Himeko's Lap Pillow, Sushang in Danger, Phantylia Attacks [8k] (Continued)

Himeko couldn't help but smile, secretly anticipating how powerful the inventions Ji Yuan would make.

As night fell, Ji Yuan and Himeko became overseers, supervising the actions of the Automaton Soldier.

Would you like a cup of coffee?

Himeko, holding a cup of coffee, crossed her legs, revealing her smooth and delicate calves to Ji Yuan.

"Forget it, I wouldn't dare," Ji Yuan quickly denied.

Himeko smiled and said, "Don't worry, I bought this cup when I came out of Belobog, and I just heated it up. I didn't brew it myself."

Hearing this, Ji Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and picked up his coffee to drink.

Hmm, it's quite bitter, but it's definitely refreshing.

Ji Yuan felt his drowsiness disappear almost instantly.

Looking up at the sky, I found it was a hazy gray.

"We should be looking at the beautiful starry sky in the snowfield at this time, but now it's all blocked by the Anti-Matter Legion."

Ji Yuan couldn't help but complain.

"Yes, this is the perfect time to appreciate the starry sky, but the Anti-Matter Legion has ruined my mood."

Himeko completely agreed with this.

She watched quietly as Ji Yuan cursed the Anti-Matter Legion for a while, and even planned to reduce Celenova to an atomic state, and couldn't help but smile.

Himeko said to Ji Yuan, "Alright, instead of talking about those things, let's talk about something happy. Ji Yuan, I haven't been to the Luofu Starfaring Vessel and the Yaoging Star-skiff yet. Could you tell me about what it's like there?"

Upon hearing Himeko's words, Ji Yuan also stopped cursing the Anti-Matter Legion.

Sitting next to Himeko, he began to tell Himeko about his interesting experiences on the Celestial Ark Alliance. As they chatted, after Ji Yuan had finished telling Himeko everything he could about the Xianzhou, Himeko also shared her hometown and the local customs and sights she had encountered along the way on the Astral Express.

Ji Yuan listened with great longing.

He said to Himeko, "When I have time in the future, I will definitely travel all over the world."

Hearing him say that, Himeko invited him, "If that time comes, you are welcome to come on the train and travel with us for a while."

"Yes, if I have the chance, I will definitely get on the train and take a look."

Ji Yuan nodded in assurance.

Himeko smiled slightly upon hearing this, and then continued to explain the various worlds to Ji Yuan. As she spoke, Ji Yuan felt sleepy and leaned against Himeko's shoulder, dozing off.

Himeko felt the pressure on Ji Yuan's head, so she supported his head and let him rest his head on her lap.

He affectionately ruffled Ji Yuan's hair, took a sip of the coffee he had prepared, and kept an eye on the actions of the Automaton Soldier to prevent the little guys from making any mistakes.

At dawn, Ji Yuan opened his eyes.

Feeling his head resting on a soft surface, he initially tried to rub it to adjust it to a comfortable sleeping position, but just as he reached for it, he realized something was wrong. He quickly sat up and saw Himeko looking at him with a smiling expression.

"That..."

"Breakfast is still just a cup of coffee. Would you like to have some to wake yourself up?"

Ji Yuan nodded, then drank another cup of coffee.

"Um, sorry, I fell asleep last night."

"It's nothing, it's quite interesting to watch those little guys move around."

Himeko smiled and indicated that she didn't mind.

At this moment, she seemed to remember something and reminded Ji Yuan:

"Also, it seems someone tried to spy on us here in the middle of the night, but I stopped them."

"Probably someone from the company. Those guys have ulterior motives."

Ji Yuan yawned and said.

"Um."

Himeko nodded.

"With your teacher around, I believe you will have a lot of experience in dealing with companies."

"Yeah, those guys can't possibly trick me."

Ji Yuan nodded vigorously.

At that moment, the system's settlement voice appeared in his mind.

[You and Himeko, the legendary Nameless who led the Astral Express through the entire Akivili region, researched engineering modifications together and gained her approval. As a special reward, the system grants you the Art of Fire Blessing.]

[Art of Fire Blessing: Increases the fire-attribute attack abilities of yourself and your teammates.]

Ji Yuan was slightly stunned when he saw this.

He can't unleash much power with fire-attribute attacks.

However, upon further reflection, Ji Yuan realized that there were quite a few people in his faction who used fire-attribute energy attacks, and this skill would come in handy sooner or later.

The system's achievement announcements are still ongoing:

[You enjoyed Himeko's lap pillow treatment; the system rewards you with Himeko's coffee recipe.]

Himeko's coffee recipe...

Isn't this just stupid poison?

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

[You and Himeko together stopped Aventurine, one of the 'Ten Stonehearts' from the Interastral Peace Corporation, from spying. The system rewards you with ten Vegas Pure Gold Chip.]

[Vegas Pure Gold Chip: The most valuable gambling chips on a planet where gambling is the primary industry. Each chip can be exchanged for 100 million Credits on this planet.]

Good heavens, what came to spy on us last night was Aventurine.

That guy not only didn't see anything, but I actually earned a billion Credits.

Ji Yuan was feeling happy when he suddenly felt a series of tremors coming from the ground. Looking into the distance, Ji Yuan saw a group of Tramplers running towards them in the distance.

Has the Anti-Matter Legion begun its attack?

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

Turning his head to glance at the Creation Engine that was halfway through its modification, Ji Yuan drew his longsword, ready to slay the tramplers.

However, at this moment, Himeko waved her hand to stop his movement.

She said to Ji Yuan, "Ji Yuan, leave the battle here to me. You go to Belobog. I'm afraid the Anti-Matter Legion is about to launch a new attack. You are their leader, and if you're not there, there might be danger."

Ji Yuan thought about it and felt that Himeko's words made sense.

Moreover, Himeko's combat strength is indeed guaranteed. Although they haven't fought a single battle, Ji Yuan can clearly sense that even if Himeko can't defeat him, it's unlikely that he can defeat her either.

Ji Yuan prepared to leave, and before leaving, he reminded Himeko, "Then, Sister Himeko, please be careful here."

"Don't worry, it won't be a problem to hold out until the Creation Engine repairs are completed."

Himeko gave him a reassuring answer. After saying that, she took a monomolecular saw from her toolbox. Wielding the saw, she rushed forward and tore the first few trampling creatures to pieces.

Seeing her make such a move, Ji Yuan felt a chill run down his spine.

This is too brutal.

"I'm leaving now."

Looking at Himeko, who had become the Belobog Chainsaw Killer, Ji Yuan shuddered and quickly said.

"Um."

Himeko was enjoying the cutting process and responded to Ji Yuan's words with a smile.

Ji Yuan left the Creation Engine and ran towards Belobog.

As he ran, he contacted the Voidranger and tramplers he had infiltrated into the main force of the Anti-Matter Legion.

They quickly relayed the message to Ji Yuan, saying that the Anti-Matter Legion was launching another large-scale attack on Belobog. And this time, it wasn't a random attack by the Anti-Matter Legion; Celenova was personally leading the charge.

Upon hearing that Celenova was personally leading the team, Ji Yuan couldn't help but gasp.

No, I need to get back to Belobog as soon as possible.

As he was walking, he saw a battle taking place not far ahead.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that several girls were fighting among a group of tramplers.

It was his sister Sushang, his student Huohuo, and his girlfriend Tingyun.

Faced with this situation, Ji Yuan rushed forward without hesitation.

"Drink!"

Sushang roared and then cleaved the trampling creature in front of her.

However, rubbing her sore arms, Sushang felt that she could no longer lift her arms.

"Sister Sushang, are you alright?"

Huohuo asked nervously.

She used her tail to control one Trampler against the others, but even at its limit, it was impossible to handle a large number of Tramplers. As for Tingyun, her strength was of little use in this type of battle.

"I think I'm doomed. I reckon there'll be another burst of energy later, then you two should rush out. Damn it, why did the Anti-Matter Legion suddenly come on such a large scale at this time? I thought they were just coming for a picnic and to call my brother back."

Sushang gave a bitter smile and said.

Tingyun advised, "Sushang, things haven't come to this yet. If necessary, I still have some strength to cover your retreat."

"But we still need to leave one person behind. In any case, it's safest for me to stay here. You guys should leave now."

Perfect, dying here means I don't have to worry about my relationship with my brother.

That would be best.

Dude, your wish for me to learn more has been dashed...

Sushang struggled to catch her breath and regain her strength, then looked at Tingyun and said with a very serious expression:

"If you get out of here and see my brother, please say a word for me..."

She wanted to express her feelings.

Just as she was about to speak, a blast of icy sword energy swept over, annihilating all the Anti-Matter Legion tramplers on one side.

"What did you say?"

Ji Yuan's voice came, and then he appeared next to the three people in the next second.

Seeing that Sushang was alright, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, my silly little sister wasn't hurt.

Seeing Ji Yuan beside her, Sushang's face turned red, and then a surge of power rose from her body, causing her to rush over again and cut the trampler in two.

"I don't want to study!"

Her voice was very loud, but both Tingyun and Huohuo could tell that Sushang was not telling the truth.

"Could it be..."

Tingyun had a terrible suspicion in her mind.

Huohuo also had this conjecture.

No way, that's unethical...

However, when she thought about the dreams she sometimes had at night, she felt that Sushang's idea was not unreasonable.

With Ji Yuan present, those tramplers were quickly wiped out.

Seeing that she was safe, Tingyun hugged Ji Yuan tightly.