Although Nie Yun had devoted most of his energy to the Proxima Centauri System lately, he occasionally used his Mechanical Insect avatar to meet Chu Xiaoxiao.
The Thinker statue he had previously given the Chu Family as a gift to "protect their home and ward off evil" had become a medium for Descent.
The statue's bizarre disappearances naturally aroused Chu Xiaoxiao's suspicions. But after knocking and hammering at it several times and discovering that its material was so tough even a cutting machine could not slice through it, she gave up trying to get to the bottom of it.
Nie Yun would never hurt her anyway. This was probably another piece of advanced technology from the Ghost organization, right?
"So, has the boss come back to inspect his subordinate's work?" Xiaoxiao teased with a smile, leaning against the railing. His arrival had clearly put her in a good mood.
The night breeze lifted her long hair and the hem of her dress, painting a portrait of a beauty beneath the moon and sending a faint ripple through Nie Yun's heart.
"Mm! I came back to take care of something today... but let's put that aside for now. I'd barely returned when I heard you'd made another big splash." Nie Yun regarded Chu Xiaoxiao with admiration.
"Was putting Infinite Coins on an energy standard your idea?"
Although he had set the Prometheus Project in motion, this additional financial proposal had not been his idea. It was entirely Chu Xiaoxiao's work.
"That's right. A currency whose value rests on one person's credibility is a castle in the air. It's extremely unstable. We don't have a sovereign government backing us, after all, so tying Infinite Coins to something tangible is an inevitable step!
"And right now, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Chu Xiaoxiao