Qiangwei had barely returned to the Juxia Aircraft Carrier and caught her breath when a soldier delivered a message. "General Du Kao wants you in the Command Room."
"Okay, I'll go right away," Qiangwei replied.
When Qiangwei arrived at the Command Room, Du Kao asked, "What did they take you away for?"
"Uh, to test a weapon," Qiangwei said awkwardly.
"Where? Space, or Huaxia?" Du Kao asked sternly.
"Sun Country, Mount Fuji. Can we monitor their location now?" Qiangwei replied, the corner of her eye twitching.
"Then it seems we were right. The energy fluctuation De Nuo No. 3 detected just now was in the Sun Country," Du Kao thought.
Lian Feng said awkwardly, "No. Their appearance locations are unpredictable, and they come out through wormholes."
Qiangwei curled her lips. "What are you talking about? We can't even find them. All we can do now is wait for them to contact me. The one who took me to test the weapon wasn't human. I tried talking to him, but forget it. There was nothing to say."
Yu Qin spoke up at that moment. "Great, it's done! We finally worked out the martial arts and energy transfer that Mr. Zhao taught Zhao Xin last time."
Hearing that, Qiangwei asked, "What's the difference?"
Yu Qin projected the simulation data onto the big screen. "The difference... how should I put it? It's neither major nor minor. When using martial arts, it has to work in tandem with the circulation of the human body's meridians—that is, energy transfer."
Looking at the meridian diagram on the screen, Qiangwei said, "Isn't this the martial arts from Huaxia legends?"
Du Kao looked at it and said gravely, "This is another system. We follow technology, while Mr. Zhao follows another path."
Yu Qin explained, "This is only the energy transfer diagram I simulated, but even this tiny amount required De Nuo No. 3's computational capacity."
Du Kao said solemnly, "That isn't surprising. We can't even locate them, which shows that their technology is more advanced than ours."
(If Su Jiu had been here, he would definitely have said, "What god? Do you even understand cultivation?")
While everyone aboard the Juxia Aircraft Carrier was still discussing the matter, no one noticed Leina quietly slipping away to Tianhe City alone.
At the northern snack street in Tianhe City, Kiana walked with Su Yi, her mouth still chewing as she muttered, "Honestly, the Captain and Uncle Chuang are sparring, Mei said she had to watch them, and she wouldn't come out to play with me. Worst of all, they wouldn't even give me money. They said I'm the easiest one to trick."
With a Little Duck perched on her head, Su Yi said energetically, "Kiana, that's not right! Didn't the Captain give the money to me? Besides, you always lose your money, Kiana, so that's why the Captain gave it to me."
Kiana looked at Su Yi awkwardly. "Little Yi, how am I usually to you?"
Su Yi looked at Kiana warily. "Kiana, you're trying to steal my Little Duck again."
Little Duck: "Quack, quack, quack..."
"How could I be? Let's go shopping, okay? The Captain gave you lots of money anyway," Kiana said with a delighted look.
Su Yi counted on her fingers. "One card, two cards, three cards."
At that moment, Leina spotted Kiana from somewhere and ran over. "Miss Kiana, it's nice to meet you. Can I come with you?"
Kiana and Su Yi exchanged a glance. "No."
"I'll pay," Leina said, pulling out a bank card.
Kiana: "Agreed."
Su Yi: "Agreed."
And just like that, Leina successfully won over the white-haired dumpling and a Cute Pet, then went shopping with them.
Kiana never hesitated when buying things. After all, she wasn't the one paying.
Su Yi had been a little embarrassed at first, but under Kiana's influence, that embarrassment quickly vanished.
They bought this and bought that, shopping without restraint.
Leina followed behind them, swiping her card, paying, and signing.
Leina watched the two in front of her with envy.
It had to be said that after Leina arrived in Huaxia, Zhao Yun, Liu Chuang, and Baili Shouyue had schemed against her, leaving her with very few friends now.
After Kiana had eaten and drunk her fill, bought everything she wanted, and sent Little Yi back to the Hyperion, she faced the evening breeze and said to Leina, "Ask whatever you want to ask."
Leina looked at Kiana strangely.
Kiana said, "I usually act scatterbrained because I don't want to think too much. But today, you took us out to play, eat, and shop. I don't believe you have nothing to ask. I'm very happy today, so ask away. I'll choose what to tell you."
Hearing Kiana say that, Leina stopped pretending and asked, "Has your relationship always been like this?"
Kiana had not expected Leina to ask that. "Yes. Our relationship has always been like this, and it will be the same in the future."
"Then how did you become part of this group?" Leina asked hesitantly.
Kiana thought for a moment. "Ideals, perhaps. Or something else."
"Ideals?" Leina replied.
Kiana took a White Rabbit Candy from her pocket, unwrapped it, and ate it. "Did you see the candy I just ate?"
Leina did not know what Kiana was trying to say. "I saw it."
Kiana asked, "Was it sweet?"
Leina replied, "Sweet."
Chewing the candy, Kiana said, "You're wrong. You haven't eaten it, so how do you know it's sweet? If you haven't done something, how do you know whether it'll work? Actions are often stronger than words. Put down your pride."
After saying that, Kiana ate another piece of candy and continued, "I know where to buy the candy I just ate, but I've never gone to buy it myself. The Captain buys it for me every time, but can you do that? Maybe it means nothing to you. But what I see is tolerance, is care." With that, Kiana turned and left, leaving Leina alone on the street to think.
Leina looked up at the sky and thought, Maybe she's right? The place where I lived shaped who I am. I'm like a caged canary. Maybe I should live differently.
Early the next morning, Leina got up early and greeted everyone she saw with, "Good morning."
When Qi Lin saw Leina and was about to greet her, she was met with, "Good morning, Qi Lin."
Qi Lin turned to look at Leina and muttered, "Has she changed? Or is it something else?"
Kiana might never have expected that a few words from her would change Leina's temperament, nor that she would one day become someone's life mentor.
But Leina's change truly had to thank the white-haired dumpling.
That morning, Su Jiu sat in the Command Room, drinking morning tea and watching the news.
"It is now time for the morning news. Yesterday, crustal movement occurred at Mount Fuji in the Sun Country, causing Mount Fuji to disappear. This has resulted in 152 missing people. The Sun Country authorities are currently conducting search and rescue operations." Hearing the report, Su Jiu looked over the weapon description Grey Wolf had sent him.
Annihilation Bomb Type: Missile Length: One meter Weight: 30 kg Characteristic: Assimilates objects through energy. Firing mode: Locked on by AI.
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