Strange Faces on the Star?

Three warships streaked through the subspace region in a triangular formation.

They suddenly vanished at a node.

In the main universe, Qingyang and the others looked around their surroundings, their eyes filled with curiosity and vigilance.

This was an area Qingyang had asked Guxing to randomly point to, so Guxing and Guxue, who knew about the effects of fortune, were extremely wary.

Qingyang, on the other hand, was excited.

He had casually made up an excuse to have Guxing, a person of fortune, pick a region. Since this place was chosen, it was highly likely there was something here.

Fortune, a passive talent similar to destiny, was far more heaven-defying than most epic talents.

Moreover, even if it didn't work once, repeating it a few more times would surely yield results.

"There's nothing special here, just a star system common in the Star Lake Ecosystem."

Looking at the dozen or so planets orbiting a purple star, Guxue couldn't find anything unusual.

Stars of various colors were everywhere, let alone in the Star Lake Ecosystem.

It was even possible for them to be twisted into spiral shapes.

Huh?

He ordered the long-range ships to deploy scanners, and the entire star system was enveloped by the detection waves.

[No anomalies detected]

Qingyang refused to believe it and had the three warships disperse, accelerating towards the planets.

Hundreds of spherical machines used for interstellar mining also flew out of the ships, meticulously scanning the planets.

[No anomalies detected]

There really were no anomalies?

After scanning all the planets, the three warships converged in orbit closest to the purple star.

Qingyang began to ponder what else he might have overlooked.

Huh?

Suddenly, Qingyang's peripheral vision seemed to catch sight of the purple star, millions of kilometers in diameter, occupying most of his view.

Streams of black energy flickered across it, vaguely forming a colossal, distorted face.

Dozens of void-like eyes, tens of thousands of kilometers wide, like pupils, slowly opened!

However, in an instant, the black energy streams became chaotic again, drifting without pattern.

Qingyang stared intently at the purple star, but he couldn't discern any abnormalities.

After a moment, Qingyang withdrew his gaze.

Guxing noticed Qingyang's gaze and also looked at the star.

After staring for a moment and detecting no anomalies, Guxing was about to suggest they explore a different region.

His Yin-Yang Twin Qi suddenly trembled.

Guxing abruptly turned his head, his pupils gradually turning into heterochromatic white and black.

Suddenly, a sense of inexplicable, faint danger surged from all directions, with no source or direction.

"That's strange..."

Upon hearing Guxing mention the sense of danger, Qingyang's eyelids twitched.

"Danger?"

A danger sensed by Fortune?

Without hesitation, the three warships immediately entered light speed and prepared to warp.

[Alert: Space has been sealed. Subspace jump interrupted.]

Damn it!

With no time to think, Qingyang immediately ordered the three warships to travel at maximum speed, heading out of the star system.

Crack, crack!

A strange cracking sound echoed. Those who snapped back to their senses looked behind them, their faces draining of color.

Dozens of distorted, bizarre faces were floating above the purple star, their hollow eyes all fixed on the three fleets.

Their twisted mouths and narrowed eyes shifted slightly, as if laughing silently.

"What is that thing?!"

"The star is alive?"

Each face had a terrifying area of hundreds of thousands of kilometers.

Planets seemed like candy beans in comparison.

This was definitely not something they could face right now.

[Detected massive psychic pollution, Star Weapon trait activated]

[Shield Value: -1000, -1000]

"!!!"

A psychic attack that directly impacted the physical shield value!

It was likely that in just an instant, everyone would become idiots, or worse.

Qingyang roared, "Don't look at those faces!"

A large amount of black and white energy surged from Guxing's body, directly enveloping the stunned Guxue and the pilots.

Their psychic resistance was the lowest here.

Those giant faces stared at the three warships, their silent, eerie laughter becoming more pronounced, and the black patterns growing even more obvious.

It was as if these huge faces could detach from the surface of the star at any moment and charge at them!

Qingyang anxiously thought, "Star of Truth! Give me a suggestion!"

[Immediately cease advance, calibrate main cannon for bombardment in XXX direction]

Qingyang gritted his teeth, looking at those faces, the sense of mortal danger growing.

He ultimately chose to trust the Star of Truth, and the three warships immediately stopped advancing.

"Boss!"

"Commander!!"

Guxing's expression was grim.

Had Qingyang already been corrupted by psychic pollution?

But the commander's psychic resistance was supposed to be the strongest among everyone.

Qingyang ignored everyone, and the main cannons of the three warships were activated.

The next moment, blinding beams converged and blasted into a void of starry sky!

Instantly, the surrounding commotion and sense of danger vanished, and the terrifying face of the star froze.

Crack!

A shattering sound rang out, and everyone's vision spun.

Everyone immediately noticed that the entire star system had returned to peace, and the purple star continued to rotate steadily.

More than ten planets orbited it slowly.

There was no sign of abnormality; everything that had just happened seemed like an illusion.

The only difference was that the three warships were now heading directly towards the purple star, only tens of thousands of kilometers away from crashing into it.

Guxing suddenly understood and immediately looked in the direction Qingyang had ordered the attack.

Roar!

A creature thousands of meters long, semi-transparent, like a giant white butterfly, roared repeatedly.

But its severely damaged wings prevented it from entering subspace to escape.

"This is a Class 4 Star Beast, a Star Phantom Moth?!"

So they had fallen into a trap the moment they left subspace!

A Class 4 Star Beast, and a specialized one with psychic attacks.

Even a veteran fleet like T7 would suffer heavy losses in such a situation. Although its frontal power was inferior to a Class 3 Star Beast, its psychic power far exceeded that of a Class 4 Star Beast. Even he would need to reach Tier 6 to have a chance of resisting it.

How had Qingyang noticed something was wrong in that situation, and even located the Star Phantom Moth?

"Cough, an entity the size of a star, its psychic attack could probably break through our shields and kill us in one go."

Yes, thinking back now, Qingyang realized something was off.

The psychic attack causing a tangible reduction in shield strength was indeed outrageous, but compared to an entity of that magnitude, it was too insignificant.

Although discovering this Star Beast wasn't the reason, it served as one.

The Star of Truth, as a third-party data source, absolutely could not be exposed.

Guxing was full of admiration, "I see."

He had panicked just now, not expecting that Qingyang, a newly debuted commander, could still maintain his composure and think.

After chuckling awkwardly and accepting the admiration from Guxing and Guxue, Qingyang couldn't help but change the subject.

"Is this Star Phantom Moth worth anything?"

He hadn't seen it in any textbooks.

Guxing replied, "It's very precious. The psychic crystals within its body and the phantom wing membrane at the base of its wings are both valuable."

"The former can greatly enhance psychic thresholds, and the phantom wing membrane can be used to craft Star Weapons. The remaining materials can also be sold for thirty thousand Star Points."

Qingyang's spirits immediately lifted. After the Radiant Moon Ship delivered the finishing blow and killed the target, it began collecting materials.

"Leave some for each organization and send them to the research sector," Qingyang added after a moment's thought.

Research data was also a form of wealth. If they could actually research something, its value might be higher than raw materials.

Guxue glanced sideways and suddenly laughed, "Brother Qingyang, what's that?"

Hmm?

Qingyang followed Guxue's gaze and his eyes immediately lit up.

Wreckage of a damaged starship and conventional warships!

There seemed to be quite a few of them, all circling the purple star.

It was obvious the Star Phantom Moth was responsible for all of this.

This was a huge profit!

Regarding the protagonist—this high school student, being a teacher and not a commander, couldn't log into the Star Net. The knowledge he possessed was only basic.

There was also some basic information on the cosmic environment and creature identification. It was normal for the protagonist to encounter many things beyond the basic scope due to his fortune. He would start learning and acquiring advanced knowledge after entering the Commander Academy, which was commonly known as growth.