The wind whistled, and a bonfire burned in the underground cave. The flickering flames brought some warmth to the cold underground cave in the dead of winter.
When Sirene woke up, she found herself lying on a stone bed covered with hay. She saw the orange light of the fire and the dark shadow in the corner.
She had just woken up, and there was still a trace of confusion in her eyes. At this time, the sound of wheels came from outside the stone room. Her expression turned serious, and she subconsciously touched her waist, but she felt nothing.
"Are you looking for this?"
A cold and gentle male voice sounded. Sirene looked over and saw Brady, with three hideous scars on his face, pushing a wheelchair in from outside.
The one who spoke was Senos, who was sitting in the wheelchair.
"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle."
The crudely made wheelchair was not very stable when it moved.
Sirene watched her brother come to the side of the stone bed.
Senos was holding a sword hilt in his hand. It was her full moon sword. At this moment, even the last half of the blade was broken, and only the hilt was left in his hand.
This sword was given to her by her father on her fifteenth birthday. Now, like her most beloved Roland, it was broken and would never be whole again.
Sirene suddenly felt a lump in her throat. She subconsciously looked up and blinked hard, trying to suppress all the sadness and pain in her heart.
Seeing her like this, how could Senos have the heart to scold her?
He pulled his sister's hand, controlled the water flow, and gently put the sword hilt back into her palm. He gently closed her fingers and held her tightly with his remaining hand.
He did not say a word, but Sirene felt a force supporting her.
Clearly, the person who should be protected now was her brother …
Sirene bit her lip, but when she recalled everything that happened before she fainted, she could not help but cry.
"Brother, I'm sorry …"
"I didn't catch up to the spaceship … and broke the full moon …"
Senos paused, then raised his left hand and gently wiped the tears from her eyes with his fingertips. He said gently, "I don't know what happened, but it's good that you came back safely."
"Everything else doesn't matter."
"Yeah, it was really too dangerous!"
Brady said, "If I hadn't heard the commotion and rushed over to catch Your Highness falling from the sky, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been as simple as being unconscious for two days …"
At this point, he saw Celine lower her head, so he hurriedly stopped.
"Haha, I just wanted to say that it's good that you're fine …"
He stiffly yawned and quickly changed the topic, "Your Highness, what happened? And what's with the spaceship you just mentioned? "
After being interrupted by him, Sirene's mood improved a lot.
She wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, pulled herself together, and said, "I was going to the base to have a look today, but I heard the Hollow Beast on my way there, so I quickly hid, but …"
She didn't continue. Instead, she raised her wrist and operated the communication device. She pulled up the video she had recorded with the high-definition camera.
In the video, the camera was aimed at the sky, and then it was quickly zoomed in until the outline of a spaceship could be seen.
Then, the camera shook and there was a sharp whistling sound. Sirene quickly turned off the video.
"Brother, I found a spaceship!"
Sirene said, "They probably passed by here to use the safe passage."
This area was not far from the original border of Roland, and the exit of the safe passage was opened nearby.
"Brother, the Empire is really still here! There's a new spaceship now! "Sirene excitedly shared this good news with them.
Roland originally had a spaceship donated by the Elementalists who were wandering in outer space, but it was destroyed by flying Interstellar Beasts during the Beast Tide three years ago.
Until today, Sirene still remembered that scene.
Even at the last moment, the people on the spaceship didn't choose to be deserters. Instead, they activated the self-destruct device and perished together with the Interstellar Beasts that besieged them …
"Your Highness, can you play that video again?" After listening to Sirene's description, Brady didn't show much excitement. Instead, he frowned and asked.
Sirene's expression became serious, and she played the video again. Then, at Brady's request, she played it again. After three or four times, she looked at Senos.
"Your Highness, what do you think?"
Senos also had a serious expression. He frowned as he looked at the frozen image and said, "There's no logo on this spaceship."
Brady nodded.
At this time, Sirene also noticed something. She muttered, "You mean …"
Brady looked at her and couldn't bear it, but in the end, he said, "This is probably not Roland's spaceship, but …"
He paused and didn't continue.
Sirene had already guessed it. "You mean the Bevat Empire? How is that possible … "
Her voice slowly lowered because she knew that the possibility of this spaceship belonging to the Bevat Empire was very high.
What Sirene hated the most in her life, other than interstellar beasts, were the lizardmen who coveted Roland.
Even if Roland didn't perish three years ago, it was still in a precarious situation.
Under such circumstances, how could the lizardmen, who were always up to little tricks, let go of such a good opportunity?
Could that spaceship … really be Bevat's?
"Your Highness, look at the paint style of this spaceship. It's completely different from Roland's usual colors. This pure black heavy metal style is more like Bevat's group of lizardmen …"
"Nonsense!"
Before Brady could finish his words, an angry child's voice suddenly sounded in the stone room, directly interrupting him.
？？？
Brady and Sirene looked at each other.
The next moment, one of them activated a wind shield to cover the three of them, while the other pulled out a heavy sword from the shadows. They protected Senos in the middle.
"Who is it? Who's talking? "
Sirene looked at the stone room vigilantly.
This was her room, built by the surviving Earth Elementalist. Other than a stone bed, a stone table, and a cabinet, there was almost no furniture in the room.
It was clear at a glance. They scanned with their Psychic Power, but did not find any enemy.
Their question was not answered, as if they were just hallucinating. However, it was possible for one person to hallucinate, but how could three people hallucinate at the same time?
Brady looked at Sirene, then at Senos, hesitated for a moment, then continued to look at the image projected by Sirene's communication device.
He deliberately said, "This spaceship should be from Bevat. Only those ugly lizardmen would make such an ugly design."
"Nonsense! You're from Bevat, your whole family is from Bevat! "
The angry child's voice sounded in the stone room, and in the image projected by Sirene, a small robot appeared. It pointed at the spaceship and said:
"It's obviously super cool! Big brother also said that he likes it a lot. "
In the stone room, the three people looked at each other.
What was this little robot? Why did it appear in the projection?
Brady opened his mouth and was about to question when Thanos pulled on his sleeve. He had no choice but to shut his mouth and look at the crown prince who was being protected by him and Her Highness Celine.
Senos shook its head at him, then stopped the restless Sirene, and controlled the wheelchair to move closer to the projection.
His light purple eyes looked at the little robot, and he said gently, "Hello."
The little person who was jumping up and down calmed down. It tilted its head and looked at him, and responded, "Hello."
Seeing that they could communicate, Senos was relieved. He looked at it and asked, "You just said that your big brother also likes it a lot … Who is your big brother?"
Regardless of tone or behavior, this little robot was like a child, and he tried to use this method to open the topic.
However, the little robot did not answer immediately, but blinked its electronic eyes and looked at him curiously.
"You look like my big brother," the little robot suddenly said.
Senos' heart skipped a beat. "Oh? Really? "
"Yes."
"How do I look like your big brother?"
"Hair and eyes. He also has long silver hair and purple eyes. I want to look like him in the future."
The little robot's tone was innocent and pure, and the last sentence was even more confusing.
However, Synos and Celine could still hear the difference in his voice.
Sirene glanced at Senos and suppressed the excitement in her heart. She heard him ask, "Your big brother … is Snow?"
"Eh, how did you know?"
Xiao Wu looked at the three strange humans in front of him and asked curiously.
At the same time, Roland's Starry Sky slowly moved out of its flight path, and under the guidance of Kachibar's guiding aircraft, it smoothly docked at the designated location in the harbor.
The pre-booked sightseeing spaceship was already waiting for them.
As a tourist planet, Kachibar's service was quite good, but for the safety of the passengers, there were some rules that had to be followed.
For example, the passenger's means of transportation, whether large spaceships or small shuttles, could only be docked at designated locations, and then landed on Kachibar's spaceship.
Generally speaking, this type of sightseeing spaceship was free of charge. Only during peak passenger flow, if you wanted to cut the queue, you could pay a certain fee.
During the landing process, you could also change your route temporarily, but this was a fee.
Xu Sili only brought 500 players and 50 royal guards with him this time. Li Zheyu did not come along.
As the third most powerful person in Roland, he needed to stay in the Imperial City and protect Xiao Qiong and the others.
With less than 600 people, one small spaceship was enough.
Small spaceships usually carried less than 800 people, medium spaceships could carry 2,000 people, and large spaceships could carry up to 5,000 people.
Xu Sili's large spaceship could only carry so many people, which was a little overkill.
However, the small spaceship's movement range was much smaller. Basically, each person had a fixed seat, and there was no room for them to stay in.
It was more than suitable to be used as a sightseeing spaceship.
After disguising himself, Xu Sili put on contact lenses to cover his distinctive lavender eyes, tied up his long hair, and put on a wig. Only then did he lead everyone onto the sightseeing spaceship.
The players were naturally very interested in his new look, but because of the Favorability System, they had learned their lesson and only dared to discuss it in the live chat channel.
Xu Sili pretended not to know and walked to the front, sitting in the first row alone with Si Sheng.
The sightseeing spaceship had been modified. After passing through the atmosphere and entering a stable flight path, the metal plates on both sides of the spaceship slowly moved away, revealing a specially made transparent glass wall that allowed them to see the scenery outside clearly.
Even the floor under their feet could become transparent, but Xu Sili did not choose this service.
After all, some players were afraid of heights. Even now, some of them were too scared to move. If they were to sit on the glass, they would probably be so scared that they would immediately log off.
In this regard, Xu Sili was very considerate.
As it was his first time traveling to another planet, he was full of anticipation for this trip to Keqibar.
Old Huo and the others had already set off, but due to the distance between the galaxies, it would take half a month to get there. Archibald, who lived the furthest away, would need two months to get to Keqibar.
Actually, it was already very fast.
Interstellar travel was a long journey, tens of thousands of light-years away. A month or two was really nothing.
During this time, Xu Sili planned to stay in the underground market every day to see if he could pick up anything good.
Keqibar was not only the largest and most prosperous tourist planet in the nearby Star Fields, but its underground market was also very famous. It was one of the best in the entire Galaxy.
The underground market was also known as the black market.
For a long time, a set of rules had been established. For Xu Sili, who did not want to reveal his identity or his source of funds, this was definitely a good choice.
In addition, he had Xiao Wu. After he successfully obtained a few anonymous accounts, the little artificial intelligence had already helped him erase all traces.
Now, these accounts had hundreds of billions of Universe Credits in them. They were just waiting for him to squander them all in the black market.
When they arrived at the hotel, Xu Sili checked in and disbanded the team. He let the others have fun on their own.
If it were not for the fact that he wanted to stop Wen Jishan and the others, he would not have brought so many people. After all, Si Sheng was already more than enough to deal with thousands of soldiers and horses.
Furthermore, his level was higher than all the other guards.
After giving the order, Xu Sili and Si Sheng walked to the elevator under the guidance of the waiter.
Instead of an elevator, it was more appropriate to call it a teleportation platform.
This was because the slightly raised platform was only one square meter in size. There were no obstructions around it, but when the passengers walked up, they would disappear in less than a second.
Xu Sili swiped the room card and walked in with Si Sheng. All he heard was a notification saying, "Entering Room 2505." Then, the world started to spin.
When he opened his eyes again, he was already in the luxurious suite that he had booked.
Xu Sili looked at the gorgeous, exquisite, and exotic double suite, then turned to look at the man standing beside him. He couldn't help but smile.
Could this be considered a true two-person world?
In the hotel lobby, some of the players had already used their reputation to exchange for a room card from the faction storage. Now, they excitedly went upstairs to enjoy themselves.
The other players did not exchange for a room card.
It was not that they did not want to, but because they did not have enough reputation, they could only walk around and familiarize themselves with the environment. Then, they would see if they could receive any missions.
The hotel that Xu Sili stayed in was of the highest standard in Keqibar. The people who came in and out were all famous nobles from various countries.
From the way they dressed, the players looked out of place.
[Hahaha, the host looks like a country bumpkin.]
[Look at the door, an octopus is coming in!]
[It's really an alien planet. Isn't Starry Age too detailed? Don't tell me they've already mapped out the entire Galaxy? I love it.]
[Only I think … even Octopus Bro looks better than the host!]
Deng Jianan looked at the bullet screen and was speechless.
Did he want to dress like this?
This was already the best looking commoner clothes in Roland, okay? Any higher standards would require custom-made clothes, and only nobles could wear them!
Therefore, this had nothing to do with his aesthetics. He was being targeted by the game team!
As a wind-type player who had received the relief mission at the beginning, Deng Jianan had earned a lot of money through this mission. He was not short of money.
In the second beta, he was considered to be doing very well. As a new second beta player, he was able to squeeze into the top 500 on the leaderboard. He could be considered one of the best among the second beta players.
However, as he stood in the luxurious and noble Keqibal Hotel, he deeply felt his poverty.
He hesitated for a moment and did not immediately check in. Instead, he asked the staff where he could buy clothes.
He was then told that he could use the virtual fitting room in the hotel room to try on the clothes. After he chose to pay, someone would deliver the clothes to his door.
Deng Jianan was mercilessly mocked in the live broadcast room again. He could only thank the staff and obediently check in.
As he walked to the elevator, a little girl who looked like she was only four or five years old ran past him, chasing a puppy.
Deng Jianan felt that the little NPC's modeling was very cute and could not help but look at her. When the little girl almost fell, he subconsciously used the wind element to support her.
The little girl laid on the ground and looked up blankly, as if she was wondering why she did not feel any pain when she fell.
[Woo, what a cute little girl!]
[Host, quickly go and show some love!]
Deng Jianan also liked children. Under the urging of the bullet screen, he quickly walked to the little girl and bent down to help her up.
At this moment, a group of people walked to the elevator.
One of them looked at Deng Jianan with a thoughtful expression. Then, under the urging of his companions, he walked to the corridor.
Deng Jianan did not notice. He helped the little girl up and helped her tidy up her skirt. Then, he asked, "Little girl, did it hurt?"
The little girl was a little wary at first, but after hearing his words, she blinked and said, "Huh? Are you also from Planet Earth? "
What? Planet Earth?
Deng Jianan was confused. "I'm not from Planet Earth."
"Then how do you know Planet Earth language?" The little girl looked at him with a face of surprise.
Deng Jianan then realized that this should be the translation system that came with the game. Although he spoke Chinese, it seemed to be automatically translated into the alien language.
"I learned it," he said shamelessly in the face of the little girl's curious eyes.
"Wow, then you're so good!"
Deng Jianan accepted the little girl's admiration and the bullet screen's disdain. He looked at the little girl and asked, "Little girl, are you alone? Where are your parents? "
After being reminded, the little girl seemed to remember something. She looked around and then pouted.
"Mommy … Mommy is gone … Woo, big brother, I want mommy …"
Seeing that she suddenly cried, Deng Jianan was at a loss. There were also NPCs who looked like security coming over.
Just as he was about to comfort her, a system notification suddenly popped up.
[Ding! Successfully triggered the elite mission [Lost Planet Earth]]
[Ding! As you have not joined [Planet Earth Faction], [Planet Earth] is not an ally of [Roland Empire], you cannot accept this mission.]
Damn! There are different factions?
Could it be that he could change factions?
There were many people in his live streaming channel who came to watch Interstellar Travel. Many of them were Second Beta Players who stayed on Eshe Star. Seeing this mission notification, the bullet screen went wild.
The Second Beta Players and Cloud Players were discussing.
So this game had faction gameplay!
However, there was only one country on Eshe Star, the Roland Empire. Many of them did not realize this.
Different factions should have different gameplay. It would be fun if he could join another faction.
At this moment, he realized that the system notification was not over yet.
[You can make the following choices:]
[1. Reject this mission]
[2. Give up your identity as Roland Empire and join the Planet Earth Faction]
Looking at these two options, Deng Jianan touched his chin.
So, players could only have one faction identity? According to the previous mission notification, if they were in different factions but were allies, they could do the allied faction mission.
[Bro An, try the second option!]
[Yes, yes, yes. If you join the Planet Earth Faction, you will probably be born on Planet Earth!]
[Bro Xiao An, do you see the rocket launcher in my hand? If you choose the second option, I will throw a thousand of them at you!]
In the bullet screen, everyone was egging him on. Some even offered money to tempt him.
Deng Jianan secretly rolled his eyes and couldn't be bothered with them.
Did he look like someone who was short of money? A thousand rocket launchers were enough to make him give in? Dream on!
He switched to the live streaming channel and said softly, "If I betray Roland, not to mention the possible punishment, are you going to deliver food to the villages near Lexi Village?"
One must finish what one started. Moreover, he had feelings for Roland.
He had friends who played together and NPCs whom he was familiar with. For example, Peter from the tavern, Li Lei who brought him into the Mercenary Association, and the villagers from Lexi Village …
How could he give them up so easily?
Deng Jianan's mind was very clear. Although he was very curious about where Planet Earth was and what benefits he would get from joining, he still chose (1. Give up the mission).
When he made his choice, the security guard had already come over to ask about the situation. He explained and helped to bring the child to the front desk.
Planet Earth Language was too niche. The hotel could not find a waiter or robot who could master it.
When the little girl's mother came over, Deng Jianan, as the translator, unexpectedly received a thank you fee from the hotel.
Although it was not much, only a thousand Universe Credits, it was a huge amount for Deng Jianan. After all, in the faction storage, one Universe Credit cost 100 Exel Dollars!
When the hotel was interested in hiring him as a translator, Deng Jianan hesitated.
After all, this money … was a little easy to earn.
But when he remembered that there were only two days left in the game, he suppressed this idea.
After rejecting the hotel's offer, he continued to take the elevator.
As soon as he was teleported into the room, someone in the bullet screen said that they saw a player changing faction on the Starry Sky Forum.
Deng Jianan quickly opened the forum and when he saw the punishment for changing factions …
He suddenly felt very lucky that he firmly chose Roland.
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