Chapter 64
After the explanations from the various races of the Star Beast Domain, the silver-gray-haired man finally understood that outside this barren star domain, there was a powerful and ruthless race, and they had escaped from there because of the cruel oppression of that race.
There are many habitable planets over there, but with that intelligent race around, they can forget about it.
After listening to the words of the people from the Star Beast Domain, the man with long silver-gray hair remained silent for a long time before tentatively asking, "Our race also has a large population. Do you think we can defeat the intelligent race over there if we join forces?"
However, upon hearing the man's words, the Feather Clan couldn't help but sneer, and the other races of the Star Beast Domain laughed even harder, filling the long-haired man with an ominous premonition.
Sure enough, after their laughter stopped, the Feather Clan member said seriously, "I admit you are very strong, but with your strength, even if countless others came, to the Intelligence Clan, you would just be pebbles on the roadside, which they could easily step over!"
"Don't try to challenge the Ghibli; it's a terror you can't even imagine!"
Hearing the solemn warning from the various races of the Star Beast Domain, the man with the silver-gray hair couldn't help but feel a sense of despair.
Yes, he is very strong, but even in his hometown, he is already among the top experts. He also knows that the races in front of him are not weak, and many of them are already considered formidable fighters. In his hometown, they are definitely powerful races.
Yet these races, which he considered quite strong, rejected his proposal without a second thought, stating that even if there were millions more of his kind, they would have no chance against the Zhi race.
For a moment, the silver-gray-haired man felt utterly hopeless. Unable to resist the red tide, they had to travel far away to find a new home. But when they finally arrived, the many races they encountered told them that they had also fled here to escape the calamity ahead. Was there really no soil in this vast starry sky where the Bone Clan could survive?
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Inner Universe, in a space base.
Chen Xi sat upright in a corner of the bedroom, watching the instructional video on the screen with complete concentration.
A figure with flowing golden hair walked up to Chenxi's side, placed a long, slender, white hand on Chenxi's shoulder, and said in a deep, pleasant voice, "Darling, it's time to sleep."
Chenxi didn't even blink, continuing to stare intently at the instructional video, saying, "You go to sleep first, I'll study a little longer." I love learning; learning makes me happy.
Jin Yi raised an eyebrow, a meaningful look on his face. However, seeing that Chen Xi was determined not to go to bed, he did not insist. Instead, he said, "Okay, then get some rest after you finish studying."
The people around him left, and the room was quiet. Even so, Chen Xi continued to stare at the dry and profound space theory video without moving. Half an hour later, he quietly moved his gaze to the bed and saw Jin Yi lying there quietly under the covers. He must have been in standby mode. His energy relaxed, and he leaned back against the soft cushion.
Finally, I can sleep.
However, just in case, Chenxi kept the tutorial video on, then played a silent game for half an hour until she felt it was about time. Then she got up, stretched, and prepared to go to sleep.
Chenxi, who was looking forward to going to sleep, tiptoed to the bedside, reached out and lifted the blanket, and then froze.
Imagine you lift the covers and find your partner lying there completely naked. Wouldn't you be surprised?
Whether others were surprised or not, Chen Xi didn't know, but he was completely unmoved. He even wanted to wrap Jin Yi up tightly in his clothes.
With a sigh in her heart, Chenxi remained unaffected and climbed back into bed, ready to get some sleep.
However, as soon as Chen Xi climbed into bed, strands of hair became entangled in his hands and feet, and a warm body pressed against him, pressing him down and kissing him passionately.
Oh no, he was pretending to be asleep!
The blow was so great that Chenxi was stunned for a few seconds.
Finally, seemingly realizing there was no escaping it today, Chenxi simply gave up struggling and lay flat, but couldn't help muttering under her breath, "Couldn't you have used a motor with a lower power rating?"
Jin Yi, who had kissed Chen Xi's earring down to her neck, said, "No, the mainframe's performance is top-notch."
"Can't I just take a day off?" Chen Xi said resentfully.
Upon hearing Chen Xi's words, Jin Yi, who had been burying his face in Chen Xi's neck, paused, then raised his head, his golden eyes fixed on Chen Xi. "Are you tired?"
However, before Chenxi could nod excitedly...
Jin Yi tilted her head and thought for less than 0.01 seconds before saying, "Then let's try a different approach today."
Change it to something else? Change what? Chenxi's eyes were full of confusion.
Under Chen Xi's confused gaze, Jin Yi smiled at him and then slowly leaned down...
With a bang, Chenxi seemed to hear fireworks exploding in her mind.
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Another exciting night has passed, sob sob sob.
The next morning, Jin Yi had breakfast with Chen Xi.
Chenxi was acting very strangely today. She kept her head down and ate her meal without looking up. Occasionally, when she had to look up, she would inadvertently see Jin Yi's face, especially Jin Yi's lips, and her cheeks would instantly turn bright red. It was unclear what she was thinking.
Jin Yi remained as usual, and you could even tell from the slight upturn of his lips that he was in a very good mood.
Jin Yi, in a good mood, was picking out some dishes from the table and putting them into Chen Xi's bowl.
Chenxi, who is usually a picky eater, was unusually well-behaved today, eating whatever Jinyi picked up without paying attention.
However, Chenxi's obedience clearly had its limits. After eating several dishes she didn't like, Chenxi became unhappy. When Jin Yi brought the shrimp cakes closer to her bowl, she quietly pulled her bowl back a little.
Jin Yi raised an eyebrow, "Don't want to eat anymore?"
"How about this?"
What's going on? Chen Xi, who was still looking down, was wondering when Jin Yi lifted his head up. He then saw Jin Yi holding a shrimp cake in his mouth and slowly leaning over.
Ahhh! Chenxi felt like he heard the sound of fireworks exploding again.
Chenxi obediently ate the last shrimp cake, but her cheeks turned bright red afterward.
After finishing the meal, Jin Yi rewarded Chen Xi with a kiss and said, "Good girl."
Looking at this extraordinary human being, Chen Xi said with emotion, "I will die on you one day."
Jin Yi smiled and stroked Chen Xi's head, saying, "Theoretically speaking, excessive indulgence will not harm your health, so darling, don't worry."
Chenxi... For a moment, she didn't know whether she should be grateful for the progress of technology.
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Sweet times always pass very quickly. In the blink of an eye, more than two months have passed. Since the last upgrade of the main brain components, Jin Yi has ushered in another component upgrade.
Since Jin Yi transferred the main body of the accessory upgrade from the next generation's new main brain back to himself, accessory upgrades have become a routine occurrence every few months. Although it is troublesome and requires him to leave Chen Xi's side for a few days every now and then, it is something he has no choice but to do.
Although Chenxi usually feels "overworked", she is still very reluctant to see Jinyi for several days. As usual, after Jinyi made a bunch of promises of compensation, Chenxi reluctantly let Jinyi go to upgrade the parts.
After Jin Yi left, Chen Xi felt an even stronger sense of emptiness than before. She would even wake up instantly if she reached out to touch something beside her while sleeping at night and found nothing there.
Two days later, Chenxi became very depressed. Because this upgrade took a long time, and he still had three days before he could see Jinyi, Chenxi felt that he couldn't stay like this. He had to find a way to cheer himself up. He couldn't let Jinyi's absence make him lose all motivation to do anything. After all, there would be many more times like this when upgrading parts in the future.
After considering several options, Chenxi decided that instead of staying cooped up in the base for the next three days, she would go out and relax in the surrounding area.
Because Chenxi was in the inner universe, which was very safe and was the main base of the Zhi Clan, and the only entrance was heavily guarded, no one would stop or worry about Chenxi's idea of finding a place in the inner universe to relax.
Even after learning of Chenxi's idea, the Zhizu immediately devised a route and selected some places for Chenxi to refer to.
Finally, Chenxi chose a unique place from among those locations and happily set off.
Chenxi chose a star region that was relatively safe but had a complex ecosystem. The starship could reach it in about half a day at full speed. Chenxi planned to spend two days there, and the remaining day traveling back and forth – a perfect plan.
One day later.
Since a few hours ago, the activity on the StarNet has reached an all-time high, for no other reason than that the treasure of the entire Zhi Clan, their precious Chenxi, has started a live stream.
Chenxi, who was having her first live stream experience, was currently inside a completely transparent protective sphere, controlling the sphere as she hopped and skipped around on a desolate planet on an "adventure".
This completely transparent protective sphere was custom-made for Chenxi, and there is only one of its kind in the entire universe. It is made of AX-grade safety materials, which are impact-resistant, corrosion-resistant, and resistant to high temperature and pressure. It can even survive a nuclear explosion without damage. It has an internal circulation system that can maintain a comfortable environment suitable for human survival in any environment. Combined with the various detection instruments inside, it is an exclusive custom-made model designed to allow Chenxi to "explore" in different environments and have a strong sense of participation.
At this moment, Chen Xi was inside this protective sphere, bouncing along on this somewhat harsh planet. On this barren ground full of gravel, he bounced and rolled until he came to a strange, giant plant.
The plant resembled several enormous vines, intertwined and growing into a clump. It had no leaves, and its grayish, wrinkled surface looked rather ugly. Seeing something he had never seen before, Chen Xi activated the scanning system built into the protective sphere. Soon, the composition and nutrients of the peculiar plant were all displayed before Chen Xi's eyes, along with the analysis results: rich in nutrients, containing some trace toxins, but edible after detoxification.
You can actually eat it!
Chen Xi's eyes lit up, and she wanted to use the mechanical arm built into the bottom of the protective ball to dig up a section of the plant.
But how could the intelligent beings present let Chenxi do such rough work? Almost as soon as Chenxi's mechanical arm extended, many figures appeared from the surroundings and clouds of the seemingly "empty" wasteland and quickly arrived at Chenxi's side. Before Chenxi could react, the plant was dug up by the roots and carried by several intelligent beings. Some even exaggeratedly covered the ugly plant with a large flower made of red silk, with a conspicuous label hanging on it - "Spoils Number One".
Meanwhile, the StarNet was even more abuzz, with a flood of compliments pouring in like water. The races of the Star Beast Domain could never have imagined that the intelligent race, whom they considered cold-blooded and cruel, could utter so many nauseating words.
Aside from those who exclaimed "XiXi is so amazing!" as if finding an edible plant was some great feat, the rest of the comments were all about caring for ChenXi, such as "XiXi, don't overwork yourself." "XiXi, have some water." "XiXi, do you want to rest for a while?" and so on, showing concern in every possible way.
Looking at the text scrolling across the screen, Chenxi smiled and said, "I'm not tired."
This single sentence and smile instantly sparked a new wave of excitement on the StarNet. Countless AI users screamed "Ahhhhh!" while the remaining AI users excitedly flooded the screen with messages like, "XiXi replied to me!"
On the StarNet, the few members of the GZ (Social Media Group) who were the first to post "XiXi replied to me" quickly started arguing with each other.
Binlan walked up to Chenxi and smiled, "Spoils of War No. 1 will be sent for processing immediately and will be cooked into various dishes. Would you like to try them later, or enjoy them at dinner?"
As a senior technician, Binlan was elegant and handsome, with a warm smile like a spring breeze. Looking into Chenxi's orange eyes, he was as gentle as water.
The AI community, which was previously in a state of chaos on the StarNet, was quickly drawn to Binlan's presence, and they all asked alertly, "Who is this?"
The Intelligence Clan quickly exchanged information.
“I remember him. He is Binlan, a senior researcher at the High Energy Ray Weapon Research Institute. He was selected as one of the ten people to take care of Chenxi. He was the only one selected from the weapons research and development team.”
“I’m also from the High Energy Ray Weapon Research Institute. I’ve had contact with this Binlan. Don’t be fooled by his appearance; he’s very shrewd.”
"If he wasn't capable, how could he have become the only one to rise to the top in the weapons development team? This is a picture of him that I found in a photo that Xi Xi posted before. Look, the reflection in this plate is him, and the hand arranging the plate is also his! Damn it, he's always so close to Xi Xi."
I recognized the look in his eyes; it was the aura of a love rival.
Now, the comments on StarNet became even more unfriendly, with many people starting to nitpick at Binlan, and some even attacking the poor Jin Yi who was not present at the time.
They all said that the mastermind was useless, and how could such a malicious person stay by Chenxi's side?
As for the hostile and targeted words on the StarNet, Binlan glanced at them indifferently and smiled lightly. The smile still looked warm, but it hid a deep contempt. A group of losers could only shout like this.
After receiving Chenxi's reply that he wanted to eat dinner later, Binlan bowed slightly to Chenxi and then left with the surrounding Zhizu and the "Spoils Number One".
Chenxi's "exploration" of the desolate planet continues.
This planet was indeed a desolate place, and its barrenness easily created an atmosphere of adventure. But in reality, there was no danger at all, and plants and animals were scarce. Chenxi searched for a long time before finally finding another plant.
This time, fearing that the plant would be dug up by other intelligent beings before he could even touch it, Chen Xi shouted, "Don't touch it! I'm going to dig this one up myself!"
【Ahhh! Xixi is so cute, I'm dying~】
[I'm conflicted. How can Xixi's hands handle such heavy work? But since Xixi wants to dig it herself, I can only watch with a heavy heart.]
[Xixi, promise me you can only do this kind of heavy work once.]
Chen Xi's words sparked another round of earnest advice on the StarNet.
After Chenxi steered the protective ball to the plant, she activated the scan as usual, and the scan results showed that it was edible.
Chen Xi was even more satisfied. This was perfect. He would dig it up himself, preserve it, and take it back to eat with Jin Yi.
However, just as Chenxi extended the mechanical arm, ready to dig, a sudden fluctuation occurred in the space, and Chenxi's figure flickered and disappeared from the spot.
Everything happened so fast that no one could react in time. By the time the surrounding intelligent beings realized what was happening and rushed over, the spatial fluctuation had already ended.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, during the live broadcast that everyone was eagerly anticipating, Chen Xi suddenly disappeared from the spot, and the StarNet exploded!
Binlan was one of the few members of the Intelligence Clan who rushed to the location where Chenxi disappeared the fastest. He issued an order with a serious expression: "Track the coordinates of the protective sphere, monitor the fluctuations in the space, and analyze the cause of the fluctuations."
The other members of the Intelligence Clan who rushed here at the same time also issued orders with grim faces: "Mobilize the armed forces of nearby space bases and mobilize nearby large-scale space monitoring equipment."
"Activate Level 1 Alert and enter wartime status!"
At this moment, all the intelligent beings present received instructions, and the mainframe was forced to connect and report the situation on site.
For a moment, the entire group of Ghibli fell into a deathly silence.
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Meanwhile, Chenxi, who was originally planning to pick the ingredients herself, was suddenly moved to a different place in the blink of an eye, leaving her completely bewildered.
The giant plant he was about to harvest was gone, the desolate planet was gone, and the surrounding environment had completely changed.
However, Chen Xi couldn't immediately figure out what was going on because his new environment wasn't a quiet place for thinking. There were many alien humanoid races around him, but none of them were ones he had ever seen before. Chen Xi considered himself quite knowledgeable; he had seen many humanoid intelligent races in the Star Beast Domain, and he had read about others he hadn't seen in person on the Star Network. But he didn't recognize any of the races in front of him.
Not only did he not recognize them, but even the languages spoken by the surrounding races could not be translated by the translation system on Chenxi, which contained the languages of all the intelligent races in the territory of the intelligent races.
Chenxi had a vague feeling that things were getting serious.
What Chen Xi found strange was that none of the intelligent races around him cared about him, who had seemingly appeared out of nowhere. They didn't even notice him; they were all shouting and running in a panic in one direction. If he had to describe it in one word, it would be chaos and turmoil.
What are they running for?
Chenxi was curious, but soon she found out the reason.
As everyone desperately tried to escape, high plumes of smoke gradually appeared. Chen Xi looked up from the protective sphere and saw that the source of the smoke was a surging, approaching red tide on the ground.
Upon closer inspection, it wasn't a red tide at all, but rather a bunch of large, red, fleshy worms tangled together.
Calling them giant flesh worms would be an insult to the creature. Apart from resembling caterpillars, these worms have nothing in common with them. Each one has a huge mouth as thick as its body, with layers of sharp teeth inside when it opens, which is terrifying to look at. The worms are also incredibly tough; they can leave a crater when swept across the ground, which is how the huge plumes of dust that rise into the air are formed.
Chenxi's protective sphere was equipped with a telescope, and he personally witnessed some intelligent races running behind being swept up by the swarm of insects because they were too slow or accidentally fell. In less than a second, they were torn to pieces, leaving not even a trace.
Seeing such a bloody and brutal scene with his own eyes, Chenxi couldn't help but shudder.
Even though Chenxi usually enjoys watching horror movies, this kind of real brutality is completely different from the scenes in movies that you know are fake.
Seeing the red swarm of insects rapidly approaching, covering the sky and seemingly endless, Chenxi couldn't help but turn her protective sphere around and run in the same direction as the fleeing people.
Waaah, Jin Yi, there's a monster here!
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