Inheriting a Barren Star [Book Transmigration]

Barren Star – Chapter 60

by Little Panda

Your jealous face is hideously ugly.

Although the rebels kidnapped Little Feng Jiu, they had no intention of killing it. In their initial plan, the Phoenix King’s young daughter would serve as their banner against the Alliance, after all, Little Feng Jiu was young and easily manipulated by words, moreover, she had been kidnapped by humans before, and might harbor hatred towards Da Xia. However, they never expected that under the Alliance army’s overwhelming offensive, their rebel army would be defeated so quickly. They also realized this Little Feng Jiu’s terrible habits, of course, none of that matters anymore.

Feng Wangba wanted to shake Little Feng Jiu off his back, but his efforts failed. He silently followed the Yellow Weasel and Four-legged Snake, walking in this endless desert.

At this moment, Ning Buyi and Hua Zhuoyu had already set out piloting their mechas. They passed through the base and entered the wilderness. Under the scorching sunlight, a sandstorm was raging in the fierce wind. The dark yellow sand obscured the naked eye, but the screen displayed several red dots representing their targets, mapping out the most suitable route. The agile mecha seemed to glide, floating through the suspended flying rock obstacles.

“Gradually approaching the target,” Ning Buyi was somewhat nervous. Little Feng Jiu was in those people’s hands, one wrong move and they might “eliminate” her. Although the mecha had entered stealth mode, she wasn’t certain if the other side had detection devices.

“They’re still walking, at that speed, they should have reverted to beast form,” Hua Zhuoyu replied. She said “go,” and suddenly increased the mecha’s speed. Half an hour later, the “kidnappers” clearly fell into their line of sight. Ning Buyi quickly made her judgment. These “uninvited guests” who entered Mountain and Sea Star truly couldn’t find shelter, their luck was extraordinarily bad. But this couldn’t be better for her. Ning Buyi acted without hesitation, the mecha’s right wrist suddenly extended a long sword, a red light flashed past, a blood line appeared on that tail-feather-deficient Feng Jiu’s body, her left hand scooped, and grabbed Little Feng Jiu into her hand.

The anomaly occurred suddenly, her movements were clean and efficient, without any hesitation. The Yellow Weasel and Four-legged Snake were stunned when they saw Feng Jiu fall to the ground, then let out a sharp whistle, and in the blink of an eye entered battle mode, their forms rapidly expanding.

“I suggest you surrender directly,” Ning Buyi looked at the two rebels from Beast Star — or rather, these fools, and laughed coldly. As the planet’s master, the entire Mountain and Sea Star was her domain, with a skill like Dominate, she could stand undefeated, not to mention having Hua Zhuoyu here.

The Xiezhi in the cockpit let out urgent calls, it lowered its head slightly, gently bumping its single horn against Ning Buyi.

Ning Buyi was briefly stunned, thinking of Xiezhi’s functions and abilities, after pondering for a moment she opened the cockpit and let it out. In its normal state, Xiezhi maintained a cat-sized form, but now after a roar, it suddenly expanded, like a mighty tiger-leopard. Whether Yellow Weasel or Four-legged Snake, both sensed a suppression from their bloodline! After exchanging glances, they prepared to strike at this strange beast, however in the next moment, the pressure on their bodies suddenly surged, like a mountain pressing on their shoulders. In their boiling bloodlines, their unique bloodline abilities seemed to be stripped away in an instant, even their massive battle forms couldn’t be maintained, they could only tremble and prostrate on the ground.

“It’s, it’s the Beast Ancestor, the Primal God.” The dying Feng Jiu nearby spoke with a trembling voice, perhaps because he had no fighting spirit, he wasn’t being targeted by Xiezhi at this moment. He stammered, his eyes full of panic. The Primal God was a myth passed down orally on Beast Star, he had been fortunate to see the 《Baize Tu》, the unfamiliar beast before him looked exactly like the Punishment Ancestor!

The Yellow Weasel and Four-legged Snake hadn’t seen the 《Baize Tu》, but they knew what “Beast God” meant. Their bloodline and power came from the Primal God, and likewise, the Primal God could strip away their power.

Ning Buyi wasn’t surprised by Xiezhi’s influence, after all, having seen Baize and the Nine-tailed Fox, even though she often criticized the Mountain and Sea Atlas, she had to admit that the system’s outputs were all premium quality. Judging by Feng Yi and Shi Huaixiang’s fanaticism towards strange beasts, one strange beast might be worth thousands of troops.

Little Feng Jiu finally recovered from the chaos, she recognized the “Pojun” mecha. Now with her bean-sized eyes wide open, she frantically chirped “jiu jiu jiu” at the two almost identical mechas. After struggling free from Yaoguang’s hands, she jumped onto Xiezhi’s back, and shouted again: “You must have forgotten me, your heart has changed, you have other beasts now.”

It must be said, after returning to Beast Star and being baptized, Little Feng Jiu spoke much more fluently than before, at least not chirping every word. Ning Buyi pretended not to hear Little Feng Jiu’s shouts, opened the mecha’s cockpit to greet Xiezhi and Little Feng Jiu, preparing to return. Xiezhi moved extremely fast, darting in like lightning. Little Feng Jiu humphed once, and flew towards “Pojun” with puffed cheeks.

Ning Buyi: “……”

Hua Zhuoyu looked at Little Feng Jiu, somewhat amused. Although she had returned to her clan, this habit seemed impossible to change for now. After settling Little Feng Jiu in the co-pilot seat, Hua Zhuoyu turned to look at the beasts still prostrating on the ground, her eyes full of disdain. But regardless, these traitors from Beast Star couldn’t just be slaughtered, they could only be taken back for imprisonment first.

“We’ve found Little Feng Jiu,” Ning Buyi immediately sent a message to Feng Yi, asking about subsequent matters.

“Hand the traitors to Shi Huaixiang,” Feng Yi quickly replied, she didn’t mention taking Little Feng Jiu back, obviously planning to let her stay as a guest on Mountain and Sea Star. Although the rebellion on the Beast Race’s affiliated planets had been suppressed, some rebel leaders had escaped, this matter wasn’t completely resolved, and she was too busy to come to Mountain and Sea Star. “I received news that Beast Star’s rebels have connections with the Insect Race, Da Xia must be careful.”

In the entire star system, Da Xia had the most developed planets under its rule. The rebels’ hatred towards humans was extremely intense, if they wanted a suitable place to take refuge, they would very likely target Da Xia. She had already notified the Da Xia government, as for Mountain and Sea Star, due to personal friendship, she felt it necessary to mention it.

“So the Beast Race rebels and Insect Race’s rogues have colluded.” When Ning Buyi heard Feng Yi’s words, she wasn’t surprised or shocked. It seemed the key “plot” was still there, there would ultimately be a chaotic battle between the great civilizations. But besides improving her realm, there was nothing she could do at present. Asking her alone to “reverse heaven and earth” was simply a joke.

Ning Buyi and Hua Zhuoyu each brought a “traitor” back to the base, as Feng Yi said, handed the “rebels” to Shi Huaixiang. This once militant who harbored ill will towards Da Xia had become much more agreeable on Mountain and Sea Star, usually acting as Baize’s litter box cleaner, occasionally sniffing catnip, appearing completely docile. However, after seeing the “rebels,” her contained dignity suddenly burst forth, her eyes full of severity and coldness.

Ning Buyi shrugged her shoulders, not caring how Shi Huaixiang would handle them.

She walked back home with light steps, with Little Feng Jiu still clinging to her head.

After returning to the base, Little Feng Jiu’s whole “jiu” wasn’t feeling well, she discovered besides Baize, there were also the Nine-tailed Fox and Xiezhi, the former snow-white and with a popular lazy demeanor, after she left, her position had been replaced by these newcomers! This made her both angry and somewhat sad. She kept clinging to Ning Buyi, only jumping down from her head after returning to the living room. Her gaze swept between the sofa, chairs, and carpet, only relaxing after seeing no unfamiliar fur or scales. She leaped onto the tea table and immediately lay down, showing her fluffy soft belly, trying to “curry favor” with Ning Buyi.

“Didn’t you go back and grow up, why are you still like this?” Hua Zhuoyu clicked her tongue, reaching out to poke Little Feng Jiu’s belly, scooping her up from the tea table.

What Little Feng Jiu wanted wasn’t Hua Zhuoyu’s “favor,” she escaped from Hua Zhuoyu’s “evil claws,” jumped into Ning Buyi’s arms, and seeing her loss of interest in her soft belly, was suddenly struck as if by lightning. After a while, crystal tears squeezed out of her bean-sized eyes, she looked at Ning Buyi accusingly: “You’re heartless, you’re unfaithful, you don’t care about this poor little me, I might as well have been taken by bad people.”

Ning Buyi looked at Little Feng Jiu’s pitiful appearance and burst out laughing with a “puchi.” She reached out to pat Little Feng Jiu’s head, picked her up, and rubbed her face against the small belly, then said: “Stop making a fuss, how could they compare to you? You’re my favorite Feng Jiu.”

Little Feng Jiu was very easy to console, hearing Ning Buyi’s words, immediately went from gloomy to sunny. Originally hanging her head, in the blink of an eye she became like she’d been injected with chicken blood, becoming proud and energetic.

Hua Zhuoyu glanced at Little Feng Jiu, snorting: “Just keep spoiling her then.”

Ning Buyi said seriously: “Little Feng Jiu is fluffy after all.”

Little Feng Jiu chirped “jiu” once, staring at Hua Zhuoyu and snorting: “Your jealous face is hideously ugly.”

Hua Zhuoyu: “……” Why hadn’t this Little Feng Jiu been taught a lesson by those rebels? At least to let her know the ugliness of the world.

Meanwhile, Shi Huaixiang had results from interrogating the traitors, out of respect for Ning Buyi as the planet master, she also sent her a copy. There were quite a few hardliners among the Beast Race, they came from various clans, even among the Four Leaders, the Qilin and Feng Jiu clans had internal traitors. Besides obtaining the list of traitor affiliations, there was another crucial piece of news — the Insect Race member they contacted was Ke’er Limo, a general once heavily relied upon by the queen.

Insect Star Royal Palace.

Guard Captain Laiyin knelt down, trembling.

He didn’t dare to look directly at the beautiful silver-haired woman on the throne. Although her figure was slender, and her face always wore a hazy and gentle smile, in reality it was all facade! In the past, he thought the temperamental “Wing of Betrayal” was extremely difficult to serve, but now he was convinced that the Pure White Queen before him was the true devil, in his daze he felt he finally understood the true meaning of the four characters “Lord of Endings”.

“Does my dear Guard Captain have some bad news to tell me?” Hill gently spoke.

Laiyin’s heart was pounding wildly, his chaotic thoughts like a tangled mess of hemp. After a while, he finally struggled free from his confused thoughts, remembering his purpose for entering the palace. He lowered his head looking at the black stone floor, speaking in a tone full of regret and grief about the recent unfortunate events.

“General Ke’er Limo has escaped from Insect Star piloting the Mingling Ship.”

Hill smiled: “Ah, it’s Ke’er Limo, he truly lives up to being the former traitor, my stupid sister’s most loyal dog.”

Laiyin spoke with difficulty: “He left with the Insect Race’s most elite warriors.”

“Is that so——” Hill dragged out her tone, she said with a smile, “Could it be that I haven’t treated them well enough?”

Laiyin wished he could bury himself in a crack in the ground. This wasn’t a question he could answer. Had the queen really been good to them? She established mental links with the Insect Race as Ke’er Limo wished, but then immediately broke them. She tortured the young rebellious general through repeated connections and disconnections. Either escape or go mad, Ke’er Limo had no other choice. But could he really escape? The queen actively breaking the connection didn’t mean she lost control over him.

The queen held secret and dangerous switches.

“Should we pursue?” Panic filled Laiyin’s voice.

“Why should we go? Laiyin, don’t you have your own things to do?” Hill’s tone was as gentle as a spring breeze. Laiyin was in a daze, and when he raised his head, the throne was empty, that mysterious and heartless queen had already vanished without a trace.

Hill had no intention of hiding the news of Ke’er Limo’s departure, within a very short time, this news swept through the palace and the entire Insect Race society. Perhaps due to their own desires, perhaps due to Ke’er Limo’s instigation, in the following period, Insect Race military officers occasionally escaped, the entire society fell into greater chaos and disorder. And as the master of Insect Star, the queen in the palace just watched extremely calmly, not caring about the “warriors'” departure.

The Insect Queen’s indulgence brought trouble to Da Xia, because those militant elements met up with the Beast Race rebels, and finally jointly seized a construction star named “Jian’an”. This planet’s position wasn’t on the edge, but rather among the construction star cluster. This place was sparsely populated with scarce resources, Da Xia hadn’t deployed defenses here.

By the time the news reached Da Xia, it was already mid-September.

When Ning Buyi saw the news, she only paused for a moment, then went back to being busy with the matters at hand. With everyone’s efforts, the sprouted oak seed was already one foot tall. Ning Buyi prepared to transplant it to a small courtyard cleared outside the house, placing it under her own watchful eye.

“Who knows what those pigs are thinking,” Feng Yimao complained. She actually had no concern about the war between the Insect Race and Da Xia, she was angry about the Beast Race traitors who left. After having Mountain and Sea Star’s resource supply, life on the entire Beast Star was gradually improving, yet a group of evil elements just had to cause destruction.

“Who knows,” Ning Buyi shrugged her shoulders, after pondering for a while, she added, “Jian’an Star is in the construction star cluster, not too far from Mountain and Sea Star base, we need to strengthen our defenses.”

“Got it,” Feng Yimao nodded randomly, thought for a moment, then spoke again, “Although they’ve seized a planet, they might not have usable resources, given our Mountain and Sea Star’s reputation, they’re very likely to come raiding.”

Ning Buyi glanced at Feng Yimao.

If even Feng Yimao could think of this point, it showed the possibility was very high. Moreover, Ning Buyi suspected that someone would leak information to the Insect Race’s side. After transplanting the oak tree, Ning Buyi worriedly returned to her room, contacting Hua Zhuoyu through the light brain communication.

Just recently, Hua Zhuoyu had received news of Lu Zhiwei heading to Mountain and Sea Star, and had gone to welcome her, not yet returning until now.

Just as Hua Zhuoyu had guessed, Lu Zhiwei encountered some minor troubles during her journey.

Fortunately, Ying Jingqiu and people from the Civilization Alliance were escorting along the way, making it merely a close call. What blocked Lu Zhiwei and Hua Zhuoyu’s return wasn’t “ambushers,” but a message from the Imperial Star — Mountain and Sea Star had no Imperial Army stationed. Obviously, this message was meant to be transmitted to Jian’an Star.

“Our Crown Prince is truly muddleheaded, frequently making foolish moves,” Lu Zhiwei clicked her tongue, very disdainful of Xia Tu. News about Xia Tai cooperating with the Supervisory Department and Mountain and Sea Star was running rampant, with no party actively coming forward to “dispel rumors.” Recently, Xia Tu’s reputation had hit rock bottom, even being severely reprimanded by His Majesty the Emperor, risking falling out of favor. This made Xia Tu’s sense of crisis climb to its peak. He determined that Mountain and Sea Star was the most crucial among them, if it couldn’t be used by him, then he would destroy it without showing his hand.

Hua Zhuoyu sneered: “Da Xia’s army has already headed to Jian’an Star, isn’t he going to build military merit this time?”

Lu Zhiwei said leisurely: “Isn’t he afraid of Xia Tai moving his connections in Imperial Star? Though he himself doesn’t want to go to the battlefield, he also won’t let Xia Tai go earn merits. But the royal family has a tradition of going to the battlefield, I heard he plans to push Xia Sang out as a mascot.”

Just as Hua Zhuoyu was about to reply, a communication request from Ning Buyi appeared in the light brain, she made a silencing gesture toward Lu Zhiwei, connecting without hesitation.

Ning Buyi spoke: “I saw war has broken out on Jian’an Star.”

Hua Zhuoyu nodded: “The situation is worse than Giant Sickle Star.”

Ning Buyi continued asking: “Then how long can this well-rated construction star hold out?”

Hua Zhuoyu’s eyes flickered slightly, she shook her head: “Haven’t received any anomalies yet.”

“Alright then,” Ning Buyi actively ended the topic, then asked, “When are you coming back?”

Hua Zhuoyu: “Immediately.”

Ning Buyi raised her eyebrows with a smile at these words.

Hua Zhuoyu’s “immediately” of course didn’t mean teleporting to her side, but rather represented “returning.” She didn’t say much more, quickly ending the communication between her and Hua Zhuoyu.

Lu Zhiwei had been standing with arms crossed, she observed Hua Zhuoyu’s face rippling with smiles, clicking her tongue in wonder: “Just a few words, is it worth being so happy about?”

Hua Zhuoyu glanced at Lu Zhiwei: “I hope when you see the tail fox pillow and true reading robot, you won’t feel joy, nor will you smile.”

“……Is your curse not too malicious?”

“Is it? I don’t think so?”

Lu Zhiwei gave up teasing Hua Zhuoyu, she changed the subject: “She seems to care a lot about the planet’s fate.”

Hua Zhuoyu shook her head: “Not seems.” The Chief Judge is the one who decides a planet’s life and death, but not the person closest to the planet’s will. In Hua Zhuoyu’s view, Ning Buyi was the one favored by the planet’s will. “By the way, the medicine developed in Mountain and Sea Star is about to enter the clinical trial stage, do you know what this means?”

“The formerly retired military officers have hope to return to the battlefield, continuing to defend their Da Xia’s glory.” Lu Zhiwei smiled faintly, “But this might break the balance maintained for many years. Can some people endure it?”

While Hua Zhuoyu and Lu Zhiwei were rushing to Mountain and Sea Star, Ning Buyi, after discussing with Xiong Xun, Jin Feifei, Mei Ping and others, decided to announce the news of the dark pollution purification reagent through Star Micro, naming it “Elpis”. Through the administrative system, a “volunteer” registration channel appeared on Mountain and Sea Star’s homepage, they prepared to select “drug testers.”

Anyone living in the Greedy Wolf Star System would be more or less troubled by dark pollution, past medical methods had no way to completely eliminate dark pollution, those “stubborn elements” accumulated in the body, gradually destroying it, as age increased this pain became more severe. Therefore, after “Mystery No. 1” released this news, it sparked an unprecedented tidal wave, nearly paralyzing the entire star network system.

——Is it true? One hundred percent expulsion of dark pollution?

——Holy sh*t I saw the medicinal fields on their official website, I turned sour as a lemon, why am I not a resident of Mountain and Sea Star?

——Previously fruits and vegetables could also expel internal dark pollution, but the quantity was limited, unable to reach the lower levels. If they’ve researched a reagent, would it be able to cover the entire star system?

——Don’t dream about it, poor people might not have such fate, better go apply for a spot through the channel first.

Da Xia Royal Capital Chang’an Street, Yongning Hutong.

An eleven-year-old girl ran through the narrow alley carrying her schoolbag. She dodged around the foul-smelling garbage bins, finally ducking into a small, low-doored house that was completely out of place with the entire royal capital. After quickly throwing down her schoolbag, she hurriedly pushed open the half-closed room door, looking at the hunched, wrinkle-faced elderly man and called out: “Grandfather, quickly apply on Mountain and Sea Star’s official website. Mountain and Sea Star has developed a reagent that purifies dark pollution.” She certainly knew it would be most appropriate to purchase after the reagent was marketed, but with their family circumstances they couldn’t afford those expensive fees, they could only place hope in the clinical trials.

Not just in this place, almost everywhere information could reach, a “registration” fever had been stirred up. Although spots were limited, what if the goddess of fortune blessed oneself?

Crown Prince’s Mansion.

This news was extremely beneficial to all of Da Xia, but on the political level, their Crown Prince’s Mansion could be said to be completely defeated.

“Mountain and Sea Star’s relationships with the Supervisory Department and Xia Tai are all very ambiguous, if this continues, I can only be an ornament on Xia Tai’s crown,” Xia Tu’s expression was extremely ugly, “The special medicine cannot appear at this time.”

Si Xun blinked: “Your meaning is?”

Xia Tu said coldly: “As long as the relevant experimental data is preserved, there’s no worry about the special medicine not being marketed. I need it to become my achievement, not others’ blade to deal with me.”

Si Xun: “……” Perhaps the dark pollution on Giant Sickle Star had corroded his brain, the Crown Prince has gone mad.

LP: Nah, your prince has always been delusional

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