Astrum was eager to quickly harvest material crystals from the previous planets. If he wants to use the explorer ship it will take a long time to get to the planet while the current situation is too wise to standby against enemy attacks. The current condition of the enemy spaceship cannot be used because of the damage caused by a bad landing.
Finally, they decided to rest for a few days while sending the troops to repair the plane. John and Ave were asked to rest considering their recovering condition, but Ave was currently in high spirits. As a biologist, he has a great interest in flora and fauna. Finding that there is a fruit that can make animals grow quickly, of course, he is very excited to research it.
He was accompanied by John, examining the fruit that had just been taken.
"This fruit is truly extraordinary, there is star energy in this fruit but it is very subtle."
"This fruit is safe enough to be eaten by ordinary beasts."
"What happens if a human eats this?" John was very curious.
"Better not, humans and animals have fundamental differences"
"Animals only rely on their instincts, so that when they grow up they don't mess up their lives. Whereas humans have reason and thought if their bodies grow bigger but are not matched by their minds, what do you think will happen?"
John had just realized the implications of this fruit for humans, but he was still curious.
"How do you know if this fruit doesn't develop their minds?"
"That's just a guess, we need research on animals that have eaten this fruit"
"Why don't we ask Thea?"
"Ah, you're just interfering with the research!"
For Ave, researching to get answers is like solving a puzzle, she doesn't want to get a spoiler to solve the puzzle.
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In the middle of the forest, Astrum and Lilo enjoy a new sight. The place where he used to train was now changing, the land was already covered with green grass and the trees were growing big.
He saw that some of the beasts had already grown up, he couldn't wait to integrate them with the Star Source. Because when these beasts turn into Star Beasts, Astrum somehow fell connected with them.
Right now in front of him was a huge tree towering into the sky, its height had already reached 100 meters. This tree was previously only 20 meters tall, with Thea's level increase; the trees on the planet are also growing rapidly.
He took the fruit that was in the grass, the fruit was bright green. Lilo who was beside Astrum pressed her body on Astrum's feet; signaled that he wanted to try the fruit.
"What happens if Lilo eats this? What will it grow like?" He asked himself.
Lilo was still looking at the fruit Astrum was holding with sparkling eyes. It's very rare for Lilo to want to eat fruit because usually Lilo only eats energy from crystal material or dark matter.
Then Astrum gave the fruit to Lilo. Lilo held the fruit with her 4 cute hands and started to eat the fruit. Lilo is a kind of oversized Tardigrade, has 8 legs, the upper 4 legs usually function as hands. Its legs are very small compared to his body size, but he can move quite flexibly.
As Lilo finished eating the fruit, he burped loudly. Suddenly Lilo's body began to swell, his current curvaceous body turned even fatter. Continue to swell until it has doubled in size and still continues to swell. Lilo's metamorphosis became irregular, his body grew bigger but his hands remained small. Suddenly changing again, his hands grew bigger and his body shrunk and this change kept happening several times.
Astrum was confused by Lilo's condition, he was worried about Lilo's changes. He wanted to immediately go to Thea to find answers, but he didn't want to leave Lilo. He was very upset about the situation, glancing left and right trying to find help. For a moment Lilo's body turned into a large creature measuring 10 meters with stout arms and legs, but a moment later it changed again.
Finally, Astrum decided to meet Thea, he was forced to leave Lilo. But he remembered that there were some Star Beasts in this forest, he summoned some of those Star Beasts and instructed them to take care of Lilo and instructed them not to eat the fruit. Then He rushed to the Cave where Thea was.
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Elsewhere, several troop personnel was repairing the spaceship. Bidarra and Hirudarra are exploring around, surveying the location of the planet.
They found this planet truly beautiful, perfectly suited to their race. Breathing the fresh air makes their bodies and minds revitalized. They had never felt this kind of feeling before, this planet was very beautiful compared to their home planet – Nexor.
They had heard from their ancestors that their true home planet was very beautiful. Their home planet is Gleas, the green planet at the Ring. Planet Gleas is also characterized as very beautiful, with dense forests and various animals that can live in peace.
In the middle of the forest, they found a large tree with a height of only 20 meters, but it had many green fruits. Bidarra climbed the tree casually as if climbing the tree had been in his instincts. Picked up the fruit and went back down to meet his brother Hirudarra.
"Hiru, have you seen this fruit?"
"This fruit looks like the records of the ancestors" Hiru looked at the fruit and recalled the records from his ancestors.
"I think so too, the shape and smell that comes out of this fruit are exactly the same as the ancestral record."
"Growth Fruit!!" They shout it together.
They remembered that their home planet had a "Growth Fruit" that could accelerate the growth of their forms.
"On the record, this fruit will enhance shape growth. Long ago on the home planet, the Mother planet gave this fruit so that the animals could grow quickly, then with the Green Starian trained the animal consciousness so that it could evolve into what we are today."
"You want to try?" Bidarra offered the fruit to Hiru.
"But why is this fruit here?" Hiru ignored Bidarra's offer, he just focused on looking at the fruit.
"If you don't want to, then I eat it." Bidarra aggressively ate the fruit without hesitation.
"Kreach… Kreach.. Kreach.." Bidarra's chewing voice sounded very loud.
After Bidarra finished chewing the fruit, he felt a strange throbbing in his stomach, he fell to his knees and knelt feeling a big stir in his stomach.
He felt his body undergoing changes from within, something was growing from within him very quickly. Gradually his body swelled up, the muscles on his body swelled to twice as much as before and his horns grew rapidly.
Hiru noticed this became worried about his brother's condition, he wanted to help but didn't know what to do.
"Don't Worry, just wait a while it will finish"
Suddenly a voice sounded in his ear, the direction of the voice came from behind him. He quickly turned to look and immediately fell down in surprise.
"Miss… Why are you like this?"
"No need to worry, my original body is recovering. Now that I am one with this planet, I can use my consciousness with this tree."
Thea's half body came out of the trunk of the big tree. Apparently after integrating with the planet, she can transfer her consciousness to the trees on this planet.
"Miss, will Bi be okay?" Hiru is very worried about his brother's condition. Currently, Bi is constantly changing, his face is distorted and shows that he is in pain.
"Don't worry, the growth fruit is suitable for animals. Since you guys are from the beast race there's no need to worry."
"Just wait a little longer, it will be formed to its perfect form"
"By the way, can you read Sidius and Stella's levels?"
"Sorry Miss, their level is above us"
"Good, get the plane ready as soon as possible. Make sure to bring Sidius and Stella with you guys to Nexor."
"Miss…, are you not going back to Nexor?"
"Of course, I'll be back, I'm thinking about how I can get my body back."
A moment later Bidarra had regained his composure, his body had finished metamorphosing. Now his body is bigger than before. Previously Bidarra was 2 meters tall, now it has grown to 3 meters. The muscles on his body are well-shaped and tight, even the claws are getting longer and the horns are coiled up to the neck.
Bidarra woke up, he stood up and felt his body getting stronger. Although this change did not increase his star power, this physical growth had already increased greatly. He looked at his own body and feel awesome.
"Miss.. Sorry, I didn't notice your existence" Bidarra bowed respectfully in front of Thea.
"Hiru, you should also try the fruit and take some fruit to bring back to Nexor"
"Okay miss"
"Okay, I have to go back. Astrum is looking for me." Thea's body returned to the tree trunk and disappeared into just a tree trunk as usual.
"Oh, remember you guys don't tell them about who I am" Thea's voice sounded even though her presence in the tree had disappeared.
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Inside the Cave, Astrum was calling Thea several times.
"Thea…. Thea… Thea…"
"Hey, I'm not deaf. I was resting earlier to recover my body."
"Thea, Lilo eats the growth fruit. When this happens to him, you have to help me immediately." Astrum was very worried about Lilo's condition.
"Don't worry, I already know about Lilo. When I am one with this planet, I can feel whatever is happening to this planet."
"Then what about Lilo?"
"That fruit is very useful to animals, Lilo is a very unique animal. Even us Green Starians have never seen such an animal."
"The fruit will provoke a change in the shape of the beast, so there's no need to worry"
"I noticed that Lilo has an incredible transformation, it might take a while to find his final form" Thea replied very casually.
Hearing this Astrum also became very calm, he decided to return to Lilo's location. Before he came out of the cave, he asked: "Thea, what happens if the Star Beast eats the fruit?"
Astrum was worried about some of the beasts that had turned into Star Beasts on this planet.
"Nothing, Star Beasts can only metamorphose with cosmic power. The fruit will be of no use to the Star Beasts."
Hearing that the fruit had no bad influence on Lilo and the Star Beasts on this planet, he was greatly relieved.
"Ohh… Okay, see you later." Astrum rushed back to Lilo's location.
Currently, Lilo is constantly changing shape, his form is becoming unstable. Sometimes it gets really big and sometimes it gets smaller.