Chapter 2772 - 1879: Returning Home in Glory (Playing Ancient 4 Remastered Feels Worse Than the Year Edition)

Chapter 2772: Chapter 1879: Returning Home in Glory (Playing Ancient 4 Remastered Feels Worse Than the Year Edition)

In the room, the host on the TV screen was reporting the news with a serious expression.

"Here’s a piece of news, recently our Dome Observatory unexpectedly discovered that a group of unidentified objects is moving rapidly towards the Solar System. According to calculations, this could very likely be a large-scale meteor shower. Currently, the observatory is tracking it to determine where these meteor showers come from..."

"Woo..."

Mary opened her eyes, blankly staring at the unfamiliar ceiling overhead, then she slowly turned her head to look at the familiar figure beside her.

Right, this is Mr. Duanmu’s house...

Mary blinked and withdrew her gaze, looking at the seemingly very ordinary small house in front of her. She still remembers when Duanmu Huai brought them here, everyone was curious about what kind of environment he used to live in. But it seemed that where Duanmu Huai lived before wasn’t much different from an ordinary person’s home.

Of course, if anything was to be said, it was that there was less furniture, but considering Duanmu Huai’s height, that was understandable. The place even seemed more spacious than the house Mary lived in when she attended the Royal Academy in London. Besides the sofa and TV, there was only a gaming pod and a large bed—a side note, it was two double beds put together in the living room.

As for the bedroom, it was mostly used by Duanmu Huai as a gaming room and study.

How to say, it didn’t fit Mary’s internal image of Duanmu Huai, but it matched her understanding of him. After all, in Mary’s view, Duanmu Huai never really cared much about such mundane things as food, clothing, and shelter. As long as the clothes fit and the food was edible, it was hardly surprising that he didn’t care much about his residence.

This was a two-story small building located in a small city, according to Duanmu Huai, it was bought after he made some money, with a little help from his parents, meant for getting married... Hmm, although Mary didn’t quite understand why one had to buy a house before getting married, perhaps it was the custom of this world.

However, remembering the scene when Duanmu Huai took them home to meet his parents was still baffling for Mary. She originally thought Duanmu Huai’s parents would be as tall and strong as him, but it turned out that both were just ordinary people. Moreover, Duanmu Huai’s mother was very warm and enthusiastic to them, even excitedly telling them about how Duanmu Huai was a chubby kid when he was born... Hmm, it was hard to imagine.

All in all, the meeting with Mr. Duanmu’s parents was quite pleasant, the only tense moment was when Mr. Duanmu’s mother asked who among them was Mr. Duanmu’s girlfriend, and Ann excitedly jumped up and said they were all Mr. Duanmu’s fiancées... Hmm, Mary saw the poor old lady almost faint at that moment.

Later, as a punishment, Duanmu Huai made Ann clean his house, and she happily dragged Mary and Hei Chuan Chi Yin along with her. It took the three of them half a day to clean up the house that hadn’t been used for years, and they got so dirty in the process that they had to bathe there.

Moreover, there was only one bed here... So what happened next was not hard to imagine.

Recalling what happened last night, Mary blushes slightly, even though Ann used Silence Magic to cover the surroundings to ensure their voices wouldn’t be heard. But it still made Mary quite embarrassed. She sighed silently at this thought, then stood up—however, the weakness felt from below made the girl lie back down.

"Hmm? You’re awake?"

At this moment, Duanmu Huai also opened his eyes and looked at Mary beside him.

"It seems like you’re not in great shape, huh?"

"Isn’t that obvious?"

Duanmu Huai mentioning it made Mary a bit angry, and she glared at him unhappily. Although Mary wasn’t unprepared and knew this was eventually going to happen, facing Duanmu Huai’s six-feet determination still scared her.

"It’s all because you, Mr. Duanmu, were too much, I thought I’d break..."

Saying this, Mary reached out and gently stroked her smooth and firm abdomen, with a look of lingering fear on her face.

"I just wanted to prove myself, now you won’t write that I can only last two minutes, right?"

"Of course not, I’ll write that Mr. Duanmu’s preferences are quite poor, and he likes to torment girls..."

"Alright, you win."

Duanmu Huai raised his hands, deciding it was not worth arguing with someone holding a pen, she was always right anyway.

"By the way, Ann and Chi Yin are still asleep."

Duanmu Huai looked at Ann and Hei Chuan Chi Yin, the latter was also sound asleep, looking exhausted. Interestingly, although Ann was the most active one, she was the first to surrender, totally defeated.

How to put it... Ann usually looks so energetic and lively, but who knew she’d be such a paper tiger...

Hei Chuan Chi Yin followed soon after, whereas Mary, with the Queen’s attribute bonus, lasted the longest.

Now it seemed she was the first to wake up.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Duanmu, why are we going through this complicated method instead of just appearing as we used to?"

Looking at the news report, Mary asked in confusion. Previously, when the Tribunal went to a certain planet or world, they came and went as they pleased. Although this was indeed Duanmu Huai’s hometown, and it seemed he intended to use it as a Conscripted Planet, but... was there a need for these strange antics?

"Well, it’s my hometown after all, some respect should be shown, as the saying goes, courtesy before force."

Watching the news on TV, Duanmu Huai chuckled, narrowing his eyes.

"It’s good to give them some psychological preparation, right?"

The people in this world knew nothing of Duanmu Huai’s intentions. In fact, the civilization here hadn’t reached the capability to leave their home star system. When Duanmu Huai came back and checked the internet news, he found the biggest news was that they had just recently built a lunar base.

One can imagine, they probably had never even considered the possibility of an alien invasion.

However, Duanmu Huai thought it would be more appropriate to give them a small warning.

Therefore, he employed this method.

Hmm, hopefully the people here will understand his good intentions.

Just as Duanmu Huai yawned in bed, a group of researchers was frowning at the light points and data on the screen at the Dome Observatory—the world’s largest and most precise observatory.

At first, most people believed that this was most likely some kind of asteroid cluster. Since this asteroid cluster had never been discovered before, everyone monitored it, whether for scientific observation or for paper publication.

However, what happened next was beyond their understanding.

Just last night, the asteroid cluster they had been monitoring suddenly disappeared without warning. Just as everyone was puzzled and trying to figure out the reason, they discovered that the asteroid cluster, originally outside the solar system, had somehow appeared within it and was getting closer to their planet! Moreover, according to trajectory calculations, the orbits of this asteroid cluster and their planet intersected!

Could this be a large-scale asteroid collision?

Just as everyone considered whether to urgently report this event, the situation changed again.

The asteroid cluster approaching their planet suddenly began to slow down!

Indeed, slow down!

Everyone was stunned by this maneuver!

An asteroid cluster couldn’t suddenly slow down; even if captured by a planet’s gravity, it would only accelerate, not decelerate!

But now, they were slowing down!

Which meant... this "asteroid cluster" wasn’t asteroids, but artificial objects?

Then came the question! What exactly is this?

"Director? What should we do now?"

"............"

The elderly man sitting in the back stared at the screen, silent for a moment.

"It seems there’s only one option—immediately contact the Moon Base’s Yuanwang-1. We need to find out what these things really are!"

"Yes!"

Soon, a series of commands turned into radio waves, relayed through satellites, reaching the base on the Moon.

Upon receiving the orders, the atmosphere within the base immediately became tense.

"Report, received emergency orders!"

"Orders accepted... preparing to activate Yuanwang-1, coordinates entered!"

Although not knowing what the order meant, the staff at the base followed the procedure to activate the space surveillance system, then inputted the coordinates. Soon, the surveillance satellite outside the Moon slowly shifted direction. At the same time, the people inside the base held their breath, staring at the screen.

There was only darkness.

At least for now, only the dark vastness of the universe and the scattered starlight adorned it. Everything seemed perfectly normal, with no issues.

However......

"Wait, that’s not starlight!"

In the terrified gazes of the team, the dazzling light points gradually approached, then transformed into massive steel battleships. The golden hulls, the grand and majestic cathedral structures, shone brightly under the star’s illumination. At the bow, the Double-Headed Eagle emblem soared, slicing through the entire galaxy.

"Oooo—————!"

In the silent universe, a low hum echoed, and afterwards, they saw a gigantic monster, resembling a whale and Giant Dragon, appearing among the fleet. It occasionally shuttled around the fleet, like a husky being walked by its master.

Then, everyone saw the massive creature on the screen come closer and closer and then......

The image turned to static.

"..............."

A deathly silence enveloped the base for a moment. Soon after, the commander’s voice broke this eerie silence.

"Report to headquarters immediately! This is a top emergency situation!"