"Chairman, once the Condensers become Light Core Bodies, they will truly learn to use the Death Light. They are a very powerful species because they are pure Energy State Life, a self-consciousness born from the Death Light itself, giving them the highest efficiency in using the Death Light with very low loss rates."

Qing Liu introduced, "According to the Seeder's description on Mars, they and we, the Hydrogen-based Life, belong to the same high upper-limit group. In terms of destructiveness and explosiveness, they are stronger than us."

"They initially emerged from the Circular Flow and then began to absorb and compress a large amount of Death Light into themselves. Once they reach a high degree, many individuals gather, merge, and connect, completing the transition to a Light Core Body."

"The next step is to convert other energies into the material state Death Light, becoming Transmuters, also known as Flying Sticks—their formal name is Helium Dead Star."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but interrupt, "Wait, what is the material state Death Light?"

"It's Helium."

In the glass house, the Hydrogen-based Life, resembling a liquid metal person, gestured with its hands, "We, Hydrogen-based Life, have Hydrogen as our core element, and you could say they are Helium-based Life. However, unlike us, they need to grow from an Energy State until they become Transmuters to have a material foundation, pursuing a different growth path."

Zhou Yi's mind was greatly shaken.

The unremarkable Light Absorption Monsters could indeed grow into Helium-based Life.

In his mind, Xiao Fu suddenly spoke, "Da Zhou, I've heard of this! Helium-based Life and Hydrogen-based Life are among the oldest lifeforms in the universe because the most abundant substances are Hydrogen and Helium."

"Hydrogen-based Life typically tends towards order or neutrality, at most chaos..."

"But Helium-based Life is more like destroyers on a cosmic scale; they are harbingers of disaster. Whenever fully mature Helium-based Life appears, it brings celestial destruction and civilization ruin—encounters we most want to avoid."

"Thus, they are usually not called that but rather Helium Dead Stars, as they inevitably descend upon other civilized worlds, bringing death."

Zhou Yi was puzzled, "How so?"

"Helium is mainly produced by nucleosynthesis during the Big Bang and nuclear reactions within stars."

The Reverse Flow explained solemnly, "To generate Helium elements, one needs a star-level explosion, which in old human terms is nuclear fusion."

"Like the Sun converting 600 million tons of Hydrogen into 596 million tons of Helium every second, that's nuclear fusion within stars."

"In the later stages of a star, when the core Hydrogen is exhausted, the ensuing explosion creates high temperatures and pressures that also result in Helium being ejected into the universe."

"So, Helium-based Life only appears around such stars. They absorb the newly born Helium and convert it into their material parts."

"If they enter other celestial bodies or planets with life, it's likely because they find these bodies are going to be destroyed soon, readying to harvest the Helium left after these bodies explode."

"Even if it's not a star, the limited Helium it generates erupts entirely upon destruction. This large amount includes many Helium variants, some resembling what you call isotopes..."

"Helium drifting in the universe is like grass, but Helium on a planet has diverse trees and fruits and meat born from floral and arboreal life, with many essential trace elements absent in space. It's rich and perfect food for Helium-based Life."

"Various planets, especially those with life, are transit hubs and storage places in the Helium cycle."

"Moreover, Helium-based Life is highly aggressive because their material result is born from explosions and destruction, so they actively attack some worlds, forcibly causing early explosions to obtain their various Helium forms."

"They usually orbit stars like the Sun."

"If Helium Dead Stars frequently appear in a life zone, it signifies the impending death of that planet. Whether by natural destruction or by being destroyed by Helium Dead Stars, it's all the same."

Zhou Yi heard all this and gasped.

"So, the Mars Flying Stick is a planet destroyer?"

"They indeed have this history and record, but I think the Flying Sticks on Mars do not intend to destroy this planet."

Xiao Fu elaborated, "Otherwise, after all these years, they would not just have been plundering the Electric Souls' energy, or flying around in dust storms. I always feel that the Helium-based Life here seems a bit off, like there's something strange about them... as if their purpose isn't very clear, too aimless."

His words reminded Zhou Yi.

That's indeed true.

However, considering Mars was originally the Seeder's territory and test field, could there be an influence from the Seeder?

Zhou Yi asked Qing Liu in the transparent house.

"The Seeder said that the Modifier captured the six original Flying Sticks living around the Sun to prevent interference with the solar project there and handed them over to the Seeder. The Seeder performed life reshaping on them, erasing their past self-consciousness and transforming them into a type of life satellite circling Mars."

Qing Liu continued, "These Mars Flying Sticks' mission is to prevent the birth of Transmuters on Mars, hence they suppress the Electric Souls with the highest intensity there."

"They are indeed not normal lifeforms."

Zhou Yi understood.

This is similar to the Heavenly People's manufacture of the sixteen Earth Orbit Supervisors, designed to block specific planets, driving away or attacking Transmuters appearing in crucial areas.

Zhou Yi asked, "Is there a way to restrain the Mars Flying Sticks?"

"Only by storing them, sealing them in the Transparent Castle, which the Seeder calls the Seed Vault. It can store all kinds of life seeds, some are material embryos, some are consciousnesses."

Qing Liu said, "However, to initiate the Seed Vault's storage procedure, a vast amount of energy is required, which I currently cannot manage. It requires Transmutator-level energy intensity, as well as a substantial amount of Hydrogen, ultimately a device for Hydrogen-based Life to use."

Hydrogen can be mass-produced.

Transmuter-level energy isn't an issue.

The Gemstone Transmuter is on standby on the Moon.

Zhou Yi reconfirmed, "Will any Transmuter do?"

"Yes. Because what's needed is Transmuter-level energy; as long as it reaches the Transmuter level, it can trigger the opening of the Hydrogen fluid's valve inside. Hydrogen also needs to be continuously filled and compressed into the Seed Vault, and essentially it's the Transmuter that can compress such a massive amount of Hydrogen within a Seed Vault, then use Hydrogen to power the device inside."

I see.

The preconditions are all met.

Zhou Yi relaxed internally.

Have the Gemstone Transmuter take action, add in company mass-produced Hydrogen, and finally let Qing Liu activate the device.

He also asked, "Previously, the ex-king found traces of the Golden Elephant in Mars's Salt Library, saying it was housed in the Martian core. So, does the Seeder have a technique for sending life or items directly into a planet's core?"

"There are no records of that on Mars."

Qing Liu said, "Each Hydrogen-based Life holds different information; Mars raises warriors, the one on Earth like me is a thinker, and I think the one on Jupiter's moon likely has the technical parts. Including detailed manufacturing and usage techniques for things like the Seed Vault, possibly stored there."

Jupiter's moon.

That's the Heavenly People's nursery base, highly risky.

Best not to consider it for now.

Zhou Yi immediately sought out Night God, requesting her to activate the Gemstone Transmuter and work it together with Qing Liu to collect these Flying Sticks when the time comes.

During this time, a vast amount of Hydrogen was being produced and collected, tanks of Hydrogen were being injected into the massive Seed Vault above the Mars base.

Preparations went on for two months.

All conditions were fully met.

The operation to store the Mars Flying Sticks officially commenced.