"What about the Platinum King? Did he say anything this time?" Penny asked.

Andasu trembled, her steps paused for half a beat.

"What job is next?" she asked.

"What do you mean, 'what job'? You're going to participate in Platinum Racing," Penny said, puzzled.

"Aren't you competing?" Bonnie asked.

"Sis, stop talking nonsense, there's no way the Platinum Ace wouldn't compete..."

Penny started to say, then seemed to sense something was wrong, quickly asking, "What's going on? You're really not competing? What's the Platinum King thinking?"

"The Howling Wolf is gone."

"What?"

"He put the Howling Wolf up as the prize for winning Flowing Silver Combat Skill."

"What's there to be afraid of?" Bonnie said. "Compete in combat skill, win the championship, and take it back."

"That old bastard!" Penny cursed. "Did he guess that we..."

The strong woman stopped halfway, giving Andasu a look, indicating Li Ang and his group. She seemed to want to ask if they could be trusted.

Andasu's pair of white beast ears drooped even lower, her golden pupils kept contracting, she looked at the Liger Sisters, then at Li Ang, and finally turned suddenly, running off into the distance.

"Hey! An! What are you doing!" Penny shouted incomprehensibly from behind, but the White Wolf had already staggered away at the street corner.

The Liger Sisters exchanged glances, opened their mouths but didn't know what to say to Li Ang.

Li Ang said, "You want to take down the Platinum King?"

Penny's face showed surprise, even wariness as if preparing to act, while Bonnie said, "Ah, has An told you about it?"

"I guessed," Li Ang said. "After all, I also suggested to An that we take down the Platinum King."

"Right? Didn't I say it?" Bonnie laughed roughly. "Taking down that bastard is the best thing to do."

Penny had more to consider, looking at Li Ang suspiciously. "Why do you want to do that?"

"I'm the captain of a Sky Cavalry unit, and we're short an excellent Flying Airship pilot,"

Li Ang smiled. "Just look at my team members, and you'll know the Platinum Ace is perfect."

Penny thought for a moment, then nodded solemnly. "The folks in the gang think taking down the Platinum King is best for An. And her abilities... shouldn't be confined to a place like the Flashing Field."

"If you can take down the Platinum King, as long as you don't bully her, I have no objections if she goes with you."

"I dare deal with people from the Order Sky Knight Corps."

Penny nodded. "I believe you really dare to go after the Platinum King, but..."

"But the real challenge lies with An herself," Li Ang said.

The Liger Sisters both nodded.

Bonnie said, "I can't understand her. We try to talk about assassinating the Platinum King; sometimes she agrees, other times she keeps silent. But she's the only one who can get close to the Platinum King. If she doesn't want to do it, we can't either."

Penny sighed. "Maybe it's because of her childhood."

"Could you elaborate?"

"You saved her; all our core members know. So I'll tell you, but we only know some parts of the story."

Penny sighed again, narrating what she knew of the White Wolf's past.

Andasu Umore, a bloodline of the Yunxiang Race, a special branch of the Beast-Earkin, their clan wandered for nearly two hundred years, and was finally captured by the Sangrus Clan big slave masters.

This clan tortured the Yunxiang Race indiscriminately, creating two hundred years of suffering for them.

Sixteen years ago, a baby girl with golden eyes was born in the Yunxiang Race, a symbol, according to their legends, of their true king.

This secret did not escape the notice of Antorus Sanchez, who took the baby from her family to raise her himself.

Upon hearing this, Dorothy gasped. "This Platinum King is too... surely he wasn't planning to raise An as his own daughter?"

"Correct." Penny gritted her teeth.

Antorus raised Andasu until she was six, then sent her back to her people.

The cherished child, the hope of her people, whom they thought they would lose forever, yet unexpectedly was returned to them, and they protected her dearly with all they could offer.

Andasu was often summoned by the Platinum King and lived with her people in the meantime, up until today.

Penny said, "We all think that An can't lay a hand on the Platinum King for this reason."

Dorothy said, "This... for Andasu, she probably can't even tell who she really is anymore..."

She clenched her fists. "The people who are good to her aren't her real family, and her real family, who are also good to her, are sworn enemies..."

The Half-Elf maiden stood in a daze, lost in thought, her expression constantly changing.

Li Ang stood in silence for a while, then said to the Liger Sisters, "I plan to find a way to work with her later. Does she usually stay with your gang?"

After getting a response from the two, he added, "Give me a signal for contact, so I can find you later."

After sending off the strong sisters, Li Ang took the three young girls to the wilderness.

Dorothy seemed invigorated. "Do we still even have the heart to fight the little turtle now?"

"Weren't you the one who didn't want her to join the team before?" Li Ang looked at her, surprised.

"Oh, that's a separate matter. Now I just want to bust the Platinum King's pig head."

"You'll have the chance."

Li Ang turned back and pointed to the majestic dueling arena visible from most parts of the Flashing Field.

"I originally wanted to use this to train you guys, and it could also increase the shipbuilding budget. Now there's more reason to get close to the Platinum King, that airship."

"Feels like I'm completely at your mercy," Dorothy sighed.

Li Ang shrugged. "Maybe it's just the fated paths converging?"

"Is that airship very important?" Zoe asked.

"It has something to do with rescuing that Dragon Witch sister. With an airship, I can search this entire island."

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