Let's Squander A Billion First!-Chapter 1643: Visitors from Beyond (30)

Lou Xing turned back to Na Xia: "Where are we now?"

Na Xia operated at the console while replying: "Main ship."

Ship?

Ships and starships are not on the same level.

Lou Xing, suddenly confronted with this term, didn’t immediately react.

After a while, Lou Xing pointed upwards: "Those people..."

"His Highness has led them to a safe cabin, they won’t be in trouble for now." Na Xia explained.

Lou Xing paused, turning his head to look at Chuzheng, his gaze deepening slightly: "What were those that attacked us just now?"

"They seem a bit like scout robots," Na Xia remarked, "I’m not sure if they’re from inside the ship or came from elsewhere. I’m trying to check the surveillance in other areas of the ship."

The basic functions of this starship are still operational.

"Are we ready?"

Chuzheng’s voice interjected from the side.

"Your Highness, not yet."

"You talk too much."

"..."

Na Xia shut his mouth, focusing on his work.

Lou Xing frowned slightly: "Why did you knock me out just now?"

Chuzheng: "..."

If I didn’t knock you out, would I have to coax you? That’s too troublesome, I wouldn’t do it.

But now how do I lie... no, how do I explain to the Good Person Card?

"Your Highness, it seems to be fine..." Na Xia’s voice was a timely rescue for Chuzheng, who was running out of excuses. She immediately looked over at Na Xia.

In the air ahead, numerous virtual screens popped up, marking the major areas of the starship.

"Check the location just now."

Na Xia quickly operated the console and soon displayed the place where the Crystal Pillars were stacked on one screen.

At this moment, the inside was a mess, crystal fragments were everywhere, stained with blood.

Besides that, something on the ground was wriggling, shapes unknown.

"See where those things came from."

Na Xia nodded, rewinding the time to earlier, then traced back the direction those robots appeared from.

Na Xia soon saw the initial appearance location of these robots: "Your Highness, they came from outside, here is the exit above."

Chuzheng narrowed her eyes slightly: "Can you see outside?"

"Not for now," Na Xia shook his head.

The internal and external surveillance systems are not the same, using two sets of codes, decoding takes time.

Chuzheng: "Check where they are now."

The starship is absurdly large, and the surveillance footage is divided into thousands.

They’re logged in illegally now, so the whole system has to be operated manually, finding within so many surveillances takes quite a bit of effort.

The footage flashed quickly, yet Na Xia could discern it.

Three minutes later, the footage stopped, those robots stood still in a passage.

"What are they doing?"

"How would I know, probably recharging." Chuzheng casually responded.

Lou Xing: "..."

"Your Highness, come look."

Na Xia pointed at the upper left corner of the footage, something slowly appeared in the picture, but when they approached the surveillance zone, the footage started flickering.

When the footage stabilized, the traces of those things were lost.

A camera connecting to the previous view soon captured those things.

They were only half human height, limbs were strange tentacles, gliding across the ground, moving in packs, looking somewhat eerie.

"How come so many alien species appear here?" Na Xia murmured in surprise.

The robots earlier also came in from outside, someone must have let them in to scout, now these appear...

"Zzzzz..."

All surveillance footage flickered, images appeared intermittently.

Na Xia quickly operated a bit, finally weakly saying: "Your Highness, it seems the starship’s automatic defenses have activated..." She was kicked out.

"Zzzzz..."

The flickering footage stabilized, a human face appeared on all screens.

But this person’s skin was light gray, even their eyeballs were gray.

Na Xia stepped back in surprise.

Even Na Dong from the other side looked up at this side, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"I am Willy of the Osefia Empire."

The person in the footage had started introducing himself, it wasn’t a language they were familiar with, but Chuzheng understood it.

Willy’s voice continued to emerge: "I don’t know when it is now, who has come here, or why..."

Lou Xing didn’t comprehend at all, could only stare perplexedly at the footage.

Chuzheng seemed to notice his confusion, softly translating for him.

"The glory of the Osefia Empire has become a thing of the past, it was our greed and selfishness that brought disaster. As the leader of the Osefia Empire, I bear great responsibility..."

Indeed, this Willy was the last king of the Osefia Empire.

During Willy’s reign, he led Osefia to achieve numerous glorious accomplishments, now a notable figure in the Star Era ’textbook’.

"This is merely an image I left behind, I know that whatever I say won’t stop you, but if you are fortunate enough to see me, then please listen until I finish."

At the pinnacle of its glory, the sudden downfall of the Osefia Empire was mainly due to the Cosmic Stone.

The Cosmic Stone was something Willy accidentally obtained from a planet.

The person guarding the Cosmic Stone told him before dying that abusing the power of the Cosmic Stone would come at a price.

At that time Willy had just assumed the throne, eager to achieve accomplishments that made Osefia Empire acknowledge him as the new king. He didn’t take those words seriously.

After acquiring the Cosmic Stone, Willy indeed became unstoppable.

Experiencing the Cosmic Stone’s power, to ensure his victory and position, Willy used the Cosmic Stone more recklessly.

Victory became routine for him.

Stories about him burgeoned in the Star Era, making him the object of envy and admiration.

Willy didn’t realize the problem at that time.

He became absorbed in the power, constantly expanding his influence, enjoying others’ accolades and reverence.

Naturally, he wasn’t content with the status quo, wanting to accomplish greater feats to let more in the Star Era know him.

Willy soon acted on his ambition.

But...

He didn’t expect the consequences of overusing the Cosmic Stone to arrive at that time.

First, people around him died inexplicably, then his species...

No cause could be found, it felt like an irresistible force was draining their lives.

Willy, at that time, still didn’t realize the problem, assuming someone was targeting him secretly.

During that period, he became paranoid, suspecting those around him.

From guardians to trusted subordinates...

Willy felt like he contracted some mental illness during that time. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Until one night, he suddenly recalled the words said by the person who guarded the Cosmic Stone — abusing the power of the Cosmic Stone would come with a price.