Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Chapter 292 Buds
The fantastic adventure of Cowboy Bebop continues.

Half an hour ago, he and "Deputy Captain" Duan Mingyuan teamed up to repel the apostle sent by the gods on a death star. The apostle was invulnerable to swords and guns, and was immune to water and fire, but in the end the clever Star Cowboys still found its weakness and defeated it with attacks that "beyond common sense."

So far, Coyote Twelve is very satisfied with this adventure, and believes that if their experiences on the "Sea of ​​Trees" planet are broadcast in the form of a nostalgic animation in the future, it will definitely be well received.

After all, guns, cigars and powerful enemies, this is the romance of every interstellar man.

Duan Mingyuan focused his attention on the roots that were constantly retreating.

The attacks along the way stopped, and wherever they went, the roots would quickly retreat, until they came under the towering trees, and God's apostles no longer troubled them.

A gap appeared in the trees, opening the way for them to go further.

After blasting an unhealable hole in the trunk of the sacred tree, Duan Mingyuan finally got the chance to show the other party that they had no ill intentions.

But this sentence seems a little unconvincing now.

"We had no ill intentions."

Out of rigor, Duan Mingyuan revised his statement, because he could not determine Shenmu's attitude for the time being. If it turned out that the road leading to Shenmu's core was a trap and Shenmu attacked them again, he might still show malicious intent.

However, after dealing with the consciousness of the Mechanical Star, he found that the behavioral logic of these "cocoons" was actually very easy to understand. They did not seem to have many of the wisdom of humans. Once they were defeated, they would find a place to hide and lick their wounds like a wounded beast.

Duan Mingyuan observed that many new buds had grown from the part that was erased by the space collapse, and these new buds seemed to be trying to repair the damaged part of the sacred tree.

Although the part that was caught in the space collapse cannot be restored, fortunately the sacred tree is huge and the hole does not constitute a fatal injury.

They walked up the spiral wooden ladder, which led them to the clouds.

At the end of the road was a simple wooden house. The house was empty, with a bud in the center. The gathered buds were trembling slightly. The fear from the apostles extended here, filling the entire space with an uneasy atmosphere.

“Is this the true face of the gods?”

Coyote Twelve gripped the grip of the revolver. The trembling flower bud looked much more fragile than the man-eating plant just now. If necessary, he could draw his gun at any time with a "best of the match" finishing move and shoot the god in front of him with one shot.

But before he figured out the situation, he wasn't the kind of person who would draw his gun on someone who had lost the will to resist.

"Cocoon" seemed to have given up resistance.

He moved closer to the bud, almost putting his face against it, and studied it carefully.

He smelled the fragrance of flowers, a strange aroma he had never smelled before.

Coyote Twelve still couldn't believe what he saw. He had been to more than 20 Death Stars, but had never seen the appearance of a "cocoon" with his own eyes.

Not only him, but even the researchers at Universal Company do not understand the true identity of the "Cocoons". Some people think they are a virus, or a monster, the leader of elemental creatures, or even an extreme natural disaster. Even scholars have different opinions on the nature of the "Cocoons".

But now, Coyote Twelve can say that those experts are talking nonsense.

At least in his opinion, the "cocoon" is just a particularly large flower bud.

"What should we do now? Should we take this bud back home to cultivate it?"

"Once it leaves the planet, the power of the Cocoon will quickly dry up."

Duan Mingyuan brought up the theory mentioned by Heya. He felt an energy from the flower bud that was stronger and more vigorous than the "consciousness" of the Mechanical Star.

"You'd better watch your words. It hasn't completely lost its power yet."

He reminded Coyote Twelve that it was obvious that the Bebop's remarks had caused dissatisfaction in the sacred tree. If he hadn't been watching from behind, the flower bud would have grown a mouth to swallow Coyote Twelve's head. "If measured by the Boss's health bar, He should have three quarters of life left."

"Wait, this is stage two!?"

Coyote Twelve was startled and quickly took several steps back.

If the "Cocoon" on this planet has not been defeated yet, then his behavior just now would undoubtedly seem like a deliberate attempt to kill himself.

Not only would this cost him his life, but he would also be ruthlessly reported by his teammates afterwards. "This is an unsolicited negotiation with us."

This flower bud is the origin of the sacred tree. Once it is destroyed, the sacred tree will suffer irreversible fatal injuries.

However, even Duan Mingyuan didn't know whether the "Cocoon" could be truly killed. Before this, no one had ever killed the "Cocoon". Of course, no one knew what would happen to the planet where the "Cocoon" was after it died.

According to limited information, the existence of the "cocoon" is closely related to the planet itself. Duan Mingyuan suspects that once the "cocoon" dies, the entire planet will quickly dry up.

Leading the two to the core not only showed that it did not want to resist anymore, but also expressed its willingness to share all the information it knew with the two.

The "cocoon" also has memories, and it has witnessed everything that has happened since the birth of the planet.

Duan Mingyuan stepped forward and placed his hand on the flower bud.

The next moment, countless images flooded into his mind, putting him in a God's perspective, overlooking the changes on the planet.

Thus, Duan Mingyuan made an important discovery.

This discovery made him frown, and he had to re-evaluate this planet that had already been destroyed once.

He was unable to retrieve any part related to the Chamber of Commerce or the Silver Lotus Family from the bud's "memories". It didn't even know the existence of the Chamber of Commerce. There was only the planet itself in these memories.

When the people on this planet began to desire to explore the truth of the world and the world outside the planet, it extinguished the spark.

Among the many "cocoons" that Duan Mingyuan knew, it was the most autistic one. It neither liked humans outside nor interacted with other of its kind. It spent most of its time sleeping and enjoyed the moment when the entire planet was quiet.

But on the other hand, it became the ring on the finger of Morgan VII's butler, and helped the family deal with those legendary assassins.

Duan Mingyuan originally thought that the old butler was the incarnation of "Cocoon" and that the family had made a deal with one of the "Cocoons" in some way. However, the information he extracted from the "Cocoon's" memory overturned all his speculations.

A new problem arises.

If this is not the illusory space of consciousness constructed by the "cocoon", then where is this place?
Small Theater No. 16:
On a Friday in a certain year and month, early in the morning

"How many little foxes do you plan to have?"

This was undoubtedly a tricky question, as tricky as if an elder was holding a map and suddenly pulled out a dagger from it and stabbed Duan Mingyuan.

Duan Mingyuan pondered for a long time and said, "We have to respect Jiu Yue's wishes."

"Her opinion doesn't matter. You should have a litter of little foxes."

The elder, as a person who had experienced it, gave the young man in front of him a suggestion, "If you don't have time to take care of it, just send it to the mountains to raise it."

Speaking of this, the elder's tone was very sad, which reminded him of his failed education of Jiu Yue.

Jiu Yue has been disobedient since she was a child. When the elders said go east, she would insist on going west. When they warned her not to go down the mountain, she would run away in the blink of an eye. It was only after so many years that she thought of coming back.

"According to the tradition of the fox demon clan, someone must inherit the position of clan leader, but the princess will definitely not agree."

After becoming the clan leader, he has to stay in the mountains to maintain the clan affairs, big and small. Jiuyue will definitely not be able to bear it and will run down the mountain again in a few days.

Over the years, the elders have fully summed up their experiences and lessons and understood the real problems.

——The previous patriarch had too few children, and September was the only child.

Therefore, he placed high hopes on Duan Mingyuan.

If one is not enough, try two. If two are not enough, try a whole nest.

He still didn't believe it.

If a litter of little foxes is born in September, there will always be a quiet one among them that is willing to inherit the position of clan leader.

The elder said earnestly, "In the grand scheme of things, the future of the fox demon clan is in your hands.
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(End of this chapter)