allendalepharm Chapter 010: Three Months Later
Chapter 010: Three Months Later
Time keeps flowing and never stops for anything; in the blink of an eye, another three months have passed.
By this time, Xuanhuang Star had long since returned to calm. After all, although the human side suffered heavy losses in the battle to kill the Demon God Mengqi, they still had Chu Zhongtian, a seventh-level Martial Saint, with them.
For this reason, the sea monsters that rushed onto land were either killed by humans or retreated back into the sea.
Even the military bases destroyed by the Monkey God are now being rebuilt.
Of course, because Lu Qingshan, the world's strongest expert, had fallen into a deep sleep, and because of the fall of powerful figures like Wei Changsheng, Xuanhuang Star was not entirely without change.
Yongning City, the Lu family mansion.
In a quiet room, Lu Qingshan was lying peacefully on a simple large bed.
In a living room not far from the quiet room, several figures were sitting together and talking.
"Teacher's wife!"
The president of the Academy of Sciences, Zhao Gang, looked at Li Yunshang, who was sitting in the main seat, and asked with a worried expression, "Is there still no sign of my teacher waking up?"
"No!"
Li Yunshang shook her head slightly, then asked, "Zhao Gang, is the Academy of Sciences encountering some kind of trouble?"
Li Yunshang, whom Zhao Gang called "Teacher's Wife," was naturally Lu Qingshan's wife, and also the mother of Lu Wenyuan, the "Marquis of Tianyuan," and others.
Having followed Lu Qingshan for over three hundred years, Li Yunshang had naturally reached the Martial Saint level, though she was currently only a second-tier Martial Saint.
Although she was slightly weaker in strength, Li Yunshang had always been Lu Qingshan's most capable assistant, and she had handled many of Lu Qingshan's affairs in the past.
Therefore, the moment Zhao Gang came to her, Li Yunshang guessed that there was some problem within the Academy of Sciences.
After all, the Academy of Sciences and the Wei Kingdom Martial Arts Academy are the best academies on Xuanhuang Star, absorbing more than 90% of the geniuses on Xuanhuang Star, and also involving many interests.
Now that Lu Qingshan is in a deep sleep and Wei Changsheng has perished, there are naturally undercurrents flowing within the two academies.
Like the Wei Kingdom Martial Arts Academy, although Wei Changsheng had made arrangements before going to deal with the Mengqi Demon God, now that Wei Changsheng has fallen, many of the benefits of the Martial Arts Academy have been divided up by certain forces.
Of course, Wei Changsheng sacrificed himself for all humanity on Xuanhuang Star, so those forces didn't dare to go too far.
"The situation in the hospital is relatively normal!"
After listening to Li Yunshang's words, Zhao Gang quickly replied, "However, with our teacher currently in a deep sleep, many experts within the Academy of Sciences are feeling uneasy, naturally slowing down the research progress considerably!"
"That's absolutely unacceptable!"
After hearing Zhao Gang's words, Li Yunshang immediately said, "How about this, I'll have the boss go to the Academy of Sciences to assist you!"
"This Academy of Sciences is the brainchild of Brother Qingshan. Even though Brother Qingshan is in a deep sleep, its operation must not be hindered in the slightest!"
As Lu Qingshan's bedmate, Li Yunshang was well aware of how much Lu Qingshan valued the Academy of Sciences.
In Lu Qingshan's eyes, even killing hundreds of demon saints was not as good as a technological breakthrough within the Academy of Sciences!
Therefore, upon learning that the Academy of Sciences had encountered trouble, Li Yunshang immediately decided to send Lu Wenye, the most powerful son in the Lu family, over there.
Although Lu Wenye's talent for cultivation is not as good as Lu Qingshan's, he has been cultivating with Lu Qingshan for nearly three hundred years and has now successfully broken through to the fourth-level Martial Saint. His strength is already considered quite good on the entire Xuanhuang Star.
Upon hearing Li Yunshang's words, Zhao Gang quickly replied, "Thank you, Madam. With my elder brother's help, the scientific progress within the Academy of Sciences should not be affected!"
"Um!"
Li Yunshang nodded slightly, then solemnly said, "Zhao Gang, you've been a disciple of Brother Qingshan for over two hundred years now!"
"Yes, Madam!"
Zhao Gang quickly replied, "I have followed my teacher for 231 years! If it weren't for him, I would probably have died in the beast tide long ago!"
"You've followed Brother Qingshan for so long, you should know very well how much he values the Academy of Sciences!"
Li Yunshang quickly spoke up, saying, "Besides cultivating to become stronger, what Brother Qingshan wants to do most is discover other cosmic civilizations in the universe. Therefore, the Academy of Sciences' focus absolutely cannot be shifted. If anyone dares to interfere..."
"Disciple understands!"
Before Li Yunshang could finish speaking, Zhao Gang said decisively, "Please rest assured, Madam, anyone who dares to lay a finger on the Academy of Sciences, I will chop off their claws even if it costs me my life!"
Just then, Lu Wenye and his brothers, Lu Wenyuan and others, finally arrived in the living room.
"Mother!"
"Junior Brother Zhao Gang (Senior Brother)!"
……
Xuanhuang Star, in outer space.
Just as Li Yunshang and Zhao Gang were discussing trivial matters of the Academy of Sciences, a UFO-shaped spaceship was rapidly approaching Xuanhuang Star.
Once the spaceship approached the vicinity of Xuanhuang Star, it gradually slowed down until it came to a stop.
Inside the spaceship's main hall.
"This planet, teeming with life, is absolutely beautiful!"
Looking out at the azure planet through the simulated exterior view, Verus, the leader, quickly spoke up: "Gentlemen, according to the information recorded on the star map, this life-bearing planet should be an unclaimed, inhabited one!"
"However, we cannot rule out the possibility that other adventurers have discovered this inhabited planet recently. Therefore, we need to quickly ascertain the specific situation on this planet before discussing how to deal with it!"
"Yes, brother!"
"Don't worry, brother, everyone will definitely do a good job!"
After hearing Verus's words, the other adventurers around him nodded in agreement.
And so, Verus and his group quickly flew around the entire Xuanhuang Star several times in their spaceship, before finally stopping in outer space very close to the star.
Not far from them was a near-Earth satellite launched by the Academy of Sciences of Xuanhuang Star, but this near-Earth satellite was completely unaware of the spaceship that Verus and the others were traveling in.
"Brother, the technology on this life-bearing planet is really backward!"
The third brother, Mig, quickly spoke up, "We're right near their near-Earth satellite, and they haven't noticed at all!"
"It would be strange if we were discovered!"
Verus quickly laughed and said, "We're on a C9-class spaceship. If the natives on this inhabited planet could discover us, we might have to run away by now!"
After saying this, Verus quickly instructed the ship's AI: "Motty, have you found any specific information about this inhabited planet?"
"Reporting to Master!"
After Verus gave his instructions, a stunningly beautiful woman's image quickly appeared on the huge display screen at the front of the spaceship's main hall: "According to the reconnaissance, this life-bearing planet is nearly spherical, with a diameter of approximately 20,000 kilometers and a surface area of about 1.25 billion square kilometers!"
"Of its components, water covers approximately 70% and land approximately 30%, with a surface gravity of about 0.23 cosmic units! It's worth noting that this planet has only one continent, making development extremely simple!"
"As for other data, further investigation is needed to find out!"
"very good!"
After listening to the spaceship's AI, Verus, the leader, quickly looked at the other members around him: "Gentlemen, it's time for us to reap the rewards, but it's precisely at times like these that we must not let our guard down!"
"While life on most planets in the universe isn't particularly powerful, there are always exceptions! We know nothing about this life-bearing planet right now. If it harbors super-powerful beings who have reached the cosmic level, then our reckless entry will inevitably lead to trouble!"
It's worth noting that there have been instances where adventurer teams on newly inhabited planets have been defeated by powerful native inhabitants.
"Don't worry, big brother!"
"Yes, brother! We've been following you for so long, we definitely won't mess things up!"
"Boss, we've been through so many dangers and faced countless life-or-death situations, so naturally we won't be careless!"
After hearing what Verus said, the other members of the adventurer's party nodded in agreement.
"Alright!"
Verus nodded slightly, then quickly continued, "Based on our deductions, the technological level on this inhabited planet is probably not very high. Next, we'll conduct a comprehensive survey of this planet to gather data on it as quickly as possible!"
"If there are no beings stronger than us on this life-bearing planet, we can reap the greatest benefits!"
"Yes, brother!"
The other members of the adventurer's party nodded in agreement.
These individuals then used numerous sophisticated instruments to infiltrate the information network on Xuanhuang Star.
However, the content on the information network was simply too vast, so they had no choice but to entrust this task to the spaceship's AI, Morty.
"Motty!"
Verus immediately ordered, "Quickly gather information about this planet from all aspects, including its economy, religion, powerful individuals, military, and technology, especially the information on the powerful individuals on this planet—this must be a priority!"
"Yes, Master!"
The spaceship's AI, Morty, responded and then began to gather information about Xuanhuang Star from various sources, displaying the more important information to Verus and the others.
It should be noted that, thanks to Lu Qingshan, the information network on Xuanhuang Star had already spread to all areas of the star.
Therefore, apart from some extremely confidential information, most of the information about Xuanhuang Star can be found on the internet.