Esper X Family – Chapter 609 – The Well-Traveled Yi Ling

Ye Yao had roughly grasped the situation.

The situation wasn’t too tense.

According to the supplementary intel from Tu Sheng, the fleet sent by the advanced civilization was undoubtedly capable of annihilating stars, likely the civilization’s highest-tier weaponry.

Upon reflection, it wasn’t that surprising.

After all, their target was a cosmic calamity predicted by the deduction model. Anything less than going all out would be inexcusable.

By Tu Sheng’s combat power estimates, the weaponry they carried would likely turn even the Solar Corona Lou Wei into a mere speed bump.

No matter how exaggerated an individual’s strength might be, it couldn’t compare to the military heritage of an entire civilization.

Especially one that was an advanced civilization with mental power at its core.

Ye Yao even suspected that such an advanced civilization could mass-produce S-rank powerhouses without breaking a sweat.

The white-haired girl was pondering a very serious matter.

“Should I tell Lou Wei and the others?”

Tu Sheng had left it to her judgment, and either choice was fine.

To be fair, Ye Yao was the sovereign of Bluestar. There was no one above her anymore.

Whether she told them or not didn’t really matter.

Before that, Ye Yao confirmed one thing.

“If the fleet descends, it seems Lou Wei and the others would have a hard time detecting them. The advanced civilization’s stealth technology is pretty impressive.”

Since the faction controlling the fleet wouldn’t launch a full-scale invasion or flaunt their presence, whether she told them or not seemed inconsequential anyway.

They would just worry needlessly if they knew.

“Hmm, if they found out the extraterrestrial visitors were here to deal with the world-ending ability, that’d be a disaster, wouldn’t it?

They’d probably go into full-scale alert, and the resulting chaos would be a headache just to imagine. I’m better off handling it myself.”

This wasn’t narcissism on Ye Yao’s part.

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Given her standing in everyone’s minds, if she got dragged into this kind of trouble, there was no way they would stay calm and follow her lead.

Ye Yao still couldn’t possibly control how everyone would move at her lead.

Just like how she still hadn’t revealed Xing Lan’s true identity to the Countermeasures Bureau.

These extraterrestrial visitors wielding future technology were even more of a heavyweight.

If they showed any hostility toward Ye Yao, it would only spark a war between two civilizations.

Not that Ye Yao would lose, since she had that covered.

Even if a thousand mental power wasn’t enough, she still had 1,500 unallocated attribute points.

With a wave of Attribute Fission, even a star-annihilating fleet could be obliterated in an instant.

If she wanted to be even more brutal, she could locate their homeworld and deliver the ultimate blast.

But Ye Yao didn’t enjoy senseless violence against neutral factions.

She wasn’t some mindless, ruthless tyrant.

It was better to test the waters as Tu Sheng suggested.

Then Ye Yao suddenly remembered something.

One of her alien loli maids seemed quite well-traveled.

She might know a thing or two.

Not that she was looking to extract more intel from her.

She was just curious.

“Let’s go have a chat with Yi Ling.”

Ye Yao casually pulled out a scroll.

Ever since Jiang Huashen had painstakingly created the patchwork painting world, they no longer used individual scrolls as entry points.

The large patchwork world had small scrolls akin to “anywhere doors ¹ Doraemon’s dokodemo door, basically lets you go to anywhere. “.

This innovation made it convenient for everyone, avoiding the hassle of entering and exiting.

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Although Sequence Zero no longer needed such a covert secret base, it more than served its purpose as a carefree playground.

For instance, Sen Tong and Yi Ling preferred to live in the painting world.

Even without weather changes, they didn’t mind.

It seemed that they didn’t enjoy interacting with anyone outside Ye Yao and her close circle.

Arrogant or reclusive, but it didn’t matter.

They weren’t clueless children, and Ye Yao couldn’t be bothered to correct them.

Lazy lolis could stay as lazy lolis, as long as they didn’t let her down when it counted.

With a shift of the surroundings.

Ye Yao entered the painting world.

The moment she landed, she quickly sensed a few lively presences.

Ever since they learned that they could freely use abilities for fun in the painting world, Mo Qiuli and her group had made it their primary hangout.

More importantly, it was for filming Magical Girl TV Series.

The greedy Little Mo clearly intended to film a main series too, as if she wanted to build a genuine magical girl universe.

Every magical girl needed her own story.

Mo Qiuli had practically worn herself out orchestrating roles for everyone else’s magical girls.

Ye Yao was happy to fission off a fission body to indulge her antics.

And to stabilize the painting world in the process.

Just in case Mo Qiuli got too immersed and activated Morning Star Form again, blowing up Old Jiang’s painting world.

As for the busy adults like Lou Wei, they would probably have to make do with Yi Ling’s projections.

“Looks like they’re having a great time. That’s a relief.”

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Ye Yao smiled contentedly.

Mo Qiuli’s side had a fission body with her, so the main body didn’t need to go over.

She would just head straight to Yi Ling.

The next moment.

Ye Yao appeared at the original painting residence where Sen Tong and Yi Ling lived.

The petite, pointy-eared girl was lounging on the sofa, staring at a tablet. She was clearly recording external knowledge through electronic devices.

Only Yi Ling was here.

Sen Tong was busy serving a group of innocent, lively girls.

Even if it wasn’t the main series and only a short film, it still required Sen Tong’s unparalleled cinematography skills.

It was admittedly a bit wasteful to use a doxxing divine tool like that.

But for now, this was Sen Tong’s only practical use, and she was more than happy to do it.

As for Yi Ling… she only needed to project a few perfectly obedient character images and then come back to slack off.

No need to stay on set at all.

“Yi Ling, I’m here to see you.”

Ye Yao greeted her casually as she entered, showing no hint of a master-servant dynamic.

“Master, what can I do for you?”

Seeing Ye Yao drop by, Yi Ling immediately sat up straight, shedding her earlier laziness.

Even without fawning like Sen Tong, she maintained due respect for her new sovereign.

Ye Yao sat beside Yi Ling, pulled her into her arms, and began petting her with practiced ease.

No matter how many times, she still felt a fondness for the body she had crafted.

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Cuddling a loli was the ultimate stress-reliever.

Yi Ling’s personality also perfectly matched this form, enhancing both the tactile and visual experience.

Whenever Ye Yao visited, she couldn’t resist giving a few pats.

Soft, bouncy, and smooth. It was utterly satisfying.

Yi Ling offered no resistance, as obedient as a talking doll.

“Thank you for your favor, Master.”

“Seems like you’ve picked up all sorts of nonsense from the internet.”

“Just recording, that’s all. It’s my nature. Does Master not like it?”

“I won’t interfere with your habits. Just bathe yourself nicely every day and wait for me to drop by and give you a pat every now and then.”

Ye Yao paused, then got to the point.

“Yi Ling, I hear you’ve recorded the rise and fall of quite a few civilizations. Recently, an advanced civilization happens to be planning to visit the Solar System. I’m wondering if you recognize them.”

She then casually relayed the intel from Tu Sheng, letting Yi Ling cross-reference it with her memories.

After a moment.

Yi Ling fully absorbed the information Ye Yao had shared, fell silent for a few seconds, and finally reached a conclusion.

“I have some impression, but not much.”

“Whoa, seriously?!”

Author Note

While looking for something to eat at home, I suddenly discovered a bunch of ice cream in the fridge. I hadn’t known about it before. My mom must’ve bought it without telling me. Time to enjoy it!

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