Eight hours later, Wang Dong carefully piloted the ship to the vicinity of the first set of coordinates and began scanning with the mineral detector.
"No... Nothing here either..."
After scanning most of the celestial bodies one by one, Wang Dong found nothing beyond a few common minerals.
Clearly, the first location wasn't the right one.
All ten hours of Wang Dong's effort had been wasted.
But he didn't mind.
With a one-in-three chance, missing was perfectly normal.
"I hope I have better luck at the next set of coordinates."
Wang Dong silently prayed.
Calculating the coordinates wasn't easy. Without the Shipborne Optical Computer aboard the Pond, Wang Dong wouldn't have been able to manage it on his own.
The time available for mining this trip would allow Wang Dong to explore at most two sets of coordinates. He still needed some time to gather enough ore to take back and account for.
Keeping his identity secret was the most important thing for now.
And when he set out to search again on the next mining day, he would need to recalculate the target coordinates.
The result might be two, three, or even more sets of coordinates. It was unlikely to be just one.
That meant he would have to keep trying his luck.
Wang Dong didn't like relying on luck.
It would be best to resolve everything in one go.
After another flight lasting over seven hours, the Explorer Type 2 reached the second set of coordinates.
After nearly twenty hours of nonstop piloting, Wang Dong was already feeling somewhat tired.
"Practicing the Beginner Body Tempering Technique can improve strength and stamina. Unfortunately, getting started requires starlight grass, which is monopolized by the privileged class. Without the right connections, it's hard to get any."
He knew that after some