Wandering Meteor-Chapter 17: Turbulent Undercurrents

The surface of Iron Base Star seemed tranquil, but underneath, the undercurrents raged!

After the self-rescue plan failed, many Iron Base people voiced their grievances, venting their emotions on the internet.

At this time, a mysterious organization claiming to be a partner of an Advanced Civilization offered to resolve the conflict between Iron Base Star and the Advanced Civilization, but they demanded that the Iron Base Government surrender and confess their guilt!

This mysterious organization also spread several major accusations against the Iron Base Government on the internet.

The first one was the incident of the lost Long-range Warship five hundred years ago, which cost Iron Base Star greatly;

The second was the Iron Star Lord acting arbitrarily and offending the Advanced Civilization, putting Iron Base Star into extreme danger.

Out of disappointment and incompetence with the Iron Base Government, many Iron Base people joined this mysterious partner organization.

As a result, in recent years, the Iron Base Government has been frantically occupied, on one hand preparing for war against Demon Star, while on the other suppressing internal undercurrents, simultaneously plagued by internal and external troubles.

"Big brother, the Iron Base Civilization doesn't seem as united as we imagined!"

One of Wandering's clones had transformed into an Iron Base person and had successfully infiltrated into Iron Base Star, then reported the findings to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen was still en route to Iron Base Star, which is in the third orbit of the star system, about seven or eight astronomical units from the edge of the system.

It would take some time for Lu Chen to arrive.

However, through the original imprint, Lu Chen could see everything that Wandering's clone saw, as if watching an alien documentary, making the journey far from boring.

"You've just arrived at Iron Base Star; don't worry about their conflicts. Your primary task is to investigate that metal you're interested in," instructed Lu Chen.

As Wandering delved deeper into Iron Base society, the aspects of this civilization unfolded before Lu Chen like a slowly opening scroll.

The Iron Base people were very similar to humans, also a social species.

Iron Base society was also similar to human society, with various modern buildings and tools.

However, due to the gravitational influence of Iron Base Star, Iron Base people were generally only sixty to seventy centimeters tall, and those over one meter were considered genetic giants. Therefore, all buildings and tools in Iron Base society seemed short to Lu Chen, much like the dwarves of fantasy novels.

The Iron Base people, however, were born with four sturdy thighs that made them incredibly fast and agile runners.

Despite their short stature, they had a more robust build, and since they were Iron Base beings, they weighed two to three times that of humans.

The highest leader of Iron Base Star was the Iron Star Lord, which meant the master of Iron Base Star. This position was hereditary, always held by the direct royal family of Iron Base Star.

This was one of the reasons why mysterious resistance organizations emerged on Iron Base Star.

Ultimately, it boiled down to a power struggle, with certain nobles taking advantage of the situation to undermine the royals.

Lu Chen, not wanting to get involved in such trifling conflicts, directed Wandering to steer clear and focus solely on investigating the whereabouts of the high-temperature metal.

After a month on Iron Base Star, having traveled to many places and through great hardship, Wandering finally gathered intelligence about the high-temperature resistant metal it sought.

It turned out that this metal was named Kim, with a melting point of six to seven thousand degrees.

This was double the melting point of Tungsten Gold, the highest known to Lu Chen!

Even the core temperature of Earth was only over six thousand degrees, meaning Kim could remain solid within Earth's Core.

Initially, to address the crisis posed by Small Constant Star, the Iron Base Government used Kim to manufacture nuclear warheads intended to detonate on the surface of stars.

However, after the salvation plan failed, Kim was no longer widely used to manufacture weapons because their adversary had changed from Small Constant Star to a Demon Star, likely from an Advanced Civilization, diminishing the effectiveness of Kim. Plus, given the high cost of manufacturing Kim, it was naturally abandoned.

This was also why it took so much time for Wandering.

Wandering inquired indirectly with many people, but most regular citizens were unaware of Kim, let alone that the earlier nuclear bombs were made from it.

Later, Wandering contacted a research expert in the field and learned about Kim from him, who claimed to know the whereabouts of Kim, suggesting Wandering join them if it desired Kim.

"Big brother, what do you make of this?" asked Wandering.

Wandering didn't rush to agree but sought Lu Chen's opinion first.

Having observed everything, Lu Chen knew the situation and said directly, "We've finally received news about Kim; we certainly can't let it slip away. Agree for now, and see what it's all about. However, make sure to stay safe."

"I can now see Iron Base Star and believe it won't take long to get there."

After years of interstellar travel, Lu Chen finally saw Iron Base Star far off in space.

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It was a reddish planet, somewhat larger than Earth, with a mass about twice that of Earth, approximately 21 Earth masses.

Although still quite far away, Lu Chen could already feel the gravitational force of Iron Base Star.

He immediately suppressed his own gravity to avoid being affected and began to slow down his speed. Otherwise, at this velocity, he would actually crash into Iron Base Star.

During this time, he had absorbed a vast amount of interstellar material, growing to a diameter of four hundred thousand meters, with a mass of about 0.7 Earth masses, and his gravitational reach expanded to seven hundred thousand meters!

As his gravitational reach increased, so did his growth rate.

Now with each gravitational absorption, he could pull in all interstellar material lighter than himself within a radius of seven hundred thousand meters.

This growth rate was more than twice what it had been before, and the future held promise!

He believed that with this rate of growth, he would soon become a real planet!

On the other side.

Wandering had met with the research expert.

Right upon meeting, Wandering got straight to the point: "Old iron, you said you know the whereabouts of Kim, can you tell me?"

Wandering had been able to hide on Iron Base Star for so long because it was well-versed in the language and writing of the Iron Base people, a skill acquired when it and Lu Chen spent considerable time studying their script at the Planetary Base to understand the information in the computer, making subsequent infiltration into Iron Base Star rather convenient.

"Old iron, don't rush. To obtain Kim, we must plan carefully," said the Iron Base person Tie Yang in a measured tone.

Seeing that the other party refused to talk, Wandering knew better than to press and asked, "Then what are your plans?"

"You must have guessed my identity by now. I am a member of the partner organization. I invited you to become one of our partners because we have a common enemy. The current Iron Base Government is incompetent; it's time for change. Our future should be in our own hands!"

Tie Yang spoke passionately, "We've recently received intelligence that the government is secretly advancing the Giant Plan, said to be a secret weapon against Alien Civilization, closely related to Kim. We have already located where the plan is underway and are planning to raid and seize it soon. Join us, and naturally, you'll get the Kim you desire. Plus, our organization values personal freedom highly and won't inquire about what you want with Kim!"