"Their trump card, in fact, is something you're familiar with, something all humans on Earth should know! That is what you call the 'metal monsters'! However, these monsters, originally, were not meant to be combat machinery. To me, they are just some lowly entities that can be wiped out with ease!"
Metal monsters, considered lowly entities!?
Jia Yan felt as if he had heard the most unbelievable thing in the world. The eerie light in his compound eyes flickered as he scrutinized the woman, seemingly waiting for her to say, "I misspoke earlier," but unfortunately, she remained silent!
The metal monsters were truly just 'lowly entities' in this woman's words!
She turned back, and the Earthly world scene behind her continued to recede slowly.
She said calmly, "Actually, your world was discovered by other intelligent life forms a long time ago. However, space travel is far more complicated than humans on Earth understand, and Earth seems to lack any significant mineral resources. So, those extraterrestrial life forms left behind only a part of their probes and robots on your planet to maintain surveillance."
"And those metal monsters are one of the robots they left behind! Myself and another flying object represent something on a higher level than them!"
The woman shook her head. Regardless of whether Jia Yan could understand her, she seemed confident that he could comprehend her words. She fixed the wall screen, displaying Earth's panoramic view, in place. The bright lights of the night shone brightly, and the white clouds below were deep blue.
But in the vast and deep universe, the appearance of Earth seemed somewhat lonely, just a planet flying with its host star in the immense darkness.
Jia Yan, who had always thought of Earth as vast and the cradle of life, realized that the scenery he had seen on Earth was actually rare and true in the universe. It was the kind of profound darkness that truly existed!
This profound darkness had a unique allure, but when he thought of its vastness and its terrifying aspect, this darkness seemed like a curse, bringing a sense of hopelessness!
A planet like Earth was just an insignificant speck in the vast universe, underestimated even by the comparison of sand grains!
Even the solar system where Earth resided, or even the entire Milky Way, in the unimaginably vast universe, were just trivial things. And yet, from a frontal view of Earth, it was so small that it was almost invisible!
For a moment, Jia Yan stared at the Earth he had just left!
This was his mother planet's full appearance!
He had always thought it was vast, the cradle of life.
But in the backdrop of the seemingly devouring darkness of the universe behind it, it appeared so fragile.
It was really just fragile!
Unexpectedly, the planet that countless humans had called their mother planet was actually so insignificant!
As Jia Yan watched the woman leave the screen, he seemed lost, gazing at the scenery before him with deep emotion.
He wasn't belittling Earth, but rather, he was moved! A planet that wasn't particularly vast in the universe, or even in this tiny solar system, had nurtured billions of humans and countless other life forms!
But who could have imagined that the planet, always seen as vast, was actually so tiny in the seemingly endless universe?
The woman, seeing Jia Yan's stunned expression, took a step forward, walking lightly to one side.
Then, her voice rang out against this backdrop.
"Your Earth, indeed, is beautiful, just like the home planets of those extraterrestrial beings who come here! But your mother planet, in fact, apart from having life and a unique charm, seems to have had no scarce resources at the time! At least not enough to entice those extraterrestrial beings to send large quantities of equipment to exploit them at great cost! After all, as I said earlier, space travel is not that simple!"
"So they left behind some fully automated devices, which could conduct more comprehensive surveys of your planet. If they acquired the resources they needed, they would mine a certain sample, confirm it, and then send a message, allowing those extraterrestrial civilizations to return and continue their exploitation!"
Jia Yan, who was observing the scenery, was startled when he heard these words.
He knew that the woman was getting to the most crucial part!
And in fact, he had already guessed roughly what the woman wanted to say next from a series of descriptions!
Sure enough!
"I, as well as that flying saucer-like object, and those machines that spread throughout the depths of this planet, are what they left behind! And the so-called metal monsters of yours are actually created by those underground machines, using materials from your planet. And their name is simply 'mining robots'!"
What!?
Jia Yan was truly shocked this time. The so-called metal monsters, the creatures that had caused so much damage in the world, were actually just extraterrestrial 'mining robots'! Such powerful mechanical creatures, in the eyes of extraterrestrial beings, were just tools for mining. Then, how powerful were the extraterrestrial beings themselves?
His shock was evident, which drew a slight smile from the woman.
But her next words slightly eased Jia Yan's tension.
"But don't be too surprised. Those so-called mining robots were tampered with by developers when they were on Earth. These modifications were aimed at the humans on your planet, adding a certain amount of attack and defense capabilities to them. And when they were designed, it was thought that those underground machines could only produce about a thousand mining robots at most. However, it's unclear whether it was a programming error or the influence of the humans on your planet that led those machines to continue stockpiling these metal monsters, resulting in their outbreak, reaching an astonishing number of over a million. You should know that with a million of these metal monsters, even among those extraterrestrial civilizations, it would be enough to support a huge force!"
"And the terrifying number of those metal monsters is related to a mineral they discovered later! And this mineral is not only the reason they could produce so many, but also the reason for your existence!"
The gleam in Jia Yan's compound eyes became more prominent!
He had always been puzzled by his own characteristics, which seemed somewhat similar to those metal monsters. And they had always been trying to kill him, not only because he had been killing the metal monsters on Earth, but also for other reasons!
Now, this puzzle seemed to be about to be solved!
He had thought he might never know the answer to this puzzle.
The woman looked at Jia Yan, her red lips slightly curled. From the perspective of humans on Earth, she was indeed an outstandingly beautiful girl, but she was facing Jia Yan, a creature thought to be a giant mosquito, so she wasn't trying to attract him, just naturally exuding her charm!
Seeing Jia Yan's expression change, seemingly interested in her words, she smiled faintly.
"I've said that this matter is both simple and complex. There are some unexpected factors and some inevitabilities, so don't find it unbelievable. It's actually that simple!"
She continued to walk to the wall screen, her finger lightly sweeping somewhere!
The wall showed the gradually disappearing Earth scenery, replaced by some strange creatures!
These creatures also seemed to have four limbs, but their faces appeared very collapsed, and their heads were slightly larger than their bodies. Even if they could walk, they looked very difficult to move!