The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 687 - 691 Interstellar Heartthrob (10)

Chapter 687: Chapter 691 Interstellar Heartthrob (10)

But such speculation was pointless; in fact, everything had happened.

Xiao Hei was also covered in scratches, his face marred by dried bloodstains, his hair dampened by sweat, and his whole person more ragged than ever before.

Hiding in a corner, he listened to the desperate cries for help and the gut-wrenching sobs around him, trembling as he fished out a communication device from his chest.

He kept dialing, and dialing, and dialing again.

For many days before, he had been persistently calling that number, but never once had there been a response.

This time he was more frantic than ever, mumbling incessantly, "Pick up, pick up, I beg you, please pick up..."

Watching the signal light dim once more, he couldn’t help but collapse into loud wails.

This communicator was for direct signals between him and the Lord.

Ever since the Lord had vanished, the signal light on the communicator had never been lit.

No matter which method he tried, previously agreed upon by the two, he could no longer get in touch with the Lord himself.

How could he be so heartless, truly able to watch so many innocent people suffer?

Xiao Hei was thoroughly resentful towards Su Li.

But whether he resented her or not was of no importance to Su Li.

She would only care about the emotions of an insignificant person if she had eaten too much.

Even though he knew there wouldn’t be a response, Xiao Hei still masochistically kept dialing, over and over, continuing even after the signal light dimmed as if this could prove he had always been trying.

"Brother Xiao Hei, don’t do this... It hurts me to see you like this, Grandpa is already in such a state, and if you go on like this, what do you expect me to do..."

The grandpa that Xue’er was referring to was the old man currently lying in bed, unable to get up.

Her resentment towards Su Li was no less than Xiao Hei’s.

During the final time, as the signal light was about to go dark again, suddenly a light flashed, and Su Li’s languid voice came through the speaker.

"Long time no see, my Guard Captain."

Xiao Hei, who had already become dejected and had forced himself to accept the harsh reality, upon hearing this familiar voice, had the hatred in his eyes flare up even more intensely.

"Why, why did you do this?"

Su Li, by now in a faraway place, absentmindedly fiddled with her fingernails and asked with amusement, "Why what? What do you think I’ve done?"

"It seems like I haven’t done anything... Is it not even permissible for me to disappear for a while, to take a vacation, and relax a little?"

"In the end, is it you who is the Lord or am I the Lord?"

Adding a mental pressure to her last words, Xiao Hei and Xue’er couldn’t help but feel the urge to buckle at the knees upon hearing it.

Yet the chaos that had become of their home forced Xiao Hei to uphold his questioning, "Do you even remember that you are the Lord, then have you fulfilled your duties?"

Su Li responded indifferently, "What are the duties of a Lord? Is there a stipulation in the Federation laws?"

"Oh right, there is a stipulation, isn’t there? The region under a Lord’s governance is required to pay tribute to the Lord Mansion every year. If you hadn’t reminded me, I would have forgotten all about that."

Indeed, ever since the original owner became the Lord, there was only the business of paying out, never a time for collecting.

Xiao Hei also knew his reasoning couldn’t withstand scrutiny.

Within the bounds of the Federation’s interstellar regions, the class division was strikingly clear.

The rights and obligations of a Lord and the inhabitants of their governed area were not equal.

To put it bluntly, one was in the exploiting class, while the other was in the exploited class.

Only the original owner was an oddity and did not abide by these unspoken rules, which brought about his own downfall.

"Alright, alright, your reminder is timely, a merit for you, I won’t fuss about the disrespect you showed just now."

Su Li pondered further and added a few more words, "After the hurricane passes, if the Bird’s Nest is still standing, you’ll need to make up for the missed taxes."

Su Li’s lighthearted and relaxed tone, however, slashed at Xiao Hei and Xue’er’s hearts again and again, puncturing their already deeply wounded hearts and as if that wasn’t enough, trampling over them with his foot back and forth.

And at this very moment, what was happening was proving her heart-piercing words to be true.

If the Bird’s Nest is still standing...

Xiao Hei and Xue’er were stunned for a good while before they dashed out like mad.

"Quick, everyone to the East Corner Learning Plaza, that’s where the defenses are the strongest... Hurry..."

Xiao Hei roared, lifting a person with a sprained ankle next to him and rushing towards the East Corner.

Xue’er followed closely behind, shouting as well, "Throw away anything too heavy on you, you can run faster that way, nothing is more important than your life."

But while this concept was well known, it proved not to be so easy to act upon.

On the garbage star, every item was exceedingly precious, to persuade oneself to discard these valuables...

Some hesitated, not following the advice immediately.

It was just a few short breaths of time, but those who hesitated once more lost their lives.

The gaps in the buildings were getting worse and worse.

"Dump it now, do you want to die?"

This time, no one hesitated, the balance still tilted slightly more towards their own lives.

With someone taking the lead, the panicked residents, like headless flies, seem to find their backbone.

In such moments, they were accustomed to obeying.

Despite Xiao Hei’s excessively young age, he still became a temporary leader among the group of people.

Moreover, he had another role, as the Guard Captain by the Lord’s side, and although he hadn’t served for too long, it was still the most important reason for others to trust him.

Three days later, the violent hurricane gradually calmed down.

Emerging from the eggshell Flying Device, Su Li found the world to be much fresher than when she first arrived.

Indeed, various natural disasters are necessary means for nature to accomplish its self-cleansing.

Humankind, who wantonly damaged the ecosystem and indiscriminately mined for ores, had suffered their retribution.

Everywhere Su Li set foot, it was no longer littered with trash, at least within a certain distance, she could now see the bare earth on the ground.

Su Li didn’t bother with a protective mask, casually and naturally making her way from her location to where the Bird’s Nest was.

Upon closer observation, one would realize that Su Li’s eggshell Flying Device and the Bird’s Nest were actually not far apart.

Considering interstellar distances are often measured in light-years, the fact that this distance could be covered on foot was telling.

However, Su Li’s mode of walking would seem somewhat strange to the ordinary human eye.

Although she used her legs to walk and her movements resembled leisurely strolling, taking three steps and pausing at the fourth.

But each step she took spanned a distance of a hundred meters.

If someone had been looking down from above, they would have been amazed to find that such speed surely surpassed the realm of five-star Martial Arts.

Unfortunately, no one was fated to learn that such an expert existed on this garbage star.