In the Name of Empress-Chapter 444 - 307: Let’s Go Stargazing Together (Part 2)
Roland spread his hands and laughed along.
"Perhaps, Mr. Earth couldn’t have imagined that just a snow avalanche would be enough to dig a tunnel hundreds of meters long in him."
The two exchanged a glance and burst into hearty laughter simultaneously.
If they were ordinary people, this avalanche might have claimed their lives.
Unfortunately, they were Transcendents, not burying beneath the avalanche. Thus they could not feel the thrill of surviving a disaster.
The night was very long, especially at the deserted observatory.
Tonight, they experienced too much and weren’t in the mood for rest.
Alina decided to invite Roland to gaze at the stars using the astronomical telescope together.
Faced with such a warm invitation, Roland certainly wouldn’t refuse.
He was also curious about how advanced the astronomical telescope of this era could be. Could it clearly see the craters on the Blue Moon’s surface?
With immense curiosity, Roland walked into the observatory’s star-gazing platform.
The gigantic astronomical telescope was the primary facility of the star-gazing platform.
Looking at this telescope, Roland’s astonishment was evident. Was this the black technology from 1795? It was evidently a high-definition astronomical telescope.
The telescope’s mirror diameter was close to two meters, even in modern society, it was a super telescope.
Seeing Roland’s amazed expression, Alina knew he hadn’t seen such a thing before, lightly smiled and introduced the origin of the telescope to Roland.
"You should know, my father is very interested in archaeology. He once led an official archaeological team into various site excavations. After losing quite a few team members, he finally opened more than a dozen sites."
Thinking of these sites, Alina’s originally bright smile gradually dimmed.
Seeing her melancholic expression, Roland knew she was reminiscing about her father.
Such things can’t be comforted. Not saying anything would be better; saying more might make Alina cry.
He had no choice but to bring out a classic story to cheer her up.
"Alina, I’ve heard a romantic legend, that after people die, they turn into stars in the sky. Your father might have already become a star, so why don’t we try to find him?"
Roland’s story was moving, and Alina’s eyes became slightly wet upon hearing him, she wiped the faint tears with the back of her hand and said softly:
"Thank you, Roland."
After a few seconds of pause, she wiped away her tears, slowly looked up, and sighed.
"The story is nice, but I’m not a child anymore. People will go to the Netherworld after death, only less than ten percent have a chance of reincarnating, being reborn."
"But regardless of reincarnation, people cannot become stars. Stars are formed by the aggregation of cosmic nebulae and dust, gradually evolving into stars, planets, and satellites. The Theia Planet where we are is a satellite orbiting the main star."
Perhaps feeling her explanation was too profound, Alina looked at Roland uncertainly and muttered softly:
"If you don’t know these things, I can slowly teach you."
"Thank you, Teacher Alina, I appreciate your kindness. I am, after all, an Inheritor; can you respect my knowledge reserve a bit?"
Roland’s tone sounded tough, but he was actually just joking.
He would not believe that Alina looked down on him.
From Alina’s perspective, Roland, though a knowledgeable person, was a Literary Scholar. His understanding of history, culture, and the arts was not surprising.
But it’s quite common for humanities students of this era to not understand natural sciences.
Even if Roland was a renowned scholar, not knowing astronomy was normal.
Faced with Roland’s "questioning," Alina simply smiled, gently dissolving the situation.
Who would be angry with a smiling super beauty.
Moreover, she truly had no malicious intent.
"That’s good, I can save a lot of time. Student Roland, let’s start star-gazing."
Roland dared to call her Teacher Alina; she had no reason not to agree. Ignoring such diligence would be somewhat impolite.
After this verbal sparring, Roland and Alina’s mood improved quite a bit.
With Alina’s help, Roland gradually mastered how to use the astronomical telescope, finding the Blue Moon and accompanying satellite.
The satellite on the Theia Plane is larger than the moon. Due to geological reasons, it reflects a faint blue hue of a star’s light, similar to the color of Uranus.
Star-gazing without moon-viewing always feels like something’s missing.
Naturally, Roland wanted to carefully observe these two satellites.
Under the "monster-revealing mirror" effect of the high-power astronomical telescope, the beautiful Blue Moon revealed its true colors.
Where was the serenely beautiful moon? All there were, were various pits and craters.
The moonlight Blue Moon, as if the beauty effect was turned off, makeup switched to plain face; an unpretty woman without the use of Photoshop, was exposed nakedly in front of Roland.
Roland surprisingly discovered shadows moving on the Blue Moon.
"That is..."
"Humans." Alina answered briskly.
Roland’s mind was a bit overloaded; the data he had didn’t include this saying.
A flash of inspiration struck him, he suddenly recalled an event, and asked softly:
"Is it the Divine Punishment Legion?"
The Divine Punishment Legion comes to the Material Plane to carry out missions for God; after completing their mission, they also find it difficult to return directly to the Divine Domain, often lingering long on the Material Plane.
Since then, most of the previously failed missions of the Divine Punishment Legion reside on the Material Plane or surrounding satellites, waiting for an opportunity to act again.
This explains it perfectly.
However, with just one sentence, Alina ended the conversation, "No, it’s not the Divine Punishment Legion; it’s the Judges."
"Judges?" Roland squinted, puzzled.
Having referees in sports or variety shows is normal, but what’s up with Judges appearing on the Blue Moon?
