The Story of the Moon / Gladiia's Worries

"Of course!" Nian nodded. "That annoying fellow always comes looking for me whenever I disappear. Hmm, but this time is strange. Besides the little guy from Si Sui Tai, there are also people in red robes following us."

"Because their initial target wasn't me, but Wei Yenwu," Bai Ye smiled. "I just deliberately jumped out and appeared in front of them. So they..."

The Surveillance Division of the Dali Temple was sent to Lungmen by the Emperor of Yan to investigate the movements of Wei Yenwu, the Governor of Lungmen.

The other man in red robes was an imperial censor from the Suzheng Court.

This isn't the setup for finding the runaway Sui Beast's incarnation.

"We need to speed things up. We should find my brothers and sisters before those annoying guys come after me again."

Bai Ye laughed, "You alone are enough to give these people a headache. If a few more come, Yan probably won't have an easy time either."

Theoretically speaking, these Great Beasts are all fragments of the Sui Beast.

The appearance of a single one would only slightly trigger the sensitive nerves of the Great Yan regarding the Sui Beast.

But if several of them come together—who knows, they might be able to combine into something even bigger.

This is something that the Great Yan Dynasty cannot accept.

"There's a grandmaster at Yumen Pass, probably one of you. There should be one in Shangshu, one in Jiangnan, and I don't know about the others." Bai Ye recalled his past experiences and realized that he was only familiar with one Great Beast that was painting.

It's obvious that guy isn't an ordinary person, and he doesn't like interacting with Players; he just enjoys creating dungeons where players can get rewards after clearing them.

Although we don't know the exact location, since we were able to find the location of the instance, the real body of that Great Beast should be nearby.

"I have to go there this year..." Nian said, turning to look at Bai Ye, her eyes gleaming. "Bai Ye, are you still considered human?"

"Of course." Bai Ye nodded.

"Then there's no problem... According to a bet between us, if someone can get out of her painting, then she has to get out too." Nian said, smiling strangely.

Bai Ye is human, so she can't be considered cheating!

Chapter Two: The Story of the Moon

Bai Ye has made quite a few friends, some of whom are awkward, some of whom she was separated from since childhood, and of course, some like Nian who are troublesome.

However, since this guy helped him forge the sword, Bai Ye would naturally choose to stand on Nian's side.

Taking advantage of the departure of the Great Yan envoy from Lungmen, Bai Ye also returned to Rhodes Island.

Actually, he didn't want to go back, since there were still so many things to take care of.

However, his schedule forced him to return—because the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching.

This is a traditional festival of the Great Yan Dynasty, which seems to have been established to commemorate the myth of Xi'e flying to the moon.

Actually, Bai Ye had always thought that the mythology of the Yan was really far-fetched, probably just a reference to a real-world festival by the game developers.

However, after time-traveling, Bai Ye had a new perspective—the myths might very well be true.

One night, the villagers were going about their daily routine when suddenly, a fiery trail rose from the western mountains and hurtled toward the moon. The trail grew brighter and brighter, and for a moment, it even outshone the moon's radiance.

"Finally, the trajectory landed on the moon, and a huge and brilliant light began to flash, brightening the night sky, and even the stars became faint and indistinct because of the light."

This myth sounds a bit like the Terra Terrans using rockets to attempt a moon landing, doesn't it?

However, the final result was probably not good; the landing module named "Xi'e" likely crashed on the lunar surface.

Unfortunately, Dr. Kal'tsit advised Bai Ye not to leave Terra's atmosphere rashly, lest it attract the attention of the beings in the highest heavens. Otherwise, Bai Ye would really like to go and see the moon.

After all, the Twin Moons over Terra were highly suspicious.

It wasn't just random thoughts in the Bai Ye; the information Dr. Kal'tsit showed him was simply too outrageous.

It is said that the Pre-Civilization had artificial satellites. At first, Bai Ye thought that those things were probably similar to Earth's satellites, probably just ordinary communication satellites.

But he later learned that the satellite was a satellite in the literal sense, a satellite the size of the moon.

Yes, you could also call it an artificial moon.

When Bai Ye saw this passage in the files from Dr. Kal'tsit, he really didn't know what to say.

The moon is a battleground for handcrafted warriors. What kind of ruthless civilization once lived on this land?

Could the Twin Moons in the sky have been created by their own hands?

It's important to understand that Earth's hyperspace technology is not yet mature, warp drive is still just a concept, and the largest construct currently planned is probably two Ark starships.

Oh, by the way, it's said that there was a super crazy Federal Navy admiral named Will Tarkin who once came up with a crazy plan—to build a weapon as big as an asteroid outside of Mars to protect the solar system and deal with the head sucker of an unknown enemy.

However, the plan was ultimately rejected.

The size of that ultimate weapon combat platform is less than 5% of the size of the moon.

This shows just how difficult it is to create a man-made moon.

When Bai Ye returned to Rhodes Island, the operators were all preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

As the supervisor, Bai Ye naturally didn't have much work to do, so he returned to his dormitory.

In order to accommodate Gladiia, Bai Ye used her supervisor's authority to arrange a dormitory room next door for her.

However, Gladiia did not want to go there, her reason being, of course, that she "wanted to keep an eye on you at all times."

Therefore, Bai Ye could only have the Engineering Department break down the wall in the middle.

So the two former dormitories were combined into one larger room. Bai Ye and three Abyssal Hunter lived there at the same time.

When Bai Ye entered the room, Gladiia was not there.

Specter, dressed in a nun's robe, saw Bai Ye return and her eyes lit up. She immediately reached out and pulled him over.

Great opportunity!

At this moment Gladiia was out of the way, and Skadi was also busy, so only she and Bai Ye were in the room.

No one was competing with her for it.

Laurentina leaned against Bai Ye, her expression becoming more at ease.

"Sorry, we almost went over time."

Bai Ye reached out and hugged the nun.

He and Laurentina still couldn't be separated for too long, because that would cause Laurentina's condition, which had finally improved, to deteriorate again.

Although this time was continuously extended with the continued injections, Laurentina still experienced some discomfort when the threshold was approached.

In fact, she had long been dependent on Bai Ye, not only psychologically, but more so physiologically.

"It's really okay. It's just that I'm temporarily becoming a well-behaved nun, and I quite like that feeling."

Specter rubbed its face against Bai Ye, its eyes somewhat dazed.

Then she suddenly looked up and said, "Let's hurry up. The captain just went out on business. If she comes back, she'll definitely keep an eye on you, and we won't have any good opportunities."

Then, Specter suddenly fell silent.

After a long pause, she suddenly spoke up, "You're not planning to start again, are you? Like before, deliberately showing it to her? Like deliberately showing it to me?"

Laurentina could never forget the visual and auditory impact that Bai Ye and Skadi had given her.

"No," Bai Ye replied immediately.

"Really?" Specter tilted his head, his eyes full of inquiry.

"Really." Bai Ye nodded, meeting her gaze.

"Ah, you're lying." Specter suddenly laughed.

Bai Ye shook his head. "How could that be? I'm not that kind of person."

"Hmph, I don't believe it." Specter scoffed. "You'll definitely try to harm the captain."

"You can't leave me behind before that..."

With that, she pushed Bai Ye down onto the bed—

"Swordfish? What are you doing standing here?"

Skadi looked at Gladiia was standing at the door and not going in, with some confusion.

The door was ajar, slightly ajar.

Skadi then opened the door directly.

After a fleeting glance, Skadi closed the door again. "Oh, it's nothing. This is Bai Ye treating the shark. It's an injection treatment, and it's very effective."

"..."

Gladiia kept a straight face and didn't say anything.

Although she already knew about the absurd relationship between the three, witnessing her subordinates in person still had a huge impact on her.

However, Skadi, still looking rather naive, asked, "Swordfish, why didn't you close the door just now?"

"..."

"Do you want to peek?"

"..."

Gladiia stopped talking and turned to leave.

However, Skadi clearly saw that her pointed ears turned red.

Chapter Three Gladiia's Troubles

Gladiia didn't want to pay any attention to these people. She told herself to get used to it and not to get angry. After all, she arrived late and couldn't exercise her authority as the chief designer of the Abyssal Hunter on land.

The most critical thing is that she has already handed over command to that brat Bai Ye.

Moreover, she also had to hope that Bai Ye could solve her mutation problem—the hunter wasn't afraid of death, but she was actually very worried that she would turn into a mindless monster.

Before she becomes that kind of thing, she will end her own life first.

Growing angrier by the thought, Gladiia decided to take a bath.

An Aegir from Yan came to Rhodes Island. His specialty was river cleaning. After arriving in Rhodes Island, he also cleaned up the Rhodes Island's sewage system, allowing the large bathhouse to resume operation.

Gladiia secretly investigated the Sargos girl and eventually discovered that her ancestors had migrated from the deep sea to the land a long time ago, possibly even earlier than the group of "islanders" who fled ashore.

However, even after evolving on land, some racial characteristics have been retained—prolonged exposure to dry environments can cause skin discomfort, and in severe cases, symptoms such as allergies and chapped skin may occur.

Gladiia thought this was similar to her own situation, which showed that not all Aegir were as well adapted to terrestrial life as she had encountered in Iberia.

However, the hunter is different. It seems that she is the special one now, and her stress response to environmental changes is the most intense and obvious.

While sulking, Gladiia submerged herself completely in the water, feeling her body being "soaked" and "stretched," which made her feel like she had become a compressed towel.

While lazily soaking in the water, Gladiia pondered grand topics such as races, civilizations, and the future, using this as a way to distract herself from her negative emotions.

She didn't know how much time had passed when a sweet, lively voice interrupted her thoughts.

"That..."

"Um?"

Gladiia was suddenly awakened, opened her eyes, and looked toward the source of the sound.

Although the little girl seemed a little scared under the gaze of those terrifying crimson eyes and cold stare, she still mustered up her courage and whispered, "Sister, I am Qing Liu, the water recycling manager of Rhodes Island. It's time to change the water and clean the large public bath."

"Good."

Gladiia nodded, then leaped lightly out of the water.

"Wow, that's amazing..." Qing Liu looked at Gladiia's long legs and tall figure with some envy.

"What's wrong?" Gladiia had no interest in these Sargos had evolved into land-dwelling humans.

Qing Liu didn't care about Gladiia's attitude. She asked with a smile, "Does your sister usually feel very dry and uncomfortable?"

"Hmm." The Abyssal Hunter nodded.

"You can carry a small spray bottle with you and spray it when you need to relieve the symptoms. Here, this is for you." Qing Liu said, handing the spray bottle hanging from her waist to Gladiia.

She wasn't afraid of the somewhat intimidating older sister in front of her. After all, in her mind, since she was someone who appeared on Rhodes Island, she couldn't be a bad person.