This is a land of ice and snow that is basically not exposed to the rays of stars. Rong Xiang drove the bulky Explorer mecha step by step among the glaciers. The sealed cockpit blocked out all the cold wind and blizzard outside, making it appear that
It's very quiet and warm. There are only the beating sounds of various radio waves from the instruments, and some "buzzing" sounds that don't want to be lonely.
"So, you should eat hot pot in a world of ice and snow!" Rong Xiang immediately became happy when he heard the sound of 'gurgling'. He turned around and saw a hot pot being stewed in a small energy stove on the partition next to him.
…
Then on the other side, he placed the self-service catering machine he ordered on the outer wall. At this time, a large plate of fresh-colored beef and lamb rolls had been prepared on the tray below the catering machine...
After swiping the fat beef roll and putting it in his mouth, Rong Xiang closed his eyes slightly and felt that his +5 taste attribute had been completely released. He felt that his choice for this mission was really the right one, because this explorer
The cockpit was spacious enough that he felt like he had completed his mission while on vacation.
This was the case at this time. He followed the route marked on the map and walked in the area assigned to him to find the geothermal convergence point. But after changing the operating mode to automatic cruise, Rong Xiang had his hands free to prepare delicious food for himself.
Rich and spicy hot pot, paired with ice-cold beer... Rong Xiang still has this kind of ethics to avoid the influence of alcohol in action, so he made some ice-cold fat house happy water... Suddenly he felt that this life was not too much.
It’s so comfortable, I don’t want to pursue it anymore!
After enjoying fruitlessly for a while, Rong Xiang has followed the map to one of the locations marked as a geothermal convergence point. However, after looking at the surrounding ice and snow and the ubiquitous glaciers, there is nothing like a geothermal convergence point here.
? And the detector of the source of thermal mass did not sound an alarm, which means that he had a bad start and encountered a geothermal convergence point that had dried up.
In fact, these sporadic geothermal convergence points are not static. This is not the first time that the Iron Curtain War Court has come to this planet to collect source heat. In fact, they come every thirty years. And.
Basically, some of the original geothermal gathering points will dry up every time, and of course new ones will pop up. So the collection task is really a matter of luck.
However, Rong Xiang was not discouraged. When he was about to walk to the next location...suddenly, his eagle eyes suddenly saw a cave not far away that seemed to be mostly covered by a glacier?
The planet's surface is covered with ice and snow and looks lifeless, but it has a huge underground space. Those who carry out hunting missions go to the underground space to make extra money.
Rong Xiang immediately walked over, because the underground space may mean a newly formed source of thermal mineral veins! If this is true, then Rong Xiang only needs to report the news, and he will immediately get the equivalent of ten collection task settlements
reward!
"It's interesting, let's go and have a look." He guided the explorer to walk forward with heavy steps. He came to the glacier that blocked the entrance of the cave.
The explorer paused for a moment, then wielded his iron fist and shattered the glacier... revealing a very spacious passage behind it.
Rong Xiang knew that this passage was caused by the movement of glaciers on the planet, so it could be so wide. At this time, the explorers could continue to pass, and Rong Xiang no longer hesitated to walk forward quickly.
Then as we continue to go deeper, the terrain inside the cave becomes complicated, with ups and downs, and at the same time, small caves appear on the rock walls on both sides of the cave... This is the native life on this planet: native alien life.
A masterpiece of insects.
That's right, it's the protozoan zerg. Only then did Rong Xiang understand why Xueyan Ling had arranged this creature as his opponent in the virtual battlefield, but it turned out that the protozoan zerg was the indigenous life form of the planet on this mission.
All the caves on this planet were basically formed by glaciers and then widened or even opened by protozoa. And these protozoa have a characteristic, that is, they chase the source of heat and multiply.
That is to say, since traces of the existence of zerg are seen in this cave, it at least proves that this was once a place where active thermogenic mineral veins flowed!
"Beep~"
Suddenly the alarm sounded, and Rong Xiang was surprised to see a signal representing a geothermal convergence point appear in the detector on the Explorer mecha. He quickly packed up the hot pot at hand, and then piloted the mecha to climb up to a
The rock wall rises like a high platform, and then I see a gurgling hot spring pool.
The explorer mecha strode to the side of this 'hot spring'. Rong Xiang curiously used a detector to scan the microbial conditions in the pool... only to find that there were indeed many unknown microorganisms living in it. In other words, it was simply...
A small ecosystem!
If there are scholars who study interstellar life here, they will definitely be overjoyed. However, Rong Xiang directly controls the explorer mecha to punch a huge drill into the hot spring pool... As the drill moves,
Once activated, this small ecological circle will of course cease to exist. At the same time, the source of heat emerging from the bottom of the hot spring pool will also become the trophy of Rong Xiang.
Looking at the rising thermal mass index in the drill bit, Rong Xiang was quite satisfied with it. At the same time, he was also looking forward to what he would find when he went deep into the cave. However, at this moment, his eagle eyes flashed, and suddenly
Suddenly, I noticed something flashing in the small caves on the surrounding cave walls!
He didn't take any chances with this, he immediately made some controls on the console, and then jumped out as soon as the cockpit opened.
He was still wearing the Black Rock Type 3 combat uniform at this time. He looked very capable. He jumped onto the shoulder of the Explorer mecha in a few seconds. The Explorer mecha was nearly thirty meters high, which gave him the widest field of vision.
He scanned these caves with sharp eyes, and at the same time, the long bow of Avalon had already covered his body... and almost as soon as the long bow's sharp arrow was raised, he suddenly turned around and faced the rock wall.
Then he fired a shot in the direction he came from...
"call out!"
With a rapid roar, a small protozoan insect could be seen being beaten into pieces.
And this was like opening Pandora's box, as a large number of small native bugs began to pour out from around him, like a tide that was about to drown him.
When Rong Xiang saw this, he immediately felt like he was in a trough. How long would he go on shooting in this situation? He immediately gave up and jumped back into the cockpit of the Explorer... The native zerg had already crawled
Full of mecha, he began to eat hot pot comfortably.
There is no way, the armor thickness of the Explorer mecha is definitely not something that these native bugs can break through. Otherwise, how can we mine with peace of mind?
So he just ran out just to look cool, but unfortunately, he failed to look cool... It doesn't matter, no one saw it anyway. Just brush the fat sheep and drink a sip of Fat House Happy Water to calm down the shock...