There is such a planet on the edge of the southern galaxies. From space, the planet appears gray, as if it is covered by a thick layer of dust.
This is Lingxixing. The main purpose of this planet is to pile up cosmic waste. To put it simply - this is a garbage star.
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In the early morning, the sky was gray, and large pieces of gray clouds hung under the sky like lead blocks, as if they were about to fall down at any time.
On the lead clouds that were as large as mountains, dozens of giant birds flapped their two pairs of large and powerful wings, soaring neatly in the sky, shuttled between clouds of different sizes, and drew sharp routes in the air. Then, in a group of shrill screams, the giant birds soared into the sky again. Their giant claws clasped their bloody limbs and sprinkled blood lines in the air.
Lingxixing, the living environment here is the same as its appearance, is very dangerous, with murderous intent hidden everywhere.
In the north of the planet, this is a continuous mountain range. Peaks rise from the ground, the mountains are steep and the rocks are rugged. From a distance, these peaks are like sharp knives, stabbing into the sky, making them worthy of their name.
Gudong, Gudong, Gudong...
On the mountain trails, garbage trucks are slowly driving. The size of these cars is comparable to the F-class cosmic combat vehicles. They are about 6 meters high and have 8 wheels on each side. These wheels are wrapped in thick alloy tracks and can walk on flat ground on such harsh ground.
In front of the mountain path, you can see a deep cave. There is a lighthouse in front of the cave. The searchlight on the top of the tower is constantly rotating, and in the dim environment, it is a guiding light.
The garbage truck convoy drove to the side of the cave, where there was a hill-like steel fortress. A group of robots stood at the fortress door and quickly unloaded the waste from the garbage truck and carried it into the steel fortress.
At this time, the doors of garbage trucks opened, and 4 to 5 people jumped off in each car. These people were wearing protective clothing and their movements were quite flexible. However, the protective clothing on these people was obviously very old, and some people had patches on their protective clothing, which looked quite cold.
Looking at the busy robot in front of the steel fortress, one of the men cursed: "We live in a defense hole, but these cosmic garbage can be placed in the alloy fortress. Even garbage is better than our accommodation. Damn, the cleaner can't do the job."
"Lingzi, just complain less. If you don't work as a cleaner, can your wife and children enjoy such good benefits? We have signed a contract for 30 years, and you will be able to make a comeback in less than half a month." A shorter man next to him comforted.
A group of people chatted with each other and walked towards the cave not far away. A voice suddenly sounded from the horn on the lighthouse behind them: "Hi! Everyone, welcome you back alive. Just now, in the western part of Blade Mountain, I found that the [Four-winged Iron Feather Vulture] with more than 100 heads was launched to hunt. I thought the entire garbage convoy was about to be finished, and I was about to report to the above and apply to rehire a team of cleaners!"
Suddenly, these cleaners stopped and started to yell.
"Mo Ling, you crow-mouthed, I curse you forever not to get married!"
"If you stinky woman die, we will come to settle the score with you even if we turn into a ghost."
"You dead woman, if you dare to curse us in the future, you will definitely tear your mouth away."
A group of people made various rude gestures at the lighthouse, cursed for a while, then turned around and walked quickly towards the cave.
Entering the cave, the indicator lights on the rows of instruments placed at the entrance of the cave were on, and rays were constantly scanning the people. Then, there were crisp sounds of ding dong one after another.
An old voice sounded in the horn of the rock wall: "Scanned, no dangerous substances are involved. Guys, welcome to finish your work again today."
Hearing this, the group of people were as if they were amnesty, and they couldn't wait to take off their protective suits, cheered, and rushed towards the cave.
"Finally, I'm back safely again." The man named Ling Zi took off his protective suit, showed his thin face, and murmured to himself: "I'll have 14 days left, my employment contract will expire, great!"
The shoulder was patted by someone, and a chubby middle-aged man stood behind him and said with a smile: "Lingzi, don't always count the time, I will be jealous!"
Ling Zi laughed and scolded: "What are you jealous? Lao Zheng, it's not me who told you. Your previous employment contract has expired, but you have to renew it for another 20 years. Can you blame others? You are asking for trouble."
"Hahaha, there's no way. I'm short of money! I can only fill the hole in the previous debt after signing again. "Old Zheng laughed and laughed at himself, and then changed the subject and said seriously: "Lingzi, it's not that I'll scold you. Your contract has expired in less than half a month. Be serious during this period, don't always be distracted. It's so dangerous today. If Xiaoyan didn't rescue him in time, your car would fall to the cliff and fall to the point of his body."
"Sorry, Lao Zheng. This is my problem." Ling Zi showed a shameful expression on his face. He suddenly remembered something and looked around, "Hey, where is that guy Xiaoyan?"
The two turned their heads and looked around, and then they saw the entrance of the cave. A man slowly took off his protective suit and walked towards this side.
This is a boy with short black hair, bright eyes, and a shy smile that is unique to a boy, full of sunshine and vitality. Walking from afar, the boy seemed like a faint glowing body, which made people involuntarily notice him.
Seeing Ling Zi and Lao Zheng, the young man waved hello from a distance: "Brother Ling, Uncle Zheng."
Looking at the approaching boy, Ling Zi looked embarrassed and said, "Xiaoyan, thank you so much today. I was so sorry to you a few days ago!"
When Ling Zi thought of the many difficulties he had made to him a week ago when this young man named Xiaoyan first came, he felt a burning face and wanted to find a hole to crawl into it.
Upon hearing this, Xiaoyan was stunned, then reacted and smiled and said, "Brother Ling, what are you saying? We work in the same team and it is appropriate to help each other. I don't care about the previous things. Brother Ling's employment contract is about to expire. I will definitely be in a unstable mood, so don't take it to heart."
After hearing what the boy said, Ling Zi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He also had a generous temperament. He patted Xiaoyan's shoulder and laughed: "Okay, you are a good boy. Let's go, Ling calls me and invite you to drink. Let's have a good time together."
Next to him, Lao Zheng became anxious when he heard this and said repeatedly: "Ai, don't talk to yourself! How can I miss me like drinking?"
The three of them laughed and walked side by side towards the depths of the cave.
Behind me, the sky outside the cave suddenly lit up, a white light shone down, and the entire ground seemed to be covered with a layer of silver light, and some rocks cracked in the illumination, and light smoke was bursting.
Outside the steel fortress on the side next to the cave, the intelligent robots had already transported the waste and ran quickly towards the fortress. As they ran a little slower, the mechanical shell was shining with silver light, and immediately a series of sparks lit up.
This is the high temperature phenomenon in the daytime on the Ridge Star - white and silver spots.
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Walking along the cave road, Xiaoyan and the other two walked and chatted, and the vision ahead gradually widened.
This cave is very deep, leading to about a few thousand meters underground. There are special defense devices at the entrance of the cave, which can completely isolate the invasion of [white-roasted silver spots].
After walking for a while, the vision in front suddenly became clear. I saw a huge underground cave in front of me. Various houses were built adjacent to each other, with a unique world. Although these houses were dilapidated, bursts of laughter came, which was quite lively.
Standing at the exit of the passage and looking at the building complex ahead, the three of them looked different. Ling Zi sighed softly, as if he thought that he would leave in half a month, and felt a little complicated and reluctant in his heart. Lao Zheng's face was dim, perhaps thinking that he would have to stay here for another 15 years, which was a very long period of time.
As for Xiaoyan, the boy always had a smile on his face, but he was cursing in his heart, grandma, I have been here for a week since I came to this ghost place, why has the military headquarters not given further instructions? Could it be that I just waited endlessly?
This young man is Sun Yan. A week ago, he came here on a container spacecraft and brought the appointment letter directly issued by the Yahuang Consortium, becoming a member of the Yahuang Consortium's regional cleaners team stationed in Xixing Dagger Mountain.
Here, Sun Yan's name is Xiaoyan and has no surname. However, this situation is not surprising. Many cleaners here are like this. Most of the people who come here have buried the past.
The three of them walked on a not-so-wide road. The underground cave was large and the size of these complexes could be called villages. However, the cleaners here prefer to call it camps.
In the hut next to the road, children crawled in and out from time to time, playing hide and seek happily, and seeing the happy expressions of these children, Sun Yan couldn't help but feel dazed, as if the environment was like a purgatory on the ground, which was very far away from here.
After walking for a while, a room appeared in front of me.
This room is different from other buildings in the camp. Most of the walls of the entire house are made of alloy, and noisy electronic synthesizers are heard from time to time. There is a turbine-like thing rotating at the top of the house.
The third day after coming here, Sun Yan learned the name of the thing - Radar.
It is said that this instrument is a popular detection device in the Earth era of the home planet, and is an absolutely antique-level thing. It was eliminated as early as when humans were able to conduct conventional interstellar navigation.
However, in an environment like Lingxixing, this old device played a big role. The sneak attack of [Rock Drilling Beast] has been detected many times, saving the entire camp from disaster.
The person who took out the antique from the garbage dump and renovated it was the owner of the house, Professor Luo, who was also the owner of the old voice at the entrance of the cave.
This semi-metalized house is called Professor Luo's laboratory.