I became a mermaid egg and saved the Imperial Marshal

Cardillo understood the principle of being guilty of possessing a treasure, so he had no intention of concealing the existence of the liquid gold from the beginning.

Although liquid gold is precious, it is a deadly poison to them. Handing it over to the military is undoubtedly the best option.

Cardillo had thought of this idea long before, but unfortunately he was unable to establish contact with the military.

Now, everything was going according to his wishes, even incredibly smoothly.

There has never been a moment when Cardillo was as grateful for his choice as he was at this moment. He secretly swore in his heart that in the future he would make this place the strongest barrier on the border!

In fact, Ling Qing had already thoroughly investigated the identities of this group of "bandits". Even without liquid gold, Huo Linyuan would still let them take back the ownership of Planet M, but it would not be as direct as this.

On the other side, after receiving the news, Shen Yi immediately drove a small cruiser to the outskirts of the sand pit.

After Huo Linyuan came out of the mine tunnel, he went straight onto the cruiser. Shen Yi quickly set up a shielding field around him and then retreated to the vicinity of the sand pit. He, who had always been free and unrestrained, now felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy.

When Jianwen Yi brought the Kokura out of the bunker, Shen Yi nodded slightly to him. The two looked at each other and said nothing tacitly, but just looked at the cruiser with full readiness.

Inside the cruiser, Huo Linyuan sat on a chair with a pale face, his lips pursed and bloodless, and his neatly combed hair fell down, blocking his expression at the moment.

He took out a glass tube filled with light green liquid from the storage space on his wrist, then turned the knob on it, shrinking the needle and popping it out. He inserted it directly into his arm without even looking.

As the light green liquid flowed into his blood vessels, Huo Linyuan's brows gradually furrowed, beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead, and the veins on the back of his right hand, which was holding the armrest, were clearly visible.

The next moment, the metal handrail broke into pieces because it could not withstand the pressure.

The fragments pierced Huo Linyuan's palm, and blood dripped from his fingertips onto the floor, but he was unaware of it.

Qi Yan anxiously clung to the protective shield, feeling extremely confused but helpless.

He knew very well that once Huo Linyuan's mental strength could not be calmed down, the powerful mental pressure would directly shatter everything around him. This was why Huo Linyuan wanted to leave.

But the book clearly does not mention that there is any substance on Planet M that can cause Huo Linyuan's mental disorder. Why did Huo Linyuan suddenly lose control?

Was it because of me? Because I changed the direction of the story without my permission?

Qi Yan thought sadly in his heart. An unprecedented decadence surrounded him and made him feel breathless.

Not until the blood color in his eyes completely faded away did Huo Linyuan pack up everything, open the cabin door and walk out. Wen Yi and Shen Yi greeted him upon seeing him.

He walked up to Wen Yi, and instead of taking the Xiaocang from Wen Yi, he directly opened the protective shield and took Qi Yan out from it.

Qi Yan let him pick her up, but she didn't rub his palm affectionately as usual. Huo Linyuan touched the eggshell, then said to the other two: "Let's have a meeting."

After saying that, he turned and walked into the cruiser, and the other two immediately followed.

The bloodstains and debris inside the cruiser had long been cleaned up by intelligent robots, and only the chair with broken armrests silently recorded what had just happened.

Huo Linyuan sat back in his chair, while Wen Yi and Shen Yi stood by the door.

Huo Linyuan looked at Wen Yi and ordered:

"The liquid gold here has a companion spirit essence. You should inform Han Jian immediately and ask him to organize the remaining members of Dark Night to come here to take over the mine. Before that, you should stay here and be responsible for arranging the connection between Dark Night and Cardillo."

Hearing his words, the other two were surprised.

Wen Yi also noticed something strange in the mine. At first he thought it was a conspiracy designed by the royal family, but later Huo Linyuan's reaction directly overturned his idea. However, he never thought that it would be the spiritual marrow that caused Huo Linyuan to lose mental control.

What is Half-Life Essence? In fact, there is no clear definition of it in the interstellar space, and even few people know it.

It is a pure white crystalline stone. No one knows how it is formed, but this thing can resonate with human spiritual power.

The only known companion spirit essence in the entire galaxy was made into the core of a legendary mecha by the mecha master Ying Zhao. This is also the first legendary mecha in the entire galaxy. The myth it created has not been broken so far.

"Yes." Wen Yi put away his surprise and left the cruiser with a serious face.

Although the news was so unbelievable, Wen Yi did not doubt its authenticity at all.

Because no one in the entire galaxy understands the companion spirit essence better than Huo Linyuan, and so far Huo Linyuan is the only one who can resonate with the spirit essence.

"How about Manladi City?" Huo Linyuan looked at Shen Yi.

"The plan is going smoothly. The three major families have begun to suspect each other. The Ye family and the Kefei family have officially fallen out. Only the Deka family has not taken any action yet." Shen Yi said.

Huo Linyuan nodded and said, "Go and take those wandering merchants with you and prepare to return to the city."

Shen Yi did not act immediately. He looked at Huo Linyuan, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself. It was obvious that he could not be as calm as Wen Yi.

Companion spiritual essence, that kind of thing that is hard to come by, but they really encountered it like a blind cat encountering a dead mouse?

Shen Yi muttered to himself. He wanted to ask a few more questions, but looking at Huo Linyuan's pale face, he finally swallowed the words.

Feeling that Shen Yi was still not leaving, Huo Linyuan cast a questioning look at him.

"We'll do it right away." Shen Yi laughed and left the cruiser.

The room suddenly became quiet, leaving only Huo Linyuan and Qi Yan looking at each other in silence.

Huo Linyuan tapped the eggshell: "Are you angry?"

Qi Yan turned her body to the side, avoiding his hand and preventing him from touching her.

Huo Linyuan's eyes seemed to flash with a smile. He touched the eggshell and held Qi Yan in front of him: "Don't be angry, I won't do it again next time."

Huo Linyuan, with such a focused gaze and gentle expression, never appeared in the novel from beginning to end.

However, Qi Yan, who usually liked this, was particularly stubborn this time. He bumped Huo Linyuan's hand hard and complained in his heart:

You will! You don't let me get close to you, which means you don't want to face it with me. You don't regard me as a partner!

This kind of unreasonable behavior was the first time in Qi Yan's life. He knew better than anyone how good Huo Linyuan was to him, but he just felt uncomfortable and suffocated in his heart.

Qi Yan didn't know what was wrong with him, he just felt sad and wronged. This emotion came out of nowhere and he couldn't control it. He even felt a little hypocritical.

He was not actually angry with Huo Linyuan. He just felt deeply frustrated about his powerlessness. He was just angry with himself.

He originally thought that since he was familiar with the plot, he could help Huo Linyuan avoid all unfavorable factors, but reality gave him a loud slap in the face.

Huo Linyuan's action of pushing him away undoubtedly aggravated this sense of frustration, making Qi Yan feel that he was useless and could only rely on Huo Linyuan.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault. I made Dandan worry again." Huo Linyuan covered the eggshell with his palm. His tone was very gentle. If you listened carefully, it was not difficult to discover the love and care hidden deep inside.

You are just not good! Qi Yan pushed his hand away.

However, at the same time, another voice in his heart was saying: Why should I apologize? It's obviously my fault. Do you know that the more unconditionally you tolerate me, the more uncomfortable I will feel?

People are like this. When no one cares about them, no matter how painful it is, they can persevere by gritting their teeth and wiping away their tears.

But once someone cares about your emotions, this sadness and grievance will be infinitely magnified and become out of control.

Qi Yan had this feeling right now. He was not a particularly emotional person, but Huo Linyuan's apology broke his defenses.