Age of Cosmic Exploration - Chapter 193

Chapter 193: Love that is Blocked by Glass

Yao Yuan had his own idea behind this arrangement.

Practically speaking, Jay was one of the most unique Homo Evolutis alongside the All-Rounder. Yao Yuan needed more information on the Deceiver’s power, and that could only be done with Jay’s conscious cooperation.

He wanted to know more about the Deceiver that was deemed to be equally unique as the All-Rounder. Wherein lays the uniqueness?

Zhang Heng, on the other hand, was the strongest Diviner. His power thus far had been 100 percent correct, responsible for saving mankind from certain death multiple times. With him by Jay’s side, Yao Yuan was relieved. The orders he gave were simple. If there was any sense of danger, Zhang Heng would be tasked to protect Jay and bring him back to the Hope while Ebon stayed behind to cover their retreat.

The one detail that bothered Yao Yuan was Feng Xiao Chen, who was mentioned by Zhang Heng when he returned from claiming Jay’s body. The lovesick woman had been taking care of Jay for multiple years. Because of her beauty, she had attracted the attention of several bachelors over the years, but she firmly rejected them all. She wanted to focus completely on looking after Jay. And Zhang Heng said that when they left… she cried.
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When they reached the surface, Ebon and Zhang Heng first spread out to search the perimeters following the Black Star Unit’s usual protocol. They sighed in relief when they made certain there were no wild animals hiding around the corner. Then they started setting up the place, Jay’s and their own bedrooms, the weapons rack, and the like.
In reality, both were rather laid back because this mission was quite a relaxed one. Compared to the mission undertaken by the Black Star Troopers, taking care of Jay was a cakewalk. The area they were in was defined by the experts as a light-green area, or a space where the scale of danger was incredibly low. The chance of encountering life-threatening danger was low. When the capital was complete, the area would become a dark-green area, which

meant that it was totally safe. Humans could travel around the area without any fear for their safety.

After everything was set up, Ebon chuckled slyly as he retrieved from his backpack several fishing rods. He said, "How about it, Zhang Heng, want to go fishing? The few things here can be considered antiques since they were taken from Earth. They have not seen use for several years; didn’t think I’d be able to use them again in this life."

Ebon’s face scrunched up and he shook his head real fast, adding, "You mean the one that has legs? They look so weird. Other than the eyes on their head, they have another pair on their belly; it’s so creepy."

The new home planet was truly a natural paradise. It was a planet completely untouched by human pollution. It was filled with biodiversity, there were reptiles that reminded them of dinosaurs, giant mammals hiding in the forest, amphibians that were 10 meters long but had the look of a common frog. The evolution on this planet was completely different from that of Earth’s, but nature was beautiful in all of its forms.

With this evolution as evidence, some scientists believed that this planet had a serious tidal phenomenon. The fish had to evolve to survive on land because certain places would completely dry up when the tide ebbed. This was valid from a meteorological perspective. Since the planet and Moon 2 were so close in size, it was entirely possible that the gravitational pull between the two could dry certain rivers or lakes up during certain months. The month they arrived happened to be spring season, where the tide was high that so fish with legs were understandably a weird sight…

Suddenly, their communicator rang. Ebon turned serious, dropped his rod, and said, "This is the Black Star Troopers’ Lieutenant Ebon."

Ebon was at a loss. Before he could reply, Zhang Heng snatched his communicator and said, "This is Lieutenant Zhang Heng, affirmative on that order. Please bring her to the resting bay. We’re fishing by the riverside. If you spot us, please drive the craft down our direction."

Zhang Heng mumbled a few words at Ebon before pushing Jay closer to the craft. Because the craft’s elevation wasn’t high, when Xiao Chen lowered her head, she could peer into Jay’s sleeping face. Almost instantly, her tears started falling.

Zhang Heng sighed and grasped Jay’s hand to align it to Xiao Chen’s hands that were on the glass. Even though they were separated by the thick pane of glass, this reminded Xiao Chen of the walks they used to take together hand-in-hand.

Xiao Chen kept on crying, and gradually, she felt her consciousness giving. Finally, she collapsed to the floor…
Everyone stared at her with worry, and the medical unit stationed inside the craft rushed to her side. Zhang Heng and Ebon, who were outside the craft, yelled into the communicator, asking for updates. With all the commotion, no one noticed that Jay’s eyebrow had moved several times…