The Trail Led to the Source!

"Just the low-level starbeast population in this star system wouldn't be enough to meet the daily needs of a level-nine creature.

So this star system must be just one of its many hunting grounds.

That much is clear.

The question now is, how often does that level-nine creature visit this hunting ground?"

Liu Zhi reasoned in a low voice.

"I need more detailed data.

The population sizes and reproduction rates of the species on the two habitable planets, for starters.

And data on the flying apes' population size, hunting rate, and reproduction rate."

Gao Luanqin thought it over, then volunteered.

Liu Zhi immediately adjusted Abyss Eye's scanning priorities.

He combined its readings with the data analysis from the shipboard computer.

Soon, it had produced the data Gao Luanqin needed.

Once she had the data,

Gao Luanqin built a model

and fed the data into it.

Then she gave them a number.

"Based on the data we have,

there's a good chance that level-nine creature will visit this star system sometime between three and six months from now."

"That long?"

Shi Zunhou's mouth fell open in surprise.

Wu Baiyi's brow furrowed. "If we have to waste that much time in this Otherworldly Space battlefield, the payoff seems a little low."

Wang Dong, however, remained composed.

He smiled at the beauty.

He had simply heard the unspoken implication in Gao Luanqin's words.

Sure enough, when Gao Luanqin saw how calm Wang Dong looked,

she couldn't keep him guessing as she'd planned.

The beauty gave Wang Dong a coquettish roll of her eyes,

then continued on her own. "If we just wait passively, it'll take that long. Once this hunting ground 'matures,' that level-nine creature will come to 'harvest' it.

"But since this is a fixed hunting ground,

there must be safeguards to