My Ironclad System is ahead of schedule.

Not long after she was frozen in place, a woman in a cheongsam slowly emerged from the snow and ice. The frigid cold wave, which was terrifying to the people of Beloborg, had no effect on the woman whatsoever.

Most importantly, the woman was holding a small, round object in her hand.

Although she had never seen it in person, Cocolia knew its identity at just one glance.

Star nucleus,

The factors that cause cold waves on this planet.

It is now being played with by someone else as if it were an ornament.

Cocolia almost laughed.

What she thought was a prop that could flip the table turned out to be just an ordinary toy in other people's eyes.

Chapter 162 Cocolia and her daughter are completely under control [Second Update]

Although she appeared to be playing with it, Ruan Mei was actually handling the star core with great care. It contained immense energy, and even Ruan Mei herself could be severely injured if she wasn't careful. This was because she had learned from the Black Tower how to properly store the star core before coming here; otherwise, she wouldn't have been holding it like this.

Looking at Cocolia frozen in ice, Nguyen Mai raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Is everything settled?" Jingliu asked Ruan Mei while escorting Cocolia.

She's not good at handling these kinds of things; the technical aspects are best left to Ruan Mei. She should just focus on killing people.

"Naturally, this star core is already mine."

Ruan Mei carefully placed the star core, preparing to temporarily store it on the outskirts of Belloberg. She and Ji Yuan planned to find a suitable location to build a laboratory.

Oh, right, and this woman too.

She slowly walked over and took a bottle of medicine out of her mouth.

"Come on, open your mouth."

Ruan Mei leaned closer to Cocolia and spoke in a gentle tone. To anyone not in the know, the tone would have sounded like an intimate conversation between close friends.

Cocolia wanted to refuse, but at that moment, Nguyen Mai touched her neck with her finger, instantly making her open her mouth involuntarily.

Gudong Gudong——

The medicine was injected.

"what have you done!?"

After being forced to drink it, Cocolia panicked a little.

“A potent truth serum,” Nguyen Mai said, stroking her chin.

"Truth serum?"

Cocolia was greatly alarmed.

A similar drug exists in Belleburg. Its effect is to induce hallucinations, causing the person to utter what others want to know while in a state of mental instability.

However, after waiting for a long time, Cocolia did not feel anything unusual.

Is it out of service?

She couldn't help but want to laugh.

But soon, she stopped laughing.

Nguyen Mai looked at Cocolia, who was about to laugh, and asked, "What's your name?"

"Cocolia Rand".

Cocolia felt her mouth speak out of control.

No, what happened?

She was horrified, her expression visibly panicked. Wasn't this a truth serum? Why did she blurt out the situation before she even started hallucinating?

Nguyen Mai's questions continued.

What style and color are your underwear?

"No."

Cocolia said it again. And after she said it, her face turned bright red with embarrassment.

No, how could I say that out of the blue?

Her heart felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave.

Despite having no apparent reaction, she found herself speaking involuntarily.

At that moment, Jingliu curiously leaned over and lifted it to take a look.

"Yes, there isn't."

Mirror Flow's actions only made Cocolia feel even more ashamed and annoyed.

At this moment, Nguyen Mai continued to ask her, "What are you doing here?"

"I plan to use the star core to destroy Beloberg..."

Cocolia told the whole story in detail.

"Oh."

Jingliu and Ruan Mei nodded, showing no surprise whatsoever.

Cocolia looked at their expressions and was somewhat surprised.

She had thought her actions would shock the two of them, but their reactions were far too bland.

This made her feel even more frustrated.

Cocolia had no idea that her behavior was like children playing house compared to the two people in front of her.

As she slowly walked towards Belleberg, Nguyen May picked up her phone and began composing a message to send to Ji Yuan.

[Ruan Mei: Ji Yuan, I've obtained the Star Core. Next, I'll find a suitable location to start building the laboratory, and have Jing Liu escort Cocolia back. That woman seems to be doing something rather interesting.]

[Ji Yuan: Interesting? What is she going to do?]

I'm not the one who can save you.

[Nguyen Mai: She intends to wipe out all civilization on this planet.]

Ji Yuan: ...

[Ruan Mei: I'm not really interested in the specifics; you can handle the rest. I've already given her truth serum, so she'll tell you whatever you ask. For example, I've already found out she wasn't wearing underwear today.]

Ji Yuan: ...

Nguyen Mai put down her phone and turned to look at Jingliu and Cocolia.

"Take it to Ji Yuan. However, in order to make our work go smoothly, don't show that she is under our control."

"I see."

Jingliu nodded, and then she swung her sword to cut the ice that had frozen Cocolia's body.

“We’re going back now. If you don’t want to embarrass yourself in front of everyone, don’t cause any trouble.”

Jingliu's tone was chilling, making Cocolia feel an extreme coldness throughout her body.

……

Looking at the message on his phone, Ji Yuan said to Bronya, who was standing in the crowd with a complicated expression, "Miss Bronya, we have already subdued that Great Guardian. Next, we will go to Kripper Castle to confirm our loan agreement. We, the people of the Immortal Ship, will not do anything without a legitimate reason."

The Immortal Boat Alliance is warlike, but it always has a legitimate reason for going into battle.

Bronya pursed her lips, but still mustered up the courage to ask Ji Yuan, "How do you intend to treat Mother?"

Seeing Ji Yuan's thoughts, Ting Yun smiled and asked her, "Miss Bronya, you don't want anything to happen to your mother, do you?"

"what?!"

Bronya looked at Tingyun with a puzzled expression.

Tingyun smiled and explained, "We came here to do some things. As long as you cooperate with us, we will naturally not make things difficult for you. If your Great Guardian cannot come forward, the rest is up to you."

"Um……"

Bronya nodded in agreement with a conflicted expression.

Do something? Does it mean transforming this planet into a large laboratory? Although she was terrified and worried about such a thing, she temporarily nodded in agreement in order to save her mother.

Seeing that Bronya had agreed, and that the Great Guardian Cocolia had also been subdued, the Silver Mane Iron Guards present, intimidated by the threat, had no choice but to obediently follow the orders of Ji Yuan and the others.

Ji Yuan and the others followed Jepard toward Kripper Castle.

Although the company employees longed to swagger into the Belleburg district to vent their frustrations at work, they didn't dare to actually do so because of Ji Yuan's orders.

Only Ji Yuan and a few others were with Jepard, seemingly strolling through the streets. Huo Huo, nervous, clung tightly to Ji Yuan. Su Chang chatted casually with the locals as they walked. If Ji Yuan hadn't been taking her to Kripper Castle, she probably would have made a bunch of friends on the spot.

Now that it can move freely, the firefly is very curious about its surroundings. It keeps looking around to observe the people around it, and even exchanged some local currency with Tingyun to buy some snacks to share with everyone.

"Well, we're going to have a proper meal later, so don't eat too much dessert."

Watching everyone devour the snacks in one bite, Liu Ying smiled awkwardly. At the same time, she squeezed her increasingly empty wallet in her pocket.

Natasha looked at the Belleburg buildings with great interest. She hadn't seen the sunlight for over a decade since she moved to the downtown area as a teenager.

As for the debt, looking at the innocent and carefree Liu Ying and the others, she didn't feel it was too much of a problem. The money would have to be repaid, but she estimated the repayment process would be very gentle.

Xi'er was still a little conflicted. As she walked, she couldn't help but pull Tingyun along.

"Tingyun, do you really intend to rule this planet?"

"This young lady has no interest in that, and neither does Ji Yuan."

Hearing Tingyun's words, Xier felt a little relieved.

In the lower city, Tingyun and Xier had fought side by side many times, so her words were quite credible.

With that said, the group arrived at Cripper Castle.

Standing at the entrance of Crepper Castle, they unexpectedly ran into Kagami Ryu, who had brought Cocolia with him.

Jingliu was holding a bunch of snacks in his hand.