Clara was happily playing with her phone, especially the Communication App, which she found very entertaining.
She had even added a friend on it, a big sister named "jade."
Chatting with this big sister made Clara very happy; the other person told her a lot about things in the universe.
Including the various Aeons, the Xianzhou, the Company, and so on.
She also told this big sister about Belobog's plight, and the big sister said she would come to help her.
This big sister was really a good person.
As she played, a noise came from the doorway, and several Traffic Light Automatons ran in on their little short legs.
Seeing the machines, Clara suddenly remembered she had come out to find medicine.
"Oh no! Clara lost track of time, Clara still needs to find medicine for everyone in the settlement!"
Clara put away her phone and quickly stood up to head outside.
Ye Yun saw this.
"Clara, don't worry. Did you come out to find medicine?"
Clara was very remorseful, with two little teardrops already hanging from the corners of her eyes.
Ye Yun continued asking.
"Why did Clara come out to find medicine? What medicine do you need?"
Clara sniffled twice.
"Monster activity has been increasing lately, and a lot of people in the settlement got hurt. Clara wanted to find some medicine for treating external injuries."
Ye Yun thought for a moment, a flash of inspiration crossing his mind.
In this Robot Settlement, there was probably quite a bit of Stellar Jade too, and Svarog was truly the strongest force in the Underworld.
Ye Yun considered it, then first spent 100 Star Coins to buy 10 bottles of Golden Sore Medicine.
"Clara, take this. This is Golden Sore Medicine, it can heal wounds."
Clara repeatedly refused.
"No need, no need~ This is too precious."
No matter what Ye Yun said, Clara just wouldn't accept it.
In Clara's view, Brother Ye Yun had already treated her to very tasty noodles, and she already felt embarrassed about that.
Now Brother Ye Yun was giving her such precious medicine; she absolutely couldn't take it.
Ye Yun was a bit helpless. Then, he noticed a Stellar Jade hanging on Clara's clothes.
"Clara, how about this: you trade me that Stellar Jade of yours."
Clara looked at the Stellar Jade Ye Yun was pointing at and took it off.
She had found this Stellar Jade by chance while looking for medicine earlier, thought it looked pretty, and tied it to her clothes as decoration.
"This one?"
Ye Yun nodded.
"That's right. Your Brother Ye Yun here is in this business. As long as you have Stellar Jade, you can buy a lot of supplies from me."
Clara took off the Stellar Jade.
"But isn't this thing useless? Besides looking nice?"
Ye Yun smiled.
"That's just because other people don't know its use. Anyway, as far as Brother Ye Yun is concerned, this thing is very useful."
With that, he placed the medicine on top of a Traffic Light Automaton's head.
"A box of medicine like this can be exchanged for just one Stellar Jade."
Clara was pleasantly surprised by this.
She had a lot of Stellar Jade at home. If this was true, then couldn't she use it to exchange for a lot of supplies!
"Really, Brother Ye Yun?"
Ye Yun ruffled Clara's little head.
"Of course it's true."
Clara was extremely excited.
"I believe you, Brother Ye Yun. Do you have time? I have a lot of Stellar Jade at home."
Ye Yun scooped Clara up and placed her on Leos, then set Hook on as well.
"Let's go. Lead the way."
The three of them and the deer set off on the road to the Robot Settlement.
Far away, inside the Pier Point Company headquarters.
Jade glanced at her phone with mild interest.
On the screen was her chat history with someone named "Little Rabbit of Beibei Village."
"Interesting. I didn't expect a place eroded by the Stellaron for so long to still have civilization."
"Especially since this place also owes the company a debt."
The moment Jade finished speaking, Topaz, who was playing with a Warp Trotter nearby, asked curiously.
"Oh? A place like that exists?"
Aventurine, fiddling with his chips, also perked up.
"That place owes the company quite a bit, doesn't it? The company's interest isn't cheap."
Jade's lips curled slightly as her finger swiped across the phone screen.
"This debt is probably another bad one. Based on the company's records of Jarilo-VI, they don't have the ability to repay it."
"Seven hundred years—the original principal is already a drop in the bucket compared to the interest."
Topaz listened.
"We've got another target. Let me handle this one, how about it?"
Jade smiled.
"You'll have to ask Diamond about that."
Aventurine, however, spotted the problem—this debt might not be easy to deal with.
"Topaz, maybe I should go instead?"
Topaz shook her head.
"I'll go. My performance hasn't been great lately. Jade, send me the file later, okay?"
Jade gave a slight smile.
"Sure thing~ Little Yelina."
With that, Topaz got up and went to find Diamond.
Soon, the sound of a door closing echoed.
Aventurine watched Topaz's retreating figure and shook his head.
"If this debt isn't handled well, the company might hold us accountable. Can Topaz manage it?"
Jade smiled.
"Don't worry about that. I trust her ability. Besides, I'll be heading there myself at some point."
"As for you, how are your thoughts on Penacony coming along?"
Aventurine smiled confidently.
"Relax. The dice have been cast. I've already come up with a good plan."
"But I'll need to borrow something from you and Topaz."
Hearing this, Jade rested her chin on her hand and looked at Aventurine with a knowing gaze.
"That idea of yours is very dangerous. You and I both know how important that item is. Do you still remember the oath we made when we obtained it?"
Aventurine picked up a glass of red wine, took a light sip, and swirled the glass with one hand, his eyes lost in recollection.
"Of course. More important than life itself, isn't it?"
Jade sat up straight, leaning back slightly against the seat's backrest.
"Are you sure you want to do this?"
Aventurine raised his glass toward Jade.
"If you want the fish to bite, you have to use bait."
"If you want to catch a big fish, you have to be willing to use heavy bait, isn't that right?"
Jade picked up her coffee cup with one hand and stirred it with a small spoon.
"You have a point. The oath is important, but we value results more, don't we?"
Aventurine laughed heartily twice.
"Hahaha, then it's settled. Cheers! All for the Amber King!"
Jade took a small sip of her coffee.
"Mm. All for the Amber King!"
In the Robot Settlement.
Guided by Clara, the three people and one deer quickly arrived at the Robot Settlement.
With Clara around, every checkpoint was passed without obstruction.
In this Robot Settlement, Svarog held the highest status, and below him was Clara.
The situation in the Robot Settlement was even worse than in Boulder Town.
Boulder Town at least had houses; here, there were only tents.
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