Chapter 1626 - Reunion of the Guardian Giants (2/2)
“It is because of the tonnage difference that I should be proud of,” Nolan said with her armed crossed. “There is only convincing because of the comparison, and sense of existence because of the contrast. I told you what, I have already taken pictures and will post them on the forum so that those rookies will learn what it means by combat strength. It is not something that they could achieve simply by swapping the engine and stuff like that. They will know that I am the boss who commands an interstellar battlegroup. Oh, by the way, I can also show off the photos of the battle scenes when back home.”
Hao Ren looked at Nolan, dumbstruck. Suddenly, it felt as if his pet cat, which had suddenly learned how to selfie and surf the social media, went on to show off her catfight photos online.
On the soft cushion not far away, Rollie, who was lying there getting some shuteye, suddenly looked up at Hao Ren. When she found that no one was calling her, she meowed and laid back down, continuing with her fishy dreams.
The rings on the accelerator track glowed. The fleet began to accelerate and fade gradually.
“Warp jump begins. Destination: CARS, Tannagost.”
When the fleet came out of the warp jump, the image of planet Tannagost showed up on the monitors of every spaceship. A crystal-clear fortress like a mythical creature was suspended above the planet and shining brightly in space like the temple of the gods in mythology.
CARS sent a welcome message. It was the first time the space station that was as large as a small moon had such a large number of visitors. But it had enough built-in docking berths to accommodate the entire fleet.
The lower part of the space station lit up and silently opened like petals, from which hundreds of long bridges with a graceful curvature stretched out into space. As light scattering out from the crystal bridges, they materialized into berths.
“Welcome to the Crapple Research Station, the bridgehead of the Observer in this universe and the base from where the forces of the Order launch counterattacks against the Mad Lord.” The holographic image of Hao Ren appeared on the Aiur. “Commander, I hope you enjoy your stay.”
“I saw the planet.” Salaman’s attention was more on Tannagost, and he seemed emotional. “Just as you have said, the habitable planet is recovering. I can feel the power of our mother surging on the surface of the planet. Ahh, how many years have passed since we last felt the air of life and order?’
Hao Ren smiled. He knew that Salaman was referring to the air of the lifeblood on Tannagost. The Heart was also an important legacy of the goddess of creation, but she had suppressed her aura when she built the sacred land to ensure that the Weaves of Destiny could run as usual after her death. Until now, there was still contamination from the minions of the Mad Lord on the planet. So, when the guardian giants saw Tannagost, they could not help but become emotional.
“No worries. CARS is only a transit point. The space station has a teleporting facility that can send everyone directly to the surface. You can visit the planet after docking your spaceships here. Most of the places are still wilderness, and the cities and settlements were of the Zorm Civilization. You—”
“We will not disturb them,” Salaman said before Hao Ren finished. The old giant smiled. “Do not worry, we might not be born as gardeners, but Mother had taught every guardian giant the same things. I have heard that the Zorm Civilization has just come out of a crisis and built their cities, a large group of giants might cause a lot of troubles to them. But then again, do they need help? It is not easy to rebuild civilization from scratch.”
“Muru is looking after them.” Hao Ren shook his head with a smile. “And the Zormese is very self-reliant. They have reduced receiving food rations from me since last years. It has been only two years, yet they are ready to be self-sufficient in food.”
Salaman nodded in agreement. “Many times, the mortals show some amazing quality. No wonder that Mother liked them so much. Compared to ‘power’ that could be readily acquired through various means, quality arising from within is more important.”
Thirty minutes later, Salaman and the first batch of guardian giants had arrived on the surface of Tannagost via teleportation.
It was impossible to send hundreds of thousands of guardian giants to the same place at one time, so Hao Ren had chosen a vast wasteland in the north of the planet as the landing spot. The giants landed in dozens of batches in different places in the wilderness. After the landing, it was Salaman and his men’s turn to think about how to organize their visits.
With Muru as the leader, Lemendusa and Heve met their fellow giants at last. After accepting the fact that the entire guardian giant race had vanished and that they were the only remnants, they were now seeing so many fellow guardian giants before their eyes.
It was the first time Hao Ren seeing the guardian giants cried as they embraced each other.