Chapter 210 : Chapter 210 Qi Zhimu, Eat Me Up...
In the airspace where the fierce battle raged, countless bolts of lightning instantly swallowed everything.
All the rebel ships were bombarded one after another, exploding into balls of fire.
In less than ten seconds, the thunder died down, leaving behind many horrified gazes.
Whether they were pilots or remote observers, their eyes were wide and staring like dead fish.
Before the pilots of several fighters bearing the United Government insignia could recover from the shock, they saw a figure sitting on a Staff, streaking over their cockpits.
That flight speed was faster than a fighter jet.
...What a terrifying Quasi-Substance Human...
No one expected that the rebel fleet, which had been a massive headache for the fleet, would be completely wiped out in less than ten seconds by the Mage escorting Herta back.
If the roles were reversed, they would have been the ones blasted to death.
Through this incident, the United Government, including the reinforcements still on their way, gained an extremely clear understanding of the power by Herta's side.
Those who had scoffed not long ago after hearing the demands Herta conveyed through Helena had a 180-degree reversal in attitude upon learning of this.
As Herta stepped into the United Government headquarters building and faced faces filled with flattery and apprehension, she instinctively took Qi Zhimu's hand.
This gesture of intimacy and trust forced the few who harbored ulterior motives to give up on them.
The fact that Qi Zhimu did not pull away spoke volumes.
Having coexisted with Quasi-Substance Humans on Azure Star for years, everyone knew that the more powerful a Quasi-Substance Human was, the harder it was for them to be friendly toward Original Humans.
It was already good enough if they weren't hostile.
It wasn't that those Quasi-Substance Humans with special abilities hated their creators, but rather a very realistic issue of class disparity.
Since the disaster several centuries ago, Azure Star had never seen a Quasi-Substance Human as powerful as Qi Zhimu.
Any fool could see that he only protected Herta.
With all these reasons combined, in less than two days, Herta successfully completed the final verification of the Jump Project.
With just a press of the start button, Azure Star's fate would be rewritten, disconnecting from the memory substance holes, escaping the dying star system, and arriving at a brand-new home.
As long as the fog of remembrance no longer poured into Azure Star, the constantly expanding Labyrinth Zones would finally be contained.
Once the phenomenon of distorted time and space was corrected, no more Virtual Substance Lifeforms would be born.
When enough time had passed, the Quasi-Substance Humans already born who were friendly toward Original Humans might truly become a part of Azure Star.
When that day came, perhaps no one would face discrimination anymore.
...
At the Jump activation ceremony, Herta and Qi Zhimu stood before countless cameras.
Everyone on Azure Star was watching this ceremony that concerned their future.
No one was worried about whether the rebels would come to cause trouble.
Just yesterday, all rebel strongholds were exposed and thoroughly purged within a mere dozen hours.
Also yesterday, the United Government released real-time footage of the execution of the rebel leader.
With a wave of the hand from the Quasi-Substance Human standing beside Herta, flames appearing out of thin air instantly swallowed the rebel leader.
In less than three seconds, he was burned to black ash.
Nothing was more shocking than witnessing such a scene firsthand, not to mention that the rebel leader had been personally captured by this Mage.
No one knew what methods he used, nor whether the process had been smooth.
But for something like this, only the result mattered; the rest was unimportant.
The owners of countless gazes stared expectantly at the young girl standing before the activation device.
According to the azure calendar, she was already 365 years old.
But she only had over three years of mission experience, and her appearance hadn't changed much since she left, except for growing a bit taller.
The privileged ambassadors of various nations to the United Government also watched Herta expectantly from behind.
The rebels' momentum was gone, and the supporters of the Jump Project faction had longed for this day for countless days and nights.
Herta began inputting the massive amount of verified data that required manual authorization, a process that lasted several hours.
Finally, she inserted the sole high-authority chip card for key authorization and the final data docking.
A green progress bar appeared on the large screen, starting to rise from 1%.
Every 1% increase tugged at the hearts of countless people.
99 seconds later, the process reached 100%!
[Space coordinates confirmed. Jump formula, curvature equations, time docking equations, and energy function sequences verified.]
The AI broadcast voice was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears via the global live stream.
Under the gaze of all humanity, Herta pushed aside the safety latch above the start button.
At this point, she turned around and looked at all the cameras pointed at her.
Everyone in the world knew that the chapter of rewritten fate was waiting to be opened by this 'young' girl.
Before that, what would she say to the world?
They would surely be words recorded in history books until the civilization of this planet perished.
Under the gaze of millions, Herta's lips parted slightly.
"What our predecessors could not finish, I have completed. Let us depart for our new home."
Click—
The button that decided their fate made a sound that made everyone's soul tremble, and their consciousnesses all went blank.
In the next second, the gray haze that had shrouded the sky year-round instantly vanished, replaced by a clear night sky.
Everyone looked up in unison, gazing at the most authentic starry sky they had never seen before.
The vast majority of people didn't understand what had happened, let alone what this starry sky represented.
Only the many scientists had tears streaming down their faces, embracing those around them in excitement, letting out cries that words could not describe.
Herta also stared blankly at the starry sky.
Not long ago, she and Qi Zhimu had seen a similar radiance, but her state of mind now was completely different from before.
Of course, she knew what this meant.
The fog of remembrance no longer shrouded Azure Star; the entire Jump process was just that brief and imperceptible.
So brief that... almost no one could detect the extremely subtle changes.
A few minutes later, the starry sky faded at a speed visible to the naked eye, and sunlight broke through the atmosphere, generously spilling over half the world.
At Herta's location, it happened to be sunrise.
Bathed in the golden glow, feeling the warmth of the sunlight, Herta softly spoke the simple words that would be forever engraved in Azure Star's history.
"...We have arrived, at our new home."
The world fell into silence at this moment.
After a brief delay, unparalleled cheers erupted all over the world.
Welcoming a new history, welcoming a new life.
But the scenery in Herta's eyes quickly turned blank, and those voices all disappeared.
Finally, only Qi Zhimu remained.
Tears welled up in her eyes; she had finally completed the unfinished work of her ancestors and lived up to the responsibilities on her shoulders.
Now, it was time for her to fulfill her promise.
Herta slowly looked up, a beautiful smile blooming through her tears as she met Qi Zhimu's gaze.
"Qi Zhimu, devour me..."
It was the first time she had called him by his full name.
Qi Zhimu gazed at her quietly, a more gentle curve than ever before appearing on his lips.
"Then stop crying and smile more happily..."
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