All in Green, Blending into Star Harbor

【Year 61, age 85.】

【Know-It-All truly lived up to his reputation as an old local snake. His centuries of life had not been wasted; he had an extraordinarily thorough understanding of every aspect of Blazing Star.】

【He studied the map and drew a route, explaining that every region along it was a “three-no-man’s-land.”】

【In other words, no major power had a hand in those areas. They were either uninhabited regions, territories beyond anyone’s jurisdiction, or buffer zones between major powers.】

【The orders of the top powers could barely reach such places.】

【So even if this child’s identity were exposed, the locals might not even know that the child was being hunted.】

【Even so, you and A-Dou traveled cautiously, avoiding contact with others whenever possible.】

【Along the way, Know-It-All even had fake residence permits made for you and A-Dou in a city with a thriving black-market industry.】

【“Senior, you really are incredibly resourceful!”】

【Looking at you in your new form as a green-skinned member of the Greenhide Tribe, and A-Dou with a face identical to yours, Know-It-All was filled with admiration.】

【Originally, getting fake documents for humans would have been troublesome.】

【But you directly used “Calamity of Ten Thousand Races” to transform yourself into a Greenhide, then used “Someone Is Imitating My Face” to make A-Dou’s face identical to yours. That made things much more convenient.】

【A-Dou touched his own face. It felt rough, and he began to look frightened and unwilling.】

【“Uncle Chen, did I become really ugly?”】

【The moment he thought that, “Someone Is Imitating My Face” lost effect. The ability required the other party’s consent before it could copy their face onto someone else.】

【You had no choice but to comfort him.】

【But A-Dou was no longer so obedient about this matter.】

【After all, he was only three years old. Instincts made up most of his behavior, and naturally, he was afraid of having a strange-looking face.】

【Fortunately, the Myriad Soul Banner pulled off an impressive trick.】

【“Hey, kids! Look over here! Today’s performance is brought to you by The Mask! Watch this green face of mine turn into all sorts of hilarious shapes!”】

【The surface of the Myriad Soul Banner transformed, taking on the appearance of the classic film character The Mask as it made all kinds of absurd and comical expressions.】

【A-Dou laughed and laughed, thoroughly entertained.】

【“Little one! Would you like to have a magical face just like mine?”】

【A-Dou was successfully conned.】

【The problem was solved.】

【All those bits of popular Earth culture Old Wan talked about came from things you had told them during your idle moments.】

【Several months later.】

【You and Know-It-All arrived near the spaceport.】

【This was the only spaceport on Blazing Star, and the place where you had arrived on the planet forty years ago.】

【“Forty years have passed in the blink of an eye. The path of cultivation truly makes one lose all sense of time…”】

【The spaceport was as busy as ever.】

【Countless starships rose and descended through beams of multicolored light, while people of every race came and went.】

【The spaceport on Blazing Star was jointly managed by the three major sects.】

【Naturally, the legions guarding the spaceport were also dispatched by the three sects.】

【The Tian Sha Sect was composed of Dragonfolk, who excelled at soul-based combat.】

【The Flying Feather Sect was made up of Wingfolk, who were born able to fly and cultivated rapidly.】

【The Qingqiu Sect belonged to the Three-Eyed Race, who were born with divine eyes capable of seeing through illusions.】

【The three legions did not take turns standing guard. They were all stationed there at the same time.】

【You had hoped to sneak in while only the Dragonfolk were on duty, but that plan was clearly going to fall through.】

【You would first try changing your appearance. If that did not work, you would have no choice but to fight your way through.】

【“Know-It-All, you can go now.”】

【Know-It-All understood what you intended to do and nodded before leaving.】

【After walking a few steps, he turned around and said,】

【“Senior, be careful of the Three-Eyed Race. They may be able to see through your disguise.”】

【“Thank you for the warning.”】

【“There are several times more guards at the spaceport than usual. If anything goes wrong and you have to break through, remember to head west. That’s where the Tian Sha Sect is stationed, and they’re all Dragonfolk.”】

【You froze for a moment.】

【You realized that Know-It-All knew you had the Dragonfolk under control.】

【Of course, he did not know about your “Dragonfolk Bane” ability. He had merely noticed that you were especially formidable against the Dragonfolk. You were powerful against other races as well, but there was a clear difference.】

【This man truly lived up to the name Know-It-All. He was quite clever.】

【Know-It-All left.】

【You wrapped A-Dou in the Heavenly Emperor’s Belly Band, then covered it with another swaddling cloth to conceal the garment.】

【Next, you put the Myriad Soul Banner and the other items you were carrying into your storage pouch.】

【Before going into the pouch, the Myriad Soul Banner repeatedly nagged you.】

【“Buddy! You’d better protect the little master properly! If you can’t handle it, let me out to help! Do you hear me?”】

【Finally, you found a nearby magical beast and stacked up your “Heartsteel” a little.】

【The purpose was to increase your height to four meters.】

【Adults of the Greenhide Tribe were generally twice the height of humans.】

【“There shouldn’t be any obvious flaws now.”】

【Carrying A-Dou on your back, you headed toward the spaceport.】

【At the entrance, all travelers were subject to inspection.】

【You presented your residence permit and A-Dou’s to the inspector, who belonged to the Wingfolk.】

【After looking at the two of you, the inspector said,】

【“Whoa! Why does this kid look so much like you?”】

【You replied with a smile,】

【“What are you saying, sir? If my son didn’t look like me, wouldn’t that mean I’d been cuckolded?”】

【Looking at the thoroughly green man before him, the officer fell into deep thought.】

【Then he noticed that A-Dou’s hand was wrapped in bandages.】

【“What happened to the child’s hand?”】

【“The kid was being naughty and grabbed some wild grass. One of the blades cut him.”】

【“Open it up and let me see.”】

【Without making a fuss, you took a leather pouch from your storage bag. It was filled to the brim with spirit stones.】

【“Sir, could you let this one slide? The child’s still young. Don’t put him through all that trouble. If it hurts and he starts bawling, it’ll just annoy everyone here, won’t it?”】

【When it came to handling social conventions, you had everything perfectly under control.】

【The inspector weighed the pouch in his hand, then pointed inside.】

【“All right, go on in. Keep a close eye on the child.”】

【“You got it, you got it!”】

【You passed through without a hitch.】

【You had just started toward the beam of light when a patrol team from the Three-Eyed Race approached from the opposite direction.】

【You remained calm and passed them without a word.】

【You clearly saw that many of the third eyes on the patrolmen’s foreheads flashed as they looked at you.】

【Yet they failed to detect anything unusual.】

【“Looks like the Three-Eyed Race can’t see through my disguise…”】

【You kept your expression natural and your steps relaxed, displaying not the slightest hint of a guilty conscience.】

【At last, you reached the line of people waiting to board the starship through the teleportation beam.】

【Meanwhile, a Three-Eyed general in heavy armor approached from nearby.】

【“We still haven’t captured that human child. Those people will definitely try to escape through the spaceport, but they won’t be foolish enough to walk straight in. They’ll certainly disguise themselves. Increase the scrutiny and don’t let your guard down!”】

【“Yes, yes, General Luo. All three major sects have already sent additional men. We absolutely won’t let a single human infiltrate the spaceport!”】

【It was almost your turn to enter the beam.】

【Just then, General Luo’s voice came from behind you.】

“You there—the green-skinned one up ahead! Come here for a moment!”