I did not mean that.
I'm not putting myself above Hoshino Asta; I just want to tell you that if you have any secrets or worries that you can't share with others, I'm willing to listen.
"You... I..."
"No need to explain, I didn't mean anything by it. March 7th often tells me how good Sister Himeko is at taking care of people, and how she can soothe a confused girl's heart with just a few words. Sometimes I feel that, just like your coffee can be picked up separately, this gentleness can also be called Himeko-style tenderness."
"Am I the only one who can be called gentle, or do you know other Himeko?"
"Hmm~"
Hua Yi smiled without saying a word, recalling how Himeko had mentioned Bronya and Hoshino together earlier; she was exceptionally well-informed.
Could it be that a once spirited and serious young girl would excitedly flaunt her love after falling in love?
That's quite cute too.
"Where did you find out about Bronya? I feel a little guilty, as if my greed has been exposed."
"First of all, excluding my intentional gossip, she simply can't hide her feelings. Every time she sees you, she changes, unlike that shyness typical of young girls..."
In matters of romance, Hao is also a young girl.
Considering that Bronya and Hua Yi had already formed a complete bond, Himeko felt it was strange for her to say too much at this point.
It's like someone who's never been to the mountain is commenting on the winner at the summit, right?
cough.
We can't continue down this topic.
"The coffee is ready, be careful it's hot."
Beep, beep beep beep.
At the same time, a notification tone sounded on the Personal Terminal.
It wasn't a phone call or text message; it was the pre-programmed signal monitoring program of the Minghuo Merchant Guild that was triggered.
Hua Yi lightly touched the coffee cup with his fingers to test the temperature, his expression calm.
"Then it's not too late to drink it when I get back."
No Emissary was sent to Jarilo -VI.
It's just that he's going to attack the Emissary.
Chapter 279 Tingyun, Phantylia
As he stepped out of the coffee shop, shimmering light appeared from the void, accompanying Hua Yi.
The flow of Imaginary, the vicissitudes of fate.
Simulated Trailblaze Warp.
The light condensed into the outline of a train, carrying a single passenger through the void, heading towards a place very, very far away from Jarilo -VI.
The Interstellar Frontier is vast and desolate.
The Erudition Society, the Herta Space Station, and all forces devoted to scientific research agree that the world visible to individuals is less than one-tenth of the universe's matter, and that the unobservable, including destiny, constitutes the vast majority.
From dwarf galaxies with tens of millions of stars to elliptical galaxies with trillions of stars, they all revolve around a center of mass, and planets are merely components of a much grander concept.
In the dimension of the universe, let alone humans, even planets are nothing more than dust particles, forming islands one after another.
Compared to the vast curtain that holds countless stars, the amount of dust is extremely small, and those that emit light are even fewer.
This place is more vast than the sea; it is the heaven above the heavens.
Pitch black.
open.
In the areas unlit by the light of the stars, the fleet of the Minghuo Merchant Guild, under the command of the Luofu Xianzhou Shipyacht Department, sailed smoothly.
The objectives of this voyage have been largely achieved. Now that we have traversed this airspace where there are no other people or other inhabitants, whether to return to Xianzhou Luofu or continue trading is entirely up to the Chief Representative's instructions.
A rising star in Xianzhou Luofu's trade history, he connected trade routes across sixteen worlds with his gentle personality and talent, and renewed a mutually beneficial agreement with the Interastral Peace Corporation.
Standing inside the cargo ship, Tingyun gently waved his six-ribbed fan and examined the navigational images.
Everything is normal, and no abnormal signals have appeared.
That should be the case.
Although there is no shortage of space pirates in the universe, and the fleet is traversing starfields with sparse galactic orbits, just like caravans from some Planetary Civilization passing through desolate mountains and wilderness, it is easy to be spotted, but it is also necessary to consider what kind of caravan it is.
The Minghuo Merchant Guild is affiliated with the Shipyacht Department, and is backed by the Luofu Xianzhou.
In the vast sea of stars, there are only a handful of super powers qualified to challenge the Xianzhou Alliance. Apart from utter madmen, no one would attack Hunt merchant group.
People are finally able to do some normal business, greeting and seeing off customers with smiles. Even the most unscrupulous outlaws have to think twice before provoking [Hunt], lest they turn the business books in the Xianzhou into Yuan Zhendao.
Even when the Antimatter Legion and the Abundance followers invade, there are still Thunder Crossbow Cannons and Cloud-to-Cloud Cavalry escorting the ships to defend against the enemy.
The Cloud-to-Cloud Cavalry is renowned throughout the universe for its unparalleled bravery, with each individual capable of taking on a thousand troops.
Rumor has it that Cloud Knights got caught in a battle, their ships crashed, and they ended up on a Abundance planet.
Then, the lone Cloud Knights fought a bloody battle alone, killing countless Abundance fiend. With his own life, he disrupted the enemy's rear and saved the endangered world from the ravages of the Abundance followers.
With ample supplies, complete equipment, and the protection of Cloud Knights, the Minghuo Merchant Guild's combat power far surpasses that of ordinary Planetary Civilization.
Merchant groups are fearless as long as it is not a large-scale, organized attack.
In fact, the major merchant groups of Xianzhou have not encountered any accidents for quite some time.
Tingyun looked at the star map and the flight path, his mind was filled with thoughts of the subsequent voyage plan.
There are many ways to buy and sell goods. You can purchase resources from other planets, send them elsewhere for processing, and then sell the finished products. Or you can find superior breeds of rare birds and breed them carefully.
Transplanting the Shazhi seeds from the Land of Bitter Waters to the sacred soil of Onwaku will produce sweet and heavy Blazing Sun Orange.
If the Lantern Fish from Tarasa are introduced into the Xianzhou and carefully nurtured by the Dragon's Kin of the Scalegorge Rivers, the Lantern Fish can grow to more than three feet in length.
As the Chief Representative of the Minghuo Merchant Guild and the Pilot Envoy of the Shipyacht Department, Tingyun possesses a business acumen and has consistently demonstrated this talent.
It is foreseeable that she has a bright future and will surely shine in the Shipyacht Department, leaving an even more brilliant mark on the history of Xianzhou trade.
But the piercing alarms sounding on the ships signaled that an accident was about to happen tomorrow.
"Enemy attack!!"
"Activate the force field generator, prepare the Thunder Crossbow, prepare the Demon-Slaying Arrow!"
"No other ships were detected in sight. Is the enemy in a more distant star system?"
"No, it's not an enemy ship..."
"A large-scale accumulation of Imaginary Energy was detected, far exceeding conventional parameters, and it is still increasing—beyond the detectable range."
A series of urgent conversations rang out in the unique communication Jade Abacus of the Xianzhou. With a loud "bang," the device on the ship used to monitor energy fluctuations such as cosmic tides was completely destroyed.
The meticulously crafted equipment of the Engineering Department could not withstand the spreading Path ripple.
"What... what is this?"
"The power to Ancestor of Annihilation!"
The Xianzhou people are accustomed to calling the Aeon of Destruction Nanook the Ancestor of Annihilation, meaning the culprit behind all calamities. If one does not flee, one will surely suffer a catastrophic catastrophe.
Antimatter Legion that believes in [Destruction] is attacking?
Including Tingyun, the members of the Minghuo Merchant Guild hoped for the first time that the pawns of Jinmie would lie in ambush here early on, ready to launch a great battle against the merchant group and put the Principle of Destruction into practice.
In that case, at least it would still be considered a normal battle.
The blades of the Xianzhou will surely be stained with demonic blood, carving a bloody path through the enemy.
At least the intelligence can be sent back to the Xianzhou.
" Lord Tingyun, all our communication Jade Abacus have been lost!"
Instead of watching helplessly as the azure flames descend and transform into new "stars" within the pitch-black curtain, as we are now.
The flames condensed into a bewitching female phantom. Although not as vast as a star, its size was comparable to an interstellar ship. In essence, it possessed a terrifying power capable of annihilating the stars.
Tingyun recognized the origin of the flames: Heliobus, an energy life form that had once been an enemy of the Xianzhou.
Add to that the annihilating power that far exceeds the limits of equipment observation—
The Lord of Ruin, Phantylia.
The Emissary of destruction, adhering to the principle of all things returning to entropy, calls himself a war artist.
Rather than directly destroying everything, she has a different aesthetic of destruction.
According to the intelligence that Xianzhou possessed, Phantylia desired people's despair, pain, suspicion, and collapse, as well as the destruction of everything he had created.
Now that a supreme Lord of Ruin has descended, Tingyun gripped the folding fan in her hand so tightly that her fingernails turned white.
Her mind raced, and she realized a fact far more serious than the annihilation of herself and the entire Minghuo Merchant Guild.
Has the sudden appearance of the schemer changed his nature?
No, to the Emissary, the merchant guild was of no significance whatsoever, not worth her personal destruction.
But then, Phantylia arrived.
Only one possibility remains.
She set her sights on the Luofu Xianzhou.
Chapter 280 Beyond Fate
The Xianzhou people Xianzhou people have their own dignity, and the Cloud-to-Cloud Cavalry are even more well-trained; they will not easily despair and wail, closing their eyes and waiting for death.
But the instinctive fear that rises in one's heart is something no one can suppress.
The greatest blessing is for Sentient Celestial Bodies to look down upon the universe and cast a glance upon all living beings.
They cannot be found.
Thus, the Emissary could stir up Giant Waves in the course of fate filled the void between humans and gods, becoming the player in the game.
In the eyes of the world, the Emissary is nothing less than the embodiment of truth and the spokesperson for the will of the Aeon.
It is a blessing to behold such a transcendent being.
The premise is that you are not on the opposite side.
Otherwise, immense good fortune would become the greatest misfortune.
Unfortunately, Phantylia, who intercepted the Minghuo Merchant Guild, was Emissary under the command of the Ancestor of Annihilation, and was by no means a friendly partner.
The Seven Arbiter-Generals of the Emperor's Bow of the Xianzhou Alliance were not here at all.
What is about to begin is not a battle; the disparity in status between the two sides is too great. The small merchant group is not qualified to be the opponent of the Lord of Ruin.
It's destined to be one-sided.
The game of the Emissary, the tragedy of mortals.
"Remove all weapon restrictions and set the defensive force field power to maximum."
Tingyun knew that anyone could be afraid at this moment, but she must never show any signs of panic.
Even when facing a terrifying being that surpasses both natural enemies and common sense, and realizing the vast difference between heaven and earth, her tail hairs were already standing on end.
No one could respond to Tingyun in a normal tone.
She is, after all, Pathstrider, the strongest one in the fleet.
From the moment the Phantylia appeared, the rhythm of destruction spread, filling the void, severing communication, and easily penetrating the ship's protective force field, making everyone breathless.
This is not an attack at all.
If the Lord of Ruin intended to do so, the mere thought of destruction could instantly crush the entire merchant group.
What does Phantylia want to do?