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The surveillance unit was a hastily constructed unit with eneral confusion in deterineers designed a set of color-coded badges These would be used to easily signify one’s rank and role The reds were the highest ranked; these were the scientists and engineers Following them were the yellows; the technical workers and a handful of translators After that, the tearey
Jay was irl of only seventeen or eighteen parade her yellow badge before hiher hierarchy than he hen she was so er, he teased, "Fine, you’re the boss As aI can do for you, htily, Xiao Chen said, "Not at the moht need your help at anyas samples are quite heavy You can help me carry those"
Jay wanted to turn around and leave, but he suddenly had a fit of inspiration "Sure, a ten kilograirl like you, and I’m sure those rocks are heavier than that How about I carry those sa stuff for people?" suggested Jay nonchalantly
Grabbing Jay’s hands, Xiao Chen tried to hide her appreciation as she narrowed her eyes at hiested that, so no backsies! You are nowthat is heavy"
Feigning reluctance, Jay conment? If my superiors find out, I will be dead"
"To hell with the herself swear "This is volunteer work after all It’s not like you’re abandoning work, you’re just assigning yourself a different role, so why care about theht now, lackey nuns to ed, "Can’t help you there All of the supplies have been sent to the destination beforehand I heard that theup camp there noe speak If you’re that thirsty, then ly satisfied with his justification, Xiao Chen nodded obediently Suddenly, she took off running, but not before dragging Jay along As Jay was pulled along, he could hear Xiao Chen laugh "Then let’s h! Faster! Faster! Now I can’t wait for work to start…"
"Wait, wait! Are you crazy? You’re going toshrieks and laughter In everyone’s eyes, based on their intiirl and dashing younglove blosso to one’s heart, and that was especially true considering their situation It told theacy of love would survive
That brought hope for their future, a future where this barren desert would be terra-formed after they find a water source With hard work and dedication, they could see this being e of inspiration and their steps quickened…
At thatZhen had just ended transmission with Yao Yuan There were threethat they had indeed located the stranded survivors A bit of bad neas that Ebon needed immediate medical attention when they transported hi about the planet’s dangerous organisms Yao Yuan said that they were still unclear as to how these creatures could detect human presence, but speculation pointed towards water They were transporting a carcass of such an alien creature back to the Hope as well, hoping the biologists on board could get more information out of it
Lastly, Yao Yuan wished for the Hope to not stay grounded He also wanted Guang Zhen to recall the geological surveillance unit, but that was a lost cause They had departed hours before Yao Yuan re the process for excavation by the tiot off of the call, he iine rooravitational system
However, the system couldn’t be powered on for some reason…
On the outer wall of the Hope’s base, nuravitational syste the syste it…
At the same time, at a spot twenty kilometers away fro In theh the desert’s surface layer
However, the operation wasn’t going so well For some reason, when the drill bits hit a depth of about two hundred meters, their poould suddenly become dry It was the same with all the machines This had the scientists and technicians present scratching their heads Without any other solution, they ordered the bit to be retracted to have it checked to see what exactly it had coround, its surface was enveloped in a thick, green layer of soanisms adhered to the surface of the drill by ways of tendrils It would appear that these green organis the drills of their energy What waswas that with a speed that was observable to the naked eye, the bit was slowing dissolving before everyone’s eyes…
The green organis" the drill bit! As the bit shrunk, bits of sand continued to fall off froanisms…