"Clara! Haven't you reached the Xianzhou yet? Why hasn't the Stellaron erupted there after all this time?"
"Well... Elio, you know how it is with the Xianzhou 'Luofu.' As one of the universe's top powers, they sail the cosmos following the Hunt's trail."
"With my abilities, slipping a Stellaron in there unnoticed is... a bit tricky."
"I just barely managed to get onto the ship after immense effort..."
"And here you are, using that tone right off the bat. I'm really hurt, you know."
Listening to the slightly angry voice coming from her phone, Clara stuck out her tongue and licked the second candied hawthorn skewer in her hand.
Then, with a somewhat wounded tone, she began spouting utter nonsense with a straight face.
"My strength, while considerable, is still a bit lacking when faced with these top-tier factions."
Pteropolis, Interastral Peace Corporation Headquarters: Uh-huh, sure, absolutely. You're totally right. Everything you say is correct. You're completely insignificant in our eyes.
"Heh." Elio's cold laugh came through the phone, clearly not buying a word of what Clara was saying.
You didn't talk like this when you were planting bombs and blowing up our entire headquarters. Now that I'm asking you to deploy a Stellaron on the Xianzhou, suddenly it's 'a bit tricky'?
Whether it's difficult or easy depends entirely on whether you feel like doing it, right?
"I don't care. Use whatever method you must, just get that Stellaron deployed, and fast."
What Clara was doing on the Xianzhou Luofu right now, Elio could easily guess. She was probably captivated by all the delicious food there.
"Okay, okay~ Give me five minutes~" Clara responded sweetly to Elio's words.
"Hmph." Elio snorted coldly.
"Just put the Stellaron anywhere. Your safety comes first..."
Elio added this final line before hanging up the phone.
"Hmm? Quite the tsundere, aren't we." Clara hummed lightly, hearing Elio's last bit of concern.
Firefly: ...
You're one to talk...
Firefly couldn't help but roll her eyes inwardly at Clara.
Though utterly speechless inside, Firefly's expression remained neutral on the surface.
Recalling the conversation between Clara and Elio, Firefly asked curiously:
"Where should we deploy the Stellaron?"
"Didn't Elio just say?" Clara spread her hands, stating the obvious.
"Anywhere."
"Uh..." Firefly was momentarily at a loss for words.
"Even if it's 'anywhere,' we surely can't put it somewhere crowded, right..."
"Otherwise, the Stellaron's erosion would harm many innocent people."
"Of course I know that. But... we don't really need to worry about that." Clara chuckled, and a Stellaron, its power sealed by her, appeared in her hand.
"I peeked at Elio's script. The Stellaron's main purpose is to draw in the Astral Express and an Emanator of Destruction."
"Then, to stimulate the Ambrosial Arbor on the Xianzhou Luofu, causing its revival."
"Other than that, it seems there's no other function."
Clara propped her chin on one hand, thought for a moment, and told Firefly everything she knew.
"So?" Firefly still didn't quite grasp what Clara was getting at.
Hearing this, Clara giggled. With a squeeze of her hand, she shattered the seal she had placed on the Stellaron.
"So, it's the same no matter where we put it~ We just need to let everyone know that a Stellaron is now on the Luofu~"
"To save time, I'll go with manual transmission."
"And toss in just a tiny little something extra to... stimulate them a bit~"
The moment the seal broke, the Stellaron's power instantly swept across the entire starship.
The whole Xianzhou Luofu, even the entire star system, was brushed by the Stellaron's energy...
The dissemination of the Stellaron's power lasted only a few seconds and went unnoticed by most ordinary people.
The streets of the Luofu remained the same bustling, prosperous scene, teeming with crowds.
The Stellaron's fluctuation seemed to have attracted no one's attention...
...
"Is this... the aura of a Stellaron?"
In some unknown corner of the universe, a golden figure radiating terrifying power flickered into existence in the void.
Sensing this aura, the golden figure let out a puzzled sound.
"Hmm?" The golden figure didn't pay excessive attention to this initial aura. However, the trace of aura that followed immediately after caused its expression to change abruptly.
"Ahahahaha, hahahahaha..."
The next second, the golden figure couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The laughter, infused with the aura of Destruction, reverberated throughout the entire region.
The planets within the region began to be gradually destroyed, one by one, under the waves of laughter.
"Interesting, interesting. Tell me, who gave you the audacity..."
"To mock an Emanator of Destruction?!"
The golden figure's voice was icy, surrounded by continuously coiling strands of destructive aura.
"Heh. Since you so crave my Destruction..."
"Then naturally, I must respond in kind..."
After the laughter subsided, the golden figure returned to normal, its voice now carrying a hint of elegance...
...
Xianzhou Luofu, Seat of Divine Foresight.
A tall, powerfully built man was lazily reclining on a long couch, leisurely tossing grains to a small bird perched on his shoulder.
Suddenly, the man's expression turned serious. His reclining form instantly sat upright, and his gaze grew intense.
The little bird, startled by the man's movement, hurriedly flew away.
"General, you sensed it too."
A pink-haired girl, around one point five meters tall, suddenly appeared beside the man.
"Heh, Master Diviner Fu. It seems someone has set their sights on our Luofu." Hearing her, the man wasn't rushed. He slowly stood up, tossing the grains in his hand.
"But there's no need to panic. Our Luo... Hm?"
Before the man could finish his sentence, the secondary aura that followed the initial one made him pause momentarily.
The pink-haired girl clearly sensed this second aura as well; her beautiful face instantly darkened.
"Hahaha, hahaha. Master Fu, oh Master Fu."
After a brief moment of surprise, the man returned to his usual demeanor, letting out a hearty laugh. He couldn't help but sigh:
"It seems our Luofu has been dormant for too long..."
"To the point where some random riff-raff now thinks..."
"Just about anything can come and take a poke at us..."
A smile played on the man's lips, but his eyes were filled with boundless sharpness.
...
"Firefly, Firefly! I want to eat this, I want to eat this!"
As for the source of all this commotion, Miss Clara stared at the dazzling array of street food, unworthy tears threatening to spill from the corners of her mouth.
"Um... Clara, we don't have any Strale right now..."
"Maybe... endure it for now?" Seeing Clara's longing look, Firefly felt a pang of sympathy but saw no alternative.
"I don't wanna, I don't wanna! I just wanna eat!" Clara's eyes darted around, activating her ultimate skill: Throwing a Tantrum.
But Firefly, with her resistance stats maxed out, was clearly immune to this tactic. She took Clara's hand and prepared to lead her away.
While Firefly wasn't yet fully versed in worldly interactions, she did understand that you had to pay for things.
With no money on them, how could they buy anything? Sell Clara?
Hmm... That would make her heart ache. No way!
No! Wuwuwu~ /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~
Watching the delicious food grow farther away, a wail of despair rose within Clara's heart.
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