"For you, I've offended someone again."

Even though Chen Fei said so, he's already used to it—it's not like he's only on the bad side of one or two people.

Miyoshi Xuesen said gratefully, "I understand! Anyway, I owe you a favor, and that puts my mind at ease."

Exchanging someone as criminally bad as him, how could it not come at a cost?

Even though he had already planned for this, the favor owed now was real. At least he didn't have to worry about being used like Habulav, who pushed people to the brink and made them scapegoats when things went south. Even now, he doesn't forget to rack up a list against him; it's just a never-ending pit.

"You can inform the relevant parties that the battle at No. 2 Star System is over. McKenny and the Combined Space Battleship have mutually annihilated each other, and collecting the bodies will take at least a month."

Chen Fei rushed to the No. 2 Star System as soon as he received the news. Not only did he receive McKenny's last words from the "Seed Nest," but he also collected its body. However, the battlefield was littered with so many flesh and remnants spread over such a large area that it couldn't be cleaned up quickly.

"McKenny was killed in battle?"

Miyoshi Xuesen was stunned. Like Chen Fei, he had previously believed the predictions of the Artificial Intelligence AI "Adam." Two massive creatures with thick skin and tough hides fighting in the void could easily take up to a year or even hundreds of years, which wouldn't surprise anyone at all.

"Yes! Perhaps it finally ran out of patience and decided to end things quickly. After all, being stranded on Antalu Star for hundreds of thousands of years, it probably lost the will to live long ago."

McKenny wasn't extinct; at least there was still a "Life Tree" carrying on its genetic information. From a big pit to a monster, and now a tree, the external form is irrelevant. Even human DNA is 50% similar to a banana's. To put it in layman's terms, it's like meeting a cute girl who turns out to be more endowed than you can imagine, yet fundamentally, she's a good girl, so, dear benefactor, you are indeed deluded~~~^_^~~~.

Chen Fei had not yet had time to review the footage captured by detectors scattered near the combat zone, and didn't know why they suddenly annihilated each other while engaged in an orderly war of attrition.

Habulav initially had a special team monitoring 24/7, but due to internal strife, that team likely no longer existed, thus missing the final decisive scene between the "Seed Nest" McKenny and the Combined Space Battleship.

"What a pity, Namo Amitabha Buddha, may you find peace!"

The monk clapped his hands together, then began to mumble prayers of transcendence.

There is immeasurable distance between Blue Star and the No. 2 Star System, and it is unknown whether this chanting has any effect. According to unscientific studies, it seems it might just be for the comfort of the living, a peace of mind.

By the time the monk finished his prayers, Chen Fei had already disappeared. He had no time to wait idly here; after all, he had plenty of things to do.

Passing the message to Miyoshi, who would then report it upwards, implied that this scheming monk had regained his utilitarian value, preserving his little life. Just as Miyoshi initially assumed: what you sow, you reap. The monk hadn't wasted his role.

Just as he was about to scratch out the list of the "Life Tree" research institute's results, someone came looking for him—someone Chen Fei knew. Upon seeing the visitor, he involuntarily breathed a sigh of relief.

"What? Not happy to see me?"

Major Li Xinliang, from the First Sovereignty's mainland, raised his eyebrows slightly at Chen Fei's reaction, somewhat surprised.

"All this drama with Habulav takes me by surprise reflexively, Major Li. You wouldn't visit without reason; speak your mind, please! Lately, I'm not keen on wrecking my brain with guesses."

The monk's calamity was a result of long-laid plans, likely inescapable. Chen Fei greatly detested Habulav's political environment—probably only politicians would enjoy such an atmosphere. But when one can't hold it together any longer and faces backlash, they are likely left with no place to be buried, just like now.

In the Habraf Prison for heavy criminals, Chen Fei's strategy of violent non-cooperation made many wary of him. Yet it ironically helped him avoid many troubles, circumventing complications before they escalated. Life in Jianghu is unpredictable, and getting hurt is unavoidable.

The "Fire Owl" Special Warfare Group Major from the homeworld quite agreed with Chen Fei's approach, and straightforwardly said, "Alright! I didn't want to beat around the bush either. I heard you got a life-extending drug from the 'Sagali' Civilization Envoy. I'm here to take it."

"Has the news spread so quickly?"

Chen Fei frowned deeply. Even an emperor can't refuse life-extending items, and he didn't expect someone would come knocking so soon.

His meeting with the Civilization Envoy of "Sagali" was not made public, not even the well-informed media could gather any information, let alone the small 'gift' given face to face.

The three envoys: the first was an assassination, the second a failed defection attempt which ended in a self-destruct countermeasure, and the third was drawn down in the internal chaos of Habulav.

"Someone urgently needs to extend their lifespan, S-Class!"

Major Li spoke bluntly and gave a hint.

Of course, it's not for some so-called big shot, after all, nobody can keep living in a position forever without others getting restless, otherwise, young people wouldn't have any motivation, and everyone lying flat wouldn't be interesting.

An emperor belongs to the defeated, the dictatorship's target, naturally, no one wants to be an emperor condemned by a thousand.

"Understood, please wait a moment."

Chen Fei suddenly realized and roughly guessed who it might be, nine times out of ten, if it truly was that person, he indeed wouldn't refuse.

Life-extending objects are something that Chen Fei currently has no use for, even if he had them, compared to the long-term plans of the Sagali civilization, an extra lifespan of 60 years, or even 600, 1000 years is useless when contested against a parasitic species for who can outlive the other, such things have no meaning at all.

Hasn't McKenny, the original 'Seed Nest' who lived at least 100,000 years, already grown tired of living! Holding a protracted battle to make a cage death match.

"'Adam', summon the relevant analysis report."

Chen Fei directly summoned the instant response of Artificial Intelligence AI to review previous project arrangements.

The bottle of life-extending medicine back then was divided into three parts, the first portion was absorbed by the 'Life Tree', one was handed to the newly established Biochemical Laboratory, and the third remained sealed for backup.

Chen Fei first reviewed the experiment report, then obtained the analytical information from the 'Life Tree'.

Among the nearly million population of the 'Life Space' Boundary Pearl, there is no shortage of talents from various fields, including those in biology, medicine, and chemistry. Even if not top-notch, assembling an impromptu laboratory team was enough to take on projects, with required equipment and materials covered by Sovereignty's expense, prepared in advance, such that Chen Fei's borrowings posed no psychological burden.

The laboratory's team focused solely on the life-extending drug project, and their intensive cooperation yielded some results in a short period.

A slender-necked bottle containing 141 milliliters of transparent mucus, suspected to be composed of biological keratin, consisting of thousands of active substances capable of acting on the cell nucleus, reaching the chromosomes, thereby revitalizing cells to extend lifespan. The target cells include all benign ones, simultaneously releasing corrective pheromones to eliminate abnormal cells, resulting in not only lifespan extension but also the quick cure of malignant conditions, with immediate effects.

Chen Fei acquired additional related information from the 'Life Tree', slightly differing from initial laboratory research. The same elements had dozens more active substances, and there existed hundreds of components participating in a closed-loop conversion state akin to metabolism and ecological chains. According to the transformation curve, this special state is predicted to dissipate in 150 years, possibly marking the expiration period.

Besides these detected ingredients, the mucus matrix itself still contains a soul in a very stable and orderly subtle wave form, nearly imperceptible.

The existence of the soul has been confirmed through research reports, whether on Blue Star or Cangqiong Star, but more research tools and equipment are lacking, making further exploration difficult.

The soul of Blue Star humans ranges from 18 to 35 grams; if someone is an Ability User, the soul can be even heavier, indicating some connection between spiritual power and the soul, with a higher Psychic Power Index leading to a heavier soul.

The life-extending drug contains soul components, which only the 'Life Tree' can detect, while the Life Space laboratory remains unaware, even missing elements of active substances in its analysis.

Luckily, Chen Fei threw it into the 'Life Space' of the Boundary Pearl the moment he got it. If he had stored it in the Spatial Branding, it likely would have been rendered inactive on the spot, wasting this precious and rare medicine.

Instructing the mechanical beings of 'Atlantis' to remove the last third of the life-extending medicine from storage, Chen Fei directly extracted it. It was still sealed in the original slender-necked bottle, but the transparent mucus inside now measured only about 47 milliliters.

"One-third remains, the rest were used up for research, there should still be some efficacy left, even if not sixty years, living an extra seven or eight years shouldn't be a problem."

Chen Fei shook the upper half of the slender bottle neck before Li Xinliang, saying: "Remember, do not put it into a Storage Magical Device, it would likely become ineffective. Take it orally the moment you get it, before or after meals, on an empty or full stomach, it takes effect immediately."

Knowing the existence of active ingredients, you can't put it in a time-rule-deficient Space System Alchemy Storage Device. This is because it hasn't sorted out toxic harmful components, ensuring oral ingestion is safe. Apparently, the Sagali civilization considered the DNA receptor sequence of Blue Star humans (toxicity is relative, harmful substances to some could be harmless or even beneficial to others, such as methylxanthine derivatives, which are lethal to canines who can't metabolize them, yet humans can treat as snacks).