Author: A Clockwork Orange Dream

Chapter 26 Alien Palace

"What do you think?"

Yan Jing walked on the corridor, stroking the gloomy wall with strange reliefs next to it. He raised his head at the entrance and looked at the huge broken hole on the top of the palace. The bright skylight fell, illuminating the dust floating in the air, making him

This dark and silent space adds a bit of mystery and quiet atmosphere.

"We have indeed arrived on another planet, right?"

Looking around, everything you see is filled with colors that are unimaginable on earth. Buildings with flesh-like shapes and colors, as if the entire palace is a huge living creature...

In front of this huge, silent object, he felt an indescribable shock, muttering to himself, as if seeking recognition from the other two companions.

"I think so..." Ji Chunzao, like him, raised his head and looked up at the sky, "We must have succeeded."

"Where does the light in the sky come from? Is it day or night now? Is there a sun on this planet?"

Once he accepted the fact of success, a lot of questions about the real world and the laws of physics came to his mind, even though he was only a junior high school student.

"This is not certain, maybe other stars are emitting heat."

Xie Yuzhi said that she spread her palms to try to catch the dust in the air.

"What I'm more concerned about is that we can breathe well now and don't feel any discomfort. I was originally worried about not bringing the oxygen bottle, but now it seems that it is all unfounded."

Could it be said that the types and proportions of gases in the air on this planet are similar to those on the earth, so it is suitable for human survival? Or is it that the palace ruins themselves are special?

"We don't know how big this place is, and we don't know what is hidden there. Everyone should be careful."

"Yes, after all, this is our first exploration, and..."

Yan Jingxing hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to bring up a certain topic.

After the initial shock gradually subsided, the first question that came to his mind was:

How should we go back?

This is actually an issue that should be considered from the beginning of the adventure plan, but this "first transfer" was simply an accident that no one expected.

Yan Jingxing thought to himself, it was not so much because of recklessness, but because they never thought they would succeed in one go.

In fact, before taking the UFO ride, Ms. Xie had already expressed that she did not believe from the bottom of her heart that this machine had the magical function of transporting people to another planet.

In fact, even Yan Jingxing, of course he was willing to believe in the guidance provided by the ghost astronaut, but... just sitting in like "him", and actually doing it directly, in such an easy way, still surprised him

and.

He had been pondering for a long time. Xie Yuzhi seemed to have guessed what he was thinking. She suggested:

"How about this, let's consider going back first. We can try to see if it can send us back to Earth if we sit back in the pitcher plant device again."

——What if it can’t be done?

After Yan Jingxing imagined it for a moment, he felt a tightness in his chest, and a bottomless fear seized his heart.

He began to regret, thinking that if it really couldn't be done, we could only stay on this planet as three people and try our best to survive...

Can it really be done?

Accompanying them was only a huge and empty palace.

"No, there's no need to worry..." he said quickly, "It's still enough to go back after a little exploration."

"Yes, yes, this place is a real alien ruin. I haven't seen enough yet." Ji Chunzao echoed loudly from the side.

Xie Yuzhi raised her head and glanced at him seriously. After that, the girl said nothing more and just nodded slightly.

"good."

Yan Jingxing sighed, feeling that his inner worries had been seen through.

However, precisely because Xie Yuzhi, who thought of the same thing as him, acted calmly enough, he was able to be equally calm——

When Yan Jingxing was collecting his thoughts, he suddenly felt his sleeve being pulled.

"Don't worry, we can go back. This adventure will definitely go smoothly."

Ji Chunzao smiled at him and said.

"I have this feeling."

…Of course, there is also Chun Zao’s positivity and optimism.

"I know."

He smiled again.

*

In the only luggage bag brought over by Xie Yuzhi, apart from thermal underwear, there were also several packets of sugar, chocolate and mineral water, which could last for one or two days.

In addition, there are heaters, flashlights, batteries, etc. They use these tools to explore the palace step by step.

"Speaking of which, are these reliefs left by humans?"

On the walls painted with flesh and blood, reliefs and murals can be seen everywhere. They are full of all kinds of weird and strange landscapes and creatures, telling the history of a certain group of intelligent beings opening up the world, fighting aliens, and establishing settlements. The outlines are detailed.

It's like a living thing is embedded in it.

"This is an alien planet, in other words..."

Xie Yuzhi's pupils were still bright in the dim environment. She stared at the mural attentively, her eyes bursting with interest.

"It was left behind by the aliens who built this palace."

She is feeling excited.

Yan Jingxing could understand her mood.

They have indeed encountered real alien creatures, but they are monsters that they can't communicate with at first glance.

Either too disgusting or too scary.

But the real aliens should be a group of people who dominate the planet with wisdom and advanced technology just like humans on earth.

"Judging from human history, the ability to produce such lifelike and surprising 'art' shows that alien civilization has reached a highly developed level."

"So, the looks of the 'people' on these reliefs are the looks of aliens, right?"

Ji Chunzao stared at one of them, stood up on tiptoes with great interest, and tried to poke its eyes. This action made Yan Jingxing's heart beat with fear.

Because the appearance of the statues was so realistic, and the weird metal material used as the base, he was afraid that they would come to life like in horror movies.

These statues are all similar in height, between two and a half to three meters, and their appearance is similar to that of humans, but their limbs are slimmer and longer than humans on Earth.

"It doesn't look that different from us humans..." Yan Jingxing murmured.

"Convergent evolution." A word that was unfamiliar to junior high school students suddenly popped out of Xie Yuzhi's mouth.

"...Ah, what?"

Xie Yuzhi quickly explained:

"Even different organisms, unrelated species, and organisms that are far apart in evolution, if they are allowed to live in an environment with the same conditions, they may also produce morphological structures with the same or very similar functions to adapt to natural evolution.

condition."

“Since aliens can develop civilization, it means that they have brains as developed as humans; if they need to use tools, they will evolve flexible hands... Even on different planets, life similar to humans may be born.

"

Of course, the convergence in this situation only refers to body shape and limbs. In terms of detailed appearance, aliens and humans are still very different.

For example, although aliens have organs that look like eyes, their positions are completely different from those of humans. Their noses and mouths are completely invisible, and they have no hair on their bodies.

From a human aesthetic point of view, each of their heads is bald, and their faces are like toys made by naughty children;

In addition, they do not appear to have skin like humans, but are wrapped in a layer of bones, muscles and membranes.

"This is...a real alien."

Yan Jingxing took a deep breath.

Precisely because "them" were similar in body shape to humans, but completely different in some features, he felt an indescribable horror.

Terrified, he couldn't help but look away, unwilling to look any further.

"If our findings were made public, it would definitely shock the whole world."

Ji Chunzao didn't seem to feel this kind of terror at all. She always had a big heart, but she smiled happily.

"Are we going to win that or something...the Nobel Prize?"

"The Nobel Prize has nothing to do with this kind of thing."

Yan Jingxing complained.

"Hey, I can't make this great discovery that is destined to shock the world? I still want to leave my name in history!"

"Then don't worry, it will definitely be better than Nobel. I think about it, if you want to use an analogy, it should be similar to Columbus's discovery of the New World in history, becoming the pioneer of geographical discovery... No, discovering a planet with highly developed intelligence.

The historical significance of alien planets with traces of civilization is even much greater than that."
To be continued...