VCRMM: Chapter 160

In the nutrition cabin in the basement, the woman was wrapped in special tight clothing. Several components were attached to her and sent her special biological waves.

Her whole body was suspended in a transparent nutrient solution. Her long silver hair that almost reached her ankles floated slightly, revealing a bit of beauty in the white shimme

Her eyes were tightly closed and her expression was serene like she was asleep. Her beautiful facial features were a bit sickly and pale. This made people subconsciously relax their movements because they couldn’t bear to disturb her.

Xu Sili looked at this woman and couldn’t help getting closer, wanting to take a close look at her face.
Silver hair and purple eyes. These were characteristics of the Roland imperial family.

According to the setting of the game, the Roland imperial family had been set up this way purposefully and it should be the only one in the whole game.

He couldn’t see the woman’s eyes but as Xu Sili looked at her, there was already a sense of familiarity in his heart.

Kuris and Angelia also saw the woman and looked at Xu Sili with an incredulous expression.

F*k, these two looked so alike. He must be lying when he said before that he was entrusted by someone to save Dr Ding!

They had been running around outside before.

They had heard that Dr Ding’s sister was taken hostage in the base, which was why he was obediently staying here to help them improve the power system, but they wouldn’t go see what this person’s sister looked like.

If they had seen her earlier, they definitely would’ve been suspicious of this Mr Xu and wouldn’t have brought him here so easily!

Xu Sili turned his head and glanced at Dr Ding. Then he looked at Kuris and Angelia. “You also think she looks a bit like me?”

Kuris was tempted to roll his eyes and say, ‘You are pretending!’ Then in the end, he held back and nodded cooperatively.

Xu Sili pursed his lips and his heart inexplicably became a bit nervous.

This woman was definitely related to the imperial family of Roland, in other words… his blood relative?

He took a deep breath and used Insight on her.

[Val Roland]

[Identity: NPC

Personal level: Lv 20

Health: 95,000/95,000

Magic: 1,000/1,000

Elemental Affinity: Water

Occupation: Spiritual Elementalist]

Val Roland!

He had expected it but Xu Sili was still shaken when he got an accurate answer.

Was this really the bloodline of the Roland imperial family?

No, her faction wasn’t marked so she wasn’t in the Roland faction by default. She wasn’t like Ding Mingyu, who was from the Flanders Interstellar Federation.

So who was she?

Xu Sili searched through Snow Roland’s memory but he couldn’t find the memory of this ‘Val Roland.’

He looked at Dr Ding and had many questions in his heart. However, he held back when he saw Kuris and the other star thieves.

Now wasn’t the time to talk about this. Let’s talk about it later.

Dr Ding also knew this truth, so he didn’t say anything. After confirming that all the body data of his ‘sister’ was within the normal range, he was obviously relieved.

Then he started to work on the transfer of Val Roland, but he encountered some difficulties this time.

He asked Xu Sili how he wanted to leave.

Xu Sili sorted out his complicated thoughts and said, “Wait a while.”

Once Kuris and the others heard this, their hearts rose into their throat again. Why? Wasn’t he leaving yet?

Dr Ding nodded. He hadn’t seen the strength of these two with his own eyes but he could guess based on the attitude of the star thieves.

He calmed down and waited silently by the side.

Xu Sili didn’t leave immediately because Xiao Wu was taking over the base and trying to control the passage so that the Starry Sky spaceship outside could fly in safely.

The mecha of the star thieves were already under Xiao Wu’s control. They failed during the fight because of Xiao Wu.

Originally, in order to hide the base, Flaming Fox had blocked all external signals. They only used the internal network and didn’t connect to the Star Network. Thus, Xiao Wu was at a loss at the beginning.

An artificial intelligence was the king of the online world but without a signal or a connection, they couldn’t invade other devices out of thin air.

Then after Si Sheng attacked Flaming Star, the Flaming Fox star thieves sent mecha squads and used a communication network.

This was the fatal mistake they made.

Communication definitely required receiving and sending signals. Xiao Wu took the opportunity to hack into their communication network and control their mechas.

Otherwise, there were hundreds of the most advanced mechas and Si Sheng would need to use some effort to solve them.

Now Xiao Wu had even followed the network and invaded the interior of the Flaming Star base.

However, this base did take a lot of effort. Xiao Wu couldn’t crack all the programs in a short time and completely take over. This aroused the little guy’s competitive spirit.

He determined Xu Sili’s safety and completely invested himself in cracking it.

So even though he could let Si Sheng take them out now, Xu Sili decided to wait.

It was just that in the process of waiting, Xu Sili couldn’t help thinking. Xiao Wu worked so hard to decipher and take over the base program just for the Starry Sky to fly in safely to pick them up?

Wouldn’t that be too wasteful?

Moreover, should he just forget about the matter of the star thieves kidnapping him?

If it wasn’t for Si Sheng and Xiao Wu, as well as his own ability not to be bewitched, it was very likely that his fate would be like Dr Ding after ending up at the star thieves’ base. He would be forcibly detained here.

He probably would’ve never been able to leave unless he died.

Xu Sili’s eyes fell on the woman soaking in the nutrient solution.

Dr Ding had approached him and offered to go to Roland because he played Sprouting to his sister and she reacted to the song in her coma.

He didn’t know if Dr Ding was lying. Perhaps he knew about the woman’s relationship with Roland and he used this as an excuse to send her back.

In short, they might’ve arrived in Roland a long time ago if they hadn’t been hijacked by the star thieves.

If he hadn’t saved them by mistake, he likely never would’ve known about this Val Roland for the rest of his life.

He wouldn’t know that there was another Roland imperial family member in this universe who was abducted by star thieves on the way home and whose future was uncertain.

He thought about what would’ve happened if Dr Ding had given up on her and fled alone. or if something happened to the elderly Dr Ding and the star thieves disposed of her. This made Xu Sili feel afraid for a while.

The Roland imperial family’s blood was scarce. Now there was only him and Joan left. He had the responsibility and obligation to protect every member of the imperial family.

So he couldn’t just leave it at this.

Xu Sili narrowed his eyes and thought about it.

Kuris and the others who had been observing him couldn’t help their hearts sink when they saw his face suddenly darken.

Angelia opened her mouth and instinctively wanted to use her ability of voice control. Then she suddenly remembered that this Mr Xu wasn’t affected by her and closed her mouth resentfully.

The high ranking star thieves present were full of apprehension.

Xu Sili glanced at them and smiled again.

No matter how gently he smiled, his smile had already left a very serious psychological shadow on the star thieves and made them think of ‘fireworks.’

Maybe for the rest of their lives, they wouldn’t want to see fireworks again.

Then they saw Xu Sili cock his head to look at them. “Speaking of which, do you still want to save Mu Xingzhou? How about we continue with the initial trade?”

Kuris looked at him warily. At first, he really wanted to trade with this person. Then after being rejected, he had a bad idea and directly took this person away.

Now this Mr Xu brought up the old story again and it terrified him.

The so-called transaction that was fair and autonomous was on the premise that both parties had equal identities. At this moment…

Kuris secretly glanced at Si Sheng.

The situations of both of them had been reversed, let alone being equal.

There were no fools who could become a high level member of a star thief organization. If Kuris could think of it then other people could think of it. The meaning of rejection was written on their faces.

However, Xu Sili didn’t intend to ask for their opinions at all.

“Previously, you said that you would do whatever it takes to save your boss.”

Xu Sili smiled. “I was touched by your spirit and have decided to agree to this deal. I have also decided what I want—the Flaming Star base.”

“I can save your boss and the reward is this base. After completing this deal, all my grudges with Flaming Fox will be written off.”

According to the information of the future forum, Mu Xingzhou was still alive and well ten years later.

However, this was without his participation.

In the current star thieves organization, there seemed to be another force comparable to the Flaming Fox.

If Flaming Fox fell, it would inevitably lead to this force monopolizing everything. They would swallow up the remaining small forces and dominate the star thieves’ organizations.

That star thief organization called Blood Dance had a much worse evaluation than Flaming Fox.
Xu Sili felt it was better to let them fight each other. Even if Flaming Fox failed in the end due to his intervention, at least they could contain Blood Dance for a while and consume their strength.

Therefore, Mu Xingzhou as their leader couldn’t die.

If Mu Xingzhou couldn’t unify the star thieves and become the leader of the star thieves as stated in the future forum due to his butterfly wings, this wasn’t something for him to care about.

It was just clear that the star thieves didn’t agree.

“Impossible!”

The ones who responded weren’t Kuris and Angelia, but several other senior members of Flaming Fox.

The Flaming Star base was built by them through countless painstaking efforts and its value couldn’t be measured by money. How could it be used to save Mu Xingzhou?

Even if Flaming Fox was created by Mu Xingzhou, they had also paid a lot. This wasn’t his alone!

“Sorry, this deal doesn’t work.”

A strong man with a beard on his face poked his head out. “Wang Kun and the others offended you but Flaming Fox has paid a huge price for this!”

He didn’t control his volume. As a result, his momentum suddenly weakened when Si Sheng’s icy gaze swept over him.

The bearded man lost energy and said pitifully, “We are willing to pay other compensation. Please let us go…”

“Yes, you can propose other compensation but Flaming Star isn’t possible. Then Mu Xingzhou can’t be saved.”

“Or do you have anything you need us star thieves to do? Flaming Fox is ready to be dispatched!”

“Do things for me?”

Xu Sili raised his eyebrow and met the star thieves’ expectant eyes. “You aren’t worthy.”

“……”

The star thieves were speechless.

“It’s okay if you don’t want to make this deal with me,” Xu Sili said easily.

As the star thieves made relieved expressions, he continued, “Then I will kill you all and the result is the same.”

The expressions of the star thieves distorted.

They wanted to resist. Then Si Sheng’s coercion as a top powerhouse came out and all the star thieves present were directly pressed to the ground. Forget resisting, they couldn’t even move.

This was when they finally fully recognized reality.

They simply didn’t have room for bargaining!

“Mr Xu, spare our lives!”

“We agree to the deal! The Flaming Star base will be given to you. Don’t kill us, please!”

“We don’t want the base. Let us go!”

The star thieves cried out loudly.

Si Sheng looked at Xu Sili. He actually felt that killing all of them was the way to do it. It would just take a little time.

Whatever Xu Sili wanted, Si Sheng would find a way to get it for him.

Xu Sili saw his thoughts and his heart was comfortable, but he finally shook his head slightly.

Then he looked at the star thieves and said coldly, “I will give you two hours. Everyone, get out of the Flaming Star base.”

“Clear this place in two hours. If you haven’t left by then, you will never leave.”

Once he finished speaking, Si Sheng also lifted the coercion on the star thieves. The star thieves looked at each other and got up hesitantly to walk toward the door.

They saw that Xu Sili didn’t block them and hurriedly fled.

Among them were still unwilling people.

After successfully escaping from the basement, the bearded man ran to the base control room. He wanted to use the base’s weapons to deal with Xu Sili and the others.

Bang!

The metal wall of the control room suddenly opened and revealed a laser gun. The light bullet flew out and accurately hit the temple of the bearded man.

The bearded man fell limply to the ground, dying.

Along with his death, an alarm sounded again in the base. This time, it was no longer a reminder to resist the invasion but the final notice that Xu Sili had given.

“The Flaming Star base is now owned by Mr Xu. All personnel of Flaming Fox, please evacuate within two hours.”

“In two hours, the Flaming Star base must be cleared of all living things.”

The cold mechanical sound permeated the entire base.

There were tens of thousands of people stationed in the Flaming Star base. The mecha squad that went to block Si Sheng was an elite force and there were ordinary star thieves waiting at the base.

Since the information wasn’t equal, most ordinary star thieves didn’t know what happened.

As the siren sounded, the Flaming Star base fell into chaos.

Xu Sili, who was still in the basement, couldn’t hear the movement on the ground. Once the alarm quieted down a bit, he looked at Kuris and Angelia.

The other high ranking star thieves had already run away but these two people remained.

Kuris and Angelia’s idea was simple. Since the loss of the base was a foregone conclusion, they should at least strive to gain as much as possible—cure Boss Mu!

As long as Boss Mu was there, the base could be rebuilt. They all firmly believed this.

Xu Sili was a bit surprised by their choice. From this perspective, Mu Xingzhou was quite charismatic.
Since he agreed, he would abide by the agreement.

Under the guidance of the two people, Xu Sili and Si Sheng came to the next room together and saw Mu Xingzhou.

In fact, Xu Sili didn’t want Si Sheng to come with him. However, it was after he was kidnapped. How could Si Sheng leave him alone in such a short time, not to mention that he was now in the star thieves’ base.
Xu Sili had to give up and reluctantly let him follow.

Mu Xingzhou was also lying in the nutrient cabin and soaked in the nutrient solution. His handsome facial features looked a bit illusory in the solution.

His peaceful appearance looked gentle and wasn’t at all like the star thieves’ leader who was as evil and cunning as a fox. This person was slightly different from what Xu Sili imagined.

Xu Sili glanced at Mu Xingzhou a few times. Then he couldn’t help glancing at Si Sheng to observe his reaction.

Si Sheng frowned in a slightly unhappy manner.

Xu Sili was satisfied.

Regardless of whether it was the future timeline or the present, Si Sheng had no feelings toward Mu Xingzhou.

In addition, there was him here. In this timeline, don’t even think about forming a CP with them!

Under the expectant eyes of the two people, Xu Sili controlled his mind and first used the Insight technique on Mu Xingzhou.

It was worthy of being the leader of the star thieves. Mu Xingzhou was lv 49. This was higher than the level of all the star thieves.

He glanced at the status bar again.

This guy was severely injured and had a coma debuff on him. If the debuff wasn’t cleared then he would continue to lose health even if the health bar was full.

Xu Sili wasn’t a real doctor. He could only make a last attempt and use Sprouting.

The health return efficiency was slower without the flute of the god of music.

Xu Sili sang seriously and gradually forgot to pay attention to Mu Xingzhou’s health bar. He immersed himself in the music and sang this song that represented vitality with all his heart.

It wasn’t known how long it took before the man suspended in the nutrient solution slowly opened his eyes.

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