The sun was setting in the west, and dusk was approaching. The group of little ones had had enough of their strange games and were finally willing to quiet down. Most of them gathered around their elder sister and listened to the same strange fairy tales, while a small number of them studied their own affairs. Little Medivh had five or six palm-sized mini Medivh hanging on her body, running around like a mothership. From time to time, she would bend down to pluck a few weeds from the ground and feed them to the little ones on her shoulder. Those mini Medivh were like nestlings. Apart from their appearance, their living habits were exactly the same as birds. When faced with the weeds that little Medivh passed to them, these little ones would chirp excitedly, hugging the stalks and nibbling on them excitedly. Their diet seemed to have expanded once again, expanding from vegetable leaves to green plants. Based on my observations over the past two days, I was certain that little Medivh would even feed her "children" leaves and grass seeds. Those figurine Crow Gods didn't reject any of the above food, except for meat, which was still strongly resisted by the Crow Gods.
This made the little crow, who still couldn't forget about the field mouse, very depressed.
Liliana wasn't interested in fairy tales either. She was a professional storyteller and basically all the fairy tale books in the house came from her. That was why she didn't hang out with the little ones. This little dwarf seemed to be in some trouble. She placed a small chair beside me and sat there like a melancholic girl. Her elbows rested on the small round table in front of her and she rested her cheeks on her hands. The most eye-catching thing was that there was a green, tender grass on her head. I had been observing this strange scene for a few minutes with a surprised gaze. I confirmed that the grass was growing on her head and seemed to be a part of her body, twisting and turning according to the little girl's expression. This was the first time I had seen green ahoge in my life, and it seemed to be able to photosynthesize.
I reached out to pull the grass on Liliana's head and found that it was quite sturdy. "What are you doing?"
"Small … experiment failed." Liliana continued to hold her cheeks in her hands like a melancholic girl. Due to her height, she could only sway her feet in the air. She seemed to be in a bad mood. "It's growing on my head. I probably can't get it off before it blooms … Ouch, it hurts!"
I gave up on the urge to pull the grass out. I thought to myself, 'I'll never lack this kind of weirdo …'
"It's probably because of the" EXP + 5 "effect." Liliana pondered for a long time and finally came to a conclusion.
At this moment, a cry suddenly came from the side, "Master!"
As soon as I heard her unique idiosyncrasy, I knew it was the little crow. I turned my head and saw that it was indeed her standing next to me. There were two little crows sitting on each of her shoulders, and one on her head. There was a total of five little crows, each with a blade of grass in their beaks. They chewed the grass in unison, and their five pairs of black eyes looked curiously at their master's master. It looked really funny and fun — just like hamsters.
The little raven was holding a sparkling ball of light in her hand. It seemed that this was what she wanted me to see. Moreover, this thing really piqued my interest. It looked like a magical product. "What is this?"
"A letter from vanilla!" The little raven said excitedly. She raised the ball of light in front of me. This action almost caused the figurine crows on her shoulders to fall off. "It came from the temple. The method that Sister Liliana mentioned can be used now!"
I was stunned. I turned to look at the dejected Liliana on the other side. She touched the ahoge on her head that could be used for photosynthesis and explained nonchalantly, "A prayer system. It seems that Birdie's power has already formed a stable system on the mother continent. It has also been written into the world's data. Believers can transmit important information to the hands of the Gods through prayers. This is the foundation of a mature belief system, just like a backbone network. I reckon that it won't be long before the Crow God Sect will be able to end this situation where blessings are like a random lottery. In any case, Boss, all you need to know is that Birdie has grown again. "
I looked at the little raven in surprise. The latter was rubbing the ball of light in her hand and muttered, "Master, this looks like an egg!"
"Pfft — —" Liliana almost slid off her chair. She turned to look at the little raven's collar that was flashing crazily under the red light. She couldn't help but pat her chest. "Fortunately, we discovered this bird's impulsive incubation in time. Otherwise, we would have been in big trouble!"
I didn't know when Bryndis had come over. She had heard our conversation and looked at the little crow thoughtfully. "Hmm, she can already accept prayers, and it seems that she has enough power to respond to any prayers. However, her mind is still too immature. It might not be a good thing to let her establish a dialogue with believers now. This bird needs to be educated."
"Leave it to me." The leaves on Lina's head stood straight up. "Right now, the bird can only hear prayers. As for how to respond, I'll use the simplest feedback mechanism to automatically respond. I won't let her participate. Just let me train her into a qualified god. Give me one or two hundred years, and I'm sure she'll succeed."
"Then, I will be in charge of researching an operating system for her." Icetis was excited. She lowered her head and rubbed the little raven's face. "I am a technological geek. I will definitely create a management terminal that even this bird can learn!"
I quickly waved my hand and interrupted Sister Bing's delusion. "Save it. Have you forgotten that you are from the Galactic Pantheon? Your operating system is not compatible with the Schilling Pantheon at all, okay? "
Icetis was stunned. She scratched her chin. "Oh sh * t, I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it! I am from the Galactic Pantheon. "
I was speechless. Are you trying to get to the point? What you just said is enough to make me collapse first and ask questions later, okay?
However, Icetis's words also gave me a reminder. It seemed that there were more things to consider: the basic construction of the Schilling Pantheon. The little raven seemed to be growing at a rapid pace. In less than a year, she already had a religion and divinity. However, we had yet to figure out her full power atlas. Even though there was a long-term and several temporary research teams that were tracking and observing the growth of the little raven, the pressure that this bird brought to them was probably no less than the deep diving project. I was thinking that I might need to take some time to go to the mother continent again to check on the situation of the Crow God Sect. I would also like to greet Shakina and the others. However, before that, I had to solve another big problem that was bothering me.
With a thought, I called out in the spiritual connection.
"Ah Jun, did you call for me?" Sandora appeared beside me with a spatial distortion and asked curiously. I passed a small note to her. (Speaking of which, why do King Huron and Father have the same problem? Do they have the habit of using small notes to send messages?) I passed it to her. "Take a look. It just came from the other side of the void more than an hour ago."
"The other side of the void … King Huron's signature?" Sandora took the note and scanned it. She instantly exclaimed, "Wait, the people mentioned on it are …"
"The Melovans." I stood up and exhaled deeply. "It refers to the whereabouts of the Melovans."
"So you asked King Huron to help you investigate the whereabouts of the Melovans?" Sandora looked at me in surprise. "When did this happen? Why didn't I know about it? Didn't you say that we can't send troops to the Melovans for the time being?"
"It happened the day before yesterday." I spread my hands. "Didn't I tell you once? The last time I went to pick up the Fifth Fleet, I entered that strange 'escape' state. Then, I met Hilla who was taking a stroll. After that, I thought it was quite interesting, so I tried it a few more times. The day before yesterday, I met Hilla again. Then, I asked her to find the whereabouts of the Melovans. "
"Wait, that means … the Fifth Fleet was actually in the territory of the Huron Protoss at that time?" Sandora immediately thought of this and looked surprised. "No wonder … it was in such a distant place. Ah, then we left in a hurry at that time. I didn't expect that we would circle around the territory of the Huron Protoss. Now that I think about it, I suddenly feel a little regretful … "
"No, we didn't." I waved my hand. "It was quite far away. However, after I came back, I communicated with Father God and compared it with the Void Map in the hands of the Protoss. I found out that the shelter of the Fifth Fleet was within one quadrant from the border of Huron. Although I don't know why the Fifth Fleet was not found in Huron, I felt that it should also be within Sister Hilla's sphere of influence. So, I asked her to search for traces of the Melovans around the world where the Fifth Fleet had stopped. After all … although we can't send troops, we can't just leave the Melovans alone. I don't feel at ease. If they happen to be in the territory of the Huron Protoss, even if they are just next to it, it would be good news. At least, we would be able to know the whereabouts of the rebel army. "
Sandora nodded in understanding. "No wonder, so it is the communication network of the Void Creatures … The three of you are really interesting. So, in the end, King Huron didn't find any traces of the Melovans? "
"Sister Hilla is quite honest. She searched the entire territory of Huron and then expanded the scanning range to the limit." I frowned slightly. "In other words, the areas where the Fifth Fleet was active at that time were all scanned, and there were no traces of the Melovans at all. This is completely different from what we guessed at the beginning."
Sandora already understood what I meant. Her expression became serious. "In other words, the Melovans did not establish their forces near the shelter of the Fifth Fleet. Their nest is not there … The rebel army tracked them all the way there."
"That's basically it." I looked up at the night sky as though I could see the Melovans' nest from there. "We have completely ruled out the possibility of the Melovans settling down near the Fifth Fleet's shelter. Then, there are only two possibilities left. First, they are in another corner of the void that no one knows about, and we might not be able to find that group of rebels anymore. Second, the place where they are actually hiding is not far away. It is near the remnants of the old empire …"
Sandora continued my train of thought. "In the blank area between the New Empire, the Fallen Apostles, and the Galactic Realm of Gods, a place that no one has set foot in before … This possibility is several times higher than the first possibility!"
"So, I am currently in a dilemma. Should we send out a scouting ship to scan the entire territory?" I said as I scratched my head. "Also, we have to contact Father God and ask him to help us scan the border areas of the Protoss. There are also many blank areas between the two races that need to be checked. The worst case scenario is what if the Melovans are hiding near the territory of the Fallen Apostles. I don't think that the Fallen Apostles will respond to our call to search for the whereabouts of the rebel army. They are busy with their great undertaking and definitely won't have the time to do so. "
Sandora frowned and thought for a moment. Then, she shook her head decisively. "No, we can't do that. We will alert them."
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"Right now, we are still unsure how much the Melovans have inherited from the old Empire and how vigilant they are." Sandora looked into my eyes. "But what we can be sure of is that once they realize that the Empire has made a comeback, they will definitely not obediently come forward to be beaten. They will definitely flee at the first opportunity. By then, it will not be easy to annihilate the rebel army. Based on my experience, the rebel army is usually best at escaping. "
I agreed with Sandora's opinion. Then, I asked her for her opinion. "Then, in your opinion, how do we find the Melovans?"
Sandora thought for a moment and casually turned on the holographic projection. It displayed a map of the Void Territory that had been converted into a direct view. The Protoss territory, the New Empire, and the Fallen Apostles territory were located in the center of this overlapping map. The periphery was a large area without any data. Sandora pointed at the blank areas and said, "Even if the Melovans are hiding 'here', they will not be near the three major forces. When they first committed treason, if they had even the slightest bit of caution, they would have chosen to stay far away from the territory of their old master. So, they should be in these blank areas now. These are all locations that we have not set foot in. Without clear world coordinates, even with the technology of the Empire, it will be impossible to find the exact world in these blank areas. It is not advisable to send reconnaissance ships to scan or overload the Garden of the Dead with the scanning. It is very easy for the other party to notice us before we find the rebel army. They have the home field advantage in terms of information response speed in these blank areas. Furthermore, considering that they have the massive heritage of the old Empire in their hands, they are the most ancient servants who have been in contact with the Empire for the longest time, and they have 70,000 years of research time, the degree of their mastery of the technology of the Empire is definitely very high. So, the possibility of them successfully escaping is very high. "
I looked at the map of the Void Territory in front of me. This map was not the true appearance of the Void Territory, but it could directly show the range of the Void that the Empire could reach. Sandora was right. The Void Territory was so vast that even the Protoss were unable to completely grasp it. What was in the large blank areas was a complete mystery to us. Once we started to scan these areas, it was highly likely that the Melovans would escape upon hearing the news. They have the technology of the Empire in their hands, so they might also have the technology of world drift. So, they might even pack up their universe and escape. Faced with this possibility, we must adopt faster, more accurate, and more ruthless methods … directly lock onto their world coordinates.
"It would be great if we could capture a few Melovans alive." Liliana had been listening for a long time by the side, and finally could not help but interject. "Then, I, the Pope, could be in charge of interrogating them."
"Hmm, it's rare that the first half of your sentence is on point. Oh, the second half is not wrong either." I casually stroked the ahoge on Liliana's head that could carry out photosynthesis. "The problem is, how are we going to capture them alive? It has been more than four years since the revival of the New Empire, and the Melovans have never appeared in this area. The Void Territory is so vast, maybe we can wait for a hundred years and they will not come here to seek death … "
"Then we'll drag them out." The grass on Liliana's head swayed left and right. "How did they run to attack the Fifth Fleet in the first place? Boss, could it be that your brain is rusty? "
I was stunned for a moment, and then came to a realization. I happily grabbed Liliana's collar and shook her vigorously. "Aiya, why didn't I think of that? You're good!" The little lass's eyes rolled around, and she hugged my arm and bit me. "Let go! Is there anyone who praises someone like that!? "
I came back to my senses and placed Liliana back on the chair. "Oh, it's a habit. The moment you open your mouth, I can't help but want to throw you out."
Liliana was speechless.
Sandora immediately contacted the research center, and ordered for the ancient hibernation cabin that had been dismantled into a pile of parts to be restored to its original state. I then contacted the commander of the Fifth Fleet, Cocokina. The most important part of the plan was that the Fifth Fleet had to participate in it. Back then, the Melovans saw the Fifth Fleet escape from their hands with their original bodies, so their hatred should still be full at that time. Of course, more importantly, we didn't know how the Melovans tracked the original body's signal, and we weren't sure if the hibernation cabin that had been dismantled by the research center could still send out such a guiding signal. So, the Fifth Fleet itself … was also a bait.
"The Melovans probably don't know that the Fifth Fleet was rescued by the Empire." Sandora had also considered this problem when arranging these operations. I felt that this was really an unintentional convenience that had been left behind back then. "That's right. Fortunately, we acted fast enough at that time and didn't directly face the Melovans. Now, the other party probably doesn't know about the relationship between the Fifth Fleet and the Empire. Actually, I'm also very curious if the Melovans know about the existence of the New Empire and the Fallen Apostle … "
"They probably don't know." Sandora revealed a gloomy expression. "Those who betrayed the Empire will definitely be living in fear. If they knew that their old master had made a comeback, they would probably erase any traces of themselves in the Void at the first instant, instead of swaggering so far away to hunt down the Fifth Fleet."
I nodded. Sandora's words made a lot of sense. Moreover, the New Empire had been revived for more than four years, but the Melovans had never appeared in this area. This most likely meant that their hiding place was very far away, to the extent that they had not encountered the Empire at all. The vastness and discontinuity of the Void really provided the best barrier for fugitives, not only for the fleets of exiles from back then, but also for those who were living in fear —
Traitors.
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