Chapter 1078 Another mistake (an update on He Meng's fax machine) Just one day after Si Xi launched the investigation Storm, the weather was sunny in the afternoon.
On a lake covering an area of nearly 10,000 square kilometers, a huge wave suddenly exploded.
The height of the waves exceeded 200 meters, and the sound shook the world.
This lake is connected to the ocean, adjacent to the fiefdoms of three noble families, and is itself the territory of the government.
The lake is not particularly deep, only 180 meters. The mud and sand at the bottom of the lake are surging, and two figures can be vaguely seen.
In the diffuse mud and sand, one of the figures twisted his body and made a gesture.
The other figure was obviously slower to respond. After being stunned for a moment, he followed up with a gesture.
Then the two turned their hands and each took out a Space Helmet, and then looked at each other again - they really thought of going together.
After each put on their helmets, high-pressure gas spurted out from the helmets, and their faces gradually became clear.
They are not strangers, one is Qinghu Supreme, and the other is Bentley.
Bentley looked confused and kept gesturing, obviously asking - what happened? Qinghu looked dumbfounded, as if she wanted to be serious, but she couldn't control her expression at all.
Finally, she made a "listen to me" gesture.
Bentley took two deep breaths, then took off Space Helmet and made a series of gestures.
"Hurry up, I can't last long... I'm a little hurt."
Qinghu simply released a Escape Pod, and then made a gesture, "Go in!"
Bentley is also used to winning, and his own fighting ability is not bad either.
But at this time, he really didn't have the ability to be serious. In the final analysis, others are the supreme, and he is just Rank A.
Seeing him entering Escape Pod, Qinghu picked up Escape Pod and walked quickly across the bottom of the lake.
The noise they made when they appeared was unusually loud, and it was normal for the sound to travel hundreds of kilometers.
Although she didn't know the specific location here, and wasn't even sure if it was on Qingyuan Star, there was nothing wrong with leaving as soon as possible.
The water pressure at the bottom of the lake is not low. After all, she is the highest and can survive in space for a short time. This situation is child's play.
It took her Buduo three minutes to rush out more than ten kilometers quickly.
Originally, she wanted to use Instant Flash, but using Instant Flash underwater would not only make a lot of noise, but also consume a lot of energy.
The speed is still a bit poor... Qinghu analyzed it carefully. She had never thought that time would pass so slowly.
At this moment, her external Mental Strength sensed obvious energy fluctuations a hundred kilometers away!
"Oops, someone still found out!" She sighed secretly.
At this time, she had already sensed the general scope of the lake, which was about 10,000 square kilometers. It would not take long to get ashore.
But the noise alerted people on the shore, who should have come to check the situation now.
So Qinghu sank directly into the mud at the bottom of the lake and continued to move quickly in the soil.
However, although she has also trained in Earth Attribute, her convergence is not bad, and her traveling speed in the dirt is not slow, but she can definitely not keep up with the movement on the ground - it is not even faster than in the lake.
She also had to be careful in her operation. If her movements were a little too big, the energy fluctuations would spread out and she might be discovered by the aircraft above the lake.
Moving cautiously like this, it took her Buduo half an hour to reach the shore with Escape Pod.
However, the shore is not her final destination—in fact, staying here is not less dangerous.
So she continued to move forward in the soil, and it took another half an hour to advance seventy or eighty kilometers before she dared to stop and rest for a while.
There was an error in the jump this time. Bentley seemed to be slightly injured, but she was fine and basically fine.
But even so, she was really tired after walking all the way through the mud with Escape Pod.
This kind of fatigue is not mainly from the physical aspect, but from the mental aspect.
First of all, making a wrong jump is already very painful, not to mention that you have to take people on the road later, and you have to be careful about being discovered...
Where she stayed, the surface was a hilly area with relatively lush trees, and there was no human habitation around.
Qinghu Can't locate it accurately, I don't know where this place is.
But the good thing is that she can confirm through the celestial phenomena that this place at least belongs to Qingyuan Star! Anyway, there was no one around for about ten kilometers, so she took Escape Pod to the ground first.
Wristwatch cannot be used casually, but her Item-Storing Talisman contains Pioneer.
She released Bentley first and let him adjust his condition. She was not in a hurry when it came to contacting the boss.
If not for the fact that Qu Jianlei's team is all veterans of war, it is basically impossible to make mistakes in response.
At this time, it is important to contact the main force, but more importantly, to keep the body in the best possible condition.
Of course, your comrades can be trusted, but you must ensure sufficient combat effectiveness before your comrades arrive!
This is not only responsible for yourself, but also for your comrades and team.
With their fighting prowess, as long as they can maintain their condition and remain alert enough, it is almost impossible for them to be captured quickly.
Bentley also knew how to choose, took out a capsule and threw it directly into his mouth.
——This is the precious material that the boss gave them to save their lives. The situation is unclear at this moment, which is not the time to worry about it.
While absorbing Ten Thousand Year Stone Marrow, he took out a Rank A Crystal to regain energy - this can be regarded as a combination of coarse and fine grains.
There is no other way. If you are poor, you must learn to save.
When he was recovering, he did not forget to ask, "Where is this?"
"Congratulations, at least it's on Qingyuan Star," Qinghu sighed softly and slowly adjusted his status.
"That's it..." Bentley hesitated before speaking, "Is it what you encountered last time, the jump failed?"
"It's not a complete failure," Qinghu replied with drooped eyelids, "At least it didn't jump to the depths of space!"
Thinking of the failure of her last jump, she couldn't help but feel a little fear in her heart.
If she and Bentley were teleported to the depths of space, she really couldn't guarantee whether they would survive like last time.
Last time, it was thanks to the boss who brought enough supplies with him and managed to find Energy Stone Mine.
The key is that the boss can also rub the Energy Block extractor with his hands, and the group of talents finally persisted until the Ping An Merchant Group starship appeared.
Bentley also heard about their experiences, and was a little bit dumbfounded for a while.
But what he couldn't understand the most was why the jump failed. "What did we do wrong this time?"
"I don't know either," Qinghu replied with narrowed eyes, "I'll ask the boss later."
"You have to ask!" Bentley said simply, "This kind of reliability... is really scary!"
He knew that the team had failed to jump before, but he really didn't expect that something similar would happen to him again.
This time's luck is pretty good, but who can guarantee that if the next jump fails, we will still be so lucky? "Yeah," Qinghu heard this and Diandian was confused and said with conscience, she was about to be tortured out of her psychological shadow! She is not afraid of fighting with real swords and guns. Even if she dies in battle, her skills are inferior and she deserves to be killed.
But if you die inexplicably because of a failed jump, it will feel like a huge loss.
The two rested for about ten minutes. Suddenly, two flying mechas appeared in the distance.
There is a pod hanging underneath one of the mechas.
Bentley recognized it instantly, "Oops, it's used to collect energy induction."
"Then what should we do?" Qinghu was a little confused after hearing this. She is really not as experienced as Bentley in mechanical maintenance.
"Build Stealth Array," Lao Ben was quite calm, "This kind of sensor is unlikely to detect Stealth Array."
"If you don't have one, you'll have to try and go underground carefully."
"I really brought Stealth Array," Qinghu quickly took out Stealth Array and built it, "I gave the drawings to the boss!"
The two of them built Stealth Array to hide in a clump of trees that were not too high, but they were not discovered.
When the sky turned dark, the two men's condition recovered somewhat, and Qinghu took out Pioneer.
The next moment, a line of text appeared on Pioneer, "What... is going on with you two?"
After a brief exchange of words, Qu Jianlei was a little speechless, "Well, there is an error of more than two thousand kilometers?"
The place where they are now is located in the fiefdom of a count.
Although no one from the government was patrolling, once discovered by the count's Guard Team, he would have no choice but to consider himself unlucky if he was killed.
Fortunately, the two of them contacted the main force just when it was getting dark.
The rest is much simpler. Old Lady Jia and Paranoid go out together, one creates some chaos and the other is responsible for responding.
There is no need to elaborate on the specific process. Anyway, before dawn the next day, Qinghu and Bentley returned to Gustin Fief.
When they arrived, all members of the team were waiting - everyone wanted to know what happened to Near-Earth Jump.
Anyway, after all this trouble, the relevant secrets can no longer be hidden from Nutrient Solution.
No one specifically explained it to Nutrient Solution, but he didn't raise any questions. Instead, he looked like "it should be this way."
Qu Jianlei asked carefully for a long time, but he didn't understand what was wrong.
——Qinghu and Bentley are not people who like to make their own decisions. Under normal circumstances, they will strictly follow the process.
Everyone discussed for a long time, and it was already dark, but no conclusion was reached. However, the more this happened, the more anxious everyone became - this kind of accident can happen once, and it can happen a second time or a third time...
Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, Nutrient Solution suddenly said, "I have an idea."
"Is it possible that when you were transitioning, Space Ripple appeared around you?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately shut up.
This possibility really exists objectively, and there are really not many rules for the mutual influence between Space Ripple.
(First update, He Meng talks about "Fax Machine".)——————
Chapter 1079 Exploration (Second Update) After listening to Nutrient Solution's words, Qu Jianlei suddenly thought of something.
Back then, they helped Tian Yin take revenge on Light Gauze Star, and their frequent use of Teleportation Array caused the nearby space to become unstable.
So much so that Empire Storm rushed there specially, but luckily they had already evacuated by then.
Qu Jianlei can figure out the logic, and other supremes will naturally be the same.
Old Lady Jia immediately said, "This possibility exists objectively, but I want to know, where does the fluctuation come from?"
Involving Space Ripple is never a trivial matter. Let's just discuss it and see what may have happened.
Qinghu frowned and thought about it, then suddenly spoke, "It seems... I did feel that the space was a little abnormal at that time."
Everyone looked at her when they heard this. It wasn't that they couldn't believe her, but it sounded like they still didn't understand it.
Bentley said directly, "I didn't feel it, but that's not the point. The key is why does space fluctuate?"
"I don't know about that either," Qinghu spread his hands and answered calmly, "Who can explain the mystery of the universe clearly?"
Qu Jianlei spoke up in time, "I believe this, Lao Ben, please stop talking."
Bentley has always believed in his words, but this time he couldn't help but be more serious, "But why does it fluctuate?"
"Because something is going to change," Nutrient Solution said, seriously, "This may be an opportunity."
"I don't agree with this!" Paranoid rarely said more seriously, "You mean, there will be treasures near Qingyuan Star?"
Nutrient Solution spread his hands, "It may not be a treasure, it may be a disaster. Who can tell clearly?"
This statement is in line with everyone's understanding of sudden fluctuations in space.
Qu Jianlei made a decisive decision, "Okay, this issue... we have to figure it out first."
"Even if it is not for treasure or disaster, just to find out the stability of Near-Earth Jump, a thorough investigation must be carried out."
Okay, let's stop pretending, we have indeed mastered the secret of Near-Earth Jump.
A smile appeared on the corner of Nutrient Solution's mouth, "It seems that if I leave the planet in the future, I won't have to enter Escape Pod again."
In the next few days, Qinghu and Bentley rested peacefully in the fiefdom.
The impact of this transmission error on Qinghu is indeed minimal - the supreme body is indeed strong enough.
Not so with Bentley. Even though he was wearing armor during the teleportation, he still had many scratches on his body and his internal organs were slightly displaced.
It will take at least ten to eight days to recover before returning to normal, and it will take Buduo about twenty days to fully recover.
While they were recuperating, Qu Jianlei controlled Xiao Hu and inquired about information about Space Ripple.
Unfortunately, there is no relevant information on the Internet.
Unlucky Starship in deep space also received the news after repeated attempts, and released many micro-detectors, but still nothing was observed.
But this issue cannot be solved without clarifying it. On the fifth day after Qinghu returned, Qu Jianlei planned to find out.
After other people heard about it, they also expressed their intention to go - everyone really cared about it.
However, someone must stay in the fiefdom. After some discussion, everyone decided to keep Qinghu, Bentley, Tian Yin and Claire.
The first two need to rest, and the latter two are Rank B. If something abnormal happens in space, the defense capability is too poor.
This time, you will definitely not be able to use teleportation, so you can only go to Guan family to borrow the small Business Starship.
Guan family trusts these tenants very much - after all, they have earned so much face for themselves, so borrowing a starship is nothing.
He didn't ask the tenants what they wanted to do, but he still said it would be better to send two employees on board to make it easier to deal with an interrogation.
Nutrient Solution simply refused, "If you encounter trouble, we will contact you."
That night, the small Business Starship quietly took off and headed towards the depths of space.
However, even at night, various observation equipment on Qingyuan Star are working as usual.
Someone soon noticed, "In the territory of Gustin, a ship Business Starship took off."
In the nobility's fiefdom, most starship takeoffs and landings do not need to be reported, but there are also corresponding management regulations.
Like this Business Starship, it was registered and registered at Qingyuan Star, and it is a high-end tool ship belonging to the Gustin Family.
With this starship coming forward, like the last time four large cargo starships landed, the government can simply ignore it.
Of course, when the tool ship itself enters and exits the planet, the government can ignore it.
However, even if this is the case, there must be corresponding entry and exit records. There is no doubt about this.
Soon, relevant records were automatically entered into the database.
Qu Jianlei and others drove the starship and flew two million kilometers away from Qingyuan Star, and began to transform the starship.
The first step is to replace the starship's control system.
This is easy to say, just install Smuggling Interdiction Terminal directly.
Although the computing power of this thing is not too strong, it is enough to control such a small starship.
For better operation, Qu Jianlei took out two Smuggling Interdiction Terminal at one time and connected them together.
Others are already accustomed to his operations, and even Nutrient Solution is not curious at all.
After replacing the control system, he took out a dozen gun-type probes.
This is the result of his labor in recent days, which can be used to detect Space Ripple in a targeted manner.
The empire has equipment dedicated to detecting Space Ripple, but those equipment are relatively large and the control is stricter.
Qu Jianlei's self-made detector is no worse than the special equipment - it's even slightly better.
However, in terms of appearance, it's a bit unattractive, and it feels like it's shoddily made.
However, the requirements for hand-rubbing equipment should not be too high, as long as it is easy to use.
Qu Jianlei did not rush to install it, but waited until the starship flew more than three million kilometers away from Clear Source before starting to install it.
At a distance of more than two million kilometers from Habitable Star, starships often stop by, and officials will also conduct key observations.
These Gun-Style Probe made by Qu Jianlei don't look very eye-catching, but... why should people notice them?
After some simple modifications, a dozen Gun-Style Probe probed out of the starship through weapon holes and other locations.
Although there are more than a dozen probes, they are not very long outside the starship. It is really difficult to find them without paying attention.
It's just that after starting to actively explore, more than a dozen Gun-Style Probe require a lot of energy.
Although the Business Starship they were riding was Small Ship, its power output was very strong and its maneuverability was very good.
However, even so, the power system cannot supply such a huge energy demand.
Active detection requires too much energy. If the energy is not enough, the detection distance and effect will be seriously affected.
And this vast space is vast and boundless. If you want to find an abnormal point in space, you must search hard.
Seeing the rising output of the power system, Hua Xiezhi was a little worried.
"Boss, we can't keep going like this without preparing a backup power system?"
"There's no place to put it," Qu Jianlei spread his hands helplessly, "Do you think it's just a small generator?"
A complete power system cannot be accommodated in the space of a small starship.
"It's better to join Unlucky Starship quickly," Old Lady Jia said, "We can borrow its space and power."
When Qinghu and Bentley were teleported to the planet using Unlucky Starship, they were more than 20 million kilometers away from Qingyuan Star.
Currently Unlucky Starship is approaching, but it is still nearly 10 million kilometers away.
The key is that currently Qingyuan Star, under the leadership of the military police, is thoroughly investigating various cases, and the planet is very busy.
As a result, the government's surveillance of space has become much stricter.
Normally, cases that happen on the ground have little to do with space, but that is the case in the interstellar Great Navigation era.
No matter what the case is, as long as it is serious enough, supervision of space will be strengthened.
Half a day later, the two starships finally converged, and at this moment they were more than 10 million kilometers away from Qingyuan Star.
You can't get any closer, otherwise it will be easily discovered by the strict surveillance network.
In the past, the government did not explore so far, mainly because it was unnecessary. Now it is not appropriate to challenge the government's bottom line.
After the rendezvous, Qu Jianlei took out a power system and installed it in Cargo Hold of Unlucky Starship.
Originally there were three small Attack Ships in the Cargo Hold, but he released them all and put them on guard around them.
In fact, one large and four small starships still have huge goals in space.
When everything was ready and each probe could work at full capacity, the five starships began to move cautiously in space.
Even though it is more than 10 million kilometers away from Qingyuan Star, you really have to be careful.
Not only has the government's surveillance been tightened, but there are also warships cruising in space.
The most important thing is that the probe that actively detects Space Ripple can also release strong energy fluctuations, so you can't do it accidentally.
In particular, the detection direction cannot be directly aimed at Qingyuan Star, otherwise it will really expose its position actively.
So it's really hard to detect it carefully and cautiously. It's not like they are on the ground and can open and close their hands Earth Tremor.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed, and no one found the point of Space Ripple.
Especially near where Qinghu and Bentley use Teleportation Array, Qu Jianlei did a careful search and found no abnormalities.
However, everyone is not very anxious. This kind of thing cannot be rushed. After all, space is too big.
But as time went by, Qu Jianlei discovered that there were gradually more small detectors around.
"Strange, it's far away from Clear Source, why are there so many detectors?"
Old Lady Jia heard this, his expression became a little serious, "Is it a recently launched detector?"
Qu Jianlei shook his head, "That's not true. Some equipment has been in space for many years, but I didn't find it when I came here."
At this moment, Nutrient Solution suggested, "The detection range can be further."
"Space Ripple is not fixed, and often experiences large displacements... The distorted space cannot be accurately positioned."
Qu Jianlei frowned. He was not very sure about this theory. "Will the displacement range be very large?"