Chapter 64 (Part 2): Ruan Mei, "The miracle of life."

Tingyun turned slightly, looking with a smile in her eyes at the source of the sound.

The rising and falling of the body might seem slight on another lifeform, but on this one, it was clearly a tidal wave.

Under the moonlight, it looked like a black mountain undulating.

"Sigh, if only I hadn't met you first."

With light steps, Tingyun gracefully walked over to Godzilla's side, reaching out to stroke his thick, rough, and slightly cold skin.

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She pouted and muttered: "If I hadn't met you first, then I'd be on the Xianzhou right now, watching the Star Skiffs streaking past."

It wasn't that Tingyun had a bad impression of Jarilo, it was just that she'd been away from home for so long, with no set return date...

Well, not that there wasn't a return date — she could go back anytime — but Tingyun didn't believe the newcomers could get along with Godzilla as well as she did.

Don't they understand the value of being among the first group?

Besides, the constant natural aura emanating from Godzilla made her feel extremely comfortable.

After seeing so much scheming and trickery, this attitude of treating all things equally made her take notice.

It was confidence born of strength…

"But honestly, this is the best now. With you here on Jarilo-VI, there's no need to worry about the Stellaron suddenly exploding here. I can also take in the sights of this planet."

"Sigh, such a hard life for a little lady like me, being ordered around by both the general and the helm master, and not even getting any overtime pay — totally unfair."

Tingyun chuckled softly, pulling out a fan from who knows where and gently fanning herself as she swayed the fan's jade pendant and gracefully returned to her room.

The next day.

Jarilo, once dormant, burst into vitality again. Everyone was working hard for a better tomorrow.

Qlipoth Fort.

"Mother, this leap is the trial expansion project of Moles... and the deployment follows the magnetic counter-array in the inner area, all reviewed by Serval."

With just a glance, Cocolia already understood the progress chart.

This was the first business venture after Jarilo's unsealing, developed together with the IPC.

The main project was tourism and vacation.

After all, Jarilo's current climate and geographical conditions were very suitable for tourism.

And Jarilo couldn't suddenly achieve technological breakthroughs to become a top-tier cosmic force.

To develop civilization, new resources were needed.

Given that Jarilo had been disconnected from the interstellar world for hundreds of years, just knowing about the existence of credit points was already impressive — let alone having large stores of them!

This project was designed by the IPC to suit the current situation and was implemented under Yukong's supervision.

"What's the IPC saying?" Cocolia asked Bronya while flipping through the documents.

"Everything is going smoothly. the IPC has no issues for now, but I heard a group of researchers will be visiting Jarilo for an inspection. I heard Miss Topaz will be among them."

Hearing Bronya's words, Cocolia raised her brows.

"So Miss Topaz will be there — then it should be fine."

After interacting with her, Cocolia knew that although Topaz was a debt collector, she was first and foremost a peaceful development advocate. Otherwise, she wouldn't have come alone the first time — the IPC would have at least sent an advance team.

"How about Lord Godzilla's side?" Cocolia asked.

"I've sent people to guard a fifty-kilometer radius around Lord Godzilla's area. Except for those allowed by him, no one else is allowed to enter."

No one had forgotten how today's Jarilo had come to be.

They were more cautious than anyone when it came to Godzilla's presence, fearing any unintended offense.

"It's just... Mother, Lord Godzilla seems a little unhappy lately," Bronya hesitated slightly but voiced her concern.

"Hmm?! Did someone anger Lord Godzilla?!" Upon hearing Bronya's words, Cocolia even stopped looking at the documents in her hands and asked hurriedly.

"I'm not sure, but after eating that octopus-like behemoth yesterday, his mood has improved quite a bit," Bronya said.

As a as a self-proclaimed chef for Godzilla, Bronya clearly knew how to judge Godzilla's mood.

After all, powerful being like Godzilla didn't need to accommodate anyone—he would express any annoyance directly.

And the reason for Godzilla's frustration was simple.

It was because a great deal of energy ore had been consumed while fighting the giant Sting a while ago, and there was no place to replenish it.

Just as the two were discussing the future of Belobog—

"Hook! You sneaked off to play with Sister Seele again! Where's your homework?!" Clara's voice pierced through the solid wood door and reached their ears.

This was followed by a clatter of noises—clang, bang—things falling in chaos.

Svarog dragged Hook back to do her homework.

"Serval, don't you think Godzilla's been a little unhappy lately?"

Not only had Bronya noticed, but Tingyun, who had spent long periods by Godzilla's side, had also picked up on it. After finishing her care duties, she came to Serval and asked curiously.

When Godzilla was calm, his tail swayed about twenty-five times per minute. When annoyed, the minimum was forty times per minute, with no upper limit.

"Seems it's due to the ore shortage—the big guy's really unhappy." Hearing Tingyun's comment, Serval scratched her head and spread her hands.

"Other than hoping those exploration teams outside find something, there's really nothing anyone else can do."

After all, resources like Geomarrow were non-renewable and hard to find.

"I see," Tingyun mused, then casually said,

"I heard Miss Topaz is arriving soon. The Interastral Peace Corporation always has its own standards when it comes to ores."

Upon hearing Tingyun's words, the tail that had just been swaying heavily suddenly paused.

About five seconds later, it began moving again—

This time with noticeably smaller arcs and frequency.

Seeing this, Tingyun covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

Her eyes darted slyly, clearly scheming something.

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There was joy and laughter across Jarilo-VI, aside from the wriggling, struggling remains of the Abundance creation.

Meanwhile, on the Xianzhou Luofu, a completely different scene unfolded.

Boom!

Without warning, the Ambrosial Arbor burst forth, growing skyward violently. The sudden tremor caused the entire ship to quake.

"Whoa! What's with that thing all of a sudden?!"

"It's the power of the Stellaron reviving the Arbor! Quick, to the General's Mansion!"

Welt responded swiftly and led the group toward the General's Mansion.

"Well well, Phantylia's playing big this time—can't wait anymore, huh?"

Silver Wolf, wearing her goggles, casually looked toward the growing Arbor.

"Reasonable. Luofu is short-handed now—even the Helmsman of the Sky-Faring Commission has been dispatched to Jarilo-VI. The Alchemy Commission's response is likely delayed."

"I still don't get what's so appealing about Jarilo-VI. It's not like it has any rare, limited-edition game gear."

"Game gear only shines in the hands of the right characters, doesn't it?"

"…Fair point. So what now? That guy's following the script, but something strange is still missing."

"Where's Blade?"

"Seems he got caught up with those disciples of the Alchemy Commission after going out. Might not return soon."

"Then let's wait a bit."

Standing on tiptoes, Kafka raised her head and looked toward the top of the Ambrosial Arbor, her expression subtly amused.

Even if it wasn't part of the original script, everything somehow still fell perfectly into place.

The Stellaron Hunters found it interesting—

But the Astral Express crew didn't feel the same.

They had barely made it back to the General's Mansion in one piece, only to be met by frantic cries from a craftsman.

"General! Lord Qingque! You must stand up for us, please!"

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Herta Space Station.

As with everywhere else, subtle changes were also unfolding here.

For example, right now, Ruan Mei was quietly admiring the scene before her.

When the Simulated Universe was created, permissions were shared among Herta, Screwllum, Ruan Mei, and Stephen.

No matter how well something was hidden, it would always leave a trace—and in the eyes of a genius, even a trace is the event itself.

"The miracle of life."

With her ruby lips slightly parted, Ruan Mei's eyes sparkled as she was moved by what she saw.

Just as she had told Herta, she came to the space station because her research had made some progress.

Now, that very progress was unfolding right before her eyes.

"Jarilo-VI…" Ruan Mei murmured.

That name had never meant anything to her before—

But today, she had found a miracle upon it that deeply moved her.

At the same moment Ruan Mei discovered the hidden section within the Simulated Universe—Herta's puppet's eyelids began twitching.

At first, Herta thought there was something wrong with the puppet,

Until she swapped in three different puppets and the same issue persisted...

"Screwllum!"