Tree King: What? I've become the Abundant Pharmacist?

Chapter 116 Sister and Brother, The Great Monarch of Annihilation

"So, how much do you know about this so-called star core?" Seele ignored the argument between March 7th and Star and continued to ask.

She now believes in this sister named Shiluwa.

“I calculated that the ‘Star Core’ is related to the ‘Rift’, and I’m very close to the truth. Unfortunately, before I could prove that the ‘Star Core’ is the origin of the Rift, I was expelled from the City Builders,” said Hilva.

On March 7th, he released Xing's mouth and said seriously, "Actually, your research is not wrong. The rift was created because of the star core."

"Hahaha, so that's how it is! I knew my research wasn't wrong." Silva was silent for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter, as if March 7th's words had put her mind at ease.

"If I'm not mistaken, you want to know the location of the star core, right?" Hilva guessed what was going on.

"You know?" March 7th's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

“Of course, although I haven’t seen it with my own eyes, I’ve made a rough location using simulation experiments and field surveys.” Hiluva nodded.

"Where is it?" Seele asked anxiously.

"Based on the survey results, the 'star core' is roughly located north of Beloberg—somewhere in the vast snowfields."

Hiluva found a map and pointed it out to them, "It's roughly around this location."

"That's great!" March 7th exclaimed happily.

The Star Core incident can finally be brought to a satisfactory conclusion!

"Hey, don't get too excited yet. Right in front of the Star Core is a huge area of ​​Rift Realms and the Silvermane Iron Guard's territory." Hilva poured cold water on March 7's enthusiasm.

"This...sigh, if Eve were still here." March 7 sighed.

I should have known better than to let Eve deliver the AFK gift packs.

If she were still alive, she could wipe out Iron Guards and Rift Realms in a single move.

Seele hesitated. Even she was helpless against the vast rifts and Iron Guards.

"Should we go back underground first and have 'Earth Fire' join us?"

“With the power of the earth fire, we should be able to barely cross the rift,” Seele said.

“Not really.” March 7th shook his head. “If we run the furnace core again, there simply won’t be enough time.”

"By the time we find the Earth Fire and reunite, Cocoa Bean will have already obtained the Star Core."

“That… is true.” Seele nodded helplessly.

Seeing their dejected expressions, Hiluva comforted them, "Hey, don't be so pessimistic! When I was doing my official duties, I often traveled around the north and got to know the soldiers and officers on the front lines very well."

"If a direct assault fails, we might as well use strategy. How about this, I'll personally lead you there?"

"Really? That's great!" March 7th exclaimed excitedly. "Having someone I know lead the way makes me feel much more at ease!"

Hiluva smiled, then sighed, "Haha, after all, I also want to see the 'Star Core' with my own eyes—that's a subject I've been researching for over ten years. How many decades does a person have in a lifetime?"

"Sigh, that's true, after all, it's something I've been searching for for most of my life," March 7th sighed.

Everyone has goals to pursue and obsessions in their hearts, especially after more than ten years.

"Alright, it's settled then. Let's get ready and set off without further ado." Hiluva rubbed her hands together, eager to get started.

“But there are still so many Iron Guards outside?” March 7 asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, your sister Hiluva will definitely have a way." Hiluva's lips curled up slightly.

"Let's go through the back door."

The moment Hiluva finished speaking, there was a sudden knock on the door.

March 7 and the others immediately became alert.

"Oh no! I forgot my brother said he'd be coming today..." Hiluva suddenly realized.

"What, Ja, Japard?" March 7th suddenly remembered the person who had previously mistaken them for Sambo's accomplices.

That kid is really stubborn.

"You guys quickly find a place to hide, I'll handle him!" Hiluva said immediately, telling March 7 and the others to hide on the other side of the machine house.

Just as the group hid, Jepard pushed the door open and walked in.

"Sister, why aren't you opening the door?" Jepard asked, puzzled.

Hiluva was a little embarrassed and immediately said, "Je, Jepard—you're here! We were closed today because we weren't open for business."

"Oh, I see."

Jepard walked in and casually found a chair to sit down.

Hiluva walked over and said somewhat awkwardly, "Haha, I thought the situation at the front was so tense that you wouldn't have time to come, haha..."

"Fortunately, the monsters' offensive has eased somewhat lately. I'll go back to the city to take care of some business first, and then return to the front lines later... Didn't I tell you that before?"

"Ah? Oh, right, that's right..." Hiluva's eyes darted around, and she gave an awkward smile.

Jepard sensed something was off as soon as he walked in. "Sis, you don't look well. Did something happen?"

Hiluva hurriedly said, "No, no, how did you know that?"

Jepard's expression suddenly turned somewhat strange. "You don't usually call me by my full name."

"Hey, haven't you always been really annoyed by me calling you 'bro' in public? I think you're right, it's better to call you by your name normally, right, bro?"

Jepard frowned slightly. "Fine... call me whatever you want. Sister, I'm here on official business today. The 'Barrier' device is malfunctioning, and the engineers in the army don't know where to start. I still need to ask you to take a look."

When this was mentioned, Hiluva finally recovered a bit. "Those people's thinking is so rigid, of course they can't understand my design. Sigh, I thought it was something serious. Just leave it here, I'll fix it."

Jepard nodded. "Thank you, sister."

Hiluva patted Jepard on the shoulder in a casual manner. "Hey, why are you being so polite with me? By the way, is something wrong with the sudden martial law in the city?"

Jepard coughed a few times: "This... my instructions were to keep it a secret..."

Hiluva scoffed, "Hmph, little Jie Jie, you've grown wings, haven't you... looking down on your commoner sister now..."

"Don't be like this, sigh..." Jepard's face immediately turned somewhat awkward.

"Little Jie Jie? Pfft..." Xing couldn't help but want to laugh.

At that moment, March 7th reacted quickly and immediately covered her mouth.

"Hmm? I think I heard a strange sound?" Jepard looked in confusion towards a corner of the machine shop.

"Ah, ah? Is that so? It might be coming from one of my mechanical devices," Hiluva said, trying to cover it up.

“Alright, my dear brother, just tell me,” Hiluva said, tugging at Jepard’s sleeve.

Jepard sighed and looked helplessly at his sister.

"Fine, even if I don't tell you, Pera will probably tell you anyway..."

"Just now, Miss Bronya suddenly appeared. She did not resist and was immediately arrested by the Iron Guards and then taken to Kripper Castle."

"The Highguard suspects that the three 'intruders' from before did not fall into the Rift, but instead returned to the District with Bronya. Therefore, she has ordered a city-wide curfew and the arrest of anyone acting suspiciously."

Hilva nodded: "Ah, I see. That explains why we hadn't heard from Bronya before... How is she now?"

Jepard shook his head. "I don't know. She didn't leave after she entered Cripple Castle."

"However, Lord Cocolia said that the Iron Guard forces should be reduced and that the Iron Guards should be withdrawn from the north."

Hiluva nodded. "Well, I'm quite worried about her... After she disappeared, Pera said her workload doubled, and she didn't even have time to go out. And apparently, the original artwork for an intruder's wanted poster that she drew was stolen."

"Stolen? She didn't mention it to me."

"It was probably sent out as a photocopy," Hiluva said casually.

“She really tells you everything… Oh, right, I left the limited edition anniversary water bottle from the Goethe Hotel here last time, I took it with me.”

After saying that, Jepard got up and tried to go inside.

Hiluva immediately tensed up and stepped in front of Jepard, saying, "Wait, wait a minute!"

"What's wrong, sis? You're acting really strange today..." Jepard frowned slightly.

He noticed that his sister had been acting very strangely ever since he came in, as if she was hiding something.

Hiluva looked around and immediately remembered something: "Over there... Oh, right! Didn't you kill several of your plants before? I piled them up over there when I was cleaning the house, and it smells awful! Don't go over there!"

"Putting aside the strange reason—did you really clean the house? You're not doing some forbidden research again, are you...?" Jepard's expression immediately turned sour.

It's confirmed now; my sister must be conducting some kind of forbidden experiment.

Hiluva immediately retorted, "No way! You rascal, what kind of image does your older sister have in your eyes?"

Jepard shook his head helplessly: "Sigh... never mind, I shouldn't have invaded your private space. I have to go now."

“Hey! Wait, don’t go yet—um… those ‘intruders,’ I just want to ask, what crime did they commit?” Hiluva once again blocked Jepard’s path.

“Plotting to overthrow the city builders, conspiring to destroy Beloborg,” Jepard said coldly.

"I initially thought they were really there to resolve the crisis of the rift, but I never expected this..."

Hiluva gave a cold laugh: "Heh... The reasons for punishing me are pretty much the same. Cocolia's methods haven't changed at all."

“Don’t say that, sister. I know you’re unhappy with the Great Guardian, but this is no laughing matter.”

"Tch, you've lectured me again. Alright, bro, take your time. Come listen to my rehearsal with Pera next time."

Jepard sighed, "Well, I'll come when I have time."

After saying that, Jepard left the machine shop.

After watching Jepard walk away, Hilva clapped her hands and said, "Alright, you can come out now, he's gone."

"Phew... finally gone." March 7th peeked out, her hand still tightly covering Xing's mouth.

"Oh dear, what were you doing just now? You scared me to death," Hiluva said, relaxing.

"It's nothing, nothing, just a small accident, a small accident," March 7 said apologetically.

"Waaah, waaah..." Xing made a stammering sound, as if she wanted to say something.

March 7th released her grip. "Alright, what exactly do you want to say?"

"I want to say, Little Jie, I'm still Brother Jie! Let me see..."

Before Xing could finish speaking, March 7 covered her mouth again.

"Sigh, you'd better shut up."

Hiluva was a little embarrassed. "Let's go, we need to get to the Iron Guard penalty area quickly, we don't have much time left."

"Why?" March 7 asked, puzzled.

“My brother just said that Cocolia is going to reduce the Iron Guard’s strength in the north. I don’t know what she’s going to do, but it’s definitely something bad.” Hiluva’s face darkened.

"In short, as long as we find the 'Star Core' first, Cocolia won't be able to do anything to you."

"Don't worry, we'll definitely find the star core first!" Seele said earnestly.

"Ooooooooooooooooo!" Hoshi also let out a serious and firm battle cry.

Hiluva:.........

March 7th:.........

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On the other side, on the Starry Sky Train.

"The activity of the Rift has intensified, and something is happening on Yalilo 6."

In the data room, Walter Young looked at the data panel with a somewhat nervous expression.

"That must be the resonance reaction of the star core." Himeko also looked at the panel.

"Have you managed to contact Miss Eve?" Himeko asked Dan Heng.

“We’ve made contact. Miss Eve said she’ll retrieve the star core as soon as possible,” Dan Heng said.

"That's good. How much longer until the legion arrives?"

Looking at the calculated time on the screen, Dan Heng said, "There are less than 12 system hours left."

"We don't have much time left."

"In addition, imaginary reactions at the level of Commanders were detected in the Legion. Although it may be due to energy misjudgment caused by a large-scale cluster, it cannot be ruled out that there may be an Annihilation Lord among them," Dan Heng continued.

"This..." Himeko's expression was somewhat unpleasant.

The Destruction Order's Great Rulers are all madmen.

Last time at the space station, it was alright; only three Doomsday Beasts came, and the space station was Black Tower territory, so there wasn't much to worry about. But now...

"It seems we need to make preparations in advance, at least to hold them off for some time." Himeko seemed to have made up her mind.

“I understand.” Walter Young nodded.

He picked up the scepter and walked out of the archives.

Himeko followed closely behind and went to the driver's seat to find Pam.

Danheng is now the only one left in the archives.

He looked at the data on the screen, his expression somewhat gloomy.

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