Chapter Six: The Ruins of Xiangpa

I said with great hope: "If only I could find a spaceship, I could go home right now"

Regarding my desire, Lifepod No. 15 made a rather ominous assertion: "If there were a spaceship, the Champa people would have returned home long ago. Aside from spaceships, anything could be found in that ruin, including dangers! However, I remind you that the technology of the Champa people is advanced enough to manufacture automatic weapons, and there are numerous defensive weapons present in the ruins. I suggest that you at least have biochemical beasts of level four or above as guards before venturing into danger."

However, no matter how much these civilizations develop, it is difficult to avoid unexpected occurrences, and space navigation is particularly prone to such incidents. The ruins of the planet Xiangpa are a result of a spaceflight accident, where a spacecraft was forced to land on this planet. Due to the lack of certain components, the spacecraft could not be repaired, and the unfortunate Xiangpa inhabitants ended up living on this planet.

After manufacturing a beverage cow and a beer cow, in order to allow the mother emperor to evolve at full speed, I only maintained a scale of twenty Tibetan mastiffs and a small team from the - map - book, and ceased the production of new biochemical beasts to reduce energy consumption. Such combat power cannot guarantee my absolute safety. However, as a first-level biochemical beast, the strength of the Tibetan mastiff is indeed lacking, and I do not wish to waste too much energy and resources on producing these low-level biochemical beasts that are of little use.

After my genetic modifications, the appearance of the projectile beast resembles a small-caliber rocket launcher, with an ultra-streamlined design that is incredibly eye-catching. When I carry it on my shoulder, from a distance, I look like the second coming of Schwarzenegger. The biochemical Tibetan mastiff and the bomb-carrying bee that follow me exude a more futuristic vibe than the youthful exuberance of Su Shi in his old age, as he held the yellow dog in one hand and the azure dragon in the other.

I am not entirely sure what those aliens have done to my body, but in any case, my physical condition is much stronger than when I was a homebody on Earth. As a middle-aged man who has spent years in the laboratory, studying until obtaining a doctor's degree, my speed over fifty meters is close to the world record for one hundred meters. However, on this planet, where the gravity is approximately 1.35 G, slightly greater than that on Earth, I can still leap four to five meters in a single bound, definitely capable of competing with antelopes in short-distance races

If I didn't know that Lifeboat No. 15, although also a biochemical beast, has no nervous system at all, I would have dismembered it without it feeling any pain. I really wish I could subject it to the top ten tortures of the Qing Dynasty. Suppressing my anger, I said: "Of course, exploring the ruins is fraught with dangers. I'm just going to enjoy the scenery and, if luck permits, pick up some valuable items to serve as startup capital for future adventures on this planet. I certainly won't be that reckless."

As soon as the bomb-making worker bees could be produced, I immediately issued a command to the queen to manufacture them at full speed. Although the application range of bomb-making worker bees is narrower than that of Tibetan mastiffs, they align more closely with my current needs as the fastest means to enhance military strength

After Lifeboat No. 15 provided a series of suggestions that I could not accept, I, feeling exasperated, kicked it several times and finally felt at ease to proceed with my role as its translator

The place known as the Sea of Immortality, located at m.hetushu.com, has a site of the Champa civilization. The Champa ruins are precisely in the direction of the nearest threat mentioned by Lifepod No. 15, albeit slightly closer, with a straight-line distance of only 380 kilometers

The holographic map presents the complete appearance of the ruins before my eyes, as I search for the most convenient route while consulting the information on the Champa people

On that Shampa starship, there were only a dozen or so people. Although they could not return to their homeland, they utilized technology far superior to that of this planet to establish a relatively prosperous secondary civilization. However, after several hundred generations of inheritance, the knowledge left behind by the high-level civilization gradually faded away, and what remained of the once-flourishing Shampa dynasty were merely many awe-inspiring ruins

The civilization level of Xiangpa Star is 9, which is 16 levels lower than that of the Mother Empress's creator. However, it is still significantly more advanced than Earth, which is only at the initial fourth level of civilization.

If this expedition to the Champa ruins can yield some useful resources, I will be able to engage with the outside world ahead of time. Whether inferred through philosophy and literature or economic theory, in any civilized society, a general equivalent and currency are far more conducive to my integration than the motherland.

I have decided to halt the construction of the bombers after this expedition and allow the queen to evolve at full speed. To be honest, I have been feeling quite anxious on this unfamiliar planet; if I do nothing, I am certain I will go mad.

In order to determine the objective of the expedition, I resolutely activated the holographic mapping system, which consumes a significant amount of energy. The large screen in the main control room projected hundreds of beams of light, forming a holographic map of the Sea of Immortality. This planet, aside from the creators of the Mother Empress, has been visited by over a dozen civilizations. As part of the investigation, the creators of the Mother Empress have marked the remnants of these alien civilizations.

This civilization rating, according to the creator of the Mother Empress, is a standard recognized by hundreds of advanced civilizations that communicate with each other. The criterion for a Type I civilization is the ability to create tools. The criterion for a Type II civilization is the possession of written language. The criterion for a Type III civilization is the utilization of primitive energy sources. The standard for a Type IV civilization, which is also the current level of civilization on Earth, is the emergence of artificial intelligence

According to the archaeological records of Lifeboat No. 15, this site in the Sea of Eternity is believed to be the location of the wreckage of the spaceship from the Champa star. Among all the relics of the Champa people, it is the oldest and most valuable.

In the primeval forest, there are too many unpredictable factors. What should have taken two or three days to reach the Xiangpa ruins ended up taking me a full five days, during which I lost four Tibetan mastiffs and sixteen bomb-carrying bees. Even I was partially ensnared by a creature, the nature of which—whether a vine or a snake-like insect—remains unknown, resulting in half of my pant leg being pulled away.

More than one thousand bomb bees, equivalent to over one thousand grenades, and they are of the type with automatic navigation. I can directly manipulate any biochemical beast created by the queen using mental waves, and bomb bees are no exception. Therefore, their combat efficiency is significantly higher than that of grenades. This level of military power has sparked my desire to begin an adventure

After making thorough preparations, on a sunny morning, I set out with twenty Tibetan mastiffs, two hundred bomb-carrying bees, and two explosive beasts.