The twelve Star Envoys exchanged glances. Aries shook his head and said, "Besides following you and obeying your commands, we have never had any other plans."
"You should have your own thoughts. From tomorrow onwards... you will be truly free people, how about that?"
Scorpio was the first to ask, "You don't want us anymore?"
"It's not a question of wanting or not wanting. What I mean is, I'm not always around, and waiting for me all the time is boring for you. If you wish to stay in the Twelve Palaces, then stay. If you want to go sight-seeing, then go. You are now messengers of God, symbols of justice and peace. No one will consider you demons."
"Indeed."
Xiao Xun suddenly remembered something. "Let me upgrade you. You are still three-dimensional beings. My abilities are limited, so I'll temporarily elevate you to the fourth dimension. This way, when you encounter someone who wants to destroy this world, you can directly act against them. Your power will be much greater than it is now."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, the Divine Emperor."
A halo appeared above the head of each of the twelve. The halos gradually expanded, enveloping the twelve from top to bottom in light before disappearing.
After Xiao Xun finished the operation, he looked at them again from the perspective of a three-dimensional being.
Wow! Aries had four pairs of wings, Scorpio, Virgo, and Leo had three pairs, and the rest all had two pairs. Moreover, when viewed from another angle, their wings were covered with countless eyes, which was quite chilling.
Being able to traverse dimensions meant being able to traverse time and space. Xiao Xun intended to return to his original world to resolve the issues. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could only move within this world.
Only by borrowing the power of the spatial ring could he return to his original world. It seemed these two universes were not the same. Therefore, the six-dimensional being he had become in that world was of no use in his original world; it was still three-dimensional.
"Wasted all that excitement. It's better to work down to earth!"
He glanced at his phone. Good heavens, he didn't know how many calls had been made to make it shut down.
As soon as he plugged it in to charge and turned it on, Su Xiang's call came through. "Alright, my boss. You're truly my brother. You disappeared without a word. Where did you go, you old man?"
"Stop the nonsense. I'm at the base now. Report to my office in three minutes."
Su Xiang said with a hint of helplessness, "You're the boss, you call the shots. Wait, I'll be right there."
In less than a minute, Su Xiang stood at the door of Xiao Xun's office, dressed in a black suit.
He knocked on the door. "Report..."
"Come in!"
Su Xiang entered and found Xiao Xun frowning as he stared at the display screen.
"Mr. Xiao, you sent for me."
Xiao Xun stood up with a smile. "Brother Xiang, have a seat."
It was evident that Xiao Xun was in a good mood at this moment.
Su Xiang, flattered, quickly replied, "I won't sit. I still have a lot of work to do."
Xiao Xun's expression turned serious. "Sit down when I tell you to. How many years have we known each other? Why be so formal?"
Su Xiang, with no other choice, sat down.
"How far has the Cradle Project progressed?"
Su Xiang replied, "The original human body has been modified. The overall modification does not damage the original human's physical structure, nor does it affect their life. The next step is the docking of the cockpit with the original human..."
"Has headquarters received the person I sent to them?"
"They have received him. I don't know the specifics, but it has been publicly announced that he is dead, and the company has appointed one of our own to take his place."
"Are there any agenda items or decisions in the recent regional meetings?"
"No, we are still strictly monitoring for spies from extraterrestrial civilizations."
Xiao Xun nodded. "Mm! I understand the general situation. Do you have anything else to say?"
"Region Six sent something. They said it needs your personal review."
Xiao Xun stood up. "What is it?"
"It's in the cold storage. We didn't dare to touch it, so you should go and see for yourself!"
Xiao Xun followed Su Xiang to the cold storage, which was built specifically for storing laboratory specimens and experimental materials. As soon as the door opened, a blast of cold air rushed out.
Su Xiang walked to a metal cabinet resembling a refrigerator, opened its door, and took out a black frosted suitcase.
"The item is inside."
Xiao Xun touched the case, thinking, What could be so mysterious?
He carefully opened the metal clasps on both sides, then lifted the lid. Inside was an exquisite glass container filled with a light purple liquid. Within the liquid was a creature resembling a white tadpole. Most terrifyingly, this white tadpole had a human eye that occupied almost its entire body. And this eye was currently staring fixedly at Xiao Xun.
Xiao Xun's scalp tingled. "What the hell is this thing?"
Suddenly, the 'tadpole' moved, startling Xiao Xun into quickly closing the lid.
He took a few deep breaths and patted his chest. "Contact the person in charge of Region Six for me."
"Yes!"
Su Xiang turned and went out. Shortly after, he returned with a satellite phone.
"Mr. Xiao."
Xiao Xun took the phone. "Hello?"
As soon as he heard a single sentence, he was stunned. It wasn't because of the content, but because he couldn't understand it at all.
He looked at Su Xiang. "Go and find me a translator. I haven't learned their regional language."
Su Xiang found a woman wearing a white lab coat and glasses, who turned out to be Hai Di Lai Ke.
Xiao Xun turned on the speakerphone. "Do you understand this language?"
Hai Di Lai Ke nodded. "I've studied it."
Xiao Xun asked her to act as a real-time translator. "Hello, person in charge of Region Six. I apologize for taking up your time."
"It's no problem. Did you receive the item?"
"I received it, but what is this thing?"
"We don't know either, that's why we gave it to you."
Xiao Xun looked at Hai Di Lai Ke with a frown. "Did he really say that?"
Hai Di Lai Ke nodded. "Of course."
Xiao Xun thought to himself: Finding a translator is such a hassle. What if she miscommunicates? It's too time-consuming. I must install the real-time translation software for regional communication on my phone.
"Ask him how he obtained the item."
After Hai Di Lai Ke asked, she told Xiao Xun, "He said it's a living organism from a meteorite, and it's the only one."
"Ask him what that purple liquid is."
Hai Di Lai Ke said to Xiao Xun, "They left a small sample for research. This comes from the organism itself."
Xiao Xun stood up. "Say goodbye to him."
Hai Di Lai Ke said something into the satellite phone, "Nu Si Da Nie..."
Then she hung up the phone and handed it to Xiao Xun.
Xiao Xun said to Su Xiang, "Find three top authorities in biology. Just three. No more, no less."
Su Xiang replied, "Yes."
Just as he was about to leave, Xiao Xun called out again, "And find me a few experts specializing in mythology. Make sure they're from different countries."
Su Xiang responded, "Yes," and quickly went out to find the people.
Xiao Xun looked at the case, fastened the clasps, and put it back into the cabinet. "I'll see what exactly you are!"