669: Time flies, seasons change

Years pass like flowing seasons.

Time, it never changes for anyone's absence.

Since Yang Dian opened the Dimension Channel to Tiannan Star, connecting the two realms, nearly half a year has passed in a blink of an eye.

Half a year in Earth time is equivalent to Tiannan Star revolving around its sun one and a half times, which means one and a half years have passed there.

Tiannan Star, Qiushui City, in that residential area Yang Dian didn't even remember the name of.

Song Jiajia sat by the window, swinging her feet, watching the gradually crimson Blood Moon in the sky, her eyes filled with a sorrow unbefitting her age.

'It's the last day,' she thought.

As the thought faded, Song Qiqi, who had been sound asleep beside her, opened her eyes.

Her gaze was initially a little confused.

But as she noticed the bloody moonlight streaming in from the window, her eyes instantly became exceptionally lively.

"Sister, is it time?"

Song Jiajia nodded:

"The fifteenth of the seventh month, the Ghost Gate opens, the Blood Moon descends, the Great Demon awakens, Tiannan faces tribulation."

"It's today."

Hearing Song Jiajia's words, Song Qiqi, who had just propped herself up, wrapped her arms around her knees:

"Then will the future really be as you said, Tiannan Star will forever be ruled by the Citizens, our resources plundered by them, and we Tiannan People will never have a future?"

As she spoke, her eyes became a little confused again:

"I feel like the Citizens are not bad."

Looking at the Citizens standing in the night sky, observing the Blood Moon with various means, and even flying towards the Blood Moon in their mechs, a smile involuntarily appeared in Song Qiqi's eyes:

"Although they killed many people and did some strange things."

"But I always feel like they are good people."

At this point, she nodded vigorously again:

"At least better than those in the United Army who hold positions without performing their duties."

Song Jiajia wanted to nod in agreement.

But then she remembered what would happen in the 'future,' and she patted her little head in annoyance:

"But in the future, the Citizens will be known as a 'Universe Disaster' civilization."

"They plundered and occupied countless planets, destroyed countless civilizations, and the entire known Universe wailed under their gunfire."

"In the end, it took several powerful civilizations to join forces to stop their endless expansion."

"But Sister," Song Qiqi looked at the mechs in the sky, pouring oil into each other's mouths, and showed an envious expression:

"Isn't it normal for a civilization to expand once it becomes powerful?"

She waved her small fist:

"If I had the strength, I would also go to other planets to ruthlessly plunder resources."

As she spoke, a look of anticipation appeared in her eyes again:

"What do you think, when he comes out, if I confess to him, will he look at me properly, or even take me as his disciple?"

"Sister, you said that in the future you experienced, we Tiannan People and the Citizens don't have reproductive isolation, right?"

"If, if..."

"Hehe."

"That's the Commander of the Expeditionary Force, an existence called the Great Demon God by countless civilizations~"

Looking at Song Qiqi, who covered her blushing face with her hands, a confused look involuntarily appeared in Song Jiajia's eyes.

"Qiqi, if you like the Citizens, then you should have heard an ancient saying from them."

"An innocent man may be guilty only for possessing a treasure."

"If you make a secret known to everyone, without the power to protect yourself, there's a high chance of misfortune."

While advising her, Song Jiajia looked up at the Blood Moon in the sky, the confusion in her eyes deepening.

'The future seems to have changed.'

The two sisters, Song Jiajia and Song Qiqi, bathed in the Blood Moon in their room, either confused or lost in fantasy.

In the Zijin Pavilion of the Citizen's capital, Han Zhang pressed a button, pausing the screen on the scene where Song Jiajia looked up at the moon with a confused expression.

Since Yang Dian felt that the two sisters, Song Jiajia and Song Qiqi, were a little off, he naturally wouldn't do nothing.

Nano electronic insects had been scattered into the sisters' room long before he entered the Dimension Channel, monitoring their every move day and night.

Therefore, all their actions, words, and desires were under the Citizen's surveillance.

In the conference room, after Han Zhang paused the screen, he looked around at his colleagues who had worked with him for many years:

"What are your thoughts?"

The twenty-odd people in the conference room exchanged glances, then Li Yue, the second-in-command of the Think Tank, stood up:

"I still hold my previous opinion; the future Song Jiajia 'experienced' may not be accurate."

"If she truly was Reborn from the future as she claims, and her strength in the future was not weak, then she must have experienced some major events."

"Having experienced many major events, her insight would naturally be high."

"Nano electronic insects are not a secret in the military; she, having been Reborn from the future, should know about them."

"General Yang met her half a year ago. According to normal human thinking, she would definitely try her best to hide her 'Reborn' identity."

"Even if she wanted to communicate with Song Qiqi, she could use Mental Energy sound transmission, Soul resonance, or other methods that nano electronic insects cannot monitor."

"But she openly displayed it."

"So I think, either her Rebirth is false."

"The ability she gained is not Rebirth, but prophecy, predicting certain things in the future, unable to be nearly omniscient and omnipotent like Rebirth."

"Or she has ulterior motives."

At this point, Li Yue thought of Yang Dian, who had been missing for half a year:

"For example, to prevent us from finding Yang Dian."

"I think we still need to make plans early."

"In case General Yang has an accident, we need to act immediately."

As Li Yue's words fell, a murmur of whispers immediately arose in the conference room.

Then someone stood up and expressed a different opinion:

"I still oppose Deputy Chief Li's idea."

"Although Song Jiajia might have obtained the Time Silkworm that General Yang mentioned, she is after all a Tiannan Person."

"Those not of our kind are sure to have different hearts."

"Tiannan People are not like the Lizardmen; although they have experienced hardship, they are still able to live."

"If we can place absolute trust in our Citizens."

"And first-class trust in the Lizardmen, whom we saved from despair."

"Then for the Tiannan People, who have been polluted by informatization, we can at most place second-class, or even third-class trust."

"Based on this situation, even if we recruit Tiannan People into the army, we will not let them enter our core units."

"Given the limited information channels, it's normal for Song Jiajia not to know about the existence of nano electronic insects."

As soon as Li Qiang finished speaking, Li Yue stood up again:

"Then have you considered that in ten or twenty years of development, nano electronic insects may not be our cutting-edge technology, but rather like drones and mechs, small toys that can be used by ordinary people?"

Li Qiang glanced at Li Yue, still insisting on his own idea:

"Nano electronic insects are too tiny; even a Martial Artist at Martial Dao Level 6 would overlook them if not paying attention."

"To prevent the public's privacy from being exposed, I don't think we would open up the permission for ordinary people to purchase nano electronic insects in the future..."

Watching the conference room gradually become noisy, Han Zhang couldn't help but rub his temples.

Since Yang Dian's 'disappearance,' such arguments occurred periodically.

'Fortunately, Dr. Bai is still in charge of the Citizens.'

'Otherwise, I can't imagine what a mess it would be now.'

'However, Li Yue made a good point.'

'The Citizens really cannot rely solely on Little Yang.'

'If we only rely on him, not only will he be tired, but we will also be too passive.'

Thinking of this, Han Zhang turned to look at another screen on the wall.

Three deep red warning messages prominently occupied the entire screen.