Chapter 249: Ordos System

At docking port No. 158, the standard-issue [Dust Star Spaceship] followed instructions and slowly ascended, spewing out blazing flames as it headed towards the massive Stargate in the distance.

The Ordos System was a frontier Star System of Return Star. Past the Ordos System was a long Void Space Belt, spatial turbulence, dark matter tides... all kinds of cosmic Natural Disasters could be encountered within.

No one would burrow into the Void Space Belt, so consequently, the Ordos System was left neglected.

The Ordos System itself only had eight planets. There was only one Life Planet, and only one mineral planet, which was just a valueless iron mine that no one even wanted to mine.

As for the other planets, they were all extremely barren. It belonged to an impoverished Star System, leading Return Star to not even deploy a Patrol Fleet there.

Because there was nothing worth guarding; even Marauders were too lazy to come.

Far From Authority, the Archon of the Ordos System was named Gary Waddell. Although he had no future prospects, he was exceptionally comfortable.

Early in the morning, under escort, he arrived at the Governor's Mansion. Receiving everyone's reverent gazes, he let his staff handle the day's government affairs while he went to his Office, sat down, and admired the sunlight outside the window for a moment.

Then he pulled out a book from the bookshelf and spread it open on his desk.

He decided this would be his recreational task for the day, to kill the long and boring time.

In the Interstellar Era, to save on unnecessary manufacturing and transportation costs, basically all entertainment and art books were in electronic format.

However, within this kind of Small Star System, interstellarization was severely lacking, and the level of Technology was relatively backward, so physical books were actually quite popular.

A slender Secretary walked over gracefully. She took out a jar containing dried Purplish-Red Liquid plant leaves and scooped out exactly half a spoonful.

Pouring it into a cup, she then brewed it with hot water. The leaves in the cup slowly unfurled, turning into a Purplish-Red Liquid.

This was a refreshing beverage, a specialty drink favored by Ordos people.

Gary took a sip of the drink, letting out a comfortable groan. He glanced at the Secretary, who was giving him coquettish looks. He nodded to indicate, and the Secretary immediately and familiarly slipped under the desk and started working.

Gary opened the book in his hands. As an enduring classic work of Ordos, the principles contained within made him frown from time to time, then relax, occasionally letting out groans of sudden realization.

Gary was not young, but having undergone several Gene Optimization surgeries and fusing a Gene Chain, this man looked like a Middle-Aged Man.

Ordos's Decadent lifestyle had already corrupted his former Lofty Ambitions and Great Aspirations.

Compared to wielding power In interstellar space, he preferred randomly picking out those popular female celebrities on the Ordos Planet at night.

Or everyone together...

Letting out a long breath, Gary put down the classic masterpiece, took a sip of tea, and remembered the Marauders that had recently appeared in the Ordos System.

Who knew why those Interstellar Mice would set their sights on this unknown little Star System.

At this moment, a Staff Member hurried into the room and reported: "Your Excellency Governor General, the High Echelon just sent a notification that they have dispatched reinforcements here and asked us to prepare to interface with them. Here are the detailed documents."

Gary's expression slightly changed. The Secretary walked out from under the desk with her head down, while the Staff Member, accustomed to the sight, handed over the documents.

Gary lowered his head and carefully flipped through them... but his face became uglier and uglier, finally slamming the documents fiercely onto the desk.

"What kind of reinforcements is this? One B-Tier Lifeform and a bunch of logistics soldiers, what fucking use is that!"

Gary Cursed Loudly. Although the Ordos System was relatively barren, they could at least pile up one B-Tier Lifeform.

The Captain of the E'duosi Self-Defense Force was a B-Tier Lifeform. Not long ago, he heroically sacrificed himself in the resistance against the Marauders.

It was precisely because of his heroic counterattack that a portion of the Marauders were temporarily repelled, winning them a brief period of peace.

"Archon, this B-Tier Lifeform is unusual," the Staff Member reminded, his face looking very unwell.

Gary was somewhat puzzled. He had just skimmed it earlier and hadn't looked closely. Hearing the staff's reminder, he looked carefully again, and his pupils instantly contracted:

"It's the recipient of the Golden Cross Medal—Li Yu!?"

"They are using Ordos as a Trap to ambush those two A-Tier Lifeforms!?" Gary instantly realized. As an Archon, his sense of smell wasn't too dull.

Right now, Li Yu was In the Eye of the Storm. Leaving the Central Star System was simply courting death, unless he had other purposes.

"In all likelihood, that is the case..." the Staff Member nodded heavily; they also thought so.

Gary was furious. This meant he had already been abandoned. He subconsciously wanted to protest to the High Echelon, but a sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart.

This was probably already unchangeable.

...

Six days later, Li Yu piloted his Spaceship into the Ordos System.

Landing at a military parking area on Ordos Prime, he parked directly on the Surface. Ordos didn't have a spaceport.

Ordos basically cleared out the parking area, and a group of people waited early at the dock.

The Blast Door opened, and Li Yu led his guard squad out. This trip was relatively dangerous; although he was confident in ensuring his own safety, it wasn't guaranteed for the others.

So he didn't bring his own people, only the Escort Team provided by Return Star.

The leading welcomer straightened his clothes, walked up with an elegant smile, and took the initiative to extend his hand for a handshake.

"Baron Li Yu, I am Ronan, Chief of Staff. I welcome your arrival on behalf of Ordos."

"Hello." Li Yu shook hands with him.

"Upon learning of your arrival, Your Excellency Governor General originally wanted to accompany you personally, but unfortunately, he really couldn't clear his schedule. Therefore, I am responsible for receiving you, please do not take offense," Ronan said with an appropriate tone.

Actually, this was just an excuse. Gary believed Ordos was doomed sooner or later and couldn't be bothered with Insincere Dealings with Li Yu, so he didn't want to come out to greet him.

In Gary's view, Li Yu might indeed be very powerful, but he wasn't an A-Tier Lifeform after all. Being able to withstand them last time was only through some special method.

Although he obtained the Golden Cross Medal, that was just due to a stroke of luck. As a formally trained Archon, Gary looked down on Li Yu in his bones.

And now that he was being used as a discarded pawn by the High Echelon for fishing, he had virtually no value, not worth Gary making an appearance.

"Your resting place is already prepared, please follow me." Ronan's attitude was very respectful, leaving no room for fault-finding.

On the way, Li Yu asked Ronan about the specific details of the Marauder attack.

"The specific files have already been prepared for you..." Ronan took out a paper document folder, making Li Yu pause slightly, feeling somewhat moved.

Judging from Ordos's combat experience, this group of Marauders only had six or seven small warships, their overall Strength leaning low, and they even suffered severe losses from their heroic resistance.

Li Yu's expression gradually turned strange. This should be the other party's disguise, right, to avoid attracting more attention.

Otherwise, how could they possibly be forced back by a B-Tier Lifeform.

Focusing on memorizing several locations where the Marauders appeared, Li Yu had Claptrap enter Ordos's local network.

In the Interstellar Network, Claptrap was still somewhat constrained, but in Ordos's local network, it didn't take much time for Claptrap to take over the entire network.

"Master, Governor Gary is currently hosting a multiplayer party at his home, which includes popular female and male celebrities of Ordos."

Claptrap made an extra discovery. Surveillance video surfaced on his retina. Li Yu's mouth twitched, finding it too spicy for his eyes, and didn't pay it too much attention.

This Archon seems to have started giving up on himself. This state has lasted for a long time. According to Claptrap's records, it seems to have started seven days ago...

Uh... wasn't that when I set off?Li Yu felt somewhat awkward.This buddy didn't start despairing because I came, did he...

Setting this question aside, Claptrap found some anomalous records.

For example, Enzog Volcano, the largest volcano on the Ordos planet, had somewhat frequent geothermal activity recently.

According to expert speculation, it would erupt soon, and it would be the largest eruption in history.

And in places like the Kru Basin and the Xibai Grand Canyon, there was bizarre geological activity.

At the same time, these few places were also where the Ordos government suspected Marauder activity.

At the official Ordos Guesthouse, Ronan left Li Yu there and immediately departed, taking everyone with him, not even leaving anyone to attend to them.

"What kind of attitude is Ordos having!?" The Guard Captain was furious. He was a young man, full of youthful vigor.

He highly admired Li Yu's previous deeds and volunteered to lead the squad here as guards.

Now seeing Ordos's perfunctory attitude towards Li Yu, he was naturally exceptionally angry.

"Daniel, calm down..." Li Yu didn't care about this. He came as bait, and Ordos was about to become a battlefield; it would be weird if Ordos had a good attitude towards him.

He wasn't surprised that Ordos could guess his purpose for coming. The ruling body of a planet was a massive organization, having smart people was very normal.

"Yes... sir." No matter how angry Daniel was, he had to obey Li Yu's orders, and lowered his head to patrol the Guesthouse.

...

In the Ordos Space Orbit, a massive warship was hidden in the Void.

Inside the Ship Cabin, a large number of staff members hurried back and forth, precision Instruments operated continuously, and a Virtual projection of the entire Ordos was on full display.

David frowned deeply, a crimson glow flickering deep within his eyes, seeming to be some kind of Camera Lens. He stared intently at the Virtual projection before him.

At this moment, a Subordinate rushed in to report, saying loudly:

"My Lord, the Spaceship that just landed on the Surface of Ordos has been confirmed. It is Li Yu's Spaceship."

"Li Yu?" David instantly pulled up the files corresponding to this name from the Database. A massive amount of information interwove, causing his brainwave activity to spike abruptly.

"He really knows how to pick a place, using this as a battlefield." He also deduced Return Star's intent behind this move, and his expression instantly turned unwell.

He didn't want too many eyes focused here, but judging from the current situation, this place would soon become the most eye-catching place for Return Star.

"Execute those Idiots! With the Technology on this planet being so backward, they actually managed to be discovered!" David scolded again.

If the Idiots under him hadn't been discovered by Ordos, engaged in a few battles, and made the other party send out a distress call, how could this completely unnoticeable Star System have been chosen?

"Yes!" The Subordinate was shocked and hurriedly left to follow orders. Then he heard David command again: "Relocate the warship, stay away from Ordos for now. Even if it's used as a battlefield, the final victor must be us!"

The massive warship slowly emerged from the Void, then gradually entered Optical Invisibility, slowly distancing itself from Ordos.

...

"Daniel, I have something to do and need to go out." Li Yu called Daniel over. Seeing that the other party was already preparing to pack his things, Li Yu added: "I'm going alone, you don't need to go."

"But I am your guard..." Daniel wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Li Yu: "I have a secret mission, I can only go alone."

Daniel looked aggrieved, but didn't say anything more.

"If anyone looks for me..." Li Yu pondered, but before he finished speaking, he heard Daniel say coldly: "Blast them straight out."

"With Ordos's attitude, there's no need to find an excuse to brush them off."

Li Yu revealed a smile, patted Daniel's shoulder. The [Titan Colonization Armor] enveloped his entire body, and after entering Optical Invisibility, he flew out of the Guesthouse.

Enzog Volcano, the largest volcano on the Ordos Planet, had a crater diameter of 65 kilometers and a coverage area reaching 9,000 square kilometers. Once it erupted, half of the Ordos planet would be covered in thick smoke.

Li Yu was cautious, avoiding being discovered by the Star Glory Empire's Exploration Team. He didn't find any traces of the other party near the volcano, only some residual mechanical usage marks.

After exploring the surroundings for a long time, Li Yu jumped directly into the crater.

He didn't feel any burning sensation, even feeling somewhat comfortable. His own Gene Chain already had an extreme affinity for Magma.

An hour later, Li Yu had a strange expression. Standing in the Magma, beneath his feet was bronze-colored metal, engraved with complex patterns that covered a huge area. At a glance, the edge was almost invisible.

These patterns were very similar to the patterns on the Titan Chest. It was clearly the so-called Titan Ruins.

"This... is too easy..." Li Yu was somewhat dumbfounded. He originally thought the Titan Ruins, which required layers of decryption and exploration to find, was found just like this?

Spending some more time, Li Yu roughly figured out the area covered by this bronze-colored metal; it reached almost half of the coverage area of the Enzog Volcano.

He couldn't find any entryway, not even a keyhole. This thing was like a single solid metal plate, with nothing novel about it.

There were no traces of metal structures extending downwards either, making one Bewildered.

His only harvest was discovering a few Monitoring Instruments left behind by the Exploration Team, blinking with red light.

Avoiding the Monitoring Instruments, Li Yu still felt somewhat strange. This was too coincidental; he found the Titan Ruins at the very first place he went.

And the Exploration Team hadn't even left anyone to observe, just leaving behind a few Instruments. Were they So Careless?

Could it be...He pondered inwardly, forming a hypothesis...

Based on this hypothesis, he immediately left Enzog Volcano and headed to the other places with strange geological activity, which were also suspected locations where Marauders had appeared.

(End of this chapter)