"What is this?"
"Open it and see!"
Standing beside him, Asta folded her arms across her chest, a hint of smugness on her pretty face.
At her words, Lin Feng lightly tapped the release mechanism and opened the large, golden alloy case before him.
Soon, over a hundred exquisite phones, neatly arranged in rows, came into view, leaving even Lin Feng a little stunned.
"You don't have a phone yet, do you, Lin Feng?"
"These are all exclusive, custom-made latest models. Take whichever ones you like!"
In the interstellar age, phones remained the most commonly used communication devices, with plenty of entertainment and leisure functions as well.
Thanks to quantum communication technology, modern phones could communicate instantaneously even across distant galaxies, making them extremely useful.
At that moment, Lin Feng finally understood what it meant to be obscenely rich.
None of these phones were ordinary models. They seemed far more luxurious and valuable than the ones March 7th and Dan Heng used.
Yet Asta had casually brought out over a hundred of these limited-edition phones. It was honestly ridiculous.
"Isn't this a bit much? I'd feel bad taking them..." Lin Feng said politely.
"What's wrong with it? They're just limited-edition phones. They're worth practically nothing!"
"Besides, you've made an enormous contribution to Herta Space Station, Lin Feng. A little gift like this is nothing!"
With her arms folded across her chest, Asta spoke earnestly, a slightly smug smile tugging at her lips.
"In that case, I'll gladly accept."
As he spoke, Lin Feng moved his fingers and picked two phones from the case, one teal and the other black.
He casually opened the messaging app and found only one person in the contact list: Asta herself.
Ahem... this girl Asta is pretty crafty, too.
With that in mind, Lin Feng sent Asta a smiling emoji.
With a couple of pleasant chimes, Asta picked up the phone on her desk and sent him a cute emoji in return.
Then their eyes met, and they smiled at each other.
After all, using their phones to communicate when they were standing right next to each other was rather comical.
"And this... take this too, okay?"
Asta took a black card from a drawer in her dressing table and slipped it straight into Lin Feng's hand.
"Is this... an Interstellar Alliance currency settlement card?"
The thin black metal card had the emblem of the Aeon of Preservation engraved on its back and looked exquisitely crafted.
"You'll probably have a use for Credits too, won't you, Mr. Lin Feng?"
Asta spoke solemnly, a trace of apprehension on her face.
She wasn't sure whether a gift like this would be enough to express her feelings.
After all, that black card held only a month's worth of her pocket money.
"This really would be useful to me..."
"By the way, how many Credits are on it?"
Without any further polite refusals, Lin Feng slipped the black card into his pocket.
Asta was practically swimming in money. She could even afford a Star Destroyer, so the balance on this card was probably no small sum.
Still, he was curious about exactly how much was on it.
"Haha... it's really not that much. This many..."
In response to Lin Feng's question, Asta smiled softly and held up one slender finger.
"A hundred thousand?" Lin Feng ventured.
A hundred thousand Credits was already a fortune. After all, March 7th couldn't even scrape together five thousand.
"Wrong. Guess again!"
Hearing Lin Feng's answer, Asta froze for a moment before putting on a calm expression.
"A million?"
"Don't tell me it's ten million? No way, right?"
Lin Feng offered one answer after another, but Asta still shook her head with a wry smile.
At this, Lin Feng couldn't help frowning slightly, his expression turning a little awkward.
This girl Asta is taking things way too far. If you're really giving me that much, how am I supposed to just accept it?
He didn't want to sell himself out for Credits.
"All right... I'll stop making you guess. There are one billion Credits on the card."
"If you're a little frugal, that should last you a while, right?"
As she spoke, Asta looked utterly sincere, as though she were seriously considering Lin Feng's needs.
"Ahem... how much? A billion Credits?"
"Station Manager Asta... I'd better give this settlement card back to you..."
His face full of shock, Lin Feng took the black card from his jacket pocket and pushed it straight into Asta's hand.
This was just too damn ridiculous. A billion Credits was frightening even to think about.
Even though Lin Feng really wanted to cling to the wealthy Asta's long legs and marvel at how wonderful it was to live off a rich woman.
To maintain his sterling image, he naturally couldn't do that.
Besides, his relationship with Asta was still at an ambiguous stage. Even living off her shouldn't be rushed like this.
"Uh... so it really is too little?"
"I bought too many things this month. This is all I have left..."
"How about I give you another two billion next month?"
Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and a touch of hurt appeared on her stunning face as Asta spoke slowly.
Lin Feng was the hero who had saved Herta Space Station. She, too, felt that a billion was a little too little to express her feelings.
"Ahem... it seems you've misunderstood something, Station Manager Asta."
"A billion Credits isn't too little. It's far too much!"
"I could just about accept a million Credits, but how could I possibly dare take this much?"
Not wanting the misunderstanding to grow, Lin Feng explained directly.
"Oh, so that's it... is a billion Credits a lot?"
"Just accept it, Mr. Lin Feng. Don't overthink it."
"What you've done for Herta Space Station certainly deserves this reward. After all, Ms. Herta's Curios are priceless treasures! If those Curios had been destroyed, no amount of Credits could have replaced them."
Slipping the black card back into Lin Feng's hand, Asta lost all trace of gloom and revealed a gentle, lovely smile.
"Since you're so insistent... I'll accept it, then."
"Thank you, Station Manager Asta..."
Looking at the concern in Asta's eyes, Lin Feng furrowed his brows but accepted the black card.
What else can I do? She's clearly determined to give it to me. If I refuse, I'll probably make her sad, won't I?
By now, Lin Feng finally understood just how terrifying Asta's wealth was. It was downright outrageous.
Based on the bits of information he had gathered during the previous Path Simulation, Lin Feng knew Asta's family had ties to the Interastral Peace Corporation.
Now that he thought about it, perhaps the Interastral Peace Corporation, whose operations spanned the entire cosmos, actually belonged to Asta's family.
The title of the universe's wealthiest heiress truly suited Asta.
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