Chapter 88: Return to the Ecological Sphere

Sapphire Company’s Yu Class-B spaceship would not arrive for another two days, and this large spaceship of the Layite People was not a civilian airliner, so it lacked various comfortable living facilities.

Therefore, Lin Lei decided to dock the spaceship back on Mote Planet, while all the Earth female s on board returned to the Mote Planet Ecological Sphere to wait. At least there they could see sunlight, unlike on the spaceship where all they saw was gray, high-strength alloy.

These human female compatriots on the spaceship were all very thin and sallow-faced, which was caused by long-term malnutrition. Lin Lei and his group felt only heartache watching them.

The age range of these women was not large, between fifteen and forty years old, which was the peak of a person’s vitality. Those who were too young or too old had been largely eliminated during Earth’s nuclear explosion, to say nothing of the Ecological Sphere on Mote Planet.

The dark side of human nature had always existed, even in the Ecological Sphere, a fact Lin Lei could not deny. Because the females in the Ecological Sphere were physically weaker than the males, they could basically hardly keep the food distributed to them; most of it was snatched away by the surrounding males.

In the memories of his previous life, Lin Lei had seen many people starve to death with his own eyes, and among these people, females accounted for a full eighty percent.

These human females were even thinner and weaker than the males, and the despair in their eyes was even deeper.

After Lin Lei seized complete control of the Layite People’s spaceship, his first act was to assemble all the females and distribute food.

“Everyone gets a share, don’t rush, take your time!” The food on the Layite spaceship wasn’t very good, but it was at least a hundred times better than that in the Ecological Sphere.

One was the nutrient meal of a Fifth-grade Civilization soldier, the other was pig swill; the gap was self-evident. So even though the taste was a bit strange, those who received the food were still exceptionally delighted.

At this moment, a woman holding a small child walked up. Her hair was messy, her eyes were listless, and her body was even thinner than the average woman. The child she held in her arms had very large eyes and head, but its body was incredibly thin, so thin that it was almost impossible to guess the child’s age.

Lin Lei had once seen photos of African refugee children. When he saw them in various media back then, he didn’t feel particularly shocked, but now that it was truly right before his eyes, he felt an unspeakable heartache.

The eyes of this woman and child looked with immense longing at the food in other people’s hands; they didn’t even turn their gaze away when it was her turn.

Lin Lei took the food from the Intelligent Robot and handed it to her personally: “Here, this is yours, eat.”

Ah, the woman suddenly snapped back to reality. As she turned, she knocked the food tray out of Lin Lei’s hand. She apologized in panic and immediately crouched down to scoop the food from the floor back into the tray.

Three years of life in the Ecological Sphere had given her an innate fear of men, especially tall and burly men. She clutched the child in one hand, held the food tray in the other, and ran away as if flying.

It was also because Lin Lei was in a daze that such a mistake occurred. By the time he came back to his senses, that woman had already run over a dozen meters away.

Lin Lei sighed softly and instructed the Intelligent Robot beside him to get that woman a clean portion of food. To be able to raise a young child under such difficult circumstances, the price this mother paid was something Lin Lei could hardly imagine.

In comparison, Lin Lei felt that what he had experienced on alien planets was nothing. Because no matter what predicament he was in, Lin Lei had the System to rely on, whereas a weak woman had only her teeth and fingernails as her final defensive weapons. At least she had successfully protected her child; she was far greater than Lin Lei!

Li Dasong, Li Yi, and Xiao Boru all watched these extremely thin women in silence, their faces showing expressions of pain.

After a long while, Xiao Boru asked Lin Lei: “The Layite People gathered them on this spaceship, could it be that…?” He didn’t say the rest of the sentence, but Lin Lei already understood his meaning.

He nodded to affirm Old Xiao’s guess.

“So that’s it. I originally felt that the few shots I fired were a bit cold-blooded, but now that I think about it, it was the most correct thing I’ve done in my life!”

Xiao Boru sighed heavily and said: “Young men, the burden on your shoulders will not lighten in the future; it will only get heavier.”

What greeted him was Lin Lei’s silence.

Indeed, this menacing foreign enemy was something current humanity could not resist; they could only rely on the deterrent power of the Star Alliance that Lin Lei belonged to.

But the foundation of all this was Lin Lei’s existence; all the burdens had to be carried by Lin Lei alone.

Seeing this scene, the Yan siblings, as outsiders, really couldn’t interject, so they could only watch from a distance.

“So, Siyu, do you regret it now? Lin Lei is destined not to belong to you alone. The heaviest weight in his heart will always be his race. One day, you might become the second Fuweili.” Yan Qingming calmly said to his sister via the mental communication skill, but his words struck the deepest worry in Yan Siyu’s heart.

“I… Brother, you still haven’t given up on breaking us apart!” Yan Siyu couldn’t answer her brother’s question, so she could only change the subject to evade the issue.

But Yan Qingming did not let it go: “I am helping you think clearly. Sister, you can evade these questions for a moment, but not for a lifetime. One day they will explode. I just ask you, have you really thought it through? Are you really prepared to live with him on the nearly primitive Earth and abandon the glory of Ao Star? And having made such a sacrifice, you won’t even get his complete love!”

Yan Siyu looked at Lin Lei who was distributing food not far away. After a long time, she withdrew her gaze in disappointment. If it were usual, with Lin Lei’s sensitivity, he would have noticed her peeping long ago. The fact that he hadn’t turned his eyes over for so long only showed that in his heart, her status was far less important than she had originally imagined.

“What is it, Siyu, did you realize something?” Yan Qingming grasped the psychological state reflected by his sister’s expression changes very accurately.

Yan Siyu suddenly seemed to figure something out and let out a long breath. Yan Qingming, who was watching her earnestly, was overjoyed; his sister had finally thought it through.

“Brother, I know everything you said. Race is indeed incredibly important to Lin Lei; he even lives for it. But he isn’t a saint; he has emotions, joys, and sorrows too, and he needs someone to accompany him. Why can’t that person be me?”

When Yan Siyu said these words, her eyes shone with tenderness and determination.

Yan Qingming didn’t expect his sister to say such things. His mood went through ups and downs in a short instant. Finally, he somewhat helplessly tried to persuade this stubborn sister: “You—what exactly do you see in him!”

Yan Siyu’s eyes became misty: “Before, I couldn’t even figure this out myself. But in the Andromeda Galaxy, I was unfortunately hit by the Saint’s Curse. I personally experienced that heart-tearing, lung-splitting pain. Brother, can you imagine the pain of someone crushing your whole body, rolling it into a ball, and combining it at will?”

“Saint’s Curse? I’ve heard of it; those afflicted must die. My God, you didn’t even tell me about this, you… you!” Yan Qingming’s face turned pale and then green. He could hardly imagine, if one day he heard the bad news about his dearest sister, how he would be able to bear it!

“At that time, Lin Lei was just like me; he was also hit by the Curse. I only found out afterwards, but he forcibly brought me out of that dangerous place. I can’t imagine how much immense pain he endured to achieve that.”

“He is indeed very strong.” Yan Qingming had to admit this point, but it had nothing to do with love.

“At least he can risk his life for me. Whether on Earth or on an alien planet in the Andromeda Galaxy, by his side, I never have to worry about being abandoned. Unlike back then, when Ao Star threw me alone onto Earth, tens of thousands of Light Years away, just for an adult trial.”

Yan Qingming was speechless. He let out a long sigh and finally gave up completely.

At this time, this large spaceship, under the automatic regulation of the Master Control Brain, also landed on the docking platform beside the Mote Planet Ecological Sphere.

The Ecological Sphere quickly connected the passage; clearly, the stay-behind Layite People in the Ecological Sphere recognized this spaceship.

Lin Lei, dressed in a black combat assistance suit, was the first to walk off the spaceship and enter the Mote Planet Ecological Sphere, paying no heed to the horrified looks of the Layite People who saw him.

Following closely behind Lin Lei were the two Aostarians, Yan Qingming and Yan Siyu. Behind them were Xiao Boru and the other two. Finally, the females who had been transported onto the spaceship also walked from the ship into the Ecological Sphere one by one.

“We are special commissioners of the Star Alliance, responsible for supervising the handover of Earthlings. Previously, the Layite People committed a serious violation, and the resisting elements have been completely cleared. I hope the Layite People in the Ecological Sphere can clearly recognize the current situation and earnestly cooperate with the Star Alliance.” Lin Lei said sternly to the Layite leader at the front, who was originally preparing to welcome Vice Admiral Carlo.

“We will definitely cooperate, we will definitely cooperate well.” This Layite leader was the same guy from half a month ago; he still remembered Lin Lei’s build and appearance. He hadn’t expected that in such a short time, he would have become someone from the Star Alliance.

Moreover, listening to what he said, the Layite soldiers participating in this operation had all been “cleared”—that was several thousand elite warriors! How could this not make him horrified! If he didn’t handle this carefully, perhaps he would be the next one to be cleared.

This time, Lin Lei returned with an open and aboveboard identity, just as he had said last time, returning in a manner undeniable to all. He was going to take all the Earthlings out of this pigsty!