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"Then let's do as you say. I'll go check on the Iron Curtain core and the shield core of the Nightfall, and get them back into operation as soon as possible."

"Please, also, Seele, could you please have your Quantum Knights help us find some intelligence leads in the Quantum Space?"

Seele nodded firmly. Although Su Xi and the others didn't care, Seele knew very well that if she hadn't so easily accepted the Quantum Knights, none of this would have happened. She had to make amends! She absolutely had to!

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"They escaped. We are intensifying our search efforts across the star system. The trajectory of warp drives is extremely chaotic. They made preparations in advance to disrupt our counter-tracking procedures."

"However, we have roughly determined that their location is most likely in the Iron Dragon Starfield, where we have the most powerful fleet. It is only a matter of time before we find them."

"Hehe... Iron Dragon Starfield... No problem, no need to waste any more energy investigating. The entire fleet is stationed at the entrance of the Holy Land. Their target is the Holy Land, and they can't possibly not go there. We can just wait for them there!"

"Understood, I will do as instructed."

..........

"We're in trouble. Our star map and navigator have given us the latest news: we are currently in a very large military star system."

"We discovered numerous high-alert military starports or military planets around us, all bearing the markings of the Wengers."

"We were just lucky; we happened to stop in a place they couldn't patrol, so we weren't discovered."

"If this continues, we can warp away directly, but warping will also expose our location and allow them to track us down."

Su Xi had a terrible headache. She woke up this morning to this bad news: they had actually stumbled into the enemy's military restricted area!

Now, getting out would be a huge hassle, which is why Su Xi said they were really lucky. Not only were they not discovered by the enemy when they warped in, but they even managed to hide here until the shield core and iron curtain core were repaired.

Su Xi subconsciously looked around but didn't see any familiar figures. Then she realized that Bronya was still resting because she had been repairing the cores of two ships recently. In other words... she could only rely on herself?

At that moment, someone walked into the bridge. Seele walked up to Su Xi and said, "Captain, Seele has something to tell you."

"Seele? Did you come alone?"

Seele paused for a moment, then shook her head. "Bronya is resting, and Black Seele is keeping Bronya company. Seele got some information from the quantum beings, so I came to tell the captain."

Su Xi nodded. "What...is it?"

"Our star system is called the Iron Dragon Star System, which is the most important military garrison star system of the Wenger civilization. Here, the Wenger people have established 80% of the civilization's military starports and military fortresses, as well as 80% of the military colony planets."

"Furthermore, the military's patrol ships are scattered throughout the entire star system, and we are extremely lucky to have not been detected yet."

Su Xi sighed, "I already knew... but you provided more detailed information, and the situation is worse than I expected..."

Rubbing her temples, Su Xi felt a throbbing pain in them. "Ugh... Could it be that I haven't been sleeping well lately, causing my body to sluggish?"

"Captain, you don't look too well..."

"I'm fine... I guess I haven't been resting enough lately... I'll take a nap in a bit, then I'll be fine. You can continue. Besides this information, is there anything else useful?"

Seele nodded. "I also got a detailed patrol route from them, and I've written it all down. Can I use the star map?"

Su Xi was stunned; she had memorized it all!

Such a fascinating patrol route is something that most people could memorize.

Ah, no... Seele is a Herrscher, but Herrschers are still human. Does becoming a Herrscher increase memory?

"Your memory... is it that amazing?"

"Ah. It's just something I learned from training. After becoming a Herrscher, my memory improved, which is why I was able to remember it."

Seele seemed a little embarrassed. Su Xi nodded and made way for Seele to use the star map, which comforted her somewhat.

Becoming a Herrscher really does enhance memory... If someone had this powerful memory from the beginning, then it's truly infuriating to compare oneself to others.

Seele was a little clumsy at first when using the star map, obviously because she had never used it before. Su Xi guided her from the side, and Seele learned very quickly. After half an hour, Seele had marked all the patrol routes on the star map.

Su Xi looked at the dense patrol routes, which deliberately bypassed the asteroid belt where they were located. "Sure enough... a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. If the distance had been just a little bit off, we might have been in the patrol range on the other side."

"Thank you, Seele. Go and rest. Leave the rest to me."

"Yes, Captain, you should also take a rest. You look terrible."

Seele gave Su Xi a kind reminder, smiled to indicate that she understood, and then left the bridge to return to her dormitory to find her sister Bronya, while Su Xi continued to stay at her post.

An hour later, after Su Xi had finished organizing Xi'er's route, she looked at the navigator beside her and said, "Navigator, this is their entire patrol route. In the coming days, we need to find a safe way to cross it."

"Understood, Captain. You can go and rest. We can handle the rest."

Su Xi nodded, turned around, and walked with a slight sway. After thinking for a moment, she sat back down in her captain's chair, leaned back, closed her eyes, and squinted.

at the same time.....

The Mermaid Empire's Empress stared at the Wenger man on the magical screen. "I don't think you're right. If they were demons, the embodiment of evil, they would have no reason to help us, much less to warn us of the potential danger of biological experiments at the last minute!"

"That's because they're trying to gain your trust!"

The man named Wenger shouted, "Don't you understand? Unconditionally helping and protecting you is the only way to gain your trust to the greatest extent. If we hadn't discovered you in time, they would have wiped you out without hesitation the moment you reached the gates of the Holy Land!"

"Leaving aside the matter of the Ignos civilization conducting biological experiments, we will deal with that later. Now you must head to the Holy Land immediately!"

"We're not sure what they're planning, lurking in the shadows. The sooner you finish your journey and leave, the safest you'll be!"

"Or are you saying that you're willing to abandon your plans to advance your civilization for the sake of a potential murderer who could harm you?"

The Mermaid Queen remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "I understand..."

"Good that you understand. You are a civilization with great potential. After being baptized by the Holy Land, you will become one of the most promising civilizations in the Human Alliance. We are very pleased to have you..."

"When did we say we wanted to join the Human Alliance?"

The Ungerer man was stunned. "What did you say?"

"When...when did we say we wanted to join the Human Alliance?"

The mermaid queen's indifferent tone left the Unger man in disbelief. He looked astonished and asked, "Do you... know what you're saying?"

"By exposing your existence to those terrifying mechanical and energy lifeforms, you wouldn't even last a year without our Human Alliance! Are you insane?"

The Mermaid Queen did not respond, but instead ended the communication. Next, the Mermaid's spaceship launched a warp towards the entrance of the Holy Land.

Inside the ship, the man named Wenger looked extremely embarrassed. This time, not only had they failed to eliminate the Quantum Demon, but they had also lost a promising member of the Human Alliance's future civilization...

Damn you demons... You better not let me catch you!

.............

"Hmm... what time is it?"

He instinctively reached for his bedside table and found his familiar personal terminal. He turned it on and glanced at the time with his still-blurry eyes. "Oh...it's 10 o'clock..."

Placing the terminal back on the bedside table, Su Xi lay back down, covered her eyes with one hand, and let out a long sigh...

But a few dozen seconds later, Su Xi suddenly woke up with a start! 10 o'clock! 10 a.m.!

How much time have I actually wasted?!

After checking the time on her personal terminal again, Su Xi was stunned... she had actually slept for almost a whole day!

Unable to fall asleep again, Su Xi hurriedly took off her nightgown, put on her uniform, quickly tidied herself up, and rushed out of her dormitory to the captain's cabin.

Then she saw a group of people gathered around the star map in the captain's cabin.

Su Xi's commotion naturally attracted the attention of most people on the bridge. Bronya and the others around the star map also turned their heads and looked at Su Xi, who was slightly out of breath. "You're awake?"

"I...how could I have slept for so long? Didn't anyone wake me up?"

Su Xi walked to the star map with some annoyance, her tone very serious.

Bronya shrugged. "It was my idea. I had them take you back to your room, and Seele used her powers to soothe your fatigue. You slept very soundly, and since there was nothing else to do, I let you rest and sleep."

"As for most of the matters, I handled some of them on my behalf, and Gong Ning handled the rest, so you can rest assured."

Su Xi sighed, "Don't do this again next time... at least... tell me first..."

Bronya smiled and nodded, making way for Su Xi. Su Xi straightened her collar again and put on her captain's hat. "How's the situation? I remember I told you to organize the patrol routes and find the exit, right?"

Quickly getting into the zone, Su Xi immediately remembered the commands she had given before falling asleep.

The navigator looked somewhat troubled. "Captain, I'm sorry, we couldn't find an open route. Even the safest route goes through at least three patrol routes."

"At least three...can the timing be staggered?"

"No, we've already calculated the optimal state. No matter how we adjust the speed, distance, or course, we still have to cross at least three patrol routes. Changing the course or speed only adjusts our position when crossing the patrol routes."

"Things are getting complicated... What about warp? How feasible is it?"

"Our calculations show that even under the least observable circumstances, the energy fluctuations from the warp will be detected by at least three military starports. At that point, while we won't face pursuit from the entire sector fleet, we will inevitably lose a dozen or so ships."

"Therefore, Captain, I tend to favor Dr. Bronya's proposal, and Captain Gong Ning also agrees with it. Perhaps you should listen to it."

"Oh?"

Su Xi was somewhat surprised by Bronya's unexpected idea, but she was already used to it. She wondered what interesting plan Bronya had come up with this time.

Bronya pinched her chin. "Actually... I'm not too sure about the feasibility of this plan, because the Wengers are very strong in close combat, but we don't know the extent of that strength."

"I don't want to risk our soldiers' lives to test this degree."

Su Xi raised an eyebrow, "Are you trying to sabotage the starport to attract attention?"

Bronya nodded. "To get through smoothly, we need to destroy at least three military starports and disrupt the normal patrols of three guards, according to the optimal route."

"Moreover, if we can disrupt the entire order of this star sector, or even throw the entire Iron Dragon Starfield into chaos, then 80% of the Wenger fleet will no longer pursue us."

"I think you've overlooked a possibility."

Hei hope suddenly interrupted Bronya, "Let's assume that all our next actions are optimal and achieve the best results, but what if they're waiting for us at the entrance to our destination, lying in wait?"

"Should we attack directly, or sneak in? Will our ships' stealth capabilities allow us to slip in while being watched by a massive fleet?"

Indeed, the problem was getting serious, but Su Xi quickly made a decision: "Hei Xi is right, but we can't just sit here and wait to die. Let's find a way to escape first."

"We still have enough supplies for more than half a year. If we really have to use them up, the enemy may not be able to outlast us. Their fleet will always have weaknesses, and we will always have opportunities to exploit them."

"So, let's find a way to escape our current situation first. If we can get into the star system of the Wenger civilization, it will be much easier for us to obtain relevant information."

"Also, how is the communication with the higher-ups?"

The communications officer shook his head regretfully. "Captain, communications are down. Communications in this star system are heavily blocked. While normal communications are still possible, the signal strength is insufficient for communication across quantum space with nations."

Su Xi tapped the table. "It seems we can only rely on ourselves."