In Daelaam City, Shen Jun led He Xi around as she explored the place. After all, He Xi was the Heavenly Based King. Although her title had now been reduced to Holy Right Wing, her status within Angel Civilization remained extremely high. Other than Shen Jun, no one else was truly qualified to serve as her guide.
Of course, that was because Tassadar and the others had yet to make a name for themselves in the Known Universe. Shen Jun believed that before long, the situation would undergo earth-shaking changes.
Tassadar and Alarak followed behind them at a safe distance, ready to strike back at the first sign of He Xi turning hostile.
"They possess outstanding combat discipline."
He Xi silently praised them.
Over her nearly ten thousand years of life, He Xi had experienced countless brutal wars, especially the Battle of the Raging Sea four thousand years ago. Her combat experience was more than ample, and her grasp of positioning went without saying.
She did not mind the two Protoss being wary of her. At that moment, her attention was wholly captured by the magnificent Protoss architecture. The golden-hued buildings radiated sheer splendor.
Thousands, even tens of thousands, of Protoss moved through the city. He Xi noticed that every Protoss wore Energy Heavy Armor, which meant it could already be mass-produced among the Protoss.
With such a production line, Protoss civilization had to be at least a long-established Aerospace Civilization.
Every so often, a Phoenix Fighter rose from the Stargate. He Xi could not tell what purpose the dense energy lattice covering its fuselage served, but the circulation of a strange energy within it told her that this fighter was anything but simple.
It was not just Phoenix Fighters. Void Rays also emerged from time to time. Their capital-ship designs, completely unlike those of this universe, left a deep impression on He Xi.
Dragoons and Immortals produced by the Robotics Facility patrolled Daelaam day and night, guarding against foreign enemies.
A powerful, highly automated civilization had lifted its veil before He Xi. There was far too much technology here that she could not understand. For instance, why did none of the large buildings have doors?
Even if the Protoss possessed Micro Wormhole Transportation technology, there was no need to waste energy like this, was there?
She did not know that the Protoss Warp Network relied on a Psionic Matrix established through Khaydarin Crystal Towers. Within the Psionic Matrix's coverage, casual warping consumed no energy at all.
Only ultra-long-range, large-scale warps across star systems required Warp Gates to establish Time-Space Navigation Routes, consuming vast amounts of energy.
When it came to spatial technology, the Protoss stood ahead of every civilization in the Super God Universe. Wormhole technology might be convenient; wormholes existed everywhere throughout the universe, and once a Great Wormhole Bridge was built, one could pass through at will.
But its limitations were equally significant. All it took was stabilizing the space around a wormhole, and it would be unable to open at all. How were you supposed to transport anything then?
Spatial fields were practically discarded technology to the Protoss. Even time-space fields were nothing special.
Naturally, He Xi was not allowed into buildings holding core Protoss secrets, such as the Robotics Bay, Fleet Beacon, and Templar Archives. Even so, the Protoss medical centers, Nexuses, Crystal Towers, Warp Gates, and other facilities were enough to broaden her horizons.
After a full day of touring, dusk gradually fell. Shen Jun invited He Xi into a reception room within the Twilight Council.
"How was the tour, Holy Right-Wing Guardian?"
"Truly breathtaking. But based on what I've seen, it doesn't seem sufficient to support your victory over the Trigonians, does it?"
He Xi smiled brilliantly. Her already captivating beauty became even more dazzling with that smile, and Shen Jun stared blankly for a moment.
The admiration in his eyes vanished in an instant. Shen Jun did not comment on He Xi's provocation and said confidently, "You should understand that what you saw was merely the tip of the Protoss iceberg. I have no interest in wasting time arguing with you here. In three months, the result will naturally become clear."
"All right, then I won't stay any longer."
He Xi rose to leave. The Protoss did not seem like a closed civilization, yet they had never been heard of in the Known Universe. A civilization with such advanced technology could not possibly have refrained from expanding into outer space.
He Xi was a scientist, so how could she not be curious about such a mysterious civilization? But she was inside the headquarters of a force whose allegiance was unknown. The danger was simply too great.
Moreover, she had previously tried to contact Keisha, only to discover that her dark signals had been completely blocked. How could that not alarm her?
"Is that so... Very well, then. I won't see you out."
Shen Jun waved his hand.
Naturally, he knew why He Xi was so eager to leave, because he had arranged it himself.
"Kerasul, how much longer will it take to spread the Psionic Matrix across all of Aiur? I do not want anyone entering Aiur's atmosphere without our knowledge again."
"Rest assured, Hierarch. The Crystal Towers are being constructed quickly. I guarantee that the Psionic Matrix will be fully deployed before the Trigonians arrive."
After ending the communication, Shen Jun headed to his Meditation Room and continued cultivating his psionic power.
After leaving the Twilight Council, He Xi spread the Wings of Time and Space and flew away from Aiur.
The moment she left Aiur's atmosphere, her communications were restored. At the same time, two different voices sounded in her ears, one of them incredibly loud.
"He Xi, why did your communications suddenly cut off? I refuse to believe someone of your strength would die so easily. Report to me immediately once communications are restored!"
"He Xi, if you're still alive, answer me right now!"
The two suddenly playing messages nearly frightened He Xi into falling from outside Aiur's atmosphere.
The first voice was calm and wise, its tone carrying supreme majesty and nobility. It was a message from Angel Queen Keisha.
The other voice was far more lively. It was so loud that it nearly deafened He Xi, though its concern for her was unquestionable. Its owner was the Heavenly Revelation King, Liang Bing, one of the Three Kings alongside He Xi and later the Holy Left-Wing Guardian.
She was also Keisha's younger sister.
Several hundred years ago, however, Kiran of God River Civilization had come to Angel City to establish diplomatic ties with the angels and founded the Super God Academy.
For some reason, Liang Bing had relinquished her position as Holy Left Wing to become an instructor at the Super God Academy. She also frequently hung around with a little boy named Carl.
Thus, the position of Holy Left Wing was inherited by a powerful female angel who had followed Keisha in her uprising long ago.
"Queen, I followed the Trigonian coordinates we deciphered and arrived at a planet called Aiur. There is an extremely mysterious and powerful civilization there..."
He Xi recounted everything she had seen and heard.
"...What do you think, He Xi?"
"I believe they can be won over."
"Very well. I'll leave everything there entirely to you. Whether you can bring them over or not doesn't matter. Keeping yourself safe comes first."
"Don't worry, tomboy."
Three months passed in the blink of an eye. Variegated Blue's army of fifty thousand had already approached the star system where Aiur was located.
The Protoss had developed rapidly over the past half year. Not only had they covered all of Aiur with the Psionic Matrix, but they had also established a fleet that was beginning to take shape, and it had already left the star system!
Two hundred scout ships, five thousand Phoenix Fighters, one thousand five hundred Void Rays, and five hundred Arbiters!
They had even built ten carriers!
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