Chapter 418

"Ah, how did Miss Kelly leave? What just happened?" The fat man let out a startled "Ah!" and sprang up from his chair as if revived, glancing around the private room, his face filled with confusion—as if he had no memory whatsoever of the black-haired boy.

"I finished speaking with Miss Kelly. She's already left, and said you should handle the aftermath here." Wang Yu glanced at the damaged door of the private room and spoke calmly to the man, while extending his spiritual sense to swiftly scan the man multiple times.

Indeed, it was flesh and blood—bones and internal organs, indistinguishable from an ordinary human!

Could the "doll" the black-haired boy mentioned not be this "White Wolf" after all?

No—why were there faint threads of light flickering inside the skull? And what was that thin, circular disc buried deep within the heart? What kind of devilry was this?

Wang Yu probed every minute part of the "White Wolf's" body with his spiritual sense, finally discovering several anomalies, a flicker of surprise crossing his face.

This White Wolf truly wasn't normal. The "doll" the black-haired boy spoke of seemed vastly different from what Wang Yu understood a doll to be.

"Ah, Miss Kelly is the employer—of course, whatever she says goes."

"Mr. Sai, you go first. I'll take care of everything here—no trouble for you." The fat man showed no discomfort over his earlier odd behavior; upon hearing Wang Yu's words, he spoke without hesitation.

"Interesting."

Wang Yu murmured under his breath at the fat man's demeanor, yet a chill crept up his spine.

The "White Wolf" had no awareness of his doll status—he truly believed himself merely Kelly's hired mercenary. His memories and perceptions had been effortlessly manipulated by the black-haired boy; calling him a doll was apt indeed—only, he was a doll of flesh and blood.

"Very well. I leave this to Mr. White Wolf. I'll take my leave." Wang Yu nodded to the fat man, then stepped out the door and departed the private room.

The domestic support team could arrive at any moment—he couldn't stay away from Pengjie City too long.

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Inside a flat, emerald-green craft resembling a giant leaf, the black-haired boy Ye Xi and Kelly were conversing.

"Grandfather, that man is truly a Level-Four Mind Power Master? That can't be right—

Judging by Blue Star's lifespan, he's barely in his twenties. I spent a full fifty years to become a Mind Energy Master."

"Kelly, don't underestimate yourself. In truth, most Blue Starrians' mental potential far surpasses that of our Kree people."

According to those heretics, at some future point, Blue Starrians accidentally established contact with our Seventeenth Fleet through an interdimensional portal, acquiring the Royal Mind Secrets, which they later adapted into Star Mind Power—yet in reality, Star Mind Power is identical to the Mind Energy we cultivate through our Mind Secrets."

I've studied the Blue Starrians' Star Mind Power cultivation incantations. They're nearly identical to our Mind Secrets—both amplify mental power, and even their star-level assessment criteria match ours exactly."

The only difference is that their Star Mind Power method suits Blue Starrians better, relying more heavily on Star Stones to awaken potential, allowing faster cultivation than our Mind Secrets—but at the cost of losing the most vital benefit of Mind Energy: longevity."

So when I saw that Blue Starrian's Mind Power reach Level Four, I was startled—but not surprised."

With sufficient Star Stones and a willingness to rely on such external aids, many of the Empire's Mind Secret geniuses could achieve the same."

"Star Stones are extremely rare—even in the Empire. Could a common planet like Blue Star really have many?"

"What are you thinking? The Star Domain universe is like a parallel-world projection to our Crystal Wall world. If the Empire has few Star Stones, how could this Blue Star have many?"

"That's true. I've investigated the number of Star Stones recorded on this planet—extremely scarce, and nearly all came from outer space falls."

"So the fact that that man reached Level-Four Mind Power is merely an anomaly. I don't believe this planet has a second Level-Four Mind Power Master. Even if a few more mid- or high-tier Star Mind Power Masters appeared, it wouldn't matter. Don't forget the primary mission for which our Fleet paid a heavy price to breach the Crystal Wall and send us here."

"Of course I remember. Two major tasks."

"First: verify whether those heretics' claims are true—will Blue Star truly become a region of temporal chaos in the future, where multiple great worlds converge? Is our Crystal Wall world truly one of them?"

"Second: determine whether the Empire's sole enemy has appeared in Blue Star's star region—and assess the likelihood of Blue Starrians blocking them."

"According to those heretics, in the future, they used those mechs and Star Mind Power to repel the first wave of attacks." Kelly's expression hardened as she replied solemnly.

"Yes. Whether Star Mind Power or the Star Stones on Blue Star—none of it matters to the Empire."

"What the Fleet cares about is whether the Empire's sole enemy truly will descend upon Blue Star."

"If so, they might use this region of temporal chaos as a springboard to directly invade the Empire." When the black-haired boy mentioned the Empire's greatest enemy, his face darkened instantly.

"I understand, Grandfather."

"But we've all witnessed the 'Saitan' that appeared on Blue Star—it's a classic sign of some world making contact with this region of temporal chaos."

"Though this 'Saitan' doesn't appear to be our Crystal Wall world, but another alien great world, its power is extraordinary—it nearly blocks all our detection methods."

"So I believe Blue Star truly may become a region of temporal chaos."

"Hmm. I feel the same. But to confirm it, we need more evidence. For now, ignore this 'Saitan' world—so long as it isn't one already occupied by those locusts."

"The Empire has encountered such multiple-world convergence events many times before—we have ample experience. We can deal with it once this world actually merges with Blue Star."

"But the appearance of a Level-Four Mind Power Master means we must be far more discreet in future observations."

"Remember—we are the Fleet's special envoys. Our only duty is to observe, evaluate, and report information to the Fleet regularly."

"If the Empire's enemy truly appears in this star region, the Fleet must know immediately—whether to abandon the Blue Starrians and confront the enemy directly within the Crystal Wall, or to have the Fleet descend upon this world and block those locusts beyond this star region."