Terraria: Cruel World Legends

"Oh, haha..." Looking at the platinum starship that was stagnant and motionless, Yu Yuling chuckled in confusion, then turned his head slightly to glance at Xi Yao.

"Listen." He reminded calmly, turned and moved towards the Platinum Starship, then sneered.

"If I remember correctly, this machine is in the process of [self-charging]... Heh, it seems that this creation is nothing special, just like other creations of Jarden."

Yu Yuling said this and did not continue to explain... Suddenly, he rushed towards the Platinum Starship and swung a cold whip at the same time. Ice flowers immediately appeared and quickly circled the entire body of the starship.

...It is worth explaining further that Gaden's large creations usually consume huge amounts of energy, which could have been solved by increasing energy reserves...but if one wants to reduce the mass of the creation and ensure its maneuverability, then one can only reduce the energy reserves, so recharging is often required.

...Xi Yao did not express his opinion. He silently inserted the Terra Blade back into the ground, leaned forward slightly and supported himself on it. He raised his hand to his forehead and took a deep breath, trying his best to eliminate the discomfort in his body and mind.

...When the symptoms eased a little, he slowly pulled the Terra Blade out of the soil, turned towards the Platinum Starship and stabbed it immediately. Some Terra Beams then emerged and flew away, accurately hitting the Platinum Starship one by one.

This feeling... I can't possibly want to experience it a second time... Xi Yao gritted his teeth and thought. He slowly hung the Chaos Transmission in his left hand back to his waist, and then held the Terra Blade with both hands. With another slash, the emerald green sword light flashed, and the crescent sword energy emerged, hitting the Platinum Starship hard.

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The stagnation did not last too long. Soon, the fire inside the starship was rekindled, and the crystals all over the body glowed again. The whole machine gradually began to move, and it was obvious that it had regained its vitality.

Upon seeing this, Yu Yuling, who was circling around it, immediately retracted his whip and quickly retreated a little distance... At the same time, the Platinum Starship suddenly fired two dazzling dark green spheres upwards.

The dark green sphere was similar in structure to a rugby ball, but obviously much larger. Around it, there were four star-like laser beams orbiting in a circular motion... Then, two [little white stars] quickly split into two groups and flew towards the two people. Some crystal star dust fell down, and was illuminated by the dim sunlight, reflecting a dark star-like glow.

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"Girls, I know what you are going to say, but I can say first - because of the sandstorm, you can of course stay here."

Inside the main building of the desert station of Inastan, a garrison lieutenant said to Prism and Shen Yue who were standing by the gate. It seemed that there was something urgent, and before he finished speaking, he walked quickly to the work area in the house and looked at the staff who were processing the information.

"What level of sandstorm is [Sand Eagle Ec-3]?" the lieutenant asked calmly.

The staff gritted their teeth and said, "... God, this is fucking hell... Sand Eagle Ec-3 is a super-large sandstorm. We have never encountered this in the previous Terra Era, and even in this second round of the Evil Era, this is the first time we have seen it..."

"...Extremely severe sandstorm..." The lieutenant held his head and shook his head. "I'm going to say something unrealistic and discouraging. We were supposed to be able to change shifts tomorrow, but with this incident... I don't know if we can survive..."

At the moment when the lieutenant finished speaking, Shen Yue suddenly raised a hand and said, "Um, can I ask you something..."

The lieutenant turned his head calmly and glanced at her, and said softly: "Young lady, I know what you want to say, but please rest assured, what I said is just unrealistic and discouraging words. Just stay here quietly, and we will not be in any danger."

"No." Shen Yue shook her head. "What I want to ask is, what is the sand...vulture you are talking about? I only remember that it is a kind of creature on your Terra continent?"

"Oh, it's a creature, but it's also not a creature." The lieutenant shook his head and said, "[Sand Eagle Ec-3] is the code name for this sandstorm event just announced by the Terra Federation. Ec is the English abbreviation of the Evil Era, and -3 is the number of sandstorms that have occurred in the Evil Era."

After the lieutenant finished speaking, the staff member suddenly sighed and said, "...The Terra Federation's early warning capability for sandstorms, which are sudden events with almost no signs, is still too poor. If we could have received the early warning a few minutes earlier, the supplies left outside might not have been lost."

"The daily necessities can last for two days, but it will be hard for the brothers who come to take over." The lieutenant said, and then he looked at the screen on the other side, which had about thirty blue dots, all emitting a faint light in an orderly manner.

"All the site personnel have come in..." The lieutenant touched his chin thoughtfully, "Then let's close the door to prevent dust from flying in..."

After saying that, the lieutenant walked quickly towards the gate, glancing at Prism who was resting quietly against the wall, and Shen Yue who was beside her, looking around with curiosity on her face.

The lieutenant had to admit that the girl behind him looked like a country girl who had never seen the world.

Without looking at the two men again, the lieutenant also came to the gate. He quickly looked around outside and confirmed that there were no sandstorm enemies that were threatening enough. Then he pressed the gate control button, and the tempered gate slowly fell, quickly closing the building.

"Alright." The lieutenant clapped his hands, as if talking to himself, "Depressing words are depressing words after all, we can still survive...if we don't have nothing better to do and run out to cause trouble."

"Well, let me ask you something..." Shen Yue raised her hand again and asked, "Jing'er and I have been staying here, waiting... uh... what is that word you Terrans use..."

"Sandstorm." Prism beside him reminded softly. Upon hearing this, Shen Yue chuckled and stuck out her tongue at Prism: "Hehe, Jing'er is the best. She knows how to remind me..."

The lieutenant frowned, seeming a little confused; Prism held his forehead with his hand, obviously speechless.

After saying that, Shen Yue continued to look at the lieutenant: "Well, does that mean that Jing'er and I are going to stay here until the sandstorm is over?"

"You can leave at any time." The lieutenant came back to his senses and smiled softly, "Of course, I still suggest you stay here. After all, you don't have a teleportation potion... Am I right?"

Shen Yue didn't continue talking, but turned her head and looked at Prism with a slightly aggrieved look: "Wow...sandstorm...this is not fun...I really want to go to the Sunken Sea to play..."

"... Quiet, come here first." Prism suddenly said, Shen Yue nodded excitedly and laughed:

"Hey, Jing'er, do you want to get close to me? Is this not appropriate?"

"Uh...?" The lieutenant was obviously a little embarrassed after hearing this. He then coughed lightly and pointed above his head: "Um... our site is monitored... you..."

"She is the only one who is sick..." Prism explained with her hand on her forehead... After a while, she looked up and looked at Shen Yue, and spoke softly:

"Your jump... although it is not instant teleportation, it can also be used as a means of space movement of pseudo-teleportation."

...You know, before the two of them came to the desert, Shen Yue showed his [Jumping] ability to Prism without any concealment.

Shen Yue scratched his head. "Eh...but..." If I walk out of the portal at the wrong time and the relative space is still in the desert, won't I be blown by the sand as soon as I go out?"

"...I didn't say that we have to rely on your warping to leave the desert now. I just wanted to express my opinion on your warping, or... have a chat."

Prism said calmly, "Besides, I'm just a normal person. Who knows what would happen if I entered your little universe."

"Hey, the microcosm can autonomously adjust its own sensory environment that is most suitable for entering an organism. How about coming in and playing? The microcosm is my home, and my home is pretty big~"

Prism held her forehead silently and did not continue speaking… Then she was about to close her eyes and take a short rest… Suddenly, a staff member in the work area took a breath of cold air, seemingly amazed by something.

"Oh... God..." The staff member held his forehead with his hand, "This huge sandstorm of the Sand Eagle Ec-3 is really wild..."

"What's wrong?" The lieutenant walked quickly forward and looked at the display screen, his eyes first focused on the biological detection grid of "Sand Spirit-2".

"Sand spirits... are there two of them?... It's not a big problem though. The sand spirits have very poor sensing abilities. We just stay inside and they won't pose any threat to us."

"Um, Lieutenant, the dust spirits are of course irrelevant... What I want to say is..." The staff pointed to the biological detection grid on the other side.

"Biological radar detection shows that a group of Sand Sharks are attacking our station. There are more than ten of them... Lieutenant, you know that this kind of creature can sense us very sensitively."

"Sand sharks... so what if they can sense us? At most they will just crash into our buildings. Our buildings are still strong enough."

"That's right..." The staff nodded slightly... Soon, with a noticeable rustling sound, the whole building shook slightly, as if it was hit by something... However, the building's reaction was only barely visible.

"See, I told you it's not a big deal." The lieutenant chuckled. "The destructive power of the sand shark is like an ant trying to shake a tree when it comes to our buildings."

...After listening to the conversation between the two, Shen Yue looked curiously at Prism who was thinking about something: "Jing'er, does that mean... this place is not safe?"

"...Anyway, let's settle down here first." Prism did not answer Shen Yue directly. Then she closed her eyes lightly and began to take a nap.

"Hey, Jing'er, are you going to sleep? Go into your little universe and sleep. It's pretty big inside~"

"Be quiet first." Prism said calmly without opening his eyes.

"Oh, I know." Shen Yue closed his eyes lightly and waved his hand.

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