Kari poked the egg in Tang Qiuqiu's arms and asked, "What exactly was this egg made of?"
"I don't know. Uncle Lu Suo said that they encountered a few types of exotic beasts. I just don't know which one this egg belongs to. However, I've memorized all the exotic beasts that Uncle Lu Suo mentioned," Tang Qiuqiu took out an electronic notebook and showed the image to Silin and Kari.
"Hmph, you only need to smell it and you'll know. There's no need to go through so much trouble!" Huimao said disdainfully.
"Really?!" Tang Qiuqiu's eyes lit up. "I saw some claws and fur of the exotic beasts that Uncle Lu Suo and the others killed on the aircraft. Are those all you can smell?"
"Of course!" Huimao raised his head proudly.
Tang Qiuqiu brought Huimao to the aircraft. Kari asked Silin, "What's inside the egg? The exotic beasts that Lu Suo and the others encountered were quite terrifying. No matter which one it was, they all felt dangerous. "
"Or maybe it's none of them," Silin said.
When Silin touched the egg just now, he did an isotope analysis on it. Although he didn't have an accurate reference, Silin was certain that the egg was definitely more than five hundred years old, or even a thousand years old. It was even older than Huimao. The most amazing thing was that the egg was still "alive". Although the life force inside the egg wasn't strong, it was easily detected when one got close.
As expected, not long after, when Huimao and Tang Qiuqiu came out, Tang Qiuqiu was obviously doubtful. Her conclusion was, "It's none of them."
"Let's put the egg in the incubator when we get back. Maybe we'll know the answer soon enough," Kari suggested. At this time, Kari was hoping that there wouldn't be a second Miantuan hatching. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to store anything in his storage cabinet anymore.
"Alright, but I will visit it often!" Tang Qiuqiqiu touched the egg in her arms and smiled happily.
After the meeting, Dias gathered everyone in the team for a meeting. His intention was to change their original plan and leave Sector Z.
According to the League of Stars' calendar, the Sixth Squad had been in Sector Z for a few months now, and it would be about a year by the time they left. It was already a great harvest to find these minerals and a planet with a Rank B habitability in a year, but some people were still a little reluctant to suddenly abandon their original plan and return straight away. According to their usual style of doing things, they wouldn't stop here even if their harvest was bountiful. However, they wouldn't complain about anything either. The captains naturally had their reasons for their decisions.
After Dias was done, he left some of the core members behind to continue the meeting and briefly explained the matter of 'Poison Fang'.
The moment 'Poison Fang' was mentioned, everyone knew immediately. No wonder the captains would make such a decision. It made sense, who would want to run into those madmen at this time?
After moving a portion of the mined energy ores to the special energy storage on the starship, the Sixth Squad left the planet. The A Squad would take over the remaining matters on the planet, and the Sixth Squad didn't have to worry about anything else.
In order to return and leave Sector Z, Shotton didn't turn back the way he came. This was also the result of his discussion with the lieutenant commanders. They would leave through another path. Although this path had been explored before, it was only a small part of it. If they could find something that they missed, then it would make everyone feel a little more balanced, and they wouldn't have the mood to turn back halfway.
It had to be said that the planet along this path was quite good. It didn't take long for them to discover a planet that was unmarked on the star map and had no signal response from the planet. Its habitability was Rank C.
The Sixth Squad stopped, and Shotton sent someone to explore the planet.
Meanwhile, Silin, Kari, and a few others were chatting at the lounge outside the control room.
"Silin, the captain's looking for you!" Kari called out from his chair without looking back.
Silin turned around and saw Shotton walking in from outside the door. Actually, he could've just contacted him through the communicator if there was anything. However, since Shotton had come in person, it shouldn't be a simple matter.
"Silin, I just received a message from Bart that there's something he needs to solve with Wheeze. Fortunately, we're not too far away, so you can arrive in less than two days with a long-range spaceplane. If there's no problem, you can go with Wheeze. It's probably about the energy ores. The exploration here will take about five or six days, so it might not be done by the time you return. There's no need to rush. "Shotton said.
The planet was huge, and someone had just reported the discovery of some energy ores. Although they were just ordinary energy ores, it was still good enough. Therefore, more than one small team was sent this time. Based on the current situation, the exploration would take a little longer.
"Alright, I'm free now. We can set off right away."
"The spaceplane has been prepared for you. The pilot has already been arranged. You don't need to pilot it yourself."
"Wait, Captain, can I go too?" Cary scooted over excitedly. He was regretting that he forgot to stock up on food. He remembered that there were many special fruits there. When he had time, he would hunt a few beasts to make jerky and bring back to Grind.
"I'll go too! I'll go too!" Tang Qiuqiu jumped over. The egg was already in the incubator, but Eudy said that some parameters were missing. Although these parameters could be calculated slowly, it would be good to go back and get more data.
"Sure." Shotton didn't object.
"Alright, let's get ready to go." Silin asked Kari and Tang Qiuqiu to pack up. He picked up Huimao, who was bullying the Miantuan, and walked toward the spaceplane that Shotton had prepared.
Although the maximum speed of the spaceplane was not as fast as a starship, it was just as Shotton had said. They returned to the green planet in two days.
When Bart and the others obtained new parameters and recalculated the planet, they guessed that there might be a few more mineral deposits. However, they couldn't calculate the exact location. They could only calculate a rough range. The improved detector could only narrow down the range, but it couldn't determine the exact location. It just so happened that the Sixth Team wasn't too far away, and they encountered a planet with a C-class habitability that needed to stay for a while. After discussing it with Shotton, Bart let Silin and Huimao come over.
The detector couldn't detect the mineral deposits, but Huimao solved them quickly. There were indeed energy ores, but they were all small ones. The quality of the energy ores was much worse for Huimao than the ones he had eaten. Therefore, Huimao didn't pay much attention to these small mineral deposits. Since Bart wanted to find them, Huimao helped him find them. For this, Bart specially gave Huimao a large piece of energy ore of good quality. When Huimao had nothing to do, he would hug the energy ore and gnaw on it.
Kari and a few members of the A Team went to hunt a few exotic beasts, roasted them, and turned them into jerky. They also got some fruits, specially stored them in a large storage bag, and brought them to the spaceplane. Under the guidance of the people sent by Bart, Tang Qiuqiu headed to the land of ice and snow. She measured some of the missing parameters that Eudy mentioned, so that she could more accurately adjust the incubator's incubation environment when she returned.
In a day, everything that needed to be done was done. Silin and the others didn't stay for long. They boarded the spaceplane and left the green planet, flying back to where the fleet was.
Going back and forth, including the day they stayed on the green planet, made a total of five days. For the Hunters who traveled between Sectors, it really wasn't a long time. However, it was in these five days that the Sixth Team underwent a huge change.
When Silin and the others arrived at the fleet's resting point, they were greeted by the sight of fighter wreckages floating in space.
"What … what exactly happened?!"
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