Chapter 36

Inside the cabin, Gu Ding could clearly feel the Kittyhawk Model trembling slightly.

"That shockwave is still far away from us, and the impact is not that great." Neptune's tone still did not sound very optimistic. "I've asked the Kittyhawk Model to change its course, but according to the Kittyhawk Model's maximum speed, we still won't be able to escape the impact. We can only try to avoid the center of the impact."

"What will happen if we're affected?" Gu Ding had attended some interstellar courses in the Military Academy, and the description of encountering an interstellar storm was very serious. For example, the spaceship would disintegrate, and most life forms would be torn to pieces.

"All the spaceship's instruments will definitely fail. If we're lucky, the spaceship may only suffer minor damage, but it will definitely deviate from its course. If we're unlucky, the spaceship may be hit by a group of meteorites and be completely destroyed. I'll try my best to steer the spaceship away from those meteorites, but you have to be mentally prepared for the spaceship to be destroyed in advance. "

"What can I do?" Although Gu Ding had taken spaceship piloting as an elective in the Military Academy, he had only simulated piloting three times in a year. The rest of the time was for theoretical lessons. Moreover, it had been two years since he had first entered the Military Academy. He also knew that if he were to pilot the spaceship, he would not do as well as Neptune.

"Get into the escape pod. Fortunately, I chose this escape pod for you, a D-grade one of better quality. I had considered this situation at the time. Even if the spaceship is destroyed, it shouldn't be too much of a problem. " The escape pod that Neptune had chosen at the time had a controllable short-distance flight function, and it cost about five hundred thousand Star Credits. At the time, Gu Ding felt that the price was too high, and there was no need to buy such a good one.

At that time, Neptune said, "Anyone who travels interstellar knows that the escape pod is more important than the spaceship itself. If the spaceship is destroyed, you can buy it again. If the escape pod is destroyed, I'm afraid you won't be able to buy it again. "

After hearing this, Gu Ding chose to compromise and let the seller make the escape pod.

At the same time that Gu Ding encountered the aftermath of the interstellar storm, video programs on all the member planets in the Skyriver Sector broadcasted the news at almost the same time.

"The collision between Skyriver Sector's Old Orchid Star and Great Radiance Star has caused a large-scale interstellar storm. Residents of the nearby planets, please do not panic. Follow the instructions of the local government and enter the corresponding area to take refuge. Spaceships in the vicinity are also requested to change course and leave the affected area as soon as possible. The interstellar storm is expected to end in 20 days. Please pay attention to your safety during this period. As soon as the storm is over, we will make the appropriate notification …]

This short video broadcast caused many people to panic. The Old Orchid Star was an ancient star that had existed for billions of years. It was also one of the biggest stars in the entire Milky Way Star Area. Although the Great Radiance Star had only existed for two billion years, it was the largest star in the entire Skyriver Sector. Although scientists had predicted the collision of these two stars a long time ago, the calculated probability of the collision was still relatively small, less than 1%. However, such small probability events often occurred in the history of science. There was a saying in the scientific community, "Most of the time, probability is unreliable."

The collision of stars would also cause the complete destruction of two different small galaxies. Fortunately, the temperature of the two large stars was too high. The surface temperature of the various planets in the small galaxies was thousands of degrees, which was not suitable for survival at all. Therefore, they were uninhabited areas.

"The location of the Old Orchid Star and the Great Radiance Star …" Parma was stunned when she heard the broadcast, then immediately reacted. "Gu Ding's route must pass through here. After a day, his current position should be …"

The wristwatch in Parma's hand was not an ordinary civilian wristwatch. It was a high-end product worth millions of Star Credits and had many functions that civilian wristwatches did not have. It only took a moment for her to calculate the current position of the Kittyhawk Model. Looking at the red dot marked on the wristwatch's projection, it overlapped with the area affected by the interstellar storm in the broadcast. Her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she quickly dialed Gu Ding's number.

[The contact you have dialed is temporarily unavailable …] A voice came from the wristwatch's communication earpiece.

She dialed a few more times reluctantly, but all she got was the same reply. In desperation, she dialed Modico's number.

"Parma, what's the matter?" Under normal circumstances, Parma rarely spoke to him. Even if she encountered any problems with medicine refinement, most of the time she would just leave a text message and wait for him to answer. Unless there was something urgent, she would only call him through voice mail.

"Teacher, there was a video just broadcast of the collision between the Old Orchid Star and the Great Radiance Star. There was a large-scale interstellar storm in the nearby area."

"I saw that too. Although Cerule will be slightly affected by the aftermath, it will basically be isolated by the atmosphere. You don't have to worry about it." Modico thought that Parma was panicking when she heard the news, and that was why she had called him. He immediately comforted her. In his heart, he laughed at how timid women were.

"That's not what I want to talk about. When I saw the video, I just remembered that Gu Ding's route must pass through here, so I calculated his current position. The results of the calculation show that he is now in the area affected by the aftermath of the interstellar storm. Also, I just dialed his number, but I couldn't get through. The wristwatch will only show this kind of notification when the Skynet signal can't reach, right? "Parma explained a little anxiously.

"That can't be. Wait a minute. What kind of model is he in? I'll calculate it too. " Modico's heart also tightened. It was not easy to get his apprentice, but something like this had happened. This made him a little anxious. However, he would rather believe that Parma's calculation was wrong. He had to calculate again to confirm it.

"It's the Kittyhawk Model." By the time Parma finished speaking, Modico had already pulled up the Kittyhawk Model's data and entered it into the calculation tool. In less than two seconds, the results of the calculation were out. A red dot appeared on the star map projection. It was the same as Parma's calculation, within the area covered by the aftermath of the interstellar storm.

"How could this be?" Modico could not believe it. He calculated again, but the location of the red dot had not changed.

"Could something have happened to Gu Ding?" Parma asked cautiously when she heard that there was no sound from the other side.

After a moment of silence, Modico finally accepted the reality. "We can only wait for the interstellar storm to subside and ask the people from the nearby planets to help us search. It's useless for us to be anxious now."

After hanging up the call with Parma, Modico clenched his fists. "It's not easy for such a genius pharmacologist to appear in Skyriver Sector. He can't die young!"

On the other side, Gu Ding had already hidden himself in the escape pod. The Kittyhawk Model had also welcomed the first wave of the real aftermath of the storm …