The same thousand miles that previously took Ji Xinghe eight and a half days to traverse, he now accomplished in a day and a half.
Out of this period, he spent ten hours resting.
Ji Xinghe didn't really need that much rest, but his General Mecha did. During their attempt to evade the imperial spacecraft's firepower, they had consumed a significant amount of energy. With war imminent, he had to ensure that the energy reserves remained sufficient.
Unable to replenish its own energy, the ten hours of rest time was essentially time spent waiting.
The yellow-brown alien sky erupted into a white bloom, gently floating towards the ground.
Armed with his rifle, Ji Xinghe glanced at it and via 'Yazi', identified the approximate landing spot of the bloom before he started running again.
The prompts continued to sound in his ear.
"Imperial Mech Corps 120 kilometers away, anticipated encounter in approximately 75 minutes."