Alien Hotel.

Chapter 459 Star Body
Rainy night, suburbs, ruins, crystal clusters, angel tentacles—and a small advertisement sent by an angel-versus-anti-expert.

Mo Ran felt that he must have drunk a lot of strong liquor to see such an outrageous combination in the vast rain.

However, she quickly rubbed her temples, using reason to tell herself that this was not an illusion.

It was that "master" speaking to him—he himself should still be on the distant capital planet at this time, but clearly, this powerful "angel hunter" used some... unsettling "tricks" to contact the remote border planet, Shuji.

He possessed the body of the angel he had killed.

Mo Ran took a deep breath, and for a moment a strange thought arose in her mind: "Is it the Dark Angel who's scary, or this Angel Hunter?" However, she managed to calm herself down, took another half step forward, and tried to adjust her expression. She then bowed deeply to the pile of crystals with the attitude of a respectful celestial being: "Mo Ran greets Mr. Yu. We were unaware of your visit. Your servants were quite impolite just now, and Mo Ran apologizes on their behalf... But what is this?"

Then she saw the tentacles next to the crystal start twisting and turning erratically again, as if trying to express something but failing. Then new glimmers of light wandered within the crystal cluster, and after a while, new words finally appeared: "Wait a moment, I'm not very familiar with this yet... It's okay, it's okay, I just startled you... I just came to check on the situation here and see if there's anything I can help with. I talked to Yuanling and the others about Shuji today, and they're quite worried about you there."

Mo Ran paused, a strange feeling rising in his heart, but he quickly composed himself and bowed his head meticulously: "Mo Ran thanks all the venerable immortals. Shuji has suffered such a great calamity, and the current situation... is indeed not good. Mo City is still safe for now; we were not invaded by the 'main whisker' of the Star-Evolving Body until the very end. However, other cities suffered damage to varying degrees during the previous 'ascension'..."

The "perception" from a distant alien planet resonated with his will in an indescribable way. Through this "resonance," Yu Sheng's thoughts wandered within this vast and unfamiliar new "shell." He curiously experienced the various responses this incredible "body" conveyed to him, while simultaneously trying to discern the subtle sounds that would almost be drowned out by the massive torrent of information—

Rain is falling, clouds are rising and falling, plants are growing, people are moving around in the city, lava is flowing underground, people are dying, people are being born, people are digging for crystals that have invaded the city, and Mo Ran is talking to himself...

Yu Sheng tried his best to adapt to and experience all of this.

He thought back to the first time he tried to control that "valley," but the feeling from the desolate place was different from that exotic valley. He felt that his current situation was closer to that of being synchronized with the Otherworldly Hotel—possessing a completely new body, rather than just a "territory" under his control.

Is this the perspective of a celestial body? Or rather... the perspective of the "mother vine"?

Yu Sheng's thoughts flowed through the scorching Earth's core, each idea flashing like lightning through the vein-like crystal roots that stretched across the entire planet. He saw tiny sparks igniting between the crystal branches buried deep in the rocks and soil, and in the process, his perception of Shu Ji became clearer and more accurate.

But at the same time, he felt a kind of inexplicable "slowness," a sluggishness in the flow of consciousness, as if every idea needed a strange delay to "take shape." At first, he thought it was because he hadn't fully adapted yet, but after a while he realized that it was because of "vastness."

Even if thoughts flow through the "star body" at the speed of light, the time required for each "spark" to traverse a neural node can almost be described as "long".

So Yu Sheng tried to detach his "main consciousness" from the silence and only retain the ability to perceive the planet. Instantly, his thinking became clear and agile again.

Interesting.

Although he was still unsure of the exact principle behind it, Yu Sheng had become somewhat accustomed to the unclear principles of life. He quickly and very calmly accepted the situation before him (to be fair, he was really calm now, considering that the diameter of the Earth's core in Shuji was thousands of kilometers). He then turned his attention to the communication between Mo Ran and himself, as well as his perception of the situation deep within Shuji.

Mo Ran lowered his head, waiting anxiously for Mr. Yu's response.

She had just unconsciously said a lot of things—about the future of Shuji, the current situation in Mocheng, and many things that were causing her anxiety. Now that she thought about it, she realized that many of these things shouldn't have been told to her husband so casually, as they would probably have only annoyed him.

She realized that she was ultimately too young and impulsive.

Mo Ran slightly raised her eyes and saw that several retainers and guards had already consciously retreated to the side and set up an array to prevent anyone from disturbing her and Mr. Yu's conversation. Now, she was the only one left next to this living crystal.

For the umpteenth time in his life, Mo Ran sighed inwardly—he really didn't want to go to this lousy class.

But I can't leave.

The crystal surface shimmered, and this time, a blurry human figure gradually emerged from the wandering glimmers of light.

Mo Ran tensed up even more immediately, this time not daring to even breathe.

"It sounds like the situation is quite complicated," a somewhat distorted voice came from the crystal, its tone fluctuating as if the owner of the voice was still adjusting something. "...I can't help with the minor details right now, mainly because I'm not very familiar with this new body, and if I operate it carelessly, I'm afraid I might collapse your house or something."

Mo Ran hurriedly said, "Mo Ran dares not ask for anything..." "But I can help you with something else," Yu Sheng continued, "Go and inform Tan Yuan and Bai Cheng, as well as a few nearby cities, that the unstable geological situation will improve soon, and that the mountain range to the north will not continue to collapse. I will try to reconstruct its supporting structure. I think this can help to some extent."

He paused for a moment, then explained, "I originally wanted to go and talk to them directly, but seeing your reaction just now... I was afraid that if I showed up directly, it would scare them."

Mo Ran's eyes widened halfway through the conversation.

Yu Sheng clearly misunderstood her reaction: "Oh, is there a problem?"

"No, no, no problem," Mo Ran said, shaking his head quickly. "On behalf of the people of all the cities, I thank you, sir. The two points you just mentioned have already helped us immensely! If they can stop the sky from collapsing and the earth from sinking, then we can save ourselves half the trouble!"

Yu Sheng became happy, and then he thought for a moment and said, "Let me get used to it a bit more. Later, I'll clean up all the crystal debris in the wasteland outside the city for you, and also fix the cracks that the tentacles tore open when they emerged from the ground... Although this planet is quite damaged now, I've done a rough study and I think it can still be habitable after some repairs."

Mo Ran's expression became somewhat subtle as she listened, feeling that Mr. Yu's statement was a bit strange, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong.

Yu Sheng, however, was completely unaware of the subtle change in Mo Ran's face.

He's thinking about a lot of things right now.

This was the first time Mo Ran had ever communicated with a living planet like this, and she was extremely flustered.

It was Yu Sheng's first time being a living planet, and he was actually quite flustered.

The two were so panicked that they didn't even notice the obvious fact that "Shuji is now a living planet that can communicate with people."

After a while, they gradually realized something, and Mo Ran was the first to tentatively ask, "Mr. Yu, are you... Shu Ji now?"

Yu Sheng was taken aback, then thought for a moment: "It seems like that's a possible interpretation."

Then he realized what was going on: "Ah, so I should tell Yuan Ling and Yuan Hao first... Does this mean I've taken over Thousand Peaks Spirit Mountain's land?"

Mo Ran was also momentarily stunned, opening his mouth for a long time before finally managing to utter a few words: "Should it be... or not?"

Then the young city lord fairy started mentally calculating the relationships, but after three minutes she still couldn't figure it out...

After all, the idea that "the Dark Angels ate a planet, and then a person ate the Dark Angels" is too outrageous even in the entire universe. Any detail in the whole process would be enough for the experts and professors at Terra Academy to argue about for two centuries. It's not something that can be figured out in a short time.
"This matter... this matter will probably require the immortals of Thousand Peaks Spirit Mountain to discuss it slowly. After all, Shuji is essentially the territory of the Thousand Peaks Spirit Mountain sect. But Mo Ran believes... believes this matter cannot be resolved in a short time," Mo Ran stammered, "and how can you be considered to have 'occupied' this place? If you have to classify it, it's like you've transformed yourself into the universe in a story..."

In fact, Yu Sheng had no idea what Mo Ran meant by "transforming the universe into one's own body".

But he could tell that the city lord's daughter in front of him really couldn't answer his question—if he asked any further, she would break out in a cold sweat that was heavier than the rain around her.

“Alright, I’ll talk to Yuan Hao and the others later,” Yu Sheng waved to Mo Ran from within the crystal cluster. “You go ahead and do your work. If you encounter any geological or celestial problems, contact me and I’ll try my best to help.”

Mo Ran quickly bowed in greeting, but as Yu Sheng's figure was about to disappear, she hurriedly asked, "Mr. Yu, how can Mo Ran contact you?"

Clearly, the events were too bizarre, and the city lord's daughter was completely bewildered.

Yu Sheng was also a little stunned when he heard this. He raised his finger and pointed to the bottom of his figure: "Dial the contact number at the bottom of the screen - if you have 'Border Communications', that would be even better, you can find me directly with this number."

Mo Ran: "...Ah, okay."

Then Yu Sheng disappeared, leaving only a string of numbers on the surface of the crystal cluster shining brightly in front of her.

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(End of this chapter)