Returning from the abyss

Chapter 515 Communication
"The key problem is the corpse." The bayonet jumped down from the box lightly. "If it is true as he said, then why is there a corpse here for him to control? According to his description, that time should be a very urgent moment. We already know that this area is a production block, and they have time to prepare a spare body while transferring their brains?"

"I didn't think too much about it. I just thought that most of the corpses I encountered before were waxed. If it was really dead for such a long time, how to control the corpses? The nervous system must have died long ago." Tie Mei Said, "But I think since the captain dares to do it directly, there must be a very definite reason."

"I think the captain must have checked this appearance directly." The bayonet glanced at Lu Ning.

"That's right." Lu Ning confirmed her guess.

From the very beginning, she trusted Luo Qing's words with reservations, and she opened the terminal not to verify Luo Qing's identity, but to search for the appearance of the corpse in the file.Since she was talking to "Luo Qing", the other party didn't realize what she was really doing.

Face comparison showed that the body did not belong to any member of the advance team.It is impossible to carry out any breeding permits during the undiscovered alien operation period, so it can be judged that this is not a person who once existed, but a "tool" specially made.

When "Luo Qing" directly blurred the most critical issue, Lu Ning made the decision to kill.She would never believe in a brain floating in a jellyfish.

While speaking, Lu Ning had already smashed the last jellyfish into pieces.Spider Silk carefully extracted some samples, and then Lu Ning turned on the communication within the team and asked Longmai to restart again.

It was easier than expected to restore the operation of the outpost, but Lu Ning didn't think it was a good sign.The distribution center will not let tourists go lightly on things like tasks. In the past, even the first task was difficult to complete.However, although she encountered some monsters along the way this time, the strength of her entire team is completely beyond the limit. At most, she should be careful, and the entire mission is almost free.

This made Lu Ning feel worried. The staged mission release and the very easy early-stage mission all seemed to be in line with a situation that many tourists did not want to see—hunting missions.

Before that, Lu Ning had only experienced one hunting mission, and it was a survival hunt. Even if he did not complete the hunting mission, he could still return to the distribution center safely after the survival period.But if it is a purely hunting mission, as long as the target cannot be hunted, it cannot return to the distribution center.

She couldn't tell the team members about such worries, so she could only take the three of them back to the central control room.

This time, the line was connected without any problem. As Longmai finally confirmed the recovery procedure, the lights illuminated the surrounding area, and all the screens also lit up one after another. Finally, there was a sense of order.The team members went to their respective positions one after another, while Lu Ning walked to the many screens of internal monitoring and began to check and clean the block.

The personal terminal had already indicated that the task was completed, and immediately after, the second task popped up.

[Task 2: Obtain three biological specimens of phantom stars above grade B. 】

The difficulty increased sharply.

Lu Ning knew the team's equipment situation, and easily suppressed D-level creatures. It would be fine to fight against C-level creatures as long as they were well-organized, but B-level creatures were hard to say.However, the requirement of this mission is to obtain specimens rather than hunt them. The so-called biological specimens also include some biological parts. If you can steal the opportunity to obtain hair scales and the like, it will be counted according to the alliance standard.

"Captain, the transmission system in the central control room has resumed operation, temporarily cut off the connection of the upper block to ensure that there will be no interference, should we send a planetary report to the phantom star?" Longmai asked for instructions.

"No need for now, wait, now that the sending system has been restored, has the receiving end received any other sending signals?"

"Yes." Longmai replied quickly.

"Number, and team."

“3号前哨站，DU-001；7号前哨站，NE-001；10号前哨站，BW-001；23号前哨站，AL-001；37号前哨站，HJ-001。”龙脉迅速汇报。

"...the No. [-] team of five battleships." Qiu Shu said, "It seems that they have the confidence to issue the number directly. I doubt that this number is not randomly generated... At least it doesn't look like a coincidence now .”

"Agreed." Yang Hao sneered, "This is not a combat operation, so it is easy to understand a certain simplification of management. At least they can judge the importance and credibility of the information through the front and back of the serial number, isn't it?"

"You don't seem to have much faith in the Alliance," Bayonet said.

"Girl, I don't trust many things, because I don't know the group of guys who gave the orders, and we don't face each other like we are now." Yang Hao said, "So, do you want to contact them? Captain? I don't think so. What kind of fuel-efficient lamps are these five."

"let me consider it."

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The phantom star rescue plan is formulated, and personnel screening meetings are held.

"Then since the candidates have been decided, it's time to decide on the formation."

"We need five leaders... not on the bright side. On the bright side, all the teams are still acting alone. But when it is necessary to form a small army, they must have absolute command. So, what should the leader look like?"

"Outstanding military exploits, strong leadership, and loyalty?"

"That's the battlefield, the phantom star is not the battlefield."

"Careful, lawful, adaptable?"

"It's hard to define to what extent it is necessary to meet this qualification, and many people have the corresponding qualities."

"...Then what kind of person do you think can take away the number 001? Although they won't say it, they are all excellent soldiers, and they will definitely care about it in their hearts."

"The request is very clear. We need them to stand up and lead the team when necessary, don't we?"

"Oh……"

"Can live until then."

Five photos and their resumes appeared on the screen behind the host.

"Here is my nomination."

——Universal Defense, Du Xieyi.With 25 years of military experience, in all the wars she has seen, everything seems to fall into place.There are 1365 officially recorded wars, including interstellar expeditions, galaxy strikes, planetary orbital warfare, landing operations, etc., all of which ended in victory, and the troop loss rate was less than 5%.The details of such a brilliant record have reached the point where it is not normal. The military department is worried about her because of this, but it is impossible to do something to an excellent officer based on suspicion, so it is transferred to this phantom. star program.

——Natural Evolution, Chu Song.With 41 years of military experience, this is an experienced veteran soldier. He has been in several units and survived eleven wars rated as desperate. Combat power and will are unshakable.There is no need to doubt the loyalty of this soldier, but considering his experience, the military department may need to leave the battlefield temporarily, but if we need someone to stand up, it must be him.

——Blue Wave, Mo Ningyan.With 12 years of military experience, the daughter of Lieutenant General Mo Changgeng, although there are some suspicions of nepotism, Mo Ningyan quickly proved her strength on several battlefields.Her troops showed an astonishing growth rate, and Mo Ningyan trained the soldiers efficiently and harshly. She was even able to temporarily train a group of civilians into a militia capable of defending their homeland from the star thieves.This time, Mo Ningyan's participation in this plan also includes a certain requirement for gold plating, but aside from these, Mo Ningyan is still the best batch.

——Astronomical Light, Wen Beiluo.With 20 years of military experience, he has rich experience in special operations and squad operations, and is good at swift strikes and decapitation attacks.The military evaluated him as a bullet that could hit a deadly part at any time. His highest record was leading a team to paralyze a planet's planetary defense system within two days, opening the door for planetary orbital bombing.The only thing to consider when using him is whether he is bloodthirsty—so bloodthirsty that he can't control himself, which is why the military does not approve of him continuing to perform similar tasks.

——Super Sound Jazz, Shangshen Cauldron.With 21 years of military experience, he was originally a researcher, but became a soldier because of some special encounters.Because of this background, he has a very strong judgment on the power of the weapons he has and all the facts, which has reached the point of almost mechanical judgment.He is supported because of his rationality, but he also blames himself for the loss because he is too supported. After all, he is not an orthodox soldier.But in the phantom star project, this may be a good thing, after all, he has never influenced his rational judgment because of his sensibility.

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"I think, connect to our own one first, I need to understand the situation first." Lu Ning didn't think for a long time, and soon decided to try the situation first.Longmai and Kuai soon sent the signal to the console on her side, and Lu Ning connected the cable of her space suit and turned on the communication button.

"This is DU-003, please reply."

After waiting for about five seconds, there was a response.

"DU-001. You were the first to respond, but you didn't post yourselves on the mailing list, is there a problem?"

"No, it's just that the safety of this behavior cannot be confirmed. DU-001, since you have restored the operation of an outpost, you should know what happened on this phantom star. Have you found anything special?" Lu Ning asked.

"There is no special situation. The highest-level phantom beast in the outpost is only a C-level threat, which has been wiped out by my team members. At present, the operation of each block is gradually restored. We plan to use this place as a supply point for our exploration and Supplies for each team to use. DU-003, have you found anything special?"

"I communicated with a creature claiming to be a member of the original advance team. I probably know a little about what happened at the time, but I haven't verified the authenticity. I will transmit part of the video, but the creature is threatening and has been shot. We will check the corresponding information in the database for verification."

"Understood. If possible, is it convenient to inform you of your next action plan?"

"Our overall cleanup of the outpost has not yet been completed, and it will take about one to two days. After that, the cause of the outbreak of disease and chaos here will be searched, and if relevant content cannot be found within the outpost, perhaps the surrounding area will be investigated explore."

"Okay, remember to report."

"I won't forget. You seem to be moving faster. Is there anything to pay attention to about Eudemons?"

"Protection, pay attention to protecting yourself. Although there are no phantom beasts that can harm our armor, I think it will inevitably appear in the future. Once their special abilities and states can pose a threat to us, their lethality will become extremely terrifying. "

"thanks for reminding."

"Then, this is the end of the call for now, keep in touch."

"Keep in touch."

Lu Ning cut off the communication.

"How do you say? Did you find anything?" Longmai asked.

"It's similar to us. They have just repaired the system of an outpost and are in the process of restoration. It seems that all teams will inevitably be busy with this in the next day or two." Lu Ning shook her head.

"Let's talk about individual news, Captain, I found that jellyfish in the Eudemons database here, and it is indeed called planktonic fluid." Spider Silk said.

Lu Ning nodded: "Then is the characteristic different from what we know?"

"First of all... You have to be clear that the advance team can't do human experiments, at most they are some biological experiments. But it's also very interesting. They tried to let the jellyfish preserve the brains of three kinds of creatures, and then the jellyfish showed the brains of the three kinds of creatures. Different traits. For example, the brains of aquatic creatures will be close to water, and the brains of beasts will like things that are close to the smell of blood..."

"It sounds like it really protects that brain." Tie Mei said, "Generally speaking, there must be a 'but' after such a statement."

"You guessed it, in tests jellyfish don't put back their preserved brains, and once they're fed new brains, their internal fluids crush the previously preserved brains, disintegrate them, and make room for them. A new brain. Because of this behavior, researchers speculate that this is the biological behavior of the jellyfish itself, so it is exactly the opposite of what 'Luo Qing' said just now."

"It's not that the preserved brain dominates the jellyfish, but the jellyfish reads the information in the brain." Lu Ning said, "Obviously, the one just now is because it knows that the power of the weapons in our hands cannot be resisted, so it plans to Pretend it, it seems that after keeping the human brain, it becomes a little smarter."

"The question is where did that body come from?" Bayonet asked.

"A corpse, it can't be called a corpse, remember that plant? I saw a plant that can collect cells for organ culture from a similar plant illustration, but it is very difficult to grow. There is only one plant in the entire outpost, and Since phantom beasts can be strengthened, perhaps this special plant can also be strengthened."

"The problem is..." Spade adjusted the screen in front of him, "Many suspicious things can't be found, most of those phantom beasts don't exist in this outpost, they are all D-level wandering around in various areas, we Fixing the monitoring and self-cleaning system after it's restored is like playing, which honestly makes me feel a little uneasy."

(End of this chapter)