Chapter 38

The Federal Government had some different classifications for the star sectors under its jurisdiction. For example, Red Star Sectors referred to extremely dangerous areas, Black Star Sectors referred to areas under the jurisdiction of Interstellar Pirates, Gold Star Sectors referred to highly developed star sectors, and Gray Star Sectors represented unmanaged abandoned star sectors.

Generally speaking, Gray Star Sectors were areas where intelligent life once appeared. However, for some reason, the number of intelligent life within the star sector had plummeted, and there was no longer a need for the Federal Government to send people to manage it.

With the network blocked, Neptune had no way of finding relevant information about this star sector. He could only use the spacecraft's own radar system to detect the presence of life. Fortunately, the radar on the Kittyhawk Model was a new model in recent years, and it could detect the presence of life and the specific location of the existence.

The radar's detection results were quickly transmitted back, and Neptune was slightly surprised when he saw the results. Within the detection range, there was a planet with a large population. Although Neptune was a little surprised, he did not have time to delve into it. The existence of a population meant that there was oxygen and suitable gravity. Having such a planet as a foothold couldn't be better. After all, Gu Ding only needed a temporary foothold to avoid the interstellar storm before he could set off again. Therefore, Neptune quickly chose a foothold.

When the huge meteorite brushed past the planet, Neptune steered the Kittyhawk Model away from the meteorite and activated the energy shield to withstand several impacts. Finally, the spacecraft fell toward the target planet.

When the spacecraft entered the atmosphere, Neptune tested the composition of the planet's atmosphere. The results of the test showed that the oxygen content here was similar to that of Cerule, and Gu Ding could breathe normally.

As for the strength of the gravity, he calculated it based on the speed of the fall, which was about 1.5 times that of Earth. For Gu Ding, whose Cell Index was close to 20, the impact would not be too great.

Under Neptune's control, the spacecraft quickly fell into the ocean. The Kittyhawk Model had completely scrapped the radar, and most of its functions were no longer usable. As for food and water, Gu Ding had moved them into the escape capsule.

The airtight escape capsule ejected from the spacecraft and floated on the surface of the sea. Neptune finally woke Gu Ding up.

Gu Ding rubbed his sleepy eyes and stretched. "What a good sleep. Is the interstellar storm over?"

"Not yet. The Kittyhawk Model has been completely destroyed. We were brought to the Dark Star Sector by the interstellar storm." Neptune gave a brief explanation. "I've done some preliminary research on this planet. It's suitable for humans to live on, and there are life forms on this planet."

"You mean, we've left the new route?" Gu Ding did not ask what had happened. He was more concerned about whether he was still on the new route.

"Yes, this is already the best choice. The first wave of meteorites consumed more than 60% of the Kittyhawk Model's energy. If we hadn't come here, I'm afraid the Kittyhawk Model would have disintegrated and you would have been torn to pieces. "

"How long will it take to return to the new route?" This was the question Gu Ding wanted to know the most.

"I can wait for the interstellar storm to pass and the electromagnetic shield to disappear before I can send out a message and wait for rescue. According to the officials, this interstellar storm will last for at least twenty days. Three days have already passed. "Neptune could understand Gu Ding's feelings, but there was nothing he could do in this situation.

"That means there are still seventeen days left …" Gu Ding mumbled to himself. Suddenly, his stomach growled. He had been in the escape pod for three days and had only just woken up. At first, he did not feel hungry. It was not until now that he noticed that he needed to replenish his food and water.

He took out a toothpaste-like compressed food, squeezed a few mouthfuls, and gulped down some water.

In the early days of interstellar travel, many foods were compressed into toothpaste-like shapes to prevent food crumbs from floating in the weightlessness. It would be bad if they were inhaled into the lungs. Nowadays, many advanced spaceships were equipped with gravity-sensing systems, so this problem would not occur. All kinds of food could be eaten freely, but Gu Ding could not afford a spaceship with a gravity-sensing system at the moment.

Gu Ding, who was eating the compressed food, suddenly saw fish in the water not far away. He suddenly felt that the food in his mouth was tasteless and wanted to catch a fish to add to his meal.

He took off his clothes and was about to jump down when Gu Ding was suddenly stopped by Neptune. "That fish seems a little weird. Don't go down yet. I'll send you a video that I just opened."

As Neptune spoke, he projected an image of a fish in the air. This was something he had detected himself. As long as it was within a hundred meters of Gu Ding, he could detect it accordingly.

"Looks like this fish can't be eaten …" Gu Ding sighed after watching the video.

In the video, the fish was about thirty centimeters long and had a mouth full of sharp teeth. It seemed to be fighting with another of its kind for territory.

Soon, the winner was decided. The larger one bit its opponent's head and tore it hard. After a while, only half of its opponent's head was left. In less than ten seconds, the fish of its kind, which was about the same size as it, was completely eaten.

"Not only does this fish look ugly, but it's also very fierce." Gu Ding could not help but sigh. "Help me see if there are any other fish that I can eat."

After that, Neptune took a few more videos, all of which were different kinds of fish. Each one looked fiercer than the other, and Gu Ding completely lost his appetite.

After watching these videos, Gu Ding found one thing in common. All of these fish had a mouth full of sharp teeth. Moreover, when they were fighting for territory, they would not care if their opponent was their own kind or not. They would fight like crazy and fight to the death.

"Are all of them like this? Are there one or two normal kinds of fish that are edible? "Gu Ding asked helplessly.

"Do you think they can be raised in this kind of water? Even if there were before, I'm afraid they would have all been eaten by other fish."

"Looks like I can only eat this kind of tasteless compressed food." Gu Ding was a standard foodie and was a little depressed that he did not succeed in getting an extra meal.

"This planet is a little strange. The number of life forms detected by the radar before was in the billions. This star sector is obviously a gray star sector. It's reasonable to say that it's difficult to find a planet with life. " In fact, Neptune had some doubts about this, but the situation was urgent. It was not easy to find a planet with life, so he naturally had nothing to be picky about.

"Neptune, those fish just now, don't they look like they've been infected by a virus?" Gu Ding suddenly remembered that a similar situation had happened in his elective virology class at the Military Academy.