novelraw Chapter 332 - 189: Going Home
Chapter 332 - 189: Going Home
After the car was switched to floating mode, it quickly flew to the airport.
Once stopped, the car door automatically opened, and Lu Xun stepped out.
He lingered, waiting for a few minutes.
"Are you sure Uncle and the others are alright?" He couldn’t help but ask again.
After Xi gave him a definitive answer once more, he nodded.
The Crisis Sensing had never been triggered, which corroborated Xi’s words.
Family is tightly linked to Lu Xun; if Aunt and the others were really about to encounter misfortune, then within an hour before disaster struck, Lu Xun could use "Celestial Sense" to detect the source of the crisis.
Yes, ever since becoming Empress, the trait of Celestial Sense had evolved again.
Initially, Crisis Sensing could only barely predict the crisis in the following seconds.
After returning from the Naga Race, he received a major upgrade, allowing him to sense the crisis minutes before it happened.
And now, there was another enhancement, an unprecedented super strengthening.
"Celestial Sense" had evolved to level 98.
Close to level 100.
The crisis sensing period can be anticipated up to an hour in advance.
The effective range is more exaggerated, reaching hundreds of thousands of square kilometers.
Lu Xun’s guess was correct; if this trait evolved to the extreme, it could definitely foresee the future.
There are too many and too varied universal laws.
He doesn’t know what relationship "Celestial Sense" has with space-time and fate.
After all, that deals with a supreme dimensional power system.
It’s possible that ultimately all roads lead to the same destination, all kinds of seeming categories like magic, talent, and abilities will eventually converge to the same source.
With the ability to sense crises an hour ahead, there won’t be situations where rescue is too late.
Given Lu Xun’s current speed, with an hour, he can fly to the opposite side of Blue Star.
Even in the worst case, if it’s truly imminent and no assistance can be made... Lu Xun still has "Time Stop"!
Directly freeze the "time" of the entire planet, making all matter cease moving, even light will be frozen.
This kind of time stop, Lu Xun can use seven times!
Before the usage completely runs out, he doesn’t believe there’s anything on this planet that can threaten him or his family.
Boom!
As he was contemplating, a sudden intense sonic boom exploded in his ears.
A commercial plane appeared from the far-off horizon and, in the next instant, soared across the sky like an arrow, arriving above the airport.
Whoosh!
The aircraft expelled an immensely thick particle stream, vertically descending for a smooth landing.
"Arrived?"
Lu Xun breathed a sigh of relief.
Though he hadn’t seen his family, he had already relied on strong perception to find familiar presences.
Passengers successively disembarked from the plane, picked up their luggage, and headed outside the airport.
People’s faces didn’t look good, mixing fear after the fact with relief.
Who would have thought Jiuyue City would suffer an attack? The Human Federation had been without war for thousands of years, and the peaceful times were shattered by sudden flames of war. Upon receiving the news, everyone was stunned, suspecting they were hallucinating.
It took quite a while for everyone to react and face the reality.
"Damn, luckily I escaped a disaster, the plane just left when Jiuyue City was completely sealed off, fortunate indeed!"
"Those damned vampires, not wiping out their species back then was indeed their lucky break, yet they still dare to cause havoc in our Human Federation. Truly tired of living!"
"And the Empire rebels, never giving up their thieving hearts, most disgusting that the Empire, being humans, actually aids foreign races in harming their own kind, truly despicable!"
...
The crowd swayed, many people whispered criticisms to their companions.
Clearly, the events in Jiuyue City had terrified them.
Luckily, they left by plane before the city was besieged.
Because it’s well known, once a Self-looping City announces entry into a state of readiness, all citizens of the entire city must leave the surface and move to the Underground City, living and working under military management until the crisis is resolved.
During this period, no one can leave the city.
Even the City Lord’s wife and children must share the city’s fate.
Nobody should think about secretly fleeing to the rear.
Because during wartime, the Human Federation’s most precious resource isn’t strategic mechas or strategic energy... but people!
Strategic mechas require the "Sea of Consciousness" to start, and harvesting energy requires engineering teams.
A Self-looping City must ensure a sufficiently large population to possess combat power.
Humans don’t rely on individuals to prove strength; the Technology Side requires the collective power of the Human Race.
Therefore, everyone was very relieved to have avoided being trapped in Jiuyue City and not caught up in the flames of war.
...Though this mindset is somewhat selfish.
After all, they are all human siblings, some are taking a rest, naturally there are others who need to bear more.
But selfishness is the inherent nature of biology; if one doesn’t do things for their own good, the heavens will smite them!
Next door city people are in deep trouble, many are enraged by injustice, signing up for the ranks, volunteering to support.
But there are always some who take pleasure in the misfortune of others, some who stand idly by.
When in combat readiness and military management, even for urinating one must report, and must share the city’s fate... of course, some aren’t willing to comply.
Whenever war comes, what the vast majority of ordinary people first think of in their minds is one word—run!
With family, they relocate from the front lines to the safety of the rear.
But if everyone runs, the so-called "rear" can quickly turn into the front line.
Avoiding war cannot solve the problem; at critical times someone must stand firm.
This is why, at such times, the importance of the position of "City Lord" is highlighted.
In peacetime, the City Lord’s presence is negligible.