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However, he also learned that this ferocious creature was called a sand eel, well, an eel from the desert, which is quite fitting.

As for why everyone was able to communicate with the boy they rescued named Laika, that was Howard Duck's innate ability. This guy could not only speak English, but also communicate with almost all intelligent beings and judge whether the other party had malicious intent.

This is one of the key reasons why Howard the Duck has been able to live safely in the universe.

In contrast, Josie's ability to communicate with the mayor was entirely due to magic.

After learning the situation, Josie didn't stand on ceremony and started gnawing on a skewer of grilled eel meat. While eating, she also explained what she knew.

"What an amazing world! And that Krem crystal! It seems you've found the value of this world!" Howard exclaimed after hearing this. He didn't know Steve Rogers, so he didn't feel anything for him, but when he heard about the Krem crystal, he immediately realized the immense value that this substance might possess.

As for the obstacles from the three countries? Don't be ridiculous. Although this planet's technology is unique, it hasn't even left its own planet. How can it possibly compete with Josh, who has a space fleet?

In contrast, Mike and Ben were more interested in Steve Rogers as Captain America.

However, the things they were interested in were rather strange.

"Captain America? I really want to fight him!" said Ben, the battle maniac's son.

"So Captain America has actually come to this world? I really want to see if his butt is really as perky as it is in the magazines!" These were Mike's words.

As soon as he said that, everyone, especially Josie, looked at him with a strange expression.

Damn it, could it be that I haven't been caring enough for this kid, and now he's having an orientation problem?

"Hey, don't get the wrong idea, I just want to know how he got his glutes, so I can learn from him! All the rich girls at our school like this type!" Mike knew that everyone was thinking the wrong thing, so he immediately tried to save face.

That would be best! Josie didn't say anything, but secretly she made up her mind to have a good talk with Margot when she got back. If this kid really had a problem with his orientation, then don't blame her for being ruthless and cruel; she would destroy and rebuild this kid.

However, upon closer reflection, it seemed unlikely, because he had heard before that Mike, despite his young age, was already a seasoned womanizer at school, frequently changing girlfriends.

During the barbecue in the desert, Josie noticed that the native named Lyca was slightly injured, and that his blood was blue, not red.

"I've noticed that too, and I've already experienced it. The genes of humans on this planet are not the same as those of you Earthlings, but whether there is reproductive isolation is unknown!" Howard the Duck whispered to Josie.

"...That doesn't matter. As long as we look alike, it will reduce a lot of trouble," Josie said nonchalantly.

"So what are you planning to do? Send troops to occupy this planet?" Howard Duck asked.

"What's the rush? We've only just arrived. Let's play around for a while and learn more before making any decisions. Besides, there are three countries on this planet. If the conditions are right, we might be able to take one of them without bloodshed and use it as our pawn!" Josie said while eating a skewer of grilled eel.

"So where are you going to start?" Howard Duck asked again.

“Let’s go check out the Kingdom of Sirem first. Steve Rogers has become a hero in that country. Maybe we can get something special there!” Josie said.

According to the information they received from the mayor, the city of Sark they were in was located on the border of the Krem Federation, and the other side of the desert was the Kingdom of Sirem.

"When do we leave?" Howard Duck asked, nodding.

"How about tomorrow? Let's go to Sack City tonight and stay overnight to experience the local customs and culture!" Josh made the decision after thinking for a while.

After finishing their barbecue, the group got back into Strike and Knockout and prepared to hit the road. But before that, Josie pulled out two cars and had the two Transformers scan them again.

These two vehicles were local vehicles that Josie had taken from Sacktown.

The previous two Transformers' vehicle modes were luxury SUVs from Earth. Their exquisite appearance was quite different from the vehicles on this planet, making them somewhat too conspicuous.

Of course, during this process, Josie also had to slightly alter the memories of the native boy named Lyca.

About half an hour later, the group arrived back in Sak City safely in two vehicles with drastically changed appearances.

Because Josie had already figured out the situation here, and easily forged a complete set of Krem Federation documents for everyone—perhaps because of the war, compared to the more advanced weapons and machinery, the anti-counterfeiting capabilities of documents in this world were rather poor, about the same level as Earth before World War II, just a book with a photo pasted on it, which was very easy to forge!

In addition, apart from Howard the Duck being rather odd, the rest of Josie and her group are no different in appearance from the humans on this planet.

So the guards at the city gate only checked their documents briefly before letting them in without arousing any suspicion.

Of course, even if it did arouse suspicion, Josie could use magic to cover it up.

Although Josie's magical level was not as high as his strength, at least so far, he had not sensed anything powerful in the city that could resist his magic.

They eventually settled into one of the most luxurious hotels in the city... The currency here was also quite primitive. Although the Krem Federation also issued paper money, Josh and his team observed that people clearly preferred to use commodity money.

The physical currency consists of common gold and silver coins, as well as Krim crystal, a specialty of this planet.

The native boy Lyca, whom they had met earlier, used the currency he had acquired here—Krim crystals—from his desert tribe.

However, Josie examined the Krim crystals he possessed and found they were just some scattered, low-quality crystals.

According to Lyca himself, the mines owned by their tribe were only small, poor mines, while the larger mines were basically controlled by the major powers of the Krem Federation, and ordinary people had no access to them at all.

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Chapter 315 The Children's Battle

The following day, after resting for a night, Josie and her group prepared to leave Sak City and cross the other side of the desert to reach the Kingdom of Sirem.

Just as the group left the city, they saw the native boy Lyca, whom they had rescued the day before, being surrounded by a group of people who looked like canines outside the city gate.

Although the city gate guards were watching vigilantly with their guns drawn, they did not step forward to stop it.

"Father?" Mike and Ben looked at Josie upon seeing this.

“Bresta!” Josie didn’t hesitate and immediately sent Bresta to check on the situation.

Bresta nodded, got out of the car, walked towards the city gate, and found a guard to ask about the situation.

“Boss, I’ve found out. Those are the Wild Dogs, a bandit race that roams the border regions of the Three Kingdoms. Lyca injured one of their people before, so they’re here to cause trouble. Because they have considerable power in this desert region, even the guards of Sark City don’t want to provoke them too much. They will stop them if they’re inside the city, but once they’re outside, it’s none of their business!” Bresta quickly learned everything from the guards.

“Father, let’s help him!” Upon hearing Bresta’s words, Josie was already eager to help even before she could speak.

But judging from his expression, it's clear that this kid doesn't want to stand up for Leica; he just wants an excuse to fight.

Even Mike was somewhat smitten by his younger brother.

"Don't ask me, just do it if you want to!" Josie couldn't help but laugh when she saw this, and then said.

While speaking, he did not forget to give Bresta a meaningful look, telling him to watch out.

Well, the kids are all grown up now, let them do whatever they want. Anyway, I'll cover for them, nothing serious will happen.

"Yes!" Upon seeing Josh agree, the two boys cheered and high-fived, then picked up their equipment and prepared to get off the vehicle.

"Hey, my old bones haven't been used much, they're almost rusty, so let's get some exercise with the kids!" Seeing the two kids getting ready to fight, Howard Duck, who usually doesn't like to join in the fun, pulled out a gun bigger than himself from somewhere and hugged it to his chest, saying.

Seeing this, Josie smiled slightly. This duck is a good match!

At the city gate, Lyca, who was leading two camel-like beasts back to her tribe, looked at the dozens of wild dog tribes blocking her way and her face turned very ugly!

He had only been in town a little while buying food the last time he had a minor altercation with a group of wild dogs, accidentally injuring one of them, and then left Sak City.

I didn't expect the other party to be so vengeful, and to have such a keen sense of smell. I only arrived in the city yesterday, and today I was surrounded by so many people that I had nowhere to run.

Of course, he can stay within the city; as long as he stays within the city, he is safe.

But he couldn't stay home; his younger siblings were waiting for him to bring back food.

Lyca's parents died a long time ago. The tribe he lived in was a small tribe with only a few hundred people. Most of them couldn't even take care of themselves, so naturally they couldn't take much care of the orphans in his family. Therefore, he was the pillar of the family.

Just when Lyca was at his wit's end, an energy cannon shot swept past him and struck a leader of the wild dog tribe, blasting him into dust!

This sudden attack not only startled the Wild Dogs, but also put the guards of Sak City on high alert.

"Who fired the shot?" the guard captain, a green-clad, Shrek-like figure, shouted angrily as he turned around.

Because even though there are only a few dozen wild dog tribes here, who knows if behind them is a terrifying large tribe.

These guys are like ancient nomadic tribes on Earth, appearing and disappearing in groups in the desert without a trace. Once the two sides really go to war, although the other side can't do anything about Sak City, it will be a big problem for the merchants traveling there. At that time, Sak City will probably have to report to the Federation's high command and ask them to send troops to wipe them out—and even then, they might not be able to wipe them out, because as long as they go into the territory of the other two countries, the Federation's air patrol fleets can't do anything about them.

Therefore, since the other party did not show any real threat to Sak City, the guards of Sak City did not want to cause any trouble, especially since the loss was only the interests of an insignificant desert nomad.

Desert nomads like Lyca, though able to trade within the city, are not actually considered citizens by the Federation or the other two countries. In essence, they are just like the Native Americans during the Great Colonial period—a marginal group.

But now someone actually dares to fire on those wild dog tribe members first?

The captain's gaze swept across the room and quickly settled on Howard the Duck, who was wielding an oversized weapon. Just as he was about to reprimand him, he was tugged by an older human guard beside him.

"Captain, the power of their weapons is abnormally high. Also, look at their vehicles!" the human cautiously reminded him.

Upon hearing the human guard's reminder, the captain was startled. Indeed, their firearms were energy weapons due to the presence of the Krim Crystal.

However, due to the low quality of the crystals used in conventional weapons, the power is actually quite average. The penetration power is roughly the same as that of a typical full-power rifle bullet on Earth. When it hits a person, it usually causes a penetrating wound. If it doesn't hit a vital organ, it might not even be fatal.

Therefore, it's simply impossible to blast a wild dog tribe member, who is much stronger than an ordinary human, into dust, like the attack just now.

The vehicle that Josie and her group rode in, which was transformed from being struck and knocked down, was not something that ordinary people could ride in. Due to the energy problem, all mechanical vehicles were luxuries in this world and could not be as common as they were on Earth. Most ordinary people could only ride animal mounts such as pack animals.

The guard captain immediately composed himself and prepared to have a proper conversation with Josh and the others who seemed to be of some unusual status.

Mike and Ben clearly didn't want to give the guard captain a chance. Right after Howard Duck fired the first shot, the two teenagers rushed into the Wild Dogs' ranks.

The Wild Dogs were indeed startled by Howard Duck's shot, but when they saw that there were only a few of Josie's group, and that only Mike and Ben, two half-grown human cubs, were charging towards their camp, they immediately became amused.

The two leading wild dog tribe members didn't even carry guns. They leaped off their pack animals, grabbed their swords, and jumped towards Mike and Ben.

As a humanoid race that evolved from beasts, they are far inferior to humans in terms of technology and tool use, but they are far superior to humans in terms of physique and mobility.

For example, the wild dog tribe can jump three to five meters high, which is something that ordinary people cannot do.

It's just a pity that Mike and Ben are no longer human in some ways... oops, they've far surpassed ordinary humans. Although the two boys, blessed by the Celestials, are not yet fully grown, their power is incomparable to that of this group of half-orcs who haven't fully blossomed.

The two wild dog tribe members were still watching the two boys from mid-air, laughing. Suddenly, two beams of light, one blue and one green, appeared in the hands of the two boys!

It's not some kind of heat-emitting blade, but a real Jedi lightsaber from the Star Wars universe, handcrafted by Anakin Skywalker, the Son of the Force!

Because Jedi lightsabers require extremely precious kyber crystals, and due to the special nature of these crystals, they are strictly controlled by the Temple, making them very difficult for ordinary people to obtain.