Locking Onto the Target
The Golden Eagle made a brief stop on a nearby Administrative Star, dropped off Ka Le Er ahead of time, said goodbye, and then took off again, heading towards the Death Star Region.
On the spaceship, everyone else awoke as the ship docked. After saying goodbye to Ka Le Er, they learned about the Death Star Region. Although most knew how terrifying it was, they all agreed to go.
As Elsa explained, "Because Pa Ma is Gu Ding's friend, she is everyone's friend. When a friend is in trouble, everyone should help."
The reason was simple, and even somewhat illogical, but the result was that everyone chose to support Gu Ding. This warmed Gu Ding's heart.
The spaceship traveled for three consecutive days, making two Space Shuttle during that time. This was the second time it docked on an Administrative Star to replenish its energy.
The consignment sale of the Divine Object Gun in the Monster Paradise finally ended, with Gu Ding successfully acquiring it at the reserve price of 250,000 points, without any other competitors.
"You have successfully bid for a divine-level firearm. We will arrange delivery for you as soon as possible. Please tell us your exact location." A message was sent to Gu Ding's communicator.
"Six days from now, before we enter the Death Star Region, we'll stop briefly on Pandora Star, Death Star Region, to rest and regroup. If we can't deliver it within six days, let them store it for now, and we'll arrange delivery again after we leave the Death Star Region," Sea Emperor suggested.
"Let's reply as you said." Gu Ding nodded.
After the message was sent, the Monster Paradise quickly responded. "It can be delivered in six days. The delivery person will contact you then. Don't forget to sign for it."
After exiting the messaging app, Gu Ding continued to look at the star map in front of him.
The official star maps released by the Federal Government provide very limited information on some special star regions, especially the Death Star Region, which offers almost no information at all. Sea Emperor finally managed to find a star map of the Infected Area, which marked the locations of the planets, but lacked information on the various planets themselves.
In this situation, even if the location of the other party in this star system is determined, it becomes impossible to pinpoint their exact planet. This is because the entire star system contains over 300 billion stars, which means there are over 300 billion smaller star systems dominated by stars, not to mention countless other celestial bodies.
"Gu Ding, this definitely won't work. This star map doesn't show any information about these planets at all. Although I have some star maps in my database, they are from many eras ago and are very different from the current star maps, so they are not very useful. The current information is basically zero, so I can't conduct any data analysis." Sea Emperor searched in the sky for several days, but found almost no useful information.
Gu Ding was silent for a moment. He stared at Elizabeth's number on the communicator for a long time before pressing the dial button.
The communicator beeped three times before it was finally answered.
"Gu Ding? Is there something wrong?" Elizabeth knew that Gu Ding wouldn't dial her number for no reason.
"I'm sorry, but I really need your help this time," Gu Ding said directly, without any formalities.
"Go ahead and say it." Elizabeth didn't like people beating around the bush when they spoke, Gu Ding's directness suited her taste perfectly.
"Can you help me find a star map of the Infected Area? Preferably the most recent version. And the more detailed the descriptions of the various planets, the better." Gu Ding stated his purpose directly.
"The Infected Area of the Death Star Region? What do you need a star map for?" Elizabeth frowned upon hearing this. "It's best not to go to a place like the Death Star Region."
"I have something I need to take care of over there," Gu Ding paused, then continued, "I can't find a suitable star map in the sky, so I can only ask you for help. With your access, you should be able to find the complete star map from the Federal Government."
"Alright then, be careful yourselves. Any place classified as Death Star Region is extremely dangerous; even gods can perish there. The Infected Area should theoretically be classified as Gloomy Star Region, but the Federal Government has designated it Death Star Region, indicating that this starfield is different from other virus- Infected Area." Elizabeth emphasized, thinking that Gu Ding might not be aware of the horrors of the Infected Area. "I'll send you the star map when I find it. Is there anything else?"
"That's all," Gu Ding was about to hang up when he suddenly remembered Elizabeth's situation. It seemed that Queen's matter hadn't been resolved yet. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Is there any news about Queen?"
"Still no news." Elizabeth's voice sounded somewhat dejected. "The previous inspector also checked, and he said it's unlikely that someone else kidnapped her, because you were on Forget-Worry Star when Queen disappeared. Dragon Dock Star and Forget-Worry Star are so close, if a High-rank God or a powerful god appeared, he couldn't possibly not sense it. Queen must have left on her own for some reason. Moreover, there wasn't a single trace of a struggle left in her secluded chamber. But there were no clues left either, so we have nowhere to start looking."
"So what do the people from the Federal Government say about how to handle this matter?" Gu Ding frowned slightly. If they couldn't find the Chief Guardian, Elizabeth would be unable to leave the Fei Me Universe Country once she stepped down from her position as Queen, and would only be able to serve as the Chief Guardian.
"Since Johnny and Lei Lute have also perished, they will send two new Guardians after some time." Elizabeth paused. "They won't stop investigating Queen either. The disappearance of the Chief Guardian is not something that can be left unresolved. It's just that I don't know how long it will take for them to find out..."
"You don't need to worry too much. With the Federal Government's capabilities, they should be able to find her soon," Gu Ding could only offer this consolation.
"That's all we can hope for," Elizabeth knew that if Queen couldn't be found, or if Queen had fallen, she would have to stay in the Fei Me Universe Country as the chief guardian. Forcing herself to stay alert, she reminded him, "Gu Ding, try to avoid going to the Death Star Region if possible. I'll send you the death cases and star maps of the Death Star Region."
"Okay, I understand, thank you!" Although Gu Ding said he understood, nothing could stop his determination to go to the Infected Area.
After hanging up the call, Elizabeth's star charts arrived shortly afterward. There were two star charts in total, along with a case study.
Gu Ding glanced at the star charts. One was a newly compiled, complete version, which was also compiled more than three hundred years ago. The other was the most complete version of that star chart in history, a star chart from more than twelve thousand years ago, before that star field was infected by the virus.
Gu Ding had Sea Emperor compare and search for the planets where Kepu and Pa Ma might appear.
"I searched for Pa Ma's detailed information in the sky. She is a human, Seventh Order Gene Body. First of all, as carbon-based life forms, humans cannot survive without oxygen before reaching the Demigod Realm. Seventh Order Gene Body have a much higher oxygen requirement and greater tolerance to harsh environments than ordinary people, and can basically survive on planets with an oxygen content of over 7%. Without special equipment, their temperature tolerance should be between -90 degrees Celsius and 90 degrees Celsius. According to the star map from three hundred years ago, there are more than two thousand three hundred Infected Area star regions that meet these two conditions. This should be accurate, because the natural changes over three hundred years would not make a significant difference to a planet. The star map from over twelve thousand years ago cannot be used for this kind of judgment, because the time is too long, and even if a planet were not affected by external natural changes, the environment would still change drastically."
"But that's not enough. So, I went further and eliminated some planets with excessively high levels of harmful substances in the air, as well as those containing large amounts of radioactive mineral veins. On these planets, Seventh Order Gene Body would definitely not survive more than three days without the use of auxiliary equipment. Therefore, they were all excluded. This reduced the number of planets where they might appear to one hundred and twenty-eight."
"Then, Kepu rotated the video around once, and the two of them were clearly inside a house. And although the shot of the window was fleeting, through the window, you could see the high-rise buildings outside and the ground in the distance. I calculated that the room they were in was about 130 meters above the ground. That is to say, the planet they lived on was once inhabited by humans, and their technology was quite advanced."
"So I cross-referenced it with the star map from over 12,000 years ago. Of those 128 planets, 16 were once inhabited. Of those, 5 were privately developed and didn't have large populations, so they can be temporarily ruled out. Because we can see from the windows of the buildings in the video that there are many buildings outside, indicating a large population. So, the remaining 11 planets are all possibilities. But the three most suspicious planets are the most technologically advanced planets in the entire star system at the time, and also the most densely populated. These three planets are all located in the core of the virus zone, and were once the economic heart of the entire star system."
"Then let's investigate these three planets first!" Gu Ding stared intently at the three planets on the star map, his fists clenched tightly.
Reducing the number of target planets to this extent is already quite an achievement. Furthermore, Sea Emperor possesses powerful radar capabilities; once the spaceship lands on a planet, he can easily gather all information about that entire planet, allowing for efficient exploration of each planet without wasting too much time. All eleven planets can be explored within a single day.
The thought that Pa Ma might be infected by the virus and turn into a monster Gu Ding's anxiety even greater...
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(This is to make up for what I didn't finish writing last night; there will be two more updates today~)