Chapter 438: Merely a Tool
Before heading into the City of Heaven, Anno decided to rest for the night in Xiao Shi's room.
Her mind had been in a state of excitement all day, but now she was exhausted and needed to rest and recuperate.
When her core was in a state of repair, she needed to sleep a lot every day. However, after arriving in the Lyca Galaxy, various events kept happening, and she rarely got a full night's sleep.
In an unfamiliar and dangerous environment, her Zerg instincts kept her on her guard.
The heavy rain outside came in bursts, accompanied by constant thunder.
This not-so-large three-story building housed nearly twenty people, including the children.
When she and Lingjiu arrived, there were many houses in this outer city area, but they didn't know if anyone lived there. In order to avoid the patrols of the guards, they didn't see anyone along the way.
Rain was falling from the sky, and dark clouds filled the air. The City of Heaven still hovered in mid-air, and the closer it was to the sky, the more oppressive it seemed. The entire outer city was deathly silent, like a ghost town.
Anno opened the first-floor window and looked out. The alley was deserted, with only a few figures occasionally hurrying by. However, the lights were on in the other houses, indicating that they were all inhabited.
A hand reached out from in front of Anno and closed the window.
Anno turned her head and met Lingjiu's blue-glowing eyes.
Ling Jiu said, "There will be guards patrolling the outer city at night, and no one is allowed to linger outside."
Anuo asked, puzzled, "Why?"
"Because the City of Heaven is under the absolute control of the Enlightenment Organization and Mo, it's not that they can't manage the outer city, it's that they're too lazy to manage it. But they can't let the outer city escape their control, so they keep making some rules to control the outer city."
Erwu came downstairs carrying a blanket. The second and third floors were already full of children, so the others had to find a place to sleep on the first floor.
At night, Anno nestled on the makeshift bed in front of the fireplace, listening to Zero Nine and Two Five making plans for entering the City of Heaven the next day.
They all came from the City of Heaven, and this time they went back in at great risk.
Mo said in Anno's mind, "I have deleted all their personal information from the intranet. As long as you enter the arena and meet the people from the Enlightenment Organization, I can take you into their core area."
Anno asked in confusion, "Why can't you just take us in?"
"Because in order to control me, the access to the core area is divided among one hundred people from the Enlightenment Organization. These one hundred people are immune to my abilities, so if you want to contact them, you can only do so through battles in the arena. As long as you see one of them, I have a way to transfer the access to you, so that you can enter the core area."
Anno looked at Zero Nine and the others, who were also discussing their plans after meeting the Enlightenment Organization.
Mingxiao sat with them, and whatever she said could be directly conveyed to her and Sitar.
As Anno processed their information in his mind, his gaze fell on Sitar, who was sitting upright beside him.
His eyes were closed, his shirt was off, revealing his bare upper body, and a dazzling golden light emanated from the core of his chest.
Anno could sense that his core wanted to break through the blockade. Fei Xing's core energy flowed between the two of them, gradually peeling away the shield that bound the core.
She listened to Lingjiu and the others talking in hushed tones, glanced at them, yawned, and lay down to sleep next to Sitar.
As soon as she lay down, Sitar opened his eyes and looked at her.
Anno smiled and tugged at his hand, "Go to sleep, Sitar. Flying Star will help us break the core blockade."
Sitar lifted the blanket and moved closer to her, hugging her tightly and trying to pull her into his arms.
"Anunu".
After a long while, just as Anno was about to fall asleep, she heard Sitar whispering to her from above her head.
"Um?"
"I'll take you home with me."
Anno glanced at him and saw that his eyes still held the innocent clarity of little Sitar, and his memories were probably still locked in his core. She nuzzled his neck and patted his back soothingly, "Okay, go to sleep. You'll have energy for tomorrow if you sleep well."
Sitar hugged Anunu tightly. His memories of the past few days had been chaotic, even blank. All he knew was that Anunu was the most important person to him, and he had to protect her and never leave her side.
As long as Anunu is alright, nothing else matters.
These past few days, he's been having recurring dreams of being alone in a small, cramped space for an incredibly long time, so long that it terrifies him. He fears that this loneliness will last forever, and that even at the end of time, he will never see the person he's waiting for.
He also dreamed of a dark sky and minerals, an empty planet, and an empty palace.
One by one, the people around him disappeared, and those who remained wouldn't allow him to stay in the same era as them.
They said he should go to his own time and wait for his queen.
He waited for her, but she didn't seem to like him that much.
He felt that his existence was a mistake, that he shouldn't have appeared in this era.
Such dreams made him feel inexplicably uneasy. He could use his abilities, but he was afraid of them. He dared not use his precognitive abilities because he was afraid of seeing a future he did not want to see.
"Sita, when I get home, I'm going to soak in Jinsha all day long."
Sitar heard Anunu mumbling incoherently; she never slept soundly in unfamiliar surroundings.
He gently stroked her long hair. "I... I'll go with you."
Anno put his arm around his neck and muttered, "You're not allowed to fight with Caesar anymore."
"good."
"I still have studies to finish at Tianyun, and I was saying I wanted to go see my second sister with you."
Sitar kissed her forehead. "I'll be there for you no matter what you do."
Anno grasped his hand and gradually fell asleep. As she drifted off, Sitar murmured her last words: "Sitar, don't be afraid... you will always be my male insect king."
Sitar brushed the long hair from her face, his eyes gentle as water, and said, "Mmm."
After Anno fell asleep, a voice rang in Sitar's consciousness, "Ah, I really envy you Zerg, having partners who will always be loyal to each other. Poor me, I'm the only one left of my race."
It was the sound of silence.
Sitar replied indifferently, "Don't worry, I'll send you to see them soon."
Mo chuckled, "Little male insect king, you're quite vengeful. I was merely fulfilling the little king insect's wish and regret."
Sital: "Too clever by half."
Mo did not refute him, but only said, "In any case, only you can help me."
Sitar pulled the blanket up to cover Anno, and when he heard Mo say this, he said to it, "It's not helping, it's a deal."
Sitar directly exposed Mo, saying, "You came to us to do this only because you rely on the fact that we are the King Worm, and you also know that Anunu will want to unlock the core before entering the City of Heaven. With the core, the City of Heaven alone cannot stop us."
Mo laughed and said, "It's a good thing I don't have long to live, and I don't want to live any longer, otherwise, given the nature of your Zerg, no matter how many lives I have, it won't be enough."
He sighed and said, "I knew it. How could the Zerg have changed their nature in just a few hundred years? It seems that only Anunu has emerged as the adorable little queen. It's incredible that the Zerg could produce a queen like this."
"It's a pity that only I can see it."
His tone was full of regret, but even more so, it was melancholy.
As a member of the Silent race, He has lived alone for a long time, but over all these years, He has not missed His former companions or His people much.
But just as He knew He was about to die, He began to miss the past.
Remembering Leica's glorious past.
“In the past, we were interdependent with the Laika aliens and were even worshipped as gods by them. Now, we have become a tool in their hands to divide the hierarchy and concentrate resources. Laika has come to this point. It is fate, it is fate.”
Sitar said, "Once there is division, it won't last long."
“Yes.” In Sitar’s consciousness, Mo appeared as a tiny, transparent figure, sitting cross-legged in mid-air, his face full of worry as he propped up his cheek. “After I’m gone, I hope the Lyca aliens can find their own way out.”
Sital paused for a moment, then said, "You want to use your own death to sever the division among the Lyca aliens? Have you not considered that you are just a tool for their division? Even without you, they will have other means to achieve their goals?"
"I know, but we have to give them a chance."
After saying that, he smiled and said, "Besides, it's not entirely for them. I'm really tired of living. Being controlled by them like this is also very boring. I'm going to find my companions."
Sitar said nothing more. This was their civilization, and they couldn't interfere too much, nor did they want to.
The Zerg have survived to this day because, no matter how many wars and changes have occurred, one thing will never change.
That is unity and loyalty.
This is not only etched in their genes, but also in their souls.
Even if he and Caesar fought over the position of male Zerg king, the Zerg would always prioritize the queen, and on that basis, the Zerg would let the two of them fight it out.
For the sake of Anunu and the stability of the entire Zerg race, the two of them will suppress the natural restlessness in their genes and come up with a better solution.
Even heretics, the moment they realize they are about to betray the Zerg, will have their consciousness constantly reminding them to end their own lives, so as not to betray or harm the Zerg.
So the moment Caesar realized he believed he had become a heretic, he would want to end his own life.
He would have died long ago if Anunu hadn't persuaded him to.
Sitar turned his gaze to Anno, who was fast asleep in front of him. He gently stroked her soft, warm cheeks, and his heart softened as well.
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