It was a rare day on Planet Byron 1. Although the sky was gray and raindrops were falling like cotton, Ding Meng took a deep breath of the fresh and humid air. He still liked the taste of freedom.
Next, his psychic vision spread out in all directions in the form of dots. Now, his psychic vision had a range of 320 kilometers. In this space, he could scan anyone, anything, and even the micromolecules. He could even intercept the information in the optical computers, systems, and control consoles of the spaceships at the spaceport. He could even decipher the content of the ion quantum signals transmitted by the wristwatches, radars, and transmitters.
Of course, this range couldn't cover the whole of Jinyuan City, but it could extend to the Royal City. After carefully scanning countless people and objects for a while, Ding Meng retracted his psychic vision. He became expressionless again. Those who knew him would know that he was angry.
However, he didn't enter the city immediately. Instead, he went to the Military Governor's Mansion in the suburbs.
The Military Governor belonged to the force of the wanderler-type infantry. Obviously, he had nothing to do. Even the group of royal guards at the gate of the black villa seemed to have nothing to do. A group of Steel Mane Men was actually so bored that they were punching each other.
Ding Meng slowly walked forward. "Inform the Military Governor that I'm back."
The group of people was quite frightened. They didn't even know that someone was coming.
"Lord Ding?" someone in the crowd exclaimed.
Ding Meng said, "Very good. Zhan Feng, Xiaoluo, you're still here."
Zhan Feng and Xiaoluo quickly ran up with ecstasy. "Lord Ding, you're still alive. That's great. Please come in!"
Ding Meng was quickly invited into the living room. The Military Governor was also quite surprised to see Ding Meng. "Lord Ding, I didn't expect you to come back."
"What?
Did you all think I was dead? "Ding Meng said in a deep voice.
Zhan Tian was a little scared when he saw Ding Meng's unfriendly face. Two years ago, when Ding Meng was a guest in the Military Governor's Office, Zhan Tian could only sense that Ding Meng's aura was extraordinary and unfathomable. At that time, Zhan Tian knew that this human origin ability user was definitely a big shot.
However, since he could not see through Ding Meng two years ago, it was even harder for him to see through him now. Ding Meng's aura was completely gone. He was not stupid enough to think that Ding Meng had turned into a useless person, because in his perception, the person in front of him did not even exist. It was like a mirror image created by a holographic projection. If it were not for the fact that Ding Meng was speaking, he would have thought that this was Ding Meng's ghost.
What Warsky didn't know was that after Ding Meng's origin had evolved into a vortex, his aura fluctuations had evolved into an Origin Energy halo that interacted with each other. Ding Meng's body was now able to block most detections, including Origin Energy perception and quantum detection. If one wasn't an expert on the same level as him, they wouldn't be able to see him even if he stood right in front of them.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Ding Meng didn't want to be polite or talk nonsense. He returned to the Steel Mane Empire for no other reason than to worry about Little White's safety.
"Sigh …" Zhan Tian sighed helplessly and slowly told him the whole story.
Two years ago, Ding Meng mysteriously disappeared in front of everyone. Almost everyone thought that he was dead.
The Dragon Seeking Starship had obtained some dynamic crystals on Gray Plateau. Although the quality was average, there were a lot of them. Then, they went to explore other planets in the Silent System, but unfortunately, they found nothing.
Under Little White's insistence, Zhan Feng and the others returned to Gray Plateau to look for Ding Meng for almost a month. After confirming that Ding Meng was nowhere to be seen, the Dragon Seeking Starship returned.
Ding Meng's initial guess was right. The Royal City was actually a starship, which was the mothership of the Steel Mane Race when they first arrived here. Just now, he had scanned the Royal City with his telekinesis and found many places that he couldn't see before. The Royal City should have relied on the defective dynamic crystals to enter a new round of modification.
Ding Meng said, "I'm going to enter the city to look for Little White now!"
Zhan Tian was shocked. "Master Ding, please reconsider!"
Ding Meng impatiently interrupted him. "You can choose to go with me, or you can choose to stay here!"
These words were said very calmly, but from Ding Meng's extraordinary temperament, Zhan Tian already felt a great threat. You can choose to follow me, or you can choose to stand against me.
Zhan Tian suddenly felt a chill all over his body. He had not experienced this feeling for many years. It was the dignity of facing a superior. He had never felt this way even when facing the overlord of the Patriarch Society.
While he was stunned, he found that Ding Meng had already turned and walked out of the door. At this moment, he made the most important choice in his life. "Master Ding, please wait. I'll go with you!"
It was not that he trusted Ding Meng, but he felt that a human being could become friends with a Steel Mane Race member. He believed that this friendship was not based on benefits. Ding Meng truly treated Little White as a friend. Ding Meng's return might change the current situation.
With Zhan Tian and a group of royal guards following him, Ding Meng did not encounter any obstacles when entering the Royal Palace.
On the rooftop of the Royal Palace, there was actually a spacious black square. Without telekinesis, it was difficult to see that this was the launch pad of the Royal Palace's mothership.
In the corner of the square, there was an alloy cage. This cage was usually used by the Steel Mane Race to hunt wild beasts. However, what was locked in the cage was not a beast, but a trembling little Steel Mane Race member. This little Steel Mane Race member was none other than Little White.
There were a group of young royal family members around the cage. They were teasing and laughing at Little White with all kinds of metal snacks.
This was what angered Ding Meng. Not only did Little White not receive the courtesy it deserved, but it was also locked up like an animal.
"Reason?" Ding Meng spat out these two words coldly.
Zhan Feng also gritted his teeth. "Master Ding, after we came back, Master Lu Qi went out on a search mission. The Fourth Prince could not help us for the time being. However, he was discriminated against by many royal family members in the Royal Palace. Everyone felt that he was not a good person and wanted to execute him."
Ding Meng said coldly, "Would the Council of Elders be stupid enough to listen to these opinions?"
Zhan Tian sighed. "Of course, the Council of Elders would not listen to the royal family's opinions, but they could not ignore them completely. They only asked the royal family to control Little White and did not lock him up."
"Locking him up like an animal in a cage is called controlling him?" Ding Meng's eyes were spitting fire.
Zhan Tian did not dare to make a fuss. In fact, the Council of Elders had instructed Ming Yuan to keep Little White in the Ming family's mansion. However, Ming Xue was instigated by a group of nobles to lure Little White out and lock him up in a cage for the royal family members to play with.
Ding Meng had already seen that these hedonistic sons of rich parents were actually treating Little White like a mouse. One moment, they would feed it some snacks, and the next moment, they would pour some liquid metal into it. Little White cried out in pain and rolled around on the ground in extreme pain. Its originally pure white fur had become extremely dirty. A group of men and women were laughing outside the cage.
Ding Meng was furious. Sacas had once described Little White as the future of the Iron Mane race. However, in the eyes of the Iron Mane people, Little White was being treated like this. Being weak was not an obstacle to survival. Ignorance was.
Zhan Tian explained carefully, "The Council of Elders also turned a blind eye. After all, the Fourth Prince is useless to them now."
Zhan Feng also helped to explain. "Lord Ding, the Overseer has also discussed this matter with Overlord Bu, but Overlord Bu doesn't have much say in the Patriarch Society …"
Ding Meng waved his hand. "I understand. I don't blame you!"
Warsky heaved a sigh of relief.
At this moment, a luxuriously dressed Steel Mane disciple came forward with a bowl of black ink. It was unknown what liquid metal it was, but it poured it on Little White. Little White let out a heart-wrenching scream.
The nobleman laughed. "You must want to have black skin, right? I'll help you, hahaha …"
The group of young men and women were still having fun there, unaware that the Grim Reaper had quietly arrived.
Ding Meng had already stepped forward and sent out a telekinetic wave. The divine light energy began to heal Little White's injuries. These were all scars from burns and pokes. Fortunately, there were no fatal wounds.
"Little White, I'm back!" Ding Meng called out softly.
Little White had probably suffered a lot of shock in the past two years. Even its reaction speed was slow. It was panic-stricken and didn't know what to do.
Ding Meng used his telekinetic wave again. It wasn't until a green and healthy energy entered Little White's brain that Little White woke up. It stood up and shook the bars with all its might. "Brother Ding Meng, save me, save me."
Ding Meng didn't use his telekinetic power to melt the cage this time. He was afraid of hurting Little White, so he used the simplest and most violent method. He cut open the steel bars of the cage with his bare hands.
Zhan Feng and Xiaoluo were dumbfounded. This was high-grade liquid metal. Professional tools might not be able to pry it open, but Lord Ding cut it open like a piece of paper. Moreover, he did it with his bare hands.
Little White rolled and crawled out. Immediately, someone beside him was dissatisfied. "Who are you? How did a human like you get in?"
"The Imperial City is not a place for random people to enter. Guards, where are the guards?"
"You let this mutant out without our permission. Don't you know the laws of the Steel Mane Nation?"
…
Ding Meng was annoyed by the noisy crowd. He pointed at the nobleman who splashed ink and said, "You were the one who was having fun torturing people just now."
The nobleman raised his head proudly. "What?
You don't like it? "
Ding Meng was so angry that he laughed. "You're such a good-for-nothing. It's a waste of energy to kill you."
Zhan Tian immediately sensed that something was wrong. He hurried forward and said, "Lord Ding, please have mercy!"
Ding Meng turned around and looked at him. Zhan Tian was frozen in place as if he had been enchanted.
Unexpectedly, the nobleman sneered. "Hey, isn't this the military governor?
Why are you so timid?
I know. The military governor is doing odd jobs in the Patriarch Society. As a follower, you naturally have no status. Hahaha … "
Ding Meng stared at him. "What's your name?
You're quite arrogant! "
The nobleman said proudly, "You don't deserve to know!"
Ding Meng said, "Look at how arrogant you are. Your parents are probably important members of the royal family. Otherwise, you wouldn't be so bold."
The nobleman was surprised. "Ha, I didn't expect a little human like you to have such good eyesight. Since you know this, why don't you salute me?"
Ding Meng looked at his dark blue skin. "Judging from your tone, you seem to be able to change people's skin color."
The nobleman glanced at Little White behind Ding Meng. "Human, are you going to stand out?"
"Don't misunderstand."
Ding Meng sneered. "You don't know. I have a skill that can help you Steel Mane people change your skin color."