Chapter 3080: After Divorce, Forced to Compete with My Ex-Husband 10

After a night of rest, the exploration team greeted a new day full of dangers on this planet.

Blake had been studying this map for nearly ten minutes but still hadn't made a decision; the several security personnel accompanying him were already ready, standing by for his orders.

Blake lifted his gaze from the map and glanced sideways toward Chenshu.

Chenshu's attention was clearly not on the map; following his line of sight, all he could see was Jin Chen sitting there eating breakfast.

Blake waited a long time but received no order from his superior, so he quietly shifted his gaze to Jin Chen.

Noticing Blake's plea for help, Jin Chen lazily propped up his cheek, poked Chenshu's forehead with his index finger, nudging his head toward Blake, and said, "Look at the map, General."

Chenshu tilted his head slightly from the poke, then naturally reached up to hold Jin Chen's finger, his thumb lightly rubbing the pad, before finally turning his gaze to the map.

Blake let out a long sigh of relief in his heart.

The bullet comments had been lively since early morning; after yesterday's buildup, the stream's popularity not only didn't drop but kept rising thanks to the influx of viewers, the most noticeable new group being accounts whose verified info showed they were active or retired personnel of the Imperial Military. Those in the know, like Blake, endured great hardship, only able to constantly report in the bullet comments any claims that separated the General and Young Master Jin and paired them with others.

: When did our General become so unenthusiastic!!

: Could the brothers in the military tell us what exactly is the relationship between our General and Jin Chen? We've guessed for ages and still can't figure it out!

: No, next question.

: These military people definitely know the inside story! The more they hide it, the more curious I get!

Chenshu finally settled on the map's marked coastal point: "Coastline No. 6 is not far from the base, the terrain is relatively open, and if anything abnormal occurs, retreating to the base would be easier."

The other guests had no objections either.

Chi Mu had already put on his hat; hearing this, he smiled with narrowed eyes and said in a clear voice, "Great, let's set off right away!"

Steve, meanwhile, looked left and right, as if searching for something—his temporary neighbor next door wasn't there.

"Someone's missing… Yun… Yun Wu, right? He hasn't gotten up yet?"

As soon as the words fell, Yun Wu came down from the second floor, still wearing those black-frame glasses, a slightly oversized dark coat, looking a bit listless as if he'd pulled an all-nighter; hearing Steve's words, the half of his face hidden by his collar glanced his way and he nodded in greeting.

Yun Wu went downstairs, pulled out a vial of potion from his pocket, and handed it to Chi Mu.

Yan Xu saw the potion and exclaimed in surprise, "Is this a restorative potion?"

Yun Wu pinched his brow wearily, nodded, and then heard Chi Mu happily reply, "Thanks, Yun Wu bro—I knew you could pull it off even with just one night!"

: Yun Wu is so loving, he stayed up all night making the potion for Mu Mu!

: Sniffle, so sweet, a research bigwig pulling an all-nighter for love……

: But the expedition is already dangerous; making Chi Mu stay up all night isn't right.

: What are you saying up there? Mu Mu didn't force him; Yun Wu volunteered, okay!

: Being willing is one thing, but who would normally ask someone to pull an all-nighter to make medicine for them……

Steve stood in front of Yun Wu, a head taller, looking at this researcher huddled at the edge of the crowd, pulled out a nutritional supplement that was hard to stomach from his pack, pushed it toward him, and said, "Have something to eat."

Yun Wu blinked, looked down at the supplement being held before him, then slowly reached out to take it, gripping it in his palm, and said, "Thanks."

Jin Chen stayed silent the whole time, merely propping his chin at the table to observe the chaotic mess, while Chenshu had already finished preparations at the door.

"All set? Let's go."

Chenshu stood at the door with his gear ready, his backlit silhouette in the morning light looking neat and powerful.

Jin Chen brushed off the crumbs on his hand, lazily replied, "Coming."

As he passed Chenshu, Chenshu naturally adjusted the position of his backpack's side pocket; Jin Chen flung the strap that had slipped to his shoulder back behind him and stepped out first through the main gate.

——

The marker for Coastline No. 6 lay about two star-hours' travel to the northwest of the base.

The group passed through several clusters of abandoned holiday villas; the coastline stretching several kilometers opened up the view, near-shore revealing the outline of submerged reefs, while far out the sea rose with a faint pink mist.

If one hadn't heard the planet's backstory, this would indeed be an ideal vacation spot, but everyone knows what lies beneath this beautiful facade.

Blake stopped ahead of the coastline, glanced at his handheld detector, and told everyone, "The marker's range covers most of this coastline; we'll split up to check the surroundings, keep comms open, and report any abnormality immediately."

This coastline had probably been developed as a commercial zone for tourists; remnants of shops lingered behind the beach, and Jin Chen wandered around, detouring past an abandoned department store, taking a side path, cutting an S-turn, and arriving at a more secluded stretch of the shore.

The detector showed no abnormal energy response; Jin Chen walked on the beach for a while, then crouched to brush aside the sand and inspect the underlying strata, finding nothing.

He rose to his feet, idly scanning the surroundings, yawning, "Searching like this is just wasting time."

Jin Chen caught sight of Chi Mu searching the reef clusters in the distance, and suddenly decided to test his earlier plot guess: "【System, any plot points today?】"

"【Yes.】" 999 replied quickly.

"【Where exactly does it happen?】"

999 gave the coordinate range—it was near this reef cluster before his eyes.