Chapter 190: Various Preparations

“It has been a long time since it was this lively here. Yue, do you think I should prepare some snacks to entertain these sisters?”

‘I think the Mentors probably aren’t in the mood to eat the snacks you prepare right now, Mother.’ Luo Shuangyue paused, then asked, “Aren’t you going to help?”

She remembered that her mother was someone who knew quite a bit about spatial magic. She could even deliver packages across worlds with precision, so it shouldn’t be that she couldn’t help now, right?

But she was wrong this time. White Night’s issue was similar to the Sky Render mentioned in the Mentors’ earlier conversation. Her spatial channels were created by destroying space. Since the spatial rift behind her was already broken, pushing it further would only cause it to shatter more severely.

At a time like this, it was better for her to stay on the sidelines and let those capable of solving the problem handle it.

“Come to think of it, I only just realized we had a Starry Sky Elf race right next door,” White Night whispered as she watched Yi, who was surrounded by Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls.

Back then, her attention had mostly been focused on the Mother Star. After raising her children, she had to come here to suppress the monsters, so she naturally knew nothing about the elves.

After all, the distance between the two was simply too great. Unless the elves came looking for them, humans would never have discovered their existence.

“Perhaps it is because the universe is too big, and the World felt that having only humans was too boring? Or maybe it was the other way around, and it thought only having elves was too boring…”

Luo Shuangyue did not quite understand what the World was thinking. Regardless, the elves were now extinct, with only Yi remaining. The difficulty of reviving the Starry Sky Elf race was quite high.

Was she expected to give birth to all the elves by herself?

Moreover, given Yi’s current state, her future descendants would likely be half-elves, a mix of human and elf.

“Also, Mother, don’t you think the way Xiao Xing looks at Yi is a bit strange?”

“Oh?” White Night gasped. She really had not noticed.

“Aren’t they just good friends?”

When Yi arrived, Luo Shuangxing had indeed been the first to greet her. White Night could see that her daughter had a special kind of concern for Yi.

But that concern should just be between friends, right? It wouldn’t involve anything else.

As a mother, White Night felt she shouldn’t look at her daughter through such a colored lens. She had to believe in Luo Shuangxing.

“The term ‘good friend’ in the mouth of a Magical Girl seems to refer to a relationship where the friendship might deteriorate at any moment,” Luo Shuangyue added jokingly.

‘Good friends — the kind of good friends who roll around in bed together, right?’

‘That would be wonderful.’

“You shouldn’t say that. You should have respect for your Mentors,” White Night said to Luo Shuangyue with a stern face.

This mother only acted like a mother at times like this.

Luo Shuangyue had grown up and did not really fall for it anymore. After all, she knew exactly what kind of person her mother was. If one were to name the Magical Girl in this world who understood the least about respecting Mentors, White Night’s name would definitely be on that list.

“Just tell me if you find little Yi pleasing to the eye. Do you want Shuangxing to kidnap her and bring her home?”

“Wouldn’t it be a waste to turn away a girl who delivers herself to our door? I have no objections.” White Night was not vague at all, directly expressing her lack of opposition.

Yi was a beautiful child with a good personality. Being with Shuangxing wouldn’t be a bad match.

While the two were whispering, the voices of the Magical Girls drifted over from the other side.

“Little Butterfly, come over here! We need support!”

“They’re calling me. Mother, I’m heading over.” Hearing the shout from the distance, Luo Shuangyue quickly stopped gossiping and flew toward the group by the spatial rift.

Once she arrived, the Magical Girls explained the current situation in a few words.

They had judged the state of the spatial rift through magic and had thought of a way to fix the rift’s exit. The difficulty now was that stabilizing the spatial rift required a massive amount of Magic Power, and Yi alone was not enough to solve the problem.

In other words, Luo Shuangyue had to act as Yi’s backup energy source again, letting Yi absorb her Magic Power.

Thinking back to a few months ago, it was Luo Shuangyue who had sucked Yi’s Magic Power dry. Now, things had changed, and it was her turn to be drained by Yi.

The roles of both parties had completely reversed.

“The methods used to open this spatial channel were too crude. There was no thought given to maintaining stability, which means we need to exert much more effort to stabilize it now.” A Magical Girl outlined the shape of the spatial channel with Magic Power, pointing at the passage that had become fragmented from the middle.

A spatial channel like this was not meant for use at all. Anyone entering it would either be torn apart by spatial turbulence or be sent to an unknown location due to the channel’s inherent instability.

There was a high probability of ending up near the human Mother Star, and a small probability of appearing in all sorts of strange places.

It was all a matter of probability with no certain answer. There was even a chance that Nightmare Creatures might be transported to the former homeland of the elves.

Starlight Magic could eliminate these unwanted probabilities and fix the exit of the spatial channel. However, for Yi, this was a bit too much to ask of an Initial Bloom-Class Magical Girl.

Fortunately, she had the backup battery, Luo Shuangyue, by her side. Otherwise, even if she squeezed out every drop of Magic Power in her body, it wouldn’t be enough to cover a fraction of the cost.

“Then I’ll leave you a reserve of three days’ worth of Magic Power for now.” Luo Shuangyue was quite generous. She was not the same person she used to be.

To her, Magic Power was just a number. As her total Magic Power increased, her recovery speed had reached a terrifying level.

Furthermore, she would continue to incessantly absorb the Demonic Energy attracted by the Black Qi, making her completely unafraid of consuming Magic Power.

Even if a little girl like Yi wasted Magic Power day and night for three days, how much could she possibly spend? It was likely less than the Demonic Energy gathered when Luo Shuangyue devoured a King-class Magic Beast.

Disasters like the Black Calamity, formed by the gathering of Demonic Energy, were characterized by their sheer volume.

The Demonic Energy concentrated within them was several times more than the limit that the monsters they birthed could absorb.

This Demonic Energy would be swallowed by Luo Shuangyue in one gulp, becoming her food.

With such eating efficiency, it would be strange if she worried about a lack of Magic Power.

After splitting the three days of Magic Power into three Sealing Cards, Luo Shuangyue did not forget to remind Yi to rest and not overwork herself.

If she collapsed and affected the plan’s progress, that would be bad. It was better to take regular breaks.

“Yes, I know.”

“I hope so… Shuangxing! Remember to keep an eye on Yi!” Luo Shuangyue nodded slightly, then turned around to shout at her younger sister.

Luo Shuangxing, who was pretending to be invisible nearby, suddenly showed an expression of embarrassment and anger. Why call her out now?

Couldn’t she just let the Mentors look after Yi?

Was it necessary to specifically point her out and make everyone look her way?

“I know! There are so many Mentors here, I’m not of much use anyway,” she said indignantly, puffing out her cheeks.

“Well, aren’t you the only person I can order around?” Luo Shuangyue crossed her arms, giving a reason that Luo Shuangxing could not refute.

Everyone present was Luo Shuangyue’s Mentor.

Of her two younger sisters, one was Yi and the other was Luo Shuangxing.

She had already instructed Yi, so what was wrong with ordering Luo Shuangxing around a bit?

This was her right as an older sister!

“You…” Luo Shuangxing glared with her golden eyes, wanting to kill her mischievous sister with her gaze.

But she had clearly not reached the level where she could kill with a look. Instead, her angry appearance made White Night’s maternal instincts explode. She quietly slid to her side and began doting on her.

“So cute, Little Xing! Let Mother give you a big hug!”

“Mom, don’t hold me so tight. Everyone is watching…”

“It’s fine. They’re just jealous that I have such a cute child like you.”

“That is completely illogical!”

“Oh? The entrance has been moved here?”

Stepping out of the Starlight Tunnel, Luo Shuangyue saw a beautiful blue and white planet.

Although there were still some black traces remaining on it, they did not diminish its beauty; it remained a miracle of the universe.

Looking back, she saw a small planet reflecting silver-white light far in the distance.

It seemed that while she was busy, the Mentors here had not stopped working for a moment.

“Ling Rao, over here, over here!” A ripple of Mental Power came from nearby. In the vacuum of space where sound could not travel, this was the most effective way to communicate.

A Magical Girl waved her hand in front of an area already surrounded by mechanical creations, guiding Luo Shuangyue toward her.

Once Luo Shuangyue flickered and appeared beside her, she excitedly introduced her masterpiece.

“These things were originally intended to deal with that super powerful Demon Emperor. But the battle ended before they could be put into actual combat. Since they were already built, we felt it was a waste to dismantle them, so we thought about turning them into the outer defense line for the Mother Star.”

Pointing at the creations that obviously involved magic in their construction, this Mentor spoke with a face full of pride.

She had always been in charge of this kind of work in the Magic Department. After all, her ability could still be considered unique even today.

Being able to create objects directly through imagination and magic was a highly sought-after ability anywhere.

“But for now, let’s let them have a real battle here.”

“Are there people inside?” Luo Shuangyue looked at the giant mechanical structures with curiosity.

The Mentor nodded. In times like these, humans were still more reliable.

“They are all Transhumans. Compared to ordinary people, they have a better adaptability to harsh environments. Even after these giants are destroyed, they can survive in outer space with their enhanced bodies.”

The Transhumans who could go into space to fight monsters were not the frail scientists Luo Shuangyue had seen on the surface before.

Each of them was a powerhouse capable of fighting Nightmare Creatures hand-to-hand in space without relying on any life-support equipment and emerging victorious.

Queenis had not been idle these past few months.

With the Magic Department’s tacit approval and financial support, her Transhuman technology was producing results one after another.

Currently, high-level Transhumans could possess strength comparable to an Initial Bloom-Class Magical Girl.

When these Transhumans worked with the war machines forged by Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls, their role on the battlefield was not necessarily smaller than that of the Magical Girls.

“The Transhumans’ ability to use Magic Power is far inferior to ours, so I changed my approach. Instead of having them learn complex and soul-state magic, they only need to pour their Magic Power into the magic input ports.”

This Mentor’s method was similar to the principle Luo Shuangyue had used when she borrowed Xia Mo’s Floating Cannon to fire light beams.

Since I am not good at this, I will pour my power into the appropriate tools and let the tools release the magic for me.

“Their power is similar to a normal Initial Bloom-Class squad, and machines are less likely to make mistakes than humans.” The Mentor used magic to display the effect she wanted to achieve.

It consisted of several concentric rings that were intertwined but did not interfere with each other.

They would wrap the Black Qi in the center and use the vast streams of Magic Power attacking from all directions to suppress and purify it.

“But can the Magic Power of Transhumans purify Black Qi?”

“No, it can’t. So the Magic Power they provide will be converted inside the machine into other types of Magic Power. For now, mine is being used.” The Mentor naturally would not make such a mistake.

She had already considered everything that needed to be considered.

As for why she chose her own Magic Power, it was because she understood her own power best and knew how to convert other sources of Magic Power into hers.

“Of course, I need to be stationed inside these giants at that time, but I don’t think it’s a losing trade.”

The Mentor tapped a few times on the virtual rings in her hand, showing the battle scenario she had envisioned.

As soon as the Black Qi arrived in this world, it would be caught off guard by the Magic Power attacking from all directions and quickly purified into pure Magic Power while in a state of confusion.

This Magic Power would be collected using specialized Magic Circles and provided to any Magical Girl in need.

As for the counterattack of the Black Qi?

That was not something she needed to consider.

Her mechanical units were not fighting alone.

In fact, her arrangement was at the rear of the front line. In front of her was the defensive line composed of Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls.

If even such a defense line could not stop the attacks of the monsters, then nothing she did would matter.

These machines and Transhumans only had the strength of the Initial Bloom Class, after all.

The more powerful Full Bloom-Class girls were on an entirely different level.

“My side is more like rear fire suppression, utilizing every bit of power that can be used. The main attackers are still those Full Bloom-Class girls.”

As she spoke, the circular machinery in the space ahead had moved to their corresponding positions, just waiting for Luo Shuangyue to release the Black Qi for their first real combat test.

“Alright, the preparations are complete. Next, let’s see my results!”