Chapter 125 (2/2)
“I have a bad feeling…” Hao Ren felt cold sweat began to seep slowly from his neck. “Do you think that the crazy woman actually won’t arrange a return trip for us…? Will she forget about it?”
Crack!
The moment he finished his sentence, a loud bang reverberated from the sky. Hao Ren was frightened by the clear sound of thunder and almost fell to the ground. “The heck, this goddess’ punishments are everywhere and never late!”
“Tsk…” When the MDT saw that the thunder just gave Hao Ren a fright and did not really strike him, he answered Hao Ren in a slightly disappointed tone. “Send a message to Chief Raven after the task is complete. She will arrange the next trip.”
“Oh.” Hao Ren was finally relieved and leisurely observed his surroundings.
The three of them were at the seaside. There was an ocean on Hao Ren”s right-hand side. The waves were rolling endlessly. The sound of rushing waves lapped the primeval coastline. There was the setting sun at the end of the sea’s horizon. The stars there were smaller than those seen on Earth but, their brightness seemed to be more intense, which formed a distinctive yet beautiful evening view. On Hao Ren’s left-hand side, there was a gravel beach with a width of up to one kilometer. The ground was littered with brown, coarse gravel. Some kind of fibrous matter that looked like dried plants could be seen between the rubble.
At the end of the gravel beach was a lush primeval jungle. They could hear the faint roar of wild beasts coming from the depths of the jungle.
Nangong Wuyue looked curiously at the scene before her. The slightly cool sea breeze blowing on her face seemed to make her feel relaxed. The siren girl narrowed her eyes, enjoyed it for a while and said, “Can’t believe this is how the alien planet looks like… I thought it would look like the scene in movies where it was just barren soil and a lot of craters.”
“Most of the planets look just like that but, honestly, that’s all meaningless.” The MDT projected a hologram and showed them an expanding 3D scan image. “The universe is so vast. The number of universes are so many that you can find almost any kind of wonder you can think of or never even expect. When I was in the production line, I dreamed to be a starship host, follow the glorious general of the Empire to the battlefield and fight in various wonderful planets. Heck, I only found out that I was a PDA when the serial number was issued… Sigh, let’s not recall the sad past. You guys should set up a camp.”
Hao Ren was busy admiring the primeval scenery of the planet while waiting for the MDT to tell him the tenant’s coordinates. When he heard it, he paused and asked, “Camp? Aren’t we going to look for the tenant first?”
“Nonsense, can’t you see the sun is almost gone!” The MDT turned off the holographic projection and slipped into Hao Ren’s pocket. “The container we’re looking for seems to be out of order. It’s no longer emitting location signals. I have to slowly expand the scanning range. I can only detect its location tomorrow morning. Before that, you guys better find a place to spend the night. I have to remind you that this primitive planet may be a little dangerous. It may not be a big threat to you but, it is not fun to get chased after by primitive creatures the entire night.”
The MDT irresponsibly left them behind. Hao Ren and his two ‘assistants’ looked at each other, then asked, “Anyone know how to set up camp… No, we don’t even have a tent!”
“I can just soak in the sea.” Nangong Wuyue waved without a care. However, she turned back after just walking two steps. “Forget it. I don’t know if the fish on this planet are more powerful than the fish on Earth. As a siren, it would be a disgrace to be eaten by alien fish.”
Y’zaks looked around the terrain and said, “Actually, it’s nothing difficult. You two, step back. I’ll smash a pit and lay a circle of demon flames around it. Ordinary animals would surely not dare to come near…”
Hao Ren stopped him in a hurry and said, “Don’t. Just use those flames to make a bonfire. That’ll do. There’s really no need to smash a big hole in this beautiful scenery just to shield us from the sea breeze, especially with a meteorite…”