ABRIWMTHM Chapter 136

It was a light blue planet, the blue not heavy, very pale, and indeed quite similar to the color of Shi Xing’s eyes.

Like the light blue color displayed around the beach.

It was an optical phenomenon caused by overly concentrated energy.

When Shi Xing first saw it, still waking up, he was a bit dazed. After Chi Yao finished speaking, Shi Xing’s gaze at that planet changed.

His eyes widened slightly, and he involuntarily placed his hand on the window, wanting to get a closer look.

As he released his perception, even just seeing it from afar, facing the energy brought by the particle wind, Shi Xing once again had a sense of déjà vu. A voice in his mind told him that, yes, the place he had visited before was this very planet.

This was the planet that nurtured the Mother Tree and also nurtured him.

—Blue Star.

It wasn’t until Chi Yao reached out and wrapped him in a blanket that Shi Xing realized he was almost pressing against the wall.

“Sorry.”

Realizing he had lost composure, Shi Xing muttered softly.

Chi Yao smiled, not surprised, “Blue Star humans have a natural longing for Blue Star; that’s normal.”

There were data to support this in the Tree Nest.

As Er Ya knew, after leaving the Empire for so many years, apart from running around the star system practicing medicine, most of the time was spent searching for traces of Blue Star. The pursuit of the origin of their race seemed to be ingrained in their blood.

Chi Yao said, “Here, we can already feel the high energy density. After traveling for half a day, we should be looking for a barren star to dock the warship and supply fleet.”

After a month of interstellar travel, although drones had repaired small issues on the mother ship and warship, the major checkup should still be on land, allowing mechanical engineers to inspect them. It would be more reassuring and easier to operate.

Furthermore, after a long space journey, the entire army had been quite restless for a month. It was necessary to get down to move around and rest.

They would see if there were any barren stars suitable for landing.

After all, they had already passed through several star systems. Currently, apart from Blue Star, other planets showed no signs of life activity. The atmospheric composition’s impact on their bodies and whether people from the Twin Star system could endure the pressure both needed to be surveyed.

Shi Xing understood, nodding, “Being in space for so long, energy consumption is large.”

“Keeping more crystals and beast cores is always good.”

Even with adequate preparations, it was hard to predict when a fierce battle might arise. Having an additional fully loaded energy ship would give everyone more confidence and strength in battle.

Er Ya followed them.

After getting up, Shi Xing found that not only did he want to gaze at Blue Star, but Er Ya had already been standing at the window in the living room of the ship for a long time when she discovered she could observe Blue Star.

Yan Changyue and Xu Jin were preparing breakfast.

Fei Chu saw Er Ya hadn’t moved and didn’t go to call her, instead saying to Shi Xing, “Do you want to go take a look? She’s been standing there since we came to the living room after hearing people say we could see Blue Star.”

Er Ya was always Shi Xing’s teacher.

Upon hearing this, Shi Xing naturally stood up.

As Shi Xing took a few steps away, Chi Yao shot Fei Chu a look and said, “Want people to speak for themselves? Always making others talk, what’s going on?”

Fei Chu pretended not to hear.

After saying that, Chi Yao did not elaborate further.

Just as Fu Qing sat down, he suddenly heard this and turned to see Shi Xing and Er Ya chatting. He perceptively noticed something but didn’t dare say much, quietly waiting for breakfast to be served.

Meanwhile, Shi Xing exchanged greetings with Er Ya and asked, “What are you looking at?”

Er Ya’s expression was complex; at least for Shi Xing, he had rarely seen such emotions on her face.

In life, Er Ya was consistently straightforward.

In Er Ya’s brown eyes, there was a surge of emotions. She smiled, then turned to look at Blue Star, gently leaning against the windowsill, “I don’t know.”

Her voice was soft, carrying an unfamiliar gentleness.

“It feels very dreamlike.”

“I can’t believe we really found it and saw it.”

“On the other hand, maybe it’s limited by cognitive inertia; I’m a bit reluctant to believe everything is real.”

Shi Xing understood this feeling and said softly, “I also feel a bit that way.”

After saying this, the two of them looked out at the star together again and smiled at each other.

“Breakfast is served; let’s eat first.”

Er Ya nodded.

Blue Star was situated within the energy turbulence, and this star system was no exception. The drones released by Dai Star, upon getting close enough, unexpectedly returned due to the energy turbulence — they could not approach any closer.

They needed to find a barren star to land on. Shi Xing and Er Ya immediately thought of those two star beasts and decided to bring them over that afternoon for inquiries, receiving suggestions regarding several nearby planets.

However, due to the presence of the king beast, nearby planets were filled with star beasts. If they really wanted to land, they would probably have to negotiate with the beast group and discuss with the king beast. The two star beasts cautiously added their observations.

Er Ya and Shi Xing acknowledged.

Er Ya asked further, “Since we are already near Blue Star, are you going back to the settlement, or will you continue to follow us?”

“Ow, ow ow.”

“Ugh, ugh ugh ow.”

The two star beasts began to argue again.

No return to the settlement.

No, no return.

The response was intense.

Shi Xing understood why, “Did the silver star beast hold a grudge?”

They had been moving between the beast group and the mother ship for a month. In fact, the communication work was done quite well, having gone from being hit by a few claws every time they returned to the settlement to both sides acknowledging their existence as convenient.

Moreover, the group consciousness of the beasts was also faint. Since Shi Xing had followed them back, most star beasts would likely not react much to them.

The only one they had seriously offended was that silver star beast.

Watching the other side trapped, they were standing on the mother ship, translating safely in the secure zone.

The two star beasts began to whine, looking quite pitiful in a default sense.

Shi Xing made a decision, “Alright, then you can continue to follow the mother ship.”

Once they arrived on the barren star, they would know where the water sources were and where there were dangers; they were more familiar with this star system.

Continuing to keep them with him wouldn’t be a bad thing.

The key was their low rank; dealing with trouble would be easier.

That day, although there was no meeting held among the various planets, it was visibly apparent that all warships began to inspect their weapons, preparing for battle.

In the evening, Shi Xing talked with Chi Yao for a while and then went to sleep.

When the day turned, Shi Xing woke up to find the mother ship already hovering in space, reaching the coordinates planned for a stop.

“The mother ship officially hovered an hour ago, performing a hull inspection. After confirming everything was normal, all officers have already boarded the warships to prepare.”

“The mother ship of the Seventh Legion has remained at the rear of the fleet. The mother ship of the First Legion is at the front. Marshal Tan Baishan sent information inquiring whether they should move their mother ship forward to hover alongside His Majesty’s mother ship?”

“General Ye Jun is already arranging unmanned warships around the military. It is expected that the battle formation can be arranged within half a day.”

Before breakfast, the two of them showed up, and Fu Qing began his report.

This was the action arrangement discussed the day before.

Chi Yao and Shi Xing nodded and sat down at the breakfast table. Chi Yao said, “Let Tan Baishan come over.”

“What about the situation with the star beasts?”

They had already discussed the hovering point yesterday, so with so many star beasts, it was impossible for them all to hover with them.

Fu Qing replied, “A large portion stayed behind. A small part headed towards Blue Star.”

Chi Yao asked, “Is there any video footage?”

Fu Qing replied, “Dai Star’s drone captured the footage. Should I go find their AI to adjust it? Only their technology can function within this energy field.”

They were already affected by the energy field.

Currently, with the distance to Blue Star, it only ensured that all weapons could still function; it didn’t guarantee that all electronic devices on the mother ship could still operate like before — for example, filming functions and holographic projection functions were all somewhat disturbed and abnormal.

Chi Yao nodded.

Halfway through breakfast, the video from Dai Star came through.

As a high-tech planet, Dai Star had countless machines that were more deeply researched in energy field interference, which made it convenient for other planets.

In the visuals, the two star beasts with king beast bloodlines, one silver and one brown, led a group of over ten star beasts towards Blue Star.

Upon entering the energy turbulence zone, it was as if they were moving through air, as their bodies felt no adverse effects. After asking a few questions, Dai Star sent values showing that upon entering the turbulence, no fluctuations were detected in the energy field.

“The offspring can really enter and exit directly.”

Chi Yao said.

This confirmed their previous speculation regarding the changes in the offspring of star beasts.

Among the group, only the king beast and the initial batch of star beasts not born on Blue Star couldn’t come out.

“Wait, pause, replay that location.”

Shi Xing suddenly spoke, and Fu Qing rewound it as requested.

Chi Yao looked up from the data and saw Shi Xing watching them enter Blue Star’s atmosphere, “Isn’t the distance too far? Can you see clearly?”

Fu Qing realized, “Dai Star’s technology should allow for magnification.”

After trying, it indeed worked.

Although it was still blurry, it was much clearer.

It was indeed the cutting-edge technology of Dai Star.

After replaying it twice, Shi Xing dragged the progress bar and frowned.

Chi Yao and Fu Qing exchanged glances, while Er Ya asked, “Is there something wrong?”

“The atmosphere… I feel…” Shi Xing said uncertainly, “The energy field of Blue Star seems to have gotten stronger.”

“When I was inside Blue Star, I didn’t feel such strong fields from the outer layer. It’s strange.”

Something passed through Er Ya’s mind, and she said slowly, “Perhaps this is why the king beast can enter but cannot come out?”

When they entered, the energy field had not been so strong, and their bodily strength could withstand it.

When coming out, that was not the case; they could no longer use their previous means.

Shi Xing paused.

Chi Yao said, “That makes sense.”

Realizing the possible reason behind this change, Shi Xing felt a shiver run down his spine.

Unwilling to delve deeper into this topic, he lowered his head and said, “Maybe, we’ll only know for sure once we see.”

“Perhaps my feeling is wrong.”

But no one there held that belief.

Shi Xing’s sensitivity to energy had never been wrong.

But he didn’t want to bring it up, and everyone else wouldn’t say anything more either.

After hovering for two days, during which messages were continuously relayed back and forth via the three star beasts nurtured by the king beasts, a consensus was reached between both parties.

They would clear a barren star around for them to land.

As for leaving Blue Star and never returning, and sharing everything they had experienced on Blue Star, all those subsequent requests still needed to be discussed further.

The king beast was still saying it required negotiations.

It was eager to see Shi Xing.

“Ow ow, ow ow.”

“You need to prove your abilities. If you can’t bring others into Blue Star, then you have no value to the king beast.”

The brown star beast of the king beast bloodline explained.

Shi Xing frowned as he realized something, “Can’t I go by myself?”

The other purple-eyed silver star beast exclaimed, “Ow—”

All Blue Star humans can freely traverse the energy turbulence, but this does not prove you can bring another non-Blue Star human through Blue Star and the energy flow.

Chi Yao said, “I’ll go with you.”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present was startled, looking at Chi Yao in surprise.

Shi Xing was also surprised, but as he made eye contact with Chi Yao and saw the determination reflected in those smoky gray eyes, he instantly understood that Chi Yao had made up his mind and there was no room for negotiation.

Shi Xing felt a bit upset. At the same time, his anxiety over the past few days finally settled.

Wanting to say something, it was at the tip of his tongue, but he sighed and smiled helplessly, “Alright then.”

Everyone remained silent.

Shi Xing had given up on persuading Chi Yao. Their chances of persuading His Majesty were practically zero.

After the two star beasts translated, the purple-eyed star beast looked at Chi Yao and growled.

It’s fine.

“Roar roar—”

Its rank was so high that it was just right to replace the position of the king beast.

Shi Xing’s face darkened, “Shut up.”

The nature of the energy turbulence was such that any object without active energy could move through it, but objects with their own energy that was active could not.

Once the energy flow detected such an aberration, it would double its efforts to assimilate the object until either the object’s energy dissipated or it was assimilated (torn apart) by the energy turbulence.

The bodies of Blue Star humans could be penetrated by energy. Although they also had their own active energy, the energy turbulence did not sense that kind of obstruction, allowing them to traverse within it.

If they wanted to bring someone with them, they would need to open a barrier.

Let the energy turbulence circumnavigate the barrier.

Shi Xing roughly knew how to operate; first, he would try a normal barrier. If that didn’t work, he would use his devour ability to let the barrier consume the energy flow. Once the energy flow disappeared, there would be no accumulation, consequently; an energy storm unique to turbulence wouldn’t form, thus tearing the objects within the barrier apart, such as Chi Yao.

After deciding on doing this, the candidates were also discussed. The purple-eyed star beast left satisfied.

Later on, black and white star beasts returned with news; the king beast agreed.

And urged Shi Xing to quickly enter Blue Star.

After receiving Shi Xing’s refusal.

“I need to settle the military first before I go.”

“It’s been closed for so many years, and we are so close; what’s the rush?”

That was the message sent back.

The black and white star beasts felt something was wrong but couldn’t quite comprehend it.

The brown star beast communicated effectively, causing the king beast to roar in anger.

He is mocking me!

Damn it!

The king beast shouted.

Damn it, too damn it! These Blue Star humans!

These people from the Twin Star System, once I get out…

Once I get out…

The follow-up words remained unspoken, but the brown star beast had a sense of it.

Once the king beast got out, whether the fleets outside could still exist was uncertain.

But for now, the most crucial thing was still to get out.

After the message was sent back, the two black and white star beasts were hit by the brown star beast, losing tufts of fur from their heads, reporting the situation pitifully—

The king beast said he understood.

Watching them, Shi Xing suddenly asked, “Why did he hit you?”

The two star beasts seemed to have found a confidant and wailed in response.

After listening for a while, Shi Xing selectively chose to ignore the overly subjective descriptions like “The brown star beast is so fierce,” “It hurts to be hit,” and “Ugh, ugh” and grasped the essence that the brown star beast was in a bad mood, and the king beast had lost its temper.

“He understood.”

Shi Xing said after the two star beasts left.

The mockery and emotions in his tone were understood by the king beast.

Chi Yao said, “Higher-ranked star beasts have higher intelligence. After fighting on both sides for a hundred years in the Twin Star System, it’s not strange that they can understand.”

Indeed, the king beast should have a way of thinking similar to humans.

In other words, it would be difficult to deceive.

Perhaps, the king beast also had its own plans and would use words to deceive them…

This hypothesis made Shi Xing shudder, feeling nauseated and uncomfortable. Chi Yao held his hand tightly, palms touching, the warmth calming him a bit, and Shi Xing lowered his head, “I’m sorry; I just feel…”

Not finishing, he was interrupted by Chi Yao, “It’s alright, no need to be nervous.”

“You don’t have to apologize.”

Shi Xing was silent for a moment, nodded, and softly said, “I hope this matter gets resolved quickly.”

Chi Yao said, “It won’t be too slow.”

Those words seemed to have some kind of magic, gradually calming Shi Xing’s turbulent heart.

Afterward, he realized that it wasn’t the words that had any magic or remarkable quality, but the person saying them.

As long as it was Chi Yao, feeling the companionship and support, Shi Xing would stabilize emotionally.

Of course, that was another story.

The immediate priority was to land, organize, and discuss subsequent plans.

Clearing the star beasts from the barren star took two days. Some were reluctant to leave, and finally, it was the purple-eyed star beast that carried away the last few hidden ones and tossed them off the barren star, allowing the fleet from the Twin Star System to gradually begin to land.

The environment, climate, as well as the landing points and military arrangements had long been analyzed and calculated by Dai Star’s AI.

The Empire and the other planets just needed to land according to the AI’s planning.

Among all the warships, only Dai Star’s was a bit special; there were very few people, and most of the space was filled with over a dozen AI mainframe devices, each with different purposes.

But because of the powerful AI they carried, it saved a lot of energy for the Empire along the way.

For the first two days of settling, the military rested and checked the warships and drones.

Representatives from various planets rushed to the Empire’s stationed area to hold a meeting.

At first, there were some complaints about the journey, but upon learning that Shi Xing and Chi Yao had decided to personally head to Blue Star to meet the king beast, all the planets went silent.

Marshal Tian Yuanxing took a deep breath, unable to exhale, “Is it already decided?”

Shi Xing replied, “It’s decided.”

This had been arranged long ago when in the Empire.

Since the priest needed Shi Xing back at Blue Star to hide the answers, naturally, it required Shi Xing to return firmly.

A representative from Galia Star also fell silent for a moment before stammering out, “Is… is there any preparation?”

Chi Yao replied, “We’ll take a small mother ship for living, and nothing else; we can’t carry anything else.”

Don’t think about weapons; once charged, they would be annihilated by the energy turbulence. Even driving the warship they lived in wouldn’t have many crystals in the energy chamber, or it would trigger an energy storm and lead to destruction in the turbulence.

In fact, previously, Blue Star had utilized particles in energy to activate spaceships.

This technology could also be applied within energy turbulence so that when the warships entered and exited, they could sail using the energy within the turbulence, not getting eradicated, nor having extra energy chambers become targets.

Unfortunately, this technology did not make it through.

Shi Xing and Chi Yao could only use traditional warships from the Empire.

A silence fell once again.