The first to spot me was Qian Qian.
When she saw me swaggering alone into the encirclement of those terrifying soldiers, seemingly unaware of what kind of war machines surrounded me, she panicked. Over the past several dozen minutes, she had witnessed firsthand the astonishing combat power of these future soldiers, who could practically be called humanoid tanks. What unsettled her even more was that these soldiers seemed to have been trained specifically for conquest and invasion. They feared no death in battle and constantly proclaimed the Empire's doctrine of conquering all things. Qian Qian could clearly sense an unsettling fanaticism in them.
Fanatical soldiers like that were especially dangerous right after a battle.
"A Jun," Qian Qian waved anxiously at me, "don't come over! They're dangerous! Get out of here!"
Of course I wasn't leaving. On the contrary, I walked straight up to the protective barrier, nodded to the several Shilin Warriors maintaining its energy supply, and said, "You've worked hard. Where are Asidda and Asidora?"
Qian Qian and Older Sister both froze.
A pair of nearly identical twins appeared before me amid spatial ripples. I still couldn't really tell the 300 apart, but I remembered these sisters somewhat. For one thing, they were highly noticeable twin sisters; for another, their Shilin forms were truly distinctive. The sight of energy flames burning in their eyes was impossible to overlook. More importantly, among all the Shilin Apostles who had come out looking for work, they were the only two who had honestly applied for business licenses and hadn't been registered with the city inspectors.
On that point alone, sisters Asidda and Asidora could be called exemplary young Shilin citizens of the New Era.
Standing before me, the sisters were clearly uneasy. Their bodies flickered in and out of sight, flashing