148: Chapter 148 The True Meaning of the Starry Sun Divine Scripture

Gu Yue was a restaurant owner in a small city on Blue Planet. Whenever he closed up late at night, he would watch his eight or nine employees leave, then lock up personally before sitting on the bench outside the restaurant, smoking a cigarette slowly and leisurely by himself before heading back.

This was a habit formed over many years.

But today, before he had even finished his cigarette, he saw several strangers standing in front of him.

Gu Yue bowed slightly: "Excuse me, everyone, the shop is already closed. I am truly very sorry."

One of the middle-aged men among the strangers took a few steps forward, the light from the shop entrance hitting his haggard, pale face: "Boss, we aren't here to eat... We are... here to look for work. I wonder if you are short on help?"

Standing beside him were a middle-aged woman and a Little Girl.

It looked like they were a family of three.

Gu Yue took a deep breath, extinguished his cigarette butt, then turned and silently opened the shop door: "You must be hungry. No matter how much you want to find work, you need to fill your stomachs first to have the energy to work! Come in and have something to eat."

"This... this is too embarrassing, we don't have..."

Before the middle-aged man could finish his sentence, the Little Girl darted into the restaurant.

The man and woman could only follow with embarrassed expressions.

Fortunately, Gu Yue calmly smoothed things over: "The cashier has already clocked off, so let this meal be my way of welcoming you three travelers."

The middle-aged woman sat slowly on a chair by the dining table, rubbing her hands together nervously, her eyes slightly red: "Thank you, Boss. We are indeed... unfamiliar with this place."

Soon, the sound of the stove igniting rang out from the kitchen, followed by the clatter of pots and pans.

Not long after, Gu Yue sat across from them, watching the three of them wolf down their food with a smiling face.

After a while, seeing that the three of them had eaten their fill, he asked curiously: "A family?"

The woman nodded repeatedly, her previously reserved demeanor relaxing quite a bit.

The man said apologetically: "Thank you for your hospitality. If you don't mind, I can work here to cover the cost of the meal. I know how to cook, wash dishes, and clean the kitchen!"

Gu Yue waved his hand: "No need to be so polite. Over these years, there have been more and more strangers here, wave after wave."

"Starting from zero is very difficult in the beginning, but I believe you will be like them, getting better and better."

The middle-aged man was startled. He had specifically separated from the main group to avoid being too conspicuous.

He hadn't expected that even in such a small city, Earthlings had come to settle down.

It seems too many people have indeed migrated to Blue Planet.

In his anxiety, he blurted out a lie: "We are from another city, here for tourism."

The Little Girl beside him stared at him in confusion, not understanding why the father who had always taught her to be honest and trustworthy was telling a lie.

Gu Yue laughed without minding: "It doesn't matter. Whether you are tourists from other cities or settlers from other planets, you will all get better and better!"

The couple exchanged glances, and the woman lowered her head and whispered: "Boss, you... already know?"

The middle-aged man pondered their behavior, looking nervous: "Did we reveal any flaws?"

"Huh? What kind of flaws? When your thousand-plus spaceships arrived a few days ago, that spectacle was visible to anyone who wasn't blind. Even the news stations in small places had videos."

Gu Yue said, comforting the three: "But don't worry, just live your lives as you should. Didn't you say you could cook? Show me a few dishes later. If that doesn't work out, you can just stay here and wash dishes!"

The Little Girl happily raised her hands: "Yay! Dad has a job!"

The woman shed tears of gratitude: "Thank you. Even though Earth attacked your Blue Planet, and we aren't even believers of the Xingyang God yet."

Hearing this, Gu Yue took the "xingyang divine canon" from his bosom, examining it as he said: "The deity teaches us to be compassionate and to help those in trouble. I have studied the divine canon well, and it doesn't say that those in trouble must be believers!"

The couple looked at each other, their pupils trembling slightly from being deeply shaken.

The man's heart struggled for a long time, but finally, he decided not to contact his team leader anymore and to completely sever ties with the Earth Military, truly beginning a new life.

He tore the codebook and cipher manual in his pocket to shreds, then took the "xingyang divine canon" from Gu Yue's hands with both hands, saying solemnly: "Our whole family will become devout believers!"

Gu Yue showed a gratified smile: "With the Xingyang God above, you will receive the protection of the deity."

Actually, over these ten-plus years, as there became more and more Earthlings on Blue Planet, more and more unprecedented events followed one after another.

The first believer, the first child born from a union with a Blue Planet native, the first saintess, the first person to leave their team leader and sever ties with the Earth Military...

In short, more and more Earthlings were completely and thoroughly integrating into Blue Planet.

In the flagship command room of the Earth fleet, "Hope" reported the data with no small amount of worry: "The actual number of people who migrated to Blue Planet should exceed eighty thousand, with fifty-eight thousand four hundred and twenty-three registered."

"However, as of now, nearly one-fifth of the people have not reported to their team leaders for three consecutive cycles, becoming missing personnel. Fortunately, those team leaders are elites who were carefully selected and are absolutely loyal to you!"

Chu Yuhang was confident: "Those missing people cannot escape from my palm."

Just as the two were talking, the warships responsible for the outer perimeter guard suddenly sent a warning: "Large-scale unidentified fleet incoming!"

The several high-ranking officers present all turned pale, and Ye Gui said with a trembling voice: "Could it be the Gospel Army of Blue Planet?"

Elisa was so scared that she stood frozen in place.

"Hope" immediately shook her head: "It's not the Blue Planet people! But... there is indeed a familiar feeling!"