Song Chen began to understand. So this was what Qiu Ya had been leading up to.
Qiu Ya continued, "Song Chen, you're well suited to this mission."
"An Eighth Rank aura is much weaker than a Ninth Rank one, so you're less likely to draw close scrutiny. But the damage you can actually deal far exceeds that of many Eighth Rank fighters. You can even threaten some at the Ninth Rank."
"You also have exceptional means of staying alive. You could survive for a long time in that environment."
Song Chen looked down at his hands. He had lost count of how many lives those hands had taken.
Yet now, Qiu Ya's words stirred a strange emotion in his heart.
Go to the Blood-Eclipse Star System?
Eighteen million light-years away.
The native who had left Blue Star was now going to leave the Milky Way.
"Think this through. Once you go, this won't be something you can wrap up in a month or two."
"I'm not ordering you. You belong to the Alliance, and I'm only offering a suggestion. If you don't want to go, I won't force you."
"But if you agree, I promise I'll give you everything I can before you leave."
Song Chen thought it over carefully for a long time. Then he raised his head and gave his answer. "I'll go."
A smile appeared on Qiu Ya's face. "Good. This journey won't just be for yourself, but for Heavenly Pivot and the Milky Way as well."
"I don't really like thinking that far ahead. I'll just treat it as a new hunting ground."
"A hunting ground..."
Qiu Ya chuckled and stood up.
"Come. I have three gifts for you, all things you'll find useful."
Qiu Ya took a transparent crystal no larger than a thumb from