Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 184 – Space Stone

Lin Fan took out a fist-sized, grayish-white stone from her Storage Space.

The surface of the stone was covered in fine patterns, and a faint blue halo could be seen flowing within.

“What is this?” Chu Chen narrowed his eyes.

“A Space Stone.” Lin Fan placed the stone on the table, her fingertips tapping lightly on the surface. “It’s a product from the Dragon Spirit Continent. It can mark spatial coordinates.”

She looked up, her gaze sweeping over everyone in the command room.

“The Rift at the Chuanxi Plateau base connects to my current foothold in the Dragon Spirit Continent, Azurewood City.”

“And this Space Stone is bound to a portal in Azurewood City.”

Lin Fan’s voice was calm, but her words made everyone’s heart pound wildly.

“In other words, as long as you have this stone, no matter which Rift you use to enter the Dragon Spirit Continent, you can be directly transported to Azurewood City.”

Chu Chen shot to his feet.

“You mean…”

“That’s right.” Lin Fan nodded. “If Zhou Ming can analyze the spatial structure of the Rifts, we can establish a stable transportation channel with this Space Stone.”

“We’ll be able to travel freely between Blue Star and the Dragon Spirit Continent.”

The command room fell into a brief, dead silence.

Everyone realized what this meant.

Resources.

Intelligence.

And most importantly, Spirit Energy.

“Once I have complete control over Azurewood City…” Lin Fan paused, her eyes sweeping over the crowd. “I will bring some of my base’s people over.”

“In an environment rich with Spirit Energy, their evolution speed will be several, or even dozens of times faster than on Blue Star.”

“We can establish a base for Blue Star’s humans on the Dragon Spirit Continent and cultivate truly powerful individuals.”

Sun Jing’s eyes lit up.

“Lei Jie, if we do that, we’ll have a chance to fight back against the Dragon Clan!”

“Not just fight back.” A smirk touched the corner of Lin Fan’s mouth. “Once we are strong enough, we can launch a counterattack on the Dragon Spirit Continent and end this disaster for good.”

She stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the soldiers cleaning up the battlefield below.

“As a part of Blue Star, I will definitely end this apocalypse.”

Lin Fan turned around, a determined light burning in her rainbow-colored eyes.

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“I will save Blue Star from the clutches of the Dragon Spirit Continent’s Dragon Clan.”

Her words were powerful and resonant.

The flames of hope instantly ignited in the eyes of the soldiers in the command room.

“Miss Lei Li…”

“We are willing to follow you!”

“For Blue Star!”

Even Sun Jing’s eyes reddened with excitement as she nodded vigorously.

Zhou Ming stood to the side, looking at Lin Fan’s back, an indescribable emotion welling up in his heart.

Lily… has really become so strong.

She was now a guardian deity capable of sheltering everyone.

Only Chu Chen was different.

He stood amidst the crowd with his head slightly lowered, his long eyelashes hiding the contemplative look in his eyes.

He stared at Lin Fan’s back, silent for a long time.

Save Blue Star?

Chu Chen pushed up his glasses.

When she said “end this disaster for good” just now, it was too deliberate…

She didn’t sound like a savior.

More like…

A predator.

But Chu Chen said nothing.

He just watched Lin Fan quietly, a cryptic smile playing on his lips.

Interesting.

He didn’t care what Lei Li’s motives were. As long as their common target was the Dragon Clan, their cooperation was a win-win.

Chu Chen clapped his hands.

“Alright, since the plan is set, let’s get started.”

He turned and issued orders into his communicator.

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“Research Department, immediately prepare the Rift energy monitoring equipment. All data is to be synchronized with Zhou Ming in real-time.”

“Logistics Department, clear the area in front of the Rift to serve as Zhou Ming’s exclusive work area.”

“Everyone, provide your full cooperation!”

“Yes, sir!”

A unified response came from the communicator.

Chu Chen turned his head to look at Lin Fan.

“Anything else to add?”

Lin Fan shook her head.

“No.”

She paused, then suddenly asked.

“By the way, Lu Yuan… any news from him?”

Chu Chen was silent for a moment.

“No.”

“We haven’t heard anything from him since he sent back his last piece of intelligence a month ago.”

Lin Fan nodded and didn’t press further.

She turned and walked toward the door.

“Sun Jing, come with me.”

“Huh?” Sun Jing paused in surprise, then quickly trotted to catch up. “Lei Jie, where are we going?”

“It’s been a month,” Lin Fan said without looking back. “Let’s have a little chat, just us sisters.”

Sun Jing’s eyes brightened.

“Okay!”

The two figures disappeared through the doorway.

Only Chu Chen and Zhou Ming remained in the command room.

Chu Chen walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, watching the gradually quieting battlefield outside, and suddenly spoke.

“Zhou Ming.”

“Hm?”

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“What kind of person do you think… Lei Li is?”

Zhou Ming was taken aback.

He thought for a moment before answering seriously.

“She’s very strong, and also very gentle.”

“Although she can be a bit cold sometimes, she’s always been protecting us.”

Chu Chen smiled.

“Is that so.”

He said no more, just gazing quietly out the window.

After a long while, he murmured to himself.

“A gentle predator… what a contradiction.”

Zhou Ming didn’t hear him clearly.

“Commander Chu, what did you say?”

“Nothing.” Chu Chen turned around, his usual composure restored. “Let’s go. We still have a lot of work to do.”

“Okay.”

Lin Fan walked down the base’s corridor with Sun Jing following closely behind her.

“Lei Jie, you’re truly so noble!”

Sun Jing said excitedly from behind Lin Fan.

“What?”

“You know… saving Blue Star and all that.”

Lin Fan’s steps faltered slightly.

She turned her head and looked at Sun Jing’s eyes, which were filled with anticipation, and a gentle smile graced her lips.

She raised her hand and gently patted Sun Jing’s head.

“Big Sis can’t do it alone. I’ll need you and everyone else to work hard too.”

Sun Jing nodded vigorously, her eyes full of trust.

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“I’ll definitely do my best to help Lei Jie!”

Lin Fan withdrew her hand and continued walking forward.

With her back to Sun Jing, her smile slowly faded.

Save Blue Star?

She sneered inwardly.

The Dragon Clan was raising Blue Star like a gu insect.

In that case…

Why couldn’t she, Lin Fan, be the one raising the gu?

She would treat both Blue Star and the Dragon Spirit Continent as her gu basin.

They would be the stepping stones for her to crush the Dragon Clan and become a true god.

As for those who trusted her…

A complex emotion flashed in Lin Fan’s eyes.

As long as they were strong enough, they would survive.

Those who couldn’t survive…

That was because they weren’t strong enough themselves.

This was the apocalypse.

The weak are prey for the strong; it was the law of nature.

The two of them walked out of the corridor and onto the open ground outside the base.

As night fell, the membrane of the massive Rift in the sky had already begun to slowly shrink.

Lin Fan looked up at the Rift, a profound light glinting in her eyes.

Dragon Clan…

Just you wait.

One day, I will trample the Dragon Spirit Continent and crush every last dragon under my feet.

Not to save Blue Star.

But to…

Become a being that reigns supreme over all.