Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 1223: The Journey and the Breakthrough

Chapter 1223: The Journey and the Breakthrough

The next day, Amalia and Kenny Lin received the final list of people accompanying them to the Pleiades Star System.

In addition to Rafael and other cultivators who had contributed greatly in the previous war, there were the hundred open slots granted to volunteers.

The rest were all military personnel.

Since this journey to the Pleiades Star System represented the entire Erythar Star System, the diplomatic expert Minister Sharif and General Rafiq would also be joining them.

General Rafiq had been promoted from major general to a general.

Given his contributions to humanity’s defense, the title was well deserved.

Officer Khan, Khalil, and other officers had also been promoted.

Since they had fought alongside Amalia the longest and had built strong camaraderie with her, they were among those selected to accompany the expedition.

The alien Cosmorite Mechas, harvested during the battle, had allowed the Draconis Empire to assemble an army of 300,000 Cosmorite Mecha pilots.

They didn’t plan to take the entire force—200,000 would remain behind.

The rest of the army consisted of domestically produced mechas and 600,000 infantry soldiers.

The alien battleship could accommodate at least three million people, but they had no intention of filling it to capacity.

If sheer numbers alone could secure victory, humanity would have triumphed long ago.

Instead, it was the improvement of quality that mattered most.

After a million-strong army boarded the battleships, there was still plenty of room inside.

With Amalia’s presence, the transfer of energy and food was effortless.

On the other side, the massive battleship had already consumed a considerable amount of energy, and what remained was insufficient to support their return to the Pleiades Star System.

Miralles had no choice but to ask them to borrow some energy for the return journey.

Had they been on Veloxia before, they would never have dared to use the word "borrow," but now they certainly didn’t feel they could refuse.

The Emperor generously agreed to lend them the energy but repeatedly reminded Minister Sharif and General Rafiq to ask for it back once they arrived in the Pleiades Star System.

It wasn’t until the sun had sunk behind the mountains and the misty clouds were drifting across the horizon that the two battleships finally left Veloxia.

What followed was a month-long return journey.

Traveling between two star systems with space-jumping technology should have taken less time, provided they had enough energy to sustain it.

However, due to the unstable space in the Solvaris Star System, any reckless space jump could result in a miscalculation of their destination.

If they ended up in a black hole, everyone would be doomed.

Thus, when passing through the Solvaris Star System, no ship or battleship dared to attempt a space jump, not even the aliens.

Amalia had promised that once they returned, she would teach everyone how to cultivate, and she kept her word.

During the following days, with nothing else to do, she began teaching Khalil and the others the ways of cultivation.

Rafael had initially been quite interested, relying on his familiarity with Amalia to sit in and listen a couple of times.

However, he soon realized that everything Amalia was teaching was already included in the methods and techniques she had given them, so he stopped attending.

It was clear that they were on different levels.

Khalil and the others had no idea what cultivation was, so Amalia had to teach them from the basics.

They weren’t at the level where they could just pick things up easily.

Though Rafael lost interest, others were genuinely captivated.

For example, Duan Yao, who had initially been too proud to attend, later realized that he was missing out and had no choice but to swallow his pride and join.

After a few sessions, noticing that Amalia didn’t dismiss him, he grew comfortable and even began answering others’ questions with a friendly demeanor.

Had this been in the past, the proud Duan Yao would have never done such a thing, not even if Minister Sharif or General Rafiq asked for his advice.

Fifteen days later, after another full cycle of the cultivation process, Duan Yao was thrilled to discover that his cultivation had subtly begun to show signs of a breakthrough.

He had been stuck at this level for decades, unable to make any breakthroughs.

Had it not been for the opportunity to seek a breakthrough, he might not have agreed to help the Draconis Empire in the first place.

As it turned out, opportunities didn’t just fall into one’s lap while sitting at home.

"Fortunately, we weren’t tempted by the aliens," a few of the people who had been with him expressed their gratitude.

The aliens had offered them a very generous deal to win them over, one that was one or two times the benefits the Draconis Empire had promised.

Although they had been tempted, they ultimately refused.

After all, they were born and raised in the Erythar Star System.

If they agreed to the aliens’ terms, it would mean betraying the very place where they had grown up.

Anyone with even a shred of conscience would not have done that.

"If Cao Jingyuan knew that the very thing he pursued is now right in front of us, I bet his soul wouldn’t rest in peace," one of them said.

"He deserved it, helping the aliens to deal with the Erythar Star System. I detest these traitors," another added.

"If it weren’t for him, Hong Bao wouldn’t have died," someone else muttered.

When Cao Jingyuan had betrayed them, they had all believed he wouldn’t, and as a result, they hadn’t been on guard.

The surprise attack succeeded, and some had died on the spot.

"What’s in the past is past. The dead won’t come back," Duan Yao said indifferently.

After all the upheaval, his heart had changed, and his cultivation had made a sudden improvement.

It was probably related to his change in mentality.

The next day, General Rafiq, who was cultivating, was called over by Minister Sharif.

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