Chapter 2040 Star

"Let's find a place to hide first. There are too many people here."

Elodie stood behind Leon and Cui Yingying and spoke softly. She looked around and saw more and more people gathering around, staring at them curiously, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Leon and Cui Yingying looked at each other and realized that this was indeed not a suitable place for conversation. Cui Yingying nodded slightly, indicating that she agreed with Elodie's suggestion, and then took a step without hesitation, ready to leave this crowded place.

Seeing this, Leon and Elodie followed Cui Yingying's footsteps and walked through the crowd towards a relatively quiet direction.

As Cui Yingying walked, her mind was always lingering on what had just happened to Leon. She was full of curiosity about this matter. Although she had some guesses in her mind, she really couldn't believe that what she thought was the real reason. After all, that guess was too outrageous!

When carbon-based creatures arrived at the star level, their bodies underwent a wonderful transformation, getting rid of almost all impurities and becoming a new life form. This change is not only reflected in the purity of the body, but also involves all aspects of daily life.

Physiological activities such as drinking, eating, excretion and secretion are no longer necessary for star creatures. However, many people still maintain normal work and rest habits after reaching star level, such as three meals a day and drinking water and alcohol in moderation. This behavior is not out of physiological needs, but a kind of psychological satisfaction and habit.

Just like Cui Yingying, although she no longer needs to eat to sustain her life, she did not give up eating. On the contrary, she and Li Lingzhi still turned into food lovers every day, shuttling between various restaurants and enjoying all kinds of delicious food.

However, this is limited to eating. In terms of excretion, basically all creatures above the star level have gotten rid of this option. This is not because they think excretion is troublesome or dirty, but because their bodies have undergone fundamental changes and no longer need to excrete waste.

For star creatures, the operation of their bodies is like a sophisticated machine, which requires a large amount of spiritual power to drive it at all times. When food enters the stomach, it is like being swallowed by a black hole, and it will be absorbed almost instantly, without even a trace of residue left.

In this way, excretion, a normal physiological phenomenon in the biological world, has become meaningless for star creatures. Therefore, Cui Yingying felt that Leon's performance just now was a little strange.

At this moment, Leon seemed to notice Cui Yingying's curious gaze. His face instantly turned dark, as if an unspeakable secret had been revealed in public. At the same time, he glared at Elodie fiercely, his eyes full of reproach and questioning, as if to say...

"Why didn't you tell me that the side effects were so strong?!"

Facing Leon's angry stare, Elodie felt a little timid. She knew she was in the wrong, so she dodged Leon's gaze like a frightened rabbit, not daring to look at him again.

Finally, Cui Yingying led them to a street with less traffic. It was relatively quiet here, which made Elodie feel a little relieved. Then, they walked into a teahouse. The teahouse was empty, with no other guests, only a few tables and chairs neatly arranged.

"I'll go order something to drink, just wait here for me."

Cui Yingying said to the two with a smile, then stood up lightly and walked towards the service desk. Her steps were brisk and graceful, as if she was completely unaware of the tension between Elodie and Leon.

As soon as Cui Yingying left, Leon couldn’t wait to whisper.

"These are indeed causally related items, but why do you have so many?"

Leon said with some annoyance that Ye Ye was definitely a poisonous person.

"I keep it for self-defense..."

Hearing Leon's words, Elodie spoke with a slightly blushing face.

"Self-defense??"

Elodie's words made Leon unable to do anything.

How can you defend yourself with this thing? Do you pry open your opponent's mouth before fighting and then throw the Soul Devouring Pill in?

But this thing is really exaggerated. After eating it, Leon didn't even have time to react. He was directly banned from any energy behavior. Then there was an exaggerated abdominal pain. Then, it was...

Elodi stared at the silent Leon and thought to herself. The effect of the Soul Devouring Pill was supposed to last for eight hours, but when it was used on herself, it was shortened to six hours. This made Elodi doubt the mechanism of action of the Soul Devouring Pill, and she began to wonder whether the intensity of the individual using it would affect the efficacy of the medicine.

Leon's situation gave Elodie a clue. After only two hours, he had completely gotten rid of the effects of the Soul Devouring Pill. Moreover, from the fact that he could easily take items out of the storage equipment, it was clear that he had regained the ability to use energy.

"Tell me, what happened? Why are you so anxious to find me here? Is there any resistance in investigating the Ning family? If it's about the Ning family, don't hold too much hope in me."

While Yilodi was still thinking about the efficacy of the Soul-Devouring Pill, Cui Yingying had already walked over from the service desk not far away, speaking as she walked.

Leon looked at Cui Yingying with some confusion, and Cui Yingying pulled out a chair, sat down directly, and then spoke.

"Don't worry, it's safe here. No one will eavesdrop, and we are all on the same side."

Hearing Cui Yingying's words, Leon still shook his head. This was not a question of eavesdropping or not, or whether they were one family or not, but that what he was about to say was too horrifying.

Seeing Leon's serious expression, Cui Yingying frowned slightly, then she stretched out her right hand and waved it slightly. Instantly, a slight sound was heard nearby. Obviously, everyone nearby had been called away by Cui Yingying.

This is not over yet. Cui Yingying raised her right foot slightly and then put it down. The hard sole of her standard black leather boots collided with the ground, making a crisp sound.

In an instant, Leon's eyebrows raised sharply, and Cui Yingying's eyes suddenly flashed with a charming red light. Rich blood mixed with terrifying energy emanated from Cui Yingying's body, and then gathered on her right leg that had just touched the ground. The rich blood color spread to the surroundings until it enveloped an area of ​​nearly thirty square meters, covering the three of them.

"Tell me, what happened?"

The strange red light flashing in Cui Yingying's eyes disappeared, and then she looked at Leon with curiosity. She did not explain that she had taken anti-eavesdropping measures, and it was obvious that she was very confident in her abilities.

"In the past few days, I have gathered some of the Maze Travelers' men to investigate the Ning family."

It has come to this, Leon naturally will not hesitate any longer, and speaks.

"The Ning family has a big problem."

Leon said with a frown.

"Nonsense, the Ning family has been able to stand firm in China for thousands of years and has grown bigger and bigger. Even the current Chinese government can't do anything about it. How can it not be a big problem?"

Hearing Leon's answer, Cui Yingying rolled her eyes. How could she not know whether the problem was serious or not?

Hearing Cui Yingying's words, Leon spread his hands helplessly.

"I need specific information about the Ning family, as well as some confidential information that you have hidden. Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to proceed to the next step."

Leon's tone was very firm. Cui Yingying narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she wanted to see through what Leon was thinking.

"What on earth did you find out?"

Cui Yingying didn’t think that Leon would call her over without any evidence and make it so confidential.

"To be honest, I didn't find anything, but I did learn some things and made some conclusions from other channels."

"When 'it' split, Morning Star should have also gotten a piece of it."

Leon said this with great certainty, but there was a hint of doubt in his eyes, which was also what puzzled him.

"Fragments? What fragments?"

Unlike what Leon expected, Cui Yingying did not respond to Leon's words very frankly. Instead, she frowned and looked at Leon with a questioning look.

"Don't act like this. Not many people know about its existence, but you are definitely one of them."

Leon continued to speak, and Cui Yingying finally seemed to suddenly realize and said uncertainly.

"You mean the star? Impossible, the star has completely disappeared."

Cui Yingying frowned and spoke.

Looking at Cui Yingying's expression that didn't seem fake, a hint of doubt flashed in Leon's eyes.

But suddenly Leon didn’t find it strange anymore. Maybe Cui Yingying really didn’t lie to him, and he really didn’t know about this. Maybe the affairs of the eldest lady of the Ning family were known to no more than a handful of people in Qimingxing.

"You should have heard of the Star Project. Although the resources in the universe seem endless, the invasion of dark matter and the increasingly ambitious demons, apocalypses and other races are frantically scrambling for territory and resources, leaving the universe riddled with holes."

"In desperation, the Arbitration Council united with numerous major clans and launched the Star Project, which is to build a super-large planet in the center of the universe, and let all races send representatives, even branches, to live on it, to establish a Council of All Races, in order to curb some crazy expansionist behaviors. This planet was named Star."

"While building this super-large planet, the Arbitration Council encountered difficulties. It is not so easy to build such a planet by hand. A dead planet is not what they want. What they need is a planet with life. However, once life is born on such a huge planet, I am afraid that even super-star-level planets cannot meet its life level. So the Arbitration Council took a step back and let the leaders of silicon-based life forms, the Tianlong clan, take the lead in building a mechanical life planet. After all, this is what the Tianlong clan is best at."

"Everything went smoothly in the early stages. But when the construction of this super planet was about to be completed, something went wrong. The planet, which was supposed to have no self-awareness, suddenly woke up and went berserk. This planet has gathered almost all the cutting-edge technologies from the Tianlong clan, and both computing power and attack power are fully utilized. What's even more terrifying is that when the patriarch of the Tianlong clan, who is also the person in charge of the construction of this mechanical life planet, activated the secret door they had buried long ago and wanted to forcibly wear out the consciousness of this mechanical planet, he failed."

"A super-powerful being who can rival the strongest with his mechanical strength actually failed."

"No one knows why the star suddenly gained self-awareness. Fortunately, the energy source responsible for supplying this super planet had not been installed, so this crisis was overcome without any danger."

"But the Star was temporarily shelved. The Arbitration Council could not accept such an unstable planet as its base. The Star was abandoned in the vast universe and no one cared about it from then on."

"You also know what happened next. The Arbitration Council asked the Tianlong Clan to destroy Xing, but Xing contained all of the Tianlong Clan's cutting-edge technology and countless precious resources. The Tianlong Clan was reluctant to destroy Xing, so they temporarily exiled Xing. When the incident subsided, they would find a way to bring Xing back to their own galaxy for follow-up research."

"And it was this kind of behavior that caused such a disaster."

"The self-consciousness of the star has long been awakened. It has self-awareness and supplies all the energy in its body to the server storing its body. It also begins to self-analyze and self-upgrade through the database injected by the Tianlong Clan. In this way, a super mechanical consciousness with an unknown amount of computing power has transformed in the vast universe for a thousand years."

"Until the Tianlong tribe felt that the time was right and pulled it back to their own galaxy for research."

"One month after the Tianlong Clan pulled it back to their own galaxy, the Tianlong Clan was exterminated. Countless super-star-level experts went to the Tianlong Clan galaxy, but found that there was nothing there. The planets were gone, the dark matter was gone, and even the meteorite belts that could be seen everywhere were gone. Everything was so empty. Only the star that swallowed up the Tianlong Clan's accumulation over tens of millions of years was left, and a black hole that was circling the star and cutting it in half!"

"You also know what happened next. More than ten powerful people attacked at the same time, and only then was Xing completely wiped out from the universe. However, Xing did not completely perish. His core was fought over by various races with different intentions, and finally turned into three fragments."

"One was found by the demon tribe by chance. I heard that the person who had the fragment took the initiative to join them. They were really lucky."

"There is another one, and it seems to be in the hands of our leader, but I am not sure. Who made him talk nonsense every day, making himself like a prophet? Only a product like the star that transcends any technology can have such a profound influence on such a weirdo..."

"No one knows where the last one went, but after Luo Chen appeared hundreds of years ago, it was rumored that the fragment was obtained by Luo Chen."

Leon looked into Cui Yingying's eyes, as if trying to find the answer from her eyes.

"I can tell you responsibly that the star fragments are definitely not on the Morning Star."

"Then I'm telling you now, the eldest daughter of the Ning family is very likely to have fragments of the star on her body."