Chapter 1534 - An Unusual First Born (2/2)

“Be a good girl. It’s dangerous outside and it’s safer in the ship.” Hao Ren patted the little one’s head. “Plus, it’s nothing but mountains out there, so there’s no place for you to swim.”

The little rascal was rather obedient this time around. “Oh.”

And so, the plan for the second day was set. Nighttime finally came.

After the ambush in space and the following crash landing, plus a day-long search on a foreign planet, even someone with extraordinary physique would feel mentally exhausted. That night, Hao Ren slept particularly soundly, and by the time he woke up, the light of dawn had already basked the land.

Nolan had no need for rest, and while everyone was fast asleep, she quietly worked, trying to get as many shield generators online and rebuilding the psionic amplification module of the propulsion reactor. She had also completed Hao Ren’s request to arm some of the droids and deploy more probes into the planet’s atmosphere.

By the second day, she had run a rough scan of the continent. Due to the mainframe being damaged, the data processing and droid control area were limited, leading to the drop in efficiency.

That planet had more than one continent, and Nolan had only completed the scan of just one. But just on this continent alone, she managed to locate thousands of ruins and remains that were significant in size. Most of these ruins, which were already half-devoured by nature, showed signs of being heavily damaged by the First Born. All around the ruins were the tentacles of the First Born, including those that were still active and dormant. Nolan noticed that the First Born on this planet was very unusual. It was in a… half-dead state of “lethargy”, which had never been seen on other planets before.

Aside from the ancient ruins and traces of the First Born, Nolan had also found more clues related to the “survivors”. Many “fresh” bomb craters and energy signatures within the burning jungle were detected around the tentacles. The data showed that more bombings had recently occurred in addition to the bombing Hao Ren and the rest encountered. The most recent one was just a few hours ago.

It seemed like the planet’s survivors were still active, and they would launch an assault on the tentacles within the continent every now and then. But the odd thing was the First Born’s reaction to those attacks. Based on Hao Ren’s observation, the tentacles would violently fend off any attackers, but that was the extent of it. There were no earth-shattering rampages or any Blood Tides after the fact, or any attempts at pursuit.

Regardless, Nolan could not understand why the First Born on the planet was acting like that. It was clear that it had already destroyed the planet’s civilization once.

As for the survivor’s base of operations… Nolan did not find anything on the continent. There were also no images of any attacks by the survivors at night. Perhaps the army was from other continents, or perhaps they were just as Hao Ren had guessed… They were from outer space.

With all that said, the information gathered by the probes was limited. Further understanding of the situation was still dependent on Hao Ren and his troupe’s activity that day.

Vivian had found some ingredients in the ship to make a simple yet tasty meal (thank goodness the living quarters were well protected during that incident; the kitchen and supply storage included). After breakfast, the pair, alongside their pet dog and siren, went on a journey to search for the aircraft wreckage.

This time around, they did not need to gather any data or search any ruins. With a clear objective, they moved quickly across the thick jungle into a clearing.

“Based on Nolan’s navigation guide, the wreckage should be in this area.” Hao Ren was at the front as he widened his eyes to check their surroundings. “Stay alert, we are within the First Born’s zone of activity.”

“A third of the plants here are probably the derivative of the First Born.” The MDT floated by Hao Ren’s side as it checked on the energy and magnetic field readings of the plants around them. “They’re formed from the capillaries at the end of the tentacles, and I can sense nervous signals being transmitted between the leaves… The trees have ‘seen’ us, but the main body is still not reacting.”

Hao Ren nodded. “So I was right then. As long as we don’t do anything stupid, these tentacles won’t even bother dealing with a few specks of dust passing by.”

Nangong Wuyue turned to Hao Ren before she looked at Lily, who had been overexcited since they stepped out, before she mumbled to herself, “I feel like going out with you guys is a pretty stupid thing to do. Since when have you guys ever not blow up a hole somewhere?”

Hao Ren had no reply.

At the same time, Lily’s nose tingled and the husky pointed in a direction. “Mr. Landlord, Mr. Landlord, there’s a burning smell coming from there!”