Chapter 10: Astral-10 (2/2)
Luo Yi jumped up to the rooftop, her lovely face showed clear signs of exhaustion. She sat by his side, “The Executioner wants to convey this matter to the frontlines as soon as possible; the best outcome would be if we could contact the capital and tell them too.”
“The capital?” Lu Yin chuckled, “They should already know about it.”
“Huh? Why do you say that?”
“I’m not sure, but here’s a guess. If we saw a zombie king here, why wouldn’t more have appeared elsewhere?”
Luo Yi hugged her knees, dazedly looking into the distance. The vast night sky was covered in clouds, illuminated only by the light of the moon.
“When do you think Earth will be peaceful again?” she murmured.
Lu Yin did not respond. Dark nights often left people lonely, and the vulnerable Luo Yi now would be gone come day. Time would not stop on account of one’s fears; planetary evolution took a long time, and the trials had only begun. Perhaps only the Seven Sages were privy to this information outside of himself; the students that had just arrived would decide the fate of their world. Vesta and Orton were merely students from ordinary schools of the Great Yu Empire, they were perhaps elites in their own bubbles, but they were nothing compared to those from actual high-tier institutions. An elite from those places had powerful battle techniques and was leagues ahead of anyone else. They were the main characters in these so-called planetary trials.
As he thought about this, he touched his cosmic ring once more and looked over at Luo Yi, “Go get some rest, I’ll keep watch tonight.”
Luo Yi nodded and smiled weakly, “You know, something could have happened between us if you said something nice just now.”
He smiled back but paid no attention as she departed; he simply wasn’t interested.
As Luo Yi left the rooftop, the soldiers around organized their stuff mindlessly while Xu San bawled loudly from afar. Watching it all, Lu Yin took out the watch and turned it on; even though he’d disabled location access on it and didn’t dare connect to the universal network at first, he could finally login and have a look now that he was outside Nanjing. This thing had all of the youth’s messages and a lot of personal information; it was effectively a proof of identity.
Unfortunately, the gadget simply couldn’t connect to the network. While he had expected this to happen, Lu Yin was still disappointed. The students in planetary trials had their gadgets registered to them, and access to the system would be barred once they died. This also meant that people knew about Vesta’s demise.
He sighed and looked up towards the sky. He wasn’t worried about being exposed as Vesta’s killer; planetary trials were extremely important and under the supervision of the Universe Youth Council; no one could interfere with them. To the Great Yu Empire, even a primitive planet that had barely stepped foot into space was still a part of their territory. This trial wasn’t just for the students who had arrived; it was for Earth as well. In fact, his killing of Vesta was more likely to garner praise than any ill consequences; the attention was part of the reason he hadn’t hesitated in going for the kill.
Any students that entered Earth would be disallowed from extra-terrestrial communication until the end of the trial. By the same token, those outside could only watch and not speak. Such were these trials of blood and steel; death was anything but uncommon.
Lu Yin found no new notifications on Vesta’s screen, but there were a few messages that he had marked and placed on the side.
“Vesta, if you are unable to complete the task within three months, the Council will send in the second batch of students for the trial. Please do your best.”
“The Universe Youth Council has ruled to dissolve the Youth Council of the Great Yu Empire, the date of reorganization has not yet been determined.”
“The Universe Youth Council has ruled that Astral-10 shall enter the Frostwave Weave of the Outerverse, we wish you all the best of luck.”