In the control room, the operator responsible for controlling the Pioneers looked at Lin Qi and waited for his next command.
But Lin Qi did not move. He simply stood there, watching the monsters on the screen that had already been illuminated by the light.
"They're dormant."
He suddenly spoke. Deep down, a powerful intuition told him that these monsters were dormant, not dead. It was as if someone had turned off their switch.
If someone—or something else—sent them a signal, or if energy was injected into them, they would immediately activate.
"Mr. Lin Qi, what should we do next..."
Lin Qi came back to himself. "Explore the other pyramids. Gather information on them, including the number of hollows on top of each one."
"If these monsters awaken someday, I want us to know exactly how many of them we'll have to deal with."
He waved to the Minister of the Space Department, and the two of them left the control room.
"Research on the return rocket cannot stop. We may need to bring something back from up there—for example, a monster, or some materials."
The Minister of the Space Department clearly understood what these discoveries meant for humanity. He would not be as naive as those ordinary people at the bottom of society outside, who believed that these monsters existed to protect humanity.
Even if they truly existed to protect humanity, their purpose would not be so pure.
The alien war Lin Qi had mentioned seemed to be becoming a reality.
The Minister nodded, but he was also somewhat worried. "If we... disturb these monsters too early, could that cause them to awaken ahead of time?"
Lin Qi hesitated as well. "We can conduct some tests on the moon first. If they're safe for the time being, we'll bring