Chapter 3: Star Beast? Spiritual Energy!
The original host also has four elder brothers. Eldest Brother Shi Anfeng is now in the First Legion on Capital Star and is already a Major.
Second Brother Shi Anyu is passionate about researching various weapons and works at the Federal Weapons Research Institute.
Third Brother Shi Anlei is assigned to work at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Fourth Brother Shi Anshan has just been admitted to the Seventh Legion. He is not on Capital Star and is on standby on S01 Star.
There is also an older sister, the girl who was switched at birth that year. The Shi Family did not abandon that girl and kept her at home to raise her.
Shi Anxin is half a month older than Shi An’an, also eighteen years old. She was admitted to Capital Star University this year as well, but she applied to the Mecha Soldier Department.
As for Shi An’an, she applied to the Botany Department because too few people apply to the Botany Department. Plus, her physical fitness is poor, and she urgently wants to leave Wasteland Star, so she chose the Botany Department. Fortunately, she was successfully admitted.
“The Botany Department is just right for me. It’s just that my Spiritual Power…” Shi An’an thought of her empty Spiritual Power and felt a pang of heartache.
She had finally cultivated to Foundation Establishment in the Cultivation World, and now it was all gone. Ah, heartbroken to the extreme.
Shi An’an continued to meditate unwillingly. She refused to believe that this world had no Spiritual Energy at all!
Suddenly, Shi An’an felt a large amount of Spiritual Energy gradually approaching from afar. “Whoosh.” Shi An’an quickly stood up and ran toward that Spiritual Power with shining eyes.
“Buzz… buzz… Attention! Attention! Star Beast approaching! Attention! Attention…”
Shi An’an had just opened the door when the entire starship emitted a piercing alarm sound. “Star Beast?” Shi An’an wondered why a Star Beast was attacking at this time.
After two days of learning, she understood that the greatest enemy of humanity in this era—Star Beasts—are similar to Demonic Beasts in the Cultivation World.
“Ding…” A communication from Eldest Brother came in, and Shi An’an immediately answered.
“An’an, stay in the room and don’t come out. Remember what I said yesterday: if you encounter danger, go to the escape pod immediately. It will take you home. Got it?”
Hearing Eldest Brother’s slightly panting voice and the sound of troops nearby, Shi An’an immediately agreed. “I got it, Eldest Brother. Don’t worry about me. You all be careful too.”
Shi Anfeng urged his younger sister a few more times, then hung up the communication and immediately issued orders.
“Major, the scout just reported that this is a Devouring Beast that came through the wormhole in the front left. It is in its juvenile stage.”
Upon receiving the information, Shi Anfeng calmly looked at the footage transmitted by the scout. “Teams One and Two surround it in an encirclement formation. Teams Three and Four strike from front and back. Team Five watch for an opportunity to kill it…”
“Received!”
“Spiritual Energy…, where is the Spiritual Energy?” Shi An’an carefully sensed the Spiritual Energy that was sometimes strong and sometimes weak.
She cautiously walked more than half the length of the starship but still couldn’t find that Spiritual Energy. It wasn’t inside the starship, so…
Shi An’an looked up outside. In the pitch-black universe, not far away, soldiers were killing a Star Beast.
Shi An’an had a guess in her heart. Gradually, as the Star Beast was killed in the universe, that Spiritual Power instantly dispersed. Shi An’an finally knew what that Spiritual Energy was—it was that Star Beast.
With no time to think deeply, Shi An’an quickly sat cross-legged and tried her best to absorb the scattered drifting Spiritual Energy.
“Hey, what is this little girl doing sitting here? Fell asleep?”
The soldiers returning from killing the Star Beast all saw Shi An’an sitting in the corner with her eyes closed and legs crossed, not knowing what she was doing, but inexplicably feeling that they shouldn’t disturb her.
Anyway, everyone was eager to return to their teams and report the battle situation, so they didn’t pay attention to Shi An’an anymore. There was no danger now anyway, so she could sit wherever.
As the soldiers passed by Shi An’an, she became even more excited. They carried so much Spiritual Energy on them, and it was even purer. It was from the moment the Star Beast died, when its Spiritual Power collapsed and splashed onto the soldiers closest to the Star Beast.
Shi An’an quickly absorbed it. Her parched Dantian was slowly nourished. The Spiritual Energy flowed through her Meridians, gradually transforming into Spiritual Power. The familiar feeling returned!
After absorbing the last trace of Spiritual Energy, Shi An’an happily opened her eyes. At this time, Shi An’an was completely different from her previous sallow and thin appearance. Her whole body had been nourished by Spiritual Power. Although it wasn’t much, the previous damage in her body had been repaired.
She looked radiant overall, her skin had become a bit fairer, and she was full of energy.
“An’an?”
After finishing his tasks, Shi Anfeng heard from his subordinates that his younger sister was here, so he hurried over. “Didn’t I tell you to stay in the room? Why did you come here?”
The moment Shi An’an saw Eldest Brother, she felt a bit guilty and quickly put on a pleasing smile. “I wanted to see how to kill Star Beasts and learn a bit…”
“You’re in the Botany Department. You don’t need to learn this.”
Shi An’an didn’t like hearing this. “Eldest Brother, relying on others is not as good as relying on oneself. It’s not just Star Beasts; there might be other dangers. I can’t be protected forever, nor can I be lucky forever.”
Just like in her previous life, she had struggled to survive, but she was still struck dead by lightning. Who knows what might happen in the next second? That’s not something people can control.
Hearing his younger sister’s words, Shi Anfeng agreed in his heart, but facing his younger sister who had suffered since childhood, he couldn’t bear to train her harshly like he did the other siblings. After all, they owed her too much.
If it hadn’t been for their negligence back then, their younger sister wouldn’t have been switched and wouldn’t have suffered so much…
But seeing his younger sister’s determined and disapproving gaze, Shi Anfeng said, “I just hope you can be safe and sound. You can do whatever you want, as long as you’re happy and safe.”
Hearing Eldest Brother’s words, Shi An’an was stunned for a moment. A warm current flowed through her heart. In the Cultivation World, she was an orphan. No one had ever told her “you can do whatever you want” or “as long as you’re happy and safe.”
She used to envy the senior brothers and senior sisters in the sect who received packages from home every year. That represented someone thinking of them and missing them. She had nothing and could only work hard to make money for a living, striving to live better.
Only money could make her feel secure.
Shi An’an was silent for a moment, then looked up at Eldest Brother. “Thank you, Eldest Brother. I got it. I have something to do; I’ll go back to my room first.” With that, she quickly left.
She didn’t know how to respond and could only avoid it.
Seeing his younger sister leave quickly, Shi Anfeng sighed. He knew it was hard for her to accept them all at once, but there would be plenty of opportunities in the future. Take it slow.
Shi Anfeng lowered his head and sent what had just happened to the Family Group.
Shi Laosi: “No way, Eldest Brother, you scared your younger sister away? Hahaha…”
Shi Laosi: “I said back then that I would go pick up my younger sister, but you all insisted on sending someone urgently. No wonder she doesn’t recognize you!”
Shi Anfeng looked at Fourth Brother’s punchable words and thought that next time Fourth Brother came home, he would arrange more training for him.
