Chapter 182: Why Is My Career Panel in a 2D Art Style? Chapter 80

"Huh? I'm fine."

Li Ang was pulled back from his thoughts and waved his hand to indicate he was unharmed.

Seeing his demeanor, the three of them secretly exhaled in relief.

To be honest, when the electromagnetic railgun first appeared, they all nearly assumed the man before them was dead.

Who could have imagined he was completely unscathed, and seemingly hadn't paid any price at all?

"Such an exaggerated ability."

As time spent together grew longer, Ma Kusi and the others felt increasingly that Li Ang was covered by a layer of mist, making him impossible to see clearly.

Only when they thought of his race.

Don't ask; if you ask, it's dragon!

At this moment, the surrounding insect swarms, due to the death of the Hive Lord, had fallen into a frozen state and stood motionless in place.

But this was only because Zajagu Blancard's uniqueness; under normal circumstances, immediately after the death of a Zerg Hive Lord, the swarm would elect a new one.

"By the way, since Blancard is dead, his shielding has probably failed—when will the Inspection Bureau's reinforcements arrive?"

Although the current situation no longer required reinforcements, Li Ang still asked the question.

Just as Mo Di was about to answer, a deafening sonic boom suddenly rang out from afar.

The massive noise caused the four to look up, and they saw a stream of ink-black light hurtling toward their position.

The expected earth-shattering scene did not occur; the stream of light came to a steady stop in midair.

Ma Kusi had already recognized the identity of the arrival and quickly called out: "Viceroy Obi-Wan."

"Where's Luke?"

The stream of light dispersed, revealing a middle-aged man in a black uniform, his face stern.

"Father…"

At that moment, a timid voice suddenly came from behind the four.

Li Ang turned to see Luke poking his head out from the basement, looking nervously up at the middle-aged man in midair.

Clearly, the man was Obi-Wan Vade, Viceroy of Colony Star 9527.

Upon seeing his son unharmed, the Viceroy's furrowed brow eased slightly: "Well done."

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Luke emerged bewildered from the basement, confused why his father suddenly praised him.

Li Ang now realized the Viceroy had most likely been summoned by Luke.

At this moment, Obi-Wan slowly landed before them and spoke to Ma Kusi: "Ma Kusi, tell me what just happened."

"Yes."

The Chief of Public Security, called by name, immediately responded and began recounting the events.

The more he listened, the tighter the Viceroy's brow furrowed, until finally he turned to Li Ang: "You're Li Ang? I've heard Luke mention you."

"Father…"

Luke, standing behind Li Ang, was about to say something, but Obi-Wan's gaze halted him.

"Thank you for taking care of my unworthy son."

Hearing this, Luke froze—he had never expected his father to say such a thing.

Obi-Wan continued: "As for this incident—"

"I owe you one."

After Ma Kusi's account, he understood that this young man had done the bulk of the work in the battle; otherwise, it would never have ended so swiftly.

Recalling the information Luke had given him, Obi-Wan's gaze flickered slightly.

'Dragon?'

Obi-Wan silently speculated about Li Ang's origins, for his performance had been truly excessive.

At the very least, the Viceroy felt he himself could not have accomplished such feats at the Second Level.

At that moment, several whistling sounds came from the cloud layer, and then several spacecraft the size of houses appeared in the vision of all present.

It was the Inspection Bureau's reinforcement.

Without Blancard's shielding, they had naturally detected the anomaly and dispatched reinforcements immediately.

But when they saw the current state of Open-City 66, they were left stunned.

The Inspection Bureau personnel never imagined the colony interior could be this horrific—thankfully, their superior appeared unharmed.

Unaware of his subordinates' thoughts, Mo Di spoke: "Return to the mothership tonight to rest; let them clean up the battlefield."

After such prolonged, intense combat, even iron men were nearly spent.

Li Ang was still fine—not pushed to the brink—but to say he wasn't tired would be false.

After brief consideration, he nodded in agreement; he was also curious what the Inspection Bureau's mothership looked like.

Having been here this long, Li Ang had only ever seen the bio-ships of the Aio Corporation.

Soon, the group boarded the transport ship and returned to the mothership.

But Li Ang was slightly disappointed—the Inspection Bureau's mothership was just an ordinary spaceship, nothing special at all.

Then again, since they were conducting covert inspection missions, they certainly couldn't be ostentatious.

Though ordinary, this was still the first time Li Ang had ever spent a night aboard a starship.

'How nice—I wonder if I can someday use alchemy to build my own vessel.'

With this thought, Li Ang sank into deep sleep.

When the star's light once again fell upon the land, most of the insects in the ruins of Open-City 66 had been cleared away.

On the bridge of the Inspection Bureau mothership, Mo Di asked Li Ang: "What are your plans next? With your strength, applying to be the governor of a decent colony city is more than enough."

"Skip it."

Li Ang declined Mo Di's proposal.

If he were a native of this world, he might have followed Mo Di's suggestion.

But because of his 【Traveler】 talent, he occasionally traveled to other worlds, making him unsuitable to be the governor of a frontier city.

After all, even Blancard routinely used mechanical servants to handle affairs.

Mo Di wasn't surprised by Li Ang's refusal; he merely shook his head slightly: "True enough—your alchemy can earn you money anywhere."

Hearing the word "alchemy," Li Ang seemed to recall something and turned to Lu Ke beside him: "Can Central City conduct Rank Two artisan examinations?"

Lu Ke blinked in surprise: "No, the nearest place that conducts Rank Two artisan examinations is Morabis Star."

"I see."

Li Ang wasn't disappointed—he'd planned to leave anyway; it didn't matter where he went.

Besides, having been in this world so long, he wanted to see the landscapes of different planets—after all, Colony Star 9527 was far too barren.

Upon hearing Li Ang and Lu Ke's conversation, Mo Di spoke up: "We'll pass by there on our return journey—we can take you along."

"Won't that be a bother?"

Li Ang was surprised.

Mo Di waved his hand: "It's nothing."

He thought to himself: Inspection Bureau warships were routinely misused for private purposes—what was one extra passenger? Especially since this man had recently rendered great service.

At that moment, Danika beside them asked: "I also need to go to Morabis Star—can you take me along?"

Mo Di did not refuse.

Taking one person was the same as taking two—it made no difference.

After deciding on their destination, Li Ang briefly relaxed—but remembering Lu Ke's considerable help, he decided to give the fool a hint: "Lu Ke, you said the insect swarms in this star region were all deployed by that seventh-tier insect queen—what is she trying to do?"

"The queen recovers every planet's matured insect swarms."

Lu Ke instinctively answered with what he knew, but before he finished speaking, his expression froze.

"No—I must notify my father."

Seeing Lu Ke frantically pull out his communication device, Li Ang knew his hint had succeeded.

Obi-Wan was not aboard the Inspection Bureau's flagship—such a major event meant he had his own matters to handle.

But none of this had much to do with Li Ang.

Done!

Eight days later, Morabis Star.

The Inspection Bureau's flagship slowly docked at the starport.

On the bridge, Mo Di addressed the three before him: "I'll see you off here."

As for why there were three people—

Because Lu Ke had come along too.

He claimed himself it was his father's idea to let him get some rest.

Li Ang guessed that Governor Obi-Wan wanted to leave a safety net for his bloodline.

After exchanging contact information with Mo Di, Li Ang and the other two bid him farewell and boarded the space elevator into the planet's interior.

Piercing through the cloud layer, a landscape utterly unlike Colony Star 9527 immediately came into Li Ang's view.

Vast steel cities sat nestled among mountains, while the land beyond was blanketed in extremely dense vegetation.

Creatures Li Ang had never seen flew across the sky from time to time.

At his side, Lu Ke whispered: "This planet's specialty is a fruit called Momofruit, and it also has an extremely unique fjord topography—that's why it's become a transportation hub."

"Oh, by the way—if you see plant people on the street, don't be surprised—they're the planet's native species."

Clearly, this young master had been here before.

But upon hearing the words "plant people," Li Ang's first thought was Thousand-Handed Senju.

Yet once they reached the ground, he understood what Lu Ke meant by "plant people."

Watching the occasional passersby—plants whose roots were planted in flowerpots—Li Ang fell silent.

As for why the flowerpots could move—

Because electric wheelchairs were installed underneath.

"The planetary viceroy of Morabis Star is Lord Duonuo—a tree that has lived over three thousand years."

As he spoke, Lu Ke pointed to a colossal tree in the distant mountains—its size dwarfed even the nearby peaks.

Just as Li Ang was about to say something, he suddenly felt a tickling sensation on his calf.

He looked down and saw a plant gently tapping him with its branches, while the LCD screen on its flowerpot displayed Common Federation script.

【One night's stay: only 100 Starlight Coins.】

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The scene before him made Li Ang feel as if he'd just stepped off a train station platform.

After this minor incident, Danika spoke: "I need to update my status to official citizen first—contact me if you need anything."

"Alright, goodbye."

Li Ang made no effort to keep her—he had less than a day before embarking on his next journey and needed to prepare quickly.

After Danika left, Lu Ke departed too.

He said he needed to visit his friends and would help promote Li Ang's alchemical gear.

After parting with both of them, Li Ang immediately rented a place—just to be safe, he rented for three months.

Yet for the same price, the rental space was nearly ten times smaller than that of Open City 66.