Chapter 214: The Martial Virtue of Foxy’s Homeland
Chapter 214: The Martial Virtue of Foxy’s Homeland
The interstellar craft, with its sleek outer shell and intricate framework, lay silently half-buried among the collapsed mountains. Even though it was already wrecked beyond recognition, the remaining parts still hinted at how elegant and mysterious it must have been when it once traveled among the stars.
To be honest, just by looking at it, Yu Sheng found it hard to connect this obviously “spaceship-like thing” to all those Cultivation terms Foxy had mentioned. Even the name “Celestial Shuttle” felt hard to match with its appearance. But, if he thought more about it, he couldn’t really imagine what kind of ship a Cultivation civilization of the interstellar era might build. Perhaps this design was logical enough.
Song Cheng and Bai Li Qing walked to a spot near the Celestial Shuttle’s wreckage and tilted their heads back to examine this strangely designed vessel. Behind Bai Li Qing, a pair of quiet eyes emerged, also studying the ship with curiosity.
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” Song Cheng muttered. “At first glance, it’s a bit like one of those Node-class ships built by the Algerlaid people. But the resemblance is only in a third or so of the hull design. If it really came from ‘outside the known universe,’ do you think it might share some principle related to how the Dark Angels ‘invade’ our world?”
Bai Li Qing did not reply right away. She pressed her lips together, as if conferring silently with her [Younger Sister]. After a while, she gently shook her head. “We can’t tell just by the outside. The interior structure is beyond our understanding too. But the energy reaction inside is still worth analyzing. If possible, we should isolate its energy system. By studying that, we might figure out what level of travel it was designed for. Traveling within a single star system and traveling across galaxies require vastly different energy levels, and the power needed to cut open a ‘world’ would be beyond our imagination.”
“That means we’ll need to bring in some experts,” Song Cheng said. He paused, thinking for a moment. “We’ll need a team of cross-disciplinary specialists, since this thing might really be from ‘outside.’ We can’t guess how any of it works. Maybe we should contact the Academy? I bet they’d be very interested.”
“They’d be interested in far more than just the ship,” Bai Li Qing said softly. “There’s the first Entity we managed to ‘permanently remove,’ the first Otherworld parasitized by angels but rendered harmless, the ‘Teleportation Door’ Yu Sheng opened…”
Song Cheng shrugged. “Don’t forget the first vegetable garden planted in an Otherworld.”
“Yes, the vegetable garden in the Otherworld,” Bai Li Qing echoed with a small nod, glancing at Yu Sheng not far away. “Those professors at the Academy—who are normally so hard to convince—would drop everything to see what’s going on here.”
Yu Sheng and Foxy were sitting together on a nearby slope, enjoying the mountain breeze and the scenery. They could also make out bits of Bai Li Qing and Song Cheng’s conversation drifting in the wind.
Naturally, Foxy’s ears were sharper than Yu Sheng’s. The Demon Fox Maiden’s fluffy ears twitched on her head, lightly aiming toward Bai Li Qing’s voice. After a moment, Foxy leaned close to Yu Sheng and whispered, “They’re talking about bringing in some very knowledgeable people to study the Celestial Shuttle’s tech. They also want to re
Little Red Riding Hood sighed. “Ugh, Brother, you’re giving me a headache just thinking about it.”
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