Dimensional Codex System: I'm really not a cultist!

Like all space-themed horror movies and games, everyone encountered no danger or obstacles upon entering the space station. Shupard led the team around the entire docking area, but they didn't find a single person, not even a corpse or bloodstains... Well, that's the usual, used to it.

"Watch this."

Standing on the deck and looking at Shupard, who was issuing orders not far away, Fang Zheng started to complain out of boredom.

"In a moment, this lady will definitely have others stay here to repair the ship, and then she'll lead a team into the space station to investigate what happened..."

Sure enough, before Fang Zheng's words had even finished, Shupard's voice immediately came over.

"Everyone, start repairs immediately. I want the Normandy repaired within 48 hours! Liana, Kaiden, you two come with me. We're going to see what's happened to this space station.

"...?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Fang Zheng in surprise, while Fang Zheng himself was also taken aback, hastily moving forward to stop Shupard.

"Wait a minute, Miss, you're only taking two people to investigate the entire space station?"

Even in movies, risky ventures at least involve a team. You're going with just two people; how courageous must you be to venture into the lion's den?

Whoa, if this were a movie, it just wouldn't make sense!

"Well..."

Faced with Fang Zheng's question, Shupard was also taken aback, clearly never having thought about it from this perspective.

"...I'm just used to taking two people."

"But with just two people, it's not enough to explore the entire space station."

Fang Zheng desperately tried to persuade her to be a bit more realistic... This isn't a game, lady. Don't you know there's a penalty for lack of experience in teamwork?

"But we're short on manpower..."

"It's you who are short on manpower."

Fang Zheng was having none of it. He turned his head to glance that way, thought for a moment, then waved his hand.

"Nobiru! Midori!"

"Coming, Brother Fang Zheng!"

Hearing Fang Zheng's call, Nobiru and Midori immediately ran over from Iona's side, and Fang Zheng patted the shoulders of these two little ones.

"Go help them out. This space station seems problematic, so having more people around is always helpful."

"No problem, leave it to me!"

Hearing Fang Zheng's orders, Nobiru puffed out her chest, making a loud pounding sound. Midori, on the other hand, shyly tugged at her hat, which looked like a wizard's hat, cautiously glanced at Shupard and her team, and nodded.

"Okay, big brother..."

"Uh..."

Seeing Fang Zheng talk, and then looking at the two girls who weren't even waist-high, Shupard and her two companions looked at each other, unsure of what to say. After all, these two girls didn't look like they had combat capabilities, not to mention they weren't even wearing space suits. What if there's a radiation leak?

"This isn't right, Mr. Fang Zheng."

Shupard, being a soldier rather than a politician, spoke her mind.

"They're just children, there's no need for them to go on an adventure with us. Plus, forgive my bluntness, they aren't even wearing spacesuits. No one knows what the situation inside the space station is, whether there's radiation or contamination. What if something happens...?"

"You don't need to worry about that."

However, before Shupard could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Fang Zheng.

"I can guarantee you that these won't be problems for them."

Fang Zheng had this confidence because Shupard wasn't aware that here in the Heavenly Dao Palace, there are very few beings unable to live in space.

Kurumi, Yoshino, and Yuki, the three Elves, could survive in space without any issues. The Cursed Children are even stronger, having integrated Zerg Gene, comparable to Flying Dragons or Explosive Mosquitoes. As for the Mind Models, they're warships that fly in space!

The Followers of the Crimson Realm are similar. They aren't human, so there's no need to consider human chemical reactions.

Even Eiriri, Asuna, and Black Cat, with their "Hard Light Armor," essentially have a lightweight, tight-fitting spacesuit, making spacewalks possible even if they can't travel the naked expanse of the cosmos.

As long they don't recklessly head towards the Sun, or try to dive into a Black Hole, everything should be fine.

Strictly speaking, maybe only the zombies and some little girls who escaped the zombie world are fragile in this regard... However, Fang Zheng didn't bring them along this time anyway.

So this wasn't an issue at all.

"...Alright."

Seeing Fang Zheng's insistence, and noting that the two little ones weren't objecting, Shupard didn't say more.

"But if there's danger, I will escort them back immediately!"

"Suit yourself."

Faced with Shupard's statement, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders. In fact, if he guessed right, when Shupard and the others really encountered danger, it would probably be when the little ones started to show their might.

In the end, Shupard left the hangar with Nobiru and Midori, while Fang Zheng quickly returned to the warship with the others, and then turned on... live streaming.

Yes, that's right. Since they were idle, why not sit in front of the computer and watch an instance guide stream for entertainment?

So after returning to the warship, Fang Zheng and the others gathered around, opened their personal terminal screens, connected to Nobiru's personal terminal, and started the live broadcast. Meanwhile, Fang Zheng decided to stir some excitement and made a huge front-page promotion on the "Cat Daze" streaming platform of the Heavenly Dao Palace — "Shocking, the entire space station is empty. Is this the degradation of humanity or the distortion of morals? Join Aohara Enju and Fumie Busei as they delve into science and explore!"

Not long after this headline was put out, the number of viewers in the current live room instantly surged to three million... Well, it seems there are more idle people than expected.

[Have Brother Fang Zheng and the others set out? Is there trouble?]

[Is it Sister Midori and Sister Nobiru leading the team? Who are those three people in the strange outfits?]

[Aren't they the ones who came onto our warship earlier? What's happening?]

Lines of bullet comments flew across the screen, yet unfortunately, Shupard and the others had no idea they were now being publicly scrutinized by Fang Zheng. They continued to carefully search and observe their surroundings.

"Doesn't seem like there are any people here."

"Could they have been kidnapped by the Collectors?"

Kaiden suggested another possibility, a situation they had experienced before, back when Shupard had just become a Reserve Phantom. At that time, there was a widespread disappearance of personnel in human colonies, similar to the current situation, with no corpses or signs of fighting. Through that investigation, Shupard began her feud with the Reapers...

"Hard to say, but the space station shows no signs of being breached... nor are there anomalies in the dock records. Anyway, let's continue onward."

At this point, Shupard glanced at the two little girls following them, giving Kaiden a signal.

"Keep them safe. No one knows what could happen."

"Understood."

Kaiden nodded and moved to the side of the two girls, while the five of them continued down the corridor, heading deeper into the space station...