With a loud explosion, a mushroom cloud slowly rose.

For the first time, the dark realm of darkness ushered in the light of the sun.

However, the light and heat came so violently that the honeycomb-shaped earth could not withstand such a violent impact and collapsed.

However, this is not the end.

An even greater catastrophe has struck.

The hydrothermal pipes buried deep beneath the ground were also cut off in the explosion, and the red-hot liquid spewed out of the pipes like a volcano spewing out magma to swallow everything around it!

The flames burned everything it could touch, erasing all traces of civilization with ease.

……

"Touching !!"

The Black Monarch Yorick kicked over the huge table, the glass bottles on the table fell to the ground and shattered, and the stacks of papers, pen and paper were scattered all over the floor.

"Lost!? How dare you tell me I've lost my ?!? Why don't you throw yourself away——!! Answer me——!! ”

The Black King roared in tyrannical rage.

"I ......"

"No, you don't have to answer."

Suddenly, Yorick's tone calmed down, and he looked at the brightly dressed and soothing guy kneeling in front of him with a calm expression.

"No, I was wrong...... Give me one more chance...... No!! Yorick! What do you want!? Let me go!! I'm a baron...... Ah......h

"Poof!"

The Black King threw the organ in his hand to the ground with an expressionless face, stepped on it and smashed it.

At this moment, the sound of shoe roots was getting closer and closer.

"Tuk tuk (knocking on the door)."

"Report." A female voice rang out.

"What's the matter?"

"The thief ran away, but she passed through the directional tide gate, and the target was the desolate star of 17102."

The woman who spoke stood in a pool of blood, holding the papers, and at her feet was the horrific corpse, and the air was filled with a sickening smell of blood, but all this seemed to have no effect on her, and she still maintained a shrewd and capable appearance.

"Hmm." The Black King nodded casually, not as if he was surprised by this result, "Explosion...... What about the loss? ”

"It's miserable." The woman unfolded the document and glanced at it, "There are 235 items in total, the most important of which are the destruction of all tidal gates, as well as the broken hydrothermal pipes. The other losses are insignificant compared to these two. If you'd like to see a detailed list, I'll send it to you now. ”

"No, forget it, I don't want to see it." The Black King walked to the window, reached out and lifted the curtain to wipe the blood on his hands, and after carefully wiping it until there was no blood, he looked up and asked, "When was the time to rebuild the directional door?" ”

"You're going to chase it?" The woman asked rhetorically.

"Yes."

"I still recommend that you customize a drift valve that is oriented to 17102 Desert Star." The woman stated.

"No, that's going to take at least a month and a half, I can't wait that long." The Black King paused, "Besides, I don't want to let ...... for the time being He knew about it. ”

"However, if you want to use the Directional Gate, it will take longer." The woman unceremoniously interrupted the Black King, "First of all, we have to repair the hydrothermal pipes, otherwise the planet's magnetic field is out of balance, and the cosmic rays will not only kill a large number of slaves, but also interfere with the instrument's perception of the tides." ”

“…… How long does it take? The Black King asked.

"About half a year." The woman replied.

“…… Half a year......"

Then there was silence in the office.

After a while, the Black King Yorick sighed, "You go down first, Shirley, and I'll think about it again." ”

"Yes, the subordinates retired."

With that, Shirley turned away and closed the door.

"Alas......" Yorick sighed deeply, sat down in the chair weakly, and subconsciously rubbed his right wrist.

There was an angular black palm mark on his arm.

The Black King took a deep breath, then pressed the communication switch as if determined.

"Woohoo ......"

"What's the matter?" The figure of the white-bearded old man appeared out of thin air, but this time his image seemed to be disturbed by something, not only was there a loud electric sound, but even the old man's projection trembled as if the signal was bad.

"You contact me before the next trade wind...... Did something happen? The old man looked at the Black King lovingly.

"......" The Black King stood with his head bowed, silent for a long time.

"Non-Trade Wind Communications...... After a long time, I can't afford to spend it. The old man said with a smile as he stroked his long beard.

"Sorry, I messed up. Everything is lost. Yorick reproached himself.

"Oh? What's the situation? The old man's face froze slightly, and then asked softly as if nothing had happened.

A few minutes later, after reading the materials passed on by Yorick, the old man was silent for a while, and then slowly spoke: "You are not responsible for this matter. Repair the tide gate with peace of mind and do not affect the slave delivery of the next tide. ”

"This thing...... You don't have to worry about it. The old man stood up and prepared to disconnect the communication link.

"But! I ......"

"There's nothing to do, don't think I won't find you hurt if you hide it...... Okay, that's it. The white-bearded old man glanced at Yorick with his eyes, looked at the unwillingness on his face, and suddenly said, "This is for your good." ”

As soon as the voice fell, the communication hung up.

“……”

Yorick stood there for a long time.

"Tick ......"

A drop of blood dripped from the corner of his mouth to the ground, and it was only then that his lips began to tremble slightly.

"Phew!"

Yorick spat at the blood and licked the wound on his lip that had been bitten by him, the anger in his eyes as if it was about to erupt.

However, this flame was finally suppressed.

"Sooner or later, sooner or later, I'm going to ......"

……

17102 Desert Star.

A black spot suddenly appeared on the calm snowfield, as if a hole had been pierced in the space, and the air whirred into the black spot, and in an instant, the black spot became larger.

The snow on the ground was sucked up and spun in circles into the whirlpool, and soon the snow in the vicinity was sucked away by the whirlpool, and then a behemoth was spit out by the whirlpool.

"Bump."

Heavy objects fall to the ground.

The giant robot deftly rolled over, lying on the ground like a cat, vigilantly observing the surrounding situation.

At the same time, the whirlpool in the sky seemed to have something to do with it, and it shook suddenly and then disappeared with a "poof".

Countless sucked snowflakes suddenly lost their direction and danced in mid-air, and after a while, they fell to the ground again.

"To the southwest, there's a column of smoke."

The electronic tone reminded.

"Oh? I can't see it. A woman's voice rang out.

"Because it's thin." Electronic voice explained.

"Maybe it's the advance party of the Star Thieves, I see that they seem to be sending something here...... Let's go, BT, let's take a look. ”

"As you wish."