The human empire's utilization of the planet is shockingly inefficient, and it is completely killing the goose that lays the golden eggs!

If the Mechanicus were to transform Ganus, the process would be no different from other agricultural worlds:

Controllable virus bombs or incendiary bombs will first completely eliminate all life on the surface, and the mountains will be flattened. The ecosystem and local flora and fauna will completely disappear, and the entire planet will be left with only endless, nutrient-rich plains.

Giant processors will be placed on the planet, and low-orbit satellites and fleets will control the weather. The vast land will be divided into countless production areas, tracks will be laid, and pest control machines will be spread across the vast land.

Identical fields spread to the horizon, with high-yield crops floating in the wind. But the huge crop yields will soon drain the nutrients from the soil, and more and more nitrates and phosphates will be transported to the planet by transport ships from outer space, and the fertilizer factories that never stop will dye the air yellow.

Eventually, the soil degraded into loose soil during repeated harvests, and the criss-crossing pipes were gradually eroded by chemicals.

The planet's environment will deteriorate dramatically, and eventually become almost indistinguishable from the lower nest of the hive city.

Under this high-intensity exhaustion, Ganus was indeed able to provide the empire with huge grain output in a short period of time.

But at what cost?

This beautiful planet, which had the potential to become a paradise, will become a wasteland filled with industrial pollution.

Noah cannot change the empire, but he does not want the world he rules to be exploited. Sustainable development is the only way forward.

"Cassia."

Noah took the girl's hand and let her sit in his arms:

"Is there any misunderstanding between you and Iliette?"

"No misunderstanding."

Cassia turned her head away, her cheeks rising and falling slightly with her breathing, and it was obvious that she was not saying what she meant.

"Why do you repel him so much?"

Cassia frowned slightly and spoke word by word:

"Because aliens are not trustworthy!"

Noah stared into the girl's eyes, trying to see what she was really thinking.

The Empire's rejection of aliens is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even for a naive young lady like Cassia.

Of course, naivety also has its disadvantages.

Like other upper-class nobles in the empire, Cassia does not care about the lives of the lower-class people in the empire.

So she could legitimately question Noah why he didn't cut off the officers' tongues because she thought the Stars were too noisy.

But this was not a reason for her to reject Iliette.

In the first week, the emotional lines between Noah and different female characters are independent of each other——

The original design was that if he chose the relationship of one of them, he could not choose the relationship of others. Because others would keep their distance from him and they would become familiar strangers. Cassia would even come to him and ask him whether he chose her or someone else.

Noah took a different approach. He used his treasure bag to forcibly modify the code, allowing himself to pursue relationships with multiple female characters at the same time and start a large harem.

But in reality.

Although their feelings for Noah are real, the relationship between them...is indeed not very harmonious.

Especially since Iliette also has the label of "alien".

Of course, this is still not the core reason why Cassia rejects Iliette.

After all, in the first round, they were good friends who fought side by side with each other and went through life and death together.

If Ajetta were here, her reaction would only be more intense, and Noah even suspected that she would shoot directly, because she was a battle sister, and her faith in the Emperor required her to have no mercy on the aliens.

But Cassia is a little different from Ajetta. Rather than saying that she rejects the "aliens", it is better to say that she rejects the "eldar".

As for why...

Noah had already guessed something, but he needed Cassia to say it herself.

"Cassia."

Noah shouted softly.

Cassia responded to him subconsciously, but saw Noah's head getting closer and closer.

Cassia immediately realized what was going to happen, and her cheeks flushed with shyness, but she did not pull away, but leaned her head slightly towards Noah, letting her quick and warm breath brush against his cheek, allowing him to kiss her lips.

"Noah..."

Cassia raised her chin, her posture and eyes full of reserve and intimidation, but her trembling voice exposed her emotions, "What are you doing... We, we are not yet so close..."

Noah smiled and asked:

"Then why didn't you push me away?"

Isn't it a little late for you to say this after the kiss?

"Hmm~"

Cassia found it difficult to refute and her cheeks became redder.

"Cassia."

Noah stroked the girl's cheek, feeling the girl's fair skin and the unevenness of her cheek with his palm, and asked softly:

"Tell me the real reason. Why do you reject Iliette so much?"

"I……"

Cassia pursed her lips, hesitating whether to speak.

But under Noah's encouraging gaze, the girl still stretched out her hands tremblingly and held them to her chest.

Noah followed her movements and saw a crystal clear gem inlaid on the girl's fair and delicate skin. When someone looked at it, the gem seemed to emit a dazzling light, as if to absorb the person's soul into it.

"This is the Othello family's star-studded sacred ceremony."

Cassia lowered her head, her silver hair covering her ruby-like eyes, which looked a little dim:

"In the Othello family, every family member has a sacred instrument, which contains 2,843 warp routes, which are the results of the continuous development of the ancestors of the Othello family in the dark unknown areas. These routes are spread across various areas of the entire Misty Star Region, from the Coronus Expansion to Holy Terra...

"Our Sacred Rite is connected to each other, and it will show us the direction in the raging storm. And in the Sacred Rite Temple, the holy place of the family, the largest piece of the Sacred Rite of the Stars is preserved. This is what the family told us,"

Her lips moved a few times. "Lies."

Noah didn't ask any questions, but just hugged the girl gently and comforted her.

Noah's gentle comfort calmed the girl down a little, but her voice still trembled slightly:

"The Sacred Ritual is not a product of human technology. It is an alien creation, which the Eldar call the Soul Stone.

"Tisiphone, the ancestor of the Othello family, discovered the huge soul stone. She found that it could increase our strength several times, or even dozens of times. But the price of power is too heavy. In just a few hours, the soul stone will burn the user's mind.

"To this end, Tisiphone broke the giant soul stone into countless fragments, so that human will could more easily control its power. From then on, members of the Othello family would have a 'sacred ritual' implanted in their bodies, and each sacred ritual was a fragment of the soul stone.

"The souls of the Eldar contained in the Soul Stone will bear the price for us to peer into the warp. But the souls of deceased family members will also be absorbed by the Soul Stone after death. Over the long years, these souls are becoming more and more painful..."

Cassia's body trembled violently, and she buried her face in Noah's arms. Waves of despair continued to spread from her slender body, and she seemed to become as fragile as glass.

"Cassia,"

Noah held her shoulders and said seriously:

"Look at me, this isn't your fault."

"But……"

"No buts."

Noah said firmly, "And this may not be a bad thing."

Cassia was stunned. How could this not be a bad thing?

If Iliette were alone, she would still be the same as in her previous life, powerless and unable to save anything.

But what if she had an entire Craftworld to back her up?

Can she still tolerate the Othello family continuing to torture her ancestors?

Cassia thought the answer was no, which was why she felt uneasy.

What if she threatened Noah to abandon her by threatening the entire Arkworld?

What if Ellie has evil intentions and wants to kill Noah?

Even if she and Noah did have some ambiguity in their past life, can aliens really have such emotions as love? Is she really trustworthy?

Noah held Cassia's cheeks with both hands and said seriously:

"It's okay, trust me."

Precisely because she is too naive, the young lady often scares herself.

This matter is actually not as complicated as Cassia thought.

The Eldar certainly cannot tolerate the torture and imprisonment of their ancestors' souls by the Othello family, but this is not an irreconcilable contradiction, because the focus is on the 'soul of the Eldar' rather than the soul stone itself.

So as long as the souls of the elves are returned to the elves, everything can be solved.

As for the Soul Stone?

Of course it’s impossible to pay it back!

The Othello family navigator's mutation level is so low, all thanks to this soul stone. If there is no soul stone, Cassia may not just grow cheeks on her face.

If the Soul Stone is returned to the Eldar, what will happen to his wife?

He just didn't want to do this in his previous life, so he simply didn't complete the mission and eloped.

The Othello family and the elves are all just empty talk!

As for Iliette's reaction, Noah was not as worried as Cassia. Iliette was much more mature than Cassia, and Noah believed that she would make the right choice.

Cassia raised her little face, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her cherry lips parted slightly:

"Noah, I..."

"careful!"

Cassia's expression suddenly changed drastically, and she waved her hand to send out a psychic barrier that enveloped the two of them.

BOOM!

A violent explosion broke the tranquility of the manor. A huge fireball shot up into the sky. The air was filled with smoke. The shock wave shattered all the glass in the manor. More than half of the buildings were razed to the ground in the explosion, leaving only rubble and ruins everywhere.

Also buried under the rubble were Noah and Cassia.

Fortunately, the psychic barrier she erected blocked all the damage from the rubble and shock waves. Although they would be fine even if they were hit hard, being buried alive was still very uncomfortable.

boom!

The delicate blush on Cassia's face disappeared at some point, her eyes became extremely cold, and with a wave of her hand, the psychic barrier expanded rapidly outward, blowing away all the accumulated debris.

BIU!

A destructive laser shot from a distance and hit Cassia's...psychic barrier.

The barrier was shaken by the laser, and the ripples spread like water waves.

The girl looked indifferently in the direction where the laser came from. The Eldar shadow ghost was hiding in the shadows and shooting at her.

But just before he was about to fire the second shot, his vision suddenly went dark and he fell to the ground helplessly.

His body was still alive, but his soul died silently, and the soul stone that was supposed to protect his soul was shattered into pieces with a crisp sound.

But this is just the beginning.

Cassia's powerful psychic power is searching for nearby enemies with greater efficiency than the Auspicious Array. With her powerful psychic power, she can find them all and kill them one by one.

These damn aliens!

It's unforgivable to disturb her at this time!

Noah caught up with Cassia, grabbed her hand, and said softly:

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