I am reciting the Classic of Mountains and Seas in the interstellar

Chapter 849: The secret (the second larger chapter, monthly ticket +)

Liang Peng shook his head and said thoughtfully: "There is indeed a problem with the mineral content in the water, but it is not enough to support a mine."

Xia Chujian said: "What's the problem?"

Liang Peng said: "Team Xia, look at these three sets of data."

As he spoke, he laid out the upstream, midstream and downstream data he had just measured.

"Especially with this mineral content..."

Liang Peng pointed to a set of data on the instrument to Xia Chujian, and continued to explain: "This kind of mineral is generally found in higher concentrations deep in the earth's crust."

"The atmospheric environment of this green star is very similar to that of the habitable planets in the Beichen galaxy, so I infer that the geological structure should be similar."

"So under the same circumstances, the content of minerals deep in the earth's crust should be similar."

Xia Chujian understood: "So, do you think that if the groundwater is normal, the content of this mineral should be the most in the upper reaches, followed by the middle reaches, and the least in the lower reaches?"

Liang Peng said: "That's what it means."

"But current data shows that the content of this mineral is completely absent in the upstream. The content is highest in the midstream, followed by the lower reaches."

"This goes against common sense."

Xia Chujian said: "Let's go and see the specific conditions of the upper, middle and lower reaches of this creek."

They took the exploration robot Xiaofei and looked around the upper, middle and lower reaches of the creek.

The creek is very small indeed.

They walked a short distance into the mountain col where they were before and reached the upper reaches.

Because there is actually a pool inside the col.

The pool is not large, but the water is like dark jade, with only a hint of green, reflecting the green trees on the mountains next to it.

There is even a small waterfall on the mountain, as white as snow, flowing down from the top of the mountain and pouring into this small pool.

But the water in the pool has no intention of overflowing.

The waterfall splashed jade, and the water droplets flew onto the face, which was so cold that it made people shiver.

Xia Chujian and Liang Peng observed here for a while.

Liang Peng said: "The water in this pool should mainly come from the ground and is groundwater."

Xia Chujian raised his head, looked at the high mountain, and said, "This mountain is so high and so big, but the waterfall is pitifully small."

"Look at this thin stream of water. Is it as thick as a chopstick?"

Liang Peng said: "Yes, it is because the water flow of this waterfall is too small and cannot support the area of ​​​​the pool."

"So I judge that the pool water here is mainly underground water."

"Then the pool water flows out of this depression and forms this little stream."

Xia Chujian said: "This creek is small enough. The mountain is so big, right? It extends to the middle reaches of the creek, right?"

Liang Peng said: "Yes, this mountain should be a subsidiary mountain range extending from the main mountain range on the island, and its scale is also remarkable."

Xia Chujian nodded and continued walking down the mountain road, soon returning to the middle reaches.

This place is half mountains and half grassland.

Further down, it's all grass.

Not long after walking out from this mountain col, I saw the end of the creek and merged into another larger river.

The river is rolling in waves, and the other end is connected to the ocean.

The entrance of the river is, of course, the downstream of the small stream.

The middle reaches of the stream are naturally between the two.

Xia Chujian followed Liang Peng around and returned to the place where he was just now.

It was also the edge of the grassland where the deer and Shu's hoofprints discovered by Xiao Fei disappeared.

Xia Chujian looked at the stream and said deeply, "Maybe there is a reason."

Liang Peng asked curiously: "What reason has Team Xia come up with?"

Xia Chujian pointed to the creek and said: "...Do you think it's possible that there is a fault here? So more groundwater comes up from here, causing more minerals in the middle reaches?"

"Because there is a fault in the midstream, the upstream is not affected?"

Liang Peng nodded thoughtfully: "It's very possible."

"If there is a fault in the midstream, it can indeed explain the anomalies in the data."

"Groundwater seeps into the midstream and then flows downstream."

"When it reaches the downstream, there will be dilution, so the content is less."

Xia Chujian said: "Now the abnormal mineral content has been explained, but if there is really a fault here that is still invisible to the naked eye, do you have any instruments to measure it?"

Liang Peng said: "I don't have an instrument for measuring faults. That kind of instrument is relatively large and difficult to carry around..."

Before he could finish speaking, the exploration robot Xiao Fei had already slid over and said, "Xia Fei can give it a try."

As it spoke, its robotic arm stretched out long, and the top turned into a thin drill bit, and then it drilled down toward the middle of the stream.

Liang Peng looked at this adventure robot with his eyes wide open, showing uncontrollable joy and envy!

If he could just get this explorer robot to help him, he could do even more exploration!

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Just as Xia Chujian and Liang Peng were working with the exploration robot Xiao Fei to detect abnormal mineral content in small streams, Qiu Zijun led his team deep into the mountains to the east.

As soon as they arrived here, they bumped into the treasure hunting team from the Fifth Military University of Zangge Planet.

That team was numbered Treasure Hunting Team 7. Qiu Zijun and the others were from Kanli Star Second Military University, and their number was Treasure Hunting Team 4, second only to Teams 1, 2, and 3 of the Empire's First Military University.

Qiu Zining followed her cousin Qiu Zijun and wanted to show off.

But they walked for more than an hour and didn't find any rare plants, so they were already impatient.

At this time, I saw this member of Treasure Hunting Team 7 blocking the entrance of a mountain road, preventing them from entering, and I was even more unhappy.

She took a step forward and said arrogantly: "A good dog doesn't get in the way!"

"If you are wise, get out of the way, otherwise my knife will not be a vegetarian!"

As she spoke, she flipped her palm, and a scimitar jumped out of the scabbard with a scraping sound.

The scimitar was black and silver in color, with a few simple and elegant lines on the blade, forming grooves.

There are also a few bright gems inlaid on the handle of the knife. It looks like it is not an ordinary knife, maybe it is an antique.

Treasure Hunt Team 7 was responsible for blocking the entrance to the mountain road, and there were four students.

They looked at each other and said unhappily: "The expedition has a rule. Whoever finds it first will get it."

"Expedition teams are not allowed to compete with each other for resources in private."

"The mountain is where the rare plants our team just discovered grow. You can't go up there."

"You go over there, maybe there are rare plants there too."

The classmates of Treasure Hunt Team 7 were kind enough to help them point the way.

Qiu Zijun knew this rule, so he didn't plan to go up. Instead, he wanted to take a look at the path pointed by the people next to him.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Zining's eyes lit up and she said, "Huh? Finally found a rare plant?!"

"I've been here for so long and I haven't seen any rare plants!"

When everyone heard what she said, they were all thinking, didn't you just arrive last night?

From last night to this morning, is this called "so long"?

But they just thought about it and didn't say it out loud.

A member of Treasure Hunting Team 7 tried to calm the matter and said with a smile: "You can see the rare plants when our team collects them."

Unexpectedly, Qiu Zining turned against her and said coldly: "Tie up the four of them!"

"I want to see who dares to steal my rare plants!"

As soon as she gave the order, the two S-class genetic evolver guards who were following her quickly rushed up to them. Without using their mental power to attack, they directly used powerful force to instantly kill the four classmates from Treasure Hunting Team 7 who had raised their guns. , knocked to the ground.

Their shoulder joints and jaw joints were then removed, leaving them unable to communicate using their quantum optical brains.

Qiu Zining said with satisfaction: "Tie them up and throw them here."

"Wait until I go up and find those rare plants, then let them go!"

The joints of those people's shoulders and jaws were removed. They could neither use their hands nor speak. Their whole bodies were also tied up, and they were suddenly filled with rage.

Qiu Zijun said hurriedly: "Don't do this! Let them go quickly! Zi Ning, you can't violate the rules like this!"

Qiu Zining seemed to dislike Qiu Zijun for being too verbose, so she slapped her back and said sternly: "Qiu Zijun! Don't mind my business!"

"I have to give you face to call you cousin! Don't be shameless!"

"Come with me!"

With that said, she waved, and with her two guards, she quickly entered the mountain road to find the rare plants that had been found by Treasure Hunting Team 7.

Half of Qiu Zijun's face was swollen from her beating.

Her teammates rushed over to deliver medicine to her.

They are all from Starfleet and have very effective trauma medicine.

Spray it on Qiu Zijun's cheek, and the redness and swelling will disappear within a few minutes.

Qiu Zijun said with a wry smile: "To make everyone laugh, my cousin was raised spoiled and pampered since she was a child, and her family also pampered her... She has a bad temper, but she is still a good person."

Everyone laughed and said nothing more.

Qiu Zijun also said coquettishly, and immediately changed the subject and said: "Untie the ropes for these four students and help them lift up their shoulder joints and mandibular joints."

Their team is all elite, and several of them have rich wilderness survival experience.

These people stepped forward one after another to help the four classmates from Treasure Hunt Team 7 untie themselves and fasten their joints.

The four classmates were still livid, but they still helped them in the end and did not get angry at them directly.

They just said: "I don't know what's going on over there. Let's go and take a look."

They walked up the mountain without looking back.

Qiu Zijun was also worried about Qiu Zining and said, "Let's go and have a look together."

"Of course we don't want that thing. It belongs to Treasure Hunting Team 7."

Her team members nodded and followed her into the mountains.

Not long after walking, I heard the sound of fighting not far away, the whistling of blades, and even the sound of bullets being fired!

Qiu Zijun was so anxious that he immediately jumped up and headed towards the place where the sound came from.

They are all high-level genetic evolvers. They can leap hundreds of meters in one leap, which is almost like flying in the air.

Of course, they cannot jump unlimitedly and need to have enough energy to support such short-distance volleying.

Therefore, even high-level genetic evolvers generally do not do this often.

Because it consumes too much energy.

Qiu Zijun was anxious at this time.

Whether she hurt someone else's member of Treasure Hunting Team 7 or her cousin Qiu Zining was injured, it was a situation she didn't want to see...

After several leaps and bounds, she finally reached the place where the sound came from, and couldn't help but be stunned.

Because there is a small clearing in the dense forest, and twenty people are lying in the clearing!

Qiu Zining actually brought her two S-class genetic evolver guards and knocked down all twenty of them!

Some people even had colorful tattoos on their arms, and it looked like they had been injured by Qiu Zining's scimitar.

The veins on Qiu Zijun's forehead popped out.

She said sternly: "Zi Ning! Stop messing around!"

Qiu Zining didn't care at all. She held up a small feather-like plant that she found in the backpack of the captain of Treasure Hunt Team 7 and said in surprise: "Cousin! Look! This is the Star Crystal Grass!"

"The legendary rare plant that has been extinct for millions of years!"

It was a plant with leaves that looked like bright stars, and the whole body was transparent, like crystal clear crystal.

She said casually, and even the members of Treasure Hunt Team 7 who were defeated by her listened.

The captain of treasure hunting team 7 was surprised and said: "How do you know the name of this plant?!"

There is no corresponding picture of this plant in the plant encyclopedia sent to them by the expedition team.

That's why they concluded that this must be a rare plant that does not exist in the Beichen Galaxy.

It's a pity that although they found it first, this noble lady unreasonably snatched it away.

They looked at her hatefully, but they dared not say anything in anger.

Qiu Zining said proudly: "The background of our Qiu family is beyond your imagination!"

Qiu Zijun's eyes widened and she said in surprise: "There is actually a star crystal grass here?!"

Qiu Zining said: "The star crystal grass also has a name, it's called lucky grass."

"Because of its shape and material, it can gather luck!"

"I just said that I am lucky. With this star crystal grass, our Qiu family's luck will definitely be better!"

She said this to make it clear that she would not hand over this rare plant to the school's expedition team.

The members of Treasure Hunt Team 7 almost had angina when they heard this...

Such a good thing just missed them.

They got up from the ground one by one, their whole bodies in pain from the inside out.

They all glared at Qiu Zining, gritting their teeth, wishing they could fight her and snatch that thing away again...

Qiu Zijun said to them embarrassedly: "I'm so sorry, my cousin is too naughty."

"I will make it up to you."

As she spoke, she took out a plant that emitted a purple halo from her backpack, put it in the hands of the captain of the treasure hunting team 7, and said: "This is a purple mist crown, and it is not in the expedition team's "Plant Encyclopedia". "

"It is the legendary Dragon God's favorite flower. Those who get it will not only have great luck, but will also be extremely valuable."

When the captain of Treasure Hunting Team 7 heard this, he hurriedly said: "No, no, we can't have it! This thing is not something we can hold."

At first glance, this thing sounds like it is much more advanced than the star crystal grass they found!

Qiu Zijun said with a smile: "This is handed over to you as a collection task, and it is not given to you personally. Do you really not want it?"

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