Sandora

"Ah—" Standing before a massive black tower, Lin Xue exclaimed again, "What is this?"

I didn't need Pandora to answer; I could tell her myself: "A Psionic Storm Obelisk... This is the sixth one, isn't it? Seriously, what were you listening to just now?"

"I was just excited! How could I remember anything?" Lin Xue said, quickly running towards the next massive black tower, shouting, "Chen Jun! What is this?"

...She's doing it on purpose. This girl is definitely messing with me!

I was helpless against Lin Xue, who found her greatest joy in life by causing me trouble. So, I turned to Carmen beside me for help: "Is there any way to make this girl quiet down?"

"You Carbon-Based Lifeform over there!" Carmen suddenly roared with full force, "Any further is the core defense zone of the base. Any unauthorized action will trigger concentrated fire from one hundred and sixty-six Autonomous Floating Turrets!"

What a fierce threat!

Carmen's words had a remarkably clear effect. Lin Xue let out a cry of surprise and then practically sprinted back to our side.

"Settled down now?" I looked at her irritably.

Lin Xue seemed to think of something. She glanced at Carmen and said, "Are you serious? I didn't sense any impending danger just now."

Carmen looked calm and composed: "I was lying to you."

"...You!"

"Alright, alright," I pressed down on Lin Xue's head, "You need to know when to stop. You know what kind of place this is, and I know what you're planning—just stop causing me trouble."

"Hmph," Lin Xue pouted, "Caught so quickly."

Actually, I noticed it from the beginning, okay?

From the moment she arrived here, Lin Xue had been unusually excited, running around like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world, showing no resemblance to the leader of the ability users. How could I not notice this abnormal behavior? When Pandora scanned her, it turned out that every time she went to a new place, she would use her ability to carefully sense the surrounding situation—in other words, she was probing for information about this alien base.

It was quite a blatant method. I estimate that every Shilin Apostle here noticed her actions, but because of my absolute authority as the Shilin Emperor, they turned a blind eye to Lin Xue. Besides, with the current strength of human civilization, they couldn't pose any threat, could they?

I looked around. Although I had seen projections of Shilin Mother Planet cities countless times in the dream world, seeing a Shilin military base in reality was a different feeling. There were energy defense towers hundreds of meters high everywhere, huge factories constantly producing various war machines, and even more bizarre buildings that I couldn't name even after searching through the database in my head. In this massive Shilin fortress, teams of fully armed, or rather, already transformed into armed, Shilin Warriors patrolled back and forth. From time to time, huge, ferocious-looking Shilin tanks or low-altitude fighter jets roared past, startling me, who was visiting this place for the first time.

It was truly impressive that Lin Xue had the audacity to openly probe the enemy's military intelligence here—even though no matter how much she probed, it wouldn't allow human civilization to fly out of the solar system overnight.

By this time, we had arrived in front of a pyramid-shaped building at the very center of the base. Carmen saluted us and said, "Please wait here for a moment." Then, he led his soldiers into the building.

Seeing that there was no one else around, Lin Xue quietly leaned over, "If they were to attack humanity, we really wouldn't have any chance to resist..."

I was a little puzzled by Lin Xue's worry: "They won't attack humanity anyway, what are you worried about?"

Lin Xue rolled her eyes at me: "You're so carefree. Suddenly knowing that such a powerful alien Empire exists, who wouldn't worry? Anyway, I don't trust this so-called Empire."

I coughed awkwardly and said, "You're saying this in front of the Empire's highest leader and a high-ranking Empire general."

Lin Xue froze for a moment, her eyes scanning between me and Pandora for a long time, and then she said, "I forgot... By the way, do your words really carry weight? These troops shouldn't be your subordinates, right?"

"Armed conflict between Shilin Emperors is strictly forbidden. Even if they don't listen to me, they can't go to war with Earth—or do you think I plan to conquer the world?"

"You don't have that ambition," Lin Xue said decisively.

Should I cry or laugh?

Just then, I suddenly felt a strange fluctuation in the depths of my mind. This fluctuation was completely different from the feeling of complete control I usually had when connecting with the Shilin Mother Planet or Pandora's Legion. It was more like a resonance, a friendly signal, and even carried a hint of joy, as if meeting an old friend.

For a moment, I was stunned by this unprecedented mental sensation. The next second, I saw a blue shadow flying towards me.

"Bang—"

The sky is so high... the clouds are so white...

The rushing wind in my ears told me that I was currently ascending rapidly...

Now I knew what that unprecedented mental connection was. It should be the unique mental resonance state between Shilin Emperors, and I had undoubtedly been knocked flying by this high-speed Shilin Emperor.

Thus, the historic "collision" between the two highest leaders...

After about ten seconds, I landed with a thud.

Given that one of the two Shilin Emperors suffered an unexpected internal injury, this meeting came to nothing. The final result was that I was carried by Pandora and rushed into the base's repair station...

Hey! Wait! Why a repair station? Pandora, do you really not know the difference between Carbon-Based Lifeforms and you? I'm definitely going to be killed by those repair equipment, ahhhhhh...

The next day

Their strength was indeed not to be underestimated. Although they had almost never studied the medical technology of Carbon-Based Lifeforms, they still managed to create equipment that could treat me—I really don't know how they figured out the physiological structure of humans in just a few dozen minutes. Earth's scientists are still struggling to figure out what's inside their own stomachs.

When I opened my eyes, I found myself lying in a temporary sickroom. Sitting by the bed was the culprit who had seriously injured me.

The other person was tall and slender, wearing a sky-blue long dress with white lace, in the style of classical European aristocratic clothing. She had dazzling golden hair, with curly strands hanging freely by her cheeks, forming two exaggerated large golden spirals. Her pure blue eyes were as deep and unfathomable as the ocean, seemingly able to look directly into the depths of one's soul. Although she had golden hair and blue eyes, Sandora's face shape was typically Eastern, delicate and elegant, with a temperament that was seven parts noble and three parts playful. Paired with her luxurious attire, she looked like a princess visiting the common people.

Seeing me open my eyes, the princess in front of me immediately showed a brilliant smile and happily threw herself into my arms, saying, "Yay, you're alive! I thought I had killed you!"

...No Shilin Apostle can be judged by their appearance. For example, the Loli-like war maniac Pandora, the upright pirate Sikaro, and the noble and elegant clumsy girl Sandora in front of me...

"Hello," I said with a stiff smile, "It's nice to meet you. I'm Chen Jun."

"Hello, hello!" Sandora seemed a little overly excited, grabbing my hand and saying, "I'm Sandora! I'm so sorry for injuring you. I didn't expect your body to be so fragile, but don't worry, I've already strengthened your body while I was at it... Um... Are you here to take me back?"

"Huh?" I didn't understand what Sandora was saying in her rapid-fire speech.

"I said, are you here to take me back?" Sandora repeated, "Take me away from this world."