Chapter 261: 260 Is Actually Some Skill

"This is it."

After moving forward for a while, Wang Wu stopped at a spot.

This is a village on the wasteland, inhabited by people—normal, living people—and there are many of them.

However, an interesting thing about this village is that Wang Wu not only saw survivors of his own Qiong Yuan Civilization, but also ordinary survivors who have lived here for an unknown length of time.

Survivors from the two worlds cohabit together, and it seems fairly peaceful.

Or rather, survivors from the Qiong Yuan Civilization hold an absolute advantage in the survivor camp.

As for the reason, it is simple: the Qiong Yuan Civilization is an interstellar civilization, even an Xianxia‑style interstellar one, which compared to places similar to Wang Wu's hometown is a dimensional downgrade strike.

Of course, the technological level here is still a bit higher than Wang Wu's hometown, so Earth truly seems miserable, unable to match anyone here.

Whether it was the Tianyuan Civilization he first crossed into, or those he later encountered, Earth has none that can compare.

But on second thought, his hometown Earth still has his masters and fellow Earthlings, so rounding up, it still has some prestige.

After all, everyone is an Earthling; Earthlings are one family.

"Let's go in now, quickly evacuate them from here, then go find the next batch."

Upon seeing this survivor gathering place, Xuan Youzi did not hesitate and immediately arranged the next actions.

Yes, for this mission, Xuan Youzi is actually the captain, and she is also the team's powerhouse. After all, among the four, she is the strongest.

After the captain gave the order, everyone did not hesitate and immediately entered the gathering place.

This gathering place appears to employ a special technique that can temporarily keep the True Realm's invasion at bay, but since the whole world has already been pulled into the True Realm, any resistance only delays death.

Ultimately, they will still face their final destiny; ultimately, they will be completely devoured by the True Realm.

But now, luck is on these aliens; they ran into Wang Wu and his group.

Interstellar civilizations in this world generally do not practice racism, provided you are human, not a demon race.

To put it another way, humans do not discriminate against fellow humans; demons are another story.

As for why aliens can also be considered human kin, one can only say they all look alike, and tracing origins, they likely stem from the same lineage.

After all, regardless of which stellar system, which galaxy, or even another supercluster, intelligent beings probably come in only a few types.

Humans, demons, that's it.

All humans look the same, and all demons look the same.

"Don't be afraid, children, I'm here to save you!"

When they entered the gathering place, Wang Wu's voice rang out within this not‑so‑large area.

Of course, this "not‑so‑large" gathering place actually holds several tens of millions of people.

Yes, tens of millions.

Don't be fooled by its modest footprint—perhaps only a few hundred square kilometers—but the population is at least in the ten‑million range.

At that moment, when four glowing humanoids appeared above the gathering place, all the Qiong Yuan people there showed ecstatic expressions.

"Ha ha! I knew it! Qiong Lan Sect! It's a cultivator of the Qiong Lan Sect!"

"A great cultivator of the Qiong Lan Sect has come to save us!!"

"Long live! Long live the Qiong Lan Sect!! Long, long live!!!"

When Wang Wu and his party appeared, the entire gathering place boiled over.

Even the locals who didn't know what was happening, upon seeing the ecstatic faces of the Qiong Yuan people nearby, naturally understood they might be rescued.

Since the civilization's fall, they no longer know exactly how many years have passed.

This place has no day or night; conventional timekeeping has long ceased to work. They have been barely surviving in this true calamity, perhaps only months have passed, or perhaps millennia have elapsed.

Who can say?

Within the True Realm, the passage of time has lost its meaning.

People do not age here, and, to be frank, they do not die.

Because the dead are simply absorbed by the True Realm, becoming part of this world, becoming...

The thing they once feared most.

And now, those four beams of light appear, bringing hope.

Bringing the hope of life, the hope of departure.

The four looked down from the sky without contacting the gathering's people. After a brief mutual glance, one of them drew a magical instrument and threw it downward.

"Go!"

In an instant, the light exploded again here, engulfing everything.

Immediately after, the light vanished, taking the gathering place with it without a trace.

At the same time, beyond the True Realm, inside a massive starship amid the pitch‑black starry sky.

A bright flash lit up, then faded, and a "city" covering several hundred square kilometers suddenly appeared inside the ship.

This is a vessel larger than ordinary gaseous giants, and it serves as a rescue ship for the people of the Song Lan Star System.

After the cultivators launched the talismans in their hands, the energy within instantly burst, instantly enveloping a vast area below according to the wielder's will, then activating teleportation.

The destination of the teleportation is this vessel, even larger than a gaseous giant.

Once you reach interstellar civilization, building a craft larger than a planet is a piece of cake, a trivial task with no real technical difficulty.

Of course, this rescue ship does have some technical sophistication, as it involves extensive spatial teleportation technology.

Though it may seem technically impressive to a country bumpkin like Wang Wu, to the locals here it is an utterly commonplace thing, requiring no surprise.

As long as one is a normal person, there is no sense of astonishment.

"This one is done, next location."

Li Quan retracted the instrument and addressed the other two members of the team.

Then, the three women turned their gaze toward Wang Wu.

Even though she was very unwilling, even though she was very indignant, Xuan Qingzi still had to admit that Wang Wu, that damned fellow, that guy who made her feel a huge sense of danger.

He indeed has some skill.

(End of chapter)