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The staff came up quickly after receiving the information.

After all, even on an A-class Star Block, a Mech wasn't something ordinary people could afford.

Zhou Yi readily spent the entire credit limit that had just been deposited into his card, topping it up with his account balance of Star Coins for the rest.

880,000 Star Coins with a 10% discount came to 792,000.

After calculating, he saved nearly 90,000 Star Coins.

"Since this large Mech is inconvenient for you to carry, how about buying a Mech Ring as well?"

The staff member handling the payment started to promote it, glancing at Zhou Yi's finger.

"Storage rings have too much space and their contents are too varied. It's better to have a dedicated Mech Ring for storing a Mech."

The people at the Alliance Merchant Guild had sharp eyes, both for people and things.

Although Zhou Yi was dressed plainly, he had just upgraded his Star Card and spent so much money at once. The ring on his hand was definitely not ordinary.

The man took out the ring to show Zhou Yi. It was a slender band inlaid with a small metal square.

Thirty thousand Star Coins. Zhou Yi felt a slight pang in his chest.

"Do I need to buy a Mech Ring if I already have a storage ring?"

Zhou Yi asked Xiao Fu in his consciousness, trying to save some money.

[Yes, you don't want to have to rummage through a pile of items to find your Mech when you need it, do you? Besides, without a Mech Ring, you won't even be able to participate in formal Mech competitions in the future.]

"I understand."

Zhou Yi tearfully bought the ring and used touch to store his newly acquired Mech into the Mech Ring.

The man who handled the payment finally left, satisfied, leaving Xiao Yin to continue introducing Zhou Yi to post-purchase Mech services.

As Zhou Yi finished paying and walked out, the man from earlier was still chatting with his sales associate.

When he saw Zhou Yi walk past him, the man looked at Zhou Yi's finger. A Mech Ring was sparkling on Zhou Yi's left hand.

He hadn't failed to notice the staff coming up to handle the payment earlier, but he just couldn't believe that the seemingly poor girl could actually afford a Mech.

Even he had hesitated for a long time and couldn't make up his mind. How could a girl dressed like that afford it?

This was not scientific!

Whether it was shame towards himself or dissatisfaction with society, the man's face turned an ugly shade of red.

Zhou Yi had already walked past, but seeing the man's scrutinizing gaze and unpleasant expression, she silently walked back and added a parting shot.

"Talk less. Anyone who doesn't know might think you're the one selling something."

She had been too eager to buy the Mech and had forgotten to eat dinner.

As Zhou Yi went downstairs, she felt her stomach rumble.

Normally, she wouldn't mind her stomach growling; she could just drink a few Nutrient Solutions.

But today, having enjoyed the luxury of being wealthy and just having eaten some delicious little biscuits, Zhou Yi was now reluctant to drink Nutrient Solution.

"Do you have anything to eat here?"

Zhou Yi asked Xiao Yin.

"Of course, please follow me."

Following Xiao Yin, Zhou Yi arrived at the food section and saw many foods she had seen on the Star Net before.

Compared to the pictures, the food before her was clearly more enticing.

Zhou Yi looked around, and finally decided to buy some biscuits.

There were original, sweet, and fruit flavors, shaped like spaceships, bears, and Mechs.

Zhou Yi grabbed a handful of one kind and a handful of another, soon filling a large bag with biscuits.

"There are a total of 108 biscuits. I've applied the member discount for you, making it a total of 9,720 Star Coins."

One biscuit for a meal, one biscuit for a meal...

Zhou Yi muttered to herself, trying to comfort herself, as she paid.

Money was something that hurt when spent sparingly, but once you started spending freely, you lost all restraint.

After buying the biscuits, Zhou Yi went to pick out a few more outfits and shoes.

It wasn't that she disliked her current clothes, but when entering a Mech, wearing specially made clothing would make one more comfortable and provide better protection for the body.

Zhou Yi chose three sets of clothes and shoes, all in different styles, all neat, and all black.

Putting the packed biscuits and clothes into her storage, Zhou Yi fled the Alliance Merchant Guild.

"Welcome back next time!"

Xiao Yin saw Zhou Yi to the door, her voice following Zhou Yi's retreating figure into the wind.

After browsing the Alliance Merchant Guild, night had already fallen, but this was only for A58 Star Block.

For the entire universe, day and night are merely small, individual concepts; in its vastness, there is no night, yet it is always night.

Zhou Yi got back on the spaceship, still choosing a seat by the window. He ate a biscuit, drank some water, and closed his eyes to sleep.

Zhou Yi was woken up by someone on the spaceship. When he opened his eyes, everyone else was gone, except for the boy who had woken him.

If he had truly slept through on a pilotless, single-route spaceship like this, he might have ended up on Star Block A58 again.

Oh no, it was also possible he'd be on D72.

If you slept long enough, you could sleep through two round trips.

Zhou Yi entered Huadun in the dark. If the security guard at the entrance hadn't recognized him, he might have been mistaken for a criminal and executed on the spot.

Perhaps it was because he had slept too long on the spaceship, but Zhou Yi found himself unable to sleep upon returning to his dorm.

His fingers brushed against the Mech ring, wanting to summon the Mech and examine it more closely.

But he looked up at the ceiling, roughly estimating the height, and gave up.

It was fine to look at the Mech later; it wouldn't be good if he accidentally bumped his head on it or scraped it against a wall.

The more he thought about it, the more awake he became. Zhou Yi simply took out the Crystal Marrow and sat on his bed to cultivate the Star Gathering Art.

With the Mech in hand, his Star Weaving career could finally officially begin.

Zhou Yi cultivated for a good while before washing up and going to bed. He slept for about five hours before it was time for class.

Energetic!

Although he hadn't slept much, it seemed good fortune made one feel refreshed. Zhou Yi's mental state was exceptionally good.

Changing into a very clean, worn outfit, Zhou Yi happily went to class with his books.

"Zhou Zhou!! You're finally here, I missed you so much!"

Seeing the missing person had returned, Lu Xiaoxiao became excited. She had only been able to hang out with Hu Manduo this past week, which was incredibly boring.

"You wouldn't let us come see you, and if you didn't come back soon, we would have thought something happened to you."

Zhou Yi had been too busy these past few days. He quickly exchanged a few words with Xiaoxiao and Hu Manduo, but didn't have much time to check his Star Brain messages otherwise.

"It's fine, I'm perfectly fine here. Do you think aliens would capture me?"

Zhou Yi said jokingly.

To his surprise, Lu Xiaoxiao and Hu Manduo looked serious.

"Zhou Zhou, you're just too naive. The aliens on other star blocks are very bad."

Alright, she forgot. Aliens were everywhere here.