Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

[Feixiao: So... Fanghu not only didn't escape, but also took Ruan Mei, this big gift package, with him?]

[Feixiao: ...Isn't Fanghu in an even worse situation than us? At least we know where the enemy is; they don't even know the enemy is on their own ship.]

[Soaring Through the Skies: Is this the ultimate, cosmic interpretation of "the monk can run away, but the temple can't"?]

[Kouyuan-kun: ...Can you guys please stop analyzing my situation for me? I'm already at my breaking point.]

[Bai Lu: General, how about we go get some food first? We need to be full to have the energy to collapse.]

【Jie Yuanjun:......】

[Gokugen-kun: You're right.]

[Fireworks: Why so pessimistic? Wasn't this just what those two geniuses guessed? What if the pot really did run away?]

[Gokugen-kun: Then I'll look forward to your 10,000!]

Lord Huyuan paused for a moment, then stopped speaking.

In the video, Jiang Jiu and Hei Ta are confirming the details of the square pot with the company.

It was indeed wrong to sentence Fang Hu to death so early, what if... right?

The company's communications department is responsible for liaising with Diamond.

"Lord Shi Jin...? Is there something you need?"

"Have you sent anyone to investigate Fanghu's situation? What's going on?"

Diamond was taken aback, not expecting Jiang Jiu to care about such a small matter. They had indeed sent people to investigate, but no specific information had been returned yet.

"Lord Shi Jin, we sent people to investigate Fang Hu, but not long after they arrived, we haven't received any concrete news yet. Is something the matter?"

Jiang Jiu remained silent for a second.

"How long?"

"It should take about... one system hour. Based on the normal round-trip time, it should have already arrived at the star system where Fang Hu is located, but we have not received a response yet."

[Fanghu Chiming: ...Are we doomed to die?]

[Fanghu Chiming: If they're all deserters, can't they at least live a little longer?]

[People from Xianzhou: Try to think positively. If you don't survive, maybe you won't be a deserter.]

[Fanghu Chiming: I was not comforted.]

[Topa: Wait a minute... So who did the company send? That's a bit of a disaster.]

[Gold Placer: What if it's you?]

[Topa: This isn't my area of ​​expertise, is it?]

“Contact them,” Jiang Jiu said directly, “now.”

Diamond seemed to have guessed something. He responded, and the communication channel was silent for a few seconds. Soon after, his voice rang out again, with a subtle unease in his tone.

"Lord Shi Jin...cannot be contacted."

"What do you mean?"

"The three reconnaissance ships sent to Fanghu have all lost contact. Communication signals have been completely cut off, and positioning signals have also disappeared, as if... they had never been there at all."

Jiang Jiu remained silent.

Hei Ta reassured Jiang Jiu and asked, "All three reconnaissance ships have lost contact at the same time? I remember the company's communication system has backups. Even if one ship has a problem, the other two should still be able to send back messages."

"Yes, Ms. Black Tower, but all three ships have lost contact without any warning or distress signal..."

"The last time we received a message from them was a routine report before entering the star system where Fanghu was located, and after that..."

He paused.

"And then there was nothing left."

Jiang Jiu: "..."

[Topa: All three survey ships have gone missing? Not a single message has been sent back? What's going on?]

[Gold Sand: Now the company's been caught in the crossfire. We just went to check on things, and we ended up getting ourselves involved. Does this count as a work-related injury? Shouldn't we get compensation?]

[Jade: It wasn't an accidental injury, no... let's not even talk about accidental injury, can it even survive?]

[Gold Sand: ...Could it be? It's impossible to send ordinary people in this situation. If it's the ten members of Stone Heart, they must have considerable strength; how could they possibly go so easily?]

[Feixiao: I really didn't expect this plot to take such a turn. Fanghu just left the Immortal Boat Alliance, thinking he had escaped a calamity, only to run into Ruan Mei right away. Isn't this what they call "escaping the wolf's den only to fall into the tiger's lair"?]

[Yu Kong: No, this is called "walking into a trap." If Fang Hu hadn't run away, he would at least still be under the protection of the Immortal Boat Alliance. With the allied forces watching him, Ruan Mei might not have dared to make a move. But by running away, he's now isolated, which has given Ruan Mei an opportunity to take advantage of him.]

Jingyuan: ...Life is unpredictable. Sometimes you think you're running for your life, but actually you're heading towards death.

[Yao Guang: Don't rush to conclusions. At this point, it's still uncertain whether Fang Hu left voluntarily.]

[Black Swan: ...This development is exhausting to watch.]

[March 7th: That's right. First, Xianzhou hesitated, forcing him to take action. Then, Xunlie cleared the area with a single arrow. Just when it was all over, they discovered that Ruanmei was a split-up. Now, even the ship the company sent to Fanghu has lost contact. If I were in that situation, I would have collapsed.]

[Fireworks: Hasn't he gone mad yet?]

[The Forgotten One: ...Perhaps sometimes we can be thankful that he was a self-destructive one?]

[Forgotten Returnee: If my emotions hadn't faded a little, the footage would probably be completely destroyed by now...?]

[Soaring Through the Sky: Is it only a little?]

[Huanlong: I think it's more than that.]

[Forgetful Person: You're getting addicted to acting, aren't you! This lady will get angry!]

[Huanlong: Even a little lady gets angry!]

Perhaps things did indeed develop in a way that exceeded expectations.

Or rather, there were just too many random and confusing things, so much so that Jiang Jiu suddenly felt he understood a certain genius assassin a little better.

Jiang Jiu and Hei Ta's thoughts seemed to be wandering; one second they were talking about Fang Hu, and the next second the topic had jumped to...

"If...destroying the entire world counts as escaping the end times?"

Black Tower frowned and replied seriously, "I think it should be considered as pushing towards another end."

"...Alright then."

In response, the audience members in the screening room said: "We're tired."

[Fireworks: We've gone mad! Everyone's finally gone mad!]

[Fireworks: Does destroying the entire world count as escaping the apocalypse? Has the savior finally been driven mad?]

[Silver Wolf: It's not that I'm being driven mad, it's just the normal reaction of someone who's willing to self-destruct. My emotions are already low, and when faced with a problem I can't solve, I think, "Why don't we all just go down together?"]

[Topa: Are you guys really serious...?]

[Silver Wolf: He's half-seriously. The fact that he asked Black Tower means he's not sure himself.]

[Salin: I don't know why, but I suddenly feel that Nguyen Mai isn't the most terrifying person; the most terrifying person is a guardian envoy forced to consider destroying the entire world.]

[Jade: Don't panic, Lady Black Tower has rejected him.]

[Fireworks: Stop emphasizing your custody order.]

Talk about it, talk about it, make trouble.

The matter still needs to be addressed; after all, we can't just let Nguyen Mai raise insects at will...

After a brief discussion, Black Tower and Diamond planned to go to Fanghu with Jiang Jiu to check on the situation.

What if the experiment hasn't started yet, or is halfway through, and can be stopped?

Because of the lessons learned from their previous experience at the company, Heita and Jiang Jiu didn't plan to look for any kind of transportation like spaceships.

After Black Tower located Fanghu's coordinates, it immediately activated a small warp drive and positioned itself on the nearest planet.

Ordinary people might be easily torn apart by the power within, but coincidentally, both of them are Commanders.

destination.

The Fanghu Immortal Boat was almost hovering, its entire hull still moving at an extremely slow speed, but the movement was negligible.

From a distance, it appears to be completely intact.

The lights were not turned off, and even the outer defense system was still operating normally.

Everything seemed normal.

[Feixiao: So quiet?]

[Soaring Through the Sky: A celestial vessel, brightly lit, with its defense systems functioning normally, yet offering no communication response. This is even more unsettling than seeing ruins directly.]

[Fu Xuan: The divination results from the Grand Diviner's Office show... it's unpredictable again. I'm never divining the future of the Heavenly Curtain again; it's too much trouble.]

[Qingque: Master Taibu, learn from me. When faced with a problem that's hard to solve, just choose "I don't know." Not knowing is the same as not happening. Okay, let's turn the page and move on to the next ship.]

[Fu Xuan: How have you managed to survive in the Taibu Temple with such an escapist attitude?]

[Qingque: It relies on the optimistic spirit of "treating what you don't know as if it never happened!"]

[Gui Naifen: But the ship looks perfectly fine... Could it be that they just didn't see the communication? Or is the communication system malfunctioning?]

[March 7th: Could it be a ruse?]

[Gui Naifen: What is that?]

"Wait a minute... why is there no sign of life?"

Jiang Jiu's words drew everyone's attention back to the sky.

"Whether it's Chiming, Ruan Mei, or even a boatload of insects... how can there be absolutely no sign of life?"

Black Tower crossed his arms, looked at the scene before him for a while, and shook his head.

"Could it be... that they're all dead?"

"Did Fanghu kill himself?"

Movie Review (86) - The Deal Between Dragon Master and Ruan Mei