One day, one month later …
At the edge of the radiation range of the Blue Emperor Star, the star closest to the Blue Sky Space Zone.
A cluster of alloys that were as thin as a cicada's wing and as smooth as silk was slowly unfolded under the rhythmic stripes that looked like veins and nerves on the surface.
It was both flowing around like some sort of liquid that was filled with metallic colors, like sails and flags that were waving in the wind, and more importantly, like a beautiful blossoming flower.
When it was unfolded from the highly condensed liquid alloy to an enormous metal sheet more than ten kilometers in diameter, the complicated, overlapping runes on the surface were fully revealed too. Then, with the strokes of the runes as lines, the metal sheet was slightly gathered into a complicated structure. In such a way, it was even more like an enormous metal rose.
Absorbing the radiations and waves released by the Blue Emperor Star, the metal rose shook softly and emitted the most glamorous and splendid colors.
It was the "antenna" of the super-remote communication magical equipment, one of the five hundred antennas.
Five hundred metal roses were shaking and blossoming in space at the same time.
Li Yao, Boss Bai, A Boxing Champion, Xiaoming, and Wenwen, in a starship, anchored in the middle of the array made of the five hundred metal roses.
When Li Yao came to the Imperium by himself, he had brought a portable super-remote communication base with him.
However, that thing was too small, its performance was not stable, and its confidentiality was not very good. It was very easy for a third party to intercept and capture it. Moreover, it had been shot full of holes in previous fierce battles, so it was naturally abandoned.
Now that Boss Bai had provided sufficient assets and a stable base, and A Boxing Champion, Xiaoming, and Wenwen were helping to design a brand-new super-remote communication base, they naturally had to build a base that was more advanced, clandestine, and even semi-permanent.
Although he was confident about the performance of the brand-new base, for absolute safety, Li Yao still decided to only send messages to the Federation and forbid the Federation from sending any messages to the Imperium.
Keeping the "one-way communication" mode for now might allow the Federation to hide at the edge of the cosmos longer, at least until the situation at the center of the cosmos became clearer.
The strength of the Federation was not strong, and it was more suitable to be used as a surprise attack at the most critical moment. For the time being, there was no need for it to appear.
With the help of Xiaoming and Wenwen, Li Yao summarized most of the things that happened after he came to the Imperium, including the current situation of the Imperium and the conflicts between the reformists, the four families, and the Holy League, into an investigation report. He also attached the overview of the military strength of the Imperium, the general structure and performance parameters of the starships of various types, the list of the commanders of the fleets, and so on. Everything was packed and sent back to his hometown.
He believed that this information would be of great benefit to the Xing Yao Federation in the future.
Of course, there was also the Pangu Universe and … the Crimson Tide.
At the very beginning, Li Yao reminded his hometown that it was a one-way communication secret document. They were doing fine right now and did not need any reinforcements from their hometown.
From then on, they would send a secret document back to their hometown every other month. This also meant that they were still safe and could deal with the situation. If they did not receive any news from them for three months in a row, it meant that the situation had changed uncontrollably.
That was business.
Then, it was personal.
Li Yao naturally did not forget to send a brief message to Ding Ling Dong, too. However, biting his fingernails for a long time, he did not know how to explain — well, how to explain the existence of Xiaoming and Wenwen.
In the end, he decided to say it in the stupidest way dutifully.
Taking a deep breath, Li Yao said in the most relaxed and cheerful tone, "Honey, I didn't know that we would be apart for so long. I miss you so much. Do you miss me? Hahahaha! Let me tell you something. Everything is fine in the Imperium. Nothing has happened to me. I haven't caused any trouble. Also, I've found quite a few old friends, including Long Yangjun and Boss Bai. Long Yangjun is the sissy father-in-law of the Ancient Sages Sector. It is needless to mention Boss Bai! You should be relieved to be with them, shouldn't you?
"Oh. Well, guess who else I met? You certainly won't be able to guess it. Xiaoming and Wenwen are our biological children! Are you surprised? Are you surprised? Hahahahaha!
"Listen to my explanation, honey. Take a deep breath first and then listen to my explanation. Well, this is not what you imagine. It is very serious, very grand, and very far-reaching. It concerns the future of all the people in the world and the entire Pangu Universe …"
Sweating hard, Li Yao finished his speech incoherently. Then, with the energy provided by "Blue Emperor Planet", the five hundred metal roses expanded and constricted at the same time and shot the secret document to the infinite void.
When he looked back, he discovered that Long Yangjun was observing outside of the cabin window in a heavy Crystal Suit, somewhat anxiously.
Li Yao found it odd. "What are you doing? Are you scared that the enemy will suddenly attack?"
"No, I'm scared of your wife," Long Yangjun said.
Long Yangjun said, "I feel that, considering the way you talked just now and your wife's personality, it is possible that she will march to the center of the cosmos in the next second after receiving such a secret letter."
Well, although Li Yao's way of talking was rather crude, the Xing Yao Federation under the leadership of Ding Ling Dong had learned the basic situation at the center of the cosmos and the boundless universe beyond it.
As for Earth, Li Yao had shared the secret with Ding Ling Dong before he left the Federation. They were both doing their best to prepare for the trip to Earth in the future.
The completion of the first super-remote communication also meant that the preliminary integration of the "Coalition Fleet of Pyromaniacs" was coming to an end.
The brand-new crew, the brand-new starships, and even the brand-new life forms were all understanding and integrating each other at an unexpected speed.
Of course, it was impossible for human beings and information lives to get along without any bumps. Even though the two parties could communicate without reservation on the surface, there was still a huge gap between them and real "understanding". For example …
Chi! Chi! Bam!
Deep inside the Blue Sky Market, in the No. 9 maintenance workshop, was A Boxing Champion's personal training field.
At this moment, other than the hundred busy maintenance puppets under the control of A Boxing Champion himself, there was only the Coloured Glaze, "A Boxing Champion's personal mechanic", who was wearing a jumpsuit and whose pockets were bulging with maintenance tools, and whose pink face was smeared with grease, making her look rather professional.
However, Coloured Glaze's performance today did not live up to her professional appearance. When she was distracted for a moment, she used too much strength and burned up the chip in the brain of one of A Boxing Champion's bodies.
"Miss Coloured Glaze, you were distracted again. You burned up my communication control chip and changed my voice into this."
A Boxing Champion said in a high-pitched voice that sounded like that of a hen, "In the past seven days, the precision of your operation has dropped by 5%, but the malfunction rate has increased by 11%. Your brainwaves are often disordered and unstable, too. Considering that your body has not suffered any substantial damage, what exactly caused your psychological problems? Was it Han Te?"
"Of course not!"
Coloured Glaze jumped to her feet like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. She tried to cover it up in a hurry. "Of course not. Master A Boxing Champion is talking nonsense!"
"Your breathing, heartbeat, and even the constriction of your pores are all abnormal, which matches the average physiological parameters of 'guilty conscience' in my database. There is a 98% chance that you are guilty. Therefore, you are indeed troubled by Han Te, right?"
A Boxing Champion thought for a moment and tried to comfort Coloured Glaze. "I don't understand. What are you troubled about? As far as I know, Han Te shared his genetic information with the Big Bai Pirate Gang, the fleet of the Cultivators, and part of the women in the Blue Sky Market, and stimulated certain synapses in their bodies through certain gestures. But I can assure you that they were all willing parties without any deception or coercion. He brought happiness to himself and other people. So, what are you angry about?
"Ah, I get it now. Han Te brought happiness to so many people, but he did not bring the same happiness to you. He seems unwilling to exchange his genetic information with you. Is that the source of your dissatisfaction?"
"Of course not!"
Coloured Glaze's face was so red that water was almost dripping out. Gnashing her teeth, she stomped her feet and said, "What nonsense is Master A Boxing Champion talking about? I — I don't care who Han Te brought happiness to or who he exchanged his goddamn genetic information with!
"I just feel that — that my friend whom I've known for almost twenty years has changed. After he stepped into the sea of stars from his hometown, he has changed a lot and has become utterly deformed!"
"The drastic changes in the environment will naturally lead to changes in personality. This is growth."
A Boxing Champion said calmly, "You have changed a lot in the past year. Look at yourself in the mirror. Can you still see the young girl who was holding the Gold Barley in the Land of Sins a year ago? Han Te has changed, too.
"But he became too arrogant, too full of himself, too arrogant!"
Coloured Glaze put the maintenance tools in her pocket and said angrily with her hands on her waist, "It's not just because of … what happened just now. Also, he often says weird things like 'don't bully the poor young man' and 'why do I, Master Han Te, need to explain my actions to other people'. His personality has become very weird and extreme, too. A few days ago, a crew member on Stainless Mouse pissed him off. As a result, he brutally broke dozens of the guy's bones. Good heavens. Is this still the Han Te that I know? How did he become like this?
"I — I don't know. By logic, he is my only 'family' after I came to such a distant place from my hometown. We should be together. But I really don't like him right now. I really don't like the so-called 'Master Han Te'!"
"Understood. Then, what about Li Jialing?"
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