Lin Mu did not dwell on it.
Instead, he focused on his task.
He activated the ship's arrays, directing their perception toward the planet. Measurements began to form, calculations running through the system as it determined the planet's exact position in space.
Coordinates.
Angles.
Relative motion.
Everything was processed.
Lin Mu took the data and fed it into the formula provided by the Rune Dwarves.
SHUA
The map above the jade slip responded. The flickering marker that represented the Runweld Barren World shifted and stabilized. Previously, it had been erratic, moving across a wide arc as uncertainty in its position caused it to fluctuate.
Now that arc reduced.
"Half circle to a quarter," Lin Mu observed.
It was progress.
Not yet precise.
But closer.
"We only need the third planet now," he said.
The ship adjusted course slightly.
The journey continued.
Days passed.
The routine remained unchanged.
Then, after nearly a week they found it: The third planet.
