CHAPTER 460: CHAPTER 460: A TAILOR-MADE POSITION

Perception returns to flesh, consciousness sinks into the body, the vast information transmitted from the distant deep space "star body" gradually recedes to the depths of the mind, and then Yu Sheng slightly adapts before opening his eyes in the dim light.

The moment he opens his eyes, he sees Erin lying horizontally across his stomach, her head drooping down, sleeping heavily.

With a slight movement, Erin rolls off his stomach, tumbles on the bed once, and then sits up with a swoosh, waving her hand with her eyes closed: "I! Alice Puppet! Buy me a cellphone!"

Right after speaking, the tiny puppet topples down again, burying her head in the blanket and muttering the next sentence muffledly: "...a phone watch works too..."

Yu Sheng: "..."

After confirming that the little thing is really talking in her sleep, he helplessly smiles and sighs before tiptoeing and getting out of bed.

The four wooden boxes in the corner of the room are still neatly arranged; one is open and empty, while the other three are tightly closed, with faint snoring audible inside.

Yu Sheng is very curious why a puppet needs to snore while sleeping, and he has been curious about this for a long time.

The mass-produced ones don’t snore—they just lie motionless on the storage rack while "sleeping," akin to shutting down.

After pondering for a while, Yu Sheng turns back and glances at Erin on the bed, who has wriggled into another position.

He once worried that Erin might not adapt to these boxes; after all, the tiny puppet tends to roll and crawl all over the bed when sleeping, possibly wriggling six miles in a night, but in the narrow wooden box, there’s no space for such antics. But now it seems... her body inside the box sleeps more peacefully?

Clearly, it’s the same consciousness yet able to divide into different "states" based on different bodies, can control a bunch of mass-produced shells, and can develop strange abilities based on different materials—recently she even came up with the trick of sleeping with one body while others go about regular activities...

Using Master Yuan Hao’s catchphrase—what’s the principle behind this?

Yu Sheng’s heart inevitably fills with curiosity, he then shakes his head and casually pulls open the thick curtains.

Sunlight pours into the room, and outside the window, morning has arrived.

On the distant Cloud Sea, the dawn is shimmering gold, and between the mountain forests flanking the Cloud Viewing Platform, birds are flying, while on the mountain path, occasional human figures are visible, likely the cultivator disciples of Qianfeng Ling Mountain practicing.

Yu Sheng steadies himself, and from the depths of his mind emerges a new perception—the long rainy season in the equatorial region, the myriad of lights in Mo City, the cold dry polar no-man’s land, the Crystal Branch structures deep in the Earth’s crust, ancient mining platforms, and various flying crafts traversing through the planetary atmosphere.

Simultaneously, he can also perceive the iron body of the Otherworld Inn, sense the grass growing in the valley, mountain springs flowing...

Yu Sheng squints slightly, letting his consciousness slowly diffuse, while continually gathering and concentrating it on a specific "location," carefully perceiving the various changes in this process, practicing control over each sensory endpoint.

This has become his daily essential "exercise" routine.

Then, after a while, he hears a rustling sound from the bed behind him, and upon turning around, sees Erin climbing up with her hair in disarray, the tiny puppet hazily raising her head to look his way, finally processing: "...Good morning—why are you up so early?"

Yu Sheng waves his hand: "Shake off the sleep first, go brush your hair and wash your face."

"Okay."

Erin mutters, and the three boxes in the corner simultaneously open, another three Erins emerge from inside—they deftly find the small brush for puppets in the bedside cabinet, climb onto the bed to begin brushing each other’s hair, tidying clothes, after which they line up to wash hands and face...

Yu Sheng watches this scene from the side, suddenly feeling like an old father seeing his kid finally learn self-care—where did this sudden sense of misplaced pride and regret spring from?

Just as this thought emerges in his heart, he hears a splash and clank from the bathroom, and then the tiny puppet yelling from inside: "Yu Sheng! I fell into the sink!"

Yu Sheng: "..."

A moment later, Yu Sheng finds the hairdryer and begins to blow Erin’s clothes and body dry, the thoroughly soaked tiny puppet stands on the floor hugging the bed leg, mouth open in the hot air: "Ah wah ah wah wah—"

Yu Sheng looks at this little creature and finds himself between laughter and tears, having put considerable effort into drying her completely, then while tidying up the hairdryer, casually says: "I need to go to Queyun Palace later, why don’t you all come along, I have something to tell you."

At this moment, Erin is at the bedhead cabinet, she stands on tiptoe to pull down the Omen Wandering Star, casually places it by her head, letting it orbit around her head, upon hearing Yu Sheng’s words turns back curiously to ask: "Ah? What is it?"

"Remember Shuji?"

Erin rolls her eyes: "Well duh, of course I do."

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"That planet is now ’linked’ with me — you can understand it as my new body."

Erin froze with a "crack," looking like a joint was stuck, while a carefree sphere kept circling around her head.

"Is it that surprising?" Yu Sheng glanced at her, "Didn’t the valley and spaceship bring about this situation before?"

Erin pondered, "Yes, right?"

...

"So, that’s the situation over there at Shuji."

In Queyun Palace’s main hall, Yu Sheng spoke honestly to Yuanling and Yuan Hao.

Beside him sat Hu Li, while Luna stood silently behind him as usual, and Erin, bored, had already run to the hall entrance to play ball alone.

Yuanling sat across in a chair, stroking his beard with a subtle expression.

Yuan Hao sat beside his junior, slightly tilting his head to look at the beam in the hall, while one hand calculated in the air and muttered, finally squeezing out a sentence after half a day of divination, "... What’s the principle behind this?"

Yu Sheng chuckled, he had anticipated this question from the handsome elder since this morning.

"Don’t look at me, I can’t explain the principle," he waved his hand at the two celestial beings, "I’m here just to tell you the situation now, after all, Shuji is your asset, but this is an irreversible process... It’s actually quite awkward."

"To be honest, my brother and I didn’t expect this situation," Yuanling thoughtfully said seriously, "May I interpret it this way — you are now Shuji?"

"Mo Ran mentioned a term to me called ’Body Transformation,’" Yu Sheng said, "That’s her understanding."

Yuanling and Yuan Hao exchanged a glance, seemingly making a decision.

After a few seconds, Yuan Hao hesitantly started, "Since it’s like this, let me ask... Would you simply become Shuji’s ’Star Guardian’?"

This time Yu Sheng’s expression froze with a "crack."

After two or three seconds, he opened his mouth, "...Huh?"

"You know, the original Star Guardian Elder ’Dao Heng’ of Shuji was harmed by the Inference Star Body, now that the major disaster is settled, this position remains vacant," Yuan Hao said seriously, "And you’ve resolved the Inference Star Body disaster, now you’re ’Body Transformation’ with Shuji, thinking closely, there’s probably no one better suited for the ’Guard Star Guardian’ position in the entire Feiyu Star Domain than you."

"Hold on, I need to consult," Yu Sheng quickly waved his hand, "What’s the exact nature of the ’Star Guardian’ position? Is it okay for an outsider to take this role?"

"The Star Guardian is a position specifically set for remote planets, as the name implies, they are the protectors of a planet’s peace," Yuan Hao nodded, "Due to the unique nature of ’cultivators,’ the Star Guardian doesn’t directly participate in local governance or manage specific city or planetary order, their task is to protect the planet itself, like preventing natural disasters or foreign enemies... In the absence of these, Star Guardians actually have little to do."

He paused, looking into Yu Sheng’s eyes, "Regarding having an ’outsider’ take the role... It’s not a matter of possibility, you’re practically already Shuji’s Star Guardian — let’s think, if now there truly was a meteorite that could move mountains and fill the sea crashing toward Shuji, would you block it?"

"Of course I’d block it... Ah," Yu Sheng suddenly understood, "Okay, when you put it that way, I get it."

"Exactly," the elder laughed across, "You not only have the substance of a ’Star Guardian,’ you might actually be the most justified ’Star Guardian’ in Feiyu Star Domain’s history, it’s not about Taixu Spirit Hub’s recognition, it’s an undeniable fact — and speaking personally, if you’re willing to take this ’title,’ it’s genuinely beneficial for all of Shuji’s people."

Yu Sheng stroked his chin, pensive.

"People at Shuji are now anxious, for cultivators many fear not the lack of food and clothing, but the planet beneath their feet; at such times, a great person who resolved the Inference Star Body disaster, now willing to return and continue guarding Shuji, can absolutely calm millions," Yuanling stroked his beard, "Moreover, you’re not truly doing nothing... You’re genuinely supporting their vast territories."

Yu Sheng breathed out softly hearing this.

He looked at the two across, after a while, finally nodded slowly.

"Since you’ve both said this... Let’s handle it your way, it just adds a ’Star Guardian’ title to my actual situation."

Yuanling and Yuan Hao exchanged another glance, a hint of a smile appearing in both their eyes.

Then they both stood up, cupped their fists, "Thus we gratefully thank Mr. Yu for taking on this significant task..."

"Stop stop stop, you two again with this routine!"