Shattered Star Ring, Planet Aquamarine.
The blue planet slowly rotates, occasionally streaks of light fly out from the planet, and streaks of light come from the universe, as batches of spaceships visit or leave.
Sunlight streams down on the towering skyscrapers of the capital city, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds in every window. Trains whiz by along elevated tracks, and anti-gravity levitation vehicles shuttle between urban areas. The entire city is vibrant and full of life, presenting a scene of peace and prosperity.
Bennett and a group of people were waiting at the airport terminal in the capital city of Black Star City.
Standing in front of the viewing window, overlooking the vibrant capital city, Bennett wore a look of satisfaction.
After Han Xiao helped Planet Aquamarine join the Shattered Star Ring Civilization Council, many conglomerates and forces paid more and more attention to Planet Aquamarine's development prospects, bringing a new round of development opportunities to Planet Aquamarine. Trade became more frequent and prosperous.
The people of Planet Aquamarine, who have endured much suffering, are smiling more and more each day. The more they enjoy the prosperity of their home planet, the more they worship Black Star, the Protector brought them all this.
A spaceship entered the dock, the hatch opened, and several legion soldiers escorted Nero out of the spaceship. When Nero saw Bennett, he had an expression of joy at seeing a long-lost relative, and he quickly ran to Bennett with his short legs.
"Dad!"
Bennett turned around, looked down at him, and asked with some confusion, "Why are you back so soon? What did Black Star take you to do in space?"
Nero scratched his head, sounding dejected, "I've spent most of my time studying Mechanic Class theory. My godfather took me on a trip for a few days, then dumped me again..."
Han Xiao led a large force to develop the Shattered World, and it was unknown when they would return. Naturally, he did not take Nero with him, and instructed Sylvia to send someone to send him back to Planet Aquamarine.
As he spoke, Nero sounded somewhat dejected.
"Professor Reynold said this is just a break for me, and he even assigned me holiday homework. He said I can only stay here for two months, after which he will send someone to pick me up so I can continue studying Mechanic Class under him."
Reynold was ordered by Han Xiao to tutor Nero in his absence. Reynold diligently fulfilled this responsibility and had already arranged a full year's worth of lessons for Nero.
"Black Star is willing to train you; this is a rare opportunity. Don't let him down." Bennett chuckled twice, crouched down to be level with Nero, looked at his child with affection, and asked, "Tell me what you've seen in the universe."
Nero counted on his fingers and recounted everything in detail, his tone cheerful. Although the homework Han Xiao assigned made him quite annoyed, Nero was still very satisfied with his first trip to space and seeing all sorts of strange and wonderful things.
Bennett listened, nodding and smiling, inwardly marveling.
He could sense that Han Xiao's high regard for Nero wasn't just because the boy was his child; Nero seemed to possess some kind of talent that Han Xiao valued, and Bennett was quite proud of this.
The child she created herself was so talented; it seemed her genes were still excellent. Bennett secretly considered whether to have a second child.
He didn't want to be too pragmatic, but considering the future of Planet Aquamarine, if he had more children with exceptional talents who all became students of Black Star, the bond between Planet Aquamarine and Black Star would be even stronger.
Although he was old, a martial artist's body was still vigorous and full of energy.
In the list of most popular and charming men selected by the people of Planet Aquamarine, Bennett, as the leader of Planet Aquamarine, ranked second, enjoying the support and love of countless people. Popular support is one aspect, and another aspect is that his status, age, and strong physique create a mature and reliable charm that is very attractive.
As for the most popular and charming man on Planet Aquamarine... it is undoubtedly Han Xiao. His position has never been shaken. With so many achievements to his name, no one on Planet Aquamarine can help but think he is handsome.
Before long, Nero, his throat dry from talking, took a breath and was still eager to share his experiences in the universe.
Bennett stopped him, patted his head, and stood up. "Alright, tell me more about it when you have time later. You go home and rest first; I'm waiting for someone here."
Nero asked in surprise, "Didn't you come to pick me up?"
Bennett shook his head and turned to look at the universe outside the viewing window.
"I also have an extremely important guest to receive."
Meanwhile, in the far distance of Planet Aquamarine, a dark blue cocoon-shaped spaceship hovered in space, observing Planet Aquamarine from afar through beyond-visual-range mode.
"This is Planet Aquamarine, the mother planet of Black Star..."
In the spaceship's cockpit, a creature with dark blue skin stared at the screen, his tone chilling. He was the ship's captain, with four arms and three eyes, and all the crew members behind him had the same body structure as him.
The entire crew of this ship were members of the Star Pupil Protoss.
The captain turned and surveyed his crew, coldly saying, "Black Star stole our national treasure. This is an insult to our entire race. Our leader is weak and incompetent, and our compatriots have swallowed their anger. What they cannot do or dare not do, we, the Avitan Wraiths, can do and dare to do!"
The captain's voice was firm and resolute, and all the crew members were filled with righteous indignation, their faces showing anger as they gripped their weapons tightly.
"Because of the Evolution Cube, Planet Avitan was attacked, and countless compatriots perished. Our relatives and friends all died in that disaster. So many people died, so we cannot allow the Evolution Cube to fall into the hands of others! Perhaps the culprit behind that attack was not only the Sorokin, but Black Star is also a suspect!"
The captain pointed towards Planet Aquamarine and roared, "Only a bloody revenge can make Black Star repent for his shameless deeds and make him understand that the shame he left for the Star Pupil Protoss and the despair he left for us will be taken back by someone!"
The crew members, united in their hatred of the enemy, roared repeatedly.
In the past, the Sorokin almost massacred most of the Planet Avitan in order to lure the enemy away from their stronghold. That disaster is a painful memory for the Star Pupil Protoss. The anger of losing everything caused some survivors to lose their minds and go to extremes. As a result, an extremist organization called "Avitan Wraiths" was born. These extremists are basically survivors of Avidan or have relatives and friends who died in the Avidan disaster.
Because of the loss of the Evolution Cube, the nation's most prized possession, Sisko's prestige among the Star Pupil Protoss declined. Extremists blamed Sisko's incompetence for the tragedy of Avidan and deeply hated the Sorokin, the culprits. Since the root cause of the disaster on Planet Avitan was the Evolution Cube, and so many of his compatriots sacrificed themselves for it, the Avitan Wraiths developed a morbid obsession with the Evolution Cube, and therefore also hated Black Star for taking the Evolution Cube from the Star Pupil Protoss.
The Evolution Cube is considered a national treasure by the Star Pupil Protoss, a concept that has persisted for many years. However, the Evolution Cube has a new owner, which is why the Star Pupil Protoss has always harbored hostility towards Han Xiao. The Avitan Wraiths are even more extreme and biased. Sisko's inability to reclaim the Evolution Cube, seemingly due to fear of the Empire, has caused the Avitan Wraiths to lose faith in Sisko. They have decided to take extreme measures to retaliate against Black Star.
Upon hearing that Han Xiao had led his troops away from the Shattered Star Ring for an extended period, the Avitan Wraiths felt that the time had come. He decided to seize this opportunity to launch a fearless attack on Black Star's homeworld, carrying out a horrific revenge, leaving Black Star, far away, to watch helplessly as its homeworld was destroyed.
Planet Aquamarine is now a member of the Shattered Star Ring Civilization Council, and even Sisko cannot act recklessly. However, such rules that the higher-ups abide by are never something that extremists are willing to consider. They are unexpected factors outside the norm, ignoring the rules and not caring about the consequences. Everything they have has been destroyed, and their rationality has been completely consumed by rage.
Although Sisko is widely recognized as the best leader of the Star Pupil Protoss, he cannot control the thoughts of every member of the clan. Every group will have extreme individuals, and some people will be blinded by hatred. Even the Star Pupil Protoss, which has an extremely high average level of evolution, cannot avoid internal divisions.
The captain turned to his first mate, "How's the weaponry?"
The deputy nodded emphatically. "The five super-heavy nuclear-type Psionic Energy annihilation bombs are functioning well and are ready for launch at any time."
"Very good. It is said that one of these bombs can destroy a continent, and three or more can destroy the surface environment of a planet. Our goal is to drop all the bombs on Planet Aquamarine, to make this planet perish with us, and to let them feel the pain of Avidan." The captain's tone was vicious; the people on the ship had no intention of leaving alive.
While these advanced Psionic Energy bombs are not as powerful as Primal Psionic Energy, they are still restricted weapons that the Three Universal Civilizations prohibit from using indiscriminately. They leave behind terrible Psionic Energy Pollution effects, and are generally only stockpiled by star cluster-level civilizations.
Avitan Wraiths is a newly established extremist organization without corresponding technological capabilities. The bomb was actually secretly funded by someone, namely the star cluster-level civilization in the region where the Star Pupil Protoss reside.
They had always viewed the rising Star Pupil Protoss as a threat. Due to the background of the Arcane Church, they could not openly target the Star Pupil Protoss. However, the birth of the Avitan Wraiths gave this star cluster-level civilization an opportunity to hinder their opponent. So, they used the name of a puppet force to secretly support the Avitan Wraiths, attempting to create trouble for the Star Pupil Protoss.
Just as the captain was about to give the order to proceed, a bright spot suddenly appeared in one corner of the observation radar, and the spacecraft's AI issued a notification:
"Warning! A large, unidentified target is approaching!"
Everyone turned their heads and looked in the corresponding direction through the porthole. They saw a cosmic floating island flying in from afar, enveloped in a large yellow protective shield.
"Dragon Calm?" The captain recognized the wandering floating island, which was well-known in the Shattered Star Ring, and wondered why it was here. It seemed to be heading to Planet Aquamarine.
The Floating Dragon Island slowly approached the dark blue cocoon-shaped spaceship. Compared to the spaceship, the two were like an elephant and a sesame seed. Next to Dragon Calm, the spaceship produced by the Star Pupil Protoss was as small as dust.
"Let's move aside and not block Dragon Calm's path."
The captain hurriedly ordered the pilots to retreat to the side. Dragon Calm was a neutral force and would not attack any passing ships. He planned to suspend the operation and wait for Dragon Calm to leave before launching an attack on Planet Aquamarine.
The group was positioned below Dragon Calm. Looking through the portholes, they could only see the rocks at the bottom of Dragon Calm, not the entirety of the Dragon Calm.
The pilot raised the spaceship, flying it above the horizon of Dragon Calm, level with the city's horizon.
The captain and the others were immediately stunned, and were surprised to find that Ames, dressed in a black dress, was standing in the most conspicuous place on Dragon Calm Wharf, her eyes fixed on their spaceship!
"Is she watching us?"
The thought had barely formed in everyone's minds when an unparalleled force field suddenly descended.
puff--
Flowers of blood burst open!
The bodies of all the Star Pupil Protoss on the ship were simultaneously crushed into a mass of red and blue flesh, their thoughts frozen on their last thought, dying without any warning, passing away on the spot.
At the Dragon Calm dock, Ames casually lowered her hand, withdrew her force field, and instructed Verna, who was waiting quietly to the side, "Search this spaceship and see if there are any dangerous weapons hidden inside."
"Okay." Verna immediately went to organize the manpower.
Then, Ames turned to look at Iso beside her, raising an eyebrow slightly.
"Are you sure the people on this ship have designs on Planet Aquamarine? Didn't kill the wrong person?"
Iso stroked his beard and chuckled. "You wanted to move Dragon Calm to Planet Aquamarine, so I made a prophecy about Planet Aquamarine a few days ago... This group is the people of the Sisko. It seems they wanted to destroy Planet Aquamarine to get revenge on Black Star because of the Evolution Cube. Although they ultimately failed and were destroyed by the ground-to-air dark energy orbital defense cannon left here by Black Star, since we're here, let's lend a hand."
Ames shook her head, somewhat helplessly, "I never thought I'd really end up guarding his house."
Iso glanced at her. "You moved Dragon Calm to Planet Aquamarine, wasn't it to help Black Star protect its home planet?"
"Ha, I'm maximizing Dragon Calm's interests and upholding the alliance between allies. What does it have to do with him? Even if it's for others, it's for my two students." Ames turned and walked away with her hands behind her back, her black dress floating along the ground like a blooming flower.
Iso watched Ames walk away before turning to look at Jenny hair was thinning more and more.
"We're almost at Planet Aquamarine, let them know."
Jenny nodded expressionlessly.
Bennett stood on the dock, gazing up at the vast universe.
A shadow suddenly appeared beneath their feet, rapidly expanding and enveloping the entire dock.
A colossal floating island appeared in their sight, slowly approaching Planet Aquamarine and magnifying in Bennett's vision.
Bennett laughed.
"Our distinguished guest has finally arrived."