"If there’s really sothing wrong with this battleship, where are we headed?"
"Senior Sister Xue, since you brought it up, you must have an idea."
Xue Huiyi, of course, knew where the three spies were taking them, but she had no evidence to back it up and couldn’t just bluff.
"There are only a few options: Huangyang Star, the Broken Star Belt, or they’re simply using us as a threat...
Soone interrupted, "Huangyang Star? Isn’t that easy to deduce? We are not on a normal route, and we haven’t seen other battleships. This is not the line to the Broken Star Belt. I’m familiar with the star maps, and from the celestial bodies seen from outside the ship, it’s likely heading towards Huangyang Star."
Then soone else asked: "So what? Didn’t we receive a notification about going to Huangyang Star?"
"There must be soldiers there. If we don’t leave the battleship, we should be safe, right?"
"You’re underestimating the Insect n. With so many humans here, do you think they’d wait for soldiers to rescue us before attacking? Besides, our battleship is in a signal-blocked state. They could whisk us to the ’execution ground’ without a trace."
Without a signal, it’s hard for them to call for help, and by the ti they reach Huangyang Star, it would be too late.
"I can’t believe it, with so many people here, no one updated the instructors."
Unexpectedly, this caused everyone to feel down; they didn’t, really didn’t.
Not long ago, they saw Ji Heng and others gaining points every day. How could they hold back their excitent? They dreamt of going to Huangyang Star, and naturally boarded the battleship without much thought.
"I didn’t ask the instructor."
"Neither did I. We just go where the mission tells us to."
At the ti, so many went together, it was herd ntality, hard to notice any irregularities.
At first, they were all sitting in their seats, but gradually felt sothing was off.
No instructors accompanied them, nor were they allowed to move about freely, which was odd.
Normally, going to Huangyang Star, they would at least let them handle chas, and have the logistics personnel on high alert.
None of these preparatory steps were taken, not even a single doctor from the school was present.
More bizarrely, they sneaked out for a look, and besides them, there was no one else around.
The focus on Xue Huiyi gradually shifted away, and Xue Huiyi said, "Right now, our priority is how to rescue ourselves."
"Yes, first confirm if we are where we think. Even if we’re headed to Huangyang Star, knowing roughly what coordinates we’re at would aid in any rescue efforts."
"Hmm." Xue Huiyi raised her communicator, intending to say she had kept the navigation record on since leaving the base, and could trace back the route.
But a student quickly answered, "I know, let say it. When I was having a midnight snack, I heard Su Xiaocai ntion that when assigned a task without clarity, always rember to activate the communicator’s map navigation record, so you can ascertain your location."
The navigation record function was a boon for those who were directionally challenged, and the records equipped on the battleship would be even more comprehensive.
By backtracking the route, they could return to the starting point.
The communicator’s tech couldn’t be used long-term, as it was too power-draining. Charged only every six months, activating it would drain the battery in three days at most.
So, very few people rembered this feature.
Xue Huiyi’s expression slightly changed. Everywhere she went, Su Xiaocai’s presence lingered, like a haunting ghost.
He died on Huangyang Star, so why bring up the deceased?
In the past, due to delayed rescue, very few students survived.
This battleship would eventually stop at the route to Huangyang Star, invaded by Insect n.
Among the students, only Ji Heng, Hu Ping, and a few unnad ones survived.
Wu Qingqing and Wu Feiyang died.
The Insect Man Warriors of Huangyang Star overwheld a city of humans and a deputy general, growing terrifyingly stronger, even affecting the 022 chanical Planet.
Xue Huiyi chose this battleship far from the normal route to kill two birds with one stone, gaining rit while avoiding a major battle with the Insect Man forces.
"Senior Sister Xue, do you have any suggestions?" The others called out three or four tis, snapping Xue Huiyi out of her thoughts. She showed a sheepish smile: "I was just lost in thought."
"It’s okay. Does Senior Sister have any plans?" After such a long deliberation, she must have an idea of how to get out of this.
"The biggest problem now is that even if the instructors notice we’re missing, they don’t know where we are." She previously heard on the news that the military couldn’t respond in ti, which is why the students were sacrificed.
Xue Huiyi now understood, the military wasn’t negligent; they simply didn’t know where they were.
But the news wouldn’t say "students were deceived on 022 chanical Planet", it would be too disgraceful, so they hid the information, only saying the rescue was late.
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