Had they been fooled?
A terrible thought flashed through Lü Yongchang's mind.
Inside the Deep-Sea Pod, he could only issue orders to Zero through the brainwave reader.
Zero, control a mechanical arm and capture a probe!
Upon receiving the order, Zero quickly maneuvered the Earth toward a nearby probe.
As the two drew close, a massive mechanical arm extended from the Earth's underside and reached straight for the tiny probe.
[Capture successful]
A notification appeared before Lü Yongchang.
Zero, send it to the laboratory. Take it apart and see how it's built.
Lü Yongchang issued his second order.
A few minutes later.
The Holographic Projection before Lü Yongchang quietly changed.
The probe's internal structure gradually came into view.
Although its construction differed and its components had slightly different shapes, he still recognized the various modules inside the miniature probe.
A miniature Hall Thruster, a radio transceiver, and an active detection device similar to radar.
These three main components had been assembled into the probe before him, which measured less than half a meter.
While Lü Yongchang studied its construction, Zero successfully finished cracking it.
According to Zero's analysis, the radar-like device inside could not identify object types, and the radio transceiver could not transmit complex information.
Simply put, it was more of a beacon than a probe.
Whenever a large object appeared nearby, it would send a simple signal to Proxima b.
Determining whether that large object was an enemy ship, an asteroid, or something else entirely was far beyond its capabilities!
After reading Zero's findings and considering the enormous number of signal sources, Lü Yongchang's expression grew increasingly grim!
At that moment, he fully understood the enemy's tactics.
Proxima b.
Inside the Central Academy of Sciences.
Augustus paced back and forth in the observation room,