With the support of a ninth-level civilization, do you want me to believe in electronic gods?

Chapter 238 The disappeared scientific research ship
A rocky planet!
It is also the only planet within a journey of thousands of light years!
And the signal of the TE913 scientific research ship is near this planet!

The moment he learned this information, Chen Fan's spirit instantly became tense.

He didn't believe there could be such a coincidence in the world!

Just when Chen Fan became wary, the Varela quietly exited the warp navigation state and headed towards the planet ahead under the control of the ship's computer.

Without the light of a star, this planet is like an assassin hidden in the darkness, dormant quietly in the deep and dim universe.

In fact, all planets separated from their host stars look like this.

For low-level civilizations with relatively single observation methods, this kind of wandering planet that moves silently in the dark can be regarded as a real killer.

If you are not careful, the fleet will collide with the oncoming rogue planet.

Although the probability is very low, if it happens, it will be a disaster for the fleets of low-level civilizations.

[Varilla] stopped moving forward, and a black shadow that blocked a lot of starlight appeared directly in front of the porthole - this was the rogue planet.

“In addition to rare earth minerals, there are also monocrystalline silicon minerals of very high purity on this planet.”

It’s just a fraction of this ravine!
Regardless of its width or depth, this "gully" is difficult to explain by natural causes.

Further away, endless small starships shuttle back and forth between star systems.

A crisp prompt sounded in the cockpit, and a line of prompt information flashed across the holographic panel in front of you:
[Planet scan has been completed. 】

Its surface is not "flat". A huge ravine spanning the North and South Poles quietly lies on the side of the planet facing [Varilla].

Chen Fan immediately thought of the astonishingly powerful space weapons: "One, do you think this will be the damage caused by space weapons?"

Yi quickly gave an answer: "The planetary scan has not been completely completed, but a considerable amount of rare earth minerals have been discovered underground on this planet."

[Average depth: 791 kilometers. 】

"Mining?" Chen Fan was stunned, "What kind of mine?"

At this time, his eyes were staring directly at the increasingly clear scanned image in the holographic projection - compared with conventional rocky planets, this planet was obviously a little abnormal.

"The planet's atmosphere has completely dissipated. It must have been wandering in this cosmic void for a long time."

"so much?!"

seem……

"This machine is more of a mining trace."

If Yi's judgment is correct, this rogue planet should be a mining site for some interstellar civilization.

Chen Fan nodded thoughtfully.

Living planets are orbiting quietly around their respective main stars. Around these living planets, starships and defense equipment are constantly hovering.

A rocky planet made entirely of solid rock with a diameter of more than 6,000 kilometers.

[Maximum width: 297 kilometers, average width: 173 kilometers. 】

Chen Fan nodded slightly. He didn't care about the basic information mentioned by Yi.

The true appearance of this wandering planet quickly emerged on the holographic projection on the main console.

[Maximum depth: 1007 kilometers. 】

"Ding dong."

Not far from this fleet, a dozen silver-white planetary fortresses were arranged neatly and hovering in the vast universe.

[No technological artifacts have been discovered yet. 】

Within these star systems, a large number of large-scale industrial equipment built on planets are operating day and night.

"An external attack?"

Chen Fan raised his eyebrows and exclaimed: "That ravine..."

……

Every line is a vein.

"Rare earth minerals."

"The planet has a magnetic field of a certain strength." Electronic synthesized voice sounded in the cockpit, "Its core is still active."

Looking at the deep darkness outside the porthole window, Chen Fan had a slight thought.

As Yi's voice fell, intricate, intertwined and trivial lines appeared in the virtual shadow of the planet in the holographic projection.

A huge fleet is hovering quietly near the black hole in the center of the galaxy. The black hole's powerful gravity seems to have no impact on this fleet that blocks the sky and the sun.

"This machine doesn't think so." After a short calculation, Yi denied Chen Fan's conjecture, "The ravine section is quite rough, and it is obviously different from the attack characteristics of space weapons."

It is like a scar deep enough to be seen in the bones, quietly falling on the surface of this rogue planet.

EL13697101 Deep in the universe, in the center of an unknown galaxy.

What is the concept of depth of 1007 kilometers?
The deepest point of the Mariana Trench is only 11 kilometers!

Yi gave the answer: "The calculation results show that rare earths and single crystal silicon are relatively abundant near the gully. It is not difficult to judge that this may be the main mineral vein on this planet."

The shipboard planetary scanning function is quietly turned on.

These living planets have become slaves of this fleet!
And this galaxy has suddenly become the production base of this fleet!
Suddenly, an imperceptible wave came from the depths of the universe and quickly swept across this huge galaxy.

It was a tachyon broadcast.

To be precise, it is a tachyon broadcast that has been forwarded many times.

After waiting for a while, the huge fleet located in the black hole area in the center of the galaxy, which had been silent for a long time, finally made a move.

Orders came out from the core of the fleet. A small part of the fleet broke away from the huge fleet and slowly sailed towards the coordinates indicated in the tachyon broadcast.

……"How can this be?!"

Chen Fan looked at the prompt information in the holographic projection and couldn't help but ask: "One, are you sure the scan results are OK?"

"Wait a moment, this unit will check."

While waiting, Chen Fan's expression became heavy.

It seems...the expected ease and convenience have disappeared unknowingly, replaced by all kinds of troubles.

"There is no problem with the planetary scan."

The electronic synthesized sound sounded again, bringing the worst news to Chen Fan: "Not to mention the scientific research ship, there are not even any technological creations on this planet."

This scan result obviously goes against all previous conjectures and judgments.

Let’s talk about the scientific research ship first. The black box signal is near this rogue planet, and there is only one planet in this star field!
Let’s talk about technological creations. If the gully a thousand kilometers deep was caused by mining, how could there be no traces left on this planet?

Chen Fan stared at the bright yellow prompt information in the holographic projection, and his brows suddenly wrinkled.

"One, will planetary scanning be interfered with?"

After thinking for a moment, Chen Fan asked.

"Theoretically, civilizations above level seven can interfere with the results of planetary scanning to a certain extent."

Yi's answer made Chen Fan feel more uneasy.

Could it be said that...there are relics of advanced civilization on this planet?
The reason why it is said to be a relic is naturally because the position and scanning behavior of [Varela] at this time are too sensitive - if there really is an advanced civilization on this planet, I am afraid that [Varela] has been damaged at this time. to the opponent's attack.

"Go down and have a look."

After thinking for a moment, Chen Fan made a decision.

"Planetary scanning will be interfered with, but naked eye observation will not be affected, right?"

……

The order was given, and a layer of pale golden barrier slowly emerged around the Varela. At the same time, the earth-yellow starship slowly sailed towards the wandering planet directly ahead.

Since there is no atmosphere, the landing process of the starship is quite smooth.

As the height of the starship continued to decrease, the high-power searchlights on the side of the ship shone directly on the surface of the planet.

The silver-grey ground was filled with sparkles - reflections from the ice.

Yes, this is an ice planet.

Because there is no light from the main star, the temperature of the planet's surface is already close to the average temperature of the universe: -270 degrees Celsius.

At such temperatures, the ice on the planet's surface is exceptionally strong.

[Varilla] floated slowly in the sky, its searchlights and various detection instruments were all turned on to maximum power, trying to find the scientific research ship that had been missing for several months.

One lap, two laps, three laps...

The investigator's starship circled back and forth several times at an altitude of three thousand meters above the earth's surface, but still failed to obtain any useful results.

The atmosphere in the starship cockpit was particularly solemn, and Chen Fan once again turned his attention to the signal mark belonging to the black box of the scientific research ship in the holographic projection.

The signal mark did not move at all, it just stayed in place quietly.

But no matter how hard Chen Fan tried, he could not find any trace of this scientific research ship!
Chen Fan has never encountered such a strange incident since he became an investigator of the Bureau!

If it weren't for the starship from the ninth-level civilization in his hands, he would even have the illusion of encountering a supernatural event such as a ghost breaking a wall!
"Release the drones."

After confirming that there was no danger on the planet, Chen Fan gave the order with a gloomy face: "Release all the ship-borne drones!"

"Today, even if I turn this planet upside down, I still want to find that scientific research ship!"

The moment the order was issued, the abdominal hatch of the [Varilla] suddenly opened, and hundreds of micro carrier-based drones less than half a meter in size filed out and rushed toward the frozen planet below.

One minute, two minutes...

Time passed bit by bit, and the holographic structure of the frozen planet in the holographic projection became more and more detailed.

but……

There are no scientific research ships and no so-called mining equipment.

Just when Chen Fan couldn't hold his breath, a notification tone sounded quietly.

"Unknown signal detected."

Unknown signal?

Chen Fan's expression changed slightly and he quickly sat up straight: "One, what's going on?"

"A carrier-based drone detected an unknown current signal while exploring a ravine." Yi quickly gave the answer, "The source of the current signal..."

"It's the crust beneath the ice."

"More precisely, those veins in the earth's crust."

Before the words could even be finished, bright yellow warning messages appeared invariably on the holographic projection in front of Chen Fan.

It is also an unknown current signal.

This weird electrical signal can be detected in every corner of the planet!

Looking at the warning messages that quickly filled up the entire planet model, a shocking idea suddenly appeared in Chen Fan's mind.

His eyes widened and he swallowed hard:
"This planet..."

"Is it alive?"

(End of this chapter)