Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 411 - 53. The Past of the Commune

Chapter 411: 53. The Past of the Commune

After completing his class change, Liue conducted a series of checks on Li Aozi, ensuring he had successfully advanced to Gamma Rank and his physical condition was stable.

But it came at a price.

Click.

Li Aozi was shackled with specially made chains, and his weapons and communication devices were taken away. He was then placed in a transparent glass room under continuous 24-hour surveillance.

He was injected with a gene code that temporarily prohibited him from using Arcane Energy.

Everything here was secured, with no sharp edges to prevent him from committing suicide. Every hour, Liue would send messages using gravitational waves, instructing him to cooperate with the experiment—actually to monitor Li Aozi’s behavior.

Liue took Sequential Arcane Energy very seriously at heart. She herself was a wielder of the "Gravity" Arcane Energy, quite aware of the dangers of gravity.

Especially since Li Aozi held two Sequence Levels, posing significantly more danger than the average person.

Fortunately, Liue was not unreasonable. She promised that this protective detention could be lifted after a while, depending on Li Aozi’s condition.

Li Aozi was reminded of Mingji Humanity. For some reason, the "Sovereign" Pathway was filled with plots like ’accidentally entering a lab and ending up being captured for experimental research’.

Thankfully, this time he didn’t need to perform or self-harm as he had during his time with Mingji Humanity. In the Layer Abyss, the Life Commune was also one of the rare organizations that had some conscience and public decency.

Liue was no longer young, her energy and operations somewhat unable to keep up. Just her own research was already a bit overwhelming, and now she had Li Aozi to deal with as well.

For this reason, Li Aozi noticed that Liue had started to actively contact her students and subordinates.

"Kafute, I have a project here..."

Liue’s voice carried an echo effect. As a fellow resonator of gravitational waves, Li Aozi could hear their communication clearly.

"Sorry, teacher, I’m settled down with a family now. I don’t want to get involved with the commune’s affairs anymore."

"But this time it’s different, I have stepped down from the commune—"

Different from her arrogance and decisiveness with Li Aozi, Liue seemed pitiful in front of her student, like an ordinary old person without her cane and reading glasses.

"I am sorry, this is not about quitting the commune." The regretful voice from the other end of the communication said, "We’ve suffered huge losses, and the society’s president has resigned due to this. I don’t want to have any connection with the commune anymore."

"Don’t be like that—"

Before Liue could finish, the communication on the other side was cut off.

Li Aozi stood in the glass room and asked out of curiosity,

"You don’t have a good relationship with your students?"

"It’s none of your business," retorted Liue irritably and then continued to dial another number.

"Hello..."

As soon as the call connected, Liue’s tone instantly changed, calling out affectionately,

"Ellen, it’s me! Liue. If you’re free, come here. I need you."

"Ms. Liue?!"

However, the other end of the phone was filled with disdain and aversion:

"You’re still continuing with the commune’s research? Please give it up. Do you really want to repeat the tragedy?"

"It’s truly not that, at least not this time. Believe me, ’Calamity God’ was just an accident, our direction was not wrong—"

She lowered her head slightly, then continued dialing.

"Ximu, I’ll pay you, come and give me a hand."

"You caused the ’Calamity God’ incident, and you still want to cozy up to us? I wouldn’t want any contact with a scientific madman who disregards human life."

"It’s not like that, Ximu!"

Liue stamped her foot in urgency, but soon she stood frozen in place, staring blankly ahead.

Li Aozi took the opportunity to ask, "What’s the Calamity God? Two people have mentioned it."

"A misunderstanding," murmured Liue. "I should not have been so. It’s all a misunderstanding... The president understands me."

After saying this, she turned her head and glared at Li Aozi with the lifeless ripple of the Void:

"What’s it to you?"

"I just think that you don’t have a good relationship with your students," Leo joked lightly. "Actually, I’m also not good with social interactions. I have very few friends, especially female ones—they’re mostly dead."

"Do you think this is funny? Trying to win my sympathy with this tactic?"

"No," Leo said, sitting on the floor with a faint smile. "I just wanted to say that having people care about you is a good thing. You have such a bad relationship with your students, and you keep saying it’s a misunderstanding—don’t you want to make up for this regret?"

"You have initiated a ’persuasion’, but due to insufficient Favorability, a [Charm] check will now occur."

"I don’t need your concern," Liue said coldly.

"No matter what, I’m still stronger than you."

"[Charm] check failed."

Liue turned away and continued to make calls:

"Luo Ming, you promised me. Come over now."

"No problem, Mr. Liue, I owe you a favor..."

Liue wasn’t on good terms with her students; those who came were mostly people who owed her and were reluctant.

This was an advantageous condition that Leo quietly noted in his mind.

Taking advantage of every interaction, Leo kept engaging with Liue:

"When can I gain my freedom?"

"Maybe today, maybe tomorrow, it depends on whether there are any signs of your powers going out of control."