Chapter 897: Chapter 50: Zhang Xiaohua Doesn’t Want to Move (2)

Zhang Xiaoman advised.

Although mom didn’t suffer any harm this time, the close encounter with the alien species inevitably stirred her emotions, so she immediately agreed to her son’s suggestion.

However, this is still her home, even though it was bought not long ago, there’s some sentiment attached to it. Moving out so suddenly does bring a sense of reluctance.

Moving isn’t so quick; many daily necessities need to be prepared.

Mom started cleaning up first while Zhang Xiaoman naturally wasn’t idle.

He began investigating around the house, trying to see if this incident happened by chance.

Half an hour later.

Zhang Xiaoman activated the Expelling Spell, using his invisibility and flying ability to scout the entire neighborhood and the surrounding roads.

But he didn’t find any other alien species presence, nor did he discover any dimension rifts, so he returned to the villa.

No dimension rift indicates that this incident was indeed just a coincidence.

The monster appeared here through projection, then, influenced by thought consensus, it approached the villa where the Zhang family stayed, eventually being wiped out by mom using a skill.

It can be said that this incident was just a coincidence, but also a necessity under the Great Fusion.

Zhang Xiaoman could clearly feel that the frequency of monsters appearing seemed to be higher than before.

This is evident from the reports continuously coming back from the Forest Guardian Temple.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of urgency again; he must develop quickly as the strength accumulated by the Star Alliance still feels a bit too weak.

Even with Holy Light Dragon Rider and Naphaya as trump cards, dealing with the Great Fusion, he could only barely protect his side.

Wanting the entire Water Blue Star to safely get through this catastrophe might be quite challenging with the current strength.

He clenched his fists secretly.

He’s in desperate need of manpower now, but restricted by the gang’s member limit, he can’t expand the number of Awakeners without limit.

Once awakened through the Enlightenment Array, they automatically get listed in his gang roster.

The more the members, the more Star Dust needed to expand the personnel limit.

This definitely prevents him from initiating a project like mass awakening.

So, recently, Zhang Xiaoman has been researching with Lin Sisi to improve the Enlightenment Array.

Hoping to let ordinary people awaken without automatically joining the gang after passing through the Enlightenment Array, thereby avoiding many issues.

However, this method is undoubtedly quite tricky.

The so-called improvement is merely an idea; skipping the System’s certification requires the complete creation of a new type of Enlightenment Array, showing the level of difficulty.

Temporarily not thinking about these troublesome issues, Zhang Xiaoman went back inside to help his mom pack.

But thanks to the presence of Star Guard, they didn’t exert much effort, just needed to direct the operations.

The moving process went smoothly, except for a little creature unwillingly making a fuss, tumbling and jumping around.

“Not leaving! Not leaving! This is my home!”

To ordinary people’s ears, it was just a series of “meow meow meow” calls. A fat blue cat stubbornly clung to its little nest and refused to let go.

“Don’t pull me! Don’t pull me! Let go of my food bowl!”

The fat blue cat Xiao Hua yelled frantically, making it seem like it was about to be thrown into a frying pan.

“This is my home! I’m not leaving! I’m not leaving! I’m not leaving!”

Perhaps due to an upgraded Hearing Assistance Technique, Xiao Hua’s words were much clearer to Zhang Xiaoman than listening to the dog Jin Bao.

This surprised him quite a bit.

He didn’t expect his fat blue cat at home to have quite high intelligence, seemingly approaching the level of the dog Jin Bao.

If Jin Bao hadn’t eaten several Wisdom Fruits to boost intelligence, it likely wouldn’t be smarter than this ordinary animal blue cat.

“Hiss! I’ll scratch you guys! Don’t touch my nest!”

Comrade Xiao Hua extended its claws towards a Star Guard, making a final stand.

Zhang Xiaoman directly picked it up by the scruff of the neck and handed it to mom who was watching the commotion.

“Cats recognizing their homes isn’t wrong, but this one’s reaction is a bit too extreme.”

He looked at mom, who was holding Xiao Hua, that finally calmed down a bit, speaking in a tone of helplessness.

Mom stroked Xiao Hua’s head twice, saying:

“This little thing seems to really like it here. Not sure if it’s an illusion, but ever since moving here, it seems to have gotten smarter. Did you feed it those Wisdom Fruits?”

Zhang Xiaoman shook his head.

“No, Xiao Hua is just a regular animal, not a Spiritual Beast, it can’t eat Wisdom Fruits…”

He spoke while considering something, releasing his Dark Energy perception to check if there was something overlooked nearby.

Yet, as time passed, nothing around changed, and there was no Dark Energy fluctuation. It wasn’t as he had guessed.

“Seems the issue is with this guy itself; maybe it’s inherently smart, or there are other reasons… Anyway, let’s observe it more once we’re back at the Star Alliance…”

Zhang Xiaoman shook his head, then summoned a smallest anti-gravity car, loaded all luggage using Dark Energy Shock, and then returned to Rebirth Island with mom.

Mom Pei Lingsu often visited here for meals or rest, so everyone knew her, except they didn’t realize she’s the mother of their Boss.

Zhang Xiaoman was pressed for time; new awakening methods, Extraordinary Plants production, Original Realm development, Star Alliance Base construction, many areas required his attention.

Thus, after arranging mom’s affairs, he didn’t have much time to spend with her, turning back to focus on organizational development.

…

Five days later, one morning.

Zhang Xiaoman walked out of the Original Realm refreshed.

Using his Morning Star Ring ability, just two hours of meditation in the Original Realm restored all his physical strength—quite convenient.

As he prepared to contact Su Changqing regarding the base construction progress, suddenly his Star Network Terminal beeped, displaying a call request.

The caller ID showed Wu Feng, responsible for the Moon Base.

“Star Lord! Finally reached you! I was about to use the Tree Gate to find you in the Original Realm!”

As soon as the video connected, Wu Feng’s somewhat anxious expression appeared.

“What’s the matter?”

Zhang Xiaoman asked.

Wu Feng answered urgently.

“Here’s the thing, this week I’ve been in charge of the Moon Base’s garrison work, and I noticed anomalies outside the shield. Many Desert Worm Clan have gathered outside…”

“Their behavior this time is peculiar; instead of attacking directly as usual, they’re lingering outside…”

“Initially, I didn’t pay much attention, but later I found their numbers increasing rapidly, now almost covering the sky outside the shield. I’m worried the World Tree’s defense mechanism won’t hold them… Star Lord, maybe you should come and take a look…”