Three months after Qu Jianlei entered seclusion, Jia Shuiqing brought back new information from Dawn Base.
The Empire had recently discovered an area with abnormal Space Ripples and wanted to know whether Digital Phantom was interested in taking a look together.
This time, the authorities were remarkably straightforward and directly provided the approximate coordinates.
What slightly surprised Old Lady Jia was that the coordinates were actually located in the Maiden Star Region.
If it had been anywhere else, she would not even have come to disturb First One. But the Maiden Star Region... that truly warranted attention.
After obtaining the coordinates, Qu Jianlei immediately had Xiao Hu run calculations to see whether it matched any of the locations they considered prime suspects.
However, after Xiao Hu made a rough calculation, it said that the coordinates were entirely unfamiliar and outside the team's area of concern.
Since that was the case, Qu Jianlei directly declined. "Tell the Empire we won't steal the authorities' opportunity."
Taking advantage of the authorities was never that easy. More importantly, he feared this might be a trap set by the authorities.
—The best way to win someone over was to give them what they wanted! The authorities had been unusually accommodating this time, so it was better to keep a respectful distance.
Old Lady Jia was not surprised by his reaction. She nodded. "Then shall I quietly follow them and take a look?"
No one in this team was rigidly bound by old rules. She knew First One was not interested, but that did not prevent her from secretly tailing them.
"That's up to you." Qu Jianlei did not interfere with his teammates' actions. "Just don't let them catch you in the act. We do have principles."
Jia Shuiqing could not help rolling her eyes. "First