Hearing Tushan Yue's explanation, Qinchuan's face darkened slightly. This was not something to be happy about.
Slowly, Qinchuan and Tushan Yue approached the cosmic whirlpool. The spatial turbulence had long stopped, and the cosmic whirlpool had returned to normal. With their eyesight, they could easily see through the cosmic whirlpool. Just like the outside world, there were no corpses in the cosmic whirlpool.
"The Void Empire's gathering place is not here."
Qinchuan looked around, but he could not see any void creatures around the cosmic whirlpool.
"The Void Empire will not be stupid enough to wait for us in the same place. They must have found a place that they think is safe and hidden," Tushan Yue said to Qinchuan. "Let's expand the search area and go deeper."
This cosmic whirlpool was at the edge of Tron Nebula. Further ahead was the unexplored Dark Universe. No one knew what dangers were hidden in the Dark Universe. Most importantly, because there was no signal source, all electronic communication devices could not be used in the Dark Universe. Once they went too deep, it was very likely that they would get lost. If the Void Empire set the location of the transmission channel in the Dark Universe, it would be troublesome.
Because there were no void creatures around, everyone began to search around with ease. In the end, they found nothing.
After a ten-hour search, everyone returned to the shuttle and gathered. Everyone's expression was somewhat complicated. It was hard to tell whether they were happy or disappointed.
"The Void Empire did not leave any traces around here. They must have retreated into the Dark Universe!"
Tushan Yue said with certainty because he could not think of a second possibility. If they wanted to explore the Dark Universe, even if it was just the surroundings, they would need a lot of manpower and material resources. It was impossible for the ten of them to do it.
It was like throwing a handful of sand into the sea. It would not cause any waves at all.
After confirming that there were no problems with the returning members and that there was no disguise, Tushan Yue immediately ordered, "Let's go back and bring this news back."
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Just as Qinchuan's group went to the cosmic whirlpool to collect information, the various forces were not idle. They were all speculating about what Qinchuan's group would gain from this trip and whether they could return. If Qinchuan's group could not return on time, then they would have to consider the issue of retreat.
Facing the fear of the unknown, everyone was instinctively afraid.
"All representatives, gather in the conference room immediately!"
When the assembly order came from the broadcast, everyone's expression changed slightly. Calculating the time, Qinchuan's group should be back.
When the representatives of the various forces arrived in the conference room one after another, they saw Qinchuan's group of ten. When they saw that Qinchuan's group was not missing, they all sighed in relief. They were not worried about the safety of Qinchuan's group, but that they could return safely, which meant that they did not encounter any danger. In that case, they were safe.
When all the representatives of the various forces arrived in the conference room, Hai Junlan looked around and said loudly, "First of all, I think we should warmly welcome the safe return of our friends from the Tushan Family!"
Hearing Hai Junlan's words, everyone applauded very cooperatively. After all, she risked her life to collect information without any information. She deserved some applause and encouragement.
On the other hand, Qinchuan's group was very calm. They did not feel happy because of the applause. This time, they could return safely only because they were lucky. Besides, they did not collect information to win these people's applause.
When the applause stopped, Hai Junlan looked at Tushan Yue and said, "Seventh elder, please tell everyone about the information you collected."
Hearing this, the others immediately pricked up their ears. They all wanted to know what kind of information Tushan Family had gathered during this trip.
Tushan Yue's face was serious as he said to everyone, "First, the cosmic whirlpool is safe for now. We did not find any trace of the Void Empire.
Second, there are no corpses near the cosmic whirlpool. We suspect that the Void Empire took them as supplies for the void tentacles.
Third, we suspect that the Void Empire entered the Dark Universe. "
As soon as Tushan Yue's voice faded, a heated discussion broke out in the conference room. Seeing Qinchuan's group of ten return safely, everyone had guessed that there would not be too much danger near the cosmic whirlpool. However, they did not expect that Qinchuan's group did not even see a trace of the Void Empire!
Hearing this, Hai Junlan frowned slightly and analyzed, "There are no traces of the Void Empire around the cosmic whirlpool, and the Dark Universe is not far from the cosmic whirlpool. The Void Empire suffered heavy losses due to the spatial turbulence. In order to avoid our follow-up attacks, they hid in the Dark Universe. This is understandable."
Hearing Hai Junlan's analysis, everyone nodded in agreement. Although the Void Empire had hundreds of thousands of void creatures in the ruins, not many of these void creatures could survive after experiencing the spatial turbulence. However, they were different. They had the entire Tron Nebula behind them. Even if they suffered some losses in the spatial turbulence, they could quickly gather a force again. Under such circumstances, the Void Empire would be no match for them. This was also why they had the courage to gather their troops. As long as the commander of the Void Empire was not a fool, he would definitely not continue to stay near the cosmic whirlpool and wait for them to come knocking on his door.
"Since they have already retreated into the Dark Universe, can we go back? That's the Dark Universe. We are not a professional exploration team. Entering it will be very dangerous."
"Hmph, just because the Void Empire retreated into the Dark Universe doesn't mean that they won't come out for the rest of their lives. We should take advantage of their weakened strength to completely defeat them, instead of waiting for them to establish a transmission channel to invade us!"
"But how are we going to enter the Dark Universe?
Who knows if the Void Empire has gone deep into the Dark Universe? "
In the face of everyone's quarrel, Hai Junlan could not help but glare at them. What everyone said was very reasonable. The Dark Universe was not any other place. It was full of danger everywhere. Rashly entering the unexplored Dark Universe was a very dangerous thing. Perhaps they would have suffered heavy losses before they could find the Void Empire.
"Quiet!"
At this moment, someone suddenly roared, causing the noisy conference room to instantly quiet down. Everyone subconsciously looked at the person who roared. It was Qinchuan who was sitting beside Tushan Yue.
Facing everyone's gaze, Qinchuan pursed his lips and said faintly, "Maybe … the Void Empire did not enter the Dark Universe."