Credits: With a Bang from the Sky, I Make My Glorious Entrance
Two days later, the support fleet of the Interastral Peace Corporation finally landed after several days of delays.
In the morning, the indigenous people at the north end of the Light Strip first saw many black dots appear in the sky. They circled around from above the Gray Hemisphere very carefully. Jingxing stood on the front line and watched them fall onto the Stone Beach, kicking up a cloud of dust as they landed, causing the indigenous people to cough.
As the hatch opened, the first thing the indigenous people saw was a lantern.
Next to step out of the cabin was an old acquaintance Jenny.
Upon seeing Jingxing, her eyes lit up, and she rushed forward, bowing deeply.
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Jingxing," Jenny said. "It's supposed to be a seven- Standard Day journey, but because we encountered Swarm along the way, we've had to travel for ten more days."
Jingxing glanced at the fleet of spaceships behind her. "It doesn't seem like the impact will be too significant?"
"A Star Lane was cut off by the Swarm, so to ensure the safety of our supplies, we had to take a longer, roundabout route," Jenny said, shaking her head helplessly. "We also passed through Priva II along the way. Old Zhou and the others are doing alright, so we airdropped some resources to them."
Fu Xuan nodded. "It's good that you're here. Mr. Louis should have informed you of your upcoming tasks, right?"
"Yes," Jenny said solemnly, "We are responsible for assisting Zeus Tehetra with wartime defense and post-disaster reconstruction, and for introducing the Zeus Tehetra civilization into the interstellar trade system after reconstruction."
"The interstellar trade system..." Jingxing thought it sounded normal, but Fu Xuan's expression was a little strange.
"Is the company promoting a new currency?" she asked.
"Huh?" Jenny was taken aback, then nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, the board members declared that Amber Shards are too rare to be used as General Equivalent, and their value is difficult to measure due to varying purity. Therefore, they plan to launch a Digital Currency called 'Credits' starting next Standard Year. The company will only recognize external transactions using Credits in the future."
Jingxing realized something and exchanged a glance with Fu Xuan: "It seems we'll have to ask our dear Director how many Credits our treatment should be converted into."
Moreover, he had a new idea—if his current treatment here could be maintained, when he returned to the "present," not only would he be able to pay off the Herta's debts, but he could probably even easily buy the Herta Space Station.
While Jingxing was chuckling to himself, Jenny and Fu Xuan had already begun directing the fleet to unload the resources they had brought.
Jenny's people marked out a plot of land along the riverbed, planting a pole on each plot with a wooden sign attached, clearly indicating what would be placed on that plot. The indigenous people from the settlement joined in, moving goods, and the entire construction site became bustling with activity.
As expected of skilled workers who frequently provide aid to other planets across the universe, the Former Amber Lord Support Team Jenny brought this time, Current Building Materials Logistics Department, worked with a very methodical approach. First, they surveyed the terrain, then erected the stakes with lanterns at intervals to ensure that the Swarm could not break through the light bands constructed by these lanterns blessed by the Amber Lord, before they began to construct fortifications and infrastructure.
Some timid indigenous people initially hid in the sheds to peek, but after watching for a long time, someone finally came out to help. By the afternoon, the entire settlement had been completely transformed, showing no signs of the Swarm Disaster. It was like a paradise-like garden town.
Meanwhile, Jingxing and Fu Xuan led Jenny on a tour, pointing out the nodes of the defensive formation that made up the planet to the employees Jenny had brought. These employees would contact their colleagues who had landed in other settlements to take over these Formations from Fu Xuan, allowing Fu Xuan to confidently act as Jingxing's "power bank."
Once they were both finally free, the first thing they naturally did was head to the front lines to observe the state of the Swarm.
The Path of the Hunt Constraint anything that crosses the line, and these Swarms that are disturbing the universe are on the kill list. Fu Xuan walked along the nearby battle line and quickly outlined the recent movements of the Swarms.
She frowned and went to Jingxing's side, who was protecting her.
"Something's not right here." She pointed to a complete defensive line. "I suspect the King Bug is most likely hiding in this direction. Because the Swarm always deliberately avoids this area when they retreat."
"They seem to be playing hard to get, trying to avoid arousing our suspicion," Fu Xuan continued. "Now it's up to you to investigate."
Fu Xuan had heard from his Senior Sister that this guy could also use the Path Energy to "become invisible".
Jingxing looked in the direction she was pointing; it was a Mountain Valley.
But to Fu Xuan's surprise, Jingxing did not intend to go and investigate himself. Instead, he took off Curio Light-Severing Sea...
After taking it off, Jingxing stared intently in that direction. Soon, his eyes began to sting with a needle-like pain, stretching from his eye sockets all the way to his temples.
"You guessed right." After putting on the Light-Severing Sea Gear, Jingxing turned to look at Fu Xuan, tears streaming down his face. "It's hiding in that direction."
"It seems it won't be coming out again." Fu Xuan clenched his fist. "After seeing your hammer blow, it's decided to wait until we leave. We'll have to go looking for it ourselves."
"It wants to wait? I don't want to waste time with it." Jingxing glanced at the Mountain Valley again, then turned and walked towards the settlement.
"Shall we go back now?" Fu Xuan asked.
"Yes, let's go borrow something from the indigenous people," he said.
Since his Path Energy had inexplicably gained the permission of the Amber Lord, and Louis Fleming had hinted that he should use it, he might as well use that King Bug to test his skills this time.
Before wielding his sword, Jingxing needed these indigenous people to give him some spiritual strength.
Starting with the northernmost shop, Jingxing knocked on doors one by one, asking them if they had confidence in the company's fleet that was coming, and what their prospects were for the future.
After their conversation, in a world unseen by the natives, some pale yellow energy was stripped from them and transferred to Jingxing's hands.
That was the "hope" and "Devotion" awakened within them. Jingxing intended to use these to forge a blade to crush the Swarm that shrouded this planet, as well as the sneaky Propagation Emanator.
"Speaking of which, what is the Primal Force behind Propagation?" Jingxing thought to himself as he collected "hope" and "Devotion," "If I could know that, I could eliminate it much more easily."
Having witnessed so many battles among those on the Pathstrider, Jingxing was convinced that their Pathstrider were essentially a competition of philosophical ideals. Some ideals were similar, leading to good compatibility, like his "Temperance" and Fu Xuan's "Constraint"; others were opposites, resulting in poor compatibility—surely he wasn't going to use Abundance as an example?
Jingxing felt that what truly clashed with his Path was, of course, Destruction.