Star Iron: Cat Renaissance Abundance

Yukong expertly manipulated the control console, pumping a steady stream of energy into the engine. With a slight tremor, the Starship began to slowly rotate. It first traced a graceful arc through space, circling a small circle before, like an arrow, hurtling straight toward the southeast of the Milky Way's ecliptic plane.

Seeing this, Yan Qing didn't dare to delay even a moment. He quickly adjusted the rudder of his Star Raft and increased the power output, following closely behind Yukong. For a moment, the three Star Rafts were like shooting stars chasing each other in the night sky, leaving behind three dazzling streaks of light.

Yukong is the main aircraft, and the Xingcha piloted by Yanqing and another pilot is the wingman.

Yukong and others followed the route clearly marked on the star map and soon arrived at a star track that had been opened up by their predecessors.

This star track resembled a cosmic highway, permeated by a unique energy wave. When Yukong and his companions' Star Raft entered it, this energy immediately resonated with the Star Raft. Leveraging the powerful force inherited from the pioneering pioneers, they were able to easily achieve spatial warping without relying on the Star Raft's own short-distance jump device.

Qingque looked at the distorted starlight outside the porthole and felt deeply the vastness of the universe. Even though his current speed had reached 0.99 of the speed of light, it still seemed insignificant in front of the vast Milky Way.

His own jade sign showed that he was nearly 1200 light-years away from the star system cluster where the Xianzhou Alliance was located, but he was still more than 6 light-years away from the outside of the Milky Way.

Qingque suddenly felt bored and fell asleep on the chair without realizing it.

An unknown amount of time passed until Qingque woke up. Yukong, who was sitting in the driver's seat adjusting the route, said to him, "Yanqing and the others have already returned. The Abundant Alliance didn't stop us. Now we have arrived at the Norma spiral arm of the Milky Way."

Qingque looked at the star map that appeared in front of him and nodded. He didn't expect that he could jump such a long distance so quickly.

"Lord Yukong, at this speed it will take us less than a month?" Qingque asked in confusion.

Yukong smiled and said, "Star rafts can't make continuous jumps. The only thing that can jump directly from one end of the Milky Way to the other is the Star Train. Even a fairy ship would need to jump two or three times. Not to mention a medium-sized star raft like this. With a full fuel tank, a jump of over 1200 light years is already its limit."

"Then why don't we just add the fuel?" Qingque said.

Yukong shook his head slowly and said seriously, "No, if it were that simple, why would the General arrange for you and me to set off a whole month in advance? You have to know that the Star Raft we're on is an old one left over from the Third Abundant Citizen War. The General had intended to phase it out a long time ago, but that damned Chi You destroyed all the newest batch, even the improved Star Rafts docked at the Return Star Harbor. They were all completely destroyed."

Hearing this, Qingque opened his mouth in surprise and exclaimed: "Ah?"

However, Yukong immediately changed the subject and said with a soothing smile, "But you don't have to worry too much. I'm just saying that this Star Chariot is an older model, not that there are any serious problems with it. So, don't worry!"

Only then did Qingque finally feel relieved. She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Oh, Master Yukong, could you please stop panting so heavily when you talk next time? My little heart can't stand being frightened like this!"

A pilot standing nearby, amused by Qingque's frightened expression, interrupted with a smile, "Haha, alright, Master Yukong, please stop scaring Qingque! Back when I first flew a mission with you, you deliberately scared me just like you did today!"

The pilot looked at Qingque and said soothingly, "Master Yukong is lying to you. We are simply looking for an inn to stop for a while. After all, flying in the universe on a star raft is quite boring."

Qingque's impression of Yukong deepened once again. "Not my sister! Your joke is not funny at all."

Yukong couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw Qingque's uneasy look. She thought to herself, "Over the years, I've led batch after batch of newcomers on our journeys, and most of them looked like this at first!"

You know, for pilots, the long journey is filled with endless boredom and tedium. After these day-in-day journeys, many people return with an indescribable psychological shadow on the Star Raft as a means of transportation.

Deep within Yukong's memories, one pilot left a particularly deep impression. Upon returning from a 20-year mission, he was in dire straits. Upon landing, he was supported by other pilots and slowly made his way to the Danding Division for treatment and recuperation. After over a year of mental rest, his condition had improved slightly, but the mere sight of the Xingcha would cause him to tremble uncontrollably, his legs weak and limp, as if he would collapse at any moment.

This is only in peacetime, and pilots have such a high probability of suffering from mental illness.

However, what if it was a time of war... Thinking of this, Yukong subconsciously turned his gaze to Qingque again. After all, now even she and other old comrades who had long since retired had been urgently recalled by General Jingyuan.

If possible, Yukong sincerely hoped that Qingque could take this opportunity to protect himself. Although this thought might be a bit selfish, who could know if it also contained the heavy blow brought by the death of his former friend due to the power of the Star God?

After reporting the location to Luofu Xianzhou, Yukong ordered someone to drive the Star Raft into the nearest post station.

According to my plan, I will rest for a day, and then travel at sub-light speed for 7 to 12 days without interruption until I reach the second star track leading to the edge of the Milky Way.

Then rest for about 2 days, take the star track and jump 5 to 8 times to reach the outer edge of the Milky Way.

It's the 2nd, and there are 30 days in this month.

Depart on the 3rd and arrive at the star track on the 15th at the latest.

We set off again on the 16th, and it will take about 4 to 7 days to make 8 jumps.

It will be around the 23rd, and I will be able to reach the outer edge of the Milky Way, and then I should be able to see Daoxuan Palace.

Yukong arranged it this way. Although there would not be a lot of starships in the Milky Way, his long-standing habit still made Yukong like to have a longer surplus time just in case.