I really don't want to date a girl addicted to the internet!

1046. Only three people arrived at the home planet.

Inside the warp drive cabin, the three's conversation didn't last long before Isena's voice came over the loudspeaker, "Arrived at the designated coordinates... Teleportation station docking successful... Sexual orientation conversion complete... Your Majesty, we've arrived."

There was a moment of silence in the cabin as the three of them looked at each other.

"Then why isn't the door open yet?" Cheng Fei looked at the tightly closed door on one side of the cabin.

"According to the received local protocol, the passenger needs to be transported to the open-air transfer point, but due to a sensor malfunction, the status of the transfer point cannot be confirmed. Should we transport them directly?" The childish female voice asked in a serious tone.

"What is an open-air pick-up point?" the boy asked cautiously.

“It’s somewhere like a local teleportation platform.” Shen Xi raised her chin and ordered without hesitation, “We have to try it no matter what. Start teleporting.”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

As soon as they finished speaking, the three of them disappeared from the spot.

……

As the world before them became clear again, a pungent smell immediately entered their nostrils along with the cool air.

It felt like unburnt coal dust, carrying carbon monoxide and sulfide gases. Just breathing it in made me feel a rusty, astringent sensation entering my trachea, like fine sandpaper scraping my throat.

Nagasaki Asuna coughed, "What's that smell?"

“Like industrial areas.” Cheng Fei tried to take a deep breath in the environment where the air quality was appallingly poor.

Shen Xi also covered her mouth with her small hand, looking embarrassed.

"I knew it, it's Cheng Feiyu's bad luck again." The aloof girl glared at the boy.

"Teacher Shen, is this my fault too?" the boy asked in shock, then muttered, "It's not like the surface of a vacuum planet, is it?"

Does he really have some hidden ability to make his words come true, and even with extraordinary luck, he can only barely suppress it to this extent?

"So where is this place? Is Xiao Yi still here?" Nagasaki Asuna calmed her breathing, her brows furrowed as she looked around.

Cheng Fei and Shen Xi also looked around.

The world before them seemed to be in the dead of night, with the faint light of the moon and stars shining through the dilapidated ceiling of the building above, barely illuminating the dim scene before them.

"Teacher Shen, is this a church?" Cheng Fei used his stunt double's keen eyesight to make his way in the dark.

"I don't know." Shen Xi frowned slightly, her small face showing a hint of confusion.

They were standing in a building that was now just ruins, but from the collapsed pillars and the exquisite and ornate reliefs and paintings on the walls, one could still glimpse its former glory.

In the vast space, rows of seats were neatly arranged. The wood of the seats had rotted away, leaving only the rusted iron frames standing in place. The three of them stood in front of all the seats and could almost see hundreds or thousands of devout believers sitting there, listening to the pastor preach.

In the aisle in the middle of the church, a sliver of bright moonlight slanted in through a hole in the wall, illuminating a small area where a cluster of green plants grew tenaciously, blooming with small white flowers with golden stamens and four petals.

"Inspector, I can hear you." Isena's voice suddenly came from high up behind the three of them, but for some reason the girl's childish voice became unusually muffled, as if she were speaking from a distant cloud.

Cheng Fei turned around, curious, "Little Yi, why are you pretending to be a charlatan?"

Behind the three stood a statue two or three stories high. It was easy to see that when the statue was intact, its head reached the ceiling of the building, overlooking the entire church. However, it had now collapsed, leaving only half of its body. The surface was covered with moss and vines, and only the image of a person wearing a robe could be vaguely discerned.

Isena's voice came from inside the statue, as if the statue itself was speaking. If it weren't for the familiar childlike voice, it would probably have felt eerie.

"Governor, I'm not pretending to be a charlatan, this is just how the local system works." A hazy, ethereal voice echoed from inside the statue once more.

"I understand. So it's a precious record of Her Majesty the Empress's antics on her home planet back then." The boy slapped his fist.

The next second, they received a weak attack from an unknown source.

"Cheng Feiyu, stop talking nonsense and get to the bottom of things." Shen Xi looked away with a cold expression.

"Little Yi, the Queen wants you to find out what's going on right now." The boy said seriously.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I don't know much about the situation on our home planet. I've only confirmed that this teleportation station is still functioning properly. You just need to stand under the statue and call out to me, and I can activate the teleportation at any time." Isena's tone was cautious and apologetic.

"Great, at least I'm not stuck here and can't get back. I told you my luck had turned around, right?" The boy breathed a sigh of relief, not without a hint of pride.

Shen Xi glanced at him, making no attempt to hide her disdain, "Then let's set off and see what kind of place this is."

After speaking, the aloof girl took the lead and walked towards the church exit, carefully moving her feet to avoid the building debris covered in black ash on the ground.

Cheng Fei and Nagasaki Asuna immediately followed.

"Your Majesty, is this really your home planet? It doesn't look like it at all, and the air quality is terrible. Even the Star Spirits, who are so powerful, haven't solved the pollution problem yet?" The boy shrugged.

"The Protoss have long been destroyed. It's unknown who lives on this planet now. How could I possibly know what's going on? Cheng Feiyu can't even understand this?" The aloof girl glared at him, then kicked him with a quick movement. It was almost imperceptible unless you looked closely, so the force was pitifully weak, and it was hard to tell whether it was symbolic or not.

"Teacher Shen, why?" The boy looked down at the white boots on her legs.

"What do you mean, why?" Shen Xi immediately covered her chest with her hands and took a half step back, looking around as if she wanted to find a place to hide her legs but couldn't.

“If you’re going to kick me, then kick me properly. Anyway, you’re always over there, all small and soft, so I’m used to being kicked. What’s with this little kick followed by an immediate pullback? It feels so sneaky.” The boy stared at her, looking puzzled.

"Shut up, do you really want your girlfriend, the school beauty from Yinghua, to hear about our relationship?" The aloof girl glared at him fiercely, lowering her voice in a serious tone.

"..." The boy choked up.

"Huh?" Nagasaki Asuna asked, sounding confused.

"Teacher Shen, what's so cute about this? If you keep doing this, I'm going to arrest you for intentionally being cute." The boy raised his hand in a mocking manner.

The aloof girl's expression changed. This time, she simply kept her hands covering her chest and distanced herself from him. The wary look on her face seemed genuinely afraid of being arrested.

"You green tea bitch, please don't touch my boyfriend, and don't do anything weird to him. He's not interested in you, and he doesn't like your feet. Stop dreaming!" Nagasaki Asuna suddenly grabbed the boy's arm and pulled him towards her, squinting her eyes and giving the aloof girl a soft, hostile glare.

When Shen Xi stared at her and her pupils contracted, the sweet girl turned her face away again.

The boy in the middle observed the two of them, paused for a second, and then asked, "Nana, what's going on with this now?"

"I'm just going along with her a little. Since she likes it, I'll just play the role of a good girlfriend, okay?" The sweet girl glanced at the boy, her expression becoming obedient.

"Nonsense. Get a straight answer: your boyfriend and I are just friends. If you dare to slander me again, don't blame me for being ruthless." Shen Xi glared at her without any politeness.

"Just ordinary friends? If only that were true." Nagasaki Asuna exchanged a glance with her, then muttered to herself.

"You guys can actually act together?" the boy asked, surprised and uncertain.

"Shut up, spend time with your girlfriend, don't let her worry." Shen Xi immediately glared at him fiercely.

"Does Cheng Fei think I did something wrong?" Nagasaki Asuna looked up at him, her expression innocent.

The boy fell silent, then sighed deeply. "Let's focus, you two."

During this ambiguous conversation, the three walked out of the collapsed church.

An unfamiliar Milky Way appeared in the night sky, its faint light illuminating the earth before us.

The church stood amidst the dark ruins, deserted and empty. On the distant horizon, the silhouette of the building could be faintly seen, with what appeared to be many tall chimneys and flickering flames, as if the roar of machinery was emanating from them, making one wonder if that was the source of the pungent smell in the air.

Cheng Fei looked at the scene and thought for a moment, "Your Majesty, even if the current situation is unclear, you can't deny the existence of the church behind you, can you? The statue inside might even be yourself. How can you still be practicing feudal superstition on your home planet?"

"How would I know? I've said it before, I'm not an empress at all." Shen Xi kicked him again with lightning speed, her movements as nimble as a small animal, almost imperceptible.

"Um, I'll say it again, please don't do this to my boyfriend?" Nagasaki Asuna peeked out.

"I don't know what you're talking about. Nobody here is doing anything to your boyfriend." The aloof girl turned her face away.

"Teacher Shen, I've decided to present you with the award now," Cheng Fei said solemnly.

"What nonsense are you spouting again?" The cool, aloof girl's face hardened with suspicion.

"Taking into account your performance over the long term, I hereby award you the first prize in the Multiverse Unruly Stubbornness Contest as encouragement. Please keep this prize safe." The boy said, handing her the item.

Shen Xi squinted and saw that the boy was holding a small white flower with a golden stamen, which he had probably picked from the church floor earlier, although she hadn't noticed the movement at all.

“Although they are not quite the same, this seems to be of the same kind as the Dawn Flower. Could this be the real source?” Cheng Fei carefully examined the plant in his hand.

A standard morning glory has only two leaves and one flower stalk, and is a small plant somewhat similar to a dandelion. The plant in the church had grown into a large clump, but the veins and petal details looked exactly the same.

"I don't know, maybe it is." Shen Xi took the Dawn Flower and examined it closely.

"Um, Cheng Fei, isn't it a bit inappropriate to openly give flowers to another girl in front of your girlfriend?" Nagasaki Asuna's nonchalant tone came from behind her back, glancing at him sideways.

“Idiot, of course you have one too.” The boy then took out another flower that he had just casually picked.

"Hehehe~ So why did Nana win the award?" The sweet girl accepted the invitation with a happy expression.

"You're the first prize winner of the Multiverse Unregulated Cat Contest, keep up the good work!" The boy patted her head seriously.

"Yes~ the cat knows." The sweet girl hid the flowers behind her back, even happier.

The aloof girl on the other side, who had been gazing at the morning glory, had her icy expression soften slightly. Upon hearing the conversation, her face turned ugly, and she tightened her grip on the flower, clenching her teeth as she stepped forward, saying, "How disgusting."

"Teacher Shen, slow down." The boy quickly led Nagasaki Asuna to catch up.

The three of them walked through the ruins, observing carefully.

“It looks like it’s been abandoned for at least a hundred years.” Cheng Fei rubbed his chin.

"Let's go straight to where people live." Shen Xi turned her gaze to the chimneys in the distance, their flames flickering. Even in the darkness, there was an illusion that she could see billowing black smoke.

"Teacher Shen, are we really going to move this far in the middle of the night in this world?" The boy looked around.

"Did you hear that? Your boyfriend seems to be afraid of the dark. You should break up with such a timid boyfriend as soon as possible." Shen Xi sneered.

"Don't worry, even if Cheng Fei is really afraid of the dark, I will still love him forever. After all, that's what a proper girlfriend should be like." Nagasaki Asuna said matter-of-factly.

The smile on the cool, aloof girl's face vanished.

"Teacher Shen, what I mean is, it's too dark. What if we wander too far and can't find the church we were looking for?" the boy said helplessly.

"Shouldn't sewer rats be the best at finding their way home at night?" Shen Xi glared at him, her voice cold and displeased.

Cheng Fei opened his mouth.

Just as he was about to say something, Nagasaki Asuna suddenly shaded her eyes with her hand and looked in a certain direction.

The next second, a sliver of dawn appeared on the horizon in that area.

"Hey, it looks like the sun is out?" The sweet girl blinked.

Under the watchful eyes of the three, the vibrant orange-red light quickly replaced the pale white of the night, and the bright celestial body slowly rose, dispelling the darkness of the earth.

Cheng Fei immediately noticed the anomaly. "Your Majesty, if I may ask, why is the sun in your hometown still deformed? Did you gnaw on it? The Star Spirits are too ferocious."

At this moment, the celestial body appearing before them was indeed not round, but a crescent moon, with unnatural bends at both ends, like two inverted hooks.

“That’s a ring.” Shen Xi kicked him, looking at him with obvious disdain.

"What is a ring? How do you even know that?" The boy was even more puzzled.

“This information is recorded in the research station’s database.” The cool-looking girl squinted at the rising celestial body. “The shape of the sun on the mother planet is a ring.”

"But I can't see any signs of a ring. It's clearly just a rather deformed crescent moon. How could there be such a sun?" The boy observed more carefully.

"Because it's not the sun at all; it's essentially a black hole." Shen Xi said with a serious expression.

"Huh?" The boy was stunned.

"The light we see now comes from the accretion disk surrounding the black hole. Due to the angle, part of it is blocked by the black hole, and then refracted by the atmospheric barrier, eventually showing this shape." The cool and aloof girl stroked her chin, looking thoughtful.

1047. Only three people were inspected.

Cheng Fei looked again at the strangely shaped sun on the horizon, imagining a colossal, invisible object suspended in the distant space, a massive amount of matter captured by powerful gravity being gradually swallowed up, forming an accretion disk around it. The vast energy accompanying this process was released in the form of electromagnetic waves, turning into visible light and high-energy rays. Some of this energy shone on their planet, and after being refracted by the atmosphere, it eventually became what it is now.

The boy paused for a second, then asked, "Teacher Shen, do you mean your home planet doesn't have a sun at all, and the planet we're on is orbiting a black hole?"

"Do we really need to confirm things that are obvious? Those are always aquatic mammals with low comprehension." Shen Xi raised her chin.

"Um, if we go around a black hole, won't the whole planet fall in?" Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head.

"This is the result of wasting all your time on romance. As long as you keep a sufficient distance from a black hole and stay above its innermost stable circular orbit, a black hole and an ordinary star will be no different. Don't you even understand this simple physics?" The aloof girl made no attempt to hide her disdain.

“That makes sense.” Nagasaki Asuna nodded, seemingly oblivious to the unspoken implications of her words.

"But why? Is this naturally formed or man-made? The sunlight generated by the accretion disk is very unstable, isn't it? Maybe it will run out one day," Cheng Fei asked curiously.

“The initial situation is unclear, but in any case, this black hole was later modified and is now an important Protoss facility, and the accretion disk is naturally under control.” Shen Xi shook his head.

"A facility built with black holes? What's it for?" The boy was even more surprised.

The aloof young woman stared at him expressionlessly, enunciating each word clearly: "Transdimensional Forging Furnace."