Chapter 488: A Fight with the Rebels

Chapter 488: A Clash with the Rebels

The surroundings were dead quiet, with only the sound of a gentle breeze rustling through the green grass.

Everything was asleep, except for Gu Yongnian, who remained awake.

He glanced at Song Chuyi, but darkness enveloped his vision, rendering everything invisible.

Gu Yongnian felt a sudden panic and hurried toward the spot where Song Chuyi had just stood.

Suddenly, as if he had bumped into something, the darkness vanished, warmth tingling through his fingertips.

"What are you doing?" Song Chuyi frowned. "Why’d you bump into me?"

Gu Yongnian blinked slowly.

The darkness must’ve been an illusion—only the present moment felt real.

He whispered, "I thought you were gone."

Song Chuyi patted Gu Yongnian's shoulder.

"I’m not going anywhere."

"I still have a whole planet to build."

Song Chuyi stretched with a yawn.

"It’s a hell of a project."

Gu Yongnian stood beside him and gave a soft hum.

Rebuilding a planet, restoring it to its former prosperity and liveliness, was indeed a huge undertaking.

It might take many, many years—maybe a lifetime.

But he believed A’Chu could do it.

Just because he was A’Chu.

Gu Yongnian's eyelids flickered, his gaze tender.

"A’Chu, I’m sticking with you."

Song Chuyi huffed a laugh and squeezed his hand.

"Of course."

He leaned forward, closing the distance between them, and grinned.

"I did save you, remember?"

"You owe me your life, so of course you have to stay with me forever."

Gu Yongnian gaped at Song Chuyi, who was now so close, his throat tightening.

A’Chu...

He breathed the name like a prayer, as if trying to carve it into his soul.

Beyond the abandoned planet's orbit, the First Army's warship had arrived.

They had received signals from the Mechanical Clan rebels.

These rebels had occupied the planet with unknown intentions, but they were known for their brutality, making a direct attack risky.

The warship's adjutant was unaware that the Sacred Tree had reached the abandoned planet.

After all, the Mechanical Clan had not disclosed the presence of the Sacred Tree when transmitting their signals.

Their logic was simple.

Song Chuyi was here, and they had to protect him.

Naturally, the fewer who knew he was here, the better.

Especially the cunning humans of the Federation—they couldn’t be trusted at all, let alone informed that the Sacred Tree was here.

Because of this, the adjutant had no idea that the Sacred Tree, which had disappeared from the live broadcast, was actually on this abandoned planet.

The adjutant had lost track of how much alcohol he had consumed. The alcohol had numbed his senses, leaving him drowsy yet unable to sleep.

He sat before the control panel, studying the projection of the abandoned planet on the screen, his eyes filled with irritation.

"Damn it, why can't I sleep?"

Just then, a streak of green flashed across the screen.

The adjutant rubbed his eyes and magnified the image.

When he clearly saw the expanse of green, he shouted excitedly, "Lao Zhao, come look!"

He pointed at the green patch. "There’s actual vegetation!"

The Captain, who had been drinking just as much, lurched forward and leaned in to look.

His bleary eyes suddenly widened as if witnessing a miracle, his voice shaking with reverence.

"This… this is natural vegetation!"

That life-giving green was something he had never seen before.

A profound shock, rising from the depths of his soul, surged through him. The Captain shoved the adjutant away and magnified the image further.

When he saw the sprawling greenery clearly, he shook from head to toe with excitement.

"Lao Wang, we’ll need to fight those Mechanical Clan rebels."

That green—we have to protect it!