The Record of Unusual Creatures
chapter-625

Chapter 625: Saint Sur IV

Since Hao Ren was going to another planet—Saint Sur IV, he did some research, getting a rough idea about it.

Saint Sur IV was an ecological planet located in the marginal region. Its development was similar to that of Earth. As the region did not have a developed space civilization that was big enough, the whole area did not belong to any civilization circle. Thus, Saint Sur IV was recorded as a single planet in the universe’s solar system. The planet had a period of advanced civilization, but it was later destroyed by a sudden outbreak of civil war. When the Empire set its inspectors on the planet, it had already ushered in a second civilization dominated by swords and magic. The mysterious ancient ruins and the wonderful, messy history of the two civilizations were the greatest features of the planet. Saint Sur, in the local language, meant ‘the land of the ancestors’ and ‘heritage’. The number “IV” was added by Raven 12345 personally when she was filing the planet.

She thought that adding numbers to the name would make it look like it was of a higher rank—because she had numbers in her name too.

Anyway, that was the way the crazy goddess handled things.

Saint Sur IV itself was not famous in the universe. The civilization it carried would probably take at least 2,000 years to enter the star stage even if it developed normally. However, the most special part of the planet was its position next to a famous facility called Suharr, a satellite base. The satellite base was a giant space station left by the ancient civilization called “Suharr”, which was said to be the size of a small planet. The ancient civilization was prosperous before the Empire took over the universe. However later, for unknown reasons, the superb ancient civilization vanished overnight. It only left behind countless advanced ruins and mysterious descendants, who were scattered across several remote, isolated planets. The descendants knew nothing about their ancestors, and the advanced facilities they left behind in space had become the objects of later civilizations.

It was said that the first civilization of Saint Sur IV was an experimental product that Suharr developed millions of years ago. But, who knows? There were lots of tales like this in the universe, and the Empire had no interest in it.

The Fairy Void Consortium had paid a huge price to repair the Suharr Satellite Base, which was floating in the Saint Sur IV galaxy. They also installed the most powerful broadcast antenna system in the entire universe in the ancient space facility (excluding the big ones that were set up by the Empire), thus monopolizing the civil data communications within dozens of galaxies. Although the Empire’s communications network did not connect to the Suharr Satellite Base, Suharr, as a “landmark facility”, was frequently mentioned during the relaying of data. The head of the satellite base was also one of the liaisons of the Fairy Void Consortium and the Empire in the area.

Therefore, everybody in the galaxy knew the Suharr Satellite Base.

“We can look around the place when we get there. Saint Sur IV’s scenery and its two civilizations are very famous,” the MDT spoke like an agent from a travel agency. “Anyway, we’re not in a hurry.”

Lily jumped excitedly while she sniffed the chocolate in her hand. “Mr. Landlord, do you need a bodyguard? You know, the kind of bodyguard who writes books.”

“I’m just meeting my colleague, why do I need a bodyguard?” Hao Ren said and shoved Lily’s head. “And you know you can’t eat chocolate, so why do you keep sniffing it and torturing yourself?”

“Then, do you need a dog? You know, the kind that can write.” Lily still did not give up.

She did not mind being teased about her husky breed now, especially when she was with Hao Ren. This would not have happened a year ago.

“I want to go too. I wish to see anything related to the vengeful spirits,” Nangong Wuyue said as she swayed her tail with the spring still stuck to the tip.

“Meow.” Rollie looked up lazily. She rubbed her head against Hao Ren’s arm and said, “I want to go too. It’s so boring staying at home.”

“Okay, okay… All of you can come with me.” Hao Ren had no way to reject them and thought that it was good to have the opportunity to bring them out. After all, they had all been quite stressed due to the previous incident. “Vivian, are you coming?”

Vivian smiled and shook her head. “I’ll stay. Somebody has to look after the house. Maybe next time.”

When they had a task that involved fighting, Vivian was always the first to go with Hao Ren. However, she was willing to stay at home and look after the house when they got the chance to take a vacation. She was such a thoughtful girl!

At this moment, someone opened the door, and they heard Y’lisabet chattering happily. Y’zaks and his daughter were back. As soon as he entered the house, he saw everybody gathered together. He wondered and asked curiously, “What are you guys doing?”

Y’lisabet was surprised to see the spring on the tip of Wuyue’s tail and asked, “Ah, Sis, are you pretending to be a rattlesnake?”

Nangong Wuyue just realized that the spring was still on the tip of her tail. She quickly pulled it out and put it back into the hole in the sofa. Regardless, the tip of her tail still looked like that of a rattlesnake’s…

Hao Ren then told Y’zaks the news. Y’zaks waved his hand and said, “You guys go ahead. I’m not interested.”

Y’lisabet was already holding Lil Pea in her hands and chatting with her. “…That time, the moment my dad entered the door, a man wearing a priest’s robe suddenly jumped out of nowhere and yelled at my dad. He called my dad a ‘demon’, and my dad killed him right away. The wine was still warm… Then, me, my dad, and an old lady protected the monk, Tang Sanzang as we traveled to the West…”

Lil Pea was fascinated by the story, raising her little hands and screaming loudly.

“…Wang, if you don’t know how to educate your daughter, let Nangong Sanba do it. That guy, though not a good demon hunter, does a good job when it comes to educating Lil Pea. At least Lil Pea doesn’t make up stories like you do,” said Hao Ren.

Y’zaks was speechless.

They told Nangong Sanba about the second vengeful spirit when he got home, and of course, he wanted to go with them as well. Therefore, they left for Saint Sur IV early in the morning the next morning.

They came to a star system shrouded in dark clouds. A young, reddish-orange star shone brightly in the area, which consisted of 23 planets. However, only Saint Sur IV was in a habitable zone, and half of the 22 planets were so close to their own sun that they were scorching hot. Meanwhile, the remaining 11 planets were forever frozen. The Suharr Satellite Base was at the transition point between Saint Sur IV and the 13th planet. Its space anchor technology kept the huge space station and the star in a constant relative position.

It was a huge, gray, standard icosidodecahedron space station almost one-third of Earth’s size. A huge relay antenna stood on each of its bright new surfaces. Therefore, it shone brighter than all the other stars in the night sky.

Needless to say, this star with the unique “trajectory” had always been a mystery to the residents of Saint Sur. But because it had been hanging above Saint Sur since the beginning of civilization, the Fairy Void Consortium had evaded a series of regulations. For example, “limiting information access to low-level civilizations”. Those profiteers did not have to disguise the giant space station, so the cost they saved was the envy of the business community in the entire universe.

The spacecraft began to slow down within the stellar system. As they approached the Suharr Satellite Base, Hao Ren received greetings from the head of the satellite base. “It is an honor to have the inspector visit this place. Would you like to get a Fairy Void Consortium souvenir kit? You can’t miss this. We give inspectors the best discount.”

“No, thanks.” Hao Ren had heard about the Fairy Void Consortium’s salesmen. He declined and changed the subject, “Has there been any news in this place recently?”

He read the information published by the local inspector and found that the vengeful spirit was captured in space, hence he asked.

“News? This place has news every day, but it’s certainly not what you’re interested in. Well, there’s one thing, the people of Sandurant are complaining again that the radiation from our large antennas is harming their health—their planet is two billion light years away from the space station! Let’s not talk about that… Would you like to get a souvenir kit?”

“Actually, do your antennas have high radiation?” Hao Ren looked at the giant antenna towers on the Suharr Satellite Base and asked.

“It doesn’t exceed that of a normal sun anyway. After we took over this place, it’s been working for 1,000 years, and all procedures are in line with the standard,” the head of the station replied. He then asked, “Would you like to get a souvenir kit?”

Hao Ren felt some regret and thought that he should not have contacted Suharr in the first place. “…No, thanks. I’m going to work first.”

“All right, good luck with your work. Would you like to get a souvenir kit when you come back?”

Hao Ren hastened to accelerate his spacecraft, rushing to Saint Sur IV. A giant projection was deployed from the Suharr Satellite Base, sparkling behind the spacecraft— “Don’t forget to buy a souvenir kit!”

True to its reputation, the Fairy Void Consortium was a skilled profiteer.