"They're all dead... they're all fucking going to die. Why go to all this trouble to find me?"
When Shen Yunmai spoke again, his voice had become somewhat ethereal, like a real ghost.
Tong Yan said, "If True Person Jingyang's death cannot be changed, we need to start thinking about the era after him."
Shen Yunmai rolled his eyes. "If the old man can kill even him, do you really want to drag me along to avenge him?"
"It would be revenge for yourself," Tong Yan said, "and you have the best chance of succeeding."
"The old man certainly is powerful, but patricide is a classic plot in every kind of art, and it often succeeds. Having me take revenge certainly bodes well."
Shen Yunmai controlled the Mechanical Arm with his mind to scratch an itch, saying with apparent casualness, "And I really do have that ability. Never mind how often the Stellar Core Fleet's commander changes-as long as I step forward, at least half its captains will listen to me."
"First you need to be able to stand up before you can step forward," Tong Yan said. "Are there any spare bodies aboard this warship?"
Shen Yunmai entered the warship's systems with his mind and checked. "To ensure safety, they destroyed those bodies. They didn't even leave the raw materials."
Tong Yan said, "Where are your old spare bodies?"
"In a laboratory at the Alliance Academy of Sciences, but the Capital Planet is too dangerous. There are also two military bases belonging to the Logistics Department, which isn't on good terms with me either. Let's go back to the old residence. Since you've been there, you should know the way."
Tong Yan looked at him quietly without speaking.
Puzzled, Shen Yunmai said, "Didn't you find the formation eye? I