Departing for the Tiannü Galaxy, Her Excellency the Queen Arrives!

He didn't know when he'd be able to return. Yuan didn't linger. He had a vague suspicion about his grandmother's condition.

Perhaps it was simply because he lacked the ability now. Maybe everything would be different the next time he returned.

Back on the warship, Yuan raised an eyebrow at the awkward atmosphere in the command hall but said nothing.

He skillfully walked to the command chair, sat down, and opened the supercomputer control interface to check the warship's repair progress.

"Bruis!" Yuan called out softly.

"Your Excellency!"

"The warship has been repaired. Have all your supplies been stowed?"

Bypassing Cole, who looked displeased, Yuan directly asked Bruis about the supplies.

Whether they truly intended to leave the Taotie and Death God Karl, or if they were just acting and testing him, Yuan didn't care.

If they were willing to completely leave the Styx Galaxy, Yuan wouldn't mind taking them in. He wouldn't mistreat them on his path to perfecting his divine body.

After all, he owed them a life.

And if, by some chance, well! The entire warship was now under his control. He'd have plenty of ways to let them perish on their own then.

Life finds a way!

"Your Excellency, all supplies have been equipped. We can depart now if you wish," Bruis replied, then stood respectfully awaiting Yuan's command.

"Commander Cole, do you have anything else to do?"

"No, I will follow your orders!" A forced smile appeared on Cole's slightly stiff face, but Yuan didn't mind.

He nodded in satisfaction. It was rare for someone to climb to his current position from being a captive.

"System, start the engines. Take us back into space first."

"Ding, confirming command personnel authority. Authority confirmed - Your Excellency, highest authority confirmed. Stellar Furnace power increasing, warship engines commencing startup."

"Dong!"

"Huuu!!!"

With the sound of the engines starting, the warship gave a slight lurch before a massive roar erupted from below.

The plasma shockwave generated by the powerful fusion energy crashed through the dense atmosphere with a deafening sound.

"With a single command, all preparations were made without any further action. We're just taking off like this?" Bruis's face showed surprise.

"Isn't that how it should be? Compared to the motherships of pre-nuclear civilizations, Taotie warships don't carry that many people.

Once technology iterates, the gap becomes immeasurable, even if it's just by one level."

With that, as the engine power increased, the warship quickly broke through the atmosphere and entered space.

Seeing the familiar scenery outside the window, the Taotie cheered.

Yuan, however, sat in the main seat and activated the three-dimensional projection. A massive star map appeared before him, seemingly encompassing the entire universe.

Yuan looked at the star map, then glanced out the porthole at his home planet, and sighed. Whenever he saw these scenes, he felt an overwhelming sense of insignificance.

Collecting his thoughts, Yuan's hands continuously slid across the star map.

"Come, you two take a look too. My understanding of the universe is too limited. You also see where we should go. The central database isn't omniscient; it also needs us to provide the necessary conditions."

Cole and Bruis exchanged a glance before walking to Yuan's opposite side and began navigating the star map with similar gestures.

"I don't know what Your Excellency's next move will be, but I think the most urgent thing now is to leave the Styx Galaxy. Moreover, our Taotie Civilization's reputation in the universe..."

Bruis chuckled awkwardly at this point.

"The known universe is basically the domain of the Divine River Bodies. Only the Styx Galaxy is our base camp, so we need to stay far away from areas where Divine River Bodies gather."

After speaking, Bruis removed a large portion of the star map.

Yuan nodded, signaling him to continue. However, he secretly ordered Qiming to record the star system ranges that Bruis had deliberately excluded.

"We only have one warship now. Even if we encounter an Astral Civilization, we won't have much self-preservation capability. These are the options left for us."

He then pushed forward with his hands, and a massive blue screen displayed countless star map introductions.

Even after much filtering, the universe was vast, and there were still many sparsely populated star systems to choose from.

"Cole, what about you? Any suggestions?"

"I'll add something. Leaving the Styx Galaxy is a good idea. However, we need suitable Great Worm Bridges for traversal assistance. Otherwise, with just the warship's speed, we'd die before reaching our destination."

"Alright, in that case. System, begin filtering star map information, removing systems with unclear information."

Following Yuan's command, the vast number of star systems before them decreased significantly.

"Remove star systems with harsh environments unsuitable for the birth of initial civilizations."

The number of star systems decreased again.

"Remove!"

"Remove!"

With each of Yuan's commands, the number of projections above the central system dwindled.

"Dong! Dong!" Yuan, lost in thought, tapped unconsciously on the control panel before him.

There couldn't be any high-level civilizations nearby, yet there also couldn't be no high-level civilizations. Otherwise, what would be the point of him going there?

He had swallowed the Taotie Civilization's knowledge whole, and the data had been recorded into Qiming. Without the knowledge of god-making civilizations, he had to obtain information on more Astral Civilizations or the ruins of god-making civilizations.

Finally, a beautiful galaxy, silver with streaks of purple, appeared before everyone.

"Tiannü Galaxy!"

"System, display the data for Tiannü Galaxy."

"Tiannü Galaxy: Approximately 900,000 light-years from the Styx Galaxy. It is a barred spiral galaxy with a diameter of 80,000 light-years, yet it only possesses about 80 billion stars. The arrangement of its galactic disk, galactic core, and galactic halo is chaotic, suspected to have undergone a destructive war, possibly containing remnants of civilization.

There are five large star clusters in the vicinity, with relatively abundant energy resources. It is far from the Divine River Body civilization, belonging to an undeveloped region."

After seeing this information, Yuan nodded in satisfaction. Whether there were civilization remnants or not, he'd go take a look first.

If that didn't work, he'd spend some time stealing and robbing. Anyway, once he entered the universe and obtained sufficient Dark Matter resources, he was confident he could advance further.

At that point, besides powerful god-making civilizations, he could go anywhere else.

"Very good, this is the one."

"Target confirmed, destination: Tiannü Galaxy. Initiating central system database, searching for Great Worm Bridge coordinates."

"Great Worm Bridge coordinates located, destination coordinates confirmed, commencing voyage!"

After the mechanical voice of the supercomputer fell silent, everyone felt the warship jolt. The planet behind them grew further and further away until it was no longer visible.

Goodbye, I will return, Yuan silently thought, then closed his eyes and began to access the data in Qiming's knowledge base.

It was relatively safe for now, but he had to prepare. Compared to seasoned warriors like Cole and Bruis, his own methods were too immature.

Before, it was because the other party didn't understand his situation and was caught off guard by his information advantage. From now on, he couldn't let his guard down until he possessed a truly overwhelming advantage.

The warship sped towards the Great Worm Bridge in the vast emptiness of space, the Taotie boasting and chatting amongst themselves. Cole and Bruis, meanwhile, were diligently studying the external supercomputer of the central system.

In the distant Dead Song Academy, Karl, usually busy with research, was unusually idle today.

"My God!"

"Is Morgana arriving soon?"

"Yes, my God. However, Queen Morgana's aura isn't very good."

"That's normal. The 'Holy War' last time almost crushed her spirit. The fact that she's only coming to me now is already more than I expected."

"Bitch, what are you barking about? What do you mean my spirit was crushed? I call that a strategic retreat, recuperating and preparing for war."

Accompanying the voice was none other than Demon Queen Morgana, dressed in dark attire, exuding immense evil.

"How insolent!" Snow, standing guard nearby, exclaimed in rare anger. Just as he was about to step forward to stop her, Karl, with a smile, reached out and held him back.

"There's no need for that, Snow. You may go back. I need to have a good talk with Liang Bing."

"Call me Your Majesty!"