The Record of Unusual Creatures

Hao Ren certainly had experience in larger-scale relocations and rescue operations. Whether it was the relocation of the one billion Aerymian Elves or five hundred thousand citizens of Helcrown, the population sizes were many times more than Inferno's indigenous people. However, Inferno had a unique problem, which posed a challenge to the migration operation; its civilization was very backward.     

The people there did not have global communications, no high-speed transportation, no census, and no system of address. They did not even have cities and other fixed settlements; tribes were scattered all over the prairie and mountains. Only a loose union relationship existed among the different tribes. They merely communicated with each other a few times a year through messengers. Information and traffic occlusion were the challenges. No matter what Hao Ren wanted to do with the planet, the first hurdle he had to overcome was communication. He needed to establish a communication network so that he could contact everyone on the planet. It was to enable the elders of other tribes to hear Vivian's orders and carry them out in their respective tribes.     

Gezer had quickly gathered enough messengers before Hao Ren, who was now setting up equipment near the tribal village.     

He took out some portal-building and communication equipment from his Dimensional Pocket. They were portable equipment for emergency use. Though limited in functionality, they were perfectly suitable for the situation at hand. Five portals were lined up across the ground; their silver casings appeared shiny under the skylight. They each had a blue light, which indicated that they were on standby mode, in the gap between the metal panels. Vivian looked at him curiously. "You're asking the messengers to use the portal?" she asked.     

"You don't expect me to send them one by one by car, do you?" Hao Ren smiled. "The tribal villages are scattered all over the world; we need to contact them as soon as possible before the world changes."     

"Okay, but do you know their locations?"     

"Remember the probes that I released earlier?" Hao Ren nodded. "They've completed their mapping of the planet and sent back information of more than 30 villages of various sizes. That's more than what Gotarug knows. Some tribes have been in isolation for very long, and they've lost contact with other tribes, but they're still alive. The probes will be location beacons for the portals."     

Gezer's voice came from the side. "The messengers are here."     

Hao Ren turned around and saw dozens of young as well as robust tribal members standing behind him. Their faces were painted in the colors and patterns of the Wind tribe's special envoy while colorful ribbons around their waists acted as proof of their identity. They all looked motivated. Standing at the front was Bonia, the saintess of the Fire tribe. She was going to return to her tribe to deliver the message.     

Hao Ren nodded to Gezer. "Well, except for the little girl, they're all great guys; it's just that their physical strength isn't up to par. Are they the most eloquent?"     

"They're the smartest young people in the tribe." Gezer put up an innocent smile on his face. "I'm sure they'll be able to bring the message of the goddess to the destinations."     

"Not only to convey the message of the goddess," Hao Ren said as he shoved a silver device the size of a cigarette box into Bonia's hand. "I want you to learn how to use this object."     

Bonia fiddled with the little box cluelessly and put it in her mouth. Hao Ren grabbed the box from the little girl and warned, "Don't do that. It's a communication device. I want you to bring this back to your village. Can you see the two buttons here? Press them and we can talk to each other even though we're thousands of miles away."     

Bonia was wide-eyed. Hao Ren just spoke to them briefly, not going into the details, "Treat this as a miracle. Now, I'm going to assign each of you a destination; these portals will send you directly to your destinations."     

There was one good thing about primitive society; the people were very obedient. The devout tribal messengers did not have two minds when it came to the will of the goddess. They just stepped into the portals and never questioned if the thing called the "gateway" was safe or not.     

After the messengers left, Hao Ren looked up at the sky, sensing something.     

A blue light swooped down from the sky, and the MDT's voice rang, "Hey, buddy! Your spaceship has arrived!"     

The MDT descended on his shoulder. The blue light, from which the MDT came out of, oscillated and gradually enlarged to a few hundred meters tall with a buzzing sound. Then a silver spacecraft emerged from the spatial rift. In that world, the Petrachelys was a monster.     

Hao Ren quickly approached it to alleviate Gotarug's fear for the excitement was too much for him to handle.     

"It's a miracle!" Gezer and other tribal warriors stared with their jaws dropped to the ground. It was beyond their comprehension. Though some of them may have heard legends of magic-driven, flying warships of the Sun Dynasty, the spacecraft's appearance was beyond their imagination. The Petrachelys emerged from the spatial rift and looked like a magnificent temple to them. It gracefully adjusted its angle before it descended slowly and hovered less than one meter above ground just right next to Hao Ren. The captain's happy voice could be heard. "Hey, Hao Ren! It's been a long time!"     

It was Nolan.     

"Long time no see, Nolan!" Hao Ren smiled. "How are you doing?"     

"Great! I think I've gotten used to my new body," Nolan said in a pleasant tone of voice. "I've waxed the lower deck. Do you mind?"     

"Umm, not at all, not at all."     

The MDT buzzed into Hao Ren's ears. "Let me tell you, she's a tough lass. You won't believe what I saw. When I found her in Andromeda Galaxy, she was racing there."     

Hao Ren was startled and looked up at Nolan a.k.a the Petrachelys. "Racing? With who?"     

Nolan flashed the bow lights. "A neutron star. The other spacecraft were too afraid to race me."     

Hao Ren jumped to his feet and said, "Holy crap! This is an official ship! An official ship of the highest level! Have you ever seen anyone racing with the police before?"     

He buried his face in his hands, screaming, "Oh my gosh! Did she violate the rules?"     

The MDT comforted him, "It's okay. Nolan was driving 'herself'; it wasn't a violation of the rule. The only problem is that you're famous now."     

"Shut up!"     

While Hao Ren talked to his spaceship, Hessiana and her two sidekicks stood still like fossils in awe. It was only after a long while that Turcan said, "Mistress, don't you think this thing looks like the one in our studio?"     

Suddenly, Hessiana ran into Vivian's arms. "Lady Vivian! Men like to fool around when they have money! Look, this man called Hao Ren has an evil motive; he's trying to impress you with this ship! Don't fall into his trap!" she said.     

Hessiana's sudden action startled Vivian. When she finally came to her senses, she grabbed Hessiana by her head and hauled her a dozen meters away. "What are you doing? Please behave yourself!"     

Hao Ren watched as Hessiana received a good slap from Vivian. He shrugged and finally said, "That's enough! Do all of you want to come aboard my spaceship to have a look? I'm going up to the clouds."     

Hessiana was the first to raise her hand. "I'll go!"     

Vivian woke Gezer, who was still in awe. He boarded the spacecraft with Hao Ren. Soon, the silver spacecraft slowly lifted off and disappeared into the air in a flash of light. The tribal people on the ground exclaimed in awe and bowed to worship it.     

"The goddess has ascended to heaven! The goddess has ascended to heaven!" some of them exclaimed.     

Fortunately, Vivian did not hear it.