Collapse: Nano Brigade Captain's Journey Across the Galaxy

"Humph, who... who asked you to meddle in other people's business? I could have escaped immediately! I don't need your help at all!"

"Oh, you're still the same as before, so stubborn. Come on, let me tell you. If we hadn't come, how would you have left in front of the monsters with these bundles of steel plates in a safe and sound manner? Hmm?"

"This... this, we just need to do x?「θk? first, then:;$?＜, um... in short... in short, there must be a way! Because... because... because there is always a way out!"

"Well, Xier, why don't you let me try?" Qiong patted Xier's shoulder from behind and said, then turned to Eric and said, "Eric, can you give us some supplies? They're for saving people..."

But before Qiong could finish, Xier interrupted him and said, "You don't have to be polite to him! In the lower district, this kid is a notorious thief!" Then she turned to Eric and said, "And, if I remember correctly, the clothes you are wearing were also stolen from someone else."

Chen Ye could hear clearly that although Xier sounded like she was asking Eric, in fact, she used an affirmative tone. Alas, if it weren't for Bronya, this kid would have been beaten to a pulp.

"That...that is..." Under Xier's questioning, Eric hesitated for a long time but couldn't say a word.

Seeing Eric's expression, Xi'er had to suppress her impatience and said softly, "Honestly, what are you going to use these steel plates and gauze for? But we are going to use them to save people!"

"Um... um... um... two... two hundred!" Facing Xier's gaze, Eric said these words tremblingly.

"Huh? What did you say?" Xier said with her eyes wide open.

Eric faced that murderous look and said, "Two hundred... two hundred Winter City shields!"

But Xi'er suddenly laughed and said, "Ha! Did I hear you right? You actually want to negotiate terms."

Qiong asked, "Ah, two hundred Winter City shields, how much is that?"

Bronya replied: "Not much, but I don't have a wallet with me at the moment."

Xier, who heard this, turned around in disbelief and asked, "No! Are you really going to give him money? I told you! This is just his usual trick..."

"No... No! I just need money! And I need a lot of money! Because my dad..."

But before Eric could finish his words, Xier interrupted him impatiently and said, "Humph, you're using your dad as a shield again! If he knows you keep doing this, you'll be in trouble!"

"Wuwuwu... Wuwuwu..." Hearing Xier say this, Eric actually lowered his head and cried aggrievedly. This made Qiong and Sanyue feel a little sorry for him.

Bronya even said to stop him: "That's enough, Xi'er! Stop talking!" Then she walked to Eric, squatted down and said: "Your name... is - Eric, right? Anyway, this is for you, take it."

"This...what is this?" Eric asked while sobbing, looking at what Bronya was holding.

Bronya replied: "This is a medal, awarded to me by, uh... by the City Builder himself (Chen Ye: Mother gave it to daughter, what a difficult thing to digest, but Bronya really has the ability to do it)... Do you see the blue stone in the middle? This is the purest earth marrow crystal to date."

When Xier heard the words "the purest earth marrow crystal", she couldn't help but open her mouth wide (picture in the comment section).

Bronya didn't know if she saw it or didn't pay attention, and continued: "Eric, you need money because of your family, right? I understand." She paused, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes. She thought of her mother, Cocolia, who was bewitched by the "Star Core" (Chen Ye: Don't worry, she has escaped), but she quickly controlled herself. Then she continued: "Take it, any buyer with a little knowledge will understand its value."

“Shh…shhh…thank you…thank you, sister! I…”

However, Bronya suddenly clenched her hands and said seriously, "But! You must promise me one thing! That is - from now on, no matter what! You will never - absolutely - absolutely never steal other people's things again! Can you - do it?!"

"I...I understand! From now on, I will never, ever, ever steal anything again!"

After hearing Eric's promise, Bronya also said, "Then it's a deal! If you break your promise in the future (Chen Ye: If he breaks his promise, let him eat the rock! Zhongli: Huh?), I will personally bring the Iron Guards to arrest you. Okay, quickly collect the medal, now, let's go back to town, we have cleared all the obstacles along the way."

"Thank...thank you, big sister whose name I don't know! Take these...these things." After saying that, he was about to leave, but he seemed to suddenly remember something and turned around and said, "Well, you...you have to be careful! There seems to be something very scary in the high house! Oh, here we are, and there's more! The road in front of the market is blocked. If...if you want to go forward, you have to take a detour through the store!"

Hearing this, Bronya looked around and said, "We know. Thanks for the information!"

After Eric left, Xier grabbed Bronya and asked, "...That thing is quite expensive for you, right? Is it really... okay to give it to Eric like this?"

Bronya said calmly: "If it can make him completely reform, then the small price I paid is nothing."

"Huh? What if he still doesn't repent?"

Bronya said: "Since I was little, my mother has always taught me to be tolerant of others and how to "preserve" the kindness in people's hearts... Even if I am just a glimmer of light, I must work hard to illuminate others. (Cocolia: But the more I went on, the more desperate I became. In the end, I couldn't even maintain my own light. If he hadn't appeared, I would have really fallen into despair and been completely bewitched by the "Star Core")."

"I have to give him this opportunity! Do you know why? Xier? Because these things cannot be given to him by others."