228: Chapter 227 High-Tech Fighter Jets

At this moment, Lu Fan stopped what he was doing and knocked on the mysterious silver object with his hand.

Strangely, the material did not make any sound, as if it were a silent giant, standing still there.

"What's going on? Why does it make no sound when I knock on it?" Lu Fan asked, scratching his head with a confused expression.

An Lan also leaned closer, observing the mysterious object carefully. "I haven't seen anything like this either. Could it be a new type of material?" she said.

While the two were discussing, Lu Fan suddenly had an idea. "Who cares what it is, let's dig it out first and take a look. Maybe this is the big haul from our expedition!"

Having said that, he picked up the Axe again and continued digging.

As the excavation progressed, they found that the silver object's shape became increasingly regular, resembling a gigantic metallic cabin.

Lu Fan and An Lan exchanged glances, their eyes filled with excitement and anticipation.

"Could there be some kind of machine inside?" An Lan guessed.

"Absolutely!"

Lu Fan said excitedly, "It looks like we've really found something incredible this time."

As the dirt was continuously cleared away, more and more of the silvery-white section was exposed.

Lu Fan was flushed with excitement. He vigorously wiped away the dirt on the surface with his sleeve.

Only then did he realize that this silvery-white section was impossibly smooth—smoother than anything he had ever seen.

His fingertip slid gently across it; the touch was icy and carried an inexplicable sense of technology, as if proclaiming its origin from a distant and mysterious place.

This feeling reminded him of a piece of technology he had once seen: the Waterdrop, the Trisolaran Waterdrop, with its ultimate smoothness.

The silver sheen made Lu Fan's eyes sparkle, and he couldn't resist putting his hand on it to feel it.

Just then, a cold mechanical voice emerged from within. The sound echoed in the silent underground space, seeming particularly abrupt: "Proceed with T60 activation?"

The sudden sound startled both of them, and An Lan instinctively hid behind Lu Fan.

Immediately afterward, a small screen resembling a password lock appeared without warning on the surface of the silver object, bathing their faces in a silvery-white light.

Following that, a palm print unlock icon appeared on the screen, as if extending an invitation to them.

Lu Fan and An Lan were stunned into silence by this sight, their mouths gaping wide, unable to close for a long time.

After a good while, Lu Fan stammered, "Wha... What's going on here? High tech?"

An Lan also looked bewildered, shaking her head. "How should I know? But this is too amazing!"

In the livestream room, the audience instantly exploded upon seeing this scene.

The barrage comments scrolled wildly like snowflakes.

"Holy cow, what is that thing? High tech!"

"It can't really be an alien flying saucer, can it? This is too thrilling!"

"Great God Lu Fan, hurry up and try it, see if you can unlock it!"

"What if it explodes the moment he touches it?"

Lu Fan looked at the palm print unlock icon on the screen, feeling restless and bursting with curiosity. He rubbed his hands together and said eagerly, "How about I try it? Maybe this surprise was prepared just for me!"

An Lan rolled her eyes at him and snapped, "Don't mess around! What if you trigger some dangerous mechanism?"

But the object was right there, constantly stirring Lu Fan's heart.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and couldn't resist placing his hand on it.

In an instant, the cold electronic voice sounded again.

"Palm print scanning in progress..."

Immediately afterward, a blue beam of light shot out from the mysterious object and began scanning Lu Fan's body thoroughly, moving up and down.

"Appearance confirmation in progress... Iris scanning in progress... Palm print confirmation in progress... Scan complete."

The series of voice prompts made both Lu Fan and An Lan's hearts jump into their throats. Neither dared to breathe, their eyes fixed on the mysterious silver object.

Then, the electronic voice spoke again, slowly and deliberately: "Identity confirmed: Huaguo Alliance******. Authorization granted. Maximum clearance unlocked."

"Access granted. This is the Huaguo Alliance Third Generation Pioneer Fighter Jet, Azure Bird Fighter Series—T60."

As soon as the voice finished, a few "zzzt" sounds were heard, and the silvery-white section slowly opened to both sides, revealing the mysterious space inside.

The two were instantly stunned by the sight before them, their mouths wide enough to fit a large goose egg.

Lu Fan hadn't expected that his attempt would actually manage to open this mysterious thing.

He stood frozen for a while before coming to his senses, a smug and surprised smile appearing on his face, as if saying, "See? I knew I could do it."

"I guess this thing must be malfunctioning due to long-term disrepair,"

Lu Fan said to An Lan with a chuckle.

Then, he led An Lan inside, cautiously, like two little mice sneaking a taste of fish.

livestream room.

"666, that's so high-tech!"

"Wait, this thing is a plane? Could it be a futuristic fighter jet?"

"If we can get this running, wouldn't that be awesome? We could dominate the wilderness unchallenged."

Upon entering the interior, they felt as if they had stepped into the future; everything inside was permeated with a sense of technology.

Although the space wasn't large, only about the size of an RV, every detail revealed unimaginable sophistication.

First, there was a door on their left-hand side, which was currently closed.

The right side was relatively spacious and contained several boxes. These boxes were square, and their surface was also made of that smooth silver material, identical to the exterior cabin material.

The boxes were engraved with strange patterns and symbols, looking like some kind of ancient and mysterious script, yet also like high-tech symbols.

"What could be inside these boxes?"

An Lan was also drawn in by this sight and couldn't help but ask curiously.

Lu Fan shook his head: "I don't know, but we can open them and take a look. Maybe there's some treasure inside."

Lu Fan walked over to the box, which also had a palm print input interface on top.

Lu Fan skillfully placed his hand on it.

"Identity confirmed, access permitted."

Immediately, the box opened automatically, but it was completely empty inside.

Lu Fan shook his head in disappointment and proceeded to open the next boxes, finding several consecutive ones empty.

"Seriously? So poor? You got me excited for nothing,"

Lu Fan chuckled and complained to An Lan.

An Lan smiled and pointed to the door on the left: "We haven't explored what's in there yet."

Lu Fan walked up to the door, and before he could reach out to touch it, the door slowly opened automatically, making a subtle "hissing" sound.

He curved his lips and half-jokingly said to An Lan, "Following the old movie trope, a clawing, fanged monster is guaranteed to pop out of there next second."