Poverty makes me capable of anything.

The lively discussion resumed, but everyone deliberately avoided mentioning what had just happened.

Two days later, they heard that the merchant had been released, but at the cost of handing over all his money, including all his fixed assets in the area.

To make matters worse, the Full Metal Cult didn't even leave him a ticket home.

"..."

It's too cruel.

The two exchanged a glance.

But the merchant should also feel fortunate, at least he's still alive.

"Sigh, life has become increasingly difficult ever since the native sect was wiped out by the Full Metal Cult," someone sighed.

The exploitation by the Full Metal Cult is actually relatively mild; it's just that the tax rate is a bit high and the censorship is a bit severe.

The truly ruthless ones are those traitors from the original sect who defected to the Full Metal Cult. These people are incompetent at other things, but when it comes to exploiting their former comrades, they are all incredibly ruthless.

"Shh—don't talk about this, we'll just keep it to ourselves."

"Yes."

Just as they were silent, a person suddenly jumped down from above.

"Who?"

The two were startled.

He was afraid that those people might have overheard what he said.

When they saw the names above the heads of the people in front of them, they breathed a sigh of relief.

He's a stranger in a foreign land.

Fortunately.

As far as they knew, strangers rarely helped those who specialized in doing bad things, let alone a stranger with a name like "Knight of Justice."

The Knight of Justice spat out the toothpick he was biting and asked, "What are you talking about?"

He narrowed his eyes, sensing the approaching mission.

"This……"

"It's alright, I won't tell anyone that I heard it from you guys. Besides, since you told me, I can help you out of this trouble, right?" the Knight of Justice said with a smile.

Under his sincere treatment, the two people told him the whole story like spilling beans.

"Hmm, I see. It is indeed despicable." The Knight of Justice nodded repeatedly.

Task received.

Justice is about to be served.

Finally, the Knight of Justice extended his gloved right hand to pat the other man on the shoulder, but the two men were so frightened that they took a few steps back.

"..."

Fine.

Once he makes a name for himself here, these people will recognize him, and then he'll be overwhelmed with offers to take on missions.

This is an upgrade path discovered by the Righteous Knight, but its drawback is that he is always caught between doing quests and running around.

Unlike most players, Justice Knight is an unconventional lone wolf.

His solitary nature stems from his refusal to cooperate with other players, as he fears this might expose his whereabouts. However, he does not reject cooperating with NPCs, especially those who share his ideals.

In many cases, they are much more useful than other players.

Before leaving, the Knight of Justice suddenly bent down.

"Ok?"

The two men took a few more steps back.

They saw the Knight of Justice reach out and pick up the toothpick that had fallen to the ground, then casually toss it into the nearby trash can.

"..."

Perhaps, this is what a knight of justice is like.

The Knight of Justice had a stern face, and no one could tell what he was thinking.

This is his new stop, and what he needs to do today is to make a name for himself here!

Setting one's sights on the Full Metal Cult, which dominates most of the Terran Sector, seems like a very good choice.

In front of a religious office of the Full Metal Cult, a man wearing heavy exoskeleton armor suddenly stepped forward, and the gatekeeper immediately came to greet him.

"what are you up to?"

"The Cult of Machines!"

The Knight of Justice shouted at the top of his lungs.

This shout seemed to trigger some pre-programmed procedure, and in an instant, a group of people rushed out of the office.

"This is outrageous!"

The burly man who led the arrest of the traveling merchants shouted.

The Full Metal Cult's ban had already been issued, so for someone to come here shouting at this time is clearly a provocation.

"Arrest him!" The burly man waved his right hand, his face full of anger.

The Knight of Justice nimbly dodged the first wave of attacks and said with a smile, "Let's count your sins!"

"Ok?"

A passing player stopped in his tracks.

Mom, my chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) has kicked in!

Rumble!

The Justice Knight immediately unleashed his ultimate skill upon entering the fray.

A white halo enveloped the entire office, followed by a series of light beams the size of vans descending from the sky.

Like a dozen excavators forming a circle to carry out violent construction, the office was razed to the ground in the blink of an eye, with smoke and dust obscuring the view and screams echoing everywhere.

This was just a remote planet that the Full Metal Cult didn't pay much attention to, so no one in the entire agency could withstand the Justice Knight's beating.

Therefore, the rule that "smoke doesn't cause harm" doesn't apply here at all.

After the wind blew away the particles ejected when the houses were destroyed, what appeared before everyone's eyes was a pile of mangled corpses.

The only survivor was that burly man who had been so imposing not long ago, but he wasn't in much better shape either, looking listless as if he was born with a disability.

Especially with his hands on the ground, looking utterly hopeless, it only reinforced that belief.

The Knight of Justice raised his hand and unleashed a powerful beam of light at the burly man.

blah-

The burning sound rang out a few times and then fell silent.

The Knight of Justice blew on his index finger in a rather childish way.

"What a trashy Full Metal Cult, they're not even worthy of carrying the shoes of the Mechanicus."

After saying that, the Knight of Justice threw a custom-made metal card into the ruins.

The card flew out with the wind and stood firmly on the charred pit wall.

His name of justice will soon spread far and wide, and he will be able to reap the rewards of his missions on this planet!

However, this time the Knight of Justice underestimated the Full Metal Cult's ability to act.

On the afternoon of the day the attack occurred, the Full Metal Cult issued an order to arrest the Knight of Justice throughout the entire Tyran sector, stating that anyone who dared to help the Knight of Justice would be guilty of the same crime as the Knight of Justice, and that anyone who reported the crime would be baptized by the Metal God.

"..."

What kind of bullshit baptism by the god of metal is this?

Although the Full Metal Cult made a lot of noise, the people on that planet simply ignored it.

They neither protected the Knight of Justice nor reported him.

Even so, Justice Knight was quickly surrounded by the Full Metal Cult.

This is, after all, a major sect with top-tier star-killers.

How could a level 146 Justice Knight possibly defeat them?

"Gan!"

"You mean you said the Mechanicus is stronger than the Full Metal Cult?"

The Knight of Justice curled his lip: "You mentioned the Cult of Machines yourself; you've violated the prohibition!"

The person asking the question remained unmoved: "So it was you who destroyed our Full Metal Cult's office?"

"whee……"

"Were you sent by the Cult of the Machine God?"

“No.” The Knight of Justice shook his head, hands on his hips. “He’s just a passerby who doesn’t like your way of doing things.”

"Heh." The person who asked the question sneered, "Alright, don't bother explaining anymore, I know perfectly well."

He slapped the Knight of Justice away in one go.

These strangers are really annoying.

Just because they can be resurrected, they dare to challenge the divine authority of the Full Metal Cult. They really don't know who they are.

The person who asked the question stood still and did not leave; he planned to kill the Knight of Justice several more times after he was resurrected.

So he waited for more than an hour, but in the end he still didn't see Justice Knight, who had logged off to rest immediately after hanging up.

"..."

What happened? Where are they?

No matter how much he struggled with the decision, he ultimately did not see the return of the Knight of Justice.