Nuoya must have planned her meeting with Fang Cheng long in advance, carefully rehearsing what to say in her mind. Her story flowed smoothly, without a single pause.
She began at the very beginning: the Star Spirits.
"Star Spirits are the product of civilization. When a planet's civilization begins to develop, a collective consciousness sometimes emerges. Over a long period of time, that collective consciousness learns to siphon energy from the planet, eventually evolving into a Star Spirit..."
A Star Spirit was the collective consciousness of a planet's civilization. Once it learned to siphon energy from the planet itself, it eventually evolved into a powerful individual possessing planetary energy.
No one knew when the first Star Spirit had appeared in the long history of the universe. By the time one of them opened its eyes and gazed out at the cosmos, it discovered that others like it were already widespread.
Civilizations took many different forms, but Star Spirits were all products of siphoning energy from their planets. It was fair to call them kin.
After an initial period of discord and conflict, the Star Spirits gradually formed an alliance to settle their disputes.
The universe was vast and rich in resources, with enough room for Star Spirits to coexist. They could argue out their differences within the alliance; there was no need to resort to war.
The Home Planet Fang Cheng had seen in Nuoya's memories was the headquarters of the Star Spirit Alliance. Over the ages, it had gradually developed into a political entity much like a nation.
After hearing Nuoya's explanation of where the Star Spirits came from, Fang Cheng thought of Earth's native power and asked her, "Was Earth's Star Spirit the one who spoke with you when you first came here?"
Nuoya nodded. "She was indeed