“You heard it too. Even if you are my friend, they might not give me face.”

Han Xiao shook his head. Aurora was so enthusiastic and naturally willing to help, but Hela was not necessarily. This little girl was aloof and didn't like to meddle in other people's business. Plus, she cared for her sister very much and was likely to obstruct it.

Although he was owed a favor, with her strong personality, she wouldn't let her sister repay the debt.

"No way, it's not an excessive request to let them use their abilities." Melos was anxious.

"It's a matter of history. Her sister's ability consumes her life force. She had some bad experiences in the past, so she's very sensitive."

"You promised me." Melos insisted.

"Alright, I'll ask for you."

Han Xiao shook his head helplessly, walked out, and stopped the two sisters.

The white giant bear twitched its nose, smelling a familiar scent. Its little, beady eyes stared at Han Xiao hesitantly, unsure if he was its former owner. It wasn't until Han Xiao beckoned that it ran out joyfully, rolling around in front of Han Xiao, exposing its belly, kicking up dust.

"You've raised this bear to be quite big." Han Xiao scratched the giant bear's chin. Its fur felt even better than Harmon's.

This bear used to be called Bear Cub, but now it was several meters tall. It couldn't be called cub anymore, or it would be disgusting.

"Yeah, it grows really fast. It's always been by my side. My ability makes its vitality strong." Aurora smiled.

Han Xiao stroked his chin and mused, "In that case, the meat should be pretty good too."

The giant bear, which had been rolling around happily, suddenly stiffened, its ears perking up, sensing that things were not simple.

"What are you stopping us for?" Hela asked, puzzled.

Han Xiao pulled Melos out. "His name is Melos, and he's my comrade. He was injured in a battle. If your eyesight is good enough, you should notice that he has a mechanical arm..."

Hela was speechless. "Are you judging everyone's eyesight by the standards of a blind person?"

"I promised to heal his severed limb. I want Aurora to help."

"Don't even think about it." Before Aurora could answer, Hela refused decisively.

Han Xiao's mouth twitched. "At least pretend to think about it..."

"You know my sister. She can restore other people's injuries, but it consumes her own life force. In this world, I only allow my sister to save one person... and that's you."

Hela paused suddenly, thought for a moment, and added, "But don't think we have a great relationship. This is just what we owe you. We won't save anyone else but you."

Aurora's [Dawn of Life] gave her incredibly vigorous vitality. Cells constantly reacted on their own, generating special life energy. Aurora's life force was like a bucket of water, and healing a serious injury only required a drop, which was a tiny amount.

However, what was being consumed was "life force" after all...

Although Aurora was healthy now, Hela wouldn't allow her to waste her life force.

Before Han Xiao could speak, Aurora interjected, "Sister, it's just a small thing for me. I've always been the one being helped, and I also want to do something for Black Star."

"No." Hela refused flatly.

"Sis, don't always make decisions for me." Aurora said helplessly.

"Why won't you believe what I taught you? This world is all about people taking advantage of kindness!" Hela said angrily, "It was like that just now, and it's like that now. When will you learn? Once you do it once, all the injured people will come to you. Are you going to keep using your life force to help them?!"

Han Xiao immediately felt displeased. It felt like this woman was subtly scolding him, itching for a beating.

Regarding the disturbance that occurred in the quarantine station before, Han Xiao had Phillip pull up the surveillance footage and roughly explain the process. Bennett was in charge of the daily affairs of the shelter, and the ordinary refugees, who were unimportant, could be dealt with however they wanted. No one could turn things upside down. Han Xiao wasn't free enough to interfere in such trivial matters. He mainly wanted to understand the cause of the conflict between the two sisters.

In the past, the two sisters had been in a difficult situation, relying on each other. Now that they had lived safely for a few years, spending every day together, even if they were blood-related relatives, their personalities couldn't be completely compatible, and friction was bound to occur, just like love that was destined to end sooner or later. Only distance could create beauty.

"Sis, why do you always overcorrect things? I'll naturally refuse when I don't want to," Aurora said. "Besides, Uncle Black Star has helped me so much. I want to repay him..."

"I said no, and I mean no!"

Hela glared at Han Xiao and said in a deep voice, "You are our benefactor. I will definitely repay this favor, but please don't set your sights on my sister."

Han Xiao was speechless. The way she said it made it sound like he had ulterior motives. Her protectiveness was over the top.

Looking at the quarreling sisters, Melos looked at Han Xiao and said weakly, "You're right. There's really no hope."

"Let's go, Old Melos."

Just as the two were about to turn around and leave, Aurora suddenly raised her voice, her tone very serious.

"Sister, you can't protect me forever, and I can't always be a protected child. I sincerely beg you – don't make decisions for me."

"...No, your thoughts are still too naive. You don't know how to protect yourself at all yet." Hela didn't buy it.

"Why do you always want to change me?!" Aurora was angry for the first time. Golden light flashed in her eyes as she said, "What I despise the most are those who don't need help mocking those who are willing to help others. Only those who have experienced it know how much they wish someone would lend a hand when they are in trouble. I know this feeling very well. During the countless days and nights when I needed help the most, I prayed countless times that someone would come and help me, as needles pierced my blood vessels again and again, as scalpels cut off my flesh again and again. However, no one offered a helping hand. Do you understand that kind of despair!"

Hela's momentum faltered, and her face showed guilt. It was precisely because of her negligence that Aurora was captured by Germination and suffered so much pain, while she, as her sister, couldn't help in any way. It was thanks to Han Xiao's sudden assistance that she rescued her sister. Hela had always felt that she was a very unsuccessful older sister.

In the past, Aurora would never talk about her pain in front of her. This was the first time she had blamed her, and Hela was caught off guard and didn't know how to respond.

"I know that you have a strong personality, and to avoid putting pressure on you, every time I meet you, I pretend to be optimistic and cheerful, but do you think I can possibly be happy!"

Aurora said seriously, "I have endured a lot of pain. I know how brutal people can be. I know the despair of being in a desperate situation with no help. The only resistance I can make is to not succumb to the dark environment, to not be easily transformed into a hateful, twisted person by those pains... Believe me, this is more difficult than enduring physical pain."

"Han Xiao helped me when I was at my most desperate, so I am willing to help others."

She stared into Hela's eyes and said softly, "We can't keep living in the past. People have to grow... Sis, I love you, but I'm not your doll. I have my own thoughts, and I want to be the person I want to be."

Hela opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

Han Xiao raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. He didn't expect the two sisters to actually quarrel. It seemed that the dissatisfaction that the two sisters had been suppressing during the past few years when he was away had all erupted.

Even if they had gone through a lot together, they couldn't always love each other. When there were no external enemies, personality clashes were bound to occur. In his previous life, Han Xiao deeply understood this from his neighbors, a couple whose relationship was not harmonious.

However, a quarrel might not be a bad thing, as it could at least deepen their understanding of each other and seek common ground while reserving differences.

Han Xiao shook his head. Heh, women.

Everyone was silent. Aurora scratched her face embarrassedly, and her forceful aura immediately collapsed. She asked cautiously, "Sister, I'm going to help him heal, okay?"

"You've already said so much. What else can I say? Just pretend I'm not your sister, okay? Go, go." Hela said unhappily.

Aurora's face lit up, and she gave Hela a hug.

Seeing this, Han Xiao led the group to the mechanical modification room, removed Melos's mechanical arm, and Aurora pointed her palm at Melos's severed arm. A rich golden light shot out from her palm, continuously pouring into Melos's body. Flesh sprouts began to grow at the severed limb, causing an unbearable itching sensation.

Over the past few years, Aurora had also been developing her abilities, no longer needing to use blood to save people, but instead releasing the active life energy from her body.

Meanwhile, Han Xiao and Hela stood side by side, watching the healing scene.

Suddenly, Hela spoke, her tone complex, "Do you think I was wrong?"

"Hmm?"

Han Xiao turned his head to glance at her, only to see that Hela was pursing her lips and frowning, still brooding over what had just happened.

"There's no right or wrong, people just have different aspirations. But if you want my opinion, I think you're more right. The world is very dangerous, enemies are everywhere, and self-preservation is the rational thing to do."

"You would actually think that..." Hela looked strange. Han Xiao had returned from the universe during the planetary crisis, he was so great, she thought Han Xiao would support Aurora.

Han Xiao shrugged. "But if I had to choose... I'd rather be friends with someone kinder."

If Aurora hadn't insisted, her request would have been rejected by Hela. As far as he was concerned, he preferred obedient people.

Both sisters were potential stocks. The potential of their Grade S abilities was extremely rare. If Hela grew up and reached her level from his previous life, one finger could defeat dozens of Melos. And Aurora's healer ability was also very useful, equivalent to a walking super-health potion that could provide life insurance.

As for their contrasting personalities, Han Xiao didn't care. As long as they were useful talents, these problems were minor details. Ames was very willful, but few people in the Shattered Star Ring dared to criticize her, so ability was the most important thing.

…

Before long, Melos's arm grew back, the skin very tender. He tried waving it a few times, his face filled with joy. "Haha, my hand is back."

Aurora wiped the thin sweat from her forehead and said happily, "I'm glad I could help."

Patting her head, Han Xiao praised her and then left with Melos. Melos was very satisfied with his new arm and was happy all the way.

Back in his room, Han Xiao dismissed Melos, took out his interstellar communicator, and opened the Garron Star Cluster's regional channel.

Now that the plan to recruit players was on the right track, and he had obtained the Qi-training skill for the next level, all that was left was to wait for the Godora rescue team to arrive.

Half a month had passed since the opening of Version 2.0. Counting the days, Godora should be arriving soon.

The Garron Star Cluster was under Godora's jurisdiction. It was too coincidental that multiple civilization planets had experienced disasters at the same time. Godora naturally had its suspicions and immediately thought of its nemesis, DarkStar, thinking that this might be a conspiracy. Therefore, they did not act rashly and investigated for a while, which was why it had dragged on for so long.

But just a few hours ago, Han Xiao's communicator received a regional push notification about this matter.

Many interstellar media outlets had noticed the situation in Godora's jurisdiction and had reported on it, so the disaster attracted more attention, and Godora's media was most concerned, after all, it was an issue within the civilization's jurisdiction.

After a round of broadcasts, more and more Godora people learned about the disasters faced by these allied civilizations, and they also discovered that their own civilization had not yet sent out a rescue team. Public voices began to rise, unanimously urging the authorities to take rescue actions as soon as possible.

After quickly reading the regional news of the Garron Star Cluster, Han Xiao raised an eyebrow and came to a conclusion.

"DarkStar has begun to move…"

At this time, Godora had not yet officially intervened. The news of the Heteromorphy disaster was naturally leaked by DarkStar in secret. With the help of interested parties, it had formed a large-scale impact, making the entire Godora civilization the center of attention for this incident.

Apart from Han Xiao, the entire star cluster believed that this was just a sudden, unknown disaster, and no one knew that this was a DarkStar conspiracy.

"If I'm not mistaken, DarkStar's team is already lurking on Aquamarine Star, right?"

Han Xiao's eyes flickered, and he pondered secretly.