Chapter 00079: Lian's Father
# Lian's Father
Chapter 79
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 79: Lian's Father
"This is impossible..." Tao Ai stared intently at the opened bags before him. Aside from some gold, the two bags contained iron blocks, gravel, and various food items. He clearly saw Lan Xiaobu leave the room with his pet, carrying nothing at all. If Lan Xiaobu left without taking anything, then the boundary stones must be in the room. Over ten thousand boundary stones combined would take up quite a bit of space, yet Lan Xiaobu's room only had these two bags, and everything else was obvious. Why, after he sneaked them out, were there not a single boundary stone in the bags?
The boundary stones were neither in Lan Xiaobu's room, nor did Lan Xiaobu take them away. Where could those boundary stones have gone? Could they have flown away?
Tao Ai clenched his fists, wishing he could immediately seize Lan Xiaobu and interrogate him, but that was only wishful thinking. The key was that the junk he had stolen needed to be disposed of somewhere; otherwise, he would be the first suspect.
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For several days, Lan Xiaobu focused on stabilizing his Innate Realm, and he had successfully laid a solid foundation. With Kunlun by his side, he felt even more confident. If things didn't go well, he could simply leave on his own.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. When the flying saucer announced that they had arrived at Jade Dawn Star, Lan Xiaobu also halted his cultivation.
He carried a fairly large bag and walked down from the flying saucer with the ancient path. A discerning person could immediately tell that his bag could not possibly contain any boundary stones.
The flying saucer did not land on any planet but rather on a vast artificial plaza in the void. Just a glance was enough for Lan Xiaobu to know that this plaza was man-made. Not only had they constructed a plaza in space, but they had also simulated the air composition and even the gravitational pull of a planet.
Looking up at the sky, he indeed saw that the area was covered by a dome.
Lan Xiaobu sighed; compared to a space station, such a starry plaza was something Earth could never create.
"Lieutenant Lan, this time you are our only remaining guard. You'll have to work hard to enter Jade Dawn Star," Commander Tai approached with a hint of a false smile.
"Isn't there still the selection between galaxies? Are we just entering Jade Dawn Star like this?" Lan Xiaobu asked in confusion.
Commander Tai smiled, "This time, Jade Dawn Star has increased its quota. Moreover, the planets selected from each galaxy are not many, and there isn't enough time, so we have simply canceled the inter-galactic selection. As long as the planets that passed the selection within the galaxy can enter Jade Dawn Star, the condition is that no more than twenty contestants from a single galaxy can participate."
Pasia walked over, "Brother Xiaobu, let’s go shopping! There are many things to buy here, and you can get all the essentials needed to enter Jade Dawn Star."
Pasia's face was flushed, and her eyes nearly sparkled when she looked at Lan Xiaobu. Since she last took him to the casino, she had not seen him. During that time, she heard that he had won a lot and then got robbed, but when she tried to find him, she could not get anyone to open the door, ruining her plans.
"Haha, Lieutenant Lan..." Mu Yuan Sang's hearty laughter echoed as he approached.
He had paid attention to everyone disembarking from the flying saucer; no one had brought two large bags. At the exit of the Future flying saucer, there was a boundary stone inspection gate. Anyone carrying more than a thousand boundary stones would be detected. He had paid special attention to Lan Xiaobu, and since the alarm did not go off when he exited, it meant that Lan Xiaobu indeed didn’t have any boundary stones on him.
The two large bags that appeared on the surveillance were found in an inconspicuous corner of the flying saucer, where the monitoring had been deliberately damaged. However, those bags only contained some gold and miscellaneous items, without a single boundary stone.
“Commander Tai has met with the Third Prince of the Heavenly Net Star,” seeing the newcomer, Commander Tai quickly bowed.
Compared to this imperial prince from the Heavenly Net Star, Commander Tai felt insignificant.
Mu Yuan Sang patted Commander Tai's shoulder, "Good, your guard Lan Xiaobu is not bad. I wonder if you would be willing to part with him and let him follow us into Jade Dawn Star?"
"..." Commander Tai was stunned. Lan Xiaobu was the only guard he had; Mu Yuan Sang wanted to take him away—was that not shameless?
But Mu Yuan Sang was a prince of a Level-5 Technological Civilization Planet, and he could not resist. If he refused now, who knows if the Heavenly Net Star would cease to exist in the future?
“Lieutenant Lan, what do you think?” Commander Tai could only ask Lan Xiaobu, hoping he could withstand Mu Yuan Sang's pressure.
Lan Xiaobu internally sneered. He had previously rejected Mu Yuan Sang. At that time, Commander Tai was not present, but now that he was here, he was unwilling to take any responsibility and wanted him to risk his life for protection. Lan Xiaobu could only think, Sixth Prince, you are overestimating yourself.
Lan Xiaobu replied indifferently, "I am just a guard; everything is up to the Sixth Prince."
Commander Tai cursed internally, "You are just a guard? What position have you not held? You let Chang Yuan go into battle; you have repeatedly allowed the guards of the Heavenly Star to leave with you. Is this what a guard does?" Just as Commander Tai was struggling to respond, a loud voice rang out, "The passage to Jade Dawn Star is about to open. Now, I invite Emperor Seno of the Red Thunder Star to speak; everyone, please be quiet."
Commander Tai, who had been at a loss for words, suddenly felt he could at least feign nervousness and listen attentively. Mu Yuan Sang didn’t seem to care, merely smiling at Lan Xiaobu before turning to leave.
Even as the Third Prince of the Heavenly Net Star, he could not speak freely at this moment.
Lan Xiaobu was equally uninterested in Mu Yuan Sang, as Emperor Seno of the Red Thunder Star was Lian's father, the very Lian he had killed. Now, he unexpectedly met Lian's father.
In the center of the plaza, a high platform appeared. A tall man clad in imperial robes walked to the platform, scanning the crowd below before slowly saying, "The Jade Dawn Star opens once every thirty years, and each time presents an opportunity for all planets in our universe. This time, we have increased the number of planets allowed to enter Jade Dawn Star. I wish all planetary contestants great success."
Furthermore, I have good news to announce: all contestants who find good items in Jade Dawn Star will not need to turn them over to their respective galaxies..."
As expected, this news was previously unknown to everyone. Once Emperor Seno announced it, it immediately stirred up a wave of discussion among the crowd. Everyone was excited; when had Jade Dawn Star not produced good items? Moreover, it opened once every thirty years, and only a few could emerge each time. It could be said that ninety-nine percent of Jade Dawn Star had never been searched.
Once the chatter quieted down, Emperor Seno continued, "This decision was made collectively by our five major galaxies. There will be an auction held in this plaza, and anyone can bring their items for sale. Of course, if you do not wish to sell, you may also take your items back to your home planet."
Lan Xiaobu thought to himself, this was indeed different from what Mu Zeji from the Hundred Mo Galaxy had said. It seemed to be the result of negotiations among all five Level-5 galaxies.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." At this moment, all participating contestants voiced their gratitude, even those from the Level-5 Technological Civilization Planet.
Although the previous items had to be turned over for distribution among the Level-5 Technological Civilization Planet, that had nothing to do with the contestants. What Emperor Seno meant just now was that all items found this time belonged to the contestants, which was a real benefit.
Emperor Seno waved his hand, smiling as he said, "Since the passage to Jade Dawn Star has not yet opened, I have a personal matter to ask for your help. I have a son named Lian. Many years ago, Lian piloted a Level-5 battle shuttle into space and has not returned since. To all the friends here, if you have seen Lian, please provide me with any information. I, Li Da Zhi, as the emperor of the Red Thunder Star, promise that whatever you need, as long as I can do it, I will not refuse."
After Emperor Seno finished speaking, he pressed a button in his hand, and a projection appeared in the void, showing Lian's appearance followed by a flying saucer. This flying saucer was the Level-5 battle shuttle that Lan Xiaobu had obtained.
Lan Xiaobu's flying saucer was seen by Ke'er. Although Lan Xiaobu had disguised the flying saucer as a lower-level battle shuttle, its appearance could still be recognized.
When Lian and that battle shuttle appeared, everyone in the plaza felt as if Emperor Seno's gaze was upon them.
Lan Xiaobu felt it too, thinking to himself, thankfully he had entered the Innate Realm; otherwise, that scrutinizing gaze would have made him quite uncomfortable.
A long time passed without anyone responding. Disappointment appeared on Emperor Seno's face as he spoke again, "Lian may have encountered some trouble. He mentioned that he might have obtained a treasure, and I do not know what kind of treasure it is. However, I heard Lian say that this treasure might break the concept of spatial science, gathering space at a single point, and allowing one to carry this space with them. Lian also said that this spatial treasure could even hold items inside.
Though I do not know what this spatial treasure Lian mentioned is, I am certain that he likely went out to verify its authenticity. So..."
Emperor Seno paused here, his gaze once again sweeping over the crowd.
He was not trying to find out who harmed Lian; he knew that was impossible, as the chances were almost zero.
But he suspected that whoever dared to act against Lian was definitely a large technological civilization planet, possibly involving the empires of these technological civilization planets. Any technological planet that passed the first round of selections had royalty. If any of those royals had heard even the slightest hint, he could find answers from those clues.
Soon his gaze fell on Tao Ai, who clearly trembled upon hearing him mention the spatial treasure, then quickly lowered his head.
"What is your name?" Emperor Seno walked directly up to Tao Ai.
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