Quit the team, then picked up a beautiful girl with problems

"I heard that the knights behind the empire are becoming more and more obedient to orders?"

Berea at the apex of the soul asked.

"Yes, that's right, this batch is approaching." said the researcher.

"That's good. After all, this is what our captain is interested in." Beria rubbed his chin and stared at the Annihilation Knight who was struggling in pain.

Fress frivolously picked up the helmet with his toes, tossed it left and right like a ball, and then put it on the head of the Annihilation Knight who had been maintained.

"Don't they have any idea? Do they take it for granted? Am I crazy? Or is this the pinnacle of the soul right now?"

Morales put his hand on Leon's shoulder.

305. Waiting for Witness

Li Ang was silent for a while.

"How did Soul Apex become like this... Xiao Mo, when did you quit the group?"

Leon's words made Morales pause.

"Let me think about it, it was about half a year to a year after Weir retired..."

"Such a vague thing." Li Ang smiled.

"Uh."

The young man with animal ears paused, then scratched his hair and ears vigorously: "Alas, I'm not blaming you. Besides, I don't have the qualifications. After all, I was the one who ran away."

Li Ang turned around and crossed his arms. "I'm not blaming you, or rather, by blaming you, I'm trying to hide the fact that I personally witnessed the transformation of my soul, which I can't reverse."

He sighed and tapped his temple with his index finger. "I just want to say that after getting to know old friends like you these days, I've slowly gained a new perspective."

What Li Ang was thinking about were the members he had recruited during this period, the four girls who could be described as small animals.

They... haven't grown to the point where their role would cause unnecessary trouble, but Leon regained the feeling he had before in a long time, although it was not as pure because there were still some pink and unspeakable fragments.

At this moment, in front of Xiao Mo, some thoughts that had gradually taken shape since he left the apex of the soul emerged.

"Why do you think a team is established?"

"There are many reasons, from needing to cooperate with each other to achieve a goal, to simply taking risks with friends and making money together."

Morales spread out his hands. As an experienced old Sky Knight, it wasn't like he had only been in Soul Apex or Super Luck Group.

"Yes, to sum up, there are many reasons why a team is formed. So, what makes a team able to sustain itself?"

"Why maintain it? We have the same interests, so we're used to each other, right?"

For the second question, Xiao Mo's tone was not so sure.

Moreover, this does not provide many accurate answers.

“It’s easy to set up a team, but few can really sustain it for a long time.”

Li Ang remembered some things that happened on Earth.

Whether it is online or in real life, a group of people who get together always easily separate, whether it is due to objective impact or subjective reasons that there is nothing left to say.

Because of this, when he joined the former pinnacle of souls and gradually realized during the adventure that this was a group of companions who would not be affected by conflicts or distribution of interests, he felt a sense of disbelief.

Is there really such a team in the world? Am I right here?

“…When we recovered from that unbelievable feeling of amazement, we had already traveled to many places together.”

Leon's inner changes were not just thoughts, he also told them to Morales in front of him.

"What are you doing? It's so corny to say that."

The young man with animal ears grinned. He was naturally touched, but he was not the kind of person who was used to expressing his feelings directly.

"If you don't tell these things to Farina, she might cry. We have never seen—"

"But, as the old saying goes, even the best banquet will eventually come to an end."

Li Ang interrupted Xiao Mo who was trying to change the subject out of embarrassment.

The young man with animal ears paused, and his expression gradually turned solemn.

"The reason I say I'm not blaming you is because I now completely understand."

Leon smiled and said, "We have the best relationship among you, Will, Farina, Kitan, me, and you. But the team atmosphere is so good, and people like Lawrence are also a key link. But without you, when they are almost gone, the team will no longer be the same place, no matter how similar it is.

"Will is the most crucial core. If we were mature enough, we might have split up when he retired. In fact, you did leave not long after, and you were right to leave. Even if the four of us were still there, sometimes the harmony among a group would be different without any one person.

"So, I'm not blaming you at all."

Xiao Mo's expression slowly relaxed, with a hint of melancholy.

"Actually, I've understood this principle a long time ago. I just don't want to wake up from that beautiful past. Maybe it's because I long for friends, or maybe it's because I want to rely on others? Anyway, I regard Will's words when he left as a very important goal and have been fighting for it."

"Actually, you—"

"Actually, I don't have to take that seriously at all."

"No, I mean, you're really amazing. Not to mention Will, I want to thank you myself too. Soul Apex is also very important to me, but I'm probably more self-centered and not as sentimental as you are. I felt that the atmosphere had changed and it was time to leave. But when I saw it ranked number one that time, and the whole world saw it, I was really happy."

Morales leaned on the railing with both hands, his fingers clenched tightly, as if he was about to laugh, but not really laughing.

"I think they must think so too."

The young man with animal ears grinned: "Vil asked you to meet his daughter, Farina, to join your team. It's not something you would do to just anyone."

Li Ang opened his mouth but said nothing.

"So, what are you going to do?" Morales patted Leon's arm. "How are you going to deal with those three bastards down there?"

"That's what I mean by getting new perspective."

Li Ang took a deep breath. "At this point, it's pointless to discuss whether I'm responsible for the situation at Soul Apex. Based purely on emotion, and considering the greater good of peace in the airspace, I'll do what I have to do."

Li Ang did not look down at the factory building, but instead looked at the boundless clear sky from the window where the roof and the wall met.

"All the Sky Knights in the Helm City who aid the Empire are committing the same crime as the Empire. They should no longer be handed over to the Order Sky Knights for trial, but should be eliminated directly."

"it is good."

"Then, Ramsay and his followers should also disappear from this area."

"Don't worry, that's the way it is. Ramsay is using our old relationship to plot against me, and I've already sentenced him to death in my heart."

Morales held Leon's shoulders and said, "The Super Luck Group won't ignore the attack on the Rudder City and me. We will have a part to play in the fight against the Empire in the future."

Meluna walked forward and placed her beautiful chin on Leon's shoulder.

"Uh, what is this?" Xiao Mo didn't understand the woman's behavior pattern.

Li Ang sighed in his heart. He knew that this was one of the two actions she would take when looking for him. Compared to grabbing his shoulders and lifting him up, this one was much softer, which also showed that her mood and intention were relatively soft at this time.

Probably, to comfort him, right?

Before, when his team members were around, he was doing his best to prevent Meluna from getting close, but now he relaxed his guard because they were talking about the past.

In the past, he would usually carry her on his back and satisfy her request.

Li Ang wanted to walk away from her, but he heard Meluna say, "I'll help you chop them down."

Xiao Mo laughed in silence, but he did not doubt that the female swordsman could really do it.

"Not urgent."

Li Ang calmed down. "Since their conspiracy is ongoing, they won't leave the Rudder City for the time being. Attacking them directly now would only alert them. Besides, we don't know how much power the Annihilation Star Soul can release—"

"With the blue-haired girl gone, there aren't many."

Meluna meant that now that Ivenice was gone, she was more than capable of dealing with Genoside.

"I don't recommend attacking now. We can't annihilate all the enemies below." Xiao Mo said.

There are six or seven Annihilation Knights outside the factory, and about the same number of people doing maintenance inside, plus the Annihilation Star Soul, three Soul Peak members, and patrol soldiers standing guard everywhere.

Li Ang nodded: "Meluna is very aggressive, so we can almost even it out."

"Right...wait, you mean your woman can..."

Xiao Mo stared at Meluna who was throwing herself at Leon like a naughty dog, then looked at Leon, as if to confirm whether he was serious about what he said.

In the past, Leon was not sure, but after seeing her data through the system panel and considering her understanding of the empire's military strength, his judgment was basically accurate.

"We really can't go straight in. We need to find out more about your partner and the other factories first."

The deployment of the imperial forces and Soul Peak members in the other eleven shipyards is unclear, and rash action will only alert the enemy.

Next, Li Ang and Xiao Mo decided to investigate other places.

However, before leaving, Li Ang still had to complete the work of clearing the tail after sneaking in. When the main researcher walked to a place with fewer people, he sneaked in front of him with the help of Xiao Mo and used spiritual drive.

He added a hint to the researcher leader, "You haven't lost a single Annihilator," and left a back-up hint, "I'm an apostle from another part of the empire, so follow my orders from now on."

With the Divine Eye pendant, the simplicity of this hint exceeded Leon's imagination.

Afterwards, the three of them reopened the door and exited the main dock of the Kongyan Shipyard, met up with the volunteers from the Shadow Factory, and went to investigate other places.

Previously, the reason why Shadow Factory and Xiao Mo had difficulty investigating was either that the Empire's high-level combat forces were able to detect his movements and he alone did not have the strength to silently eliminate the sentries, or that the defenses were so tight that he could not sneak in.

Now, Leon and Meluna's power can solve the former problem, and his spell can solve the other ability.

The rest of the day was spent visiting the remaining eleven shipyards.

Including the Sky Flame Shipyard, there are five shipyards that have clearly defected to the Empire. They are all defended by a large number of Annihilation Knights and Annihilation Mutants. Their members are relatively free to move around and are all involved in the construction of Imperial warships.

However, except for the Kongyan Shipyard, which has a rift connecting to the Annihilator Star Soul, the other four do not have it. The Annihilator flesh and blood needed for their warships are all transported from the Kongyan Shipyard.

The remaining seven shipyards are controlled by coercion, and the people who control them are mainly members of the Soul Peak.

Rams had invested a lot of money. Belia, Fress, and Klem had all been temporarily gathered at the Sky Flame Shipyard. Normally, they would each guard a shipyard, but Leon had spotted four more Peak Soul Masters at each of the seven shipyards. Leon didn't recognize these four; it seemed the team had been reorganized after he left. He recognized them by their attire.

The main force of Soul Peak, with its weak but arrogant members, forced the shipyard employees to work by threatening their families and their own lives, and Xiao Mo's team members were detained in these shipyards.

After a day of walking, with the help of Leon and Meluna, the situation in the enemy camp was explored more smoothly than expected.

After returning to the Shadow Factory and having dinner, Chief Engineer Locke found some core members and held a combat meeting with Leon and his team.

Locke and Leon shook hands tightly. "Thank you for your help. Now that this matter is over, we will do our best to help you build your ship. We will make sure you get the most satisfying adventure vessel."

"It's my duty." Li Ang responded politely.

When he returned to the underground, he took a look and found that most of the wood had been cut and arranged for assembly. However, the blessing of the Creation Star Soul was too strong and the wood was still growing, so it had to be processed mechanically before being spliced. Therefore, the assembly process was slower than that of an ordinary wooden boat.

However, this also means that once the ship is built, it will be like a single piece, and even before the monster material armor is installed, it will be much stronger than an ordinary ship.

Everyone shared the information that Li Ang and Xiao Mo had discovered, digesting it while expressing their own opinions.

"Twelve shipyards are able to secretly control such a large area. They must have controlled their leaders first." said an engineer.

Locke agreed with his colleague's opinion, and Leon personally walked around today and felt that the twelve shipyards were very large. The top of the spindle-shaped island of the Rudder City was basically occupied by these twelve factories.

The local bosses in the Shadow Factory all believed that the Empire had the five shipyards headed by the Sky Flame Shipyard summon the leaders of the other seven under the pretext of discussing matters, and then had the people at the Soul Peak and the Annihilation Knights work together to control them.

This matter should have been completed before the Double Eagle Helm Celebration.

"Double Eagle, I was wondering why it seemed so familiar," Dorothy said, suddenly realizing, "Isn't this the Imperial Royal Insignia my colleague showed me?"

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Zoe asked.

"How can I remember? My mind is on our leader, the fourth master.

"Don't say thank you." Li Ang stopped her from continuing.

Dorothy whispered, "We have two people who know the Empire better, but they didn't notice it."

She was referring to Meimei and Meluna. Leon understood the latter because she might not have remembered this "decoration" while she was destroying the entire empire, but he didn't understand the former either.

When everyone's eyes turned to Meimei, her cheeks flushed and she said angrily, "I, I didn't see it?"

The white-haired girl raised her palm above her head and gestured: "I'm so short, the crowd has already blocked my view."

Well, because of her reincarnation, people no longer regarded her as a young girl, and they really overlooked this point.

"Well, that's not the point. What we need to consider now is how we can counterattack," said Li Ang.

Locke pondered for a moment and whispered, "Even if we're short on manpower, the best plan is still to attack all the shipyards simultaneously. That way we can achieve the best results."

"As for additional manpower, the guild can actually help."

Xiao Mo said that it had only been two or three days since he was attacked by the Empire and Soul Apex. Since he didn't know what they were doing or how many troops they had hidden, he had not yet contacted the guild.

The local area is naturally guarded by the knights of the Orderly Foil Sword Corps, and knowing what is going on, they can also send help from the neighboring islands.