Baiyu curiously asked.

"Yes, he is a Tier Four expert in the Craftsman Sequence, a Manufacturing Master.

He's just a step away from entering Sequence Three and is the best craftsman we have here.

However, since last year, he hasn't taken on any tasks." The soldier explained.

Baiyu slightly frowned and asked curiously: "Why? Logically speaking, reaching such a position would mean top-tier benefits and other perks. It's unlikely he would refuse to work for those reasons."

Tier Four Expert.

Even for the vast Imperial machine, such talents are precious, especially in the Craftsman Sequence.

These are special technical talents.

They are unlikely to face any unfair treatment.

"It's not our problem. Master Pang's daughter sacrificed herself in the battle with the aliens, just last year. So his heart is like dead ashes..."

A soldier explained.

Baiyu didn't expect such a story.

"Then take me to see him. If it doesn't work out, then just forget about it."

Baiyu said.

A Tier Four Extraordinary Craftsman is worth befriending, and he really wants to upgrade Shark Bite.

The two soldiers didn't hesitate and took Baiyu out of the military factory, boarding the iron-armored vehicle and heading towards the residential area.

The scenery all around was monotonous.

Steel floors and buildings everywhere, with very few green plants; even the houses were made of steel.

Soon.

Baiyu stopped in front of a grand steel-made villa, the entire villa sparkling with a vibrant sheen.

In front of the house, there was even a garden built with iron trees and iron flowers.

It goes to show.

No wonder he is a master in the Craftsman Sequence; his tastes are so unique.

Knock knock knock...

Baiyu knocked on the door, and a mechanical maid opened it for them; these mechanical maids can only perform specific tasks and have no intelligence, just like the armed patrol robots on the street and mechanical scavengers.

This is the current technological limit in manufacturing.

However, a few days ago, Erza told him that generally, those intelligent mechanical beings might have been created by special Extraordinary craftsmen.

This makes Baiyu feel somewhat credible.

After all, he had seen Cai, who is a mechanical lifeform, although she used to be human, changed due to the "Dream Maker" ability combined with her father's Extraordinary medical skills.

Baiyu strongly suspects.

Erza might have been a real person once, but for various reasons and desires, her consciousness entered the machine, forming such a mechanical lifeform.

At present.

Baiyu and the two soldiers, led by the mechanical maid, entered the room.

The entire room was crafted very neatly.

Everything necessary for a home was present; the only flaw was that most items were made of steel.

Whether it was tables, chairs.

Even wardrobes, sofas, countertops.

All crafted from steel, gleaming with a unique metallic shine.

The aesthetic might not be acceptable to the general populace.

Baiyu waited outside for a while, while the two soldiers, familiar with the place, went inside and soon brought out an elderly man over fifty years old.

Though wrinkles were evident on his face.

Not a single strand of his hair had turned white, and he appeared full of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, walking with a robust stride.

"Master Pang, this is Director Bai."

The two soldiers introduced each other.

By this point, Baiyu realized that something was slightly amiss, sensing the two soldiers seemed overly zealous.

Sure enough.

After the introductions, this Master, who was over fifty and had reached Tier Four, immediately knelt before Baiyu.

"Master Pang, what are you doing?"

Baiyu looked at him, momentarily unsure of how to handle the situation.

"Director Bai, you must, you must save my daughter." Pang Xiu kneeled on the ground, bowing to Baiyu, tears flowing.

Baiyu furrowed his brow, helping him up: "Master Pang, your daughter died at the hands of the aliens. How can I save her?

One cannot bring back the dead; you must take care not to grieve excessively, lest you harm your health.

You are a pillar of the Empire; should anything happen to you, it would be a loss for the Empire."

Pang Xiu refused to rise.

No matter what Baiyu said, he insisted Baiyu save his daughter.

"Please stand up, let's talk slowly. If your daughter is indeed alive, and I can save her, I definitely will."

Baiyu persuaded.

Only then did Pang Xiu stand up from the ground.

Baiyu glanced at the two soldiers beside him, seeing them lower their heads and not daring to speak, he could only let it slide.

These two.

Clearly had an agreement with Pang Xiu beforehand.

Otherwise, Baiyu would never have met Pang Xiu; the two of them wouldn't have intersected.

Pang Xiu sat on the sofa, calming his emotions, and took out a letter from his pocket: "Director, this is the letter my daughter wrote to me last month.

She's still alive.

During last year's extermination battle against Exotic Beasts outside the city, she did not die but escaped alone!"

Such a thing seems false upon hearing it, but only an old man longing for his child would believe it.

"Did your daughter write the letter herself?"

Baiyu didn't immediately shatter his fantasy but asked carefully.

"Yes, this is definitely her handwriting, beyond any doubt. But now the entire city is under lockdown, she can't get in even if she wants to.

Besides, there are aliens outside.

Director Bai, you must save my daughter."

Pang Xiu pleaded.

Baiyu furrowed his brow, picked up the letter, and started reading it carefully.

The letter was long.

And written entirely in the Imperial common language.

It meticulously described how the letter's author, Pang Master's daughter, evaded alien pursuit, survived by chance, found paper and pen, met a bounty hunter squad, and so on...

This letter was delivered to Pang Xiu by a bounty hunter.

As for Pang Xiu's daughter, due to severe injuries, she used an isolation treatment device, unable to move.

Everything seemed plausible.

The isolation treatment device is an emergency rescue facility that, once used, requires the person to lie within.

It maximizes the prevention of wound deterioration and energy loss.

However, correspondingly.

If not given immediate help upon leaving the isolation treatment device, the accumulated injuries would suddenly erupt, claiming the user's life.

In short.

This is a life-preserving tool; it cannot heal people.

It only prolongs life.

Generally, bounty hunter squads, Exotic Beast hunter squads, etc., always take one along when hunting outside.

Coincidentally.

Pang Xiu's daughter was found by a lone bounty hunter, who simply couldn't bring her back.

The entire letter had no significant flaws.

Each detail, description, was very clear.

Coupled with Pang Xiu's certainty that it was his daughter's handwriting, Baiyu really didn't know if the person was alive or not.

"Master Pang, haven't you sent anyone to rescue your daughter?" Baiyu asked.

Pang Xiu shook his head and sighed: "I happened to get in touch with some old friends and prepared to go outside the city, but encountered the full city lockdown.

Now it's impossible to go out.

I really have no other way, which is why I asked them to bring you to me, only with your intervention can my daughter be saved.

Director Bai.

If you help me, I can give you a satisfactory reward, any conditions you can ask, as long as I can accomplish it."

Baiyu fell into contemplation.

This incident came too suddenly, and in the following days, the military is set to move out; it cannot be derailed.

After thinking for a moment.

Baiyu suddenly said, "If that's the case, then Master Pang, tomorrow I'll arrange for someone to go out and rescue your daughter, what do you think?"

"Thank you, thank you, sir."

Pang Xiu hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

Baiyu shook his head, saying, "Regarding this matter, I don't know what the exact situation is. I'm not sure if I can definitely rescue your daughter.

If upon arrival there's no one, or if she's already passed away, I'm powerless."

"I understand, sir, no need to worry, this old man knows the reality." Pang Xiu immediately assured.

"Then, for now, you should stay at the Security Bureau for the next two days; once there's news, I can notify you immediately.

By the way.

Bring me the bounty hunter who delivered the letter."

Baiyu instructed expressionlessly.