CHAPTER 697: 701

Su Li laughed and said, "Kindness really does get rewarded, look at this, I did a good deed, and didn’t I immediately gain a super loyal fan?"

She conveniently forgot her previous intention to ask for a reward from the other party, truly believing she was a good person.

She didn’t see the deep disdain in the robot’s eyes.

Damn, this thing’s IQ is getting higher and higher, can I even live like this anymore.

Su Li began to deeply miss the first time she saw the robot.

Back then, it was so cute. Ugly, yes, but it obeyed instructions strictly.

Unlike now... not only ugly but also more and more slick at backtalking, and all these skills were honed on her, the master.

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The spaceship traveled smoothly through the starry sky when suddenly, a communicator emitted an urgent distress signal.

The abruptly arising sound startled Su Li. She turned her gaze toward the source of the noise and discovered it was the communicator she had used to communicate with the Guard Team members on Snow Mine Star.

She had forgotten to throw this thing away, never expecting it to activate again.

The other side wouldn’t know what this meant, right?

Too ridiculous, after so much had happened, the entire garbage star no longer existed. These survivors from Snow Mine Star should hate her to death; how could they still come to her for help?

Are they not joking?

The piercing buzzer kept resonating within the spaceship, disturbing the peace.

Su Li raised her hand, ready to throw the communicator away; there was no need for it anymore.

But just as her hand was about to touch the communicator,

The other side sent a holographic projection.

The image on a commercial vessel showed everyone huddled together, trembling.

There were old people with white hair, couples embracing each other and crying, and mothers continuously kissing their children who were crying out of fear.

It seemed that something sad was happening on this vessel.

Additionally, Su Li saw figures like Xiao Hei whom she had not seen for a long time.

They also looked desperate, but their once somewhat naive faces had now become tougher and more mature.

Su Li stopped her hand from moving and quietly watched on.

At that moment, a man who was clearly dressed like a captain walked over with a sad face.

He glanced at everyone’s faces and said with regret and helplessness, "I’m sorry, it seems we won’t be able to escape this disaster today."

"The interstellar pirate ship is only a short distance from us, just one more burst of speed and they will catch up to us."

"And now... our ship’s last bit of fuel has been used up...."

As the captain’s words fell, suppressed cries of despair continuously came from all around.

The vessel was brimming with sorrow.

"So I’ve decided to make way for the ships behind us, letting them go first, and we’ll cover their escape.... These damnable pirates, even if we die, we have to take a few of them with us...."

The captain’s words meant giving the hope of life to others.

Whether it’s running out of fuel or being caught by interstellar pirates and having the cargo hold broken into, the outcome was the same.

Rather than this, it’s better to fight for more survival chances for other traders.

Sometimes human nature is just so complex; dark and yet grand.

Everyone lifted their heads to look at the captain, and no one else spoke.

Next, they were to face the final moments of their lives.

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Su Li watched without expression and then turned off the communicator.

What a hassle.

Looking at the coordinates sent by the communicator, it wasn’t far from her current position.

"Replot a new course...."

Before Su Li could speak, the robot changed the course on its own.

"Hey, since when can you, without me issuing new instructions?"

"A good robot should know how to read its master’s mind; I am determined to become your most considerate lackey...."

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Xiao Hei looked at the now dark communicator and remained silent for a long while.

However, Xue’er beside him was anxious and asked, "Do you think the Lord would come if he saw the message?"

Xiao Hei replied with a cold face, "Even if he does come, can he alone withstand the thousands of interstellar pirates?"

Xue’er also gradually fell silent, her head lowered as she incessantly shed tears.

It had been so hard for them to get out of the garbage star, wandering around looking for a livelihood.

More than a thousand people had originally fled from their mother star, but now only a few of them remained.

Great-grandpa was really wrong....

Xiao Hei lifted his head and looked around at his brothers and sisters who followed him, his voice choked as he said, "I’m sorry, I couldn’t lead you to a better life, I couldn’t even keep us alive...."

"Xiao Hei, it’s not your fault..."

"Right, it’s not your fault."

"If I could see the Lord again, I would definitely apologize to him."

Somebody suddenly made such a statement, and the rest of them shamefully bowed their heads.

Only after leaving did they realize how much protection the Lord had given them.

Xiao Hei suddenly regretted sending the holographic message through the communicator; what if the Lord really came?

Now he sincerely prayed that the other party wouldn’t come, he must not come.

The notorious interstellar pirates wouldn’t spare anyone.

Besides Xiao Hei and a few others in silent despair, people in other corners were all bidding their last farewells with tears.

Parents kissed their children continuously, family and friends embraced each other....

The captain was also in tears, operating the vessel’s controls.

Their merchant ship deviated from the preset course, freeing up the route for the ships behind them.

The voice of the captain of the A705 merchant ship played over the caravan’s public channel, "The fuel of the A705 fleet has been depleted, without new supplies, we request to delay our progression and engage the interstellar pirate ship."

The weaponry on their kind of merchant ship was just for show and completely incomparable to the advanced equipment of the interstellar pirates.

So everyone on the other merchant ships knew that this was a decision of no return.

People on the other ships cried, then watched helplessly as the A705 ship detached from the route, with the ship behind quickly filling the spot.

As the two ships brushed past each other, the transparent glass cabins were filled with onlookers, all giving the A705 merchant ship a solemn salute.

Everyone was in tears, praying....

The A705 merchant ship slowly moved to the rear of the caravan, then watched the other merchant ships depart.

"Don’t worry, today I am with you all, we will fight them."

The distinctive flag of the interstellar pirates could faintly be seen.

A sinister skull appeared before everyone’s eyes.