Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 367 - 355: Transaction (Part 1)

Chapter 367: Chapter 355: Transaction (Part 1)

"We come from the land above..."

Lu Yun found herself at a loss for a moment, not knowing how to introduce herself and Shitou. Before she figured out what to say, Yaluo interrupted her somewhat rudely, unable to hide her eager expression as she asked, "You both have Psychic Power Talent, may I ask if you are Pharmacists?"

"He is not. Nor can I truly claim to be one, just learning," Lu Yun replied, not minding Yaluo’s rudeness. Instead, she felt more at ease because they could communicate and her smile showed it.

"That’s wonderful! So you are an Apprentice Pharmacist then?"

Now not only Yaluo, but also Bo Ya, Sizhi, Dan Le, and even Ba She and Tu Qi smiled broadly, visibly trembling with excitement. Even an Apprentice Pharmacist was a huge hope for them. They knew well that the Elxirs they needed did not require a Pharmacist’s hand, and an Apprentice Pharmacist could concoct them.

"Yaluo, we should first invite our guests to the council hall to talk," Bo Ya interjected, taking hold of Yaluo’s hand when he saw she wanted to ask more questions.

"Esteemed guests, this way, please."

Bo Ya gestured respectfully towards Lu Yun and Shitou. Although he was still using a crutch, making the gesture somewhat clumsy and even comical.

Lu Yun and Shitou had no intention of laughing at him. They both nodded, smiling gently.

At Bo Ya’s indication, Ba She quickly took the lead, walking ahead of the group.

The four elders moved slowly due to their age. Conveniently, Lu Yun and Shitou were in no rush and found it interesting to stroll leisurely through this "Undersea Peach Blossom Land" which, apart from the high-tech transparent dome, was constructed with local materials from the seabed rocks, trees, coral reefs, and shells, giving it a distinctive style.

Seeing with spiritual power was vastly different from being physically there.

Lu Yun wandered curiously, holding Shitou’s hand and looking around.

"When our spaceship crash-landed here, our master left with a small group of our people in search of minerals to repair the ship and hastily settled us here.

Back then, there were only a few houses built at the entrance and in the middle. The master returned a few times and brought back materials. Over five or six years, this place slowly became what it is now..."

Seeing Lu Yun’s curious look, Yaluo, eager to make a good impression, started explaining the place, only to be reminded again of the sad history—

Of those tribe members who crash-landed on this planet with their master, aside from the ones who left with him, whose fates remained unknown, only she, Bo Ya, Sizhi, and Dan Le were still alive.

Without the master’s reward of Gene Elixir, their offspring’s lives had not only shortened, but they were also not as robust as them in their prime.

"Your master is the owner of the spaceship?" Lu Yun shifted her gaze from the structures and looked at Yaluo, her heart softening at the latter’s sad expression.

"Yes."

Yaluo responded promptly and respectfully to Lu Yun’s question, her head bowed. Facing a Pharmacist, even an Apprentice, they had neither the courage nor the confidence to oppose.

"I see. So, when faced with a cosmic storm and flung by a black hole to this star system, how many survivors did you end up with?" asked Lu Yun, driven by curiosity.

"Aside from the master, there were a total of one hundred and forty-six of our tribe members who survived."

Yaluo stopped walking abruptly after answering, first in shock and then with mounting anxiety.

"How do you know our ordeal? Did our master tell you? It must be so, then where is our master, and those of our tribe, why have they not returned?"

Bo Ya, Sizhi, and Dan Le also stopped, looking on expectantly.

"I merely came across her heritage by chance, and am as unaware of her whereabouts as you are. In fact, we are also searching for them, but they could be anywhere within a vast area, which makes the search difficult. We then realized that there must be a locator system between the spaceship and the submarine that allows them to locate each other, right?"

As Lu Yun spoke, she watched Yaluo’s reaction closely.

A saddened look crossed Yaluo’s face, "The heritage you mentioned, is it the Space Stone from our master?"

"Indeed." The term wasn’t incorrect, so Lu Yun nodded.

"Master."

"Master."

...

Yaluo, Bo Ya, Sizhi, and Dan Le all let out a sob and began to wipe away tears with their hands.

Ba She, walking at the front, was no exception.

The Space Stone came off under two circumstances: the master’s natural demise or voluntary removal of the spiritual power binding.

Given their plight on this strange planet, the likelihood of the latter was next to none.

Although they had been prepared for the possibility that their master might have met with disaster, news of it still hit them hard. The absence of their master meant their descendants might be trapped on this planet forever, never to return to their homeland.

Only after entering the council hall and having seated both Lu Yun and Shitou did Yaluo and the others take their seats, but their spirits remained low.

After a while, Yaluo pulled herself together and asked Lu Yun, "In the recent times, there have been people lingering near our master’s spaceship, are they with you?"

"Yes, those are our people, hmm, calling them tribe members is not wrong, that works too," Lu Yun nodded.

"Can you not reveal our existence to them?" Yaluo pleaded, her worry evident.

"I’m afraid that won’t be possible, but rest assured, as long as you are friendly, our people will not harm you without reason," Lu Yun reassured her.

"You won’t force us to go ashore and use us as test subjects?" Sizhi asked defensively.

"Of course not," replied Lu Yun and Shitou in unison, and then Lu Yun softened her voice, "Don’t worry, we promise we won’t do that."

"Really?"

Even though they still harbored doubts, the assurance from the two seemed to visibly relax Yaluo and the others. Yaluo then asked anxiously, "Then what about the Elixir? Are you using the ones originally concocted in the master’s Space Stone, or did you concoct them yourself?"

This question was crucial for them, and Yaluo and the others eagerly awaited the answer.