novelraw Chapter 1160: A Difficult Problem
Chapter 1160: A Difficult Problem
Principal Hong yelled angrily: "Fools! A bunch of fools who can’t give people peace of mind! You even messed up the Jump Point! Yue Qiguang acted stupidly, did the rest of you just eat and do nothing? Does 7 of you have no brains or eyes?"
Silence.
No one made a sound.
Principal Hong continued cursing endlessly: "Idiots! I just took a nap, and you caused so much trouble!"
"Ask me what to do?"
"Do nothing!"
"All of it do nothing and feed the Star Beast!" After saying this, Principal Hong swept a disdainful and fierce glance over the spaceship’s 10 students.
Yue Qiguang didn’t dare to make a sound, nor did he dare to murmur. Even the bold Ji You remained silent at this moment. Needless to say, the others were all tense, looking as if they were constipated.
...
The spaceship was stationed in the starry sky, staring at the already closed Jump Point 99 not far away. After a long silence, Captain Yue Qiguang gathered his courage and asked, "Principal, should we go back the way we came?"
Returning to the Sixth Star System isn’t impossible; it would only take one or two hours. But!
If that level 10 Cobra is still guarding the exit, lying in wait, what then?
This is highly likely.
Even if it’s not waiting in place, it can’t quickly leave either. It should be searching nearby inch by inch for the spaceship. If we return the same way, we’re likely to run into it again.
Running into it again, can we escape with luck?
The answer is unknown.
The risk is very high, unless absolutely necessary, everyone definitely doesn’t want to return the same way.
Yue Qiguang’s suggestion was undoubtedly scorned by everyone, as Chu Jiaojiao disdainfully said: "If we could really go back the same way, would we need to wait for your suggestion?"
Yue Qiguang pursed his lips: "Then what do you think we should do now?"
Everyone couldn’t help but look over at Principal Hong and Dr. Luo. On the chat channel, both Principal Hong and Dr. Luo revealed an expression of helplessness...
It was unclear whether they were truly helpless, or if Principal Hong was deliberately testing them...
But none of that mattered. What mattered was solving the current dilemma.
Finding the solution as soon as possible is the urgent thing.
Shen Changqing thought for a moment and said: "If we return the same way, even if the Cobra has left, and we don’t encounter other dangers, our time won’t be sufficient. According to the plan, we must arrive at the First Military Academy to check in by 24:00 tomorrow. Without checking in, it will be considered a voluntary withdrawal from the competition. It is currently Alliance Standard Time 22:00, leaving us with——"
——26 hours.
Shen Changqing didn’t say more after that.
Everyone knew, within just 26 hours, it’s impossible to travel from the Sixth Star System to the First Star System.
What to do?
Everyone exchanged glances. Ji You, whose knowledge of geography wasn’t very good, thought for a moment, then turned to Sheng Qingyan beside her and asked: "Spicy Eye, is there any special place in the Eighth Star System that connects to the First Star System? Is there any shortcut possible?"
Sheng Qingyan, sleepy-eyed after high-intensity workload, his spiritual power and Physical Strength somewhat exhausted, was even more tired now. He struggled to keep his eyelids open and said: "You ask me oh, I ask who oh? Don’t you know that my geography scores have always been a goose egg oh?"
Ji You was taken aback.
She turned to Liu Fufeng in the corner, who was staring blankly and said: "Student Fufeng, you’re from the Eighth Star System, do you know of any place that leads directly to the First Star System?"
Exactly.
The Eighth Star System is not under the Alliance’s jurisdiction. Its owner is the Galaxy Empire, also Liu Fufeng’s homeland.
Upon hearing Ji You’s words, everyone perked up, their eyes gleaming as they stared at Liu Fufeng.
Liu Fufeng pursed his lips and said: "This is the edge of the Eighth Star System’s Black Sea Star. The closest Jump Point is about 50 light years away, but it leads to the Seventh Star System."
Everyone listened quietly, then waited...
Liu Fufeng still didn’t say anything.
Everyone: "???"
Seeing everyone’s confused expressions, Liu Fufeng blinked innocently and said: "I am done."
Everyone: "..."
Ji You, somewhat flustered, said: "So, you mean it’s not feasible, no shortcut? We can only return the same way, or head to the Seventh Star System and change to the First Star System?"
Liu Fufeng nodded: "Yes."
Ji You rolled her eyes: "I was wrong; I shouldn’t have let you speak, you’re just the king of nonsense."
Upon hearing this, Liu Fufeng showed a hint of hurt in his eyes, but seeing nobody paying him mind, he leaned back into the corner, continuing to draw circles with his fingers on the floor.
Hair pulling might be contagious, Yue Qiguang and Lou clutched their hair fiercely, and Ji You couldn’t help but start pulling at her hair too. As soon as Ji You started, it quickly spread from person to person...
In the blink of an eye, except for Liu Fufeng, the remaining 9 students were pulling at their hair, glaring despairingly at Yue Qiguang, the instigator!
It’s all him, he’s the one who took the wrong Jump Point!
Yue Qiguang grabbed a handful of his hair. Opening his palm, he found a chunk of it and immediately screamed: "Damn! Dad might end up bald!"
Yue Qiyuan threw a sidelong glance at his foolish brother and said: "If we fail to arrive and check-in at the First Military Academy, forced to give up the competition, you’ll probably no longer have to worry about going bald because — you’ll be gone."
Yue Qiguang: "..."
Lou hugged his chest, thinking of that scene and couldn’t help but shiver: "Teacher Mu will surely devour us alive."
Everyone contemplated it; that’s highly possible.
Lance glanced at Principal Hong, who was still cursing, and said: "We might get dismantled by the principal and Dr. Luo even sooner, right?"
Mentioning Principal Hong and Dr. Luo...
Ji You couldn’t help but take a look at the two mentors, noticing that Principal Hong was really angry and really anxious, so much that his face was flushed, and beads of sweat fell from his forehead, while Dr. Luo seemed calm but clearly was just as anxious given her unsteady breathing!
This competition concerns space rift entry quotas for various schools.
Clearly, it’s more important than previous years.
Principal Hong and Dr. Luo’s reactions are not over the top. If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn’t be any calmer.
But!
Ji You couldn’t shake the feeling that everything was too reasonable! The way they talked, what they said, their gestures, expressions... all of it too appropriate... This very reason made Ji You feel a bit strange.
Something’s up!
Definitely something’s up!
There must be some other way to reach the First Star System.
If they can’t get anything from Principal Hong and Dr. Luo, then—
Ji You frowned, thought for a bit, and turned to Liu Fufeng again and said: "Student Fufeng, if I promise to cover for you, can you tell me where the shortcut is?"