0p0 Chapter 181 What era is it now? An era of escape or wandering?
Chapter 181 What era is it now? An era of escape or wandering?
Artyom carefully recalled the mission briefing, then looked at Gatekeeper No. 1, who was wearing an orange-yellow heavy cavalry exoskeleton, and spoke solemnly.
"We are ready!"
The gatekeeper nodded slightly, raised his hand and opened a door.
The Spartan Rangers boarded two snow armored vehicles respectively, and the Vanguard-class mechas followed behind the armored vehicles, carrying plasma rifles the size of tank main guns.
Then the gatekeeper stepped into the portal, and a ripple appeared on the black portal, and then it went out like a turned-off TV.
...
Wandering around the earth world.
The light from the distant stars passed through the thin atmosphere and shone on the endless ice fields, but this light seemed so insignificant that it could not dispel the darkness that enveloped the planet.
"Crack!" The sound of ice breaking echoed for a long time on the silent and windless ice field.
A probe covered with white frost was retrieved from the ice and sent into the interior of the snow armored vehicle for instrument analysis. The retriever was a ten-meter-tall Pioneer-class mecha.
He is another being that visited this planet after the death of this planet, in addition to those visitors from the starry sky.
Inside the Vanguard-class mecha, the operator frowned as he looked at the data obtained by the probe.
"Well, the situation isn't good. According to the carbon-14 analysis of the carbon dioxide in the ice, the era we've arrived in might be the Age of Nomads."
After hearing the analysis, Artyom's expression changed slightly.
Before setting off, he had read the mission briefing and learned about the past of this world.
The "Wandering Earth" plan launched by humans in this world is divided into 5 phases;
The Braking Age, the Escape Age, the Wandering Age I (acceleration), the Wandering Age II (deceleration), and the New Solar Age (parking in orbit around Proxima Centauri). The entire process lasts 2500 years, or 100 generations.
It's a grand plan, but now...
Artyom raised his head and looked at the ice field in the distance.
Under the influence of the planet gradually resuming its rotation, breezes arose from the surface, carrying some substance across the surface of the ice sheet.
But they are like tiny creatures in the sea, actively avoiding the towering creation standing on the horizon - the planetary engine!
The savior forged with the combined strength of all mankind is now hidden in the elusive shadows, and only reluctantly emerges on the horizon under the light of the stars.
Artyom's heart sank.
However, he quickly comforted himself that in space travel, there was no need to fly within the atmosphere and consume working fluid for propulsion all the time.
Space travel only requires increasing the speed to the limit of the remaining fuel in the spacecraft, then stopping the acceleration and using the saved fuel to slow down in the final gliding phase.
This is how people in this world should be...right.
He was also a little unsure.
At this time, the Spartan Ranger code-named Flying Squirrel looked at the feet of the Vanguard-class mecha and expressed doubts.
"Is this... water?"
The operators inside the Pioneer-class mecha were amused.
"No, it's not water, it's liquid carbon dioxide."
"The current ambient temperature is minus ninety degrees Celsius. If you feel stuffy, you can open your helmet to get some fresh air, but you might have some difficulty breathing."
Momonga scratched his helmet and couldn't help but sigh.
"The carbon dioxide has turned into liquid. Is there still life on this planet?"
Artyom looked at the planetary engine and was a little undecided.
The most important thing at the moment is to go to the location of the planetary engine and enter the dungeon to find out what happened.
He immediately issued an order!
"Get on board, target planetary engine."
"Wait..." The voice of Pioneer Mecha No. 1 suddenly came from the communication.
Artyom looked up in confusion.
The pilot of Pioneer Mecha No. 1 stared at the image transmitted by the drone on the screen and said in disbelief.
"Detective Three is sending back footage. There's a United Government building to our north, and also... there are over ten thousand sculptures!"
"Sculpture?" Artyom asked, bewildered.
Do people in this world still have the mood to erect sculptures outside in the snow?