"Charge... charge through?" Nutrient Solution turned to look at Qu Jianlei in astonishment. "The energy beam is still expanding!"
The expansion was still continuing, only growing slower and slower, so its rate of increase was negative! Nutrient Solution considered herself fairly bold, but First One, this kind of maneuver... had nothing to do with courage, did it? "We're still more than ten million kilometers away," Qu Jianlei replied calmly. "By the time we charge over, it should be about right."
Nutrient Solution blinked and could not help asking a sensitive question. "Intelligent Calculation?"
She wanted to know whether First One's artificial intelligence had stepped in and calculated the relevant probabilities.
She knew quite a bit about artificial intelligence, but she was ultimately a woman and not a professional, so her knowledge was still somewhat superficial.
To put it more strictly, she was unsure how advanced First One's artificial intelligence was or how much relevant data it had stored.
Qu Jianlei hesitated before replying, "The Official Exploration Team has already set out. They're fifty million kilometers from here."
Nutrient Solution blinked, then caught on and nodded.
"Then there really isn't much time. Charge over... and watch as we go."
Just as they had stopped to observe from afar earlier, gradually approaching while observing would not be any more dangerous than before.
Of course, there was no reasoning with an Anomalous Celestial Phenomenon. A sudden reversal would not be surprising either, but it was ultimately a low-probability event.
Although Nutrient Solution looked down on everyone, it would naturally be best if they could avoid clashing with the official fleet.
Before long, they had closed half the distance. At the same time, they noticed that the expansion was slowing more and more.
Since the Official Exploration Team was not moving very quickly either,