Chapter 9

The temperature and air concentration inside the mining ship are automatically adjusted according to Li Yang's needs, allowing him to sit comfortably without feeling suffocated.

He learned from the UFO's brain that the UFO itself is made of a material similar to liquid metal, which can transform into any object, just like the mining ship. However, it cannot mine, even if it were willing to do such hard work.

Due to its large size, the UFO can only transform into something as small as a house, which is far from comparable to the mining ship. Even if it were to transform into a person, it would still be a giant over ten meters tall.

The relationship between the UFO and the mining ship is like that between a scale and a weight; neither can do without the other. They were originally a pair of twin sisters, each with its own strengths due to different roles. Now, the UFO is clearly more powerful because it has gained human intelligence after awakening, while the mining ship remains a cold, mechanical entity.

This advanced mining ship, after the aliens' demise, requires Li Yang to operate it to mine deep underground.

The UFO can only precisely survey mineral veins up to 100 meters underground; at 200 meters, it can only provide a vague outline, and beyond that, it is powerless.

Although the UFO can independently operate the mining ship to mine underground, diamond veins are mostly found several kilometers deep. Without external help, it cannot mine much, and doing so would often result in more loss than gain.

The mining ship has a detection range of only 500 meters underground, but it can penetrate up to tens of kilometers, even reaching the planet's magma core, making it ideal for mining.

No matter how advanced the mining ship is, it is still just a machine. When it reaches about 300 meters underground, its connection with the UFO is completely severed, so Li Yang must control it with his mind. The UFO can remotely operate the mining ship to mine autonomously up to 300 meters underground, but deeper than that, human assistance is required, and Li Yang is the best choice.

After half an hour, Li Yang found the monotonous mining work a bit boring and gradually felt a bit tired.

This little QQ car is not suitable for sleeping. He wished it could turn into a motorhome, and the car's body quickly emitted a large amount of purple rays, vaporizing the surrounding rocks and creating a large space.

In a moment, the car transformed into a large motorhome. Li Yang stared at a screen showing a gold vein several kilometers long, instructed the mining ship to finish the job and wake him up afterward, and then went to the back of the motorhome to rest.

The bedding on the large bed was exactly the same as in the luxurious guest room in Li Yang's memory, as it was made of liquid metal that could change shape, temperature, and weight. Li Yang felt as if he were under his familiar space blanket at home.

After a long day of effort, he felt very tired and soon fell asleep.

"Li Yang, wake up! There's something interesting to see!" Half an hour later, Li Yang was woken up by the UFO's brain.

Li Yang rubbed his sleepy eyes and sat up. A screen appeared three meters in front of him, showing a snowy mountain. He was surprised to find that the UFO's brain was showing him something like a movie.

He saw a team of ten climbers ascending the snow mountain. As they crossed an extremely steep cliff, one female climber slipped and fell, pulling down the climber above her, followed by a third. The remaining seven climbers managed to stabilize themselves on the cliff, stopping their fall.

However, the three climbers below were hanging in mid-air, screaming. The seven climbers above were unwilling to abandon them and were struggling to hold on. This was a polar region of the snow mountain, and if they continued, they would likely all perish.

The three hanging climbers were struggling in at least a level six cold wind. It was clear that the two lower climbers were women, and the one above was a man. Soon, Li Yang noticed that the lower woman, to reduce weight and help her teammates, cut the rope above her with a knife and fell screaming!

The seven climbers above exerted all their strength to slowly pull up the two hanging climbers. The male climber was rescued first, followed by the female climber in the middle. After being helped to safety by the other climbers, she held the severed rope and cried out loud.

Li Yang's eyes were moist, and he exclaimed, "This movie is amazing! Is it another American blockbuster? What's the name of the movie?"

The brain chuckled, "No, this isn't a movie. It happened two minutes ago on a nearby mountain. Why do I feel sad when I see humans in trouble? It must be because of your influence."

"What? This is real? The climber who fell was so brave, it's a pity she died like this! Can you find out where she is and how she's doing?" Li Yang was shocked.

The screen switched to show a cliff below, where a snow-covered depression was visible. A black hole appeared in the snow, and from a different angle, the view went down about ten meters, where Li Yang saw the female climber. She had fallen into a soft snow pile and seemed to be unharmed.

However, this place was inaccessible, and no one would come to rescue her. As Li Yang was observing, a loud noise came from above, and the view switched to show a snow avalanche burying the area where the climber had fallen!

In this situation, even if the climber was not injured, she would not survive for long!

"UFO, she's still alive! I have to save her!" Li Yang shouted.

"Sure, you can drive the workship over, but after you save her, our workship's secret will likely be exposed," the brain was a bit hesitant.

Li Yang thought for a moment and felt he could use some strategy to cover up the situation. He used his mind to command the ship to transform back into the QQ car and drove at top speed to the stranded climber.

The workship, upon receiving the command, quickly calculated the shortest route and sped through the mountain. To Li Yang's amazement, the workship, which had abandoned mining and was now navigating through the mountain, moved as fast as a modern airplane. In just a few seconds, they were within 30 centimeters of the trapped woman in the snow.

Surprisingly, the mining ship used purple light to dissolve the rocks and snow without generating any heat. Li Yang pushed open the car door and, through a thin layer of snow, could see the trapped climber in a yellow climbing suit!

He pushed the snow aside, creating a large hole, and their eyes met!

"Oh... my God! Are you a ghost?" the female climber shouted in broken Mandarin, having clearly seen the car lights behind Li Yang and feeling extremely shocked!

"Don't misunderstand, I was driving and got blown off the mountain. I heard some noise and came to check. It turns out I'm not the only one who's had bad luck!" Li Yang smiled.

"Oh! Yes, I'm glad you're not a ghost. I thought I was going to die. To think I'd meet someone here! Oh, hello, I'm Sherry. It's great to meet you here! Oh..." Sherry, while shaking her head and crying, extended her hand, which was in a thick climbing glove.

Li Yang shook her hand lightly, and the cold from the glove made him shiver. He then realized how cold it was and, wearing only a thin school uniform, said urgently, "I'm Li Yang. Get in the car quickly; it's warmer inside! This place is freezing!"

Sherry obediently climbed out of the snow and helped Li Yang clear a path to the car. After five minutes of effort, she climbed into the car with him.

Once inside, the car door closed, and Sherry looked around for a moment before exclaiming, "Oh... my God! Li Yang, is your car the QQ car that appeared on the mountaintop?"

"I drove to the top and you saw me?"

"Yes, we all saw it. What a coincidence! We both fell off the cliff and were so close to each other."

"Yes, what a coincidence! I saw you cut the rope; your action saved your teammates. You were very brave!"

"Oh, didn't you fall before me? How did you see it?"

"Oh, I guessed. No, I fell a bit later than you." Li Yang couldn't tell her that a UFO had shown him the scene.

Li Yang learned that Sherry had fallen into a soft snow pile and was not seriously injured, only slightly shocked.

Sherry looked around the car for a while, and once the novelty wore off, her face showed despair.

The car was warm, and she couldn't stand it at first. She pulled down her face mask and took off her down jacket, revealing a head of lustrous blonde hair.

Her eyes were moist, and she began to open her climbing bag and search for items. Soon, she handed Li Yang two chocolate bars, a few packets of red jam, and two hard compressed biscuits.

"Yang, don't save it. The oxygen in the car will probably run out in two hours. As the Chinese say, even if we die, we'll die full. God has given me a man to die with, and I'm content." Sherry said, tearing open a chocolate bar and putting it in her mouth.

Li Yang noticed that she was about 20 years old, over 1.75 meters tall, with fair skin, a high nose, thin lips, and deep blue eyes like the night sky. Her high cheekbones had a few light freckles, which added a touch of playfulness to her beauty.

What a beautiful woman, Li Yang thought to himself.

He took the food and, feeling hungry, started to eat. The chocolate was genuine Dove, smooth and rich, and he thought, usually, men buy chocolate for women, but today it's the other way around.

He hadn't eaten since breakfast that morning, and it was now 3 PM. He was naturally hungry and had not thought to bring any food. Now, he enjoyed the food heartily.

While eating, he remembered what Sherry had said about the oxygen running out in two hours and smiled, "Sherry, don't worry. My car is modified and won't run out of oxygen. Let's eat now, and once we're full, we'll drive out. We won't die."

"Drive out? Hahaha! Chinese men are indeed humorous, with that... Ah Q spirit that Mr. Lu Xun wrote about."

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