Esper X Family – Chapter 648 – The Whole Universe Speaks English?

Ye Ge had left.

She had vanished as silently as she had appeared, as if she had never been there at all.

The rest cabin fell silent once more, with only White Comet sitting alone by the bedside.

The oppressive presence Ye Ge brought had far exceeded her expectations. However, that brief exchange had revealed a radically different possibility to her.

Perhaps the future of the expeditionary fleet, and perhaps the fate of the Watcher Civilization itself truly lay in the choices she would make.

White Comet gazed out at the pitch-black space beyond the porthole and the distant blue planet. A resolute glint gradually surfaced in her ice-blue eyes.

When the time came, she would make her final decision.

Not for Gray Marsh’s ambitions, nor out of fear, but for a potentially better outcome.

Ye Ge’s appearance had suddenly made that outcome clear.

As for Gray Marsh…

White Comet’s gaze slowly turned icy cold.

“Consider this for the future of the Watcher Civilization… Please, go to your death.”

Back on Bluestar.

Ye Yao cradled Xing Lan, who had transformed into a little girl, in her arms.

“Heh heh, the invincible fleet commander is now in my pocket. From now on, whenever I want to take a starship out for fun, I won’t have to worry about not knowing how to drive it!”

【Keywords: Blade of the Watcher Civilization, Expedition Commander, White Comet】

【Ability: Military Might

Mental Power: 14,300

Strength: 2,120

Stamina: 2,460

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Agility: 2,040】

【White Comet has realized that the expeditionary fleet cannot handle the threat. Thus, she has taken a roundabout approach to reach an agreement with you. As long as the Watcher Civilization can survive, she is willing to do anything.】

First Silver Frost, then White Comet. Both had fallen into the net.

The Watcher Civilization was truly generous.

Not only did they send family members, but they also delivered a whole bunch of starships.

Originally, Ye Yao thought that it would take some time for humanity to build starships of their own.

But who could have guessed that a pillow would arrive just when she felt sleepy?

With ready-made spacecraft available, why should Ye Yao wait for human civilization to slowly build them one by one?

Ye Yao had long wanted to sail through space in a starship.

Although she could roam the cosmos with her cheat abilities, it was hardly convenient.

A comfortable environment for slacking off was far better.

Who wouldn’t want a cozy room aboard a starship to laze around in?

And when she got bored, she could always “sociology +3” on the ship, and maybe even encounter races like Sen Tong or Yi Ling.

Speaking of Yi Ling, she could bring her along too.

Yi Ling had originally planned to travel through space and document all sorts of things anyway.

This was a golden opportunity.

If she ever grew tired of it, she could just set spatial coordinates, open a wormhole, and return to the Solar System.

It was all about the travel experience.

As for whether the Watcher Civilization would willingly hand over those ships…

What a joke!

Once they entered the Solar System, could they expect to take things back?

This was compensation for the offense! No bargaining allowed!

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Not tracking them down through the internet was already an act of mercy on Ye Yao’s part.

With that thought, Ye Yao gently pinched the little wings atop Xing Lan’s head with both hands.

“Xing Lan, the battle starts tomorrow. Go show off your prowess! I’ll have Sen Tong record it!”

“You want me to elbow starships with my bare body again? I’ll crash, you know! It’s no fun at all.”

Xing Lan’s face was full of reluctance.

“I’d rather get topped to death by you.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll give you some permissions. As the mascot of the Magical Girl Alliance… White Chirp, go and strike them hard!”

Xing Lan’s eyes immediately lit up.

You should’ve said I can use cheats earlier!

She would have a blast!

Ye Yao rubbed Xing Lan, who was already raring to go.

“This time, I’ll allow you free rein. Show me all your clever little ideas.”

“Really, anything?”

“Of course, as long as you don’t embarrass me.”

“Yay!”

Night faded.

A new day dawned.

Satellites at Countermeasure Bureau headquarters detected unknown fluctuations in space.

As the space cameras locked on, the images they brought back quickly put headquarters on high alert!

It was a swarm of starships, appearing near Bluestar without warning, and only now had they been discovered!

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If they had launched a sudden attack, no one would have been able to react in time!

Inside the command center.

A host of senior officials had gathered.

They all stared grimly at the images on the screen, feeling considerable pressure.

“What is that?”

“Clearly, it’s a fleet from an unknown civilization, far larger than the interstellar overlord’s from last time.”

Compared to the solitary bioship of the previous interstellar overlord, this fleet’s sheer numbers were far more intimidating.

Even without any firepower, a single starship physically ramming into them could nearly wipe out human civilization.

Fu Qi stared at the screen, frowning deeply.

“When did they get so close? For them to achieve such a massive troop deployment without us detecting a thing, their technology must be several tiers above ours.”

Lou Wei’s expression was serious; he had already guessed a few things.

“They’ve probably been observing us for a while and only decided to reveal themselves today. If I’m not mistaken, they’re about to state their purpose.”

Lou Wei was already prepared to move out.

He had thought there wouldn’t be much need for military action after this, but now they were facing another extraterrestrial threat so soon.

Could this be another “Bluestar Defense Battle”?

Given the situation, these visitors were clearly not friendly!

Soon, they called for Tu Sheng and asked if she had picked up any useful information.

Her reply was brief.

“You’ll find out soon enough.”

Sure enough.

At sunrise, an unknown data stream invaded Bluestar’s networks, swiftly seizing control of all electronic media.

The whole process played out like a movie. Against a higher civilization’s electronic warfare, there was no resistance at all!

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In no time, the Countermeasure Bureau’s monitoring equipment, mass media, personal devices… all were hijacked to display a new broadcast!

On screen appeared a figure with facial features nearly identical to a human’s, nothing like a bizarre alien lifeform, and not particularly aggressive-looking.

But judging by the expression on that face, that might not be the case.

From that moment on, all of humanity was completely locked in place, forced to focus on this sudden development.

“What is that?”

“Argh! My game hasn’t been saved yet!”

“My download isn’t finished!”

“Are alien country bumpkins here? How exciting! Another show about to start!?”

“Hurry up and start the fight! I can’t wait!”

After surviving the cataclysmic Bluestar Defense Battle, the masses were no longer so easily thrown into panic.

The superhuman hearts of these enhanced people allowed them to accept new things at breakneck speed.

Including this sudden global network intrusion.

If they could endure the invasion of the interstellar stray dog, who else dared to strut their stuff on Bluestar’s grand stage?

Before their confusion could last long, the figure on screen began to speak.

“I am Gray Marsh, from the distant Watcher Civilization. I am speaking to the people of human civilization…”

The image and voice synchronized to every corner of the globe.

Eyes widened everywhere.

“The whole universe speaks English ¹ Chinese is raws, but since I translate everything to English, I changed it to English here. It’s basically the trope where aliens show up speaking English/Chinese/Japanese or whatever language the work is from. It’s particularly egregious in movies like Guardians of the Galaxy where all the aliens just speak English. ?”

Author Note

Gwah! My Cheshire cat collection is exhausted! Let me steal some of everyone’s! Without Cheshire cats, watashi…!

Text: Waited for you until I turned into a mushroom.