Inside the train.
Herta was still swiping rapidly across the screen.
Asta, on the other hand, had selected the battleship she wanted to buy, though she did not quite have enough Stellar Jades.
Commodity: Galaxy-Class Battleship
Product introduction: A Galaxy-Class Battleship that can accommodate one million crew members. Fully equipped with facilities, and comes with a built-in, large-scale Stellar System-Class Two-Dimensional Foil.
Price: 1 million Star Coins.
Asta looked at Ye Yun and pleaded.
"Ye Yun, I want to buy this, but my Stellar Jades are not quite enough. Can you hold it for me first? I'll have someone gather some Stellar Jades as soon as you go back."
Ye Yun smiled and agreed. Among all his customers, Herta was probably the only one interested in this gadget.
Besides, as long as he had enough Star Coins, he could easily pull out even a hundred fleets.
"Sure, I'll save it for you. Let's add each other on comms, and you can reach out to me when you're ready to buy later."
Seeing Ye Yun agree, Asta was overjoyed and took out her phone to add Ye Yun's contact information.
"Thank you, Ye Yun."
Ye Yun shook his head to show it was nothing.
Afterward, Asta walked aside to contact someone to gather Star Coins.
Ye Yun looked at Herta.
"Yo, still haven't found what you want to buy?"
Herta shook her head.
"I found it, but I don't have enough money. Can you give me a discount?"
Ye Yun spread both hands.
"There's nothing I can do about that. Small business, no credit given."
Herta let out a "humph" and cast a disdainful look at Ye Yun.
"Stingy."
Herta turned her head, thought for a moment, and took out 10,000 Star Coins to buy a probe.
Commodity: Protoss Probe
Product introduction: A Protoss Race "Builder" unit capable of materializing buildings using resource projection.
Price: 10,000 Star Coins.
Looking at the block-headed little probe beside Herta that was scanning everything here and there, Ye Yun could not quite figure out why Herta bought it.
"What are you buying this for?"
Herta patted the little probe's smooth little head.
"Buying it back to modify it. I just happen to lack a mechanical assistant."
Seeing her master patting her head, the little probe looked up at her master.
"Murmur~ Murmur~"
Herta jumped down from the bar stool and shouted to Asta nearby.
"Asta, let's go. We're heading back."
Asta snapped out of it and followed Herta out of Ye Yun's shop.
After Herta and Asta took a starship back to the Herta Space Station,
Herta walked straight into her laboratory with the probe.
Asta stood outside the door, and before long, she heard the miserable screams of the little probe coming from inside.
"Beep!!!! Beep!!!!"
Half an hour later,
Herta walked out with a brand-new little probe.
Asta looked at the little probe, feeling like nothing had changed at all.
"Ms. Herta, what modifications did you make to it? Why does it look identical to me?"
Herta patted the little probe's head.
"Dumbbell No. 1, store that pot of flowers."
Dumbbell No. 1 was the name Herta gave to the probe. Since the probe only had a head from top to bottom, Herta came up with this name.
Dumbbell No. 1 aimed a beam of light at the flowerpot pointed out by Herta, and the flowerpot visibly shrank and flew into the probe's body.
Herta said.
"I upgraded its intelligent system, added a folding space inside it, and also added a shrinking prism that can shrink objects."
Dumbbell No. 1 even let out cooperative barks, spinning around Herta.
Herta continued.
"That way, I won't have to run around looking for materials every time I do experiments in the future. I can just have Dumbbell No. 1 pack them away for me."
Hearing this, Asta was extremely shocked.
This Dumbbell No. 1 was indeed very convenient; she even wanted one herself.
She could use it to store her cosmetics, some clothes, all sorts of miscellaneous jewelry, files, and things like that.
When she didn't want them, she could leave them with Dumbbell No. 1, and when she wanted them, she could just have Dumbbell No. 1 take them out.
Seeing Asta looking at Dumbbell No. 1 with a yearning expression, Herta spoke up.
"Go to Ye Yun and buy a probe, and I'll help you modify it when you get back."
Hearing this, a smile bloomed on Asta's face.
"Really! Ms. Herta!"
Herta nodded.
"Yeah, just a casual favor. You go ahead with your busywork, I'll take Dumbbell No. 1 and leave first."
With that,
Herta took Dumbbell No. 1 toward the platform, preparing to board a starship to go to her physical body.
After Herta left, Asta contacted Himeko, asking her to help buy a probe, and she would pay Himeko back later.
Himeko agreed and bought one for her.
Shifting the perspective back to the train.
After Herta and Asta left, Ye Yun looked around and suddenly widened his eyes.
No way! Why hasn't Silver Wolf left yet? Didn't Kafka already leave?
In Ye Yun's eyes,
Silver Wolf had monopolized a booth all to herself, and an oversized monitor had somehow appeared on the table.
Silver Wolf sat cross-legged on the sofa, with a lazy sofa backing up behind her as a pillow, holding a gamepad in her hands, wearing headphones on her head, and playing a game with high spirits.
Silver Wolf was also muttering under her breath.
"I freeze you! Eat my old grandson's rod! Hehehe! I dodge! A tiny tiger, laughable and pathetic!"
Ye Yun walked over wanting to get to the bottom of it. Just as he approached, Silver Wolf suddenly slammed her gamepad down hard.
"Damn it! What kind of ghost mechanic is this?! I don't believe it, today I can't even get past a tiny Tiger Vanguard!"
Ye Yun interrupted Silver Wolf and removed her headphones.
Silver Wolf looked up at Ye Yun.
"What are you doing? Why did you touch my headphones? Don't bother me."
Ye Yun asked.
"Kafka has already left, aren't you going back?"
Hearing this, Silver Wolf explained.
"Elio said I'll be stationed at your place from now on. What, you're not going to kick me out, are you?"
Ye Yun didn't mind this at all.
"No, but why did Elio have you stationed here?"
Silver Wolf picked up the gamepad and shrugged her shoulders.
"I don't get it either, anyway that's what he said. By the way, do you have any rooms left here? Rent me one?"
Ye Yun shook his head.
"I don't have any here, you can go ask Himeko."
Hearing this, Silver Wolf reluctantly left the sofa to find Himeko.
Before long, Silver Wolf came back.
Ye Yun asked.
"How is it? Did you rent one?"
Silver Wolf spread both hands.
"Nope, she said there are no rooms left. A'Xing is even sharing a room with someone else."
Silver Wolf looked at the booth before her.
The space was pretty decent, with glass partitions all around.
"Are you renting out this booth?"
Hearing this, Ye Yun said.
"You don't want to live here, do you?"
Silver Wolf nodded.
"Back at the base, I spent most of my time living on the living room sofa anyway. Isn't your place the same? Are you renting it or not?"
Ye Yun didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
This Silver Wolf was truly an internet addict girl. Living on the sofa long-term, she probably stayed up late playing games frequently.
"Forget about the rent. If you want to live here, just live here."
Hearing this, Silver Wolf patted Ye Yun's shoulder with satisfaction.
" Loyal! Call me whenever you need help in the future, if I can help I'll help."
After saying that, Silver Wolf summoned a keyboard and began using Aether Edit to modify the booth.
There will be another chapter later, the author has to go tighten bolts.
Before you continue