Withinthepagesofthebook,therecordofthatflaoffaith,whichburnedpersistentlyinabsolutenothingness,wasextractedandtransfordintoanincrediblyresilientsealoflaws,rgingintotheformingshieldstructure.
Simultaneously,thewarchoesthatthe StarfireArchives hadguardedallalongwerewovenintoit,asifinjectingendlessvitalityintoacoldfraworkoflaws.
hiscompositeshieldwasnolongerasimpledefense.
twasitselfasilentstatentoffact:faithisbornintheheartandgrowsthroughresonance;thefoundationofitsexistenceisfarfromsothingexternallawscaneasilyshake.
Attheedgeofthenebula,the Worldovernnt'sscanningwavesrepeatedlystruckwallswithinthemirrorrefractionlabyrinth.
ccasionally,astraywavewouldtouchthesurfaceoftheshield,butlikeapebblethrownintoadeeppool,itonlystirredshallowripplesbeforebeingabsorbedandneutralizedbytheresilientsealsoftheinnerlayer.
nthecenterofthesilverfleet,therotatinghalograduallysloweddownandfinallycatoahalt.Anewcommunicationrequest,inacoldandformalmanner,connectedtothe Archives'sexternalresonancechannel.
BaiCheng raisedaneyebrowslightly,notrefusingimdiately."Connectit,andmaintainmirrorisolation."
nthemainscreen,afigureappearedwearingasilver-grayuniform,hisfacehalf-coveredbyachanicalmask.isgazewasassharpasablade,andhisvoicewassteadyyetcarriedanunquestionableauthority.
"StarfireArchives,thisistheSpecialnvoyofthe Worldovernnt SeventherritoryAdjudicationCourt."
"Youhaveconstructedalarge-scaleruleinterferencefieldinanunauthorizedstarsector,violating nfiniteRealm BorderManagentRegulationo..."
"hisplaceisanaturallynurtured Faithebula,belongingtotheshareddreamsofseventy-threenewborncivilizations." BaiCheng interruptedhisformulaicannouncent,hersilvereyeslookingdirectlyathim.
"he StarfireArchives ishereonlytoprotectthefreedomofexistenceandchoice;wehaveneverclaidownership.Yourregulationsdonotapplytolightthatgrowsspontaneouslyfromthesoul."
Undertheenvoy'schanicalmask,theredlightofhiselectroniceyeflickeredslightly.
"Freedommustbeexercisedwithinafraworkoforder.he nfiniteRealm grantsthe Worldovernnt thepowerandresponsibilitytogovernunknownstarsectorsandmanagehigh-riskoriginphenona.heenergysignatureofthisnebulahasreachedthethresholdforbeingdefinedasan riginRelic;itmustundergosupervisionandassessnt."
"Andaftertheassessnt?" BaiCheng'svoiceremainedcalm.
"ftheassessntdeemsituseful,itisharvested.fitisdeedunstable,itispurified.Yourorderisnothingmorethanforcingalluncontrollableexistencesintoacontrollablefrawork—regardlessofwhetherthatfraworkstiflestheoriginalformoflife."
heenvoywassilentfortwoseconds."Youareprovokingtheauthorityofthe Worldovernnt."
"Wearesimplyprovingthatsoauthoritiescannotcoverallexistence."
BaiCheng raisedherhand,andthelightofthe oathofstarlight flowedacrossthemainconsole."he hearttree ofthe Faithebula hasalreadyenteredsymbiosiswiththecivilizations;anyforcedextractionwilldestroyitsessence.Yourolddatashouldhavetoldyouthis."
"Unlessyouintendtorepeattheexperintsthatthe ldbservers failedtocomplete."
hissentencecausedtheenvoy'spupilstocontractslightly.Clearly,the Worldovernnt hadindeedcointocontactwithsoinformationfromthe alidationField,andmightevenknowaboutthedeductionsregardingtheextractionplan.
"helegacyofthe ldbservers belongstothe nfiniteRealm."heenvoy'svoiceturnedafewdegreescolder."Anyunauthorizedresearchorutilizationwillberegardedas..."
"Regardedasachallengetoyoursovereignty?" BaiCheng shookherhead.
"he StarfireArchives hasnointentionofchallenginganysovereignty.Wearerelyguardians,guardingthoseechoesworthyofexistenceandtherightforthesoultogrowfreely.fyouinsistonviewingguardianshipasachallenge,thenitisadifferenceinphilosophy—aninsolubleconflict."
Sheclosedthecommunication.hemirrorisolationwascut,andtheenvoy'sfigurevanishedfromthemainscreen.
Abriefsilencefelloverthebridge.
Qingniaoclickedhertongue."hetalksbrokedown."
"herewasnothingtotalkaboutfromthestart." ZiYuan'slongbladehumd."heirgoaliscontrol;ourgoalisprotection.wopathsthatneverintersectfromthebeginning."
BaiCheng lookedtowardthe MirrorCorridor.nthemirrorofthe Faithebula,the hearttree'slightwasstable,andtheshieldrunesrotatedslowlylikestellarrings.
nthemirrorofthe Worldovernnt fleet,thesilverarrayswerereadjusting,andthatpressureofpoisedaggressiongrewheavier.
"heyaregatheringmoreforces," engingxue reported."We'vedetectedasecond Judgntegion inhyperspacejump,estimatedarrivalinsixhours."
"anwhile,theenergyreadingsoftheenemyflagshiparerisingsharply;theymaybepreparingtolaunchaprobingattackattheleveloflaws."
"owmuchlongeruntiltheshieldisfullyford?" BaiCheng asked.
"Fourhoursandthirty-twominutes," engingxue repliedprecisely.
Atwo-hourtigap.
hiswouldbethecriticalwindowforthenextroundofconflict.
BaiCheng ponderedforamont.
"Adjusttheshieldconstructionprioritypletetheoutermostfrequencyrefractionlayeraheadofscheduletointerferewiththelockingofenemyprobingattacks.hecoreresilienceverificationlayerandthe Archives resonancelayercanbeslowedslightly,buttheymustbeinplacebeforetheenemy'smainforcearrives."
"Chiyan, uangYu,commandthefleettoretreattotheinneredgeoftheshieldtoavoiddirectconfrontationwiththeenemybeforetheshieldiscomplete.ftheenemylaunchesaprobe,focusonevasionandrefraction;donotreturnfire."
"ZiYuan,Qingniao,takethe dawn totheouteredgeoftheshieldtopatrolandmonitorsmall-scaleenemyinfiltrations.fyoufind Adjudicators attemptingtobypasstheshieldtosneakintothenebula,interceptanddrivethemout."
"uDuo, Yuian,continuetostabilizetheconnectionbetweenthe hearttree andthecivilizations'dreams.Simultaneously,transmittheshieldconstructionprogresstothosenewbornconsciousnesses,sotheyunderstandtheessenceofguardianshipratherthanjust➤оvеⅠight➤(Readmoreonoursource)acceptingprotection."
heordersweredeliveredclearly,andeveryonerespondedsolemnly.
BaiCheng walkedalonetotheviewport,lookingoutatthedistantnebulathatwasgraduallybeingtingedwithgold.he hearttree shonequietlywithinit,likealighthouseinthedarkness,gentleyetfirm.
Sheknewthatthe Worldovernnt'snextmovewouldnotjustbeaprobe.hatapproaching Judgntegion andthatflagshipwithitssurgingenergyreadingsbothportendedthatamoreintenseconflictwasimminent.
Butthe StarfireArchives hadneverfearedconflict.Whattheyfearedwasonlythelightgoingoutandtheechoesfallingsilent.
he bookofcommonality wardslightlyinherarms.hepagesturnedautomatically,stoppingatablanknewchapter.
BaiCheng tookupthepenfordfromthe oathofstarlight andwroteatthetop:
WatchingtheStarlight
Asthepentiptoucheddown,ripplesrosefromdeepwithinthepages,asifcountlessresonancesweresoftlyrespondingfromalloverthe StarAbyss,likestarssilentlywatchinginthedeepofnight.
Shelookedup,hergazepassingthroughtheviewporttowardtheevenmoredistantdarkness.
hegalaxyremainsbright;thestarlightneverdies.
Andwatchingisneverastaticwait.
tisgatheringlightinthesilence,takingrootindeepsoilbeforethestorm,andignitingfaithinthelongnight.
nfourhours,theshieldwillbebuilt.
ntwohours,theenemywillarrive.
Andthe StarfireArchives isreadyforeverything.
hejourneyisnotover;thewatchneverends.
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