Star Iron: Cat Renaissance Abundance

Nearly a month ago, Bai Ling and Polka arrived at an ocean moon tidally locked to a large gas planet. It was the third moon to orbit, perfectly positioned from its star, within the habitable zone. It orbited its parent star for three days.

Its parent star takes it around its star once every 517.36 days.

"Polka, this is where you brought me."

"Yes, the name of the gas planet is: Walters, and the satellite is called Walters Ikar. In the native language of this planet, it means: long darkness and light."

"Interesting, is this the genius you're looking for?"

"Yes, there's a kind of fish on Ikar. Its body is transparent. If you put it in a dark place, it will secrete a reflective substance. Once it encounters light, it will become transparent again."

"Reflecting light in the dark? What a strange species! Isn't it afraid of being eaten by its natural enemies?"

“So it went extinct very quickly.”

Polka and Bai Ling landed on the ocean near the terminator. The waves here were enormous, each dozens of meters high. And they never stopped. They came from the west of the planet, rolling eastward until they crashed into the solid ice in the endless darkness!

(The far side of this satellite is in darkness half the time. Although the parent star reflects some starlight, it is of no use. Once the satellite enters the parent star's shadow, it will experience a temperature as low as -134 degrees Celsius. Once it leaves the parent star's shadow, the side facing the star's light will quickly warm to around 20 degrees Celsius due to tidal forces and thermal radiation. This huge temperature difference and the parent star's tidal forces ensure that even if the planet's ocean is frozen, there will still be liquid water under the extremely thick ice layer.)

Polka pointed towards the water surface, and a fish skeleton appeared in Polka's hand, and then flesh and blood slowly appeared until it returned to its original appearance before death.

"In terms of appearance alone, this fish is beautiful, but in terms of survival, this appearance is doomed to extinction."

Polka commented, and Bai Ling continued, "I understand. That genius tried to save every creature that was supposed to be extinct, so he had to die!"

"Yes."

Polka took out a silver-white scalpel that exuded a chill, and cut open in front of Bai Ling. Then the space was cut open like butter, revealing a dark void dotted with starlight.

"Let's go."

Polka walked in first, followed by Bai Ling. After Bai Ling walked in, the space healed itself as if nothing had happened. The fish that Polka had resurrected also turned into ashes in a few seconds and drifted away in the sea.

Bai Ling could vaguely see a tree at the end of the void. The tree seemed very small at first glance, but upon closer inspection it seemed very large, boundlessly large, yet giving people a sense of imperceptible insignificance.

"The tree of imaginary numbers?"

Bai Ling couldn't help but murmur, "You cut through the web of fate?"

"Imaginary Tree, is that what you call it? I usually call it the Tree of Existence. Only the Star Gods are qualified to reach its summit. When I first arrived here, I heard Aha's laughter. In just a moment, the sound disappeared."

Bai Ling carefully observed the tree in the distance, and then suddenly realized, "This must be his projection in this world, like looking at the ocean through a drop of water!"

"Yes, that's right. The web of fate binds everyone together, and because of this, it is possible to change reality."

Polka and Bai Ling walked slowly. Several bubble-like things floated past them, and they could vaguely see a world inside.

"World Bubble?" Bai Ling thought to herself. Products evolved from the leaves of the Imaginary Tree, once they passed the screening mechanism, wouldn't have to fall into the Quantum Ocean and transform into nutrients. Those that didn't pass through or were knocked down by the waves of the Quantum Ocean would also be doomed to destruction.

According to the speculation in the previous life, Bengtie's world bubble should be high up in the tree.

"Polka, what are these bubbles?"

"Some worlds on the verge of shattering are nothing more than afterimages. Just like the Blood Guilt Spirits. Meaningless things."

The two continued walking forward. The trees at the end of the road grew taller and taller, and that subtle feeling became weaker and weaker.

"How did you find this place?"

"While researching Organization IX, an accident occurred due to some negligence, and I ended up here."

"Organization IX... if it is built upon the web of destiny, relying on the vastness of the void, there is no place in the universe that cannot be reached! Including the Tree of Imaginary Numbers! Even if it is just possible to stand beneath it, in front of its trunk."

"That's exactly what I was thinking. It's just a shame that ordinary Envoys don't seem to be qualified to come here. I don't know if I miscalculated or if it was done by a Star God or something higher than them. Apart from the IX Organization, you're the second person to be able to come here."

Bai Ling looked around. The place looked like a ruin. It was more broken than the scene in Honkai Impact 3 in his previous life, and it was even more difficult to tell the direction.

Fortunately, I am an envoy and can rely on the trajectory and destiny of the star god to position myself.

"What a cruel rule! If you're not careful, you'll lose your way."

"That's right. This kind of lostness isn't the empty feeling of nothingness, but true lostness, as if you've never been here before. There's no cause and effect, no future, no past."

Polka continued, "We're almost at our destination. How about a bet? Can I kill him within three seconds?"

"No, it took less than 6 seconds when you killed Emperor Rupert. He died with one strike."

"Haha, it's just a little trick. You're the same, using the order properly. It's like crushing an ant."

"How could it be so easy? I also paid a price and laid many elaborate plans. But in the eyes of the Star God, we are all the same, small ants and big ants. A pot of boiling water cannot be stopped by any number of ants or the strongest anthill."

Bai Ling continued, "As I said before, destroying you is none of your business! The gap in strength is too great. They are still monkeys who have just picked up wooden sticks, and we are like ordinary people who have just embarked on the journey to the sea of ​​stars. Star Gods, on the other hand, are the Lords of Extinction who can easily destroy entire galaxies."

"Interesting metaphor. I really like you," Polka praised. "You are the most favorite and most admired being I've seen in these Amber Ages."

"Haha, me too. I like your personality too."

Polka cut through the space again, and this time behind it was the genius conducting an experiment, Zans, the first president of the Genius Club. His death was imminent!