The two young men who had just stepped back reappeared with cleaning tools, quickly cleaned up the tea stains on the carpet, and then swiftly retreated, leaving the space to An Zhi and Zhang Baye, their former comrades-in-arms.
"Is she... alright? What did she say?"
Anzhi's voice trembled slightly. Although it wasn't entirely unexpected, she was still overjoyed to learn that her guess from decades ago had come true.
An Zhi had guessed it from the day Yin Zhu proposed the plan.
Given this guy's personality, once he achieves his goal, he's unlikely to cause any trouble. Even if he becomes unspeakable, there will eventually be a day when they can meet again. It's hard to say that the Dragon Kingdom's research on the unspeakable isn't driven by the desire to bring her back.
As long as the Dragon Kingdom has sufficient strength to resist, there is absolutely no need for anyone to be sacrificed.
“Yin Zhu, ah…” At this point, Zhang Baye’s expression became subtle.
Let's rewind to before the two parties made contact.
In the endless darkness, the faintly visible points of light are the only eye-catching things here.
Yin Zhu had lost count of which world this was.
Not every world is a better place; in some worlds, the chosen ones reveal the ugly side of humanity. If it weren't for setting a bottom line of "never destroying other worlds," some planets would truly make it seem like it's better to just swallow them whole.
Restraint is a virtue, restraint is a virtue, restraint is a virtue...
The absence of a physical body and the inability of veins to bulge in the head did not diminish Yin Zhu's impulse to regain her humanity when angered by the actions of some chosen ones.
In that moment, He suddenly heard a voice.
"Hello."
They were very reserved and cautious, revealing nothing beyond a simple greeting.
Yin Zhu turned towards the source of the sound in the darkness. Although there was no clear sense of direction, he knew the sound was coming from there. The points of light formed a sphere. Although most spheres of light looked the same to ordinary people, Yin Zhu immediately sensed a familiar aura, judging from the regular scent.
"Blue Star?"
Yin Zhu hadn't mentioned that name for a long time. After all, in this world, the only being who could communicate with her across the world barrier most of the time was Hirano Shan. As for other beings from lower-dimensional worlds, trying to touch this plane was practically wishful thinking.
The other person seemed startled by her voice and spoke again after a long while: "I am from the Blue Star Dragon Kingdom Research Institute. I am speaking to you on behalf of humanity."
Blue Star? Dragon Kingdom? Research Institute?
These words, when put together, reminded her of a long-forgotten memory.
Unexpectedly, Blue Star could achieve this... Truly worthy of being its mother planet! Like mother, like daughter! Yin Zhu knew her logic was reversed, but that didn't affect her happy mood.
The main point is that I'm really happy today.
"I am Yin Zhu. How long has it been since I was born on Blue Star?"
He rarely wasted words at crucial moments, directly revealing his identity. Conversely, Blue Star fell silent, time seemingly frozen in the darkness, before a long reply finally came: "Fifty-seven years have passed since the mysterious departed Blue Star."
Fifty-seven years.
Throughout her long life, Yin Zhu had long since lost her sense of time.
For Him, fifty-seven years is just a cold, hard number. If He had a cell phone or computer, He might have a clearer sense of the passage of time, but unfortunately, there is none here.
But for humans on Earth, it was almost two generations.
"You guys are very good."
Yin Zhu's voice was filled with relief and emotion as he simply offered his evaluation of the Dragon Kingdom Research Institute. He didn't call over Hirano Shan, who was helping to monitor the normal operation of the instance; after all, fifty-seven years was enough for Yin Zhu to gain a deeper understanding of Hirano Shan.
Unlike herself, Hirano San had no attachment to Earth and even less affection for the Sakura Kingdom.
If he had to say, Yin Zhu strongly suspects that Hirano Shan's feelings for the ghosts and monsters of the Sakura Kingdom's mythology are far deeper than her feelings for the humans of the Sakura Kingdom. After all, things that don't exist can be infinitely romanticized in memories, while real things will only constantly expose their ugly faces. I forget who said it, but everyone prefers abstract people to concrete people.
Upon hearing Yin Zhu's praise, the other party seemed to hesitate for a moment before speaking: "You ended the bizarre crisis back then. Now, can we obtain some unspeakable knowledge from you? Or would you like to know about the current development of Blue Star?"
This is the true purpose of the research institute.
Fifty-seven years is enough for Yin Zhu to become a symbol of a "savior." Although her name is still mentioned in some news reports or books, referring to her as the greatest contributor to ending the strange arrival on Blue Star, for people fifty-seven years later, "Yin Zhu" is more like a familiar stranger. Incidentally, because there has been little research progress on the rules from the beginning, her name is naturally not a required topic in textbooks, but only an extracurricular extension. So congratulations to the students of Blue Star, they can have one less knowledge point to memorize.
The research institute was unsure how long the voice connection would last, or whether the other party was acting in good faith, so they could only bite the bullet and try to acquire as much knowledge as possible. If the other party didn't proactively bring up anything about understanding Earth, they wouldn't waste their time asking.
A long period of time is enough to change a person, let alone Yin Zhu, who is no longer human.
However, Yin Zhu was never suited for any touching reunion scenes, but when she discovered that someone still cared about her, her joy still welled up involuntarily.
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