# Chapter 1060: The Unfinished Star Ruins
Jiangnan's expression also turned solemn. Since Jiang Ning said so, then Blue Star would definitely not be the only one!
Jiang Ning's gaze was complex: "For advanced civilizations, low-level civilizations are like ants!"
"It's like a child peeing on an anthill. They would never care about the feelings of the ants!"
"It's just a form of entertainment. Peeing on a nest, taking lives at will—it's all just a whim!"
"Humans are like ants, but the Bose Clan is not the peeing child. They are a far more advanced existence!"
Jiangnan's mouth twitched. Although he understood what Jiang Ning meant, where the hell did she learn such a strange metaphor?
Jiang Ning gently stroked her long hair.
"Just as you said, Blue Star is not unique. It's just one among countless stars. Some of these civilizations have crawled out of the abyss, no longer ants. They have earned the right to participate in the game!"
"Other civilizations, however, have fallen forever into the abyss, becoming star ruins!"
Jiangnan's eyes widened. Jiang Ning had never told him these things before!
But this time, with the Heaven Slaughter Project, Jiang Ning actually told him this?
"What is a star ruin?"
Jiang Ning smiled bitterly: "For those civilizations qualified to participate in the game, star ruins are something similar to spirit ruins!"
"And the beings in star ruins are no different from spirit beasts!"
Jiangnan's pupils suddenly contracted. His face turned pale. The truth hit him like a thunderbolt!
"So... Blue Star is just an unfinished star ruin?"
Jiang Ning nodded with difficulty: "Historically, you've leveled the playing field a few times, but you failed to crawl out of the abyss!"
"This time, even the outcome is unknown. The Bose Clan is truly powerful—powerful in a way you cannot imagine!"
"Even this planet is not as ancient as the Bose Clan! The world is really big!"
Jiangnan was stunned. He finally understood what Jiang Ning meant when she told him that the world was big!
Leveled the playing field a few times in history? So the Ancient Sacred Star messed things up?
Were those star gates really destroyed by ancient spirit warriors?
The ancients were awesome!
No wonder they came up with so many idioms!
And this time, was it another cycle of struggle?
Jiangnan shakily pulled out a windproof lighter and lit it.
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Jiang Ning was stunned: "Why are you lighting a fire?"
Jiangnan said seriously: "I have to light it. This world is too damn dark!"
Jiang Ning abruptly turned her head away, struggling to hold back her laughter.
(˃᷄ж˂᷅‧̣̥̇) Pfft~
She thought Jiangnan would be severely hit and take a long time to recover, but who knew he didn't take it seriously at all?
Jiang Ning gently pulled Jiangnan into her embrace.
"I wasn't supposed to tell you this. You're still young. But now that the Holy Star has made a move, I figured I'd tell you, so you'd be mentally prepared!"
"Don't be afraid! No matter what the future holds, I will always be with you!"
Jiangnan grinned: "Afraid? It's impossible to be afraid. Times are advancing. If the ancients could level the playing field, why can't we win?"
"Besides, this doesn't have much to do with me. I'm just a lousy Platinum. I just want the people around me to be okay!"
As he said this, beneath his smiling face, turbulent emotions surged like towering waves. His fists clenched tightly, and his eyes were filled with determination!
"By the way, I found a star gate and a star map. They seem to be broken. Can you fix them?"
Jiang Ning's eyes suddenly widened.
(｡ﾟﾛﾟ)!! "What? A star gate and star map? A complete set? You managed to find something that advanced? Was it in the Void Sea?"
"Right, right... that place was probably used by the Ancient Sacred Star for their star palace!"
Jiangnan's eyes sparkled: "I figured Sister Ningning would know. Are these things very precious? Should be worth a lot of money, right?"
Jiang Ning rolled her eyes: "All you ever think about is money! Star gates are very advanced. Even someone like me, a lower clan with one horn, doesn't have the right to use them!"
"Only an upper clan member like Jingjing can do so, and they need a special key issued by the Sacred Law Council..."
Jiangnan pulled out the crystal conch: "This is the key, right?"
Jiang Ning's eyelids twitched. How could she have forgotten about this? So he'd gotten his hands on a whole set of treasures?
Her heart began to stir with excitement.
If she could really fix the star gate, it would mean having another option!
"I'm not sure if I can fix it. I'll study it when we get back. But for your sake, I'll do my best!"
At this moment, Jiang Ning's expression was full of seriousness.
On the helicopter, Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao pursed their lips as they watched Jiangnan.
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What were they whispering about over there? Expressions changing all the time, hugging, and even pulling out a lighter to light a fire?
It looked really weird, okay?
...
After several hours of flying, the helicopter finally landed at the forward outpost base!
The post-war forward outpost looked somewhat dilapidated. Large numbers of spirit martial forces were coming and going, busy with work.
The beast tide that had surrounded the base had been cleared out by Ye Zhenguo over the past two days.
Wang Dalei and Chen Daoyi had returned early and had also killed their way through the spirit ruins around the base, temporarily ensuring the base's safety.
Right now, a large number of spirit-binding weapons were still set up outside the base, and squads of spirit warriors patrolled nonstop to ensure they could withstand any beast tide impact at any time.
The current forward outpost was like a nail that Hua Xia had driven into the Western Frontier.
Counting Jiang Ning, there were now four Dao Heaven powerhouses piled up at the forward outpost. Of course, Jiang Ning hadn't shown herself.
Just after getting off the plane, Jiangnan saw that his Sky Island was still securely tied to the signal tower. He let out a long sigh of relief.
At least it wasn't lost!
"Boss Nan! The Secretary-General wants you in the command room!"
Nightingale was waving outside the airport, looking a bit excited.
Jiangnan laughed heartily. With a teleport, he appeared in front of Nightingale and gave her a big bear hug.
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Nightingale's pretty face blushed: "Let go! Hugging and stuff is not good!"
Jiangnan pouted: "It's been so long since we last met? Still so narrow-minded? I don't even want to hug you! It's poking me to death!"
"The helicopter shouldn't have landed on the helipad just now. It should have landed right on your chest!"
Nightingale's eyes suddenly flashed with a crimson light, and her tiger teeth ground together.
[From Nightingale: Resentment Value +1000!]
She pulled out a short blade and slashed straight at Jiangnan's crown.
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"Say that again?"
Jiangnan quickly teleported away to flee. Nightingale, relying on her superior movement speed, kept chasing after him, even cutting off several strands of his hair!
Jiang Ning covered her mouth in shock: "So 'extreme poverty leading to intense hatred' is actually true? Jiangnan didn't teach Jingjing wrong?"
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao abruptly turned their heads away.
Nightingale was already miserable enough. Sister Ningning, please don't rub salt in her wounds anymore!
Jiangnan was going crazy. As expected, she was a ruthless person who had once measured the land of Hua Xia with her own two feet. He couldn't shake her off even with teleportation!
He quickly handed over a basket of small puddings.
"Here! A welcome gift! Please let me go!"
Nightingale froze, then her eyes lit up. She quickly took the basket and hugged it to her chest.
But as she looked at Jiangnan, she still gritted her teeth: "Two baskets!"
Seeing the pitiful look in Nightingale's eyes, with tears threatening to spill, Jiangnan handed her another basket.
Only then did she sheathe her blade.
The group headed straight for the command room. Mila was intimately clinging to Nightingale.
Not long after they left, they saw a circle of Dragon Abyss members gathered around, kicking and punching, fighting until smoke rose.
"Hit him! Beat him to death! Just looking at him pisses me off!"
"Exactly! This guy is like a living trigger for my anger!"
"My fists are getting sore! It's all your fault! Hit him!"
Jiangnan was confused. What was going on here?
In the crowd, Zhang San was lying on the ground holding his head, looking utterly intoxicated.
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"Is this what it feels like to be noticed? Hahaha! Awesome! So awesome! I can't get enough of it!"
At this moment, Li Si was standing with his back to the crowd, with a dozen '正' characters marked on his body. As the characters disappeared, all the injuries on Zhang San were transferred to Li Si!
Li Si also wore an expression of pure bliss.
(正´ꇴ`止) "Is this the true meaning of happiness?"
However, Li Si's 正 characters soon ran out. He looked extremely anxious!
"The uses are used up! Third Brother, run!"
Zhang San was beaten black and blue: "No! Let me enjoy this feeling of being noticed a little longer!"
Jiangnan's eyes twitched. "Noticed"? You're being surrounded and kicked!
Had Zhang San used the Forgiveness Hat? But it had been three days. Why hadn't it bloomed yet?
Li Si spotted Jiangnan and quickly called out, "Boss Nan! You're finally here! Quick, talk some sense into Third Brother! He's gone crazy!"
"He keeps pulling out the grass, never giving the green grass a chance to bloom!"
Jiangnan covered his face. Damn, Third Brother had picked up a bad habit?
Did he have to go this far just to be noticed?
But he could understand—being ignored all the time, then suddenly being noticed, even if it meant getting beaten, he'd take it!
"Ahem... I suggest you mind your own business!"
Li Si: ???
He anxiously turned back to check on Zhang San.
But that one glance was all it took. He couldn't look away!
"Count me in!"
With that, he rushed into the crowd and joined the beating of Zhang San...
And "accidentally" got too close, catching a fist to the face. He shuddered in pleasure.
"Uh, sorry, brother! Accidental hit! My bad!"
Li Si kept hitting Zhang San while looking utterly thrilled.
"It's fine! You can hit me a little more!"
That brother: ???
Jiang Ning looked puzzled: "Xiao Nan? Those two..."
Jiangnan kept his eyes straight ahead: "Don't worry about them! The virtuous die young, but perverts live forever! They won't die!"
With that, he left and headed to the command room.
Right now, Wang Dalei, Chen Daoyi, and Ye Zhenguo, three Dao Heaven powerhouses, were all there.
Zi Yuan was asleep at the table, while Yang Jian had his third eye open on his forehead, staring at the sand table.
"You're finally here!"
Jiangnan grinned: "Brother Jian! Old Brother Ye! Old Brother Chen!"
"And Nephew Big Thunder! You're all here?"
The moment he said this, the room fell silent. Everyone's expressions turned odd.
Then all eyes fell on Wang Dalei.
Wang Dalei's face darkened.
(≖～≖‖) "Well, there goes the conversation."
[From Wang Dalei: Resentment Value +1000!]
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