"Academician Mao..."
Lü Yongchang stared blankly at the scene beyond the transparent aluminum curtain wall and murmured, "You've already tamed this giant tree?"
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Mao Zhengzhi choked at those words and broke into a violent coughing fit. "P-Professor, how did you jump to that conclusion?"
"Hm?" Lü Yongchang turned toward him, looking puzzled. "What else could it be?"
"Have you forgotten what happened when the exploration team landed on Lost Star?"
Mao Zhengzhi waved a hand, unsure whether to laugh or cry. "Professor, times have changed."
"It's only been five years, but during those five years, we've sent quite a few probes to Lost Star on all sorts of research missions."
"Lost Star as it is now might be... a little different from what you're imagining."
Lü Yongchang: "???"
Before he could speak, Mao Zhengzhi had already opened a Holographic Image.
The projection showed footage from a probe's perspective.
In the sped-up footage, it swiftly entered Lost Star's atmosphere and hovered high above the planet, seemingly waiting for something.
As time passed, the forest directly beneath the probe gradually adjusted the orientation of its leaves and crowns.
Eventually, an opening leading all the way to the ground appeared in the lush forest.
The opening was small, but large enough for the probe to pass through.
"This..." Lü Yongchang's pupils widened slightly as he stared at the projection in shock. "What happened in those five years?!"
"Professor, stay calm and keep watching," Mao Zhengzhi reminded him softly with a chuckle.
The shifting view in the projection made it clear that the probe was slowly descending.
It passed smoothly through the small opening formed by leaves and crowns, heading toward the ground.
A relatively small circular area came into view on the ground.
It looked just like a landing pad