Chapter 280: The Dust Settles Down
Claw Star.
Early morning: 8:00
"Today there will be showers turning into heavy rain. Air quality: Excellent, humidity 75%, not suitable for travel..."
Anunu listened to the broadcast and vaguely woke up from her dream.
She stared at the ceiling for a while, then turned to the side. The person lying next to her had already gotten up, and the projection screen on the wall showed that it was already eight o'clock in the morning.
"woke up?"
Sitar sensed her movement in his consciousness network and pushed open the door to come in.
He sat down on the edge of the bed and touched her face. "Do you want to get up?"
Anunu was still a little sleepy. It was raining outside the window, and large raindrops were hitting the glass window, making a pitter-patter sound.
"Sleep with me a little longer."
Anunu reached out and pulled Sitar, who then lay down beside her and scooped her into her arms with her long arm.
Where is Xinghuo?
After snuggling in Sitar's arms for a while, Anunu asked in a muffled voice.
Sitar stroked the back of her head and said, "She woke up early this morning. I was afraid of waking you, so I asked Bazel to take her out to play."
"It's still raining outside."
As Anunu spoke, she didn't pay any attention to her. Xinghuo was at a lively and playful age, so she could go and play as she pleased.
Although Xinghuo's personality is similar to Karina's, he is slightly more lively than Karina was as a child and shows a strong curiosity about many things. However, he is usually quite calm and composed, which is not common among children his age.
Originally, Anunu just wanted to stay in bed a little longer, and she fell asleep again in Sitar's warm embrace, listening to the sound of rain outside.
This kind of weather is perfect for sleeping; I'll stay home and not go anywhere.
She didn't wake up until almost noon. Sleeping too much makes one feel tired, so she sat up and leaned against Sitar, still not wanting to move.
Sitar simply carried her to the bathroom. Anunu hugged Sitar's neck, wrapped her legs around his waist, and rested her head on his shoulder, looking like she was about to fall asleep again.
She has lost too much of her core primal energy, and now is the time for her core to repair itself. She spends most of her day sleeping, so it's normal to feel tired.
Normally, she would go to the abyss to sleep, just like her mother, Sevier, relying on the abyss's rich energy to repair her core.
Her core had been separated from her body for three hundred years, and now that it was missing a piece, it was much more vulnerable. She was also young, and her core was not as strong as her parents'. After all this turmoil, it was almost back to the state her mother had been in when she went to sleep in the abyss.
The core needs energy to be nurtured. As the King Worm ages, the core will become stronger, but that is only gradually enhanced within the King Worm's body. Once the core returns to Anunu's body, it has only been about a year, and it is not fully developed.
But Anunu didn't want to go to the abyss, so she slept away her best years.
In fact, the Zerg don't really care about age, since their lifespan is long enough and their period of decline is extremely short. When they reach the period of decline, it's pretty much time for them to die.
If she were to sleep in the abyss, she would sleep for at least two hundred years, if not three hundred years like her mother.
Sevier and Aughis, of course, did not want their precious Anunu, whom they had waited so long for, to leave them again and sleep for hundreds of years.
But for Anunu's health, they persuaded him to go to the abyss.
But Anunu showed reluctance, so they couldn't say anything more for the time being. They simply had Sitar stay by Anunu's side and bring her the purest and most concentrated minerals with her.
Too much has happened lately, so they plan to let Anunu take a break before trying to persuade her.
If Anunu really doesn't want to go to the abyss to sleep, they can only let her slowly nurture the core like this. Anyway, there's still plenty of time.
After helping Anunu wash up, Sitar carried her to the living room.
Spark and Bazel have returned. Bazel is playing games with Spark in the living room, while White Flame and Tanville are cooking in the kitchen.
It was almost lunchtime, and Anuo, having slept for so long, was starting to feel a bit hungry.
Sitar sat down on the sofa with her in his arms, and seeing that she still didn't want to move, he let her cling to him.
For the past month since arriving on Claw Planet, she has been in roughly the same state every day. Even if she doesn't go to the abyss to sleep, the core self-repair process still makes her drowsy.
When the weather is nice, they will take her out for a walk.
Over the years, she has missed out on so much, most of all a peaceful and tranquil life. Her past experiences have made her crave this kind of peaceful existence even more.
Claw Star has been bought by Sevier and now belongs to Anno.
However, after learning about Claw Planet, Anno did not control the planet's original operation. It was originally a transit asteroid with sparse population, but complete facilities, and some small towns and scenic spots for travelers to visit and stay.
After Denise and Brightman were arrested, she chose to come to Claw Planet.
Leave the North River and the Zerg, and live a peaceful life.
There was nothing for her to do with the Zerg. Augsis and Seville were still very young, and Anunu was still in its larval stage. Their only wish was for their Anunu to grow up healthy and happy.
The war instigated by Dennis has now been quelled, and he has been executed by various interstellar civilizations in the name of unity.
Over the past month, all the civilizations involved in the war have been cleaning up their own messes, and the Interstellar Alliance is also reorganizing.
The war that began three hundred years ago has finally come to a complete end. With the Zerg and Styx in power, interstellar space will enter a long period of peace.
This is the busiest time for the leaders of various civilizations, and also the most peaceful and leisurely time for Anunu.
"Your Highness, please have some snacks to fill your stomach first. Lunch will be ready in about half an hour."
Bai Yan brought two plates of pastries to Anuo. Anuo saw the food coming out of Xitar's arms and started eating.
She had just sat down on the sofa when Xinghuo threw down the game controller and pounced into Anuo's arms.
"Mom." Xinghuo hugged Anuo's waist and nuzzled her affectionately.
She was afraid of disturbing her mother, so she could only be with her mother at this time every day.
Anuo patted her head. "Did you go out in the rain today?"
She still smelled of shower gel, so she guessed she must have been caught in the rain and just took a shower when she got back.
Bazel smiled helplessly, "Spark insisted that I take her to chase those little furballs."
The most distinctive feature of Claw Planet is its furry creatures. Starfire likes these little guys and often plays with them.
Xinghuo placed the plate of snacks in front of Anuo, picked up a snack and held it to Anuo's lips: "Mom, I'll feed you."
Seeing Xinghuo's eager gaze, Anuo had no choice but to eat the pastry from her hand.
Xinghuo patiently fed Anuo one by one, not because she found it novel or fun, but because she was genuinely taking good care of her mother.
She felt that taking care of her mother was her duty and never considered that she was still a tiny baby.
Anno was somewhat helpless about this. At first, she thought Xinghuo might find it fun, but that was not the case. She was so considerate and meticulous that she didn't seem like a cub at all.
She originally thought that after removing the core fragment of Xinghuo, Xinghuo would no longer be so dependent on her, but in fact, Xinghuo became even more dependent on her. It would refuse to eat or drink and throw a tantrum if it was separated from her for a day, wanting to see her, its mother.
Xinghuo has decided that she is her mother, which has put Anuo in a difficult position.
At first, Sevier couldn't accept the existence of Starfire. Wasn't this just an enhanced human created by Dennis? Considering that Starfire was still a cub, she could not treat him as Dennis's accomplice, but how could she let Anunu be her mother?
Her Anunu is still a baby herself and needs their careful care and attention.
Being a mother isn't easy, and she didn't want her Anunu to go through the trouble of taking care of a child.
She could have ignored Xinghuo; according to her genes, she should have been cared for by the Northern River System. She could have simply found an adoptive family for her. Although she was an enhanced human, her consciousness had never been controlled by Dennis, but rather she had been constantly influenced by the core fragments of Anunu.
After Dennis and his group were captured, they obtained the Bloodstone, took out Anunu's core fragments, destroyed the Bloodstone, and then fused several core fragments of Anunu with the core body.
Removing the core fragments from Starfire and Karina's bodies requires Sevier and Sitar to work together using the core's power to successfully extract them without harming either of them.
So, Karina, Starfire, and Sevier reunited.
Anno still vividly remembers his meeting with Karina and Spark.
At that time, they were still at the front-line headquarters. Tianyun had placed several teleportation arrays there, which was convenient for handling various matters during this busy period.
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