Cyber Heroes

A certain theologian once thought about this - if a person picks up a watch in the wilderness, then he will assume that it is a man-made thing and that someone other than himself has visited this place. He wanted to figure out why this was so, and use this to clarify the proposition "logically, whether 'nature is a created creature' is true."

Artificial objects have many obvious characteristics compared with non-artificial objects.

Xiangshan was now convinced that the thing in his hand was a man-made thing.

This is a very obvious man-made object, pure black, uniform in texture, and full of design, with many designs that "reduce the difficulty of processing".

But strangely, this thing seems a little too light.

Like most plastic products, the density of this polymer material is less than that of water. No matter how you think about it, this thing should appear on the surface of the water, not at a depth of about three hundred meters underwater.

The original source said: "There was originally a counterweight hanging underneath this thing. The drone was not equipped with a special working arm. Two small drones clamped the thing and brought it back. The counterweight came loose and fell into the depths of the sea. ”

"Hmm... This sounds more like a designed product. Of course, it does not rule out that there are already living creatures that can produce natural plastic..." Xiangshan put the thing on the instrument while receiving the image record from the original informer. Scan.

"Huh? Are there traces left by 3D printing... or is it a more traditional technology?" Xiang Shanshou placed his hand on his chin and pondered: "So what exactly is this?"

Liuri speculated: "Could it be that the one that fell is the main body, and then this is the counterweight to ensure that this thing can be suspended at a certain height..."

"If I make such a design, then the 'counterweight' that provides buoyancy should be a solid sphere of polymer material, rather than this hollow and unsealed complex geometry." Xiang Shan shook his head: "This Things go wrong too easily.”

——And the key is, who put this here and for what purpose?

Xiang Shan fell into deep thought.

First of all, there is no doubt that some people put this here for some purpose, and this thing was made with some purpose. The shape of this object is very complex and must be the product of careful design. In addition, since most of the culture of this era has been wiped out, it should not be a culturally based product of human activities such as the "Wish Boat".

So what else could it be?

Some kind of weapon? Or is it part of some kind of surveillance system?

Nothing like it. The "counterweight" falling from underneath this thing is very light. It is used to ensure that this thing is suspended at a certain height. In other words, at a certain depth, the counterweight is basically equivalent to the buoyancy of this strange object.

Things weighing several grams...even the most powerful explosives today can't hurt anyone.

In the same way, such a light thing cannot be used to forward any signals.

Is it used by the Research Knights to release biological larvae or eggs? In this way, more regular geometry can be used to reduce the difficulty of processing. This complicated shape and complicated internal structure are completely unnecessary.

Xiangshan pondered for a moment: "Some kind of resonant cavity? Used to amplify specific acoustic signals? Are there any signs of sonar detected?"

The original reporter shook his head: "There is nothing except our own."

Xiangshan pondered for a moment: "Ohara, what do you think? Is it necessary to investigate this sea area?"

The original reporter thought for a moment: "This..."

"Say what you have to say."

The original source said: "Senior, our most important task at this stage should be to recover the prosthetic body of the ninth Martial God. So...and, if as you speculated, this thing is a prop used to amplify the sonar signal, It must be a cheap new supply. The fact that it is floating here alone means that the incident has ended long ago."

Xiang Shan nodded: "It makes sense. Send out a small drone, do a casual search and then withdraw. We can also slow down a little. The 'shooter' is somewhere, and there is no way he can run away on his own."

The three vehicles spread out more drones to search the surrounding area. Xiangshan also slowed down a little to prevent the drone from catching up with the vehicle.

A few juniors were discussing some martial arts matters there. Most of the time, the original news source talks about his own experience, while Yuki and Sixth have some discussions. Xiangshan didn't interfere either. This kind of self-exploration of martial arts is also a part of progress. It helps Yuki and Liu Ri understand the context of their own progress more clearly.

This discussion is as important as the training to "take a beating at a high level."

Xiang Shan just leaned against the inner wall of the cabin, holding the thing in one hand and looking at it over and over.

Suddenly, Xiang Shan was in a trance.

The experience of "seeing an artificial object of unknown significance and then guessing its purpose"...

long, long ago……

long long ago……

There have also been...

Xiangshan's consciousness seemed to have returned to a longer past, to a time when he was still poor and had no power. At that time, he was just an ordinary researcher, looking at a bunch of garbage from outer space and deducing the situation of aliens...

At that time, Kanbaru was still there. David's workstation was not far from him. Yawgmoth is still a good guy...

Xiangshan sighed inwardly, threw the things in his hands aside, and waited patiently.

More than two hours later, a group of drones returned. They came back with another strange plastic item.

Almost identical to the first one. And, as expected, there is a counterweight below.

It was a transparent silk thread, and it looked like a polymer plastic, but the material was completely different from that strange product. One end of the transparent silk thread is glued to the second strange artifact, and the other end is glued to...well, a small stone.

Xiangshan looked at the small rocks still covered with seawater. How to put it, he was almost certain that it was a natural thing.

"It's a bit like... fragments of submarine volcanic rock?" Xiang Shan said uncertainly, "Uh... it seems like it was still smashed?"

It's like... a modern product with a Stone Age product glued on it as a part. Anyway, it's weird.

Xiangshan crushed half a pebble with his fingers and confirmed that it was pure submarine volcanic rock without any complicated processing.

Although in a sense it fits the cheap idea of ​​"disposable props"...

But if we really want to talk about "cheap", the cost of collecting a lot of small stones of similar size and weight is higher than "making a bunch of artificial counterweights", right?

Strange.