The morning light was faint.
Off the coast of Shapudian.
The research vessel "Eastern Science" had been anchored next to a deserted island for a full five days.
In a certain cabin.
"Ring~"
The crisp sound of a cell phone alarm rang precisely at 7 o'clock.
The authority on mineral research from the Carmenia Federation, Professor Federick, immediately opened his eyes.
This middle-aged man in his fifties looked a bit bewildered, as if he didn't know where he was.
But the professor quickly remembered and cursed heavily, "Fxxk!"
This was not the Federation.
This was the remote Shapudian.
Professor Federick turned over and sat up from the narrow bed, pulling open the curtains with a "swish," revealing an endless expanse of sea.
In recent days, he had cursed this phrase countless times.
The professor stared blankly for a moment, then sighed, "I shouldn't have accepted JICA's invitation to cross half of the Canglan Star to this godforsaken place called Shapudian."
