Zhou Heng remained seated in the Sea of Stars beyond Blue Star, gazing in the direction where the "Quako Band" had vanished, quietly waiting for something. His intuition told him that before long, the Relief Army from the Natalc Star Nation would reach the Solar System where Blue Star lay.
Sure enough, the instant that thought settled, a long white gash suddenly tore open in the starry void ahead, spreading in every direction at a rate that doubled every second. Soon, the enormous white rift was pierced from within, revealing a pure-white passage. Then a massive starship sailed out of the passage and stopped directly before Zhou Heng.
"Legion Commander, we've discovered a fellow human from the Blue Star Civilization, suspected to be its civilization lord." At the soldier's report, Nata Tianhuang also noticed Zhou Heng seated in the void, and his eyes brightened slightly.
"I'll go meet him!" With that, Nata Tianhuang flew out of the starship and rushed toward Zhou Heng. Soon, he arrived directly before him, looked over the young man who appeared to be around twenty, and gave a standard Galactic Federation greeting.
"Nata Tianhuang, commander of the First Legion of the Natalc Star Nation's Relief Army for the Blue Star Civilization. May I ask your name, friend?"
"Zhou Heng. Zhou as in Zhou Dao, Heng as in eternity."
"A fine name, Mr. Zhou. You must be the civilization lord of the Blue Star Civilization, correct? Could you tell me the specifics of your situation?"
As Nata Tianhuang spoke, he politely tossed Zhou Heng a bottle of Compressed Juice and some candy. "Try these, specialties of our Natalc Star Nation."
Zhou Heng thanked him and explained some information about the Longevity-Cursed Species while sampling the Natalc Star Nation's food. But when Zhou Heng mentioned that the