World-saving Plan: The Only Savior
Chapter 390 - 274 Star Touching Ceremony

Chapter 390: Chapter 274 Star Touching Ceremony

"Star Lord, the Star Network Host is currently in a low power status after overloading; it’s likely to last about a week. In this state, the Star Network Host can only maintain basic daily energy supplies. Other functions such as scanning, assistance, and Star Dust exchange are temporarily unavailable."

"Is it that serious?"

Zhang Xiaoman was somewhat surprised to hear this. He had just earned 200 points and was planning to exchange them for Star Dust to grant access permissions to several people in the Light Blue Clan.

Now it looked like that idea had to be put on hold.

"Hmm... The aftermath of the overload is more severe than I had initially thought..."

He was a bit helpless since this thing wasn’t made for battling. In the future, he couldn’t count on it for that purpose.

Shaking his head, Zhang Xiaoman left the area for the time being.

As for the World Tree’s current status, he had no solution at the moment. Although the Gang Store did have corresponding items that could help with recovery, all of those required Star Dust.

Considering Zhang Xiaoman’s current domestic situation, it was not worth wasting resources to buy such things—after all, it was only a week. A little wait and it would be over.

After leaving Tianquan Island, where the World Tree was located, Zhang Xiaoman went straight to the Inheritance Land on Shaking Light Island.

At this time, it was roughly five in the afternoon on Rebirth Island, and it was getting dark.

Fortunately, the basic energy supply here was still ongoing, and electricity had been restored; it didn’t affect the normal operations of the entire base inside.

The appearance of the Inheritance Land had undergone earth-shaking changes over the past few days.

It must be said that the help provided by the World Tree was enormous. The speed of the few craftsmen could be described as advancing by leaps and bounds.

The hall above had been mostly repaired, and all areas with potential collapse risks had been reinforced. What remained now was to perfect the details.

Now, the place completely lost the feel of a dilapidated cave; even the entrance to the Inheritance Land had been repaired.

The craftsmen not only expanded the area but also constructed a quaint-looking gate that complemented the palace-like decor inside, conjuring a sense of a mysterious base.

"Star Lord, you’ve arrived."

The craftsmen working in the Inheritance Hall noticed Zhang Xiaoman’s arrival and turned to greet him.

Their greeting ritual was peculiar: they would first stand erect, then extend their right hands with the palm close to their chest, holding this pose for 2-3 seconds.

Speaking of which, the way of greeting was somewhat strange.

Initially, the Star Knights summoned by Zhang Xiaoman would perform this greeting gesture when encountering other Awakeners from the Star Alliance, touching their chests with the Eye of the Starry Sky mark on their right hand to show respect.

Lately, the craftsmen living here had adopted this ritual, possibly mistaking it for an internal Star Alliance greeting, and were doing it quite earnestly.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoman didn’t have the heart to correct them. Instead, he embraced the mistake and even gave this greeting a name, calling it the "Star Touching Ceremony."

Of course, he didn’t plan to actively promote the Star Touching Ceremony; there wouldn’t be a rule that one must perform it when meeting higher-ups. He wasn’t going to interfere—it was entirely up to others if they chose to do it.

"You’ve all worked hard; it’s getting late, so go have some rest after a while, and have dinner."

Zhang Xiaoman nodded to the workers and greeted them before heading straight to Lin Sisi.

The girl was sitting on a chair at the moment. Having heard the surrounding noise, she realized that Zhang Xiaoman had returned and immediately stood up from the chair, looking in the direction he was coming from.

Of course, being blind, Lin Sisi couldn’t actually see Zhang Xiaoman, but with her sharp hearing, she immediately determined his location.

"Brother Xiao Man, are you alright?"

The girl stood up and hurriedly walked over.

Zhang Xiaoman steadied her, then patted her head, saying:

"I’m fine. Look, I have returned unscathed. The monster has been eliminated; you don’t need to worry."

As he spoke, he suddenly noticed that the girl was wearing a special glove for some reason. It was a part of Daring Clothes, very light and typically worn only during missions. On normal days, it was kept inside the clothes.

"Eh? Why are you wearing this? Where’s the ring I gave you?"

Zhang Xiaoman asked, unconsciously pinching the girl’s fingertips until he felt the Star Ring, then realized his action might have been a bit forward.

"The ring... is inside the glove..."

Lin Sisi’s cheeks took on a tinge of crimson, murmuring quietly with her head down.

It was only then that Zhang Xiaoman realized that in his haste earlier in the day, he had placed the ring on the girl’s left hand’s middle finger, which could be rather embarrassing.

However, since he had already put it on for her, there was no reason to take it off now.

Moreover, the girl herself hadn’t said anything, which left him somewhat restless.

And so, Zhang Xiaoman held Lin Sisi’s hand, and the two walked side by side along the shore of Seven-star Lake, chatting about the events that took place at noon while enjoying the sea breeze.

It was only now that Zhang Xiaoman learned that the girl wore the glove not because of the ring’s placement but because she shared the same thought as her mother, Pei Lingsu, choosing not to reveal her identity for the time being.

"Actually, none of this matters. There’s nothing about being the Star Lord that can’t be revealed, and besides, you can’t wear gloves all the time in the future—it would be very inconvenient."

Zhang Xiaoman said to the girl.

Lin Sisi thought for a moment and responded:

"It’s okay, Brother Xiao Man. I asked Auntie about this before, and she said that since the Star Alliance is still in its early stages, it would be better to have only one Star Lord for now. I think she makes sense, so... "

"And wearing gloves isn’t really a hassle. When I wear my Daring Clothes in the future, it won’t look strange, so don’t worry about me."

Lin Sisi shared her thoughts, and knowing she was right, Zhang Xiaoman saw her determination and refrained from further comment.

The two didn’t join Tang Xueke and the others for dinner. Although it was past five o’clock here, they had just had lunch not too long ago.

Thus, after chatting more with Lin Sisi, Zhang Xiaoman began teaching her some new techniques for using the Dark Energy Formula.