Dog-Headed People Seeking the Truth
"Dr. Shi Lifen, wait a moment," Yue Yuan said.
"Huh? Ah, Chief, are you going to go with Dr. Lu Xiaofen to find the Dog-Headed People? But they've already gone far away." Shi Lifen stopped in mid-air upon hearing this, her voice full of doubt.
"No, look down there, between the two mountains."
Yue Yuan offered an explanation, but the mountains below stretched endlessly, and he couldn't understand where he was talking about just by saying it. So he simply stopped explaining and sent Shi Lifen the precise Latitude and Longitude coordinates directly from the system.
When humans established the global satellite system, they defined the Latitude and Longitude of this planet according to Earth's habits, so sending coordinates is naturally not a problem.
For those who land, the knowledge and application of basic common sense such as Latitude and Longitude are essential courses, so they can understand it at a glance.
"Oh, Chief of Staff, it's a Dog-Headed People!" Shi Lifen's clear voice rang out.
Wearing Tactical Armor, Shi Lifen saw things more clearly than Yue Yuan, and her equipment was more advanced. After all, robots used for ground sightseeing could not compare to the Tactical Armor specially designed for landing personnel.
Shi Lifen: "Chief, should we go down and take a look? Should we notify Dr. Lu Xiaofen and the others to come back?"
"They have their own tasks, let's go down and take a look first. Well, the rest of you can wait here. After you've seen Zhu Pete and me down, you can go about your own business," Yue Yuan replied.
He arrived on the planet remotely, which was nothing unusual, so naturally his curiosity shouldn't interfere with the biologists' mission.
"Okay," Shi Lifen replied.
After speaking, Shi Lifen reduced the thruster power and controlled the Tactical Armor to descend near the target. The soldier holding Zhu Pete beside her also descended from mid-air.
Yue Yuan was quite curious as to why Dog-Headed People would appear in this desolate wilderness. According to the map, the nearest Dog-Headed People was over a hundred kilometers away. Moreover, the environment here was indeed harsh for Dog-Headed People, with many ferocious wild beasts. It was truly a miracle that Dog-Headed People could come here.
Two towering 15-meter-tall mechs, spewing flames, descended from the sky. Such a scene is commonplace for humans, but to the Dog-Headed People, it was a world-shaking spectacle.
The Dog-Headed People on the ground were watching the two steel mechs descending from the sky, their faces showing a complex mix of fear, horror, and joy.
This Dog-Headed People is none other than A Tu.
Driven by curiosity, after talking with Great Elder, he did not accept the Great Elder's suggestion to preside over the sacrificial ceremony, but instead embarked on the journey to find the truth without hesitation.
Ignoring the tribe's objections, he resolutely set off, heading towards the direction where he had seen the fireball fall from the sky years ago. He traversed jungles, crossed High Mountain, and traversed grasslands, relying on his years of hunting skills to climb mountains and ridges, advancing towards the Barren Land in the minds of the Dog-Headed People.
Along the way, A Tu encountered countless dangers: hunger, cold, heat, poisonous miasma, and even many large and ferocious animals. But A Tu still survived thanks to his willpower and strong survival skills.
If nothing unexpected happens, A Tu should be able to reach the area where the human base is located in about a year.
A Tu stared blankly at the two large mechs getting closer and closer, feeling like his brain couldn't process what he was seeing.
However, his dazed state didn't last long before he was jolted awake by a wave of heat. Although the two Tactical Armor the humans had landed some distance away, the long, fiery tongues of the Fusion Thruster still stirred up gusts of wind and heat on the ground.
For a moment, all A Tu could hear was the sound of the Fusion Thruster, like a dragon's roar from the heavens.
Awakened by the heatwave, A Tu immediately lowered his head, bent over, and placed his hands on the ground, repeatedly banging his head against the ground in a gesture of worship in the Dog-Headed People's concept.
At the same time, he was muttering incantations, reciting prayers that only he could understand.
While the Dog-Headed People were worshipping, Shi Lifen and the warrior had already put Yue Yuan and Zhu Pete down. Then, after leaving behind a thousand layers of heat, they soared into the sky with a roar of fierce flames.
After the two Tactical Armor departed and the surrounding environment quieted down again, Zhu Pete, who had come down with Yue Yuan, steered the robot forward a few steps. At the same time, he turned on the external loudspeaker and, as usual, said to the Dog-Headed People still prostrate on the ground, "Get up and speak!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Pete realized that this was not human at all, could not understand what he was saying, and might not even be a species that communicates through sound.
"What are you yelling Zhu Pete? Just call a small unmanned transport ship from the base to take this Dog-Headed People back so the linguists can study it slowly." Yue Yuan said speechlessly in the channel.
Lu Xiaofen and Taliya Sinskaia had only been gone a short time, and they figured the mission wouldn't be completed so quickly. Since she and Zhu Pete didn't know how to decipher the alien language, they had no choice but to take the Dog-Headed People back with them.
I believe it won't be long before Lu Xiaofen and Taliya Sinskaia return.
Upon hearing Yue Yuan's words, Zhu Pete understood that there was no point in communicating now, so he simply took a few steps forward, then controlled the robot to reach out and pull the Dog-Headed People up.
The Dog-Headed People that was pulled up immediately showed a look of terror, while making inexplicable noises.
Although they couldn't understand what the Dog-Headed People was saying, Yue Yuan and Zhu Pete could tell from his expression that it was probably some kind of prayer to the gods.
Being able to guess a thing or two is one thing, but seeing the Dog-Headed People's face so close up, coupled with the look of terror on his face, Yue Yuan felt something was very strange.
Because the Dog-Headed People's face is so similar to the Comical Dog Head, even the terrified expression looks somewhat comical.
Such a dog head seems to have a built-in life-saving function, making people involuntarily make associations when they see it.
Observing the Dog-Headed People at such close range for the first time, Yue Yuan finally noticed its physical characteristics. Apart from its dog-like head, the Dog-Headed People had no other dog-like features. It stood 2.5 meters tall, with only four fingers on each hand, and its feet were covered by 'shoes' and could not be seen clearly. Its body was covered with the skin of some unknown animal, and from the exposed part, it could be seen that it was covered with a layer of yellow fur, just like its head.
While Yue Yuan and Zhu Pete were observing the group of Dog-Headed People through the robot, the dog-headed people were also observing the robot controlled by the two of them.
As it watched, it kept gesturing with its hands, sometimes pointing to the horizon, sometimes to the direction behind it, while simultaneously uttering a series of sounds incomprehensible to humans. "&*￥,,※".