Xin Dali had no choice but to have Zhang Li maneuver the spaceship back about fifty miles.
As soon as their spaceship retreated, the flying vehicle began to vibrate rapidly.
After a while, the flying vehicle began to pursue them.
Frightened, Zhang Li turned the ship around, preparing to flee.
"Don't move," Guo Xuyang shouted. "Slowly dock the spaceship into the flying vehicle's cargo bay."
Zhang Li didn't listen to Guo Xuyang; instead, he looked at Xin Dali.
Seeing Guo Xuyang continuously staring at the flying vehicle and not looking at him, Xin Dali could only nod, allowing Zhang Li to proceed as Guo Xuyang instructed.
Zhang Li carefully maneuvered the spaceship to land slowly inside the flying vehicle's cargo bay.
From a distance, the flying vehicle didn't appear large.
When the spaceship docked inside the cargo bay, they realized their own spaceship was like a miniature toy in comparison to the flying vehicle.
This flying vehicle was approximately ten kilometers long, with a honeycomb-like structure. Its densely packed cargo bays held only a few damaged spaceships.
It was unknown what the flying vehicle had encountered to be abandoned like this.
Guo Xuyang led Xin Dali and the others to the control room. Kasa had already transformed into a sheepdog and was squatting in front of the controller.
"Master, the flying vehicle is mostly intact. However, it cannot sustain the journey back," Kasa's voice echoed in Guo Xuyang's mind.
"Are there any items on board that we can take?"
"Besides some fuel, this flying vehicle is the only thing of value," Kasa replied.
"This flying vehicle is too large. If it can't sustain the journey back, its value is significantly diminished."
After understanding the situation, Guo Xuyang relayed the information to Xin Dali and the others, seeking their opinions.
"It's truly a shame. If we could bring this flying vehicle back, we would be years ahead of other countries.
However, even if we can't take it back, we can dismantle some of the main components and bring them with us," Xin Dali said.
"In that case, this flying vehicle would be completely scrapped.
I don't know where this flying vehicle came from, but judging by its condition, it doesn't seem to be a product of Earth civilization.
I wonder if our actions might attract the attention of other species," Zhang Li remarked.
"Since this flying vehicle was abandoned in this place, it means its owners have completely departed and are unlikely to return.
I just checked the cargo bay, and only unusable spaceships that can no longer fly remain.
This flying vehicle was likely thoroughly discarded by them," Xu Dahai stated.
"Then let's load these supplies onto our spaceship and take them back. We'll leave this flying vehicle," Tong Xin suggested.
"Agreed, let's take these supplies with us.
This flying vehicle is too massive for us to bring back, so we have no choice but to abandon it," Xin Dali said.
Thus, Xin Dali gathered everyone to begin loading the uranium supplies.
Guo Xuyang extended his senses and conducted a thorough search of the entire flying vehicle, confirming there was nothing else worth taking.
These uranium supplies amounted to over three hundred tons. Even with Guo Xuyang, Tong Xin, and others using their special abilities to help collect some, it took them nearly a full day to transport and store all the uranium in the spaceship.
Guo Xuyang secretly stashed away over fifty tons of uranium using his storage ability.
He still had a flying vehicle in his mind, which Kasa's descendant had used when escaping during a war.
This uranium should be sufficient as fuel for that flying vehicle.
However, the flying vehicle in his mind was minuscule compared to the one before them; it wasn't even a tenth of the size of their current spaceship, let alone the massive one they were currently in.
After everyone had loaded all the uranium into the spaceship, they departed from the flying vehicle.
Guo Xuyang also returned to the spaceship with Kasa, who had transformed into a sheepdog.
Xin Dali was quite interested in the sheepdog following behind Guo Xuyang.
"Yangzi, is this an alien life form? It looks quite similar to the sheepdogs from our hometown."
"This is Kasa, whom I brought with me. I haven't released it until now.
It was Kasa who activated the entire flying vehicle just now," Guo Xuyang explained.
"Impressive. I didn't expect a sheepdog you brought along to be so powerful."
"What a cute doggie!" Tong Xin came over, crouched down, and stroked Kasa's head.
Kasa, as if on cue, nudged its head against Tong Xin's face.
"You lecherous dog," Ye Zi muttered under her breath.
Kasa, perhaps sensing Ye Zi's thoughts, rolled its eyes at her.
Coincidentally, Tong Xin saw it.
"Look, this dog can even roll its eyes! Ye Zi, it's rolling its eyes at you."
"Roll your eyes again and I'll dig them out and throw them away," Ye Zi said, glancing at Kasa.
Hearing this, Kasa dejectedly turned its head and buried its snout in Tong Xin's chest.
This amused Guo Xuyang.
"Ye Zi, why are you bullying Kasa?"
"What do you think? Like master, like pet. They're all scumbags," Ye Zi said resentfully.
Guo Xuyang could only rub his nose and remain silent.
After all, with so many people present, her words were rather unflattering.
Xin Dali, Xu Dahai, and the others were a bit bewildered.
However, after looking at Kasa and then at Guo Xuyang, they couldn't help but exchange knowing glances.
Tong Xin looked at their expressions, then at the sheepdog burying its head in her chest, and her face suddenly flushed.
She pushed the dog's head away and hurriedly stood up.
Kasa retreated to Guo Xuyang's side, looked up at him, and then stuck out its tongue, licking its lips.
This prompted Guo Xuyang to kick it lightly.
"Enjoying the scent? Smells good, doesn't it? You're drooling."
"I think I know why Master likes women so much now. Heh heh," Kasa's voice resonated in Guo Xuyang's mind.
"Be careful, you might incur the wrath of the masses."
Kasa lifted its sheepdog head and glanced at Ye Zi and Tong Xin, then dared not speak further.
"Even though we can't take this flying vehicle back, we can take photos of it," Xin Dali suggested.
"Right. That's a good idea. With the ingenuity and intelligence of our engineers, they should be able to replicate this type of flying vehicle," Zhang Li added.
"Then let's split up. Turn on your operational monitors and conduct full-coverage recording.
Dahai, your team will be responsible for the propulsion systems.
Zhang Li, your team will handle the control systems.
Yangzi, your team will be responsible for the storage systems," Xin Dali instructed.
Thus, they activated their operational monitors and proceeded with full recording and focused photography to collect data on the entire flying vehicle system.
This operation kept them busy for another three days.
"Captain, we've finished collecting all the data. Should we head back? We've been out here for seven days, and our supplies are already more than half consumed," Zhang Li said to Xin Dali.
"Everyone check your equipment and prepare for our return journey," Xin Dali said, looking at everyone.
Before he finished speaking, a dense swarm of asteroids began to hurtle towards the flying vehicle from outside.