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Chapter 28: Just by looking at his posture, you can tell he's terrifyingly strong.

In the real world, at 13 stations, at 8 PM.

'First!'

'A new week, a new beginning!'

'Protect the world's best stars!'

After a long week of waiting, the fifth episode of "Embers" finally premiered amidst the anticipation of countless fans.

After the groundwork laid in the first four episodes, viewers no longer harbor the same level of malice towards 'Dust Sky,' the once incredibly frustrated protagonist of the anime.

After all, in the previous fourth episode, Chen Kong demonstrated his value as a 'weakling' through his performance.

This completely reversed the previously overwhelmingly negative public opinion surrounding him.

And without 'Dust Void', the only black mark in the first four episodes.

"Embers: The Prequel to Stars," a high-production-value film with extensive promotion, naturally generated considerable buzz across 13 platforms.

The number of fans has increased dramatically.

The content of the fifth episode connects to the storyline after the final assessment.

The story begins with the protagonist, Chen Kong, being 'locked' in a recovery pod after being seriously injured during the final assessment.

Looking at the screen, there was a naked man, covered in various instruments.

Instead of showing sympathy, the viewers in the live chat laughed in a very inhuman way.

'What kind of treatment pod is this? It's clearly a giant fish tank!'

'So white!'

"Doctor, please move aside, you're blocking my vital areas."

Amidst the teasing comments in the live chat, Dr. Ember in the video began to explain Chen Kong's condition on his own.

Although he said a lot, it can be summed up in just a few words: there's no big problem, he'll wake up in a few days.

Even if the doctor hadn't said any of this, the audience would have known that Chen Kong was unlikely to be in any danger.

After all, if something happens to Chen Kong, how will the rest of the series unfold?
It can't be a Starchild story without a main character, can it?
If that's really the case, then that would be wonderful!
Although a small number of viewers really hoped that Chen Kong could stay "locked up" in the sanatorium forever and never be released again.

However, the production team clearly wouldn't let this group of viewers have their way.

Soon after, the anime's camera focused on the legs of the nameless male doctor in the sanatorium and began to move with him.

The nameless male doctor passed by the dusty, empty treatment pod.

The scene in the anime suddenly shifted from the treatment room to the meeting room of the Ember organization.

Immediately afterwards, the camera focused on Yunmeng as she walked into the conference room, creating a perfect shot transition.

Upon seeing the black-stockinged jade feet that suddenly stepped onto the screen, the attitude of the comments section instantly underwent a complete 180-degree change.

'Slurp slurp! Top-notch, first-class goods!'

'It conforms to the etiquette of porridge making! It conforms to the etiquette of porridge making!'

'I knew this was a food-themed anime!'

Amidst the frenzy of comments, the camera slowly moved up along Yunmeng's black stockings.

This ingenious use of camera language immediately made some viewers in front of the screen gasp for breath.

Even the body sitting in front of the computer was bent into a "shrimp stick" shape, almost with the eyes glued to the screen.

To their disappointment, the 12+ rated film, Stellaris: Ember, ultimately did not contain the 18+ content they had imagined.

The camera finally stopped at Yunmeng's knees.

The camera began to shift direction, eventually focusing from a bottom-up perspective on the eleven Sons of the Stars surrounding the conference table.

In the dim light of the conference room, these people were still quite young.

Yet, their faces, half-hidden and half-revealed amidst the interplay of light and shadow, still exuded a strange sense of oppression.

At the far end of the conference table, a seated figure stood in stark contrast to the standing children of the stars around him.

Tendou sat alone at the head of the table, leaning back in his high-backed chair, arms crossed, legs crossed, looking relaxed. A classic 'Naval Admiral' posture.

This frozen moment seems to be a message that the production team is using unique cinematic language to convey to everyone.

The ten Star Children who stood up were merely there to highlight the Heavenly Dao, the king among them.

After all, only the king doesn't need to bow to anyone.

Wow! Just by looking at his posture, you can tell this man is incredibly strong.

'Is this really not the main character?'

'Such a cool sitting posture? Hagiwara, you bastard.'

As the saying goes, one can't be cool for more than three seconds.

Before the audience could recover from Tiandao's domineering sitting posture...

As Yunmeng passed by Tiandao, she lightly tapped the back of his head.

"At least put on an act, you have no manners at all."

"Sister Yun, my injury hasn't healed yet, so I can't move around too much."

"Whatever, I can't be bothered with you."

Looking at the Heavenly Dao, who was a king one second ago but then covered his head and made excuses the next.

The viewers in the live chat burst out laughing.

Actually, if someone else were to knock on the door of Heaven...

That knock could very well ruin the imposing composition that the production team had painstakingly created for the Heavenly Dao.

But when the person knocking on his door was Yunmeng, the outcome was completely different.

Because of the flashbacks in the previous episodes, the audience already understands that her relationship with Tiandao is not that of biological siblings, but is closer than that of biological siblings.

Therefore, the older sister's act of scolding her younger brother will not only not destroy the image of Tiandao as a strong person in the eyes of the audience, but will also make them feel a strange sense of intimacy.

'Hahaha, Yunmeng—the woman who defies the heavens!'

'Heavenly Path: Sister, there are too many people here, please give me some face.'

'I'm so envious of Tiandao being beaten like that by Sister Yun. I wish I had an older sister like that to beat me up too.'

'Forget about the person ahead of you, best of luck.'

Looking at the Heavenly Dao, which was being completely manipulated by Yunmeng.

Instead of showing sympathy, the audience went on a rampage of kicking someone when they were down.

Some viewers with unusual tastes seemed to have activated a hidden attribute, going so far as to say they wanted to take the hits in place of Heaven.

It perfectly illustrates what racial diversity means.

After a flurry of comments, the Doctor began to explain the purpose of gathering them and leaving Tendou alone.

He took out the two Star Source Cubes that he was to choose from.

One is "Dreamer," and the other is "Vector Control."

As expected by the audience, even with the doctor's persuasion, Tiandao ultimately made the domineering choice of [Vector Control].

Whether something is suitable or not is not up to others to decide.

"The dreamer, who can only ever hide in the shadows of others, is not in line with my personality as the God of Destiny."

"If I, the Heavenly Dao Fate Master, am going to do something, I will do it to be the strongest."

"So, Doctor, I think this vector control is perfect for me."

As the Heavenly Dao absorbed the star source of [Vector Control] into its body.

The fifth episode of Stellaris: Ember is already halfway through.

After a brief black screen transition, the scene in episode five returned to the protagonist, Chen Kong, in the sanatorium.

This time, however, it was already the third day after the final assessment.
(End of this chapter)