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

Bosideng, the director of Xingchen Factory, shook hands with Locke with a complicated expression.

"Old man, I've never met you, but I've heard of you. After today, no matter what, the situation in the Rudder City will be rewritten. The Shadow Shipyard will walk in the light, and you will become the founders of a new order."

Locke glanced at Leon and the others beside him and said, "A reasonable order is a matter of course. It should be like this with or without us. We are just promoting this result. Don't think that this is our credit. We are only able to stand here because of the help of the bright side of this world."

"Of course we won't neglect the help of our Sky Knight friends. Mr. Leon saved us in our most critical moment. After this disaster, you can ask us for anything related to shipbuilding."

Bosideng nodded sincerely to the Sky Knights present.

"Don't all of you leave. Help explain this to the people in other shipyards." Li Ang said with a smile.

He had direct contact with the people from Xingchen, but among the other shipyards, he only determined the locations of several of them and had no communication with them.

Even though they were eagerly looking forward to being rescued, explanations and appeasement would take time. If senior shipyard executives who were also captured came forward, things would go much more smoothly.

Returning to the Furnace of Creation, everyone was first shocked by the space that looked like a giant corridor. When they were quickly transported to the other side of the furnace by the transport vehicle, they were caught by the sight of the ancient mechanical array ball that looked like a miracle, and were speechless.

When they got off the bus at the end of the tunnel near Shadow Shipyard, some people were still in shock.

"After that, please take care of the workers as well."

When someone from the Star Shipyard left, he said solemnly to Leon and the Knights of Order.

"Don't worry, you won't have to worry after you are rescued. They will be rescued soon too." Li Ang said with a smile.

Suddenly, a little child jumped out from the crowd at the Xingchen Shipyard and ran to Li Ang.

"Excuse me, who are you?"

The child's hat was pulled back over his hair, and he wore overalls. His face was exhausted from days of torture, smeared with sweat and dirt. It was impossible to tell whether he was a boy or a girl, except for his eyes, which remained bright. And because he looked only five or six years old, his voice made it impossible to tell his gender.

After being rescued, the people of Xingchen saw that Leon was not standing among the Knights of Order, but was standing on the other side with a group of beautiful girls. They realized that he was not the savior sent by the guild as previously said, but had another identity.

The discussion about him was probably overheard by the child's family, and the emotions of a surviving child are much more straightforward than those of an adult. He or she wants to know who the benefactor is and where he or she comes from.

The child's family immediately ran out from behind to support him, looking at the young man in front of them with nervous expressions.

Behind Leon, Zoe, Dorothy, and Alulu, who followed the rescue team and seemed to be lost in thought, as well as Meimei, who remained silent, all had changes in their breathing rates.

Not understanding the latter's situation, Li Ang wanted to set a good example for his own members.

He smiled and squatted down. "We are the Sky Knights 'Star Flower Brigade'. My name is Leon, I am the leader, and these girls are our members. We passed by the Rudder City and saw the evil villains harming people there, so we wanted to stop them."

The child stared wide-eyed at the older sisters, who were too beautiful to be mortals, for a few seconds before stammering, "You, you are the Knight of the Sky?"

"correct."

"But, my parents said that the Sky Knights are all profit-seeking bandits who won't do good unless there's something in it for them. Are you here because of a guild's request?"

"Hermene!" The parents covered their child's mouth anxiously.

Li Ang laughed in silence.

Many islanders have this view. After all, it is difficult to ensure that everyone has high quality when adventuring in the sky. Many sky knights dare not do evil only because they are forced by the laws of the guild, otherwise they would be no different from pirates.

"There are indeed people like that among the Sky Knights, but we just came here to build ships. When we saw the bad guys, we decided to defeat them." Leon said seriously to the child named Hermine.

Seeing that he didn't care, the parents dared to let go of their hands that were covering the child's mouth.

"Really?"

Hermine blinked his bright eyes.

"real."

"But why?"

The child seemed unyielding, and the parents behind him became nervous again.

Such questions were usually asked by children. They had no paradigms for viewing the world, nor had they established values. Hermione wasn't being as aggressive as an adult; it was just that after this incident, his perception of the world had undergone a profound change, and he wanted some kind of answer from Leon.

He understands his child's thoughts, but it's not easy to say too much. Any words may have a subtle impact, causing the child's ultimate worldview to change drastically. This should be something that parents should continuously adjust and change, rather than him preaching.

But there was one thing he thought he had to say.

"Because we can't survive in the world by ourselves, we always have to rely on others. So we need partners and we need to cooperate with others. Helping the people of the Helm City is actually helping ourselves."

Hermione blinked, apparently remembering Leon's words, but he still didn't understand.

Smiling at the child, Leon stood up and said, "For me, these thoughts are the most important. The guild's reward is just a reward, not the goal."

Hermaini's parents apologized and left with their child. Little Hermaini still had a confused look on his face, but those who heard about this had different expressions.

Li Ang doesn't care about the attitudes of outsiders, but some of these words are actually said to his three troubled girls. Their problems are not in this area, but he hopes to convey a positive attitude towards dealing with things.

The director of the Xingchen Shipyard came up to Li Ang and said slowly, "After experiencing this life-or-death ordeal, the secrets of ancient ruins, the benefits of ancient knowledge, the reluctance to share knowledge and common progress, the guilt of possessing a treasure, attracting covetous others... Compared to profit, life, and family, what is more important must be reconsidered.

"Let me help explain this to the other people at the shipyard, Mr. Leon."

With the addition of Director Xingchen, the subsequent rescue work went exceptionally smoothly.

Perhaps it was because the tactic of conquering the Furnace of Creation was so effective that rescuing people from the inside completely exceeded the expectations of the Empire and the Soul Peak. Being able to open the door to the Machine Core Tunnel also represented the strength they possessed, as well as Bosideng's appearance. Everyone quickly gained the trust of the hostages and cooperated very well with the rescue work.

A large number of people went to the Shadow Shipyard via the tracks of the Mechanical Furnace. The people in Corridor 14 were all busy, trying their best to accommodate the large number of people who had suddenly arrived. They distributed the supplies that had been collected since the plan was prepared, and built and cleaned up temporary shelters.

After rescuing the people from the seven shipyards, it was already afternoon and no unexpected situations occurred. Even the four new soul-level newcomers were called by Leon and surrendered obediently in front of the Knights of Order and were put under custody.

Seeing the cooperation of these four people, Melgon kept looking at Leon, his eyes seemed to say "Every time I see you, I discover a new world."

A large crowd gathered on one side of the ancient giant ship, admiring the legendary shadow shipyard in amazement, and looking for a temporary resting place under guidance.

Looking at this scene, Leon said to the people around him: "Let's go, it's time to seize the activation key."

Xiao Mo, Farina and others nodded, and Meimei, who was willing to fight, also took a step forward.

Leon noticed that the three girls from the Star Flower Troupe had strange expressions on their faces.

"what happened?"

Zoe curled her lips. "It just feels like I haven't been able to help at all."

"not necessarily."

Li Ang reached out and covered her head. Even though the three of them were confused, they didn't say much.

"Go check on our ship, then wait for me to come back."

The group set off along the passage and entered the Kongyan Shipyard directly from the inside.

The moment the door to the core tunnel was opened, Morales covered everyone with shadows and quickly spread them outwards. He relaxed a little when he saw that there was no one guarding it.

Once you reach the core area, you have to be extremely careful with any action, especially since the four people who were just arrested also told Leon that Berea, Fres, and Klem were all called to the Kongyan Shipyard. This was not a routine gathering, and Leon didn't know what happened here.

According to Ivenis, the Destruction Battleship will not start so quickly, it still needs to devour more hulls.

Thanks to Leon's Annihilator's protection and Morales' rare shadow talent, their progress was smooth, gradually approaching the location indicated by Loken.

The target was not the factory director's office or the shipyard's conference room. The director of Kongyan was nominally in charge of the shipyard, but the actual controller here had always been Locke's former partner, Kalon. He should be old now and had been in power behind the scenes.

There is a hidden secretarial office in Kalon, with a small workshop attached, where the startup chip is most likely reshaped and stored.

As we walked along the road, the area became increasingly deserted, and even the occasional presence of imperial forces was no longer visible.

Meimei suddenly said, "Li Ang."

Her cry made everyone think something had happened at first, but then they realized she had something to say.

Xiao Mo immediately made a face and looked distressed. Li Ang had noticed that after he found out that Meimei and Meluna looked extremely similar, he had something to say, but he always stopped him.

"what happened?"

"Did you really mean what you just said?"

"What words?"

Li Ang felt Xiao Mo's excitement again. Obviously, this guy had misunderstood.

But Meluna also stood quietly, the magic power around her rising and trembling.

Well, this isn't the only one who got it wrong.

This girl... Li Ang was also a little helpless. She suddenly said something that could be misunderstood.

"You said you needed a partner.

"Oh, that's what I said to that kid."

Everyone suddenly understood, and Xiao Mo made a puzzled expression, obviously thinking "It turns out that this child is also touched."

But Farina and Leon, who knew Meimei's background, didn't think so. As for Meluna, she didn't care about this.

"Are you serious? Do you really think so?" Meimei asked.

"Of course."

"Okay, that's nothing. There might be a lot of fighting coming up, so I want to confirm it before that."

Meimei then returned to her silent state. Even though her face was drooping, it was still delicate and pretty, making people unconsciously love her.

Before Leon could figure out why she did this, Farina called him aside.

347. Sub-Star Soul

"How to say?"

"That child seems to be longing for companionship." said the Dragon Witch.

Farina is quite careful. She has been hanging out with this group of girls who came to the Helm City recently. She is also the most mature one among them. She can see what Meimei is thinking, and Leon has no doubts about it.

"Then why are you asking me these questions?"

The Dragon Witch smiled and said, "That's because in her understanding of us, Newbis, you are the key person. She should subconsciously want to build trust in you."

As Leon pondered, Farina continued, "In her original world, many people helped her, such as Ella Fia, whom you are familiar with, and Licia from the Order Investigation Team. But these people left her one by one, which must have been a huge blow to her.

"She's witnessed the destruction of the world and isn't dwelling on the past, but the longing in her heart is undeniable. Your mention of your companions and others has deeply touched her, and her opinion of you has changed significantly. You can seize this opportunity to win her over."

"What are you fighting for?" Leon felt that Farina's eyes were a little strange.

"We'll try to get another high-end fighter to join the team. As for your personal affairs, I won't ask about them. Huhu." Farina chuckled with her hands covering her mouth.

"talk later."

Because of Meluna, there were some misunderstandings between Meimei and me before, and I don’t know how much trust we need to have before we can talk it out.

"Hey, hey, please consider me." Xiao Mo shouted from the side.

Leon and Farina were talking on the side. The young man with animal ears who was holding up the shadow curtain was feeling very uncomfortable. They were in the front, and Meluna and Meimei were walking on each side behind them, very far away from each other. He had to cover a large area with the curtain, and he was suffering.

"Okay, okay, I'm back."

Walking back to Xiao Mo, it wasn't long before the group arrived near the location marked by Locke.

It was a small building in the Kongyan Shipyard, connected to other office buildings, but it was remote and inconspicuous.

There is only one exit on each side of the stairs inside the small building. The internal structure is special. The external staircase can only reach the first, third and fifth floors, while another hidden entrance can reach the second and fourth floors.

The second and fourth floors are where the old factory director's study and workshop are connected by an elevator.

With the diagram provided by Locke, the target location was not difficult to find. Taking a detour from the path covered by the lush green belt, one naturally arrived at the hidden staircase entrance.

Xiao Mo, who was walking in front, stretched out his hand to stop everyone. From his perspective, some people had the same goal as them.

An old man sitting in a wheelchair, holding a cane, was pushed by a woman who looked like a secretary and came from a distance. Beside them was a guard in black armor.

That was obviously the Annihilation Knight.

Several people exchanged glances. The old man was most likely Chilon, the real person in charge of Kongyan. He was also the person in charge of the cooperation between the shipyard and the empire. It was not surprising that he was guarded by the Annihilation Knight.

However, the Annihilation Knight was very different. He wore heavy armor that was pitch black and covered with sharp blades, but he did not wear the Helmet of the Eye of God.

"That's all. Please stay outside." When they arrived at the staircase entrance, the secretary said to the Annihilation Knight.

"Understood, sir." said the Annihilation Knight.

Leon immediately turned around and looked at Meluna and Meimei, both of whom shook their heads slightly.

After the secretary pushed Chilong into the building, Leon and the other four retreated a certain distance and immediately asked, "Are there still such annihilation knights?"

"I've never seen it before. They should all be weapons that have lost their minds." Meimei gritted her teeth.

"Now..."

Leon was a little hesitant, not knowing whether the Annihilator's Protection would be effective against such a conscious object.

【Rose Olin, the Annihilation Knight】

[A special type of weapon forged from the flesh and blood of the Annihilator by the Holy Sporel Empire. Due to its strong will, it overcame the pressure brought by the flesh and blood of the Star Soul, and its existence transformed into a legendary object.]