Just after entering school, you became an emperor pilot?

Everyone is busy.

Check the traps set at night to see if there are any unexpected gains. If you hunt some wild animals, you can have an extra meal.

Lu Yun had nothing to do, so he took out the box containing the mysterious metal ball.

As soon as I opened the box, I realized something was wrong.

"Xiao Ai, is the light on the ball a little stronger?"

Lu Yun concentrated slightly, not knowing whether it was an illusion or due to the weather.

He always felt that the light on the ball was brighter than when he first saw it yesterday.

Xiao Ai heard Lu Yun's voice and borrowed the mecha's observation mirror to conduct a more detailed inspection.

"Master, you're not mistaken. The brightness of the light on the sphere's surface has increased by 10 lumens compared to yesterday."

Lumen is a physical unit that describes luminous flux. In practical terms, the higher the lumen, the brighter it is.

A 10-lumen change is negligible.

Lu Yun touched his eye sockets, knowing that it was probably the improvement in his eyes caused by the star power last night that slightly improved his visual ability.

That's why I noticed this slight change.

But why did it suddenly become brighter out of nowhere?

Will it continue to get brighter?

Xiao Ai then said, "Comparing yesterday and today, the only variables are time and space. Apart from that, the metal ball has not changed in any other way.

If the master wants to find out, perhaps he can start from these two aspects."

Lu Yun nodded and put the box back, but did not close it, leaving it exposed.

"I'll hand it over to you, Xiao Ai. Keep an eye on the ball."

Lu Yun intuitively felt that this ball might have a special use.

"Don't worry, master, Xiao Ai guarantees to complete the task!" Xiao Ai responded excitedly.

It didn't take long.

Ophelia came over and reminded: "Boss, everything is packed and we can leave."

Lu Yun noticed that Ophelia's gaze was a little different from before.

Seeing her, Lu Yun suddenly remembered, if it was so difficult to learn mecha knowledge in the black world, where did Ophelia learn it?

Judging from her previous performance, she has been an experienced technician for at least three years.

This woman seemed a little different from the very beginning. Her personality and state were obviously different from those of the random people recruited later.

Could it be that she is also a member of a certain group?

"Boss, what are you looking at?" Ophelia waved her hands in front of Lu Yun and looked at him strangely.

Forget it, why think so much?

Everyone has secrets. He just formed a team, so why bother with all that?

Lu Yun understood, nodded, turned around and asked:

"Gar, how's the training going?"

"Boss, I've almost mastered it."

Gal's excited voice came from inside the mecha.

Beneath the voice, there was a deep sense of fatigue.

Lu Yun noticed it, but didn't care.

Because it was Gal's own choice.

"Then let's go."

……

The Black Chi has a very wide hunting range, which brings trouble to subsequent tracking.

Just running around is at least a hundred kilometers.

The crowd followed the traces left by Hei Chi and gradually went deeper into the wilderness.

The surrounding environment has begun to change significantly.

The trees decreased, the rocks piled up, and the vibrant mountain forest scene gradually turned into a desolate wasteland. The earth turned from gray to black, and then to red.

The sky was covered with red dust.

"Stop."

Tank stepped on the light red soil, looked at the dilapidated and desolate scene in the distance, and raised his hand to signal everyone to stop.

"Lex, this is already the third ring line. Hei Chi's living area shouldn't be here."

Hearing Lu Yun say this, everyone started shouting.

"Exactly. I've felt something was wrong for a long time. This guy is running too fast!"

"We chased for two days, at least four or five hundred kilometers."

"Not only that, except for sleeping, we also ate while walking. We walked for at least a thousand kilometers."

Seeing everyone's doubts, Lex immediately jumped up and shouted, "I didn't lead them astray. I was just following the traces of the Black Chi. As for why they ran here, how would I know?"

"I'm not doubting you." Lu Yun looked at the slightly buried footprints in the distance and asked, "But, does the Black Chi have some unknown habits? Or has it mutated due to environmental changes?"

Xiao Ai cannot obtain this information from the Internet and can only rely on the hunter's experience.

And Lex just happens to have the knowledge in this area.

"Hard to say."

Lex's expression relaxed slightly, and he said seriously, "But it's possible. Hei Chi's adaptability is very strong. If a mutation occurs due to some unexpected circumstances, it's not impossible."

"But no matter what, the traces never lie. If you follow them, you'll always catch them."

Lu Yun also understood this principle.

However, everyone's supplies are running low.

This time, everyone only brought about a week's worth of supplies. Food could be obtained locally, but various types of ammunition and mecha energy were not so easy to obtain.

"Let's chase them for another day. If we still haven't caught them, we'll go back."

Lu Yun was somewhat unwilling, but there was nothing he could do.

But at this moment, Xiao Ai suddenly exclaimed: "Master, the metal ball has changed."

Lu Yun's expression changed, and he immediately opened the door of the storage compartment and took out the box.

The metal ball lay in the box, and it didn't look much different on the outside, but since Xiao Ai said so, there must be a difference that the human eye couldn't detect.

"The metal ball is emitting a light signal. Hmm... The signal is very weak and scattered, but the general direction can be discerned."

"Which direction?" Lu Yun asked impatiently.

"It basically matches the direction Hei Chi fled."

"Do the directions match?"

Lu Yun was a little surprised. Was it a coincidence?

Whether it is or not, it is necessary to find out.

Even if he didn't have a chance this time, he decided to bring enough supplies and try again later.

And as we go deeper.

The light signal on the ball also gradually increases.

In the end, it was like a clear line, guiding Xiao Ai.

Lu Yun was becoming more and more surprised, because the direction the ball pointed to still matched the route Hei Chi took to escape!

"Master, we...are here."

Suddenly, Xiao Ai's stunned voice came faintly.

Lu Yun already knew it without being reminded.

He stared blankly ahead, and in front of the magnificent scenery, he seemed to forget even to breathe.

“Oh my god, what is this…?”

Team members arrived one after another, and all stopped in a trance when they saw the magnificent scene in front of them.

Ahead is a spectacular basin. The red soil faintly shimmers with a mysterious light, and as the breeze blows, the red sand dances in the air.

In the center of the basin stands an amazing building. The huge conical structure, which is hundreds of meters high, stands above the earth, like a giant masterpiece from the universe.

It is constructed of an unknown material and emits a mesmerizing red glow.

The wreckage of several mostly decayed spacecraft was scattered everywhere, mostly buried by wind and sand.

The Hei Chi they had been tracking for several days was now resting leisurely at the foot of the building.

……

ancient ruins