Chapter 440 - Discovering a Terrestrial Planet (2/2)

When Ma Shuangshuang describes the above-mentioned discoveries, Lin Luoran secretly admires her apt.i.tude. Ma Yiming is also proud of his sister.

Han Weiya is envious of her companions, though she never expresses such feelings.

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Compared with Lin Luoran and her companions who lead a leisurely life, the alliance soldiers that are held captive have been desperate these days.

Lin Luoran isn’t so kind as to bring up delicious food to the alliance soldiers of a different camp from hers. Nevertheless, she doesn’t abuse the captives by reducing their food supplies.

The soldiers’ activities are indeed limited to the F living area. They must not leave there.

They are guarded by robots under Xiaozhi’s reign. They are frisked and all their modern equipment has been confiscated. Therefore, it’s impossible for them to stage a rebellion by controlling the robots. Even if they manage to escape, how long can they survive in the vast s.p.a.ce without the stars.h.i.+p?

Lin Luoran has paid no attention to these people, which is more painful to them than being killed.

But who wants to die if he/she can choose otherwise?

Except for such a n.o.ble as Gaut Sutherland who had a high status even before joining the army, other captives just let things be and do not cross the line since they are temporarily safe.

In contrast, Gaut Sutherland is restless. This guy actually attempts to invade the system of the stars.h.i.+p through the entertainment facilities at hand. That happens one day after the stars.h.i.+p left the asteroid with enough energy resources.

Hearing Xiaozhi condemn Gaut Sutherland for his underestimation of artificial intelligence’s power, Lin Luoran almost does a spit take.

But Colin Weir is impressed by Gaut Sutherland.

It turns out that the military family has such a high-end technical brain. If the intelligent brain program didn’t have independent consciousness, Captain Gaut Sutherland would have succeeded!

However, this episode reminds Lin Luoran that the handling of these captives must be put on the agenda.

A few days later, Xiaozhi has some exciting news.

“There is a life-bearing planet.”

Life-bearing planet! After several s.p.a.ce jumps without coordinates, they have the good luck to find a habitable planet. What a blessing during the aimless interstellar travel!

However, this greenery-covered planet is not surrounded by artificial satellites. It may be decided by the Alpha Alliance to be a barbarian planet which is even more backward than the earth.

“Xiaozhi, dispatch scouting robots to search for intelligent lives on the planet.”

“a.n.a.lyze air composition.”

“a.n.a.lyze toxin in the plants.”

“a.n.a.lyze heavy metals in soil.”

“a.n.a.lyze if there’s any possibility of landing…”

It’s true that standing on the ground makes one feel real and at ease. This idea is shared by many. In addition, judging by the satellite photos taken by Xiaozhi, this planet is covered with greenery, and its surface is inlaid with yellowish patches which are actually waters. Except that its oceans are not azure, the plant is like the earth that was not polluted before the Industrial Revolution.

Have they discovered a terrestrial planet?