Xia Fei was silent for a few moments.
Xia Fei was silent for a few moments. Old Porter must have gone off to do something extremely dangerous, and he was not confident that he could survive it, which was why he had asked Windchime to inform him not to come, and Windchime had still contacted Xia Fei out of worry for Old Porter's safety.
"Do you know where Uncle Potter went?" Xia Fei asked. I can only look around if I know where he went. Otherwise, finding someone in the vast sea of stars is even harder than finding a needle in a haystack.
Windling nodded. "If I didn't know Potter's whereabouts, I wouldn't have been in such a hurry to find you. Potter specifically left you his contact information, so I thought you were his former colleague or friend. I didn't expect you to be so young. If I had known earlier, maybe I would have listened to Potter and not involved you."
Windchime did not think that the young Xia Fei would be of much help to her, so her words were filled with distrust.
Xia Fei smiled. Since Im already here, why dont you tell me where Old Porter is going? Perhaps I can be of some help.
Windchime hesitated for a moment before she furrowed her eyebrows. When I was helping him clean his room, I sneaked a peek at Old Porters personal computer. There was a star region map on it, marked with many red and green dots, so I copied it into my own computer.
With that said, Windchime took out an old-fashioned tablet computer from her spatial ring. Xia Fei clearly remembered that Old Porters also liked to use this model of computer.
After tapping on it a few times, Windchime brought up the star map and handed it to Xia Fei.
It was a three-dimensional star map of the Black Abyss Star Region. There was a white circle on it, indicating that it was located on the outskirts of the Black Abyss Star Region, close to the vast unknown region.
It was obvious that this region was Old Porters destination, but the environment of this star region was very strange. Most of it belonged to the supergravity zone.
The universe was not unchanging. In the vast sea of stars, there were some scattered places called supergravity stardust. They were like dust in the air, invisible and untouchable. Any battleship that entered the dust would be attracted by the supergravity stardust. They were like highly viscous glue, dragging the speed of the battleship to a crawl. At the same time, they released a gravity that far exceeded that of ordinary areas. The powerful gravity could directly crush a normal person into a meat patty, and humans without combat abilities would not be able to survive in it.
In order to go to the supergravity zone, one must first have a strong physique to prevent the excessive gravity from damaging the body. Secondly, one must have a sturdy and explosive battleship that could forcibly move forward under the pull of gravity.
No wonder Old Porters warship was equipped with a twin engine system; it turns out that he was already prepared, Xia Fei muttered to himself.
The twin-engine system had a very limited effect on the speed of the warship, but it could greatly increase the warship's torque.
Take the cars on Earth for example. A sports car was undoubtedly very fast, but if a five-ton piece of steel was placed in the cockpit of a sports car, its speed would not be much faster than a truck hauling five tons of cargo. This was because it did not have enough torque, and there was a high chance that the engine would burn out after a prolonged period of time.
That was why Old Porters warship was equipped with two warp engines to share the gravitational pull, ensuring the warship's speed while ensuring that the engine would not overheat.
According to Old Porters disciple, Boateng, Old Porters had been modifying the Gaian Tristan-class frigate ever since Xia Fei left. He had done all the work himself, and aside from the twin-engine system, there were probably some other modifications to adapt to the environment of the supergravity zone.
The Tristan-class frigate was nicknamed Little Fatso. It had a sturdy exterior and a sturdy internal structure. Coupled with the twin-engine system, it was indeed capable of dealing with the supergravity zone.
Even with Old Porters meticulous modifications, it was still extremely dangerous for a frigate to enter the supergravity zone alone. This was because the gravity dust would not only cause the warship to sink into a quagmire, it would also interfere with the communications, radar, and navigation systems. The closer it was to the center of the supergravity zone, the more severe the interference would be. It could even turn an advanced warship blind and deaf.
If it were not for the huge temptation, Old Porters would never have taken such a huge risk to enter the supergravity zone. Moreover, only a third of this zone belonged to the Black Abyss Star Region, while the other two-thirds were unexplored wildlands. The danger and complexity of this zone were beyond imagination.
Just what could it be that would attract Old Porters to search for it so desperately? Xia Fei could not make sense of it all.
Gritting his teeth, Xia Fei enlarged the star map and took a closer look.
There were many green dots on the periphery of the zone that Porters had marked out. The gravitational influence in these areas was not that severe, and most warships could just barely pass through.
Xia Fei speculated that these green dots were areas that Porters had already explored, and his real goal this time was probably the red dots.
Most of the red dots were located in the core zone of the supergravity zone or close to the wildlands. Old Porters must have taken the risk of venturing deep into the supergravity zone, which was why he had left such a message for Windchime.
Furthermore, there were three dazzling purple dots on the star map. Two of them were in the core zone of the supergravity zone, while the other was deep in the wildlands. If Xia Fei was not mistaken, these three special spots were very likely to be the top priority of Old Porters exploration this time, and they were also the places where he would most likely be found. However, these three places were also the most dangerous.
Lighting a cigarette, Xia Fei pondered in silence for half an hour. Windchime watched him uneasily from the side. She could tell from his eyes that he was actually feeling even more anxious than Xia Fei, just that he did not show it.
Though Xia Fei and Old Porters were not master and disciple in name, their relationship was one step closer than that of a real master and disciple. Old Porters valuable notebook was not even given to his most loyal disciple, Boateng, but he had given it to Xia Fei, which showed how much he valued Xia Fei.
It was just that Xia Fei did not have the confidence that he could escape from the supergravity zone unscathed. After all, this region was just too dangerous.
Xia Fei was a person with all sorts of personalities mixed together. Every time something like this happened, reason and intuition would clash.
Reason told Xia Fei not to go to the supergravity zone. There was no reason for Old Porters life to be sacrificed, and it was not worth it to do so as well.
However, intuition told Xia Fei that he had to go. Old Porters behavior was strange, and there must be a huge secret behind it. If he wanted to reach heights that normal people could not reach, he needed to muster the courage to take risks that no one else was willing to take. Only the bravest madman could succeed.
How much supplies did Uncle Porters take with him when he left? How much equipment? Xia Fei asked. Having made up his mind, Xia Feis eyes became abnormally determined.
Windchime thought about it. Ive been to Porters warship twice before. His food reserves should be enough to last him for a few years. He also has plenty of equipment, but unfortunately, I dont recognize any of them.
Xia Fei nodded. It seemed that Old Porters supplies were sufficient. At the very least, he should be able to last a little longer in the supergravity zone without any major accidents.
Standing up, Xia Fei said, Im taking this computer with me, as well as Porters communications mainframe.
Youre going to look for Porters? Windchime was surprised. Everyone knew that the place Old Porters went to was extremely dangerous, yet Xia Fei was going to look for him without any hesitation. This made Windchime feel both touched and guilty.
Windchime thought about it for a long time and still decided not to go look for Porters, while Xia Fei, who was much younger than her, did not even need to think about it for long before he decided to go. This made Windchime feel a little ashamed.
Ill go with you, Windchime said.
Xia Fei smiled. Its not worth the two of us taking this risk. Besides, youre just a burden if you follow me.
Xia Fei rejected Windchime's request without any hesitation, not even giving her any face. It was not that Xia Fei did not want to take care of his old lover, but the situation was too dangerous, and Xia Fei needed to put an end to her thoughts as soon as possible.
A few moments later, Xia Fei returned to the Tomahawk. He threw the yellow carpet on the ground and strode toward the command deck.
The supergravity zone isnt something to be messed with. Even if the Tomahawk has decent performance, its hard to guarantee a safe retreat in that environment, Phantom said worriedly.
I understand. Actually, Im not planning on barging in recklessly. Didnt old man Qin Mangs give me the address of his disciple? Lets go look for him first and try to get the equipment we need from him before we set off. Besides, the problem with Harriss is still unresolved. Xia Fei said as he turned on the ship's autopilot and set a course.
* Whoosh! *
The Tomahawk quickly took off, heading toward its next destination.
Over the past two days, Harriss had been very quiet, hiding in his room, fiddling with the computer. Xia Fei had no idea what he was doing, and he would often ask Xia Fei many strange questions, such as Xia Feis heart rate, what it was like during combat, and the concentration of hemoglobin.
Xia Fei had talked to him a few times, and Harriss said that he was collecting data for the next step of his research. A madman would always be a madman. Before Xia Fei could let him go, Harriss had already begun his own research. Harriss did not care about Xia Fei's threat. As long as he could continue his research, nothing else mattered.
Since Xia Fei had already decided to make this mad scientist his, he had no choice but to put up with it. All he could do was answer the man's questions one by one, though he was thinking about how he could get the man back to Earth so that he would not keep buzzing around like a fly.
The next evening, the Tomahawk finally arrived at the Scarlet Volcano military base.
Through the communication with the military base, Xia Fei was surprised to learn that Qin Mangs disciple, Yawei, was actually the commander of the Scarlet Volcano Military Base. It should be mentioned that this was an entire army, with a Caldari Chimera carrier and a Mittal Nagarfa-class dreadnought. Its strength was definitely top-notch in the Death Trio Star Region.
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