Seventeen days later.
Red-13N, a resource planet of the Molten Empire, was entirely crimson in color. Its surface was dotted with many mine shafts that burrowed deep into the Earth.
A spacecraft from the Sand Sea Stellar Training Camp landed on the crimson planet.
Click!
The hatch opened, and Li Qi stepped out of the spacecraft alongside more than twenty other trainees.
"Resource planet Red-13N has a diameter of 9,642 kilometers. It has no atmosphere, its environment is harsh, and it is saturated with all kinds of cosmic radiation. Lifeforms below the Stellar Level cannot survive here."
The moment Li Qi set foot on Red-13N's crimson soil, information about the planet surfaced in his mind.
He looked into the distance and saw barren crimson mountain ranges devoid of any vegetation, along with numerous towering drilling rigs.
When he looked up, he could see the dark universe, the boundless starry sky, and the star radiating light and heat.
This was his first time moving about on a planet without an atmosphere, and everything felt novel.
"All right, you have three months on this planet to complete your Collection Mission."
The Universe Level instructor leading the group from the Sand Sea Stellar Training Camp said, "The entire trial will be synchronously transmitted through the Virtual Universe, so don't even think about relying on the miners on this planet to complete your tasks.
"Your collection targets will be sent to your communicators in ten minutes. Good luck."
With that, the spacecraft hatch closed with a click.
"According to the information provided by the Stellar Training Camp, this planet has nothing but miners from the Molten Empire—not even plants. Our collection targets are probably minerals too!"
One trainee grumbled in a low voice, "They're treating us like miners!"
Another trainee chimed in, "Get used