Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 54: Ready to make a move

An hour and a half later, the sculptures gradually spiraled among the mountains, slowly swooping down. Watchtowers could be seen from these mountaintops.

Nestled among towering mountains, magnificent palaces rise against the slopes. In the distance, a colossal building can be seen, surrounded by densely packed spires. To the south of this massive structure lies a large plaza.

Lylas called out, "Gentlemen, we're almost there."

"Leras, my name is Zhou Yuan, and my sister's name is Wei Shan."

"Nice to meet you."

Wei Shan pointed to the huge building. "What's that?"

"That is the Spirit Palace."

"The Spirit Palace?" Zhou Yuan and Wei Shan asked softly.

"Yes, that's where the elders cast spells."

At that moment, the white-bearded elf let out a long howl, the sound echoing through the valley for a long time. The eagles, carrying the group, stretched out their wings and glided in the air.

The buildings grew larger in the field of vision, and gradually, many elves could be seen gazing up at the sky. These elf women were all beautiful as jade, and the men were all handsome and dashing. Among these elves, some smaller elves playfully weaved among the adults, playing games. When these smaller elves saw the aerial sculptures, and saw that the sculptures carried humans, they seemed very excited, clapping their little hands enthusiastically, as if welcoming the humans. The adult elves simply smiled.

The sculptures gathered towards the plaza, landing one after another to release the elves and humans before leaving the plaza on their own.

The white-bearded elf led the group toward a palace, and when they reached Zhou Yuan and Wei Shan, he glanced at them a few more times.

“Grandpa, this is Zhou Yuan, and this is Wei Shan. And you two, this is my grandfather, Odom.” Lylas introduced them to each other.

Odom stroked his beard and nodded with a smile.

Led by Odom, the group entered a large palace, which, judging from its furnishings, appeared to be a reception area. The palace had a circular dome, and its walls were smooth as mirrors, reflecting everyone's shadows. Wei Shan pulled Zhou Yuan along, looked at their reflections on the wall, and smiled.

Zhou Yuan looked up at the dome. The dome was quite high, and he could vaguely see shimmering shadows on it, with mysterious characters flashing on it.

"Everyone, please take a break. We will have a welcome dinner later." Odom glanced at the more than 300 humans. "We are vegetarians, so our tastes may not suit yours. Please forgive us."

"It's alright, thank you so much. Food is fine with me," an elderly man in the crowd replied.

"Yes, thank you for saving our lives," many people echoed.

"Leras, you stay here and take care of everyone. I'm going out for a bit."

"it is good."

Lylas, along with the other elves, arranged for the humans to be seated, and then some pre-meal refreshments were served for everyone to enjoy.

Whether it was because the snacks were too delicious or because everyone was too hungry, the snacks were devoured in no time.

Zhou Yuan and Wei Shan didn't dare to move, watching the people next to them finish eating.

Lylas seemed to notice, and walked up to Zhou Yuan and Wei Shan, asking with some confusion, "What's wrong? Is the dessert not good?"

Zhou Yuan quickly waved his hand, "Leras, no, we're not hungry yet, and we're not used to having snacks before meals."

“We’re used to having big meals,” Wei Shan interjected playfully.

"Hehe. Please make yourselves at home." Lylas chuckled.

A moment later, Odom and eight white-bearded elves entered, and everyone stood up.

"Please be seated, everyone. We are the nine elders of the Elven Mountain Kingdom." Odom introduced the elders one by one, and the elders nodded in acknowledgment.

"It's just simple food, please enjoy your meal." Odom smiled apologetically.

Odom turned and whispered something to the eight elders, who sometimes nodded and sometimes shook their heads.

An hour had passed by the time the elves finished cleaning up the mess after the meal, and it was already dark. The elves lit the palace oil lamps.

"Everyone, now we need to ask for your opinions or consent on how to arrange for the more than three hundred of you. I have discussed this with the eight elders for a long time. There are two plans: one is to secretly send you to the castle of Ji Kingdom, and the other is that if you decide to stay, we will allocate a place for you, and you can support yourselves and make a living."

The crowd looked at each other, and some whispered among themselves.

"Those who decide to return to the castle, please stand to my left. Those who decide to stay, please remain where you are."

More than two hundred people rushed toward Odom's left side. Only sixteen people remained standing still, eleven of whom were young men and five of whom were girls, including Wei Shan.

Odom and the other elders nodded.

"Brando, lead them to the square, summon the giant eagle, and prepare to send them back to the city tonight. Lylas, lead these sixteen men to the Incense Palace and let them rest early."

"Yes," Brown and Lylas replied.

Lylas led the sixteen men out of the domed palace, turned left along a winding path, passed through a wooded garden, and a small palace came into view.

After arranging for the others to move in, Lylas said to Zhou Yuan and Wei Shan, "You two can stay in this room."

Zhou Yuan hesitated, then looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Zhou Yuan smiled and went into the house with Wei Shan.

"You two should get some rest. Good night." Lylas closed the door and left the Agarwood Palace.

Goodnight, Lylas.

Wei Shan lit the oil lamp, her face flushed.

Using the light, the two looked around the room. It was quite large, about 30 square meters, with two beds and all the necessary toiletries.

"Shanmei, you go ahead and wash up."

"Okay," Wei Shan said quietly. She walked towards the door with her head down, almost bumping into Zhou Yuan.

"Shanmei, the washroom is over there." Zhou Yuan pointed, and the two of them awkwardly stepped back.

A moment later, the sound of Wei Shan taking a shower could be heard.

Zhou Yuan took the book out of his pocket and flipped through it repeatedly, but he couldn't absorb a single word. He lay down on the bed, carefully recalling the spires surrounding the enormous palace. Were they launch towers? Judging from the battle between the elves and orcs at the Ji Kingdom castle that afternoon, these elves seemed to possess some magic? They could even summon lightning.

Zhou Yuan has a unique characteristic: once he enters a state of deep thought, he becomes completely focused, his restlessness gradually subsides, and his mind races with thoughts.

From what we can see so far, this world of superpowers is indeed quite complex.

"Big brother, what are you thinking about?"

Wei Shan is a stunning beauty, like a lotus emerging from the water, a bud about to bloom.

"Shan-mei, I'm thinking about this 'superpower world'," Zhou Yuan said casually, but couldn't help glancing at Wei Shan a few more times.

"Oh, did you find anything?" Wei Shan noticed Zhou Yuan staring intently at her, her heart pounding like a deer's, and her face flushed.

"Shanmei, you're so beautiful." Zhou Yuan couldn't help but say what he really felt, but then quickly changed the subject, "We haven't found anything yet. This planet is too big, and besides, we're new here."

"Go and wash up."

"it is good."

Zhou Yuan went into the bathroom and started taking a shower.

When Zhou Yuan came out, Wei Shan was already lying on another bed, looking at Zhou Yuan's handsome face and tall figure, seemingly lost in thought.

"Shanmei, what's wrong?" Zhou Yuan dried his hair.

Wei Shan shyly hid under the covers, saying, "It's nothing."

"Shanmei, I think we should rely on the base's resources. If we try to explore this planet on our own, who knows when it will be?"

"Everything is up to you."

Zhou Yuan touched his wrist, and the invisible ring appeared.

"Yang Su, could you please take a look around this planet? I'd like to know the general situation of this superpowered world."

"Okay, Dean Zhou."

An invisible flying saucer departed from the sky above the Elf Kingdom's castle.

"Fleet base, how's the energy research on this planet going?"

"Dean Zhou, we are still researching it and don't know much yet. This huge amount of energy is very strange. It seems to be a kind of bioenergy, but it doesn't seem to be."

"Bioenergy? How is that possible? Even the combined energy of an individual organism wouldn't be that great."

"We think so too, but perhaps it was caused by other reasons."

"Let me know when you have the results."

"Ok."

Commander George Zhou Yuan activated the expedited channel.

"exist"

"Please activate the planetary 3D deep scanning system as soon as possible."

"Okay. Please wait a moment."

Two minutes later, the results of the "Special Ability Star" three-dimensional deep scan were displayed holographically throughout the room.

Zhou Yuan and Wei Shan were astonished when they saw the holographic 3D sphere image.

On this "superpowered planet," there are nine enormous protrusions on its surface, one green, one red, and one blue. And this is just on the surface; beneath the planet, the core appears to enclose a giant sphere, clearly visible in the layered hologram.

"Commander, I need to deploy a dozen or so geostationary satellites on this 'superpower planet.' Give me the coordinates of nine huge protrusions."

"Okay, make arrangements immediately."

Three minutes later, all the information was sent to Zhou Yuan and Wei Shan's rings.

Lying in bed, Zhou Yuan couldn't fall asleep; he felt restless and bored.

Zhou Yuan tossed and turned, while Wei Shan was also eager to make her move. Both of them felt their hearts racing.

Suddenly, the two heard several cries of eagles outside. This must be the elf Brownor preparing to send away those three hundred humans.

Zhou Yuan sighed, "Shanmei, I didn't expect the humans on this planet to be so cruel, even worse than the elves."

"You mean the castle guards? From a military perspective, it seems reasonable. For the safety of the majority, they can sacrifice the interests or even lives of a minority."

“I understand that too. Sometimes I wonder, what is the meaning of human life? Why do people live? What is the meaning of civilization? This reminds me of the conversation between Academician Mei Fan and the leader.”

"Brother, I can't figure these things out no matter how hard I try. As long as I'm with you, I'm happy and content, and everything feels meaningful."

"Shanmei, I..." Zhou Yuan seemed to choke up a little.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing. Go to sleep, we'll get up early tomorrow and go for a walk."

"it is good."

Listening to the eagle's cry fading into the distance, the two silently recited the Empire's Act on Replicating Life Forms and its amendments several times before gradually calming down.

After silently reciting the Imperial Life Replication Act and its amendments several times, Zhou Yuan immediately solidified a belief in his heart: he would make a difference in the future regarding the Imperial Life Replication Act.

As Zhou Yuan was pondering, a fragrance gradually filled the room, which greatly increased their drowsiness, and the two of them soon fell asleep.