Dimensional Hotel

Chapter 738 - 737: Shallow Probe Plan

Yu Sheng quickly understood what Master Yuan Hao meant.According to the old commander, he suspected that the Black Star, this bizarre "space anomaly," was not naturally formed, but rather, like the World Bridge, consciously designed and created by the Dark Angels—even if it was a "phenomenon" as Hu Li initially guessed, it was still a designed phenomenon.

As soon as this speculation emerged, a few gazes at the scene fell on Erin once again.

The little puppet reacted for two seconds, glaring: "Hey seriously, why are you looking at me again? I've said it countless times, my memory is fragmented, I don't even remember the things from when the World Bridge was built—and even if I remembered, this thing wasn't 'built' by me! It was pieced together by those Dark Angels…"

The little puppet stopped halfway suddenly, as if recalling something, turning to look straight at Yu Sheng: "Wait a minute, don't you have some kind of blueprint? Why don't you take it out and let everyone have a look, maybe there's a manual at the back, and in big letters it says 'After this bridge collapses, a pit will be left on site'…"

"…I think you have some misunderstanding about the 'blueprint' I mentioned before," Yu Sheng rubbed his forehead, "If that thing could be extracted from my consciousness, it wouldn't be this troublesome. The supposed World Bridge 'blueprint' exists in my consciousness in a conceptual form, not an actual drawing, let alone a manual…"

The little puppet sighed loudly: "Tch…"

Yu Sheng then remembered something else and turned his head towards the golden-haired elf beside him.

"By the way, I sent you a message before about connecting an interface of the Garden Network to the Black Star observation system…"

"The 'Alice Tree' and Research Star Castle data chain compatibility issue, right? That Alice Puppet named Marin has already contacted me," Luo nodded, "Hardware-wise there's no problem, but we're mainly ironing out a security plan right now. After all, we can't just open the backbone of the Garden Network to an unsafe system for observing strange celestial bodies."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed to the cat-headed girl standing behind her: "It's primarily Momo handling this matter now. She's more specialized in engineering and has dealt with the Alice Puppet."

Jipulo Girl's ear twitched nervously as she raised her hand to greet Yu Sheng: "Bo… Boss…"

She calls Yu Sheng boss, calls Luo boss, and Luo calls Yu Sheng boss, highlighting individual interpretations among the three.

"Additionally, not long ago, I helped Momo contact her family," Luo casually added, "She even went back to visit."

"Good, good, good," Yu Sheng was particularly happy to hear this, because the cat-headed girl in front of him was also one of Old Qiao's victims, her tragic life comparable to Luo's, so knowing she had found her family was naturally a joyful thing. "Is everything fine at home?"

"Ye...yes," Momo nodded hurriedly, with one furry pointed ear spiritedly standing atop her head, "My family was shocked, they've been looking for me all these years, about to give up…"

"I nearly got mistaken for a scam when I called them," Luo said with resentment, "almost got cursed at for ten minutes…"

Yu Sheng was taken aback by this, and just as he was about to ask, he heard the cat-headed girl mutter softly: "Your opening line was 'I have your daughter with me'... My dad showed incredible restraint by not reporting it."

Yu Sheng: "…"

Luo: "What could I do? I was very excited at the time! And as soon as I finished speaking, I realized, but they didn't give me a chance to explain…"

"Hey, you should've taken me along," Erin got excited hearing this, shaking Yu Sheng's hair back and forth, "I'm telling you, when it comes to street arguments, I've never lost…"

"What's this have to do with you?" Yu Sheng shrugged, and simultaneously, a streak of light suddenly swept through space outside the Star-picking Tower platform, approaching the Black Star along an arc.

A moment later, a smaller point of light separated from the streak, plummeting straight towards the Black Star's dark "shell."

"It's a probe launched by the Star Castle, temporarily designated as Improved Model 2," Luo looked over for a while and then explained to Yu Sheng, "This batch of probes carries a small blood storage module, and the probe itself has a certain degree of autonomous intelligence.

"Unlike previous short-term models, Improved Model 2 can operate for long periods within the three hundred meter buffer zone beneath the Black Star's surface and has the capability to network independently with multiple probes."

Yu Sheng was curious, "Long-term operation?"

"Yes, it's a new plan I discussed with Master Yuan Hao," Luo nodded, "The probe loses contact after passing the black shell, but it can operate safely within the three hundred meter buffer zone, so we plan to establish a long-term, autonomous observation system within the buffer zone.

"This observation system consists of dozens of autonomous probes, several intelligent repair factories, and a docking port, all suspended in the midsection of the buffer zone. They will continuously collect audio-visual signals and environmental parameters from within the Black Star, and periodically send and receive data through probes. Perhaps through this long-term observation, we can figure out what's happening beneath the constantly changing 'time-space mapping' of that shell."

"And setting up such a system also allows us to test some new ideas," Master Yuan Hao added, "Previously, even with cable connections, probes lost signal immediately after entering the Black Star. But if we establish a base big enough inside that black shell zone, using more powerful antennas and higher output reactors, we might manage to set up real-time communication—after all, a single probe is size-constrained and its antenna and energy are barely sufficient."

Thinking about it, Yu Sheng tentatively asked: "…Strong force brick flying?"

The old commander lightly waved his paper fan, revealing a mysterious smile: "Such a summary, indeed quite brilliant."

Yu Sheng immediately thought of that pile of bricks with no special attributes but with an attack power of one trillion refined by Master Yuan Hao...

I have to say, it's no wonder this handsome old man has "powerful brick-throwing" carved into his primordial spirit.

At the same time, Yu Sheng diverted a bit of attention—he sensed the modified Type-2 probe that had just detached from the carrier ship, or more precisely, he sensed the miniature blood chamber inside that probe.

A drop of blood surged within the blood chamber. As connections were established, it began to gradually permeate every corner of the probe.

Yu Sheng looked up, following the sensation to find that light point falling on the surface of the Black Star. At this moment, the probe had completed several deceleration maneuvers and was cautiously approaching the black shell at a very slow pace.

The others noticed his gaze and immediately quieted down. Even the fan in Master Yuan Hao's hand stopped flapping, as the handsome old man watched Yu Sheng's reaction with a hint of inexplicable anticipation in his eyes.

The probe crossed the darkness, the engine flashed for the last time, and the signal response instantly disappeared from all the antennas and radars.

"How about it? Can you still feel it?" Luo couldn't help but ask.

Yu Sheng frowned and carefully sensed for a few minutes before speaking in a low voice: "...I can."

The handsome old man snapped the folding fan shut with a "snap," his eyes lit up, and then he blurted out, "What's the principle behind this...?"

"Let's not worry about the principle now," Yu Sheng waved his hand. "I can feel it, but the perception is very blurry, as if... through a great distance."

"Blurry? A great distance?" Erin looked at Yu Sheng in surprise. "You never felt distant when sending memes to Shuji's atmosphere from the Boundary Land! The Black Star is right in front of us..."

"That's why I said the Black Star is full of complex 'space anomalies,'" Yu Sheng said with a furrowed brow. "I'm trying to take over the probe's camera, but everything is so blurry it's indistinct, like there's severe interference."

As he spoke, he kept staring at the dark celestial body in the distance, his serious expression slowly turning into one with a hint of contemplation.

Hu Li, seeing his demeanor, suddenly perked up her ears. "Ah, Savior seems to have an idea again..."

Before she finished speaking, Yu Sheng raised his hand and pointed to space. "I have a thought."

Luo's eyes instantly widened, "You're not planning to go in and see for yourself, are you?!"

Yu Sheng said naturally, "What's wrong with that?"

Luo: "..."

The Golden-haired Elf carefully pondered (she's also beginning to learn to think) for a moment and recalled her boss's past exploits, feeling speechless.

But she still felt it was a bit hard to sustain, as the last bit of rationality as a technical specialist was frantically struggling on the edge of her rumination. "But this isn't an ordinary situation; the nature inside the Black Star is bizarre, and the environment anomalous. We don't even know what would happen to a living person going in. I think we still need to be cautious."

"A living person has been in," Yu Sheng raised his hand and pointed to the handsome old man beside him, "Master Yuan Hao has been in once. The greatest uncertainty inside the Black Star is the random space teleportation, and what I'm least afraid of is space teleportation. As for other risks..."

Yu Sheng thought for a moment and turned to the small puppet on his shoulder.

"Do I have a blood disaster today?"

Erin cupped Yu Sheng's big face with her small hands and examined it closely. After a long while, she suddenly gasped, "What the heck, there's actually none!"

Hearing this, Yu Sheng blinked. A moment ago, he was full of confidence, but now he suddenly began speaking cautiously, "But on second thought, after all, I'm going to explore an unknown celestial body, so I should still be a bit more rigorous. Once I'm close, I'll observe the situation first."

Luo was dumbfounded, "...You're actually becoming cautious?"

Yu Sheng: "I've told you many times, you're an elf, speak more elegantly."

Luo: "I added 'Your' at the front."

Yu Sheng: "..."