The single soldiers of Earth King Star went to help Hui Xingxiu and Jing Yuan Cheng clear out this area, while Meng Huai used the materials on hand to set up a formation.
The area was not large, so it didn't take much time.
Meng Huai quickly placed several formation flags in their designated spots. Once the last flag was inserted into the ground, the formation was complete.
Due to haste, the flags were the most ordinary, so this formation wouldn't be particularly advanced. However, even so, it provided a glimmer of hope for survival for the people here.
At this moment, without the command and mecha masters of Earth King Star, no one was busy. When the last flag was successfully placed in its correct position, although they couldn't see anything, they felt the surrounding atmosphere change.
In fact, spiritual energy was surging towards this place at that very moment. They usually couldn't sense a trace of spiritual energy, but they were aware of it when it surged.
They just didn't know what it was.
Sensing the current situation, the commander instinctively released his mental perception to check for changes within the area they had demarcated.
He then saw a star beast outside the range approaching this direction, and it was blocked outside the boundary. The star beast, lacking intellect, was still trying to charge in, but it couldn't break through despite its reckless charge.
Seeing this, the commander finally understood why it was called a defensive formation. In places he couldn't see, there seemed to be a natural barrier that no star beast could penetrate.
With this thought, he murmured, "The star beasts can't get in, but what about people?"
The commander saw Meng Huai nearby and asked, "If the star beasts can't get in here, can people?"
What if people also wanted to enter this sanctuary and, like the star beasts, couldn't? Wouldn't the defensive formation be somewhat useless, only protecting those already within the barrier?
Meng Huai would naturally not make such a low-level mistake. Her formations could block whatever she wanted and allow whatever she wished to enter!
After Meng Huai explained this to the commander, he felt that this was the correct way.
After Meng Huai finished explaining, she said, "I'll go and clear out the star beasts within this area too! Once it's clean, we'll leave!"
Therefore, it was best to deal with the star beasts here quickly, lest it cause gossip if too much time was wasted. Meng Huai was mindful of this.
The commander was still pondering the formation when he heard Meng Huai's words and responded unconsciously, "Mm, mm, alright."
But it wasn't until he realized that Meng Huai had already disappeared that he transmitted to the three single soldiers who had been assigned to them, "Meng Huai has also gone to hunt star beasts, you keep an eye on her and protect her."
The single soldiers of Earth King Star took the commander's orders to heart. While dealing with the star beasts, they also looked for Meng Huai.
However, upon finding Meng Huai, they saw her movements in dealing with the star beasts were clean and efficient.
One single soldier remarked, "What need is there for us to protect her!"
They had all forgotten about Meng Huai's capabilities.
However, with Meng Huai's participation, dealing with the star beasts became much faster. Meng Huai was also skilled at locating hidden star beasts, as her spiritual power and mental perception could be utilized.
Soon, the area was cleared. Before leaving, Meng Huai used her spiritual power to spread throughout Garbage Planet 173, transmitting numerous messages informing them of a sanctuary here.
Having done all this, Meng Huai said, "Let's go!"
She had done all she could. As for how these people would reach the sanctuary, or whether they would choose to come to the sanctuary, these were no longer her concerns.
And just after Meng Huai and her group left, those who had received Meng Huai's message and dared to come out and investigate were mostly those already present.
Some cautiously emerged from their hiding places and, seeing that there were indeed no star beasts present, happily called out to their family members, "Mom! Dad! There are really no star beasts anymore."
Hearing this voice, the man's parents came out to check. At the same time, people nearby also heard the shouts and came out to investigate.
When everyone saw that there were no star beasts here, they gathered together and asked, "What exactly happened?"
"A voice suddenly appeared in my mind, saying this place is a sanctuary on Planet 173. Everyone can come here to take refuge, and there will be no star beast incursions."
Someone recounted their experience, and the response was, "Me too!"
"Is it mental perception transmitting the message? I've seen it in books."
"Where is that barrier? Let's go and see, so we don't accidentally walk out!"
A few young men went to check the boundaries of the sanctuary, intending to mark them. This was to prevent anyone from accidentally wandering out and encountering danger.
Meanwhile, some people were still trying to figure out where this sudden sanctuary came from.
A little boy ran out and said, "I just saw a super big spaceship land over there!"
The boy had heard the message and seen it through the window. When asked, children couldn't help but share.
After the little boy finished speaking, someone guessed, "A spaceship? Could it be people from the Third Military Zone?"
Their area belonged to the Third Military Zone, so some people made this assumption.
However, an old grandmother quickly said, "Hmph, people from the Third Military Zone are the first to run when trouble arises. It's definitely not them!"
At this moment, a young man stepped forward.
"Um! There's a camera at my doorstep, I'll go and see what happened."
The young man's house was conveniently located where Zheng Yiran and the others had just stood, and by chance, the instructions were all recorded.
At the same time, the last formation flag was also nearby.
These people reviewed the video, clearly seeing the conversations and actions of these individuals.
Upon seeing Meng Huai insert a small flag here, these people came over to examine it.
"What is this flag?"
"I don't know, but they must have done something!"
The young man checking his home's recording rewound the video and saw the faces of Meng Huai and Zheng Yiran. He exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that Meng Huai and them! Could it be the First Military Zone? Or the Imperial Military Academy? They saved us!"
Meng Huai's assistance was not concealed. Although the young man was on the garbage planet, he had watched the military academy league, so he was very familiar with Meng Huai.
Seeing that the young man recognized these people, the crowd here began to inquire who they were.
The gratitude of the masses was quickly conveyed to Meng Huai. Since there weren't many people at this time, Meng Huai hadn't felt it yet.
Meanwhile, those on Garbage Planet 173 who were not in the sanctuary, after receiving Meng Huai's transmitted message, were contemplating whether to go to this sanctuary.