After settling everyone in, Su Jiu took the lead and ran up into the clouds to have some fun. A whole crowd followed behind him, along with a red Sky Dragon.
Zhao Yun ran up, stomped on the clouds, and found them soft. He said in amazement, "This really is incredible!" Then he went off to find the house he had designed.
Kiana crawled across the clouds, moving like a caterpillar.
Liu Chuang saw her from behind and asked, "What are you doing, little sister?"
Kiana looked up at Liu Chuang and said, "Uncle Chuang, in the clouds, I feel like I'm a dragon." After saying that, she wriggled twice more.
Hearing that, Baili Shouyue cut in, "A dragon? More like a Grass Covered Bug." After saying that, he greased his heels and ran off.
Kiana froze, looked at herself, and said, "I'm not a bug. I'm a Valkyrie. Chomp chomp... Hmm, no taste."
Mei strolled over from behind and asked, "Kiana, what are you eating?"
Before Mei could finish, she saw Kiana grab another handful of cloud and stuff it into her mouth. Kiana came to her senses and chuckled. "Sister Mei, I was just checking whether it was poisonous."
Mei helplessly facepalmed. "Don't eat everything you see just because it looks tasty. Clouds aren't cotton candy."
After saying that, Mei pulled Kiana up and smoothed out her messy hair. "There's so much food on the Hyperion. Isn't that enough for you?" Mei then took Kiana to find their Cloud House.
In the air, the Sky Dragon spotted a nest-like den. It let out an excited roar, aimed straight at it, and with a plop, landed perfectly in the nest, rolling around inside it.
A group of Cute Pets happily visited one another's rooms, occasionally picking up a piece of cloud and rolling around on it.
At that moment, Grey Wolf ran out of the laboratory and found Su Jiu. "Captain, Captain, the research is finished! Wahahaha, this king has been exhausted these days. Now I'll finally have time to rest."
Su Jiu had always known Grey Wolf was busy, but he had no idea what he had been working on.
With a swipe of Grey Wolf's Wristwatch, introductions to two items appeared before Su Jiu.
Energy Collector ① Absorbs energy freely dispersed throughout the surroundings. ② Produces two ordinary Energy Crystals per day. ③ Can supply energy to the Hyperion. Type A Automatic Battle Robot Height: 2.5 meters Material: Super Alloy Combat power: Ordinary Super Soldier
Seeing the descriptions, Su Jiu said, "Two Energy Crystals a day... You've solved our biggest energy problem."
Su Jiu paused, then asked, "What's the deal with this robot of yours?"
Grey Wolf said proudly, "I made a robot production machine. Give me a place, pair it with the Energy Collector I invented, and provide enough steel, and it can produce one robot per minute. Dimensional Energy Crystals can speed it up even further."
Su Jiu was stunned. Isn't this basically a troop-spamming build? Add a few more production lines, and even going head-to-head with the Taotie wouldn't be a problem.
Su Jiu asked, "Grey Wolf, how many of these devices did you make?"
Grey Wolf took out three sets of devices from his personal backpack. "I equipped the Hyperion with two sets. For now, I've made five hundred of those robots, but they use Dark Alloy, and the energy consumption is too high. These three are lower-tier versions. Once we have more space in the future, we'll have an army of our own."
Su Jiu thought about it. China was a major steel producer, wasn't it? If he gave this to China and let them go on a troop-spamming spree, who the hell could stand against that?
While Su Jiu was still thinking, Grey Wolf continued, "But the lower-tier versions have flaws. They don't have particularly good electromagnetic defenses. If the enemy has electromagnetic weapons, these robots will be useless. However, I equipped the robots on the Hyperion with anti-electromagnetic protection mechanisms, so it's not a big problem. They just consume too many Energy Coins. I used up all the Energy Coins the Captain gave me just to make five hundred Dark Alloy robot soldiers."
Su Jiu was already more than satisfied. Given enough time, this bug called Grey Wolf could make anything.
Su Jiu said, "Grey Wolf, these two inventions came at just the right time."
Grey Wolf chuckled. "Captain, I'm building an Artificial Sun and Miniature Starburst Grenades. Most of the expenses actually went into those two inventions. They're already ten percent complete. The rest will have to come slowly."
Su Jiu nearly fell flat on his face. What the hell? An Artificial Sun? Miniature Star Grenades? Once those things came out, would anyone still be able to live?
Su Jiu patted Grey Wolf and said, "Good job."
And then, there was no then. Su Jiu shut down. He had known Grey Wolf would be ridiculously overpowered, but he had never expected him to be this overpowered.
Luckily, Su Jiu had a strong heart. Otherwise, he would have made a fool of himself.
After explaining everything to Su Jiu, Grey Wolf went straight to find Su Yi. After all, Su Yi had always been helping Grey Wolf as an assistant.
Su Jiu put away the three sets of devices, opened his Wristwatch, and sent one set of information to Li Qi. Less than ten seconds later, Li Qi replied.
Li Qi: "Captain, is this for sale?"
Su Jiu: "Not for sale. Help me with something, and I'll give it to you."
Li Qi: "Go ahead. I guarantee I'll get it done."
Su Jiu: "Doesn't Blue Sword have a standard for extra-establishment personnel?"
Li Qi: "Captain, you know about that?"
Su Jiu: "How could I not know?"
Li Qi: "Hehe, Blue Sword has one hundred slots for extra-establishment personnel. Old Huang ordered it. I'm also a member of the Blue Sword Extra-establishment Organization now."
Su Jiu: "Help me bring someone into Blue Sword as extra-establishment personnel. I'll give your side one of the sets I just showed you."
Li Qi: "Captain, how about five sets? Look at my figure. Why not give it some thought?"
Su Jiu: "Get it done first. If I have anything good in the future, I'll keep coming to you. And you, you're as flat as a board. What's so good about that?"
At Liangshan Base, Li Qi stared at the virtual panel in front of her, her clenched hand cracking loudly.
But Old Huang was beside her, smiling as he watched Li Qi's face darken.
Old Huang had originally come to Liangshan Base to hold a meeting with the higher-ups. Halfway through the meeting, the communicator in Li Qi's hand started beeping several times.
Li Qi looked at Old Huang and said, "Old Huang, it's a message from Su Jiu. Do you want to see it?"
Old Huang nodded. "He probably needs something from you. Take a look."
Li Qi opened the communicator and projected a communications panel, then started chatting with Su Jiu.
But that later remark about her being flat as a board made Li Qi want to hit someone.
Old Huang was still smiling beside her. With no other choice, Li Qi replied, "Captain, who do you want to bring into Blue Sword's extra-establishment roster?"
Su Jiu: "Qi Lin from Xiong Bing Company. Sneak into the village and don't fire any guns."
Old Huang was old and shrewd. How could he fail to see that Su Jiu was poaching someone?
Li Qi was still hesitating when Old Huang spoke up. "Agree to it."
Hearing Old Huang's order, Li Qi sent Su Jiu an OK gesture.
Li Qi closed the communication and looked at Old Huang.
Guys, over the next five or six chapters, I'll be laying the groundwork for my main plot, so there will be a bit of daily life. If any readers aren't used to it, you can let the chapters build up for a while.
Before you continue