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As Annie walked, she turned to Sima Chuan and said, "Sima Chuan, don’t you care about those gold bars? If you need money right now, I can give you the rest of the cash I have." With that, she pulled out all the cash from her pocket.
Sima Chuan smiled at Annie. "It's fine. I don't care about that money. Consider it a donation to the orphanage. My father used to do that often, and since I'm part of the orphanage now, I plan to exchange all the remaining gold bars for cash and donate it all."
"Really?" Annie asked, her face lighting up with surprise as her earlier anxiety vanished completely.
"Of course it's true. The orphanage has taken me in despite the dangers. I've come to see it as my second home," Sima Chuan nodded.
"That's great! Will you stay here forever?" Annie asked again.
"No," Sima Chuan shook his head firmly.
Annie felt a bit disappointed and asked, "Why not? Isn’t it good here?"
"That's not it," Sima Chuan stopped walking and gazed into the distance. "This time is too chaotic. To bring order back, someone needs to step up."
"Are you going to form a militia?" Annie looked at Sima Chuan with concern.
"Of course not," Sima Chuan realized Annie misunderstood him and explained, "I need to find someone who can truly take on this responsibility. Once I find that person, I'll be there to assist them." Right now, his main task was to understand what was happening since he had no idea about the current situation since waking up.
"Are you going alone?" Annie actually wanted to go with him but changed her words at the last moment.
"Of course not," Sima Chuan continued walking. "I have a few partners who are very capable. We were supposed to look for the Alliance, but then something unexpected happened at home, causing us to get separated."
"Then why didn’t you look for them when you first escaped? Didn’t they help you?" Annie held a low opinion of friends who wouldn’t help in times of crisis.
Sima Chuan waved his hand helplessly and said, "It's not that they don't want to help; it's just that they happen to be out right now."
"Could it be that coincidental?" Annie frowned.
"Yes, it is that coincidental. They should be looking for me now," Sima Chuan sighed.
"What about you now?" Annie asked tentatively.
"Don't worry, they will be fine. We just need to wait for them to arrive."
Seeing that Sima Chuan didn't want to continue the conversation, Annie fell silent, and the two walked in silence.
After a while, Annie grabbed Sima Chuan's arm and smiled, "We've arrived." Sima Chuan looked in the direction Annie was pointing and indeed saw the large golden sign on the 'door.' "Let's go in," he said, walking directly into the shop.
Looking at the elderly man with reading glasses who was engrossed in a book, Sima Chuan politely approached him and greeted him with a smile.
The old man put down his book and looked at Sima Chuan with a warm expression, asking, "Young man, what can I do for you?"
At that moment, Annie rushed in energetically, grabbed Sima Chuan, and pulled out three gold bars from his pocket, slamming them onto the table in front of the old man. "Moni, we're here to exchange for gold. Hurry up!"
Moni was startled at first but quickly regained his warm demeanor upon recognizing who it was. It seemed he was already accustomed to such encounters. "Oh, it's you, Annie! You've brought me business so soon?"
"Alright, Moni, just hurry up. We have other things to do," Annie urged from the side.
"Okay then, we'll stick to last time's price. You still want cash?" Moni glanced at the gold bars and asked.
"Of course, just hurry up."
"Almost done," he said while counting the money.
Before long, Moni placed bundles of cash in front of Sima Chuan and Annie, smiling as she said, "Count it."
Just as Annie was about to pick up the money to count it, Sima Chuan stopped her. "No need to count it; it's just right. Let's go."
"Oh," Annie began putting the money into the bag Moni had prepared.
Before they left, Moni said to Annie, "Please send my regards to the people at the orphanage, especially the children. This is a gift for them." Moni then took out a paper bag and handed it to Annie.
After receiving the paper bag, Annie sincerely thanked Moni and left with Sima Chuan. Moni watched Sima Chuan leave with Annie, a meaningful look in her eyes, before turning back into the shop.
"Are we going shopping now?" Sima Chuan asked as he looked around.
"Of course," Annie replied, shaking the money in front of Sima Chuan.
Silence fell between them. As they walked, Annie suddenly asked, "Sima Chuan, do you really trust the Alliance?"
"What's wrong?" Sima Chuan was pondering how to clarify some situations when he heard Annie's question.
"Nothing, I just remember that those guards from a few years ago all failed, and the current Alliance was only recently established."
Sima Chuan felt a surge of excitement and tentatively asked, "Are you talking about those guards that gained a lot of fame two years ago?"
He knew well why those failed guards had collapsed; it was because they underestimated the capitalists and ambitious individuals at that time. They not only boasted about their guards everywhere but also made a big show of recruiting soldiers as if they were confident they could quell the chaos. Ultimately, this led to their direct failure.
"Of course, two years ago, someone started calling for all forces to come together to quell the 'chaos,' but nothing was successful," Annie sighed.
"Have you heard of this person named Sardana?" Sima Chuan asked.
"No," Annie thought for a moment before replying.
"That's just it," Sima Chuan said matter-of-factly. "Sardana also recruited soldiers like those failed guards, but he didn't reveal his forces to others right away. Instead, he went underground and began training his troops. In fact, the current Alliance is essentially the guard force that Sardana built. Now, Sardana is the supreme commander of the Alliance, and he is the one we need to find."
"Is this Sardana reliable?" Annie felt uneasy about Sima Chuan joining the Alliance.
"Of course he's reliable," Sima Chuan thought to himself: eventually, he unified the entire planet.
Through talking with Annie, Sima Chuan learned about the current situation. It was now the year 97 of Kovok Star, four years had passed since the chaos began nine years ago. Sardana's Alliance had started to emerge. According to Star History records, this part of the Alliance was intentionally released by Sardana to 'confuse' those capitalists and ambitious individuals. Sardana was preparing everything meticulously. However, he was unaware that those capitalists and ambitious individuals had also formed a group called the Profit Army, which meant a force built for profit. Sardana never knew about this, nor did he realize that there were spies from the Profit Army around him, leading to several failures later on.
Sima Chuan didn't know when Nai would appear or which side Nai would choose. If Nai sided with Sardana, it would be easier to handle. But if Nai chose to align with the capitalists and ambitious individuals who would do anything for profit, it would be a big problem. In that case, the nature of the whole situation would change. Just thinking about it gave Sima Chuan a headache, so he decided not to dwell on it and continued walking and chatting with Annie.
After buying a large amount of supplies, Annie and Sima Chuan began their return to the orphanage, with no one following them along the way.
The children eagerly awaited their return, and when they finally saw Sima Chuan and Annie coming back with big bags, they rushed out joyfully to greet them. "Big Brother! Sister Annie!" they called out repeatedly, full of warmth and affection.
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