Zhou Yi was somewhat confused as he listened, "Wasn't the last Seeder Ship stopped at Jupiter's moon? How did it fly to Venus?"

"Here's what happened."

Qing Liu explained, "The hydrogen-based life over there said, Jupiter's moon was attacked by a Giant Bone Fish, it's probably the Earth Ghost... Two of the local giant life forms were killed, the Space Hole was damaged, and the Seeder Ship was no longer protected and stabilized. Seeing that things were going badly, it piloted the Seeder Ship through the Space Hole to escape."

"Among the several directions, the farthest possible location to reach was Venus, so it fled there. At that time, it sent out a distress signal to Mars and Earth, but since neither of the Seeder Ships was activated, there was no response."

"After reaching Venus, the Seeder Ship still crashed after being hit by the Giant Bone Fish. The abundance of hydrogen inside was lost, leaving only the section where it was located, but because it couldn't get supplies, it gradually fell into disrepair. All this information was sent out by the final signal from the Seeder Ship, and it could not respond or answer me in time. It is now most likely in a state of dormancy, or perhaps already dead."

Venus.

Zhou Yi remembered, that's where the Heavenly People produced gemstones.

It seems that the Seeder and the Heavenly People indeed had a good relationship, allowing the Seeder Ship to pass unimpeded in their territory.

"What is a Space Hole? Is it that hollow space above the Seeder Ship?"

"Yes, Cultivator."

Qing Liu replied, "According to that fellow's description, it might understand the Seeder Ship and related technologies. If possible, could you save it?"

Zhou Yi thought for a moment, "This could also be a trap. After all, it surely got the message from the Seeder and knows that swallowing other hydrogen-based life could complete rapid growth, significantly shortening the development cycle. From the signals sent out, this peer of yours doesn't seem like that previous brute; it's very clever."

"Aren't you afraid of another fierce battle if you go there?"

"I'm not afraid."

Qing Liu's tone was resolute, "If there is a fight, I'm not afraid. Now I already have the experience to combat peers, plus with the helpers you provided, I can take it down directly. However, if it's really a distress call, maybe we can save its life. At least it's a similar kind that can communicate, and it's mastered technology. If we can obtain that, it would surely help the company."

Zhou Yi also didn't oppose, "Then let Jiong Hecang enter the Seeder Ship to accompany you. Now it's a Transformer, so it can help."

"I'll also let Night God operate the Gemstone Transformer to go with you. One of the elements of the Gemstone Transformer is hydrogen, which can be a backup at a crucial moment."

"Yes. Thank you for your help!"

Zhou Yi spoke to Night God about this matter.

She seemed quite interested, "Another hydrogen-based life, I really like this strange life form. Just to be clear, if this one misbehaves or does evil, then my Moon Service Company will take it. Better to make use of it here than become a corpse."

Zhou Yi said okay.

"By the way, what about those former employee generations of your company? Are they stable without the supervision of Transformers?"

"Don't worry about that."

"They are now all inside the Gemstone Transformer, moving with me. They need to gradually learn to use the gemstones; in the future, they'll need to operate the Transformers. I can't be doing everything myself all the time, or I'll be too exhausted as the chairman."

"Aren't you worried about them taking control of the Transformers and defecting?"

"There's nothing to worry about."

Night God confidently said, "Because the structure and mark inside the Transformer are mine, I can recall it remotely through my main body. Here lies the strongest switch."

After receiving the promise, she operated the Gemstone Transformer and began moving with the Seeder Ship.

They entered the nearest Space Hole and disappeared into the black sky.

Zhou Yi continued to wait on the Moon.

Interstellar operations, given the existing conditions, originally could not conduct real-time information transmission. However, because Jiong Hecang grew into a Transformer, which is a Dead Light Energy State Life, it has already been able to achieve point-to-point information transmission across planets using Dead Light.

"Chairman, we have now reached the outer orbit of Venus."

"The atmosphere here is very dense and thick, far exceeding Earth's, of which more than 96.5% is carbon dioxide, along with a small amount of nitrogen. The pressure is 92 times that of Earth's, with the current surface temperature being 465°C."

"There's a large amount of concentrated sulfuric acid droplets in the clouds, and these sulfuric acid clouds continuously drop acid rain on the ground, but because the surface temperature is too high, it evaporates in mid-air, resulting in large areas exhibiting acidic characteristics and an exceptionally high corrosiveness."

"The local average density of Dead Light Energy is only about 80% of Earth's. The density of Dead Light Energy seems to be unrelated to the proximity to the Sun but rather has to do with the mass of the celestial body itself. Lower-mass stable celestial bodies can absorb more Dead Light, while higher-mass ones absorb less."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi felt puzzled and asked Xiao Fu why this was the case.

In his intuitive thoughts, he felt the larger the planetary surface, the more energy it could endure and absorb.

"This I do know."

Xiao Fu explained, "Every planet has a celestial gravitational pull, this gravitational pull can absorb various types of energy. The most common ones are consciousness fragments and various tangible substances."

"If there are more consciousness bodies or consciousness fragments present in a world, the less Dead Light it can absorb."

"The reason lies in that every celestial body can bear only a limited amount. This amount can be seen as the sum of the material side and the consciousness side, both of which can be calculated in terms of energy in a general way..."

Zhou Yi listened carefully for a while and generally understood.

Every planet is like a sealed storage box, and the amount of contents it can hold is finite.

The more material inside the box—whether it's tangible sand or rocks or invisible air—the less it can take in from outside.

The Death Light is like hot water entering from the outside, able to penetrate partially, but not extensively.

And the relatively empty boxes inside, which contain less material and no life consciousness, can, in fact, hold more of the Death Light hot water.

"In fact, this is a kind of natural dynamic balance."

Xiao Fu explained, "Smaller celestial bodies can accommodate more Death Light, and are less likely to give birth to life."

"Long-term adsorption of Death Light will also alter the structure of the entire celestial body, making it more difficult to evolve, like a thick layer of preservative film, locking the planet's metabolic space. In the long run, it will continue to corrode the material side of the celestial body."

"But in a world rich in life, if there's a sufficient ecological scope to withstand the initial outbreak of Circular Flow, then these low-density energies may turn into a moderate catalyst for the rebirth of all things. Just like Earth."

"Of course, for the vast majority of original life forms, even low-density Death Light is a catastrophe."

Zhou Yi was discussing the measurement issues of Death Light with the Reverse Flow entity.

A latest report came from Venus.

"Chairman, we have found the location of the crashed Seeder Ship, and I am now transmitting the live scene footage to you. My maximum speed can only approach the speed of light, and given the distance from Venus to the Moon, there might be about a two-minute delay."

A scene appeared before Zhou Yi's eyes.

In the orange-yellow sky, there was only a blurred sunspot.

In the distance, the faint volcano outlines loomed in the sulfur-colored mist, making the entire Venus seem to be trapped in a perpetual dusk.

The ground was covered with black basalt, with spider web-like rifts everywhere.

Amid a field of fragmented rocky desert, there was a pile of transparent structures, most of which were shattered and incomplete, buried under a mass of dust and black stones, resembling relics left by some prehistoric civilization.

This was the remnant of the fleeing Seeder Ship.

At this moment.

Qing Liu operated a silver, ring-shaped vehicle hovering above the wreckage, rotating slowly.

Soon, silver lines appeared on the ground, resembling some kind of energy channel connecting two Seeder Ships.

As the Observer and Recorder beside them, Jiong Hecang said, "Chairman, Qing Liu has found that hydrogen-based life form. It is still alive, but very weak, needing a large supplementation of hydrogen, and rapid pressurization and substantial energy supply. Now it is already in a very thin gaseous state and must be rescued promptly."

"Now Qing Liu is preparing to inspect these wrecks, and after confirmation, proceed with the rescue."

The entire rescue operation was fully authorized by Zhou Yi to be led by Qing Liu.

For one, it's an extraterrestrial operation, and many decisions need to be made autonomously and quickly on site, or else the opportunity might be missed. Even with information transmission, unavoidable delays exist. If orders are issued from the rear, not only would there be significant delays, but there also might be misjudgments due to a lack of understanding of the exact situation at the front.

Furthermore, he believed it was time for Qing Liu to showcase its judgment and thinking abilities. There is no better training opportunity than actual combat.

Even Night God is just the final safety insurance.

"Chairman, I've discovered a base here for gemstone manufacturing."

This was another mission given by Zhou Yi to Jiong Hecang — to trace the whereabouts of the Heavenly People on Venus.

After Jiong Hecang finished speaking, the image suddenly elevated.

Through the heavy sulfur fog, the image showed several red boxes locking onto positions.

After energy signal processing, the mist was eliminated.

Below were patches of transparent plots fixed on the black basalt, resembling colorful ribbons distributed in localized areas of Venus's surface.

Upon a closer look, these transparent plots were all made of gemstones, with large quantities of rocks being absorbed into these gemstone structures, undergoing ore decomposition, screening, and crushing in different areas. Then, after a series of internal processes, semi-transparent White Gemstones were manufactured in a manner almost akin to pulling-up.

These White Gemstones built tall towers, surrounded by a faint blue glow at the surface, towering into the clouds, like the legendary Tower of Babel.

The top parts of the towers plunged directly into a Space Hole.

Gemstones are continuously being sent to the areas required by the Heavenly People.

The entire production and manufacturing process is fully automated.

There weren't even any guards visible here.

Are the Heavenly People that confident?

Zhou Yi's suspicions grew.

Two minutes later, Jiong Hecang provided an answer: "Chairman, Qing Liu has confirmed through the Seeder Ship that the entity on the ground is indeed the Heavenly People and its life signature is intact. It has merely restructured and elongated its body into a form specifically for gemstone manufacturing."

"However, it has no reaction to our presence. It seems its function is limited to gemstone manufacturing without any tasks for guarding or repulsion."

"Chairman, Qing Liu thinks it might be worth trying to communicate with it to explore the current situation of the Heavenly People community."

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up.

The Seeder and the Transformer are closely related, so it might be worth giving it a try.