Star Iron, conquer the world from Omphalos

Recovery after the nuclear catastrophe may take time. A conservative estimate is that it will take at least a hundred years for Beloberg's population to explode, a time that Ash obviously cannot tolerate.

Therefore, he needed to form his own army as soon as possible, and then expand the territory of the Shurima Empire through conquest. By then, the people on the conquered planets would naturally be the people of Shurima - well, after eliminating the rebels.

Even if only one-tenth of the people can be loyal to the empire in the end, it will be enough. By then, the Shurima Empire will enter a state of comprehensive development. As long as the empire is strong enough, more and more people will surrender.

Before that, Ash needs to go to Luofu to get the star core hidden in Jianmu.

"You're going to Luofu?" Heita wasn't surprised. He simply said, "Then you'd better hide well. Although the company has decided to reconcile with you, putting aside everyone else, Schneider will definitely not miss any opportunity to kill you."

"Don't worry, I'm just going to get something and will be back soon."

"Are you sure you can get the star core in such a chaotic situation? By the way, do you know where the star core is?"

"Of course, someone put the star core into Luofu's Jianmu, and the Antimatter Army just took the opportunity to cause trouble." Ash said nonchalantly, "I'll just take it and leave, no one will notice."

Heita tilted his head. "I suspect you made up what you just said, but your expression tells me you're not lying... And that thing again, peeking through the cracks between history and fate to find the truth? That's not how fictional historians come about, is it?"

Ash smiled faintly: "Who knows, maybe I am walking on the road to the end of fate and know the final fate of everything."

"The end..."

Heita was not joking, but thinking seriously.

The Star God of the End, indeed, there is very little information about Him so far. Maybe Ash's power really comes from the End.

But what about that powerful life force? Did it finally devour a part of the reproductive destiny and then give this power to Ash?

Wow, even the script of fate wouldn't dare to be written like this. Do you want to count how many kinds of destiny power there are in this guy's body?

"Never mind. Be careful anyway. Diamond has word that Schneider is mobilizing his network, and the company can't agree to your request. However, he said the company is willing to compensate you handsomely, and Diamond is also willing to personally invest in the development of Yalilo. He'll only provide money and technology, and won't interfere with Yalilo's management."

"Heh~ It seems the division within the company is more serious than I thought."

"That's normal. The Investment Department and the Development Department have always been at odds. What do you think?"

"Do you think I need his investment? If I want investment, wouldn't it be better to go to Ester?"

"...Yeah, that's right."

"Don't worry about him. This is definitely far from the company's bottom line for diamonds." Ash snorted. "Besides, as long as we keep dragging it out, the supplies brought back by the expeditionary troops alone will be a huge long-term wealth. Why should I give up this income and ask for his price?"

Heita was stunned. Good fellow, you are plotting something here.

But this is indeed a good way to negotiate. The only thing is whether the company will bleed or cut some meat in the end, or even... Black Tower suddenly feels a little excited. He doesn't know how many Amber Ages have passed. As the overlord of the galaxy, the Interstellar Peace Company should also experience some hardships.

After conversing with Ash, Heita continued to immerse herself in the simulated universe. She had recently used the information she had deduced about the Black Swan to find a way to locate Omphalos. However, she faced a new problem. After continuing the simulation using Ash's current data, she was unable to reach Omphalos.

Invisibly, it seemed as if there was a force rejecting him.

The Black Tower speculated that this might be the third force of destiny that enveloped Omfalos, preventing any force that tried to intervene in Omfalos's cycle.

As long as we can crack this power, we can not only uncover the mystery of Omphalos, but also solve the problems on that planet.

Here.

After leaving the Black Tower, Yaxiu was about to leave for Luofu, but Ruan Mei suddenly came to him.

Ash originally thought that the other party came to talk about the problem of the Zerg, but that was not the case. Instead, he came to him to "save people".

That’s right, it was about saving people, and the person being saved was none other than Ash’s old acquaintance - Tingyun.

"Her existence was wiped out by the power of destruction, and her mind and body were severely corroded by it. Someone sent her to me, and I tried my best to save her life, but the mark of destruction constantly corroded her body."

"This means that even if I awaken her, the power of destruction will still cause her to suffer untold pain for the rest of her life. I have an idea. If I allow her to undergo the Ascension Ceremony, can that power remove the mark of destruction from her body?"

Ruan Mei briefly explained the whole process to Yaxiu.

Then everything around her was projected to the latter - in a cultivation device, Tingyun lay peacefully with her eyes closed.

When Yaxiu heard Ruan Mei's thoughts, he was stunned.

Let Tingyun ascend?

I have to say this is indeed... a bold approach that is worth trying.

Tingyun was replaced by Huanlong before the Xianzhou plot began, and then reappeared in Pinocchio, but by then she had become Da Tingyun, and the noble five-star character had disappeared.

But although Tingyun was resurrected, the destructive power in her body was completely integrated with her body, and she was constantly tortured by this power.

"Theoretically, the Ascension Ceremony can indeed give her a new life, but there are two problems." Ash pondered for a moment. "First, the Ascension Ceremony requires the Ascender to be in good condition. Are you sure she can participate now? Second, once she ascends, she can only be a Shurima, not a member of the Immortal Ship."

Bronya's fate was covered by the power of the sun after her ascension, so theoretically, she could stop the cloud.

But the Ascended can only belong to Shurima, this is a matter of principle.

Even if there are exceptions, they are people like Heita and Ruan Mei who have always helped him and are his staunch allies, rather than strangers like Tingyun.

Games are games, reality is reality, and Ash is very clear about this.

"Based on my understanding of her, she probably won't accept the second condition." Ash continued. Sometimes, changing someone's affiliation is more painful than killing them. "So I have another suggestion. Bring her here. I'll try to use the power of the Sand of Life to remove the Mark of Destruction."

Since Ruan Mei intends to save people, it might not be a bad idea for him to lend a little help.

With this favor, maybe I can get in touch with the immortal boat in the future.

As for whether it will be useful or not, we’ll talk about it later. Anyway, Ash won’t lose anything.

Ruan Mei thought about it for a moment and agreed to his proposal.

Indeed, forcibly changing Tingyun's identity is not advisable.

Moreover, they are from the Immortal Boat, so it would be troublesome if a conflict arose out of no reason.

On that day, Ruan Mei brought Tingyun, who was still in a coma, to Beloberg.

"Are all you geniuses so efficient? You can get to wherever you want in no time."

Ash complained while checking Tingyun's condition.

There is no big problem with his life characteristics. He was able to pull Tingyun back from the near-death state. There are not many people in the entire galaxy who can do it, and Ruan Mei is definitely one of the few.

He stretched out his hand and poured the power of the sand of life into Tingyun's body.

Then he began to refine the destructive power that was eroding the latter.

"How is it?" Ruan Mei asked.

"...It should be possible."

Ash closed his eyes.

The power of destruction has almost merged with Tingyun. The process of forcibly separating it is tantamount to killing Tingyun. No wonder even Ruan Mei can't do anything about it.

But the power of the life sand can also be integrated with Tingyun. The powerful breath of life makes up for the damage caused to Tingyun when digesting the destructive power. In the process of balancing extinction and vitality, Ash refines the destructive power bit by bit.

The whole process lasted about an hour.

"Hoo~ That's enough."

Ash stopped injecting power.

The vigorous vitality lingering in Tingyun's body awakened her vitality, and not long after, Tingyun slowly opened her eyes.

The first thing reflected in the green eyes was a hint of confusion.

"Ms. Ruan Mei..."

She had woken up before and knew Ruan Mei.

"You're awake now. How do you feel?" Ruan Mei asked.

"It's so relaxing... a feeling I haven't felt in a long time. The whispers that had been mingling in my soul have finally vanished, and the invisible hands that were tearing me apart have also vanished. Now I..."

Tingyun stood up, feeling the situation inside his body, his eyes full of surprise.

After a while, she bowed deeply to Ash.

"Thank you for your help, benefactor."

"You know I saved you?"

"In the pitch-black maze, I vaguely heard the voice of my benefactor, and the power that now fills my body is warm and powerful." Tingyun stroked his chest and murmured softly, "It's incredible. Not long ago, I was mired in the quagmire of destruction, dragged into the madness of murderous intent, unable to extricate myself. Now, I feel as gentle as if I were bathed in spring sunshine."

Although no ascension ceremony was performed, the power that Ash integrated into her body replaced the original destruction and became a part of Tingyun.

This power gave her vitality and made her feel like she was reborn.

"I'm glad you're okay." Yaxiu waved his hand, "Ruan Mei, the person has been rescued. I have something else to deal with urgently."

The explosion of Luofu's star core is different from that of Yalilo. It won't take too long to resolve. He has to take the star core away before the Star Train and the others go to fight the boss.

"How about you give her a ride?" Ruan Mei suddenly said.

She knew that Yaxiu was going to Luofu to retrieve the star core. Since Tingyun was safe, he also wanted to return to the Immortal Boat. Moreover, Yaxiu had saved Tingyun, so if there was a conflict with the Immortal Boat, there would be someone to mediate.

"she?"

Ash's mind moved.

If Tingyun is brought back, the conspiracy of illusion will be exposed.

When the situation becomes chaotic, the probability of him taking advantage of the opportunity to seize the star core may be greater.

After all, Huanlong is the Lord of Extinction, a true envoy-level fighter.

If a fight really breaks out, his chances of winning are probably not high.

Besides, it would be interesting if the two Tingyuns met...right?

"Ok?"

Being stared at by Ash with an inexplicable gaze, Tingyun tilted his head slightly: "My benefactor, you... also have something to do in the Immortal Boat?"

"I have something personal to tell you. Let's talk on the way."

Taking Tingyun with him, Yaxu left Yalilo on a spaceship and headed towards the direction of the immortal boat Luofu.

Along the way, he chatted with Tingyun about some things about Luofu.

Some of them have been known for a long time, and there are also many things that cannot be encountered in the game.

Among them, the Minghuo Chamber of Commerce where Tingyun is located is a merchant group managed by the Tianbosi. In a sense, it is also the official merchant group of Xianzhou Luofu, managing a huge business system.

Because of such a big conflict with the company, considering the future material procurement issues, perhaps consider cooperating with Minghuo.

"Please rest assured, benefactor. If you need anything, you can contact me." Tingyun smiled.

In her opinion, Yalilo VI, which has entered the development stage, is a very good potential stock. Just with the relationship with the genius Ruan Mei, it will definitely become a major customer of Tianbosi in the future.

She had just woken up and had not heard about what had happened recently. Ash could only say, "Girl, you are still young, don't make a decision so hastily."

Wait for the spacecraft to arrive at Luofu.

As expected, they were immediately blocked by the Yunqi Army.

Due to the problem of the star core explosion, Yunqi blocked the center of Xingcha Sea, but was immediately relieved after Tingyun revealed his identity.

"Tingyun from the Tianbo Division?... Strange, I seem to have heard before that several outsiders who were favored by the general were staying with Miss Tingyun..." The captain of the Yunqi who was on guard said in a puzzled tone.

Tingyun smiled and said, "This benefactor is also one of them, but he arrived a little late. Now I want to take him to help Luofu deal with the star core crisis."

The captain of the Cloud Riders said solemnly, "I see. Then please hurry up and leave this to me!"

Ash didn't say a word the entire time.

After entering the immortal boat, the two continued to go deeper into the immortal boat and encountered members of the Medicine King's secret sect who were causing chaos along the way.

Although there was obstruction from the Cloud Cavalry, the Medicine King's secret teachings took advantage of the characteristics of the demonic Yin body of the immortal boat, causing a series of Cloud Cavalry to fall into the demonic Yin, bringing greater chaos in a short period of time.

"Benefactor, be careful!"

Several demonic warriors suddenly rushed out and rushed towards Ash.

Tingyun was just about to attack when a shock wave transformed from golden light hit him and smashed the attacker into pieces.

Tingyun was stunned. He didn't expect his benefactor to be so powerful.

Then, with a thought from Ash, a legion of sand soldiers transformed from the sand of life appeared and guarded the two of them.

After the sand soldiers appeared, they began to clear out the surrounding demonic Yin Wubian.

"Let's go."

Ash chuckled.

"My benefactor, these are..."

"They are soldiers of my Shuriman Empire."