Chapter‌ ‌18:‌ ‌He‌ ‌wants‌ ‌to‌ ‌hook‌ ‌up‌ ‌with‌ ‌you!‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌expressionlessly‌ ‌dragged‌ ‌Cheng‌ ‌JinXue‌ ‌into‌ ‌the‌ ‌

training‌ ‌room.‌ ‌



As‌ ‌soon‌ ‌as‌ ‌they‌ ‌left.‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌climbed‌ ‌out‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Divine‌ ‌Image‌ ‌with‌ ‌his‌ ‌little‌ ‌heart‌ ‌

trembling.‌ ‌



After‌ ‌coming‌ ‌out‌ ‌of‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun's‌ ‌dream‌ ‌last‌ ‌night,‌ ‌he‌ ‌went‌ ‌

outside‌ ‌with‌ ‌Xiao‌ ‌PoLan‌ ‌again‌ ‌to‌ ‌search‌ ‌the‌ ‌garbage‌ ‌piles‌ ‌for‌ ‌

more‌ ‌components‌ ‌to‌ ‌make‌ ‌robots.‌ ‌Because‌ ‌he‌ ‌snuck‌ ‌out‌ ‌secretly,‌ ‌

he‌ ‌avoided‌ ‌everyone.‌ ‌After‌ ‌returning,‌ ‌he‌ ‌felt‌ ‌somewhat‌ ‌tired‌ ‌and‌ ‌

automatically‌ ‌returned‌ ‌to‌ ‌his‌ ‌Divine‌ ‌Image‌ ‌to‌ ‌sleep.‌ ‌



Half‌ ‌asleep‌ ‌from‌ ‌exhaustion,‌ ‌he‌ ‌remembered‌ ‌that‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌

said‌ ‌he‌ ‌wanted‌ ‌to‌ ‌sleep‌ ‌by‌ ‌his‌ ‌side.‌ ‌



Therefore,‌ ‌he‌ ‌just‌ ‌subconsciously‌ ‌placed‌ ‌his‌ ‌Divine‌ ‌Image‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌

bed‌ ‌while‌ ‌he‌ ‌dove‌ ‌inside‌ ‌to‌ ‌sleep‌ ‌and‌ ‌recover‌ ‌his‌ ‌Divine‌ ‌powers.‌ ‌



En……‌ ‌this‌ ‌counted‌ ‌as‌ ‌sleeping‌ ‌by‌ ‌his‌ ‌side‌ ‌too,‌ ‌right?‌ ‌



What‌ ‌he‌ ‌promised‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun,‌ ‌he‌ ‌will‌ ‌definitely‌ ‌fulfill!‌ ‌



As‌ ‌he‌ ‌slept,‌ ‌he‌ ‌completely‌ ‌forgot‌ ‌about‌ ‌coming‌ ‌out‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Divine‌ ‌

Image‌ ‌before‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌woke‌ ‌up...…‌ ‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌hugged‌ ‌his‌ ‌Divine‌ ‌Image,‌ ‌feeling‌ ‌extremely‌ ‌guilty.‌ ‌



"Xiao‌ ‌PoLan,‌ ‌do‌ ‌you‌ ‌think‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌discovered‌ ‌something?"‌ ‌



Xiao‌ ‌PoLan‌ ‌gave‌ ‌a‌ ‌huge‌ ‌yawn,‌ ‌looking‌ ‌like‌ ‌it‌ ‌also‌ ‌slept‌ ‌pretty‌ ‌

good.‌ ‌It‌ ‌let‌ ‌out‌ ‌a‌ ‌'ga‌ ‌ga‌ ‌ga'‌ ‌noise‌ ‌in‌ ‌response.‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌was‌ ‌startled‌ ‌briefly:‌ ‌"You‌ ‌say‌ ‌he‌ ‌won't‌ ‌discover‌ ‌

anything?‌ ‌Why?"‌ ‌



Xiao‌ ‌PoLan:‌ ‌"Because‌ ‌that‌ ‌human‌ ‌fancies‌ ‌you."‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌was‌ ‌even‌ ‌more‌ ‌confused:‌ ‌"Fancies‌ ‌me?"‌ ‌



Seeing‌ ‌the‌ ‌Master‌ ‌unable‌ ‌to‌ ‌even‌ ‌comprehend‌ ‌this,‌ ‌Xiao‌ ‌PoLan‌ ‌

felt‌ ‌somewhat‌ ‌anxious.‌ ‌



It‌ ‌spun‌ ‌around‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌circle‌ ‌inside‌ ‌the‌ ‌room.‌ ‌Then‌ ‌it‌ ‌opened‌ ‌the‌ ‌

projector‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌familiar‌ ‌fashion.‌ ‌Mechanical‌ ‌hands‌ ‌pressing‌ ‌around‌ ‌

on‌ ‌the‌ ‌screen,‌ ‌it‌ ‌opened‌ ‌an‌ ‌idol‌ ‌romance‌ ‌drama.‌ ‌



Intergalactic‌ ‌love‌ ‌did‌ ‌not‌ ‌differentiate‌ ‌between‌ ‌gender‌ ‌or‌ ‌culture,‌ ‌

race‌ ‌or‌ ‌ethnicity.‌ ‌



The‌ ‌drama‌ ‌that‌ ‌Xiao‌ ‌PoLan‌ ‌picked‌ ‌was‌ ‌a‌ ‌tv‌ ‌series‌ ‌with‌ ‌an‌ ‌

intergalactic‌ ‌mermaid‌ ‌as‌ ‌the‌ ‌main‌ ‌character.‌ ‌The‌ ‌episode‌ ‌being‌ ‌

broadcasted‌ ‌showed‌ ‌the‌ ‌male‌ ‌protagonist‌ ‌passionately‌ ‌confessing‌ ‌

his‌ ‌love‌ ‌to‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌mermaid.‌ ‌



"My‌ ‌love‌ ‌for‌ ‌you‌ ‌has‌ ‌already‌ ‌transcended‌ ‌race‌ ‌and‌ ‌culture,‌ ‌life‌ ‌

and‌ ‌death.‌ ‌Please‌ ‌promise‌ ‌me‌ ‌you'll‌ ‌be‌ ‌together‌ ‌with‌ ‌me."‌ ‌



Xiao‌ ‌PoLan‌ ‌looked‌ ‌towards‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou,‌ ‌using‌ ‌its‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌to‌ ‌

indicate:‌ ‌Understand‌ ‌now,‌ ‌Master?‌ ‌He‌ ‌wants‌ ‌to‌ ‌hook‌ ‌up‌ ‌with‌ ‌you!‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou's‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌slowly‌ ‌lit‌ ‌up.‌ ‌



Xiao‌ ‌PoLan:‌ ‌???‌ ‌



No‌ ‌way,‌ ‌Master.‌ ‌What‌ ‌kind‌ ‌of‌ ‌expression‌ ‌is‌ ‌this?‌ ‌



What‌ ‌are‌ ‌you‌ ‌excited‌ ‌about?!‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌said‌ ‌happily:‌ ‌"Xiao‌ ‌PoLan!‌ ‌Thank‌ ‌you‌ ‌for‌ ‌reminding‌ ‌

me!‌ ‌When‌ ‌I‌ ‌read‌ ‌about‌ ‌intergalactic‌ ‌history‌ ‌previously,‌ ‌I‌ ‌only‌ ‌

focused‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌history‌ ‌of‌ ‌humans.‌ ‌I‌ ‌almost‌ ‌forgot‌ ‌that‌ ‌humans‌ ‌

aren’t‌ ‌the‌ ‌only‌ ‌race‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌galaxy!‌ ‌Look,‌ ‌mermaids‌ ‌are‌ ‌one‌ ‌of‌ ‌

these‌ ‌civilizations!"‌ ‌



Xiao‌ ‌PoLan:‌ ‌"...…."‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌held‌ ‌up‌ ‌a‌ ‌clenched‌ ‌fist:‌ ‌"There‌ ‌are‌ ‌so‌ ‌many‌ ‌

civilizations‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌universe.‌ ‌If‌ ‌every‌ ‌race‌ ‌can‌ ‌become‌ ‌my‌ ‌

customer...…"‌ ‌



Xiao‌ ‌PoLan:‌ ‌"...…."‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌said‌ ‌excitedly:‌ ‌"I‌ ‌would‌ ‌become‌ ‌the‌ ‌God‌ ‌of‌ ‌Wealth‌ ‌

with‌ ‌the‌ ‌most‌ ‌followers!"‌ ‌



Xiao‌ ‌PoLan:‌ ‌"...…."‌ ‌



Done‌ ‌being‌ ‌excited,‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌remembered‌ ‌the‌ ‌purpose‌ ‌of‌ ‌

why‌ ‌Xiao‌ ‌PoLan‌ ‌wanted‌ ‌him‌ ‌to‌ ‌watch‌ ‌the‌ ‌video‌ ‌and‌ ‌said:‌ ‌"Oh‌ ‌

right,‌ ‌what‌ ‌did‌ ‌you‌ ‌want‌ ‌to‌ ‌say‌ ‌just‌ ‌now?"‌ ‌



Xiao‌ ‌PoLan‌ ‌silently‌ ‌closed‌ ‌the‌ ‌tv‌ ‌series:‌ ‌It's‌ ‌nothing.‌ ‌As‌ ‌long‌ ‌as‌ ‌

you're‌ ‌happy,‌ ‌Master.‌ ‌



Of‌ ‌course‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌was‌ ‌happy.‌ ‌He‌ ‌practically‌ ‌wished‌ ‌he‌ ‌

could‌ ‌go‌ ‌to‌ ‌other‌ ‌planets‌ ‌right‌ ‌now!‌ ‌



---‌ ‌



One‌ ‌hour‌ ‌later.‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌and‌ ‌Cheng‌ ‌JinXue‌ ‌came‌ ‌out‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌training‌ ‌room‌ ‌

together.‌ ‌



The‌ ‌legs‌ ‌that‌ ‌Cheng‌ ‌JinXue‌ ‌just‌ ‌finished‌ ‌treating‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌medical‌ ‌

center‌ ‌became‌ ‌injured‌ ‌again.‌ ‌Limping,‌ ‌he‌ ‌returned‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌medical‌ ‌

center‌ ‌to‌ ‌find‌ ‌Doctor‌ ‌White.‌ ‌



Doctor‌ ‌White‌ ‌was‌ ‌shocked:‌ ‌"You‌ ‌broke‌ ‌your‌ ‌legs‌ ‌again?"‌ ‌



Cheng‌ ‌JinXue:‌ ‌"...…‌ ‌no.‌ ‌Too‌ ‌much‌ ‌training."‌ ‌



Doctor‌ ‌White:‌ ‌"Your‌ ‌legs‌ ‌just‌ ‌got‌ ‌better.‌ ‌Why‌ ‌did‌ ‌you‌ ‌start‌ ‌

training?"‌ ‌



Cheng‌ ‌JinXue‌ ‌thought‌ ‌briefly‌ ‌and‌ ‌then‌ ‌said‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌face‌ ‌of‌ ‌despair:‌ ‌

"Maybe‌ ‌cause‌ ‌of‌ ‌my‌ ‌loose‌ ‌mouth."‌ ‌



Dr.White:‌ ‌"????"‌ ‌



What‌ ‌does‌ ‌this‌ ‌have‌ ‌anything‌ ‌to‌ ‌do‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌loose‌ ‌mouth?‌ ‌



Don't‌ ‌tell‌ ‌him,‌ ‌this‌ ‌had‌ ‌something‌ ‌to‌ ‌do‌ ‌with‌ ‌Cheng‌ ‌JinXue's‌ ‌

head?‌ ‌



Dr.White‌ ‌can‌ ‌only‌ ‌look‌ ‌at‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌questioning‌ ‌

expression.‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌asked‌ ‌him‌ ‌instead:‌ ‌"Did‌ ‌you‌ ‌see‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌Zhou?"‌ ‌



Dr.White‌ ‌said:‌ ‌"No.‌ ‌The‌ ‌little‌ ‌friend‌ ‌probably‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌get‌ ‌up‌ ‌yet.‌ ‌

It's‌ ‌normal‌ ‌for‌ ‌young‌ ‌people‌ ‌to‌ ‌sleep‌ ‌in."‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌mention‌ ‌that‌ ‌he‌ ‌had‌ ‌slept‌ ‌together‌ ‌with‌ ‌

Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou.‌ ‌Nodding‌ ‌his‌ ‌head‌ ‌as‌ ‌acknowledgement,‌ ‌he‌ ‌turned‌ ‌

and‌ ‌left.‌ ‌



He‌ ‌headed‌ ‌towards‌ ‌the‌ ‌main‌ ‌control‌ ‌room‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌battleship.‌ ‌On‌ ‌

the‌ ‌way‌ ‌back,‌ ‌he‌ ‌encountered‌ ‌a‌ ‌few‌ ‌members‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Elite‌ ‌little‌ ‌

squad.‌ ‌He‌ ‌asked‌ ‌them‌ ‌if‌ ‌they’ve‌ ‌seen‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou.‌ ‌They‌ ‌all‌ ‌said‌ ‌

no.‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌returned‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌main‌ ‌control‌ ‌room,‌ ‌brows‌ ‌

furrowing.‌ ‌



After‌ ‌waking‌ ‌up,‌ ‌he‌ ‌hasn't‌ ‌seen‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌at‌ ‌all.‌ ‌Originally,‌ ‌he‌ ‌

had‌ ‌thought‌ ‌the‌ ‌little‌ ‌friend‌ ‌had‌ ‌gotten‌ ‌up‌ ‌bright‌ ‌and‌ ‌early‌ ‌and‌ ‌

went‌ ‌somewhere‌ ‌else.‌ ‌However,‌ ‌no‌ ‌one‌ ‌seemed‌ ‌to‌ ‌have‌ ‌seen‌ ‌

him‌ ‌at‌ ‌all.‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌contemplated‌ ‌for‌ ‌a‌ ‌moment‌ ‌and‌ ‌then‌ ‌pulled‌ ‌out‌ ‌the‌ ‌

surveillance‌ ‌videos‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌battleship.‌ ‌

‌ ‌

After‌ ‌looking‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌surveillance‌ ‌videos,‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun's‌ ‌Mental‌ ‌

World‌ ‌started‌ ‌to‌ ‌hurt‌ ‌again.‌ ‌



Because‌ ‌he‌ ‌discovered,‌ ‌since‌ ‌returning‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌room‌ ‌with‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌

Zhou‌ ‌last‌ ‌night,‌ ‌this‌ ‌door‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌room‌ ‌never‌ ‌opened‌ ‌again.‌ ‌



In‌ ‌other‌ ‌worlds--‌ ‌the‌ ‌little‌ ‌friend‌ ‌was‌ ‌still‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌room.‌ ‌



Without‌ ‌thinking,‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌got‌ ‌up‌ ‌directly‌ ‌and‌ ‌returned‌ ‌to‌ ‌

the‌ ‌room.‌ ‌



He‌ ‌actually‌ ‌had‌ ‌the‌ ‌authority‌ ‌to‌ ‌open‌ ‌this‌ ‌door.‌ ‌However,‌ ‌after‌ ‌

giving‌ ‌this‌ ‌room‌ ‌to‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou,‌ ‌he‌ ‌always‌ ‌pressed‌ ‌the‌ ‌video‌ ‌

comm‌ ‌out‌ ‌of‌ ‌courtesy.‌ ‌



This‌ ‌time,‌ ‌he‌ ‌used‌ ‌his‌ ‌authority‌ ‌to‌ ‌open‌ ‌the‌ ‌door‌ ‌directly.‌ ‌



As‌ ‌soon‌ ‌as‌ ‌he‌ ‌entered,‌ ‌he‌ ‌saw‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌sitting‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌floor‌ ‌

and‌ ‌playing‌ ‌with‌ ‌Xiao‌ ‌PoLan.‌ ‌



Seeing‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌enter,‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌raised‌ ‌his‌ ‌head‌ ‌and‌ ‌

gave‌ ‌him‌ ‌a‌ ‌radiant‌ ‌smile:‌ ‌"Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun,‌ ‌good‌ ‌morning."‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌halted‌ ‌and‌ ‌asked‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌calm‌ ‌expression:‌ ‌"Just‌ ‌

woke‌ ‌up?"‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌nodded‌ ‌his‌ ‌head:‌ ‌"En‌ ‌en,‌ ‌I‌ ‌saw‌ ‌you‌ ‌gone‌ ‌after‌ ‌I‌ ‌

woke‌ ‌up.‌ ‌You‌ ‌get‌ ‌up‌ ‌so‌ ‌early."‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌fell‌ ‌silent.‌ ‌



When‌ ‌he‌ ‌woke‌ ‌up,‌ ‌he‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌see‌ ‌anyone‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌room‌ ‌at‌ ‌all.‌ ‌



The‌ ‌rooms‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌battleship‌ ‌weren't‌ ‌very‌ ‌big.‌ ‌A‌ ‌small‌ ‌table,‌ ‌a‌ ‌

bathroom,‌ ‌a‌ ‌bed.‌ ‌There‌ ‌really‌ ‌wasn't‌ ‌any‌ ‌excess‌ ‌space.‌ ‌



He‌ ‌was‌ ‌very‌ ‌certain‌ ‌that‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌wasn't‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌room.‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun's‌ ‌silence‌ ‌made‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌feel‌ ‌slightly‌ ‌guilty.‌ ‌He‌ ‌

yawned‌ ‌purposely‌ ‌and‌ ‌said‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌small‌ ‌voice:‌ ‌"Was‌ ‌my‌ ‌sleeping‌ ‌

posture‌ ‌really‌ ‌bad?‌ ‌After‌ ‌I‌ ‌woke‌ ‌up,‌ ‌I‌ ‌found‌ ‌myself‌ ‌under‌ ‌the‌ ‌

bed...….‌ ‌I‌ ‌even‌ ‌almost‌ ‌hit‌ ‌my‌ ‌head."‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun:‌ ‌"Under‌ ‌the‌ ‌bed?"‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌said:‌ ‌"Yea.‌ ‌Did‌ ‌you‌ ‌think‌ ‌I‌ ‌wasn't‌ ‌here,‌ ‌that‌ ‌I‌ ‌got‌ ‌

up‌ ‌earlier‌ ‌hahaha...…."‌ ‌



At‌ ‌the‌ ‌end‌ ‌of‌ ‌his‌ ‌laughter,‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou's‌ ‌voice‌ ‌became‌ ‌a‌ ‌bit‌ ‌dry.‌ ‌



Clearly‌ ‌having‌ ‌a‌ ‌bit‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌guilty‌ ‌conscience.‌ ‌



Thinking‌ ‌that‌ ‌this‌ ‌little‌ ‌friend‌ ‌was‌ ‌only‌ ‌feeling‌ ‌guilty‌ ‌because‌ ‌of‌ ‌

his‌ ‌poor‌ ‌sleeping‌ ‌posture,‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌became‌ ‌somewhat‌ ‌

exasperated:‌ ‌"You‌ ‌were‌ ‌clearly‌ ‌sleeping‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌inside.‌ ‌How‌ ‌did‌ ‌

you‌ ‌still‌ ‌fall‌ ‌off‌ ‌the‌ ‌bed?"‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌looked‌ ‌around‌ ‌shiftily:‌ ‌"Yea‌ ‌well,‌ ‌I'm‌ ‌pretty‌ ‌

impressive,‌ ‌huh!"‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌smiled‌ ‌briefly‌ ‌and‌ ‌pressed‌ ‌down‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌flick‌ ‌of‌ ‌hair‌ ‌

on‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou's‌ ‌head.:‌ ‌"En.‌ ‌Very‌ ‌impressive."‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌swiftly‌ ‌changed‌ ‌the‌ ‌topic:‌ ‌"Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun,‌ ‌when‌ ‌are‌ ‌

we‌ ‌leaving‌ ‌this‌ ‌planet?"‌ ‌



"You‌ ‌want‌ ‌to‌ ‌leave?"‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌nodded:‌ ‌"En‌ ‌en.‌ ‌I‌ ‌want‌ ‌to‌ ‌visit‌ ‌other‌ ‌planets."‌ ‌



"It‌ ‌might‌ ‌not‌ ‌be‌ ‌so‌ ‌soon."‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌said:‌ ‌"Today,‌ ‌some‌ ‌ore‌ ‌

extraction‌ ‌equipment‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌transported‌ ‌over.‌ ‌Our‌ ‌battleship‌ ‌

needs‌ ‌to‌ ‌remain‌ ‌here‌ ‌temporarily‌ ‌to‌ ‌mine‌ ‌the‌ ‌energy‌ ‌quarry."‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌was‌ ‌somewhat‌ ‌disappointed:‌ ‌"How‌ ‌long‌ ‌will‌ ‌it‌ ‌

take?"‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌said:‌ ‌"If‌ ‌the‌ ‌extraction‌ ‌process‌ ‌does‌ ‌not‌ ‌go‌ ‌

smoothly,‌ ‌it‌ ‌might‌ ‌take‌ ‌some‌ ‌time."‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌said:‌ ‌"Before‌ ‌when‌ ‌I‌ ‌said‌ ‌my‌ ‌robot‌ ‌could‌ ‌mine‌ ‌ores,‌ ‌

and‌ ‌that‌ ‌it‌ ‌was‌ ‌super‌ ‌amazing,‌ ‌you‌ ‌guys‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌even‌ ‌want‌ ‌it...…‌ ‌I‌ ‌

already‌ ‌sold‌ ‌him‌ ‌by‌ ‌now...…"‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌was‌ ‌aware‌ ‌that‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌had‌ ‌sold‌ ‌it,‌ ‌but‌ ‌he‌ ‌

didn't‌ ‌ask‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌to‌ ‌retract‌ ‌the‌ ‌offer.‌ ‌



He‌ ‌could‌ ‌tell‌ ‌that‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌was‌ ‌pretty‌ ‌happy‌ ‌in‌ ‌this‌ ‌matter.‌ ‌



He‌ ‌said‌ ‌calmly:‌ ‌"It's‌ ‌okay.‌ ‌The‌ ‌Capital‌ ‌also‌ ‌sent‌ ‌mining‌ ‌

equipment‌ ‌over."‌ ‌



However,‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌still‌ ‌overestimated‌ ‌the‌ ‌current‌ ‌mining‌ ‌

equipment‌ ‌too‌ ‌much.‌ ‌



Grand‌ ‌Admiral‌ ‌Huo‌ ‌really‌ ‌did‌ ‌send‌ ‌a‌ ‌small‌ ‌spaceship‌ ‌to‌ ‌deliver‌ ‌

mining‌ ‌equipment.‌ ‌They‌ ‌were‌ ‌even‌ ‌the‌ ‌most‌ ‌advanced‌ ‌

equipment.‌ ‌



In‌ ‌order‌ ‌to‌ ‌do‌ ‌it‌ ‌secretly,‌ ‌naturally,‌ ‌he‌ ‌couldn't‌ ‌send‌ ‌a‌ ‌large‌ ‌ship.‌ ‌

Therefore,‌ ‌the‌ ‌amount‌ ‌of‌ ‌equipment‌ ‌stored‌ ‌into‌ ‌the‌ ‌small‌ ‌

spaceship‌ ‌wasn't‌ ‌a‌ ‌lot.‌ ‌



These‌ ‌were‌ ‌the‌ ‌most‌ ‌advanced‌ ‌mining‌ ‌equipment‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌Empire.‌ ‌

After‌ ‌handing‌ ‌the‌ ‌equipment‌ ‌over‌ ‌to‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun,‌ ‌the‌ ‌spaceship‌ ‌

left‌ ‌immediately.‌ ‌



Before‌ ‌leaving,‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌entrusted‌ ‌the‌ ‌little‌ ‌robot‌ ‌he‌ ‌made‌ ‌to‌ ‌

them,‌ ‌asking‌ ‌them‌ ‌to‌ ‌forward‌ ‌this‌ ‌delivery.‌ ‌



The‌ ‌leader‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌spaceship‌ ‌thought‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌was‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌

XiaoYun's‌ ‌trusted‌ ‌aide,‌ ‌so‌ ‌he‌ ‌hastily‌ ‌agreed.‌ ‌



After‌ ‌the‌ ‌spaceship‌ ‌left,‌ ‌they‌ ‌brought‌ ‌the‌ ‌mining‌ ‌equipment‌ ‌to‌ ‌

the‌ ‌quarry.‌ ‌Very‌ ‌quickly‌ ‌they‌ ‌discovered--‌ ‌this‌ ‌quarry‌ ‌was‌ ‌not‌ ‌

easy‌ ‌to‌ ‌mine.‌ ‌



This‌ ‌new‌ ‌quarry‌ ‌was‌ ‌very‌ ‌deep‌ ‌underground.‌ ‌Not‌ ‌to‌ ‌mention,‌ ‌it‌ ‌

was‌ ‌under‌ ‌the‌ ‌old‌ ‌quarry.‌ ‌If‌ ‌they‌ ‌wanted‌ ‌to‌ ‌mine,‌ ‌they‌ ‌needed‌ ‌to‌ ‌

descend‌ ‌into‌ ‌the‌ ‌cave‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌old‌ ‌quarry‌ ‌and‌ ‌then‌ ‌deploy‌ ‌the‌ ‌

equipment.‌ ‌ ‌



However,‌ ‌the‌ ‌old‌ ‌quarry‌ ‌had‌ ‌an‌ ‌extremely‌ ‌high‌ ‌radiation‌ ‌level.‌ ‌

Even‌ ‌the‌ ‌military‌ ‌grade‌ ‌protective‌ ‌gear‌ ‌can‌ ‌only‌ ‌last‌ ‌half‌ ‌an‌ ‌hour.‌ ‌

Under‌ ‌this‌ ‌kind‌ ‌of‌ ‌circumstance,‌ ‌they‌ ‌can‌ ‌only‌ ‌work‌ ‌for‌ ‌half‌ ‌an‌ ‌

hour‌ ‌before‌ ‌being‌ ‌forced‌ ‌back‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌surface.‌ ‌



Not‌ ‌only‌ ‌were‌ ‌there‌ ‌high‌ ‌safety‌ ‌concerns‌ ‌here,‌ ‌it'd‌ ‌also‌ ‌waste‌ ‌a‌ ‌

lot‌ ‌of‌ ‌time.‌ ‌



Right‌ ‌now,‌ ‌the‌ ‌mining‌ ‌industry‌ ‌has‌ ‌actually‌ ‌become‌ ‌completely‌ ‌

automatic.‌ ‌However,‌ ‌energy‌ ‌quarries‌ ‌weren't‌ ‌the‌ ‌same‌ ‌as‌ ‌other‌ ‌

quarries.‌ ‌Energy‌ ‌stones‌ ‌need‌ ‌special‌ ‌attention.‌ ‌If‌ ‌machines‌ ‌were‌ ‌

left‌ ‌to‌ ‌manage‌ ‌the‌ ‌entire‌ ‌process,‌ ‌it's‌ ‌easy‌ ‌to‌ ‌damage‌ ‌the‌ ‌energy‌ ‌

stones‌ ‌and‌ ‌result‌ ‌in‌ ‌energy‌ ‌radiation.‌ ‌



Because‌ ‌of‌ ‌this,‌ ‌when‌ ‌extracting‌ ‌energy‌ ‌quarries,‌ ‌people‌ ‌must‌ ‌be‌ ‌

present‌ ‌to‌ ‌assist‌ ‌the‌ ‌mining‌ ‌process.‌ ‌



Xiao‌ ‌PoLan‌ ‌was‌ ‌quite‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌schemer.‌ ‌Seeing‌ ‌Cheng‌ ‌JinXue‌ ‌and‌ ‌

the‌ ‌others‌ ‌encountering‌ ‌this‌ ‌difficulty,‌ ‌Xiao‌ ‌PoLan‌ ‌climbed‌ ‌down‌ ‌

the‌ ‌quarry‌ ‌right‌ ‌in‌ ‌front‌ ‌of‌ ‌their‌ ‌eyes,‌ ‌labored‌ ‌around‌ ‌for‌ ‌half‌ ‌an‌ ‌

hour,‌ ‌and‌ ‌returned‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌surface‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌basket‌ ‌of‌ ‌energy‌ ‌stones.‌ ‌



Xiao‌ ‌PoLan‌ ‌placed‌ ‌the‌ ‌basket‌ ‌of‌ ‌energy‌ ‌stones‌ ‌right‌ ‌in‌ ‌front‌ ‌of‌ ‌

them‌ ‌and‌ ‌let‌ ‌out‌ ‌a‌ ‌'ga‌ ‌ga‌ ‌ga'‌ ‌kind‌ ‌of‌ ‌mocking‌ ‌laugh.‌ ‌



Especially‌ ‌pointed‌ ‌at‌ ‌Cheng‌ ‌JinXue.‌ ‌



Weren't‌ ‌you‌ ‌doubting‌ ‌that‌ ‌the‌ ‌robot‌ ‌Master‌ ‌made‌ ‌couldn't‌ ‌mine‌ ‌

the‌ ‌quarry?!‌ ‌



See?‌ ‌



See‌ ‌what's‌ ‌true‌ ‌power!‌ ‌



It's‌ ‌been‌ ‌half‌ ‌an‌ ‌hour‌ ‌right?‌ ‌



This‌ ‌demon‌ ‌dug‌ ‌an‌ ‌entire‌ ‌basket‌ ‌for‌ ‌you!‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun:‌ ‌"...…."‌ ‌



Cheng‌ ‌JinXue:‌ ‌"...…."‌ ‌



Cheng‌ ‌JinXue‌ ‌received‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun's‌ ‌deadpan‌ ‌stare‌ ‌once‌ ‌again.‌ ‌



Wailing,‌ ‌he‌ ‌clung‌ ‌onto‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou's‌ ‌thigh:‌ ‌"Zhou‌ ‌Zhou!‌ ‌Little‌ ‌

Zhou‌ ‌Zhou,‌ ‌big‌ ‌brother‌ ‌was‌ ‌wrong.‌ ‌Big‌ ‌brother‌ ‌will‌ ‌never‌ ‌doubt‌ ‌

your‌ ‌skill‌ ‌again!‌ ‌You‌ ‌must‌ ‌be‌ ‌a‌ ‌grand‌ ‌master‌ ‌of‌ ‌creating‌ ‌robots!‌ ‌

I'm‌ ‌begging‌ ‌you.‌ ‌Make‌ ‌a‌ ‌few‌ ‌more‌ ‌of‌ ‌those‌ ‌robots‌ ‌for‌ ‌us!"‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌used‌ ‌his‌ ‌Divine‌ ‌Power‌ ‌to‌ ‌inspect‌ ‌the‌ ‌Faith‌ ‌collection‌ ‌

device‌ ‌around‌ ‌his‌ ‌neck.‌ ‌Cheng‌ ‌JinXue's‌ ‌Faith‌ ‌was‌ ‌already‌ ‌very‌ ‌

devoted.‌ ‌



Towards‌ ‌devoted‌ ‌followers,‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌has‌ ‌always‌ ‌been‌ ‌very‌ ‌

generous:‌ ‌"Alright.‌ ‌I‌ ‌can‌ ‌help‌ ‌make‌ ‌them‌ ‌for‌ ‌you."‌ ‌



Cheng‌ ‌JinXue‌ ‌was‌ ‌so‌ ‌touched,‌ ‌he‌ ‌wept‌ ‌tears:‌ ‌"Little‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌Zhou,‌ ‌

you're‌ ‌really‌ ‌too‌ ‌kind!‌ ‌Don't‌ ‌worry,‌ ‌once‌ ‌the‌ ‌mining‌ ‌is‌ ‌done,‌ ‌from‌ ‌

now‌ ‌on,‌ ‌as‌ ‌long‌ ‌as‌ ‌gege‌ ‌takes‌ ‌a‌ ‌sip‌ ‌of‌ ‌wine,‌ ‌you'll‌ ‌have‌ ‌a‌ ‌piece‌ ‌of‌ ‌

meat.‌ ‌From‌ ‌now‌ ‌on,‌ ‌I‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌your‌ ‌dearest‌ ‌gege!"‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌expressionlessly‌ ‌pulled‌ ‌Cheng‌ ‌JinXue's‌ ‌hands‌ ‌off‌ ‌of‌ ‌

Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌and‌ ‌kicked‌ ‌him‌ ‌away.‌ ‌



Cheng‌ ‌JinXue‌ ‌howled‌ ‌in‌ ‌pain:‌ ‌"Boss!‌ ‌Why‌ ‌did‌ ‌you‌ ‌kick‌ ‌me!"‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌expressionlessly:‌ ‌"Who‌ ‌are‌ ‌you‌ ‌asking‌ ‌to‌ ‌call‌ ‌you‌ ‌

gege?"‌ ‌



Cheng‌ ‌JinXue‌ ‌firmly‌ ‌and‌ ‌with‌ ‌conviction:‌ ‌"Little‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌is‌ ‌

young.‌ ‌What's‌ ‌wrong‌ ‌with‌ ‌him‌ ‌calling‌ ‌me‌ ‌gege?"‌ ‌



"Just‌ ‌ignore‌ ‌him."‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌turned‌ ‌towards‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou:‌ ‌

"And‌ ‌don't‌ ‌randomly‌ ‌call‌ ‌people‌ ‌gege.‌ ‌They‌ ‌have‌ ‌no‌ ‌good‌ ‌

intentions."‌ ‌



"En‌ ‌en."‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌was‌ ‌very‌ ‌obedient:‌ ‌"Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun,‌ ‌let's‌ ‌go‌ ‌

find‌ ‌components‌ ‌to‌ ‌make‌ ‌robots!"‌ ‌



Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌paused‌ ‌and‌ ‌took‌ ‌Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou's‌ ‌hand,‌ ‌saying‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌

calm‌ ‌tone:‌ ‌"Zhou‌ ‌Zhou,‌ ‌calling‌ ‌me‌ ‌my‌ ‌full‌ ‌name‌ ‌is‌ ‌too‌ ‌

impersonal."‌ ‌



Zhuang‌ ‌Zhou‌ ‌thought‌ ‌briefly.‌ ‌That's‌ ‌true.‌ ‌He‌ ‌knew‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌

the‌ ‌longest.‌ ‌They‌ ‌also‌ ‌had‌ ‌a‌ ‌very‌ ‌good‌ ‌relationship.‌ ‌Calling‌ ‌him‌ ‌

by‌ ‌his‌ ‌full‌ ‌name‌ ‌was‌ ‌really‌ ‌very‌ ‌impersonal!‌ ‌



He‌ ‌asked:‌ ‌"Then‌ ‌what‌ ‌should‌ ‌I‌ ‌call‌ ‌you?"‌ ‌



Calm‌ ‌and‌ ‌collected,‌ ‌Wen‌ ‌XiaoYun‌ ‌said:‌ ‌"I'm‌ ‌not‌ ‌the‌ ‌same‌ ‌as‌ ‌

other‌ ‌people.‌ ‌We're‌ ‌familiar‌ ‌with‌ ‌each‌ ‌other,‌ ‌so‌ ‌you‌ ‌can‌ ‌call‌ ‌me‌ ‌

gege.‌ ‌Ge‌ ‌will‌ ‌take‌ ‌you‌ ‌to‌ ‌find‌ ‌components."‌ ‌



Cheng‌ ‌JinXue:‌ ‌"?????"‌ ‌



Can‌ ‌you‌ ‌fcking‌ ‌not‌ ‌be‌ ‌such‌ ‌a‌ ‌mutt?‌ ‌