"Wahaha, you finally admitted that what you say is an imperial decree." Xiao Hui looked at Yu Lian, deeply moved.
"It's just a metaphor. Anyone who can't even understand that is an artificial idiot." Yu Lian showed no sign of wavering.
Xiao Hui didn't ask what the "other things" were, but said, "Your mind is still fine, and your psionic circuits aren't damaged, but your physical condition is terrible. It'll probably take weeks to get back to full strength. I can tell you're about to enter the Heavenly Domain's main material plane, but your coordinates are off. There's strong spatial interference right now, so even I can't pull you back aboard the ship."
"That's all right. I really am passing through some unstable subspace corridor, but up ahead... Uh, wait, you can pull people aboard the ship now?"
"It's a new feature. I just swallowed some psychic material blasted off that monster, and the 'Astral Law Gate' aboard the Silent has unlocked. It can transport people and summon reinforcements anywhere in the system."
Got it. A technological version of the Heavenly Jade of the Sky, and quite possibly an unlimited one.
"So that's why your science officers are going crazy. I think they're planning to set up a university aboard the ship when they get back." Seeing Yu Lian's eagerness, Xiao Hui poured cold water on him. "The phase-disintegration main cannon is at 74 percent. Even if it completely consumes the creature's remains, it'll only get to 82 percent at most."
Yu Lian sighed. "Oh... What a pity. So the farther along you get, the less you unlock? What kind of bottom-tier cash-grab mobile game mechanic is that?"
He then looked ahead. Beyond the platform's pale-blue shield, the chaotic gray of space was gradually shifting toward a familiar hue. "Anyway,