Fortunately, Hui Zhu believed Lu Yin's words and truly thought Lu Yin would hand that Technology Civilization over to him to manage.
The fleeting glimpse he'd caught of the enormous warship had filled him with longing. He yearned to command that immense power, so he was eager to help.
If he could truly take control of that power, he could once again reach some kind of pinnacle. He wouldn't have to spend his days like this, confined to the Imperial Ship and calculating the Mirror Light Technique. He'd had enough of this life.
Not long after, Hui Zhu cried out, "I found it! There's a response."
Lu Yin stared at the screen. "Coordinates."
"I'm confirming them." A moment later, Hui Zhu verified the coordinates. He could only determine an approximate distance, measured according to the Technology Civilization's system aboard the Imperial Ship.
Lu Yin had to convert that distance using the Mirror Light Technique before he could figure out roughly where it was. Doing so took some time. ??
Lu Yin's actions made Hui Zhu's heart sink. He'd been tricked.
This human had known the location of this battlefield all along. Otherwise, why had the warship at those coordinates been found so quickly the first time?
Hui Zhu stood there, stunned, as Lu Yin kept teleporting with the Imperial Ship.
"Wait, the signal's shifted. They've moved!" Hui Zhu shouted.
Lu Yin stopped and stared at him.
Hui Zhu cried out urgently, "Lord Lu, they've moved!"
Lu Yin stared coldly at him. Hui Zhu's aura was changing; a life-form's aura shifted with its state, and it was clear that he was deeply unsettled.
It didn't take much thought for Lu Yin to understand why.
"Did they really move?"
"They did."
Lu Yin said nothing and continued teleporting, still toward the original