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

No matter how much you refuse to admit defeat, reality is reality. There are no excuses in the competition of speed, you can only admit defeat.

This silver racing boat that suddenly appeared did not deliberately take the path outside the track to disrupt the race, which meant that it was here to defeat the twelve boats head-on.

The moment before the opponent passed over his ship, Gel already knew that he and the other eleven people had completely lost and were completely defeated head-on.

He gritted his teeth and turned his head, determined to see who had defeated him, and then he stopped moving as if frozen.

In the eyes of the spectators in the Helm City, the Sky-Breaking Flame, which had been so dashing for days, was overtaken by a sleek silver raceboat. The latter, undeterred, passed overhead at breakneck speed, its shadowy shadow casting a phantom that made some wonder if it was just an illusion. Didn't the twelve raceboats in the race seem effortlessly defeated?

The Wolf Run decelerated rapidly, and it took only a short time for it to go from moving to still. In the eyes of the people standing in front of the finish line, it was like a ghostly shadow condensed into a solid entity. When it crossed the finish line and came to a complete stop, it was self-evident who the king of airship racing was.

The story of Huozui Zhongde as the background music of the game has come to an end.

"—So, this is the ace that gallops across the glittering plains undefeated."

The cockpit cover was pushed open, and Andasu stretched out her long legs, stepping her long boots on the flying wings of the Wolf Run. She shook her white animal ears in the sunlight, which also moved her ivory-like short hair, making her elegant and soft cheeks show a dashing heroic spirit.

Behind the crowd, from not far away to the end of the road, everyone who saw the race was moving towards the starting and ending points of the race. The crowd in the distance was emitting a chaotic noise, while the people nearby were briefly silent.

Until someone broke the silence.

"Platinum Ace! It's really Platinum Ace! I've seen Platinum Race!"

Gathering at the front were not only the fanatical fans of the players who were carried away by the publicity, but also the real fans of airship racing. Originally, these people were as loud as the loudest ones in cheering, but obviously the situation was reversed.

They rushed to the front of the Wolf and surrounded Andasu.

Zhongde with a gaping mouth stood on the high platform, with his chin raised, still holding the young man who called himself "Reard".

Reard laughed awkwardly. "Um, well, Boss Reed, I've heard of you for a long time, but I didn't expect to see you here. How should I put it... Haha, the Platinum Ace has even come to the Rudder City. I never expected that."

"Platinum Races is temporarily closed, so of course we need to walk around and relax. Who would have thought that there would be a competition at this celebration? There's even a... uh, Lild, right?"

"Well, well, of course, I gave it this name out of respect for you. Well, I already fully understand that you and Platinum Ace have some opinions about us, but the ceremony still needs to go on. How about we talk for a moment?"

Leon, who was still sitting in the cabin, used his spiritually enhanced hearing to hear the conversation between Reed and Reard. The former was quite reliable, and now things were going according to plan.

Reard regained control of the megaphone and began to hold back the gathering crowd.

"Haha, you never expected that, did you?! There's a thirteenth powerful rower, and this final training match is her debut!"

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No matter how turbulent the crowd was, the Soul Peak, which had secretly controlled the Helm City in cooperation with the imperial army, still had the ability to ease the situation. Under Reard's instructions, some people with extraordinary combat power appeared and stopped the chaos that might occur due to accidents in the game.

So far, everything has been going according to plan. The race organizers certainly cannot admit that their twelve boats were easily overturned by the suddenly appearing boat, and immediately said that this was a surprise they had kept.

Huozui Zhongde introduced the team first, so there was no need for Reard to say much. The audience in front of the finish line had already spread the news by word of mouth to the crowd behind.

For a time, many people who had just come to join in the fun and whose knowledge of airship racing depended entirely on publicity, and who still did not recognize all twelve contestants, heard a new story about the "Platinum Ace".

Some people are looking forward to it, some are disdainful, some immediately become fans of the new person, and some are quite dissatisfied, but no matter what, Andasu has already come to the stage.

Now that you have come to the stage, you naturally have to join forces with the forces that are already on the stage.

"So, Mr. Reed, Ms. Platinum Ace, let's go to the shipyard and talk now?"

Away from the frenzied crowd, backstage at the event, Reard extended the invitation on behalf of Soul Apex.

How to let this suddenly appearing thirteenth rower join the celebration would be decided by the people behind him, and he had no say in the matter.

This was part of the plan, so of course Leon's side agreed.

On the surface, the person in charge of things was Huo Zui Zhongde.

"Who is this?" Reard noticed Leon, who was wearing a cloak and following beside Reed and Andasu.

Apart from deliberately covering part of his face, Li Ang was wearing work clothes borrowed from the Shadow Shipyard and dressed like a worker.

"I'm responsible for preparing Platinum Ace's racing boat, 'Running Wolf,'" said Li Ang.

He plays the role of Andasu's royal maintenance worker.

"Aren't you her leader?"

Ger came in from the side with several rowers.

They had obviously rushed over as soon as they had parked their racing boat to see who had defeated them.

Except for those who had never seen Andasu, who were amazed, Ger had a complicated expression, with reluctance, admiration and passion.

When he saw Andasu, he also saw Li Ang, who claimed to be the leader and helped Andasu stop him from chatting up.

Of course, when sneaking into the shipyard, it is inevitable to have an encounter with these racers. This is also expected, and Li Ang's side has also made some contingency plans.

"Yes, when she was a Sky Knight, she was a member and I was the leader. I recruited her because of her driving skills, and I understand mechanical technology, so when she needed a ship, I became a mechanic." Leon said.

This reply seemed to be a bit of a special case at best, but it made sense logically, and the rowers had nothing to say for the time being.

The corners of Geer's mouth moved, but he didn't say anything. It would be stupid if he didn't realize that Li Ang and Andasu had a special relationship at this time.

"After the incident in Flashing Fields, the competition was cancelled. We have to think about the future. With the level of Platinum Ace, it's easy to become a Sky Knight and earn mission rewards. So we changed our identities and today we are back to our old ways."

"Then why don't you come to our shipyard too...who is that?"

Reard was halfway through his words when he looked behind Leon, and even Leon was puzzled.

The scheduled ones are Huozui Zhongde as the witness, Andasu as the victim, and Li Ang as the protector in disguise. There is no one else.

The three of them turned around and saw Meluna standing silently behind them.

Damn, when did this guy come?

The woman disappeared after being scolded by him, but he didn't expect her to appear at this time.

Judging from her attitude, she obviously wants to follow.

This was a critical situation. Li Ang didn't dare to offend her or let her speak.

He recalled the conversation that day with Meimei, and the things that the loli had added from time to time.

Li Ang's mind flashed through some of the things Meimei added from time to time.

"I love Newbiss, and those who have helped me. Even if this is another parallel world, I hope to see the world continue smoothly. She and I have the same name, and I think maybe she feels the same way deep down, but she just seems indifferent to everything."

"The most serious assumption is, if she completely loses control, no longer clinging to anyone or anything, then the world might actually be in a huge trouble."

It has to be admitted that the white-haired "young Meluna" understands her other self very well, and her concerns are recognized by Le Ang, so even though Le Ang cannot get around her emotionally, he has to consider ways to stabilize Meluna.

"This is also one of our members, usually——"

"Since you're here, let's go together. You're all together anyway."

Although Reard looked at Meluna carefully, he had an expression on his face that said, "I guess such a beauty is not threatening at all," and he kindly asked her to go along.

In this way, Leon and his party let Andasu drive the Wolf Run alongside them, and together they entered the shipyard high above the Rudder City.

325. Main members

The internal layout of the twelve shipyards had been roughly understood before, but the main thing that had not been explored was the specific details, such as the specific location of the prisoners.

The base used to host the airship race was not even one of the five shipyards that defected to the empire, but instead used the warehouse of a shipyard called Wormos, which was in line with Leon and Xiao Mo's expectations at the time.

The rowers are here to get paid to do the work. If they are scattered among the twelve shipyards, it will be very troublesome to get things done. It would be better to issue the tasks in a centralized manner. They are accustomed to business practices in various places and will not have any objection to the inconsistency between publicity and reality.

Entering the Wormos Shipyard, Leon switched his spiritual vision under his cloak and could see the strange spirituality emanating from the main factory building. That was the reaction of the power of the Annihilating Star Soul seeping into the warships inside.

"Come on, everyone, this is our office."

Reard led Leon and the other three into the warehouse, where documents and activity samples were placed everywhere. It looked like the planning room for the entire celebration.

In addition to Li Ang's side, many curious rowers also came, or rather, all of them except two people were present. They were very concerned about the player who easily defeated them.

"Girl, are you really the 'Platinum Ace'?"

As professional racers, these people couldn't have never heard of Platinum Ace, and since they were easily defeated, they already believed it about 70% of the time. Asking this question was purely to find an opportunity to start a conversation.

Before Andasu could say anything, Huozui De interrupted, "Of course. I witnessed her legend from beginning to end. Let me tell you about it."

The former host saw that Bai Lang didn't want to talk to these people any more, so he took the initiative to stop them.

"Alright, alright, calm down everyone. This is just a case of one family accidentally bumping into another. So many people are here for the Double Eagle Helm Celebration. Please give us some face and don't ruin all the plans we've made over the past few days."

Reard presided over the meeting, his eyes flicking back and forth between Leon and Reed. "Since you're both experts, you naturally understand how difficult it is to organize an event, right?"

"That's right, our original intention is to make the celebration more lively." Li Ang suggested showing an attitude of "being willing to accept good advice."

"Haha, you guys dare to say this is the strongest race in the world without inviting Platinum Ace. Of course we have to show off our skills." Huo Zui Zhongde retreated to advance.

"Of course, of course we would like to invite you, but there are some omissions in our work."

Lild raised his hand, gave a wry smile, and asked, "I understand you all want to show off your skills. Now, I have some suggestions. Would you mind listening?"

He did not lead the topic towards "ruining the party" at all, in order to ensure the smooth running of the celebration.

This is beneficial to Leon and his team's plan, so they listened to him carefully.

Reard's plan was just as Hunchback had expected, or rather, because of the latter's deliberate guidance in front of the public, the former had already made the claim of "the surprise thirteenth player" to the audience, so it would be difficult to end the situation otherwise.

"Officially join your competition..."

Li Ang hesitated for a moment and then agreed.

"That's great."

Reard breathed a sigh of relief and stopped talking for a moment, and the rowers gathered around him.

"How is your ship built? Is that speed the limit?"

"Have you ever run any other tracks besides Glittering Fields? Is this your first time at Rudder City? I can't believe it."

They have different purposes. Some really want to communicate, some have some special ideas, and some have a combination of both. In other words, everyone has a little bit of it, it's just a matter of proportion.

Andasu was quite interested in these topics and did not find them annoying for a moment. Her expression was still cold, but she would reply a few words.

Lild said to Leon and Huozui Zhongde, "Since you are willing to finalize the matter, that's great. Don't worry, the reward will be generous, but the final decision will have to wait for the person in charge to come."

"Who's in charge?" Reed asked.

Lild turned sideways and tugged at the cloak behind him. "Look at the group emblem. Soul Apex, currently ranked fifth."

"Hmph." Li Ang laughed.

Reard looked at him with a little doubt, but didn't take it to heart.

The title of "super group" and such a ranking should be a reassurance, right? The other party obviously recognized this title and decided to cooperate with the celebration.

"Anyway, the main members of the team are here too. I'm from the branch group, mainly helping out with chores. But the head leader said that if we do well, we can share team resources in the future. That way, there's a chance my family could join the branch group one day, and after training, it's not impossible for them to join the main group. Oh, but I'm getting off topic. Anyway, although I'm in charge of operations, I made the final decision to have the main members come over."

In this warehouse, in addition to Reard, the rowers and Leon's group, there were also several clerks who seemed to help plan daily activities.

"What are the main members doing?" Li Ang asked.

"I don't know. How could I dare ask about the main group's mission? Anyway, we are just organizing the activities as instructed. This place is different from other islands. The city's operation is mainly based on various factories, and the commercial sector is also weak. We just need to maintain order."

Reard seemed very frank, yet he had no idea of the true workings behind the Soul Apex. "I don't understand why they're holding an event here. It's so crowded. Isn't the Trade City good enough?"

"Maybe it's because the cost is low." Huo Zui Moude said with a gloomy expression.

"I see some of your people are showing off their power." Li Ang thought of the member of the detachment he met at the port who wanted to steal the precious wood for shipbuilding.

"Ah, I know who you're talking about. That guy. As a colleague, I'm used to it. It's easier to get things done under the name of a group. Many people think that way."

Leon nodded, not intending to pursue the topic, but he had some understanding of the current state of affairs at Soul Peak.

Ramus likes to connect with forces from all over the place, but he has had little success in the past because the requests he made and the rewards he could give were somewhat taken for granted. For example, he wanted to unite with the demihuman tribe at the mission location and wanted to exchange ordinary supplies for local unique and precious materials.

The deal was about to succeed. The demihuman tribe was just struggling to bargain for more benefits, but Ramus was determined not to give any concessions to the "lowly demihumans", which made the other party angry and the deal failed.

After that, he also wanted to kill the neutral and friendly subhuman tribe that the guild judged could be protected as mission aids, and asked the members to plan together how to cover up the traces of the massacre. It was only after Leon and others tried their best to stop him that he gave up.

In the past, there were people who acted as paperhangers for him, barely allowing the difficult requests to be fulfilled at the next level. This included not only Li Ang, but also some members who were driven away by anger, and these people were not even the earliest group of old people.

Now, he has obtained the title of the number one, no, now the number five group. If he uses it as a tiger skin, there will always be people like Riddle who are ignorant of the truth and want to take a gamble for their future. Thinking of the Empire's fraud on the Annihilation Knight and promising that the out-of-control Knight's sister could go to school, Leon understood better why Ramsay was mixed up with the Empire. They really have the same taste.

As he was speaking, the door of the warehouse was pushed open and a well-equipped air knight walked in.

Of course, it is said to be well-equipped, but it is only better than the equipment of ordinary sky knights.

Judging from the standards of the group, this person is just average. Excluding a few excellent pieces of equipment, the equipment on his body cannot compare to the suits that Li Ang made for the group members on the market.

He is obviously a core member of Soul Apex.

"Brother Crook."

Riddle greeted the main player with a smile. The man frowned and asked, "What's that noise outside? What are you doing?"

"Yes, it was unexpected, but it has been resolved. These people are—"