Chapter 208: They’ve Only Just Arrived... and Something’s Already About to Happen on the Luofu?

"The warp jump is beginning."

One had to admit...

Asta truly was the daughter of one of the IPC’s highest-ranking executives.

Not only was this battlecruiser unimaginably expensive...

Even its warp drive was unbelievably smooth.

There wasn’t the slightest hint of the jolt that usually accompanied interstellar travel.

It felt completely different from riding the Astral Express.

Of course!

I’m definitely not saying the Express is bad!

How could the Express be bad? It has a warm, dependable Himeko... and fluffy little Pom-Pom!

"Kitty~"

"Cute little Trash Cake kitty~"

"Cute little garbage kitty~"

Stelle crouched on the floor, happily teasing the little Trash Cake in front of her.

"So..."

"What do you eat?"

"Garbage?"

"Or metal?"

The tiny creature tilted its head adorably.

For some inexplicable reason...

It seemed strangely attached to Stelle.

Evan and Dan Heng exchanged speechless looks.

Finally...

Dan Heng couldn’t help sighing.

"Before you joined us..."

"Whenever March went anywhere..."

"Himeko and Mr. Yang always told me to keep an eye on her."

"Then Stelle came aboard."

"And suddenly I had to watch both of them."

He rubbed his forehead.

"And now..."

"There’s you."

"So whenever those two decide to do something..."

"The two of us have to follow them around."

He let out another sigh.

"It really is exhausting."

March immediately looked up.

"What do you mean by that?"

Dan Heng silently covered his face.

Meanwhile...

Stelle hadn’t heard a single word.

She remained completely absorbed in playing with the Trash Cake.

"Still..."

Dan Heng looked toward Evan.

"Your intuition really is frightening."

"Every time you predict something..."

"It happens."

"So this trip to Luofu..."

"It’s probably not just about the Wardance Ceremony."

"Something else is going to happen, isn’t it?"

Evan glanced at him with approval.

As expected of the keeper of the Astral Express Archives.

His mind really works.

Much better than March’s.

"Not bad."

"Former High Elder."

"You figured it out."

He nodded.

"Although the Vidyadhara Elders have already been dealt with..."

"Phantylia’s plans aren’t over yet."

"Phantylia?"

Dan Heng frowned.

"So..."

"That’s also one of the reasons Tingyun didn’t return with us?"

"Exactly."

"She still has contingencies in place."

"Of course..."

"Without the Dragon Elders helping her..."

"I have no idea how she’ll carry them out."

He paused.

"Or perhaps..."

"They’ve already begun."

"Hey!"

"What are you two still talking about?"

"We’re almost at the Luofu!"

March suddenly shouted.

The conversation ended.

As everyone looked through the observation window...

A colossal vessel slowly appeared before them.

The Xianzhou Luofu.

Its immense hull stretched endlessly through space.

Wrapped around the flagship...

Towered the gigantic figure of the Divine Foresight.

The blessing bestowed by the Reignbow Arbiter.

Every Xianzhou flagship possessed such a divine guardian.

The Luofu had the Divine Foresight.

The Yaoqing possessed Feihuang.

No matter how many times he saw it...

Evan couldn’t help feeling amazed.

The Luofu itself wasn’t actually as large as a true planet.

Yet...

Its Delve technology made it rival entire worlds.

And it wasn’t unique to Luofu.

Every Xianzhou flagship used it.

Even ordinary facilities throughout the Alliance incorporated folded-space technology.

It was simply absurd.

Looking once more at the enormous Divine Foresight...

Evan finally understood something.

Why...

General Jing Yuan always seemed several steps ahead of everyone else.

The Divine Foresight wasn’t merely a symbol.

It was one of Luofu’s greatest defensive measures.

Anyone entering Luofu...

Was effectively inspected the moment they crossed into its domain.

Which meant...

Regarding Phantylia...

Perhaps...

Jing Yuan had known far more than anyone realized.

As expected...

The Xianzhou generals truly operated on another level.

Otherwise...

How could the Alliance have endured for thousands of years?

Unlike countless civilizations that had gradually become absorbed into the IPC...

Xianzhou had remained independent.

There was a reason for that.

"Wow..."

"It’s my second time here..."

"But it’s still incredible."

March stared through the window.

"The Luofu is HUGE!"

Stelle copied her immediately.

She opened her mouth dramatically toward the enormous flagship.

"Soooo biiiig..."

Looking every bit like the lovable idiot she was.

Only Dan Heng remained quiet.

Holding Cloud-Piercer in his arms...

He silently gazed at Luofu.

This time...

The emotions in his eyes were completely different from before.

The shackles binding his past had finally been broken.

He had spoken honestly with Bailu, the current High Elder.

He had personally brought judgment upon the Dragon Elders.

Only now...

Could he truly call himself—

Dan Heng of the Astral Express.

No longer anyone else.

Luofu had revoked both his exile...

And its warrant for his arrest.

He was free to return whenever he wished.

His old friends were here.

People he wanted to see.

A place like that...

Could finally be called home.

Even so...

He was now a Nameless.

A Trailblazer of the Astral Express.

And no one could take that away from him.

A battlecruiser entering through the Jade Gate...

Naturally attracted tremendous attention.

Fortunately...

Evan had already contacted Yukong through his Jade Abacus.

Otherwise...

A fully armed battlecruiser suddenly appearing inside Luofu airspace might have caused an international incident.

As Asta’s lavish battlecruiser slowly entered the Starskiff Haven...

Countless travelers stopped to stare.

Several IPC employees nearly dropped what they were holding.

"...Damn."

"Isn’t that one of the IPC’s limited-edition battlecruisers?"

"I only ever got to look at one from a distance..."

"Which executive actually came here?"

"That’s really an IPC battlecruiser?"

"They actually flew that into the Luofu?"

"Unbelievable..."

Curiosity spread throughout the entire harbor.

Even the number of Cloud Knights patrolling nearby quietly increased.

Among the growing crowd...

Two young girls stood together.

One carried a bronze gong.

The other looked adorably absent-minded.

Not far away...

A petite foxian girl with mint-green hair quietly observed the scene.

Farther back...

Another girl leisurely ate a skewer of Qiongshi Bird while sneaking glances toward the arriving ship.

Beyond them...

Stood the Sky-Faring Commission.

Yukong had received Evan’s message long ago.

She had already been waiting outside personally.

But she wasn’t the only one.

Two visiting generals...

Had also learned that the Nameless were returning.

Both had quietly chosen to wait.

General Huaiyan of Xianzhou Zhuming.

General Feixiao of Xianzhou Yaoqing.

At last...

The battlecruiser slowly docked at the harbor.

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