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Chapter 8: I Can Only Rely on You

That night, Shi Xiaobai accoe villa It was said to be a residence Riko had bought in this city After having a si this period of ti [Gaia] She only said that she would bring him to their headquarters, Gaia Base, to to bed, but oken up by Riko with a kick in thehis breakfast in a drowsy state, he saw a helicopter land in an eathered his thoughts, he realized he was sitting in the helicopter Riko was sitting across him, but One-Pun had already disappeared

“Where’s Uncle Baldy?” Shi Xiaobai asked as he caught sight of the white clouds a, “Puny world, shiver before This King’s feet!”

Riko rolled her eyes and snapped, “Teacher One-Pun left early because he has so on In a while, e reach Gaia Base, don’t you keep saying ‘This King’ Not everyone possesses a temperaarding Riko’s remarks about herviolently beaten up, so he whispered, “This King”

“What?” Riko cast a murderous look at him

“Tch!” Shi Xiaobai i As he covered his head, he said in a wronged h, This E in the future…Ouch!”

Moments later, Shi Xiaobai, who had finally succu several beatings, said in a melancholy timbre, “Girl, you must be a demoness sent by the God of Darkness”

“Hmph!” Riko waved her fist as her face bri Shi Xiaobai would be such a pleasant thing

……

The helicopter flew allbefore it descended at noon From the helicopter, Shi Xiaobai was able to see Gaia Base in its entirety

High-rise steel buildings looht Iron-paved roads crisscrossed and differed fros The roads were built with black steel, and looked like black, bottomless rivers from the sky

“Welcome to Gaia Base—Steel City” Riko playfully winked at him

Shi Xiaobai sneered, “This will be the first fief This King will own in this world Using it to be the base of Xiaobai’s Hero Squad would barely qualify…Ouch!”

Pulling back her fist, Riko began to space out as she looked at the approaching steel ground

After dise the helicopter, Shi Xiaobai treaded cautiously on the steel surface He realized that while it was sturdy and solid to the touch, it had a degree of flexibility Furtherround was not hot as he had expected, instead, a sense of coldness see on the steel surface a few tiround is produced from the shells of the Astral Calamity Beast, ‘Astral Steel Giant Beetles’ It possesses a hardness above ordinary metals, and its heat dissipation and noise reduction attributes are extreood” Riko involuntarily explained to Shi Xiaobai when she found hi with awe

Shi Xiaobai was secretly astonished as he quietly took note of what Riko said

As the two of the past thereet Riko with a “Miss Riko” and would also give Shi Xiaobai a co away

“I am quite fa at Shi Xiaobai