The little crow rested at home for a week. She basically fell into an endless cycle of eating, sleeping, and eating. My sister couldn't take it anymore and reminded me that Vanilla's problem hadn't been solved. Only then did we remember that it was time for Silly Bird to depart for that world.
In the past few days, Vanilla stayed at home. She only went out with her sister on the fifth day to get to know the outside world. It was hard to say how familiar Vanilla was with this new place, but at least she had learned how to use the bathroom and how to turn on the TV. In her eyes, everything around her was probably an unsolvable problem. Hence, she didn't bother to figure out why, she just needed to know how to use it. It was evident that the child had changed from the initial timidity and fear to a happy smile. She was no longer in awe of the strange family around her. Perhaps she had finally found that everyone here was very kind. I still remembered the first day or two. Vanilla's careful behavior made people feel helpless. When she sat down, she was afraid that she would wrinkle her clothes because they were 'borrowed'. When she ate, she only ate plain rice because she didn't have any food in front of her. She was afraid that people would hate her if she opened her mouth. Even when she slept, she had to be careful. She was afraid that she would crush the soft bed. She didn't dare to move or ask anything. She carefully lived in a completely unfamiliar environment. If it wasn't for Anveena's patient and meticulous care, I didn't know what would have happened to her. My sister once commented on Vanilla, "She's such a pitiful child."
Now, the situation was much better. At least, she would sometimes ask us some questions shyly. This kind of initiative was a sign that she was integrating into the new group.
Anveena was telling the little crow what to take note of when we went out. My sister was pulling Liliana along to pack up. We were preparing to go to Zimbabwe to help the poor. Before we left, they had to go to the Shadow City to ask the people at the Space Control Center to help integrate a virtual coordinate transmitter into the little crow's body. I pulled Vanilla and said to the little girl mysteriously, "Today, I'm going to bring you to a magical place. You'll probably see a lot of unbelievable things. Don't be scared."
Hearing my words, the little girl immediately became nervous. She nervously twisted the belt in front of her skirt and said, "Then … Should I learn some rules first? I've heard people talk about it before. If you go to a noble's territory, you have to learn the rules, or else you'll be chased out. "
I was surprised. Then, I burst out laughing. "Haha, I didn't mean that. It has nothing to do with the rules. The place I'm talking about is called the Shadow City. It's the real Premier District of the Empire. I should have let you see it earlier, but I didn't get the chance until today. That place is even more magical than what you've seen on TV for the past two days. Also, it's very likely that you'll meet many strange races. I'm afraid that they'll scare you. As for the territory of the nobles — have you forgotten that we are the biggest nobles in this place? Do you think you need to learn any rules when you are with us? "
Vanilla immediately heaved a sigh of relief. He looked at me shyly and said, "Mm … You're all good, very … very good."
The little girl's vocabulary wasn't very rich. The only adjective she could use to describe us was' very good '. However, I was also quite happy. I ruffled her hair forcefully and got her to prepare to pass through the spatial door. For people who used the spatial door in the Shadow City for the first time, they might get a little dizzy.
By the way, I should mention that Vanilla was wearing a light yellow dress that resembled the style of Azeroth. We had rushed to make this dress based on her description. It was roughly equivalent to what the commoners in her world would wear. Maddy, Diwen, and Big Sister also had similar clothes. This was so that they could better interact with the locals. We had already designated this activity as a holiday outing. Our entire family's mentality was more or less adjusted to the state of going out and having fun. After all, we had always been going to war when we went out. It had been a long time since we had come into contact with such a 'mission' that wasn't dangerous. Vanilla's world sounded like an unremarkable low-magic civilization. Lin Xue's prediction showed that there was no Abyss or Fallen Apostles in that world. She didn't find any threatening information. (Of course, as there wasn't much information, Lin Xue's judgment was also limited. It was probably limited to the two-dimensional judgment of whether there was an enemy or not.) So, I wasn't worried about who I would get into conflict with when I went over.
The only thing that was a little uneasy was that Liliana still remembered her great mission of preaching. She had already made up her mind to make Maddy the Crow God shine. I was very worried that she would start a religious war when she arrived there. With that girl's moral standards, it wasn't hard to imagine such a thing …
However, according to Vanilla's description, the world she lived in was in a state of primitive religions, ancestral gods, new churches, and all sorts of other mythologies mixed together. This was similar to the chaotic era in human history, when the true 'church' had yet to be born. Almost every human group had their own way of believing in gods. As regions were separated, each place had its own different myths and legends. As a result, there were no unified religious groups. Perhaps there were monotheistic religions, but they definitely weren't mainstream. If that was the case, then Liliana would be overjoyed. This meant that it would be very easy for her to find a secluded corner and become the king of the mountain …
Right in the middle of the living room, a teleportation door opened. I pulled the nervous and curious Vanilla along. "Alright, remember what I told you. If you feel that the scene in front of you is going in an abnormal direction after you teleport out, just close your eyes. You'll be fine in a few seconds. Now, walk through this door."
Teleportation happened in an instant. We were already used to it. Vanilla, on the other hand, still had her eyes tightly shut. Her small hands were involuntarily grabbing onto the corner of my clothes. I realized that she was standing very steadily. It was obvious that she wasn't affected by the teleportation. She was just very nervous. "Are we done? Have we arrived? "
"Ha, alright, alright. We've arrived safely. You've adapted well," I said with a smile as I patted the little girl's head.
Vanilla carefully opened her eyes. Then, she opened them wider and wider. She raised her head higher and higher. She couldn't help but exclaim softly, "Wow!"
The exit of the teleportation gate was naturally the Dimensional Hub Plaza of the City of Shadows. The most majestic building complex in the entire City of Shadows — the Command Center and the various command centers were right next to it. On the other side was the gorgeous Temple District, which was specially built to receive the ambassadors of the Star Field's Protoss. Of course, under the leadership of the current Ambassador of the God Realm, Icetis, this Temple District had been temporarily transformed into a small wholesale market. The Dimensional Hub Plaza itself was a magnificent and miraculous landmark. The plaza could be described as vast, and it was paved with a silver-gray alloy floor. Huge patterns of light flowed across the ground. After a few expansions, the entire hub had a total of one hundred and twenty-seven teleportation gates that were over a hundred meters tall, with the center of the plaza as the center. Every teleportation gate was formed from a large number of metal and crystal shards that floated in midair. The shards were connected by light, forming a set of floating pillars. This allowed them to increase their energy consumption under special circumstances to allow larger objects to pass through the gate. It also made each gate look more mysterious and majestic. In the center of all the world gates was the largest obelisk. This obelisk was made of black and silver-gray alloy, psionic crystals, and transparent refractive crystals. It was thousands of meters tall, and each side was two to three hundred meters long. There were complex mechanical structures on top of it. Psionic energy that flickered with azure light flowed through the cracks on the surface of the obelisk, pulsating like the veins of the building. At the top of the obelisk was one of the two largest spatial displacement devices in the City of Shadows. The other device was placed on the mother planet, Gaia. In other words, there was another similar tower on the ground above our heads. The spatial displacement devices at the top of the two towers corresponded with each other. When they were activated at the same time, they could form a gigantic spatial crack between Gaia and the City of Shadows. The scale of the crack was large enough for any ordinary battleship to form a fleet to pass through. Since Gaia and the City of Shadows were spatial entities that could move, this flexible super world gate could even expand. Under extreme conditions, it could expand to the point where the planetary fortresses that were docked in the City of Shadows' starport could directly pass through. This super device was a bold creation of Sandora. She believed that when faced with the cunning habits of the Fallen Apostle, our army's dispatch speed and anti-interference capabilities were in urgent need of strengthening. Thus, she first used several months to create this door. Within the borders of the Empire, this door allowed any one of our armies to instantly teleport, even bringing along two or three planetary fortresses.
Without this device, a fleet of that scale could only use the traditional world gate in batches. Furthermore, they would have to charge their own battleships during the jump. The instantaneous output of the energy core of the spaceship itself was limited. This would often take up more than ten minutes or even several hours (for certain planetary warships). Compared to the instantaneous activation of the 'Door of the Twin Towers,' the difference was rather obvious.
If it had been completed earlier, the Fallen Apostle's surprise attack on the Empire would have definitely paid a greater price. It was a pity that it had only been put into trial operation ten days ago. Even now, there were still many problems that needed to be resolved. It would not be easy to put such a huge and intricate device to use.
Even the citizens of the City of Shadows would often be amazed by such a magnificent and magnificent building complex. Not to mention, the tallest building she had ever seen in her world was the mayor's three-story house. Two days ago, she had been brought to the main street. Back then, she had exclaimed repeatedly at the sight of the tall buildings outside. Now, she didn't even have the energy to exclaim. She only knew how to continue raising her head, trying to find the top of the gigantic obelisk. However, she couldn't find it. At the very least, at such a close distance, she couldn't even see the top of the obelisk when she raised her head. However, she could still see a little of the blue halo radiating from the top of the obelisk.
"Wow …" Vanilla exclaimed softly again. She subconsciously grabbed the corner of my shirt. The huge metal building gave her an indescribable sense of oppression. It was as though the entire world was about to collapse from all directions. This clearly showed that the obelisk was a little too thin. Mm, that's what I always thought … Cough, cough.
"What is that?!" Vanilla suddenly pointed at the sky and exclaimed. It seemed that she had finally realized that the strange and dazzling scene in the sky wasn't an aurora, but another piece of land. On the clear sky, she could clearly see the continuous mountains, rivers, oceans, another layer of clouds, and indistinct man-made buildings.
"Gaia, the mother planet of the Empire. Two days ago, you saw a projection of a big sister in blue reporting to you in the living room. She is the consciousness of Gaia's head," I explained simply because I was afraid that the child wouldn't understand if I explained any more. Then, she discovered something unbelievable. There was a huge metal ring structure floating in the sky nearby. "What is that?!"
The big sister lifted her head and glanced at it. "That is the Military Command Center. Heroic soldiers from various worlds gather there, waiting for new orders from the Empire, or to receive their army's equipment quota. Also, most of the technical support and other urgent help that the spawn tribes receive from the Empire are distributed from the Military Command. "
"You are already so surprised now. You have never seen anything more exaggerated." Liliana glanced at Vanilla. "Have you seen a spaceship that is dozens of kilometers long? Have you seen a fortress the size of a planet? And … "
"If you really get close to it, you won't be able to tell its size." I shrugged. Then, I extended my hand and pointed to the south. "That is the crown of the World Tree. There is a huge temple below it. Didn't you always believe that Jingle is a God? That is the palace that was created by Jingle's power. "
Vanilla and Jingle exclaimed simultaneously, "Wow!"
I quickly stuffed Jingle back. Why is she exclaiming too?! Did she forget that she has a temple?!
As Vanilla was distracted by the things around him, we were delayed in the plaza for a while. Just as I was looking around in boredom, I suddenly saw a familiar figure below the world gate.
She was wearing a purple dress and a white bonnet. Her bright blonde hair fluttered in the air as she turned around. She was Eight Cloud Purple. She actually came to work obediently. She seemed to be using the folded parasol in her hand to direct the work.
"Yo! Zi! " I greeted her from afar. The monster girl's ears were very sharp. She immediately turned around and ran over when she saw me. She had a happy expression on her face. "Oh, Boss. Ah, there are two more girls?"
I said, "… You guys must have discussed this beforehand!"
I introduced Vanilla and Medivh to Eight Cloud Purple. She had been lazing around at home all day, so she didn't know that the famous Crow God had returned home in the form of a little girl. She immediately revealed a surprised expression. Giggling, she poked the little crow's face and said, "You're so powerful! A crow that has become a God? Does that mean she's related to Wenwen? "
No one paid attention to her. I purposely pulled Vanilla to the side and reminded him in a low voice, "Don't get too close to this strange girl. She's very black-bellied. Even after she sold you, she still thinks of ways to evade the transaction tax …"
Zi Mei instantly raised her parasol and pointed in our direction. "I heard you. This is slander. Only Ling Meng would evade taxes!"
I glanced at Vanilla. You see, she didn't deny that she would sell you, right?
"Speaking of which, what's going on with my Blue?" Eight Cloud Purple suddenly furrowed her brows. She seemed to have recalled something. She looked at us with dissatisfaction. "After staying at your place for a while, how did she develop the habit of lying on the ground and sleeping?"
I was speechless.
"Also, I found out that her bag is filled with pet biscuits. When she sees others, she doesn't greet them normally. Instead, she wags her tail. When she's with Orange, she always curls her tail into a little nest for Orange to play in. She always asks me to rub her ears before she's willing to sleep. Recently, she often leads all the cats and dogs in town to run laps outside. She says she's training. Tell me, what did you do to my Blue?" Purple's gaze became more and more malicious. "Why do I feel like she's regressed … No, not only has she regressed, she's become strange!"
Can I say that for the past month, the nine-tailed fox has been acting as the fox dog guarding the door at home?
I felt that there was no way to explain it, so I could only laugh dryly at Purple. I was glad that Shallow Shallow hadn't finished training Blue yet. Otherwise, when that fox came home and pulled Zi Mei to throw Frisbees every day, I wouldn't be able to explain it. Purple glanced at us and noticed that everyone's expression was rather subtle. She could only sigh. "Forget it. She seems to be quite happy, so I won't pursue it. But don't bully my Blue. She took the initiative to say that she wants to go back and be with you. Especially you. I think half of her habit of eating pet biscuits has something to do with you. Also, I saw a collar on her neck, and your name is written on it … "
In the end, I was completely defeated and fled with my family.
Soon, we installed a transmitter for the little crow in the research center. The transmitter was specially made to adapt to the strong energy environment in the little crow's body. It was made with the technology of the Shadow of the Lost and had been modified by a few Raven magic experts. It could become ethereal when it was traveling through the void, fusing with the little crow's body. That way, it could completely avoid affecting Medivh's navigation. After all, traveling through the void was a matter of precision. Often, as long as there was a key mistake, you would be thrown into some unknown world. After we were fully prepared, the little crow returned to its giant bird form with a wingspan of a hundred meters. Then, just like the last time, it lowered its head and swallowed its human body into its stomach. Then, it nodded in satisfaction and spread its wings to indicate that it was ready to depart.
Vanilla almost burst into tears at the sight of that …
We installed a huge collar on the little crow's neck. The collar was made with Raven's help. It was similar to the manufacturing technology of the transmitter. It could fuse with the little crow's energy body. The bell on the collar was the passenger compartment. My sister, Anveena and Vanilla would stay in there. I have to say that it was a wonderful traveling combination …
The transmitter had already started working, and the little raven had received the order to set off. It immediately hopped a few times excitedly, flapping its wings as it took a run-up run, shouting through the mental link, "Medivh, it's time to go! Goodbye, Master! Master, hurry up and find me! Let's depart! " She ran a few steps on the square, then raised her head and let out an unusually loud caw (definitely not a caw). Then, she turned into a distorted light and disappeared before everyone's eyes.
A few seconds later, we got up from the ground and patted the dust off our bodies. Looking at the vending machines and billboards that were lying on the edge of the square, I wanted to cry but had no tears. This stupid bird, her wings are now a hundred meters long. Can't she stop bouncing around before we set off?!
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