Qianyuan: My crew comes from the world of anime.

Wu Jianmiao first opened her bag, took out a green hexagonal medicine bottle, and said: "This bottle contains 'broad-spectrum antibiotics' that can work against the vast majority of pathogenic bacteria. Remember—if you feel your body temperature rising abnormally, take one tablet immediately, and two tablets four hours later."

Then, she put away the first one and picked up the next red triangular pill bottle: "Next one, 'haloperidol,' is a drug that can be used to treat acute mental illnesses. Take this as soon as you or others notice that you have some kind of paranoia or manic aggression—only two pills at most, otherwise there is a risk of bradycardia."

Next came a yellow, round bottle: "This should be familiar to you; it's 'Radiation Relief Tablets.' Inside are iodine tablets and some medications with significant side effects, designed to slow down cell degradation caused by radiation. If you experience dizziness, vomiting, or bleeding from your nostrils and ears, it indicates radiation poisoning. Take this immediately; it contains a ten-hour supply, so please be extremely careful."

Luo Tianming: "..."

This last medicine was something he strongly insisted on adding, because considering the dangers of Europa, radiation protection was an essential part of the treatment.

What happened next is pretty clear to everyone: a subcutaneous injection of 0.1 mg of adrenaline solution, using a yellow subcutaneous syringe, which most people have seen in the game.

A roll of shape-memory metal plate has a remarkable effect on treating fractures.

The most expensive item here is the roll of synthetic silicone bionic skin, used to bandage various bleeding, burns, and external injuries.

What Miaomiao prepared for them was actually a simplified version of a traditional military first aid kit.

Luo Tianming and Levi dared not take it lightly. They hung the first-aid kit inside their clothes and prepared weapons and ammunition. No one knew what dangers might lie beneath the alien ruins, so it was always better to be prepared.

Meanwhile, because of the 'painful lesson' he learned last time, Luo Tianming stuffed seven or eight bottles of oxygen into the captain's log this time, and also brought his harpoon gun.

Levi didn't bring her two beloved guns; instead, she took a submachine gun and two concussion grenades.

Before setting off, Luo Tianming took some nuts and bolts out of the warehouse and put them in his pocket.

Afterward, the two of them put on their bulky diving suits and stepped into the return capsule, the door inside the submarine slowly closing behind them.

Chapter 32 Ruins Labyrinth

After entering the extravehicular activity (EVA) procedure, Luo Tianming immediately turned on the radio he was carrying and spoke into the other end:

"Hey, Levi... switch your radio to standby mode."

Hearing the noise from inside the high-pressure diving suit, Levi said impatiently, "Huh? What standby mode..."

Luo Tianming: "There are three buttons right next to your neck: the left one is for radio silence, the middle one is for standby, and the right one is for active calling. If you need to switch to silent mode later, just press the left button immediately."

Levi: "..."

She tried pressing the button, somewhat confused: "What's the use of this?"

Luo Tianming: "Some of the mechanisms here are triggered by voice signals. When necessary, we must maintain radio silence... The active function is that when you and I are too far apart, we can find each other based on the transmitter signal."

"Alright, that's enough... This wetsuit is only so simple, just make do with it."

"..."

After the return capsule was pressurized, the floor beneath their feet suddenly cracked open, and the two men, each carrying an underwater safe, slowly sank.

Using the lights from their underwater propulsion system, Luo Tianming and Levi could clearly see the massive ruins beneath their feet. It resembled a giant pyramid, with only the tip of the iceberg visible, revealing a vast complex of ruins below.

Luo Tianming and Levi were lucky; they soon found the entrance to the ruins. At the side entrance, Luo Tianming saw the photograph he had seen in the military station office.

A creature resembling a mechanical jellyfish, its circular glass dome on its head shattered beyond recognition, collapsed completely to the ground.

Levi immediately drew her submachine gun and aimed it at the object.

Luo Tianming said over the radio channel, "Wait... that thing is completely finished, it won't move anymore."

Levi: "How did you know?"

Luo Tianming: "..."

Because he clearly understood the logic of this 'rules guardian': strictly speaking, it was not a living being at all, but a mechanical creation.

They are programmed to immediately disengage from combat and retreat to the repair pod to recover once their health is low, and then resume combat after the repair is complete.

Normally, the Ruins Guardians stay in the repair pods to repair themselves, and they will only attack when an intruder triggers a mechanism.

The guardian of the ruins exposed to the outside world was clearly completely damaged and unable to return to the repair chamber.

Move the Guardian's remains aside, and below is the entrance to the alien ruins.

The entrance to the ruins is only large enough for one person to go down at a time; two people can only pass through one at a time.

Luo Tianming led the way, with Levi close behind. The outside looked large, but the passageway inside was extremely narrow, making it difficult for a normal person to even turn around.

Based on the characteristics of the entrance and corridors, it can be determined that the aliens who once lived in these ruins were definitely much smaller than humans.

"..."

The two of them carefully advanced together, and after turning a nearly ninety-degree bend, Luo Tianming's flashlight suddenly shone on something that reflected a golden luster.

He stepped forward, picked up the object, and laid it flat in his palm.

It was a perfect icosahedron, composed of 20 identical equilateral triangles; it didn't look like a human creation at all.

Levi quickly noticed his strange behavior: "What's that?"

Luo Tianming: "Alien relic... a secondary artifact, also a key to some relic doors."

He took the object and began searching for mechanisms in the surrounding area. There are usually no meaningless things in alien ruins, and the presence of a 'key' means there must be a mechanism nearby that can be triggered by it.

Luo Tianming touched the ground nearby, and a purple, gem-like object appeared on the ground. It seemed to be the button to open the door.

He said to Levi over the radio, "The easiest phase is over. We're about to enter the real ruins. Don't touch any traps or mechanisms, and be alert for any unusual activity nearby."

"Most importantly—follow my footsteps and never touch anything I haven't stepped on, or we'll end up trapped down there."

Levi: "I know...you're so long-winded~ In return, if there's any danger, just call me, and I'll always be there to solve your problems."

Luo Tianming: "..."

It has to be said that it's good to have someone accompany you when you exit the cabin. At least you have someone to chat with and discuss things with, and you don't have to worry about problems happening behind you all the time.

Luo Tianming pressed the purple button, and a door with a strange texture opened. It didn't look like glass or steel... But whatever, a brand new world unfolded before their eyes.

The interior of the ruins was not more spacious; instead, it was divided into narrower sections by more complex, maze-like passages. Luo Tianming was cautious with every step he took after entering the door.

He constantly observed the energy lines on the ground and walls to determine which were mechanisms and which were power supply devices.

The logic behind the mechanisms in the ruins is relatively simple: wherever energy lines are visible, there must be a mechanism or energy supply device connected to them.

The alien relic in Luo Tianming's hand is like a key, which can close or destroy the mechanism. If he chooses to destroy it, the relic will be destroyed along with the mechanism.

Soon, Luo Tianming found the first mechanism—a control panel attached to a transparent dome. The dome was over two meters tall and looked like a giant cylindrical hibernation pod.

Is this where aliens sleep?

Levi's voice came through the radio.

Luo Tianming: "No, the alien's main body is much smaller than this. This is a repair pod for the guardians we were outside. Keep an eye on the surroundings, I'll go shut it down to prevent other guardians from using this thing later."

He inserted the icosahedral relic into the control panel, and soon the buttons on it lit up, one blue and one red.

In this ruin, almost all the red buttons represent destruction... He pressed the blue button, and the transparent cover flashed a faint light twice before going dark.

This means it has been completely shut down, and those guardians do not have the intelligence to open the repair pod themselves.

Luo Tianming let out a long sigh of relief: "Phew~"

Levi looked at him, puzzled, and asked, "Why not just destroy those wires? Wouldn't breaking those wires easily destroy the mechanism?"

He explained helplessly, "It's not as simple as you think. These energy lines are the source of energy for the entire ruins. Once one of them is destroyed, we can forget about going in or out again."

"Don't forget, those doors are also controlled by these wires."

In fact, this was the reason why he didn't enter the ruins by breaking through the outer wall.

Although the walls outside the ruins are incredibly sturdy, they can be easily drilled with a cutting machine if one wants to open them.

However, as mentioned above, there is a risk involved in doing so: no one can guarantee that drilling through the wall will not damage the energy circuits, thereby causing the entire ruin to be locked down.

The fastest way right now is to use this decryption-like approach to slowly bypass the various mechanisms of the ruins.

Luo Tianming retrieved the relic from the control panel. Just as Levi urged him to take a step forward, he suddenly felt uneasy.

Chapter 33 Gravity Ball

A chill ran down his spine and up to his head, making it impossible for his foot to touch the ground.

This feeling was similar to when he last encountered the thalamus—there was some danger nearby that he hadn't noticed.

"..."

Luo Tianming immediately pulled his foot back, took out the nuts that had been stuffed into his diving suit pocket before he left, picked one out, and then threw it forcefully.

Levi: "..."

Well, Luo Tianming's pathetic arm strength only managed to throw it half a meter underwater.

The nuts fell to the ground with a rattling sound. Luo Tianming seemed to deliberately step on the nuts before throwing the next one forward.

This time, it was half a meter again, nothing unusual.

Then... he stepped on the second nut, intending to throw out the third one.

Levi finally couldn't hold back any longer: "What are you doing?"

"Should we give him/her some of that medication for treating mental illness?"

Luo Tianming: "I'm not sick...! Can't you tell? I'm testing the traps around here, and I feel something's not right—I'll use the nuts to probe the way first. I suspect there's something nearby, and it gives me a bad feeling."

Revy: "Let me do it! How long are you going to take your time scouting ahead like this!"

She snatched a nut from Luo Tianming's hand, then swung her arm in a wide arc, making a grenade-throwing motion as if throwing a grenade, and threw it with all her might!

The nut flew through her hands like it was flying, traveling at least four or five meters!

One second

two seconds.

Three seconds had passed and the nut still hadn't hit the ground when Levi's triumphant laughter came through the radio:

"Look... this is what throwing is all about."

Luo Tianming stared intently at the trajectory of the nut and shouted, "Something's not right!"

The bolt floated slowly in mid-air. Just as it was about to fall, it looked as if it had been pulled to one side with great force, causing it to fly diagonally to a more distant direction.

He immediately had a guess in his mind—it was a gravity trap!

Revy, whose view was blocked by Luo Tianming's back, couldn't see anything: "What happened?"

This time, Luo Tianming had her stand in front and threw a nut forward. She watched as the nut flew slowly into the distance with a strange trajectory, and after crossing the five-meter boundary line, it suddenly accelerated—!

Then, it was pulled near a purplish-black sphere, squeezed, deformed, crushed... and within seconds it turned into a crumpled lump of metal.

Luo Tianming explained to her, "That's a gravity ball trap. There's an unusually high gravity nearby that can tear anything that gets close. I'll look for the control panel nearby. We can't move forward without turning it off."

Levi: "..."

She was like a child who had found a toy. She lost three more nuts and watched them crumble to pieces before reluctantly helping Luo Tianming to remove the gravity trap.

…………

After overcoming the gravity trap, the rest of the journey became much easier.

Behind them was clearly where aliens lived, and Luo Tianming and Levi found many green, egg-like storage boxes there.

After it was broken open, a number of alien treasures, alien ornaments, alien batteries, paralysis sources... and some kind of unidentified genetic material fell out. Dr. Takemi would definitely be very interested in this.

The two men, each carrying their own underwater safes, frantically harvested these items.

While quickly filling the room with these items, Luo Tianming also searched for the door to the next floor.

After finding the mechanism, he immediately called Levi over, and after merging the two boxes together, he left the items behind.

Carrying all these things around now is too tiring; I'll take them with me when I leave.

We descended another level, and this place was different from before.

More mechanisms, more buttons... One wrong step, one wrong touch, and they could cost you your life.

Luo Tianming took a step forward and didn't experience the sensation that made his hair stand on end, which reassured him a little.

"call……"

Then, he led Levi slowly, inch by inch, as they moved along this floor.

He moved back and forth between the various control panels, his fingers flying across the buttons that even scientists couldn't understand; the mechanisms seemed like toys to him.

He cracked and deciphered all of them: alien cannons, electromagnetic coils, button passwords...

He was completely unaware that a hint of 'admiration' had crept into Levi's eyes. She had never seen anyone handle those bizarre alien ruins so calmly. If she hadn't confirmed that he was indeed human, Levi would have almost thought he was an alien in human skin.

Just as Levi was lost in thought, Luo Tianming suddenly called her name: "Levi, Levi? I need your help."