"Don’t worry, once you’re rescued, there won’t be any worries, they will be rescued soon too." Li Ang said with a smile.

From the crowd at the Star Shipyard, a child suddenly jumped out and ran to Li Ang.

"May I ask, who exactly are you?"

The child’s hat covered their hair, wearing suspenders, the ordeal of the past few days showed on a face full of fatigue, sweat and grime smudged it, making it hard to tell if it was a boy or girl, only a pair of eyes remained bright. And looking about five or six years old, the voice gave no clues to gender either.

After being rescued, the people from Star noticed that Li Ang was not standing among the Order Knights, but was instead with a group of beautiful girls standing on the other side, indicating that he was not the rescuer sent by the Guild as he had said before, he had another identity.

The discussions about him were likely overheard by this child’s family during their discussions, and the emotions of a child who survived such an ordeal were much more straightforward than those of adults, he or she wanted to know exactly who their benefactor was and where they came from.

The child’s family quickly ran out from behind and held him, looking apprehensively at the young man in front of them.

Behind Li Ang, whether it was the thoughtful Zoe, Dorothy, ALulu trio who had been following the rescue, or the always silent Meimei, their breathing patterns changed.

Not understanding the latter’s situation, Li Ang wanted to set a good example for his team.

He smiled and squatted down: "We are the Sky Knight Order’s ’Star Flower Travel Corps’, my name is Li Ang, the leader, and these girls are our members. We were passing by the City of the Ship’s Rudder and saw evil-doers hurting people here, so we decided to stop them."

The child widened their eyes to look at the beautiful ladies who seemed beyond ordinary humans for a few seconds, and then stammered, "You, are you a Sky Knight?"

"Yes."

"But, mom and dad said that Sky Knights are all profit-driven robbers, and don’t do good deeds without benefit. Were you sent by the Guild?"

"Hermes!" The parents hastily covered the child’s mouth. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Li Ang couldn’t help but laugh.

This viewpoint is common among many islanders, after all, in sky adventures, it’s hard to ensure everyone is virtuous, many Sky Knights are only restrained by Guild laws from doing evil, otherwise, they would be no different from pirates.

"Indeed, there are such people among Sky Knights, but we were here just to build ships and decided to take down the bad guys when we saw them." Li Ang seriously told the child named Hermes.

Seeing that he didn’t mind, the parents dared to release their hands covering the child’s mouth.

"Really?"

Hermes blinked his bright eyes.

"Really."

"But why?"

The child seemed relentless, making the parents behind them nervous again.

Such questions are usually only asked by children. They have not yet formed paradigms or constructed a value system. Hermes wasn’t being aggressive like adults, but after this event, his understanding of the world changed dramatically, seeking some kind of answer from Li Ang.

He understood the child’s thoughts, but was cautious not to say too much, as any words could subtly influence and alter a child’s developing worldview, which should be continuously adjusted and changed by their parents, not him preaching.

But there was one thing he felt necessary to explain.

"Because we can’t survive in this world alone, we always need to rely on others. Therefore, we need partners, need to cooperate with others, helping the people of the City of the Ship’s Rudder is actually helping ourselves."

Hermes blinked his eyes, clearly remembering Li Ang’s words, but still seemed puzzled.

Smiling at the child, Li Ang stood up: "For me, these thoughts are the main thing, the Guild’s reward is just a recognition, not the goal."

Hermes’ parents apologized and took the child away. The little Hermes still looked confused, but the onlookers who heard the story had various expressions.

Li Ang didn’t care about outsiders’ attitudes, though these words were partly meant for his own three questioning younglings, their issues weren’t in this area, but he hoped to convey a positive approach to matters.

The Star Factory Director came to Li Ang and slowly said: "After experiencing this life and death ordeal, re-evaluating what ancient relic secrets, what benefits ancient knowledge brings, not willing to share knowledge for mutual progress, inviting covetous glances because of possessing treasures... Compared to benefits, life and family, what is truly important must be reconsidered.

"Let me help explain to people from other shipyards, Mr. Li Ang."

With the Star Factory Director’s involvement, the subsequent rescue work went extraordinarily smoothly.

Perhaps it was the very effective strategy of overpowering the Mechanical Creation Furnace from the inside that allowed rescuing people beyond what the Empire and The Soul Apex anticipated, opening the Machine Core Tunnel’s door represented the prowess the team held, and with Bostein stepping forward, everyone quickly gained the hostages’ trust, cooperating fully with the rescue operation.

A large group of people traveled through the Mechanical Creation Furnace’s tracks to the Shadow Shipyard, everyone in Tunnel Fourteen was busy arranging for the sudden influx of population, distributing the resources gathered during the planning phase, and building and clearing temporary shelters.

After rescuing people from seven shipyards, it was already afternoon, and no unexpected situations arose, even the four newcomers from The Soul Apex were called by Li Ang, obediently captured in front of the Order Knights and put under watch.

Witnessing the cooperation of these four, Melegon couldn’t stop scrutinizing Li Ang, with his gaze saying, "Every time I see you, I discover new horizons."