Chapter 1626: Reunion of the Guardian GiantsTranslator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Hao Ren was embarra.s.sed when he told Salaman the truth. It meant that the guardian giants’ efforts for the past thousands of years had suddenly become meaningless. The Weaves of Destiny was flawed from the very beginning. Even if Vivian, whom the guardians called the Lord of the Throne and whom they had been waiting for the entire time, had arrived, the G.o.ddess of creation’s plan was still unlikely to succeed.
Hao Ren did not intend to hide the truth because the guardian giants deserved to know everything about the Weaves of Destiny. And he believed that Salaman would not lose his fighting spirit.
Things turned out as Hao Ren had expected. Salaman was silent for a long moment after he learned about the flaw of the Weaves of Destiny. He was emotionally unstable for a while, but in the end, he pulled through and shook his head with a sense of relief. “It does not matter; after all, we have completed the job that our mother has given to us.”
“We would’ve inevitably had to postpone the activation of the Weaves of Destiny.” Hao Ren was careful with his choice of words. “It has a serious design problem, and it is beyond our level of expertise to fix it. I will have to refer to my boss.”
“I understand.” Salaman nodded. “We have been waiting here for 10,000 years; we do not mind waiting a few more years. There is no more threat from the freaks. For the Guardian Legion, this has been a long-awaited moment.”
Looking at the giant commander, it reminded Hao Ren about something he had thought of before. “Apart from rebuilding the facilities here, do you have anything else to do?”
Curiously, Salaman looked at Hao Ren. “The Guardian Legion is freer than ever. What can we do for you? Just say it, and we will spare no effort.”
“No, I am not asking for help, but something better.” Hao Ren waved. “Do you not want to meet your other fellow guardian giants? There are only three of them, though.”
Salaman’s eyes brightened up. “Ahh, the three guardian giants you mentioned before?”
“That’s right. They are in my base and looking forward to the reunion.” Hao Ren had a smile across his face. “At first, I thought of bringing them over here. But as you know, the war is just over, and there is nothing to see except ruins over here. So, are you and your subordinates interested in seeing the world outside the X-Galaxy? In a place called Tannagost, the ecosystem that the G.o.ddess of creation has left behind is recovering. I think that it would be a good place for your exhausted army to unwind.”
Salaman was a little hesitant. “But the reconstruction work here—”
“The drones will handle most of the reconstruction work. You just have to give them the blueprint, and they could even make you an Amantir.” Hao Ren waved his hand. “And I did not say you have to bring the entire army at one go. They can take turns.”
Salaman was moved. Vivian quickly chimed in. “The outside world needs you too. We have found many of the G.o.ddess of creation’s legacies, and the reconstruction at the Gate of Solenne needs people. The drones might be good helpers, but I think that you guy, the guardian giants, must be keen to partic.i.p.ate in the reconstruction. Instead of sitting idle in the X-Galaxy, why not go out to see the world?”
Salaman’s poker face finally let out a rare smile. “I have no reason to decline.”
There was no way that the Petrachelys could transport all of the giants at once. Even with the use of its science-defying expandable compartment, a six-digit number of guardian giants was too much for it to handle. So, the guardian giants would ride their own black battles.h.i.+ps to Tannagost.
Many of the guardian battles.h.i.+ps were heavily damaged during the battle earlier. The damage of the super-sized mothers.h.i.+ps was especially severe because the festered army had given them ‘special attention’ in the battle. These s.p.a.ces.h.i.+ps would have to dock at the s.p.a.ceports for months pending repair before they could fly again. But Hao Ren did not have to bring the entire Guardian Legion to Tannagost. Only one-third of them would go at a time. So, even if some battles.h.i.+ps had to be on standby at the planet Heart, there would be enough s.p.a.ces.h.i.+ps for the guardian giants to go to Tannagost.
The drones had built a large base near to the planetary system of the Heart, and one of the main things in the base was a super-sized warp-jump accelerator. This accelerator would allow a large number of over-sized guardian s.p.a.cecraft to keep up with the speed of the Petrachelys. At this moment, hundreds of black s.p.a.ces.h.i.+ps were queuing up at the starting point of the accelerator, and leading the fleet was a small silver-white s.p.a.cecraft.
“Beacon is ready. Flightpath is clear. Ready for warp jump.” Nolan stood on the bridge of the Petrachelys with a smile spread across her face. She looked back (with the flip of the camera) at the ma.s.sive fleet of s.p.a.cecraft behind her. “Hey, boss, I’m the flags.h.i.+p of the fleet!”
“I know, I know. You’ve repeated it for like ten times.” Hao Ren sat on the captain’s seat and glanced at the s.h.i.+pgirl helplessly. “Look how carried away you are; you are not even the size of their antennas.”
“It is because of the tonnage difference that I should be proud of,” Nolan said with her armed crossed. “There is only convincing because of the comparison, and sense of existence because of the contrast. I told you what, I have already taken pictures and will post them on the forum so that those rookies will learn what it means by combat strength. It is not something that they could achieve simply by swapping the engine and stuff like that. They will know that I am the boss who commands an interstellar battlegroup. Oh, by the way, I can also show off the photos of the battle scenes when back home.”
Hao Ren looked at Nolan, dumbstruck. Suddenly, it felt as if his pet cat, which had suddenly learned how to selfie and surf the social media, went on to show off her catfight photos online.
On the soft cus.h.i.+on not far away, Rollie, who was lying there getting some shuteye, suddenly looked up at Hao Ren. When she found that no one was calling her, she meowed and laid back down, continuing with her fishy dreams.
The rings on the accelerator track glowed. The fleet began to accelerate and fade gradually.
“Warp jump begins. Destination: CARS, Tannagost.”
When the fleet came out of the warp jump, the image of planet Tannagost showed up on the monitors of every s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p. A crystal-clear fortress like a mythical creature was suspended above the planet and s.h.i.+ning brightly in s.p.a.ce like the temple of the G.o.ds in mythology.
CARS sent a welcome message. It was the first time the s.p.a.ce station that was as large as a small moon had such a large number of visitors. But it had enough built-in docking berths to accommodate the entire fleet.
The lower part of the s.p.a.ce station lit up and silently opened like petals, from which hundreds of long bridges with a graceful curvature stretched out into s.p.a.ce. As light scattering out from the crystal bridges, they materialized into berths.
“Welcome to the c.r.a.pple Research Station, the bridgehead of the Observer in this universe and the base from where the forces of the Order launch counterattacks against the Mad Lord.” The holographic image of Hao Ren appeared on the Aiur. “Commander, I hope you enjoy your stay.”
“I saw the planet.” Salaman’s attention was more on Tannagost, and he seemed emotional. “Just as you have said, the habitable planet is recovering. I can feel the power of our mother surging on the surface of the planet. Ahh, how many years have pa.s.sed since we last felt the air of life and order?’
Hao Ren smiled. He knew that Salaman was referring to the air of the lifeblood on Tannagost. The Heart was also an important legacy of the G.o.ddess of creation, but she had suppressed her aura when she built the sacred land to ensure that the Weaves of Destiny could run as usual after her death. Until now, there was still contamination from the minions of the Mad Lord on the planet. So, when the guardian giants saw Tannagost, they could not help but become emotional.
“No worries. CARS is only a transit point. The s.p.a.ce station has a teleporting facility that can send everyone directly to the surface. You can visit the planet after docking your s.p.a.ces.h.i.+ps here. Most of the places are still wilderness, and the cities and settlements were of the Zorm Civilization. You—”
“We will not disturb them,” Salaman said before Hao Ren finished. The old giant smiled. “Do not worry, we might not be born as gardeners, but Mother had taught every guardian giant the same things. I have heard that the Zorm Civilization has just come out of a crisis and built their cities, a large group of giants might cause a lot of troubles to them. But then again, do they need help? It is not easy to rebuild civilization from scratch.”
“Muru is looking after them.” Hao Ren shook his head with a smile. “And the Zormese is very self-reliant. They have reduced receiving food rations from me since last years. It has been only two years, yet they are ready to be self-sufficient in food.”
Salaman nodded in agreement. “Many times, the mortals show some amazing quality. No wonder that Mother liked them so much. Compared to ‘power’ that could be readily acquired through various means, quality arising from within is more important.”
Thirty minutes later, Salaman and the first batch of guardian giants had arrived on the surface of Tannagost via teleportation.
It was impossible to send hundreds of thousands of guardian giants to the same place at one time, so Hao Ren had chosen a vast wasteland in the north of the planet as the landing spot. The giants landed in dozens of batches in different places in the wilderness. After the landing, it was Salaman and his men’s turn to think about how to organize their visits.
With Muru as the leader, Lemendusa and Heve met their fellow giants at last. After accepting the fact that the entire guardian giant race had vanished and that they were the only remnants, they were now seeing so many fellow guardian giants before their eyes.
It was the first time Hao Ren seeing the guardian giants cried as they embraced each other.