Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'

"You and Li Aozi agreed to meet again, right?" Xeno asked curiously, "Why, after meeting, are you unwilling to talk about it?"

"She lied to me back then, posing as a beautiful woman."

Nomi rubbed the silvery white short hair and mumbled:

"I can mostly guess, whether he or she... Anyway, Li Aozi is no longer human, his concepts, thoughts, understanding, species, values, and the hierarchy he represents and the group he belongs to are completely different from mine."

"He doesn't care about his gender, as humans don't care about their need to eat, drink, and defecate, it's entirely a transcendent stance. Moreover, he defeated Lord Entropy, and can almost be called a deity. A superhuman, a deity who has everything he desires."

Nomi raised her head, her purple eyes filled with seriousness:

"Such a deity lied to me."

"You have fear and anxiety in your heart..."

"I can understand, I completely understand the purpose of Li Aozi's actions."

She raised her hand, holding the drink bottle, and lifted it into the air, saying:

"A bottle without water cannot be placed by my side because if you don't hold it firmly with your hand, it will fly away when the wind blows. But if it's filled with cement and substance, it can stay stably by my side, not wandering off and being swept away."

"Li Aozi's future is dangerous, dangerous enough that even he can't guarantee a full retreat."

"That's why he lied to me, hoping I wouldn't follow."

Xeno laughed:

"That's really his style... But, you're not angry?"

"I (Civilization Frost Plating) am almost an eighty-year-old spinster, why should I be angry!"

Nomi rolled her eyes at the other:

"Of course, I also know, Li Aozi thinks of me as a burden."

"Although my self-healing ability is super strong, my lifespan longer than a turtle, in space, there are much tougher people than me, have you heard of the Galaxy Eye Meat Grinder? Someone like me at Zeta Rank (6), if I sleep early and wake up early, can't survive until eight in the morning in the Galaxy Eye."

"I have to admit... I am indeed a burden."

Nomi did not give in to despair, at her age, and with an immortal body, she had pretty much come to terms with it.

"When Li Aozi lied to me, I knew: I shouldn't follow, or I'd only add to his worries—perhaps to him, I'm just a disposable utensil to be used and thrown away."

She said, raising a fork in her palm to the sunlight, the oil and water on the fork surface reflecting faint light:

"There's no rule that says the ones who appear first must be the protagonists, they might be the announcers. Plus, if everyone relied on having close connections with certain people to stand above others, then everyone might as well suck up to emperors and big entrepreneurs."

At this point, Xeno finally understood the other's thoughts.

"So, Nomi."

She smiled slightly, hands behind her back, and whispered in Nomi's ear:

"If I told you that effort brings rewards, would you still give up on meeting Li Aozi again?"

"...What do you mean by that?"

"You don't want to follow Li Aozi because you're afraid of being the Nomi Anderson Guoerset who relies on herself for life, but ends up being the one at the tail end lifted by Li Aozi?"

Xeno puffed out her chest, confidently said:

"If that's the case, I have a way, that can let you righteously follow Li Aozi's footsteps all by your own strength."

Nomi turned her head to look at Xeno, remained silent for a good while, then said:

"Xeno... you're just a housewife, your husband is a police officer, what could you possibly understand?"

"I don't know much, after all, I'm just a housewife."

Xeno laughed:

"But last year, I suddenly wanted to enter politics, so I tried it, and unexpectedly, they discovered my psyche powers were very fitting for communication and interaction, so I was chosen for the Azure Destiny Community - White Candle Autonomy Zone In-depth Cooperation Committee."

Nomi stared blankly at her.

"What the heck?"

"In general, it's the Dialan Prime Minister thinking that our Azure Star is too backward, so he planned something like a poverty aid program. Our task as committee members is to select specific talents, and cultivate Pathway Ascenders to Divinity that meet interstellar standards."

Xeno took a poster from her breast and handed it to Nomi:

"Nomi, in the cosmos you can help more people, and it will allow you to access more pathways."

"Why didn't you tell me about this..."

"Because you've just reached the standard."

Xeno said seriously:

"My requirements are very strict, Nomi."

"The ability to not die, excellent morals, decades of hardworking dedication and helping others, charging without hesitation during natural disasters—until the moment we spoke, I confirmed that you are truly passionate about helping others, and inwardly, far kinder than you appear. If you are not considered talent, then who is?"

"This way, you're not relying on Li Aozi, but relying on your own efforts. You've earned my recognition."

"Go to Starry Abyss, Nomi, as Dialan Prime Minister would say:"

"Though different in species, everyone is a child of Starry Abyss, only on a grander stage can they unearth their full potential."

"Submergence Starry Abyss, discover potential, Ascension to Divinity, shouldering more responsibilities."

"And then... meanwhile, why not meet Li Aozi again, how about it?"