October 24, Blood Mist
Something unexpected happened this morning.
The ship's radar showed a cloud-like object ahead. Its composition was unknown, and it was beyond the radar's detection range.
Following the principle of keeping away from the unknown, I ordered the ship to steer around the cloud-like object.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. The cloud-like object seemed alive, moving without following any particular trajectory. It flew toward the ship, much faster than us, and we couldn't evade it.
Fortunately, the ship merely brushed past the cloud-like object without making any actual contact.
The external cameras let us see what it looked like: a cloud of red gas, like blood.
How could blood possibly exist as a mist in the cold vacuum of space?
The will of the zombie planet told us gravely that this was indeed mist formed from blood. It was extremely rare; even the Zhutian civilization had recorded only a few instances of it, and the data was scant.
"According to the Zhutian civilization's research, this blood mist is very likely the trace left behind by powerful lifeforms that could travel freely through the universe, fighting each other in the distant past. It contains mysterious substances. Anyone who comes into contact with this blood mist, even if they survive for the time being, will eventually meet with misfortune." Those were the exact words of the will of the zombie planet.
Its words left us all somewhat uneasy. After brushing past the blood mist, the ship continued flying for fourteen hours and reached a heavily guarded planet, where Qing-class ships were everywhere.
We've finally reached the planet that has "high-grade spirit stones." It's the Zhutian civilization's energy source, and it's critically important. We need to plan how to infiltrate it, so I'm taking a day off.