Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 1140: The Devouring Path

Chapter 1140: The Devouring Path

However, a hint of doubt lingered in his heart.

Gazing at the star map displayed on the star screen, he knew that most of the planets in this part of the Erythar Star System were uninhabitable.

Either the environments were too hostile for human survival, or they were industrial wastelands that was long abandoned by the empire.

These thoughts persisted until Amalia, in front of him, caused a planet to collapse—or more accurately, devoured it.

Only then was he thoroughly shocked.

Half a month later, the majority of the wasteland planets in this area had been consumed by Amalia.

Waleed, who had initially been stunned, had now become numb to the sight.

It wasn’t until two days after that first shocking event that he finally understood: the planets weren’t merely collapsing—they were being devoured by Amalia.

The others, unaware of the truth, always wore expressions of utter confusion and ignorance.

Each time Waleed saw their clueless faces, a powerful urge to explain surged within him.

Yet, he didn’t know where to begin and feared being ridiculed as a fool.

"Mother, where did you find so many planets? Even though most of them lack sentient will, your small world has doubled in size!"

Wealth was conversing with Amalia in her sea of consciousness.

"As long as it works, that’s what matters. I was worried it might not be effective."

The past half month’s efforts hadn’t been in vain.

"If you could devour more planets, your small world would grow even bigger!" Wealth was eager for Mother’s small world to expand.

"I remember you mentioning before that for a world to truly take shape, it needs to possess a thread of purple energy. That’s the essence of a world."

"True, but purple energy is hard to find. However, when your world becomes exceptionally large, there might be a way to draw it out."

Amalia’s eyes lit up. "The purple energy can be drawn out?"

"I’m not certain. It’s just a vague impression in my mind."

When pressed to provide more clarity, Wealth found himself unable to explain further.

"Hmm, how are the Pixiu eggs doing now? Do they still have a chance to hatch?" Amalia shifted the topic.

"It’s hard to say for now. But if you, Mother, continue to expand the small world, there might be some unexpected surprises. Also, I need the support of spirit stones."

Although their supply of spirit stones was running low, Amalia didn’t hesitate to take out 100,000 high-grade spirit stones for him.

"Do you think this will be enough? Let me know if you need more."

"This will be enough for now."

Wealth joyfully gathered the spirit stones close to himself and the dozens of eggs.

Before withdrawing her divine sense, Amalia glanced at the residents of Luoma.

Due to the need for widespread reconstruction, everyone, regardless of age, pitched in to help.

In no time, a half-formed town was nearing completion.

Because they were so busy every day, these people had little time to mourn their lost loved ones.

At night, after exhausted from the day’s work, they would fall asleep as soon as they lay down.

By the next day, they were brimming with energy and ready to continue working.

The middle-aged man named Nazir truly had a talent for management.

He kept all these people organized and working in harmony.

After withdrawing her divine sense, Amalia summoned Officer Khan.

In the past half month, Khalil had handed over control room responsibilities, leaving Officer Khan in charge of the battleship’s operations.

"How many more spatial jumps can the battleship’s energy supply handle?"

"The large jump from half a month ago consumed one-quarter of our energy. At most, we can perform two more jumps of the same distance," Officer Khan replied.

Amalia pondered for a moment. "So, if we attempt a jump over a greater distance, it’s possible that the remaining energy won’t be sufficient to return to Lumora, correct?"

"That’s right. If we don’t engage in spatial jumps, the battleship’s energy could last two to three years. However, with frequent use, it may only last a few months."

"It seems we need to store more energy first. Do you have any suggestions?" Amalia added, "Don’t worry about insufficient strength—just tell me where it is."

Officer Khan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, there is a place, but it would be better to let Waleed explain. He’s more familiar with that location."

Waleed immediately responded to Amalia, "Officer Khan is referring to coordinates A0213.B9865. This is a region in the Erythar Star System that almost no humans ever visit, and it’s said that even aliens are reluctant to go there."

"Why is that?" Amalia asked in surprise.

"Because it’s home to the most terrifying space insectoids in the universe. Wherever these space insectoids land, they turn the planet into a wasteland in the shortest possible time. This isn’t only because they consume everything, but also due to their rapid reproduction rate."

"The space insectoids have a queen, and the queen produces countless offspring daily. If they were just ordinary space insectoids, it might not be so concerning, but the space insectoids comprise multiple species. Among them, one particular species is the most frightening—they can reproduce through division, creating more space insectoids. As a result, they’re almost impossible to exterminate."

In her previous life, Amalia had heard about these terrifying space insectoids in the universe, but she had never encountered them before her death.

In her era, the Empire had already relocated from that region because of the space insectoids, choosing to settle at a location thirty or forty thousand light-years away from the spa e insectoid-occupied coordinates.

"I recall that spa e insectoids consume metallic energy as well. If that area is entirely overrun by spa e insectoids, wouldn’t the energy sources you’re referring to have already been devoured? Are you sure it’s worth going there?"

Waleed chuckled and pointed to the coordinates on the star map. "Ms. Amalia, there’s something you might not know. Before the Empire relocated, they discovered two planets in that region with incredibly rich energy reserves. However, due to the extreme environmental conditions and climate of these planets, the Empire hadn’t figured out how to exploit them before they had to abandon the area because of the space insectoids."

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