Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 2100 The Lost Voyage of the Yamato
The departure of Iskandar and Gamiras did not cause any ripples.

Apart from the occasional hateful glances from the survivors, led by Theodore, the commander of the Tahuanga War, little has changed.

Tahuanga continued to follow the orders of the great sage Monomos, methodically seeking the power to open new paths and retracing the footsteps left by the prophets.

On the other hand, the Morning Wind Elves warmly welcomed their new friends and allies, holding a welcoming ceremony with the highest level of etiquette. This made everyone in Gamiras feel flattered and impressed by He Ming's network of connections.

After all, the World Tree's previous display of power, which surpassed the understanding of the Gamiras, was enough to make those with reservations submit.

"We never expected that you, Pioneer, would have such an ally in this universe. It truly surprises us."

After raising his glass in salute to He Ming, Tianqi Wang had a report delivered to him.

"This is an anomaly we discovered in the empty space near the Andromeda Galaxy. If we start from here, it would probably take one or two space jumps to catch up with them."

"Strange?"

The implication of the Sky Knight King's words seemed to be that he knew someone.

He Ming glanced at the report and immediately understood.

How long have you been noticing their movements?

"It took about a week. At first, we thought they were a civilization in the current universe, but after carefully observing the residual radiation from their jump, we finally confirmed that the space jump technology used by their ship came from the planet Gamilas or Iskandar."

King Tianqi nodded and gradually revealed more secrets.

“Initially, we tried to send people to communicate with them, but we found that they did not respond to our signals.”

"Is there still such a thing?"

He Ming suddenly recalled the scenes of how he had freed the solar system from the shield of the Ghost Faces, and answered almost subconsciously.

"Could it also be due to a slight misalignment in time?"

Logically speaking, given the technology of the Morningwind Elves, there shouldn't be a situation where they can't contact their target.

Given the current situation, the only most likely explanation is that they, being from Earth, are still in a time displacement and unable to respond to the call of the present time and space.

"I see. I understand."

He Ming closed the report and got up to leave.

"Lord Pioneer, do you require us to dispatch a fleet?"

"No! I and the Ark of Destruction will go! You just need to make arrangements for Iskandar and Gamilas."

"Yes! Please rest assured, Pioneer!"

In some empty region of space between the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way.

The space battleship Yamato is currently sailing on this route, and it is also the seventy-third day since it began making its external calls.

"How's it going?"

As the chair representing the captain's authority descended from the elevator, Okita Juzo, now captain of the Yamato once again, turned his gaze toward Chief Steward Mori Yuki.

No. No response was received.

A hint of fatigue showed on Sen Xue's pretty face.

After receiving Iskandar's distress signal, the Yamato, which had restarted its voyage, recently went astray.

At some point in the past, all the navigation devices on the Yamato went unresponsive and could no longer provide any guidance to the people aboard.

Okita Juzo led everyone in trying every possible method, but the Yamato's voyage continued.

Even though the Yamato was still able to use its optical equipment to observe the surrounding galaxies and the crew was able to perform rough positioning calculations, they still couldn't get the Yamato out of its voyage. What terrified everyone on board the Yamato the most was that they had lost contact with Earth.

This undoubtedly made the already troubled Yamato even more chaotic.

If it weren't for Captain Juzo Okita, who was like a pillar of strength, there would probably have been a major upheaval on the Yamato.

"Chief Technician, have you figured out the cause?"

The chief engineer, Shiro Sanada, who was called out, sighed and shook his head.

"I'm very sorry, Captain, we really can't find the reason."

Even the usually calm and collected Sanada Shiro, who always managed to find a solution, could only silently admit defeat.

"Is that so? It seems that time has abandoned us."

Okita Juzo said something that made Sanada Shiro pause for a moment, then his eyes immediately lit up.

"Captain! What you just said..."

"Hmm. Did you notice?"

Okita Juzo smiled slightly.

"No. I just feel there's a slight possibility."

Suddenly, before Sanada Shiro could express his thoughts, Mori Yuki, who was trying to make contact with the outside world, stood up abruptly, pressed her earpiece lightly, as if listening carefully to something.

Then, she turned around decisively, looked at Okita Juzo and shouted loudly.

"Captain! We've detected an echo that looks like a signal. After analysis, it's highly likely that someone is trying to make contact."

"Technician!"

Okita Juzo nodded and turned his gaze to Sanada Shiro.

The latter immediately perked up, nodded vigorously, and then joined Sen Xue in analyzing the signal.

Not long after, Sanada Shiro and Mori Yuki, looking delighted, presented the analysis report to Okita Juzo.

Okita Juzo took a close look and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Indeed, time has not abandoned us."

Beneath the brim of the hat, a pair of eyes gleaming with golden light slowly rose, gazing at the porthole ahead, as if these eyes could see through to what lay hidden deep within the dark void.

In fact, it is true.

While the crew of the Yamato were anxious about being unable to contact any person, organization, country, or planet, the Ark of Destruction, which had escaped from the warp, had already arrived near the Yamato, silently watching the ship drifting in this space.

"Observation complete. It was indeed due to a time discrepancy, Admiral."

Jin Gang withdrew his gaze and nodded slightly to He Ming.

However, since Earth, where the Yamato was located, did not exist in this world, why did the Yamato still experience time misalignment similar to that in the solar system?
Could it be that after He Ming left, another Earth appeared on the other side of the solar system?
"My lord, I have just contacted the Star-Traveling Ark that remained in the Solar System. No new Earth has appeared in the Solar System."

Katsura Touko respectfully stated the answer she had received from the Star-Traveling Ark.

"is it?"

He Ming's eyes lit up with a dazzling golden light, as if he were having a conversation with some being.

"Looks like this is another strange puzzle. Hopefully, it's not a mess left behind by the Ghostfaces!"

(End of this chapter)