An Unknown Lucky One

Wuma Xiu stood atop the crane, overlooking the planet he had baptized with gold, a satisfied smile curving his lips.

Her black hair danced wildly in the golden rain.

He opened his arms as if embracing his new work.

That's more like it.

He said it with an air of self-righteous pride.

Wuma Xiu lowered his arm, turned to look at the Evil God half a step behind him, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

"How about that?"

"It looks great."

The Evil God was referring to the Goddess of Beauty, of course.

With the Goddess of Beauty present, he could see nothing else.

"Perfunctory."

Wuma Xiu strolled toward the edge of the crane, and casually stepped into the void at the edge.

A golden halo spread out beneath his feet.

Like an invisible staircase.

It carried him step by step towards even greater heights in the sky.

With each step he took, a small golden ripple would bloom beneath his feet, spreading outwards like flower petals.

Without hesitation, the Evil God followed behind him.

The three people who were embracing each other let go after seeing the golden snow falling all around them.

Mu Li raised her head as if sensing something, reached out her hand, and caught a golden snowflake falling from the night sky.

The moment the light fell into his palm, a familiar feeling spread from his fingertips throughout his body.

The feeling was very similar to the kiss that person had placed on his brow that day.

Mu Li's vision suddenly cleared.

High in the sky, two figures were walking on air, one in front of the other.

They are heading towards the horizon, a place unreachable by mortals, towards the pinnacle of the stars.

Wuma Xiu seemed to sense something, paused slightly, and looked back. Through the falling golden snow, it landed on the boy who had just been reunited with his parents.

The moment their eyes met, Wuma Xiu's lips curled up slightly.

Unexpectedly, this little guy has a knack for wisdom; it was worth it for him to send that blessing.

Mu Li looked up at the figure bathed in golden light, her heart pounding like a drum.

He heard his own voice trembling.

That was not out of fear.

Rather, it was out of a kind of almost sacred reverence.

Mu Li asked, "Who... are you?"

Wuma Xiu turned his head slightly and said, "I am the Goddess of Beauty. Little Mu Li, don't forget the feelings you had back then, and don't let my blessings for you go to waste~"

After saying that, his figure transformed into a ray of golden light and dissipated on the small planet that he had personally lit up.

The Evil God followed closely behind, and the two figures disappeared one after the other into the horizon.

Mu Li stood there, stunned.

He gazed at the now empty night sky, and the golden snowflake in his palm had vanished without him noticing.

--The Goddess of Beauty.

A puzzled voice came from beside Mu Dad:

"It shouldn't be snowing season yet, right? And why is this snow... golden?"

Mu Dad opened his palm, and a golden snowflake landed on it. Before he could examine it closely, the light suddenly trembled slightly, transforming into a translucent golden butterfly that fluttered its wings and flew up, circling his fingertip twice.

Then it gently landed on his shoulder.

Mu Mom covered her mouth, her eyes still red, but she couldn't help but let out a soft gasp.

On the gray, open ground in front of the door, the golden snowflakes did not melt when they landed.

Instead, tiny golden flowers, each the size of a fingernail, unfolded.

Clumps of them swayed gently in the wind.

Mu Li withdrew her gaze from the night sky, looked at the expressions on her parents' faces that were filled with both surprise and confusion, touched the invisible mark between her eyebrows, and suddenly smiled.

"Dad, Mom, this is a miracle. And I was able to return safely because of the protection of the Goddess of Beauty."

He will absolutely not let him down!

After that golden snowfall, the Starfolk of Landon Star finally realized that something was wrong.

They have lived on this planet for generations.

I've gotten used to the faint industrial odor in the air.

I've grown accustomed to the sky's perpetually gray color.

I've gotten used to the fact that the water coming from the tap always has an indescribable, rusty taste.

But now, the familiar stench was no longer lingering around my nose.

They took a careful breath.

Then another bite.

It felt like I had never breathed such clean air before.

The air carried a slightly cool, sweet scent, like the natural fragrance of soil and vegetation mingling in a forest after the rain.

Someone stood on the street corner, head tilted back, mouth agape, breathing heavily, looking as comical as if they had just surfaced after holding their breath underwater for too long.

But no one laughed at him.

Because everyone is doing the same thing.

The sky held their gaze captivated.

When has the sky over Landon Star ever been this clear?

The perpetual gray-yellow mist seemed to have been cleared away by something.

Instead, a breathtakingly deep blue sky filled the eyes.

They had only seen this kind of blue in Federation propaganda videos.

I've seen it in those travel ads that talk about vacation planets.

I've never seen it above my head before.

At that moment, the blue sky stretched out openly and generously above them, so vast that it made them want to cry.

The most noticeable changes occurred in areas near water sources.

The few remaining lakes on Landon Star were originally as murky as a pot of unfiltered industrial soup.

A thin, oily film floats on the water's surface year-round.

Residents along the lake have long been accustomed to drinking water from the water purifier.

Let alone swimming in the lake, I wouldn't even dare use the lake water to wash vegetables.

But now, the people standing by the lake are all quieter than the last.

The lake water was crystal clear.

The aquatic plants swayed gently underwater, and the veins of each leaf were clearly visible.

Schools of small fish appeared out of nowhere and swam by.

Their scales shimmered with tiny silver light under the golden shower of light.

An old woman squatted by the lake, scooped up a handful of water, and looked down at the small pool of clear water in her palm.

She paused for a moment, then carefully buried her face in her palms and took a small sip.

Then she stood up and shouted towards the opposite bank of the lake.

His voice was hoarse yet surprisingly clear.

This is what this planet should look like.

Such surging Divine Power was unleashed without reservation on a remote industrial planet.

The ripples spread outwards from Landon Star in all directions.

The Gods, who sensed it, never expected that such a small planet would attract the descent of the Goddess of Beauty.

However, when they turned their attention to Landon Star, they found nothing unusual.

Aside from suddenly becoming a beautiful, pristine planet with fresh air, it is essentially no different from the previous drab, industrial world.

However, this has always been the case with the Goddess of Beauty.

This deity is known throughout the Divine Realm for his Gods style of doing things.

There must be a reason why other Deities bestow blessings.

Or it could be a devout believer kneeling and worshipping for years.

Either a hero accomplished an earth-shattering feat.

At the very least, there must be a proper Altar and ceremony.

But the Goddess of Beauty is different.

He might have blessed the entire wilderness simply because a single flower by the roadside looked beautiful.

It's also possible that they'd leave without looking back simply because the color scheme of a certain planet was too ugly.

His favors seemed to be given arbitrarily, entirely based on his mood.

Perhaps some unknown lucky person on Landon Star accidentally won his favor.

That's why this miracle happened on Landon Star.