It seems a bit difficult to move to the nearest safe place.

"Our situation at the time was about the same. We were trapped in a remote universe that was about to be 'submerged', and it was almost impossible to jump directly to the nearest safe universe."

Li lay on top of Zhang Ze's head and sighed, "Despair, exhaustion, we also get tired.

"At the time, some fleet members had already decided to give up, choosing to spend the last few decades in that universe destined for annihilation."

"So you..." Zhang Ze.

Li knew what Zhang Ze wanted to ask, and shook his head, "Not me. I was just the warehouse manager at the time, didn't have the intelligence or the authority."

Zhang Ze, "..."

Li, "It was our flagship, and also the last surviving leader of our Amber Civilization, who came up with a crazy idea after using up his last quota.

"He planned to use your home as a springboard for a short transfer, then jump to the target safe universe."

Zhang Ze, "My home? Wasn't it already bombed by Earth Sea, with the whole universe becoming part of Earth Sea?"

"That's what we initially thought, but the leader's observations clearly showed that your home miraculously wasn't destroyed.

"The structure of the universe remained stable, 'floating' in Earth Sea in a 'semi-immersed' form, well... like this."

Li snapped his fingers, conjuring a bathtub half-sunken in the sea, yet not completely submerged.

Immediately afterward, Li used Zhang Ze's head as a springboard, Fat Dragon rotated 360 degrees in the air, gracefully jumped towards the bathtub, lightly touched it like a dragonfly skimming the water, then leapt onto a distant reef.

Li, "In theory, we who have changed our life forms can withstand that level of erosion, but no one can guarantee the plan will succeed.

"Because any small disturbance could devour us."

Zhang Ze, "But you still did it."

Li, "That's right, because taking risks is always better than waiting for death.

"Moreover, that place, as the most unique universe here, also suited as the journey's endpoint."

Li pointed a finger, and the surrounding scene faded away, bringing Zhang Ze and him to a council hall.

The hall was crowded with various beings, most of whom showed mutations or arrived in some mechanical or semi-mechanical form.

There were also beings who maintained their normal appearance, but the fatigue in their eyes was no different from the stopped waveforms on electronic screens.

The leader's calm voice echoed in the hall, announcing his final plan.

But no one in the hall refuted him. Instead, many representatives breathed a sigh of relief.

Some, before the leader finished speaking, directly cast their approval vote and left.

It was unclear whether they were preparing for the final jump or going to enjoy the last moment with their families.

Zhang Ze mixed with Li among the shadows of the past, the two spaces intertwined, his presence seamless.

Even though this was just an illusion of the past, an established fact, Zhang Ze still didn't want to disrupt the atmosphere of this decision.

Due to some irresistible force, Zhang Ze's gaze unconsciously drifted in a direction.

There was a glowing gold strip, somewhat unique.

That strip had fox-like eyes, its seat-faced visage painted with decorative golden lines, with long horns extending backward, and a soft, fluffy dragon mane gently swaying.

The strip, elegant and noble, stood out in this place.

"Who is that strip? Isn't it you?" Zhang Ze jumped on his toes, like a ball, staring at Li's small belly and bounced him up.

"What do you mean strip? What do you mean it isn't me? That is me! The fleet's navigator! Can't you tell?"

Originally pleased by Zhang Ze's attention, Li suddenly got angry and started pulling Zhang Ze's hair.

Zhang Ze, "But didn't you just say you managed a warehouse? How come you're the navigator now?"

Li, "That's... that's not important, just some trivial details. What's important is that you know that's me, end of story."

Zhang Ze, "Are you sure?"

"Why do you care so much? Anyway, that's how it is, take it or leave it! No more questions, or I'll get mad." Li muttered, with her pointed head twiddling.

Then came some nonsensical remarks like, 'This is my dream, I do whatever I want.', 'My territory, my rules.', 'The warehouse is huge, without guidance, you'll get lost, how isn't that a navigator.'

Zhang Ze meaningfully hummed and didn't continue arguing with Li.

Instead, he started recalling some rectangular mysterious creatures recorded by Sister Wang and the others.

This is Li's dream, and also Zhang Ze's dream.

Dreaming is something Zhang Ze can also do.

As Zhang Ze reminisced, the elegant, noble, and out-of-place strip disappeared.

In its place was a rectangular, wide, mighty, and heavy figure.

As soon as this rectangular mass appeared, the entire atmosphere of the council hall immediately harmonized.

And Li bit onto Zhang Ze's head.

Li, "I want to eat you!"

...

After playing around for a while, Li let go angrily, jumped off Zhang Ze's head, directly bypassing this unsubstantial topic.

Li, "After the resolution ended, we began the final preparations.

"However, when we breached the universe barrier and arrived at your home once more, we found it had recovered."