Chapter 364: Chapter 224: Jiatan Jie’er, Cosmic Lobster (4000 words)
"Hey... Why did you hit me?"
Clutching the back of his head, Chen Yizhou cried out in pain.
Qin Shou withdrew his hand and crossed his arms, speaking coldly, "I told you to explain where that thing came from, not to zone out. What are you spacing out for?"
Chen Yizhou: "..."
"Ahem, that thing came from Mirror Planet. It claimed to be from the Magic Mirror Clan and said it could replicate and simulate every living creature in existence.
Because its ability was too powerful, its own kind on Mirror Planet grew wary and excluded it, ultimately banishing it.
Later, while drifting aimlessly through the universe, it encountered a cosmic storm. Gravely injured, it had no choice but to retreat into Mirror Space to sleep until it eventually ended up on Earth.
When I broke through to the Unbreakable Realm, my Talent Ability awakened it."
Chen Yizhou explained honestly.
Mirror Planet?
Magic Mirror?
Qin Shou rubbed his chin and asked, "That’s what it told you?"
Chen Yizhou nodded, "It probably wouldn’t lie..."
Halfway through the sentence, he stopped abruptly.
Before this, he had absolute faith in the Magic Mirror.
Since its awakening, the Magic Mirror had helped him hunt numerous Nightmare-level Monsters, including some Nightmare Level Three Stars, securing plenty of cultivation resources for him.
But just now, the Magic Mirror had urged him to ambush the Kid Star People, yet it hadn’t made a move itself, claiming to be disrupted by the Kid Star People’s equipment before falling silent.
He had nearly died in the Third-level Mecha’s self-destruct explosion.
Now that he thought about it, the Magic Mirror had likely already decided to abandon him, its so-called "savior," and instead set its sights on Qin Shou.
Perhaps, in the eyes of the Magic Mirror, Qin Shou, with his numerous powerful Monsters, had far more potential.
Seeing his expression, Qin Shou could guess part of the truth.
Despite its claims to replace him, the Magic Mirror had never attempted to simulate or replicate Chen Yizhou. It had likely been leeching energy from Chen Yizhou to restore itself, intending to discard him without hesitation once its goal was achieved.
Due to the limitations of its replication ability, the Magic Mirror would be very cautious in choosing its simulation targets.
Average individuals wouldn’t even pique its interest.
And after Qin Shou had just killed the Kid Star People, the Magic Mirror had then revealed itself.
This suggested that the Magic Mirror had initially intended to target the Kid Star People. But since plans often don’t go as expected, and it happened that Qin Shou had spent time admiring himself in a full-length mirror, the Magic Mirror seized the opportunity.
Delivered right to him, Qin Shou could only sigh helplessly.
"Qin Shou, I’ve already told you everything I know. I hope you’ll keep your word."
Chen Yizhou interrupted Qin Shou’s thoughts.
Qin Shou chuckled lightly. "Relax, I always keep my promises."
Seeing no trace of killing intent on Qin Shou’s face, which didn’t seem feigned, Chen Yizhou finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Rumble..."
At this moment, the ground began to quake, countless bone fragments shaking violently as a disc-shaped spaceship with a diameter of several hundred meters slowly emerged from beneath the surface.
"Dear master, we’ve located the Kid Star People’s spaceship," a voice echoed from inside the ship, accompanied by Big Big Wolf’s triumphant laughter.
Qin Shou nodded in satisfaction. "Test out the energy weapon that cracked the giant snail’s shell."
"Got it! This energy weapon’s structure resembles the Superatomic System, so it’ll need some prep time. However, the Kid Star People already pre-charged it."
As Big Big Wolf finished speaking, a cannon protruded slowly from the bottom of the spaceship, targeting Chen Yizhou.
"Qin Shou, you said—" Chen Yizhou’s expression changed drastically.
"Boom..."
A dazzling white beam shot forth, releasing an unimaginable high temperature that instantly vaporized the upper half of Chen Yizhou’s body.
Qin Shou spread his hands. "Sorry, that wasn’t my intention."
The spaceship’s hatch opened, and Qin Shou leaped into its interior.
The spaceship’s layout was similar to the damaged craft Qin Shou had found in the Merfolk Treasure Vault, as both were technological artifacts of the Kid Star People.
"Dear master, I’ve tested it. This spaceship’s speed rivals that of a Nightmare-level Five-star Flying Monster, with defensive and offensive capabilities reaching Nightmare Level Three Stars. However, it consumes way too much energy, so it’s not very cost-effective..."
Big Big Wolf said, tapping on a virtual interface to display the ship’s internal Monster Gene database.
"Dear master, the Kid Star People excel at controlling Monsters. All of their Monster Genes are stored here.
Oh, and there’s also their Beast Breeding Room..."
Qin Shou stepped into the high-tech Beast Breeding Laboratory and grinned as he saw dozens of Monster Gene types displayed on the light wall.
"Haha, this guy probably wouldn’t bother with ordinary Monster Genes but struggled to obtain high-level lifeforms’ genes. He must be doing pretty poorly among the Kid Star People."
"Alright, retract the spaceship into its space. You can study it later while we continue our journey."
"Dear master, traveling by spaceship would be faster. Why don’t we give it a try?" Big Big Wolf suggested enthusiastically.
Qin Shou shook his head. "No, let’s keep a low profile. Plus, this spaceship burns through energy too quickly—it’s not worth it."
"Oh."
With visible disappointment, Big Big Wolf conceded to not flying the spaceship.
After leaving the ship, Qin Shou stored it in the System Space.
Turning to the massive snail beside him, Qin Shou tossed out a pile of Earth Core Energy Crystals.
"Get to work."
"Awooo..."
The giant snail swallowed the Earth Core Energy Crystals, its back rippling as it rapidly regenerated a new shell.
...
Snail Space, amidst the Capsule Apartment.
Inside the room, Qin Shou lounged on the sofa, legs crossed, holding the shattered Magic Mirror.
The Magic Mirror was now broken into dozens of fragments of varying sizes. Among them, Qin Shou discovered a silver, circular shard emitting a faint glow.
"Is this the Magic Mirror Core?" Qin Shou speculated aloud.
After pondering for a moment, he called up the System interface.
[Deep Red Dragon Beast] + [Magic Mirror Fragment] + [Third-level Anti-gravity Device] + [Third-level Mecha]