From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 718 Return
Amber quickly passed through the ruins that had been cleared of the enemies and finally reached the gap in the west wing's wall.

The towering protective wall, which should have been intact in the year 592 of the new calendar, was now blasted open by a high-powered weapon. Judging from the melted alloy exposed in the cross-section, Amber estimated that it was blasted open by multiple ultra-high-power heavy particle cannons after the deflection field of the Grand Palace failed.

Amber no longer hesitated about the escape route pointed out by the handsome and immature "mysterious helper" and rushed out of the gap like an arrow.

At this moment, the situation outside the Grand Palace was equally chaotic. The sensor unit implanted in the biological exoskeleton quickly captured the scene in the distance - a large number of ground combat troops with the Atlas Group's logo and the Princess Guard's logo were engaged in a fierce firefight with the Martyr Corps. Explosions and gunfire rang out one after another, and smoke filled the entire battlefield.

"This battle is really exciting."

Although it was still some distance away from the main battle area, Amber still carefully looked for a cover that was large enough to conceal her body while moving towards the safe position she remembered. At the same time, the lingering question popped up in her mind again.

"So what did Agnes offer? Such a big event can't be accomplished with just a little money."

Stealthily moving quickly along the way, Amber soon approached the residence of the Jindoshi family.

Along the way, the warring troops of both sides seemed to deliberately avoid the area where Amber was, allowing him to pass through the war zone unimpeded.

The most outrageous thing was that he clearly saw a mixed force of the Martyrs' Legion discovering him and were preparing to open fire at his position, but suddenly from a nearby street, several Atlas HCPs with cartoon rabbit patterns painted on their shoulder armor rushed out. They carried heavy composite shields and stood in front of Amber like a wall, blocking all incoming attacks.

When the first round of heavy particle cannon fire from the Martyrs Legion ended, this team of HCPs from the Atlas Group pulled out the heavy swords that had been powered on and preheated from their heavy composite shields, and then transformed into a spearhead formation the moment the team started, and rushed forward.

Amber was not a fool. When these elite HCPs from the 'ATLAS TEST TEAM', or ATT squadron, launched the charge, he already understood that the Atlas Group's troops were intentionally covering him, just like the mysterious machine that deliberately spoke in a cold and second-rate tone.
Naturally, he would not let down the help from the future, so he did not waste any more time. He quickly passed through the messy streets of the imperial capital along the same route and finally arrived at the deserted Jin Duoxi family mansion.

Apparently, when the battle of Saint-Saunière broke out, the Jindosh family had already evacuated, and it was not known whether it was intentional or not, the door of the mansion was even still open. Amber entered the mansion through the door with ease, returned to the main guest room that Viscount Jindosh had arranged for her, and then patiently waited for the 'Tactical Time Travel Device MK1' to complete the final repair of the anchor timeline.

"Salih, if your broken watch breaks down again, I will not only punish you to pieces when I get back, but I will also tear down your laboratory. No, the laboratory is also my property, and it cannot be torn down."

Amber muttered, but her eyes never left the progress bar on her watch.

When the progress bar finally finished, a new prompt popped up on the dial.

"The anchor point timeline has been repaired, and the return procedure can be executed!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh my family, finally!" Amber roared and then breathed a sigh of relief, "Salih, your broken thing almost killed me"

He pressed the return button without hesitation, and the familiar bubble of negative energy enveloped him again. The world twisted, deformed, and then reshaped before his eyes.

The feeling of being torn apart and reassembled was still uncomfortable, but Amber had become accustomed to it, and he just wanted to get back to the original timeline as soon as possible. When the world was reassembled before his eyes again, he found himself back in the main guest room where he had left off.

Isabel, Osana and others were sitting in the room, seemingly waiting for something anxiously. When Amber's figure appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the room, they first widened their eyes in surprise, and then immediately surrounded her.

"Amber!" Isabel was the first to rush forward and looked him up and down. "Are you okay?"

"Of course I'm fine." Amber grinned, "But I almost couldn't come back."

"Master, what happened?!"

As a prompt tone of "signal connected" came into her mind, Lilith's voice finally sounded again. To be honest, during the time travel just now, Amber was actually a little uncomfortable without the shameless words that Lilith uttered from time to time in her mind.

On the other side, Lilith was still anxiously asking, "Master, are you in trouble in the year 82 of the new calendar?"

"Trouble?" Amber sneered, "Salih's broken watch almost killed me! Not only was there a problem with the anchor point analysis, but the 'emergency jump' function also sent me to."

Amber suddenly stopped talking because he realized that this was not the time to say these things. Moreover, he had just traveled back to this timeline in the underground facility and defeated a team of martyrs. In theory, he should also sound the alarm here.
"Amber, what are you delivering? Why haven't you finished speaking?" Isabel asked in confusion.

"It's not convenient to talk about it now. I will tell you everything that happened tonight after we return. As for now, put away your curiosity."

Amber shook his head and did not answer Isabel's question, because what he was about to say would involve future situations after all. He was worried that once he said it now, it might affect the development of the future timeline.

"What's going on at the mansion?" Amber asked.

"Boss, there's nothing unusual at the mansion, but twenty minutes ago we discovered an alarm was sounded at the Grand Palace." Osana, who was guarding Isabel with two armed cat girls, replied.

Amber: "The alarm has been sounded at the Grand Palace. Where are the Imperial Guards? Have they made any moves?"

Osana nodded: "From what I've observed, there should be some movement. Just now, I saw at least three squadrons of HCP and five battalions of troops entering the Grand Palace." Just as Amber wanted to ask something else, the door of the main guest room was suddenly knocked. Everyone was startled and looked at Amber, who then realized that she was still wearing a biological exoskeleton.

However, I don’t know if it’s the effect of time travel, but the dust from other timelines was not brought back at this moment, and the entire exoskeleton is as clean as if it had been washed.

With the help of a cat girl, Amber immediately rushed into the bathroom in the guest room, changed the exoskeleton on her body into pajamas, and put the former back into a special hidden storage box.

When Isabel saw the cat girl sticking out of the bathroom and making an 'OK' gesture, she also made a sleepy expression on her face and opened the door.

Outside the main guest room was the current Viscount Jindoshi, who looked a little nervous.

"Miss Isabel, I'm sorry to bother you so late at night, but the imperial guards from the Grand Palace just came and said they were going to search the entire core area of ​​the imperial capital. They are now at the door. It seems that something went wrong inside the Grand Palace. It seems that an assassin has entered?"

"Assassin?" Isabel asked with a confused look on her face. She was really confused because Amber had just come back and said nothing, so she actually didn't know what had happened.

But she quickly reacted: "You mean, the Imperial Guards want to search me and Amber? Is it because of our status as 'outsiders'?"

"That should be the reason." Viscount Jindoshi nodded, looking a little nervous.

"It's okay, let them search."

Amber's voice came from behind Isabel, and soon he walked to the door. His hair was messy and he looked a little listless, as if he had not woken up yet.

"We have been staying in the main guest room since the cocktail party. What can't be checked? And I believe that the security surveillance in the Viscount's mansion must have records. You can also provide them. And when we came here, the commander of the Princess Guards who was responsible for escorting us also said that he left a team of people on standby in the distance. I believe they can also help to testify~"
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Early in the morning, the imperial princess Agnes suddenly visited the mansion. She looked tired and obviously had not slept all night.

When she was led to the main guest room, Amber and the others were already dressed and ready. They had gotten up early and were preparing to return to the princess' villa, but they did not expect that Her Royal Highness the Princess would come in person.

"I heard that something happened in the Grand Palace last night? The Imperial Guards have searched Viscount Jindoshi's place." Amber asked as if nothing had happened.

"Yes, someone broke into the Grand Palace last night and knocked out several guards, but the Imperial Guards have taken control of the situation."

Agnes nodded and looked at Amber with a questioning look in her eyes.

But she was destined not to be able to catch anything on Amber's face, and she had actually received Natalia's report a long time ago. The team left behind to be responsible for security surveillance said that Amber and her group had not left all night.

"Really?" Amber raised her eyebrows, with an absolutely flawless expression of surprise on her face. "Did the intruder get caught?"

"Not yet," Agnes shook her head, "but I will try to find this intruder."

"I hope so." Amber said with a smile, "After all, the coronation ceremony is approaching, and security issues at this time are indeed a headache. If you need it, Your Highness, our Atlas Group can actually provide professional security services."

Amber promoted the group's business very naturally, without any trace of acting at all, and Agnes and Isabel rolled their eyes almost at the same time.

After a moment, Agnes passed over the subject and asked, "Are you leaving today?"

"Yes, Your Highness," Amber replied, "We have finished our affairs in the imperial capital. It is time to go back. A professional team will come to coordinate with us later."

"I see," said Agnes quietly. "I hope we shall meet again soon."

"Of course~" Amber stepped forward and said with a smile, "As your partners, we will naturally come to attend your coronation ceremony, but if you don't intend to invite us, just pretend that I didn't say anything."

Agnes's expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure.

"Mr. Amber, you are joking. I am really looking forward to your participation~"

That night, Amber and her crew boarded the Dawn, which was parked in orbit, and prepared to return to the A-Bava-Ku asteroid fortress, where Alanita would meet them.

Standing in front of the porthole, Amber looked at Saint-Saunière gradually disappearing into the distance, feeling mixed emotions.

"What are you thinking about?" Isabel walked up to him and asked softly.

"I'm wondering," Amber said without turning her head, her eyes still fixed on the blue planet, "what will this planet look like in two months."

(End of this chapter)