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Chapter 353 Conditions for Staying

During the Star Conference

The Star Maiden who was responsible for recording Qin Yu and Yin Feixue's information relayed the situation to the Star Councilors. Meanwhile, the previous captain had already reported the situation. Now, the councilors were considering how to deal with Qin Yu and Yin Feixue, these two outsiders.

"With the twelve stars as their guarantee, they should be fine, at least they won't pose a threat to the Star Realm."

The loyalty of the Twelve Stars to the Astral Plane is beyond question. If these two had any intention of threatening the Astral Plane, the Twelve Stars would not remain unmoved and would defend them. Therefore, they are very confident in this regard.

"But they mentioned Luna, the moon goddess. Shouldn't we investigate this further?"

Luna's identity is very special in the Astral Plane. Ordinary Astral citizens only know that she was once a god of the Astral Plane, but that's all. This is just a passage recorded in the book. No one knows more than that, except for the members of the Star Council.

"If these two outsiders are indeed related to the Moon Goddess, then we can ask them for help."

Discuss

The members are currently extremely busy with matters concerning the astral realm, and they urgently need someone to help them find out what's going on.

"Let's make a deal with them then. Let them help us investigate the movements of the Star Families, and in return, we'll get the right to reside in the Astral Plane. That would be a fair trade."

"Yes, I agree."

"I agree."

……

The Star Council reached this decision, leaving something they didn't really want to do to Qin Yu and Yin Feixue, two outsiders.

While waiting for news in the room, Qin Yu and Yin Feixue were idly observing the law enforcement officers. The law enforcement officers from the Starry Sky who passed by were all puzzled when they saw the two of them.

Not long after, the Star Maiden finally returned, bringing with her news that Qin Yu didn't really want to hear.

The Star Council's request made Qin Yu ponder for a while. Why did these guys want him to do things for them when he was on vacation here?

"If you complete this task, you will be granted the right to reside in the Astral Plane; otherwise, we will have to send both of you away from the Astral Plane."

Considering the importance of maintaining harmony, Qin Yu and Yin Feixue exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement. Gathering intelligence was a minor matter; as long as they didn't provoke anything else, there wouldn't be any major problems.

"What will happen to the twelve constellations I brought back?"

Qin Yu suddenly remembered that he had nowhere to put his army.

"They are citizens of the Astral Plane, so you can rest assured about that. Of course, you can ask them for help if you need it, as long as the mission can be completed."

"That's not necessary. The fewer people involved in these kinds of investigations, the better."

Qin Yu only needs to go with Yin Feixue so they can look out for each other; anything more than that wouldn't be considered an investigation.

The Star Maiden escorted Qin Yu and Yin Feixue out, first dismissing the army waiting for them, and then proceeding to the location where the Star Clan was based.

Qin Yu obtained a map of the Star Plane from the Star Maiden, and the location marked as the Star Familia was on the edge of the Star Plane, a remote and sparsely populated area. Qin Yu would need to find the more precise location himself.

"Xiaoyu, you seem very frustrated?" Yin Feixue had never seen Qin Yu so unwilling to do something.

"How can I not be frustrated? I thought I could come here for a vacation, but I was called here to do something again. I now suspect that this is someone's conspiracy."

When Qin Yu said this, he was speaking to the Moonlight Lamp. Luna inside naturally heard Qin Yu's words and immediately retorted.

"I didn't! I didn't know it would be like this! I haven't been back for so long! How could it be my conspiracy!"

"I only said it was someone's conspiracy, I didn't say who, Luna, why are you in such a hurry to explain?"

"I……"

Luna was tricked by Qin Yu and immediately went into a state of self-isolation. However, it wasn't a big deal, and Qin Yu didn't intend to blame Luna.

It's just painful. It's like you study hard for three years in high school, thinking that you can embrace freedom after college, but when you get to college, you still can't relax because you still have to face the pressure of finding a job.

It's that kind of conflicting feeling where you know this is important and you have to do it, but you also think, "I've already suffered for so long, why can't I relax a little?"

Qin Yu had done so much before, but even after arriving in the Star Boundary, he still had to continue working in order to stay. But he couldn't just start a massacre, could he? That would only make him busier.

Once they reached the marked location, they hid to avoid being detected by the creatures there.

In the desolate wilderness, there are scattered ferocious beasts, but the so-called Star Familiar has not yet been found.

"The Star Clan, they say they're octopus people, why can't they do something a bit more human?"

While complaining, Qin Yu and Yin Feixue searched the area, but the analysis mode did not find anything special. Qin Yu wondered if they had searched the wrong place.

"Xiaoyu, I've found a hidden cave entrance."

Yin Feixue made a new discovery. She found a hidden cave entrance deep in a canyon. Although the aura emanating from it had been deliberately concealed, she could still sense an ominous presence.

Qin Yu also arrived here. In the analysis mode, the cave entrance didn't seem to have anything special about it, but the faint aura coming from inside made Qin Yu feel strange.

"Was this place also shielded and isolated by force?"

If nothing can be seen in the analysis mode, it can only mean that something more powerful has sealed this place off.

"Xiaoyu, shall we go in?" Yin Feixue had a feeling that something bad was going on inside.

"Let's go in and take a look. We haven't found any useful information elsewhere, so we definitely won't be able to explain ourselves when we get back."

Qin Yu took Yin Feixue's hand and stepped into the cave first, with Yin Feixue following closely behind, walking side by side to prevent either of them from getting lost.

The deeper they went, the darker it became, but Qin Yu and Yin Feixue didn't need light to determine their direction and their surroundings.

Both of them kept their footsteps as quiet as possible to avoid being heard by anything deep inside the cave.

swoosh...

Suddenly, a sound like sand rubbing against each other came from ahead.

It was moving, sometimes near, sometimes far; it must be some kind of creature wriggling.

At this moment, Qin Yu and Yin Feixue moved as quietly as possible, taking a semi-floating approach to descend into the cave.

The sound of sand and gravel rubbing together grew closer and louder. The two saw a faint light at the end of the path and slowly drifted over, only to witness a very eerie scene.

Groups of octopus-headed creatures were carrying things in an orderly fashion, as if they were working, and the place resembled a huge underground factory.

Are those things weapons?

Qin Yu didn't know why these octopus-men were manufacturing and transporting weapons. Were they going to war? Then they had entered their arms factory?

Chapter 354 The Possibility of Reshaping the Body

Inside the Star Familia's Armory

These octopus-headed creatures come and go, performing monotonous, mechanical labor without the need for overseers; they all obey a supreme being.

"These Star Familiars must have more than just this one armory; the weapons produced here are far too limited in variety..."

Qin Yu felt that these guys must have other arsenals and factories used for war.

"Let's see if there's anything else here."

After the two became invisible, they floated above the factory, trying to find an entrance to another location. On the ceiling of the arsenal, a large eye suddenly opened and stared at Qin Yu and Yin Feixue's location. Although it could not see Qin Yu and Yin Feixue, it could sense the abnormality there.

"Xiaoxue, retreat!"

The two suddenly vanished from the giant eye's detection range, and then the giant eye closed its eyes and fell asleep again, just like before.

"I almost got exposed. These monsters can bypass my scans and keep me from noticing. It's a bit tricky..."

Even Qin Yu's analytical mode couldn't detect the large eye immediately, indicating that the creature here was beyond the scope of the analytical mode, which also represented its complexity.

It's practically impossible to continue the investigation now; as long as that big eye is there, they'll be watched whenever they enter its range.

"Xiaoyu, shall we go and look around somewhere else?" Yin Feixue suggested that they go outside and see if there were any other places they hadn't discovered yet.

"Let's go out first."

After considering the pros and cons, Qin Yu felt that stopping here was the best course of action, as going any further might lead to trouble.

The two left the arsenal, and Qin Yu told Yin Feixue his thoughts: "Let's go back and report. We have enough intelligence now, there's no need to go any further."

After all, the Star Council only sent them to investigate the situation of the Star Families, not to conduct pre-battle intelligence gathering. There was no need to delve deeper, since the reward wouldn't be much higher, and they would risk being hunted down. It wasn't worth it; they were just on vacation.

"Okay, then let's go back and report the situation."

Yin Feixue agreed with Qin Yu's suggestion, and the two left the desolate mountains and returned to the Star Realm.

Although the main city of the Star Realm is now on high alert, life continues as usual. This state of emergency is only a warning, reminding people that danger may be approaching, rather than a certainty that danger will actually occur.

People continued to act according to their own way of life, unaware that danger had already entered the main city.

In the dimly lit alley, pairs of red eyes emerged from a huge trash can. They crawled out of the trash can and marched along the building walls. It was a mystery how these nearly one hundred little octopuses had managed to sneak into the Star City.

Through the perspective of these little octopuses, the Star God, far away on the other side, can clearly see what's happening here.

"Hehehe, these fools, they didn't expect we'd already gotten in, did they?"

The Star God couldn't help but mock the members of the Star Council. Even if these guys could predict the future, they couldn't avoid the impending disaster. He would devour the people of the Star Realm step by step.

At this time, Qin Yu and Yin Feixue had returned to the Star Council building. According to the previous plan, they were to report to the Star Council after completing their investigation.

The Star Council quickly received them. This was the first time the busy Star Council had met Qin Yu and his group face-to-face. These top leaders of the Star Realm were not particularly strong, at least compared to Qin Yu.

However, it's unclear how strong their combined fighting power would be; someone capable of leading a country must be quite powerful.

After greeting them, Qin Yu told the councilors about the relevant information he had gathered from his previous investigation.

Upon hearing this, the lawmakers all showed expressions of "I knew it!", confirming that their previous emergency precautions were indeed the right choice.

For a moment, they ignored Qin Yu and Yin Feixue, and were discussing countermeasures against the Star Clan.

click!

Just then, the door suddenly opened again, and a man who was clearly older walked in. The councilors all stood up to welcome their leader.

"Speaker of the Council!"

This old man is the highest leader of the Star Council.

Qin Yu sensed a different aura emanating from this old man; his strength was likely a level above those councilors.

The councilor's gaze remained fixed on Qin Yu, especially on the moon lantern hanging from Qin Yu's waist.

For some reason, he could sense a familiar aura emanating from it. After the council speaker took his seat, he personally discussed the matter with Qin Yu.

"Outsider, I'm curious, what's wrong with your waist?"