Qu Jianlei's string of nonsense actually managed to fool Xiao Hu.
The key was that, in theory, it really did make sense.
"Then let's take it back!" Xiao Hu ultimately trusted First One more. "First One, you have to help me!"
"Of course," Qu Jianlei replied casually. "Has everything returned to normal now?"
It had indeed returned to normal. Even Space Positioning could be used again.
But this Space Positioning... was far from accurate.
On the star chart, distances that were clearly the same could differ by hundreds or even thousands of times within the Maiden Star Region.
The sensation was especially unpleasant. There was an indescribable disconnect between theory and reality.
You thought you were holding a map with a scale of one to a hundred, but in reality, it might be one to ten thousand.
Then, without knowing when, it could suddenly jump to one to a hundred thousand.
Qu Jianlei had several coordinates on hand, all gathered previously and said to possibly hold research value.
The coordinates were all correct, and they could reach them, but the distance of the journey... couldn't be judged by the coordinates! While traveling, they would often lose their sense of distance for no apparent reason.
The instruments aboard the ship showed that the starship had not slowed down, yet the distance to the coordinates barely changed.
Fortunately, the starship could still determine its position in space and would not lose its bearings. Otherwise, getting lost would have been inevitable.
But even with positioning, it was extremely uncomfortable, as though they were constantly jumping through a mismatch between their perceptions and the instruments.
The Maiden Star Region did not merely have chaotic energy and ever-changing environments. It also carried an intense sense of displacement and fragmentation.
The feeling was enough to drive