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"...You still know how to come back?"
Even though Kong was a man with a family in every sense of the word, Kurita's first complaint after boarding the train made the entire train crew lose their temper.
Considering the handprints left by the fanatical Iron Guards and the Underworld Fire personnel all over Sora's body, and the kiss marks on his face, it looked like he had just come home from hanging out in a nightclub and was being scolded by his wife.
"...I didn't know you made that kind of bet with Ruan Mei. Heita, can't you be more cautious in this regard?"
"I'm afraid you'll freeze to death, and you're talking to me about being steady?"
The little leather shoe kicked Sora's knee hard - this imitation of Eula's action was more painful because the doll's bones were heavier, and Sora was in so much pain that he held his calf and jumped on the spot.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss!! You, you are not really going to fulfill your promise?? This kind of husband-swapping play is not acceptable, it is too impure love!! Besides, I am not a prize, I have a temper if you guys order me around like this!"
"Even if you didn't freeze to death, Holhaiya almost died! If I hadn't insisted on not letting the temperature drop too quickly, you would have lost two of them—hmm."
Even with Heita's high emotional intelligence, he knew that he shouldn't mention Eula at this time, and he was embarrassed on the spot.
She would regret speaking without restraint because she understood that Kong cared about every girl very much and he couldn't make such tasteless jokes.
"Eula sent us a letter - see you at the space station in a month. She will find someone to take over for a month, so please keep the room for her."
Seeing that she was frozen, Kong quickly lowered his calf and said in a relaxed manner.
“…Oh, I see. That’s good.”
Ji Zi, who had seen through everything, chuckled at her best friend's constipation.
Heita glared at Ji Zi and immediately put on a Sima face: "Ruan Mei won't do any excessive experiments on you after taking you from me. Just cooperate with me. The experimental data can be recorded into the simulated universe..."
Soon she grabbed her hair fiercely again: "Damn it, it's so hard to find a reason to comfort myself! I actually lost the bet! This is the most unhappy time for me, Sora, you have to compensate me!!"
"The celebration banquet is ready, Black Tower, why don't you take this opportunity to invite her up to bargain?"
"I don't want to. I'm annoyed when I see her now—Esther!"
"Eh, eh!"
"Discuss the feasibility of getting Ruan Mei to give up the man she wants. Hurry up. Don't you think you are a smart person? He is also your man!"
“Ah, ah??”
Why do you admit now that we are sharing one?
329. Next stop, Luofu!
Good food and laughter are the perfect way to soothe your heart.
After arranging everything in Bay City and letting the people from all walks of life immerse themselves in the city celebration, Bronya, the three members of the Landau family, Adjutant Pella, the cadres of the Earth Fire, and Topa were all invited by Jizi to join the train circle, or in other words, the celebration party that belonged to the "behind-the-scenes promoters" -
Ruan Mei and Luosi Gumu, who had not shown up until now, appeared at the perfect time before everyone officially started.
The mechanical noble was very surprised that Ruan Mei would actually move around in the car and stand side by side with Heita. Condensation water was sliding down his forehead wildly, but in the face of his somewhat awkward and avoidant behavior, Heita just snorted and raised his glass to him first.
"Let's put this aside, Screw Gum. We'll deal with the cold war separately. Let's enjoy it now."
"Black Tower, your bet is really going to..."
"Ah, yes, it counts. I have never lost a bet in my life, and it is not a loss of face to lose to another genius."
I don't know if it was because they saw Kong was just sitting there thinking about how to take revenge on the Star God and were worried that he was putting his energy in the wrong place, but the Black Tower finally accepted Ruan Mei's "secondment" request, regardless of whether Kong agreed or not.
The genius's unusual rational way of thinking once again prevailed, even overwhelming the jealousy.
Ruan Mei and Heita are both afraid that Kong will get stuck in a dead end and "go astray". This kind of tragedy is very common in their circle, such as Dr. Original and Polka.
Thus, quietly, Ruan Mei's position away from Kong was almost the same as that of Heita and her, vaguely forming a "solid" triangle. During this time, Ester wanted to intervene, but was chased away by Heita's words, "The adults are talking about business, children can go play somewhere else." The rich young woman was so angry that she made unexplained noises.
"When you need me, I'll take care of you. When you don't, I'll drive you away. Woo woo woo—"
"Miss, I must report to my wife that you landed without permission this time and put yourself in danger..." Not only did the Black Tower increase her strength, but even the head of security betrayed her -
"Alan, I haven't said anything about you yet... You can complain if you want, but how did you come up with the idea of lowering your 'energy level' by self-harming?"
"The situation was urgent at the time. I thought if I was injured a little, I could be filtered through the filter..."
"Self-harm is prohibited at any time!"
"It did work, but by the time I passed through the filter, everyone had already returned."
"You...will give me an indefinite leave of absence from now on!!"
After all, Esta was still a young girl. She was a little jumpy after taking off her disguise in the car. On the contrary, March changed her usual cheerfulness and looked like she was in a low mood, holding a stack of tarot cards and emitting purple, tangible pressure:
"Divination is something you really have to believe in..."
"Why are you fiddling with these things instead of your camera?"
"I didn't expect that the first time I read fortune for Sister Eula, I would get it right! Hmm, should I say that this thing is effective or that I am just gifted?"
"The art of divination lies in how to apply the result to the person seeking divination. Don't take it too seriously."
While checking the ship's equipment and confirming the ammunition and fuel, Kong comforted her - her mood had almost recovered from the geniuses' mess.
"Then I'll find someone else to try?"
"Bingliangliang has very little divinity in him, so your divination can only work. If it is something with strong divinity, your divination will get some messed up results."
Seeing that the pink-haired girl was about to jump around and look for someone to tell her fortune, Kama mocked her in an unsociable manner.
"Kama, not all rules are universal, and Sanyue she-"
Sora sighed, it would be fun if Kama could arouse Sanyue's rebellious nature.
The filter screened out Sanyue, possibly because they had considered the relationship between Yiting and Sanyue, but like Asuna, there is some inexplicable power under her human skin.
"...Doctor, please don't forget our agreement." The Black Swan, who seemed to be absent from the party, suddenly reminded him.
"I haven't forgotten. Isn't this being carried out... Wait, where is the messenger?"
"Ah~ She is fulfilling her promise not to fail to report before boarding the train."
Thinking of his innocent colleague, Black Swan's smile became more charming.
“…”Well, she doesn’t dare to get on the car casually, so why don’t you come uninvited?
There was a lot of teasing in Kong's eyes, but Black Swan's posture was always charming, as if she was not accompanying a collaborator, but a lover, or in other words... someone who might become the object of her memory collection at any time: "In her opinion, Yi Ting did not contribute enough this time, so he had no face to attend the meeting. But please believe me, when it comes to those mysterious people, we have already done our best."
"I don't blame you. Let her come too. Xiao Sanyue has agreed. Let's have fun."
After the instructions were completed, Sora refocused his attention on the ship girls' bridges and torpedo belts - that is, their chests and legs.
It wasn't that he was suddenly hungry, but after looking at the panels of the ship girls, he was worried about their survival.
"The damage is not serious, but next time when cooperating with friendly forces, don't move forward too much. I heard from Lao Yang that the two of you almost killed all the enemy's light ships. If you were just driving them away, you wouldn't have to spend so much."
"Because the commander left us the task of protecting the train and the Lagrange point at all costs."
Noda responded to his concern with a firm attitude that was not like that of a girl.
"Tsk, you know that's just a more 'military' way of saying it to show determination. If any of you fail, I will definitely drive up with the 'test qualification' to wipe out that tribe."
"commander……"
"It's alright, Noshiro. The battle itself was beautiful, but you guys consumed so much fuel that I'm afraid you won't be able to get out and fight until I find a way to replenish it."
"Even if we can't deploy our ship suits, our forces can still do a lot of work."
"I know, but the goal has changed now. Rather than protecting me, your work should focus more on ensuring that you and this train can operate normally and stably. In other words, I have to transfer you to a logistics position."
"…Transfer to the supply fleet?"
"Yeah. I'm sorry to bother you guys, but this is the only arrangement we can make until Belfa gets the ticket."
I hope that Kong will try to use more local assistance to save "pit space" - perhaps this is the implied purpose of Huhe Party A.
But Kong's plan was that if the girls who came to him now were unable to fight, he would simply let them stay in the carriage to assist the train fighters and the main pioneers until the tickets were issued.
The energy gained by the friends who come later to help complete the mission can be exchanged for the tickets of the previous ones... Gan, why does it sound so much like a loan passed down through three generations? ?
"Very good, the boiler is operating normally and no additional maintenance is necessary."
"I hope the master can inspect it carefully~ Hehe, it's just a joke, please forgive me for my transgression."
Hearing this, Kong wanted to pat the bridges of Belfa and Noshiro, just like when he teased them in private, to admire Belfa's frankness and confidence, enjoy the little teasing of catching his hand in the valley, and the way Noshiro would blush and nod involuntarily no matter how many times or how many years - but he suddenly remembered that he was in the observation car.
Fortunately, before he helped her up, Ji Zi had already come closer, allowing him to stop this old-couple-like interaction that was inappropriate for the occasion.
"Well, Master, I will go and prepare dessert for you all—"
"Don't leave yet, Beifa. Ji Zi and I are going to discuss where to go next. Haiya, you can also express your opinion - Ying, Dan Heng March, there will be a meeting."
"Hey, why don't you wait until the party is over?"
"To help friends understand the next movement of the train, Xiao Sanyue."
After confirming that Sora and the other companions were in a stable mental state, Jizi cleared her throat and said, "We gained a lot from our trip to Yalilo. Passenger Eula will be back after her January vacation. Everyone, Sora will inherit her proxy vote. According to our agreement with the Black Tower Space Station, we will give priority to stations with a higher probability of recovering rare items at the next stop. There are currently two options - Pinoconi and Luofu of the Xianzhou Alliance."
"Roof?"
Dan Heng's eyes narrowed.
He then looked at Sora, only to see Sora give him an apologetic look in return.
"...Kong, are you planning to follow Yuyun's introduction to get in touch with Luofu?" The Immortal Boat carries a not-so-good memory for Danheng.
"Yes, it is a bit utilitarian to say that. Xianzhou is the largest and most important military entity in the known universe. It is worth making further friends with. And there is reliable information that Xianzhou will be attacked in the near future."
His empty fingers accidentally touched Haiya's arm, but the fat snake interestingly placed the tip of its tail on his palm and tickled him twice.
"We were attacked... the hunter said so, right?"
Everyone was looking for the little girl with curly hair, but apart from Banya, who looked very similar to her and looked uneasy, there was no sign of her anywhere.
He must have known that the criticism would be directed at him, so he retreated to his room to play games.
"Yes, if we go there, we will have a chance to witness the 'attack' that the hunters mentioned. We may also have a chance to help you, Dan Heng, verify the reason for your strange exile and wanted order."
Ji Zi helped Kong explain clearly the benefits of this trip to Dan Heng - even though she actually did not agree to change the original plan.
Kong Jianjizi was still worried that he was eager to seek justice for Youla, so she let out a long breath and said the most crucial point: "... In addition, I also have my own personal idea. Everyone knows that I have won the favor of many star gods. The recent hunting mission - not the star gods themselves, the call to me is getting stronger and stronger - I want to observe closely and understand what the followers of Xianzhou are doing. See if I can help is just a by-product. As for revenge for Youla... I think I am more inclined to hire some good players introduced by the company to hunt down Bu Liren. This aspect just barely overlaps with Xianzhou's goal."
He stopped there, and he wouldn't say anything even if everyone voted not to go to Xianzhou.
"These are some of the goals of Xianzhou Station - and regarding Pinocchio, we received an invitation letter with the style of Wumingke encryption."