A blue-white Twisted Void twenty meters in diameter formed in front of the transporter, instantly destroying the floors and ceilings of both levels of the Underground City. At the same time, a massive silver-gray spacecraft, fifteen meters tall and more than eighty meters long, suddenly flew out of the Twisted Void and landed in the hall.
"Protect the boss! Prepare for battle!" Xiao Liang thought enemies had arrived. Terrified, he instantly stepped in front of Lu Yang, gripping a greatshield as he warily watched the spacecraft.
Nearly a hundred Iron Blood Brotherhood warriors in the room simultaneously formed a defensive formation. But before long, the hatch on the side of the spacecraft opened, and the blue-skinned Rolaide stood there without armor, laughing heartily.
"My brother, I'm back!" Rolaide shouted, spreading his arms.
Lu Yang's eyes lit up. He quickly signaled Xiao Liang not to panic and ran toward Rolaide. The two met beneath the bridge. Though Rolaide was only half Lu Yang's height, they tightly clasped each other's arms.
"Brother, you finally came back. I was worried sick," Lu Yang said excitedly.
Rolaide was even more excited. "I knew you were anxious, but I couldn't come earlier. For some reason, word got around the other world that I was coming here to trade with you. Many gods were looking for me, but they didn't know what I looked like, so I managed to escape them several times.
"Also, the higher-ups of our Mechanical Plane are arresting people who trade with you privately. It seems something went wrong on your side."
Lu Yang frowned. "There must still be spies on my side that we haven't found. When you came by sea that day, a spy probably saw you among the people onshore. But you were wearing armor, so they couldn't see