"What?! They're fighting outside?!"
The moment Hao Ren heard Nolan's report, he sprang out of his chair, wearing an expression that said, "Are you messing with me?"
Nolan seemed to have expected this reaction. Her expression didn't change in the slightest. "If you don't believe me, go take a look. It's still quite a spectacle out there."
"How did they suddenly start fighting?!" From Nolan's expression, Hao Ren knew it was true, but he still couldn't make sense of it. "Wasn't that N-6 with those people outside? I even specifically sent her out to handle diplomacy. How did they end up fighting the moment they met? What's the situation out there now?"
"The ship's shields are up, and N-6 hasn't left their range. So right now, those dozen or so armed men outside are spraying my shields with weapons about as powerful as water guns, while N-6 stands behind the shields looking completely baffled... It's pretty chaotic, but no one's been hurt."
"...Let's go take a look."
N-6 hadn't come out of the ship alone. Hao Ren had arranged for the Nangong siblings to accompany her. The original plan was for N-6 to greet her fellow citizens first and get them to lower their weapons and agree to talk. Then Nangong Sanba, who was good with words, and Nangong May, whose warm, approachable demeanor put people at ease, would make the first contact. Finally, Hao Ren and the others would make their formal entrance. But the plan had failed right from the start. The Nangong siblings hadn't even gotten the first word of their speech out before the people across from them launched a surprise attack. Fortunately, the Giant Turtle Rock Platform's shield system had finished regenerating, keeping all the firepower outside. Even so, the sudden violence had scared the