"nothing."

Su Mo shook his head.

Not far away, Xinghe and March 7th have successfully inherited the will of the pioneering star god Akivili.

As soon as they approached the city, the two of them clashed with the Silvermane Iron Guards and a fight broke out.

It won't be long before they meet the city's chief guardian, successfully reveal their identities, and are eventually wanted by the authorities.

To warn the two of them to be more careful, and not wanting to be pounced on by his incredibly abstract daughter the moment they met, Su Mo didn't choose to enter Belloborg. Instead, he took Topa, Artoria, and Zhang Zhang with him and went to the lower level of Belloborg.

This is the dark side of this ice fortress, the place that provides the planet with its last source of energy.

"So this is where the Earth Essence Ore is mined? The conditions seem rather harsh!"

Looking around at the surrounding environment, Toppa frowned and assessed the situation.

"Compared to the lives of city dwellers on earth, the demons are far inferior."

Artoria's eyes were calm, revealing little dissatisfaction.

As a leader, she had seen similar allocation issues countless times.

Just then, a stern young girl's voice suddenly rang out.

"Those three over there, and that pig... who are you people, and what are you doing here?"

The girl in purple, who looked like a butterfly, stared at the group of people in front of her with her crimson eyes, her expression extremely wary.

160 The starving butterfly, Seele's social death

A black-haired, black-eyed man; a golden-haired knight princess; a voluptuous girl in a high-end company uniform; and a constantly wriggling golden dimensional piggy bank.

Perhaps to the average person, their clothing is not particularly special; it is rather eye-catching, but not outlandish.

But here, in the abandoned lower district, their attire was still too conspicuous.

Not to mention Artoria's exquisite and gorgeous armor, even Toppa's high-end silky close-fitting uniform and Su Mo's mysterious and luxurious fabric with indistinct workmanship are all far superior to the luxury items that have almost disappeared in the lower districts.

Even the bow on the account booklet exudes a very high-end feel.

Not to mention, the special aura they exuded, and the fact that their skin was completely unaffected by food, created an invisible barrier that distinguished them from the sallow-faced, emaciated, and unsightly miners around them.

Faced with these mysterious figures who suddenly appeared in the mining area, the surrounding miners showed expressions of fear, greed, hatred, or doubt.

No matter what kind of look they gave, no one dared to come within ten meters of them.

Even the most daring vagrants wouldn't dare to mess with them.

This wasn't because they had high moral standards, but because Artoria's armor, which was several times more magnificent than that of the Silvermane Guards, was indeed awe-inspiring.

Even though the armored figure appeared to be petite, no one dared to make a move.

The only one who caught up and spoke to the group in an interrogative tone was the girl Seele, who had rushed over after hearing the news.

After being abandoned by the upper district, the miners in the lower district spontaneously formed a self-defense organization called Earthfire.

The young girl, Seele, is a member of the 773 Earthfire organization, and maintaining order in the lower districts is her duty.

She initially thought it was a false report by a miner, but upon seeing Su Mo and the others in front of her, she almost instantly realized that they were definitely not from the lower district.

Completely unrelated to clothing or appearance, she made this judgment simply because she couldn't see any weariness or despair in the eyes of the people in front of her.

Since they're not from the lower level, they must be from the upper level.

Unexpectedly, after so many years, despite their relentless supply, the people in the upper class still live such extravagant lives, completely unaware of the hardships they have endured.

Thinking of this, her eyes showed a hint of hostility, and even her usually dark purple pupils turned crimson due to excessive excitement.

In her memory, there were almost no good people in the upper class.

and so--

"You are not welcome here. If you know what's good for you, tell us your purpose honestly. If you want to harm our lower district, don't blame me for being impolite!"

The upper and lower zones have been isolated for many years. Although the informant reported that the other party appeared out of thin air, Seele still believed that the other party had entered through some secret passage.

Therefore, the intelligence they possess may be very important, and we cannot let them escape.

Upon hearing Seele's harsh words, Toppa raised his hands with a strange expression to indicate that he meant no harm, and then spoke.

"Don't misunderstand, miss. We're just here for sightseeing, we're not bad people."

As she said this, looking at Seele's hand tightly gripping the giant scythe, she narrowed her eyes and spoke with an imposing air.

"By the way, never say things like 'you're welcome' so casually—at least not until you figure out who you might offend and understand the potential consequences."

Judging from the living conditions in the upper and lower districts alone, Toppa could understand where Seele's vigilance and anger came from.

However, understanding is one thing, and not accepting is another.

If she were alone, she wouldn't mind patiently explaining her identity and actively cooperating to verify it.

But now, she wasn't alone. She had Su Mo, a top client she needed to win over, with her. Whatever decision she made, she had to consider Su Mo's preferences and safety.

Compared to a genius like Su Mo who can benefit the entire universe, the emotional value of a girl from the lower class is negligible.

Even though she sympathized with Seele's plight, if Seele were to attack Su Mo, even just by pointing a weapon at him, Toppa would consider it a serious provocation and immediately intervene to render him unable to attack.

Even if Su Mo might possess combat strength approaching that of a Commander and be invincible to the opponent, she would never allow such a thing to happen; it was a matter of principle.

This applies whether the enemy you face is an individual, an organization, a civilization, or a planet.

Therefore, Topa's attitude was also unusually tough.

If she hadn't said that, things would have been fine. Seele wasn't the type to resort to violence against people casually. Even when facing people from the upper echelons that she disliked, she wouldn't use force to oppress them as long as they didn't commit a crime.

However, Seele's personality is such that she responds better to gentle persuasion than force.

Upon hearing Toppa's words, her crimson eyes narrowed slightly, revealing her growing displeasure.

"Trying to intimidate me with your status? That's typical of upper-class guys. You think your boring position will be of any use to me?"

Toppa meant that no one would dare to threaten the members of the Genius Club like that, but Seele subconsciously assumed that the people in front of her were nobles, and her emotions naturally became intense.

"And what's with this talk of sightseeing? You can't even lie properly. Or have you guys been treating the miserable state of our lower district like monkeys in a zoo?!"

The resentment that had been building up for years suddenly erupted when he encountered this truly arrogant guy.

"How dare you warn me in the lower districts? I'd like to see what the consequences will be if I'm impolite to you!"

With these words, the girl, who was more adept at action than words, gripped the scythe tightly with both hands.

Seeing this, Toppa lowered his head in disappointment, and with his other hand he reached for his waist, already gripping the gun handle.

If the other party remains obstinate, then she has no choice but to suppress them as quickly as possible.

Artoria also stood silently in front of Su Mo. She shared the same attitude as Topa: no matter what happened to the other party, as long as they dared to attack Su Mo, they would be absolute enemies.

As the two sides faced off, the atmosphere suddenly froze, and a tense battle was about to break out.

Despite such immense pressure, Seele was not crushed.

On the contrary, like a resilient blade of grass in the desert, she was able to take the initiative to step forward under such pressure.

then--

"Coo coo coo—!"

A clear rumbling sound rang out, sweeping away the silent and tense atmosphere.

"what sound?"

Topa was slightly taken aback and didn't react for a moment.

Even though she has cared for many impoverished planets, there are very few that cannot even meet their basic food needs.

"That's the sound of a hungry stomach growling."

Artoria analyzed with great experience.

"Such a long frequency should not be caused by short-term food shortages, but by long-term hunger."

It's a good thing she's not a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, otherwise she could have made a diagnosis of stomach problems on the spot.

Upon hearing this, Topa suddenly realized what was happening.

The two people and the pig all turned their gazes to the purple-haired girl in front of them, and even Zhang Zhang's expression was full of sympathy.

In their sight, the purple-haired girl froze on the spot the moment she took a step and uttered a sound.

Her once fair cheeks instantly turned bright red with shame. Feeling utterly humiliated, she didn't even have the strength to continue drawing her sword, leaving her in a dilemma.

Damn it! I should have known better than to secretly share my lunch with the homeless. Now I've made a fool of myself!

Even pigs have to pity themselves!

Right now, all she wants is to disappear and sneak away.

Unfortunately, she was too hungry to use her skills and had to endure the other party's pitying gaze, which felt like being pricked by needles.

Realizing she didn't have the strength to do anything, Seele swayed a couple of times, desperately trying to control her expression and appear calm and indifferent—in reality, she was still blushing and hadn't managed to control herself at all.

"Hmph! I'll let you off this time... Don't misunderstand, it's not because I'm hungry and can't carry the load, I just... I just—"

Before she could finish her boastful words, everything went black before her eyes.

"Snapped!"

The butterfly-like girl collapsed to the ground on the spot.

"Did he... faint from hunger?"

Toppa blinked and looked at Su Mo.

"Master, what should we do?"

Artoria also looked at Su Mo.

Faced with this question, Su Mo's answer was very simple.

"It's probably just low blood sugar. Giving her some food will be enough. Help her up!"

Hearing this, Artoria was not surprised, as she was very familiar with Su Mo's style.

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