"Hm? What is it?" Topaz looked toward the hand patting her shoulder and saw Stelle gazing at her with confusion.
Stelle pointed at herself, then pointed at Godzilla.
"He's my big brother."
"..."
"Hey! Could you stop announcing that everywhere?!"
Snapping out of it, Topaz chuckled. This gray-haired one was pretty amusing.
Suddenly, she felt something poke her collarbone.
Looking down, she saw the front end of a long tail pressing against her topaz cornerstone.
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"What does he mean by this?"
Topaz tightly protected her cornerstone, her whole body wobbling like a roly-poly doll under the constant poking of Godzilla's tail tip, yet standing firm through wind and rain.
Everyone turned their eyes to Serval—among those present, she was the one who understood Godzilla's thoughts the best.
After a moment of contemplation, just as Topaz was about to reach her limit, Serval finally spoke:
"He probably means, 'The food has delivered itself.'"
"Huh~?"
Godzilla had already been eating minerals when they arrived—Topaz instantly understood what Serval meant.
"I can't give this to you!" Topaz's eyes were firm.
The cornerstone was the symbol of the Ten Stoneheart's.
This one was called "Topaz of Debt Retrieval."
"This is a problem now. The cornerstones of the Ten Stonehearts aren't just some toys you can get your hands on," Himeko said, troubled by the situation.
The value of a cornerstone couldn't be compared to just anything.
If you put Jarilo and Topaz of Debt Retrieval side by side for the IPC to choose, even sparing an extra glance at Jarilo would be an insult to Topaz of Debt Retrieval.
"Forget it, too much trouble."
Under Topaz's unwavering gaze, Godzilla retracted his tail with a bored expression.
Topaz of Debt Retrieval held significant energy, but it was too important to the IPC—if he stole it, the IPC would lose its mind.
He just wanted to quietly evolve in peace.
So, he decided to try another method.
Start absorbing directly.
Topaz of Debt Retrieval contained a massive amount of energy—just a little wouldn't hurt.
With this thought, Godzilla began to absorb the energy from a distance.
No one noticed at all.
"Whew, how did this big guy even grow like that?"
Topaz asked the question that everyone who saw Godzilla wanted to ask.
Topaz's dormitory was a huge ecological ship, filled with adorable pets she'd found across the galaxy.
To take care of them, she spent all her salary and learned everything she could about biology.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her an expert in animal care.
At this moment, Tingyun and her team were on the road.
Seeing the message from Cocolia, Yukong breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Lady Yukong, is it really okay to let the IPC people stay in Jarilo like this?"
Yanqing couldn't help asking. Wasn't it true that the more people knew about something like this, the more likely it was to be exposed?
Before Yukong could respond, Tingyun walked in with a cheerful smile.
"That's because no matter how tight the defenses are, there's always a crack. Even the strongest guard will eventually be broken. Godzilla is in Jarilo—if we were any more tense about it, we probably wouldn't have it this easy. Also…"
"Also, Godzilla's strength isn't that simple," Yukong continued with a serious expression.
"According to our tests, the energy Godzilla uses contains no imaginary number energy at all. That means he relies entirely on pure physical strength to withstand everything. With such a powerful body and those abilities, if the IPC really makes a move on Jarilo, it's uncertain who would win. But either way, it wouldn't be good for us!"
The entire universe knew how hard the Xianzhou Alliance had worked to break the blessings of the Abundance Aeon. As followers of the Hunt Aeon, the Xianzhou had been relentlessly wiping out the Abundance believers.
Yukong had no doubt that if the IPC found out Godzilla could suppress the Mara, they'd stop at nothing to try and control him—for the benefit of the Alliance.
Of course, they wouldn't dare to give an official order, but they'd still take every possible advantage, leaving others helpless.
Tingyun nodded in agreement and said, "Also, Godzilla seems to still be growing. I joined the Astral Express group chat and saw the photos posted by Stelle and March—Godzilla's size has increased again. I really don't know what his limit will be."
As she spoke, Tingyun looked out the window toward the cargo ship behind them.
It was fully loaded with high-energy ores brought for Godzilla—an amount that would make any Xianzhou craftsman stare in disbelief. Jing Yuan had waved his hand and sent it all out just like that.
Partly as a gift, but also because Jing Yuan wanted to know whether Godzilla's ability to suppress the Mara would increase along with his size. And ultimately… eliminate the Mara!
Just as the various powers maintained a delicate balance, yet another force had joined the fray without anyone knowing.
"Oho, so this is Jarilo? Looks pretty peaceful."
A petite girl, about the same height as Fu Xuan, dressed lightly and wearing gaming goggles—she looked every bit like a gaming-addicted teenager.
Silver Wolf, a Stellaron Hunter, with a bounty of 5.1 billion—the lowest bounty among all Stellaron Hunters.
"Hey, do you really need to bring up the fact that I have the lowest bounty?"
Silver Wolf glared at Kafka, who showed no awareness of any wrongdoing. With a light snort, she asked, "So this is where Elio's script ran into trouble?"
Kafka gave a slight nod and replied softly, "Yes. According to Elio's script, there should have been a Stellaron wreaking havoc here, a great guardian corrupted by it, and a hero arriving to save the world. But now, everything is strangely quiet. Too quiet."
"Ugh, sounds like a pain," Silver Wolf said with a look of disdain, her entire demeanor screaming, 'I don't want to work.'
"Heh, it's exactly because it's a pain that we're here,"
Kafka chuckled and piloted the ship toward Jarilo, "Hold on tight."
...
At that moment, Godzilla, who had been quietly absorbing the energy of the Topaz cornerstone, suddenly stopped. His tail lifted, and his eyes raised slightly.
There sure have been a lot of visitors lately.
"Hm? Big guy, what's wrong?"
Serval was the first to notice something off about Godzilla.
Bronya quickly asked, "Do you need something?"
"This feels… kind of like when we ran into the Antimatter Legion or the Swarm,"
Serval's comment sent a wave of shock through the room.
Boom!
Godzilla ignored them. His instincts told him that whoever was arriving this time was not like Tingyun or Topaz.
For those with ill intent—attack without hesitation!
His tail fin began to glow blue, followed by his dorsal fins. The familiar scene made everyone's hearts skip a beat. Even Topaz, though she had never seen Godzilla unleash his atomic breath, had experienced a taste of it when she first arrived on Jarilo-VI.
That incident had nearly cost the IPC one of its Stonehearts!
Boom!
Riding against the wind, a blinding blue light pierced the heavens before anyone in Belobog could react. The shockwaves from the surging energy alone sent chills down their spines.
Meanwhile, on the spaceship, Silver Wolf remained completely unbothered, focused on her game.
Piloting the ship was Kafka's job—her game season was about to end, and she needed to climb the rankings.
"Silver Wolf."
"Hm?"
"Hold tight."
"Huh? Ah—ow!"