279: Second shuttle

Darkness and solitude are the eternal main themes of the universe, and the passage of time within the universe seems insignificant.

After an unknown period, a damaged spaceship abruptly appeared in the depths of the dark universe, drifting within it.

The spaceship seemed to have lost power, slowly drifting in deep space.

But if one were to get closer, they would hear the mechanical synthetic voice of the intelligent System continuously emanating from within the spaceship.

"Warning, warning! Spaceship power System damaged, please make an emergency landing immediately!"

"Warning, warning! Spaceship hull severely damaged, maintenance personnel please inspect immediately."

"Warning! Warning!"

"..."

Piercing alarm sounds echoed throughout the entire interior of the spaceship.

It was the Apocalypse!

"Host, Host, please awaken! Please awaken!"

Inside Lin Yang's escape pod, the System was also continuously calling out.

At this moment, Lin Yang, just like when he was unconscious last time, was in a dark space, as if he had a very long dream, vaguely hearing someone calling his name in the dream, and then subconsciously continuously approaching the source of the sound.

Finally, a glimmer of light penetrated the darkness, shining upon him, and the dark space instantly shattered into pieces and dissipated.

As the dark space dissipated, Lin Yang also suddenly opened his eyes.

What met his eyes was the dim blue light inside the escape pod.

"Host, you're awake."

The next moment, Lin Yang had not yet recovered from his lethargy, his head still a bit dizzy, when he heard the System's voice directly in his mind.

Hearing this, Lin Yang slightly shook his head from side to side, then closed his eyes again to sort out his thoughts, and then reopened his eyes and said, "System, have we successfully traversed the spatial barrier now?"

"Yes, Host."

"Then have we returned to the Original Universe?" Lin Yang's voice was filled with anticipation.

"Host, currently the System has not detected any technological civilization nearby and cannot make an accurate judgment. Please exit the escape pod first. The Apocalypse, like after the last traversal, is severely damaged and needs to quickly find a suitable planet for an emergency landing."

"Oh..." Lin Yang's eyes flickered, and he then opened the escape pod from the inside.

Having had the experience from last time, upon leaving the escape pod this time, he directly put on a set of advanced protective gear.

Although he woke up inside the Apocalypse this time, after the Apocalypse was damaged, its internal oxygen circulation System would also be affected, so wearing protective gear was safer.

Then he woke up Cang Miao, and also called Lin Mu, asking Lin Mu to repair the spaceship's crucial power engine.

Because of his previous experience, when leaving the Celestial Apex Federal Empire Capital Star, Lin Yang had specifically purchased the materials needed to repair the Apocalypse, precisely so that he could repair the Apocalypse himself after traversing the spatial barrier.

Now it truly came in handy.

Lin Mu is an advanced mechanical Life and can survive in the universe without wearing protective gear, and he is extremely familiar with the Apocalypse. It is most suitable for him to repair the spaceship.

Of course, for now, it's just about repairing the power engine so they can find a suitable planet for an emergency landing; a large-scale repair is not possible.

Lin Mu quickly sent back feedback:

"Commander, the damage to the power engine is much more severe than estimated. It cannot be fully repaired now; only a small part can be repaired to restore some of the spaceship's navigation capability. We still need to find a relatively suitable planet to land on as soon as possible, and then fully repair the spaceship."

"Repair as much as you can for now." Lin Yang sighed.

During navigation, it's impossible to fully repair the power engine and other damaged parts of the spaceship.

The top priority now is to find a planet to land on first, and then confirm whether this is the Original Universe.

It's just that...

"A suitable planet is hard to find. The nearby planets have very harsh environments. When fully repairing the Apocalypse, the spaceship's interior will not be able to supply oxygen, and the reserves in the protective gear alone are not enough."

Lin Yang rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache as he looked at the information about nearby planets that the System was continuously transmitting to him.

According to the System's feedback, there were simply no suitable alternative planets nearby.

Not even one that was slightly suitable.

"Commander, I can repair a bit of the power engine first. Our spaceship has ample energy reserves, so we can increase energy consumption to slightly speed up the search for a suitable planet." Lin Mu offered a suggestion.

"That's all we can do." Lin Yang was a bit helpless.

Actually, before traversing the spatial barrier, he had bundled the Level 4 spaceship Tianyin, purchased from the Tianji Federal Empire, with the Apocalypse.

The idea at the time was that when they returned to the Original Universe, the Apocalypse would no longer be usable, and the Tianyin would be used instead.

But unfortunately, only the Apocalypse passed through the spatial barrier; the Tianyin did not successfully pass through the spatial barrier with it.

Otherwise, if the Tianyin were here now, it wouldn't be so troublesome.

"By the way, Host, when you left Blue Star before, you installed a super long-distance planetary communication device. You can try to contact Blue Star now to see if you can reach it. If you can, it proves that we have successfully returned to the Original Universe and are not very far from the Galaxy." The System suddenly reminded him.

Lin Yang's spirits instantly lifted: "Oh, right, I almost forgot about that!"

Saying that, he immediately began to contact Blue Star and Butler One in the Lunar Ecological Base.

However, the next second, Lin Yang's expression turned grim: "System, it's not working. The distance seems insufficient; I can't link to the other planetary communication device."

"Is the distance insufficient? Then perhaps we are too far from the Galaxy right now." The System said.

"I hope so, and that we didn't fail to traverse and end up in another cosmic space." Lin Yang could only think that.

"Don't worry, Host, we will definitely suc—"

The System wanted to comfort Lin Yang, but before it could finish its comforting words, it suddenly changed its tone, its voice becoming surprised:

"Host, the System has detected a suitable habitable planet!"

"Ah? Found a planet we can make an emergency landing on?" Lin Yang instantly perked up.

"Yes, Host, it's not far ahead of us. You'll be able to see it in a few minutes." The System gave a positive reply.

"That close?" Lin Yang also showed surprise, then asked, "Are there humans living on that planet?"

"The System has not yet detected the existence of technological civilization on that planet."

"Oh, an uninhabited habitable planet then?"

"Responding, Host, not necessarily. If the planet has not yet entered the era of technological civilization and is in a barbaric period, from a certain distance, the System cannot currently detect whether primitive humans exist on it."

"Alright, got it. Let's go check it out first." Lin Yang stopped asking questions and directly accelerated towards that habitable planet.

Soon, the planet came into view.

It looked a bit like Blue Star, but it was many times larger than Blue Star, and also a vast blue.

"Apocalypse, enter emergency landing mode. Land inside the planet." Lin Yang issued the command.

The next instant, the Apocalypse directly plunged into the planet.

As they continuously approached the ground, Lin Yang asked the System again, "How is it? Now that we're inside the planet, can you detect if there are humans living on this planet?"

"Yes!"

This time, the System's answer was extremely straightforward, making Lin Yang slightly taken aback: "There really are humans living there? What level are they at?"

I'm sorry, everyone, I'm bowing to you. I said I'd resume today, but we're going back to the Original Universe, and the subsequent plot needs to be sorted out. I'll try to make it more engaging. Please forgive me again. Four consecutive updates tomorrow night to make up for it!