The dining hall suddenly fell silent. Ding Meng looked at the dining table thoughtfully. "Back on planet KV303, I remember you saying that we might have come from the same place, but we're going to different places."
"That's what I thought back then."
Xin Jie suddenly shook his head. "Later, I realized that I might have guessed wrong. We might be going to the same place."
"Oh?" Ding Meng was surprised. "How did you find out?"
Xin Jie said meaningfully, "Do you know that I've investigated you?"
Ding Meng laughed involuntarily. "It's not like you haven't done something like this before."
Xin Jie sighed. "That information was browsed through in the empire's military database. If you were to search through the official database, it would be very easy to walk into a dead end. Even the Federation's relevant information shows that you were born as a refugee."
Ding Meng frowned. "What does that mean?"
Xin Jie said proudly, "But if I were to investigate through other channels, the results would be different."
Ding Meng asked, "What channels?"
Xin Jie said, "Starting from the refugee camp on planet Bramble, going back to the black market, the underground market, the slave market, and other remote places on planet Le Ji, your information is in all these transaction records. I didn't find this information in the database, but I've really been to these places. I even found the human trafficker who bought you. In the end, I realized that you weren't lying to me. You really did come from the Devourer's World."
Ding Meng smiled. "I don't understand. Why are you asking so much?"
Xin Jie stared at him and said word by word, "Because I also came from the Devourer's World."
Ding Meng looked up in surprise. Xin Jie's expression was very serious. He didn't look like he was joking at all.
Xin Jie stood up and paced back and forth a few times before saying, "Were you like this when you first arrived in the Devourer's World? You can actually understand part of the language of the Devourer's World, and these monsters don't seem to have much malice towards you."
Ding Meng asked in astonishment, "How did you know?"
Xin Jie said, "You're not the only one who found it strange. I found it strange as well. Logically speaking, normal humans shouldn't be able to survive in the Devouring World. Even the border area is half desert and half poisonous fog, but you're perfectly fine. In the end, you even made it to the periphery of the Federation."
It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it. Now that he mentioned it, Ding Meng couldn't help but nod. "Indeed."
Xin Jie sighed, "That's why I came to this conclusion. You should have come from the same place as me, but you came earlier while I came later. Do you know how you were able to leave the Devouring Realm unscathed?"
Ding Meng stared at him. "You know?"
Xin Jie said word by word, "Sacred Spirit, Singularity, Chosen One."
Ding Meng was truly shocked. He suddenly stood up and said in a trembling voice, "You... Were you also sent here by the Holy Spirit?"
Xin Jie looked at him and suddenly smiled. "See, I knew you must have come here in the same way. Otherwise, we would have died in the Devouring Realm back then. The power of the Sacred Tree gave us the last bit of protection."
Ding Meng seemed to have thought of something. He said, "You tested this starship. Could it be that you want to fly back?"
"Don't you want to go back?" Xin Jie asked in return.
Ding Meng fell silent. The Da Sheng Kingdom was his hometown. There were too many people he cared about there. It would be a lie to say that he didn't want to go back. However, after coming to the Federal Empire, he had gained new experiences and made new friends. He also had feelings for this place.
"Why did you come to the Federation?" Ding Meng could only ask this question. Which star region did Xin Jie come from?
After all, that was his privacy.
Xin Jie turned around and faced the crystal glass on the wall. The stars outside were rapidly drifting by through the window. His gaze was deep, as if he was reminiscing about the past, but also seemed to carry a kind of sadness.
"I came here in the hope of bringing advanced technology back to my hometown and changing it," Xin Jie answered calmly.
Ding Meng said, "But you are already very skilled. Is there a need to come here?"
Xin Jie smiled and pointed at his head. "I'm not that skilled to begin with, but I'm smart and I learn quickly."
Ding Meng also smiled. "You are indeed a genius in this aspect."
Xin Jie looked at him and said, "What about you?
Why did you come here? "
Ding Meng sighed. "If you really want me to answer, I can't because it wasn't easy for me to live until today. Many people died in order to let me live. Perhaps my purpose in coming here is to let those who don't deserve to die live."
Xin Jie suddenly turned around and said seriously, "I need you to help me."
Ding Meng asked, "How do you want me to help you?"
Xin Jie sighed. "You and I will have to go back sooner or later, but before that, I need a super fleet of my own. It doesn't have to be an invincible fleet of the Federation and the Empire. It doesn't have to be a fleet, just a good warship will be enough. You don't have to worry about the technical aspects."
Ding Meng fell silent. He could understand what she meant. Regardless of whether it was the Norstar Empire or the Saint Radiant Federation, the ones who truly owned large fleets were not the military. Instead, it was the large corporations and financial groups, such as Sheng Hao and Xing Hong. This was because they not only had strong financial support, but they also had the support of advanced technology.
The problem was that Xin Jie wanted to own such a starship. There were two words to describe it. One was money, and the other was energy.
Xin Jie smiled slyly. "If you go to that strange little planet, you should know that the energy there is very unique."
Of course the energy of the Divine Light was unique, but all the energy in the temple had been absorbed by Little Rascal alone. Ding Meng had no way of explaining this to him. "Haha, I can only tell you that you shouldn't think about that place anymore."
"Alright!"
Xin Jie still trusted him. "If I can return safely this time, I plan to go to the Federation. Are you interested in working with me?"
Ding Meng was surprised. "Aren't you living well in the Empire?"
Xin Jie shook his head. "The Empire isn't as peaceful as you think. They have been fighting with the frogmen for many years. I have a feeling that an unprecedented war is coming."
Ding Meng frowned. "Haven't the Federation, the Empire, the frogmen, and the Devourer World always maintained a balance of power?"
This was indeed the truth. Although the four families were constantly in conflict, none of them dared to go to war with another family. For example, when the Empire attacked the Frogmen Kingdom, the Empire couldn't just sit by and watch. Similarly, when the Empire attacked the Federation, the Empire couldn't just stand by and watch. The Empire couldn't just stand by and watch.
Xin Jie shook his head. "The Steel Mane Empire settled in the outer star field of the Pan God System two years ago. For some reason, the frogmen accepted them. The situation in the Fertile Chalk System is actually not good. The Empire and the frogmen were originally evenly matched, and there were constant skirmishes. However, in the past few years, they have slowly fallen into a disadvantageous position. This is because after the Steel Mane Empire joined in, the situation is no longer balanced."
Ding Meng said, "You're saying that the Fertile Chalk System will be occupied by the frogmen sooner or later?"
Xin Jie said, "Not sooner or later, but sooner or later. I estimate that it won't take more than five years."
Ding Meng was shocked. "The Empire has such a large territory, and the frogmen still dare to attack?"
Xin Jie sighed. "The frogmen have to attack even if they don't want to. How many years have the Empire been fighting with them?
How many people have died on both sides?
This is not a small number. Once the war starts, the Devourer World won't just sit still. When the time comes, with the Fertile Chalk System as the center, there will be an unprecedentedly fierce war in the nearby regions. "
Ding Meng said, "Then you still want to go to the Federation?"
Xin Jie said, "Although the Empire is strong, its financial and technological capabilities are far inferior to the Federation. Only by going to the Federation will I be able to gain some capital in this war."
Ding Meng couldn't help but laugh. "You're quite far-sighted."
Xin Jie said, "My goal is always to go back. The things I've learned in the Empire are far from enough. The Federation still has a lot to learn."
Ding Meng sighed. "I've rarely seen you so humble."
Xin Jie's expression was serious. "Don't look down on this operation. There are too many things worth pondering over. For example, that Gu Yu. The fact that he was able to find this place is enough to explain many things."
Ding Meng said, "Oh?"
Xin Jie said, "Your Starbow Corporation is still developing Warp Mirror technology, but the Sheng Hao Corporation's fleet can already sail 2000 lightyears away. What does this mean?"
Ding Meng fell silent.
Xin Jie said, "The starship technology of the Steel Mane Empire and the frogmen has always been behind, but they still managed to find their way here. Isn't this worth pondering over?"
Ding Meng said, "Based on what you said, things aren't as simple as they seem."
Xin Jie nodded. "According to my observations, the Void Ray that came from the Devourer World this time is very different from the other beasts in the past. If it was that beast that chased after your starship, our three starships combined wouldn't be its match."
Ding Meng hesitated. "You mean …"
Xin Jie said, "That's right. This isn't a coincidence. Someone must have deliberately leaked the information about this strange star system so that everyone can investigate it."
Ding Meng fell silent again. He now understood what the Singularity had said to him in the temple. Although the enemies of the Mou Xing Civilization couldn't enter this star system, they hadn't given up on their pursuit. They were still painstakingly searching for clues. But the question was, who were the enemies?
Or rather, who were the enemies?
Where were they hiding?
How did they know all this information?
And how could they spread the news to the six families?
Little Rascal suddenly said, "Xin Jie is very smart. It seems that he has already realized this problem."
Xiao Ai said, "That's right. He must also be from the Green Tree Race. Since he knows about the Singularity and the Holy Spirit, he will come into contact with the Mou Xing Civilization sooner or later."
Xin Jie sighed. "I just don't know if the Divine Wars Starfield is in the same situation as us."
Ding Meng said, "It seems that we can only find out when we return."