The system handed me over to the state.

"Hmm, Seele, is there anything you want to say?"

Seeing Seele's hesitant expression, Seele's smile became somewhat forced. "I can also sense the presence of the Herrscher core that Bronya mentioned, and I have a bad feeling about it."

Hei hope's gaze lingered between the two of them before she finally asked in surprise, "So, does that mean I'm the only one who isn't a Herrscher and doesn't know anything?"

Bronya shrugged. "Don't worry, if you're lucky enough to absorb this Herrscher core, then we'll be no different. But your own power isn't weaker than a Herrscher's, is it?"

"But I can't compare to you and Seele. I barely managed to defeat Seele without using her Herrscher powers. Do you think I could win if I did?"

Bronya sighed softly, "There's no need... pursuing power isn't a good thing."

"I know, but do I have a way to deal with your involution?"

Black Seele didn't want things to be this way either, but seeing Bronya and Seele getting stronger and stronger while she was slowly moving forward in the same place, it was very distressing for her!

"I understand. Let's continue later."

Bronya sat in the pilot's seat of the spaceship, while Seele and Black Seele sat in the co-pilot's seats on either side. After fastening their seatbelts, the spaceship slowly started moving.

"Spaceship X8-122N, you are now ready for takeoff!"

"X8-122N received. Engine is running and it is leaving port."

"Received, best of luck!"

The spaceship slowly separated from the Nuwa ship, and after completely separating, it accelerated and rushed towards the distant planet.

Such a move naturally aroused the curiosity of the mermaids.

"Captain Su Xi, is your spaceship heading to explore that planet?"

The Mermaid Queen happened to be talking with Su Xi and Gong Ning at the time. Upon seeing this, she asked directly without any politeness. Su Xi and Gong Ning, who were already aware of the Mermaid Queen's straightforward personality during their conversation, smiled and said, "Yes, we are very curious about this planet in the storm. I wonder if your Mermaid Empire has ever sent... um... mermaids? to explore it?"

"Just call us 'human.' We are a humanoid race, and in this star field, we like to call any other humanoid race 'human.'"

Then the mermaid queen turned her head to look at her tail, which was swaying in the water. "Of course, you can call us fish. Our scientists have proven that we did indeed evolve from fish. If you call us fish, we will gladly accept it."

Su Xi couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Um... I don't know what to say, so I'd better not say anything.

"I understand, Your Majesty. So, regarding our question earlier..."

"Actually...we're not entirely sure either."

"After all, we mermaids need water to survive. We can stay out of the water for short periods of time, but not for too long, or our lives will be in danger."

"The environment on that planet was far too harsh. For us mermaids, let alone moving around, it was a problem to even stay there for a second longer. So we only conducted a surface scan of that planet, and we did not explore it at all."

"Of course, friends, we found nothing. It's a barren planet with nothing but black soil and brown rocks. I believe you won't find anything there."

Su Xi just smiled at this. Maybe so. It's obvious that the other party wouldn't know about something like the Herrscher Core. She just didn't know if the Doctor's search would go smoothly. She hoped that nothing unexpected would happen.

"Your Majesty, let's discuss the repairs to your spaceship instead."

"Uh-huh!"

...in the midst of the storm...

"They've sent a spaceship to the planet. Should we issue a warning?"

"There's no need. The underground base is absolutely secretive. Countless civilizations have tried to do this before, and the result was either heavy losses for the landing personnel or nothing at all. So we don't need to pay attention to it."

"Are you sure? They pulled out so much strange technology before, I'm really a little worried..."

"...It's alright, don't worry. Don't you have confidence in our underground fortress? It has state-of-the-art energy shielding, electromagnetic shielding, sensory shielding, and even magical shielding. No one will be able to sense the underground situation."

"So don't worry, they won't find anything. Besides, what could they possibly find in such a small spaceship?"

"I hope so..."

..............

"We have reached the surface of the planet, and there is nothing unusual except for black soil and brown rocks."

"Received. It's basically consistent with the information we got from the mermaids. Doctor, how far is it from where you sensed it?"

Bronya pondered for a moment, looking at the ground beneath her feet and then at the monotonous, empty landscape around her. She shook her head and said, "There's nothing around. My senses come from underground. I might need a little help from the equipment supplier."

"I understand, please wait a moment."

Su Xi turned her gaze to the ship's operators.

"Scan the planet's surface with our scanners at maximum power, and report back to me immediately if you find anything unusual!"

"Understood, Captain!"

The scanner on board the Nuwa was not the most advanced, while the Ningye, which arrived later, was the ship with the most advanced scanning equipment. Therefore, the scanning work was handed over to the Ningye.

The scan results were very clear: there was nothing there. The planet's underground space was completely empty, consisting only of various kinds of rocks and a small amount of minerals.

The scan results were perfectly normal, but for Bronya, they were a bit off. The Herrscher Gem's detection was very clear; it was underground, but she wasn't sure of the exact depth.

The scan results were normal, meaning there was some kind of shielding device underground that completely blocked their scanning equipment.

Or rather, they were fooled.

"It looks like it's down there. The question is, how do we get down now?"

Bronya looked at Blackie, who rolled her eyes, as if to say, "What are you looking at? Does looking at her mean she can dig right through the ground?"

Bronya had no choice but to use a rather unusual method in response.

She pulled out the little rabbit and asked it if she had a way to dig through the ground. The little rabbit got a little emotional about this.

"Can I not dig?"

“We didn’t bring the corresponding tools, unless you want us to dig with our bare hands.”

The little rabbit was silent for a moment, then held up a finger to Bronya and said, "A bottle of No. 6 engine oil..."

"Deal! I'll give it to you when I get back!"

"I don't want what you created!"

"Don't worry, it's industrially manufactured."

Bronya was also reluctant to part with the No. 6 engine oil. This was a special type of engine oil used for the Hyperdimensional Engine, mainly for maintaining and lubricating all parts of the Hyperdimensional Engine. Heavy Bunny also hoped that it could play such a role.

So, Little Bunny really likes No. 6 engine oil, but due to the price, Bronya's monthly salary can only buy two bottles, while Little Bunny uses half a bottle at a time...

Therefore, for a long time, Bronya restricted Little Bunny's use of this type of oil. Now that she's making this request, it's not impossible, but the No. 6 oil on the ship is scarce, mainly used for maintaining the Iron Curtain Core and Shield Core. So she needs to manufacture some oil to appease Little Bunny...

Hopefully we won't get caught...

Having received Bronya's permission, the Heavy Bunny transformed its arms into drills and began drilling into the ground in front of it.

Rabbit's drill was designed for combat. The soil and rocks in front of her were rapidly broken apart like bubbles. At the same time, the surrounding debris was completely pulverized by Rabbit's own force field. Bronya and the other two followed Rabbit down, and soon the oxygen underground was almost cut off.

Bronya herself was fine, but Black Seele and Seele were a little uncomfortable, so Bronya created two respirators and handed them to the two girls to wear. These were high-tech respirators that could automatically absorb the surrounding gas and convert it into oxygen, and Bronya still did not understand the principle behind them.

Even highly toxic gases and fumes can be transformed into fresh air.

Although oxygen is almost completely cut off in this underground space, other gases still exist and can be converted.

The rabbit's digging speed was exceptionally fast. In three hours, the digging progress had reached half the depth of the planet. After breaking through the rock layer in front of it, the digging sound suddenly changed, and the rabbit stopped digging. Bronya looked at the black metal in front of her, "As expected... I guessed it."

"Can you sense what's down there?"

"No, this metal layer isolates me from all my senses below; I can't perceive anything."

Blackie's voice became much deeper after she put on the respirator. Bronya pinched her chin... "Let's dig it open and see what's inside."

The little rabbit did as instructed, and the drill quickly dug through the black metal in front of it. Bronya calculated that the thickness of the black metal was about 10 meters, which was very thick. It felt like even a nuclear explosion wouldn't be able to break through this layer of metal.

So, what is this underground facility, which is so deep and has such strong protection, used for?

Passing through the black metal, Bronya, Black Seele, and Seele immediately fell into a brightly lit passageway. When the light shone on her face, Bronya immediately activated her invisibility device and signal jamming device, temporarily cutting off communication signals with the Nuwa and Ningye ships.

"This place... actually still has the lights on, and it looks so clean."

Hei hope was very surprised that there was such a space so deep underground. Most importantly, the lights were on, which meant that the underground facility was in operation and that people were still living here.

"Looks like we've discovered something incredible. Do you think this might be the control center of the storm outside? If we take it all out, will we clear the game?"

"I don't know, but we can give it a try. Since it's an assessment, there must be rules. With rules, there must be someone in charge of proctoring. We just need to find the proctor to understand the content and rules of the entire assessment."

"Let's move forward. I've blocked all signals and concealed our presence. There's no problem in us being discovered."

"Little Rabbit, you can leave for now. We can take care of the rest."

The heavily armed bunny nodded. "Remember what you promised me."

"Don't worry, I'll remember."

The Heavy Bunny temporarily left, and Bronya released several stealthy drones to explore the surroundings. However, before they had gone far, a scarlet light suddenly shone in the passage, silently signaling the arrival of the intruders, like an alarm.

"Looks like we've been discovered. Is our cloaking device not working properly?"

This was the only reason Bronya could think of. After all, this underground facility was built by a civilization that was more advanced than Shenzhou. If their presence was not discovered and they walked into the control room openly, wouldn't that mean that the other party was not even as good as Shenzhou?

how can that be possible?

As the red lights flashed, numerous humanoid robots surged in from both sides of the passage. Unlike the robots Bronya had imagined, these robots were as flexible as human bodies, carrying a variety of weapons, and their body parts could transform at any time. Each one was like a steel robot.

Upon meeting, the robot did not immediately open fire, but instead displayed its various weapons to demonstrate its power.

"Trial participants, lay down your weapons and surrender immediately! You have violated the assessment rules. Surrender now, or your assessment will be considered a failure!"

Ariwendy was truly seeing a ghost today. Looking at the girl hiding her figure in the image, she cursed inwardly. This place has a history of thousands of years, and no civilization that has ever been able to take the test has ever been able to come here, let alone discover it.

But today, she saw it. These three guys had somehow managed to dig their way down, even managing to break through their metal protective bunker.

This is outrageous!

"Biscris! Are you ready over there?"

"All ready. I'm putting on my final attire. How's it going?"

“I told them to put down their weapons, but I didn’t see any weapons in their hands… Be careful, I have a bad feeling.”

"No way! I am the strongest warrior of our civilization. How could I possibly lose to three mere human women!"

Bicks was very confident, and Wendy hoped so too.

But what happened next stunned Wendy.

As the three who had been concealed were suddenly exposed, a dark red swamp suddenly appeared beneath their feet. They slowly sank into it. The next moment, the alarm in the monitoring room blared. Ariwendy's expression was filled with terror. "Quantum... Quantum... Demon... No... This can't be! This is absolutely impossible!"