Chapter 39

Gu Ding's virology course lasted only one semester. Due to the sudden resignation of the virology professor and the fact that the Military Academy could not find a second virology teacher, the course was left unfinished.

Later, Gu Ding heard some rumors about the teacher. It was said that the unassuming little old man was once very famous in the Cosmic Sea. Gu Ding had always listened to such rumors and never took them seriously.

To him, the identity of the little old man was not important. More importantly, he, who originally had no interest in virology, had developed a strong interest in virology after listening to the little old man's lesson. Even after the academy's classes were suspended, Gu Ding would occasionally go to the library to look up virology related materials.

Virology was a branch of pharmaceutics, so Gu Ding was not against the idea of becoming a pharmacologist.

Hearing Gu Ding's statement, Neptune was silent for a moment. "I suspected it too, but I don't have any information on this virus in my database. The closest virus, codenamed X, is used as a biological weapon in a certain paleontological civilization. It can greatly enhance the strength of the virus infected and evolve by devouring gene fragments. It also includes all DNA and RNA viruses, but it will not attack each other. However, looking at the situation of these fish, it seems that they will devour all life in sight, even their own kind.

"Some scientists in the paleontological civilization believe that viruses instinctively have a sense of survival and expansion, so they generally do not invade each other when infected with the same virus. However, these fish in the sea are devouring each other, which undoubtedly cuts off the possibility of the virus greatly expanding, even destroying their own survival, so I didn't think they were infected by the virus at first, "Neptune went on to explain. "However, there is no other explanation for this kind of crazy behavior other than being infected by the virus. In any case, this planet is definitely not a safe landing site. You'd better put on your Combat Armor, it will be safer. "

Gu Ding summoned his Combat Armor and wrapped himself tightly. In this unknown situation, even if he was usually a little reckless, he knew he had to be cautious at this moment.

After a while, Neptune's voice came again, this time with a hint of surprise. "I just received good news."

"Could it be that the interstellar storm has stopped?" Gu Ding guessed with some uncertainty.

"No, how could it be so fast? You're thinking too much." Neptune laughed. "Although the communication outside the planet is blocked, I just tried to connect to the planet's internal network, and it connected."

"You're not mistaken, are you? This gray Star Zone was close to the Skyriver Star Zone and had been abandoned for more than fifty years. In other words, there hasn't been any human existence on this planet for at least 50 years. How could there still be a network? "

"If the technology on this planet was advanced enough and the use of light energy had reached a sufficient level, let alone fifty years, even five hundred years would have been possible." Neptune felt that Gu Ding had underestimated the power of technology. "Fortunately, one of the machines that is still in operation is the main computer of the science laboratory. Not only is there a lot of scientific research data, but there are also all the monitoring records of these virus-infected creatures on this planet over the years. "

"Actually, I want to know if there are any intact spaceships on this planet." Gu Ding was also thinking that if there was an intact spaceship on this planet, he would not have to wait for the Federal Government to send help. After all, he was now an Interstellar Pirate, although his bounty was not even half a Star Coin.

Gu Ding was a little depressed when he thought about the bounty. It had only been a few days since he left Cerule, and he had already fallen to this godforsaken place. He did not even know when he would be able to leave, let alone do something big that would shock the Federal Government.

"There is a spaceship factory near the port. However, the most important thing now is to get on land as soon as possible. According to the monitoring records, there is a very scary thing in the sea. Its combat effectiveness is at least comparable to a Rank-5 Gene Body, and it may even be close to a Rank-6 Gene Body martial arts practitioner. " Neptune did not seem very anxious when he said this. "However, that thing is afraid of light and won't come out during the day. However, when night falls, you'll be in a very dangerous situation."

"How long until night falls?" Gu Ding was also aware of his situation. Even with the Ultimate Arts and Combat Armor to increase his combat effectiveness, he was only comparable to a Rank-2 Gene Body martial arts practitioner. If he encountered a Rank-3 Gene Body, he basically had no chance of winning. As for Rank-4 and above, it was very likely that he would be killed in seconds. No matter what kind of monster it was in the sea, as long as it was comparable to a Rank-5 Gene Body's combat effectiveness, his survival rate would be infinitely close to zero.

"It takes about 70 hours for this planet to rotate once. There are 40 hours in the day, and now there are about 35 hours left before it gets dark." Neptune had almost grasped some information about the planet. "The nearest coast to you is about two thousand kilometers in the southeast. You're in luck, the escape pod has just enough energy to get you to sea level. Drive on the water, and you'll be able to reach the shore in about ten hours. "

Gu Ding looked around and realized that he could not even tell north, south, east, and west on this planet. He scratched his head. "I'll have to rely on you then. By the way, does this planet rotate from west to east as well?"

"That's right. That's why the star appears in the east every morning." Neptune knew that Gu Ding was asking this because he could not tell the direction at all. He controlled the escape pod and sped toward the southeast, drawing a long white line on the surface of the sea.

The ten hours felt unusually long to Gu Ding. The space inside the escape pod was limited, and he could only lie in it without moving. If his body was not stabilized during high-speed travel, it was very likely that he would be thrown out.

The escape pod was transparent except for the bottom. Gu Ding saw all kinds of fish along the way, and they were basically in a crazy and ferocious state. There were even some that were bigger than the escape pod. When they saw the escape pod, they madly chased after it until they were far away from it.

After ten hours, Gu Ding, who was in the escape pod, heard Neptune's voice again. "We're at the shore."

Gu Ding opened the hatch, sat up, and let out a long breath. "We're finally here."

"All the energy in the escape pod has been consumed. You'll have to rely on your feet for the rest of the journey." Neptune brought bad news.

"How far is the shipyard from here?" Gu Ding knew that it was time to train his physical fitness.

"About six hundred kilometers," Neptune gave an estimate. "I've seen your physical fitness test results. A hundred kilometers in five hours. After running, you'll need to rest for at least half an hour to recover. Coupled with the various situations you might encounter along the way, it's estimated that you'll need at least two days to arrive. "

After putting food and water into the Inventory, Gu Ding began to run in the direction indicated by Neptune.