Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'-Chapter 1369: Prelude to the Tide: Nomi
I don't know when it started, but Starry Abyss TV programs have gotten increasingly strange.
"'Nine Tribes' Biological Purification Network, produced by Empire Military Industry, the unmatched choice for interstellar expansion, trustworthy for you..."
Nomi watched the shopping advertisement listlessly. Not that she was particularly interested in these all-family killing gadgets, she just wanted to distract herself.
"Honestly, the group's sudden stock price plunge was obviously a premeditated short sell. Whether Redd Gold is in Layer Abyss or not, it has nothing to do with the stock price. It's just self-directed and staged, taking money from retail investors..."
This priest from Obliteration Sanctum, named Rista Kacha, had been babbling on beside her non-stop since earlier.
This person has some conspiracy theories, as a priest he's not focused on preaching or recruiting, but rather indulges in international politics and interstellar civilization ecology research every day.
Even though she had been serving in the United Army for 277 months, Nomi had seen all kinds of bizarre comrades, but someone as possessed by demons like Rista, she still found somewhat hard to accept.
"Don't be fooled by appearances, Layer Abyss United Army can conduct large-scale military operations continuously and steadily, but behind the scenes, the three narratives of Layer Abyss vie for speaking power."
Rista's 12 fingers slowly maneuvered the crystal orb magic artifact, speaking in an eccentric tone:
"Like the Centaur-101 Space Brigade's operations advisor Wellington Dubois, he's a spy inserted by the Empire's Regent Crown Prince, and Brigade Leader Darwin Rivarl is a Silver Dragon Nobility from the old group with the True Dragon Flag, named by Redd Gold as the Superior... Do you think such figures gathering in a space operations brigade with two flagship vessels can execute ordinary tasks? There's a reason behind all this."
"Yes, yes."
Nomi nodded numbly.
"I say, Nomi, you're not a native of the Empire, nor a follower of Imperialism narrative, why did you join the United Army?"
Rista, sensing Nomi's lethargy, decisively changed the topic: 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
"The Empire's welfare isn't low, right? For someone like you with average abilities and talents, and without a high education institution's recommendation letter as a joined citizen, wouldn't it be better to stay in Empire's Inherent Time Domain? At least you can get two Resurrection Benefit Coupons."
"I'm fine in the Empire."
"Then why did you come out? You're not chasing faith nor lacking income—oh, I see, you must be seeking a wonderful encounter—"
"—I want to hit the Earthlings."
Nomi said flatly:
"No other reasons, the Earthlings and Evil God killed our people, I want to walk back, it's just that simple."
Rista shrugged:
"Alright, you can embellish your words, but your heart won't lie."
"You read my mind?"
Nomi gave Rista a cold glare.
"Don't misunderstand, dear comrade, this is our Spirit Race's biological instinct, any fluctuation in your soul and thoughts is impossible to hide from us."
Rista hurriedly explained:
"I'm just curious and baffled. Your fluctuations proved you were lying, but I'm very sure you're not a spy or informant of any side—so what exactly are you fighting for?"
"It's none of your business."
"I'm just curious, however, if you could share, maybe I could help you."
Nomi glanced at this Spirit Race woman, then turned back, looking at the TV projection, and slowly said:
"I come from Azure Star, a planet destroyed by Earthlings."
"It was a broken, poor, and backward uncivilized planet. Such planets are destroyed by the millions in the universe every day. Its annihilation shouldn't have drawn any attention."
"But before it was destroyed, a legendary warrior saved it from doom, righted wrongs, allowing the surviving people to rebuild a home under the order's sunlight."
"And that legendary hero promised to forever protect Azure Star, he won the war for founding the nation, spread a religion based on him, cultivated countless [Echoer] who manipulate Arcane Energy, and these soldiers were continuously sent to various parts of the universe. Everything prospered, under this uncrowned king's patronage, a better future seemed to be just tomorrow."
At this moment, Nomi paused.
"Unfortunately, despite our hard effort to develop, Azure Star ultimately couldn't keep up with Earthlings' invasion speed."
"It was completely destroyed and annihilated."
"This time, the warrior who protected Azure Star twice, never showed himself from beginning to end."
"Some say he died, some say he pursued greater Strength, diving into Starry Abyss. Others say his vision became grand, not caring about his origin's home anymore. There's even a rumor he's not an Azure Star native, but the reincarnation of some Deity."
"But one thing is certain: he broke his promise."
Nomi unconsciously squeezed the armrest, exuding a dangerous aura.
After a few seconds, she suddenly said.
"But these things, aren't important to me."
Clack—
She opened a can of ice-cold beer, drinking and mumbling:
"Nowadays who isn't a wanderer from a broken home country, frankly, he saved us twice, we have no obligation to demand such a powerful being to continue altruistically assisting us. Harshly speaking: people at such levels are not ones we can interact with, even selling the planet wouldn't cover the handling fee, so what more can I say? Right, what else can I say—"
