Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Chapter 848 Signs of Life Found!

The probe did not get too close to Lake Kraken-Marie.

the reason is simple.

Although this is already the smallest exploration ship in the Human Alliance fleet, its hull, which is over 100 meters long, makes it unsuitable for entering this "small" lake.

Moreover, the heat emitted by the untreated probe ship is a nightmare for this methane ocean.

When the probe ship was 1,000 meters away from the lake surface, the hatch on the belly of the probe ship quietly opened.

Dozens of spherical probes, each less than one meter in diameter, were ejected from the hatch and fell into Lake Kraken-Mare.

Watching the splashes of water on the lake, the command center fell silent once again.

……

The perspective was switched to the spherical detector.

These probes are conducting their search missions at an extremely high speed.

There are no signs of large-scale biological activity in the surface ocean, namely Lake Kraken-Mary.

Under Zero's control, the spherical probe rapidly descended into the depths.

Based on maps in the database, they found several ice volcanoes that connect the inland sea and the open sea.

Using these nutrient-rich ice volcanoes, the spherical probe entered the inland sea beneath Lake Kraken-Mare.

Evaporation from the open sea did not affect the inland sea.

As the probe ventured deeper, signs of life became increasingly apparent—mostly single-celled organisms of various shapes and sizes.

This gave everyone in the command center a glimmer of hope.

It seems... the seeds of life have not been completely extinguished.

But as time went by, that glimmer of hope gradually faded—the probes searched every corner of the inland sea but still found no trace of the jellyfish.

"Perhaps..." Zhao Zijie pursed his lips, his face somewhat grim, and said, "The extermination-style fishing back then completely wiped out this species."

Lü Yongchang remained silent.

But a rare hint of regret appeared on his face.

Of course, despite his regret, if he were to face the situation again, he would still issue the fishing order without hesitation.

When human civilization faces a life-or-death crisis, any act of self-righteousness is irresponsible towards the entire civilization.

"...What a pity."

He said softly, "Zero, bring the probe back."

"Wait a little longer!"

Lu Yongchang looked at the speaker with a helpless expression: "Gao Yang, I know what you're thinking, but..."

"Professor, let the probe search the land area again!"

Gao Yang clasped his hands together and made a request to Lü Yongchang: "We haven't conducted a full exploration of the land yet!"

"you……"

Looking at Gao Yang's pleading yet determined expression, Lü Yongchang gave another wry smile: "Alright, we'll do as you say."

"Zero, conduct a full search of Titan's land area."

"Release an artificial heat source in an attempt to lure jellyfish out."

After saying that, Lü Yongchang sighed softly, turned around and sat back down in his chair.

If there are no jellyfish in the inland sea, how could there be any on land?

Qi Mengshu silently sensed the atmosphere in the command center, then looked up again at the rapidly changing images on the holographic projection.

……

The probe silently and swiftly "drifted" through the low-altitude region of Titan.

Every detail of the earth's surface was clearly presented to everyone.

Gravel and pebbles covered the flat land.

Suddenly, an incongruous object came into everyone's view.

Before Lü Yongchang could call a halt, the probe automatically stopped flying and simultaneously pointed its high-definition camera at the object.

That was a starship.

A starship with a strong human-made style.

That was the Luan bird abandoned on Titan.

Perhaps because Titan did not directly experience a solar helium flash, and due to Titan's unique methane atmosphere, the Luan bird is relatively well preserved.

Furthermore, Lü Yongchang could even see various clear patterns and markings on the surface of the [Luan Bird] starship.

However, the phoenix did not attract the attention of the resident physicians.

All eyes were drawn to the "thing" next to the [Luan Bird].

Upon seeing the true nature of those "things," Lü Yongchang stood up excitedly!

Not only Lü Yongchang, but everyone in the command center stood up!

Everyone stand up!

Exclamations of surprise rose and fell throughout the command center.

At the same time, Zero's reminder also reached everyone's ears.

"Warning! Signs of life detected!"

"Scale statistics are complete; number of individuals: 1032467!"

They were a group of pale yellow, round creatures that looked like jelly.

In the image, these rounded creatures are arranged in a large circular formation around the [Luan Bird].

The atmosphere was pale orange, and the sun was a giant, bright orange-red.

Their elastic, pale yellow bodies were swaying back and forth in a unique posture.

"Like a kind of..."

Gao Yang stared blankly at the giant holographic projection in front of him, murmuring softly.

"...A sacrificial ceremony." Qi Mengshu, who was standing to the side, stared at the scene in front of him in a daze and added.

Lu Yongchang muttered to himself in disbelief, "These jellyfish... not only survived, but they've even evolved consciousness?!"

"this……"

"How the hell did that?!"

"It's only been two thousand years!!"

Even Lü Yongchang couldn't help but swear!

Compared to human evolution, the evolution speed of these jellyfish is as fast as a rocket!

Not bad.

Although their appearance has changed and their individual size has decreased significantly, Lü Yongchang can still tell that these pale yellow, round creatures are jellyfish from more than two thousand years ago!

suddenly.

They stopped what they were doing and looked up at the sky one after another.

"We've been discovered?!"

Lu Yongchang's heart skipped a beat.

For a civilization of low intelligence, witnessing the creations of a more advanced civilization could very well lead to widespread panic and riots within its own ranks.

For a primitive civilization, this is a devastating blow.

But the next moment.

An unexpected scene unfolded.

The jellyfish did not cause the panic that Lü Yongchang had imagined; instead, they swayed their elastic bodies even more vigorously.

"this……"

"What's going on?"

Lu Yongchang looked at Fang Xu beside him with a puzzled expression and asked.

"……I have no idea."

Faced with Lü Yongchang's question, Fang Xu also showed the same confusion.

"Then, what should we do now?" Lu Yongchang continued to ask.

"...I really don't know."

Inside the command center, the academicians stared at each other in bewilderment.