The system handed me over to the state.

"It's over! We made it out!"

Su Xi let out a long sigh and sat back down in her seat. Bronya, who had already returned to the ship when the Iron Curtain device was activated, looked at the quiet planet in the distance and said, "It's over. Let's rest. We'll break out again in a week."

They choose to come in at the time when the previous day's cycle has just reversed, so that when they come in it is the first day of the cycle, giving them the most repair time.

"It seems our friends' ships aren't in very good condition."

Looking at the Mermaid Empire's original spherical warship, the front half has now become an ellipsoid.

"Let's wait for our friends to contact us. Maybe then we can offer them a little help."

Su Xi felt somewhat helpless, wondering how her friends were doing. The fact that they were able to travel here was truly touching, especially considering the Mermaid Empire's initial act of using her as a shield. So, after the Iron Curtain device was activated, they flew in front of them and used the Iron Curtain's invincibility to smash or attack the larger fragments, preventing them from suffering more serious damage.

Of course, it's hard to say what their attitude is right now; they might still be in shock and haven't had a chance to contact them yet.

But we can't let our guard down now.

Su Xi looked at the additional warnings on the ship. This time, the crossing was still quite dangerous. The ship was not in good condition. The whole ship needed time for a major overhaul. Otherwise, if something went wrong during the next crossing and caused the shields and iron curtain device to malfunction, it would be a big problem.

"All personnel, heed my command. The engineering department shall immediately begin the most meticulous and detailed inspection of all the spaceship's engines. All personnel shall return to their posts and conduct a thorough inspection of every part of the spaceship."

"This concerns the safety of all of us when we cross the storm for the second time, and we absolutely cannot afford to be careless!"

"Understood! Begin the inspection immediately!"

After the order was given, the entire crew of the ship began to take action, carrying out a major overhaul of the spaceship to ensure that their second crossing could proceed smoothly.

"Want to grab a drink? You must be tired after being out in space for a while, right?"

Su Xi extended an invitation to Bronya, but Bronya shook her head. "No need for that. To be honest, I'm more curious about what's on this planet. Aren't you curious about how this planet ended up in the eye of the storm?"

"Or rather, did he appear at the eye of the storm, or... did the storm surround him?"

"Since you're so eager to go down and take a look, how about we send a spaceship up there to take you?"

Su Xi made a suggestion, to which Bronya shook her head, "No, not for now. We can just send a drone down to take a look around later. Now, let's do what we need to do."

"I'll go and calm them down a bit, let you know in advance, and then help you start inspecting the spaceship. Also, our friends might need some help; our nano-repair robots should be able to help them. Let me know when they contact us."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you then."

Su Xi unceremoniously handed over the important diplomatic task to Bronya. Bronya smiled and nodded, saying, "Of course, you can leave it to me. I will handle those things. After all, it would probably be quite troublesome for you to go there."

Su Xi smiled helplessly. Indeed, the mermaids' spaceships were all in various bodies of water, and it would be very troublesome for them to move around there, plus they would have to wear all sorts of equipment.

She's not one of those people in movies who can open their eyes underwater anytime, anywhere. She underwent training in this area when she enlisted, but it just wasn't working.

There's no way around it, but Gong Ning can do it. Should we try to trick her into going there so she can have a good experience?

..........

"Your Majesty, these are videos recorded by the ship's artificial intelligence during our hibernation period. Our technicians have extracted some of the more valuable footage, and now it is up to you to review them."

The Mermaid Queen nodded and accepted the magic image stone handed to her by her technicians. After a brief operation, images of the storm appeared before her. She watched them one by one, then faced the massive fragments that were attacking from behind.

Bronya was alone on the ship, dealing with a giant robot with a super-powerful unknown weapon. Then she saw the ship that they thought they needed to protect, which opened an iron curtain and charged straight at the giant debris, smashing it to protect them.

"Your Majesty, what...what is your opinion on this matter...?"

The mermaids behind her asked curiously, and the queen's expression was unusually complicated... She didn't know what to say, nor how to face her new friends.

"Are they... really our fellow travelers?"

“Your Majesty, there is no doubt about that. They are our companions, we can be sure of that. But the combat power and technology they have demonstrated are not something that ordinary civilizations could possess.”

"But...but the assessment never includes any beings that have already reached a low-level or mid-level civilization. In other words, the fact that they are here means that they, like us, are a civilization that has only recently entered the starry sky."

"That's truly...astonishing..."

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore."

The Queen quickly concealed the surprise on her face. Their new friend had shocked them, but despite the shock, they still had to face the upcoming test.

"What is the extent of the damage to the spaceship?"

"The spacecraft is 24% damaged, which is much better than the previous four incidents where the damage was around 40%. It has reduced our losses by almost half. Our friends helped us in the second half, which prevented our spacecraft from being hit by debris."

“We have another week. If everything goes well, we can recover 20% of the losses. As for the remaining 4%, we can ignore it for now, since it is not particularly important.”

The Queen frowned. "Their ship appears undamaged. I wonder what that final black energy field was... Communicator, contact our dear friends. If possible, I think we should ask for their help."

Ten minutes later, the Mermaid Queen's communication reached Nuwa and Ningye, and the two sides connected simultaneously. At the beginning, the Mermaid Queen expressed her surprise and shock at the strength of the two ships.

Meanwhile, the Shenzhou side extended their greetings and inquired about the reason why the Mermaid Empire lost communication while crossing the storm.

The Mermaid Queen did not hide anything from this and told the truth.

"They're in hibernation... No wonder we can't contact them."

"This approach is correct. If the spaceship is damaged and the water is lost and frozen instantly, their people will have no chance of survival."

"Therefore, instead of losing the lives of their own people, it is better to gather everyone in the most secure central area of ​​the spaceship. That way, after the journey is over, they can simply be reawakened, and all they need to do is repair their own spaceship."

"But... are their spacesuits filled entirely with water?"

Su Xi expressed her curiosity about the mermaids' space operations again, and Bronya smiled, "We'll know soon enough, but... I have a feeling we might be able to be of great help in repairing the spaceship."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Mermaid Queen's voice came again, "Friends, I must confess that I need your help. Our spaceship has been hit by debris on the front, resulting in 24% structural damage. We need to repair these damages."

"However, it is extremely difficult for my people to survive in space. We can only use magical puppets to carry out outer space operations on our behalf. This is very difficult to operate and consumes a lot of our magic power. You are a technological civilization. Your mechanical creations do not require the same effort as our magical civilization."

"Therefore, I am requesting your help here. I hope you can assist us in repairing the structural components of the building. As for the magical aspects, my people will handle them. I wonder..."

"No problem, Your Majesty, we are happy to offer our assistance."

Su Xi agreed to the Mermaid Queen's request without hesitation.

The Mermaid Queen was taken aback by Su Xi's quick agreement. "Are you... sure?"

"Yes, we are certain. We will dispatch nanobots to repair the physical damage to your ship. We will try our best to complete the work within 3 days, after all, your spaceship is much larger than ours, and we do not know enough about its structure."

"In short, we will do our best to help you."

The mermaid queen was extremely excited. "Thank you! Thank you so much!"

Chapter 437: The Core of the Storm

"The mermaids handed us the blueprints for their spaceship, indicating that we should repair it according to the blueprints and that we didn't need to worry about the magic patterns and magic circuits, as they would make them themselves."

"We also analyzed the material samples they sent and confirmed that our nanorobots can form this building material normally. Most importantly, there are no difficulties and the formation speed is very fast."

"So all we need to do next is send a few nanobots to repair the damage to their spaceship."

"However, considering the exceptionally complex structure of their spaceship, and the various mechanisms it incorporates, we may not be able to complete all the repairs within 3 days. It might take... 4 days?"

"Um...."

Su Xi fell into thought. Nanobots can't just be thrown out and work on their own according to the program. Considering that such things are too powerful under the control of intelligent AI, if they cause dangerous problems related to intelligent AI, nanobots may become its biggest accomplices.

Therefore, Shenzhou has made nanorobots something that must be manually controlled and programmed using special equipment. Although they could also be integrated with Shenzhou's artificial intelligence and controlled by them, engineers generally avoid this situation.

Therefore, they will need to send engineers to the mermaid's spaceship to repair the relevant structural areas. It will be a bit troublesome, but it is relatively simple. The only question is whether the mermaid's spaceship can provide normal air supply to their personnel.

"Just follow the normal procedure. Have our nanoengineers ready and send a few to assist the Mermaid Empire's ships."

"The others are responsible for maintaining order inside the ship."

At this moment, Su Xi saw Bronya walking towards her. She told the people around her to go about their business for the time being, turned around, and asked with a smile, "How is the situation? Has it been resolved?"

"It's resolved. We've calmed them down. Also, here are the results of my examination."

He handed the tablet to Su Xi and explained, "According to my inspection, the ship is basically fine. The shield charging core has multiple circuit faults, breaks, and burns due to overload. Repairs have already begun, and the core itself has not been damaged."

"The core of the Iron Curtain is functioning normally, but the power of the energy core has decreased slightly. The problem is still under investigation. It is speculated that the cause may be that the Iron Curtain core was subjected to several impacts due to the shocks and vibrations generated by the impacts."

"The ship itself is fine, everything is normal, that's all."

Su Xi smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work. There really isn't any major problem. Now we should be able to better help our good friends."

"Well, I also need to ask you for something. I plan to take a spaceship to a planet to take a look."

"Hmm? Why did you suddenly decide to go up and take a look?"

Su Xi was somewhat surprised. They had scanned that planet before and found nothing. The planet's surface was barren, devoid of any life or water resources. There was no life at all, and there was nothing to see there. Moreover, there were always massive storms. What was the point of going up there?

"I found something interesting, related to the Herrscher."

Su Xi's expression froze. "Are you sure?"

Being related to the Herrscher is no small matter. Being able to be associated with the Herrscher means that this planet once experienced a Honkai event and that the Herrscher's core still exists.

Does this mean that there is a very large underground city system beneath this planet?

"Are you really sure about this? This is no small matter. There are only two Herrschers in Shenzhou to begin with, and if we add another one..."

Su Xi didn't continue. Although there was no problem with Herrschers as long as they belonged to Shenzhou, regardless of what kind of Herrscher they were, Su Xi knew very well that Bronya and Seele's Herrscher cores came from that Miss Tong Xi, who removed the influence of the Honkai Will and also made the Honkai energy harmless.

However, this is the original Honkai energy core. If the person who absorbs the core is controlled by the Honkai will, it could cause a huge mess.

"I'm sure. I'll go down and take a look. I'm not quite sure what kind of hers it is, but I can go down and check it out. Even if I can't use it right away, I can seal it up and deal with it when I get back to China."

"Although we don't know what happened on this planet, since we've come across it, it's a good thing to recover it."

Su Xi nodded. "Do you need me to send others down to help you?"

Bronya shook her head. "The planet's environment is too harsh. It's inconvenient for you to go down. Even if you need help, I'll call Blackie and Seele. Don't worry."

"Okay, I understand. When you go down there, keep in touch and send a signal so we can immediately send a spaceship to bring you back."

"It's troublesome."

Bronya nodded, turned around and left the bridge. On her way to the ship's hangar, she contacted Black Seele and Seele. Black Seele immediately said that she wanted to come along, and Seele naturally did the same. After all, if Black Seele could absorb the Herrscher Core, it would naturally be another boost to her power.

At worst, once we get back, Tong Xi can get her hands on it, process it to render it harmless, and then find someone to absorb it.

Ten minutes later, the three met inside the transport ship. Upon seeing each other, Hei hope immediately questioned, "Are you serious? A Herrscher core in this godforsaken place? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Hei hope was skeptical. How could a Herrscher core suddenly appear in such a godforsaken place? How could a Herrscher core still exist on a planet devoid of life, with a harsh environment and terrifying storms raging every day?

“I think the same way you do. I also think it’s impossible, but my Herrscher core tells me that it does exist, so I have to go and see for myself.”

"Whether it's the core of the Herrscher or not, there must be something there that attracts me."

Hei hope frowned slightly. "Okay, I understand. We'll go with you. If we encounter any danger, we'll deal with it together."