Annie's sudden disappearance and departure without a word had indeed thrown the people of Dragonbone Village, including Bai Yue Kui and Boss Bai, into a bit of confusion. Mai Duo, who was affected the most, was especially at a loss, spending ages in a daze and feeling completely out of sorts.
Fortunately, the confusion didn't last long.
After all, Bai Yue Kui, the village's backbone, was still alive, the Lighthouse continued to operate safely, and the Orks still followed orders. Everything was fine, so Bai Yue Kui quickly steadied the situation and continued with her plans.
However, even though she now had the Lighthouse, the AI Brain, Mark, and ASH in her hands, Bai Yue Kui wasn't in a hurry to carry out one of her original plans. Instead, she decided to put it off for a while.
The reason she changed her mind was naturally tied to the Orks' successive victories and rapid expansion!
In her view, if the Orks really could defeat the ecosystem, then perhaps she could set aside her somewhat drastic plan—one that was like an ant trying to shake a tree—for a while, and see how things went with the Orks before making a decision.
So, for the time that followed, she kept busy studying the Lighthouse's AI Brain and the ASH AI Brain that had originally belonged to her. She also managed the Lighthouse town on the ground, and life was much more comfortable than before.
On the evening of the third day after Annie left, the Ork mother from Xia Dou's family finally hatched and crawled out.
The "little green person," with an Ork's body and a human soul, had not only completely recovered her mind, but had also gained some kind of mysterious ability. She was even cleverer than she'd been in