Chapter 397: Boarding the Starship Back to the Federation
Chapter 397: Boarding the Starship Back to the Federation
The Evil Beast was quite bewildered in this regard, its concept of "death" still stuck in the explosive memories that suddenly appeared in its mind.More so than death, it actually feared the pain of that moment just before death.
The pain-fearing Evil Beast could not withstand such agony.
Su Heyuan heard this and his pupils suddenly shrank.
"What?" He thought he had misheard.
What does it mean that he’s about to die?
He’s obviously living well, and even the Ancestral Stage feared by the Federation’s High Spiritual Power Users had not appeared in him for a long time thanks to his sister’s help.
He could still live for a long time, there’s no way he’d be dying soon.
Su Heyuan’s eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly sneered, lifting the little monster up.
"You, little monster, it’s bad enough that you’re ugly, but why are you talking nonsense?"
The Evil Beast put its two paws together, feeling increasingly guilty.
"You were bitten by me," it said in a small voice.
It really wasn’t intentional that day!
"I didn’t mean to," it explained.
Su Heyuan squinted his eyes, "What do you mean?"
"Your teeth are poisonous?"
The Evil Beast nodded.
Su Heyuan: ...
For a moment, Su Heyuan was silent, not knowing what to say.
He never thought that this little monster’s teeth would be poisonous, and from the sound of it, this poison wasn’t mild.
Although he didn’t feel anything wrong with his body for the moment, he had a faint sense of foreboding.
Su Heyuan held the Evil Beast, speaking in a deep voice, "Is there an antidote?"
The Evil Beast shook its head, baffled.
"I don’t know."
"Maybe there is."
"But I’ve never seen it."
If its poison was really that easy to counteract, the core of the Empire’s five major stars wouldn’t be so severely contaminated.
The Evil Beast still inclined to believe its poison was incurable; after all, it relied on this poison to protect itself.
If there was a cure, then wouldn’t its evolution over the nearly ten thousand years be in vain?
Hearing this, Su Heyuan fell silent again, flinging the little monster away and getting up to walk outside.
The Evil Beast was thrown to the ground but wasn’t angry; instead, it poked at the floor even more guiltily.
"I really didn’t mean to," it said quietly, but unfortunately, no one was paying attention to it anymore.
Meanwhile, as Su Heyuan was looking for a way to detoxify, Lu Shinian and Su Ruan inside the Empire had already prepared to return to the Federation.
Because the starship needs to pass through the Insect Domain and then return to the Federation after passing through the Insect Domain, the energy required by the starship needs to be much more than before.
As for the starship, it was provided by Zero.
Zero had long noticed that Lu Shinian and Su Ruan were not Imperial people, so after recognizing the baby as his master, he had a deep conversation with Lu Shinian.
He was completely loyal to the baby and would not reveal that they came from another human settlement.
He even wanted to follow them to that place called the "Federation."
The only thing that made Zero a bit regretful was that bringing the entire Zero Star through the Insect Domain to reach the Federation’s territory was a very difficult task.
With the current technology they have, even if they could do this, it would require an enormous amount of energy and manpower, a cost-ineffective thing that would also cause disturbances on the Empire’s side.
Considering various factors, Zero ultimately did not take action.
However, although the entire Zero Star couldn’t leave with Lu Shinian and the others, he, as a robot, could.
After all, robots only need a signal to transmit instructions, let alone the main control on Zero Star also having a connection to the signal on the Federation side.
In short, following them was the best choice.
Without even Lu Shinian and Su Ruan bringing up the issue, Zero had already packed up his things the day before their departure and was evidently determined to go with them.
Seeing Zero’s manner, Su Ruan said helplessly for the first time, "Zero, you don’t have to be so nervous, we’re just going back."
Zero held the baby in an extremely standard posture and nodded earnestly, "I know, but the little master is very fragile."
"The little master has never experienced things like this before, so we must be cautious."
What he said made sense, and Su Ruan was convinced.
She agreed, nodding, "You’re right."
The baby was different from them, not to mention it had only been born for just over a hundred days and, as a "Natural Human," its constitution meant that they needed to be careful at all times and deal with potential situations cautiously.
Fortunately, Lu Shinian was by Su Ruan’s side.
Lu Shinian had thoughtfully considered everything, and various emergency medicines were prepared on the starship.
It is worth mentioning that because the baby is a Natural Human, it couldn’t withstand the Medical Pods developed for people who had fully adapted to the interstellar era.
To treat the baby, they must use pure natural drugs and accurately measure the dosage, or else it may have adverse effects.
Fortunately, with Zero around, Zero could nearly perfectly control the dosage issue, so Lu Shinian and Su Ruan didn’t have to worry too much for the time being.
After everything was ready, Su Hanjing took a few photos with the baby, then hugged Su Ruan and said, "You go back first, I’ll come to find you after handling things here."
Su Hanjing still had to manage two main stars for now, couldn’t leave immediately, so she had Su Ruan and Lu Shinian return first.
"Remember to say hi to Little Tiger and Little He for me, we really miss them."
Su Ruan nodded, "Don’t worry, Mother, I will deliver your message."
She held Su Hanjing’s hand, "Once things here are settled and you return, our family will be reunited."
She had also longed for the day of reunion for a long time.
Su Hanjing smiled, "Alright, alright, you should leave soon, while the weather is still good."
Su Ruan and Lu Shinian said their goodbyes to Su Hanjing, then, along with the baby and Zero who was holding the baby, boarded the starship.
While the people in the Empire were searching for a second pregnant woman, Su Ruan had already boarded the starship back to the Federation. The next meeting was uncertain.
On the starship, Su Ruan was browsing news from Ye Zirou’s side.
Just then, her third brother also contacted her. Originally, Su Ruan wanted to bring Cheng Qingye back to the Federation, but Cheng Qingye refused.
Cheng Qingye said he had some other matters to attend to and needed to stay in the Empire for a while, so he wouldn’t be returning for now.
Su Ruan was curious about what business her third brother needed to handle, but Cheng Qingye was tight-lipped and wouldn’t tell her, only saying she’d find out later.
Unable to get answers, Su Ruan could only temporarily set the matter aside.
The starship gradually flew towards the Insect Domain, and as the distance closed, Su Ruan began to feel a little strange.
Her body started heating up, and something seemed to pop up on top of her head.
It was itchy and a little uncomfortable.
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