Here, in the vast reaches of space, a blue-and-green planet floated alone in the endless darkness, while a light-blue spacecraft that suddenly appeared above the planet's orbit broke the silence of the scene.
The spacecraft detached from the spatial bubble, and the safety components of its warp engine began smoothing out the spatial turbulence caused by faster-than-light travel. Its heat-dissipation grilles radiated a blazing white light, making it look as though the ship needed to cool down for a while before it could set off again. Hao Ren and the others had already slept in their respective rooms, and the ship's arrival announcement woke all three of them.
"So this is the destination?" Hao Ren came out of his room rubbing his bleary eyes. He saw the Data Terminal floating in midair in the living room, displaying a holographic image of a blue-and-green Earth-like planet. "...The ecosystem is this advanced?!"
"Highly Earth-like. Complex life forms are present, and the carbon-based ecosystem has evolved to the stage of flourishing mammals. No intelligent species have emerged yet. The temperature, atmospheric composition, and gravity are all suitable for short-term human survival, but the atmosphere contains more oxygen than Earth's, along with trace toxins. Long-term survival would cause various physiological illnesses in humans," the Data Terminal reported as it displayed the planetary briefing downloaded from the ship's main computer. "Of course, the three of you shouldn't have much trouble. Your constitutions can ignore these effects."
Hao Ren stepped forward and put away the Data Terminal. At the same time, he heard a crewman's voice coming from the hatch: "Inspector, we've arrived."
Hao Ren went over and opened the door. It was the skinny, dark-complexioned young man who had guided them earlier. He still wore that slightly awkward smile. "The captain was supposed to personally