Chapter 2561 - 2560: Gemini
Xiangxue didn’t know much about her home star, so Ling Feng didn’t ask too many questions. He waited for the coordinates to be deciphered; upon arrival, he’d naturally come to understand.
Following this, the two chatted about the way Xiangxue’s race lived in this place, using it to pass the time with idle conversation.
After about an hour, the spaceship system reported: "Master, I’ve deciphered the coordinates!"
"Great, where is it located?" Ling Feng asked.
"Not far away, just one light-year outside the Solar System!" the system replied.
"Alright, then let’s set off!"
Ling Feng quipped, turning to Xiangxue: "Wouldn’t you want to take your clansmen and set off immediately?"
"No need, though hundreds of years is not long, generations have passed, and it’s uncertain what’s changed there. Let’s go see first," Xiangxue said.
Ling Feng nodded and agreed: "Alright!"
Ling Yun slowly ascended, reaching a certain altitude before the curvature engine instantly activated, causing the massive ship to vanish into thin air.
Outside the Solar System, Ling Yun slowly appeared.
Xiangxue, very clever and deeply insightful about nature, was still wide-eyed with surprise upon reaching outer space—an area she had never set foot in.
Ling Feng knew this was a Parallel Universe, possibly still holding Shallow Blue Star and Pink Star, but he didn’t plan to go and see them. Even if familiar faces were there, they were still strangers.
There were still hundreds of thousands of kilometers to Gemini, a trivial distance astronomically, so soon Ling Yun transmitted a panoramic view of the place.
On the screen, Ling Feng saw one red and one blue planet.
Clearly, these planets were satellites of each other, inseparable due to their mutual gravitational pull.
The spaceship system quickly calculated the planets’ physical parameters, displaying the data on the large screen.
These planets weren’t very large, each about twice the size of the Moon, much smaller than Earth.
The distance between the planets was 200,000 kilometers. Due to their small size, the gravitational force was relatively weak, making this distance workable.
These planets, while rotating on their axes, also orbited a dark red Star, which was in the state of being spent and exhausted, with internal fuel not sustaining for many years.
The emitted light could still meet the life-sustaining needs on Gemini, but after a few tens of thousands of years, when the Star fuel is exhausted, Gemini will no longer be viable for life.
After hearing the spaceship system’s report, Ling Feng nodded: "Now it makes sense, the Devil Clan frequently travels to Earth, seemingly intending to make it their new home!"
Xiangxue stared at the screen silently, her expression deeply focused, seemingly captivated by the two planets on display.
Observing her profile, Ling Feng found her small cute nose quite endearing.
Especially as she slightly tilted her face at a forty-five-degree angle, that focused gaze gave a feeling of a girl praying.
After a touch of emotion, Ling Feng asked: "Is the blue planet the place your ancestors inhabited, should we prepare to land?"
"Alright!"
Xiangxue snapped out of her daze and looked at Ling Feng: "Sorry, I got a bit distracted."
"No problem."
Ling Feng chuckled, commanded the spaceship to approach, and began to prepare for potential attacks.
As the distance narrowed to ten thousand kilometers, some lines and textures began to appear on the red planets, some are signs of atmosphere and others are geographic lines.
Ling Feng decided not to let Ling Yun land directly; he had it keep its guard while he and Xiangxue boarded a Miniature Spaceship, heading straight for that blue planet.
Noticing Xiangxue seemed a bit tense, Ling Feng understood her feelings. If he were to return home after a long absence, he’d surely be just as nervous and excited.
The spacecraft entered the atmosphere, with various data immediately analyzed, indicating the oxygen content was even higher than Earth’s, allowing Ling Feng to relax.
However, the planet’s temperature was not high; after all, the Star they depended on couldn’t emit high-temperature light like the Sun.
So the temperature was only about ten degrees above zero.
The spacecraft didn’t land directly but traced a line at thousands of meters high in the sky, beginning its orbit.
The area below was all land; no signs of life were seen. Based on Xiangxue’s race’s living habits, they should find glaciers first.
And Xiangxue agreed with Ling Feng’s idea, keeping her eyes on the screen, hoping to spot traces of glaciers.
After half an hour of flight, a blot of white appeared ahead!
Xiangxue immediately stood up; Ling Feng simply smiled, not saying anything.
As the glacier area on screen gradually expanded, they saw some strange circumstances.
Massive ice blocks piled on the ground with large pits around.
It looked like someone was mining and had dug out countless ice blocks from the glaciers.
Ling Feng looked at Xiangxue: "Someone might be extracting Ice Crystal here?"
"Seems so..."
Xiangxue pursed her lips, a hint of worry in her eyes.
Once entering the glacier region, they saw a super large pit!
Like a rotten spot on an apple, digging out the decayed area left behind.
The blue planet was that apple, indicating the pit’s vastness!
Around the glacier at the pit’s edge, many radioactive lines remained. Ling Feng turned to Xiangxue: "Though reluctant to say, it’s clear a massive explosion caused this!"
"Hmm..."
Xiangxue’s eyes reddened, nodding somberly.
After a moment of silence, she spoke: "Seems after our ancestors left, battles still occurred here, and our remaining kin were all killed by enemies."
"Not necessarily all gone, we can keep searching. If we find nothing, Ling Yun can trace life signs," Ling Feng offered.
His vested interest wasn’t due to Xiangxue or her compensations, but a chance to understand the Devil Clan.
He had long intended to locate the Devil Clan’s home star. Discovering this truth now allowed him to assess their development and formulate plans to eventually clear them from Earth!
With his comforting words, Xiangxue visibly relaxed, later turning to Ling Feng: "Can we land on the ground and take a look?"