Let's Squander A Billion First!-Chapter 1641: Visitors from Beyond the Sky (28)
The mist in the valley is much less than outside, and the first thing Chuzheng sees when she goes out is the hazy corner of a spaceship in the mist.
This spaceship...is bigger than she imagined.
The first impression it gives is one of awe.
The gigantic spaceship almost fills the entire valley, making them standing below seem as small as ants.
"Your Highness."
Na Xia walks to Chuzheng’s side and calls her softly.
"Hmm?"
Na Xia lowers her voice further: "Does this spaceship look familiar to you?"
Chuzheng: "??"
Should it look familiar to me?
I can only see a corner of this spaceship, how am I supposed to know if it looks familiar?
Isn’t this putting me in a difficult position?
Na Xia doesn’t seem to want an answer from Chuzheng, and continues: "Do you remember the once great Osefia Empire?"
Chuzheng: "..."
Don’t remember.
The original owner’s memory doesn’t contain anything about this.
"If you don’t remember, please tell me about it." Anyway, Na Xia knows she’s lost her memory, so Chuzheng naturally lets Na Xia talk.
The Osefia Empire and the star system where the original owner comes from are called the Gemini Star System because they are almost identical.
Osefia was the largest empire in that system, ruling the entire star system, and all races had to submit to them.
But for some unknown reason, the Osefia Empire suddenly perished, overthrowing the star system’s regime, and now that star system is still chaotic.
Before this, the last recorded sighting was of the Osefia Empire’s renowned super starship, the Feya, leaving the star system, never to be seen again.
Chuzheng: "Do you think this is the Feya?"
Na Xia is not entirely sure: "From the craftsmanship and style, it indeed resembles the Osefia Empire. Whether it’s the Feya requires further confirmation."
If it really is the Feya, it would be a significant discovery.
The reason for the Osefia Empire’s demise might...be found here.
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"Everyone, don’t wander around! And don’t touch anything inside!" Lou Xing raises his voice, instructing the people behind him.
The group walks along the ship’s edge, finding traces of someone’s previous handiwork, and finally arrives at the spot where those people had entered the ship.
The hatch is tightly closed, and it takes quite some effort to open it.
There are oxygen tanks on the ship, so everyone changes their tanks and rests at the entrance.
Lou Xing takes out a map, pointing to the lines: "The crystal is located here. Follow the directions and don’t touch anything inside."
This spaceship is too large, and those people only made it halfway through and failed to understand many things.
The only gains might be the energy crystal and those crystals.
"Your Highness, shall we go inside and have a look?" Na Xia suggests to Chuzheng.
Chuzheng glances at Lou Xing: "You go ahead."
She thought it’d be better to stick with the Good Person Card.
"Then I’ll go. Na Dong, you stay here and protect Her Highness."
Na Dong, with low presence and his head down, acknowledges the command hearing Na Xia’s voice.
Na Xia seizes a moment when no one is paying attention and slips into the nearby passage.
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Since these parts were studied before, all dangers have been removed, doors unlocked, so they proceed without obstacles.
The crystal storage area is at the bottom of the ship; when they first found the ship, luck brought them from below directly to these crystals and Cosmic Stones.
Reaching the crystal storage area, everyone is stunned by the sight before them.
In this space, crystal pillars of uniform size are neatly stacked inside like piled firewood, stretching as far as the eye can see.
Having arrived without any danger, Lou Xing finally breathes a sigh of relief: "Be careful when moving these. These crystal pillars are quite fragile, so avoid knocking. Pack them in the boxes you brought before moving them out."
These crystal pillars have yet to reveal any other uses; they seem prepared for the energy crystal.
Moving them will take some time, so Chuzheng stands outside, examining her surroundings.
Boss Jia supports Mrs. Jia, whose complexion looks quite poor.
"How do you feel? Are you uncomfortable?"
"I’m alright, just a bit tired," Mrs. Jia’s voice is soft: "Don’t worry."
Boss Jia’s brows knit slightly,
"Mr. Lou, I’d like to take my wife to see another place." Boss Jia says to Lou Xing.
Lou Xing looks at Mrs. Jia: "I’ll send two people with you. This mark indicates you can enter. If it’s missing, it means no one’s been there before, so I don’t advise you to wander too far."
Lou Xing points to the red marking on the hatch.
"Thank you."
Lou Xing calls over two people to accompany Boss Jia.
Watching them leave, Lou Xing turns and sees Chuzheng leaning beside the hatch, her gaze coolly fixed on him, making his expression slightly unnatural.
After a while, Lou Xing says: "I’ll go...check inside first."
Lou Xing enters hesitantly.
Under Chuzheng’s gaze, a wave of unexplainable tension washes over him.
Chuzheng circles nearby, finding many hatches open, containing various items, some resources known to this star system, others less familiar.
The resources aboard this spaceship should be enough for extended interstellar travel.
Why did they choose to land here?
Moreover...
There is no sign of life aboard this spacecraft.
"Your Highness."
Na Xia suddenly appears: "I’ve found a passage leading to the main ship..."
Before Na Xia finishes, a distant boom is heard, shaking the ground.
Chuzheng immediately turns back.
In the hallway, a box carrying crystal pillars has fallen to the floor; the pillars have shattered into several pieces on impact.
One person is sitting on the ground while another stands, preparing to help the seated person up.
Lou Xing also emerges from inside.
"What’s going on?"
"My hand slipped, couldn’t hold it steady...what is this?" The person on the ground raises a hand, a viscous liquid flowing through his fingers.
The next second, the person suddenly screams.
"Ah..."
The viscous liquid on his fingers wraps around them, tightening continually; within moments, his whole hand is misshapen, and they can hear the crack of breaking bones.
"It’s excruciating...help...aaaaah..."
"Don’t move!"
Someone wants to assist, but Lou Xing holds them back.
In the fragmented crystals on the ground, some viscous liquid is gradually moving.
"Help me, help me..." The person’s face is pale, screaming in terror.
The entire hand has vanished, replaced by a bloodied, blurry mass that’s spreading up the wrist.
Lou Xing calmly orders to get him up from the ground first.
Then attempts to remove the substance from his hand.
However, that thing seems fused to his hand; various methods fail despite efforts to remove it.
"What do we do, it’s not working."
Someone suddenly points to the ground: "Those things on the ground are coming towards us."
Lou Xing decisively commands: "Get inside, shut the door."
