In the hundredth year of He Xi's stay on Aiur, she finally returned to the Angel Nebula. After all, many of the Angels' research projects needed He Xi to complete, and Liang Bing and Keisha alone were not enough.
What's more, since the end of the Form War, the Angels have become increasingly arrogant. The million-strong Angel Legion, riding the wave of a great victory, scattered in all directions, spreading the faith of justice throughout the known universe.
As for whether the Angels really have a million soldiers? A little thought would tell you that during Yan's ascension in the future, the active Angel warriors in Angel City were indeed only twenty thousand. But note the word "active." The number of retired old Angels with over ten thousand years of service is unknown. Moreover, the times are different. After the destruction of the Deno Civilization, large-scale army warfare is no longer the mainstream in the known universe; single-soldier god-slaying combat is.
Therefore, not many troops are needed.
Don't mention a million; even saying the Angel population exceeds a hundred million is not impossible. You should know that Angel genes can perfectly transform God River Body lifeforms into Angels, and mass-producing first-generation Angels hardly involves any consumption.
Of course, having so many people is no longer meaningful. In the face of a mature third-generation God Body, no matter how many first or second generations come, they are useless.
Zeratul also returned to Aiur fifty years ago, resuming his duties as a Dark Prelate. He did not tell Shen Jun about the events on that previous planet.
After all, the current Zeratul is not the wise and experienced Dark Prelate from the storyline. He is still young and not blindly confident in his vague feelings.
Before leaving, He Xi gifted her Heavenly Based King Sword to Shen Jun as a testament to the friendship between the Angels and the Protoss. Of course, that was nonsense.
The real purpose was communication. He Xi installed a communicator on the King Sword and set up a communication channel exclusively for herself. After the incident of being spied on by Keisha last time, He Xi deeply felt what plastic sisterhood was.
However, she did not tell Shen Jun the details, so for a long time, Shen Jun thought the Heavenly Based King Sword was connected to the Angel's public channel.
As for why He Xi wanted to create a secret communicator, she herself was not sure, forcibly explaining in her heart: "I just don't like being spied on, there's absolutely no other reason..."
In the days after He Xi left, Shen Jun felt inexplicably irritable. He guessed it might be because summer was approaching?
But the current climate is autumn!
Just as Shen Jun was once again trying to meditate and calm his mind, Selandis sent a message.
"Archbishop, a Great Light Sphere calling itself Kiran is hovering outside Aiur's cloaking field, specifically requesting to see you."
"Kiran?"
Shen Jun frowned. What was he doing here?
The next moment, Shen Jun appeared on the Purification, docked in Aiur's outer space, and saw the dazzling Great Light Sphere at a glance.
At this time, Kiran could no longer be seen as human at all, having completely abandoned his human form.
Shen Jun was puzzled. Shouldn't Kiran be exploring the edge of the universe at this time? Why did he come here?
"Principal Kiran has graced us with his presence, and specifically asked to see me. I wonder what brings you here?"
The Great Light Sphere flickered twice. "Protoss Archbishop, I will soon explore the boundaries of the universe, to uncover what has always been the God River Civilization's long-cherished wish." Kiran's voice had become absolutely neutral, indistinguishable between male and female, and not much different from a mechanical sound. This meant the loss of his personal emotions. Soon, Kiran would enter a wonderful state of desirelessness.
"Principal Kiran's grand ambition, I have long heard of it. But you have not yet stated the purpose of coming to Aiur. If you want to come and admire the scenery, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. Aiur's scenery is not up to the standard of a scenic star."
"Hehe, at my age, what planet in the known universe haven't I been to, what civilization haven't I seen?"
Kiran's humanity had not completely faded, and he could still joke.
"However... I am quite curious about an ancient civilization that existed long before the God River Civilization."
Shen Jun narrowed his eyes. The Protoss origins he had fabricated to He Xi had indeed spread out unknowingly. But this was exactly the result he wanted. No one could imagine what kind of strength a civilization with such an ancient heritage would have. In this way, the Protoss's sense of mystery would always linger in the hearts of the entire known universe.
He just didn't know if this news was leaked by He Xi or... Keisha!
Holy Keisha, this woman must not be underestimated.
Shen Jun thought in his mind, but on the surface, there wasn't a trace of abnormality.
"It seems Principal Kiran already has a considerable understanding of the Protoss... Selandis, descend to the ground, I want to meet with Principal Kiran at the Twilight Council."
"No need, my time is limited, Archbishop, I have a very important matter to ask of you today."
"Moreover, no one else can know!"
Suddenly, Kiran's Great Light Sphere shot a beam of light directly into Shen Jun's brow, causing Shen Jun to faint instantly.
"Not good! Templars, protect the Archbishop, capture this intruder!"
Selandis was shocked and angry. More than twenty High Templars instantly jumped out from the surroundings, surging Psionic Energy constantly brewing, attracting the positive and negative ions wandering in the universe, eventually forming powerful lightning.
Using lightning to attack enemies is the hallmark of the High Templars, and also their usual trick.
At the same time, the Purification also instantly activated the Stasis Field and the Rending Field to prevent Kiran from escaping.
"All of you, stand down!"
At this moment, Shen Jun suddenly regained consciousness and quickly stopped the conflict from happening.
The beam of light just now pulled Shen Jun's consciousness into Kiran's Dark Plane. At first, he also thought Kiran wanted to harm him, but he learned the true story in the subsequent conversation.
No one knows what they talked about in the Dark Plane, only that the future Three Great God-Making Projects have undergone tremendous changes...
No, now it's the Four Great God-Making Projects...
Shen Jun looked at Kiran with complicated eyes, with doubt, incomprehension, gratitude... and suspicion.
"Selandis, disable the fields, let Principal Kiran leave."
"But, Archbishop..."
"Don't worry, I'm fine, Kiran is not our enemy, let him go, that's an order!"
"...Yes!"
Selandis had no choice but to let the Templars retreat, but still vigilantly stared at Kiran, in case of any more accidents.
"...In that case, I'll leave it to you, Archbishop of the Protoss..."
Kiran left a meaningful sentence, then turned into a stream of light and flew away, and his goal was to explore the almost boundless boundary of the universe.
No one knows whether Kiran can find the end of the universe, and no one knows what kind of scene he will see if he finds it.
And these are precisely not what Shen Jun cares about. He is only concerned about one thing now.
For this matter, Shen Jun came to Gaius's underground research base once again