[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-arrival-in-1994":3,"chapter-arrival-in-1994-arrival-in-1994-chapter-612":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Arrival in 1994",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2353093,4601,"Chapter 612: The Metal Planet","arrival-in-1994-chapter-612",612,"\u003Cp>This is a metal planet, covered with all manner of metals; satellite scans have detected only dozens of thousands of types, and there are surely more beyond the satellite’s reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for some unknown reason, when this metal planet reached the orbit near Alpha Centauri, it suddenly stopped, becoming a planet in the vicinity of Alpha, just like Pandora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this Alpha?” Ye Nan stood inside the Zeus-class starship, gazing at the massive celestial body, utterly spellbound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a colossal celestial body; from afar, it resembled a nebula, immensely vast—while the metal planet, roughly Earth-sized, looked comically small beside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen Alpha before, but back then he had been consumed with worry, wholly focused on finding a new world for humanity to settle, so his entire attention had been fixed on Pandora. Now, seeing this immense celestial body again, he was naturally awestruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The energy signature on Pandora has vanished. The Great Serpent has left.” Simira’s voice suddenly sounded; for Ye Nan returning without seeking her out, her revenge was a pout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know.” Ye Nan nodded, ignoring Simira’s words, quietly staring at the massive celestial body before him, lost in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder what’s inside…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Inside is an unknown gas,” Simira prodded Ye Nan, since he wouldn’t speak to her: “According to some scientists’ probes, it’s a gas, tightly compressed—its density even exceeds that of some metals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A gas denser than metal? The universe truly holds wonders beyond imagining.” Ye Nan sighed, then turned all his focus to the metal planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the satellite imagery, the metal planet appeared desolate, everywhere scarred and broken, as if it had endured some great battle. But the satellite could not scan deeper—it was hindered by an intense magnetic field that disrupted scans; the deeper it probed, the blurrier the images became, until finally, everything dissolved into a hazy fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The planet itself has a magnetic field—no doubt about that—but this magnetic field is strangely unusual,” Simira continued complaining, trying to draw Ye Nan’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? How so?” Ye Nan grew interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, he had no intention of responding to Simira—he knew she had a whole reservoir of complaints waiting. If he engaged, he’d never get peace. So he deliberately ignored her, planning to soothe her later, when he had time, to gently ease her melancholy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that Simira had voluntarily mentioned the planet’s oddity, he had no choice but to reply—it concerned matters of the metal planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you finally spoke?” Simira’s lips curled in triumph. “Elise’s method really works. Hmph, you think you can pretend not to notice me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simira smiled without answering, lips still curled. Ye Nan understood her scheme at once. Now that he’d spoken, he’d fallen into her trap—he was now a caged canary. Pfft, I’m no canary! He scolded himself inwardly, then let out a wry smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Simira, I know you’re upset.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Upset? I don’t feel that way,” Simira feigned ignorance, secretly laughing: “Now you want to sweet-talk me? Not a chance. Today, I won’t let you go until you’re utterly exhausted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of exhaustion, Simira recalled Elise’s idea, and her cheeks flushed involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Simira’s blushing face and recalling her words, Ye Nan instantly understood: “Elise taught you this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm,” Simira, still flustered, answered automatically—then panicked when she realized: “N-no! How could it be Sister who taught me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it really was that big girl,” Ye Nan snorted. “Only that shameless big girl would say such things. You’re still too innocent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Nan scowled. “You two plotted against me like this? You’ve truly disappointed me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disappointed? Far from it—it was a delightful surprise. Ye Nan sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-no! Don’t go imagining things!” Simira panicked—this wasn’t the script. According to the script, Ye Nan should have soothed her, then she’d make a request to go to the virtual world and play with her and Elise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elise must still be waiting in the virtual world. If she waits and waits and he never comes…” The thought made her anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye Nan, let’s go to the virtual world,” Simira said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since subtlety failed, she’d go straight for it. She refused to believe that Ye Nan, who adored her, would refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So the fox’s tail finally shows,” Ye Nan understood her scheme perfectly—but he wouldn’t oblige her. “I still have matters to attend to.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What matters? Tell me,” Simira said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That strange magnetic field. You mentioned it, and now I’m obsessed with uncovering its secret—otherwise, I won’t be able to eat or sleep, and I won’t even want to go to the virtual world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The magnetic field’s secret? Easy.” Simira immediately listed a flood of data: “This is an Arubas magnetic field—a highly unusual field with immense attraction to metals. Any metal entering its range gets pulled in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pulled in?” Ye Nan stared blankly at Simira. “All metals?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Metals came in many varieties, each with different properties—including countless alloys mixed with other substances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. All metals,” Simira replied, then added, unsatisfied: “No metal has ever been reported to escape this planet’s magnetic pull. Even our satellites lost many before we determined the safe distance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are we currently within the safe distance?” Ye Nan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…” Simira froze, quickly checking the computer data, then paled. “We’re not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zeus-class starship shuddered, then plummeted toward the planet—commonly called a crash. (To be continued.)\u003C\u002Fp>",887,"2026-06-21T03:32:52.969Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7cbc085d8bdb96851df55cf0c2e71660b7a62b4185380ac8c3cc7d4689e0dd67","arrival-in-1994-chapter-613","arrival-in-1994-chapter-611",643,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farrival-in-1994-cover.jpg"]