#824 - Chapter 824: Food May Not Be Available

Qin Lao's deduction that Dongfang Chen Er would flee to Mars was, of course, based on evidence.

He learned from the space station's records that Dongfang Chen had previously built a large Mars base.

Almost all equipment, mecha, and spacecraft of the Blue Star Federation that used Zhen Crystal as energy were produced from that Mars base.

However, six years ago, he suddenly ordered the space station to relinquish control and clear the control program.

What does this indicate?

It indicates that Dongfang Chen had been deliberately avoiding the space station's monitoring as early as six years ago.

It also suggests that this Mars base is very likely the haven that Dongfang Chen built for himself.

There is another very suspicious point.

Over the past six years, the space station's reserves of Zhen Crystal have not changed at all.

The reserve of uncharged Zhen Crystal has not changed, and the reserve of charged Zhen Crystal has also not changed.

No transfer in or out means no development.

Hasn't the charging station in near-solar orbit worked for six years?

Or has this impostor Dongfang Chen not been building his own power?

This is completely unreasonable.

Qin Lao did not know that the super artificial intelligence Chenxing in the Jade Cong Small World had developed artificial Zhen Crystal six years ago.

So, he naturally couldn't imagine that all the charged artificial Zhen Crystals had been sent to Titan in the past six years.

In six years, the amount of Zhen Crystal that could be charged could definitely be calculated in massive quantities.

These are not on the space station's books.

Now that it has been determined that Dongfang Chen Er is fleeing to Mars, the pursuit is not too urgent.

He predicted that Dongfang Chen must have hidden the Jade Cong in the Mars base.

After all, it is no longer within the control range of the space station.

"Pass down the order, follow him closely, but don't rush to encircle him. Try to take action after confirming his hiding place."

Qin Lao issued another instruction.

This Jade Cong must be found, this is the death order given to him from above.

To be on the safe side, he dispatched two more planetary-class attack ships and hundreds of planetary-class escort ships.

The reason for such a large formation is that there is also a super artificial intelligence, Nata, on Mars, which has been left to develop freely for six years.

He is not sure to what extent this Nata has evolved, so he can only make complete preparations.

On Dongfang Chen Er's battleship.

"Cough, cough ~"

Dongfang Chen Er was injured. His right chest was hit by the future warrior's ion gun before the hatch closed.

Fortunately, he has the strength of the 9th level, and there is an inner core made of Zhen Crystal in his body, so there will be no life-threatening danger in a short time.

However, the feeling of pain is not diminished at all.

"Shrew calling Granary! Please reply if received!"

"Cough, cough ~"

"Shrew calling Granary! Please reply if received!"

The space battleship was flying towards Mars at high speed, and Dongfang Chen Er had to immediately open the communication line and try to contact Chenxing on Titan.

He was not sure whether he could reach Mars safely. Nor was he sure whether Nata would protect him after arriving on Mars.

After all, he had once "abandoned" him.

At least from Nata's point of view, he was "abandoned".

Of course, he couldn't go directly to Titan, that would expose the location of the Jade Cong and bring danger to everyone.

For six years, he, Dongfang Chen, and Chenxing had never communicated.

He was also not sure whether they had already established a base outside, or were still hiding in the Jade Cong.

If they were still hiding in the Jade Cong, then his call would be invalid.

However, this possibility is very small.

Developing on Titan for six years, if they can't even build a base, then don't brag about being a super artificial intelligence.

"Shrew, there is no Granary here. Over."

After calling several times in a row, he finally waited for a reply.

"Huff ~" Dongfang Chen Er breathed a sigh of relief.

This is their secret code for identifying each other.

The advantage of using code names is that even if irrelevant people eavesdrop on the signal, they cannot determine what this Granary refers to.

"Now Shrew is heading to the nearest Granary, hereby notified, over."

"The nearest Granary may not have grain, please take care of yourself, over."

Dongfang Chen Er smiled helplessly when he heard this answer.

He also knew that "there may not be grain", no need to emphasize it specifically.

However, now that the two sides have successfully communicated, then he knows that the other party is safe, and he also knows what to do next.

Dongfang Chen Er ended the communication and advanced towards Mars at full speed.

Chenxing then silently issued an instruction to suspend the Zhen Crystal transport mission of the near-solar orbit charging station.

Once the transport mission stops, there is no way to track his hiding place.

The speed of the space battleship is very fast. In two hours, Dongfang Chen Er has arrived in Mars orbit.

The pursuers behind are also coming soon.

"Warning, unknown battleships have arrived in Mars orbit and are identifying their identities." In the Mars base control room, a yellow exclamation mark appeared on the screen.