It was the last day before Li Yao's departure.
On the Grand Desolate Plateau, under the brilliant starry sky, he and Ding Ling Dong held each other's hands and left two lines of footprints on the desert.
There were no towns in the hundreds of square kilometers nearby. The night sky was as clear as a large piece of jelly, as if it could not support the weight of the stars and made all the stars fall toward them like raindrops.
Looking at the deep, boundless sea of stars, the two of them were silent for a long time.
Nothing was needed to be said.
"A lot of times, I've been thinking."
After a long silence, Li Yao finally said, "It will be a shame if a person can only live one life and is bound by the heavy reality in their life!
"The universe is too big. Every flower is a world. Every world is a new life. I really hope that I can live a brand-new life in the depths of the dark nebula and come back to meet you with a brand-new 'me'."
"In that case …"
Ding Ling Dong said, "What you see will certainly be a brand-new 'me', one who has lived quite a few exciting lives in different Sectors!"
The two of them looked at each other and sat down in the desert.
The moment seemed to have turned into an eternity.
…
"Dear audience in front of the light beam projectors and crystal processors, this is the Heaven's Artillery, the national launch site of the Federation at the center of the Grand Desolate Plateau. We are broadcasting live right now. In half an hour, the first launch mission of the much-anticipated 'Heavenly Road Plan' will be carried out here!
"The launch this time is of epoch-making significance for the Federation, for the three Sectors, and for all of us!
"The Heaven's Origin Sector, the Flying Star Sector, and the Blood Demon Sector have finally broken free from the internal conflicts and cast their eyes to the depths of the sea of stars!
"From today on, there will only be one opponent that we have to conquer and fight against, which is the entire universe!
"March to the sea of stars, march to the universe, march to the infinite infinity, and leave the traces of our civilization at the edge of the sea of stars and at the end of the universe!"
In most places of the three Sectors, the passionate roars that bordered on madness were transmitted to everyone's eyes together with the light beams that were broadcasting the launch live.
The Heaven's Origin Sector, the Flying Star Sector, the Blood Demon Sector, human beings, demons, ordinary people, Yuanying, demon emperors, teachers, students, workers, farmers, miners … Everybody dropped everything they were doing and paid attention to the epoch-making launch.
At the center of the launch platform of the Heaven's Artillery, which was dozens of kilometers in diameter, the tiny 'Spark' was truly like a grain of sand in an ocean. It was barely visible.
But it was not just a grain of dust but also a bullet that represented the first roar of the newborn civilization at the edge of the cosmos to the entire universe!
Floating Spear City, Mining Clan High School.
All the students sat around the field, clenching their fists and holding their breaths, waiting for the appearance of the greatest hero in their hearts!
"He's here, he's here! Li Yao has appeared!"
On the light beam appeared the picture of Li Yao striding from the end of the tunnel in a black mustard-seed protective suit.
His handsome figure, his intimidating aura, and the fact that he was surrounded by so many Yuanying experts made the eyes of countless students glitter with indescribable brilliance.
It was exactly like the brilliance that beamed out of Li Yao's eyes when he saw 'Fiend Blade Peng Hai' for the first time in the past.
"So cool!"
"Strong, dominating, and invincible! His eyes seemed to be electrifying me just now! My heart was about to stop beating! "
"How much money can an unparalleled expert such as' Vulture Li Yao 'make in a year? Tens of millions? Doesn't it mean that he can have whatever he wants? "
"Tens of millions? Are you kidding me? At least hundreds of millions! Just a random set of cultivation equipment on him might be worth tens of millions! "
"If I can become an unparalleled expert such as' Vulture Li Yao ', even if it is only for one day, or even one second, I will be willing to die!"
"Humph. You are too unambitious. When Master Li Yao came back to the school to give us a lecture a few days ago, didn't he say that we are all made of flesh and blood. We are all carrying a head with two arms. Nothing is impossible!"
"If he can do it, so can we, as long as we work hard enough!"
"Catching up to him and surpassing him is his greatest expectation for us. It is the best reward for us to enjoy such good training conditions here for free!"
Not far away from the Mining Clan High School, in the downtown area of Floating Spear City …
In the hair salon of 'Meng Jiang', Li Yao's best friend in high school, a bunch of neighbors had gathered, too.
Everyone didn't even do business. They gathered together and watched the live broadcast while drinking wine.
When they saw that Li Yao slowly entered Spark through the vacuum channel, and the panoramic view of Spark and the Heaven's Artillery was displayed on the camera again, they all exclaimed in amazement.
The 'tractors' and 'sellers' might not have read many books. They were not very educated and did not understand the significance of Li Yao's mission.
However, when the Rising Dragon of the Nine Stars flag of the Star Glory Federation rose slowly in front of the splendid Heaven's Artillery, the hairdressers, the sellers of fried dough sticks, and the mechanics of shuttles all felt a strange sense of pride.
"I'm told that … Li Yao is going to a place very, very far away. Millions of lightyears away. How far away is it exactly?"
"Such a huge pot. It must be dozens of kilometers long, right? Yet, it can blow a person into the sky with one shot? How awesome! "
"I don't know whether Li Yao is smart or stupid, but he is willing to drop everything and go to such a faraway place in search of a world that we don't know if it even exists. What if he dies? We really can't understand the thoughts of these big shots no matter how hard we think! "
"Hey, how much do you guys think it will cost to launch such a launch? I went to the Magical Equipment Exposition last time and saw a big guy named 'Colossus'. It was truly awesome. A starship was blown into smithereens after one shot! "
"If we don't launch such a launch, will we be able to build a few more 'Colossi'? Won't it be better?"
Many of the neighbors were talking at once, discussing animatedly.
They scratched their heads hard, but they couldn't figure out the reason.
Meng Jiang and his wife listened to the discussion with a smile.
None of the neighbors knew that Meng Jiang and Li Yao used to be best friends in high school and that they were as close as brothers.
Meng Jiang kept the secret to himself and planned to keep it for the rest of his life.
He sipped a mouthful of wine and tapped the plate with his chopsticks. He said slowly, "I don't really understand what you are talking about, but I think that the purpose of the 'Heavenly Road Plan' is not for us but for them."
Everybody looked at where his chopsticks were pointing at.
They saw a couple of kids from the neighborhood who were playing house together, simulating that they were Li Yao, Spark, the Heaven's Artillery, or the stars, the moon, and the sun, while they giggled.
The headquarters of the Star Fighters' Alliance in the Flying Star Sector was the largest starship production center in the three Sectors.
On the circular dock, a super starship as good as' Burning Prairie 'was being refined. The keel had been paved and was slowly taking shape.
It was Burning Prairie's sister starship.
The brand-new starship that had applied the heritage of the Pangu civilization and the techniques of the Imperium of True Human Beings was destined to have a combat ability that was even higher than that of 'Burning Prairie'!
At this moment, all the refiners and workers, as well as the technical officers who were sent by the 'Burning Prairie Fleet' to supervise the starship, were gathered together to watch the launch of the Heaven's Artillery.
As specialists of starship production and residents of the Flying Star Sector who were born to roam the sea of stars, the unprecedented, soul-stirring voyage had a special significance for them.
"Sailing on the fastest starship in the three Sectors in an unprecedented, mysterious space zone … Li Yao is truly lucky!"
"Let's wait and see. In decades, he will certainly send us the specific coordinates from the depths of the dark nebula!"
"We are going to build an enormous, well-equipped super fleet in decades. As long as we wait for his coordinates, we will be able to jump over without any hesitation!"
"If we have ten 'Burning Prairie' -level super starships, we will be confident to fight whatever enemy is hiding deep inside the dark nebula!"
"Ten? How can ten be enough? "
"You don't know it yet, do you? In the Flying Star Sector alone, two large starship production centers that are larger than ours are under construction. There are another three in the Heaven's Origin Sector and the Blood Demon Sector!
"On Kunlun, there is also a cutting-edge starship production center that studies the remnants of the primeval starships and designs them!
"In decades, a super warship of the level of 'Burning Prairie' will certainly be like a 'dinghy'. Not just ten, even fifty or a hundred will be possible!"
In a corner, a technical officer who had been sent by the Burning Prairie Fleet to supervise the production was sitting casually. He was whistling softly and listening to the conversation between the workers with his eyes half closed.
He was as ugly as a rat. When his eyes were closed, he was almost nauseating.
However, once he opened his eyes, the light that bloomed from his eyes caused his temperament to suddenly change. His originally extremely ugly appearance seemed to have become the background that set off his eyes, causing him to be filled with a soul-stirring charm.
This was the second time that Bai Xingjian had seen Li Yao set off in front of so many people.
The last time was when he returned to the Tian Yuan Realm from the Flying Star Sector.
When the earth was shaking on the light beam, and a light ball that looked like a supernova outbreak spurted out of the Heaven's Artillery, with 'Spark' floating at the center of the light ball, everybody could not help but exclaim, hoping that Li Yao would succeed in his transmigration.
Bai Xingjian was the only one who was unmoved.
It was because he knew that such a lucky guy as Li Yao would not fail in such a place.
"Last time on Spider Den, I did not have the chance to have a hearty battle with you because of Xiao Xuance's interference!"
Scratching his uneven face, Bai Xingjian smiled and said in a voice that only he could hear, "Then, let's have a competition in a hundred years, my … good disciple!"
To be continued
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