Arc 139The Mothership’s Arrival

Su Qiao repaired Li Huaiyu’s launcher while Reno traveled to Aqua Blue Star and searched for her. After infiltrating Reno’s mothership and escaping with a mecha and materials, Su Qiao prepared to strengthen herself so she could bargain with Reno and protect humanity.

  • Renault sent Su Qiao carefully chosen photos, and she challenged his claim that women could not research or fight alongside him.
  • Su Qiao met Su Xinran and Li Huaiyu, agreed to repair Li Huaiyu’s launcher, and warned him not to compete for the planet’s resources.
  • Reno brought a mothership to Aqua Blue Star and prepared to meet Su Qiao, but found that she had moved away and blocked his signal.
  • Su Qiao detected the mothership, took control of a small warship, and infiltrated its research lab to collect a mecha and special materials.
  • Reno recognized Su Qiao’s presence through her spiritual power, while Rui He reported that she had briefly controlled the mothership’s main system.
  • Reno learned that Su Qiao had escaped and ordered Rui He to prepare a house on the planet’s surface.
  • Su Qiao returned home and began a risky effort to strengthen herself, determined to gain leverage against Reno and stop the threat to humanity.
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Ch. 3451This Online Romance Is a Bit Amazing (33)

Renault fussed over taking a photograph to send Su Qiao, changing poses and deciding to switch from his black uniform to white. While she waited, Su Qiao wondered why he would take such care over his appearance for a man whose picture showed him as extremely overweight.

  • Renault interrupted Rui He as he was about to take a picture and carefully adjusted his hair and uniform.
  • Renault made Rui He take more than a dozen photographs, but none satisfied him.
  • Renault decided his black outfit looked gloomy and went to change into white while Rui He adjusted the camera.
  • Su Qiao grew impatient waiting for the photograph, and 444 told her Renault was likely grooming himself and choosing his best shot.
  • Su Qiao questioned whether Renault could find her attractive despite her distorted, extremely overweight appearance.

Ch. 3452This Online Romance Is Quite Something (34)

Su Qiao learned that Li Huaiyu fell for Su Xinran because their Spiritual Bodies were perfectly compatible, and wondered whether Su Xinran also had unusually strong Mental Power. The conversation ended with 444 admitting it had accidentally seen Li Huaiyu and Su Xinran being intimate while monitoring them.

  • 444 guessed that Li Huaiyu was attracted to Su Qiao regardless of her appearance, and Su Qiao asked how that explained his feelings for Li Huaiyu and Su Xinran.
  • 444 explained that Li Huaiyu and Su Xinran had one-hundred-percent Spiritual Body compatibility, which had drawn Li Huaiyu to her when she rescued him.
  • Su Qiao realized that Spiritual Body compatibility explained Li Huaiyu’s love for Su Xinran and wondered whether Su Xinran also had strong Mental Power.
  • Su Qiao accused 444 of watching Li Huaiyu and Su Xinran being intimate, and 444 admitted it had run into them once or twice while secretly monitoring them.

Ch. 3453This Online Romance Is Kind of Awesome (35)

Su Qiao teased 444 about overhearing Li Huaiyu, then received Renault’s carefully chosen photos and realized how much he resembled Xiao An. Feeling more familiar with Renault, she regretted sending him an unflattering old photo, while he complimented her appearance.

  • Su Qiao teased 444 for hearing Li Huaiyu and accused it of complaining about censorship.
  • Rui He told Renault that the person in Su Qiao’s photos was not male, and Renault decided to play along.
  • Renault washed up, changed clothes, took several photos, and sent his carefully selected pictures to Su Qiao.
  • Su Qiao and 444 noticed that Renault strongly resembled Xiao An, which made Su Qiao feel warmer toward him.
  • Renault said Su Qiao’s photo would help him feel closer while chatting, then complimented her features.

Ch. 3454This Online Romance Is a Little Awesome (36)

Su Qiao confronted Renault after he claimed to prefer men, challenging his assumptions about women. The chapter ended with Renault smiling at her angry response.

  • Renault worried that Su Qiao was disappointed after seeing his photo, and Rui He reminded him that she was a woman.
  • Renault told Su Qiao that he preferred men because they were easier to communicate and work alongside.
  • Su Qiao became angry at Renault’s remarks and challenged his dismissal of women’s abilities.
  • Su Qiao revealed that she was a woman and asked whether he thought women could not research or fight alongside him.
  • Renault smiled as he read Su Qiao’s challenge.

Ch. 3455This online romance is kind of awesome (37)

Reno discovered that Su Qiao was a woman and teased her about having lied about her identity, while she struggled to explain herself and cut off their connection in frustration. Reno remained eager to meet her and ordered the ship to speed toward Aqua Blue Star before learning his father was calling with an emergency.

  • Reno smiled as he pictured Su Qiao getting angry, and Rui He was surprised to see his commander so cheerful.
  • Su Qiao realized she had exposed her earlier lie that she was a burly man who picked his feet, then claimed their online chats did not require honesty.
  • Reno asked whether the woman in the photo was really Su Qiao and repeatedly messaged her, including asking her to call him each day to test his communicator.
  • Su Qiao cut off the signal, and Reno called her an angry little bear before ordering the ship to head faster to Aqua Blue Star.
  • Rui He said the ship was already traveling as fast as it could and handed Reno a tablet with an emergency video call from his father.

Ch. 3456This Online Relationship is a Bit Awesome (38)

Renault video-called Old Marshal during an Elder Council meeting after suspending the Immortality Project. He hinted that someone new was entering his life, leaving Old Marshal stunned and doubtful that anyone would want Renault.

  • Rui He reminded Renault that the Elder Council had been pressuring Old Marshal over the suspended Immortality Project.
  • Renault called Old Marshal, who angrily demanded an explanation for halting the project.
  • Old Marshal turned on speakerphone and asked Renault to make the Elder Council stop bothering him so he could pursue his second spring.
  • Renault hinted that his own spring was about to arrive, and Old Marshal realized he might have found someone.
  • Old Marshal questioned whether anyone would be interested in Renault despite his good looks and high status.

Ch. 3457This Online Romance Is Pretty Amazing (39)

Reno halted the research plan while he searched for his mate, who was waiting on a distant planet. He promised to protect her and forbade anyone from abducting the humans there, leaving the plan’s future to be discussed after he found her.

  • The Old Marshal recalled Reno’s extreme aversion to dirt and questioned why he had joined the Military Department.
  • The Old Marshal challenged Reno for abruptly halting the research project, and Reno said the woman he sought was waiting on a distant planet.
  • Reno warned the elders that he would destroy anyone who harmed his mate.
  • The Grand Elder and other elders argued that Reno could not abandon a plan vital to the Atlantis Federation’s survival.
  • Reno said he did not yet know exactly where his mate was and forbade anyone from abducting the humans on her planet until he found her.

Ch. 3458This Online Romance Is a Little Awesome (40)

Rayno agreed not to stop the elders’ plans while he searched for someone, and Su Qiao immersed herself in Elder Yan’s research lab while secretly studying mechas. As Su Xinran and Li Huaiyu searched for her, 444 warned that Li Huaiyu might kidnap someone to force them to build a transmitter.

  • Rayno told the elders he would not stop them completely, and the Old Marshal tried to ask him to report back once he found the person he sought.
  • In August, Su Qiao joined Elder Yan’s research lab and devoted herself to research with its advanced equipment and plentiful materials.
  • Su Qiao secretly worked on mechas in her basement, though some specialized materials were unavailable in this world.
  • 444 told Su Qiao that Su Xinran had repeatedly searched for her and Li Huaiyu was growing impatient.
  • Su Qiao realized Li Huaiyu might kidnap someone to make a transmitter, and 444 explained that he looked down on this planet’s people.

Ch. 3459This Online Romance Is Pretty Awesome (41)

Su Qiao met Su Xinran in a park after more than a month apart, and found Li Huaiyu accompanying her. Su Xinran admitted she still needed the transmitter for her graduation project, while Su Qiao hinted that submitting it would earn her an A.

  • Su Qiao called Su Xinran and arranged to meet her in a park.
  • Su Qiao arrived and discovered that Li Huaiyu had come with Su Xinran.
  • Su Qiao asked who Li Huaiyu was, and Su Xinran identified him as her boyfriend.
  • Su Qiao asked whether Su Xinran had been searching for her because of the transmitter, and Su Xinran confirmed it.
  • Su Xinran explained that she had not submitted her graduation project and was unwilling to turn in an ordinary project after spending so much on it.
  • Su Qiao told Su Xinran that submitting the project would let her earn an A and graduate smoothly.

Ch. 3460This Online Romance Is Something Else (42)

Su Qiao confronted Su Xinran about her blindness to Li Huaiyu’s true nature, then spoke privately with Li Huaiyu after he suspected they were both outsiders. She learned that he believed she had arrived from the Alien Galaxy, while the chapter left her wary that he might bring others from his planet.

  • Su Qiao warned Su Xinran not to trust appearances or pursue Li Huaiyu, and mocked her for failing to see through her cousin.
  • Li Huaiyu overheard Su Qiao, removed his mask, and questioned her about her computer skills and his mysterious past.
  • Su Xinran anxiously held Li Huaiyu’s arm, but he reassured her and followed Su Qiao to the woods for a private conversation.
  • Li Huaiyu asked whether Su Qiao was an outsider who had passed through or planned to stay, and Su Qiao’s system explained that he had mistaken her for someone from the Alien Galaxy.
  • Su Qiao considered killing Li Huaiyu to stop him from summoning others from his planet, but doubted she could defeat him and feared his Male Lead Halo.

Ch. 3461This Online Romance Is a Bit Impressive (43)

Su Qiao agreed to repair Li Huaiyu’s launcher after he swore he would not compete for the planet’s resources. Li Huaiyu told Su Xinran he would soon take her home, while Su Qiao remained determined not to trust him.

  • Li Huaiyu cautiously asked Su Qiao to repair his launcher, and she questioned whether he would try to take resources from her.
  • Li Huaiyu swore by his status as the Saint Ya Empire’s First Heir that he would not compete for the planet’s resources, and Su Qiao agreed to help.
  • Su Qiao said the launcher needed two special materials and technical modifications, took it with her, and estimated the work would take about half a month.
  • Su Qiao warned Li Huaiyu not to break his oath, while he privately thought Renault’s people would eventually find the planet and cause a conflict.
  • After Su Qiao left, Li Huaiyu told Su Xinran he had promised her benefits in exchange for the launcher repair and said he would soon take her home.
  • Su Xinran was excited by the prospect but grew jealous after seeing Li Huaiyu and Su Qiao talking together.

Ch. 3462This Online Romance Is Pretty Awesome (44)

Su Qiao ignored the transmitter and focused on finding substitute materials for her mecha, while Reno arrived near the Blue Planet aboard a concealed mothership. Reno's ship waited in orbit as Su Qiao prepared to tease him back.

  • Su Xinran asked Li Huaiyu what conditions he had agreed to, and he brushed off her concern by saying they involved only material possessions.
  • Su Qiao returned to her Underground Room and continued researching her mecha instead of contacting Reno.
  • Su Qiao realized Reno had deliberately teased her about the photo and decided to come up with a way to tease him back.
  • Reno and Rui He approached the Blue Planet aboard a Flying Mothership, and Reno ordered it to conceal itself and remain outside the planet.
  • Rui He guided the mothership silently into orbit, where it stopped without triggering the planet's radar.

Ch. 3463This Online Romance Is a Little Incredible (45)

Mr. Reno received unsolicited messages from a service advertising men, and Rui He investigated whether his devices had been infected. Mr. Reno found no system problem and opened Su Qiao’s avatar after the messages appeared again.

  • Mr. Reno’s Personal Terminal played a nursery rhyme notification, and he hurried to his office to check it.
  • Mr. Reno opened a group chat advertising men for video chats and immediately closed a private chat that opened by itself.
  • Rui He entered and wondered if Mr. Reno liked men, but Mr. Reno dismissed the chat as a virus.
  • Rui He checked the system and Smart Brain three times but found no problems.
  • Mr. Reno’s Personal Terminal opened another unsolicited chat on its own, so he closed it and opened Su Qiao’s avatar.

Ch. 3464This Online Romance Is Pretty Great (46)

Su Qiao ended her call with Reno when Elder Yan summoned her to inspect a rare material she might need for her mecha. Reno prepared for their coming meeting on Aqua Blue Star and told Rui He he intended to take Su Qiao away, though Rui He questioned what he would do if she refused.

  • Su Qiao teased Reno over the photos he had sent and praised his appearance.
  • Reno asked Su Qiao what kind and color of mecha she liked, but Elder Yan called her about a rare material.
  • Su Qiao left to meet Elder Yan and told Reno they could talk later.
  • Reno arranged for Rui He to bring clothes and accessories to Aqua Blue Star and prepared his appearance for meeting Su Qiao.
  • Reno said he would take Su Qiao away, and Rui He asked how he would respond if she refused.

Ch. 3465This Online Romance Is Pretty Great (47)

Reno tried on several outfits while Rui He helped him choose what to wear, hoping to appear approachable to a woman. Rui He suggested a white Tang Suit, and Reno wondered whether women liked that style.

  • Reno told Rui He to stay and protect her, while allowing the other humans to carry on with their duties.
  • Reno tried on a suit but worried it made him look like a waiter, so he changed.
  • Reno tried a flashy vacation outfit, then a punk outfit, and complained about its impractical chains and straps.
  • Rui He suggested a white embroidered Tang Suit because it was comfortable and suited Reno’s bearing.
  • Reno asked Rui He whether women liked Tang Suits.

Ch. 3466This Online Romance Is Kind of Amazing (48)

Lei Nuo prepared for a date with Su Qiao, studying local customs and choosing what to give her. He rejected the usual flowers and gifts, determined to find something suited to her interests.

  • Lei Nuo worried that Su Qiao might like Li Huaiyu, a true prince, and quickly changed into a white Tang Suit.
  • Lei Nuo tried to smile more approachably, but Rui He advised him to keep his original expression.
  • Rui He gave Lei Nuo a report on dating customs and showed him roses and gifts he had prepared.
  • Lei Nuo rejected the roses and gifts as unsuitable and said Su Qiao liked mechas, aircraft, and warships.

Ch. 3467This Online Romance Is a Little Amazing (49)

Renault and Rui He traveled to Aqua Blue Star to find Su Qiao, bringing only modest gifts so they would not reveal Renault’s identity or draw attention. They found that Su Qiao had moved away, and the chapter ended with Renault wondering why she had left without telling him.

  • Rui He warned Renault that mecha, aircraft, and warships would be unsuitable and conspicuous on Aqua Blue Star, so Renault decided to bring only flowers, a bag, and accessories.
  • Renault and Rui He landed near a secluded mountain and went to Su Qiao’s apartment after their subordinates picked them up.
  • Rui He learned from the apartment’s new occupant that Su Qiao no longer lived there.
  • Rui He called the landlord, who confirmed Su Qiao had moved away but did not know where she went.
  • Renault grew grim when he heard that even Su Qiao’s cousin did not know her new address, and wondered whether she considered him important.

Ch. 3468This Online Romance Is a Bit Amazing (50)

Reno arrived on Aqua Blue Star hoping to find Su Qiao, but she was still at Elder Yan's Research Lab and did not know he had come. After ordering a discreet search and arranging to buy a house, Reno received a signal from Su Qiao near nightfall.

  • Reno rejected Rui He's claim that Su Qiao had deceived him and ordered him to find her without causing a commotion.
  • Reno chose to explore Aqua Blue Star alone and told Rui He to keep an eye on Li Huaiyu without making a move.
  • Rui He arranged for Reno's subordinates to search for Su Qiao, then went to a real estate agency to buy a house.
  • Su Qiao tested the new material at Elder Yan's Research Lab, unaware that Reno had arrived.
  • 444 notified Su Qiao that Reno had sent her a signal.

Ch. 3469This Online Romance Is Kind of Amazing (51)

Su Qiao blocked Reyno’s attempts to contact her while she worked in Elder Yan’s Research Lab, leaving Reyno convinced she was hiding something. Two days later, 444 startled her awake with a shriek.

  • 444 alerted Su Qiao that the Signal Transmitter had received a signal, and she ordered it to block and conceal the signal.
  • Reyno learned that Su Qiao’s address was fake and that she had blocked his contact, then ordered Rui He to find every person named Su Qiao on the planet.
  • Reyno took off his gloves and Tang Suit jacket and went to the training room to vent his anger.
  • Su Qiao stayed in Elder Yan’s Research Lab for two days to work on the new material.
  • On the morning of the third day, 444 shrieked and startled Su Qiao into hitting her head on the bunk above.

Ch. 3470This Online Romance Is a Bit Awesome (52)

Su Qiao investigated a giant mothership after 444 detected it near the planet and tracked a Small Warship to a mountain cliff. She found the hidden vessel and ordered 444 to take control of its systems, but the chapter ended before it opened.

  • Su Qiao learned that a giant mothership was hovering outside the planet and hurried home to get her special Radar Detector.
  • 444 located a Small Warship on a mountain cliff, and Su Qiao drove to the mountain and climbed toward it.
  • 444 scanned the Small Warship and detected no heat sources, suggesting its occupants had left.
  • Su Qiao connected her tablet to a sensor, found the vessel on its screen, and told 444 to take control of its Intelligent Core, block the Alarm System, and open the hatch.

Ch. 3471This Online Romance Is Pretty Amazing (53)

Su Qiao and 444 infiltrated the mothership to find out whether its crew had come for Li Huaiyu. The chapter left them inside a research lab, where Su Qiao was busy stealing mecha and materials instead of investigating.

  • Su Qiao decided to head for the mothership and prepare for the threat posed by the crew’s powerful Mental Power.
  • 444 helped Su Qiao enter the mothership undetected aboard the Small Warship.
  • Su Qiao and 444 moved through the mothership while avoiding its soldiers.
  • Su Qiao found a research lab and stored a mecha and special metal materials in her Spatial Grids.
  • 444 reminded Su Qiao that they had come to learn whether the crew belonged to Li Huaiyu.

Ch. 3472This Online Romance Is a Little Amazing (54)

Su Qiao fled the mother ship after a powerful Mental Power attacked her, then learned it belonged to Reno, who had come looking for her. She wondered how to grow stronger as the chapter ended with an anti-scam warning about fake student-loan cancellation calls.

  • 444 warned Su Qiao that someone was approaching, and she tried to escape the Research Lab.
  • Su Qiao blocked the incoming Mental Power with her divine sense, then rushed back to her warship and fled the mother ship.
  • Su Qiao stopped on a distant mountaintop and asked 444 who had sent the powerful Mental Power.
  • 444 recognized the Mental Power as Reno's and said he had arrived after Su Qiao gave him her address more than a month earlier.
  • Su Qiao was astonished that Reno had traveled so far to find her, and an anti-scam warning advised readers to verify student-loan claims through legitimate institutions.

Ch. 3473This Online Romance Is a Little Amazing (55)

Su Qiao realized Reno had searched for her at the old address and worried his anger might have endangered the planet. Reno confirmed that someone had breached the mothership’s system, while Su Qiao left to find a way to strengthen her spiritual sense.

  • Su Qiao remembered she had given Reno her old address and feared he might have attacked the planet when he could not find her.
  • 444 told Su Qiao that Reno’s killing intent had softened after he sensed her, and Su Qiao decided to improve her spiritual sense anyway.
  • Rui He reported that someone had infiltrated the mothership and briefly controlled its Main System.
  • Reno said the intruder had already left and admitted Su Qiao’s abilities surpassed their own.
  • Reno regretted missing Su Qiao and revealed that he had planned to force her out with a show of strength before Rui He persuaded him to change course.

Ch. 3474This Online Romance Is Kind of Amazing (56)

Reno realized that Su was the person he had been searching for after their Spiritual Bodies connected, and he was determined to catch her. Rui He feared their bond could disrupt the Immortality Research Project and provoke both the Federation and the Saint Ya Empire.

  • Reno dismissed the possibility that the planet's people discovering them would pose a serious threat, saying they would have to submit or face punishment.
  • Reno recognized the woman who had escaped as Su and vowed that she would not get away from him.
  • Rui He asked Reno about the sudden outpouring of his Mental Power, and Reno confirmed Su was the person he had been searching for.
  • Reno revealed that their Spiritual Bodies had nearly merged, while Rui He worried that their bond could lead Reno to halt the Immortality Research Project.
  • Rui He reflected that both the Federation and the Saint Ya Empire needed a solution to their shortening lifespans and would not easily let the project go.

Ch. 3475The Online Romance Is Kind of Amazing (57)

Reno ordered Rui He to finish remodeling the house so he could move to the surface, while Su Qiao prepared to strengthen herself before confronting Li Huaiyu. She remained determined to risk the Immortality Project rather than rely on Reno to stop it.

  • Reno asked Rui He whether he had bought a house, then ordered him to finish remodeling it quickly so he could move to the surface.
  • Reno looked over the damaged mecha and materials and wondered when he would catch the little bear who had stolen them.
  • Su Qiao returned home, showered, and went to the Underground Room to begin a risky effort to strengthen herself.
  • 444 urged Su Qiao to seek Reno's help, but she said she needed to prepare leverage before negotiating.
  • Su Qiao reasoned that Li Huaiyu would not abandon immortality for someone he had never met, and vowed to become strong enough to stop the threat to humanity.
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