strength to manage these things for the time being."

"Including us, the main goal is reinforcements, and we are also expected to find something good in the ruins of Arcturus." Before he could finish his sentence, he saw that he had kicked something, he bent down and picked it up to find that it was a ray sniper rifle, "Look! Luckily, a 10km ray sniper rifle costs 250,000 universal points on the market. ”

The four of them stopped, or were shocked, "Really, sir, you picked up a ray sniper rifle directly at the intersection, it seems that we can't forget our original work too much, this will cause a lot of losses." ”

Inspired by Shen Heng's harvest, they no longer focused on the front and glanced around, trying to find something unusual from the metal city, and find relics that might have been buried and had not yet been discovered.

They walked slowly, and since the streets were not badly damaged and the traffic was convenient, they would soon encounter other scavengers, occasionally finding their own catch.

"It's a pity, Meow, you can't find the relics for me." Shen Heng suddenly sighed, "Otherwise, with your flexible body, it would be too easy to find the hidden relics." ”

"Hey! I'm not a dog, so how can I find relics? Meow said dissatisfiedly, "If you want to find the relics more easily, find a way to equip some neutrino detection modules, and you can detect what is hidden under the ground, behind the solid walls." ”

"Sir, what are you muttering?" Kharkov walked up.

"My pet." Shen Heng displayed the black creature around his neck.

"Huh! It's a cat! Kharkov was shocked, "We didn't even find it during the trip!" He didn't have any more surprises, he had an emotional robot named Lianna, and the fact that he had a robot "girlfriend" was even less acceptable to traditional society than the hobby of having a cat.

A kilometer after leaving the base, the surrounding metal buildings suddenly became much less, and suddenly the vision became empty, and they could see the energy force field protecting them outside and the scorching sea beneath their feet.

"This is a suburb, most of the factories are located here, and a lot of waste picker groups have spent a lot of time occupying it, so it's more dangerous here."

Shen Heng's words were very prescient, and less than a few minutes later, they encountered two teams of scavengers, which affected them, and they had to leave quickly, so as not to be hit by stray bullets, and it was not much good to waste time to get involved.

"In addition, we should pay attention to hiding ourselves, first covering the logo of the Tunguska Group, lest the watchdog find out our intentions, and it is not good to prepare in advance."

The four of them nodded, and slowly walked through the ruins to a farther place, into an abandoned factory that was completely unattended, looking out into the distance from the height of a five-story building.

"Stay here for now, no one will notice us." After Shen Heng finished speaking, "Chen, there will be no signal interference here at all, try to contact through the encrypted channel first, see where our people are, and find a way to know their current situation." ”

"Yes, sir!" Chen Ze squatted down and hurriedly scratched.

After a while, the network communication equipment was set up, and through several satellites on the ruins of Arcturus, electromagnetic waves of a specific frequency and data of a specific encryption method could be sent in all directions to see if there was a response.

"There it is!" Chen Ze saw the signal coming back, compared with the map of the Arcturus Ruins, they locked on to the building 600 meters away, he was just about to apply for communication, suddenly there was a strange noise, and then snapped, as if something was broken, Chen Ze stood up with a solemn face: "Sir, there is electromagnetic interference, the watchdog group of guys either used emp, or specifically assumed the source of interference to prevent us from communicating with that side." ”

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