Chapter 330 (2/2)

Speaking of Lil Pea, Hao Ren could not help but look at the little mermaid, who was clinging onto his sleeve. The little one was comfortably resting on his arm. She looked up at her “father” and let out a happy gurgle as she tapped her tail to greet him. It was also done to state her determination in not being left behind.

Well, it was not somewhere dangerous, so Hao Ren had decided to bring her along.

The only missing person was Hesperides. The evening goddess realised that the group of oddballs were on a mission to do something special as well as confidential, and she had good sense to bid her farewells. She was fully recovered after all. Plus, with the current state of Athens, the city would need the guiding hands of the Ancients. Vivian did not insist on her staying either.

But, Hao Ren knew that as he got further embroiled in the neverending war between the demon hunters and the unusual creatures, the chances of him meeting with Hesperides, Hessiana and his other unusual friends would be common place.

After sending Hesperides off, the group happily set off for Kuiper Station. As the teleportation device at home had limited space, they had to go in two batches. Even Lulu was surprised when she saw the big entourage that Hao Ren brought with him… Guess the guide had never seen such a rowdy group before…

Kabala led a small group of Kerbalians in the station and as they were there for the missing spacecraft, they would be staying at the space station until the matter was settled. Due to the Kerbalian’s special administrative structure and their free-spirited nature, Kabala’s ‘President of the Kerbal Commonwealth’ title was not something that bound him to a desk. His absence would not affect the Commonwealth’s administration so to speak. However, the most important and prestigious post in the Commonwealth was ‘Minister of Space Exploration’, and Kabala had relinquished that position many years ago at his wife’s insistence.

The Kabala Commonwealth was a highly autonomous confederation of stars and the actual landing point of the Orb of the Holy Synod was not in the main planet of the Commonwealth, but rather a colony planet. Thus, all Hao Ren needed to do was look for the planet’s governor. After exchanging greetings with Kabala, Hao Ren was introduced to the governor of the planet, and the Kerbalian who told Hao Ren about the Orb. He was named Tamula.

Hao Ren figured that the Kerbalian names probably bore no meaning as they looked almost alike. Aside from their big heads and green skin, they lacked any features that were distinguishable from one another like humans. Hao Ren had to use other ways to remember some of the Kerbalian’s names. Kabala’s skin for instance had a shade of yellow, and that was the only distinguishable feature the Kerbalian had from the rest.

He was not sure if the little green men could tell humans apart too. Well.. that was a question for another time.

At the very least, the group that Hao Ren brought with him was such a colourful bunch; you could tell who they were just by their silhouette!

To save time, Hao Ren had declined Tamula’s offer to board on his spacecraft. He instead led Tamula and the rest of the crew on to the Petrachelys. The imperial frigate’s speed would leave most common spacecrafts in the dust, especially after removing the limiters on its main engine and entering a full speed warp jump. The rate of travel could not be described using “speed” any more. It became an all new mathematical process.

Creating a whole new spatial calculus and having the ability to reach any part of the universe in the blink of an eye… The matter of the Orb of the Holy Synod was something Hao Ren took seriously, thus the ship went full speed ahead.

It did not take long for the Petrachelys to reach their destination, a star system two million light years away from the Milky Way.

The Kerbal Civilisation Sphere, the only galactic power in the system.

On the bridge, Tamula eagerly introduced the star system to everyone onboard. “I’m proud to present to you our homeland, the Kerbal Stars. Our explorers have died all across this system, and this is our glorious home….

All present really felt that the cultural difference was something to behold…