67. Ancestor Mur Brung
Day 2
"I had my suspicions as to how our ship was able to escape despite the encirclement of enemy fleet and to avoid pursuit, our captain ordered we hide inside the planet.
Upon entering the planet's atmosphere, he authorized the release of more than twenty thousand capsules in every direction as our ship descends. Majority of the capsule contains human slaves supposedly to be used as manpower during the mission.
I wonder why he did that but during our meeting, this was when our captain and his loyal subordinates showed their true colors. I do not know which enemy faction they belong to but one thing is certain. They work clean and have a personal vendetta with our family leader. They have already secured the classified data of my work, but they still want the original copy from me. While I am immune to soul search, they only needed to mention my fiance's name to get what they want.
Of the fifty crew members, seven defected and thirty nine died during our meeting. They crippled my cultivation and the rest were forcefully implanted an MC1 parasite. They said they will let me live so I could feel the same pain our patriarch did to them.
Day 3
I opened my eyes and I was greeted with a crew member who is about to finish Beast Transformation. I was force to shoot him with the gun our traitorous captain left me. The other two survivors with stronger resistance were unconscious but I managed to bring them into the medical pod but unfortunately the AI machine was not equipped to perform such procedures to save them.
Day 4
The Federation has a long history of researching how Spiritual Veins are birthed and with their relentless efforts, a method with less one percent success rate production was created.
Primordial Phylum Cnidaria is a type of primitive jellyfish known to be the earliest life form to have had develop a Beast Core. By extensively modifying the Beast Core of the jellyfish, it will be implanted into an aquatic life form that has yet to perfect its evolution. These life forms will then be collected and aged into one of the Federation's highly guarded and restricted planets. Then after a hundred millennia, at least one of the hundred samples will have had transformed into a Spiritual Vein.
Our mission is to collect these life forms and I will be privileged to segregate a few samples for my experiment to produce Black Qi Spiritual Veins. These modified jellyfish are not meant to be planted on cultivators as it will transform them into mindless beasts in less than five days and it is irreversible. Unlike with regular parasites, as long as it is tended with proper medical attention, victims will live minimum of fifteen years depending on how severe the transformation had become.
Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.
Today, I am authorizing the death of two brave soldiers. Should I succeed in returning to the Federation, I will expose the actions of Captain Al'iya and his subordinates and bring justice to their untimely death.
Day 18
Before I was casted out, my mother asked me why I chose to abandon my identity which is envied by everyone and live an ordinary life. I told her a lie and said that I can only further improve once I overcome the demon in my heart.
My mother hailed from an ancient family who practices Dao, a metaphysical form of cultivation. Even when manifested, the only means to measure it is its level of destructiveness. I have seen records of how Dao cultivators tear space which normal practitioners of the same level cannot accomplish. Had I not been obsessed with the idea of turning back time, I probably had majored in Dao studies.
There is zero percent chance of rescue and I cannot stay on this ship longer. The humans slaves released will certainly kill me on sight when they find this ship. My meridians have healed but my strength is not sufficient to operate a mech.
I do not know where I am headed.
I will leave this compiled knowledge about my understanding about the universe.
There is a belief that Black Qi is the aura of death and studying it will invite the god of death himself. I have always find that funny, but not until today.
We live then we die. We find meaning in mortality. To that person who is fated to find my book, may you find meaning and contentment and live a fulfilled life.
If reincarnation really is possible, my only prayer is to meet my love, Lithe in the afterlife. "
Clay closed the book.
His tea had gotten cold. The book indeed is as tragic as it gets and it is more than a proof that somewhere beyond space are advance civilization and this planet seemed to have been involved in their explorations.
As to why they abandoned it, it probably is because it no longer served its purpose.
“Find meaning in mortality and I don’t even get to live that long.” Clay murmured as he contemplated on his life.
He still could not recall his full name back on earth but at least the book made him remember the name of the woman he has always loved. Her full name is Kirsten Sabater Lu.
Clay got to his feet and approached Ver'a waiting outside.
The biography has already proven and elucidated there really is no cure on his beast transformation and if there is hope, that is to study the possibility of turning back time but the book did not contain any information about Brung's research.
Clay’s fragmented memories includes him being scientist and some of his memories suggest he is just an ordinary man but who knows if he can discover something. He is dying anyway he might as well try.
When he stepped outside, he saw Ver’a standing beneath a tree. His hands were placed at the back while facing the beautiful sunset.
"This book is missing something.” Clay approached Ver’a
"I do not know how our forefathers got a hold of the book but it is a copy retrieved years after Ul Al'iya clan perished. My grandfather told me that Brung is the same Mur from our ancestral lineage."
"Did your ancestor leave any text or manuscripts that contain sets of numbers or any complicated numerical expressions or any sophisticated writings that do not make sense?"
"There are hieroglyphics but most of them are cultivation techniques. We may have degenerated to this state but entry to our temples remains sacred. I ask this friend to accept the reality that there really is no cure."
"What if I convince Re'y to mate with one of your fine maidens?"
Clay wanted to offer a Spiritual Vein Model in return but he just remembered what Ver'a told him earlier about allowing Re'y interact with their damsels. Who does not want a grandson after those good looks.
"It requires at least a thousand small Qi crystals to activate the formations.” Ver'a responded then activated his wings.
Clay smiled and decided to ask about Elven eugenics later then activated his wings and followed Ver'a.