Chapter 158 Erchius Ghost 1 (2/2)
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The purple crystals were none other than Crystal Erchius Fuel.
But the quantity they found were way too low to afford a Warp Jump at the nearest Ancient Gateway, friendly hub or outpost.
So, they kept exploring while listening to Peri's observation from the spaceship above them.
”Huh?” John heard Peri's exclaiming, ”What's that?”
”Peri, what are you seeing?” John asked after sending a glance towards Lenny.
Lenny also heard Peri and immediately dropped his relaxed stance and took the sniper rifle strapped on his back.
”I'm not sure.” Peri said with some hesitation, ”The electronic devices are malfunctioning when I try to focus on that region.”
”That's strange...” John muttered as his grip over the Spitfire tightened.
”SAIL, what's that?” John heard Peri asking.
”Impossible to complete analysis.” Immediately after Peri's question, SAIL answered her, ”There's some kind of barrier around the specified region protecting from scanners and any other electronic device.”
”Peri, send me the coordinates, I'm going to take a look.”
”Are you sure?” Peri was slightly concerned, ”It might be dangerous.”
”Don't worry, at the sign of danger I'll immediately retreat.” John said confidently.
”Worry miss Peri, I won't allow any danger-”
”I wasn't talking with you, Nova- Lenny.” Peri didn't even let Lenny start teasing her and John as she cut him off right at the beginning.
In response to Peri's actions, Lenny just quietly chuckled.
Of course Peri heard Lenny's chuckle through the PIPS, but she decided to ignore...for now.
John exchanged glances with Lenny, ”Let's check it out.”
”Oki doki, captain.” Lenny gave a lazy and simple salute before following behind John with his weapon at hands.
...
”That's it?” John looked at the massive building in the distance.
But even from such distance, John could see the some destroyed parts on the facility, and some destroyed and abandoned spaceships in around the white and advanced-looking facility.
In fact, given the amount of spaceships crashed near the facility, it really looked like a spaceship graveyard.
”It looks like the Mining Facility 12...” Lenny commented with a grim tone.
”Indeed...” John frowned at the sight of the clearly abandoned Erchius Mining Facility on front of him, ”But there's something more... unsettling about this facility, haven't you noticed?”
”No.” Lenny shook his head, ”But I can feel something.”
”Take a look at how it was built.” John pointed at the massive white facilities and building surrounded by fences towering fences and watchtowers, ”Why would have fences and watchtowers in a Mining Facility in the middle of a moon without any living being other than the miners?”
”You mean...Moontants...?”
”The most reasonable explanation.” John said as he tried to look at the facility using the scope at his Spitfire.
But, all he saw through the scope was a blur at the place where the facility should be.
The scope attached to his assault rifle was an electronic device that magnify images to give proper aim to the shooter, but the situation, the scope was only nuicense, so John took it out.
”The other explanation I can think off is...” John's face twisted and darkened, ”It's fenced to keep those inside from getting to the outside...”