The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 684 - 688: Interstellar Heartthrob (7)

Chapter 684: Chapter 688: Interstellar Heartthrob (7)

No matter what the consideration was, the old man couldn’t remain calm.

He decided he still had to personally visit the Lord to determine his next move.

More importantly, no matter what, the resource supply from the East Corner to the West Corner absolutely couldn’t be cut off.

With a sinking heart, the old man decided to make the trip himself to ensure the resources, which should have been available, were secured.

He didn’t care how the Lord would fill this gap; after all, the Lord had never disappointed them before.

People with the capacity should naturally contribute more.

That’s what the old man thought it ought to be.

He didn’t realize that in this world, there’s nothing that’s taken for granted; there’s only willingness or unwillingness.

Previously, the original owner was willing, but now that Su Li was in charge, he was unwilling.

Why would he share what he had painstakingly acquired with others before securing his own needs?

Of course, if everyone knelt down and called him "Mr. Su," then perhaps he would consider it.

Having become their daddy, naturally, he would consider his kids’ needs. If not, then there would be no reason for it.

The old man, full of confidence, set out on his journey, only to wander the sandy wasteland and, apart from swallowing mouthfuls of sand, couldn’t even find the Lord’s residence.

He searched every inch of the known address but found no sign of the eggshell-like landmark.

At this point, real panic set in for the old man.

His expression grew uglier and uglier, nearly dripping with dark ink.

"Great-grandpa, I didn’t find it."

"Great-grandpa, neither did I over here."

"Great-grandpa, me neither."

"Could the Lord have left in a Flying Device? Impossible, he couldn’t be so heartless..."

The old man knew that the Lord had a Flying Device because he had come from the outside after all.

But he didn’t realize that the eggshell they often saw was the Flying Device.

When they first came here, the eggshell structure was already there. Although they didn’t know how it appeared, the garbage star lacked nothing in metal parts, and with some searching, a capable person could cobble together a simple abode.

Before the planet had a Lord, the materials for the Bird’s Nest’s construction were painstakingly pulled from piles of garbage, piece by piece.

The waiter, overhearing the old man muttering to himself while shaking his head, couldn’t help but voice his inner question, "Why would the Lord leave?"

"What else could it be, it must be..."

The old man started angrily and then, realizing his loss of composure, stopped abruptly without answering the waiter.

His face chilled as he said, "Continue the search."

Everyone was scared by great-grandpa’s cold façade; for a moment, they didn’t dare to speak or object.

Usually, they saw great-grandpa as kindly and amiable, but who would have thought that when his face grew cold, it would be so terrifying that they hardly dared to breathe loudly.

After sending everyone away to search again, the old man paced back and forth in place, the urgency of his steps betraying his extremely unsettled heart.

Suddenly, he stopped, stood there thinking for a while, and finally made a decision.

He pulled out a round communicator and emitted a red signal.

Soon, the communicator projected a human figure in the air.

Seeing the old man, the person, looking down from above, asked impatiently, "What is it?"

Respectful yet urgent, the old man said, "He must know about our plan."

"So what if he knows," the other person was unconcerned.

To them, taking out the Lord of Snow Mine Star was just taking advantage of a situation—they were worried that he might interfere with their plan, but their main goal wasn’t there. As long as they could secure the rare ores, leaving the Lord alive was inconsequential.

Maybe the Lord fled out of fear, hearing about their reputation, which would save them a great deal of effort.

After all, the excuse for suppressing bandits could still be used whether he was there or not.

But this was not too friendly for the old man’s plan.

The Lord had disappeared, but they hadn’t gotten their hands on the latest batch of resources yet.

Without surviving this hurricane disaster, or even if they did but suffered heavy losses without new supplies, reclaiming control would be meaningless.

According to the old man’s plan, they were going to slowly nibble away at the resources and strength held by the Lord before the Federation’s people arrived, replacing them with their own, making the Lord’s existence irrelevant.

But now, the long-planned operation had only just begun when things went awry.

With the main person gone, what about the rest of the plan?

Previously, when there was an adopted son close to the Lord capable of kung fu, now that the son had left, the Lord was left alone.

He could easily pack up and leave, but they couldn’t.

The Federation’s attitude had the old man pacing like an ant on a hot pot, yet he dared not show any dissimilarity on his face, fearing offending them.

"My Lord, Su Li must not have left the planet yet, though I don’t know how he vanished. To leave this Star Domain, interstellar jumping is a must, and without a Starship-sized Flying Device, it’s impossible."

"I hope the Lords can come earlier to help find this person for us."

"Oh, and what’s in it for me?"

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As the old man said, Su Li indeed couldn’t leave directly.

However, unlike what was said, his eggshell Flying Device was so advanced it could achieve interstellar jumps on its own.

The only issue was the enormous energy required, which was enough to drive one to despair.

Thus, Su Li was waiting for the Federation’s people to arrive.

If something was coveted by the Federation and they feared other forces finding out, making so much unnecessary fuss over it, it must be something good.

It would certainly fill up her Flying Device’s energy reserves, or at the very least, once they’ve confirmed her to be a threat, she could just seize it from them.

While Su Li was taking it easy, the residents of Bird’s Nest were in agony, desperate and clawing at their hearts.

As time went on, the news that the Lord had abandoned them and disappeared, despite the old man’s best efforts to hide it, spread among the residents.

First, their actions were not secretive; everyone knew great-grandpa had gone to find the Lord. Second, most of the entourage were immature youths who, under pressure, couldn’t resist confiding secretly to their closest trusted family and friends.

Third, the persistent issue with resource supplies that remained unresolved, indicating something significant must have happened, was obvious even to fools.

The young people were fine; after a moment of panic, they calmed down under the persuasion organized by the old man.

But the older folks weren’t as easily swayed as the young ones.

Moreover, they had lived through the dark times; while the current situation was different, the oppressive emotions aroused were essentially the same.