Star Planter

The universe is deep and boundless, and energy storms erupt or annihilate all the time.

Not far from the edge of the Milky Way, a warp storm that has been blowing for several months and spanning a dozen galaxies is gradually receding.The purple lightning tore, cutting the storm into countless pieces.A ring-shaped starship slowly emerged from the debris, as if guided by something, it moved forward silently in the starry sky.

"This is..." Su He bent down and picked up the metal body at his feet.The metal body about the size of a Rubik's Cube is obviously a synthetic item, with six smooth cut surfaces, and it feels cold to the touch when held in the hand.Green light flickered on the surface at a steady frequency.He flipped through it several times, but couldn't recognize anything, so he handed it to Lu Li.

"...Like some kind of signal transmitter." Lu Li took it and looked at it for a while, his tone slightly lowered.The Federation knows too little about parasites, and it is difficult to judge the purpose of this metal body based on the information currently available.He reached out his senses and scanned the place where the group of people were standing just now. It seemed that there was nothing else in the sea of ​​energy except for such a metal body.

"Signal transmitter?" Lin Ji had already walked to the front, but he stopped immediately when he heard Lu Li's words. "Let me see." He was affected by the Scarlet Iris incident many years ago, and his personality became apathetic and depressed a lot.Even though the sea of ​​colorful and flickering energy in front of him only surprised him for a few seconds, but now his expression was eager, his eyes fixed on the metal body in Lu Li's hand.

After a while, Lin Ji shook his head and returned the metal body to Su He, suppressing the doubts in his heart.

The metal body has changed hands several times, but the green light is still flickering steadily.Su He threw it into the space button, not paying much attention to it. "Forget it, take it back and hand it over to the military for research."

For a long time, no one knows what the metal body is.Even if it is really a signal transmitter, the current Federation is no longer the earth that just entered space thousands of years ago.Whether it is to attract parasites or dark beasts, keep them so that they will never come back.In fact, Su He hoped that the parasites could really be attracted, and it would be best to catch them all at once, and save the Federation from trouble.

"Shall we go back?" Throwing aside the metal body, Su He's mind was glued to the characters again.The underground buildings have been buried, and it will take time to dig them all out.Now he can't wait to go back to experiment with the energy gate, and he has no interest in staying here to step on the golden mountain.

Although this investigation did not find any information on the parasite, it was not considered empty-handed.Therefore, after listening to Su He's words, neither Lu Li nor Lin Ji objected.It was already noon, and the desert was scorching hot.Su He was not stupid, he didn't summon any more life forms, but followed Lu Li to board the starship.

Several starships filled with energy stones were flying in mid-air, and Liao Kai followed the starships with the [-]kg energy stones on Dong Ming's head and struggled forward in the desert.Su He stood at the porthole and looked at the figures on the ground sympathetically, and quickly glanced at Lu Li beside him.It's the hottest time now, imagine stepping on the sand, Su He would feel the pain for them.

Lu Li bent his fingers and tapped on the railing, feeling somewhat dissatisfied. "The speed is too slow, it seems that it has been slack in the past few months. It's a pity that there are no dark beasts here. When I go back..."

Lu Li didn't say what to do when he went back, but Su He had already fully understood.He turned his head silently, looking at Liao Kai and the others with more sympathy.

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In the evening, Su He received a message from Wei Na that the hill where they were buried had been dug up, and all the underground buildings were exposed.Su He put down the energy gate that he had studied halfway, and deliberately followed Lu Li for another trip.After searching the place carefully, the sentinels returned to the settlement without finding anything.

Although nothing of value was found, everyone had already determined that it was a warehouse built by parasites.I think it is also impossible for the parasite to let the energy stones pile up in the open air, and the living body has always used it as its old nest, and keeps stacking the energy stones nearby. It can only be said that in the consciousness of the living body, that place should be the place where the energy stones should be piled.It's just that I don't know what happened later, the parasite actually abandoned this week, which led to the current scene of endless yellow sand.

Su He and Lu Li analyzed in private, and there were only a few reasons.The biggest possibility is that the parasite gradually degenerated and lost control of this place.There are countless similar examples in human history. When they are strong, they like to conquer territories, but when they are weak, they have to shrink and rule.If it is true as recorded in the legend, human beings are creatures created by gods in their own image.Presumably gods-parasites behave somewhat similarly to humans.

As for Lin Ji reminding them to pay attention, in case the parasites would stare at this place, Su He wasn't too worried.There are really dark beasts coming, and it is estimated that they will also become food for living bodies. The dense green tentacles in the desert are not just for display.

The people in the settlement don't know that this planet has alien relics, and all their enthusiasm is devoted to the basic buildings of the city.Soon, after searching for the ruins to no avail, Lu Li led the sentries to join in the construction of the city.Su He knew nothing about this, so he spent most of his time performing "miracles".Relying on his efforts, the planting area of ​​Iris Star has expanded dozens of times compared to the initial period in just a few days.

Larson also contributed a lot to this.Although he is cunning, he is very sensible.Lu Li clearly didn't trust him very much, and Larson wanted to make his presence felt in front of Su Ho.The sentinel and guide came as one, as long as Su Ho changed his mind, Lu Li would naturally not be a problem.

Larson still remembered Su He's promise last time, so he stayed with Su He early to ask about the energy liquid.Su He also didn't forget that he specially purchased a whole warehouse this time.He followed Larson to the test site and watched the energy liquid being poured down with his own eyes.Although the effect is not as good as they expected, the expanded planting area is real.It's just that the growth time of the crops is slower, and the soil will lose its fertility after a few times, and it needs to be constantly replenished with new soil.

Relying on the hard work of everyone, the settlement can be said to be changing day by day.A few days later, when another batch of planted crops were harvested, Su He and his party were ready to go home.The people in the original settlement were used to their departure, but the believers who believed in Suhe refused to let Suhe leave alone.Even though there were dozens of high-ranking sentries behind him, this group of people insisted that someone must serve Su He.

"..." Su He, he had the feeling that he was making a god too much.

In this case, Ganzili did his part to follow Suhe.Su He had no choice but to express his hope that he would stay here and lead a group of believers.Under Su He's persuasion, Gan Zili reluctantly agreed to stay, but proposed another candidate that Su Ho could never think of.

"Larson?"

Su He didn't even know when Larson was fooled into believing in God.Larson laughed and leaned over to Lu Li and said something in a low voice. Lu Li gave him a half-smile and gave him a look, agreeing that Larson would stay with Su He.

Su He looked at Lu Li suspiciously, and asked in a low voice, "What did he say?"

Lu Li didn't hide anything, and said with a smile: "Larson said that he is familiar with all the fringe black markets of the Federation, and knows dozens of Star Thief groups, large and small. He recognized the Frost River, and suggested that he find a black market to sell."

Su He: "..."

After solving the problem of candidates, a group of people boarded the starship.Looking down from a high altitude, the settlement has already begun to take the shape of a city.Industrial areas, commercial areas, residential areas... Lu Li's planning is very orderly, with all kinds of unfinished buildings standing everywhere, small black spots coming in and out, and the whole city is full of vitality.

"When we come back next time, we will see a brand new city." Lu Li stood beside Su He and said to everyone on the Iris.

All the sentries squeezed to the porthole no matter if they were busy or not, and looked down quietly.Seeing a city grow from nothing, expanding from hundreds to thousands of people, and various buildings from foundation to completion, is not only exciting, but also an indescribable feeling.This is their city, a city they put their passion into building!

Su He held Lu Li's hand and suggested, "Let's take the general and Han Rui to see next time."

"Okay!" Lu Li agreed with kindness. In fact, it was everyone's long-cherished wish to bring the general to Iris Star.As his words fell, a long string of starships broke free from the atmosphere and disappeared into the sky.

Two days later, more than ten light-years away from the northwest border of the Federation, a black sphere suddenly formed in the universe.Purple electric light flickered in the sphere, as if someone had split it, and the sphere became bigger and bigger as it split, eventually forming a stable force field.In less than a few seconds, the Iris got out of it, followed by more than a dozen huge transport ships.

"What's going on?" In the command room, Lu Li asked Wei Na in front of the observatory in a deep voice. "Why do you jump out of the wormhole in advance? There are still ten light-years away from our goal."

Wei Na operated the instrument with her hands like flying, and explained to Lu Li in a low voice: "The data shows that a new wormhole is forming nearby, which interferes with our force field."

"Wormhole? Do you have any detailed information?" Lu Li became interested.It is located in a remote place, and there is still some distance from the federal border. The activities of the Star Thief Group will not expand so far.He felt that it was very likely that a natural wormhole was forming outside.

Lu Li remembered that the last time the Federation discovered a natural wormhole was 300 years ago, and that was the time they realized the existence of the Xiqua people.According to regulations, those who discover wormholes will be rewarded by the Federation.Although the Iris is not short of money now, Lu Li would not be foolish enough to let go of such a windfall opportunity.

"Wait a minute, further investigation is needed."

The command room was busy because the Iris jumped out of the wormhole ahead of time, but Su He was staring at the metal body on the table with a surprised face across the two-story cabin.A green light shrouded the entire tabletop, and the metal body that could not be changed at all unfolded from it. Several laser beams flickered, interweaving into a three-dimensional miniature starship in the air.Su He looked at the starship with some familiarity, and the ring-shaped hull style was different from the common style of the Federation.On the flanks of the starship, eight different stars surround the central star, which suddenly aroused Su He's memory.

"Ah!" He whispered, recognized the starship, and was about to call Lu Li, when the Iris shook violently.

Su He subconsciously turned her head, and outside the porthole, a black wormhole opened, and a mutilated ring-shaped starship was struggling to squeeze out of it.