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"Sister Zhixin, do gods like the ones in myths really exist?"

"They do, Qi Lin, they really do!"

With a hint of a smile in her eyes, Zhixin pointed at the tidal lighthouse, indicating that that thing was one.

Qi Lin was stunned.

But Zhixin "cruelly" continued to deal the finishing blow:

"Of course, there are none in the Known Universe, but there are quite a few in other universes!"

Huh?

Qi Lin's mouth hung open slightly.

Her worldview shattered with a sharp crack!

Zhixin chuckled:

"What, are you surprised to learn that we've already begun to set foot in the multiverse?"

Chapter 330: Red-Haired Sett! A-Zhui and the Black Armor Company

At the same moment, at the Astral Station.

Leina and Qiangwei, leading a group of Super Soldiers from the Black Armor Company, boarded the Astral Station.

Before they had even found their footing, Liu Chuang's loud voice rang out:

"Holy crap, there really is a damn train wandering all over the universe!"

Zhao Xin couldn't help but chime in:

"Isn't this station even more ridiculous?"

"Damn! This thing is just hanging there, less than ten thousand kilometers from Earth, yet we didn't notice a single thing before!"

"So this is all the Super Gene Academy is..."

*Smack!*

With a darkened face, Leina slapped the back of Zhao Xin's head.

"Sister Na, you..."

"Shut up, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand! Hmph, even my Lieyang couldn't detect the presence of the Astral Station, so it's normal that the Super Gene Academy couldn't either!"

Qiangwei waved her hand to cut off Zhao Xin's endless questions, signaling everyone to look around:

"Stop the chatter! Heads up, we're being watched!"

Hearing this.

Leina, Zhao Xin, and Liu Chuang all looked around.

Sure enough.

The group from the Black Armor Company was being stared at from a distance by people of all races in various outfits. Qiangwei's heart sank; if she wasn't mistaken, these people must be the so-called Trailblazer!

The good news: most of the people present were mortals, with only a very few individuals showing the fluctuations of a Super Soldier.

The bad news: among the few Super Soldiers, the data volume projected by someone in the Dark Plane was definitely that of a third-generation Super Soldier!

Just then.

A hearty laugh rang out:

"Hahaha, you guys are warriors from the planet below, right? Super Gene Academy? What a coincidence, there's a Super Gene Academy on my home planet too!"

Qiangwei's pupils constricted.

It's him!

One of the only three third-generation Super Soldiers on the station!

The speaker was a Super Soldier with rugged features and a head of red hair...

Taking a deep breath, Qiangwei took the initiative to step forward:

"Hello, this is Earth Star. We are indeed students from the Super Gene Academy... So, please tell us the true purpose of the Astral Express's arrival on Earth!"

The red-haired Super Soldier was stunned for a moment, then realized:

"I see, you're worried that we Trailblazer will bring disaster to your civilization?"

"Hahaha, don't worry."

"The arrival of the Astral Express usually has only one mission: to connect different civilizations and spread the Reason of Trailblaze throughout the universe!"

Leina leaned in and asked curiously:

"I don't understand this Reason of Trailblaze thing; it's probably some kind of civilizational philosophy... But that doesn't matter. I'm more curious about something else..."

"If there's a 'usually,' there must be an exception. What is it?"

The red-haired Super Soldier sighed:

"Before coming to Earth, we visited a life-bearing planet. Their civilization had only recently emerged from slavery. Unfortunately, the local native civilization happened to encounter an ice disaster that was set to last for over a million years!"

"That's why we Trailblazer were able to use the express to land on the planet!"

Leina raised her right hand, her eyes sparkling as she chimed in:

"I've heard about that too. It's said that you quickly built thirty-six Ice-Gas Cities there, supposedly capable of housing thirty million people to survive the ice age, right?"

The red-haired youth was about to speak when he was interrupted by A-Zhui, who suddenly joined the conversation.

"Alright, Sett, I'll take it from here..."

"Oh..."

Sett left reluctantly, but the lingering look he gave Qiangwei before leaving made Wheel-bro's teeth itch with hatred.

Qiangwei: "Lady Zhui?"

Leina: "A-Zhui?"

A-Zhui nodded and said:

"Leina is right. Not long ago, the Astral Express did indeed build thirty-six giant cities on a planet to protect its civilization."

"As for the question you're curious about, let's put it this way..."

"The Astral Express has only one purpose: under the premise that the universe will inevitably reach its end, to guide civilizations in practicing the Reason of Trailblaze and let the most brilliant light of civilization bloom!"

Qiangwei and Leina looked at each other, speechless.

We don't understand, sister!

The point is, what on earth is this Reason of Trailblaze!

To this, A-Zhui's answer was:

"So-called trailblaizing includes metaphysical trailblazing of thought, will, and wisdom, as well as physical trailblazing of technology, culture, and even the boundaries of survival..."

Leina curled her lip:

"As expected, it's that same old civilizational philosophy routine. Haven't you angels gotten tired of it after all this time?"

A-Zhui shrugged and gave an unexpected answer:

"Unfortunately, the Reason of Trailblaze is not led by the Angel Civilization."

"The reason you see me here..."

"...is only because the Astral Express has just set sail, and its dedicated conductor isn't in place yet. To put it bluntly, I'm just a temporary worker."

Leina was still unconvinced:

"Is there a difference?"

"There is!" A-Zhui said calmly, not at all angry at Leina's pettiness. "The difference is that civilizational philosophy belongs to the Way of Man, and the essence of the Way of Man is change!"

"The Reason of Trailblaze is different. Trailblazing, which originates from the Circle of Reason, is more akin to the Way of Heaven!"

Having said this, A-Zhui gave Leina a half-smile:

"Speaking of the Way of Heaven... Leina, as the Empress of Lieyang, you should be quite familiar with it."

The Way of Heaven?

That was all too damn familiar.

And because she was familiar with it, Leina's eyes shifted evasively...

There was no helping it.

The style of being Lieyang in public but the Way of Heaven in private was something even she, the Empress, found hard to look at.

As for what counts as a person...

Emmm...

In the eyes of the traditional Lieyang factions.

Only those in the same God-making Civilization sequence count as people!

Otherwise, why do you think the Lieyang Star Region is also called the Heavenly Way Star Region... Mentioning this topic, A-Zhui seemed to sense something and suddenly looked toward Earth.

In the next instant.

A monkey standing arrogantly atop a mountain peak came into view.

A-Zhui smiled and nodded to Brother Monkey from afar.

After that, ignoring the bewildered expressions of the Black Armor Company, she waved her hand, and a Spatial Treasure Bottle appeared.

"Miss Qiangwei, please take this..."

With that, the Spatial Treasure Bottle was tossed into Qiangwei's arms.

"This is..."

"Oh, regarding our previous trade, Qi Lin has been transformed into a new angel by my King, so I have specifically brought the angels' compensation!"

Pausing, A-Zhui didn't forget to add a reminder:

"Take note, these resources are enough for Earth's existing Super Soldiers. As a show of sincerity, the consumption for the completion of the semi-divine bodies of the War God of Nuoxing and the Power of the Galaxy is also included in this aid!"

After saying this.

A-Zhui turned and left.

Qiangwei's eyelid twitched. Wait, you're really leaving?

Giving aid just like that, without any conditions?

Chapter 331: Angels, a Nation of Rich Ladies! Liang Bing's Despair

A-Zhui's wave of massive spending not only stunned the Black Armor Company, but even Leina was choked into a stumble by the angels' overwhelming extravagance.

No matter how naive the Black Armor Company was, they knew that aid and support, no matter how nicely phrased, could never be free.

And reality also told them that the most expensive things are those that are free.

The question is.

What is the reason for the angels doing this?

Just for one Qi Lin?

Or is it that in some unseen fields, the angels stand to gain even more?

Thinking of this, they decided to ask; right now, Leina was the only one who could answer the Black Armor Company's doubts.

Facing this question, Leina pondered for a long while before finally saying with a dark expression:

"There's only one possibility! Those resources are simply not worth mentioning in the eyes of the angels!"

Ge Xiaolun realized:

"I get it. It's like a billionaire giving a few hundred bucks to a beggar when they're in a good mood; it doesn't affect the billionaire at all."

"Conversely, not only are those few hundred bucks negligible to the billionaire, but the beggar himself isn't even worth the billionaire coveting anything from."

Hearing this.

The faces of the Black Armor Company members all went dark.