Since living independently, Yaleriga has fully trained and studied her body. She was not uninterested in how the unique learning style of the Evangelical people came to be, and she once explored this matter with a biologist. It was a happy time, and even though they got nothing in the end, Yaleriga didn't feel much disappointed. She knew very well that even the most advanced research institutions in the Alliance were often stunned by the emergence of life phenomena. But she did develop some new interests from her close academic friends. She began to try to let the other party transform herself, and also participated in the design and research.
Although this kind of transformation includes a number of weapons and combat designs, in terms of its technical nature, it is quite mild, similar to a small optimization of the close-fitting armor style. It does not affect her part as a Gospel tribe, nor does it prevent her from performing some ancient secret arts that remain in her memory, but it helps her have smarter senses and stronger vitality. After Barin finally succumbed to the ancient creature's strange poison, she inherited all of her academic achievements and continued to adjust herself. She renovated it very carefully, because there are many things in the world that common sense fails to meet, and retaining some original characteristics is a necessary redundancy. She always tries to keep herself fully informed while ensuring a fault tolerance rate. Of course she has sharp ears and eyesight, and she can also receive electromagnetic waves. As long as it was sent in the standard format dictated by the Alliance, the tiny device inside her translated just as well as the larger device on the Silence.
She didn't think there was any misunderstanding, just like she didn't think she could have heard wrong. Although a considerable amount of time had passed since Jing Huang ate the wall candy, she immediately realized what the other party was referring to. However, Jing Huang obviously did not remember this incident. After the impact, he sat next to Yaleriga and checked the situation outside with her through the controller. The strange appearance of his enemy seemed to confuse him. He remained motionless, staring straight at the screen, as if contemplating whether he should react.
"It's a killer." Yaleriga reminded, "It was hired by the candy seller."
She was sure that Jing Huang knew the meaning of the word "killer", but the look in his eyes showed that he still couldn't remember who the "candy seller" was. That might be because a lot of things happened after they called the security guard, and Yaleriga also bought him some candy snacks with rich flavors, although Jing Huang still didn't like them very much. He may have believed that the "sugar seller" must be a legal transaction, and therefore could not figure out why the seller of Yaleriga would send a killer to find them.
He thought for a while and then said with a little hesitation: "Turtle?"
Yaleriga wasn't quite sure what he meant, but she didn't have the time to ask. Once again, the strange object spun and collided with the Silence. She activated her energy shield and fought back with her newly installed laser system. When the bridge room shook violently again, she was almost thrown out of her seat. She easily regained her balance in this level of jolt, but began to consider a more traditional fixed driver's seat. Jing Huang put his hand on her shoulder through his sleeve, and quickly retracted it when she sat upright again.
She went to see the effects of the laser system on the attacker. The huge dark green flying disc stayed dozens of kilometers away from the Silence, with no obvious trauma and no response to the energy detection. Yaleriga could only speculate that there was some kind of invisible coating on the outer shell of the object, or that the material itself was highly absorbent. Until now, she still couldn't tell whether it was an alien spacecraft, or the exoskeleton or shell structure of a huge creature. This made her alert, but she was not in a hurry to act, because the enemy's attack also did not really damage the Silence in defense.
The object emits electromagnetic waves again. It said in that weird voice, like a child pretending to be an adult: "Come out and face me, you cowards! Or I will crush all your internal organs into pulp!"
It was a scene that couldn't help but make people feel ridiculous, but Yaleriga controlled herself very well and did not let herself be swayed by the milky tones. Yes, that may indeed be a tactic, as many predators have physical features that closely resemble the infants of other species. But she heard someone snorting quietly next to her. She glanced at Jing Huang quietly and saw that he was trying his best to keep his face from showing any smile. Yaleriga has noticed this habit of his during this period of time. No matter where Jing Huang comes from, the education he received seems to emphasize emotional restraint, at least restraint of expression. Several times, Yalayliga noticed that he was amused by the plot in the series, but he did not make any obvious laughter, and always tried to hide it from Yalayliga with various little tricks.
Naturally his attempt failed. But Yaleriga never exposed it. At this moment, she still pretended not to notice anything and asked Jing Huang, "What do you want to do?"
Jing Huang quickly adjusted his expression when she said this. He seemed nonchalant about everything again and said, "Ignore it."
"It will continue to attack us." Yaleriga pointed out. She is extremely satisfied with the design and configuration of the Silence, but that does not mean that it can withstand any attack without a bottom line.
"Get rid of it." Jing Huang replied. He didn't use question words, but Yaleriga heard his tone of asking for her opinion.
She didn't entirely agree, but she did as he wished. She first launched several feint laser shots at the enemy, and also launched two high-energy collapsible missiles from the ship's inventory. When the light from the explosion point became distorted, she adjusted the Silence to full-speed stealth mode without waiting for confirmation, and ran away from the opponent who was constantly emitting electromagnetic waves. She originally expected to encounter several chases and entanglements in the process, but it turned out to be unexpectedly smooth. The flat-ball killer probably couldn't catch up with the Silence, which was moving at full speed, so he never appeared in front of them again. Yaleriga was still somewhat vigilant at first. It was not until they returned to Gate City from the Divine Light Realm that she was finally convinced that they were out of this weird trouble.
Since boarding the Silence, Yaleriga has always discovered something new or encountered some new troubles anytime and anywhere. Both she and Jing Huang had become accustomed to this highly changing life, so they quickly put this episode behind them. There are more and more important plans waiting for them to complete. The top three tasks on Yaleriga's list are: 1. Update the weapons and supporting systems for the Silence; 2. Purchase more living supplies; 3. Give the Silence Jing Huang gets an auxiliary arm that can be used normally.
She also had more plans, such as whether to add an intelligent system to the Silence so that she and Jing Huang could be completely freed from the trouble of taking turns guarding the bridge room. But that was an idea that needed further investigation, because although there are also intelligent systems on the market that are said to be "personalized" and "absolutely loyal", she knows very well that this simple pseudo-intelligence can neither really deal with certain special situations nor can it really deal with certain situations. There is no real escape from the official surveillance network. The sugar smugglers always prefer to manually pilot the spacecraft and resist the automatic system. Although this is related to their weird cultural background, she also has to admit that there is some empirical wisdom in it. If she was looking for an intelligent system, she would have to be selective. And among her three most urgent plans, she also knows very well which one will encounter the greatest resistance. When she led Jing Huang to a tall white tower and explained her thoughts to him, he frowned as expected.
"Prosthetic limb?" he asked uncertainly.
Yaleriga nodded. The Silence's renovation budget had consumed all the "windfall" from their trip, but she still had a savings of her own. She planned to use the money, or at least 70% of it, to equip Jing Huang with a left arm.
