"So, we got the instruction manual for this think tank. Did it mention how to transfer it, in other words, can we bring it back safely? Shen Chao also had a lot of feelings after understanding the great sacrifices made by the ancients, but his thoughts immediately shifted to the present.

No matter how tragic and worthy of reflection is what happened 100,000 years ago, for him, these things are far less important than the current situation in front of him. For his part, he was more concerned about whether his expedition would get what it deserved from the expedition.

Although the forces of the Covenant are still running around now, very far from where they are. But no one knew if they would find a way to go deeper into the ruins if they were given a few days or more, and if possible, he still wanted to lead the group out of here as soon as possible. Avoid further clashes with the Covenant army.

"I'm not sure if we can move it, but I only explain how to use this think tank, and I don't comment on whether this prototype can be moved. Hargrave spread his hands at the large ball of light in front of him, saying that he didn't know if he could take it with him.

"So, after going around in a circle, we're going to leave it behind and run?" Shen Chao sighed and asked a little unwillingly. He very much wanted to open a door to time and space, move this think tank back to the main base, and hand it over to the researchers to study slowly.

But he himself is well aware that he is far inferior to Hargrave's technical expertise in scientific research and technical security assessment. So even if he is unwilling in his heart, in this kind of matter, he is willing to act according to Hargrave's decision.

There was a think tank discovered by UNSC for many years on Zhiyuan Star before, and even the UNSC that had been studying for many years could only destroy the area where the think tank was located instead of packing it away, which shows that it is definitely more difficult and dangerous to move this kind of thing than imagined.

"No, maybe there's another way to try, there's no new information on the platform, but the answer may be within this think tank." After all, it's a place to store memories and knowledge. No one knows what is included in the knowledge. Maybe that's what we need. Hagrett finally came up with a plausible plan under Shen Chao's questioning.

"How long does it take?" ”

"If I go, it will be a few hours. Hargrave volunteered to be the first to eat the crab, or rather, the first to use the think tank. As a lifelong curiosity and a constant quest for scientific and technological progress, he has a lot of questions in his heart.

The think tank in front of you is likely to carry the crystallization of the wisdom of this plane at the peak of the development of ancient human civilization 100,000 years ago. The knowledge contained in it may be able to solve many of the technical problems and doubts that he has accumulated over the years.

With such a great opportunity to solve puzzles, he certainly will not be indifferent to the sidelines. Moreover, as the most knowledgeable person in the entire expedition system, there was indeed no one more suitable for this task than him.

"Are you sure you want to?" I can find someone else......" Shen Chao saw this, and wanted to persuade Hargret to give up the first attempt. After all, this think tank is at least 100,000 years old, and even if the information recorded in the control platform to which it links is completely correct, God knows if there will be any other changes in these 100,000 years, and whether it is dangerous to enter it is still unknown to him.

"Alright, we all know that I'm the right fit. Don't you never let anyone take your job? This is my responsibility. It's also my passion. Hargrett responded to Shen Chao's persuasion in a rather relaxed tone, and he didn't seem to care about the danger that might exist.

Shen Chao couldn't persuade him, and he couldn't find any good reason to refuse his request, so he finally agreed to his proposal. After a short period of on-site preparations, they opened the think tank in the state of a large ball of light in front of them according to the method shown on the control platform.

After the opening command was issued, a ripple suddenly appeared on the surface of the large white ball of light, and then a black entrance more than a person high appeared on the side. Hagrett jumped in with a light jump with the help of the nanosuit.

Subsequently, this black entrance slowly closes. The large ball of light also quickly returned to its previous state, and its whole body flashed with a soft light. It seems like nothing has just happened. It was at this point that the external signal from Hargrave's nanosuit suddenly cut off.

Although this was expected, it still made Shen Chao a little nervous. After all, the locator transmitter on Hargrave's body is a quantum emitter like other A-class members, theoretically, as long as they are still in the same universe. The signal will not be interfered with, let alone disappear.

However, before entering the think tank, Hargret mentioned this, saying that if his conjecture was correct. Then after he enters the think tank, he is likely to encounter some strange phenomena, including his own positioning signal may be blocked.

In hindsight, whatever Hagrett's previous conjectures about the think tank, he probably got it right. Now Shen Chao's task is to ensure the safety of this place before he leaves the think tank, and to ensure that this place will not be discovered by the Star Alliance before he returns. This shouldn't be a problem.

After all, the soldiers of the Covenant don't have the genes they need to unlock the ruins. Their exploration of this ancient human relic was very unsmooth, according to the monitoring of the expedition team, in just the first hour after entering, the assault force sent by the Star Alliance had already suffered more than half of the casualties, and the death toll was close to four figures.

And that's just the result of the ruins' own automated defense system. After the expedition joined the Covenant forces in the ruins, the Covenant's casualty toll continued to rise. Just four hours later, the Covenant's forces had gone through hundreds of rounds of fighting in various forks in the ruins, leaving behind nearly 10,000 corpses.

The members of the expedition used a variety of individual weapons against the Covenant forces entering the ruins, but they soon discovered that the most effective way to attack the enemy was to set up an ambush with explosives or to suddenly rush out of the fork in the tunnel with a large number of heavy weapons.

Armed with the control of the ruins' security system, they can easily lock down all the Covenant forces entering the ruins, and open and close the open and secret doors in the passage at will when needed, creating the best tactical advantage for the expedition team responsible for ambushing the stargate troops, so that they can always carry out the most targeted strikes against the enemy.

After an afternoon of successive defeats and high casualties, the forces of the Covenant seem to have developed a deep fear of the interior of the ruins. They didn't continue to send people into the ruins to die, but they didn't leave the perimeter of the ruins either. Depending on the situation, they are going to talk about it tomorrow after they have a rest.

This was good news for Shen Chao and them, who were still in the depths of the ruins, but no one was in the mood to celebrate their brilliant achievements in the afternoon. Because Hargrett didn't come out after spending a few hours in the think tank as planned.

It had now been five hours since he entered the think tank, and the estimated time given by Hargrett before entering was three hours. Obviously, there must have been some kind of accident. Otherwise, Hargrett, who was always on time, would not ignore his plan and stay inside and refuse to come out.

Shen Chao also considered the possibility of sending others into the think tank to check on the situation, but he was unwilling to let any member of the expedition continue to take this risk when Hargrett's life and death were unknown. And he himself obviously wouldn't get the permission of anyone present to go in.

In fact, after learning about what happened in the ruins, a space-time gate newly set up by Shen Chao rushed to the scene to watch him, just to ensure that Shen Chao would not risk himself.

As the oldest member of the expedition, he knew that Shen Chao was very conceited about his abilities. If there were no weighty people on the side to persuade and block him, Shen Chao would probably eventually choose to take the risk to save his teammates.

"We should take the opportunity tonight to strengthen the defense system in the ruins, and help the automatic systems in the ruins repair the passages and equipment damaged in the battle......," Custer said as he sat beside Shen Chao.

Although this ancient human relic has an automated security system, their self-repair speed is limited, and it is difficult to recover to a full state in one night. At this time, Shen Chao's main energy was still paying attention to the big ball of light not far away, and only part of it was listening to Custer's construction.

In the vicinity of the large light sphere, there are hundreds of scientists who are using various instruments and busy studying the think tank. Their mission is to find a safe entrance or detect signs of life inside. But after a few busy hours, they didn't get anything tangible either.

"Look at them, they're busy and they're not getting anything productive. I should have sent any of them in, and that would have made my decision much easier! Shen Chao pointed to the scientists and said.

His words were sincere, if it was not Hargrett, who had made important contributions to the expedition, who was trapped in the think tank at this time, but an ordinary technician in their subordinate organization, he would not have to think about safety at all, and most of the team would have led the team back to the main base in the rear at this time. But now, in order to make sure that he would not hurt Hargrett, whose life and death are unknown, he can only sit here and wait.

"You say you want to strengthen your defenses, but what's the point? If we can't get Hargret out of that big ball of light, we can't go. And as long as we stay here, we must stop the Covenant from finding this room. As the scale of the battle increases, we are destined to invest more forces, and the Covenant's casualty numbers will increase. Eventually, they will abandon the raid on this place and bombard it with naval artillery instead......" Shen Chao gave this very negative prediction after listening to Custer's construction. (To be continued......)

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