Chapter 133 Treatment (I)

The New Star is a super-large starship.

Several months later, Mingyu still remembers the huge new star-sized starship model in the Starship Museum.

He remembered the starship's gold paint, its sharp lines, and its soaring bridge.

But there is no trace of all this in the wreckage in the space crack.

The wreckage, nestled in a spatial rift, hovered in the center of the black tide, enveloped in a dense mass of black energy. Its chest was open, its bridge long gone, leaving only a small section of hull near its mechanical heart. The thick outer shell had been corroded to a paper-thin layer, a deathly gray-black hull.

Only the mechanical heart in the center of the wreckage was still flickering with a faint light.

Mingyu remembered the features of the highly autonomous starship Mulian had described to him. The life box at the center of the mechanical heart contained Mu Boxing's spiritual power and was the most important part of the entire highly autonomous starship's construction.

The technology to build and design such a mechanical heart has been temporarily lost, and as a result, there is no longer a highly autonomous starship in the human star field with the combat power of the New Star.

But as long as the life box exists, the starship can be resurrected.

Mingyu: “…”

...That's Mu Baixing's thing! Mingyu really wants to take it back.

But the mechanical heart of this massive starship was nearly as large as the one he was currently piloting, and it was incredibly heavy. Ming Yu knew that if he dragged the mechanical heart onto it, it would be immediately sucked into the spatial rift.

“…You can’t chew too much!” Mingyu said to himself.

He used a series of explosive gunfire to propel the starship he was driving in the direction away from the space rift, while distracting himself by glancing at the star map.

His current coordinates were clearly marked on the three-dimensional star map, and clouds of mental energy, aiding in calculations, appeared around him. Threads of mental energy, drawn into the cracks, acted like guiding lines, passing through the spatial rifts and taking shortcuts never before traversed, reaching the depths of the Black Tide Star Sea.

Mingyu quickly calculated the location of this shortcut through his mental perception. After just a few seconds, he clicked on the coordinates on the star map that symbolized the location of the mechanical heart.

This place wasn't too far from the star line, about a two-day flight. The space rift created by the explosion was too dangerous, but if he could reach that location again by some other means, it wouldn't be impossible.

In the constant tug of war, Mingyu's starship finally moved slightly in the direction opposite to the spatial rift. He forced himself to look away from the mechanical heart, only to see a flash of light in front of the starship.

That was the light emitted by the tail flames emitted by the engines of the approaching starships.

It is a fleet group in the central star field.

The gravity of the space rift behind Ming Yu was incredibly strong. At this time, no starship should risk entering its surrounding gravitational field and must stay away from it. However, the Second Legion's fleet was rapidly approaching.

Whether it was Musa or Adeline, no matter whether they knew Mu Baixing and Mingyu or not, they could not ignore the situation in front of them.

So the starship array was arranged in a vertical line, with mechanical arms extending from the bottom of the starships and connecting with each other. The main ship that Musa was riding on was accelerating forward in the front, followed by dozens of aircraft carriers arranged vertically in the back, and finally the exploration team's starship with scattered paint jobs.

The starship closest to Mingyu was the Second Legion's flagship, home to Musa. The large black starship had already fallen into the gravitational field of the spatial rift. Its speed involuntarily increased as it approached the rift, but simultaneously, it extended its robotic arm and connected to the orbital docking protrusion beneath Mingyu's starship.

"All starships, please confirm that the connection is complete!" Musa shouted, "Forward!"

"boom--"

The roar of the high-speed engines cannot be superimposed in the universe, so each starship can only hear its own vibration.

But they all knew that they were not the only ones fighting against the gravity of the space rift.

Their lives also depend on one thing.

They all believed that no one would have the thought of breaking the connection at this moment. The starships pulled one after another, and they sailed forward with their backs to the star line.

The main ship Musa was on was in the most dangerous position, being closest to the space rift. This was the most leisurely time the Second Legion Commander had had in hours.

There was no need for him to give any further instructions here, so Musa took a step back and took the time to look back out the window at the starship that Mingyu and Mu Baixing were on.

He was extremely excited and used all his self-control to prevent himself from letting his thoughts wander too much during the battle, and to command the battle rationally.

However, after this glance, his arm trembled again.

He saw the mechanical heart looming behind the black tide energy.

Musa: “……!”

The starship pulled by the black tide moths, Ming Yu and Mu Baixing's powerful artillery fire, and... and His Majesty's resurrection and the final blow that gathered the starship's energy. He had seen enough miracles today, but at this moment, his heart still numb for a moment.

...Is it possible?

Musa even rubbed his eyes. Is that a new star?!

It is the most powerful starship in human history! It is a new star that has given the Celtic King even greater power and has yet to be replicated!

Musa's pupils suddenly constricted, and he trembled as he said, "Abin, recalculate! If we add the mechanical heart, will we still have enough power to leave the gravitational field?!"

Observer Abin was multitasking, paying attention to the situation of the space crack while inputting the required calculation information into the starship's computing system.

At the same time, the cloud of mental power used for calculations around Mingyu deepened rapidly.

His eyes lit up, and he quickly added the weight of the mechanical heart to the starship's load.

"The initial velocity of the starship being sucked in can be used to deduce the pull of the space rift... The acceleration away from the space rift can be used as a reference for our own energy propulsion..." Numerous figures flashed through Mingyu's mind. Less than a second later, the young man had arrived at his conclusion.

With the help of the Second Legion and Adeline's starship fleet, they have enough power!

Ming Yu's spirits lifted, and the bright blue mental power that was about to leave the space crack stretched out again, wrapping around the mechanical heart that was still emitting golden light.

The Second Legion's main ship happened to send him a signal to take away the mechanical heart at this moment.

Without a moment's delay, Mingyu's mental power tightly wrapped the heart of the movement and hung it on the back of his starship.

"Brother Mu." The young man couldn't help but reach out and touch Mu Baixing's cold and bloody palm.

"Don't get hurt." He inserted his fingers into Mu Baixing's fingers. "When you wake up, you will see your old friend."

"Senior Mulian said that for a highly autonomous starship like the New Star, the loss of its mechanical heart would affect the pilot's mental state."

"This time we've found the mechanical heart, and perhaps your mental strength level can be restored..."

"You must wake up and see!"

As he whispered softly, dozens, hundreds of engines roared at full power. The long, narrow formation of starships slowed for a moment after being equipped with the mechanical heart, then sped up again.

They gradually moved away from the space crack, accelerated forward, and finally broke away from the crack's gravitational field and entered the safe zone.

“Sha—sha—sha—”

The Second Legion's communications starship, at the end of the line, was the first to restore network signal. When the communications officer's screen reappeared, the commander of the border army and everyone in the headquarters command room were already frantic, asking, "What's going on?! The communication signal was just interrupted by interference! How far has the Black Tide attacked?!"

The communications officer glanced back and saw the clear and bright universe.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"The Black Tide's energy has been repelled." Having just emerged from a fierce battle and witnessed scenes beyond his wildest dreams, the communications officer looked dazed, his words taking on a hint of his hometown accent. "Um, could you send some people outside the Free Sector to investigate? We have some news, good or bad."

"The star line disappeared."

"Not only was the Black Tide's energy repelled, causing Black Tide Day to end prematurely... but... the Black Tide Star Sea also shrank back by at least five star miles, revealing a small resource star that was previously submerged in the star sea."

"But a huge gravitational rift has now appeared in the universe, and it is expected to close in three days."

"Commander Musa requests the urgent dispatch of a fleet...to garrison there."

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Ever since humanity lost a large area of ​​star territory in the Battle of Dawn, no one, except when drunk and unconscious, would dream of the Black Tide shrinking and the human star territory expanding outward again, even if it was only by 0.1 star.

Not to mention that there is also a resource star revealed.

Even though this resource star may have been corroded into an Airbus... or the next Kuroshio Sun-China resource star may be submerged again, but at this moment, this is undoubtedly good news that cannot be better.

As a result, the border troops and the headquarters did not have time to think about what happened to the disappearance of the star line.

Musa reported the shrinking of the Black Tide and the spatial rift caused by the explosion, but he said nothing about the mechanical heart in the spatial rift. He put the mechanical heart into the hangar at the rear of the main ship. Although his face remained stern, his trembling voice revealed his inner unrest.

"Go ahead," Musa said, "and hurry up."

Most of the Second Legion's aircraft carriers remained in place, waiting for the fleet to be dispatched from the rear to explore the newly revealed starry sea together. Only one starship turned back.

The fastest of them was the starship driven by Hao Ru and An Qiang. They had just completed docking with the starship where Ming Yu was, and took Ming Yu, Mu Baixing, and Adelin, a native of the free star field, on board.

The survivors from the Fifth Star in the Northern Star Region, brought back by Mingyu, were temporarily placed in the Second Legion's fleet. To prevent infection by the Black Tide creatures, they were placed in an isolation pod, requiring them to pass multiple tests before being released. Mingyu and Mu Baixing were originally supposed to be in the pod, but Mu Baixing's condition was critical, so he had to be taken away for emergency treatment.

The man's face was covered with a respirator, his shirt unbuttoned, and a resuscitation device taped to his chest. His body trembled under the operation of the device, his head tilted to one side, his heartbeat intermittent, and blood dripped from his tightly closed eyes and the corners of his lips.

Hao Ru had already driven the starship at top speed, its engines billowing black smoke. After another shudder, Mu Baixing frowned slightly. His eyelids fluttered, but he still couldn't open them. His drooping fingertips curled up, and Mingyu held them tightly in his hand.

They didn't have time to enter the central star field, and rushed straight into the outer port of the free star field closest to the star line. Under Adeline's command, they landed at the private port of her exploration team, and then turned into a small aircraft and entered the dedicated medical clinic of their own exploration team.

"Lao Zhang——!" Adeline rang the doorbell fiercely and shouted, "Don't sleep! Hurry up! Come out and save people!——"

The doctor named Lao Zhang is a very young woman.

Her skin was fair and delicate, a rare sight in the Free Star Region, and she had a pair of beautiful light brown eyes. It was nighttime in the outer harbor, and she hurried out in her slippers, only to be startled by what was happening on the aircraft.

"Hurry, hurry!" Old Zhang swallowed a yawn. As she placed the suspended stretcher, she said to the medical robot that followed, "Send him straight to the emergency room!"

"He has a genetic disease," Mingyu said quickly. "His repair ability is poor, and he's insensitive to common drugs..."

When Old Zhang heard this, he was overwhelmed. He made a gesture to him to show that he understood and rushed into the emergency room in a hurry.

Mingyu followed him to the door of the emergency room and saw the door close quickly.

He felt very tired, his head was buzzing, his heart was pounding, and his limbs felt as if they were filled with lead and he couldn't move them. The young man sat down against the wall, staring blankly at the door of the emergency room.

He had seen Mu Bo walking into the emergency room on Maze Star.

Mingyu thought he would have to wait for a long time, but this time the door opened very quickly, so quickly that Mingyu jumped up from the ground in fright.

"Where are the family members?" Old Zhang, already in full protective gear, one hand still stained with blood, spoke muffledly from behind his mask. "How about coming in and taking a look?"

Mingyu looked at her blankly, not quite understanding what she meant.

"We've tried every possible medicine, but the mental turmoil won't stop. Furthermore, there's an abnormal energy within it... that can't be removed. His internal organs are rupturing while they're repairing, and he's bleeding while he's receiving a blood transfusion... Because of this genetic disease, the healing isn't happening as fast as the damage."

"Come in and take a look. I don't think it can hold out for much longer." She repeated, "Take one more look."

Mingyu: “…”

Mingyu stood up with the help of the wall, his hands and feet were weak, as if he was a wandering soul.

What's the meaning?

He followed Lao Zhang, stumbling quickly through the disinfection room, was put on a protective suit, and entered the door of the innermost emergency room.

There was a very new model emergency cabin in the narrow room, and Mu Baixing was lying inside it.

Life-support equipment was hooked up to him, as if his chaotic, weak breathing and heartbeat depended entirely on them. Several laser cuts were streaked across his body, each containing a probe for an internal organ repair device. Several tubes were inserted into his arms and waist, oozing bright red blood. Mingyu couldn't discern their purpose.

Mu Baixing's face was even paler than before. The frown that had formed a moment ago, as if he had regained some consciousness aboard the starship, had lost its power to relax. His temples were also connected to two finger-thick probe tubes, blood seeping from the connectors. His colorless lips were forced open, and an anesthetic tube was inserted into his mouth.

Mingyu's eyes were red and he almost froze in place, fearing that the slightest movement would cause the other person's already tiny vital signs to disappear completely.

Old Zhang, however, had no such concerns. She quickly walked to the emergency room and pulled out a screen, which displayed a diagram of Mu Boxing's spiritual energy. The energy within it was approaching the maximum value the instrument could detect, surging wildly against his body.

"We've tried all the sedatives, and none of them worked," Lao Zhang said quickly. "Has he frequently overdosed on psychotropic sedatives and relaxants in the past?"

"And this." She pointed again. "This necrotic area... the energy waves here are extremely abnormal, completely inconsistent with his mental ripples. These energies are actually the culprits that caused his mental domain to appear dead. It seems that the energy he forcibly suppressed and sealed in this area... is now abnormally active. This is also one of the reasons for his mental turmoil."

"From what I've seen, these abnormal energies are somewhat similar to black tides..."

She spoke quickly but her words were clear. Mingyu looked at Mu Baixing and listened vaguely. After a while, he finally understood what she meant.

"The sedatives and soothing agents aren't working." The young man's expression wasn't much better than Mu Baixing's. He pointed at the tubes connected to his solar plexus and said, "Can you... try connecting it to my mental power?"

"Our mental waves are highly compatible. Perhaps I could try to soothe him?"

"And those abnormal energies you mentioned." Mingyu took a deep breath to calm his voice. "I should be able to absorb them all."

"This way... surely, it can still be saved, right?"