Interstellar Survival: Invasion

I reached behind me and found that I still had my backpack with me. I had been too nervous earlier and hadn't noticed its presence. I hurriedly removed the backpack and opened it. Bulu was still sleeping blissfully inside it.

"Great Sovereign, Violetvoid once awakened Bulu from its slumber. It is a higher life form. If Violetvoid has the strength to awaken Bulu, you must be able to as well. Perhaps Bulu can help you fight against Dirk's mental prison. It has been in an exceptionally long slumber," I said.

After hearing my words, the great sovereign finally moved. It looked up and slowly walked toward me before taking Bulu out of the backpack. Bulu was still deep asleep. Its body was emitting a dim light, looking extremely exhausted.

"Violetvoid nearly killed your little friend," said the great sovereign after a short while.

"What? Nearly killed Bulu? I remember that Violetvoid had only activated the energy inside Bulu," I said.

"Every living being in the universe has a limited amount of energy in their body. The energy will be distributed accordingly with the passage of time. Take you humans as an example. Your energy will be evenly distributed over your lifespan of roughly 100 years. If all your energy is activated at once, your lifespan will be greatly reduced," said the great sovereign.

"What? Is that why Bulu is in such a long slumber this time? Because Violetvoid activated the portion of energy that should not have appeared so early?" I asked.

"Exactly. The energy in this superior life form can only be used to guide it toward the formation of mental resonance with others, not awaken it from its slumber. Violetvoid knows too little. Let me guide this fellow," said the great sovereign before carrying Bulu to the table.

The others looked slightly relieved to see Bulu's participation.

"Bao'er, what is the new super technology you mentioned earlier?" I asked, recalling what Zhang Bao'er said earlier.

While I was speaking with Zhang Bao'er, I noticed that Old Du and the others were talking to Sarje. Lamo and Somo were paying close attention to my conversation with Zhang Bao'er.

"After losing contact with you, Carter ordered us to retreat with our fighters. After leaving, we found that the imperial battleships were starting to use their dimensional attacks. All the battleships we saw outside were phantoms. We couldn't harm them at all," said Zhang Bao'er.

"How did you escape?" I asked.

"The offensive force from Blue started retreating. At that time, the great sovereign notified the fiend to head toward Jupiter. The fiend then brought the latest update to Baron Sisse, who was waiting near Jupiter," said Zhang Bao'er.

"Weren't you surrounded by the empire's dimensional army? How did you escape? When I left the battleship, I saw General Edward's fleet surrounded by enemies. They weren't able to escape," I said.

"I'm not sure about their situation, but I was surprised to find that Skyhawk was also equipped with dimensional technology. Under Zhang Xingxing's control, Skyhawk brought all our quantum fighters into a different dimension, leaving phantoms outside to face the empire's phantoms. Meanwhile, we escaped from a different dimension. That's the super technology I told you about," said Zhang Bao'er in excitement.

"What? We also have access to dimensional technology? If that's the case, our army still stands a chance against them," I said, similarly excited.

"It's still too early for that. The dimensional technology requires an element called jin. Jin can only be found on a planet called Breel, which orbits a star called Antares. The planet is rich in the jin element, but it is fully under imperial control. We have no way of getting enough of the element to arm our army," said Zhang Xingxing.

"We have lost all our mines and transport routes. At present, we are only relying on what we snatched during battles to support our operation of dimensional technology," said Carter.

"So long as the superweapons are under our control, with the Kax Rings, not even the empire's dimensional technology can do anything to our planets. Only by breaking their encirclement will we have the chance to reverse the course of this war," said Zhang Xingxing.

At that time, I noticed that with the great sovereign's help, Bulu's body started reacting. This time, the reaction wasn't as intense as when Violetvoid activated Bulu. Rather, it was akin to a new sprout after winter. Slowly, the red within Bulu's body spread all over its body.

"Where is the fiend?" I suddenly remembered the existence of that big fellow.

"The enemy's halo attacks did a lot of damage to that fellow. Although that fellow is very powerful, it still needs some time to heal its wounds. It is currently sleeping in the hangar. Your old friend is also down there. It has been staying in Skyhawk all this while," said Carter.

"Are you referring to Nyx? Has it been living in Skyhawk for the past few years?" I asked in excitement.

"Yes. You can meet it anytime you want," said Carter.

In my excitement, I decided to visit my old friend immediately.

I abruptly heard a voice. "Canyue, I'm your friend, Bulu."

Bulu's projection appeared as a hologram, but unlike the usual Bulu, the hologram was capable of speech.

"Bulu, you're finally awake!" I said, happy to see Bulu's body slowly growing brighter.

"Yes, this worm asked for my help to get around a mental prison. Is the worm your friend?" asked Bulu.

"Yes. It's the great sovereign of Planet Wisdom. It is a friend here to help us," I said.

"Wisdom? It doesn't look very smart," said Bulu, clearly holding nothing back.

"You're the smartest. We need your help to end this war. Regardless of our intelligence and technological capabilities, we all dislike war," I said.

Hearing my determined voice, Bulu did not say anything else. That was its way of agreeing to my request.

"We're going to start working on the mental prison soon. No matter what happens, Skyhawk must not enter combat mode. Maintain silence at all costs and avoid Dirk's detection," said the great sovereign.

"Can you project the entire process as a hologram?" Lamo suddenly asked.

The great sovereign shot Lamo a glance and said, "Sure, but I can't promise you'll understand what you're looking at."

Seeing that the great sovereign had agreed, I signaled Zhang Xingxing with my eyes. She caught my meaning and hurriedly ordered Lin Feixue to work on the projector. Having received the order, Lin Feixue got to work. Before long, two silhouettes appeared in the room. The two were projected as dwarfs, causing them to look rather comical.

"Can't Lin Feixue give them a fiercer appearance or something?" said Domo, who couldn't resist laughing.

"He must have read too many fairy tales during his childhood," Kelly teased.

Zhang Xingxing waved her hand, stopping the conversation. A constantly rippling space appeared in the projection.

"This is the first obstacle. I wasn't even able to get through this," said the great sovereign.

"This isn't real. It's here to confuse your mind. There's nothing special about it," said Bulu.

"Looks like they're getting started. It feels like they're playing an escape room," whispered Zhang Bao'er to Old Du.

Zhang Xingxing turned her head and glared at the two. Finally, they stopped talking.

"I know this isn't real, but how do I get through it?" asked the great sovereign.

"To see the truth of something you must find its core. What you see is merely the external appearance of your target's nature. Nature is split into two appearances, false and true. The false appearance is the warped version of nature, while the true appearance is formed through a connection with the true nature of what you seek," said Bulu, giving a rather complicated answer.

"You have a lot of theories, but this is a false space of ripples. We are both aware of that. In that case, where is the true nature of this place?" asked the great sovereign.

"This is definitely a three-dimensional space. Why are there ripples here? Why can you sense the ripples? Because your eyes are affecting your mind, confusing you with this extremely simple space," said Bulu.

"No, that isn't right. I already tried closing my eyes and using my other senses, but I can still feel the ripples," said the great sovereign.

"Like I said, your vision has affected your brain. Even after shutting your eyes, nothing will change. Your brain remains tricked by the false appearance," said Bulu confidently.

"What should I do, then?" asked the great sovereign.

Suddenly, darkness enveloped the projection. The two dwarfs vanished from our vision.

"I've long found the exit, but I need you to gain this ability as well."

"What ability?"

"Total mind restart."