494: Why not jump? I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse! (65k words)

As the nutrient solution was injected, Lin Yang felt his body begin to regain some vitality.

He tried to mobilize his spiritual power, preparing to heal himself.

But... "Hmm? Can't mobilize spiritual power?"

Lin Yang's heart skipped a beat.

He couldn't even use the power within him, nor could he sense the spiritual power between heaven and earth!

"System, what's going on? Why do I feel like I've lost all my power?"

Lin Yang quickly asked.

He had only been escaping before; he wasn't even injured when he was sucked into the black hole!

Now, his body was inexplicably weak, and he had even lost his power.

This was very strange.

"Host, do not worry. The escape channel activated by the System earlier was interfered with by the power of that Black Mist Figure. During your transmission within the black hole, you were affected by some special substances. Also, for some unknown reason, the Black Mist Figure left a trace of power within your body, temporarily sealing your own power."

"Sealed? That Black Mist Figure senior sealed my power?" Lin Yang was stunned. "Why did he seal my power?"

"Apologies, Host, the reason is unknown. However, you do not need to worry too much. After detection by the System, the sealed power will gradually dissipate within three days. After three days, you will be able to regain control and sensation of your power."

"Oh, oh... Three days, huh? Then I'll have to be careful these three days."

Lin Yang thought to himself, also very curious about who that Black Mist Figure senior truly was.

He was ridiculously strong.

One strike instantly killed an Old Ancestor of the Mingye Clan.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be truly hard to imagine an Old Ancestor-level existence being instantly killed!

That scene was too astonishing.

It also showed Lin Yang the world of true powerhouses!

Even Old Ancestor-level beings could be instantly killed!

"If I had the strength of that Black Mist Figure senior, killing Northern Branch Rock and the others would be as easy as flipping a hand!"

"Even half of his strength would be enough to easily kill those Old Monster-like Northern Branch Rock and the others!"

Lin Yang's heart once again burned with an absolute craving for strength!

Having fortunately escaped this time, he also decided to heed Yu Ancestor's words: he would not return to the Alien Management Bureau until he possessed the strength to protect himself or even contend with the Old Monsters!

And the arrival of that day should not be too far off!

"With my terrifying speed of absorbing spiritual power and the assistance of the System, as long as I find a place with abundant spiritual power and let myself absorb it freely, my strength should increase very quickly!"

Lin Yang also had absolute confidence in himself.

As long as there was enough spiritual power for him to absorb, he would definitely reach the Old Monster-level strength in the shortest possible time!

"Northern Branch Rock!"

Lin Yang's killing intent flared up again, then was quickly suppressed by him.

While hatred could ignite fighting spirit, thinking too much would also affect one's mood.

"The Black Mist Figure senior said he helped me because of his disciple. Who could his disciple be?"

Lin Yang replayed some of the Black Mist Figure's words in his mind, feeling quite puzzled.

The Black Mist Figure had said at the time that because of him, he had successfully taken a disciple.

However, no matter how much he pondered, he couldn't think of anyone around him, or any friend, who would become the disciple of that mysterious Black Mist Figure.

Even if there were, they would have told him.

"Strange, too strange. System, do you know who that Black Mist Figure senior is?" Lin Yang tentatively asked.

"Apologies, Host, the System is temporarily unable to answer this question. Your national treasure value debt is too high, insufficient to cover the cost of this service."

Lin Yang: ... "Alright."

After that, Lin Yang stopped asking questions.

The Black Mist Figure was so powerful; his identity must also be extraordinary. Inquiring about his information would likely require a significant amount of national treasure value.

Not to mention he was currently in huge debt; even if he weren't, there was no need to spend a high national treasure value to ask for identity information. He would eventually have a chance to find out.

Time passed bit by bit, and Lin Yang no longer conversed with the System, continuing to rest.

After a certain point in time.

Lin Yang felt that he had completely regained control of his body.

Then, he tried to move his hands and simultaneously open his eyes.

Swish.

Soft fluorescent light entered his vision.

Successfully opened his eyes!

"Hoo..."

Lin Yang took a deep breath, and as he propped himself up with his hands, he also saw everything in front of him.

He was on a bed in a medical treatment room.

It looked like the medical bay on a spaceship.

Next to the bed was a medical pod, which had clearly just been used on him.

There were two other people in the room, a younger man and a middle-aged man.

Lin Yang's gaze fell on the two of them.

The two also looked at him simultaneously.

The young man smiled at him and said, "You're awake. How do you feel? Is there anywhere you're still uncomfortable? If so, please tell me immediately, and I'll give you another comprehensive full-body examination!"

The middle-aged man didn't speak immediately, only looking him up and down.

Lin Yang got directly out of bed, stretched his body, and sincerely thanked the two: "Thank you both for the rescue. I feel much better and have no discomfort."

"That's good then."

The young man smiled and nodded, but still cautioned:

"However, you still can't be careless for now. Try to avoid activity. When we rescued you, we didn't find any obvious external injuries on your body, but your condition was very poor. It should be internal or brain trauma."

"Because our medical equipment on the spaceship is relatively simple, and the brain is a very sensitive and important part, we couldn't examine your brain too thoroughly. Therefore, you still need to be a bit more careful for now. Once we reach Gu Yin Star, you can use their medical equipment for a detailed examination of your brain."

"Thank you! I can feel that I should be fine." Lin Yang thanked him again.

At the same time, through their voices, he also distinguished that this young man was one of the three people whose conversation he had heard when he couldn't yet open his eyes.

So the middle-aged man next to him should be the owner of that middle-aged voice.

Besides them, there should also be a woman.

"You're welcome. As fellow humans, we should help each other." The young man was very polite and kind.

At the same time, the middle-aged man also spoke:

"Sir, if I may ask, who are you? Where are you from? Why were you injured and drifting in space?"

These direct three consecutive questions made Lin Yang pause.

"I... hiss... my head hurts so much!"

Then, Lin Yang was about to answer, but suddenly clutched his head, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

"This..."

The middle-aged man was startled at the sight, while the young man next to him quickly helped Lin Yang back onto the bed:

"It seems, sir, that you indeed suffered severe head trauma."

Saying that, he turned to the middle-aged man: "Ma Bo, it's likely his internal head injury is too severe; just trying to recall memories causes him great discomfort. How about we don't ask for now? Otherwise, if it leads to permanent amnesia, it will be troublesome."

"Alright then. You continue to look after him. I'll go tell Miss Shang." Ma Bo sighed slightly, said no more, and turned to leave the treatment room.

Seeing the middle-aged man leave, the young man also showed no intention of pressing further. A hint of relief flashed in Lin Yang's eyes.

The situation just now was, of course, an act!

He wasn't sure where he was yet. If he revealed his identity and attracted the pursuit of the Old Monsters and others, he clearly wouldn't be as lucky as before this time.

Moreover, his national treasure value was already in debt, so it was unlikely he could activate an emergency escape channel again.

Therefore, Lin Yang temporarily pretended to have suffered head trauma and near-amnesia, avoiding the inquiry for now.

He needed to first figure out exactly where he was before deciding whether to use his real identity and name or to assume a disguised identity.

Of course, it wasn't that he couldn't directly disguise his identity.

The main reason was that disguising an identity was very easy to expose.

Especially now, with some basic functions of the System affected, the risk of exposure would increase.

So, unless absolutely necessary, Lin Yang still preferred not to disguise his identity; the details were simply too easy to give away.

Disguising an identity wasn't just about giving a fake name.

The other party had a spaceship, and although its grade seemed low, it was at least a stellar civilization.

To disguise an identity in front of a stellar civilization, one's background and social network were major troubles.

Without knowing the exact location, saying nothing at all was the wisest approach.

Otherwise, if a randomly fabricated identity or place name turned out to be problematic here, the trouble would be even greater.

Fortunately, the other party seemed genuinely kind.

Allowing Lin Yang to temporarily bluff his way through.

"Host, please try to move around in multiple areas to facilitate the System's collection of relevant information about this world."

The System reminded him.

"Understood, I'll find an opportunity." Lin Yang responded in his mind.

He was currently pretending to have head trauma and amnesia, so it wasn't a good time to move around.

The young man said he was staying to take care of him, but wasn't that also a form of disguised surveillance?

Of course, Lin Yang didn't mind this.

It was normal for them to be cautious after rescuing a stranger like him.

He symbolically lay on the bed for a while longer, then pretended to feel much better and got up again, asking the young man:

"May I ask your name, sir? And where is this place?"

This young man seemed very kind; Lin Yang wanted to try and get some information... "How shameful!"

Lin Yang felt a little embarrassed.

But for survival, he had no choice.

"My name is Zhang Bu. We are a fleet from the Shang family, currently on our way to Gu Yin Star for trade."

The young man smiled, only revealing a little bit of unimportant information.

The attempt to get information failed.

Lin Yang sighed inwardly.

Clearly, while Zhang Bu was kind, he still maintained a certain degree of caution towards him.

He didn't answer everything asked.

Lin Yang didn't dare to ask more, lest he arouse suspicion.

Afterward, he fumbled inside his battle suit.

He found the bag that Yu Ancestor had given him earlier.

The bag was a bit bulging.

He wanted to see what was inside, but now was clearly not a good time. After confirming the bag was still there, he temporarily suppressed the urge to check it.

Then, he and Zhang Bu just stared at each other.

"Ahem, sir, Miss Shang wants to see you. I'll take you to the main ship's cabin."

Zhang Bu was a little awkward, but fortunately, the arrival of a message made him immediately get up.

"Miss Shang?"

Lin Yang muttered, guessing that this Miss Shang was the owner of the female voice he had heard earlier.

"My Miss Shang is named Shang Qingluo. When we encountered you in space earlier, it was also Miss Shang who decided to save you." Zhang Bu said.

"Understood, thank you." Lin Yang immediately nodded.

Soon.

In the main ship's cabin, Lin Yang met Miss Shang Qingluo.

Capable!

The moment he saw Shang Qingluo, two words popped into Lin Yang's mind.

She looked very young, and her beauty was truly stunning, at least prettier than all the female celebrities he had ever seen.

But she exuded a seasoned and capable aura, as if she had been in the workplace for a long time.

It didn't quite match her age and appearance.

Her attire and style were more like that of a strong woman.

It even seemed quite deliberate that she had applied makeup that leaned towards a mature, even somewhat older, look.

Lin Yang was a little surprised, but after just one glance, he took the initiative to express his thanks: "Thank you, Miss Shang, for the rescue!"

"You're welcome. Ma Bo said you suffered a head injury and temporarily lost your memory. Is everything else alright?" Shang Qingluo spoke, her voice quite cool.

As she spoke, she observed Lin Yang with a very subtle gaze.

Lin Yang nodded slightly: "Thank you, Miss Shang, for your concern. Everything else is fine; I feel no discomfort."

"Then come with us to Gu Yin Star first. Once there, I'll arrange for someone to give you a comprehensive examination," Shang Qingluo said, gazing at Lin Yang again.

"Alright," Lin Yang replied.

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"Do you know Gu Yin Star?" Shang Qingluo suddenly asked again.

"No impression!" Lin Yang shook his head directly.

"Oh..." Seeing this, Shang Qingluo didn't ask anything further. She turned to Zhang Bu and said: "Arrange a room for him. During this time, you will accompany and look after him until we reach Gu Yin Star."

"Yes, Miss," Zhang Bu bowed slightly, then gestured to Lin Yang with his eyes: "Sir, I'll take you back to your room to rest a bit more."

"Alright."

Lin Yang responded again, preparing to follow Zhang Bu.

The System, however, suddenly said:

"Host, the System has already attempted to infiltrate this warship's intelligent System. Please try to stay in this area for as long as possible."

Lin Yang paused his steps but didn't listen to the System. Instead, he followed Zhang Bu to a resting cabin on the spaceship.

Only then did he speak to the System:

"The other party is clearly wary of me. The main ship cabin is the most important part of the spaceship. I don't have a good reason to stay there. Let's find another opportunity."

In that situation, if he had insisted on staying, it would definitely have aroused suspicion.

Hearing this, the System said nothing more, only telling him to find another opportunity to go to the main ship cabin as soon as possible, or at least to its vicinity.

As long as he could get close to the main ship cabin, the System would be able to infiltrate the intelligent System and complete all information collection.

Lin Yang nodded slightly.

He then looked at the device in the room that indicated the time, lay down, and feigned sleep to conserve energy.

Zhang Bu was across from him, and Lin Yang no longer planned to try to extract information.

Since the System could still infiltrate the intelligent System, he just needed to find another opportunity to go to the main ship cabin.

Thinking of this, Lin Yang couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The System's functions had been significantly affected this time.

Previously, to infiltrate all intelligent Systems within a planet, he only needed to approach the planet.

Now, even for a small area like a warship, he still needed to get close to the intelligent System in the main ship cabin.

It was evident that the System had paid a considerable price for forcibly opening the escape passage for him.

However, for two consecutive days, Lin Yang found no opportunity to go to the main ship cabin again.

Food and drink were delivered directly to his room.

Zhang Bu also stayed by his side almost constantly.

The other party's wariness towards him was unusually high.

This also made Lin Yang slightly puzzled.

He felt as if the other party suspected he might be some kind of enemy.

They were constantly on guard until his identity was confirmed.

After a pause, Lin Yang asked: "Sir Zhang Bu, how much longer until we reach Gu Yin Star?"

"About half a month more," Zhang Bu replied, then asked, "Do you feel any discomfort in your head, Sir?"

"No, not at all, I'm just a little curious," Lin Yang shook his head. "I've noticed the spaceship's speed seems to have been maintained at a relatively gentle pace, far from its maximum. Why aren't we accelerating or performing a jump?"

"If we accelerated, it should significantly shorten the time. And if we performed a jump, a half-month journey at this speed should only require one jump, right?"

He was indeed somewhat puzzled. Although he hadn't had a chance to go to the main ship cabin these two days, the System had performed a simple scan and analysis of this spaceship.

It was roughly at the technological level of a four or five-level civilization.

A four or five-level civilization could build jump drives, but this spaceship, and even the entire fleet, was traveling slowly.

Forget about jumping, this speed was probably only about one-third of the maximum speed of a four or five-level civilization's spaceship under normal circumstances.

Wasn't this a waste of time?

"Ah? Maximum speed travel? And... jump, jump?"

However, upon hearing Lin Yang's words, Zhang Bu instantly showed extreme surprise, as if he had heard something incredible, his mouth agape.

Seeing this, Lin Yang's heart tightened. Had he inadvertently said something wrong?

Immediately, he calmly and slowly said: "Sir Zhang Bu, is there a problem?"

"Ah... no, no problem."

Zhang Bu recovered, suddenly looked deeply at Lin Yang, then a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and he abruptly said to Lin Yang:

"Sir, please rest first. I have something to discuss with Miss and Ma Bo. I'll be back soon!"

With that, without waiting for Lin Yang's reply, he immediately left the room.

Seeing his haste, Lin Yang couldn't help but frown.

It was truly a bit too strange here.

He looked at the communication device built into his combat suit.

Here, there was no usable signal at all that would allow his communication device to connect to the Alien Management Bureau's internal dedicated channel.

All his communication devices were out of service here... the main ship cabin.

Zhang Bu ran all the way, without a single breath, and relayed Lin Yang's questioning words to Shang Qingluo and Ma Bo verbatim.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Shang Qingluo and Ma Bo instantly became grave.

The two exchanged glances, and Ma Bo couldn't help but confirm: "Zhang Bu, are you sure he said 'jump'? And asked why we aren't traveling at maximum speed?"

"Yes, those were his exact words, I didn't dare change a single one!" Zhang Bu nodded repeatedly. "That Sir was indeed puzzled as to why we don't just make one jump. Although he didn't say it directly, I could tell he thinks our current speed might be a waste of time."

"This..."

Ma Bo exchanged another look with Shang Qingluo.

After a pause, Shang Qingluo said: "We understand, Zhang Bu. You go back and take good care of that Sir. Do not be negligent."

"I understand, Miss, Ma Bo. Then I'll head back now." Zhang Bu bowed slightly and jogged back.

After Zhang Bu left, Shang Qingluo looked at Ma Bo: "Ma Bo, what do you think?"

Ma Bo's brows furrowed:

"Miss, he was severely injured in space but didn't die, and he wasn't wearing a spacesuit. Now he's asking why we don't jump. This time, rescuing him, I wonder if it's a blessing or a curse!"

"There are few beings in the entire Ten Thousand Realms Universe who dare to jump in space, are there?"

Hearing this, Shang Qingluo was silent for a moment, then softly said: "Perhaps his head was injured, his memory is confused, and he's just talking nonsense?"

"That possibility cannot be ruled out, but neither can the possibility of it being instinctive memory," Ma Bo sighed.

"Ma Bo, did you sense the power of a Gene Warrior or any extraordinary power in him?" Shang Qingluo's eyes flashed.

"This... no, I haven't. I secretly observed him these past two days. He's recovering very well, but besides being physically strong, I haven't sensed the power of a Gene Warrior, much less any extraordinary power," Ma Bo shook his head.

"This..."

Shang Qingluo fell into thought again, then said:

"Since there's no extraordinary power, then regardless of his special origin, we'll treat him as an ordinary person we rescued. Later, pass down the word: don't get too close to him, but don't be overly distant either."

"If there truly is disaster and his enemies come, perhaps we can try our best to avoid it."

"If there's no disaster... anyway, our Shang family doesn't expect any sudden great fortune. Being able to preserve our ancestral family business is enough."

As she spoke, Shang Qingluo paused, then added:

"Once we reach Gu Yin Star, if there's an opportunity, let him leave. Whether it's a blessing or a curse, we'll avoid it if we can!"

Ma Bo nodded slightly, then looked at Shang Qingluo with deep satisfaction: "Qingluo, you are becoming more and more steady and cautious in your dealings."

"The world is difficult. If I am not cautious, where will the family be?" Shang Qingluo said calmly.

"Good, I'll make the arrangements." Ma Bo nodded again... Inside the spaceship's lounge.

Lin Yang looked at Zhang Bu, and the two once again entered a state of staring at each other.

Zhang Bu had rushed off without saying anything after hearing his words, and now that he was back, he still said nothing, not mentioning anything about accelerating or jumping. Lin Yang also found it awkward to ask again.

Slow is slow, then.

On the third day.

Lin Yang felt that he could once again sense the spiritual power between heaven and earth.

However... "The spiritual power within my body is completely gone; it needs to be re-condensed."

Lin Yang frowned.

Although he had regained the ability to sense the spiritual power between heaven and earth, his own condition was not good.

All the original power in his body was gone. He had specifically absorbed abundant spiritual power into his body before leaving Source Star, and now that too was gone.

He needed to absorb it anew.

"Never mind, if it's gone, it's gone. As long as I can absorb and condense it again, that's fine."

Subsequently, Lin Yang consoled himself.

He suspected his current state might be the doing of that mysterious Black Mist Figure.

Then, he sensed the spiritual power.

"So scarce?"

The spiritual power of heaven and earth within his sensing range was pitifully small.

"Perhaps it's because we're in space," Lin Yang added.

Then, he felt the bulging bag Yu Ancestor had given him inside his combat suit.

Earlier, while Zhang Bu was away, he had quickly glanced at the contents of the bag.

The bag was filled with several large boxes of general spiritual material!

He wasn't sure where Yu Ancestor had gotten so much general spiritual material.

And now, these general spiritual materials were one of the guarantees that he could quickly recover his strength.

"Yu Ancestor..."

Lin Yang felt a strange sense of emotion. Although he had never met Yu Ancestor, Yu Ancestor had risked great danger to save him this time, and had seemingly prepared so much general spiritual material for him as if knowing beforehand, giving him a bit more confidence and a sense of security in this unknown place.

"I wonder how Northern Branch Rock and the others will target Yu Ancestor and Home Universe..."

Lin Yang couldn't help but feel a bit worried again.

"I need to absorb these general spiritual materials as quickly as possible and swiftly recover my strength."

Immediately, Lin Yang stopped overthinking, took out a general spiritual material, and quietly absorbed it.

Song Qingfeng and the others should do their best to preserve Home Universe and Yu Ancestor.

What he could do was to improve himself as quickly as possible, and then return for revenge!

As for Zhang Bu, shortly after returning, the guy received a message and left again, leaving the room entirely to him and no longer sharing it.

This also gave Lin Yang the opportunity to absorb the general spiritual material.

Time flew by, and half a month passed.

"Sir, Gu Yin Star has arrived."

That day, Zhang Bu came to call him, a hint of excitement in his voice.