"Yes."
Professor Mo Xuan said. "After discovering the high cost of the mission, the entire team of the Heavenly Road Plan has evaluated many times whether or not it is necessary to carry out such a mission.
"If the mysterious world is not a regional military center of the Pangu civilization hundreds of thousands of years ago, it is very possible that tremendous relics and even arsenals of the Pangu civilization are stored in it. If it is not surrounded by a weird 'black spot nebula'. If it is not 'woken up' all of a sudden and 'greeted' us. If it is not on the route of the expedition army of the Imperium, and it is very likely that it will be scanned and discovered by the Imperium …
"There are so many 'ifs'. If any one of them did not exist, chances are that we would have abandoned the mission. After all, it is too complicated, too dangerous, and too long. Should there be any setbacks, we will lose a precious Yuanying!
"However, when the four factors overlap, they are like thorns that have been deeply stabbed into our eyeballs, making it impossible for us to ignore them.
"Otherwise, just like what you said just now, if we ignore them right now, it is very likely that an army that is entirely different from what we expected will arrive in a hundred years!"
Li Yao listened to his professor's explanation wholeheartedly while he pointed at the virtual star map, estimating the distance between the Tian Yuan Realm and the mysterious' black spot nebula 'and the spiritual energy that would be consumed.
After calculating in silence for a long time, Li Yao tapped the center of his eyebrows softly and said, "If such an exploration is to be carried out, it will be the furthest space jump in the history of the Heaven's Origin Sector, the Flying Star Sector, and the Blood Demon Sector. No wonder we can only launch a super-tiny starship such as' Spark ', which is extremely light and extremely fast!
"However, I have a technical problem.
"After receiving the space jump technology of the Pangu civilization and the Imperium of True Human Beings, our 'Heaven's Artillery', 'Eye of Blood Demon', and 'Flying Star Slingshot' have all been upgraded into top-tier space jump launch platforms. With targeted modifications, we will be able to launch 'Spark' to the black spot nebula thousands of lightyears away.
"But how can Spark come back?"
"Assuming that there is an overwhelming, surging river between us and our destination, and a muscular man with unimaginable strength, of course, he can throw a pebble across the river.
"But it's easy to throw it, but the biggest problem is how to make the pebbles fly back!"
"After all, we are going out to investigate and survey. If we really collect a lot of information, we have to find a way to bring it back. If we can only jump over but can't jump back, won't we be sending ourselves to our deaths?"
"We've already considered this problem."
Professor Mo Xuan turned on the second light beam. This time, what was displayed in the illusionary space was a series of complicated 3D designs.
All kinds of numbers, spiritual stripes, and rune arrays were as dense as the head of a fly. Regular refiners would feel dizzy just by looking at them.
Li Yao, however, moved closer and began to study it with great interest.
"This is what we have in mind."
Professor Mo Xuan pointed at the designs and said, "Look. This is' Spark 'after modification. There is a special, super-compressed space at the rear of the warship. You can imagine it as a Cosmos Ring with a large capacity. We have stored all the units that constitute the star beacons inside.
"When the explorer jumps to the black spot nebula, he will collect the local astronomical parameters, survey the universe nearby, and look for the Sector that is likely to be 'greeting' us.
"After he finds the Sector, he will look for a safe and stable jump space near it, where he will assemble and unfold the star beacons and send back the precise coordinates of the Sector."
"Wait."
Li Yao raised his hand. As a professional, he immediately noticed the problem. "The black spot nebula is too far away from the three Sectors. Only the star beacons of an enormous scale will be able to send the specific coordinates to the three Sectors smoothly, won't they? Even if they do, they will be mottled and incomplete like a flickering firefly in a dark night. It is impossible for them to guide the jump of a space fleet!
"To guide an enormous space fleet to perform a collective jump of millions of lightyears, at least hundreds of star beacons will be required to form a 'space gate' if they are placed in a battle array!
"So many star beacons are definitely not something that a tiny Spark can carry!"
"Li Yao, your concerns are very reasonable. Let's talk about the situation separately."
Professor Mo Xuan explained unhurriedly, "After discovering a brand-new Sector, we need the explorer to go deep into the mysterious Sector and figure out the species, the civilization level, the distribution of the Pangu relics, whether or not they are friendly to us, whether or not they are related to the Imperium, the Holy League, the demons, the extraterrestrial devils, the Pangu Clan, the Nuwa Clan … or any other random alien species. Most importantly of all, why are they 'greeting' us?
"The explorer needs to collect all the intelligence and run a preliminary analysis on the basis of the information.
"In the best-case scenario, the creatures of the Sector boast a highly-developed civilization and are very friendly to us. They are willing to communicate with us and even form an alliance with us, just like the relationship between the Flying Star Sector and the Tian Yuan Realm.
"Then, the explorer will send back the information that contains the result through the star beacons.
"At that time, the Federation will send more star beacon units to the coordinates where the explorer is at!
"Look. The feeble 'fire' thousands of lightyears away may not be enough to guide an enormous fleet with dozens of Yuanying Clan members and hundreds of Core Formation Stage Cultivators, but it is more than enough to guide the lifeless star beacon units.
"After the star beacon units are teleported over, the explorer will collect and assemble the units on Spark. They will assemble the second, the third … and even the hundredth, the hundredth, and the two-hundredth star beacons. Eventually, the entire 'space gate' will be established so that our main troops will be able to jump over and communicate with the other party deeply.
"After the main troops arrive, there will certainly be carriers of a larger scale carrying a lot of magical equipment that can open up the 'sailing routes'. The explorer will not have to worry about going home anymore.
"On the other hand, if the kindness of the creatures of the Sector is unquestionable, it is very likely that they have mastered highly-developed space jump techniques, too. Chances are that we will be able to go home in their way, too.
"After all, the situation right now is different from when we were stranded in the Flying Star Sector. At that time, we did not know the specific coordinates of the Tian Yuan Realm at all. Naturally, the journey home was very difficult.
"But right now, we know the specific coordinates, astronomical parameters, and other information of the Heaven's Origin Sector, the Blood Demon Sector, and the Flying Star Sector like the back of our hands. As long as we have a launch platform of the same level as the 'Heaven's Artillery', it will be possible for us to return!"
Li Yao gritted his teeth for a long time and shook his head slowly. "I'm afraid that it is not going to be so easy. Why does a highly-developed, well-intentioned civilization sound so unreliable?"
"Then, it will be the second, worse scenario."
Professor Mo Xuan said. "If the explorer discovers that there is a powerful civilization that is highly hostile to us and is even deeply associated with the Imperium, the Holy League, the extraterrestrial devils, the Pangu, and other forces, and that they are trying to conquer and even destroy us, the explorer will have to collect all the intelligence about them and return to the 'jump point' that he set up in the depths of the sea of stars!
"At that time, the explorer will send a completely different signal back to the three Sectors. After receiving his message, the three Sectors will also send assets to him, but not the units to build star beacons but the units to build 'boosters'.
"You may imagine the so-called 'booster' as a super-small 'Heaven's Artillery' that is specifically designed for Spark. It can kick Spark's butt brutally. Together with Spark's own space jump ability, it will be able to jump back!"
Li Yao thought for a moment. "If that is the second, 'worse' scenario, there is still the 'worst' scenario, right?"
"In the worst scenario," Professor Li Yao said calmly.
Professor Mo Xuan said calmly, "The explorer will fall into the hands of the locals."
"That is very likely to happen. After all, given that the enemy is capable of 'greeting' us from millions of lightyears away, their civilization and Cultivation level cannot be underestimated. Our explorer will be risking his life when he knows nothing about the place. He will have to consider the possibility that he will be captured and studied by the enemy.
"In that case, the explorer will have to end his life quickly before he spits out the critical intelligence about the three Sectors, especially our war potential and our specific coordinates!"
The cruel possibility made Li Yao and Ding Ling Dong silent for a long time again.
"Professor, allow me to summarize your requirements."
Li Yao rubbed his face hard and sorted through his messy thoughts. Then he said slowly, "In order to explore the mysterious world, the explorer that you are looking for needs to boast two major abilities.
"Firstly, the ability to fight independently for a long time in the enemy's rear, to disguise himself, and to collect, analyze, and sort out intelligence!
"Secondly, the ability to assemble and maintain magical equipment independently! It is very likely that he will have to build a 'space gate' on his own! Although all the assets will be teleported from the three Sectors, it will still be an extremely difficult task to assemble, debug, and run tens of thousands of units!
"It is needless to say that the magical equipment units are likely to malfunction after they experience 'space shattering'. He will have to examine and maintain them one by one, which is not something that regular refiners can do.
"The three Sectors boast the best special forces, intelligence specialists, and disguises. They also boast the best refiners and magical equipment specialists!
"However, 'Spark' is modified from the escape capsule of the Pangu clan. It can only carry one passenger!
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