Bai Zhongqi sat on the ground with a trace of desolation. Although Lan Xue didn't have much information, it was enough for him to roughly envision a tragic scene.
Xiao Yu had launched a major purge within the Star Alliance, and the elites in Bai Zhongqi's army were almost entirely eradicated. The Silver Feather Army, having sworn to not give up against Xiao Yu, was massacred by the Bionic Human Army on their home planet, Lieque Star. Xiao Yu had rallied the original Earth elite to enforce the Iridium Star's aristocratic politics, placing the Star Alliance under high political pressure.
Perhaps people's lives weren't too bad, but for those who had once fought to the death for Bai Zhongqi, life was definitely unpleasant.
Bai Zhongqi asked Lan Xue if she knew anything about Xu Lanzhou, the former Fleet Commander of the Star Alliance. Lan Xue just shook her head in confusion, indicating she didn't know.
Sitting on the surface of this planet, reminiscent of a red desert, and seeing that the sky was about to darken, Lan Xue grew anxious and said to Bai Zhongqi, "I'm telling you, uncle, we need to find a place to settle down soon. Wanbo Star, this godforsaken place, is extremely dangerous. Right now, I don't even know how many Mercenary Corps, armed commercial groups, or even people from the Star Warrior Sect have come to this planet. Besides these dangerous folks, the nights on Wanbo Star are terrifying. Just look at these Beiba Bamboos. During the day, they are listless due to the sunlight, but at night when the temperatures drop, these plants move quickly and will devour anything that passes by them."
Bai Zhongqi just laughed it off casually and said, "Is that so? It sounds quite interesting."
Lan Xue looked at this oblivious uncle and said frustratingly, "Uncle, this is not a fun matter. There are billions of Beiba Bamboos on this plateau, and they can move. At night, they roam the plateau like a horde of zombies, hunting all sorts of creatures. It's super scary!"
Seeing the gravity in the young girl's words, although he wasn't afraid, Bai Zhongqi followed Lan Xue's advice and got on a hoverbike with her, preparing to find a cave.
Initially, Lan Xue was worried about what this clueless uncle might do to her once they were on the bike, especially since she was very flat-chested. But some people are helpless in their imaginations.
Bai Zhongqi didn't touch her at all. Sitting behind her on the bike, he gazed at the desolate landscape.
According to Lan Xue's description, although Wanbo Star had a grand-sounding name, it was a planet without intelligent life or civilization. This planet, with a completely different atmospheric composition and soil from many habitable planets, fostered a plethora of cactus-like carnivorous plants called Beiba Bamboos.
The planet had a very unique ecosystem where animals were relatively in the middle of the food chain, while numerous carnivorous plants like the Beiba Bamboos were at the top of the food chain.
Although the landscape appeared extremely barren and dominated by red and yellow tones, there were actually not a few living species here. However, the living conditions were harsh, and most animals either burrowed or flew.
Bai Zhongqi asked, "You mentioned earlier that many forces like Mercenary Corps have gathered on this planet. Clearly, you came here with a purpose as well. What exactly is going to happen here?"
Lan Xue asked Bai Zhongqi, feigning seriousness, "Do you know about the Golden Great Sail Ship, uncle?" But her youthful face and falsely mature demeanor always seemed both amusing and adorable.
Bai Zhongqi shook his head and said no.
"Ah, well, if it's people from the Star Alliance, they indeed don't know much about our side of things. The Golden Great Sail Ship is a very ancient legend in this Great Star Zone. Every six hundred years, a massive sail ship made entirely of gold, as large as a small asteroid, tears through space and comes into our universe."
Bai Zhongqi became interested, "Tears through space?"
Lan Xue nodded, "Yes, it probably emerges from a wormhole. But it comes to our universe every 600 years which must be a regular pattern, although initially, no one paid attention to it. However, over the past few millennia, as observations have increased and more people have tried to acquire the Golden Great Sail Ship, news about the ship has spread far and wide."
She pulled out a piece of paper from the inner pocket of her leather jacket and said, "This is the navigation chart I took, oh no, 'borrowed' from the Waxman. The route taken by the Golden Great Sail Ship whenever it comes to our world has already been explored by our predecessors. It's common knowledge in the industry that Wanbo Star is the first stop for the sail ship. But where it goes after that remains a secret, known only to a select few."
Bai Zhongqi was puzzled, "Industry?"
Lan Xue slapped her chest and laughed, "That's right, don't be fooled by my young age; I'm a genuine interstellar tomb raider. Eh, that sounds a bit rough, but that's what my master calls it. We tomb raiders are not like those pretentious interstellar explorers or treasure hunters; our jobs require much finer skills. Of course, the tasks we all perform are quite similar."
Lan Xue also expressed her unlimited aspirations, "The Golden Great Sail Ship is the ultimate goal for countless star-level tomb raiders, explorers, and treasure hunters. Not only is it said that the ship holds countless treasures, but it can also take one to any place they wish to go because it navigates through the law of causality."
The more Bai Zhongqi heard, the more familiar it all seemed. Wasn't this the Elder Race's mother ship? Mother ships of the Elder Race often had various appearances, like Bai Zhongqi's Iridium Star Ship, which was more like a floating palace than a ship. It wasn't unthinkable that some Elder Race would whimsically fashion a mother ship into a large sail ship used during the Age of Sail.
What interested Bai Zhongqi was whether the Golden Great Sail Ship was piloted by someone or if it was a derelict. If there were people, Bai Zhongqi wanted to meet his "kin." If not, he wouldn't mind taking the massive sail ship for himself.
He might even uncover more clues about unlocking the First Universe of the United Empire's Iridium Star.
Lan Xue said somewhat ingratiatingly to Bai Zhongqi, "Uncle, we're both from the same place, right? Look at how moving it is for a young girl like me to set out to pursue her dreams. Uncle, you're a Star Warrior, and you're so powerful. Why don't we team up? If we successfully acquire the sail ship, I'll split my treasure with you."
Bai Zhongqi found this young girl increasingly intriguing. If it really was the Elder Race's mother ship, no one but the Elder Race could activate it. He smiled and said, "Alright, I'll come and see for myself."
"Oh yeah!" Lan Xue felt like she had hoodwinked a powerful ally, her smiling eyes narrowing into crescents.