Fantasy Game: Infinite City

Chapter 90 Engineer's Log

“November 11: According to the above, we have found an Earth-like planet in this newly discovered galaxy. Through the information sent back by the probe, we can know that its environment seems to be similar to that of the Earth. However, the position of this planet in its star system is not in the habitable zone. This seems contradictory. We may need to wait for other probes to return to obtain more information.”

"November 11: The third probe is returning. It is luckier than the second probe. It is strange. How could the second probe be hit by a comet? The detector on the spacecraft clearly did not detect any other objects approaching the return route of the second probe. Is there something wrong with the detection system of the spacecraft?"

"November 11: After inspection, the captain said that someone did tamper with the detection system of the spacecraft, but that person did not leave any evidence. However, there are many maintenance personnel in the cabin where the detection system is located. It is possible that someone accidentally touched the control console. Maybe it is not as terrible as the captain said."

"November 11: The third probe returned and brought back some soil and minerals from the planet's surface. The researchers are working hard to analyze them, and I need to carefully examine the images recorded by the third probe on that Earth-like planet. I've had enough of this boring work."

“November 11: Great! From the video footage brought back by the third probe, I saw a rich biome system. The soil and minerals it brought back contained unique properties that we have never seen before. There is an element in these minerals that we have never seen before. It may be possible to synthesize a new energy source using it. I think we should go up there and take a look!”

“November 11: Our spacecraft has successfully arrived above the planet. We just need to wait for the atmospheric content to be tested before we can land. I am so excited just thinking about it!”

"November 11: Someone tampered with the spacecraft's power. When the spacecraft entered low-Earth orbit and was about to slow down and dive into the planet's atmosphere, the spacecraft's main engine was shut down manually. The secondary engine is still under maintenance. I hope our spacecraft pilots are as good as they boast, otherwise we will crash."

"November 11: Phew! It seems that our pilots were not bragging. They are really amazing. They actually made an emergency landing on the planet with only one auxiliary engine working! The integrity of the spacecraft is fine. Thanks to the big guys above, they did not cut corners or engage in corruption in the sturdiness of the spacecraft."

"November 11: I was so excited that I couldn't sleep the night before yesterday. I should have followed the first group to explore the planet yesterday, but the captain gave an order and asked me to go today. What a pity."

“November 11: According to the requirements above, we need to build an outpost here. As the chief engineer, I have to stay near the spacecraft and wait until the outpost is completed before I can leave. It’s really disappointing. I still want to visit other parts of the planet!”

"December 12: The first team ahead should report back today. I wonder what they have discovered. The construction of the outpost is progressing very slowly. The captain has used all his manpower to investigate the power failure of the spacecraft. It seems that someone has really tampered with the power system. I hope to find him or her sooner."

"December 12: Something is wrong. The captain found a deleted docking message on the spacecraft terminal. Half a month ago, when we were resupplying at the space station, someone boarded our spacecraft. We found a small space shuttle that can carry three people at one of the docks on the spacecraft. The people who came aboard should not have left the spacecraft yet. I hope the captain can find them."

"December 12: Strange, the first team hasn't sent back any information, and we can't contact them. The captain has sent a search and rescue team to look for them at the last location before their signal disappeared. The "stowaway" on the spacecraft was not found either, but we found a strange device in a cargo hold, like a hibernation capsule, but it's not enclosed. The device on it looks a bit outdated. I tried to activate it, but it didn't work. The prompt sound on it seemed to be in another language, which means "no permission" when translated."

"December 12: The search and rescue team sent back information. They found the temporary camp built by the first team. There were signs of fighting. They must have been attacked by the native species of this planet. Strange, there are also many native species around the spacecraft. They are not aggressive. Maybe they encountered a more powerful predator? Or is there another civilization on this planet?"

"December 12: The search for stowaways is over. Every place on the ship has been carefully searched. No suspicious people or objects were found. The captain asked me to lock the device we found earlier in a small laboratory. He suspected that it might be a teleportation device."

"December 12: We received a message from above that they will send an armed gunboat to support us, and also bring some materials needed for repairs. Whoever tampered with the engine of our spacecraft was very skilled. According to the inspection records, everything is normal, but there is no way to restart it."

“December 12: The outpost is basically complete. I finally have time to visit other parts of the planet!”

"December 12: Since the search and rescue team had also lost contact with the spacecraft, the captain gave me a death order to stay on the spacecraft. It took a lot of effort to convince him to let me take some soldiers and researchers to look around the spacecraft."

"December 12: Although I can't leave the spaceship too far, fortunately there are many biomes on this planet. I like the environment here very much. It makes me relax. My team has also collected a lot of ores. Using the laboratory on the spaceship, we may be able to extract more unknown elements from these ores for experiments."

"December 12: Those biologists seem to be more excited than I am. They seem to have discovered something interesting about the animals and plants on this planet. Although I don't quite understand the professional terms they use, from their tone, I can tell that they have indeed discovered something incredible."

"December 12: The rescue team returned and brought back several survivors from the first team. They said that they encountered a huge monster that lived in groups. The first team seemed to have invaded their territory without knowing it. After being attacked, they were forced to flee the temporary camp, which is why they lost contact. According to the rescue team, those creatures can generate a force field that can cut off their contact with the outside world, so the rescue team lost contact with the spacecraft. Fortunately, the bodies of those creatures are not difficult to destroy, and their hearing is not very good, so the rescue team successfully rescued some survivors from the first team."

"January 1: The spacecraft's engine still can't be repaired. It seems we can only wait for the armed gunboat to provide support. According to the time, the gunboat should arrive in about ten days."

"January 1: The survivors rescued by the search and rescue team showed some abnormalities. Several of the injured survivors could not heal their wounds. We used all medical methods but could not solve the problem. Fortunately, they did not feel any pain in their wounds for some unknown reason."

"January 1: The wounds of the injured survivors began to necrotize. In order to prevent them from dying, the medical staff performed amputations on them. I asked my engineers to make some prosthetics for them so that they would not become disabled."

"January 1: The survivors seem to be infected by the infectious virus in the location. Some people who have had contact with them have begun to necrotize their bodies even though they were not injured. The wounds also emit a rare fragrance. The first few survivors can breathe freely on this planet without helmets. This is not a wise choice. You must know that there is a low concentration of unknown toxin in the atmosphere of this planet."

"January 1: The first survivors, and those infected by them, suffered great pain, so severe that they convulsed and could not move, and could not even make a sound. However, among the first survivors, a few were fine. In order to save the others, the captain, the head of the medical staff, and I asked the survivors who were not affected about their different experiences. They told us that they were fine now, probably because they ate some animals and plants on the planet that others did not eat."

"January 1: We isolated all the infected people in a cargo hold of the spacecraft. Then, according to the memories of those greedy guys, we found the animals and plants they mentioned and had the infected people eat them. The effect was immediate. Those infected people immediately returned to normal and no longer felt pain. However, the necrosis in their bodies continued. We had no choice but to continue isolating them in the cargo hold."

"January 1: Owen, this careless guy, forgot to wear a mask when he got out of the spacecraft. But the strange thing is that even without a helmet, he can breathe the air of this planet normally, and there is no abnormality in his body. After everyone's research, we found that the strange and rare fragrance emitted by the infected people is poisonous. The atmosphere of the planet is also poisonous, but as long as the two are mixed, the surrounding air becomes non-toxic and even has a high oxygen content. We tried to let the infected people breathe the air of the planet directly. Sure enough, the necrosis of their bodies stopped and their wounds were slowly healing."

"January 1: We used the poisonous gases produced by these unknown infectious viruses when they attack the human body, combined with the toxic atmosphere of the planet, and mixed them with animal and plant solutions on the planet to extract and refine a vaccine. This allows people who use the vaccine to move around normally on the planet without using space suits or any protective measures. We distributed the vaccine, but the production of the vaccine is cumbersome, and it may take some time to distribute it to everyone."

"January 1: The vaccine doesn't seem to have any sequelae or complications, so there should be no problem. However, several people have developed an allergy to the vaccine, so they can't get the vaccine, so for safety reasons, they have to stay on the spacecraft."

"January 1: Something is wrong. Something must have gone wrong. It's almost been a month and the gunboat supporting us hasn't arrived yet, nor has there been any contact with us. I have to go ask the captain what's going on."

"January 1: Damn it, Owen is dead. His body has turned into a dried-up mummy that has been soaked in water. His body is covered with a parasitic plant similar to lichen, which emits an unbearable smell. Damn it! We had dinner together yesterday, and he didn't seem to have any problems at all!"

"February 2: We held a simple funeral for Owen. In order to prevent others from being infected, we burned Owen's body and all his belongings. Damn it! Owen, old friend, you shouldn't have died here."

"February 2: In just two days, the death toll is growing rapidly. One-third of the people on the spacecraft have died, including those who were on the spacecraft and had vaccine rejection. It seems that all the dead people did not have time to be vaccinated. I told the captain the results of the analysis and immediately accelerated the research on the vaccine, hoping to save more people in time."

"February 2: Only half of the crew is left on the spacecraft. We only have time to make so many vaccines, and the gunboats still can't be contacted. We contacted the headquarters, but they said that the armed gunboats had arrived a long time ago, but they didn't find our location on our Earth-like planet. This is wrong. We can contact the headquarters, but we can't contact the armed gunboats that come to support us. The armed gunboats can contact the headquarters, but they can't contact us. However, the headquarters can contact both of us. There must be a problem there."

"February 2: Captain Hallock of the gunboat ordered an unmanned space shuttle to be dispatched to the coordinates we provided. They successfully contacted us. Through the communication device carried by the space shuttle, we contacted Hallock's gunboat and exchanged information. Our captain and Hallock got the answer. Someone deliberately destroyed the communication channel between us and the gunboat. There must be other people on this planet, or even around us."

"February 2: Hallock sent out several search and rescue ships to rescue us directly. As for our spaceship, Hallock dropped a coordinate and planned to retrieve it later. The most important thing is to rescue the people first. Hallock is really a good person."

"February 2: The search and rescue work is proceeding in an orderly manner. Most of the surviving crew members have evacuated to Harlock's armed gunship. The gunship is currently parked in the low-Earth orbit of this planet to save some energy. Although Harlock's gunship has sufficient energy, it is still necessary to save as much as possible. Who knows if there will be any unexpected situation."

"February 2: The evacuation work is basically completed. Although we lost half of our crew, fortunately the data and samples we obtained were delivered to the gunboat intact. For safety reasons, I asked Harlock to seal these samples and data in a sealed cabin. After we return, we will let the robots handle them to prevent another infection accident. Now only the captain, me, and a few crew members who stayed to help are left on the ground and have not evacuated."

"February 2: After everything was cleared, the captain and I decided to take the strange device we found in the spacecraft back with us, so we went to the cabin where the device was sealed and prepared to take it away. However, before we entered the cabin, several white lights suddenly flashed next to the device, and some soldiers in uniform suddenly began to attack us. Fortunately, there was an isolation door between us, so they couldn't kill us. The captain immediately sealed off the cabin and called for reinforcements from the gunboat. Harlock sent a team of mechanically modified super soldiers to help us. The device must be something with long-distance transmission capabilities, and maybe transmission is only one of its functions, so the enemy attacked us. With Harlock's help, we must take down the device!"

"February 2: A large number of elite soldiers in uniforms continued to pour out of the cabin where the device was located. Their weapons also began to change, with all kinds of weapons. Fortunately, the cabin blockade was very strong, and the super soldiers transformed by the machine were also very powerful. The two sides exchanged fierce fire, and no one gained any benefits."

"February 2: They are trying to transport the transporter away. This is not okay. We must not let them succeed. We notified Harlock and asked him to open fire directly to blow up the device and the spacecraft. For some reason, the other party seemed to have intercepted our communication and began to evacuate. Harlock sent a message that other armed ships appeared in space and were exchanging fire with Harlock's gunboats. Although Harlock and his gunboats are powerful, they cannot withstand the large number of people on the other side. They fought and retreated. The captain and I, as well as the remaining crew members and the mechanically modified super soldier team sent by Harlock before, were temporarily left here."

"March 3: Harlock sent back a message saying he had successfully killed the pursuers, but his gunboat was also badly damaged and had to jump back to repair before the engine ran out of energy. So we might need to ask other ships to pick us up. We might have to wait for a while until the gunboat is repaired and he will come back to help. Without Harlock's help, the captain and I rushed into the cabin and dismantled the device before the enemies came back. At least this time no more enemies would suddenly appear. We sealed the parts of the device in different cabins."

"March 3: Damn it! Those vaccines are actually time-limited! Several of the captain's fingers have necrotized, and my jaw is also broken. We have to go find some more local plants needed for the raw materials of the vaccine. The corresponding special plants nearby have been used up and have not grown yet. We have to look somewhere else."

"March 3: We passed the news of the vaccine's time limit back to headquarters and Hallock. Hallock's gunboat still has some remaining vaccines. Hopefully, it will be in time."

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