"What's troubling you, to come all the way here?"
Lin Feng spoke, but his hands didn't stop.
Several green lights materialized in his hands, and he gently patted Xi Xing's shoulder.
That was the power of time.
As the light entered her body, the knife wounds on Xi Xing's body healed at a visible speed.
Even the damaged scale combat suit was perfectly repaired by this power.
Before Xi Xing could express her surprise, Lin Feng grabbed her and, with a flash, returned to their original position.
Although the destruction from their recent fight was minimal, there was no guarantee that someone hadn't noticed their presence.
Xi Xing recognized Lin Feng and silently put away her dual blades. "Thank you..."
Lin Feng rolled his eyes.
"Thank me for what! What are you doing here?"
"Leave quickly if there's nothing else. This is no place for you to be."
A succubus who was merely a low-level fighter, not even qualified to be cannon fodder.
Lin Feng could have killed her with a glare.
If he hadn't discovered her in time, this succubus proprietress would have already become a lizardman's casualty.
"I won't..." Xi Xing pouted, her voice clear and resolute.
Lin Feng rolled his eyes again.
What the hell, someone didn't value their own life?
However, Lin Feng quickly figured out why Xi Xing was here.
Everyone who came to this place had the same objective.
"You're here for that too?"
Lin Feng directly pointed forward.
There, 27 light-years away, was where the small black hole floated.
After following his finger to identify the direction, Xi Xing's expression turned resolute.
"Yes, I am here for it."
Xi Xing had expected she wouldn't be the only one seeking this item; her objective couldn't be hidden.
Lin Feng: ...
"Sister, can you stop messing around?"
"The one you just fought was the lowest of the low-tier cannon fodder."
"You can't even defeat cannon fodder, so why are you joining the fray!"
Lin Feng was almost speechless.
What was she thinking, daring to set her sights on the Cosmic Cube?
With the succubus proprietress's frail body, a single rocket might have been enough to subdue her.
Not to mention, if she encountered someone like a Hyela, she would be reduced to dust in an instant.
"I have a reason I must obtain it."
Xi Xing was completely unfazed by Lin Feng's words, her demeanor exuding a determination not to give up until she succeeded.
Why was she so stubborn? Lin Feng couldn't understand.
But after remembering the rare wine he had drunk from the succubus proprietress, Lin Feng continued to persuade her.
"With your strength, you'd be dead the moment the large-scale battle began."
"You have a reason, but you can't handle the consequences."
Lin Feng couldn't fathom Xi Xing's thoughts.
She must have known her own strength, struggling even with the tasks from the neural computer.
Even if, for the sake of argument, everyone lost their minds and Xi Xing managed to obtain it.
Could Xi Xing protect it?
Xi Xing was also a clear-headed person and understood her own limitations.
Therefore, she fixed her hopeful gaze on Lin Feng.
"I can't, but you can!"
What was this?
Lin Feng was first more confused, then let out a cold laugh.
"You're not expecting me to help you snatch that thing, are you?"
"Honestly, you should just go back to sleep. You can have anything in your dreams."
Sensing Xi Xing's intention, Lin Feng's attitude turned cold.
He wasn't some horny pig driven by lust.
His acquaintance with the succubus proprietress was only average.
You want me to help you snatch the Cosmic Cube? You're dreaming!
That belongs to me!
Xi Xing didn't pay attention to Lin Feng's attitude and continued.
"Originally, I planned to summon you when I couldn't win."
"But I didn't expect you to have already arrived at this place."
"I don't know how powerful you are."
"But you definitely have a better chance than me of snatching it!"
Lin Feng chuckled.
"Well said!"
"But if I can snatch it myself, why should I give it to you?"
"I gave you a distress beacon, not a wish-granting coin."
Indeed, Lin Feng was a person who liked to act on impulse.
Giving the succubus proprietress a distress beacon was merely out of curiosity about her race, a whim.
But did this succubus think of him as a genie's lamp?
A distress beacon couldn't be used to make wishes to Lin Feng.
"..."
Xi Xing fell silent for a moment, then finally sighed.
"That thing, it originally belonged to our race..."
As she said this, Lin Feng's eyes widened in shock.
"Cosmic Cube?"
"Cosmic Cube?" Xi Xing repeated questioningly.
"It's just a small blue cube," Lin Feng gestured, his eyes revealing confusion.
"You're not here for it? You don't know its name?"
Xi Xing shook her head and then nodded.
"Perhaps the naming is different."
"Our race calls it the Origin of Knowledge..."
Xi Xing's eyes held a look of recollection as she thought of the past.
"That was a very, very long time ago..."
"Enough!" Lin Feng raised his hand.
"Get to the point!"
Although he enjoyed listening to stories, at this moment, she shouldn't be rambling.
The story had just begun, and she was rudely interrupted.
Xi Xing couldn't help but cast a resentful glance at Lin Feng.
The content of this story was touching upon her own scars; couldn't he just listen properly...
"A very, very long time ago, our ancestors lived on a primitive planet."
Well, primitive people living on a primitive planet, no problem there.
"Later, gods appeared."
"The gods gifted us the Cosmic Cube, allowing us to develop rapidly."
"It brought us the origin of knowledge, which is why we call it the Origin of Knowledge."
"Later still, because the Cube was targeted by space pirates in the universe, they massacred our race relentlessly."
"Our entire race was shattered. The elders used the power of the Cosmic Cube to help us escape."
"Our race, it seems, is now only comprised of my sister and me..."
...
"That's it?"
"That's it."
"So short??"
"Didn't you tell me to get to the point?" Xi Xing cast another resentful glance, making Lin Feng's mouth twitch.
This was somehow his fault now?
This proprietress had quite the narrative ability.
In a few words, she summarized the history of an entire race?
But she mentioned gods?
Lin Feng stroked his chin. Could they be a race beyond gods?
There was too little information, and he couldn't be sure.
However, Lin Feng found a loophole in Xi Xing's words.
"Since you had the Cosmic Cube back then, why were you unable to defeat mere space pirates??"