On the way to the forest, Luo Binhan told Momolo about the blooming of "barnacles". The latter nodded without surprise.
"This is the best." Momolo said, "These seeds in the void will absorb the ships and eat the energy emitted by the devil's rudder. But if the ships bring them into other worlds, they will also eat matter to quickly Grow. When they mature they can become very large and dangerous."
"How big can it be?" Luo Binhan asked.
Momolo thought for a while: "Like my prototype, maybe it can be two or three times bigger? Then they won't need a carapace, and the adult tentacles will have a hard and tough skin to swim in the void. , attacking passing ships. That is really tragic, Mr. Luo, as long as it encounters an adult ship, all the rescue team can do is clean the minced meat on the ship and then search for the victims' relics. Before graduation, I received Similar rescue missions failed to save anyone in the end.”
At this point, the light on him visibly dimmed a little. Luo Binhan looked at the white flowers in his palm in disbelief. It was a souvenir he picked from the "barnacle". It was light, white, delicate, and could wither at any time. It looked harmless.
"So how did it become a flower?" he asked, shaking the stem.
"This is the protection of this world," Momolo explained. "This sky wall prohibits species born in the void from flowing in, lest they eat or take away the material in the wall."
"So turning into a flower is a physical rule here?"
"No," Momolo paused for a second, and then said decisively, "This is magic, Mr. Luo. The remains of void creatures will turn into flowers."
Luo Binhan threw the flowers away in disgust.
Finally they camped at the edge of the forest. Although the refugees in Senlando lost the airship they relied on for navigation, they still carried a lot of light weapons and equipment, which was far more advanced than Luo Binhan's hometown. After escaping from the strange phlogiston sea, they quickly organized themselves and built a shelter using wood and a very light fabric.
Luo Binhan suddenly realized a problem. "Where do we live?" he asked Momolo with his eyes wide open.
"Go back to the Silence, Mr. Luo." Momolo said.
"Then why are we here?"
"Look after the refugees."
Luo Binhan was a little confused. But then Keore came over, followed by his friend Ozis. He greeted Luo Binhan and Momoluo eagerly and asked them if they would like to explore the forest and collect food with him.
Momolo refused on the grounds of looking after the nearby refugees, but did not stop Keore from entering the forest. Luo Binhan therefore concluded that there was no danger in the forest, so he readily agreed.
He walked into the woods with six others, including Keore. Probably out of vigilance against the members of Silence, the others seemed very reserved. Only the brown-haired Ozis was as cheerful and talkative as Kaiore.
"Can you also fly?" He asked Luo Binhan with great interest, "Just like the boy in red? What is the principle? Can I learn it if I am stationed in this universe in the future?"
"It depends on fate." Luo Binhan said ambiguously.
"Your grandmother would never agree to your stationing," Keore said. "She asked you to retire last year."
"Come on. Don't you want to learn that? That's so fun! In the future, if you see a man from the Second Fleet doing somersaults in front of you with a man-made flying rocket on his back, you should applaud him first, and then fly up and do a dance for him. Breakdancing and asking him, 'Hey, what do you think? Who's the real big star in the air right now?'"
Keore was convinced. "What a great idea," he said excitedly. "We have to do this."
While chatting, they pushed through the grass and shrubs, looking for edible wild fruits. Luo Binhan was initially worried that they would encounter unexpected dangers such as venomous snakes, but he later learned that one of them was carrying a thermal detector that was accurate enough to capture the activities of nearby insects.
The entire process of exploration and collection was incredibly easy. They use sharp and lightweight military weapons to open up roads. The beasts are defenseless against detectors and firearms. Even if they encounter fruits they have never seen before, they can quickly identify them with a small dome probe. Is it edible?
Luo Binhan hardly had to do anything, he just looked on dumbfounded. It wasn't until this moment that he truly felt that these refugees from Senlando were a well-trained high-tech force. If they hadn't appeared on that incredible sea of fire, they would have been able to conquer any harsh primitive environment.
During this period, he noticed that someone in the team - he was wearing a distinctive dark blue overalls and behaved like a scientific researcher - was not only collecting wild fruits, he was also collecting leaves, bark, soil, insects, and wild animals. of blood. He seemed extremely interested in everything around him.
Luo Binhan became alert. He took advantage of a break to find Keore. "You still remember what Lao Mo warned you, right?" He advised tactfully, "Go back to the jungle to fight in the wild. Isn't it appropriate to go back to the field to make souvenirs?"
"Oh, you're talking about the people from the scientific research team." Kaiore said a little embarrassed, "Sorry, they don't belong to the same system as us... I mean, he should have accepted the instructions from the captain of the scientific research team, so he also obtained We have obtained the commander’s permission. In principle, we should try our best to cooperate with his work.”
Luo Binhan glanced at him and said, "You still remember how your boat disappeared, right?"
"Of course," Keore said. His expression was troubled, and it was clear that the matter was not usually within his purview.
Realizing this, Luo Binhan stopped talking. In fact, he didn't know the consequences of violating Momolo's warning, so he decided to go back and ask Momolo first. Keore may be a soft-spoken man, but that guy with all the radiance is very important in every sense of the word.
When they set off again, Ozis slipped to Luo Binhan's side. He leaned into Luo Binhan's ear a little sneakily and said, "I have to apologize."
Luo Binhan looked at him strangely.
"That researcher of ours," Ozis said, "I don't know what's wrong with him taking the dirt and leaves, but you didn't seem to approve of it. It's not very polite, is it? I guess it's It's like going to a stranger's house and smelling it. It will definitely make the owner uncomfortable, but sampling and examination are an important means of understanding the world. I don't think I can convince the research team to give up. If this offends you, I just I can express my personal apologies.”
In fact, Luo Binhan didn't feel that he was offended. "It's okay, it's okay," he said casually, "I'm from out of town too, mainly because I'm afraid there are too many rules here."
"So, what is your hometown like?" Ochis asked with interest, "Everyone can fly in the sky by themselves?"
Just as Luo Binhan wanted to clarify the misunderstanding, the person in charge of managing the detector screamed.
"There are people ahead," he said. "Humans, not apes, with hounds."
Everyone started to stir.
"Your people?" Kaiore asked Luo Binhan.
Luo Binhan shook his head. He was also a little uneasy, but he still believed that Momolo would not let them run into danger.
The forest expedition team decided to find out. They circled carefully to avoid making too much noise.
When the two sides approached about ten meters, the barking of hounds sounded in front, and they were discovered. Keore and Ozis raised their guns at the same time. Luo Binhan had no gun to lift, so in order to join the group, he had to take out his bullets, which were always accurate, hold them in his hand and pretend to aim.
"What is this?" Ozis asked sideways.
"Thunderbolt." Luo Binhan replied with a solemn expression.
There was rustling movement in the grass, and two shadows jumped out from behind the forest. They were all fierce dogs that were as tall as human legs. They moved quickly and had sharp canine teeth. They surrounded them from both sides and roared from a distance of several meters.
Behind them came the sound of slow footsteps. A tall, muscular man suddenly appeared from behind the tree, holding a bow and arrow. He and the expedition team with guns raised looked at each other.
"...Bandu?" he said doubtfully.
