"Alif, you don't need to bring us so many supplies. We can take care of ourselves."
On a desolate, Second-tier Civilization planet, there is a hidden tribe of Forest Walkers. The tribe's chief grabs Alif's hand, trying to stop her from leaving more supplies there.
"We're doing quite well here. You don't need to spend all your bounty on us every time you need to buy us supplies. You can keep some for yourself."
"Look at you. You are clearly a powerful creator, yet you wear clothes that are even more tattered than ours. This is really unworthy of your strength and your identity as Sen Star Person."
"Even if we Sen Star Person have declined, we should still pay attention to our outward appearance."
As he spoke, the village chief shook his head and sighed, "Let's not. It's fine as it is now. I'm afraid if you dress better, others will target you."
Alif stood quietly, and after the village chief finished speaking, she smiled and said, "It's alright, I don't have anywhere to use the bounty anyway."
After finishing speaking, he put down all the supplies and continued, "Actually, I'm afraid. I've encountered several Sen Star Person risked going out because they lacked supplies and then exposed their identities. Without exception, they were all captured. So you don't need to be polite, village chief. If you have any shortages of supplies, you can tell me."
Upon hearing Alif's words, the village chief sighed repeatedly, "We've been holding you back. If it weren't for us, your life would be much easier."
"You are all my people..." Alif shook her head.
Moreover, she wasn't the only one helping and supporting these reclusive Sen Star Person. Many Sen Star Person with considerable strength made money in space and then used that money to support their people. She was just one of the most ordinary ones among them.
"If only our Homestar weren't sealed off, we Sen Star Person wouldn't have to hide in this desolate region every day." The village chief sighed again as he spoke.
The long period of hiding has caused many Sen Star Person to lose hope for the future.
Centuries have passed, and their Homestar remains closed off. They have no idea what happened to their Homestar, nor when it will be able to open up and accept them back, giving them a safe place to live.
Alif also fell silent, because she didn't know when her Homestar would be unsealed.
After staying in the village for several days, Alif packed up her belongings and prepared to continue her journey.
There are still many Sen Star Person villages that need her help, and she no longer wants to see news reports of her people being discovered and captured as slaves.
"The next mission, is it the Corpse Star...?"
I was lucky.
These kinds of missions usually yield high rewards because they are official missions issued by the government, so the bounty is naturally much higher than other missions. Moreover, this Corpse Star is relatively new, so there shouldn't be any danger.
Soon, following the instructions of the Law Enforcement Team, Alif arrived at the star ring of the Corpse Star. Because the appearance of the Sen Star Person always caused all sorts of trouble, she was already wearing a black robe when she appeared here.
This style of dress did not attract the attention of others.
Not long after, the Silver Law Enforcement Team arrived, and he began assigning tasks, including a bounty hunter.
Her arrival attracted a lot of attention, but because there were officials present, no one dared to approach and flirt with her.
Alif was somewhat stunned.
The Sen Star Person, but it was very different from her. First of all, its bright red hair and red eyes made it look like a young lady who had lived in seclusion for a long time. It was gentle and innocent, unlike Sen Star Person had been wandering outside. The clothes it wore were also very gorgeous, or rather, too eye-catching.
After two hundred years of hunting, all the Sen Star Person began to conceal their brilliance, and very few Sen Star Person wear such eye-catching clothing in public anymore.
At first, Alif thought that this Sen Star Person was the possession of some powerful being. After all, in every aspect, she looked like a pampered young lady. However, her politeness and noble demeanor made Alif suspicious.
A captive slave could never possess such a temperament.
Moreover, she was accompanied by several doll-like beings, making her appear like a princess on a journey.
Looking at the quest acceptance panel, her name was... Su Xi... a strange name, but also a very nice one.
Thinking this, Alif couldn't help but follow her, all the way to the planet's surface, where the other finally turned back to ask why she had followed...
Alif didn't know how to answer. The other person's noble bearing and elegant demeanor made Alif feel a little inferior. She said, "No... I'm just used to being with my people..."
The other party's tolerance made Alif's heart tremble slightly. It had been a long time since she had been in close contact with such a beautiful, clean, noble and elegant elf, so she became slightly nervous.
Deep down, I'm afraid the other person might dislike me.
They then followed her closely and learned through observation that this Sen Star Person possessed a perverse ability, meaning that she could transform into another person in front of others, concealing her true Sen Star Person identity.
As for why Alif was able to determine that she was Sen Star Person, it stemmed from a bloodline connection. The moment she saw Su Xi, she knew that this person was Sen Star Person, not a person with a freakish appearance.
When they began to enter a basement, Su Xi used some kind of ability, which instantly shocked Alif.
Because when Su Xi used this ability, she exuded the aura of the Mother Tree. Nearly a thousand years had passed, and this was the first time she had sensed the aura of the Mother Tree outside of Senxing!
Su Xi is definitely not simple!
Maybe she came from her Homestar!
If that's the case, then there's a source to her noble air.
However, what the Sen Star Person said next dispelled Alif's idea, because the other party's destination was Senxing, which was in a closed state. This closed Homestar had been studied by people throughout the entire Silver Vortex Galaxy, and no one could figure out a way to open it. What use would it be for her to go there?
Speaking of the Homestar, Alif also wants to go there. Maybe with Su Xi by her side, it's really possible to break the seal on Senxing. Who knows?
Clutching a sliver of hope, Alif followed Su Xi on her journey back to her Homestar.
On the way, Su Xi also visited several Senxing tribes to help them replenish their supplies. In one of the villages, Su Xi's bloodline suddenly displayed a special ability that only the Sen Star Royal Family could control!
Upon learning that Su Xi was a member of the Sen Star Royal Family, Alif was thrilled, because she felt that it was really possible that their Homestar could be unsealed this time!
She couldn't explain this inexplicable impulse, but she just had this feeling that Su Xi was here to save the Sen Star Race!
During their two-year journey, Alif gradually became impressed by Su Xi's talent. Not only was she strong and beautiful, but she also had a wonderful singing voice, making her a leading figure among the pure-voice Diva.
Su Xi can stir up a storm in the starry sky with just a casual move; she's really amazing!
Alif looked at Su Yu with starry eyes, her admiration for Su Xi growing ever stronger.
When she arrived at Flower Full Star, Su Xi planned to settle down on the planet for a while. It was the closest planet to her Homestar, and she liked it very much. So she immediately built a wooden house.
Su Xi has already been tested to enter the Homestar, but they cannot, so Alif and Lei Fa can only wait for Su Xi on Flower Full Star.
During this time, Alif learned some things about Su Xi through Lei Fa.
However, Lei Fa's speech was very incoherent; five out of ten sentences were about how cute Su Xi how much he liked her. Lei Fa's appearance made Alif suspect that she was in heat.
Despite his incoherent speech, Lei Fa still managed to learn that Su Xi was an elf from the Dawn Elf Empire.
Elf...
They must be Sen Star Person.
To avoid being captured by the stars, they changed their race's name, but if there is such an empire in the Silver Vortex Society, how come she has never heard of it? It's really strange.
Su Xi seems to possess a technology for teleporting to distant places. What lies on the other side of the teleportation portal is unknown to Alif, but since Su Xi is able to enter the Homestar and return, Alif has no doubt about Su Xi's identity.
Moreover, Su Xi brought back a leaf from the Mother Tree for her, and the scent on that leaf was definitely from the Mother Tree!
Suppressing her excitement, Alif thanked Su Xi.
She is the savior of the Sen Star Race.
Alif believed this.
Su Xi's subsequent actions proved this point. She was able to stir up trouble in the entire starry sky just by being on Flower Full Star with Nymph. She not only exposed the conspiracy of the Myriad Stars Society, but also made the Myriad Stars Society the common enemy of the entire Silver Vortex Society!
That's really amazing!
Alif couldn't find any words of praise to describe Su Xi.
At the same time, Su Xi's strength was growing at an incredible speed, quickly surpassing her, and then far surpassing her, reaching a height that Su Xi could hardly look up to.
Because she couldn't keep up with Su Xi's pace, Alif felt there was nothing more she could do to help Su Xi. The only thing she could do was stand by Su Xi's side and witness her achievements.
Then write it down.
Of course, she didn't tell Su Xi about this. She planned to wait until the Homestar was unsealed before taking the book to the Homestar to spread it.
Alif had already gotten used to this peaceful life. Because she was worried about affecting Su Xi, she didn't tell the other Sen Star Person that someone could come and go from Senxing.
Until that being, the Guardian Deity of Senxing, Iksil, appeared in front of the wooden house, all of Alif's forbearance seemed to suddenly open up with a huge gap.
Su Xi brought her hope, while the Guardian Deity Iksil brought her a sense of security!
"Lord Iksil..."
With Lord Iksil's permission, Alif was finally able to send the good news that Senxing was about to be unsealed to some Sen Star Person she could trust who were wandering outside, and to let them wait for the day when their Homestar was unsealed and the Senxing race would reappear in the Silver Vortex Society!
The thousand-year-long wandering is finally coming to an end.
All the Sen Star Person who received this information were excited, but remained calm and waited for that day to arrive.
At the same time, Alif shared some of the recorded savior stories with them, which attracted a group of die-hard fans of the Sen Star Person for Su Xi.
Everything is going smoothly.
Apart from Su Xi's identity being exposed, which attracted the attention of the entire Silver Vortex Society and also aroused the hostility of the Lord of Silver Vortex, everything else went smoothly, especially the unsealing of Senxing, which did not encounter any accidents along the way.
After resolving the conflict with the Lord of Silver Vortex, the Sen Star System Cluster was completely unsealed.
"Senxing! I'm finally back! Senxing!! Waaah..." The moment Senxing was unsealed, Alif entered it and saw the star tree whose image had remained unchanged for a thousand years. She couldn't help but burst into tears.
A thousand years. Even if the Sen Star Person are long-lived, a thousand-year wait cannot be dismissed with just a few words. And Alif is not good at expressing herself. Upon seeing the Mother Tree, Alif burst into tears.
Back in the village on Mori Star.
Nothing has changed. The people haven't changed, and the houses haven't been moved. It's as if time has stood still for a thousand years on the entire Senxing planet.
Looking at this familiar surroundings, her memories instantly returned to a thousand years ago, and Alif cried again.
Those Sen Star Person who knew Alif gathered around with concerned expressions.
"Who bullied Alif?"
"Oh dear, it's all your fault. You let Alif go out when she was just an adult. Now that she's back, she's bound to cry."
"Poor Alif, she must have suffered a lot out there."
The Sen Star Person in the village offered words of comfort.
These familiar voices also stirred up Alif's memories of these people.
"Sister Ivy, Aunt Winnie, Uncle Colin, Brother Evan... I miss you all so much, ahhhhh, I miss you all so much, ahhhhh..."
Alif completely let out her emotions and burst into a violent cry, which frightened everyone present. How could going out for a short while have frightened the child like this?
The group exchanged bewildered glances and could only continue offering words of comfort.
As more and more Sen Star Person returned, they also learned that Senxing had been closed off for a thousand years, Sen Star Person had been wandering outside had lived in constant fear.
And their Alif is no longer a child who has just come of age, but a big sister who is over a thousand years old.
The entire village was stunned upon hearing the news, and then felt heartbroken.
"Thank you for your hard work, Alif."
"You've done a great job."
"Welcome back, Alif."
"You did a great job, Alif. I'm so glad you survived a thousand years on your own. You've grown up, Alif."
Hearing everyone's words of comfort, Alif started crying again until she fainted.
The pent-up emotions were finally released, and Alif could no longer hold on.
After sleeping for several days, Alif woke up and hurriedly went outside. She saw the familiar village and the familiar star tree. When she realized that she was not dreaming, she relaxed and sat down on the spot like a duck.
The stone that had weighed on my heart for a thousand years has finally been lifted.