Betty wanting to go home didn't surprise Ethan. The trouble was that they couldn't easily determine the location.

Neither the location of Betty's home nor their current location was easy to ascertain.

Based on the information from the training ground's control room, they could only roughly infer some details, and they didn't know how far the training ground had been pushed from its original area.

To send Betty home, they first needed to find the star system where the training ground was originally located, then determine the specific coordinates before they could proceed.

Because Betty wanted to go home, everyone on the ship gathered in the control room to discuss how they could help fulfill her wish.

Having lived together, Betty wasn't someone with an unpleasant personality. She had already begun to integrate into the group.

In such a team, helping each other was quite normal.

Moreover, Ethan didn't have any specific destination in mind. The Artemis was currently just heading in a random direction, preparing to leave the current star system first, and then decide which direction to explore.

Now everyone was gathered around the conference table at the back of the control room, where the holographic projection displayed the surrounding star system and marked the Artemis's current position.

"According to the records in the training ground, it was originally flying towards the star, then after being hit by asteroids and meteorites, it approached the Purple Star, and was finally captured by the Purple Star's gravity, orbiting it."

But just because they had determined the location of the star and the Purple Star didn't mean they could deduce the correct direction in reverse.

Because these two celestial bodies were also constantly moving.

Although Ethan and the others hadn't left this star system yet, based on current observations, this star wasn't a rogue star system drifting in the vast, empty dark universe, but a member of a massive galaxy, similar to the Solar System in the Milky Way.

"Through normal means, we would need to calculate the positions of the Purple Star and this star when the training ground arrived in this star system, based on their current trajectories, and only then could we roughly estimate the direction the training ground flew from."

"We would even need to conduct long-term measurements and calculations to determine our precise location within the entire large galaxy."

According to the plan proposed by Luna, if they were lucky, they might quickly reach an accurate conclusion and find the star system where the training ground was originally located.

If they were unlucky, for instance, if the training ground changed direction multiple times when it was blown away, or even jumped to another galaxy through a wormhole, then the possibility of sending Betty home would be infinitely close to zero.

"If it's that difficult..."

Betty knew it was difficult, but she didn't expect it to be so troublesome. Although she had been living on the ship for a while, she always felt a bit different from the others, often feeling a bit reserved, so listening to Luna's explanation, she already wanted to give up on her idea.

"It's not troublesome."

Ethan waved his hand.

"Luna is talking about normal circumstances. Helping you get home would require those calculations and measurements, but don't forget who I am."

Ethan was a mage, with many miraculous abilities. Finding people across planes didn't trouble him, let alone finding Betty's family.

With Betty herself present, he could completely locate Betty's parents through blood relation.

"Ah, I forgot about that."

Ethan's abilities were too contradictory to the knowledge Betty had learned before. She rarely thought about problems from a magic perspective.

"Although we can determine the direction, it will still take quite some time to get there."

The distance was difficult to determine. This kind of spell could only provide a direction, not directly give specific coordinates, so they could only slowly fly in the direction provided by the spell.

What made Betty happy was that since the spell gave a feedback, it proved that Betty still had family alive, otherwise the spell would not have been able to be cast successfully at all.

"Although I don't know how long it will take to meet them, it's confirmed that you still have family alive."

The Artemis, improved from the Prometheus, could travel long distances at speeds infinitely close to the speed of light. Flying at this speed was very dangerous and required the ship's detection capabilities to be extremely powerful to avoid anything that could pose a threat in advance.

Now, they didn't need to worry about this point. The Artemis flying at full speed would release an energy shield, and anything it collided with would instead be shattered by the ship.

While Ethan was using the spell to determine the direction of travel, Luna also provided the result calculated based on the existing information. Because the time was too short, this data could only be used as a reference and its accuracy could not be guaranteed.

Seeing that the data provided by Luna and the result given by Ethan's spell had a significant deviation, everyone at this moment trusted the captain's magic even more.

"Let's leave this star system first."

Leaving a star system was not an easy task. The seemingly empty universe was actually filled with various energies, which, like waves and storms in the ocean, created all sorts of troubles for space travelers.

If Ethan and the others had casually found a spaceship and attempted to venture into the sea of stars, their ultimate fate would likely be that they couldn't even break out of this star system with the Purple Star.

It wasn't just a matter of speed. The heat and radiation filling these cosmic spaces also caused interference with the ship's navigation, and these energies exhibited a very interesting phenomenon. The closer to the edge of the star system, the stronger the interference, like layers of shells protecting the entire star system.

To break out, in addition to having sufficient speed, it also needed to be sturdy enough to withstand the erosion of various cosmic energies.

Now, the Artemis possessed all the conditions, and after determining the course, it steadily moved towards the outside of the star system.

"The universe is truly amazing."

Banner's purpose in coming here was to personally witness and experience the wondrous universe. After the Artemis officially set sail and his own troubles were resolved, Banner spent most of his time in the cockpit, staring blankly at various detection data. In the eyes of a scientist like him, this data was displaying a world invisible to the naked eye.

Everyone understood Banner's situation and no one disturbed him. Ethan still went to repair the teleportation platform every day.

He had initially found the problem.

This teleportation platform was a copy he had made based on the space-time magic Circle he had. He only had a rough understanding of the specific functions of many of the runes within it, so it was inevitable that there would be errors and omissions when creating the teleportation platform.

This time, he organized the parts he could completely understand and then began to carefully study the specific structure and function of the remaining parts. After determining that he had a good grasp of the spatial aspects, he also found the problem.

The space-time magic Circle also contained a large number of magical structures related to the rules of time. He only had a slight understanding of this part, and to completely master it, he needed a more thorough understanding of this mysterious energy.

However, this did not prevent him from taking out some of the content for use. For example, he was able to bind the time flow of the Starship Troopers world with this magic Circle. Because this part was together with the space-time anchor points, he quickly found and confirmed its content and principle.

After some adjustments, the teleportation platform was finally completed. Ethan conducted some more tests, sent more technical data to Annette and the others, and then began to create personalized teleportation positioning devices for everyone.

As the functions of the equipment Ethan and the others used gradually increased, the items each person needed to carry seemed to be increasing as well. He started to consider whether to integrate them completely.

Submerging his entire body in the warm spring water filled with arcane energy, Ethan came to Summer Island to relax after finishing his busy work.

After the Artemis's testing was mostly complete and the sailing direction was determined, more people on the ship began to come to the island to live.

After all, except for Banner the scientist, space travel was very boring and monotonous for most people. Even Hill preferred to enjoy the sea view and feel the sea breeze when resting.

Ethan had deliberately left the arcane spring eyes on this snowy mountain specifically for this kind of hot spring filled with arcane energy. As a mage, soaking in energy-filled spring water was the proper way of life.

Of course, Ethan wasn't someone who ate alone. There were several similar arcane hot spring eyes nearby, and he just chose the largest, suitable temperature, and relatively hidden one to use.

In this hidden cave, the glow of arcane energy provided excellent illumination, ensuring there was absolutely no gloomy or terrifying feeling.

"You really know how to enjoy yourself."

A familiar voice came from behind him. Ethan didn't even need to turn around to know who had arrived.

What happened next surprised Ethan. Rustling sounds and the sound of entering the water caused Ethan to open his eyes in surprise, and then he saw... Ada in a bikini.

"Tsk."

"You seem very disappointed."

Ada was like a cat that had just pushed a glass off a table and broken it, looking like she hadn't done anything (yes, it was me who did it), narrowing her eyes and leisurely enjoying the warm spring water filled with arcane energy.

"Any normal man would be like this, right?"

Looking around, this was a relatively secluded cave, and the light emitted by the arcane energy was very soft, making the cave semi-dark. A single man and woman soaking in a hot spring together... is it a beast or worse than a beast? That is the question.

"A normal man would do more."

As Ada spoke, she suddenly threw a small piece of cloth aside, making a crisp plop sound.

"Actually, women would too."

(To be continued.)