VCRMM: Chapter 224

Chapter 224

The moment the last star thief mecha fell from the sky, the flames continuously emitted from the Starry Sky finally stopped.

In the spaceship’s control room, Xiao Wu’s cheerful voice sounded.

“This time, a total of 659 enemy mechas were shot down. 53 escaped, and a total of 19 of them suffered irreparable damage.”

Listening to the battle report, Val breathed out slowly. Her forehead was already wet with sweat, but her purple eyes shone with a strange brilliance and excitement.

She had been wandering alone in the interstellar world for many years, relying on more than just her elementalist skills. However, these abilities had been abandoned for many years. She never thought there would be a day when she picked them up again.

At this time, a glass of water was handed to her.

Val lowered her head and saw the little boy holding a water glass, looking up at her with admiration in his eyes.

“Mom, drink some water,” he said.

Listening to her son’s childish and well-behaved voice, Val felt as if her heart had melted into water.

All the sharpness of her body instantly disappeared and she returned to her originally gentle and weak appearance. She reached out to take the water glass and couldn’t help kissing the young boy on the forehead.

“Thank you, Baby~”

Val smiled and narrowed her eyes while Joan covered the place she kissed. His face turned red and he lowered his head shyly.

The little boy lowered his head, but couldn’t help steal a glance at Val. He grinned happily when he saw her drink the water.

He wasn’t yet able to protect his mother, but he could take care of her so that she was well and would not get hurt or sick again. She could always be by his side in the future.

He really… didn’t want to be without his mother any longer.

Val didn’t know what the child was thinking. She took a few sips of water. It might be ordinary warm water but she felt it was sweet.

These days, she got along well with her son.

From being unfamiliar and awkward at the beginning to becoming very close, every change moved her to tears. Now there was even more happiness lingering in her heart.

This joy was even greater than the battle he had just won.

Xiao Wu didn’t broadcast any longer, but quietly put away all of Starry Sky’s firepower systems.

Once all the splints were closed, the Starry Sky once again turned into an ordinary civilian spaceship. It returned to looking like a fat black sheep.

However, the people of Sigta Star and the players watching the live broadcast would never regard this spaceship as a purely harmless little sheep.

This was a black ship, a true black ship!

On the way back, the Sigta Star shuttles and fleets they encountered all moved out of the way, welcoming their return with the etiquette of welcoming a hero.

In the capital port of Sigta Star, people who originally came to watch the welcome ceremony of Roland’s envoys didn’t expect to witness such an exciting battle with their own eyes.

The military defense of Sigta Star might’ve been completed and they relied on the power of the Roland Empire, but they indeed defeated the star thieves who were hated by everyone!

The applause sounded sparsely at first before becoming continuous. Finally, it turned into a sea of cheers and applause.

People were shouting and celebrating. Their impression of Roland, the second-to-last weakest country in the universe, had completely changed at this moment.

The two supervisors in charge of the mine were also sitting in front of the TV at the moment.

They might’ve said they weren’t interested in this ceremony at all, but after all, they weren’t the only ones in the mine. Others were quite interested in the news of Roland’s visit.

There was only one TV set in the rest area of the mine, so they were forced to watch it together.

At the beginning of the live broadcast, they once again laughed at the Roland Empire. After all, it was too shabby to have only one civilian spaceship.

No nation had ever been so disrespectful when visiting Sigta.

Then their jaws dropped when they witnessed the scene of the spaceship showing its fangs.

Look at the terrifying power and precise tracking ability. Not only did it instantly kill the army of Sigta Star, but it also beat the terrible star thieves to pieces!

“Roland is too strong!”

“This nation is completely different from the past.”

“I heard that Roland was originally very strong a hundred years ago, but later fell due to natural disasters. It seems that it is on the rise again!”

“Hahaha, fortunately, I didn’t say anything bad about Roland. I quite support His Majesty’s aid to Roland. After all, you can’t forget your roots.”

“Yes, I heard that the envoy this time is the princess of Roland who helped us before. I didn’t expect that history would repeat itself now.”

The two supervisors were on pins and needles with shame on their faces. But looking at the black spaceship on the live broadcast screen, they did change their views on Roland.

It was a type of silent power. Low-key but possessing absolute strength!

Perhaps this was what a strong nation should look like.

The Starry Sky finally landed at the port. As Val and Joan descended, they saw the imperial family of the Sigta Empire standing below waiting.

His Majesty Anta came forward to excitedly greet them.

“Princess Val, I haven’t seen you for many years. I didn’t expect you to visit again. You have once again done a great favor for Sigta!”

His Majesty Anta even used honorifics.

Val just smiled slightly. She looked elegant and calm, full of intellectual beauty.

“You are joking. It is just a bit of effort.”

His Majesty Anta shook his head quickly. “I’m not joking!”

Based on the battle situation between Sigta’s army and the star thieves, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Sigta’s defeat was certain. If not, Val might not have decided to take action.

Once defeated, Anta was sure that Sigta Star would definitely suffer heavy losses this time. Even due to the live broadcast, the impact would be more far-reaching and might lead to a series of problems.

It could be said that the Roland Empire took action this time to help him deal with more than just star thieves.

His Majesty Anta’s gratitude to Roland was written directly on his face.

In addition, Prince Uta seemed a bit awkward.

The mecha team he had trained for so long ended in a disastrous defeat, while the weak country he despised in many ways turned the tide at the critical moment. The gap was really too big.

But after all, he was the future crown prince. He was broad-minded and quickly adjusted.

Since he was wrong before, it would be good to make amends in the future. Fortunately, he didn’t have any contact with Roland before and hadn’t caused any irreparable mistakes.

It was still passable in terms of face.

The worst thing was… to give Roland a bit more help.

In addition to the uncomfortable feeling of being slapped in the face, the several players on the Starry Sky weren’t happy.

They originally thought that the star thief mechas were left to them. As a result, the Starry Sky was as fierce as a tiger and knocked down all the fleeing mechas in the blink of an eye!

It might be very beautiful, especially when seeing the surprised expressions on the Sigta people, but there was a type of sourness…

It felt cool, but not completely cool.

They didn’t need to take action so they didn’t get any rewards!

It wouldn’t matter even if only a few of the star thieves escaped! Wasn’t Sigta a newly opened interstellar map?

They looked at the mechas of the star thieves and Sigta, and cried greedily. When would the mecha gameplay be opened?

Some research masters had already posted the information of Sigta Star on the Starry Sky forum. The information basically came from the live broadcasts of Super Invincible Commander and it also included the contempt that Sigta Star had for Roland.

Due to the acquisition of land, the players’ favorable impression of Roland had soared. They were naturally unhappy with the Sigta people.

Everyone was discussing what type of gameplay was available on this map, and whether they could go to Sigta Star to let the NPCs experience the power of the ‘fist.’

In the game, Val and her group arrived at the imperial palace of Sigta Star and had a friendly meeting with His Majesty Anta.

“The main purpose of our visit to your nation is to purchase a batch of raw materials and lay a solid foundation for future cooperation.”

Val handed a list of raw materials and a plan to His Majesty Anta. “I hope the raw materials on the list can be prepared for us as soon as possible.”

His Majesty Anta went through the list and finally said in a slightly embarrassed manner, “There is no problem with the variety of raw materials, but the amount is…”

He frowned. The amount of raw materials that Roland asked for this time was too late. Before the meeting started, he had decided that no matter what Roland asked for this time, he would satisfy it.

But… this was too much.

Prince Uta was also present. He couldn’t help glancing at the list. His heart started to bleed when he saw the large amount of raw materials.

This was opening a lion’s mouth!

They might’ve just helped Sigta Star defeat the star thieves, but wasn’t it too much to ask for so many things at once?

However, after a moment of hesitation, His Majesty Anta still gritted his teeth and said, “I will instruct the people below to prepare it for you as soon as possible!”

Without Val, their nation might still be in poverty and might’ve even been expelled from the alliance!

Now that Roland had shown such strong military strength, Anta’s mind had changed. It was from repaying kindness at the beginning to interest in cooperation.

In this case, it was natural to show a certain amount of sincerity.

Prince Uta had a toothache when he heard this. He finally couldn’t help saying, “Father…”

His Majesty Anta already interrupted him and continued to say to Val, “Princess Val, please wait a few days. It will take time to prepare such a large amount.”

Val smiled. How could she not see that Prince Uta was hesitant to speak? Combine this with the reminders of the braves to her and she probably understood the psychology of the prince.

Since she sincerely wanted to establish diplomatic relations with the Sigta Empire, there was no reason to let the other party suffer.

After all, only mutual benefits and win-win results would allow the cooperation to last a long time.

Thus, she took out an anonymous card and put it on the table. She said softly, “This is the deposit. I also ask His Majesty Anta to believe in Roland’s sincerity in seeking cooperation.”

His Majesty Anta wanted to refuse, but Val pushed back with clever words. In the end, he realized that Roland didn’t want to gain things for free and he had misunderstood everything.

The pleasant atmosphere of the meeting continued.

After Val left, Prince Uta, who had been holding back his words, finally spoke. “It sounds nice, but can Roland afford so many rare minerals? Do they want to use food to pay for it?”

His Majesty didn’t speak and just asked someone to look at the amount on the card. Once he knew it, he couldn’t help looking at his oldest son and shaking his head. “Perhaps they really can afford it.’

Prince Uta didn’t believe it. He looked at the amount on the anonymous card. Then his eyes widened when he saw the long series of zeros.

“Did Roland go and steal money?”

As he said this, he couldn’t help touching his face. He felt it was almost swollen today.

At this time, the distant Roland Palace.

Xu Sili received the good news from Val and was also looking forward to their return with the minerals. By then, the fixed-point teleporter would no longer be a dream.

It was a pity that they were unable to catch up with the celebration.

The ceremony to commemorate the victory of the beast tide that he previously mentioned was finally held on this day after a week of preparation.

After the grand award ceremony, the monument was revealed. The game IDs of a total of 100 players were neatly engraved on it for future generations to admire.

Once these two most important activities were over, the celebration started.

This national feast would last for three days.

That night, Xu Sili and Si Sheng left the palace for the first time in ages and went to bonfire gatherings around Imperial City. Xenos also approached Xu Fengqing and asked him to fulfill his previous promise.

Proofreader: Purichan