Chapter Sixteen: All Dedicated to the Amber King!

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Clara was enthusiastically playing on her phone, especially enjoying the communication app, which brought her great joy. She had even added a new friend, an older sister named "Jade." Chatting with this older sister made Clara very happy; the sister told her a lot about the universe, including the great star gods, celestial vessels, companies, and various other things. Clara also confided in her about the predicament in Belloberg, and the sister promised to come and help her. This older sister was truly a kind person.

As Clara was playing, a sudden noise came from the doorway, and several "traffic light" machines scampered in with their tiny legs. Seeing the machines, Clara suddenly remembered she had come out to find medicine. "Oh no! Clara forgot the time. She still needs to find medicine for everyone in the settlement!" Clara quickly put away her phone and hurried outside.

Ye Yun noticed this and said, "Clara, don’t rush. You came out looking for medicine?"

Clara felt deeply guilty, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes. Ye Yun continued, "Why did you come out to find medicine? What kind do you need?"

Clara sobbed softly. "Recently, monster activity has intensified, and many people in the settlement have been injured. Clara wants to find some medicine to treat their wounds."

Hearing this, Ye Yun thought for a moment, a spark flashing through his mind. In this mechanical settlement, there were probably quite a few star gems, and Swaro was truly the strongest in this lower city district. After some thought, Ye Yun decided to spend 100 star coins to buy 10 bottles of golden wound medicine.

"Clara, here, take this. It’s golden wound medicine that can heal wounds."

Clara refused repeatedly. "No, no~ It’s too precious."

No matter how much Ye Yun insisted, Clara would not accept it. In Clara’s eyes, Ye Yun had already made her feel embarrassed by treating her to delicious noodles. Now, Ye Yun was offering such precious medicine; there was no way she could accept it.

Ye Yun felt a bit helpless but then noticed a star gem hanging on Clara’s clothes. "Clara, how about this? You trade me that star gem."

Clara looked at the star gem Ye Yun pointed to and took it off. She had found this star gem by chance while looking for medicine and thought it was pretty, so she tied it to her clothes as decoration.

"This one?"

Ye Yun nodded. "Exactly. I, your brother Ye Yun, deal in this kind of business. As long as you have star gems, you can buy a lot of supplies from me."

Clara took off the star gem. "But this thing isn’t useful, right? It’s only pretty."

Ye Yun smiled.

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“That’s just because others don’t know its value. But with Brother Ye Yun, this thing is very useful.”

He placed the medicine on the head of one of the traffic light machines. “A box of medicine like this can be exchanged for just one star gem.”

Upon hearing this, Clara’s heart filled with joy. There were many star gems at her home. If this was true, she could use them to exchange for a lot of supplies!

“Really? Brother Ye Yun?”

Ye Yun ruffled Clara’s little head. “Of course it’s true.”

Clara was overjoyed. “I believe Brother Ye Yun. Brother Ye Yun, do you have time? I have many star gems at home.”

Ye Yun picked Clara up and placed her on Rios, then put Hook up as well.

“Let’s go, lead the way.”

The three and the deer set off toward the mechanical settlement.

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Far away at the headquarters of Pier Point Company.

Emerald looked at her phone with some interest. The screen showed a chat history between her and someone named “Beibei Village Little Rabbit.”

“Interesting, I didn’t expect that a place so long corrupted by the star core would still have a trace of civilization. Especially since this place owes the company a debt.”

Just as Emerald finished speaking, Topaz, who was playing with a piggy bank nearby, asked curiously, “Oh? There’s such a place?”

Sand Gold, fiddling with some chips, also became interested. “That place owes the company quite a lot, right? And the company’s interest isn’t small.”

Emerald’s lips curled into a slight smile as her fingers slid over the phone screen. “This debt is most likely a bad debt. According to the company’s records on Arrillo IV, they don’t have the ability to repay this debt. Over 700 years, the original principal is but a drop in the ocean compared to the interest.”

After hearing this, Topaz said, “We’ve got another performance task, let me go this time, how about it?”

Emerald smiled. “You’ll have to ask Diamond about that.”

Sand Gold sensed the problem: this debt might be difficult to handle. “Topaz, maybe I should go instead?”

Topaz shook his head. “I’ll go. My results have been poor lately. Emerald, send me the data later, will you?”

Emerald smiled gently. “Sure, little Yekaterina.”

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With that, Topaz got up to find Diamond.

Soon, the sound of a closing door came.

Sand Gold shook his head as he watched Topaz leave. “If this debt isn’t handled well, the company might hold us accountable. Can Topaz handle it?”

Emerald smiled. “Don’t worry about that. I trust her ability, and I’ll be going as well. What about you? Have you thought about the Pinoconi matter?”

Sand Gold smiled confidently. “Don’t worry. The dice have been cast. I’ve already thought of a good plan. But I’ll need the same thing from you and Topaz.”

Hearing this, Emerald rested her chin on her hand, looking at Sand Gold with a hint of meaning. “Your idea is very dangerous. We both know how important that thing is. Do you still remember the vow you made when you got it?”

Sand Gold took a sip of red wine, swirling the glass with one hand, his eyes lost in memory. “Of course, it’s more important than life itself, isn’t it?”

Emerald straightened up, leaning back slightly in her chair. “Are you sure you want to do this?”

Sand Gold raised his glass to Emerald. “If you want the fish to bite, you have to use some bait. If you want a big fish, you have to be willing to use something heavy, right?”

Emerald picked up her coffee cup with one hand and stirred it with a spoon in the other. “You have a point. Vows are important… but what we care more about is the result, right?”

Sand Gold laughed heartily. “Hahaha, then it’s happily decided. Cheers! Everything for the Amber King!”

Emerald took a small sip of coffee. “Yes, everything for the Amber King!”

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In the mechanical settlement.

Under Clara’s guidance, the three and the deer quickly arrived at the mechanical settlement. With Clara there, all checkpoints were passed smoothly.

In this mechanical settlement, Swaro held the highest status, with Clara right beneath him.

The situation here was even worse than in Pan Rock Town.

At least Pan Rock Town had houses; here, there were only tents.