Esper X Family – Chapter 611 – Suspected “Chosen One”

After refining Xing Lan in an instant, Ye Yao didn’t bother pretending anymore.

“Honestly, my maximum tolerance for alien species is that they at least have to look human. If they’re oddly shaped and hard to communicate with, I’ll make the galaxy burn ¹ Warhammer reference. Should be Horus’s line. .”

“Your requirements are actually quite low, Master.”

As someone who had experienced it firsthand, Yi Ling was naturally well aware of Ye Yao’s little quirks.

She had thought that Ye Yao would forcibly install cosmetic mods on the advanced civilization.

Just like with herself and Sen Tong.

Yi Ling tilted her head slightly, as if retrieving visual details of that civilization from her memory.

“Please rest assured, Master.”

Yi Ling’s voice was steady and certain.

“According to my records, the individual forms of that advanced civilization are very similar to humans.”

“Oh?” A glint of light flashed in Ye Yao’s eyes. “Very similar? How similar?”

“The main body structure is highly consistent, roughly matching normal human aesthetic standards.”

“In other words…”

Ye Yao nodded thoughtfully.

“No extra tentacles? No compound eyes?

No slimy skin or hard chitinous shells?

Nothing that looks like unspeakable Lovecraftian monsters?”

To be honest, Ye Yao had already sampled these creatures in various games.

If she really encountered them, they probably wouldn’t even be worth using for bioelectricity generation.

It would be one thing if they were harmless.

Ye Yao might even install cosmetic mods on them and wouldn’t mind finding humanity a travel companion for interstellar journeys.

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But if they were full of elements like Khorne ² THE Blood God in Warhammer. If you’ve ever heard the phrase “Blood for the Blood God”, it’s THIS Blood God. and Nurgle ³ Plague God, also from Warhammer. , Ye Yao would be merciful not to erase them immediately.

Sen Tong and Yi Ling were fine.

Although their initial appearances weren’t that great, at least they could be trained, and a slight cosmetic change would make them usable.

As long as their core wasn’t problematic, the “Moe Galaxy” Mod could cure all Fanatic Purifier obsessions.

If Ye Yao was desperate, she could activate Creative Mode with one Apotheosis and reset biological appearances.

How about a Magical Girl Civilization?

Anyway, Ye Yao found the thought quite thrilling.

“No, Master.”

Yi Ling’s answer was resolute.

“You can think of them as humans who enjoy cosplaying. There might be some differences, but based on my observations of human society, they are an acceptable type.”

“Phew—”

Ye Yao let out a sigh of relief.

She ruffled Yi Ling’s soft hair.

“That sets my mind at ease. At least visually, there shouldn’t be any obstacles during negotiations.

I really don’t want to sit down and talk with a bunch of beings that challenge my SAN value ⁴ Sanity value, from the Call of the Cthulhu board game. , lest I lack self-control and want to hit them.”

Ye Yao hugged Yi Ling and swayed happily.

Just then, Yi Ling retrieved the recorded images from her memory.

In the empty living room, several reference projections appeared.

“Master can refer to these. Barring any surprises, the ones about to visit the Solar System should be these kinds of beings.”

Ye Yao looked around and found them unexpectedly pleasing to the eye.

They all seemed to be handsome men and beautiful women.

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In fact, they looked so well-proportioned that it felt like fate was at work.

It gave off the vibe of those alien movies where the extraterrestrials are just humans in costumes.

Or was there… some hidden secret?

“At this rate, this advanced civilization should be relatively friendly toward human civilization. After all, first impressions rely heavily on appearance, and if our aesthetics are similar, communication should be much smoother.”

Ye Yao fell into thought.

If that were really the case.

Then wouldn’t her character modeling still come into play?

“Maybe I can convince them to convert into a Magical Girl Civilization. If I tell them that with just a few small changes, their civilization won’t be destroyed, would they be willing to make those changes?”

A flash of inspiration struck Ye Yao, and now she had a plan.

In short, start with communication!

If communication truly failed, then brute force would reveal the truth!

Space.

A massive fleet flew out of a wormhole, arriving at the approximate coordinates given by the Evolutionary Divine Machine.

According to the deduced information, the source that could cause the premature extinction of the universe was hidden within some intelligent civilization in this star region.

Which civilization exactly was still unknown.

A single future deduction by the Evolutionary Divine Machine required vast mental power to support.

To deduce the true identity of the source of calamity would likely drain the entire civilization’s reserves.

Clearly, they could not afford such a cost.

At most, they could deduce approximate coordinates and then send advance forces to survey nearby civilizations.

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Once they found an intelligent civilization, they would likely find their target.

And the moment the fleet emerged from the wormhole, they began the next phase of their plan.

Meanwhile.

Aboard the flagship Pathfinder.

At the command of Commander White Comet ⁵ Would be Bai Hui in Chinese name format, but it feels weird for aliens to have Chinese names, so I just translate the alien names literally. , numerous exploration vessels began searching for nearby intelligent civilizations.

Deputy Commander Gray Marsh remained expressionless, but countless thoughts seemed to flash through their eyes.

They did not wait long. Signals soon returned from the exploration ships traveling at Faster-Than-Light speed.

“Explorer Nine has discovered a habitable planet in a nearby star system, suspected to harbor an intelligent civilization.”

The news was immensely stimulating.

White Comet suppressed the turbulence in her heart and didn’t forget her mission.

“Instruct the Explorer Fleet to continue searching for other intelligent civilizations. Do not stop exploring. We must be fully prepared.”

According to the information deduced by the Evolutionary Divine Machine, the source of destruction could appear in any intelligent civilization within range.

Before finding traces of other civilizations, they couldn’t jump to conclusions so quickly.

The expedition team consisted of the civilization’s elite. Even after knowing that the source of calamity was nearby, they wouldn’t easily lose their composure or resolve.

It was fine to wait a little longer.

Once the Explorer Fleet illuminated the surrounding area, they could probably begin their operations.

After an unknown number of days had passed.

The Explorer Fleet finally uploaded data on nearby star systems to the flagship.

The map was successfully charted.

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In other words, the star map was fully drawn!

And the sole habitable planet that could nurture a civilization was firmly locked, clearly the destination of this expedition.

White Comet looked at the visuals synced from the explorers and flicked a finger to quickly zoom in.

A three-dimensional model of a blue planet appeared before everyone.

Just by looking at its appearance, it was undoubtedly an extremely beautiful planet, a cradle of life in the universe.

Neither the commander nor the deputy commander doubted the possibility of civilization arising there.

“According to the data, the concentration of mental power in the planet’s atmosphere is very high, as if it has been baptized. This data is abnormal.”

The data analyst’s voice revealed a hint of disbelief.

They had observed the homeworlds of many civilizations and had never seen such a strange situation as this Blue Planet.

The traces of being seemingly “chosen” were simply too bizarre.

It looked as if it had been terraformed.

In theory, only civilizations that had reached a certain scale would have the capability to terraform the world.

But the problem was that this planet was too monotonous, with no megastructures or other technological constructs around it.

Clearly, with their capabilities, this civilization couldn’t possibly have made the planet’s mental power concentration so astonishing.

There was definitely something wrong!

Perhaps they could find a key clue!

Author Note

Before leaving home, I had a delicious barbecue with my family. The barbecue near home is definitely the best!

Text: I got arrested because I wanted to treat you to orenji.