Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　"This might be offensive, but your individual strength... well, just how strong is it? Across the universe? The principle behind it is..."

　When asked about the book, Ms. Cong Yu did not hesitate to answer: "The principle is very complicated... I can hardly explain it to what extent."

　Okay, Cong Yu is actually quite stingy.

　However, it wasn't that he felt it was necessary to hide it... He was actually quite promiscuous in this regard, just like a villain who proudly proclaims his abilities.

　The main issue is that making statements like "detonating a planet within one minute" might trigger a series of inquiries...

　Cong Yu has always been too lazy to prove herself, and she doesn't feel it's necessary to delve too deeply into this topic at this moment.

　Anyway, he'll probably just be a passerby...

　So whether the ship belonged to bandits or archaeologists, Cong Yu wasn't really concerned... mainly because Etzel didn't seem to have any particular intention of collecting the heritage of his civilization.

　Therefore, Cong Yu didn't even mention ownership of the Orion ruins, to avoid any potential trouble if things turned sour.

　With this thought in mind, Cong Yu was about to say something...

　"Warning! Warning! Spaceship warp detected, traces indicate erroneous warp, target fleet is extremely large, suspected to be space pirates, all personnel below immediately cease operations, all ships on alert!"

　As the alarm sounded over the loudspeaker throughout the ship, Ms. Books' expression instantly turned serious.

　Cong Yu slowly stuffed the last bite of food into his mouth, his eyes calm and unfazed: "What do you mean?"

　In response, Ms. Book quickly stood up and walked towards the restaurant exit, saying, "If you mean warp jumps..."

　"You can imagine a piece of 'cloth' representing outer space, and then the warp technology is like folding that cloth to create a temporary hole."

　"After the spacecraft passes through this hole, it will flatten out and be able to travel a very long distance quickly. This is the most basic technical framework."

　"A faulty warp is like this piece of cloth accidentally opening three or four layers. After arriving on the other side of the 'hole,' the spaceship didn't reach the designated location but instead went somewhere else."

　"That's how that group of space pirates got to the vicinity."

　The woman in the library sounded somewhat agitated. She glanced at Cong Yu, who had followed her into the cockpit: "We're not very lucky."

　Space pirates don't care whether they're tomb raiders or archaeologists. Generally, they just fight and plunder.

　Honestly, even though she was now engaged in civilized tomb raiding, she still despised the low-skilled work of pirates...

　Even though they sometimes take on the role of space pirates.

　Meanwhile, a radar-like star map and a real-time bow view were displayed on the large screen in the bridge.

　"What?! That's actually it?!"

　The first mate exclaimed in surprise, his voice trembling slightly: "Yes, yes, yes...a pirate crew I've never seen before!"

　The crew members: "..."

　Cong Yu: "..."

　It seems that quite a few aliens also have a talent for pranks.

　In Cong Yu's internal monologue...

　"All weapon systems ready! Activate defensive shields! Open communications! Immediately! Now! Right now!"

　Rex gave the order, and his appearance made Cong Yu feel quite familiar... like seeing the Rap King.

　So there are aliens too...

　It feels like a politically correct interstellar movie setting.

　As Cong Yu thought this, he looked at the huge spaceships on the big screen, which were equipped with countless terrifying naval cannons.

　It was clearly much larger than the ship Cong Yu was currently on, and its numbers were also quite despairing.

　If those weapons were fired and hit us...

　It might leave bruises and welts?

　Cong Yu, feeling uncertain, watched the crew members immediately get to work and felt out of place in the tense atmosphere inside the spaceship.

　"Space pirates will rob you?"

　Cong Yu asked this question, and the nervous Ms. Books immediately replied irritably, "Your *universal swearing* nonsense."

　"You don't know anything about such a notorious group as space pirates? You haven't finished reading 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe,' have you?"

　Wow, their attitude suddenly turned so bad.

　However, it's possible that the lady in the book felt she was about to be killed by the pirates, so her bad attitude was quite reasonable.

　Cong Yu hadn't actually read that chapter yet, and he didn't say much. He just watched as one of the crew members who had ended the communication shouted, "Negotiations have broken down! The other side has opened fire!"

　Feeling guilty, Rex immediately roared, "Everyone prepare for the assault! Abandon the miners! Prepare for warp!"

　The spacecraft quickly made adjustments.

　Immediately afterwards, a huge impact was transmitted to the spaceship, and many of the standing crew members fell to the ground.

　Cong Yu stood firmly, watching the minor commotion in front of her: "So you mean we're going to run away?"

　To Cong Yu, who kept asking questions, Ms. Books took a deep breath: "Yes, this job was a disaster... *swear* I let it slip again!"

　Cong Yu was already used to it.

　Then, amidst the shouts of surrounding crew members reporting "Shield damage 39%" and "Warp device charging!", Cong Yu hesitated for a moment before asking, "Do you need help?"

　Cong Yu's voice was very soft.

　But for some reason, it reached everyone's ears amidst the current chaos and noise.

　They asked these people if they needed help.

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　Earthling: Cong Yu's about to show off, let's watch the show first!

　Live broadcast, so satisfying!

　Chapter 916 Collapse! Annihilation!

　The power of faith is miraculous.

　This thing is significantly different from magic. On the one hand, it is clearly superior to magic, and on the other hand, it is not easy for it to regenerate itself.

　Furthermore...

　The power of faith and the power of faith are the same.

　What does this mean?

　First of all, magic power is not all the same. This is not just about positive magic power and negative magic power, or the magic power of monsters and the magic power of monsters.

　Even among magical girls, each magical girl's magical power has a different adaptability.

　Just like no two leaves in the world are the same.

　Therefore, some spells are destined to be unlearnable by certain magical girls, which is why some spells become "limited" spells.

　To take the discussion to an extreme, the techniques used as "origins" are usually only passed down within the same or similar bloodlines.

　When taken to the extreme, it might become a "personalized" technique.

　But the power of faith is different...

　If a third god exists in the world, then the power they wield is probably no different from that of Moirai and Congyu.

　Unfortunately, it seems that's not the case...

　Having said all that, what can truly be derived now is that Cong Yu can also imitate and use the same techniques that Moirai used.

　Under the watchful eyes of Rex's crew, Cong Yu, having accepted everyone's pleas of "Help me!", casually stepped into the void.

　Then, like a ghost, it appeared in the universe in front of the ship, standing tall in outer space...

　It was as if he was actually stepping on something.

　Then, on the huge screen in front of the driver's cab, a close-up shot showed Cong Yu simply raising one hand.

　Then, in the next instant...

　All the light, brightness, and rays of light instantly began to shrink in the direction of Cong Yu's finger.

　It was as if the light of the stars had been absorbed by the fleet of those space pirates, turning into a single point condensed in the entire dark world.

　It was as if the dazzling midnight sun had suddenly shrunk.

　Before everyone could recover from the magnificent spectacle of "contracting light," the contracting light suddenly erupted again.

　"Aaaaaah! My eyes!!!"

　"Oh no, I'm blind!"

　"Uhhhhhh!!"

　"..." The interpupillary distance of the Jinqing-Clan is relatively wide, which makes it easier for them to receive more light signals... At this moment, this has become a disadvantage.

　They experienced firsthand what it truly meant to be blindingly bright.

　By the time their vision returned, Cong Yu had already returned to the ship, and the space pirates...

　The fleet has disappeared.

　No, saying it's gone isn't entirely accurate...

　Because countless pieces of debris were flying densely across space, many of them even crashing into the ship's shields.

　It caused only minor damage.

　However, it caused a tremendous psychological shock to the crew on the ship... because they saw a walking humanoid weapon.

　However, the term "humanoid weapon" is also inappropriate.

　Because the Rainstorm is more efficient, its attack power and range are more controllable, it doesn't consume resources, and it even seems to have no cost...

　Its attack range, mobility, and evasion capabilities are all top-notch.

　It would be a good thing if such a being were their friend, but the problem is... they are now "archaeologically investigating" the civilization of Cong Yu's friend.

　At this moment, it's a matter for the tomb raiding gang...

　I can't even bring myself to say it!

　"..."

　"Mr. Cong Yu".

　Rex broke the silence, organizing his thoughts: "Thank you for your help... thank you very much."

　As he said this, Captain Rex and Lady Book exchanged a glance: "We won't accept your Starlink credits."

　"Also, the cultural heritage of this planet that we are currently excavating and exploring will be directly handed over to your friend..."

　"We won't report back to our superiors."

　In response to Rex's words, Cong Yu looked around the completely silent driver's cab and asked, "What is the normal procedure?"

　This question stumped Rex.

　Damn it, they're a legitimate tomb raiding gang, how could they possibly know how the archaeological team under Star Alliance operates?

　So he immediately looked at the books.

　Ms. Li, still visibly shaken, opened her mouth, trying to recall the proper procedures—

　"Well, after unloading, we report to our superiors. Then the Star Alliance collects, calculates the value, and keeps it safe. If no surviving civilizations in the ten universes claim it within ten years, we will auction it off and confiscate it."

　Huh? The Star Alliance's handling of this is so humane? They'll even give it to survivors who claim it within the last 160 years?!

　"Then why don't we follow the procedure?"

　Cong Yu was somewhat curious, but the lady of the library didn't need to rack her brains to recall this, since she had always been very clear about this matter—

　"Because the handling fee is 80% of the value, if we pay you directly, you can save on this handling fee."

　"..." Okay, Cong Yu takes back her previous assessment of "Star Alliance being humane"... But this is reasonable, or rather, this is the proper way to protect those survivors.

　So Cong Yu nodded naturally and thanked the group of people who were probably not serious archaeologists: "Thank you very much."

　So, that's the end of it.

　Whether it was Rex, the first mate, or the other crew members, they all couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

　The woman with the book looked somewhat wistful, and she couldn't help but say, "However, judging from the strength of your civilization..."