(￣︶￣) The Showdown with Kira
The squad that had gone out to search for and recover supplies from the Machine God had once again failed its mission. They had brought back a second Chosen Pilot, along with major news related to the Mechanical Clan. Naturally, the news soon spread throughout the entire Iron Nest settlement and sent shockwaves through it.
As for how Mayor Auntie Li had calmed the uproar and discussed and planned countermeasures, Annie neither knew nor wanted to know!
Since the trip had yielded nothing, she planned to wait ten days or so, until the Iron Nest settlement thought the commotion had died down and the Mechanical Clan wouldn't come back to investigate the planet. Then she'd go out with Uncle Li Kui and the others again. No matter what, they had to open that supply chest and bring it back.
But there was no need to rush.
While Annie decided to lay low for a few days, Laki naturally settled in for the time being at the underground base, more than a hundred meters beneath the surface.
During that time, Iron Nest sent out drones several times to scout the area near where the warship had crashed that night and the Mechanical Clan's units had been destroyed, but in the end, they found nothing!
The staff found no signs of survivors or escape pods, and they received no distress signals. They didn't even find any signs of recent human activity or fighting within dozens of kilometers!
In light of that, Kira had no choice but to accept reality and settle down at Iron Nest Base for a while. He planned to see if he could get in touch with his former faction or someone from it later.
When Li Boli saw that Kira was willing to