The mining area was still damp. Ding Meng stood in the dark passage without moving. He simply sat down on a stone. Qu Xiaoqing was very puzzled by this: "What's wrong?"
Ding Meng fiddled with his helmet: "There is something wrong with the communication."
There is indeed a problem, because at the moment, on the main console of the spacecraft, the light screen representing Ding Meng's first point of view is full of signal interference particles. Xin Jie's voice soon sounded in the communicator: "Your ions
What happened to the scanning eye?”
"It seems there's something wrong." Ding Meng continued to fiddle with it.
"There are tools in the backpack. Do you know how to repair it?" Xin Jie hesitated for a while and then asked: "If not, just come up first and let Ruolan help you take a look."
"That's not necessary." Ding Meng stood up and walked towards Qu Xiaoqing, "This helmet seems to have a poor power supply. Miss Qu's helmet seems to have this problem as well."
Upon hearing this, Qu Xiaoqing was immediately stunned. Before she could react, Ding Meng suddenly made a move like lightning and held down her helmet. With a little force on his ring finger, the light curtain representing Qu Xiaoqing on the main console was immediately filled with light.
A little pockmarked.
Xin Jie didn't seem surprised by this, and still prompted in the communicator: "There is a fault repair device in the tool box. Just take it out and install it in the leftmost recess of the helmet."
"Okay, got it." After saying that, Ding Meng simply turned off the communicator, and at the same time, he made a "cut off" gesture towards Qu Xiaoqing.
Qu Xiaoqing was still stunned and had no idea what kind of medicine Ding Meng was selling in the gourd: "What are you doing?"
Ding Meng nodded towards her, still placing his palm next to his ear and gently cutting downwards. After Qu Xiaoqing was stunned for a while, he still followed his gesture and turned off the communicator. She believed Ding Meng, and Ding Meng must have done something like this.
Deep meaning.
Ding Meng sat down on the stone again: "We are not going anywhere, we are just staying here."
Qu Xiaoqing couldn't help but asked: "Why?"
Ding Meng looked up at her and his eyes became sharp: "Miss Qu, do you really think you can find the skeletons of any imperial soldiers down here?"
Qu Xiaoqing took a deep breath: "You mean... we can't find it?"
Ding Meng did not answer her directly, but asked: "Miss Qu, did you receive this task three months ago?"
Qu Xiaoqing hesitated and said: "Yes, the inspector on the TT12 space station came to my house as a guest and accidentally talked about this mission with my father, so I came up with the next idea. After all, you know,
I have always hoped to go to the front line."
Ding Meng nodded. He could now confirm one thing. Zhugan must have received orders from the imperial military to lurk on the Dead Star, waiting for an opportunity to find the K virus. Once contact with Zhugan was lost, the military would
Something must be done.
But Qu Xiaoqing still couldn't understand Ding Meng's strange behavior at this moment: "Turn off the scanning eye and instant messaging, Ding Meng, what do you want to do?"
Ding Meng let out a long sigh: "Miss Qu, thank you very much for your help during this time, so I don't want to hide anything from you. I escaped from this place three months ago.
"
No matter what kind of person Ding Meng is, he definitely doesn't look like he is lying at this moment. Qu Xiaoqing stared at him in surprise: "But this is indeed the wreckage of a battleship?"
"Yes!" Ding Meng couldn't deny this. "This is indeed a battleship wreckage, but this place is more like a hell. It is easy to get here, but it is difficult to leave here."
What kind of place is this? What dangers are there? Are there any shady secrets here? Why did Din Meng describe this place as a hell?
Qu Xiaoqing did not ask these questions. She was undoubtedly a smart woman. She knew that even if she asked some questions, Ding Meng might not be willing to answer them. Since Ding Meng refused to say them, there was a reason not to say them.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew in the passage, and the silent atmosphere suddenly became strange. Qu Xiaoqing also sat down quietly next to Ding Meng: "This place seems to be completely empty."
Ding Meng glanced at her gratefully. Qu Xiaoqing's action had already expressed her trust in Ding Meng: "Miss Qu, thank you."
Qu Xiaoqing smiled and said: "I should be the one thanking you. If you didn't say anything, I wouldn't have known you had been here before. It's really difficult for a person to live in a place like this. I really
I can’t imagine the price to pay.”
There was a rare emotion in her tone. This was her first time traveling to such a remote planet. Although she had seen similar scenes in the International Space Network, the virtual world was qualitatively different from the real world.
It's different. After all, her identity is there, and she can't understand how the lower class feel about life.
Ding Meng said slowly: "I can guarantee you that there are absolutely no corpses or bones of imperial soldiers here."
"I believe it." Qu Xiaoqing nodded, "But, what can we do now?"
Ding Meng said: "We don't do anything, we just wait here."
Ding Meng nodded: "It's very simple, because the person we are really looking for is not actually us."
Qu Xiaoqing stared at him: "You mean... Chief Chengda and the others are the ones?"
Ding Meng said: "It's one thing to want to find it, but it's another thing to be able to find it."
This time Qu Xiaoqing finally understood that no matter what they were looking for, the people in their team who had the best chance of finding them were definitely not her, Qu Xiaoqing and Ding Meng.
The dynamic map on the main console has been reduced at this moment. The entire map shows the battleship structural curve. The flashing green dots correspond to each person. The two green dots located in the center of the "gourd" have not moved from the beginning.
After passing by, Ji Ming frowned and said, "What are Ding Meng and Qu Xiaoqing doing?"
"There is a problem with their communication and they have been detecting faults." Xin Jie is operating the interface of the detection system. "It doesn't matter if they stay there. If there is trouble, they can be solved easily. Of course, it is best if there is no trouble."
Ji Ming didn't need to ask why, because a new light curtain was raised on the main console, which showed that an ion drive had broken through the atmosphere of the Dead Star and was flying towards the ground.
Ruolan zoomed in on the picture and saw a "Blazing Shark" spaceship flying through the colorful dappled sunlight. The destination seemed to be exactly where he was.
It is not a problem for Songqing's mimic camouflage system to hide it from the naked eye, but it is difficult to avoid radar detection, so as long as the distance is close enough, the Blazing Shark spacecraft will sooner or later discover the Songqing spacecraft.
"It seems like an interstellar pirate?" Ruolan turned to look at Xin Jie, looking very nervous.
"It shouldn't be a star thief." Xin Jie also stared at the screen. He noticed that the signal lights on the wings of the Blazing Shark spacecraft were flashing green crosses. This was a friendly gesture during interstellar navigation.
Ji Ming also noticed it and said in a deep voice: "Maybe he is a bounty hunter."
Interstellar pirates and bounty hunters are two completely different groups of people. Most of the interstellar pirates in space make a living by robbing. They often kill people and steal goods, and do all kinds of evil. Regardless of the federation or the empire, they almost never ask for reasons. When they see the interstellar pirates, they are basically a "beater"
", but bounty hunters are different. They often work for money. These people have certain principles and bottom lines. Some of the hunter groups that have developed to a large scale are quite famous. The fleets of the Federation and Empire are all polite to them.
Looking forward to adding more.
At this moment, Ding Meng and Qu Xiaoqing had returned to the ground. Looking at the slowly landing spaceship, Ding Meng also made a judgment: "This must be a bounty hunter from some corps."
He was so sure because of this spaceship. This kind of Blazing Shark is a relatively backward spaceship. It looks like a leaping carp. It is a multifunctional spaceship that integrates attack and defense, interception, transportation, speed, reconnaissance, etc.
Small spaceships have too many functions and have no outstanding advantages.
If there is any real advantage, it is that this ship looks small, but it can travel long distances, because bounty hunters mostly operate in space outside of national jurisdictions, and generally have to fly long distances for any job they receive.
The Blazing Shark in front of us seems to have several ion drives added to its sides, back and tail. It is obviously a modified spaceship. How can any of the regular spaceships of the Federation Empire be modified?
That's not to say there is absolutely none. How could it be so nondescript? It looks like a mutant fish with tattered trim.
What valuable things could there be on the Dead Star? The labor star thieves traveled long distances to do business at a loss? So they must be bounty hunters.
Sure enough, after the spacecraft came to a stop, a group of heavily armed people came out of the connection module, each wearing a variety of armors. Judging from the model, they should be the first generation derivatives of the Pioneer series. The appearance was really shabby.
Can this ship and this group of people pose a threat to Song Qing?
Qu Xiaoqing couldn't help but glance at Ding Meng and couldn't help but sigh: "School is indeed different from outer space. If you don't have experience, you won't have vision."
This is undoubtedly due to his extensive travels and extraordinary eyesight in Quadingmon.
But Ding Meng ignored her and walked towards the group of people.
There are nine people in this team, and they are led by an imposing man. His hair is a little gray, but he is energetic and tall. Looking at his walking posture and steady pace, he knows that he has been on a mission for a long time and has a lot of experience.
hunter.
The big man has turned on his wrist device, and his own image information is displayed on the light screen:
Slyman, Green Arrow Bounty Corps, Position: Captain;
Below the information bar, there is also the Corps logo, the leader's autograph, and a 4D anti-counterfeiting virtual seal. This means to show our identity: we are not fakes. After all, the Green Arrow Corps is very famous in outer space.
Ding Meng was also slightly surprised, but still greeted politely: "Hello, Captain Slyman."
Slyman ignored him, because a young man next to him followed up with a miniature optical brain: "Boss, this is a probe ship of a company called Anweil Company of the Nuo Star Empire. They should be the crew members."
When exploration ships appear on such remote planets, they are usually collecting data or materials. They do not pose a threat to bounty hunters like them. In fact, the Songqing spacecraft has advanced technology and powerful defense. With the configuration of this Blazing Shark,
, it also does not pose a threat to others.
Seeing that Ding Meng's wrist instrument also raised the light curtain, Sliman took a deep breath and slowly said: "Hello, little brother Ding, I see that you are not a citizen of the empire. Everyone is just a casualty.
As for the ugly words, we are also entrusted by our employer to find a place here. When we find it, we will evacuate. As for what you want to do, I have no interest in knowing and don’t want to know. It’s best if we can cooperate. If we can’t cooperate, I hope we all can be patient.
We meet politely and break up politely. It would be meaningless if we cause trouble. What do you think?"
