X-Star

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	X-Star people (X-Stars)
Original Name	X星人
Species/Race	Humanoid extraterrestrial species
Home Region	X-Star Sector, which contains eleven habitable planets 410
Government	Royal family led by Empress Catherine; Prince Mishela serves as a prominent royal representative 267
Occupation/Role	Neighboring civilization, diplomatic counterpart, and recurring military rival of the Mi Star people 195 365
Status	Active; later described as effectively following Mi Star's lead during a period of rapid regional development 435
First Appearance	First documented mention: Reverse Order cooperates with the technologically superior X-Star 47; its delegation arrives on Mi Star 195

Appearance

X-Star people are physically distinct from Mi Star humans, and the first diplomatic delegation's arrival provokes visible public discomfort and curiosity. 195

• Antennae grow from their heads and sway as they move. 195
• Delegates are described as having glossy dark-brown skin, large eyes, flatter noses, and unusually fierce gazes by Mi Star standards. 195
• The delegation includes tall, muscular men and smaller, thinner men; the former appear to hold higher social status. 195
• X-Star accounts hold that their distant ancestors possessed transparent wings and the ability to fly before evolution caused those wings to disappear. 258

Biology and Society

Reproduction and development

X-Star reproduction is closely tied to their society's ant- or bee-like image. Their grand nurseries contain tens of thousands of incubation nests. In their earliest developmental stage, infants are called First Mimicry and resemble enlarged bee pupae; they assume humanoid form shortly before delivery. 213

• Their unusual reproductive system makes nursery buildings among the most important structures in X-Star society. 213
• Depictions of flight hold particular cultural weight because of the species' lost wings and ancestral legends. 258
• Jing Yi's public preparation of fried bee pupae at a state banquet is therefore received as an extreme provocation by the delegation. 213

Hierarchy

Reports describe X-Star society as queen-led, highly disciplined, and rigidly hierarchical. Lower-status members perform much of the labor, face difficulty reproducing, and have limited opportunities for advancement, while the system's strict organization gives it considerable collective strength. 194

• The X-Star Royal Family maintains authority through the Empress and senior royals such as Prince Mishela. 267
• The royal family's resistance to social reform later contributes to mounting internal instability. 381

Strategic Technology

System	Function	Limits and countermeasures
Psychokinesis	A distinct X-Star power used for fine control, including energy-card production and beast taming. 296	X-Star and Mi Star researchers originally believed Psychokinesis and Mi Star mental power could not coexist or be replicated. 295
Beast tamers	X-Stars with exceptional Psychokinesis serve as card makers and logistical personnel, using controlled giant beasts as attackers and shields. 296	Jing Yi's mental-strength simulation can contest their control, causing beasts to turn on their handlers. 296 318
Big Pills	Locally made pills that can drive giant beasts into a frenzy; X-Star teams use them to create ambushes, drain enemy energy, and force beasts to attack opponents. 245 249	The pills must be ignited to activate, allowing informed opponents to avoid firing on or burning them. 254
Little Pills	More specialized pills that hypnotize powerful beasts and place them under Psychokinetic control. 294	They require X-Star Psychokinesis and cannot be used by Mi Star forces. 294
Energy Cards	X-Star mechs use card-based energy systems with materials, fluids, and production methods entirely different from Mi Star's. Their newly discovered energy material can double a card's stored energy. 232 245	X-Star cards and mechs are incompatible with Mi Star systems. 232 281

Relationships

• Mi Star people — Neighboring civilization whose attempted diplomatic thaw collapses into rivalry, competition, covert alliances, and armed conflict. 195 365
• Mi Star Military Headquarters — Primary strategic opponent; its New Energy Cards and Psychokinesis Simulation undermine X-Star's battlefield advantages. 296 318
• Mi Star Federal Government — Secretly cooperates with the X-Star Royal Family to suppress the Military Headquarters and mercenary groups, with New Energy Card information among the intended gains. 298 302
• Reverse Order Pirate Group — Cooperates with X-Star partly because the pirates' technology is far behind Federation standards. 47

Story Role and Major Arcs

Diplomatic arrival

The X-Star delegation arrives on Mi Star aboard a dark-red flagship and advanced warships under the public framing of peaceful diplomatic exchange. Prince Mishela presents a conciliatory message through automatic translation, though unfamiliar appearance and customs make the delegation a target of public scrutiny. 195 196

At a formal banquet, Jing Yi deliberately serves bee-pupae dishes, exploiting the X-Stars' reproductive biology to humiliate and unsettle the delegation. 213

Planet One competition

X-Star and Mi Star each send sixty teams into a televised competition across Planet One. X-Star squads enter with advantages in card makers, high-capacity Energy Cards, and beast-controlling pills. 225 245

The Snow Wolf Squad's use of Big Pills after surrender triggers widespread accusations of cheating. Mishela publicly defends the technology as a lawful use of local materials and reframes its exposure as evidence of X-Star's peaceful intentions. 248 249

As the competition continues, the Mi Star side discovers how to counter the pills and forms increasingly large alliances. Jing Yi's intervention against X-Star beast tamers reveals that Mi Star mental strength can imitate Psychokinesis, destroying X-Star's presumed monopoly on beast control. 284 296 298

Political fallout

Diandian uncovers evidence that the X-Star Royal Family and Mi Star Federal Government planned to use an overwhelming X-Star victory to weaken the Military Headquarters and mercenary groups. The arrangement is disrupted by the New Energy Card and Grey Eagle Joint Battle Team's victories. 298

After the competition, Mishela demands information on Psychokinesis Simulation and New Energy Cards from Lin Ye, preserving the X-Star–Federal Government alliance despite X-Star's humiliation. 302

Renewed conflict and truce

X-Star later attempts to exploit political turmoil during the Mi Star coup, but a prepared Mi Star fleet traps its forces. More than a thousand X-Star warships are destroyed, deepening the hostility between the two civilizations. 355 365

X-Star subsequently declares a temporary truce while its royal family struggles with domestic unrest. Mi Star agents intensify existing social tensions to keep the royal family occupied and unable to threaten Mi Star directly. 381

Later contact

Qin Meng and Jing Yi later enter the X-Star Sector under forged identities as part of a covert mission and commercial expedition. Their journey includes Layan Planet, a desert mining world where Blue Crystal and Red Sand Glaze are cheap locally but valuable on Mi Star. 405 410

The pair use food, trade, and cultural adaptation to build relationships with X-Star local elites, demonstrating that commerce remains possible despite the broader political hostility. 412