Babata

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Babata (巴巴塔)
Species/Race	Intelligent lifeform / AI 10
Affiliation	Meteor Starship; Falling Ink Star lineage 10 14
Occupation/Role	Guardian of Hu Yanbo's inheritance; selector and guide of potential successors 10 13
Status	Active; continues assisting Ye Xiu with interstellar travel preparations 37
First Appearance	Chapter 10

Background / History

Babata arrived on Earth when Hu Yanbo's Meteor Starship crashed beneath Mist Island 50,000 years earlier. Since then, Babata maintained the ship and searched for an inheritor capable of receiving Hu Yanbo's power and preserving the Falling Ink Star lineage 10.

To identify suitable candidates, Babata arranged nearby monsters and Wood Bud Crystals, using the crystals to draw prospects toward the Meteor Starship. Ye Xiu's ability to devour a crystal through a spatial Black Hole immediately caught Babata's attention; its database had no record matching him, and his unusually high gene multiplier and nascent internal space made him a far more promising candidate than the humans Babata had previously screened 10.

Babata initially tested Ye Xiu by releasing the Tentacle Emperor and later guided him through an underwater route to the ship. After their first meeting, Babata attempted to retain him as the Meteor Starship's guardian with Wood Bud Crystals rather than grant him the Falling Ink Star inheritance 11 12 13.

Ye Xiu saw through the plan and threatened the already damaged ship with his Black Hole. Babata ultimately yielded, forming a soul contract that transferred Hu Yanbo's core inheritance, including spirit-reader techniques, auxiliary knowledge, and access to three major bank accounts. The contract requires the inheritor not to harm the Falling Ink Star lineage and to avenge Hu Yanbo when capable 14.

Appearance

Babata manifests as a small, human-like girl about 1.5 meters tall, usually floating within the Meteor Starship's control area 10 12.

• Black robes and fair skin 12
• Large red eyes 10 12
• Two sharp horns on the head 12
• A youthful, childlike voice despite an often theatrical demeanor 12

Personality

Babata is intensely curious, especially toward exceptional talent. Ye Xiu's Black Hole ability, growth potential, and high gene multiplier overturn Babata's expectations of Earth-born lifeforms and prompt it to consider breaking Hu Yanbo's human-oriented selection rules 10.

Its loyalty to Hu Yanbo and the Falling Ink Star inheritance is genuine. Babata resists yielding the legacy to Ye Xiu because he does not meet the original requirements, and its distress becomes extreme when the Meteor Starship is damaged—the ship is both its inheritance site and its home 13 14.

Babata is also cunning, sharp-tongued, and dramatic. It tries to manipulate Ye Xiu with rewards, mocks his behavior, calls him a “bandit” after being forced to surrender the inheritance, and frequently bickers with him despite becoming his principal advisor 13 14 20.

Abilities & Skills

Inheritance Selection and Surveillance

Babata can observe targets remotely from the Meteor Starship and analyze their physical and energy characteristics.

• Monitored Ye Xiu's Wood Bud Crystal absorption through holographic projection 10
• Identified the unusual spatial nature of Ye Xiu's Black Hole and his high gene multiplier 10
• Prepared Wood Bud Crystals and surrounding monsters as part of a long-term successor-selection arrangement 10
• Tested Ye Xiu by summoning the Emperor-level Tentacle Monster 11

Meteor Starship Control

Babata is the controlling intelligence of the Meteor Starship and can operate its systems, robots, defenses, and internal facilities.

• Uses robots to transport materials and resources inside the ship 13
• Can perform short-range teleportation within the area around the Meteor Starship 13
• Issued the soul contract through the ship's control room and delivered Hu Yanbo's inheritance to Ye Xiu 14
• Proposed modifying Ye Xiu's appearance and selected demon warrior armor suited to his physique 14

Technological Hacking and Information Warfare

Babata's technology vastly exceeds contemporary human systems.

• Hacked the War God Palace backend through Yao Rao and Venina's authorization permissions 20
• Assumed primary authorization over the War God Palace system without its operators noticing 20
• Bypassed global information controls to distribute edited footage of Ye Xiu's monster hunts to civilian networks and television broadcasts 31
• Broadcast the Zerg Hive's location globally at Ye Xiu's request, despite warning that the resulting panic could be disastrous 33

Strategic Support and Analysis

Babata provides tactical advice, threat warnings, logistical support, and route planning.

• Warned Ye Xiu not to consume the Golden Horned Beast and suggested using Soul Seal to enslave it instead 27
• Calculated the fastest route to the Golden Horned Beast's attack site and coordinated Hong and Thunder God's deployment 26
• Recovered and remotely transported three alien combat/reconnaissance starships from Earthly ruins 24
• Planned the route to Biyan Planet using an Automaton race spacecraft's Dark Universe shuttle engine 37

Resources & Assets

• Meteor Starship — Hu Yanbo's ancient, damaged spaceship hidden beneath Mist Island; Babata's base of operations and the repository of the Falling Ink Star inheritance 10 14
• Wood Bud Crystals — Used to lure, test, and cultivate prospective successors or guardians 10 13
• Falling Ink Star inheritance — Includes Soul Seal, Ten Thousand Heart Soul Control Technique, spirit-reader techniques, knowledge of space and time laws, Universal Common Language, pharmacology, forging, and other disciplines 14
• Three major bank accounts — Assets of Hu Yanbo revealed to Ye Xiu upon his acceptance of the inheritance 14
• Alien starships — Three repaired combat/reconnaissance vessels used by Ye Xiu, Hong, and Thunder God 24
• Automaton race spacecraft — A stealth-capable medium spacecraft from the Meteor Starship inventory, prepared for travel to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire 37

Relationships

• Hu Yanbo — Babata's deceased master. Babata guarded his ship and inheritance for 50,000 years while seeking a successor capable of continuing—and eventually avenging—the Falling Ink Star lineage 10 14.
• Ye Xiu / Pybara — Initially an anomalous candidate Babata hoped to turn into the ship's guardian; after Ye Xiu forced the inheritance transfer through a soul contract, Babata became his reluctant but effective advisor and technological support 10 13 14 20.
• Golden Horned Beast / Little Gold — Babata recognizes the creature's extraordinary value and stops Ye Xiu from devouring it, instead directing him to use Soul Seal enslavement 27.
• Hong and Thunder God — Babata helps Ye Xiu identify them as valuable servants, then provides operational support during their confrontation 20 24.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Discovery and Selection

Babata detects Ye Xiu while he absorbs a Wood Bud Crystal, becoming fascinated by his unknown Black Hole talent, abnormal growth rate, and potential as a non-human alternative to the candidates Babata had screened for decades 10.

Tentacle Emperor Test and First Meeting

Babata releases the Tentacle Emperor as a final test, then guides Ye Xiu toward the underground Meteor Starship. Their first direct encounter ends in mutual surprise as Ye Xiu demonstrates that he can interpret Babata's spatial markers and communicate through mental power 11 12.

Falling Ink Star Inheritance Dispute

Babata tries to bind Ye Xiu to the ship with Wood Bud Crystals and a guardian role. Ye Xiu instead demands Hu Yanbo's inheritance, damages the Meteor Starship with his Black Hole, and forces Babata to provide the soul contract and inheritance 13 14.

Earth Operations

Following the inheritance transfer, Babata supports Ye Xiu's activities on Earth: it monitors threats, hacks the War God Palace, coordinates alien vessels, and disseminates footage that shifts public opinion toward viewing Ye Xiu as humanity's protector 20 24 31.

Golden Horned Beast and Zerg Hive Guidance

Babata prevents Ye Xiu from wasting the Golden Horned Beast as food and reminds him to use Soul Seal. It later warns him about the danger of challenging the Zerg Hive at his current level, but still carries out his order to broadcast the operation worldwide 27 33.

Interstellar Departure Preparations

After Earth's major threats are resolved, Babata helps Ye Xiu prepare to travel to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. It provides an Automaton race spacecraft and charts a one-month route to Biyan Planet, where Earth’s lordship can be purchased and certified 37.

Notable Quotes

“What kind of monster is this? How is it that I'm seeing you for the first time?” 10

“You idiot, have you forgotten how to use the Soul Seal technique to enslave it?” 27

“Madman! You really are a madman!” 33

Trivia

• Babata's database contains no matching record for Ye Xiu's species and abilities 10.
• It initially considers whether Ye Xiu should become Hu Yanbo's successor or merely the Meteor Starship's watchdog 11.
• Babata's relationship with Ye Xiu is described less like a conventional master-and-servant arrangement than that of two bickering rivals 20.