The No. 1 Hunfen King in the Entire Server [Interstellar] Chapter 79

At the lowest level of the base, Lin Jing saw the first-generation Aurora.

Cold white light flowed over the containment shield, and inside, Aurora laid there like a sleeping child.

The mecha was massive, its exterior surrounded by a thin layer of virtual white shielding. Lin Jing knew that was a specialized defense system—designed to protect against radiation, impacts, and detection. Aurora’s ultimate goal was to travel beyond the Milky Way, where it would have to avoid many dangerous celestial bodies. Its design was sleek and streamlined, the metal a new synthetic material he had never seen before. The wings rested quietly on the ground, its exterior sharp and icy.

Yet, deep inside, Lin Jing felt an indescribable stirring. Standing a meter away, gazing at this pinnacle of human civilization, he was struck speechless by its sheer presence.

Lin Jing’s voice was soft. “Aurora… was that name chosen by Laixiya?”

Xu Wanzhi: “Mm.”

Lin Jing tilted his head in confusion. “Because it’s the Empire’s dawn?”

At that, Xu Wanzhi’s lips curled slightly, as if mocking something—or perhaps something else entirely.

“No.”

“Then why?”

Xu Wanzhi lowered his gaze and slowly said, “Because I once wrote that word on the title page of a fairy tale book. And she saw it.”

Lin Jing froze, his mind going blank for a moment.

Even though Xu Wanzhi hadn’t explained fully, he already understood.

Just like when Xu Wanzhi told him, in the radiation, “Actually, I woke up when you kissed me.”

He had always understood.

He understood all of Xu Wanzhi’s childhood dreams, all of his romantic thoughts. That first time he called out to him—how could he not have known?

So… Aurora…

That name had always come from a fairy tale.

Xu Wanzhi smiled slightly. “She once tried to tell me fairy tales, but I was never really interested.”

Lin Jing murmured, “I know.”

His mother’s journal had written about it.

Laixiya asked me how to approach a child. I told her, why not tell him a fairy tale?
No child can resist elves, dragons, forests, and princesses.

But… it seems like there are always exceptions.

Xu Wanzhi said, “The last thing she ever told me was to ask if I wanted to see fireworks. That day, she bent down and hugged me for the first time.”

“I looked up… and realized she was already crying.”

His tone was calm and indifferent, his dark eyes deep and lifeless, as if he were recounting something unrelated to himself.

“After that, I saw the first fireworks of my life on the television broadcast.”

Lin Jing fell silent, unable to speak.

That explosion fifteen years ago, which newspapers, radio stations, and TV networks all rushed to report—

In the end, it was just a mother’s final farewell to her child.

A grand finale at the edge of the galaxy, turning into an eternal, unforgettable cosmic firework.

Xu Wanzhi said, “Bernard thought it was Laixiya’s warning, but in reality, he was overthinking it.”

“If Laixiya was truly angry, how could she settle for just a firework as a warning?” Xu Wanzhi lowered his gaze, the corners of his lips curling into a mocking smirk. “She was far more dangerous than they ever imagined.”

Lin Jing looked up, confused. “What do you mean?”

Xu Wanzhi shook his head, not continuing, and simply smiled.

The daylight on Filna Star was particularly long. Located near the planetary belt, its climate was hot and arid, with little rainfall. For outsiders coming from other planets, only inside the oasis could they feel a comfortable temperature.

Dr. Millie, after descending from the tower’s surveillance room, was preoccupied with thoughts on how to avoid Brandt’s questioning and help hide the identity of an old friend’s son.

Just then, her assistant suddenly gasped, breaking her train of thought.

“Professor, look at this!”

Millie stopped, about to frown and reprimand her, but when she turned around, she froze.

A single white hyacinth bloomed quietly in the greenery beside them. Pure and flawless, its petals stretched toward the sky.

The assistant exclaimed excitedly, “I’ve never seen this type of hyacinth before. It’s so beautiful! But how could a hyacinth grow in the oasis?”

Millie stiffly walked over, crouched down, and pushed aside some excess weeds to look at the flower. Her face was pale, and her voice was barely audible.

“So, there’s one here too?”

Her assistant, curious and naive, asked, “Professor, who planted this?”

Millie couldn’t find the words. She reached out, brushing her fingers against the delicate petals.

Sensing something was off, the assistant hesitantly called, “Professor?”

Millie was silent for a long time before murmuring, “A genius planted this.”

The assistant was puzzled. “A genius?”

“Yes, a genius.”

Millie stared into the distance, her gaze piercing through the hyacinth toward some unknown, faraway place.

The black tower stood silent, keeping watch over the stars for millions of years.

Millie whispered, “She was the initiator of the oasis. She was also the founder of this black tower.”

And more than that… the highest authority of Aurora.

But now, that name had been deliberately erased from the empire’s history.

The assistant’s eyes widened in shock. “That’s absolutely genius! She must have been incredible! Is she still on Filna Star?”

Millie shook her head, her gaze distant. “No, she’s not here anymore.”

“Oh? Then where is she?”

“She’s… at the end of the universe.”

Millie remembered—Laixiya rarely smiled.

That genius girl from the main star, born aloof and cold.

She carried many titles.

The only 3S-ranked psychic.
The youngest daughter of the Osmond family.
The Empire’s Rose.
Aurora’s highest authority.

Each title alone could shake the world, and yet, all of them belonged to a single person, bringing her immense prestige.

They once thought Laixiya must be the happiest woman in the empire.

But after meeting her in person, they realized—perhaps to Laixiya, even the emotion of ‘happiness’ was meaningless.

Rather than calling her a genius, it would be more fitting to say she was a god who had momentarily stepped into the human world.

The only time Millie had ever seen Laixiya display any emotion was when she gently stroked a hyacinth.

The harsh climate and soil of Filna Star made it impossible to grow delicate plants. Even within the oasis, only the most resilient grass could survive. Hyacinths, with their fragile nature, should have been impossible.

And yet, Laixiya had somehow found seeds and planted an entire road of them atop the tower, making them bloom.

White hyacinths symbolize silent, unspoken love.

At the time, many researchers in the oasis speculated that Laixiya might be longing for someone.

But no one could guess who that person was.

After all, her marriage was only a political arrangement, and rumors said her relationship with her family was openly hostile.

Many years later, Millie finally learned the answer.

Laixiya had been longing for her child.

The one whose birth had been concealed.

The one only the empire’s highest authorities knew about.

The one classified as part of the Final Plan.

Many more years later, that boy grew up and returned to this place.

Millie would never forget the first time she saw Xu Wanzhi.

Above the black tower, meteors streaked across the sky.

The moment that young man lifted his gaze—

It was as if the hyacinths had bloomed once more.

After Aurora exploded, the empire ordered the complete removal of all flowers in the oasis.

Yet, one seed had survived.

And now, it had sprouted and grown.

—

The next morning, on the terrace of their home, Lin Jing was flipping through Laixiya’s notes.

Suddenly, he felt a faint touch on the back of his hand.

He shifted his gaze slightly—

And froze.

A butterfly had landed on his hand.

White wings, edged with a faint golden glow.

Lin Jing murmured, “A butterfly… So, there are butterflies on Filna Star?”

At his feet, a cluster of white hyacinths swayed gently.

He moved his fingers ever so slightly.

That tiny movement startled the little creature.

It fluttered its wings and took off—

Flying toward the black tower in the distance.

At the same time.

On the long starlane leading from the capital to Filna Star, a probe ship passed by.

It was supposed to be a routine data-gathering mission.

But the unexpected happened without warning.

As it passed near an asteroid belt, a reddish-brown planet suddenly emitted an incredibly intense burst of light.

The light was blinding, illuminating the entire star sector.

On the oasis tower, the observers were jolted awake.

At the space station on the capital star, the director at the data console widened his pupils in shock.

Everyone stared unblinkingly at their screens—

Trying to see what had just happened.

However, all they received were continuous alarm reports from the probe.

[Report: Unknown gravitational force detected]
[Report: Gravitational wave intensity exceeds threshold]
[Activating self-rescue mode]
[Emitting low-frequency electromagnetic waves]
…
[Report: Self-rescue failed, initiating self-destruction]

But before the probe could self-destruct, a vortex, visible to the naked eye, slowly formed around the brown-red planet. It twisted the dimensions of space, revealing a black event horizon. Then, an eerie scene unfolded—the probe, floating and spinning, was gradually pulled into the vortex. Within seconds, it completely disappeared into the cosmos.

The event occurred in utter silence, as if only that brief explosion of white light had been truly earth-shattering. Yet, for everyone who witnessed it, their blood ran cold, as though they had plunged into an abyss of darkness.

The brown-red planet continued to rotate. Above it, a single black dot marked the location of the tower—an Imperial structure built with the highest scientific expertise. No one knew what had been happening inside all these years.

High above the Black Tower in the Oasis, a butterfly fluttered its wings.

The Oasis entered emergency response mode.

People walking through the area stopped in their tracks.

On the terrace, Lin Jing, who had been reading, also heard the alarm and looked up in surprise.

Soon, an observer gripped their communicator tightly, and a cold, authoritative voice echoed across the sky: “This is the Black Tower Detection Center. This is the Black Tower Detection Center. Anomalous gravitational waves have been detected near an unidentified planet. Initiating Level One alert. All personnel, report to the main hall immediately. I repeat, all personnel, report to the main hall immediately.”