Two hundred and sixty-eight days and nights have passed since the last rhizome invasion launched by Hogu.

Since that new incident, the atmosphere of the entire colony has become increasingly subtle. The number of pedestrians on the streets has changed from bustling to a handful today. The army is stationed at the intersections of major streets and alleys, and some businesses

The area was demolished and thick chimneys were erected, emitting thick black smoke.

It will become like this, mainly because the star port was destroyed, the colony was disconnected from the mother star, and the supply from the mother star was lost. The colony was in an early stage and still could not be completely self-sufficient.

Almost all items skyrocketed overnight, including plastic cartons and other waste. Only the price of food did not fluctuate much. The saying that food is the most important thing for the people is applicable everywhere. In order to stabilize the minds of the people in the colony,

, agriculture is the first industry to develop.

The factory is crowded, and most civilians have lost their original jobs and come to this place to engage in parts processing.

The peaceful singing and dancing of the past are gone forever, and all that remains is the numbness of machinery and the roaring sound of metal knocking in the factory.

As the factory bell rang, the non-stop running machinery stalled, and the workers who were constantly processing parts could finally take a breather in the compact work process.

Although they know that this kind of rest is only temporary, this is not a time for them to rest, but for the machine to rest.

When the machine's cooling time is over, they will return to repetitive work again.

"When will days like this end..."

Some complained, and some tried to persuade.

"Be patient and wait a little longer. The colony has lost contact. It's impossible for the mother planet not to know that the rescue fleet may already be on its way."

"Do the nobles of our home planet care about our life or death?"

"Those noble lords are eager to squeeze all our value out of us."

The persuasion was more met with scorn.

However, what the persuader said later made them change their minds.

"Indeed, they don't care whether we live or die. It doesn't matter to them whether we live or not, but it will be difficult for the colony to develop again. They spent so much money and invested so much time here.

If they lose all their energy and material, they may be tempted to commit suicide."

"In comparison, the cost of organizing a fleet voyage for rescue is also very high, but compared to the colonies, it is not even a fraction. As long as they are not fools, they can understand what choice to make."

These words made many workers who were engaged in repetitive work and whose minds were already a little rigid suddenly enlightened, and the depression in their hearts was relieved a lot.

"...Brother, what did you do before you entered the factory? Are you some big shot?"

"Oh, how could a big shot come here? I'm just a businessman out of interest."

"That's true."

With that said, the worker skillfully picked up the cup and was about to take a sip to replenish the water when he noticed a strange movement in the cup, with circles of tiny ripples emerging on the water.

"earthquake?"

He looked at the others in surprise. Others seemed to have noticed the abnormality. The worker who claimed to be a 'businessman' looked at the ground strangely.

"It's not like, if it was an earthquake, we should have heard it earlier."

Before an earthquake occurs, seismic waves will appear, and seismic waves belong to the category of infrasound waves. This kind of sound is inaudible to humans, but it is another matter for creatures that communicate with infrasound waves.

"Maybe it's the special circumstances of this planet."

"maybe……"

At this time, there is a giant structure at the other end of the planet. However, unlike the circular cone giant structure that leads directly to the exosphere, this giant structure is very short and is only a short distance beyond the ozone layer.

The outer structure looks more like a donut. The circle area in the middle is thirty kilometers in diameter. However, this is a structure on the ground. Nearly 90% of this giant structure is buried underground, including the underground.

In appearance, it is a huge hollow tube structure.

"Reporting to the will, the 'stimulant' is in place, requesting launch instructions."

"The order is passed and the second recovery operation begins."

Subsequently, the meteorite, which was originally consistent with the motion of the planet and remained relatively stationary, exploded violently with hydrogen and oxygen, and fell toward the surface.

The mass was so huge that even the air was trembling. It was an asteroid with a diameter of twelve kilometers.

Soon the atmospheric structure was broken through layer by layer, and the meteorite was about to fall into the circle area inside the giant structure accurately.

Huogu looked at the sky through the rhizomes from a circle perspective. Hot winds and air waves were roaring, sand and rocks were flying on the ground, and red lotus fire came down from top to bottom, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.

Three words can completely sum up the scene I saw at this time - the sky fell.

The meteorite collided with the ground, and a terrifying shock wave appeared. The roots in the circle of the giant structure were instantly torn to pieces. The air wave carrying the impact wave energy was intercepted by the metal wall of the giant structure, but the shock wave still existed, one step away from the giant structure.

Kilometers of clouds were instantly dispersed.

When the travel route is blocked, the shock wave changes its immediate direction and is released in the direction of least pressure.

A columnar jet was formed, and in the blink of an eye, a mushroom grew on the ground. This mushroom even broke through the stratosphere and penetrated deep into the mesosphere.

In Huogu's mind, circles of ripples appeared on the three-dimensional model of the planet. Then he clicked on them a few times, and the trajectory of the ripples changed, and most of them were constrained to the center of the earth.

In reality, Rhizome also reacted accordingly based on Huogu's thinking, laying out a deflection structure underground to guide the wave toward the center of the earth.

"Will, isn't this a little too random?"

This is the second time this has happened, but Yongsheng and other collectors are still frightened. They always feel that the planet below will soon fall apart because of this random behavior.

"worry about what?"

"Ming, that thing is very strong and has gravity. Even if it is broken, it will recover quickly and will not be broken."

"But does this really work?"

"Of course it is useful. When a meteorite hits the planet, the potential energy will be converted into energy release, thermal energy, kinetic energy, and internal energy. What we need is internal energy. The thermal energy and kinetic energy have been restrained by the giant structure, and the scope of influence has been reduced.

When it reaches the minimum level, the rest is just to keep smashing it.”

While Huo Gu was explaining, a message was transmitted to the channel.

[...Huo...Gu...stop...hand...very...hurts...]

"Perpetual, look, isn't this very effective? Keep going."
Chapter completed!