Chapter 1223 - 971: Communication like Pets

So that was all it was?

Zuo La found himself both amused and dismayed.

Indeed, besides these two little girls, everyone else on this planet was either a faithful follower of the Star Devourers or had been brainwashed into becoming one. They all believed unconditionally in the Star Devourers and naturally harbored no fears whatsoever. However, these two girls were completely different; they had come here to study the space fissure, and the Star Devourers were an entirely foreign concept to them!

What a surprising answer, one that even the Apostles had failed to anticipate.

"What about now?" Zuo La asked, needing to ascertain what these two children thought of the Star Devourers now.

"Are you joking?" Ruosha held up a finger, and two Star Devourer cores orbiting around her finger began chasing each other, seemingly having a great deal of fun.

Were they playing a game? Zuo La’s eyes widened in astonishment.

"These core little ones are very well-behaved and obedient, where else can you find such interesting pets?" Ruosha said.

Baby!

Good!

Obedient!

Interesting!

Pet!!!

Zuo La felt his blood pressure soar in an instant! How could these adjectives be used to describe the great Star Devourers! How dare they be used to describe the great Star Devourers! This was disrespectful! This was utter blasphemy!

Though he wanted to shout out loud, he ultimately refrained. After all, the Star Devourer cores were in Ruosha’s hands, and the great Star Devourers themselves expressed no discontent; what was there for him to get agitated about?

"Ahem, well then, what are your plans moving forward? Have you decided on your research direction yet?" Zuo La felt that many of the questions he had prepared no longer applied, managing only to muster this question instead.

"Not yet, in fact, communicating with these two little guys every day is already overwhelming," Ruosha said.

"Communicating!?" Zuo La looked at Ruosha with surprise and delight.

"Yes, communicating," Ruosha nodded seriously.

Zuo La’s heartbeat, which had just calmed down, sped up once again.

The so-called communication must be mutual! For a long time, attempts at interactions between the disciples and the Star Devourers were merely one-sided in receiving information. The Star Devourers occasionally transmitted some information, and then the Apostles struggled desperately to decipher it. This process was exceedingly slow, inefficient, and notoriously inaccurate.

But now, Ruosha had mentioned the word "communicating"! This meant a real two-way method of information exchange had been achieved!

"Can you understand the meaning of the information transmitted by the great Star Devourers?" Zuo La’s voice was trembling.

"Not yet, the content is complex and messy; I need some time to understand it slowly," Ruosha said.

"Oh, I see." Zuo La’s enthusiasm was instantly extinguished.

"However, some simple contents are still easy," Ruosha said, then addressed the two cores still orbiting and playing.

"Stop!"

The two cores immediately came to a halt.

"Spin in place!"

The two cores immediately spun around in place.

"Play dead!"

Clang clang!

The two metal spheres directly hit the ground.

"Bark!"

"Woof woof!"

The space trembled, emitting two eerily styled dog barks.

Zuo La felt like crying, partly because he was moved by the fact that these cores could indeed communicate with Ruosha. But on the other hand, he was also upset that Ruosha was actually treating Star Devourer cores like dogs!

You are Star Devourer cores! What does "playing dead" mean! What does that "woof woof" mean!

Zuo La thought he needed to calm down. He dared not speak out to interfere with this matter, as Isrile and Ruosha, who had once been just ordinary researchers, were now Apostles and feared no one.

Feeling the deep need to calm down, Zuo La soon bade farewell, somewhat absent-mindedly leaving the residence of Ruosha and Isrile, needing some time to digest and organize what he had just witnessed.

"This guy is more faint-hearted than I thought," Ruosha said.

"It’s not that he’s faint-hearted; it’s just that what you’re doing is too frightening," Isrile said.

Zuo La calmed himself for an entire night, which meant he didn’t sleep at all. Early in the morning, he gathered all the Apostles and very systematically retold everything he had witnessed the previous day.

When the crowd learned that these two little girls could actually communicate with the cores, everyone was excited. However, when they learned that this so-called communication involved treating the cores like pet dogs, some of the fervent Apostles immediately became furious.

"This is a great disrespect to Lord Star Devourers! They must face trial!" several tried to yell.

"Nonsense! Lord Star Devourers themselves have no complaints, what do you even know!" some supporters of Ruosha yelled back.

"To even utter such words, I doubt your faith in the Star Devourers!"

"My faith is none of your business to doubt! Our mission as Apostles is to reawaken the Star Devourers slumbering within!"

"Even without relying on them, we can do it ourselves! We just need to get our hands on their knowledge!"

"Just you few? Those two are Apostles personally chosen by the Star Devourers! And what are you few considered?"

"That’s merely them deceiving the great Lord Star Devourers!"

Zuo La had never realized before how severe the divisions among the Apostles were until this small incident sparked intense arguments.

"Stop arguing!"

After observing for a while, an old Apostle finally spoke.

"Look at yourselves! The purpose of our existence as Apostles is to awaken the great Star Devourers, not to fight over who’s victorious here!"

The old Apostle’s gaze swept across everyone, and they immediately bowed their heads.

"Zuo La, can you guarantee that everything you’ve said is true?" the old Apostle asked.

"Yes, Master, I swear on my life and faith, everything I said is what I personally witnessed," Zuo La said.

"Alright, if that’s the case, let’s wait and see what those two girls can achieve. If they can truly achieve perfect communication with the core, then even if they are a bit disrespectful, what’s the harm? After all, they are still children, and even the Star Devourers would forgive them!"

"But..." several fervent believers still wanted to speak. The old Apostle immediately silenced them with a stern look.

"Let’s leave today’s matters here. I will go to the sanctuary and report this to the First-generation Apostles."

First-generation Apostles!

At those words, everyone fell silent.

The so-called First-generation Apostles are the seven Apostles who first discovered and awakened the slumbering Star Devourers. They inherited tremendous power from the Star Devourers, eternal youth, and immortality, always residing in a special sanctuary researching how to fully awaken the Star Devourers. Every research result from the outside world ultimately converges into this sanctuary, becoming the knowledge of the First-generation Apostles.

The Apostles dispersed, but Zuo La’s mind couldn’t settle. He didn’t know how the First-generation Apostles would view the matter. If they agreed with his view, that was fine, but if they too were angered by the actions of the two girls, what then?

The discussions here didn’t affect the good mood of Isrile and Ruosha, for they no longer needed to study anything to communicate with the core, which meant they could finally stop pretending to research content they already knew—how boring that had been! And what better way to spend their time than leisurely exploring the core?

The living conditions for the Apostles were so much better than those of the lower-level researchers. Those researchers were like machines, their days filled only with research, while the Apostles knew how to enjoy life with adequate leisure and entertainment facilities.

Now, Isrile and Ruosha were preparing for a picnic, spreading a large mat on the ground while ingredients freshly prepared from their personal spaces, including a grill, fuel, and various seasonings, were set out.

Just as they were about to enjoy a pleasant outdoor barbecue, three people jumped out.

Although they had changed their attire, their faces were still the same.

"Dear Apostles, are you planning to join our outdoor barbecue? If so, I’m sorry to say, but I didn’t prepare your portion," Isrile said with a smile on her face.

"No, your little games should come to an end!"

Bang!

The grill that had just been lit was overturned, sending a flare of red-hot coals and sparks flying.

"With such unfriendly actions and fierce expressions, it looks like you’ve come here looking for trouble," Isrile stood up, shielding Ruosha.

"Hand over your knowledge, and then get the hell out of here, or I’ll make you regret it!" the leading Apostle said.

"Look, I don’t want to waste my time watching a bunch of old men here either. You might as well go tell Zuo La to arrange a spacecraft for us to leave, and of course, any knowledge you want, I’ll give it to you," Isrile said.

"..." They actually agreed!

But! That’s not right!

What’s the point even if they agree to such terms? Go tell Zuo La? Can Zuo La agree? Not only can he not agree, but he would also counter-ask, you threaten two little girls with language?

"Do you suddenly feel like it’s impossible to continue this conversation?" Isrile suddenly asked, laughing.

"..." The three Apostles said nothing, only staring at Isrile.

"Hahahaha! You really are stupid! Exactly, having too little contact with the outside world makes one an idiot! If you just came to cause trouble, you should’ve simply started a fight from the get-go, why waste that time? Hahaha!" Isrile broke into loud laughter.

"If you weren’t women, and also kids, I’d show you right now what it’s like to mess with adults," the head Apostle felt like he was about to explode.

"Alright, alright, since you’ve already stood here intimidating two little girls with words, just stop pretending to be something impressive, okay? You’re all just cowards; your knowledge is more scarce than ours; your research capabilities are not as good as ours; the Star Devourers chose us and not you; and you will even die of old age before us! Oh my, when you consider all that, you all are really quite pathetic, absolutely worthless!"

Isrile’s harsh words were the result of the dual elite training she had inherited from Long Yi and Little Zi. Combining quick-wittedness, sharpness, and a tricky nature, they left no room for rebuttal!

"Big brother! Why bother talking with them? Let’s just take them down together! Force them to hand over all their knowledge. Once we have the same knowledge, the core of the Star Devourers will surely choose us too!" one of his fellow Apostles shouted.(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)