Super Gene Optimization Fluid

Xia Fei entered the Anathema-class frigate. The ship was still in perfect condition after drifting in space for over two thousand years. The indicator on the warp engine showed that it had only been used thrice since production, meaning that it was almost brand new.

After successfully initiating its self-assessment system, Xia Fei realized that although the ship was a top-tier special ops frigate, its equipment and components were fairly average. Other than the small energy draining device, produced by the top-tier components manufacturing company Shasan, everything else could be described as just satisfactory. The assembly principles were also incredibly ordinary and mediocre.

Xia Fei thought that the most important thing a ship should have was its unique identity. They should either specialize on their offense, packing weapons up to a ship’s limit in order to maximize its firepower, or specialize in electronics, equipping countless devices to harass the enemy incessantly.

Mediocre and well-balanced were two completely different concepts, and Xia Fei liked to equip his ship to maximize its advantages best while achieving a balance between offense and defense.

Of course, adhering to such demands was difficult, but Xia Fei had his own ideas of doing so by giving up the comforts of the ship.

Lunar Eclipse achieved its high-performance today by sacrificing most of its living spaces. As life in space was incredibly boring, most warships would use a large amount of space for living and entertainment, allowing its passengers not to feel lonely or bored during their long space voyages.

Comfort was one thing this Anathema-class frigate excelled at. The crewmates’ living quarters were incredibly well-equipped. Even the bathroom was equipped with an AI computer, so the crewmates could have a bath while watching shows. Its kitchen was spacious and grand, comparable to a proper restaurant.

Juvenile black star phantom bat was playful and active, but it would become extremely fierce as it reached maturity. It mainly attacked using brain waves to send out messages and interferences that could firmly control its opponent.

Countless beastmasters failed at taming this ferocious beast. This exotic beast, which was at the top of the food chain in the entire universe, was incredibly powerful and on a completely different level to humans.

Luckily, black star phantom bats were rare and their mind-control waves had a limited range, so they did not pose much danger to humans, unless someone accidentally ventured close to their nest.

From its size, the black star phantom bat was pretty close to adulthood. It lay on the reactor to absorb its energy, which was why the ship did not have enough power when Xia Fei tried to start it.

When black star phantom bats were absorbing energy from a large source, they would enter hibernation, and this state could last thousands or even tens of thousands of years until it accumulated a lifetime’s worth of energy.

Evidently, this black star phantom bat was still deep in hibernation, though it would wake up once it gathered enough energy from the reactor.

Xia Fei quickly exited the power room and told what he saw to the Phantom.

“The entire fleet was killed because it strayed inside a black star phantom bat’s nest,” muttered Phantom, “but how could a black star phantom bat control machinery?”

Xia Fei shook his head. “It can’t control machines, but it can control human thought. The crewmembers were probably under its hypnosis, so everything they saw was just their fevered dream.”

“Oh, is that so. Let’s leave before it wakes up.” Phantom seemed to put two and two together.

Xia Fei did not say anything however as he was deep in thought.

The black star phantom bat was more than what Xia Fei could deal with. Unless he cultivated his Beast Spirit to the sixth stage, he stood no chance against it.

There were no options in front of Xia Fei: first was to initiate Thanatos’s self-destruct system and destroy it along with the beast; second was to escape from this region, leaving behind the black star phantom bat as well as this fleet and only returning once Xia Fei had mastered the sixth stage of his Base Spirit Codex, so he could defeat the monster and bring back this capital ship.

The pros and cons of both choices were evident. The former would rid the Wild Star Region of extreme danger, whereas the latter would leave him a promise of a Thanatos carrier in the future.

Xia Fei was not a resident of the Wild Star Region, nor did he need to think of the residents here, so he of course went against the idea of initiating the self-destruct system and decided to leave the ship for now, instead.

Xia Fei quickly headed back to the Executioner frigate and stored the salvaged items into his spatial ring. As there was limited space in it, Xia Fei had to make a trip several times for all the equipment to be transferred to Anathema’s storage.

Anathema was a rare top-tier hybrid warship, after all, and there was no way Xia Fei would give it up so easily. Even if he were to leave, he would leave using that ship. As for the Executioner, he would have to leave that here. At worst, he would pay Andy accordingly to compensate; what was an old crusty Executioner compared to an Anathema-class frigate, anyways?

Just after Xia Fei carefully exited Thanatos with the Anathema, Xia Fei initiated a warp at ten percent of the engine’s capacity.

As he could not determine his location near the black star phantom bat’s nest, he had to warp randomly and leave its territory before searching a way back to Red Rock Base.

Just as the wormhole opened, unrivaled spirit energy swept over Xia Fei like a tsunami.

Xia Fei jolted. “Oh, no, the black star phantom bat woke up!”