Chapter 1633

A few system times ago, the train carriages drifted in the vast expanse of space.

"In the vast expanse of space, just poke around with a probe and you can sniff out Star and Dan Heng… you little gadget, you're pretty impressive, Ninja sis?" Boteo walked slowly toward Luan Po.

"This is the divine power of the Great Storm, a ninja·scientific tool for sensing the body's ultra-low frequency electromagnetic waves."

"Enough of the bird language and floral scent. But…" Boteo's gaze sank, "Since you've found the person, we won't pretend anymore. You acted quite convincingly—where are you from, Han Nu brothers, daring to impersonate Sea-Wandering Rangers?"

""

Luan Po widened her eyes, clearly stunned for a moment—but this anomaly on her face changed extremely fast, quickly returning to normal.

"Cowboy·Ninja Highness, you provoke without cause—could it be you've been bewitched by the Monkey·Rebel Ninja, fallen into heresy and evil ways?"

Boteo on the spot pressed the black gun barrel against her forehead: "Cut it out! Old man calls himself Silver Spear·Asura!"

As the words fell, the Luan Po from before swiftly vanished, replaced by a firework whose height had shrunk by a large chunk; Boteo's pitch-black gun barrel had to be lowered by several dozen centimeters just to point at her forehead.

"Sigh, so I hate most setting up overly exaggerated characters in the script. You, and this mysterious ninja sis, one harder to act than the next. Flower Director doesn't like madmen."

"Stop jabbering at me. Say, what's the purpose of your trip this time?"

"Oh come on, what evil thoughts could a Masked Fool have? Just watching a play, shuffling cards. My two important actors have been drifting in the universe this long, and you guys still can't find them. Helpless, I had to come myself, otherwise who'd I play opposite later?"

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Spirit Cage.

"Firework? It's actually her?"

This did surprise Shan Da somewhat—he hadn't expected the Masked Fool to also join the search and rescue. In his impression, the Fool was either seeking fun or on the way to seek fun; it seems Firework values the Xingzhou train crew quite a bit.

Xia Dou pouted, let out a soft hum: "I thought the Fool also contributed strength to this final battle, but only Firework truly helped in rescuing people… the other Fools probably just went to watch the show, but I didn't expect the big fireworks on stage wouldn't just blow up the stage, they'd also blow up this bunch of spectators to bits."

Sui Xing wasn't surprised: "Quite normal, after all 'Iron Tomb Destroys Huazuo'—even those marshals and generals didn't see it coming, let alone the Masked Fools. And whether they watch the play or not, they'll all be killed by Iron Tomb."

"I'm more concerned about the attitude of those Jiemie Dajun." Shan Da lowered his head thoughtfully, "They watched Iron Tomb's birth with complete detachment; now that Iron Tomb failed, wisdom still exists—don't they fear it affecting their own 'work'?"

"Afraid of what?" Sui Xing crossed his hands against his jawline, unhurriedly countering, "You might as well consider this angle: when Iron Tomb in one gulp subsumes the entire Huazuo, what'll happen next to those Jiemie Dajun—are they essentially 'unemployed' on the spot? If Iron Tomb in one gulp finishes all their work, leaving the universe empty and vast, then they'll feel lonely."

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"Boteo gave a light chuckle: 'Heh… even treating the 'Iron Tomb' disaster endangering the Huazuo as nothing, I see the Fool's cultivation is just about this level.'"

"'Ranger, don't think holding a righteous name lets you point fingers at others.' Firework's eyes flashed a hint of sharpness, seeming displeased with Boteo's words, but soon her face returned to a smile."

"'Besides, I see you're not without ulterior motives either. Want to use this battle tied to the gods… to find a way to free that lame-legged wolf?'"

"Boteo's face 'swished' and changed: '…this intel, who else did you tell?'"

"'Oh, only I know it. You believe me?' Seeing the other's face suddenly shift, a look of facing a great enemy, Firework finally smiled satisfactorily, 'Relax, I didn't mean to disturb that legendary figure. Just seeing you return empty-handed, I couldn't resist teasing you a bit.'"

"'Meow… considering you saved Star and Dan Heng, scram. Remember what you just said—don't bother the boss. Or else…'"

"'Rest a hundred hearts easy. In Flower Director's next script, the little gray fur is the main character~'"

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Funeral of Frieren.

"Lame-legged Wolf? Boteo's boss! That wouldn't be…… the boss of the Sea-Wandering Rangers?!"

Restalk suddenly realized, since the Sea-Wandering Rangers deployed en masse this time, there must be someone behind commanding and dispatching, otherwise a scattered bunch couldn't even communicate.

That person behind the Sea-Wandering Rangers coordinating dispatch is the "Lame-legged Wolf"?

Based on just these four characters, Restalk's only association is a disabled old wolf—could it be an old soldier wounded in battle?

"Leader of the Sea-Wandering Rangers? Then his strength should be above Boteo and Luan Po." Zan Yin lowered his head in thought, "I don't know if he participated in that campaign against 'Zhuoluo'; if he did, he should be a long-lived species or intelligent machinery in the Galaxy."

"Even if he participated, that Zhuoluo battle can't be compared to Iron Tomb." Frieren speared a meat chunk with her fork, satisfiedly put it in her mouth, "That battle piled up countless Sea-Wandering Ranger lives before finally winning, while Iron Tomb this time… uh, no matter how many come, it's useless, and only Xilian can solve that deadlock."

"So as the Sea-Wandering Rangers' hand, that Lame-legged Wolf—is he a Hunting Order Envoy?"

"If he is an Envoy, and participated in that campaign against Zhuoluo……" Zan Yin's voice paused slightly, a flash of indescribable complex color in his eyes, "then the historical record of that campaign would be the Hunting Order Envoy versus the Destruction Envoy, not countless Sea-Wandering Rangers filling victory with white bones."

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"'Relying on the Soul Society taking the lead to build the Galactic Alliance, Huazuo civilization can avoid 'Destruction'—such platitudes, I won't repeat them.' Jade sat in the Viewing Carriage, discussing knee-to-knee with Ji Zi, 'The Soul Society's support lets our work push forward orderly despite pressure from the Market Expansion Department. Please accept the Strategic Investment Department's most sincere thanks, Miss Ji Zi.'"

"'The Strategic Investment Department's hard work in disaster relief is evident across the Huazuo. But besides resisting enemies and disaster relief, do you folks lately have other things to busy yourselves with?'"

"Jade nodded: 'Correct. This Galactic Alliance triumph, for the Huazuo united resistance against Destruction forces, has shown precious possibility. The Strategic Investment Department is summarizing this battle's precious experience. We hope when a similar crisis occurs next time, we can establish an effective disaster-response mechanism.'"