The Calm Before the Storm

Galacta hummed a tune as she prepared dinner in the kitchen.

A familiar ripple of energy came from the living room. Not long after, a familiar presence arrived behind her.

"Did you finish dealing with it?"

"I did. Then I remembered you were still waiting for me, so I came straight back."

Lu Qi wrapped an arm around Galacta's waist and looked at the food in the pot.

It looked pretty good, and he was looking forward to it.

"What was going on with Megatron?"

"He wanted to move his home planet into my Shadow World so it could develop better there."

"Do you have any plans after that?"

"There's basically nothing left to deal with on Megatron's side. But the Xia Dynasty has been developing rather well, so I plan to bring them into the Trading Station."

"They've developed that well?"

"Maybe not that well. It's just that I accidentally left a Dark Crystal there before, and they came up with all sorts of ways to use the energy inside it."

Thinking of the results he had seen, Lu Qi could not help but smile.

"They poured other relatively weak energy sources and materials into that Dark Crystal—well, mainly energy sources. After obtaining more Dark Energy that way, they developed it into weapons."

"That sounds impressive."

Galacta commented over her shoulder, then poured the food from the pot onto a plate.

Lu Qi reached out and picked up the plate. Galacta took two bowls and a pair of chopsticks from the cabinet, and the two of them headed to the dining table one after the other.

As they enjoyed the steaming-hot meal, Lu Qi continued, "They call Dark Energy Dark Power. They developed weapons like Dark Power Guns, Dark Energy Cannons, and Destruction Bombs."

After pausing, Lu Qi continued,