Chapter 1305 - 1165: Departure

Chapter 1305: Chapter 1165: Departure

When Qu Jianlei heard Little Lake’s words, his heart sank, "Can we break through?"

The Big Head Butterfly didn’t answer directly but sighed first, "It would be great if this starship were new..."

However, it quickly changed its tone, "Based on current data, the probability of breaking through is not low."

"The existing data is incomplete, but it is certain that even if we can break through, this starship... sigh."

It wasn’t intentionally teasing, it was just that this guy was habitually stingy.

Breaking through is good! Qu Jianlei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the Nutrient Injection.

"It’s okay, there is a high probability that the energy operation mode has reversed, and a suction force has come from behind."

"The presence of suction is very normal," the Nutrient Injection sprang out with this sentence.

And she spoke with reason, "When the space barrier is self-repairing, natural suction will also occur."

It’s like when a giant ship sinks, a vortex sucking debris is bound to appear, a natural law.

What she wanted to ask was, "I want to know if it’s that kind of devouring force like a geyser?"

Seeing her and Flower Scorpion looking serious, Qu Jianlei wanted to lighten the mood.

He smiled slightly, "At a time like this to talk principles... shouldn’t you be quickly grasping the situation to react?"

"I’m used to it," the Nutrient Injection replied in a resigned tone, "Worrying is useless anyway!"

Even though she was above the Supreme, the starship’s control was entirely in the hands of artificial intelligence now.

And the artificial intelligence only listened to the boss, at most, she had a right to suggest.

But the next moment, she also smiled slightly, "Alright, since you have the heart to joke, I’m not worried either."

Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei also laughed, nodding slightly, "We should be able to break through, no need to be pessimistic..."

As he spoke, the starship emitted a series of minor popping sounds, and the vibrations seemed to intensify a bit.

However, both women trusted the boss immensely. Flower Scorpion even unbuckled her seatbelt, "Then this adventure is worth it."

The Nutrient Injection looked out the porthole, frowning slightly again, then sighed softly, "It seems it really is a devouring force."

The starship had already broken out of the energy beam’s range, but the suction still persisted.

"Don’t mind those," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "I... never mind, I’ll stop talking for now!"

To be honest, he was shocked by the effect of his own Word and Law.

Upon hearing this, the two women laughed in unison, a rare sight on this trip.

After about ten minutes of intense struggle, the 6503 ship finally successfully got rid of the suction.

The weak force field was still there, but everyone had completely relaxed.

"We must reduce the load," Qu Jianlei sighed, "Otherwise, at the very least, the power system might go haywire."

Not to mention the starship’s structure had already been damaged, creating a massive hidden danger, just the power system alone couldn’t handle it anymore.

The starship’s drive and defense systems just now were both running over capacity, the power system’s output was at its limit!

"Say something else," the Nutrient Injection raised her hand and slapped her forehead, "Boss, I’m really afraid of you!"

"Talking about this now doesn’t matter much," Qu Jianlei showed that he didn’t care about those coincidences.

The truth was, at this point, everyone could escape no matter what, even if his words might come true, he wasn’t worried anymore.

"However, we can’t relax, the official exploration fleet is rushing over, let’s activate invisibility and sneak away quietly."

"Then... put away that corpse first?" the Nutrient Injection suggested.

"Putting away the corpse is easy," Qu Jianlei answered casually, "but you’ll have to assess the hazard of the alternate space creature."

Anyway, he was highly vigilant about biological invasions and admitted he wasn’t adept at handling such incidents.

If it were up to him, at the very least, he would leave that corpse in space for a few years, then slowly figure it out.

The Nutrient Injection thought for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, I’ll handle this matter."

Just as Qu Jianlei was about to arrange for the corpse to be put away, he frowned slightly again, "There’s some abnormal energy, is that okay?"

"Hmm?" the Nutrient Injection raised an eyebrow, "What kind of abnormal energy?"

"Anyway, it’s not spiritual qi," Qu Jianlei replied, it wasn’t that he was keeping it to himself, it’s just that Little Lake couldn’t distinguish it.

"It’s a negative, corrosive-type energy, something we haven’t encountered before."

"This..." the Nutrient Injection frowned slightly, looking a bit hesitant.

Actually, dealing with the hazards of alternate space creatures... who really has much experience?

Even the military professionals or the heads of major schools wouldn’t dare to guarantee practical operations would be problem-free.

Ultimately, there are too many unknowns, and the samples people could have access to are too few.

Talking theory, many people understand; discussing related precautions, fewer people know.

An even smaller group, like the Nutrient Injection, truly knew how to handle specifics.

The highest level was having insights far superior to others and a significant amount of professional tools—this was true professionalism!

The Nutrient Injection questioned herself, feeling she could handle most situations, but she didn’t want to embarrass herself in front of the boss at all.

"I’m currently lacking some professional tools, so why not let me go out and try to directly receive it in the Storage Talisman?"

This is indeed a method, if it’s not stored in the cargo hold, then there are fewer concerns.

Anyway, the Nutrient Injection can stay in space for a long time without any problems; moving a bit is like exercising.

As for the danger of alternate space creatures threatening her? That’s really a joke.

She’s not only a Fake Nascent Soul, but she’s also familiar with this sort of thing; a slip-up is unlikely.

But doesn’t Qu Jianlei know? He felt that the Nutrient Injection’s words sounded a bit forced.

"In that case, let’s hang onto it first, move to a safe place, and then discuss how to handle it."

The Nutrient Injection understood immediately. This was the boss taking care of her, so she was eager to show her absolute confidence.

Yet, when about to speak, she still nodded, "Alright, I’ll listen to the boss."

To avoid drawing attention from the fleet, 6503 chose to use invisibility, and its speed was not fast.

Once the speed increases, energy fluctuations can easily be detected.

Moreover, the current state of the 6503 is not good; if the speed is fast, what if parts fall off?

——The parts falling off is a joke, but indeed it could cause loud noise and unexpected incidents.

After the three had agreed, 6503, like a ghost, quietly left the Energy Beam.

Little Lake also quite enjoyed this, as it could secretly observe what was happening behind and record the corresponding data.

However, unfortunately, the artificial intelligence was overly focused on perfecting the information, neglecting some details.

Although they were moving slowly and escaped the range of the devouring force, they were still within the gravitational field range of the Energy Beam.

The interaction between the starship and the gravitational field caused anomalies in the gravitational waveform!

Moreover, out of the four starships present, one is a professional scientific expedition ship.

Data that most people wouldn’t notice would be collected by the scientific expedition ship, especially with such a rare astronomical phenomenon.

Thus, someone discovered, "Boss, the gravitational pull here is strange... it feels like a Company Level Ship is leaving."

It’s not really that someone discovered that a Camp-level Ship is leaving; this is purely a simplified magnitude.

The magnitude isn’t necessarily standard, but using it is indeed convenient, just like what the Divine Land people say, "One satisfaction, two satisfactions."

"Is there an anomalous object?" The leader actually took a glance, then another, before withdrawing attention.

"The fluctuations aren’t obvious, and there’s so much to observe now; this kind of insignificant detail, just glance at it casually."

He acknowledged the anomaly but considered it trivial.

The magnitude of the "Company Level Ship" externally still seemed small—perhaps it’s caused by external forces.

They received a temporary notice to rush here, aiming to observe the space wall breach, not to worry about such trifles!

The breaching of the space wall is already a rare spectacle, and this time it’s particularly exceptional.

The fluctuations came not only suddenly but also intensely, breaking everyone’s usual perceptions.

Developing so rapidly, the Energy Beam being so violent, the expansion progress so fast, and the retraction tension so fierce...

In short, so much occurring thusly, there’s no prior record of such a breach in the Imperial archives.

The most typical aspect is its rapid and variable nature, leading to a large amount of firsthand data needing immediate analysis.

The crucial part here is to analyze whether it’s possible to enter the range of the Energy Beam.

If entry is possible, what specifications of starship are needed to ensure the safety of personnel and data?

Secondary to this is how long this wall breach can last, and whether it can self-repair?

Preliminary judgment, based on currently held information, is that the Energy Beam is starting to retract, making self-repair highly likely.

Of course, once retracted to a certain extent, the breach might temporarily maintain for a short period.

However, that’s a matter for later; they also need to attempt to confirm what’s on the other side of the wall breach.

This anomaly fluctuates so intensely and changes so swiftly; there’s indeed too much data to analyze in the short term.

Apart from the most important firsthand data, they’ve transmitted most of it to the rear for processing.

Because they came temporarily to observe, lacking support from various basic equipment, data transmission is slow, and processing at the rear might be untimely.

But there’s no choice; the computational power at the front is limited, and not transmitting to the rear would be idle.

Under such circumstances, the leader allowing subordinates to "look casually" already shows significant attention.

This subordinate is quite a stubborn person—critical issues large as this, many important aspects he isn’t qualified to speak on.

Thus, he simply utilized his limited authority to carefully observe that anomaly.

In this vast space, there are too many abnormal areas; he made a choice, and others couldn’t argue.

However, not paying close attention isn’t an issue, but after careful observation for a while, he discovered something new.

"Boss, that Company Level Ship... it might truly be a Company Level Starship, and it’s shrouded in anomalous energy!"

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