"For the Order of the Paladins, I personally want to enter into a short-term cooperation with them, borrowing their channels and intelligence networks. Although our act of hunting Arcanon creatures is contrary to their philosophy. But it's unlikely they'll notice our actions anytime soon, and by the time they do, we'll be able to kick them out of the way. ”

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

"Well, we'll rescue the members of the Order of the Paladins, especially Saana. Use this to connect with them. ”

"Also, we don't know if we're the only ones in the Odyssey world. Perhaps other teams have already arrived in the Odyssey universe, and in an empire the size of the entire galaxy, it is almost impossible for us to find each other. The only possible place to meet is Ionan, so be careful. ”

…………

Once the plan was finalized, the Darkstar began to enter Ionan's orbit. The trio looked down on the planet from their portholes.

Ionan may be Ionia's reflection in the alternate world of the Odyssey. However, it is by no means a fertile soil in the south of the Yangtze River where the eagle strikes the sky, the fish soars to the shallow bottom, the people are outstanding, and the hills and waters are beautiful.

On the contrary, it is a harsher and hotter barren land than the Shurima Desert.

It is a desert planet.

In the Darkstar's hangar, Blue Feather piloted a Stellar Wind fighter and led a squadron into the atmosphere.

Lynn, on the other hand, stayed in the command room to manipulate the Darkstar due to his relatively weak combat effectiveness - despite the Darkstar's considerable intelligence.

The two of them skimmed the Warm Reminder No. Nagiuri not far away, and the excellent stealth performance of the Stellar Wind fighter made it easy for the squadron to fool the Imperial probes.

The fighter squadron enters the high-altitude atmosphere of Ionan and activates the atmospheric navigation mode. The wings that converged in interstellar space slowly opened, followed by the vertical tail......

The Darkstar's computer quickly calculates the landing trajectory based on Ionan's astral data, guiding the fighter squadron to land.

The stellar wind fighters first passed through the fugitive layer, then the ionosphere.

Lan Yu thought that the signal would be interrupted briefly due to the strong electromagnetic interference of the ionosphere, but it turned out that he was too worried. Interstellar communication devices completely ignore electromagnetic interference.

After passing through the upper atmosphere, the surface features of Ionan come into view.

Ionan's atmosphere is almost non-existent, and its host star has mercilessly evaporated them with blazing sunlight.

Earth's sky was blue with water vapor, but Ionan's sky was pink from the sand that had been raised.

Sand! It's all sand!

The vast desert, the dead sea of sand. It is as if nature has frozen the turbulent waves and the empty angry waves here in an instant, making it stand still forever.

At an altitude of 10,000 meters, you will suddenly feel that the desert is the skinny chest of the earth, and you can see the arrangement of ribs and see the traces carved by time in Ionan. See the barrenness and dryness of the planet.

Blue Feather piloted the plane as it sped over the open ochre desert and saline land, the skylight dazzling under the reflection of the ground. When you are still a kilometer above the ground, you can feel a heat wave rushing from the ground.

The wake of the stellar wind fighter kicks up dust on the ground, sending grit spirits flying wildly over the drought.

Ahead, mountains. Long, low ridges. The pink and brown rocks are carved by the wind into sharp cliffs, sharp and angular, like coral reefs growing from the bottom of the sea.

The two of them jumped from the cockpit onto the scorching sand, and the burning sensation was quite noticeable through the soles of their shoes. The heat wave made the two of them sweat immediately.

Blue Ice's ability acts as an air conditioner in the scorching heat, and the frost energy surrounds the two, instantly making the scorching sensation disappear.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." Blue ice brushed over him, strands of hair brushing his cheeks.

The two of them walked in the direction indicated by the Darkstar, to the location where the Imperial Emissary was being held.

The tactical eyepiece flickered, and a new message from the Darkstar arrived, it was Lynn's voice: "We have observed a phenomenon similar to a Martian dust storm in Ionan. Direct exposure from the star causes the hot air to rise and kick up dust, which slowly expands into a sandstorm. ”

"You are in the northern hemisphere, but the high ground in the southern hemisphere of Ionan is covered in dust, and it is so white that the Dark Star cannot observe it at all; Dust storms can quickly spread from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere, enveloping the entire Ionan in the duststorm. ”

"These sandstorms are terrifying, reaching speeds of more than 180 meters per second. And what we usually call a Category 12 typhoon, the wind speed only reaches 32.6 meters per second. Once a dust storm blows up and lasts for more than three months, it turns the entire planet into a dark red lantern, making it impossible for sunlight to reach the surface at all. ”

"It only takes a week for the sandstorm to reach your location, so we can't afford to wait too long on Ionan. It has to be done quickly. ”

They walked up the gravelly slope, and the lower part of the cliff in front of them was densely packed with honeycomb-like caverns. The sun is so scorching that it's nice to be able to walk into the lilac shadows at the bottom of the cliffs – it's like walking into the shade of a tree.

Blue Feather looked up in the shadows at the openings of countless caves, the work of millions of years of wind and sand erosion.

He removed the Spiritual Resistance Jade Bracelet and Psychic Blocking Alloy he was wearing.

Lan Bing reached out and took it.

Then he heard. One voice. There are no specific words, just a vague sentence. He walked in the direction of the cave. The darkness of the cavern spoke to him, silently.

Nothing. There was something watching him in the cave, and the other party was in a happy mood and secretly ecstatic.

Blue Feather silently said in his heart: Raaste.

Then he heard the voice again. Half whispering, half snickering. The sound seemed to come from the nearest cave.

[Interesting, you know my name?] ]

[Are you surprised?] ]

The voice chuckled.

[You know.] I've been waiting, I'm waiting for someone who is qualified. In short, I'm just waiting for you. ]

Lan Yu replied with a sneer.

[I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, monster!] ]

[Oh, that's interesting.] I wait, I call. So you hear, you come. Whatever way you hear and come, right? ]

Blue Feather narrowed her eyes.

[What do you mean by that?] ]

[Why do you ask me if you know why?] If you come to me, doesn't that mean you're already tempted? ]

[Isn't it?] A visitor from another universe? Aren't you longing for something of your own? Hungry for the power to carry your ideals? ]

Lan Yu quietly took the equipment in Lan Bing's hand and put it back on. The sound died down immediately.

He looked straight ahead: "Rayast, I'm looking for you." ”