"Use the designated card for Grey Wolf. Use the designated card for Baili Shouyue."
Two golden lights appeared, and two figures stepped out. No, one man and one wolf.
"Shouyue, Shouyue, this time I won't break my promise again, right, Captain?" Baili Shouyue delivered a line the moment he appeared.
"That's right. You won't break it, because this time, you're not alone." Su Jiu spoke earnestly.
Then Su Jiu and Baili Shouyue exchanged smiles, as if they had made some kind of agreement.
Looking at Grey Wolf, Su Jiu's mouth twitched, but she still said, "Grey Wolf."
"Yes, Captain. What are your orders? Grey Wolf will complete his mission without fail."
Su Jiu: ...Damn it.
"Don't be nervous. Everyone here is family, comrades, teammates. Don't feel inferior just because you think you're different. In my heart, you're great." Hearing Su Jiu say that, Grey Wolf relaxed.
The moment Su Jiu saw Grey Wolf emerge, she had sensed that something was off. He gave off the feeling that he was isolating himself. But it was fine; after living here for a few days, he would get better.
Su Jiu gave Grey Wolf and Baili Shouyue the standard battleship control panels. Both the man and the wolf chose wristwatches.
Then it was time to welcome fifty Cute Pets.
"Everyone, stay together. Don't fall behind. One, two, one, two." A soft, adorably childish voice reached the ears of the man, wolf, and girl.
Then came a group wearing small white caps with red cross emblems in the middle. They were less than a meter tall, dressed in light-blue T-shirts, light-gray skirts, and tiny shoes. Yellow satchels hung diagonally across their bodies, each one marked with a signature little red cross. They were impossibly cute.
The fifty Cute Pets stood in five rows of ten. In unison, they said, "Hello, Captain."
It's over, it's over. My fake shut-in heart is about to burst into flames. Calories, calories. Su Jiu thought.
"Very good. Welcome aboard the Hyperion. From now on, let's all live well together." Su Jiu smiled at the Cute Pets.
Then she gave everyone a standard control panel, thoughtfully named each of them, chose wristwatches for them, and put them on one by one.
If people found out what names Su Jiu had chosen, they would probably curse her to death. Su Yi through Su Fifty—what kind of damn names were those? Wasn't she just being lazy?
After settling forty-nine of the Cute Pets, Su Jiu brought Su Yi, Baili Shouyue, and Grey Wolf to the rest area Kiana had claimed.
In the deck rest area, she introduced Baili Shouyue and Grey Wolf to the current situation.
Su Jiu took out the Green Crystal Bullet blueprint she had just obtained and granted Grey Wolf access to the materials area and the science room.
Originally, Su Jiu hadn't known whether that was possible, so she asked.
"System, can I authorize someone else to access the materials area?"
"Yes. The system core is with you, Host. As long as you do not die, you may revoke permissions at any time."
And so, Grey Wolf was granted access to the materials area. The materials there were not expensive—most cost only dozens or hundreds of Energy Coins, while the most expensive was merely 3,000 Energy Coins per ton.
Then Su Jiu gave Grey Wolf 60,000 Energy Coins as research funding. Whatever he developed later could be sold to the crew. There were not many people now, but that did not mean there would not be more in the future.
Then she said to Su Yi, "Su Yi, from now on, you're the captain of the medical team. Our safety is in your hands."
"Okay, okay, leave it to us, Captain!" That adorably childish voice again made Su Jiu's fake shut-in heart want to explode.
As for Baili Shouyue, Su Jiu also said a few words to him. His role would be the team's sniper. After all, including herself, there were only four combatants at the moment.
After chatting with the man, wolf, and Cute Pet, Su Jiu took out three milk candies and said, "Eat these and get to know the other comrades." The man, wolf, and Cute Pet ate them without hesitation.
Guild Channel...
Ding dong: "Comrade Baili Shouyue has come online."
Ding dong: "Comrade Grey Wolf has come online."
Ding dong: "Comrade Su Yi has come online."
Kiana: "Eh? New comrades! Welcome, welcome!"
Liu Chuang: "Welcome, welcome! Haha, we're all comrades from now on. Let's get to know each other better."
Grey Wolf: "Hello, everyone. I'm Grey Wolf, a scientist."
Baili Shouyue: "Combat personnel. Sniper."
Su Yi: "Hello, everyone. I'm Su Yi, captain of the medical team. Please take care of me from now on."
After everyone got acquainted, Su Jiu decided to eat out rather than on the Hyperion. She bought Grey Wolf a magically modified recognition bracelet so everyone would accept that Grey Wolf simply looked like this.
After agreeing on where to eat, Su Jiu looked helplessly at the Cute Pets running wild all over the Hyperion.
"Su Yi, stay home and keep an eye on everyone. Also, if you want anything to eat, order it through the wristwatches. Chi Yang will arrange everything."
Su Yi said cutely, "Okay, Captain. Come home early."
"Alright. I'm leaving everyone to you, Su Yi." After saying that, Su Jiu left.
At the entrance of a four-star hotel in Juxia City, Su Jiu looked at Baili Shouyue and Grey Wolf. "Let's go. We're heading to private room 888 on the twentieth floor."
After Su Jiu left, all kinds of toys flew everywhere aboard the Hyperion.
Twelve Cute Pets stood by the deck railing, looking at the special little volleyballs that had fallen below. One of them said, "Big Sister Chi Yang, our volleyball fell down."
"Little Eleven, six have already fallen. Opening a wormhole once consumes 0.05 Energy Coins, while making you another little volleyball consumes 0.001 percent of an Energy Coin. So I made you a new one instead. Have fun." Chi Yang's young voice rang out.
On Little Ten-Mile Street in Juxia City, a red-haired girl stared blankly at the volleyball in her hand, which had become several sizes smaller, then looked up at the sky.
Who threw this at me? This volleyball is way too small. Qiangwei was utterly baffled, but she still inexplicably took the little volleyball and went off to handle her business.
Over the course of the meal at the hotel, everyone became more familiar with one another.
Liu Chuang got Baili Shouyue to drink two bottles of alcohol and discovered that he was the reserved-but-flirtatious sort. This discovery made Su Jiu feel that she was not alone among her peers.
Then Su Jiu whispered something to Baili Shouyue.
Grey Wolf ordered two whole roasted lambs and devoured them noisily, his mouth dripping with grease.
As for Kiana, that White-haired dumpling needed no explanation. The moment she saw delicious food, the irresistible aroma won her over.
Liu Chuang, acting like the big brother, kept urging Baili Shouyue to drink. Baili Shouyue was not one to back down and competed with Liu Chuang in drinking. In the end, Su Jiu drank a little too. But for someone who went down after two bottles, did anyone think she could escape?
By the end of it, Su Jiu did not even know how she had gotten back to the Hyperion.
On the way back, Baili Shouyue looked at Su Jiu and chuckled, who knew what he was thinking. Now everyone knew that Su Jiu could not hold her liquor.
On the deck, Grey Wolf gnawed on a roasted lamb leg while studying the blueprint Su Jiu had sent him aboard the Hyperion. Liu Chuang drunkenly stumbled over to take a look.
Green Crystal Bullet Material Description Material: 1 gram of green crystal Material: 6 grams of white crystal Material: one 7-centimeter straight white crystal tube Material: 10 grams of solidified liquid Attributes: Description Weight: 25 grams (ultralight) Trait: Damages genes. Can destroy the genes of First Generation Super Soldiers and lightly injure Second Generation Super Soldiers. Weapon Requirement: Energy-based firearms. Conventional firearms cannot be used.
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