The King of Black Fog

"This is impossible."

Li Changzhou looked at Beia Triss, the glamorous princess, who was burying her head behind Li Qianxia, not offering any explanation.

Yang Qinglan leaned over and said to Li Changzhou, "Mecha have an authentication system; they are not cars that you can just steal whenever you want."

"Then how about figuring out a way to deal with the pilots? Like, say, putting a gun to their temples?"

"The problem is how to get close to them. They know that this is their only weak point. With the scouting ability of the Imperial Mecha, we have no way to approach them."

Both fell into deep thought, pondering over solutions.

Yang Qinglan wasn't trying to complete the side mission "Defeat the Myth," she was thinking of ways to help with Li Changzhou's main mission.

At the same time, these three Imperial Mechas were also the biggest obstacle to completing their main mission. If they could solve this, the difficulty of the mission would decrease significantly.

The group made their way through the forest, and five hours later, arrived at a small border town.

This city used to be one of the trade hubs between two countries. It had particularly many grid-like warehouses, and the roads were wide and straight, convenient for transport trucks and Mecha to pass through.

Judging from the buildings on the commercial street, the economy used to flourish, but unfortunately, due to the war, it now seemed somewhat depressed.

"The war has ended, people are gradually returning, and this city is slowly waking up," Beia Triss explained.

"First, find a place to settle down." The face of Turquoise Pool was slightly pale, showing the 'ability' was overused.

"A hotel is definitely out of the question. How about we find an abandoned warehouse?" Li Changzhou suggested.

"Are you willing to stay in a place without a bath and no one to prepare meals?" Having said that, Turquoise Pool approached a well-dressed woman with a refined demeanor who had just come out of a coffee shop.

"Can you take me to your home?" she asked with a smile.

"Yes, of course, please." The brown-haired woman readily agreed, as if she had suddenly seen the Empress wanting to visit her home—although surprised and apprehensive, she could not refuse.

"Favored Concubine"

The five got into the brown-haired woman's convertible sports car parked in front of the coffee shop.

Turquoise Pool sat alone in the passenger seat, while Li Changzhou and Yang Qinglan, aLi Qianxia, and Beia Triss squeezed into the back.

"So cramped," Yang Qinglan muttered softly, pressing her arm against Li Changzhou's.

Through the thin summer clothes, they could clearly feel each other's touch and body warmth.

"They're both too fat," Li Changzhou said in a low voice with a laugh.

Yang Qinglan gave him a glance and lightly pushed him with her shoulder, also laughing.

Beia Triss was sitting next to Yang Qinglan, in the middle, while Li Qianxia sat next to Beia Triss on the outside edge.

In case of an emergency, Li Changzhou would get out of the left car door to block the enemy, Yang Qinglan would support with "Attract and Repel," and Li Qianxia, who had "Super Speed," would escape with Beia from the other side door.

Li Changzhou glanced at Turquoise Pool and said softly to Yang Qinglan, "The Hypnosis Skill is very useful, why don't you learn one next time?"

"Thorns can be replaced," Yang Qinglan also had the same thought.

"Call the Wind and Rain" she had also 'completely mastered,' managing to control a certain power of 'Gale,' 'Heavy Rain,' 'Low Temperature' (must be used with wind or rain), but she thought of keeping this skill to try improving it through self-learning.

"What hypnosis? This is friendly communication," Turquoise Pool turned around and glared at Li Changzhou, discontented.

She then asked Wen Carol (the brown-haired beautiful woman), "Did you really willingly invite me to your home as a guest?"

"Of course, it's my honor!" Wen Carol replied with a smile, an optimistic and cheerful woman.

Li Changzhou and Yang Qinglan stopped talking and silently appreciated the scenery along the way, taking notice.

The architectural style leaned towards yellow, the high-rise buildings were no different from those on Earth, but the low houses were round-arched in shape.

The citizens had a myriad of hair colors: black, white, pink, purple, blue, yellow, all of which seemed particularly natural and harmonious, as opposed to dyed hair.

In the parking lots in front of some shops, there were peculiar vehicles and even Mechas that were four or five meters tall.

In the distance was a volcano emitting black smoke, the sky was turning to dusk, and the volcano itself was bathed in orange.

Looking higher up, one could clearly see three blue moons, making everything seem so exotic, so alien.

Observing the local customs could increase one's knowledge and improve 'ability.' In addition, Li Changzhou was quietly memorizing the street layout, preparing for a possible escape.

He thought he needed a more detailed map.

"Blond hair is rare," Yang Qinglan remarked.

"Hmm?" Li Changzhou turned his head to look at her.

"On our way here, I didn't see any blond people," Yang Qinglan explained.

"Really?" Li Changzhou was unconcerned, "Maybe it's just that the Empire and Duchy have different ethnicities."

"Only those of the Cangqiong Royal Family have golden hair," Wen Carol said, glancing at Beia Triss in the rearview mirror, suddenly speaking up.

"Cangqiong Royal Family?" Turquoise Pool repeated, puzzled.

"Yes," Wen Carol switched to a face of greater submissiveness towards her.

While driving into the wealthy district, she began to explain.

A long, long time ago, there was a person who dreamed of leaving this world, to go up and see the three moons in the sky.

After relentless effort, he finally broke free from gravity and soared into the sky.

It was not until then that humans realized that this world was covered by a firmament.

The firmament was impregnable, confining everyone to this world but also protecting them from all external threats.

But that person did not give up, traveling almost the entire firmament.

He didn't find a way out but did find fragments of the sky.