Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'

After parting from the Flame-Haired Girl, Nomi continued her wandering life, but it didn't last long; she was forced to stop after just half a year.

It wasn't because she felt tired... but because with the sun reappearing on earth, ice and snow melted, and global flooding cut off all her paths.

Of course, those bandit warlords who had carved out territories were at least ninety-nine percent wiped out in this wave of flooding, leaving the rest to be dealt with by the Blue Commonwealth's armed security forces.

Suddenly finding herself without a life goal, Nomi started to idle, and she had to return to her homeland, the Frost Plating Federation, living the life of a worker for a year.

As one of the Undead, she grew bored and donated hundreds of organ sets, making a small contribution to the nation and society. In return, the Federation offered her generous benefits.

Unfortunately, she quickly discovered that the big fish and meat of Creditism were meaningless to an Undead; the enjoyment of culinary desires was limited for her, but the spiritually deprived and monotonous society of Frost Plating soon made Nomi fall into a state of depression.

With the belief that she had to do something, Nomi quit her originally boring, sleepy job and began seeking more dangerous jobs with higher mortality rates.

It's not that she was thinking of seeking death as she grew older—she just felt that since she couldn't die, doing dangerous work would allow others to work safely, saving more lives.

Demolition, diving, clearing beasts, recycling nuclear waste, salvaging nuclear bombs, exterminating terrorists... she would do anything dangerous.

Perhaps because she casually received a model worker award, the name Nomi Anderson Guesette spread across the media.

Then... Xeno came looking for her.

"Li Aozi voluntarily handed me and Uncle Zhou Liefeng over to the Frost Plated People, and Madeleine, mindful of human rights, didn't do anything to me. As Uncle Zhou was a member of the Metro Brotherhood, and since the Third Rule and the Metro were partners at the time, he wasn't troubled either."

Xeno took out an e-cigarette, glanced at Nomi, and explained:

"Ah, this doesn't contain nicotine; it's a mental stabilizer, needs to be heated and inhaled."

"It's okay, I'm not afraid of smoke; after all, I've been blown up and burned to death several times," Nomi said casually, "Even on the Mingji Humanity, I've been blown up."

"You, Miss Qiu Ran, and Mr. Leoz—the gratitude I owe you all, I can never repay."

Xeno took a puff of smoke, closed her eyes, and exhaled a long breath, a medicinal scent immediately enveloping the surroundings. She leaned against the railing behind her, touching the scar on her forehead, and said emotionally:

"Uncle Zhou was under monitored residence for 20 years and became my guardian. I lived and studied peacefully, then caught up with the rise of the Monolith Church, which gave me a chance to convert to Leoz, became a Mutant no less, successfully controlling my Psyche Powers, and later went to university, met a rather talented young man, dated, honeymooned, married—and until I met you, I had always been an ordinary housewife."

Nomi interjected:

"You should thank David Lyn. In the days of Madeleine, housewives would be scolded as uncultured damsels, male-pleasing phony women."

"I always found it strange how one could shout about women having all the freedom yet heavily criticize those who chose marriage and family, accusing them of polluting the purity of women—what kind of freedom is that?"

Xeno was puzzled.

"Why are you asking me?"

Nomi retorted:

"How could I have thought so much back then... Madeleine waged wars, conducted human experiments, indulged the Fourth Rule's tyrannies; in Frost Plating, military police and spies had no decency whatsoever. Living in Frost Plating was like living in a dog's den; most people just found a reason to revolt against her."

"But thinking back now, it truly is a marvel."

Xeno reflected:

"The person who saved me turned into fire, their name remaining at a university in Grante."

"One is right in front of me, decades later, tall, handsome, still enthusiastic about helping others."

"And another..."

She didn't immediately give an assessment, but instead raised her head, looking at the clear, dark blue sky.

"He's drifted so far from us, becoming the star furthest from the ground."

Xeno looked at Nomi:

"Nomi, do you want to meet Li Aozi again?"

"This carrot is really good."

"Huh? But isn't this broccoli?"

"Yes, carrots and broccoli, they both look like vegetables, but they are fundamentally different."

Nomi said blandly:

"In my current state, even if we met again, what could it change? Li Aozi has long become someone from a different world. He's the President of our Azure Star's suzerain, with a status already unequal, there's really nothing to talk about even if I forced it."

"Nomi."

Xeno's eyes slightly brightened:

"You know what my Psyche Power is, right? Are you sure you still want to lie to me?"

"... (Civilization Frost Plating), this food is simply inedible."

Nomi sighed, pretending to lower her head to drink her beverage, and mumbled impatiently:

"What have you read with your Psyche Powers? If I had known this stubborn baby would be so troublesome, I would have left your swaddling clothes in the midst of Mingji Humanity!"