VCRMM: Chapter 195

Si Sheng ended the call with Xu Sili. Then he looked at Xenos.

He rarely opened his mouth to explain.

“Your Highness Xenos, I will turn you and your companion into cards so that I can respond to His Majesty’s call. This will allow you to return to the city with me.”

“Cards?”

“Answer the call?”

Xenos and Xu Fengqing asked in unison.

Si Sheng glanced back at Xu Fengqing and thought for a moment. Then he said, “Yes, this is a skill learned from an alien card civilization. It can turn any object into a card.”

“As for responding to the call…”

His lips curled up slightly. “This is my exclusive skill with His Majesty. No matter how far away we are, His Majesty can summon me to his side in an instant.”

Xenos nodded and didn’t think much of it.

After all, it was natural for the marshal of the empire to protect the emperor. If it was really as Si Sheng said, then Snow should be happy to have such a powerful person protecting him.

As for Xu Fengqing…

He looked at the smile on Si Sheng’s face. The smile was actually very shallow, but in Xu Fengqing’s eyes, it was a bit of an eyesore.

Xenos glanced at the bedroom door.

He wanted to return immediately to reunite with his brother and sister, but he knew that there were still some things he hadn’t dealt with at the moment.

From Xenos’ perspective, a lizardman could be seen lying in the corridor with no vital signs.

He remembered that there were three lizardmen on the ship, including Eller and the dead one. There should be one more.

Unfortunately, his mental power hadn’t recovered yet and couldn’t be released to investigate the situation on the spaceship. Therefore, Xenos had to look at Si Sheng.

“Marshal Si Sheng, is there still another lizardman on the spaceship?” He asked softly.

Si Sheng listened to his gentle tone and nodded silently. Then he replied with some respect, “Yes, Your Highness. He has committed suicide by taking poison.”

Xenos was startled and couldn’t help frowning.

He thought for a moment and asked, “Then once we leave, what will happen to the spaceship?”

Now that he was out of danger, his thinking had changed. This might be a ship of the Bewatt Empire but it had great value, especially regarding the conspiracy of the lizardmen.

Xenos was worried that Si Sheng wouldn’t know the reason and explained to him again.

“The Bewatt lizardmen on this spaceship have been on Escher Star for a long time. They must’ve made some arrangements…”

His gentle expression no longer remained while speaking about this. There was a bit of bitter hatred in his eyes.

“I suspect that the beast wave that suddenly broke out four years ago is likely to be related to the Bewatt Empire!”

Xenos looked at his mutilated body.

His dark days in the past four years, his father who died to protect Roland’s last fire, and the countless soldiers and people who died in the beast wave…

There was a high possibility that all of this was thanks to the Bewatt lizardmen!

The moment he thought of this, Xenos’ expression became colder and colder. Frost and snow seemed to condense on his face.

Xu Fengqing looked at him, somewhat silent.

He hadn’t inquired about Ah Xe’s identity before, so he had no way of knowing the past. Now…

He still remembered the information given by the game group: A beast wave swept over the entire Roland Empire. Prince Xenos and Princess Silin on the front line were killed in the beast wave.

The text setting was simple and cold. But for the characters who accepted the setting, it was full of bloody tragedy.

What Xenos went through to become like this was completely unimaginable.

Xu Fengqing remembered the underground cave where he first met the other person. So Ah Xe… had been living there for the past four years?

This was the first time that Xu Fengqing had realized how profound the impact every action made by the game group had on this world and every NPC living in Starry Sky Age.

That… what did deletion mean for these NPCs?

Xu Fengqing felt a bit chaotic and he didn’t dare to think deeply.

In the end, he shook his head and decided not to think about this unrealistic question.

Xenos was still waiting for Si Sheng’s answer. As a result, a small robot appeared from Si Sheng’s communicator.

“Big brother, Xiao Wu just received an order from Brother to continue driving the spaceship back to Bewatt Star.”

Xenos was startled. “Why?”

He didn’t quite understand it. Even if they didn’t leave the spaceship behind, there was no reason to return it to Bewatt, right?

“Big brother, rest assured. Xiao Wu has already taken over the spaceship. I won’t let those hateful lizardmen get Escher’s data.”

Perhaps he saw what Xenos was worried about, so the little robot explained it to him. “As for why I have to drive it back… Xiao Wu isn’t very clear. Perhaps Brother wants me to make trouble?”

If he could hack into the network of Bewatt Star, then he could definitely turn Bewatt Star upside down!

Xenos didn’t quite understand Xiao Wu’s energy, but he finally nodded and said, “In that case, you should listen to Snow.”

Snow was able to prop up the empire so quickly. Xenos should believe in his ability. Perhaps he had some arrangements for Bewatt.

“Yes!”

The little robot nodded heavily. “Xiao Wu is already working hard to decipher the encrypted data of the spaceship. I think this data should be related to what the hateful lizardmen did on Escher Star.”

“Once I crack it, we will be able to know the bad things they have done on the planet!”

Xenos’ face finally looked back. He whispered to the little robot, “Xiao Wu has worked hard.”

“Hehe, it isn’t hard, it isn’t hard~”

The little robot finished speaking happily. Then he waved his little hand, got back into Si Sheng’s communicator and continued his work.

Their conversation ended. Then Si Sheng said, “Shall we go back?”

The Starry Sky spaceship’s stealth effect was good but he still wanted to go back as soon as possible. This way, no unpredictable danger would happen to Ah Li.

After all, it seemed that the matter with the Tree of Life wasn’t over.

“Marshal Si Sheng, I will trouble you.”

Xenos squeezed his remaining left hand. Then he thought about how he could finally go back and his heart, which had already fallen into a dead silence, actually gave birth to a trace of expectation and joy.

“I am offending you.”

Si Sheng said and raised his hand toward Xenos. A cloud of golden energy immediately covered Xenos.

Under the gaze of Xu Fengqing beside him, Xenos turned into a card that was suspended quietly in mid-air. Then he was put away by Si Sheng.

This scene looked so amazing that even Xu Fengqing couldn’t help staring.

He had also received the transfer mission before, but he was too busy taking care of Xenos at the time and didn’t pay much attention to it.

Now that he saw it with his own eyes, he could imagine the appeal of this profession to players.

As Xenos turned into a card and was put away by Si Sheng, there were only two people left in this small bedroom: Xu Fengqing and Si Sheng.

The atmosphere inevitably became a bit cold.

Xu Fengqing knew that if he followed Si Sheng back, he would really see Snow Roland…

He pursed his lips and had an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

This week’s interaction with Xenos made him understand that the NPCs in this game were like real beings with emotions. It was impossible for him to treat them as cold data at all.

So…

What about Snow Roland?

Was it because he was too real that Ah Heng fell into it without resistance?

Then what about himself?

Could he still maintain his sanity after meeting Snow Roland?

Xu Fengqing couldn’t help smiling bitterly.

Seriously, he was completely unsure.

This made him feel sorry for Xiao Li. He felt that this most beloved brother really gave him a problem.

If he hadn’t left such a stand-in, Xu Fengqing wouldn’t need to be so worried.

He was immersed in his thoughts. By the time his mind returned, he saw that Si Sheng had turned around and was looking at him with scrutinizing eyes.

“Are you a dark dragon?” Si Sheng asked.

Due to the relationship with the shadow leopard, Si Sheng had a certain understanding of ancient beasts.

Through some secret technique, he could see a black dragon standing behind the black-haired man. This matched the characteristics of a dark dragon.

And the reputation of the dark dragon… it wasn’t great.

Xu Fengqing felt his gaze and his eyes narrowed slightly. “What about it?”

His tone wasn’t good and was even a bit defiant.

In fact, from the moment when he entered through the door, Si Sheng could feel that this man didn’t like him. Now it was even more obvious.

Originally, he didn’t care at all. This was just an irrelevant person, after all. But…

His gaze fell on the man’s face again.

Si Sheng found that this face gave him a sense of familiarity. He clearly knew where this familiarity came from.

He couldn’t say how similar they were, but looking at it this way, he was a bit confused.

After all, he had a similar experience that almost led him into a ditch. Si Sheng immediately became alert.

However…

This was impossible, right?

The man in front of him was obviously a dark dragon. How could he be Ah Li’s relative?

He thought this in his heart but out of cautious intuition, the indifferent look on Si Sheng’s face slightly relaxed.

The warning that was about to be blurted out also changed.

He said to Xu Fengqing.

“You and Your Highness Xenos have been through life and death. You are His Highness’ companion. Naturally, you are also Roland’s friend.”

“Next, I will turn you into a card in order to take you back to Escher. I have to offend you.”

Xu Fengqing looked at him a bit strangely.

He always felt that Si Sheng’s words sounded a bit contradictory. Was Si Sheng just going to warn him?

He felt it!

So what made Si Sheng suddenly change his attitude?

Xu Fengqing was puzzled but now he had no other choice.

That was unless he wanted to follow this spaceship to Bewatt Star and he wouldn’t be able to return to Roland in a short time on his own.

In addition, even without mentioning Snow, he couldn’t help worrying about Xenos. He had to follow Si Sheng back.

“Okay.”

Xu Fengqing nodded in agreement. Then he watched Si Sheng raise a hand toward him. He was also enveloped in a golden light.

[Ding~ Si Sheng is casting a secret skill on you: Card Transformation.]

[Card Transformation: Able to turn any object, both living and inanimate, into a card.]

[You have become a card.]

Xu Fengqing was turned into a card by Si Sheng.

At the same time, Si Sheng felt a strange fluctuation. It was the summoning from Xu Sili.

Soon, his figure slowly disappeared from the spaceship.

Oh the spaceship, the corpses of the lizardmen were cleaned up by the robot housekeeper.

Then the spaceship belonging to the Bewatt Empire continued to travel in its intended orbit and slowly disappeared into the universe…

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Xu Sili waited anxiously.

After talking to his second brother, he confirmed that the black-haired man with Xenos was indeed his oldest brother, Xu Fengqing!

He entered the game a week ago and came specifically to see Xu Sili!

The moment he thought of this, there was another piece of good news.

Xenos was also alive!

It wasn’t known what happened to him, but in short, a miracle happened! The imperial family of Roland would once again welcome the return of another one of its members!

It was double the joy!

“Xiao Wu, are they coming?”

Xu Sili couldn’t help asking.

Then at this moment, his heart moved. He looked up and saw Si Sheng’s tall figure appear in front of him.

Xu Sili cheered. He hugged Si Sheng, regardless of his image. He rubbed against Si Sheng’s cheek and said, “Ah Sheng, welcome back!”

Si Sheng smiled and hugged him back.

He hadn’t felt such enthusiasm from the young man in a long time.

Xu Sili never said it, but Si Sheng could still feel that from the day he took back Silin and learned that Xenos had died underground, there seemed to be shackles on Xu Sili’s body.

This was why the man, who was clearly very lazy and would lie down instead of sitting down, once again led the braves to fight for so many days.

Then after returning from the war, Xu Sili continued to deal with other things. His whole body exuded a sense of urgency. It was as if he was eager to make this nation strong or…

It was to make up for the debt in his heart for not rescuing Xenos in time.

Now, his Lord God was happy from the bottom of his heart.

Si Sheng hugged him and also felt satisfied.

“What about my oldest brother?”

At this time, Xu Sili let him go and asked.

Si Sheng opened his hand and a card appeared out of thin air, floating above his palm.

Xu Sili looked at the silver-haired man on the card.

His eyes were slightly closed and his remaining left hand was placed over his lower abdomen. He looked as fragile as a glazed doll. There was a type of fragile beauty.

“Xenos…”

He still remembered the eldest prince in the trial world. The eldest prince wasn’t as enthusiastic as Silin. He was even a bit cold when meeting Xu Sili.

But under the cold exterior, there was a gentle and brave heart.

Such a beautiful person became like this…

Xu Sili was sad in his heart. Then when he saw Xenos on the card opening his eyes, he quickly picked him up and led him to the room where Aunt Val lived before.

It lit up with a burst of light. Xenos’ card status was released and he was placed on the bed.

Xenos opened his eyes. The metal room in front of him no longer had the cold tones of the lizardmen, nor was it the dark and damp underground. His expression was a bit dazed.

This was especially the case when he met the silver-haired man’s eyes full of worry.

“Snow.”

He raised his hand and touched the young man’s face gently. The soft and real touch finally convinced him that he had really returned to Roland and met his younger brother.

“Xenos, you rest first.”

Xu Sili pursed his lips. After all, he wasn’t the real Snow Roland. After confirming that Xenos was safe, he felt a bit awkward in his heart.

Moreover, even the original Snow didn’t have too deep of feelings for Xenos.

He took a deep breath and said, “Xiao Wu has prepared the equipment that can repair your body for you.”

Xu Sili smiled slightly when he saw Xeno’s stunned expression. “We are on the Starry Sky. It is Roland’s spaceship and all the instruments are here.”

“Once your body is restored, we can go back in glory. We will hold a return ceremony with Silin. Roland really needs such a ceremony to celebrate.”

Xenos was dumbfounded. He seemed to understand these words but also did not understand them.

After a long time, he asked cautiously, “You mean… I can recover?”

“Yes.” Xu Sili nodded affirmatively.

“Really?” He couldn’t believe it.

“Big brother, don’t you believe in Xiao Wu?” The robot housekeeper moved over and spoke in a childish voice.

“……”

Xenos was a bit speechless. He wanted to appear calm but he couldn’t do it at all.

Xu Sili smiled and said, “It’s okay. You will believe it once your body recovers.”

He stood up and asked Xiao Wu to arrange it as soon as possible.

In fact, Xu Sili had never seen the restoration of a severed limb. However, Xiao Wu had sworn it was possible. In addition, Xu Sili used Insight to look at these instruments. They did have such an effect.

He just hoped it went well this time!

Xu Sili covered Xenos with a quilt and let him rest well. Then as soon as he turned around, he faced a pair of black eyes that contained a complicated look.

It wasn’t known when Si Sheng did it but Xu Fengqing’s card status was also lifted.

At this moment, Xu Fengqing was standing in front of Xu Sili like this. The two brothers… finally met again.

In Xu Sili’s memory, only approximately half a year had passed. Xu Yuheng had changed his appearance when he entered the game and adjusted himself to the same appearance as ten years ago.

Therefore, Xu Sili didn’t have too deep of feelings about the passage of time.

However, at this moment, seeing the obviously mature face of Xu Fengqing, the fine lines faintly visible at the corners of his eyes and the few white hairs hidden in the black hair…

These details all made Xu Sili deeply realize that it took nearly ten years for their brothers to meet again.

His nose was slightly sore and he couldn’t help calling out, “Big Brother…”

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