121: Let’s go explore the universe!

The Lord of the Yellow Robe heard this and didn't speak immediately. Instead, he looked at Xia He with a half-smile, slowly saying, "I want to know, why did you come to us? After all, our reputation isn't exactly good."

He paused, then continued, "And, the god's crystal you just mentioned, you only brought up your Zhurong Department, not Great Xia."

Xia He was about to say something else, but the Lord of the Yellow Robe had already continued on his own, "Let me guess—you also have a Gonggong Department, right? Have they already gone to talk to the Star Constellation Society about cooperation? Perhaps even offering better terms than what you're giving us?"

At this point, he narrowed his eyes slightly, his tone becoming less friendly, "But don't you know? Our relationship with the Star Constellation Society?"

After speaking, the Lord of the Yellow Robe chuckled as he looked at Xia He.

Xia He, who had been stared at and then heard these words, felt her mind go blank. She had no idea what to say next.

Her heart was tense, and she subconsciously stared at the ground, secretly worrying: Will this guy suddenly lose his temper and take her out?

Just then, the Lord of the Yellow Robe's voice sounded again, his tone unexpectedly relaxed, "Alright, in that case, I agree to your terms."

"The Calamity Court will protect Great Xia in this chaotic era."

He paused, adding, "However, we are only responsible for resolving world-level and above dangers."

"As for world-level and below… sorry, we're not interested in interfering."

Xia He suddenly looked up, her eyes wide, asking in disbelief, "Rea… Really?"

The Lord of the Yellow Robe smiled faintly, casually playing with the remote control in his hand, but not rushing to answer.

He deliberately drew out his words, "However…"

At this, Xia He's heart, which had just settled, jumped up again, and she quickly pressed, "However what?"

The Lord of the Yellow Robe stood up, looking down at her, a hint of slyness in his eyes, "I need to add one condition."

"What condition?" Xia He held her breath nervously.

The Lord of the Yellow Robe nonchalantly twirled the remote control in his hand and casually said, "I need you to provide five hundred people, and the willpower of these five hundred people cannot be lower than that of He Chao."

Xia He froze instantly upon hearing this.

After a few seconds ofstunned, her small face crumpled, and she said bitterly, "Five hundred people with He Chao-level willpower? This… this is too exaggerated! He Chao is one of the top-ranked in willpower in our Zhurong Department!"

The remote control in the Lord of the Yellow Robe's hand suddenly stopped, and his gaze instantly became sharp, "So, are you saying this is non-negotiable?"

"Wait!" Xia He stomped her foot anxiously.

"I need to ask for instructions from my superiors!"

She fumbled in her pocket and pulled out a special communicator.

Beep~! Beep~!

Soon, the call connected.

A few minutes later, Xia He cautiously looked up at the Lord of the Yellow Robe, "500 people is fine, but I need to confirm that you won't use them for any cruel or evil experiments, right?"

The Lord of the Yellow Robe shook his head and put down the remote control in his hand, "I don't know, they're not the people I want."

"But it's hard to say… but what's certain is that as long as they're alive, this should also be a great opportunity for them."

...

At 5 AM, Su Yi's consciousness descended upon a clone.

He stood on the observation deck at the highest point of the base, his black trench coat flapping in the strong wind.

He looked up, gazing at the fifty light-speed spacecraft in low-Earth orbit.

The sleek silver hulls reflected a cold light in the sunlight, arranged in a perfect hexagonal array, silently suspended like a group of silent judges.

"Master, all spacecraft are ready and can take off at any time," Liu Guang said excitedly.

Su Yi nodded and turned to look at the 500 people neatly lined up behind him.

These people were what he had requested from Great Xia.

He didn't use his clones to go into the universe, mainly because he wasn't sure if there were gods watching outside, or if Blue Star was just a prison.

Although he had integrated hundreds of golden materials during this time, he still didn't dare to act rashly—it's always better to be careful.

Moreover, through observation during this period, Su Yi had confirmed that the place his missing Lord of the End clone had reached should be a certain abyss.

Especially during this time, the system screen had been constantly refreshing, showing a large number of abyssal creatures dying.

In just six hours, it provided tens of billions of energy points.

Su Yi didn't need to guess; it must be his missing clone—the Lord of the End—causing trouble.

Through this incident, Su Yi also confirmed that the remaining spatial passages should be abyssal passages.

Although Su Yi was not sure how strong the abyssal passages actually were, one thing was certain:

In any novel or cultural work, 'Abyss' is almost always synonymous with power and danger.

What's more, the Abyss even dropped two golden materials for him.

All of this indicated that the Abyss was indeed very strong.

Therefore, exploring the universe was not only necessary but also urgent; it had to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

Standing on the observation deck, Su Yi watched the countdown reach zero.

Five hundred volunteers in silver-white spacesuits stood in neat formation on the launch platform.

They wore Liu Guang's specially made neural link devices on their chests, crucial equipment to ensure their consciousness could be transmitted back to their main bodies immediately if they encountered alien civilizations.

To ensure their survival in space, Su Yi spent one golden material to raise everyone's strength to the world level.

Their spacesuits were also made of golden material, and more importantly, these materials came from the same source.

Therefore, Su Yi also made some extra preparations for them: every ten people formed a small team, and each person was given a mandatory fusion card;

Every hundred people formed a large team, and the captain could get an ultimate fusion card;

And the captain selected from the five hundred people received a super ultimate fusion card made of golden material.

This way, if they encountered an irresistible monster, they would at least have some self-preservation ability.

"Remember your mission."

Su Yi's voice was transmitted to everyone's ears through the communication network,

"Explore, record, and transmit intelligence. If you encounter irresistible forces… prioritize preserving your consciousness."

"Yes, Commander!" Five hundred voices responded in unison, deafeningly loud.

Their tone was full of confidence.

In fact, when these five hundred people first learned that they were to be handed over to the Calamity Court, their hearts were filled with sadness and despair.

But for the sake of their country and people, they suppressed their emotions.

However, upon arriving here, they found that not only would they not suffer various tortures, but they only had to perform a very simple task.

Which was to explore the universe.

This kind of task is generally not simple.

But what if, before doing this task, it was a world-level team of five hundred people?

And it was with an unknown high-tech weapon, plus powerful trump cards.

With all of these combined, let alone exploring the universe, even if they were told to slay a god, they would believe it without hesitation.

Liu Guang floated beside Su Yi, her golden hair gently fluttering in the morning breeze.

She lightly tapped her finger, and fifty light-speed spacecraft simultaneously lit up with a faint blue engine light.

"Master, all systems checked."

"Quantum communication network has covered the Solar System, nano-shields can withstand all known cosmic rays..."

Su Yi nodded, but his gaze involuntarily turned towards the gradually lightening sky in the east.

There was an almost invisible faint golden halo there—this halo had appeared at the edge of the atmosphere since the Disaster King destroyed the God's Domain yesterday.

"Is Master worried about that?"

Liu Guang followed his gaze,

"According to my scan, that halo is very special. The energy quality is far stronger than that guy who plays with time. According to my calculations, this is very likely the power of a god. However…"

"However what?"

"It is slowly repairing, and it is repairing something unknown." Data streams flashed in Liu Guang's pupils,

"At this rate, it will be fully repaired in seventy-two hours. According to my speculation, once this is fully repaired, a true god will revive."

"Based on my calculations, it's more likely that a certain place will be repaired, and then some substance will be released, allowing the dead gods on Blue Star to revive."

Su Yi's brows furrowed.

This meant he didn't have much time; he would have to face a god in three days.

He wasn't sure if he could defeat a god with only 100 golden materials integrated so far.

He had to activate the Super Lottery as soon as possible, and the way to activate the Super Lottery was with 1 million Prestige.

He took a deep breath and gave the order,

"All personnel board the ships, depart immediately!"