Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 381 - 367: One Twentieth

Chapter 381: Chapter 367: One Twentieth

"The master’s space can actually accommodate living creatures?" Yaluo exclaimed, her eyes widening in shock.

Although she lacked spiritual power and couldn’t use the space container, that didn’t mean she was ignorant of the basic common sense that space containers could contain living things.

So, the people astonished beyond words were not just Yaluo, but also Bo Ya, Sizhi, Dan Le, and even Sa Duo, Pusi, Langjia, Liya, and other members of the Da’er Clan, almost all of them gaping with a stupefied expression, followed by deep fear.

It looked like they were scared, weren’t they?

Lu Yun and Shitou saw this and couldn’t help but smile.

It was clear, even in a confining environment, Yaluo and the others hadn’t truly given up on teaching their people some of the common knowledge from cosmic civilizations.

Most people still knew that there were some secrets they were better off not knowing too much about; knowing too much wasn’t necessarily a good thing.

"Actually, this is your former master’s space. She avoided a disaster with you all inside the space. The four of you should have been in here before, don’t you know?"

Lu Yun couldn’t help but laugh and then was surprised at Yaluo, Bo Ya, Sizhi, and Dan Le’s reactions, a bit puzzled, but she quickly realized—Helen, even if she took people into the space for refuge, probably wouldn’t have done it openly and must have sedated them first before bringing them in.

But even in such an urgent situation, the fact that she thought to sedate everyone first was quite rational. It was just unknown how many people lost their lives because of that delay?

As the thought flashed through her mind, the reactions of Yaluo, Bo Ya, Sizhi, and Dan Le next made her pause.

The four of them burst into tears, their faces a mix of disbelief, "We didn’t know, we had all thought we survived because of the sealed cabins."

"?"

Lu Yun shared a glance with Shitou, who asked in a grave voice, "Do you mean that all of you survived because you were inside sealed cabins?"

"Even most of those inside the sealed cabins didn’t survive; as for those outside, not one was left." Bo Ya couldn’t help but tremble all over.

Even the usually talkative Sizhi fell silent, the recollection of the disaster still chilling to the bone.

"How many of your people were on the spaceship originally?"

Shitou suddenly remembered that neither he nor Lu Yun had ever asked this question in detail.

"There were a total of two thousand three hundred and sixteen people," Yaluo said tearfully, choking up halfway through, "and because there were so many of us, we were divided into three shifts to keep watch..."

She couldn’t understand why their previous master, with such a good place, hadn’t saved more of their people and instead let so many die in vain.

Just disposing of the bodies of their dead had taken them a whole half a month, a half a month like a nightmare, unforgettable for a lifetime.

"..."

Only about one twentieth had survived; Helen was even more ruthless than they had imagined, despite being able to save more people.

Lu Yun and Shitou both sighed slowly.

"I’m afraid if there was a choice as to who could survive, it might not have been them," Shitou communicated to Lu Yun, his face showing a hint of compassion, "There are probably reasons like fearing too many people, not being able to settle them down, and the waste of resources."

"That’s too harsh," Lu Yun replied through telepathy, her face filled with indignation.

"..." Shitou did not respond, questioning himself, if he and Xiaoyun had been in such a situation, how would they have chosen? Would they have been equally cold-blooded?

...

"Master, did you let us come here because..." you want to silence us?

Yaluo looked at her people with some concern, pleadingly knelt down before Lu Yun and Shitou, "We swear we will never betray the master." Seeing this, Bo Ya, Sizhi, and Dan Le quickly knelt down as well, and the other members of the Da’er Clan followed suit.

"Get up quickly. If we really didn’t want you to continue living, we wouldn’t have bothered bringing you into the space," Lu Yun told everyone. Seeing doubt still in their eyes, she chuckled, "However, I really do not plan to let you leave this space from now on. As you all know, our planet has not yet entered the era of star-level civilizations, and people outside would either be curious about your distinctive appearances or want to explore them.

Even if we tried to stop them, we couldn’t guarantee someone wouldn’t secretly try to take you for research. So even if we were to send you to the outside world, you wouldn’t be able to blend into the crowd anytime soon, and we couldn’t ensure your safety.

Actually, this space lacks nothing compared to the outside; it’s just that so far, only plants have appeared, but that’s only temporary. In time, the species will increase gradually, and then we’ll need you to maintain them, to ensure they can reproduce and thrive.

Don’t worry, we will provide all the food and materials you need for your daily life so that you won’t have any trouble surviving. Later, I will set up a few temporary residences for you, and then I’ll provide some Elixirs for strengthening your bodies. If I am able to refine Gene Elixirs in the future, I won’t forget about you."

"Does the master mean to let us stay in this space from now on? Won’t we then be unable to serve the master?" Yaluo asked carefully. Although the new master’s words were kind, she still feared that if her people had no opportunity to serve, having no utility would mean that one day they might be—

Yaluo’s worries were shared by Bo Ya, Sizhi, Dan Le, and even Sa Duo, Pusi, Langjia, and Liya, all of whom became uneasy.

"Who says you can’t help us by staying in the space? On the contrary, you can do more things here. You should know that our planet no longer has any so-called slavery system, it would be inconvenient even if you wanted to recognize us as masters on the outside.

Of course, if in the future you wish for your descendants to follow us on the outside, we would welcome them, but then you couldn’t avoid being separated from your kin. Therefore, it all comes down to voluntary choice."

After Lu Yun finished speaking, she moved several empty containers from the warehouse and transferred some living materials she could think of for the time being. In any case, if they ran out, she could always transfer more whenever necessary.

"The spiritual energy in this space is more abundant than in the outside world; it is actually more suitable for you. After all, having lived under the sea for so long, you might not adapt to the outside world and could even lose your lives due to maladjustment."