"I didn't expect things to be so complicated."
In the living room, Sandora listened to Icetis's news and frowned. "According to the Protoss, a race that should have been extinct, and the world they live in has been confirmed to be destroyed. But now, they suddenly appeared, and they even brought along a spaceship from the old Empire era. There must be something wrong with this."
"The first thing that's not right is how did they manage to fool the God Realm's observers?" Icetis lay sprawled on the sofa and said in a muffled voice, "Although most of the Goddesses of Life are unreliable, they would record the lives they created on a registry called the 'Evolutionary Ladder'. This ladder system was created by the highest Goddess of Life, and it has never been wrong. It can ignore any interference and accurately and directly reflect the situation of the registered species. In other words, even if those fellows developed technology and spread to every corner of the void, the ladder would still be able to monitor them. Under such circumstances, I really can't understand why the Church of Life said that they were all extinct, but now there's a ship full of survivors …"
Icetis explained some general knowledge of the God Realm to us. Smart girls like Big Sis and Sandora had a thoughtful expression on their faces, while Shallow Shallow and Lin Xue were playing with a rope — oh my god, these two girls were actually playing with a rope! While the leaders of the Empire were discussing the life and death of another race and the truth of the destruction of the entire world, in such a serious atmosphere, these two silly girls were actually playing with a rope as if they were six and a half years old. Do you think this is something that a normal person could do?
I couldn't help but knock my finger on Lin Xue's head. She took out a helmet from her personal space and put it on her head the moment I moved. After a loud clang, I covered my hand and she covered her head. We looked at each other.
"Are you crazy?!" The missy glared at me.
"You have medicine!" I didn't want to be outdone.
Big Sis knocked on both of our heads. "We are talking about serious matters!"
The missy and I withered at the same time. I lowered my head and looked at Big Sis. I said to Lin Xue, "Omniscient and omnipotent prophet, can you guide us in the right direction?"
The missy shivered uncomfortably and glared at us angrily. "Speak properly! You gave me goosebumps. "
I spread my hands. "Girl, how do you think this is going to go?"
Lin Xue rolled her eyes and thought for a while. Her expression gradually turned serious. "It doesn't seem to affect much. But to prevent the future from collapsing prematurely, I can only tell you three things. You have to remember!"
It was rare for Lin Xue to show such a serious expression. Hence, when she activated her superpower and spoke in such a serious tone, everyone couldn't help but hold their breaths as they waited for her to speak. The missy squinted her eyes and said carefully, "The first thing is for everyone. The world that we are looking for has indeed been destroyed. That spaceship came out from the ruins. The second thing is for you, blockhead. Don't let your guard down. Changes will always happen the moment you think that victory is in your hands. The third thing is for Liliana … "
The missy paused on purpose. She had caught everyone's attention for a long time. Then, she opened her eyes and looked in Liliana's direction. She said slowly, "Little Bubble just ate the inspection that you wrote …"
Our bishop's expression obviously stiffened. He reacted a second later and let out an earth-shattering scream. He dashed to the second floor. "My Lord! I didn't sleep for the whole night just to check! "
Very soon, there was a commotion on the second floor. It was mixed with Liliana's screams and Little Bubble's screams. The two of them were fighting in an instant. Judging from the sound, their hand speed was probably above three thousand. The few of us parents sat on the sofa with unprecedented calmness. Lin Xue was still discussing with me. "Do you think that Liliana can defeat Little Bubble?"
I listened to the commotion upstairs and shook my head. "Of course, Little Bubble can't defeat Liliana. But Liliana will never be able to catch Little Bubble. That girl comes and goes like a ghost."
As soon as I finished speaking, I felt a weight in my arms. Little Bubble was already hanging on my neck. She was still biting on a small piece of paper. The little girl raised her head and looked at me with tears in her eyes. She complained — — She even took the initiative to complain!
Liliana rolled down the stairs like a whirlwind. She bared her fangs and brandished her claws as she rushed toward the sofa. However, I raised my leg and kicked her in the air. She was only 1.5 meters away from Little Bubble. I looked at the fake Lolita Priestess' face and felt very happy. I pointed at the little girl who was eating the paper in my arms and said, "She doesn't understand anything. Don't be so serious. I'll deal with you the same way you deal with her!"
When Liliana heard that, she immediately jumped to the ground dejectedly and kowtowed to Little Bubble. She even muttered, "I was wrong. I'll give you all my pocket money this month. Boss, you have to keep your word."
Me: "…"
Everyone: "…"
"Why doesn't this damned girl have any sense of propriety!"
I didn't need to throw it. Liliana jumped into a nearby basket and started watching TV. Big sister and I were left staring at each other. Big sister heard my complaint and charmingly rolled her eyes at me. "You were only slightly stronger than her when you were young."
I suddenly felt ashamed under the subtle gazes around me. I raised my hand in surrender to big sister and said, "That's all in the past. Plus, I didn't plan to overthrow the world at that time."
Due to Little Bubble's naughtiness, Liliana's written tests for the past few days and last night were all wasted. Now, the fake Lolita looked like she had lost her parents. She was lying on the coffee table with tears all over her face. I couldn't stand it anymore. I could only wave my hand at her and say, "You don't need to write anymore tests."
Liliana cheered and ran away, leaving me smiling helplessly. I unfolded a piece of paper. This was what I had just dug out from Little Bubble's mouth. It was already badly chewed, but a few simple words could still be seen.
It was written very seriously. But to be honest, no one had taken it seriously in the first place when it came to restraining Liliana.
Making her write a test was just a symbol. I was very clear about this point. That girl's education couldn't be settled with a test. I just wanted to let her know that some things shouldn't be done carelessly. As for punishment — — I really couldn't think of any punishment that could make someone as stubborn as her repent. Liliana's tolerance for any kind of pain was at an abnormal level. Furthermore, no one in the family could bear to do such a thing.
"Xue lass, can you explain it more clearly in those three … two sentences?" After everyone returned to their respective tracks and busied themselves with whatever they needed to do, I turned my head to glance at the Missy and sneakily moved closer to her. "I was speechless after hearing that, especially the second sentence. If this was a normal scenario, it would be equivalent to a declaration of death.
"It has the same effect as returning home to get married, right?" Missy rolled her eyes at me. "I can guess what you're thinking. But you should know that this is all I can say about the future. When the time comes, you will naturally know. In any case, with me here, the worst case scenario has already been avoided. "
I thought about it and agreed. Thus, I calmly leaned back on the sofa and thought about my next move while winding up the Mercury Lamp. Although I didn't know what her motivation had to do with the winding up, I knew that as long as I gave this girl two turns at the perfect speed, she would be extremely happy. This perfect speed was very important. If I twisted it too fast, she would bite someone. For example, she would bite Liliana. And no matter which one of us twisted it too fast, she would bite Liliana. This caused a certain Pope to mysteriously suddenly have teeth marks on his head. This kind of provocation made the war between the Marionette and the Pope even more intense.
As I twisted and twisted, I thought of something. What was the structure of the Mercury Lamp's body? Why didn't I break it even after constantly twisting it? And according to the alchemy experts, the Mercury Lamp's body was made from hard materials such as ceramics, metals, and stones. But …
I casually pinched the Marionette girl's cheek. Look, this feels exactly like an ordinary human girl. At most, it's just that she's a little smaller.
"Stupid human, what are you doing?"
The mercurial lamp poked me in the elbow in a languid way.
"I'm really curious about what's inside your stomach …"
As expected, I was bitten, and it was the kind of bite that wouldn't let go no matter what.
I hung the Mercury Lamp on my arm. I shook it back and forth a few times, and the Marionette spun around like a flaming wheel. I could only helplessly let her equip it. Then, I looked at Sandora and said, "I thought about it. Perhaps we should send a scouting team to that world's original coordinates to take a look."
This decision wasn't made on a whim, but I felt that it might be related to Lin Xue's first hint. According to Lin Xue, that destroyed world seemed to have left behind ruins, and the extinct humans were hiding in those ruins. Even though the Protoss scouts didn't find anything at the world's original coordinates, perhaps they could find something else if they went there to take a look.
At this moment, I was a little depressed. Just what kind of job is a prophet? You know everything, but you can't say anything. Asking a prophet about life is an especially difficult thing, but when I put myself in her shoes, I feel that being a prophet is probably even more difficult. How much of a heart must one have to be on the inside to support such a lifestyle where everything is left unsaid? If Lin Xue had the same personality as Shallow Shallow, she would probably be lying in the Fourth Mental Hospital by now.
While I was daydreaming again, Sandora had already finished considering my suggestion. She nodded. "This is the only way. Icetis, do you have the coordinates of that world?"
"Yes, but to be honest, I don't think it's useful." The Rogue Goddess raised her head and poured the last bits of food into her mouth as she waved her hand. "The Protoss scouts have been there for thousands of years, and they haven't found anything. I think you guys are just wasting your time."
"Anyway, we have all the time in the world," Shallow Shallow suddenly said leisurely. Coupled with her superpower, I instantly felt that this lass was suddenly very philosophical. However, after saying this philosophical sentence, she added another sentence. "Didn't they say that after the end of the world, there will always be an old man who tells stories? Maybe we can pick up a white-bearded old man."
Which white-bearded old man in this world would be strong enough to wait in the void for 720,000 years to tell you a story? This lass shouldn't have gone online to read novels recently!
The scouting troop left the spaceport ten minutes later, heading towards the world that had been destroyed 720,000 years ago. Not even a speck of it could be found now. We stayed at home, waiting for the news to come back.
In the past, Visca, who was always very energetic in her research on ants, earthworms, Shanxi vinegar, and everything else in this world, was now in a rare state of hibernation. Ever since the scouting troop left, she had been in her sister's embrace without saying a word. Her blood-red cat eyes were dilating, and the vertical lines in them had expanded into the shape of almonds. It was obvious that she was immersed in her own thoughts and had turned a deaf ear to what was happening in the outside world. Pandora sat next to me with a poker face. She looked like a porcelain doll. Occasionally, there would be a flash of light in her big gray eyes, followed by a 'beep' in her stomach. Although she looked normal, I could feel that Pandora wasn't in a good mood. She had a very close connection with her twin sister. When Visca's emotions fluctuated intensely, Pandora would be affected too, and vice versa.
Visca was nervous. This sounded inconceivable, but that was the reality of the situation. She was nervous because the largest fleet that she had lost many years ago was about to be found. Even though she said that she didn't mind, she still had to be nervous when it was time to be nervous.
In stark contrast to these two little girls was Great Prophet Lin, who had just given us all sorts of hints, but was now sprawled out on the sofa, sharing a bag of potato chips with the Pervert Goddess. Of course, to an ordinary girl, her current state would be described as lazy. However, Great Prophet Lin and the Pervert Goddess would forever be a pair of weirdos. When they were lazy, they would collapse into a pile on the sofa. No matter how guilty I felt, it was impossible for me to describe them with such an elegant word as "lazy".
We were waiting for the scouts to send back firsthand information. This shouldn't take too long. The specially designed Void scout ships were extremely efficient. They were a type of military vehicle that didn't have any weapons, and were the only small warships that could stay in the Void for a long period of time. It would take less than a minute to enter the Void and lock onto a foreign world, which was dozens of times faster than an Eternal-class warship. This time, with the accurate "coordinates" that Icetis had provided, I believed that the scouts should have already reached the ruins of that world.
This showed how efficient Schilling's army was. Their mastery of spatial technology allowed them to reduce the time difference to a negligible degree. If the army of an ordinary civilization wanted to send scouts to gather information, then the commander could go back to sleep after the scouts left. However, we could just wait in the living room, and the scouts would reach the destination in dozens of seconds. Shallow Shallow even took out a stopwatch and said that she wanted to bet with Lin Xue on how long it would take for the scouts to report back — which was why we could tell that Shallow Shallow was digging her own grave. Of all people, why would she choose Lin Xue?
But after waiting for a few minutes, we didn't receive any information from the scout ships. Instead, we received an emergency communication from the shadow base.
Sandora immediately sat up on the sofa and frowned. Then, she told the confused crowd, "We've lost contact with Void Scout Ship 8355!"
Void Scout Ship 8355 was the ship we had sent to search for the ruins of the world Icetis had mentioned. It had just left the spaceport fifteen minutes ago, and now, the shadow base had officially confirmed that the ship had lost contact with the command not long after it reached the destination.
The sudden turn of events left me very confused. Without another word, Pandora began to assemble the ship cannons. To her, losing contact with any Empire spaceship meant that they were preparing for war. Of course, the more serious thing was that any movement in the wind would link her to war. On the other hand, Mercury Lamp finally relented and jumped off my arm to play with Little Bubble. Miss Lin was lazy … I guess it's hard to say. She lazily leaned against the sofa's armrest and extended her fair, jade-like arm to me. "Fate has begun to move forward. Don't ask me, I don't need to explain."
I rubbed my forehead and stood up. Sandora also stood up tacitly and pulled me to teleport to the shadow base.
The command's intelligence center was already in a busy state. Many intelligence officers and technicians were busy in the spacious hall, analyzing the last bit of information that the ship had just lost contact with. Sandora and I immediately found Sives, who immediately saluted when he saw us. "Your Majesty, Void Scout Ship 8355 sent a signal of arrival at the destination two minutes and thirty seconds ago, and then lost contact with it."
"Are there any signs of battle?"
Sandora only glanced at the information charts that were constantly refreshing before her gaze fell on Sives. "Give me the last information they sent back."
"Just one sentence."
Sives opened a small screen that was about a foot wide. On it was a man with a thin face, and judging from the badge on his chest, he should be the captain of the scout ship. He was checking a few data tables before him before looking up at the screen and saluting. "Void Scout Ship 8355 has arrived at the designated coordinates. Currently undiscovered …"
The information stopped there, abruptly as if it had been cut in half by a sharp blade.
With such a short message, I couldn't tell anything at all, much less if there had been a battle. If the ship had been attacked, I was certain that it had been an instant kill.
Sandora's expression darkened and she looked angry, but it was only for an instant before she suppressed her emotions and looked up at Sives. "Fire three sets of Void Probes to the last coordinates of the scout ship before we lost contact with it. I want to know what's there."
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