Chapter 404: Chapter 404 Too Many Doubts
The ancestors of the Federal Empire chose this planet as a place to live.
It must have been a fine choice.
To some extent, this planet is very similar to Ancient Earth.
Su Wan had lived on Ancient Earth during its peaceful years for a few years.
Her feelings for Ancient Earth are much deeper than those crazy enthusiasts for Ancient Earth.
Su Wan looked through the window at the ruined landscape outside.
The vegetation grew wildly, covering the sky and blocking the sun.
Various buildings had collapsed, and there were some dark blood stains on the billboards above.
The sky was overcast, making the whole planet seem as though it had fallen into a deep sleep.
Sheng An came up beside Su Wan and whispered, "It must have been beautiful before."
Su Wan nodded. The place that was said to be most like Ancient Earth must have been beautiful.
She still remembered when she first arrived on Ancient Earth, there were flowers and grasses within reach on the roadside.
There were little swallows or sparrows flying across the sky, making crisp chirping sounds.
Most importantly, back then, the sky was a tile blue.
Su Wan pulled her thoughts back and said to everyone, "Put on your equipment. Communicate any issues immediately, and no one is to fall behind!"
"Yes!"
Put on protective suits... because they didn’t know if there was radiation here.
After disembarking from the landing vehicle, Su Wan found that the gravity and other environmental conditions here were very suitable for human survival.
Sheng An: "The oxygen content is also normal, no radiation detected."
Su Wan: "Mmhmm, keep moving forward, ensure it’s safe."
Squad Nine and Squad One split at the intersection ahead.
They needed to confirm there was no danger on both sides before the main force would come down.
Meanwhile, the vanguard of the Seventh Starship Fleet also moved out.
But their luck wasn’t very good; as soon as they entered the desolate city, they were entangled by a huge mutated vine.
Luckily, they were all well-trained Star Warriors, and they often faced mutated plants.
They weren’t in a hurry and methodically found the main body of the vine and eliminated it.
But this had delayed them somewhat.
Shang Zhuo narrowed his eyes and said, "First and Second Squads, have you confirmed it’s safe?"
Because at that time, the Eighth Starship Fleet had begun landing from the north side of the deserted city.
That area must be safe.
On the Main Starship, Gu Jue stood there, tall and slender.
Just standing there without saying a word still exerted a great pressure on others.
White Tiger flapped its wings and landed on his shoulder.
He was watching Squad Nine’s situation through the big screen.
White Tiger: "Master, are you worried about the madam?"
White Tiger: "Don’t worry, I’ve sent all the data on the desolate city to Vermilion Bird. Also, the main urban area has been scanned, and there are no Star Beasts above S-class."
And A-class and lower Star Beasts and mutated plants are no match for Su Wan and her team.
As for poisons, there’s also no need to worry since Bai Qi in Su Wan’s squad is immune to all poisons.
Gu Jue remained silent, just glanced at the screen.
At the same time, he began to take out other documents, deciding to handle official business while keeping an eye on his delicate wife.
In other words, Gu Jue had also decided not to rest for the next twenty-four hours.
At this time, Su Wan, leading Squad Nine, had already successfully regrouped with the main force.
However, Squad One, which had gone a different way, still hadn’t regrouped with the main force.
Agros: "Other squads, start organizing the data collection tasks immediately, Squad Seven, stay with the starship."
He planned to lead a team to support Squad One.
Su Wan: "Commander, we’ll go find Squad One; you continue to lead the team to the central core of the city."
Agros looked at Su Wan for a moment and then nodded, "Don’t be rash."
"Yes."
The heart of the city center is very likely to be where the core clue of this mission lies.
As for the first squad that hadn’t returned, they had reported their safety, with no casualties.
But they must have been detained by something.
And they hadn’t come back at all!
The mission is important, but every member of the Starship Fleet is crucial!
Su Wan leading the team to find them gave Agros great confidence.
He immediately took the main force and went straight to the heart of the city center.
At this time, the people of the Seventh Starship Fleet had just landed.
They were still ahead of schedule, with plenty of time, so they couldn’t be too reckless.
Su Wan, along with her team members, passed the place where they had split up from the first squad earlier.
Sheng An said in a low voice, "Captain, I’ve made contact with the first squad. They’ve encountered an attack by mutated plants, and they say their location is experiencing signal interference and they can’t send out messages."
"Coordinates?"
"Unknown."
Su Wan said, "Then there might be signal interference or a shielding device. Send this information to the starship, and let’s continue moving forward."
This stretch of the road should be safe now.
Because the first squad hadn’t encountered any attacks here and had communicated with the Main Starship.
But Su Wan still instructed her companions to be on guard at all times.
On the side of the road were some strangely looking plants that Su Wan and the others had never seen before.
Sheng An frowned, "Logically, these plants should have been logged into the system by now, but they’re not."
Su Wan remarked, "Then they must have grown in recent years."
Lin Yu suddenly spoke up, "I have a question. If this planet is unsuitable for survival, why was no reason left behind in the beginning?"
Su Wan’s footsteps paused.
She remembered the information that White Tiger had passed to Vermilion Bird, which stated the reason that it was uninhabitable for humans.
It warned everyone to stay away from this planet.
But the air here, as well as its resources and energy, were all very suitable for human existence.
Su Wan looked again at those unfamiliar plants they had never seen.
And as their squad walked past, a vine trembled lightly.
Underneath the vine, a white mushroom cap suddenly sprouted...
**
The Federal Empire Main Star.
Imperial Palace.
Gu Zilan patiently said to the two children, one older and one younger in front of him, "The things inside the forbidden area, you can learn about them when you grow up."
Gu Ruanruan asked, "Why not now?"
Little Gu Chen nodded in agreement.
He said, "Also, why does that giant tortoise live inside? It looks a bit like your Mecha."
Gu Ruanruan continued, "It’s not just a bit like it, it’s almost exactly the same. But I’ve tested it before, it’s biological, not made of metal."
Both pairs of eyes were very bright.
Gu Zilan knew that the two children were very clever and couldn’t be easily fooled.
In the end, he said in a low voice, "If you must know, are you ready for the responsibilities that come with knowing?"
Both children were stunned.
Gu Zilan’s gaze fell on Little Gu Chen and said, "Xiaochen, if you really insist on knowing, I’ll ask your little uncle first. If he says it’s okay for you to know, I’ll tell you."
Little Gu Chen: "..."
He hesitated a bit.
It wasn’t that he was afraid of his father.
But suddenly, he was concerned that the secret of the forbidden area might affect his future freedom.
Little Gu Chen said, "Considering it’s such a significant matter, we should think it over. You go ahead with your work, brother!"
After saying that, he ran off with Gu Ruanruan.
On this end, Gu Zilan sighed lightly, but still informed his little uncle Gu Jue about the matter.
