Chapter 758
The Azure Cloud Star Beast Clan Joins the Red Heart Society
Many members of the research team went from initial confusion to curiosity and willingness to try.
[Finally, some members couldn't resist using the resources they brought to secretly obtain membership documents for the Red Heart Society and begin experiencing its benefits.]
After experiencing it, his expression became complex and indescribable.
A feeling akin to envy quietly began to grow within this group that should have been forcefully leading their fellow human beings home.
They began to understand why the young star beasts were unwilling to return.
In February of the year 6000 of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Crimson Heart Society celebrated its sixth Millennium Day of Praise, with the entire headquarters star field bathed in a vast celebratory glow.
[And this time, the audience at the grand event witnessed an unprecedented scene.]
Not only were all the original group of Star Beast exchange students present, but members of the Black Nether Star Beast Expedition Team were also clearly there.
Even more striking was the area designated in the audience seating area where several exceptionally large figures, exuding an imposing and awe-inspiring presence, sat.
[These are the chieftains or supreme representatives of several large tribes within the Star Beast clan, including the chieftain of the most powerful Azure Cloud Star Beast clan!]
They weren't invited; rather, they couldn't contain themselves any longer after hearing that the Black Nether Star Beast expedition hadn't returned for a century, and that the news they were sending back was becoming increasingly unbelievable.
Therefore, they decided to personally lead the strongest members of their tribe to pay a formal visit to the Red Heart Society with the highest honors, to see for themselves what kind of paradise this was.
The Azure Cloud Clan Chief's body resembled a moving azure nebula, his eyes containing ancient scenes of the birth and death of countless stars. His arrival itself was like a small-scale celestial phenomenon.
When it first joined the Red Heart Society, it carried with it a scrutinizing air and a subtle sense of superiority.
The ancient chaos deep within the Star Abyss is the ultimate source of power; mere human forces are nothing more than exquisite toys within the existing order.
As for that great Supreme God, he certainly couldn't have been conceived by this insignificant Red Heart Society.
However, out of respect for you, it has been behaving very respectfully throughout the journey.
[Thoughts in one's heart, those are just thoughts in one's heart.]
Anyone who shows this in the Heart of the Party is a true fool.
However, when the Red Heart Society led them on a tour, openly displaying facilities and systems that, while not core secrets, were sufficient to demonstrate their profound foundation, the patriarch, accustomed to cosmic wonders, felt his arrogance gradually extinguished, like a flame encountering a stellar chill.
Instead, a growing sense of astonishment filled the air.
It saw that on the Red Heart Society's internal exchange list, Star Energy Crystals, priced very affordably, were prominently listed in the "Standard Resources" section.
Such energy crystals are often sought after in the depths of the Star Abyss through bloody battles between races, or by luck in perilous locations over thousands of years.
It saw that the holographic Star Abyss Hunting Ground, specially designed for Star Beasts, not only satisfied its combat instincts but was also absolutely safe, and killing virtual Star Beasts would provide real and tangible energy feedback.
[It tasted the Nine-Turn Star River Soup specially prepared by the Spirit Chef. With one bite, billions of starlight flowed through its bloodline. The joy and satisfaction derived from the very source of life surpassed what it gained from devouring ten shattered star fields in the Star Abyss!]
What truly shook the Azure Cloud Clan Chief was a welfare distribution it had accidentally witnessed.
That wasn't a special holiday; it was just a regular monthly payment.
[An ordinary star beast, having just completed a space stabilization mission, excitedly ran to the logistics department, swiped its card, and confirmed its contribution points.]
Then, to the near-dumbfounded gaze of the Qingyun Clan Chief, the massive teleportation array of the logistics department lit up. Three large, high-quality star energy crystals, each the size of a washbasin, along with a large box of the specially made star core candied fruit it had just tasted and couldn't forget, were pushed in front of the star beast.
The star beast cheered, picked up the energy crystal and food, greeted the intelligent puppet in the logistics department familiarly, and then happily ran back to its comfortable nest to enjoy itself.
[Once an application is submitted, approved, and deemed to have no waste, it will be supplied in unlimited quantities.]
The words previously relayed by the members of the Black Nether Expedition resonated powerfully in the mind of the Azure Cloud Clan Chief.
[Unlimited?]
It gazed upon the Red Heart Society's well-organized and unfathomable logistical support system, the satisfied and hopeful light in the eyes of its fellow Star Beasts, and then contrasted it with the eternal resource struggles and perilous, precarious environment among the races deep within the Star Abyss.
A thought that it could never have entertained before, like a wildly growing vine, tightly bound its mind.
What is there left to cherish about Xingyuan's dilapidated hometown?
The highlight of the celebration was your brief but powerful speech.
You did not promote force, nor did you flaunt wealth; you simply calmly articulated the Red Heart Society's philosophy of mutual benefit and shared progress, and reiterated the solemnity of the covenant.
All covenant members, regardless of race, have the right to receive resources and protection based on their contributions.
These words, like the final straw, broke the camel's back, shattering all the hesitation and pride in the Qingyun Clan Chief's heart.
Before the ceremony was even fully over, the Azure Cloud Clan Chief's majestic voice resounded throughout the specially designated reception star field, making a decision that shocked even the accompanying clan elders, yet caused the already carefree star beasts below to erupt in thunderous cheers.
In the name of the Azure Cloud Star Beast Clan Chief, our clan hereby declares its intention to join the Red Heart Society, to become a member of the Society according to the covenant, and to relocate here!
This is not about abandoning our homeland, but about finding a true, sustainable, and prosperous place for our hundreds of millions of people!
These words were like a thunderbolt.
[The entire star beast race joins an established power—this is an unprecedented event!]
[After all, the power of the Star Beast race, excluding the three great worlds in the universe, is such that they could easily crush a True God of the Universe.]
Therefore, the star beasts have a very high opinion of ordinary living beings.
[Leaving aside everything else, the vast difference in their divine bodies alone is enough for them to regard the gods as ants.]
However, seeing the unwavering resolve in the eyes of the Qingyun Clan Chief, feeling the boundless potential and generosity displayed by the Chixin Society, and thinking of their kin who had long since settled here in peace and prosperity, everyone understood that the Qingyun Clan Chief was truly sincere.
[After a period of intense shock and confusion, similar flames ignited in the eyes of the other representatives from the Star Beast tribes who had accompanied them.]
The storms of the Star Abyss persist, but a completely new and revolutionary choice is washing away the ancient beliefs and ways of life that the Star Beast race has maintained for countless years, like the most violent cosmic tide.
Perhaps, the Qingyun Clan Chief is right.
However, the other star beast patriarchs did not dare to make such a decisive decision.
All of this still requires further consideration. (End of Chapter)