"Mmm!"
Ling Xi nodded. "Ye Feng, we actually discussed leaving quite some time ago, but... these past few days, the three of us have been having a really good time..."
As she spoke, Ling Xi glanced at Xiao Xiao. "To be honest, I didn't really want to go either... but... what you showed us just now with that sheepskin scroll made me realize... we can't go on like this anymore..."
Although Ling Xi's voice held reluctance, there was more determination in it.
"We must find the Stones of Hope as soon as possible and reclaim the City of Angels, otherwise, when the final Judgment Day arrives, we might be completely defenseless!"
Leng Yue chimed in, her tone very serious.
"Reclaim the City of Angels?"
Ye Feng looked at Leng Yue with some confusion.
"Ye Feng, do you remember at the Brad Base when that Blood Ancestor guy mentioned I had two different kinds of angel power?"
"That power that can break through spatial barriers is the true angel power!"
"And true angel power is not afraid of the Dark Shadow Puppets... it's even their bane..."
"Right now, the angel power within me, Ling Xi, and Qiao Ying, the three of us, are all incomplete..."
Under Ye Feng's questioning gaze, Leng Yue spoke rapidly.
"Back then... the City of Angels encountered an incredibly powerful enemy..."
"To preserve the last hope of angel civilization, Her Majesty sealed the entire City of Angels in a place unknown to anyone... this led to a significant drop in the combat power of most angels..."
"And before Her Majesty disappeared, she left a message: the clue to the City of Angels is the Stone of Hope..."
"Most people seek the Stone of Hope for the power of its shell, or for the Ark of the Apocalypse... while we seek the Stone of Hope for the City of Angels..."
After a pause, Leng Yue quickly continued.
"I see..."
Ye Feng frowned slightly, beginning to understand. "Then... what do you mean by the final Judgment Day you mentioned? I've heard it a few times before, but I never quite understood it..."
"This..."
Hearing this, Ling Xi, Leng Yue, and Qiao Ying exchanged glances, and finally, they all sighed in unison, not telling Ye Feng.
"Ye Feng, some things... when your strength is sufficient, you will naturally understand them..."
Looking at the somewhat dejected Ye Feng, Ling Xi smiled slightly. "Especially since you're pursuing the Lamp of Creation, you'll eventually encounter those guys..."
"Alright..."
Ye Feng sighed helplessly. He had already guessed that Shen Potian hadn't told him everything before, possibly for the same reason.
Although Xiao Xiao was reluctant, she knew Ling Xi had important things to do and didn't try to keep her.
...
In the evening,
Because of the news of Ling Xi's departure, after dinner, Ye Feng and the others quietly leaned against the Hummer, gazing at the stars, no one speaking.
For a moment, the atmosphere was rather somber.
"Ye Feng, you don't need to be so sad... not all three of us are leaving!" Read books
Leng Yue was the first to break the silence. "Qiao Ying is staying behind to warm your bed~!"
"Pfft!~"
"Cough! Cough! Cough!~"
Ye Feng and Qiao Ying, who were quietly drinking their iced cola, suddenly spurted it out and began to cough violently.
"Sister Leng, what are you talking about?"
Qiao Ying's face turned red. "I... I'm not staying behind for... for that..."
Ye Feng wiped his mouth, looking embarrassed. Leng Yue was often not serious.
"Sister Leng Yue, it's very hot now, we don't need a bed warmer, we need air conditioning!"
"And for warming the bed, we have solar-powered electric heaters!"
Xiao Xiao looked at Leng Yue with some confusion.
"Xiao Xiao, what I mean by warming the bed is different from what you're thinking,"
Leng Yue gently pinched Xiao Xiao's cheek and chuckled.
"Leng!"
Ling Xi glared at Leng Yue. "Don't corrupt Xiao Xiao!"
Xiao Xiao blinked, looking at Leng Yue and the others with confusion, clearly not understanding Leng Yue's words.
Although Leng Yue's words were a bit... suggestive, they dispelled the oppressive and somber atmosphere.
"Speaking of which, Ling Xi, do you know where we can get a lot of space rift fragments?"
"Oh, right, unused ones."
Since Ling Xi and Leng Yue were leaving the next day, Ye Feng naturally wanted to seize the opportunity to ask the well-informed angels about space rift fragments.
After all, space rift fragments were truly rare, and while he could find zombies and goblins with points, space rift fragments were...
"Space rift fragments... most large human survivor bases have quite a few..."
"But you want unused ones, and quite a lot of them, so you might only find them in destroyed large human survivor bases..."
"For example, Winter's Home, Crossroads, Boiler Castle, Ice City, and so on..."
Ling Xi pondered for a moment and replied quickly.
"No way... Ice City?"
Hearing this not-so-unfamiliar place name, Ye Feng was a bit surprised.
"Mmm!"
Ling Xi nodded. "These destroyed large human survivor bases, especially those destroyed early in the Great Cataclysm, are very likely to contain many unused space rift fragments..."
"After all, although space rift fragments are quite magical, they're not particularly good resources. They can't improve strength, nor can they be eaten or drunk. They can only store things, making them quite鸡肋 (gāi lè - superfluous/awkward) for the strong..."
"Of course, these large human survivor bases are also places most adventurers explore, and adventurers rarely leave empty-handed... so it's not easy to find unused space rift fragments..."
Ling Xi explained rapidly to Ye Feng.
"Ye Feng, you could try trading with some adventurers and try your luck!"
"If we have the chance later, Ling Xi and I will also help you collect them!"
At this moment, Leng Yue spoke.
Although she didn't quite understand why Ye Feng needed so many space rift fragments, and unused ones at that, she didn't ask further and chose to help Ye Feng.
"Ye Feng, these are some I kept as backups, thinking I'd activate them when the usage count for space rift fragments was reached. I'll give them to you now as well!"
As Ling Xi finished speaking, several faintly glowing space rift fragments appeared in her hand. Leng Yue and Qiao Ying also took out their space rift fragments.
"No, you keep these for emergencies!"
Ye Feng didn't take them. After all, he needed a large quantity, and it would be bad if Ling Xi and the others needed them urgently and didn't have them.
"Mmm... alright then!"
Ling Xi and the other two women hesitated slightly before putting them back.
After that, Ye Feng and the others, their spirits lifted, once again admired the night sky, chatting occasionally...
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