Chapter 149 Mechanical Planet

At this moment, the high-level machine soldier in front of him collapsed, letting out a low, painful groan.

Su Mo's thoughts became a bit jumbled. What was going on? Machines could make sounds of pain?

Wait, could this guy be a person?

The high-level machine soldier in front of him suddenly raised his head, propped himself up, and charged at Su Mo again at an extremely fast speed, throwing a fierce punch.

"Wait, don't fight! It's a misunderstanding! We're people, not machines!"

Su Mo dodged while trying to explain.

The high-level machine soldier paused slightly upon hearing Su Mo's words, then backed away.

At that moment, a crisp female voice rang out.

"Who are you?"

Su Mo was immediately overjoyed upon hearing this. It really was a person. He quickly explained.

"We're explorers from the Federation. We accidentally fell in here. We didn't mean to offend you. It really was a misunderstanding. We saw you attack first, and we thought you were machines, so we fought back."

"Who exactly are you? What are you saying?"

The machine soldier in front of him spoke.

Su Mo was also taken aback. This guy didn't seem to understand what he was saying, but he could understand what the other party was saying.

Suddenly, Su Mo realized it was the translation patch.

After all, this wasn't Star Ring City, and there was no automatic translation system coverage.

So Su Mo took off his helmet and removed the translation patch attached to his neck, handing it to the machine soldier in front of him and using gestures to indicate that it should be attached to the neck.

The machine soldier in front of him stiffened upon seeing Su Mo's translation patch, seemingly recognizing the item.

Then, she reached out and removed her helmet. Soon, a woman with fair skin, delicate features, a high nose bridge, clear, watery eyes, and blue hair revealed her face.

The woman took Su Mo's translation patch and attached it to her neck.

Su Mo said directly to the woman, "We are not your enemies. This is all a misunderstanding. You attacked us first. We thought you were intelligent machines, so we counterattacked."

After hearing Su Mo's words, the woman put her helmet back on and issued a string of garbled commands to her companions, ordering them to cease fire.

Soon, those wearing ancient cyan mechanical armor in the firefight zone all stopped shooting.

At the same time, Su Mo's voice sounded on the communication channels of Lin Ming and the others' mechanical armor.

"Don't attack. They're not machines."

Lin Ming and the others reacted and immediately issued orders.

"Stop attacking."

Just as the two sides ceased fire, Su Mo ran back and said to Lin Ming and the others, "Does anyone have a spare translation patch?"

"I do."

Li Cheng directly took out a new one from his waist pack and handed it to Su Mo.

Su Mo took it and attached it to his neck.

At this time, the blue-haired woman walked over with her companions. Although they were very wary of Su Mo and the others, they still put away their weapons.

Su Mo coughed lightly and, as a representative, introduced himself to the blue-haired woman.

"Hello, let me formally introduce myself. We are explorers from the Federation. My name is Su Mo. May I ask what your name is?"

"My name is Jialan. We are residents of the Hongji Empire. Outsiders, what are you doing here?"

Jialan remained wary, her hand close to her stowed weapon. If Su Mo and the others made any unusual movements, she would attack immediately. In addition, she translated every sentence Su Mo spoke to her companions.

"We were attacked by Twilight Fortress, and we accidentally fell here during the battle. We have no malicious intent. May I ask where this place is?"

Su Mo asked.

"This is the Hongji Empire's Mechanical Planet."

"What about those security guards? Why did they attack us? And what about those metal tentacles on the surface?"

Su Mo quickly inquired.

Lin Ming and the others remained silent, quietly listening to Su Mo's conversation with the other party. Every word they said now was crucial.

"That's because this Mechanical Planet is out of control. The artificial intelligence, Black Universe, that controls this planet has completely collapsed and become chaotic. It has designated all alien existences as invaders, so it will naturally eliminate everyone, including us."

Jialan explained to Su Mo and the others.

Lin Ming and the others were shocked upon hearing this.

"I see."

Su Mo's expression was a little strange. These people were really miserable, dying at the hands of the artificial intelligence they created.

Of course, Su Mo didn't completely believe the other party's words. They were definitely holding back some information. Things definitely weren't that simple.

"Alright, we've said what we needed to say. Although the battle just now was a misunderstanding, it doesn't mean we have any goodwill towards you. Farewell."

Jialan replied coldly.

"Ahem, wait. Could I ask, how do we get out of here?"

Su Mo quickly asked. Under normal circumstances, no one would know how to leave better than the original inhabitants who were barely surviving here.

"We don't know either."

Jialan frowned slightly and replied directly.

"Ahem, then could I ask, is there a safe area nearby?"

Su Mo asked awkwardly.

Jialan replied with some impatience upon hearing this.

"All areas here are controlled by the artificial intelligence Black Universe. There are basically no safe areas. Only where we live is relatively safe."

Su Mo felt a headache after hearing this. He shamelessly asked, "Could we go with you? We don't have any malicious intent. And as the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Maybe we can help each other."

Jialan fell silent for a moment after hearing Su Mo's words.

Just when Su Mo thought there was no hope, Jialan turned her head and whispered to her companions behind her.

However, the communication didn't seem to be going well. Many people became agitated and argued loudly.

Kalinsha walked to Su Mo's side and said in a low voice, "They're arguing. They don't seem willing."

"That's most likely the case. Let's wait patiently."

Su Mo nodded slightly in response.

After a few minutes, Jialan stopped arguing with her companions, seemingly reaching an agreement.

The hearts of Su Mo and the others were immediately raised.

Actually, what Su Mo cared about wasn't the safe spot, but more so wanting to be with them so he could learn more about this damn place.

Otherwise, they would really be running around like headless flies.

Jialan said to Su Mo, "We've discussed it. We can take you back to our base. But since we're not familiar with you and we don't know if you're enemies or not, or if you have any hostility, we have one request: you must disarm."

Hearing Jialan's words, it was now Su Mo and the others' turn to feel a little embarrassed.

Under normal circumstances, disarming would be an idiotic act, but if they didn't disarm, there was no way the other party would be willing to take them to their base.

"Can you let us discuss it?"

Su Mo said.

"Suit yourselves. I'll only give you ten minutes. The security guards will be here soon. If you haven't come to a decision by then, don't blame us for leaving."

Jialan replied coldly.

Su Mo immediately turned around and gathered with Qian Chengxue, Lin Ming, and the others.

"What do we do now?"

Victor immediately expressed his opinion.

"No way. Disarming is equivalent to courting death. We can't entrust our lives to them."

Kalinsha hesitated for a moment and said, "I think we can risk it. You saw that after they knew we were humans, they didn't attack us anymore. They shouldn't have any malice towards us. And if we don't agree, we won't be able to get close to them, and it will be difficult to gain their trust, let alone extract information on how to leave here. We'll still be worn down and killed here by the security guards."

At this time, Qian Chengxue also said with a tangled expression, "Actually, this is a gamble."

Su Mo also strongly agreed with Qian Chengxue's statement.

"That's right, it's a big gamble. Actually, I feel like we won't be able to come to a decision no matter how much we discuss it. How about we vote?"

"Okay."

Lin Ming nodded in response.