#562 - Chapter 562 Wakandans
"Probably not. The charging stations built by humans in near-Earth orbit were slowly damaged due to lack of maintenance a billion years ago. These deep-sea miners appeared 300 million years ago and had no chance to access this technology," Monka analyzed.
"There's something I forgot to tell you," Dongfang Chen suddenly remembered.
"What is it?" Monka asked.
"Some time ago, I discovered a damaged spacecraft within the territory of the Olos State, in the Oblast of Kolashtov. After analysis, it was confirmed to be manufactured by the Adytes people."
As Dongfang Chen spoke, he brought up the spacecraft's data on the screen.
"This spacecraft's technology is very advanced, and its cruising speed can approach the speed of light," Dongfang Chen explained.
"This ship wasn't made by them," Monka concluded after taking a glance.
"Wasn't?" Dongfang Chen was taken aback.
"That's right. Judging from the structure, it should have been made by those bugs. The Adytes people in the hibernation pods were likely just experimental subjects," Monka replied.
"So that's how it is! It seems the Tasman insect civilization is much more advanced than imagined!" Dongfang Chen exclaimed.
"Actually, those bugs come from Mars," Monka revealed another piece of information.
"Ah? Miss Monka, why didn't you mention that earlier?" Dongfang Chen rolled his eyes.
This person spoke as if she was squeezing toothpaste, revealing a little bit today and a little bit tomorrow, never saying everything at once.
"It's not too late to say it now. Could you even digest it if I said too much?" Monka said smugly.
"Alright! Then please tell me, how did they get to Blue Star?" Dongfang Chen didn't argue with her.
"That's why I say they're disgusting. Many types of insects reproduce by parasitism. They parasitize their eggs in other animals, plants, and even seeds. Moreover, the insect eggs are particularly resilient. They can remain dormant for a long time in harsh environments such as drought, water shortage, high temperature, and radiation. As long as the host doesn't die, they are very difficult to kill."
"When I was carrying out the Blue Star ecological modification mission, I brought a lot of seeds. That's how they got here."
Dongfang Chen understood.
No wonder this person didn't say it; after all this time, he was the one who planted the seeds of disaster.
"This happened hundreds of millions of years ago. Back then, you should have been able to travel back and forth between Mars and Blue Star, right? How did they have the chance to develop a civilization?" Dongfang Chen asked.
Being able to build spacecraft that travel near the speed of light meant their technical strength was already considerable.
"The main issue is energy. The Mars base only has 10 vibranium crystals in total, with 8 used for the base's internal energy supply and 2 for the spacecraft. After the charging station was abandoned, I only came here once when carrying out missions."
"Did they create a civilization on Mars?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"As far as I know, no," Monka replied.
"Then, in your opinion, what is the purpose of the Orc Hungarians giving me the vibranium crystal?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"The possibility of testing you is high," Monka said.
Dongfang Chen nodded.
As for where the Orc Hungarians obtained the vibranium crystal and how much they know about this, it's still unclear.
"Commander, the Great Sun Nation's warships have arrived at Moduo and are currently docked in Damascus," Xiaolin reported.
"Okay, how is the communication situation?"
"Communication is good."
"Good, activate the warship's monitoring mode. Record every word they say. Report any abnormal situations immediately," Dongfang Chen instructed.
"Yes, Commander."
Perhaps that area wasn't in Moduo's core area, so the signal wasn't blocked.
January 7, 2057 AD.
16:00 China time, 10:00 Egula time, the delegation arranged by Dongfang Chen safely arrived in Cairo, the capital of Egula.
Dongfang Chen synchronized the images.
From the moment the fleet arrived on the African continent, he noticed the differences there.
Large steel buildings had been constructed in many places.
Those buildings had peculiar shapes, like black giant thorns rising from the ground. The height was hard to estimate, but it should be around a hundred meters.
The warship landed on an open space west of Cairo, with the pyramid complex, suspected to be built by the ancient Egyptian civilization, to the north.
The warship's hatch opened, and the delegation members walked out of the warship in formation.
The welcoming party arranged by the Egula government had been waiting here for a long time.
As everyone walked out, a strange music started, as if welcoming them.
"Guests from afar, welcome," a burly man walked over and greeted them.
His skin was bronze, and his muscles were strong.
"Monka, what race do they belong to?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"Strange! Are they Wakandans?" Monka said in confusion.
"Wakandans? Why does that sound so familiar?" Dongfang Chen muttered to himself.
