Seeing Helia practically about to kneel, Jun An panicked and quickly looked around. Good, good, since everyone came to the training room to train, almost no one had noticed Jun An's presence.
"Alright, get up!"
Jun An immediately helped Helia up, saying helplessly, "This method really won't work for you."
"How do you know I can't do it if I haven't tried!"
Helia had always been the type who refused to admit defeat. She continued, "I can afford the money, and I can endure any hardship!"
Jun An rubbed his forehead wearily. "What you need to endure isn't exactly hardship..."
It was his own...
Susannah nodded, "That stuff tastes fishy, but it's also kind of delicious..."
Helia declared, "Whether it's fishy, bitter, or anything else, I can handle it!"
Jun An sighed, "That's not what I meant..."
Helia asked, "Then is the production method difficult?"
"Not really," Susannah glanced at Helia's enormous breasts, which looked ready to burst out of her bra. "I feel like you'd be very suitable, Helia."
"Suitable doesn't mean possible!" Jun An protested helplessly. "Susannah, can you please stop with the dirty talk?"
Helia had learned her lesson. She bypassed Jun An entirely and asked Susannah directly. Being questioned by her junior, Susannah felt a little smug and became almost completely forthcoming.
"Is it that the production takes too long to wait?"
"Sometimes it takes five minutes, sometimes half an hour. Sometimes, after working hard for a long time, someone else snatches it away... but the quantity is still quite large."
"Shut up! Why are you, a newbie driver, talking dirty like this in public?!"
Jun An leaped up, trying to cover Susannah's mouth, but Helia intercepted him, pulling him into a quick frontal hug. Jun An was enveloped by the milky fragrance and Helia's unique body scent while Helia used her chest-killing technique to pin his head firmly. Due to the height difference, Jun An's feet even left the ground as he struggled.
Susannah craned her neck, trying to see what was happening, but Helia kept blocking her view.
"Don't worry about it, Senior Susannah, let's continue talking about what we were just discussing!"
Helia endured Jun An's seemingly struggling but actually breast-groping resistance and continued speaking to Susannah, "So, Senior, did you have no choice but to ask the Captain to help you get stronger for reasons like saving the world or saving others?"
"Not really... He just simply helped me get stronger."
"Are there any conditions or restrictions?"
"Not really. Generally, any girl should be fine, I think. If the Captain swings that way, maybe boys could too..."
"No, boys are definitely not okay!" Jun An interjected.
"Whether they are or not, Captain, just tell me first: why won't you let me try something that sounds like it has no side effects besides being a bit expensive?"
Helia held Jun An, enduring the embarrassment of him harassing and pinching her chest, deliberately putting on an angry expression.
If even Susannah could try it so easily, then if she could, Helia definitely could too!
"Alright, fine."
Jun An reluctantly pulled himself out of Helia's embrace.
This maneuver left Helia feeling somewhat ashamed and annoyed. So you could have easily escaped all along? Then what was all that chest-pinching just now?
But setting that aside, Jun An had agreed to help her get stronger, and the joy in her heart outweighed everything else.
"Let's go."
Jun An opened a spatial portal. "Susannah and I will trouble ourselves a bit more and give you a little demonstration."
Susannah immediately blushed. "Eh! A demonstration?"
"Whose fault do you think this is?"
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Afterwards, Helia and Susannah lay defeated by Jun An.
During the process, the main goal was focused on strengthening Helia.
Basically, whenever Helia was able, she would be the one to produce the "enhancement agent". If Helia collapsed due to exhaustion, Susannah would take over.
But the difference was, since Susannah's belly was already full of the "enhancement agent," using more would just be a waste as it would spill out. So, Susannah would always bring it close to completion and then hand it off to Helia at the last moment.
And just like that, with the kind and enthusiastic Susannah giving her all and sparing no effort to help, the originally difficult task became much easier for Helia.
Susannah not only provided Helia with spiritual encouragement and support but also used her rich experience and outstanding wisdom to offer strategies and solve problems for her. With the two working together cooperatively, Helia seemed to sprout wings, cutting through obstacles all the way, advancing towards her goal at an unimaginable speed, and ultimately achieving her seemingly impossible objective far ahead of schedule and with much greater efficiency.
After achieving the goal, Jun An, having provided the enhancement materials, was also thoroughly exhausted. He decided to go up to the rooftop alone to catch some air.
While catching his breath outside, he received a call from Chen Tianwu, routed through Susannah's phone.
"Jun An, good evening."
Chen Tianwu called and asked, "I forgot to ask earlier, you asked me about wedding matters before. Are you planning to get married?"
"There is such a plan."
Jun An nodded, sighing inwardly, "But I'm still in the phase of trying hard to raise the funds, sigh..."
Chen Tianwu generously offered, "How much are you short? If it's not a huge amount, Nana (an NPC, not Anna) and I can cover it for you. Consider it repayment for saving my life and giving me a second chance back then."
"Forget it, you can't cover one hundred million."
"...Zimbabwe dollars?"
"US dollars."
"Wait, who needs a hundred million to get married?!"
"Well, quite a few people do. Didn't Susannah's father build you a hotel? That hotel alone is probably worth tens of millions of US dollars."
Although Jun An didn't know much about the upper echelons of society, he had mixed in official circles before and knew a few things.
But now wasn't the time to chat about this.
"Let's not talk about this. I'm one of the heads of the Far East Branch, after all. I can always figure out a way to get the money. For me, it just means putting a bit more strain on my back, no need to worry."
If Jun An really let loose, a hundred million could actually be obtained easily. "Like right now, I can earn ten thousand US dollars a minute."
"Ten thousand?! Are you breaking the law?!"
Chen Tianwu's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. He worked hard as a bodyguard, risking his life every month just to earn a mere five thousand US dollars.
Yet Jun An on the other side claimed he could earn ten thousand US dollars per minute! This huge disparity shocked and baffled Chen Tianwu; he simply couldn't imagine what kind of legitimate work could earn that much.
"Ah, relax, it's legitimate work."
Although the wording wasn't quite right, Jun An continued, "It might not be entirely accurate, but to put it bluntly, I'm working as a gigolo... Incidentally, working as a gigolo is legal in the Far East."
Even working as a gigolo shouldn't pay ten thousand a minute, right?
Chen Tianwu was about to say it, but he immediately shut his mouth.
Jun An's youthful face, while not every woman's preference, was indeed highly sought after by certain niche groups.
It was like those very young girls – illegal, but that didn't stop them from being cute. Jun An was not only cute and handsome but also perfectly legal.
Thinking about it that way, as long as the service was good enough, Jun An really could be worth ten thousand a minute. Good looks really bring in money fast.
After all, it was unlikely this money was earned easily. Generally, the women who frequent gigolo clubs aren't exactly top quality, at least not in terms of looks.
It took Chen Tianwu a long moment to squeeze out a sentence, "Does your fiancée know you're doing this?"
"I am doing this with my fiancée."
Jun An explained, "Anyway, just try to understand it this way: I'm planning to marry more than one person, and right now, I'm having one of my fiancées pay me to marry another fiancée."
That sentence stunned Chen Tianwu into silence for another few minutes.
"I-I see."
Chen Tianwu, having worked as a bodyguard for Susannah's father, accepted it relatively quickly. "Anyway, the reason I called you this time was because Nana and I came across several churches and wedding reception venues while planning our wedding. If you think they might be suitable, you can check them out. I'll send you the list and photos."
"Oh, that would be a huge help. I'm completely clueless about these things."
Jun An usually dealt with administrative affairs and fighting the Honkai, leaving him with almost no time for things like weddings or banquets. Theresa typically handled such social obligations, as her status was far more imposing than Jun An's.
"By the way, since we've talked about pre-wedding stuff, could you maybe pass on some post-wedding experience too? Or even experiences from your dating process?"
Although Jun An said he was getting married, he had basically skipped the entire dating phase. It was practically a flash marriage, and his experience in that area was terrifyingly lacking.
"Well... as for experience, I really don't know what to say."
Chen Tianwu tentatively offered, "You need to understand your partner more. Does that count?"
"If you really don't know what to say, how about telling me the biggest worry you and your wife currently have? I can use it as a reference."
After all, Jun An had a large number of wives; any problems Chen Tianwu encountered, he might face as well.
"The biggest worry..."
Chen Tianwu seemed to struggle for a moment, then sighed. "Do you remember my body is partially mechanical? To save this body that was nearly crippled by Honkai energy erosion, I accepted modifications from Gray Serpent, resulting in seventy percent of my organs becoming mechanical."
"Yes, I remember that," Jun An nodded. "And then?"
Chen Tianwu continued, "I have two main troubles. The first is fertility. I'm a cyborg, after all. Although Nana and I have come to terms with it, I still often show a lonely expression. That's why she couldn't help but show maternal affection towards someone with your appearance at the wedding."
"And the second is longevity. As a cyborg, thanks to the machinery inside me, my Honkai resistance far exceeds that of ordinary people, and my lifespan has been greatly extended as a result. Gray Serpent estimated three hundred years... But Nana, she's just an ordinary human."
"..."
Jun An fell silent. He couldn't help but glance back inside the room, where Susannah and Helia were embracing each other, a large gap remaining between them due to their exaggerated pectoral muscles. He sighed inwardly.
To hell with their lifespan theories.
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Schicksal Headquarters
Anna Schariac's Room
It was a room dominated by white, reflecting Anna's preferences, like a snow lotus.
At this moment, Anna was lying sideways on her bed in her pajamas. However, contradicting her usual composed image, she was disheveled from rolling around on the bed in excessive relaxation.
Her body temperature was slightly elevated, and she held a handkerchief close to her nose, breathing in deeply, sniffing the cloth she had used yesterday to help the Captain clean up his "stains". Her right hand couldn't help but speed up its movements.
"Jun An~ Sniff, sniff~ Mmph~"
Before long, Anna's body trembled slightly, and she collapsed onto the bed, exhausted.
Inhaling the lingering scent of the Captain from the handkerchief, she couldn't help but regret her words from yesterday.
Although ten thousand a minute is a bit expensive, maybe... it's not entirely unacceptable...