Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

At least in his opinion, the "cocoon" is just a particularly large flower bud.

"What should we do now? Should we take this bud back home to cultivate it?"

"Once it leaves the planet, the power of the Cocoon will quickly dry up."

Duan Mingyuan brought up the theory mentioned by Heya. He felt an energy from the flower bud that was stronger and more vigorous than the "consciousness" of the Mechanical Star.

"You'd better watch your words. It hasn't completely lost its power yet."

He reminded Coyote Twelve that it was obvious that the Bebop's remarks had caused dissatisfaction in the sacred tree. If he hadn't been watching from behind, the flower bud would have grown a mouth to swallow Coyote Twelve's head. "If measured by the Boss's health bar, He should have three quarters of life left."

"Wait, this is stage two!?"

Coyote Twelve was startled and quickly took several steps back.

If the "Cocoon" on this planet has not been defeated yet, then his behavior just now would undoubtedly seem like a deliberate attempt to kill himself.

Not only would this cost him his life, but he would also be ruthlessly reported by his teammates afterwards.

. “This is an unsolicited negotiation with us.”

This flower bud is the origin of the sacred tree. Once it is destroyed, the sacred tree will suffer irreversible fatal injuries.

However, even Duan Mingyuan didn't know whether the "Cocoon" could be truly killed. Before this, no one had ever killed the "Cocoon". Of course, no one knew what would happen to the planet where the "Cocoon" was after it died.

According to limited information, the existence of the "cocoon" is closely related to the planet itself. Duan Mingyuan suspects that once the "cocoon" dies, the entire planet will quickly dry up.

Leading the two to the core not only showed that it did not want to resist anymore, but also expressed its willingness to share all the information it knew with the two.

The "cocoon" also has memories, and it has witnessed everything that has happened since the birth of the planet.

Duan Mingyuan stepped forward and placed his hand on the flower bud.

The next moment, countless images flooded into his mind, putting him in a God's perspective, overlooking the changes on the planet.

Thus, Duan Mingyuan made an important discovery.

This discovery made him frown, and he had to re-evaluate this planet that had already been destroyed once.

He was unable to retrieve any part related to the Chamber of Commerce or the Silver Lotus Family from the bud's "memories". It didn't even know the existence of the Chamber of Commerce. There was only the planet itself in these memories.

When the people on this planet began to desire to explore the truth of the world and the world outside the planet, it extinguished the spark.

Among the many "cocoons" that Duan Mingyuan knew, it was the most autistic one. It neither liked humans outside nor interacted with other of its kind. It spent most of its time sleeping and enjoyed the moment when the entire planet was quiet.

But on the other hand, it became the ring on the finger of Morgan VII's butler, and helped the family deal with those legendary assassins.

Duan Mingyuan originally thought that the old butler was the incarnation of "Cocoon" and that the family had made a deal with one of the "Cocoons" in some way. However, the information he extracted from the "Cocoon's" memory overturned all his speculations.

A new problem arises.

If this is not the illusory space of consciousness constructed by the "cocoon", then where is this place?

Small Theater No. 16:

On Friday, early in the morning

"How many little foxes do you plan to have?"

This was undoubtedly a tricky question, as tricky as if an elder was holding a map and suddenly pulled out a dagger from it and stabbed Duan Mingyuan.

Duan Mingyuan pondered for a long time and said, "We have to respect Jiu Yue's wishes."

"Her opinion doesn't matter. You should have a litter of little foxes."

As a person who had experienced it, the elder gave advice to the young man in front of him, "If you don't have time to take care of it, just send it to the mountains to raise it."

When talking about this, the elder's tone was very sad, which reminded him of his failed education of September.

Jiu Yue has been disobedient since she was young. When the elders said go east, she would insist on going west. When they warned her not to go down the mountain, she would run away in the blink of an eye. It was only after so many years that she thought of coming back.

"According to the tradition of the fox demon clan, someone must inherit the position of clan leader, but the princess will definitely not agree."

As the clan leader, he has to stay in the mountains to maintain all the clan affairs, big and small. Jiuyue will definitely not be able to bear it and will run down the mountain again in a few days.

Over the years, the elders have fully summed up their experiences and lessons and understood where the real problems lie.

——The previous clan leader had too few children, and September was the only child.

Therefore, he placed high hopes on Duan Mingyuan.

If one isn’t enough, try two; if two aren’t enough, try a whole nest.

He still doesn't believe it.

If a litter of foxes is born in September, there will always be a quiet one among them that is willing to inherit the position of clan leader.

The elder said earnestly, "In the grand scheme of things, the future of the fox demon clan is in your hands.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 293 Team Wins

What is this place?

In order to figure out this problem, Duan Mingyuan had to retrieve information about Ava-Jo from the depths of Huabao's memory.

This was not easy, because Ava-Jo did not leave too deep an impression on "Cocoon". Like other assassins who strayed into this place, he was driven crazy before long. Shenmu would not even send out apostles specially. As long as they were allowed to stay on this deserted planet for a while, they would be lost in loneliness and fear.

Duan Mingyuan finally found the ending of this galactic assassin from some fragmented memories of vegetation.

One month after coming into this world, Al Joe finally lost his mind. One day, he rushed out of the cave like a madman, running towards the forest shouting.

Then, the legendary assassin fell from a cliff in a hallucination and returned to reality through "death".

"Then what about the figure that Ava-Jo saw?"

Coyote Twelve sighed, who could have thought that this assassin, who once made the Long Branch Committee helpless, would eventually die by falling off a cliff?

"This is the influence of the sacred tree and the process of assimilation with the vegetation. It is not entirely an illusion."

To explain this, Duan Mingyuan introduced the description in the sacred tree scriptures, "In the process of assimilation with the sacred tree, the human body will slowly change. First, the skin will become dry and hard, and a small part will grow plant buds. They call this process 'germination'. When the germination stage is over, people will receive guidance from the sacred tree and see extraordinary sights. Al-Jo's body should have been assimilated by the power of the sacred tree, so that he saw the former inhabitants of the sea of ​​trees."

This also seems to explain why the assassins were able to survive with only a head left.

The power of the sacred tree assimilated them, so that even if they became "potted plants", they would not lose their lives.

Morgan VII and his men kept it on the lower deck of their flagship as an exotic plant for appreciation.

Coyote Twelve understood and asked, "So theoretically, we can only leave this damn place after we die?"

"To be precise, we made the family think we were dead."

Duan Mingyuan said.

The reason Ava-Jo and others were able to survive with only one head left was because they were assimilated by the power of the sacred tree. He does not recommend others to try this method easily.

"But how to do it specifically?"

"Ask it to do us a favor."

Duan Mingyuan turned to Huabao, "Friend, will you help us?"

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the other side.

Several hours have passed since Duan Mingyuan and Coyote Twelve disappeared.

The butler sat alone in the master bedroom, his eyes fixed on the ring on his index finger.

This should have been a long process. Ava Qiao persisted for a month, and as a transcendent person, Duan Mingyuan should be able to persist longer.

The butler's heart could not calm down for a long time. This was the family's trump card to fight against the Transcendents. Only by using the power of "cocoon" could he compete with the Transcendents. But this was his first time to use this power in actual combat.

Between the one who transcends and the one who has already formed the "cocoon", who will be the winner?

He had no way of knowing the answer.

At this moment, the servants on the Laurel brought another piece of news that someone had sneaked into the ship again.

Using the same space-flying technology, and like Duan Mingyuan and Coyote Twelve, the intruder had no intention of hiding his whereabouts from the beginning. He stuffed the muzzle of a gun into the maid's mouth and forced them to bring him to the master bedroom.

At this moment, the intruder was already outside the door.

With a muffled sound, the door of the master bedroom was kicked open. The intruder looked around menacingly and then pointed the gun at the housekeeper.

"Ms. Mockingdove, I don't think you've been invited by the family."

said the steward.

Mocking Dove is undoubtedly a troublesome character, and her arrival makes the housekeeper even more irritated.

Even if this woman had rudely broken into the Laurel and pointed her gun at the people on the ship, he could not decide the fate of the Mockingbird as easily as he did those assassins. She held a high position in the hearts of the people on the Eastern Front, and they still needed the power on the Eastern Front before this transformation was over.

This nation's feud with the Universal Company will become the family's best soldiers.

The steward persuaded, "You still have room to leave the Laurel now."

"Stop talking nonsense. Where did you take them?"

Mocking Dove asked.

Before Coyote Twelve set out, she installed a positioning device on him, and even Coyote Twelve himself didn't know about it.

A few hours ago, the positioning signal disappeared, and a sense of foreboding came over me.

After a long wait, she finally followed her heart and boarded the flagship.

"If you mean Mr. Coyote Twelve, he should be safe and sound, at least for now."

The assimilation of the sacred tree usually occurs a week after entering that world. Before that, they are still in a stable exploration stage.

"Bring him to me."

"I'm afraid this can't be done."

The butler responded with a gunshot. The bullet flew past his scalp almost touching it, leaving a bullet hole in the portrait of the former head of the Yinlian family behind him.

Mocking Dove said coldly, "I'm not negotiating with you. Bring him to see me, otherwise the next time you are shot, it won't be a bullet."

The barrel of the pistol was just a means to intimidate ordinary people. Her exoskeleton armor was equipped with equipment truly used in interstellar warfare. However, she also knew that once she used these weapons on her family's ship, there would be no turning back.

"You should understand that this will cause trouble for the entire Eastern Front nation."

The butler reminded the other party, "You have more difficult enemies, and the Chamber of Commerce is your backing."

"Stop being so verbose."

"It seems that you have completely lost your mind."

The butler sighed.

But this cannot be entirely blamed on Mockingjiu. Although the leader of the Eastern Front is impulsive, she would not be so reckless. It is probably the power of "domination" that has influenced her, making her become like everyone else on the Mechanical Star, controlled by the obsession in her heart.

He was not able to use the "power of domination" so finely that he could accurately identify each person, and he did not think that there was anyone in the world who could use such a vast amount of energy so finely.

He stood up slowly. "Leave the Laurel, return to your own ship, and get a good night's sleep. This is the ultimatum."

Mockingdove naturally would not follow his advice.

Silver-Age's exoskeleton armor entered combat mode, which fully demonstrated her attitude.

"Then I'll let you witness it with your own eyes."

The butler raised his right hand, and the gem on his index finger once again burst into dazzling light. "This is the power from the Death Star."

Mockingdove instinctively raised his arm armor to cover his face.

Her intuition made her realize that this beam of light contained unusual power, as if an invisible hand was holding her and dragging her to another place, and she lost the ability to move at this critical moment.

This process lasted for nearly a minute. When the strong light faded and her vision became clear again, she found herself still in the master bedroom of the ship. The butler was still standing there in a strange posture, and there were two more people in front of him.

"Watch this, cowboy kick!"

A shout broke the silence in the master bedroom, and Coyote Twelve jumped up and kicked the butler with a standard flying kick.

It turned out that the butler's physical defense ability was poor, and the flying kick hit him hard in the chest.

The butler flew backwards and crashed into the pile of exquisite decorations behind him.

After completing all this, Coyote Twelve landed steadily and smiled at Mocking Dove, "Mocking Dove, you came at the right time. The three of us worked together to defeat the mastermind behind the family."

This is a team victory.

Although there are only three of them, they cover all the professions needed for a team.