Facing the threat from the so-called Na'vi leader, a suspected traitor of Earth, Liu Peiqiang found it very amusing.
What exactly had given the other party such immense confidence?
According to the Wandering Earth government's plan, if they encountered resistance or rejection from an alien civilization, they wouldn't mind using force to conquer it!
After all, some creatures are too dumb to reason with, and humanity's civilization has never been good at reasoning. From ancient times to the present, they've always preferred the language of fists!
The coalition government was even ready to use nuclear bombs to cleanse the entire planet, or even take antimatter bombs to wipe everything out.
Nuclear radiation.
For the Wandering Earth now,
wasn't an unacceptable existence, since they had been mentally prepared for this since the time of their ancestors.
People back then weren't afraid,
let alone in the era of the Wandering Earth, with more advanced technology and a more formidable unity. They had been prepared for a Long March of more than two thousand years, eating earthworms underground, so what was there to fear about nuclear radiation?
This was also one of the reasons why Wang Qiang, the deputy commander of the Wolf Combat Squad, was ready to cleanse with nuclear warheads as soon as they landed on the planet.
The Wandering Earth.
They really, really yearned for a habitable planet!
It was the longing of seven billion people!
Watching the Na'vi leave in a show of strength, Liu Peiqiang could only silently apologize in his heart, thinking that if such a species had such a leader, it was just their bad luck.
He wanted to return.
Return to the main base of the Wolf Combat Squad.
Some things no longer needed investigation. Merely from the brief exchanges with the other party, Liu Peiqiang had deduced that this planet might also have been invaded by a civilization similar to Earth's, or it could even be Earth itself.
After all, in their era,
the existence of a Parallel Universe was already common knowledge. Those born after the 2000s might not be the most tech-savvy generation, but they certainly weren't completely ignorant, were they?
Compared to the threat of the Na'vi, Liu Peiqiang was more eager to send the news of the existence of a parallel Earth to the Wandering Earth.
If the opposing force had appeared on this planet, it meant that they very likely possessed interstellar transportation capabilities and a very high level of technology, having already stepped into the interstellar era.
So, was it possible to perform Earth immigration, Earth integration?
A planet that had entered the interstellar age shouldn't have issues accommodating a few billion more, right?
Even if integration wasn't feasible, couldn't they at least try to provide some technological support?
After all, we're all Earthlings.
What?
Not from the same universe?
Ah, you're confused! Push back five hundred years, and maybe I would be your grandfather!
The more Liu Peiqiang thought about it, the more excited he became. They now had the initiative; compared to the Earth of this universe, they had a tremendous advantage because they could reach this universe, while the others couldn't reach the Wandering Earth.
You won't offer help?
I'll steal your home!
Before Liu Peiqiang had walked a few more steps, something unexpected happened to him and his comrades. Suddenly, a dozen fierce beasts flew down from the sky, brandishing huge wings that, no matter how one looked at them, resembled the pterosaurs of Earth's ancient past.
Under everyone's cautious gaze,
these pterosaurs didn't swoop down directly but instead landed nearby and walked slowly towards the group. Keeping a safe distance, they coiled on the ground, their massive wings resting on the soil, their eyes fixed on the people.
The War Wolf Squad was baffled.
Looking at each other, no one knew what this behavior meant.
One simple-minded member pondered and said, "Could it be... these pterosaurs are courting us?"
Liu Peiqiang, not understanding, was shocked when he heard his comrade's words and looked at those so-called pterosaurs with an increasingly bewildered expression. What on earth did these creatures mean?
Could this be an alien custom?
The pterosaurs flapped their wings as if urging them, until a small wild beast emerged from the depths of the forest and climbed onto the back of one, sitting down. At last, Liu Peiqiang and the others understood.
Turns out these were the mounts of an alien species.
It seemed someone wanted to meet them.
Liu Peiqiang exclaimed in amazement, "What a peculiar creature, to tame this thing as docile as a horse, that's really some skill!"
He had no idea.
The creature he described as docile as an ant, similar to a winged dragon, was an entity that viewed the Na'vi as prey, like a nightmare.
Phantom Flying Dragon!
Liu Peiqiang was the first to mount it, followed closely by the other squad members; beneath the Phantom Flying Dragon's bearing, they vanished into the clouds.
They were overlooking the wonderful aspects of Pandora Planet from high above.
Forests lush with greenery were everywhere.
Various wild beasts peacefully existed and played.
What was even more peculiar to them,
Were the mountains floating in the distance, suspended in mid-air.
"The mountains... are floating in the sky?"
"Like Mount Shu?"
"I wonder if there are any sword immortals aye!"
"I'd so like to cultivate immortality, with an immortal stroking my head, bestowing upon me eternal life!"
"I remember when I was a kid, I always imagined I was a monkey, wielding a stick to smash the cauliflower in other people's fields, only to end up being chased by my father for a spanking."
"Hahaha! I had it a bit better than you—I was chased by a wild dog trying to bite me, but I didn't lose out, I bit back..."
"Hahaha!"
Perhaps it was because they had learned that Pandora Planet was just an ancient civilization planet lacking high-tech civilization, and that they had a potential high-tech civilization ally.
The dark clouds that had enveloped War Wolf Squad's heads dissipated in an instant, their eyes brimming with excitement.
A teammate couldn't help but ask, "Captain, who do these winged dragons serve? Are they those Na'vi people?"
Liu Peiqiang didn't know.
Recalling that blue-skinned Earthling traitor, and the smug look he had before leaving, he immediately dismissed the notion.
That person would have been eager to kill them; there was no way he would send mounts to pick them up.
But aside from the Na'vi,
Who else would know they had arrived on this strange planet?
Liu Peiqiang could only take one step at a time, he wasn't afraid at all, because he had the confidence to calm everyone down.
This led him to fondle the antimatter bomb in his hand, reflecting,
"You really are a treasure!"
In the past, nuclear bombs forced the world into peace.
Now, antimatter bombs forcibly pacify planets.
They reached a place of breathtaking scenery aboard the Phantom Flying Dragons, at the center of which stood a sacred and magnificent tree emitting dazzling light, and beneath it, gentle animals of every kind.
They worshiped in a pilgrimage-like fashion.
This strange sight left Liu Peiqiang and his team dumbfounded, feeling an incredible sense of discordance, but were this scene to involve humans, it would seem utterly harmonious.
Pilgrimage.
A god?
Sprinkles of light falling from the sky entered their bodies, and strange thoughts rippled through their minds.
It was as if a mother were caressing their heads, infinitely warm, comfortable, and joyful.
"I..."
"Accept you all!"
Liu Peiqiang stood rooted to the spot, looking at the huge tree before him with shocked eyes, murmuring to himself, I have found it... found the true master of this planet.