Chapter 213: The Queen's Statue
Although Shu Yungui is a good driver of mecha, he does not have a car driver's license, and the three of them are in a car, which belongs to the scene where one dares to drive and the other two dare to sit.
The dilapidated car drove crookedly on the dilapidated road for a while, and soon Shu Yungui found the driving trick, and the driving became smooth.
"It seems that I can go directly to the road test after I go back."
Shu Yungui was full of confidence in his driving skills, and even snorted proudly, but soon sank his face again, and said to himself, "If you still need a driver's license......
Cornelys moved from the back seat of the passenger seat to the back seat of the driver's seat, leaned on the back of the seat and whispered to Shu Yungui, "You said to go back...... Is it the Hope field that the intelligent mastermind said? Where is your hometown?"
Shu Yungui glanced at Vincent vigilantly, only to see that he reached out and made a zipper movement on his mouth, indicating that Shu Yungui's tone was quite strict.
"That's right, Hope Field, Wright, it's my hometown."
"So you're really from an alien planet?"
Corneerys was even more curious, climbing the seat and not letting go, her head eager to reach out to the front to be level with Shu Yungui and Vincent.
"What kind of place is that? Why did you come to the ninth star? Is it interstellar travel? Also, are you also immigrants from the Ancient Earth?"
If you want to say what kind of place the Hope Star Field is, Shu Yungui can't ignore those incompetent governments, usurping businessmen, harmful genetic experiments and overwhelming evil mutations, the current Hope Star Field is not a very beautiful place, but when he opened his mouth, all that appeared in front of him was the beautiful scenery of the Hope Star Field.
"It was a starfield without stars, but humans built an artificial sun, and every day at sunset, crimson light penetrated the atmosphere, forming a magnificent blood-colored waterfall."
"There are some of the most cutting-edge technology and kindest people I've ever met, and I have a group of like-minded friends who I miss and don't want to go back all the time, but I still have a mission ahead of me, and when everything on the ninth star is settled, they will come and pick me up, and I will introduce you to my friends when the time comes."
He smiled lightly: "Speaking of which, I have a friend who also has long curly blond hair like you, she is a very gentle beauty, and she also has a younger brother, but that person's mouth is not forgiving, and a casual word can make you cry."
"Sounds like a really nice place."
Cornelies said enviously, "If this is over, can you take me to your hometown?"
Vincent immediately raised his hand and chimed in, "I'm going too!" I'm going too!"
"Well, my friends will welcome you, too."
Cornelys immediately began to fantasize about her life after arriving at the Hope Star Field, and even began to arrange gifts for Shu Yungui's friends, but her mood fell again when she thought about it.
"What's wrong?"
Vincent asked, "Wasn't it okay last second?"
Cornelys gently pulled Shu Yungui's sleeve and said, "I heard from the intelligent mastermind that you are a major in the Air Force, so did you come to our ninth star for a military mission?"
She asked worriedly, "Hope Star Field doesn't want to invade the Ninth Star, does it?"
As soon as these words came out, even Vincent's hairs exploded, but Shu Yungui just smiled and said, "Don't hide it, the Hope Star Field is now also a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, let alone invading other planets, whether you can keep it is a question of whether you can save it."
"Huh?"
Corneerys immediately asked, "Is something going on there?"
Shu Yungui shook his head, if he wanted to explain to them the causes and consequences of the crisis in the Hope Star Field, it could probably be said that it would last seven days and seven nights, he just sighed: "Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, you are being attacked by orcs here, and we are not having a good time over there."
"Everyone is an ancient earth immigrant, and it can only be said that the development process of human civilization itself is full of ups and downs."
Corneerys nodded silently, and the three of them did not speak again, each immersed in the misery of his hometown until the car drove away
Out of the city, come to the entrance of the Sisar National Wetland Park.
There are still traces of the fight in front of the cultural center, but the only people who participated in the fight are now these three people.
The plank road ahead could not be driven, and the car that drove out from here eventually returned here, and the three of them got out of the car and walked, following the footprints when they came.
The dirt on the plank road has dried up, and it will turn into powder when you step on the sole of your shoe, and when it is blown by the wind, it will float back into the reeds, just like everything in this world repeats itself.
The tall statue of the Holy Queen was still clearly visible even through the dense layers of reeds, and Shu Yungui raised his head and saw the queen straddle the horse and hold the sword, in a heroic posture, as if any little evil person would turn into dust under her sharp blade. ap.
The path to the statue of the Holy Queen was not easy, the boardwalk stopped only halfway to the wetlands, and the rest of the way they had to wade through the mud and swim again.
Corneerys is once again facing the embarrassing situation of having no top of the soft mud, she is now back as a daughter, and Shu Yungui can't have too much physical contact with her, so he can only hold her arm awkwardly to ensure that she won't choke to death in the mud.
In what seemed to be a short stretch of road, the three of them walked from dawn to darkness, and when the light was gone, Shu Yungui finally swam to the statue of the Holy Queen.
At this time, the tide was high, and the base of the statue of the queen was submerged, and Cornelys and Vincent, the two little men, could not reach the ground with their feet, so they could only climb the statue's legs and sway with the waves.
"You guys wait here, I'll dive down and see!"
Although the sea is located in the south, the sunlight does not warm much for the seawater, Shu Yungui believes that this may be because the ninth star is too small, and there is not enough distance between the north and south poles and the equator to form a large temperature difference.
It was pitch black beneath the water, and Harvey's flashlight was not waterproof, so he had to fumble with his hands to figure out the statue.
The water of the Partington River rushes down from the upstream, although on the surface the slope of this place is gentle and the current is not fast, but below the surface, the river and the sea water meet to form countless undercurrent agitation, Shu Yungui has no fixed measures, can only keep away from the statue under the impact of the torrent, and swim back again and again.
Finally, when he felt that his body temperature was about to be completely exhausted by the current, he finally felt a mossy crack in the side of the statue's base.
It was a narrow entrance to the inside of the statue, which was supposed to be used for repairing the statue, but after the city was abandoned, it was left unattended, and the aquatic plants on the base had grown almost a man deep.
The three of them entered the statue along the crack, the sea water was only shallow, Cornelys and Vincent were finally able to catch their breath, and then they realized that the statue was not sealed, the air circulation inside was smooth, and there should be an opening at the top.
"Vincent, give me the flashlight."
The sound of Vincent rummaging through his backpack echoed within the pitch-black sculpture, and Vincent soon handed over the flashlight.
Soaking in the water just now, the flashlight entered the water again, the circuit was in poor contact, Shu Yungui pushed the switch, and the light only lit up in the sculpture for a moment, and then it went black again.
But it was just that moment of light, but the three of them had their pupils trembling.
In the darkness, their hearts beating one after another, Vincent was the first to speak, stammering, "I...... I'm not dazzled, am I? Do you see?"
Cornelies nodded frantically, though no one could see her movements.
"I see, it's not empty inside the statue."
Shu Yungui didn't participate in their conversation, he turned on the flashlight and poured out the water, pushed the switch back on, the light flashed a few times, and finally returned to normal.
At the same time as the flashlight light shone on, the white light that made people couldn't open their eyes was reflected, Shu Yungui squinted his eyes, and finally saw the behemoth above his head-
The power core hangs high above their heads.
Amazingly, the power core is not stationary, it is still running, but very slowly, and it is almost impossible to see the faint current it emits with the naked eye.
But these currents alone are enough to support the normal operation of the things on it.
Shu Yungui deflected the flashlight a little, crossed the power core, and shone on the white bowl-shaped object at the top of the sculpture.
"Isn't that the bowl you've been looking for?"
Corneerys was pleasantly surprised, "It turns out that the Monroe Observatory and the power core are hidden together?!"
Not only her, but even Shu Yungui was surprised, at this time he understood why the orcs had occupied the city for twenty years, and the Monroe Observatory could still send distress signals to the outside world, it turned out that the former monarch of the ninth star had bound the power core to the astronomical telescope, and the hiding place he chose for these two things was too exquisite.
Who would have thought that the body of the statue of the queen, which has stood for thousands of years, would hide such an important thing.
Shu Yungui climbed up the slope, the power core should have been very bright, but at this time its power was reduced to a minimum, almost stationary.
He crossed the power core and continued upward, and the mysterious Monroe Observatory actually only had an astronomical radio telescope, which was hidden in the Queen's crown, which almost exactly matched the shape of the crown.
This is what has been sending distress signals to the extraterrestrial realm, and finding it can prove that the signal received by the "Xinleya" ultra-long-range astronomical telescope is not false.
Shu Yungui swept the dust on the display screen with his sleeve, ready to check the signal emission range of the telescope, he wanted to know whether this distress signal was sent to the whole universe, or it was sent to the Hope Star Field at a fixed point.
However, the display screen was pitch black, and he clicked a few more times, but there was still no response.
"What's wrong?"
Cornelies tilted her head down and asked, "Is something wrong?"
Even though the Monroe Observatory and the power core had been successfully found by them, the ominous premonition that had been haunting Shu Yungui's heart still lingered.
He stared at the pitch-black screen and was silent for a long time, then suddenly turned and jumped onto the power core at the screams of Cornelies, and raised a heavy punch to shatter the power core's shell.
Countless fragments fell to the ground, just like Shu Yungui's heart.
His eyes widened as he saw nothing beneath the outer shell of the power core.