Alone and Infinite

"We are children of the stars."

The Star God seemed to finally regain his senses for a moment, and he roared angrily to the sky.

Invisible ripples spread from his mouth.

The stone figures suddenly lit up, and they closed their eyes with peaceful smiles on their faces.

Li Xia saw countless points of light appear on the ground, and then these points of light soared into the sky like swallows returning to their nests.

Flying towards the location of the Star God, it was as if a magnificent meteor shower was truly falling from the sky!

"Boss—this is—"

After finishing its song, Aowu flew to Li Xia's side, while Heitan stood at its feet. They watched the magnificent meteor shower unfold before them.

"Children of the stars, they have gone home."

Long, long ago, there was a star wandering in the boundless universe, it went and went.

After walking for a very long time, and even starting to feel lonely, I discovered something different on a planet.

This planet is not as cold and desolate as the planets the stars have seen.

On the contrary, this planet is very lively, with beautiful oceans and lakes, and tiny people living on it.

The star hid and watched and watched, for a very long time.

Finally, unable to resist the urge to go down and take a look, it was just too big. In the end, Xingxing came up with a solution.

It made a very small person, just like the other little people.

Xingxing was worried that the people here might be afraid of him, but the always cheerful little people immediately accepted him.

The star felt immense joy here, and no longer wanted to wander, so it transformed its body into a small planet.

This way, even at night, they can reflect light onto these tiny people through their own bodies.

One day, an indescribable monster came from another universe and immediately set its sights on this place.

The monster is so terrifying that simply looking at it or touching it will corrupt and defile you.

Not only the little people, but even the animals changed. The little people were completely unable to resist these monsters and corruption.

The star was anxious and angry. He created many stone figures, which were difficult to corrupt, to help the little people fight against the monsters.

But Xingxing knew that the monster was the source of all this, and even though he was no match for it, Xingxing still bravely reclaimed his body and fought the monster.

They fought and fought, for a long time.

The star's body grew larger and smaller. One day, he looked back and found that all the little people had become corrupted, or rather, in order to resist corruption and survive in this polluted world, they had turned themselves into a kind of monster that was half plant and half human.

Some of the little people, unwilling to become such monsters, were determined to resist to the end and chose to give their souls to the stone men made from the stars.

From then on, people made of stone had hearts.

The world that the stars loved no longer exists; those stone figures with hearts are all that the stars cherish.

So the star carried the stone man on a journey through the universe until he could no longer fly.

The monsters also polluted the stars.

Fortunately, Xingxing found a brand new world; it was clean and a new world.

The star was too tired and wanted to rest, but it was afraid that the stone men would be hurt, so it curled up and used its body to forge the hardest shell.

If they can really get out, then let them break out of the shell!

Xingxing thought that, just like a little bird always has to hatch from its shell, leap off a cliff, and finally soar.

If the stone man really did walk out, that would be great.

With that thought in mind, Xingxing immersed her avatar in the lava, where the high temperature could suppress the corruption caused by the monster.

He's too tired and needs to rest.

After an unknown amount of time, Xingxing groggily woke up.

He sensed the avatar sleeping in the lava fighting, pleading for help.

The stars instinctively sealed off space in accordance with the incarnation's plea.

But not long after, Xingxing suddenly regained some clarity, because most of the pollution had gathered on her avatar.

Losing her incarnation actually lessened the mental torment Xingxing suffered.

But the stars heard the stone men's lamentations and their sorrowful songs.

The stars used their last strength to reach out their hands and take back the souls of those little people.

That was his child, everything that Xingxing cherished and valued.

I'll take you home!

"So the Griggans were slaughtering their own kind who fought to the very end, as well as the Star Gods who had helped them fight the Old Gods for many years?"

Aowu looked at the stunned Mimi and curled his lip in disdain.

"This this."

Mimi opened her mouth, her throat dry, but didn't know what to say.

"If you let me go back, I will make sure King Grigan treats the stone men well!"

He suddenly remembered something and pleaded.

"Too late! A leopard can't change its spots! We already know your true nature. How did you treat the stone man in the first place?"

The Griggans cannot change, nor will they give up their greed.

Aowu pointed at Mimi and said mockingly:

"You don't know you're wrong, it's because disaster is really coming, just wait for the judgment!"

Next, monsters that are more brutal, cunning, insidious, and vicious than you will arrive; they will be like ghosts and nightmares.

The entire population of Griggs will live in fear until the very end!

Xiao Long hung Mimi's head high on a bamboo pole, while the inscription next to it briefly recounted what had happened.

Then it flew happily towards Li Xia, who was standing on the mountaintop looking down.

"Boss, let's go home!"

(Third-Tier Original World: We Are Children of the Stars (The End))

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Chapter 331 Settlement Rewards, Generous Harvest

"return!"

[Executioner, your reinstatement privileges have been activated]

The familiar feeling I had experienced many times before surged up again.

His gaze suddenly rose to an infinite height, until the entire planet Stan was beneath his feet, surrounded by a void of space.

An invisible barrier blocks the violent high-energy radiation, coldness, and desolation of the universe.

Li Xia silently gazed at the planet below, as did Aowu and Heitan.

Although the story of the Stone Man and his entanglement with the Star God had been intertwined, the Hall of Light had somehow transferred the Stone Man's soul to the Star God when the Star God collected it.

However, the Hall of Light usually plays something at the end.

It's quite similar to the ending CG after completing a game, and I wonder if it's influenced by the collective subconsciousness of the Apostles.

Sure enough, the perspective, which had just stabilized, began to shift again.

The field of vision expanded rapidly, and the slowly rotating Stan Star continued to spread before my eyes until it filled the entire field of vision.

They eventually stopped in a mountain hollow.

Baozuan's once radiant skin had dimmed, and his body was covered with countless wounds; several pieces were missing from his sculpted face.

He stood there in the mountain hollow, his gaze resolute, looking at the Star God whose arms seemed to be embracing something, and then at the Griggan royal court, which had been occupied by the Griggans and was in chaos because of the anomaly at Tianbi Mountain.

The stars have taken their kin back to the planets, and they are safe, but the diamond refuses to return to the stars' side.

He turned around, and behind him stood thousands of ragged, equally wounded young stone figures.

The gazes of these stone figures are like steel after being tempered, exceptionally resolute.

"Our loved ones have returned to the embrace of the stars. We have no more scruples. We'll hide away and then...take our revenge!"

[Executioner, begin calculating the rewards for this derivative world]

[Entering the World: Tier 3 Primal World - Star Stan]

World Difficulty: D—S+ (Normal—Hell)

Global environment: 1.12 times standard gravity

[Number of tasks completed: Guild Promotion Task *1, Special Task *1, Side Quest *1]

Guild promotion quest: Hold the Grigan Relic for eight hours (1/1)

Special Mission: Defeat the Star God Avatar and complete the Stone Sacrifice (1/1)

Side Quest: Resolve the Crisis in Ishimura (1/1)

[Task Completion Status: Excellent]

Overall rating: S+

[Evaluation Rewards: 6 Attribute Points, 20 Merit Points, 50000 Hall Points, Proof of S-Rank Apostle]

[Statistical Apostle World Rewards]

[The executioner is currently carrying uncertified equipment. Should we use the notarization permit to perform notarization?]

Li Xia suddenly realized, how could she have forgotten about this!

In the original world, killing enemies only has a chance to create treasure chests. Generally speaking, this applies to enemies like the Star God Avatar, which are at the top level of the current rank.

These will all form treasure chests, which can be considered as a reward from the Temple of Light to the apostles who have performed outstandingly.

If there are no treasure chests, just loot them; you can pay a certain price to have them certified as equipment.

Generally speaking, the notary fee is about the same as the price of the equipment; the Temple of Light never does business at a loss.

I checked the uncertified equipment and found a green gun that dropped when I killed what appeared to be a low-level elite monster right after the game started.

There were also weapons he picked up while killing centurions and chiliarchs during his escape.

Big Head was the spoils of war from killing Scarpo, including his rather unique sword and his armor.

After discussing with Aowu and Heitan for a while, surprisingly, Li Xia ultimately chose the Green Spear, Scarpo's longsword, and armor.

[Executioner, you have chosen 'Emerald Thorns,' 'Sword of Death,' and 'Glory Armor of Conquest'!]

[Notarization permit expired!]

[You have gained the following in this world: 6 attribute points, 20 merit points, and 50000 Hall of Fame points. Materials and equipment are not included in the statistics.]

[Returning to the Hall of Light!]

When the dizziness from the teleportation finally subsided and the surroundings became familiar, a strange sense of security welled up inside me.

The tension that had been building up instantly eased, and exhaustion overwhelmed them like a tidal wave.

Even with Li Xia's resilient nerves, she could only barely manage to drag the two little ones for a quick, haphazard shower.

The moment he touched the familiar bed, long, deep breaths began to fill the air.

The room lights gradually dimmed, allowing them to fall asleep in the quietest darkness.

"Little cat, go get the takeout!"

After sleeping for more than ten hours and finally recovering, the three of them, master and servant, did not plan to go out for dinner.

After a quick wash, they gathered in the living room, sat cross-legged on the floor, and eagerly prepared to take stock of their achievements.

I simply ordered takeout. Of course, you can order takeout at the temple, but the takeout fee isn't cheaper than the meal.