[Heading to Mercury]

Dilu thought of the Star God he had seen inside the Star of the Galaxy and decided to speak up.

For some reason, he felt that joining Gaia and the others might lead to a very exciting adventure.

You had to understand.

To a child who was spoiled and had a spirit of exploration, going on an adventure was the greatest dream of all.

If you didn't fulfill your childhood dreams while you were still a child, then when you grew up, you would face the harshness of society and reality. By then, there might be no chance of realizing the dreams you once had.

Once you grew up, you would find that your burdens had multiplied.

Your grandparents had raised your parents. Later, when their children grew up, the burden on your grandparents shifted to your parents, and the cycle continued. Then they raised you, waiting for you to grow up and take care of them.

It was an endless cycle.

Everyone had a duty to shoulder.

While you were still young, you could do whatever you wanted. Even if the sky fell, your parents would hold it up for you. But once you grew up, your dreams would be crushed beneath the weight of your burdens.

"What? Which Star God?"

Hearing Dilu's words, Gaia, outside the ship, sounded excited.

If it really was Apollo, that would be wonderful.

"I don't know either. Anyway, through the Star of the Galaxy, I saw a Cosmic Star God on Mercury." Dilu shook his head and shouted to Gaia outside the ship.

"Then shall we go to Mercury and look for Apollo?"

Gaia asked uncertainly.

"Sorry, but this isn't your ship. If you want to go to Mercury and look for this Apollo, you can go on your own!"

Ye Yun saw that Lily still hadn't returned, and, having overheard Dilu and Gaia's conversation, spoke up.

"Uh..."

After saying that,

Gaia fell silent.

Dilu fell silent too.

That was right!

This was someone else's ship.

"I don't agree. I don't want to go to Mercury. I want to go home."

Yaoyao glared angrily at Dilu. "Dilu, I want to go home. I don't want to go to Mercury."

"But aren't you afraid Anubi will kill us?"

Dilu spread his hands helplessly at Yaoyao. "Besides, don't you think this will be an exciting adventure?"

"This is exciting enough already, Dilu! We're going home. We're not going to Mercury. If you want to go, go by yourself. I'm not going."

Yaoyao stubbornly refused.

She wasn't going to Mercury. It was so far away, and her life would be in danger.

Only an idiot would go.

She wasn't going, anyway.

"I don't want to leave Earth either, Dilu. It's way too dangerous. My parents will kill me."

When Xiao An saw Dilu looking at him, he shook his head repeatedly.

He didn't want to go to Mercury with them.

Going there meant risking their lives.

"Since Anubi wants the Star of the Galaxy, let's just give it to them. Then we'll all be fine!" Yaoyao said, her eyes darting about.

"No! The Star of the Galaxy absolutely cannot fall into Anubi's hands. If the Star of the Galaxy falls into the hands of the Evil Star Gods, disaster will strike the universe, and humanity will be enslaved by Salong and the others. We can't give it to Anubi."

Before Dilu could say a word, Gaia's firm and decisive refusal came from outside.

If the Star of the Galaxy fell into the hands of the Evil Star Gods, the universe would face immense disaster and trouble.

"Vrrrm, vrrrm."

Just then,

the Lingdong's systems finally came back online, and its anti-gravity system responded. A faint smile appeared at the corner of Ye Yun's mouth. "Wait, I've been listening to you talk about the Star of the Galaxy this whole time. What exactly is it? And all that about destroying the universe—are you watching a movie or something?"

"Forget it, you wouldn't understand even if I told you."

Dilu glanced at the man. Why did Lily have such a handsome boyfriend?

Hmph.

And he was a pretty boy, too?

"Hm?"

Ye Yun was amused, but he didn't say anything.

You think I've never seen anything like it?

Are you kidding me?

The War of Angels and Demons. Nebula-level beings. The conflict had far-reaching consequences.

Countless civilizations had risen and fallen during the War of Angels and Demons.

Attacks that could destroy half a planet with a single blow.

And terrifying methods for blowing up stars, too.

Though I'd only seen star-destroying weapons in an anime, they were definitely more impressive than that Star of the Galaxy of yours.

Instantly blowing up a star system as large as the Solar System—that's pretty impressive, right?

"Uh-oh, Anubi has recovered. I'll hold him off for now. You all go ahead."

Gaia saw Anubi climbing out of the wreckage and charging toward him. He called out to everyone aboard the ship, then flew toward Anubi.

He raised his Mysterious Iron Laser Sword high and swung it at the brute.

"Gaia, you're asking for death!"

Anubi's crimson Electronic Eyes flashed continuously as he shouted furiously.

"Hmph!"

Gaia snorted. His Mysterious Iron Laser Sword crashed against Anubi's Evil Light Ball with a thunderous impact.

Sparks flew from the point where the two weapons clashed.

"Take off!"

Inside the Lingdong,

the sound of its engines turning filled the ship. Then a cool voice rang through the cockpit. "Everyone, take your seats."

"Take off? Where are we going?" Ye Yun looked "surprised" and turned to Lily in confusion.

"Mercury, to look for that Apollo, and then take these three children home."

Lily sat in the copilot's seat, which Dilu had occupied before, and glanced at Ye Yun. She lowered her voice. "They're trouble, and neither this Cosmic Star God nor that Evil Star God will give up easily."

"Okay!" Ye Yun nodded and piloted the Lingdong into the air. When its landing gear was two meters off the ground, he immediately pushed the throttle forward. The Lingdong's main thrusters shot out two terrifying blue-white exhaust trails.

The Lingdong was like a meteor tearing through space as it streaked toward the sky.

"Waaaaah!"

Screams rang out through the cockpit.

Lily, Dilu, Yaoyao, and Xiao An felt the ship accelerate from zero to cruising speed in an instant. They nearly had heart attacks, and the terrifying force of acceleration slammed them back in their seats.

"No, wait, are you flying a starship? Are you crazy? The Lingdong can't withstand that kind of acceleration!"

Lily came to her senses and glared at him furiously.

You bastard.

Did you think this was a starship or a racing ship?

"I've studied it. The Lingdong is a starship. This kind of acceleration is basic operation." Ye Yun glanced at Lily, whose face was twisted with anger and whose big eyes blazed with fury, and shrugged.

"But you started accelerating when the landing gear had barely cleared the ground. Even if the Lingdong is a starship, it can't handle that!"

Lily was furious.

So it wasn't your flagship, so you didn't care what happened to it, right?

"Look, you just admitted that the Lingdong is a starship. Who was the one who told me it was a spaceship?" Ye Yun glanced at Lily, then at the photo beside him. A smile appeared on his handsome face. "Zhuoya, activate the Energy Shield. Prepare to pass through the atmosphere."

"Warning: The Lingdong does not have an Energy Shield!"

At Ye Yun's request, Intelligent Assistant Zhuoya appeared as a Holographic 3D Projection above the control console.

"Come on, the Lingdong can't generate an Energy Shield."

Lily heard him and said with a helpless laugh, "Zhuoya, activate the Window Armor!"

"Right, right, it's called Window Armor."

Ye Yun looked embarrassed. He'd thought the Lingdong had an Energy Shield that could absorb the heat generated by atmospheric friction and convert it into energy.

But now it seemed

the technology in this world was still rather primitive.

Compared to the Super Seminary universe, its technology was really nothing special!

"System malfunction. Unable to open!"

But the next moment,

Intelligent Assistant Zhuoya's voice rang out, and Lily's expression instantly froze.

Unable to activate the Window Armor?

Damn.

If the Window Armor couldn't activate, at the speed Ye Yun was flying, wouldn't the ship explode and disintegrate in less than ten seconds?

"I'll handle it."

Suddenly,

a voice rang out from outside.

Gaia turned into a sphere and blocked the Lingdong's path, shielding it from most of the heat generated by friction with the atmosphere.

"Good. You're out of the atmosphere now."

After helping the Lingdong leave Earth's atmosphere, Gaia moved away from the front of the space-hardened glass, no longer blocking their view.

"I've already plotted a course to Mercury."

Lily spoke from beside him. "Gaia, come inside."

"All right. Thank you."

When Gaia saw the Lingdong's hatch slowly open, he immediately flew into the hangar and stood there quietly.

He was about as tall as Optimus Prime.

The high platform came only up to his chest.

"Lily, if you have the money, hurry up and replace this Window Armor with an Energy Shield. That way, it won't just protect you from friction when entering the atmosphere—it can also absorb the heat generated by the friction and use it to power the ship. Your equipment is just way too outdated."

Ye Yun clicked his tongue and said with a sigh.

Your equipment really is outdated.

"More importantly, does anything like the Energy Shield you're talking about even exist on the market?" Xiao An asked doubtfully, adjusting his glasses.

That kind of equipment wasn't available on the market.

It wasn't even available to the military.

"If you've got the money, I've got it. But can you make one for me?" Lily asked Ye Yun with a faint smile.

He really was an engineer.

Otherwise,

he wouldn't have mentioned equipment that even the Federal Fleet didn't have.

Looks like he was pretty high-ranking among the engineers.

"Ahem!"

Ye Yun cleared his throat and fell silent.

Make one?

Honestly,

I can't make it. I'm not a scientist; I'm a warrior.

I really don't know how to make something like that.

"You're kidding. You go silent as soon as I ask you to make something?"

Lily said scornfully.

"It's not that I won't make one for you. I really can't make one, and I don't know how!"

Ye Yun said frankly.

"I get it. It's classified, right? I know, I know. I won't ask!"

Lily nodded solemnly, looking as though she understood. Ye Yun could only stare at her in speechless disbelief.

Women's imaginations really were terrifying!