In fact, after rushing to the solar system with great momentum and coming up empty-handed, Fang Zheng had thought about going back to look for Sidonia. Otherwise, the universe is so big, how long would it take him to find the Honkai beasts?

The news brought by Xing Baixian was good news for Fang Zheng. After all, it was a mass-produced ship... and its volume alone was twice that of a star - needless to say, this meant that this thing was at least a Boss-like existence in this world.

As long as we can find it, defeat it, find the core, and extract information from it, we should be able to find the core area of ​​the Imaginary Number Tree.

So after determining the next target, Fang Zheng ordered the Blue Fleet to withdraw and head to the Rem Galaxy. At the same time, he took Xing Baixian and others to visit the captured combined being - well, according to Xing Baixian, although the combined being was a product of evil, she herself was very innocent and like a child, and there was nothing special that needed to be vigilant about.

Soon, in the battleship's hangar, everyone met the huge monster again.

I have to say that although it looks a bit weird, this combination does look a lot like a human. Its head is covered by a carapace, with only the left compound eye showing, which looks like a mantis version. Its body is pink and white, and it has the same limbs as a human. The carapace below is spread out in layers, looking like a skirt. And behind it, it is waving a big tail - from this point of view, this combination looks pretty good.

“Ah, onee-sama!”

Seeing Xing Baixian, the combined form immediately called her name happily.

"Are you okay? Are you feeling alright?"

"Ah...well, thank you for your concern, Siyou, I'm fine now."

Hearing the question from the combined body, Xing Baixian's expression was a little subtle, but he still responded.

My elder sister...

Hearing this, Fang Zheng glanced at Xing Baixian, who looked like she had swallowed Huoxiang Zhengqi Water dry, and could understand her feelings. The combined body in front of him was born from the simulated placenta after Qi Juzi devoured Xing Baixian's internal organs. If you want to say it, it can also be said that it is the child born from Xing Baixian's clone.

If it were in Academy City, it would be like Misaka Sister giving birth to a child - well, if Misaka Mikoto knew about this, she would definitely go crazy.

But the most important thing is how to calculate the generation. If Xing Baixian's clone is considered Xing Baixian's sister? Then the child born by her sister...should call Xing Baixian... aunt?

Your circle is so chaotic.

Fang Zheng silently mourned for Xing Baixian.

"Very good……!"

Hearing Xing Baixian's answer, the combined entity clasped her hands happily, just like a little girl. However, considering that she was born not long ago, it is not wrong to call her a child. Then, she quickly looked at the others.

"Um... Onee-sama? Who are these people...? And where are we now? This doesn't seem to be Sidonia?"

"This is the Azure Fleet, we are not in Sidonia... By the way, Siyou, are you okay?"

Although the relationship with the combination is a bit awkward, it seems that Xing Baixian still cares about it.

"Ah, yes! My body has been completely repaired! Thanks to you all! I didn't expect it to be repaired so quickly. And those who looked strange... everyone was very welcoming to me."

Of course I am enthusiastic.

Hearing the combined entity's words, Fang Zheng silently rolled his eyes. At that time, the insect swarm surrounded the combined entity and intended to devour, transform, fuse, and absorb it. They also made a request to Fang Zheng through the mental network, but Fang Zheng did not agree to their request, so the insect swarm left.

Otherwise, this combination would have been torn into pieces by the insect swarm and stuffed into a nutrient pool to decompose and melt.

“Wow…”

At this moment, Xin Tiao Qian was also looking at the combination in front of her with shining eyes.

"I think this monster is quite cute, hey..."

Having said that, Akane Shinjo looked at Rikka Takanari with some regret.

"If only I had made you like this..."

Takarada Rikka: “???!!!”

Let’s forget about this!!

"Anyway, please introduce yourself first."

Noticing that the atmosphere was a bit strange, Xing Baixian spoke hurriedly, and the combined form nodded obediently, then looked at everyone.

"Hello everyone, I am the fusion individual, Shiroha Ito, it's our first meeting, please take care of me."

As she spoke, she lowered her head very obediently and bowed to everyone.

“He seems like a good kid.”

Kiana looked at the fused individual curiously and expressed her opinion. Others did not show any special attitude towards the Shiraha Ito Tsumugi in front of them. For Lala and other cosmic people, they had seen alien creatures stranger than Shiraha Ito Tsumugi. For the Valkyries such as Kiana and Bronya, most of the Honkai beasts were terrifying and violent. For Mikan and Eve, they had been following Fang Zheng for so long and had seen all kinds of strange things... This one was no big deal.

Since the other party was able to communicate and interact, and was quite friendly, the girls on Fang Zheng's side were relieved and greeted Shiraha Itsumugi one after another.

Then, Fang Zheng ordered the fleet to prepare to go to the Rem galaxy to reunite with Sidonia.

And it only takes...

"Three days???"

Xing Baixian was shocked to hear Fang Zheng's answer.

"Of course, if the coordinates weren't too far away and difficult to determine, it might be faster if we had to send out reconnaissance."

Now Fang Zheng was too lazy to waste time with the entire fleet moving forward, so he sent Hei Yin directly over, asking her to go to the Rem galaxy for reconnaissance first, and then turn on the induction after confirming the battlefield situation, and then the entire fleet can jump over directly. This is also a common method used by the Blue Fleet in combat, especially since the civilization and technology of this world cannot interfere with the induction jump, so if they can't win, they can just run back.

Although it is impossible to defeat it.

"It's been almost 10,000 years since Sidonia left the solar system..."

"It can't even activate hyperspace cruise and jump drive, so it's natural that it runs slowly."

Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders, not caring about Xing Baixian's surprise. An ancient colonial ship like Sidonia still uses the oldest working fluid engine technology, which is basically equivalent to a ship that has just started using a steam engine. If it is from Earth to Mars, Sidonia will probably take at least ten years to get there. At this speed... it's not surprising that it will take more than a hundred years to leave the solar system.

To be honest, even if Sidonia had discovered faster-than-light travel, she wouldn't have been chased so badly by these Honkai beasts.

Helpless... The technical level of this battleship is really poor...

So the distance that Sidonia took ten thousand years to travel, Fang Zheng’s fleet could catch up with in three days, and a round trip in six days. This is the technological gap.

According to Fang Zheng's investigation, the ship Sidonia has spent almost all of its limited resources on survival and continuation, including cloning, personality transfer, elixirs and photosynthesis. These are all technologies designed to maintain the lives of the crew members. In addition, there is combat technology to fight against the Qijuzi, including guardian mechas and Higgs particle cannons.

However, they did not invest much in basic technology, resulting in Sidonia's basic technology being very poor.

For Xing Baixian, she had been very surprised by the technology of the Azure Fleet before, but at that time she just took a quick look. Now that she had time, she also visited the entire battleship under the guidance of other girls, and had a clearer understanding of the strength of the Azure Fleet - this also shocked Xing Baixian. Even though she was just a pilot and didn't know much about the technological development of Sidonia, she could see that the technological level of this fleet was far superior to Sidonia, and the latter was even not comparable.

While Xing Baixian was enjoying her life, there was also someone who was very excited about their arrival, and that was... Shinjo Akane.

“Ah… it’s so cute!!”

Holding the white, tender and thick tentacle in front of her, Akane Shinjo kept rubbing her cheeks, looking intoxicated. Because Shirahae Tsumugi was too tall, it was impossible for her to communicate with everyone. But she did have a way. She separated a tentacle from her chest to communicate with everyone. From the outside, this tentacle looked like a white, fat, human-sized noodle, except that there was a sensory organ similar to an eye at the top of the noodle, and two small tentacles acted as arms.

So this immediately fascinated Xin Tiao Qian.

Although Akane Shinjo has turned over a new leaf under Fang Zheng's "persuasion and education", her passion for monsters has not disappeared. Especially monsters like Shiraha Tsumugi, which Akane Shinjo has never seen before, are simply hitting her sweet spot, so much so that Akane Shinjo has been with Shiraha Tsumugi almost every day these two days, and she also remembers to tell her stories about those monsters, and Shiraha Tsumugi is also very interested in listening to them.

But for another person, it's very depressing.

"Jealous?"

Fang Zheng asked with a smile while looking at Takarada Rikka who was standing by the railing with a complicated expression. Not far in front of her, Akane Shinjo was sitting on a chair in the hangar, excitedly showing off her monster model to Tsumugi Hagoromo. It seemed like they were having a very pleasant conversation with each other.

And in the eyes of Takarada Rikka, that is... "I was here first, whether it's becoming friends with her or being together..."

"No."

Hearing Fang Zheng's voice, Baoda Rikka snorted and turned her head.

"Xia will also tell me about the matter of Siyou, but..."

Speaking of this, Takarada Rikka's expression is still a little complicated.

"Is this okay?"

"What are you talking about?"

"That child, Shirahae Tsumugi."

As she spoke, Takarada Rikka turned her head again and looked at the huge body that was more than ten meters tall in the hangar.

"That child is on the side of humans and thinks she is a human, but if she continues like this, she will one day realize that she is different from humans. What should she do then?"

"I didn't expect you could think of this."

Fang Zheng looked at Takarada Rikka and had to admit that this girl was indeed very gentle, and more importantly, she had a strong ability to empathize. This made Fang Zheng feel very much like Xiaolan, not the kind of gentleness of a simple saint, but the kind of gentleness that could empathize with the other person and understand the other person.

"Are you making fun of me?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Takarada Rika stared at him somewhat unhappily, while Fang Zheng waved his hand.

"Of course not. I'm just a little surprised that you can think of this, but it's not a big deal."

"Not a big deal?"

"Of course, in the end, it's up to her. If she thinks it's better this way, that's fine. If she wants to become human, that's fine. In the end, it's her choice."

Having said this, Fang Zheng smiled slightly.

"Let's talk about the outcome after she makes her choice. Now...it's too early."