Xyrin Empire

Chapter 141: Chapter 141 Dingdang’s Major Discovery

I’m feeling nauseous, retching, with moderate dizziness, accompanied by faint ringing in my ears, and before my eyes there are green elves with wings fluttering by constantly…

“That’s your illusion,” said Dingdang, perched on top of my head and kicking my forehead, “now you know how formidable Dingdang is…”

I’ve decided, starting tomorrow, that little thing’s lollipop supply is getting halved!

“Both of you quiet down for a bit, you’re like children,” Sister said with an exasperated expression after listening to Dingdang’s messy account of today’s events.

In Sister’s arms, Little Baobao, in her new dress, was also blinking her bright, sparkling big eyes and babbling at us, as if she understood Dingdang’s messy description just now.

“Alright, let’s talk business,” Sandora said while picking up a small piece of black substance that Dingdang had decomposed from the table, “you mentioned that a lot of strange materials were analyzed from this, what are they?”

Little Thing immediately bounced with excitement off my head, hugging the stone that was quite huge for her and cheerfully said, “Dingdang will demonstrate for you!”

“We don’t need a demonstration!” Instantly, all of us waved our hands in alarm and swiftly snatched the stone from Dingdang’s embrace, leaving Little Thing blinking confusedly at her now empty hands.

Kidding me, another explosion and where would we stay tonight?!

“Just say it, we’re listening…” I carefully placed the black stone to one side while pressing Dingdang’s head with my finger, “just please, no more explosions…”

Little Thing, looking utterly dejected, let out a sigh, and even her wings drooped, looking pitiful — but! No matter how pitiful you act, don’t even think about getting close to the stone!

Finally, our resident explosion fanatic gave up her attempt to get close to the stone and sat obediently in my hand to start recounting her major discovery.

“In those Star Gold Stone fragments, Dingdang found residues of Ghost Energy Alloy~~ Moreover, those residues weren’t mixed in for the purpose of smelting new alloy; it was more like — the melting caused by bullets hitting the armor,” Little Thing said, looking up with her small face.

I’m totally confused.

Qianqian is totally confused.

Little Baobao is totally confused.

Sandora is totally… confused my ass! Anything with “Ghost Energy” in it is clearly exclusive to the Xyrin Empire, why would you be confused! I shout…

“I was just playing along with the mood…” Sandora said with a woeful expression while holding her head.

Pandora waited for us to finish our commotion and then calmly explained to us, “Ghost Energy Alloy, using inert heavy molecules from the core of a Red Giant Star as the molecular framework, mixed with dozens of trace high-energy guiding particles from the edges of the Plane, and smelted in a low Void Energy environment to create a top-notch metal. Its hardness is average, and it doesn’t have special energy resistance, but it has a terrifying energy capacity and interference performance. When charged, it can produce a huge explosive power, usually used as the ammunition for special physical ballistic weapons…”

So it’s a special alloy used in bullet heads?

I looked at the mutated Star Gold Stone fragments on the table and said, “A high-explosive bullet from a Xyrin Apostle, turning up within fragments of equipment belonging to the Star Domain Divine Race — that’s not good news.”

Sandora, toying with a chunk of the grimy black stone in her hand, said, “Star Gold Stone Alloy is an immensely tough material with a strong resistance to Energy, and there are very few things that could melt it or even change its properties. Xyrin Advanced Weapons are among the few that could. If we say that this piece of Star Gold Stone was melted and mutated like this due to a direct hit from a powerful Xyrin Physical Weapon, then it’s conceivable…”

“That is to say, somewhere, Xyrin Apostles and the Star Domain Divine Race had a fight…”

“And the battle was incredibly fierce,” Sandora said. “Like this, a bullet head and the Star Gold Stone Armor—we assume this piece of Star Gold Stone is part of the armor—completely fused together and even changed each other’s properties. That could only happen when both sides exert their maximum energy output. Keep in mind, these are two of the most stable substances, and without a powerful external force, they could never mutate to this degree…”

“Dingdang, you must have found something else, right?” Holding the little thing up to my face, I asked with a smile.

Of course, that had to be the case. If Dingdang, an angel envoy of the Star Domain Divine Race, had only made this one discovery, she would not be talking to us so calmly like she is now—after all, we represent two powers that should be neighborly and friendly. But now evidence has emerged that suggests that soldiers on both sides might have been involved in massive slaughter. If nothing unexpected had happened, Dingdang should be executing us from the heavens by now…

“Um… I actually wanted to make you guys nervous for a bit… Looks like Sister Goddess was right when she said Dingdang wasn’t suited for deception… Alright, Dingdang did indeed find something even more alarming—the Abyss Energy infused within the Ghost Energy Alloy that has fused with the Star Gold Stone isn’t the usual Ghost Energy or Void Energy used by Xyrin Apostles, but rather—Abyss Energy!”

Such a persistent term.

We exchanged glances, each reading the same meaning in the other’s eyes.

It’s unclear when exactly it started, but we’ve been entangled with that annoying Abyss for so long that now I probably wouldn’t even be surprised if I met two classmates on the street who told me they were transformed by the Abyss…

“Xyrin Apostles corrupted by the Abyssal Power…” Sandora spoke with an almost certain tone.

Immediately, I remembered Caesar, that pesky, underhanded, and cunning final boss who could also go through a second transformation without his equipment being destroyed…

“Ah Jun,” my sister said with a hint of worry, “this can’t just be a coincidence, can it?”

“I too hope it’s a coincidence,” replied Sandora in my stead, her complexion not looking too good, “but we have to prepare for the worst case scenario. In fact, due to our unique forms of life and ways of thinking, the chances of us, Xyrin Apostles, being corrupted by Abyssal Power are even smaller than those of the Divine Race, almost close to zero. Yet, such corruption has still occurred. When Caesar appeared, I thought he was just a rare exception, but now, we’ve found this…”

As she spoke, Sandora spread her hand open, revealing black pebbles she had crushed into powder.

“More corrupted Xyrin Apostles, and it almost certain that they even engaged in fierce battle with divine beings from the Divine Race—who were originally their friends’—I’ve got a really bad feeling, I’m worried that the sudden disintegration of the entire Empire might have something to do with this.”

I felt a heavy sense of pressure weighing down on me, so heavy it almost felt like I couldn’t breathe…

“Bubbles, Little Baobao, could you find somewhere else to play? The adults are talking about important things…”

I turned with effort, addressing the two lolis—one big and one small—clinging to my back…

Sigh… This heaviness, it’s become too literal…

Also, when did Bubbles, the super homebody, come down from upstairs? Isn’t she supposed to be grinding the Sun Well in her 25th session right now? I seem to recall Sandora mentioning that Bubbles was planning to clear all the team instances tonight…

Bubbles rubbed her face against my back, discontented, “The server’s down for maintenance…”

Qianqian uncertainly said to me, “Um, Ah Jun, we’re discussing a serious issue, right?”

“Exactly!” I affirmed. “But even with the oppressive atmosphere, the problem won’t be solved instantly, so why should we be hard on ourselves?”

“Ah Jun has a point!” Sandora turned the black powder in her hands to ash and stood up to say, “We must resolve the issue, but right now we still have to consider more pressing matters!”

“More pressing matters?” Everyone looked puzzled.

“I’m hungry…”