Alien Hotel.

Chapter 471 Human Nature

To be honest, for Mo Ran, whose family has been involved in mining for generations, developing a Dark Angel-themed cultural tourism project is only a stopgap measure to boost the economy of a planet like Shu Ji. If they want to revive the pillar industry here, they really still have to mine stones...

She thought so even more strongly after seeing the stone that Yu Sheng had brought her.

The "Star Entity" devoured a large amount of mineral resources on this planet. Due to the influence of the cognitive barrier, people failed to detect the existence of the Dark Angel, but the devoured mineral veins were truly gone—90% of the decline of Shuji in recent years was due to this. After that, all that the Star Entity left for Shuji were countless pale crystals, filling pits and valleys, from mountains to oceans, even covering the seabed and reaching deep into the mantle.

What use are these crystals?
This is a question that every resident of Shuji will subconsciously think about after the disaster ends and they calm down—as long as they still want to live and rebuild this devastated homeland, their eyes will inevitably fall on those crystals.

“These crystals from the depths are closer to the original ‘nerve center’ of the celestial body. In nature, they are somewhat similar to the ‘angelic catalyst’ that the Secret Order of the Holy Spirit is looking for. However, the angelic catalyst is the core structure left over from the fall of the Dark Angel. Although it is powerful, it is rare. These crystals, on the other hand, are everywhere in the mantle.”

Yu Sheng watched as Mo Ran held the crystal blocks in his hands, patiently explaining the situation of these "minerals"—most of this information was "read" little by little through the connection he established with blood, while the rest came from the numerous tests he had conducted underground over the past two days.

"Compared to 'angelic catalysts,' their effects are much weaker, but their properties are far more stable. They also retain some of the 'penetration' characteristics of Dark Angels. They can help open a passage from the otherworld back to reality and can also resist the influence of physical entities on the mind to some extent. In fact, I even suspect that this thing has a certain protective and weakening effect on other Dark Angels, but since I can't find any other angels to test it on, this is just a conjecture for now..."

"These crystals also have certain 'resonance' characteristics, similar to secondary Ankaela crystals. I suspect that this 'resonance' is a common feature of the Dark Angel remnants after their decay. However, my experimental conditions are limited, and I am not a professional in research, so the specific situation depends on your research. You can contact the Borderland Special Operations Bureau; their research in this area has already begun."

"In addition, these crystals have many strange properties, but the numerous impurities make testing difficult. You might need to come up with a solution. I think this is something the Shuji people are good at, like mineral refining..."

Mo Ran listened blankly to Yu Sheng's account, her hands holding the crystal trembling slightly without her noticing.

She even felt the thing getting hot, and holding it... was like holding a burning hope.

“Yes, yes, this is our ‘old profession’… The Shuji people are very good at this, they’ve always been good at it,” she said subconsciously. “There are a few refining towers around Mo City that we can use… but they might need some modifications, after all, this isn’t a traditional spirit mine. I, I’ll take it to the weapon-refining workshop first. By the way, Mr. Yu, are there any more? Where should we dig from…”

“There are many. As I just said, these things are everywhere near the mantle,” Yu Sheng laughed. “However, the mining industry on this planet has been shut down for many years, and many mining platforms and supporting facilities have been abandoned. It may be difficult to restart the deep mining project immediately. You can wait for two days. I will try to slowly ‘move’ a relatively shallow vein upwards a little. Theoretically, that vein can be connected to the rift valley north of Mo City. Then you can dig directly down from there. However, there may be some tremors during this process. Don’t be nervous. It won’t shake the city.”

“Mo Ran understands,” Mo Ran said immediately, then seemed to realize something belatedly and quickly bowed deeply to Yu Sheng, “The people of Mo City, and indeed the entire Shuji, will be grateful for Mr. Yu’s great kindness and virtue… Your willingness to be our Star Guardian is truly, truly…”

She was probably too excited, and it took her a long time to think of what to say. Finally, her face turned a little red, and she managed to squeeze out a few words: "It's really...it's great."

The young city lord fairy's eyes held an undisguised relaxation, and her whole body exuded an aura of "I can get this lousy job done again."

Yu Sheng simply smiled. This time, he didn't stop Mo Ran from bowing, but instead accepted the other party's gratitude without hesitation.

However, after a while, Mo Ran started rambling on and on about things like "establishing a government office and temple" and "offering three sticks of incense every morning and evening." He couldn't hold back any longer and quickly rebuked the girl, saying that as long as everyone meant well...

……

"That's the situation now. We've collected some remnants of the 'Star Derivatives' after their demise in the Void Orbit. Those should be the so-called 'Angel Catalysts'... All the remnants are now under strict control, and the entire Flying Feather Starfield is under defense to prevent those treacherous members of the Hidden Order from infiltrating."

In a certain place in Queyun Palace, Yuanling Zhenren spoke solemnly to an ancient bronze mirror floating in mid-air, and the image reflected in the mirror was that of Baili Qing.

“Well… although I’ve mentioned it before, I still want to remind you again: never enter hyperspace while carrying the Angel Catalyst, whether for warp drive or warp drive—and it’s best not to use any warp-related technologies near the Angel Catalyst either,” Baili Qing nodded in the mirror, then spoke solemnly, “According to the information we have, doing so has fatal consequences. One of the Hermitage’s shuttles disappeared while carrying the Angel Catalyst into hyperspace, and its whereabouts are still unknown.”

“Of course I know,” Yuanling Zhenren nodded, then hesitated for a moment before continuing, “In addition, Yu Sheng served as a ‘Star Guardian’ in the Feiyu Starfield, regarding this matter…”

"How is he doing now?" Baili Qing asked.

“He’s in very good condition,” Yuanling Zhenren thought for a moment, stroking his beard. “He went down the mountain early this morning with the few people around him, and also with a group of little children—at the same time, news came from Shuji that he also made an appearance there.”

Baili Qing, listening from across the Spirit Mirror, nodded gently. "...When I first learned that he 'devoured' the Star Derivative and took over a planet, I was really shocked," she said frankly to her old friend whom she had known for a hundred years. "Back then, I even made some pretty bad plans, but now it seems...the situation is actually developing in a good direction, and your decision was correct."

“Compared to a living planet, the identity of ‘Guardian of a Star’ is closer to a human being, at least it’s a personified expression,” Yuanling Zhenren continued stroking his beard, his tone tinged with emotion. “At the time, we were actually a bit caught off guard. He suddenly came to say that he had become ‘Guardian of the Silent Garrison.’ My senior brother and I didn’t have much time to weigh things carefully, so we could only hastily invite him to serve as the Guardian of the Silent Garrison. We were worried that he would refuse, but we didn’t expect it to go so smoothly.”

“He… is actually very easy to get along with; just treat him sincerely,” Baili Qing’s expression remained unchanged, but there seemed to be a hint of a smile in her eyes. “Understanding this makes it not so difficult to keep him on the ‘human’ side.”

Yuanling Zhenren nodded slightly, then exchanged a few more words before ending the communication with Jiecheng.

He let out a soft sigh of relief and looked up at his surroundings.

To the right sat the eldest brother's avatar—the eldest brother didn't even bother to spare a wisp of his intelligence for this avatar. The avatar just sat there blankly in the room, maintaining a seemingly dignified but actually clay-sculpted and wooden appearance, which was quite worrying to look at.

Sitting to my left is my junior brother Yuan He, who is also someone who doesn't care about anything. I had to go to great lengths to drag him out of Beast Taming Peak, but he still looks like he's lost in thought.

After looking around, Yuanling Zhenren felt even more tired and let out another long sigh.

Yuanhe Zhenren, who had been lost in thought, finally snapped out of it and turned to look at them: "Finished chatting?"

"We're done talking," Master Yuanling said casually, with a hint of resentment. Then his gaze fell on his junior brother, who was clearly preoccupied. "...You seem so absent-minded this morning. What happened?"

"Out of sorts?" Yuan He was slightly taken aback. "I hadn't noticed..."

Yuan Ling snorted: "That girl left?"

Yuan He's face twitched slightly, then he sighed softly, placing the whisk in his hand on his lap: "Sigh, she's gone. She went down the mountain early this morning. I was going to prepare some snacks for her to eat on the way, but she was in such a hurry that she didn't bring them."

“She has things on her mind,” Yuan Ling shook her head. “Besides, she’s a great demon, and now she has the foundation of a demon immortal. Why are you worrying so much—you’re not stupid.”

“Who says she’s not stupid? She’s always so confused. Has her brain only recovered a few days ago?” Yuan He glared at her, but after saying a few words, he couldn’t help but sigh. “She’s not very skilled either. She’s so impatient. I taught her the art of transformation, and she only learned a little bit before she started to claim that she knew it all. She even just learned yesterday how to barely transform into a half-human, half-snake shape while hiding the other heads, and today she excitedly went down the mountain… I’m worried that she might suddenly lose her transformation on the way and get caught for disturbing the peace.”

"Didn't you give her the disciple's token from Thousand Peaks Spirit Mountain? Even if she's captured, someone will report it."

Yuan He looked worried: "I'm just afraid she'll bite someone—and then I'll get beaten up again."

Looking at his junior brother's appearance, Master Yuanling seemed to have a lot to say, but in the end, he could only show a helpless expression.

"Alright, stop thinking about it. You've taken care of her for so many years, and now she's finally cured. Why don't you take a break? I recently discovered a few jars of good wine that my senior brother had hidden away. Today is a good day, let's have a few drinks together."

Upon hearing this, Yuan He's gaze immediately fell on the avatar of his senior brother standing to the side: "Senior brother is still here..."

Sure enough, the next second the dazed avatar moved, slowly raising its head to look at the Yuanling, and a look of anger gradually appeared on its stiff face.

As soon as the avatar raised its head halfway, the spirit raised its hand and stuck a talisman on its forehead.

"Now that he's gone—let's go, let's go somewhere our senior brother won't be able to find us for a while..."

"Okay, go quickly, go quickly..."

(End of this chapter)