The next morning, Qinchuan and the rest parted ways at Messy Rocks. Argentin set off to return to Stansos, while Qinchuan and the rest headed directly to Tron Nebula, preparing to return to the Land of Exile.
Béla was rich, so she bought the fastest war-class spaceship at a high price. It was called Lightning. With Lightning's speed, it would take them at least four years to return to Tron Nebula from Messy Rocks.
Qinchuan was curious. How did Zerg arrive at Tron Nebula so quickly?
Béla explained to Qinchuan that Zerg arrived at Tron Nebula so quickly because Zerg's spaceship was an aircraft carrier class spaceship, which had the ability to perform ultra-long distance interstellar warp. The Lightning's interstellar warp distance was only about one-twentieth of that of an aircraft carrier class spaceship.
Therefore, the best way for Qinchuan and the rest was to return to Stansos first, then use the Tian people's teleportation portal to teleport directly to Tron Nebula.
"If we knew we were going to return to Stansos, we would have gone with Argentin."
Lü Zi looked at Qinchuan with a smile. It was rare for Qinchuan to make a mistake. She always thought that Qinchuan had a flawless plan.
Qinchuan looked awkwardly at Lü Zi and shrugged helplessly. Even a wise man would make mistakes sometimes, and he was not a wise man.
It took 19 days to return to Stansos from Messy Rocks through 13 interstellar portals. When Qinchuan and the rest returned to Stansos, it happened to be the time of the Celestial Cluster's overlord gathering, which was held once every 100 years.
The overlord gathering was a platform provided by the Tian people for all the universe overlords of the Celestial Cluster to communicate. Universe overlords who did not meet often could use this opportunity to exchange information or barter. As the organizer, the Tian people did not ask for any remuneration, and they would also provide security for the transactions between the universe overlords. Therefore, every time the gathering was held, universe overlords from all over the world would return to Stansos to participate in the gathering.
In the past, although Qinchuan's power was comparable to that of a universe overlord, he had not reached the Form Synthesis Stage. Therefore, he did not care much about the gathering. Now that he had reached the Form Synthesis Stage and become one of the overlords, he naturally wanted to participate in such an event.
Just as Qinchuan was about to ask Thélon or Sharmila about the situation, Thélon found him first.
Qinchuan was not surprised that Thélon took the initiative to visit him. After all, Stansos was the Tian people's territory. It was difficult for him to hide his presence from the Tian people. Moreover, he did not deliberately hide his whereabouts.
"Congratulations."
Thélon congratulated Qinchuan as soon as he saw Qinchuan. Obviously, he already knew that Qinchuan had reached the Form Synthesis Stage.
"Not long ago, I met Argentin and learned from her that you have reached the Form Synthesis Stage."
Thélon sighed with emotion. "I remember that when we first met, you were only at the middle stage of the Dongxu Realm. Your speed of improvement is too fast."
When Qin Chuan heard this, he chuckled and said to Tai Long, "In adversity, people always yearn for more power."
Upon hearing Qinchuan's words, Thélon looked at Qinchuan with a subtle expression and asked, "Do you think your current strength is enough to help you walk out of adversity?"
Qin Chuan smiled and replied, "If it's just me alone, it's naturally enough. But if there are more people, it's not enough. It's still lacking a little."
If Qinchuan wanted to protect the Human Race and the Demon Race, he had to at least reach the Crossing Calamity Stage and become one of the few supreme existences in the universe. Only then would he be qualified and have more confidence.
Thélon already knew Qinchuan's identity and understood what Qinchuan meant. He smiled and said to Qinchuan, "Teran City is now yours. You can do whatever you want at any time."
Qinchuan came back this time with the intention of meeting the Elders and telling them about this matter. Now that he heard Thélon's words, Qinchuan understood that Thélon was here to pass the message on behalf of the Elders. In that case, there was no need for him to make another trip.
"Then I'll have to trouble you to thank the Elders on my behalf."
Qinchuan smiled and said to Thélon, "Also, I want to attend the gathering of the overlords. Can I?"
Thélon laughed and said, "Of course, there's no problem. All the universe overlords in the Celestial Cluster are qualified to attend the gathering of the overlords. This is also the main reason why I'm looking for you this time."
Qinchuan was curious and asked, "Is there anything special that I need to pay attention to?"
Thélon shook his head and answered, "It's nothing special. It's just an unwritten rule. I want to know what Brother Qin wants from the gathering of the overlords and what you want to trade."
Qinchuan understood. Thélon wanted to do a statistical survey so that he could make the necessary arrangements during the gathering of the overlords. This would save everyone time and effort.
However, did the Tian people really have to go to this extent?
Thélon seemed to have seen through Qinchuan's doubts. He said to Qinchuan, "This gathering of the overlords is a little special. Other than the normal exchanges and trades, we Tian people also want to use this opportunity to recruit some people."
Qinchuan was surprised to hear this. He asked, "Are the Tian people short of people?"
Thélon smiled bitterly and said to Qinchuan, "Originally, we weren't short of people. However, not long ago, when we left Pegasus Star, we had a conflict with the Protoss. Some of our people died in the conflict. Recently, the Protoss has been recruiting overlords from all over the universe. Just in case, we have to follow suit.
We hope that we can use this gathering to leave a good impression on all the overlords so that we can recruit them. "
After listening to Thélon's explanation, Qinchuan couldn't help but feel awkward. Speaking of which, the conflict between the Tian people and the Protoss was because of him.
However, this didn't mean that the Tian people didn't have any problems at all. After all, the Tian people were the ones who traded Tron Nebula with him in exchange for Provence's death. Strictly speaking, the Tian people were at least 50% responsible. If that wasn't the case, Thélon wouldn't have been so friendly to him.
"Then what can I do for you?"
No matter what, the Tian people were now important allies of Qinchuan. If the Tian people needed help, Qinchuan wouldn't mind helping them to the best of his ability.