Oleg and the others were also baffled by this scene. He turned directly to the equally baffled Seele behind him and asked.
"Who are they? Didn't you bring them here, Seele?"
Seele nodded, stunned, then turned to March 7th and Dan Heng beside her, asking the same question as Oleg.
"Yeah, who exactly are you people?"
March 7th and Dan Heng, seeing all eyes on them, covered their faces as if wanting to cry but having no tears, avoiding everyone's gaze.
They were also baffled. Aren't we Nameless?
Shouldn't the plot be about the Nameless helping [Wildfire] and the miners resolve the mining crisis, thereby establishing good relations?
How did it suddenly turn into the Nameless seizing the mine vein and provoking conflict with the local civilians?
If Akivili found out about this, wouldn't they get kicked out of the Nameless?
Meanwhile, Xing, standing opposite them, cheerfully raised her baseball bat and waved it at March 7th and Dan Heng.
"March, Dan Heng, come over here quickly! We're on the same side! Our family has a mine now!"
Even Fu Zhu couldn't help but turn back and ask Xing, "Don't you think this situation is incredibly bizarre?"
Xing tilted her small head in confusion, index finger on her lips, "Is there a problem with what I said? Bro, didn't you say yourself this is your mine? Your mine is my mine, and my mine is our Express crew's mine!"
Seems like there's actually nothing wrong with that!
March 7th and Dan Heng, covering their faces and lowering their heads, passed through the crowd and finally stood beside Fu Zhu and Xing.
Oleg and Seele felt their eyes twitching. The former took a few deep breaths, suppressed his frustration and anxiety, and turned his gaze towards the initial point of conflict – Fu Zhu.
Originally, the matter was relatively simple, just a conflict between Wildfire and Svarog. But now, with Fu Zhu's appearance, things had become complicated.
They thought they were helpers brought by Seele, but they directly switched sides and stood with Fu Zhu.
"How should I address you, sir?"
"Fu Zhu."
Fu Zhu was also a little frustrated at this moment. He thought it would be a simple mining trip, but he didn't expect the compensation Svarog gave him to be such a hot potato!
He just wanted to simply mine some ore, prepare for his and his companions' future, and didn't want to get involved in such troublesome matters!
When he gets back, he'll definitely have to strip that overcoat off Svarog!
"So, Mr. Fu Zhu, you're on Svarog's side, is that right? Hearing what you said earlier, you have the authority over this mine vein, correct? Then I won't bother looking for Svarog. I'll have a good talk with you, Mr. Fu Zhu, about how this mine vein originally..."
Before Oleg could finish, Fu Zhu directly raised his hand to interrupt him.
"Regardless, what I've mined isn't leaving my pocket. Seeing as you have a decent relationship with my companions, you can have the remaining ore."
Fu Zhu's words sounded slightly grating to Oleg and Seele. The miners clearly discovered the vein first, only for it to be forcibly occupied by Svarog under the guise of planned exploitation. Now it belonged to Fu Zhu, who was saying they could have what was left.
It always gave them the feeling of receiving charity!
March 7th felt a pang of sympathy hearing this and wanted to say something, but after glancing at Fu Zhu's profile, she sighed silently and remained quietly to the side as an observer.
Regardless of whether Fu Zhu's intentions were good or bad, as his companions, they should stand by his side and offer support.
But if Fu Zhu's actions violated the Nameless' code, they would also intervene to stop him. They absolutely could not watch their companion go astray.
Although Oleg was somewhat displeased by Fu Zhu's words, he first turned his head to glance at the remaining minerals in the vein. A quick scan estimated only about a third was left.
He didn't know how Fu Zhu managed to mine and transfer a whole two-thirds of the Geomarrow by himself in such a short time.
But the fact that he could do this meant his strength or technology was undoubtedly much stronger than Wildfire's!
Dan Heng, watching the atmosphere between the two sides gradually drop to freezing point, pondered for a moment before asking Fu Zhu.
"Fu Zhu, can you first explain why you have the mining rights to this vein?"
They had also just arrived on Jarilo-VI; Fu Zhu couldn't possibly have suddenly obtained mining rights.
Seeing it was his own people asking, Fu Zhu also spoke up and answered.
"After hearing about you guys in the Overworld, I rushed down here to find you. Well, when I arrived in the Underworld, I ran into Svarog. It tried to attack me, so I beat it up. This mine vein is the compensation it gave me. Didn't expect it to be such a hot potato..."
Fu Zhu's explanation made Oleg and Seele's expressions soften slightly. In their eyes, Fu Zhu's image instantly shifted from an adversary to someone who had been deceived.
Although Fu Zhu didn't really care what they thought of him.
However, the atmosphere between the two sides remained somewhat tense. Xing gripped her baseball bat, sticking close to Fu Zhu. If a fight broke out, she could shield her big bro immediately.
Bronya, seeing the atmosphere ease slightly, also stepped forward.
"Everyone, perhaps you could listen to me. I don't belong to either side, but in my view, the root of this matter still lies with Svarog. Why don't we go find Svarog together to demand an explanation before discussing further?"
Bronya's words offered Seele and Oleg a way out. Oleg took the opportunity, picked up the thread of conversation, and nodded.
"Mm, I think that's reasonable. Mr. Fu Zhu was also deceived by Svarog, making him a fellow victim like us. Victims shouldn't be hostile towards each other; we should stand together."
Hearing these words, Fu Zhu couldn't help but look at this middle-aged man, Oleg, with new respect. As expected of someone older, his art of speaking was superb.
Since the other party had lowered their stance like this, Fu Zhu naturally wouldn't continue to pressure them.
Before being provoked, he was still a Village Hero.
"Mm, agreed."
"Then what about this group of robots?"
Fu Zhu and the group shifted their gaze to the robots that had originally been standing beside Fu Zhu.
Before the misunderstanding was cleared up, they were considered to be on Fu Zhu's side. But now, their position had become somewhat awkward.
Both Fu Zhu's side and Oleg's side had suffered losses because of Svarog, and now they were standing together, preparing to demand an explanation from Svarog.
The small leading robot, after briefly weighing the pros and cons, stepped aside.
"Now navigating you to—Robot Settlement."
They couldn't win a fight, and Lord Svarog had forbidden them from engaging Fu Zhu. What else could they do?
Lead the way, of course!