"Help? Can there be any living people in this hellish place? ”

Colin had a look of surprise on his face, but after thinking about it, it didn't seem to be very strange, so he asked:

"Where did the distress signal come from? Can you hear the specifics? ”

"Probably there may be a meaning of 'save', and it should be a mechanical repetition of transmission, not a living person, except for these, the rest is unknown, because the content of the signal is already very weak when it arrives, and the position seems to be in front of us."

"Ahead, that's where the target is."

Colin was thoughtful, a little curious about what was sending this signal.

It could be human, it could be anomalous, or it could be some alien race.

Anyway, there are quite a lot of possibilities

Either way, though, he had to be careful now, lest he capsize in the gutter all at once.

Thinking of this, Colin slowed down a little and prepared for emergencies, and the range of the flame light did not decrease at all, on the contrary, it expanded a little.

Although doing so increases the likelihood that he will be discovered by something weird.

But the likelihood of him discovering an anomaly has also increased.

Then, after a few more hours of tedious and thrilling hours, Colin, who was moving forward like a comet, suddenly opened up before his eyes, and an incomparably large dark open area appeared.

Immediately afterward, his eyes narrowed slightly, his pupils erected, and he looked ahead through the diffuse firelight, and couldn't help but breathe slightly.

An incomparably huge celestial object occupied most of the picture in front of him, making Colin who was looking directly at it feel an invisible sense of oppression.

Stabilizing his mind a little, Colin focused his attention and looked at the object in front of him.

It floated in the center of the clearing, and farther around, a strange meteorite belt could be faintly seen

In terms of the overall pattern, it seems to be a starry and moon-to-moon layout.

And the surrounding celestial body was wrapped in a layer of black mist, and from a distance, it looked like it was black and moldy.

An indescribably strange aura slowly escaped from it.

"Now this perspective is a bit like watching the earth from the moon on TV, but in terms of distance, it shouldn't be that far."

Colin opened his mouth and muttered to himself.

Then, he gathered his thoughts and looked at the several huge man-made things on the periphery of the spherical black mist celestial body—

Three large broken rings.

Their presence makes this sphere look like a special gyroscope.

And that's when the little maid reappeared, causing a line of translated text to appear on the retina.

"Mr. Colin, I have received the identifiable information band, and after translation, it can be determined that it should be a distress message, which probably means: ''Alert star. 'Seriously injured, please help'"

'Recognizable. Information? ’

Hearing this, Colin immediately realized that the things that existed on the heavenly body should be related to the campfire company.

Otherwise, I don't know how long it will take to decipher it.

However, for some reason, a spiritual intuition made Colin feel that the information given by the little maid might not be right.

"Can you send me the original content of the signal?"

Colin inquired, and after the little maid nodded yes, he quickly got the signals.

And then

He found that it seemed to be some cipher language, and he couldn't understand it at all, but after looking at it for two or three seconds, Colin suddenly got another piece of information.

This information, which is completely opposite to what the little maid gave, can be said to be diametrically opposed

"Don't approach, don't approach, don't."

"Whoever enters, he shall be trapped"

"All Things Near Here"

Please be careful."

“.”

Because the signal is incomplete, the information obtained is not complete, but it is clear that the content is much worse than the so-called "call for help".

It was then that a flash of inspiration crossed Colin's mind and he realized the reason for this situation.

'It must be interpreted by real humans in order to obtain true information, and other beings will only get one false information.'

So, what kind of distress signal is like fishing? ’

"If an alien hears it and knows that there is a company that sends a distress signal, most of them will step forward and step on it, and then, there will be no more."

After cracking the content, Colin couldn't laugh or cry.

This is in line with the style of the previous generation of employees in the company, who are generally ruthless, and belong to the character of biting back or burying a thunder before dying.

At the moment, there is a high probability that it is the mine that was buried when this place fell. One.

They are really not soft on all things inhuman and heretical.

"However, my mission is to come here this time, if I don't get close, then I won't come in vain?"

Colin muttered in his heart.

Then, he looked at the moldy, black fog that was called a police star and began to wonder what was going on here.

True signals indicate that once you enter, you will be trapped.

But there is no mention of why they are trapped.

"Is it these black fogs? Next, go inside the moldy object and investigate? ”

Colin paused for a moment, then without much hesitation, began to move forward.

This time, he was more cautious, and every time he moved a distance, he called the company's full name inwardly to ensure that the connection was not interrupted.

If there is no signal here, I'm afraid I'm going to be unlucky. ’

In a flash of thought, Colin got closer and closer to the celestial body with three rings that looked like gyroscopes, but the center was "moldy".

And as the distance closed, he saw that the outermost ring refracted a cold metallic luster in the flames.

It is far more spacious and huge than it appears from the outside, and the width of the ring belt alone is probably tens or hundreds of kilometers.

There are a large number of devices on display that are not clear about the specific purpose but are full of technology.

"What so-called defense mechanism did not trigger the ring belt, it may have been scrapped? No, it's no coincidence that all the black fog is confined to the ring."

"So, not being able to enter means that you can't enter the inner ring of the outer ring?"

"But speaking of which, if you add a few super energy cannons to this, it's perfect."

Colin couldn't help but think about it, feeling that the outermost ring belt might be weapon-related, but unfortunately, he didn't seem to see the part that could be called a weapon.

I haven't seen anything like a planetary railgun described in science fiction

Or, perhaps, some of the incomprehensible devices are lethal weapons.

It's just that he doesn't recognize it.

But without waiting for Colin to think more, he suddenly received a prompt.

[Event 1 has been completed.] 】

["Event 2": Light a special temporary bonfire in any area of the third ring of the "Vigilance Starship" and summon five employees]

"Notes": Under normal circumstances, this task will not result in the actual death of the employee until 21:34:59.

["Event 3": Light a special temporary bonfire in any area of the second ring of the "Vigilance Starship" and summon five employees]

"Note 1": Under normal circumstances, this task will not result in the actual death of the employee before 21:34:59.

Note 2: Event 2 needs to be completed as a precedent.

["Event 4":]

“.”

"Twenty-one hours countdown, it's been a long time since I've seen a countdown mission, and I don't know what will happen if the countdown is over, but good guys, this is for me to build a signal tower from scratch, right?"

Colin immediately realized the true nature of the mission at the first glance.

Just to find a few more signaling devices.

No, to be precise, it feels like it's going to have to be called a signal tower.

However, if he is prepared, he does not have to worry that the employees who come here will die violently because of their appearance in the space environment.

It's just that

"Under the premise that the task can be refused, I'm afraid it's not easy to find employees who can come to this kind of place, right?"

Colin raised his hand and scratched his head.

If you want to come here, especially those with a few rings outside, if it is not a D-level, or an E-level with special physical talents, other low-level company personnel are here, even if he helps, it will be difficult to withstand the space environment

But this kind of old oilman is basically impossible to perform this kind of task.

"This should also be an 'advent project', but it's not the resident type, forget it, since the tasks are out, try it first."

Colin didn't think much of it, and quickly flew towards the third ring.

After a while, he landed on the third ring, and when his foot touched the top, the long-lost "gravity" returned.

Even the sound can be heard again.

It's just that if you get out of the ground, everything will become like space again.

"It's kind of magical."

Colin stomped the pitch-black metallic third ring, then looked around to make sure there was still no danger, found a location, and opened "Event Two".

[The destination has arrived, do you want to put the "bonfire" materials?] 】

"Yes."

As the words fell, Colin saw a transparent vortex emerge, and from the vortex, a metal ball was thrown out.

When it hits the ground, it opens on its own with a snap.

Immediately afterwards, a pitch black, inhuman-like big eyeball-like charcoal cube was thrown out.

Colin glanced at it, and was probably sure that it should be some kind of demon brand fire coal, but he didn't think much of it, he stretched out his hand, and the flames covered it.

Soon, a cluster of flames hundreds of meters high burned and rose, enveloping the surrounding area.

"This flame is indeed a bit special, I feel that as long as I am in it, I can guarantee survival"

Colin sensed it and roughly determined the situation.

The rest.

It's the call for the people here.

Again, this is automatic, but Colin is pessimistic about whether it can find employees willing to come here, especially the old D-class employees who are like old fritters

But what he didn't expect was that just a few seconds later, the flames squirmed, and five figures outlined out of the flames.

", suddenly a little uncomfortable"

"What's going on"

"What the hell is this place?!"

“.”

As soon as a few people appeared, they felt obvious discomfort, but with the protection of flames, they would not die on the spot, and immediately after, they subconsciously turned on the talent effect of the "tyrannical body".

In an instant, they turned into human wolves, and their state was stabilized.

"Then, divide it yourself, and if you can't feel it, you can swallow one."

Colin took out fifteen "colorless crystals" and threw them over.

It was then that they noticed Colin's figure.

"Brother Junko?" One of them asked curiously as he took the crystal.

"Yes."

Colin bowed, then wondered, "Why are you here?" ”

Normally, this group of guys are sneaky and sneaky, and this time it came so quickly, which is a bit contrary to common sense.

But soon, after a brief exchange, Colin understood why.

The task description is to perform a certain task with the employee number "654321" to provide a certain level of assistance.

2000 points guaranteed

A few people took a look at it, and carried out an investigation mission with Brother Junzi that didn't seem to have any problems? Isn't this a point that you picked up for nothing? So they agreed.

Then, during the teleportation, they realized that it was too late.

"I'm so stupid, he's really sorry, forget it, this can't be an 'advent project', right?" A D-class spoke nervously.

"It's an expatriate, but I don't know if it will come or not, and I won't know until it's done."

Hearing Brother Shunzi's words, several people suddenly wanted to cry without tears, feeling that they had suffered a big loss for greedy points.

Although there are more than 20 hours of "immortality" in the content of the mission, it is not stated when you can go back.

"You just stay here according to the requirements of the mission, make sure that the bonfire is not extinguished, as far as I have found so far, if there is no accident here, it should still be quite safe."

Colin waved his hand, and without waiting for the employees to say anything, he rushed directly to the second ring belt.

The distance between the two rings is not too far.

Looking at it from a distance, it can almost be described as "tight".

In less than half an hour, Colin, who was moving at full speed, landed on the second ring belt and summoned the second batch of D-class employees in the same way.

Then, the employees looked at the same place as the previous ones, all crying and mourning.

However, on the other side, at the third ring with a bonfire, the five D-class personnel smiled when they felt a new colleague approaching and saw the private communication in the mission in their minds.

"Boy's family, what kind of expression is this, don't worry, I'll finish collecting things as soon as possible and leave"

Colin shook his head, this time without much conversation, and rushed directly to the first ring.

The mission requires a total of four campfire "signal towers", one on each ring, and the fourth one needs to be built on the surface of the Alert Starship.

This time, as we approached the main body of the starship, some strange black fog drifted in, and in the haze, it seemed that an invisible life was wriggling.

It gives people a very strong sense of unease.

However, before he got too close, he was melted by the flame light beside Colin.

"I've entered the black fog area, but the feeling of not being able to leave has not appeared."

Colin raised his eyebrows, but didn't think much of it, and continued to summon.

"You just stay here, don't just leave the campfire, and then I'll be able to leave when I go to retrieve the target."

After saying it casually, he dropped the "colorless crystal", and without waiting for a few people to respond, Colin looked at the surface wrapped in thick black fog and rushed straight in.

His instincts told him that the longer he stayed in this ghost place, the more likely he was to have an accident.

You have to complete the task as quickly as possible.

As for the five employees who had just arrived, there was an intra-squadron communication channel in the brain squadron, and they quickly figured out the situation here.

(End of chapter)