Chapter 00046: Departing from Native Soil
# Departing from Native Soil
Chapter 46
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 46 Departing from Native Soil
When Lan Xiaobu returned to the vicinity of the flying saucer near Kunlun, the sky had already turned completely dark. The chances of the flying saucer being spotted in Kunlun Mountain were fewer, while although the Qinling Mountains were also vast, the flying saucer would be easier to detect here.
Luo Caisi mentioned that drones had come looking for her, and Lan Xiaobu even suspected whether the flying saucer had already been discovered. Regardless of whether it had been found or not, Lan Xiaobu decided to leave tonight.
“Kunlun, open the door,” Lan Xiaobu said, and the door of Kunlun opened automatically. Although Kunlun had collected all the languages of Earth upon arriving, and could understand his words, Lan Xiaobu felt that he should change Kunlun's interface to Chinese later.
The corpse of the herb gatherer still lay at the flying saucer's entrance. Lan Xiaobu first placed the little wolf cub, Ancient Path, inside the flying saucer, and then he moved the herb gatherer's body outside and buried it briefly. Unable to take a handful of soil back to Tingjiang, Lan Xiaobu decided to take a handful of soil from here instead.
Regardless of whether he was alive, he had a handful of Earth soil accompanying him.
As for the skeletal remains, Lan Xiaobu did not dare to leave them in the Qinling Mountains. He was concerned that there might be some locator on the skeletal remains; if there was, even after he took the flying saucer away, those alien warships could still track their way to Earth through this skeletal remains.
Lan Xiaobu had not yet examined the layout inside the flying saucer; he had no time for that now. Once he launched the flying saucer into space, he still needed to sort through the endless fragments of memories. These memory fragments did not belong to him but were from that extraterrestrial being that intended to seize his body.
Grabbing the skeletal remains, he casually tossed them aside and sat down in the cockpit seat of the flying saucer. He glanced back at Ancient Path, who was behaving nicely, lying quietly and not running around.
The memories regarding the flying saucer were instantly organized, and Lan Xiaobu was secretly astonished by the advancement of alien technology. Earth’s technological development could be considered rapid over the past century, but compared to extraterrestrial technological civilization, it was merely a younger sibling.
This flying saucer was originally named Seeking Dao, coming from the distant Astral Order Galaxy. The owner of the flying saucer was named Rian, a powerful planet within the fifth-tier star system of the Astral Order Galaxy, known as the Red Thunder Star...
A fearful oppressive feeling began to build within Lan Xiaobu’s heart as he realized the significant stature of Rian, the owner of this flying saucer.
Unconsciously, Lan Xiaobu shuddered. He did not dare to continue sorting through these memories on Earth; he always had the feeling that once the Red Thunder Star learned that he had killed Rian, Earth would be completely doomed.
Lan Xiaobu immediately commanded, “Kunlun, leave Earth immediately; no, leave the Milky Way as far as possible.”
“Kunlun acknowledges. Collecting data from the Milky Way…” The voice of the flying saucer promptly responded.
Kunlun could infiltrate Earth’s network wirelessly. With Kunlun's computing power, Earth’s strongest firewalls and encryptions were nothing more than decorations. For Kunlun, it was just a bit more calculation. However, how long would this data collection take? Just as Lan Xiaobu pondered this question, the voice in the flying saucer sounded again, “Data collection is complete. We can take off now.”
“Change the main control interface to Chinese as well.” While speaking, Lan Xiaobu was already considering the fuel problem. The fuel used by Kunlun was not available on Earth, there were two types of fuels, one was refined chiselite, and the other was stone-cutting material.
Because stone-cutting material was far too precious and extremely difficult to obtain, the current usage was chiselite. According to the memories Lan Xiaobu acquired, chiselite was also quite valuable, and only tier-three or higher flying saucers used this kind of fuel.
Lan Xiaobu did not know what chiselite was, but he would slowly search for it once he entered space.
“Kunlun has switched the language interface to Chinese.” The voice of Kunlun emanated as it had defaulted to collect language information upon arriving on Earth. It collected all language information as soon as it landed. Other technological information, however, needed to be commanded to collect; only when instructed would Kunlun begin to collect.
Looking at the Chinese prompts and coordinates on the large display screen, Lan Xiaobu felt the comfort grow.
“Let’s depart, Kunlun.” Leaning back in his seat, Lan Xiaobu didn’t even bother preparing some food. There were still some rations left from his previous supplies; he could soak a little for Ancient Path later. If he didn’t find a place to land before he starved, he could only accept his fate; Ancient Path would also accompany him to fall amidst the starry sky. In fact, if Luo Caisi hadn't given Ancient Path to him, he wouldn't have actively sought to adopt it.
Let alone the inconvenience of preparing food now, what good would it do if he prepared food for a year? What about after a year?
In the vast universe, he and Kunlun did not know how long they would fly. Ever since stepping into Kunlun, he had long since cast aside thoughts of life and death. When he faced a dire situation, he would activate Kunlun's destruction protocols.
...
Lan Xiaobu only felt a slight shudder, and he saw the complete shape of Earth on the big screen, but this image flashed by in an instant.
How fast was this speed? Lan Xiaobu asked, “Have we already blasted through the atmosphere?”
“We have left the solar system and are currently departing the Milky Way…” Kunlun's voice came through. Lan Xiaobu fell silent; there was no need for orbiting or escaping; cosmic speed was utterly irrelevant to Kunlun.
“Kunlun, keep distancing from Earth as much as possible, and also move away from the Astral Order Galaxy…” After giving an order, Lan Xiaobu felt slightly relieved.
The memories he had absorbed previously were gradually being sorted out by Lan Xiaobu, and the more he sorted, the more astonished he became.
The Red Thunder Star led the entire Astral Order Galaxy civilization by a great distance, being a top-notch cultural star. Most of the surrounding life planets lived under its shadow. Angering the Red Thunder Star could easily result in enslavement of an entire planet, or worse, direct annihilation of the planet.
Rian’s background was even more significant; he was the direct son of Emperor Seno of the Red Thunder Star, and Emperor Seno had only this one son. It could be said that as long as Rian willed it, he could destroy several surrounding low-tier technological cultural stars with just a word.
Lan Xiaobu felt a chill in his heart; if Emperor Seno of the Red Thunder Star discovered that his only son had come to Earth and had been killed by himself, even to the point of soul scattering, then no matter how far he was, Emperor Seno would likely come to Earth to destroy it.
At this moment, Lan Xiaobu could only hope that once Kunlun was taken away by himself, it had not left any hidden dangers on Earth.
Rian could have quietly acted as a little overlord on the Red Thunder Star, but he had uncovered a great secret—one that pertained to the eternal existence of life. This secret of eternal existence was located on the terrestrial star, and he had left the Red Thunder Star to search for it amid the vast universe...
Lan Xiaobu tightened his fists; how could he not know the terrestrial star, it was Earth. What secrets did Earth possess?
Unfortunately, he found no information on this part of the memory; it seemed Rian had hidden it very deeply.
Rian was also a cultivator and not at a low level. What made Lan Xiaobu admire even more was that Rian not only practiced cultivation but also had a profound understanding of and research into technology—something far beyond Lan Xiaobu's reach. That boundless knowledge of technology made Lan Xiaobu feel that even if he studied for hundreds of years, he would never finish learning.
Lan Xiaobu found it hard to comprehend why Rian's mind could hold so much, and why he did not forget it.
The flying saucer weaved through the serene starry sky; Lan Xiaobu was entirely immersed in the endless knowledge left behind by Rian.
It was unclear how much time passed before Lan Xiaobu suddenly jolted awake, feeling a bit hungry. Looking back, he saw Ancient Path staring at him eagerly, understanding enough not to make noise.
Fortunately, he now understood why Rian could survive in the vast universe—besides the simulated environment of the flying saucer being same as a living space, there was also a survival chamber deep within the flying saucer.
Inside the survival chamber were two types of items: first, green plants, and there was only a two-meter square vegetable plot where a type of vegetable called chiselite was planted—a real green vegetable rather than some tree found on Earth.
However, chiselite was not a staple food, merely a side dish to provide nutrients; the real staple food was the Vital Core Element Elixir.
Lan Xiaobu left the cockpit and walked to the back of the flying saucer, placing his hand on the sensor area and stating, “Open the survival chamber.”
As the chamber opened, Lan Xiaobu saw stacks of potions piled up. Each bottle only contained a maximum of fifteen milliliters, and Lan Xiaobu now clearly understood how powerful this fifteen milliliters of Vital Core Element Elixir was; this one bottle could provide a normal person’s nutritional needs for five days. There were at least thousands of these Vital Core Element Elixirs piled up; enough to sustain life for decades.
From his memories, he learned that this kind of potion was not something an ordinary person could afford because it required a primary medicinal material called Vital Core Mushroom. The value of this Vital Core Mushroom was extraordinary; even if an ordinary person had money, they could not purchase it. It could only be found in one place, the Jade Dawn Star.
Through the glass, Lan Xiaobu could clearly see the two-meter square chiselite plant. Lan Xiaobu could only sigh; having wealth really allows one to do as they please.
No need for meals, there was the Vital Core Element Elixir. Want a snack? Just gather some chiselite. Drinking water was even easier; it was all pure water freshly sourced.
He casually picked up a bottle of Vital Core Element Elixir and drank it down, and Lan Xiaobu instantly felt a surge of vitality fill him up, his spirits reaching new heights.
This really was a good product; with this survival guarantee, he could wander the universe too.
Lan Xiaobu fed another bottle to Ancient Path; this kind of substance couldn't cause indigestion; it merely provided the necessary nutrients for survival. A bottle for an adult could last five days, and Ancient Path might be able to last ten days.
(Confused earlier, I set the timer for 18:00, but realized it was set for the 12th; no wonder I didn’t see the chapters that came out. Mainly, I just downloaded the Muscle-Tendon Altering Sutra to practice; since I had no spiritual qi, the practice was a bit off.)
(This chapter ends)