Age of Cataclysm: I can light up the technology tree

Half a month later.

In the synchronous orbit of the ice giant, inside the [Taotie] material transport ship.

In order to maintain the strength of their muscles and bones, Hope and Hansen are training in a simulated gravity cabin as usual.

"Hope, when do you think we will start the second mission?"

Hansen said while exercising.

Hope rolled his eyes unhappily.

"Brother, when you were inside the ice giant, you were eager to get out quickly. Now that you are out, you are talking about the next mission every day."

"If I remember correctly, this should be the 47th time you have asked me this question."

"Tell me, what is your mentality?"

Hansen put down the dumbbell in his hand with a wry smile, scratched his head awkwardly and said: "It's mainly because this mission has been weighing on my mind, and it's very uncomfortable."

"...Huh!"

Hope put down the exercise equipment in his hand and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

"You have to ask the Academy of Sciences about this."

"Didn't Professor Lu say that?"

"Only after we successfully decipher the language system of those amino giant fish can we start the next mission."

"Do you still want to be kicked like a ball?"

Hearing this, Hansen shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, no, stop kidding."

"I don't want to see that giant fish again."

"A few nights ago, every time I went to bed, I dreamed of a giant fish coming out of my bed and hitting me hard. That scene..." Hansen shuddered violently, "It's creepy to think about it now."

Hope shrugged and put his attention back on the exercise equipment in front of him: "So, wait slowly."

"Maybe in the next second, Professor Lu will ask you to find giant fish in the liquid ammonia ocean?"

As he said, Hope raised his eyebrows at his teammates with a mischievous look: "Then you can enjoy the 'love' of the giant fish to your heart's content."

"You!" Hansen's mouth twitched violently.

Just as he was about to "greet" his bad friend, a holographic projection unfolded in front of him, interrupting the words on his lips.

"Received a communication request from Dawn Star, connecting..."

The smooth electronic synthesized sound rang in the ears of the two.

That was the voice of the ship-borne artificial intelligence.

Hansent and Hope looked at each other.

"You did a good job!" Hansent glared at his teammates and said to Hope with his mouth.

As for Hope, he shrugged helplessly and picked up a towel beside him to wipe the sweat on his forehead.

The video communication was connected.

"Hope, Hansent, good afternoon."

A gentle voice came from the speaker.

"Good afternoon, professor." Hope looked at the man in the picture and greeted him quickly.

"How is your health?" Lu Yongchang chuckled and asked again, "You haven't slacked off during this period?"

Hope and Hansent naturally nodded repeatedly.

"Professor, has the giant fish's language system... been successfully cracked?" Hope hesitated for a moment and asked.

In the picture, Lv Yongchang nodded and shook his head.

"It can be said that it has been cracked, but there is still a little bit left." Lv Yongchang stretched out his hand and gestured, "It's just the last little bit left."

Hope suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

He swallowed his saliva subconsciously: "What's missing...what's missing?"

Hearing Hope's question, Lv Yongchang immediately showed a satisfied smile on his face.

Obviously, he was waiting for the two to ask this question.

"Based on the sorting and speculation, we have successfully completed more than 90% of the language decryption work."

"But!"

"As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Without experiments, we don't know if there is any problem with our translation."

"So..."

"Next, you need to go to the ice giant again."

"The [Poseidon II] exploration ship has been manufactured, and it is equipped with an ultrasonic generator." Lv Yongchang said with a smile, "You have to test the effect of this thing."

"If the effect meets expectations..."

"Can we come back?" Hansen asked repeatedly with expectation in his eyes.

What he got was naturally Lv Yongchang's strange eyes.

"What are you kidding?"

Lv Yongchang looked at Hansen with a strange look: "If this thing is useful, of course you will continue to carry out the exploration mission that was not completed last time!"

"It costs a lot to start the [Poseidon II] exploration ship once, so you have to make the best use of it, right?"

Hansen swallowed hard and nodded silently.

"Professor, you are right."

"We are shallow."

"Okay, I won't say any more nonsense." Lu Yongchang clapped his hands, "You are all aware of the research results during this period."

"The armor on the giant fish is most likely a mineral from the depths of the liquid ammonia ocean. Your goal is to follow the giant fish to find this mineral."

"There are already nine [Poseidon II] exploration ships on the production line. If nothing unexpected happens, you will have more companions in the future."

Hearing this, Hope and Hansent's eyes lit up slightly.

The two turned their heads and looked at each other, and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

...

Three days later.

A starship that looks very similar to the [Poseidon] exploration ship slowly sailed into the port of the [Taotie] material storage ship.

Hope and Hansent, who had received the notice early, had made all preparations at this time.

Under Zero's control, the hatch of [Poseidon II] slowly opened.

Hope, who was waiting on the side, walked into the cockpit first.

"Wow!"

Hope subconsciously exclaimed: "This second-generation product is different!"

"The cockpit is more spacious than the original!"

Hansent followed Hope and walked into the cockpit.

Different from Hope's focus.

At the first moment, he saw the playing cards, chessboard and a small holographic game console placed next to the driver's seat.

He nodded with satisfaction, his eyes full of smiles: "The professor really listened to my advice!"

"Without some entertainment, I don't know how to survive the long dive time."

Hope did not reply.

He quickly stepped forward and calmly placed the game console next to his seat.

"Hey! You..." Hansent's face changed slightly when he discovered this, and he was ready to ask for justice immediately.

"Okay." Hope sat down in the driver's seat and fastened his seat belt skillfully, "It's time for us to set off."

Hansent: "..."

Feeling the slight vibration of the Hall propulsion device starting under his feet, Hansent swallowed the words on his lips and walked quickly to his seat.

The next moment.

The closed port gate of the [Taotie] material storage ship opened again.

The silver-white spherical starship slowly left the port and rushed straight to the huge blue ice giant.