Chapter 254: Wait
"Report to the Führer, our main fleet and the ground survey team have all returned!"
"Hmmm......"
Shen Sen's tone was not shocked, the thrilling experience just now didn't seem to have much impact on him, but the correspondent who came to report was a little pale at the moment, and his eyes showed a look of surprise.
"Let the fleet rest in place and wait for new orders at any time......"
"Yes, Führer."
It was the first time they had encountered such a thing for the fleets of the Star Empire.
It's just a planet with only traces of primitive civilization, but it has a mind, and the ability to manipulate it so terrifyingly. The unknown and mystery of the universe are revealed at this moment.
"Move the screen to the psionic probe." After ensuring the safety of his own personnel, Shen Sen gave an order to the Star Whisperers in the control hall below.
When conventional means of communication were ineffective, the Court became the only organization capable of communicating between the two worlds.
The location of the psionic probe is now the far side of the gas giant, where a small part of it is located above the planet Pandora.
At this moment, the earth that appeared in front of everyone took on a deep green color, glowing with dazzling fluorescence. And at the edge of the planet's atmosphere, a dazzling white circle of light is constantly shining, making people feel like they are looking at a glowing colored light ball.
"Pandora's burst of energy has peaked, and the sum of the energy is incalculable, but it certainly exceeds any kind of energy furnace we can currently make." Old Man Li's tone was very serious.
"Can you judge the state of resurgence of planetary consciousness now?"
"I'm sorry Führer, but so far, we don't have enough detailed data to judge the relationship between the degree of awakening and the strength of the energy response." Old man Li said regretfully and guiltily.
"At present, Pandora is a very strange planet, its ecosystem is constantly absorbing stellar energy and converting it into energy patterns that it can directly use.
Now the planet Pandora can be said to be a large active volcano, and it may be that the planetary consciousness is dominating it to maintain a fragile balance, and its ecosystem prevents these energies from overflowing. ”
"In other words, once the energy reaction of Pandora gets out of control, a huge supernova explosion will occur in this space and space, and everything around it is likely to be wiped out under this energy storm."
"How likely is an outbreak?
"Fifty percent, or half of the likelihood, either it happens or it doesn't, and we have no way of predicting it at the moment."
Hearing these words, Shen Sen's heart suddenly sank.
If things do come to that point, it means that the Avatar world will become an inaccessible region for the Star Empire for a short time.
"We can't continue like this, we need to find a way to intervene in it!" Shen Sen's words not only showed his attitude, but also determined the direction of his next move.
And after understanding Shen Sen's thoughts, everyone no longer thought about what Pandora Planet would become in the future, but began to think about how to stop it.
"Maybe it's not completely impossible...... Old Man Li hesitated for a moment and then carefully said, "Although we don't have the ability to control a planet-level energy riot now, according to my guess, Pandora's energy riot should have a certain period, and this level of energy output should not last long, and it will ...... at that time."
Li Xin, who was on the side, couldn't help but squint his eyes when he heard this: "You mean to use that period to land in Pandora?" ”
"It's just a theoretically feasible solution." Old man Li shook his head, his tone full of uncertainty.
"We don't know if a stronger magnetic vortex will form after the Pandora Energy Riot is over, and the fleet will probably not be able to enter at that time, and even some of the equipment will be affected!
What's even more worrying is that Pandora's energy response is far more powerful than what we see now, it just didn't explode due to internal restraints, and in the event of any unforeseen circumstances, all personnel involved in the mission could be killed. ”
Seeing that the discussion was about to sink into anxiety, Cato, the psyker, who had not spoken a word from the beginning, suddenly said in a loud voice: "Führer, I suggest that the psyker can be used as an advance team to give it a try."
Seeing that the eyes of the crowd were focused on himself, Cato continued to state his reasoning.
"From what I've observed, the planet Pandora doesn't seem to have an effect on psionic energy. Even at the height of the planetary riot, the energy response in areas where psionics were present was noticeably reduced by several orders of magnitude. Cato then showed the data he had put together to the public.
"If Pandora really has the so-called autonomous consciousness, then psionic energy may be something it can't understand or fear, and it's also our key breakthrough!"
Psionic ...... Psionic ...... Psionic energy
Shen Sen pondered Cato's suggestion, but an astonishing idea popped up in his mind.
If Ava of Pandora is really afraid of psionic energy, is it possible for her to use the mind seal and psychic broadcast given by psionic energy to completely control it.
The idea of a living organism wanting to control a planet from the level of "soul" and "mind" is terrifying and bold, but in Shen Sen's opinion, it is very feasible.
As a C-class psionic, his psionic energy has long been different, and psychic broadcasts that used to be only used on a small scale can now affect the minds and minds of millions of people with a single thought.
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Moreover, Shen Sen is ready to fight a protracted battle in his heart, if he doesn't succeed, if he can really control a planet with nervous consciousness, even if the stars have been investing for decades, it is very worthwhile.
Just do what you say.
Thinking of this, Shen Sen did not hesitate, and immediately began to prepare to form a team of pure psionics, and went to Pandora Star again to test the degree of danger.
Three days after the explosion of planetary energy, after many experiments, according to the established plan, Shen Sen finally dispatched.
In a strange basin surrounded by rocks, in the center of the basin is a towering willow-like giant tree, which hangs down countless fluorescent branches, seemingly harmless to humans and animals.
The vegetation is more lush than ever, and the beasts are in droves.
At this moment, in the center of the army's layer-by-layer guards, Shen Sen, who had crossed through the space-time passage, stood in front of this tree, and surging spiritual energy emerged from his body, like a giant umbrella, firmly protecting the psionic team from the Star Empire.
He looked at the dreamy plant, which was like a work of art, and was silent.
This tree is the core of Pandora's biological neural network, which is the ontology of the soul tree - Ava.
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In the vast starry sky, a starship that looks about a dozen kilometers from the side is slowing down, and it is currently about 0.008 light-years away from the planet Polyfimies.
In one of the rooms in the command room, rows of hibernation pods were inhabited by the technicians who were responsible for controlling the spacecraft.
At this moment, an icy mechanical sound suddenly sounded.
"Alert! Alert! ”
"The information verification between the spaceship and the Hell Gate base has failed, and it is judged that it belongs to Article 2 of Chapter 3 of the Anomaly, and preparations have begun to be made to wake up the spaceship staff!"
The electronic sound of the machine has just ended.
Phew!
The next moment, rows of dormant pods slowly opened, and cold white gas emanated from inside.
A few seconds later, the human lying in the nutrient solution slowly opened his eyes and looked at the hibernation pod with a confused look.
After a few more minutes, the spacecraft crew gradually recovered from their dormancy, and then slowly climbed out of the hibernation module, adjusted their status, and prepared to take over the intelligent system and manually operate the spacecraft.
A middle-aged man with gray temples and a vicissitudes of expression rubbed his groggy brain and asked anxiously: "What happened, you actually woke us up in advance." ”
Normally, on a light-year-long route, most of the technicians on board the spacecraft are dormant. Only one or two people are left on duty in turn, and while they are dormant, when the AI system encounters something that it cannot judge itself, it will urgently interrupt their dormancy and let them come out to make decisions.
And now their AI system has apparently encountered something that it can't judge on its own, so it wakes them up from their dormant state.
"Report to Captain, the Gates of Hell have not checked with us, and the earliest quantum entanglement code was recorded thirteen days ago."
The captain frowned slightly, and his face was thoughtful.
This has not happened before, and every few years on Pandora, a magnetic storm covering the entire planet will inexplicably, making it impossible to send signals normally.
However, if it is a magnetic storm, the AI system has relevant data content, and after comparative analysis, it can determine what is happening, rather than immediately interrupting their dormancy.
"The crew members are back in working condition, and the spacecraft is moving at the current speed."
After giving the order, the white-haired captain looked worriedly at the dark cosmic background.
No matter what happens at the base now, the only thing they can do is keep their composure. Then, according to the established plan, reach the Pandora orbit, and then make plans.
As the speed of the ship became slower and slower, about the fifteenth day, they finally came to the familiar orbit of the planet Pandora.
But then when they saw the various analysis data about Pandora displayed on the virtual screen of the spaceship, everyone's pupils couldn't help but shrink.
The energy vortex of Pandora is many times stronger than before, and now they are like floating on a nuclear bomb, and no one knows when it will choose to explode or not.
The captain began to gather all the technicians and told the crowd some of his guesses.
The most likely scenario is that the Hell's Gate base was damaged by a sudden strengthening vortex that damaged the communication facilities, delaying the sending of verification information to the ship.
But all this is just their guess, and the details need to be investigated, so the spacecraft crew quickly devised several plans to confirm the situation on Pandora.
First, continue to send signals to bases on the planet Pandora and see if you can get back in touch.
Second, use the shuttle to find a chance to enter Pandora and find out everything.
All of this had to be done, because if they couldn't get in touch with the gates of hell, it meant they couldn't get supplies and had to wait here to die.
After finalizing the plan, all the technicians quickly returned to their posts.
About an hour later, a spaceshuttle flew out of the starship's cabin, its tail spraying a brilliant white light, and began to make its way towards the beautiful planet below.
"It's out of the orbit of the planet Pandora."
"A communication signal is being sent to the gates of hell and there is no response at this time."
"Entered the atmosphere of Pandora, again requests communication ......"
"Confirm the loss of contact, turn on cruise mode!"
A few minutes later, a space shuttle came to rest above what had once been the Gates of Hell.
The pilot points the camera at the gates of hell and pulls into the screen.
The next moment, the screen showed the current appearance of the Gates of Hell, a ruined base.
"What the hell is going on?"
Seeing this scene, both pilots were greatly frightened.
According to the images displayed on the screen, there was not a single living person walking around the base at this time, and all kinds of large machinery were either destroyed or disappeared.
Moreover, the ground, which was originally covered with traces of human engineering construction, is now densely populated with trees and plants, and many wild beasts are passing through it.
In this way, this place is not like it lost contact ten days ago, but it looks like it has been abandoned for five or six years.
At this time, one of the pilots spoke: "According to the footage taken back, there seem to be traces of wild beasts climbing on the barbed wire fence and various protective walls around the base. It was as if the instruments and equipment had suddenly burned down. ”
The destruction of the base due to an attack by Pandora's native creatures?
If you look at the intelligence observed by the pilots, this really seems to be the case.
But then, with the various images and data transmitted back through the instrument, the RDA personnel in the shuttle not only did not understand the cause of the incident, but became more and more unclear about what happened.
At this moment, there seems to be a kind of weirdness everywhere on the planet Pandora.
The only thing they can confirm at the moment is that the RDA human members on Pandora are supposed to be dead and the base is gone, but there is no definite conclusion as to what caused their demise.
"Captain, what are we going to do next? Will the investigation be expanded to further search for traces of personnel at the Hell's Gate base? The person inside the ship who received the message asked the captain.
The captain of the spaceship thought for a moment and said, "We are just a transport ship, and we have no combat capability at all. Now that even the gates of hell have fallen silently, and if we continue, even we may encounter misfortune, so let's send a report to our home planet and prepare to return early. ”
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