VCRMM: Chapter 153 Part 1

Roland’s original border.

In the underground cave, a bonfire was blazing and the hind legs of a long-eared beast were being grilled on the fire. Grease seeped out, dripping on the flames and making a crackling noise.

The seductive smell of meat wafted out. This made Silin, who had been unconscious for two days before waking up, feel even hungrier.

Brady removed the roast and cut off the tenderest part with a dagger. He cut it into small pieces and put it on a plate. Then he handed it to her.

This plate was made by the earth elementalist Abner, who used the earth element to synthesize porcelain plates. It wasn’t just tableware. This whole underground cave was his masterpiece.

Three years, no, four years ago when they first hid in this place, it was just a cave that barely accommodated them. After Brady rescued Abner, he set about transforming the cave.

Apart from the dark, damp and cold underground environment, the structure of this underground cave was similar to that of an ordinary house.

It was just that the various living facilities were unavoidably crude and there was no way around it.

Silin took the barbecue and ate it hungrily.

She had lived in the army all year round and lived a primitive life in the wild for three or four years. This meant she had long forgotten the etiquette of a princess. All she had was the will to survive that was engraved in her bones.

Even if she was in a bad mood and couldn’t eat anymore, she still had to replenish her physical strength. She had no right to be willful.

Once she finished the cooked meat, a bowl of soup was handed over.

Silin wasn’t polite. She took a large sip of the hot mushroom soup and felt that the cold and exhaustion in her body were dispelled. However, the big stone in her heart couldn’t be put down.

She poured the hot soup down in one gulp and wiped her mouth. Then she looked at Xenos, who was sitting next to her in a wheelchair.

“Brother, do you believe what that little thing said?”

She asked while staring at him.

Xenos frowned. He said nothing while his expression was still deep in thought.

At this moment, the communicator in Silin’s hand had been removed and placed in her room to avoid the little robot that had sneaked into her communicator.

Of course, Silin knew about robots. The Interstellar Alliance had sent a number of them as assistance.

These iron lumps just needed to be given enough energy and have the relevant procedures set. Then they would follow their instructions without any complaints.

In Silin’s cognition, it was something similar to the puppet of the legendary alchemist. However, the little guy who ran into her communicator subverted her cognition.

This little robot had no real form, only an image. He existed in the communicator, but the personality and behavior he showed was like a real human child.

She even felt that the robot who called himself ‘Xiao Wu’ was played by someone else.

However, there was no signal here at all.

The base stations on the border were all destroyed by interstellar beasts and their communicators couldn’t be used for communication. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have completely lost contact with Imperial City.

This also ruled out the possibility of someone remotely controlling her communicator to impersonate a robot.

“Aliens have countless strange civilizations. Perhaps it is a special alien life.”

At this time, Xenos spoke softly.

“Brady, go and bring Silin’s communicator here. I want to talk to that little guy again.”

“Yes, Your Highness!”

In the middle of the conversation just now, Silin almost fainted from hunger due to being unconscious for two days. This made Xenos stop the conversation and he left the communicator in her room before going to the hall to eat together.

Now apart from the three of them, only Abner was awake. The other two ordinary warriors and the metal-type warrior were resting in their respective rooms.

Once Brady left, Silin looked at Xenos again and said in a hoarse voice, “Brother, you heard it, right? The little guy said… Snow inherited the throne…”

Her eyes were misty again.

In fact, only she knew whether she was too hungry to stand up just now or if she was shocked because of her own speculation.

Xenos nodded. His light-colored eyelashes lowered and hid the look in his eyes. However, the sadness and pain that shrouded his body seemed to have a real substance. It was heavy to see.

Abner, who was sitting to the side, looked at him and Silin. Finally, he didn’t dare to say anything and lowered his head in silence.

His Highness Snow…

He thought about the prince but found that he had no impression at all.

His Highness, who didn’t have any elementalist talent, had lived in the deep palace since he was a child and rarely appeared in front of people. He had never seen His Highness when studying in Imperial City.

The throne… it originally belonged to the eldest prince.

This was originally a sure thing. There was His Highness Xenos’ talent and reputation, as well as His Majesty’s favor and trust. No one would doubt that he wasn’t up to the task.

If there hadn’t been the catastrophic beast wave, if it wasn’t for the eldest prince’s body… Abner raised his head again and glanced at Xenos. His heart was full of regret.

But… they didn’t know if they could go back alive. What was the use of thinking about this?

Abner shook his head and didn’t think about it any further.

At this time, Xenos had already spoken again and he said, “Joan is still young. Snow’s age is more appropriate.”

“You know I’m not talking about this…”

Silin bit her lip. Then when she looked up and saw her brother’s fragile expression, she couldn’t help falling silent.

Silin knew that Xenos didn’t care about the throne at all. His grief and pain were all because… he had guessed just as much as her, but he didn’t want to face it.

Based on their father’s age, it wasn’t yet time to abdicate… why rush to pass the throne to Snow?

Her heart ached when thinking of that possibility and strong grief eroded her. But at this moment, seeing her brother’s state, she didn’t dare to say anything else.

She promised to protect her brother… how could she turn to seek his comfort? Something might’ve happened to their imperial father. She had long been mentally prepared for this, right?

At the very least, Snow was alive and Roland was alive. That was the best news.

Silin took a deep breath, wiped her eyes and tried to adjust her emotions.

“Yes, Snow is indeed more suitable.”

She pulled the corners of her mouth hard and squeezed out a smile.

Xenos looked at her. Finally, he stretched out his remaining left hand and gently touched the top of her hair. It was just like their father often did to her when she was a child.

Silin almost couldn’t hold back again.

She took his hand and held it tightly with both hands. Then she stood up and stepped aside, sitting down with her back to him and Abner. She didn’t turn around even when Brady returned.

Brady didn’t seem to notice. He turned on the communicator and protected the video that Silin had taken earlier.

He cleared his throat and said deliberately, “Sure enough, it is still so ugly…”

“Say it again!”

Before he could say another word, the image of a small robot appeared on the light curtain. The robot placed his hands on his waist and roared angrily.

Brady suddenly stopped talking. He just wanted to stimulate this little robot to come out on his own. He naturally wouldn’t stimulate the little robot again.

“Xiao Wu.”

Xenos called out softly.

The little robot was immediately distracted and turned to look at him. “Yes! I’m here.”

Xiao Wu had a very good impression of Xenos. It was because Xenos looked very similar to his favorite brother and it made him feel a sense of closeness.

“Brady is joking with you. Don’t be angry.”

Xenos’ voice was very gentle and soft-spoken and this made Xiao Wu feel particularly welcome.

He nodded and patted his chest. “His eyes aren’t good and he isn’t as knowledgeable as Xiao Wu!”

Then he asked curiously, “You haven’t told me yet. How do you know my brother? In addition, who are you? Why was she chasing our spaceship?”

He had been forcibly interrupted in the middle of his speech before and this caused Xiao Wu to feel suffocated.

He was only a clone but he still had the same intelligence as the main body. He was even more lively and childish.

Intuition told him that these people in front of him had an extraordinary relationship with his brother. His brother would definitely want to see them.

He was going to prepare a big surprise for his brother!

Under the little robot’s flashing electronic eyes, Xenos’ originally heavy and sad mood seemed a bit more relaxed. He said, “I am Xenos Roland.”

Then he introduced Silin and Brady.

“So you are my brother’s…”

Xiao Wu recalled the relationships between human beings. “Older brother and sister?”

Regarding Roland’s historical materials, there wasn’t much left on the Internet but the imperial family members were still mentioned. Therefore, Xiao Wu knew their names.

“But aren’t you dead?”

Xenos’ eyes darkened for a moment and whispered, “Yes, we didn’t die in the beast wave…”

He explained a bit to Xiao Wu about what happened back then, as well as their situation.

“So we have no way to contact Roland and couldn’t get any news about it. When Silin found your spaceship, she chased after it impulsively…”

With just a few words, it was impossible for the little robot to understand how they gritted their teeth, overcame all difficulties along the way and supported each other.

However, based on the information he had so far, the probability that Xenos wasn’t lying was much higher than him lying. Therefore, Xiao Wu chose to believe him.

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