Chapter 26: Alien World and Star Veins
In the second prince's residence, on the top floor of a small building, there was a semi-open balcony. At this moment, under the overlapping illumination of the blue-purple moonlight and the glowing spiritual crystals in the room, it had a slightly hazy feeling of being out of this world.
Redis stood on the balcony, looking up at the sky, his face still cold and unsmiling, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
"Redice, you called me?"
Behind him, a figure appeared. It was a man dressed in a sharp, military-like uniform. His stiff, dark grass-green hair stuck outward in clumps. His golden eyes shone a strange, dim light in the dimly lit room. His face was cold and hard, devoid of any softness. His demeanor was very similar to Redis's. Even when he stood there neatly dressed, one could smell the pungent scent of blood.
Redis didn't turn his head, but spoke in a low voice.
"You're here, Zephyr. I have a question for you."
"ask."
"How many weapons in this world can open dimensional gates?"
"Not many. Me, the Demon Sword Xiaxue, the Photon T-Sticks (crutches) Lingchu and Lingmo, and the Heavenly Gate Staff Eugenia, a total of five."
"Four, I think."
“…”
According to the method of calculating the war weapons as weapons, the twin war weapons are considered as one. Xifeng did not express any opinion on Redis's algorithm.
Redis breathed a sigh of relief.
"I met Xiaochen yesterday."
"What? Xiang Beichen? In this world?"
Even though he was surprised, the expression on Xifeng's face did not change much, except that the pupils in his golden eyes shrank upright like a wild beast.
"Hmm, so I doubt it was one of those three who brought her here."
Xifeng was silent for a moment.
"It's Xia blood."
"Why are you so sure?"
"Lingchu and Lingmo are busy playing, and Eugenia is extremely reclusive. They wouldn't do such a meaningless thing. As for Xiaxue, a month ago, I duelled him. I lost, but the blow I struck before the loss seriously injured him. He opened a dimensional gate to avoid the aftermath."
"How shameful! For an emperor-level weapon to avoid damage in this way."
"He is different from me. He doesn't put victory and the warrior's creed above his own life."
"Why did you two start fighting?"
"He told me to stop assisting you."
"...Why would he care about such things?"
"Because we are Star Vein."
"Yeah."
Although the Star Vein is a weapon, due to its overly powerful strength, it is different from other weapons and is in a position to be flattered by humans.
Generally speaking, the Star Vein species will only reluctantly grant humans the right to serve them for a short period of time, and it is rare for them to serve humans.
But Xifeng knew that Xiaxue must have more reasons to stop him.
After a short pause, Redis spoke again.
"She's changed a lot."
"...Is that so? Humans place great importance on blood ties, so it's understandable that personalities change when a loved one dies."
"Blood relative? You forgot, Xifeng, she is not the old man's biological granddaughter."
Xifeng was silent for a second with an expressionless face.
"Then I can't understand. What's wrong with her? You look a little confused."
"She said something I didn't know. And she turned me down."
Facing Redis's slightly frowning expression, Xifeng looked at him with a bit of surprise.
"So what? That girl was just a cover you created to gain a foothold and convenience in the other world of Feinheim (Earth). Isn't it too late to feel guilty?"
"A cover...huh?"
Redis murmured in a long tone.
"Redice, are you suffering from her rejection?"
"Not only was it painful, but I also felt a bit powerless because it seemed impossible for me to pull her back."
As if he didn't feel embarrassed or embarrassed about saying it, Reidis replied with an unchanging expression. ――Perhaps, his years as a prince had made it impossible for him to directly express his emotions through his expression.
But Xifeng disagreed with his answer.
"Does this really prove that you have feelings for her? Are you sure it's not because her rejection aroused your desire to conquer, or because your male dignity was damaged and you felt resentful?"
"You don't seem to believe I have feelings, Zephyr."
"How can I believe that you could even stab your fiancée to death just because she interfered with your official duties? Xiang Beichen's appearance may be acceptable, but compared to her, he is nothing."
Redis stopped arguing and just looked at the sky in silence.
"Is there any news about Darim?"
"He sent me a message the day before yesterday, but he didn't say much. His emblem is still lit, which means he's still alive. How could he be willing to die without seeing his beloved miko-sama?"
"Let him fend for himself. Who told him to use Heyang as his seedbed? If he asks you to open a dimensional gate for him to take refuge, refuse him."
"Okay. Is there anything else I can help you with?"
"A humanoid possessed Moon Envoy appeared in the East Three Star Spirit Mine of Wilvis. The person involved is Xiaochen's friend."
"You want me to protect her?"
"Can you let her use it temporarily when necessary?"
Xifeng pursed his lips a little unhappily:
"Although I'm willing to help you, I don't need to be the confession rose on your love path."
"It's not that romantic. I won't force you to do that. You just need to keep her alive. But I think you'll be willing to give it to her when the time comes."
Redis snorted in self-mockery.
She would rather humiliate herself than stand on the same level as her own weapons. The way the two weapons behind her looked at her was really dazzling.
He held out his hand to the west wind.
"What's wrong?"
"Give me two Dimensional Gate Spirit Crystals. I'm going to Feinheim (Earth)."
Xifeng immediately threw over two palm-sized sky-blue spirit crystals.
"Any progress?"
"No, I realized that I made a huge mistake in my estimation. There may be no need to go there again. So..." Redis said as he clenched the spirit crystal in his hand.
"It's time to put an end to Yin Lingsi's identity."
"Yeah."
Xifeng responded calmly and turned to leave the room.
And Redis took the double-sword weapon placed on the table.
"Mei Luo, Mei Sha, come with me."
"Yes, Master!"
Two identical voices rang out at the same time, as if they had been trained.
On the other hand, Rui was going to go with the rescue operation of Gu Yinyue and Longyun, but he was tied up by Darim's affairs and couldn't get away, so he asked two first-level phantom warriors and dozens of holy spirit warriors to accompany Beichen and rush to the site of the Wilvis mine disaster.
The mine rescue team, divided into eight high-speed carriages, set out from the Suluntu official road and headed straight for Wilvis.
Beichen naturally stayed in the same carriage with the four familiar warriors. She was still wearing the light combat suit given by Rui (said to have very good defensive power). Xiangying's storage space was filled with high-level combat spirit crystals that Beichen had purchased with the newly acquired Wan Durui.
Although being associated with the royal family would bring a lot of trouble, the material benefits were indeed incomparable to other missions - this was an equal exchange.
"Well, then, Naraka, could you please take this opportunity to explain the whole story?"
After everything was tidied up, Beichen looked at Naraka who was sitting opposite her.
"The Dead Monk was commissioned by the Second Prince, Redis, to conduct a tour of investigation into the Star Spirit Mines in the Wilvis region. As for the content of the investigation, we cannot disclose it because we have signed a confidentiality agreement."
"That's okay. So, what about the so-called mining disaster?"
"You really don't know anything."
Naraka sighed and then explained:
"War weapons are the natural enemies of possessed Moon Envoys, right? So, if a high-level possessed Moon Envoy with thinking ability appears near a Star Spirit Mine, it will lead its companions to raid the mine on the Night of Blade Cry."
"—Preventing the production of new weapons?"
"Yes, relatively speaking. Just like wild animals become extremely aggressive during their nursing stages, when the Protoss Minerals are producing weapons, if attacked, they will activate self-defense mode. The tree trunks will grow rapidly in a short period of time, becoming enormous, forming a solid barrier. They will then become active and attack any nearby living creatures with murderous intent."
"Ah! Does that mean—"
"That's right. At the time, the Dead Monk and Longyun were in the center of the weapon production area, so they were trapped inside the barrier. Because I'm a long-range fighter, I kept my distance from them during my operations in the field, so I luckily escaped."
"And then you met that humanoid possessed Moon Envoy?"
"Yes. If the Star Spirit Mine hadn't been attacking it madly at that time, I might have died on the spot."
“…So impressive.”
"Now you understand why I warned you to run away immediately if you saw a humanoid figure during a star disaster."
"Okay, I got it." Beichen pulled his hair worriedly.
"However," Naraka spoke again, as if to ease Beichen's worries, "I'm a long-range, slow-attack type, while that guy is an agile, close-range type. I'm at a disadvantage against him, so it's not very accurate to speculate on his strength based on this alone. If he had faced you, you wouldn't have been injured so badly. And..."
As Naraka recalled, he frowned as if he had doubts about the situation in his memory.
"And what?"
"Well, that guy... he seemed to speak, but there was so much noise at the time that I couldn't hear clearly whether it was a language or not, so I can't be sure. But the possibility that he is intelligent is quite high."
Beichen nodded seriously.
That's right... Since it's in human form, it's not particularly strange that it has the ability to think.
"Anyway, if we had wisdom, things would be much easier, right?"
He spoke to Ying in silence.
"Well, if we can negotiate, we'll have more offensive options. After all, some tactics only work against intelligent creatures. ―Right, buddy."
Black Disaster curled up on the sofa with his legs crossed.
"Yeah, brother, apart from anything else, at least verbal attacks are effective. Little loach, when you can't beat him, you can quickly kneel down and beg for mercy."
——It would be strange if begging for mercy from the possessed Moon Envoy would be useful! Beichen twitched his lips and glared at Su Jie.
Anyway, with so many high-level spiritual warriors involved this time, even if we can't defeat that humanoid possessed Moon Envoy, rescuing Gu Yinyue should be no problem. I just hope that the remaining food he has can sustain his consumption and that he won't be invaded by the Moon Poison.
The tension among Beichen and the others eased somewhat, but Naraka fell into deep thought.
The Velvis area is one of the safe areas where the overall strength of the Possessed Moon Messengers is low. Generally speaking, except for the Star Disaster, there are only Possessed Moon Messengers of level one to four wandering around there.
In this place, the most advanced human figure appeared, and it is even possible that the other party has intelligence.
Prior to this, Second Prince Rui had, like a prophet, commissioned Gu Yinyue to patrol the Star Spirit Mine in the Wilvis region and investigate for any anomalies. The details of his so-called "investigation" were also quite bizarre.
Gu Yinyue and his team did not encounter that kind of "strangeness", but instead encountered such a large-scale mining disaster and extremely rare and powerful enemies.
──Is there really no ultimate connection between them?
Just then, the car door opened.
Everyone in the carriage jumped up in alarm: This is a moving carriage! Who has the audacity to jump onto it and open the door at such a high speed?!
Before everyone could come to their senses, a figure jumped in lightly from outside the door and closed the door.
—A man with dark green shaggy hair and wearing a military uniform (?).
Naraka took a breath first.
"Golden Eyes—Are you a Vein?! What's your intention in suddenly barging into someone else's carriage?"
The man first stretched out his hand and made a pause gesture towards Xiang Ying who drew his sword and Hei Huo Su Jie who showed his hooked claws.
"I have no ill intentions. Put away your offensive intentions. If you attack me, I will fight back. Don't fight a meaningless battle with no chance of winning."
As he spoke, his pair of golden eyes looked at Beichen with an inorganic gaze:
"My full name is Demonic Sniper Rifle, West Wind, Seven Scars, Star Vein Seed. I currently serve under the command of the Second Prince, Redis, Cangqi, Heyang."
As soon as these words came out, Xiang Ying and Gemini Hook Claws immediately cast extremely unfriendly glances at him.
──The second prince's people.
Beichen's face turned pale for a moment, but he quickly calmed down.
"Did Redis send you here to monitor me? To take me back? ... Or to assist me?"
"assist."
"Humph!" Black Disaster couldn't help but sneer at the side. "Why, you've changed your tactics? You want to win her back this way?"
Xifeng didn't answer, but walked to the sofa in the corner and sat down, closing his eyes as if he was resting.
This action obviously made Heihuo a little upset, but Beichen stopped him from attacking and shook his head gently.
"Black Disaster, forget it. Our most important priority right now is to ensure Mr. Gu Yinyue's safety and defeat that humanoid possessed Moon Envoy. If the Seven Scar Star Vein Seed has such powerful combat power, why not make good use of it?"
"Little loach, you are grateful for what you have received."
"But, what if he uses this to threaten the master later..."
Xiang Ying and Su Jie expressed their concerns at the same time.
"How could that be?" Beichen suddenly laughed, reaching out his hands to pat the shoulders of Xiang Ying, who looked worried, and Su Jie, who had a sullen look on his face. "I'm just enjoying the favor Redis paid back, isn't it?"
After hearing these words, Xiangying Gemini Hooked Claw's expression relaxed a little.
Xifeng's drooping eyelids lifted slightly, then quickly dropped again.
...What Reddis said was right. This woman had indeed changed. When she talked about Reddis, she could no longer see any shyness or longing on her face.
In fact, she was right to reject him. Given Redis's ruthlessness, staying away from him was to protect her own life.
But──
The smile she had just shown towards her weapon appeared in Xifeng's mind.
Did she ever smile like this when she was in Feinheim?
And why would the extremely arrogant Xiaxue bring the seemingly ordinary girl here?
The more he thought about it, the more mysteries he found, so Xifeng simply stopped thinking.
Anyway, if I help her complete this battle, the things here will have nothing to do with me.
=========================A small theater of return gift==========================
Xiang Ying: Master, Master...
Beichen: Uh, Xiangying, what's wrong? Is there anything you want to say to me?
Xiang Ying: This is for the master! Please—please accept it!
Beichen: Ah──Is this a wood carving made using Xiangying's body as a template? Hmm, this little sword is so cute. Thank you, Xiangying!
Xiang Ying: (scattering flowers) As long as the master likes it...
Beichen: But, if this is a pendant, it seems a bit big. Xiangying, how exactly do you use this? Is it a decoration?
Xiang Ying: No! How can I be just a decoration? Even a wood carving must serve its master!
Beichen: Uh, what exactly is that...?
Xiang Ying: ...
Beichen: (Don’t tell me you didn’t think about it when you were carving…)
Xiang Ying: Anyway, you can use it for anything! For example, fighting—
Beichen: Wouldn’t it be more effective if I used you in person?
Xiang Ying: Well, then──use it as a clothesline!
Beichen: Isn't it too short? And it will get the wood wet and moldy. I don't want it.
Xiang Ying: Clear the sewer!
Beichen: How is that possible? That was done based on your look! You can bear it, but I can’t!
Xiang Ying: If all else fails, just dig out your earwax!
Beichen: Is my ear hole this big?
Finally, Beichen coated it with luminous spirit crystal solution and used it as a fluorescent stick for night lighting. Although it could actually be directly replaced with lighting spirit crystals, seeing Ying so happy, she decided to give up.
As for things like falling down while walking at night, Xiang Ying is there to support me.
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