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Ep. 150

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'Megacorp's Noble Capital came looking for me?'

This is the end of the star system where planet Saigil 08 belongs.

This place, which is no different from Muju Gongsan, is free from the influence of the cult empire, but is far from Megacorp's territory.

Nern quickly looked around. In addition to the cult-style escape ship, various types of ships and aircraft were stationed at the berth of this gigantic spaceship.

A white warship built by Hwaseong's Prime Capital, a rectangular corvette built by the Noble Capital family, famous for its space city architecture, and even warship aircraft mainly used by Star Union.

As far as he knows, Megacorp's Noble Capitals are very exclusive entities. Even if ships of the same class are operated, the detailed armament and internal structure are said to be changed.

If the opponent was truly a member of the Eugene family, there was no way he would have operated a variety of ships that transcended family and race like he did now.

"For a member of the Eugene family, they have quite a variety of ships. "To the point where it's suspicious."

"You seem to know my family well."

"Megacorp is also a potential enemy of the Empire, so of course we should know."

Sihyeon Eugene seemed to like those words and raised the corners of his mouth slightly. She removed the knife from her neck. Her arm, which had taken the shape of a sharp blade, instantly returned to its original state.

The presence of a strange suit that was holding a subordinate next to him was also released.

"…What are you doing?"

"I have something to tell you, so please follow me."

Since he had no choice, Nern quietly followed Sihyeon Eugene. The strange suit's presence passed the crew member to another crew member and followed behind Nern.

"He will be treated as a guest, so you don't have to worry about him."

Sihyeon Eugene told Nern, who kept looking behind him, that he didn't have to worry.

After passing through the clean white hallway, Sihyeon Eugene led Nern to a parlor with an old-fashioned atmosphere.

She naturally went and sat down on the chair in front of the mahogany table. He leaned against one wall, showing that he was not interested in the existence of the bizarre suit.

'I thought you were a subordinate?'

Wearing a strangely designed suit that covered not only the body but also the face, it was impossible to tell what race it was or whether it was male or female.

"Please sit down. "Captain Nern."

I don't know what their relationship was, but that wasn't important right now.

First he sat down on the other side of the table. Sihyeon Eugene pushed the cake plate on the table towards him.

"He must have been quite hungry. "Let's eat this first."

"…What do you want? "Isn't there a reason why I brought you here?"

She didn't answer Nern's question either. Just winking at a piece of cake.

Since he was not going to answer until he ate it, Nern had no choice but to cut the cake with a fork and put it in his mouth.

And he was surprised.

"This is a high-calorie chocolate cake developed to provide both taste and energy. "Someone who shares my goals gave me great help."

Sihyeon Eugene's gaze was slightly directed towards the strange suit being, but Nern could not notice that fact. This is because the moment I passed a piece of fluffy cake down my throat, I felt a surge of vitality in my body.

"I came to you for one reason. "To buy information that only you know."

As he was eating the cake frantically, she began to bring up business.

"information?"

"Captain Nern, you have experience leading a battleship and stopping the Outspacer invasion war in the past. For your merits, you were appointed captain of the imperial carrier 'Judge of Damos 08.'"

"It seems like you've done quite a bit of research on me. "I'm not obligated to answer, right?"

"As I was investigating, I noticed something strange. "Is it possible to defeat an unprecedented swarm of outspacers with just a few battleships?"

"…."

"No matter how good a strategist you are, it is not an easy task. So I did some more digging."

Nerne's eyebrows twitched when he heard those words.

"There was a record that an unidentified artifact was used by a cult aboard a warship at the time. "After wiping out the group of outspacers, he immediately disappeared, leaving only the energy-depleted relics on the floor."

"How do you know that…?"

"It doesn't matter how I know. Captain Nern. At that time, the crew of the battleship decided that the artifact was dangerous and decided to store it in a specific location on a very dangerous planet. Is that correct?"

After hearing her words, Nern understood why the other person came to see him.

"They're after that relic."

"yes. "You just need to tell us the location of the artifact."

"Do you think I will listen to that?"

"yes. "I can give you what you want."

"How do you, a human being, know what I want?"

Nern snorts.

However, his expression immediately hardened when he heard Sihyeon Eugene's next words.

"The council probably won't send an imperial carrier to Saigil 08 again. "I'm concerned about the side effects of the prophecy."

"what?"

"You, who have no ships and no connections in Congress, retire like this. "You will have to live with hatred for monsters in your heart for the rest of your life."

"…."

Nern did not deny what she said.

"You will know the power of that relic when you see it. "With that relic, you can turn that monster into dust."

"I could go find the relic myself without helping you."

"well? The place where the relics are stored is a very dangerous place. "If you were the captain of an imperial carrier, it would be a place you could never go to now."

"…Fuck you. "You really know everything."

Nern let out a small curse.

"If you tell me where the relic is hidden, you will kill him?"

"yes. "I will take revenge on the 'three-headed devil.'"

"I will join you when you kill him instead of Heung. "I will personally guide you to the location of the relic."

Seeing his eyes filled with hatred, Sihyeon Eugene smiled faintly.

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'What is it?'

This is the first time that my ears felt itchy even though my senses were connected to a chunk of metal.

'If you think about it, Aimorph doesn't have ears.'

Aimorphs do not have ears or noses, but instead have thin tentacles hanging under their chins called auxiliary organs.

These organs, of which there are two in subadults and four in subadults, can perceive sounds and smells by detecting airflow. In addition, it can sense intangible energy flows such as electromagnetic waves and psychic power, so it could be said to be a truly omnipotent sensory organ.

Is it because of that auxiliary organ?

Even while integrated with the cult frigate through the Nightmare Horizon trait, I was able to monitor this elongated diamond-shaped hull in every detail as if it were my own body.

That's not all. The auxiliary engine, which is much more precise than any other ship's detection sensor, did not miss a single obstacle moving around in space.

Even now, the erosion tentacles attached to the outer wall of the ship are constantly clearing out flying space debris and rocks.

Currently, we are not flying on the surface of the planet, but in the endless darkness.

Nightmare Horizon's cooldown ended a few hours ago. Having completed all preparations before that, we finally left PH-101, the sacred site of cults.

Some leave behind young compatriots, while others leave behind traces of family members who died in bitterness.

However, there was no one who felt regretful.

After completing all her revenge, the Heavenly Mother wanted to be buried on the planet.

'She knows what I'm planning though.'

Since the Mother of Heaven is also a ranker, she vaguely knows about the conditions for Aimov's ascension. That one's own life can become the foundation for my evolution.

Yet she chose to be with me because her desire for revenge was greater than her will to live.

'Of course, I don't know what will happen in the future, but…'

If there is a case where she needs to be used as material for evolution, then I plan to ask her again.

Do you really want to die for revenge?

Originally I had no intention of asking, but now it is different. Because I owe her a debt.

'Her reaction was expected, but No. 26's attitude was more surprising than that.'

I know that he chose me over his people.

Still, I thought he would be a little depressed when leaving the planet, but he actually seemed excited.

After taking control of the ship, I shot a wave and asked, and the guy answered like this.

After eating new food to become stronger, he will tell his compatriots. He hoped that his people would thrive in the planet's oceans.

'He also has a new dream.'

Dreams are the privilege of the intelligent being. Because it is an abstract, yet long-term plan for the future.

Not long after meeting No. 26, I thought it would be great if he could meet his people someday.

That goal was realized to a limited extent. Because No. 26 inherited the power of the dead C-Demon and communicated with other bubble amoebas.

But this time, number 26 was the first to tell me about his aspirations. By setting new goals for yourself.

'You're growing not only in strength, but also mentally.'

Is this how parents feel when raising their children?

When I was a human, I didn't have many good memories of my family and my parents' love. Because my childhood was filled with hospitals, disinfectant smells, and pain.

I was like that, but every time I see No. 26 growing up, I feel a sinking feeling in my heart. Maybe this is what parents feel when raising their children.

｢Adult?｣

It was a wave of thought that woke me up from the feelings I couldn't tell whether it was longing or bitterness.

Aadhai in front of me tilts his head.

｢What is it?｣｢I｣｢Explaining｣

[zuzu zuzu zuzuzu zuzu (sorry. I thought of something else)]

｢Old Adult｣｢Tired｣｢I｣｢After｣｢Explanation｣｢Possible｣

[Zuzuz (It's okay) )]

Even though we left the planet, the reason we had not set out on a faster-than-light voyage yet was because we needed to find out the way to our next destination.

The place we are going from now on is a place not recorded on the normal spaceship route. It is a remote and dangerous place that can easily be called the abyss of the universe.

'Gallagon's Nest.'

When I saved Aadhai at T&C Special Trade Center, I signed a contract with him. He promised to show me the way to the dragon's nest if I protected him.

And now it's his turn to keep his promise.

'Gallagon has a homing instinct by design.'

Gallagons quickly know which direction the nest is, no matter how far away it is. The cause is unknown, whether it is due to outstanding psychic power or animal-specific instinct.

'It may take some time, though.'

There was plenty of food on board this ship. Or, you can hunt other ships along the way and supply them with food. There are many ways to get food, so even if it takes a lot of time, it is not a big problem.

While I was thinking that, Aadhai shot me a thought wave again.

｢I｣｢Need｣｢Map｣

[Zuzu (map?)]

｢Sparkle｣｢Twinkle｣｢Light｣｢Map｣

The guy raised his front paw and drew a circle shape in the air.

'Are you talking about a holographic map?'

Before taking control of this ship, Adhai searched the inside of the ship with me.

I did that with the intention of finding survivors or useful tools, but he must have seen the remnants of the hologram in the situation room at that time.

'Let's try floating it.'

This ship is like my body. A hologram composed of psychic power appeared next to the reactor that had assimilated me.

"Over there" "Enlarge" "Request"

He looked at the map and pointed to a certain point with the tip of his wing. When I zoomed in on the spot, it looked at it with bright eyes and then poked a specific spot with the tip of its wing.

'no way?'

Each time the map was enlarged and moved, it used its wings and front paws to point to new locations.

After repeating this dozens of times, a certain sector appeared. The guy nodded towards a planet located on the outskirts of the sector.

｢Here｣｢Dragon's Nest｣

'Huh.'

Actually, I'm not the type of person who gets surprised that much, but not like this one.

I was planning on using Gallagon's unique homing instinct to use Aadhai as a biological navigation, but he created a route from this spot to the dragon's nest.

I couldn't believe it even though I was watching it live from the side, so I asked the guy.

[Zuzuzu zuz zuzu (How did you make it?

) ]

｢

?

He answered as if it was not true.

'…I thought it was a dwarfing mutation, but isn't it actually an intelligence mutation?'

If I go to the Dragon's Nest and the other Gallagons have this level of intelligence, I have no confidence that I can win against them.

As I stayed still, he added an explanation.

｢Kingdom｣｢Constellation｣｢Don't know｣｢Interest｣｢Nothing｣

[Z(Really?)]

｢Kindred｣｢Power｣｢Strong｣｢Memory｣｢Need｣｢None｣｢Head｣｢Need｣｢None｣

Guy After listening to his story, the gallagons in the dragon's nest didn't seem to be as smart as he was.

In other words, Aadhai was living proof of the expression that when the body is bad, the head suffers.

'I guess that's a good thing.'

｢Elder Adult｣｢Question｣

While I was feeling relieved, Adhai called me to the Thought School.

｢I｣｢Dragon Nest｣｢Explanation｣｢Big Adult｣｢Contract｣｢End｣

[Z(Huh?)]

｢Big Adult｣｢I｣｢Abandoned?｣

The guy was in the same half-lying position as before, but his body was stiff. It was hardened. It was obvious that he was nervous as his wings were shaking slightly.

'Well, I signed a contract on the condition that I would save it in exchange for showing it the nest.'

Aadhai seemed to think that I might abandon him.

'It might have been like that before.'

But not anymore.

Since it was assimilated into the ship and couldn't be stroked directly, I pulled out a tentacle and very gently stroked its head.

[Zuzuz zuzuzu zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (You are the most precious being to me)]

｢Truth?｣

[Zuzuz zuzuzu zuzu zuzuzu zuzu (I will never abandon you in the future)]

｢Thank goodness!｣｢Joy! ｣｢Joy!｣｢Joy!｣

Aadhai, who felt my heart, flapped his wings in joy. It twitched its tail and circled around me, which was attached to the reactor.

I saw some white scales near the back of the neck of the one that was walking around with joy. I thought I had seen something wrong, so I looked again, but I couldn't see any white scales.

'Thanks to Aadhai, I'll be there soon.'

Because the distance is quite far, even a faster-than-light voyage will likely take several months, but it is no problem.

'Then let's get started.'

I entered the coordinates and route given by Adhai into the computer of the sunken ship.

The next target to attack is 'Dragon's Nest'.

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