"This..."
Hope's expression shifted slightly when he saw the images in the Holographic Projection.
Just as Lü Yongchang had said, the water in the Liquid Ammonia Ocean grew increasingly cloudy as they descended deeper.
"Could there be some kind of impurity..."
Beside him, Hansent asked quietly, "Like the mineral resources we're looking for?"
Hope's eyes brightened slightly at that. He was about to say something when he saw Lü Yongchang slowly shake his head.
"I don't know."
With puzzlement in his eyes, Lü Yongchang shook his head gently and said in a low voice, "We can only find out what these substances are by collecting and testing samples of the seawater."
"Prepare to collect samples."
"Suspend the deep-sea exploration mission until we have a definite conclusion."
With that, the video call ended.
Hope and Hansent exchanged looks.
Then Hope shrugged helplessly. "Well, looks like this exploration mission is going to take a lot longer than we imagined."
Hansent let out a helpless sigh at his teammate's remark.
"Yeah. And here I was hoping we could finish exploring soon and head back to Dawn Star..."
Despite their complaints, neither man's hands slowed in the slightest.
-261.3 km.
A small, spherical Exploration Ship hovered silently in the dark depths of the Liquid Ammonia Ocean.
The Exploration Ship's powerful searchlights faintly illuminated the surrounding seawater.
Seen from a distance, the [Poseidon] Exploration Ship, with its searchlights running at full power, resembled a conspicuous lighthouse in the endless darkness, announcing its presence to everything around it.
A moment later, a hatch on the side of the Exploration Ship, which had been motionless in the Liquid Ammonia Sea, slowly opened.
A robotic arm slowly extended from within.
After sweeping around the Exploration Ship, the robotic arm quickly retracted into the cabin.
Dawn Star.