Of course, Xia Chujian was not one of those people who would immediately submit after hearing a few comforting words.
She could calmly deal with Zong Ruoan's unpleasant but oblivious attitude, and she could also respond with a normal heart to Quan Yuxun's spring breeze-like overtures and favors.
She continued, "Also, I caused a little trouble at the Flying Base, and made enemies with some Noble students. I don't want to solve everything with Slaughter, although I can do it, but to be able to do it and not do it is the true hero. So, I want to fight magic with magic."
After saying that, she looked at Quan Yuxun with an encouraging expression, as if to say: Chief Quan Da, you can totally handle this little trouble!
It was as if this wasn't her own trouble, but someone else's! Quan Yuxun looked at her with mixed feelings, and finally realized that the rhythm of the conversation had been taken over by her.
Xia Chujian spread her hands and continued, "If you don't object, from now on, I will have two backers, one is the Zong Family, and the other is the Quan Family."
"Young Master Zong is usually quite busy, he still has to run for election, so I won't bother him for the time being."
"But Chief Quan Da, if needed, after I return to the base, can you send me a video call invitation or something? It would be best if it's when I'm eating in the Cafeteria, so more people can see it."
"As long as you can show your kind smile, there shouldn't be any Nobles in that base who are so blind as to dare to continue targeting me."
Instead of going to Zong Ruoan, who was easy to fool, she actually came to him to be her shill? Was he unable to lift his knife, or was she too arrogant?
Quan Yuxun gave her a death stare.
Xia Chujian didn't care, smoothed her hair, and became more and more excited as she spoke: "Chief Quan Da, saving a life is better than building a Seven-Level Pagoda. What you're doing is saving the lives of these Noble students. In case they provoke me without knowing the immensity of Heaven and Earth, offend public anger, and are beaten to death by me, then it would be your fault..."
Quan Yuxun: "...Is that how 'public anger' is used?"
Xia Chujian shrugged: "Just understand what I mean, don't worry about the details."
Quan Yuxun took a deep breath, and still said politely, "How much trouble did you actually cause at that base?"
"Chief Quan Da, I must correct your view, it's not that I cause trouble, it's that trouble comes to me, it's really annoying, I've already restrained myself a lot. Now I'm even willing to be obsequious and ask Chief Quan Da to be my backer." Xia Chujian said casually, making a "kowtow" gesture with her hand.
Quan Yuxun felt his blood pressure rise instantly.
He smiled slightly: "I'll give you another chance, reorganize your language, and replace the word 'obsequious'. I can't feel the charm of that word on you."
Xia Chujian blinked: "Chief Quan Da, this is a rhetorical technique, I said don't pay too much attention to the details, you know and I know."
Quan Yuxun looked at her for a while, and finally nodded, smiling and saying, "Okay, it's my honor to be a backer for our Second Lieutenant Xia."
Xia Chujian also smiled, raised her wrist, and showed off her Smart Bracelet: "Come, let's add each other as friends. You have to send the video invitation to this account, don't get it wrong."
Quan Yuxun was slightly stunned: "...Where's your Quantum Optical Brain?"
Xia Chujian blurted out: "Poor, can't afford a Quantum Optical Brain."
Quan Yuxun reminded this little liar who always said "poor" at every turn: "...Xia Chujian, your Quantum Optical Brain account is already friends with me."
Xia Chujian laughed: "This is my current persona—a bitter Warplane pilot who can't afford a Quantum Optical Brain."
Quan Yuxun glanced at her, but still showed his Quantum Optical Brain and added her Smart Bracelet as a friend.
This time, Quan Yuxun's note for her was: Second Lieutenant Xia.
As for Xia Chujian's Quantum Optical Brain account, Quan Yuxun's note was: Yuanbao.
He also added a small gold Yuanbao icon, which looked very interesting.
Xia Chujian didn't know all this, she only rejoiced that she had sent Quan Yuxun away like this.
Sure enough, after Quan Yuxun added her as a friend, he said, "I will send you a video call invitation, but are you sure you can still return to that base?"
Xia Chujian said seriously, "Of course I have to go back. I must squeeze into the top twenty and participate in the base's Special Military Operation this time!"
What else could Quan Yuxun say?
He could only respect and wish her well, and it would be best to lock her and that base together, so as not to come out and harm others again.
Quan Yuxun was very polite: "...I wish you success."
Just when Xia Chujian thought everything was going well and she had also fooled Quan Yuxun, Quan Yuxun suddenly asked again: "What happened during the twelve hours you were in the Asteroid Belt?"
Fortunately, Xia Chujian had always been highly vigilant against Quan Yuxun, so she was not tricked by his sudden question.
Xia Chujian blinked and changed the subject with a curious expression: "Chief Quan Da, I heard that you are going to be a father, is it true? When will you invite us to your wedding? Or will you have the wedding and the full moon celebration together?"
Quan Yuxun, who was concentrating on studying the clues revealed in Xia Chujian's expression: "!!!"
He didn't even know how his defenses had been broken, blurting out, "...That's a lie! Some people are inhuman! Dragging me out to take the blame for others!"
Xia Chujian: "..."
She had just suddenly remembered the Hot Search on the Star Network she saw before the National Higher Education Entrance Examination, saying that the female celebrity Mei Jiangli was secretly pregnant, and it was rumored that the wedding date with the Quan Family's Qilin Child was brought forward, so she was being used to shut Quan Yuxun up.
Because she couldn't let Quan Yuxun control the pace of the conversation, otherwise she might mess up.
But she didn't expect that such a baseless Hot Search could actually make the famously gentle and amiable Quan Yuxun lose his composure to the point of swearing...
Xia Chujian said awkwardly, "That, Qilin, don't be angry, I just remembered seeing that Hot Search. I was busy with the National Higher Education Entrance Examination at the time and didn't have time to congratulate you. Today, I finally get to see your esteemed face, so I have to hurry up and congratulate you, right? — If I congratulated you wrongly, please forgive me, I haven't slept for more than twenty hours, and I don't even know what I'm saying..."
After Quan Yuxun finished speaking, he was also stunned.
He hadn't sworn in front of people like that since he was ten years old.
But after swearing, he felt quite good.
Anyway, it wasn't the first time he had embarrassed himself in front of Xia Chujian.
He was getting used to it.
He rubbed his brow and said with a smile, "It's indeed too late. Lack of sleep can make people lose their vigilance and become emotionally irritable. Yuanbao, please forgive my indiscretion just now. To express my apology, tomorrow night, I'll treat you and your teammates to dinner at the best club in Changliu County, and we'll enjoy an opera."
Before Xia Chujian could express her opinion, Quan Yuxun rushed to say, "Actually, with your Aunt's cooking skills, you probably don't care for the food here, but it excels in its unique and fresh ingredients, and you can enjoy the latest opera performed by the Cangge Star First Opera Troupe while eating."
Xia Chujian quickly said, "That's exactly what I wanted. We came ten days early and were wondering how to spend these ten days. Since Chief Quan Da is so hospitable, we would be impolite to refuse."
Quan Yuxun nodded, "Then you rest. It was inconsiderate of me today to come and talk to you so late. I thought you were woken up by Ruoan and drank Black Coffee, so you wouldn't fall asleep so quickly."
Xia Chujian said, "That Black Coffee doesn't seem to work for me. If I wasn't forcing myself, I could fall asleep on the spot."
Quan Yuxun waved his hand, "Alright, I understand, no need to rush me, I'll leave myself."
He turned and slowly left, his tall and slender figure standing independently under the starry sky.
Xia Chujian was not in the mood to appreciate Quan Yuxun's back.
As soon as he left, Xia Chujian quickly ran back to her bedroom.
After washing up again, she collapsed onto the bed, exhausted.
Finally, she could get some sleep.
But before falling asleep, she remembered to send a message to Meng Guanghui's Quantum Optical Brain number.
[Xia Chujian]: Chief, I'm in trouble again! I flew across the Asteroid Belt between Kanli Star and Cangge Star in just twelve hours, and was framed by the base's Deputy Chief Instructor Zhuo Wangying, and almost killed by the high-altitude Ion Beam Cannon on Cangge Star! She planned to go to sleep after sending it.
As a result, she got a reply in seconds.
[Meng Guanghui]: Twelve hours? Are you dreaming? Xia Chujian: "..."
Who is this? Replying so fast?!
This tone doesn't sound like Meng Guanghui at all.
Xia Chujian's mood became subtle.
Could it be that Meng Guanghui hasn't returned yet? Is he still on that miniature planet?
Or did he go somewhere else? At this point, she could guess who was replying to her, but she couldn't reveal it herself.
Because with Huo Yushen's keenness, Xia Chujian was worried that her last bit of privacy would be lost.
She gathered her strength and calmed herself down.
Then she continued to send messages.
[Xia Chujian]: Chief, can we video chat? I'm currently staying at the Quan Family Manor on Cangge Star, waiting for the rest of the base's trainees to fly over. Based on their speed, I probably have to wait ten days."
At this time, it was daytime on Beichen Star.
Huo Yushen sat in his office, looking at Xia Chujian's message, deep in thought.
He knew that the Flight Training Base outside Galuo City on Kanli Star had a regular training program that required flying across the Asteroid Belt between Kanli Star and Cangge Star.
He also knew that this training had just begun.
But Xia Chujian was now telling him that she was already at the Quan Family Manor on Cangge Star...
Suddenly, Huo Yushen seemed to remember something. He quickly opened the Special Security Bureau's internal network and searched for several top-secret messages he had recently viewed.
"According to the stargazers, the Asteroid Belt between Kanli Star and Cangge Star has experienced drastic energy fluctuations in the past twelve hours, likely related to the largest Magnetic Field Storm in the Asteroid Belt's history."
"At least one new small Wormhole has formed in this Asteroid Belt."
"The shockwaves from the energy fluctuations have affected the Starry Sky Fighter training at the Kanli Star Flight Training Base. Dozens of them have already sent out more than a dozen distress flares, withdrawing from the training."
"However, the Interstellar Airship sent by the base to rescue them in the Asteroid Belt is also missing."
"The stargazers suggest that the Special Security Bureau dispatch Wild Group flight elites to enter the Asteroid Belt to assist in the search and investigate the cause of this Magnetic Field Storm."
Huo Yushen frowned, feeling a faint suspicion that these top-secret messages might be related to Xia Chujian...
Since the matter had already reached this level of security, Huo Yushen ultimately sent Xia Chujian a message.
[Meng Guanghui]: I am Huo Yushen. Your Leader Meng Guanghui has just left for a mission, and his Quantum Optical Brain is with me. Before he left, he asked me to reply to your messages for him. I am now sending you a video call request.
Xia Chujian couldn't help but smile when she saw this message, secretly giving herself a thumbs-up in her heart.
This was the first time she had forced Huo Yushen to reveal his identity...
Hehe, so satisfying.
Xia Chujian immediately replied.
[Xia Chujian]: Ahhh! What's going on?! It's actually Marshal Huo?! When did my leader go on a mission? What kind of mission is he going on? I'm his subordinate, why didn't he take me?! Does my leader not want me anymore?!
Then came a series of cat-kowtowing and cat-crying emoticons, which dazzled Huo Yushen.
His lips twitched, and he sent a call request encrypted with Quantum Entanglement.
Xia Chujian's sleepiness vanished completely, and she spiritedly pressed the accept button.
Soon, a virtual display screen encrypted with Quantum Entanglement appeared before her.
Huo Yushen's icy, handsome, and unapproachable face then appeared before her.
Xia Chujian still wore a surprised expression, persistently asking, "Marshal Huo, is that really you! What mission did my leader go on? Why didn't he take me?!"
Xia Chujian wanted to test Huo Yushen's attitude to decide whether to tell him what had happened.
But Huo Yushen said nonchalantly, "He's your leader. Does he need to report to you what he's doing?"
"...Of course, he doesn't need to report to me, but I'm his subordinate. Shouldn't subordinates go on missions with their superiors?" Xia Chujian looked hurt, complaining, "Or do you still look down on me and not consider me a formal employee?"
Huo Yushen: "..."
His expression remained unchanged, still coldly saying, "Alright, it's commendable that you're worried about your leader's safety. But he also has his own responsibilities, carrying out missions at his level. If you want to help him, you can. Train hard, and when you reach his level, you can go on missions with him. Otherwise, you'll just be a burden."
Xia Chujian's eyes darted around, thinking, How am I a burden? Without me, Meng Guanghui and his group would have died in that inexplicable hellish place!
Just as she was about to blurt out the matter of the miniature planet, the Other Shore Flower pendant on her neck suddenly emitted a weak electric current, inexplicably pricking her.
This interruption made Xia Chujian swallow the words that were on the tip of her tongue, and she changed her words, saying, "Marshal Huo, this time when I went to Cangge Star, I met Zong Ruoan and Chief Quan Da, and they were both subtly trying to get information out of me. Do you think it's really abnormal to fly across the Asteroid Belt in twelve hours?"
Huo Yushen ignored her nonsense and got straight to the point: "Whether it's normal or not depends on how you flew. Tell me how you flew across the Asteroid Belt in twelve hours."
Unlike Quan Yuxun and Zong Ruoan, Huo Yushen was biased and directly believed that Xia Chujian had the ability to fly at such a speed.
Xia Chujian appreciated Huo Yushen's trust in her abilities, so she revealed a little more information to Huo Yushen.
She composed herself and said seriously, "Marshal Huo, this time, some strange things did happen. Are you sure that no third party can eavesdrop on our conversation?"
Huo Yushen said, "The Special Security Bureau's highest-level Quantum Entanglement security system ensures that no third party can eavesdrop, including within the Special Security Bureau."
Xia Chujian nodded: "I trust Marshal Huo. This time, the reason we were able to fly so fast..."
Huo Yushen interrupted her: "...We? Not just you alone?"
Xia Chujian said, "No, it was me and three roommates."
"The Magnetic Field in the Asteroid Belt is very unstable, and there are frequent Electromagnetic Storms. It's impossible to connect electromagnetic signals inside. How did you fly with your roommates' three Warplanes?" Huo Yushen asked very practical technical questions.
Xia Chujian also said very frankly: "Leader Meng suggested that I use a wired connection."
"...Wired connection?" Huo Yushen was speechless.
Wasn't that his idea? He had just said it casually at the time, because he knew the feasibility was basically zero, so he never thought that Xia Chujian would "realize" it for him...
Of course, he didn't want to admit that he had been impersonating Meng Guanghui for a long time.
Therefore, he continued to say indifferently, "...Connected with optical fiber data cables? Good idea, but our Empire doesn't yet have such strong optical fiber data cables to connect you to the warplane in the Asteroid Belt."
Xia Chujian was silent for a while, and said, "Speaking of which, you might not believe it, but this nano-level optical fiber data cable we received at the Flying Base not only works well in the Asteroid Belt, but also... also..."
"Also what?"
Xia Chujian shrank her neck and said softly, "It also shattered a Star Rock Fragment, and... an Aurora-class Starry Sky Fighter."
Huo Yushen understood instantly: "You killed a student? An ordinary student or a Noble student?"
"He fired on me first! With a space Ion Beam Cannon!" Xia Chujian said with perfect assurance, "My three roommates can testify! The situation was very critical at the time, we all thought we were done for, but when that person rushed between our four warplanes, he was entangled by the optical fiber data cable connecting the warplanes..."
Then, there was no then.
Huo Yushen asked, "Did you record the evidence?"
"Recorded it, of course we recorded it! But after the Magnetic Field Storm, all the monitoring failed, there was nothing, just electromagnetic snowflakes." Xia Chujian said worriedly, "Marshal Huo, can you restore those monitors? That's evidence to prove our innocence!"
Huo Yushen thought for a while, and said, "According to the energy intensity of this Magnetic Field Storm in the Sest Asteroid Belt, the damage to the electromagnetic equipment on your warplanes is at the physical level. No one can restore this level of monitoring equipment."
Xia Chujian showed a disappointed expression: "Ah? What should I do then? What if the people at the base find out? Will they believe we are innocent?"
Huo Yushen calmly asked, "...Are you innocent?"
"Of course I am! I'm the most peace-loving person, if they don't provoke me, I pretend they don't exist!" Xia Chujian waved her fist indignantly.
Huo Yushen nodded: "I will investigate, don't tell anyone else, and tell your roommates to keep their mouths shut."
Then, he remembered the nano-level optical fiber data cable that Xia Chujian mentioned, and frowned, "...Are you sure you used that optical fiber data cable to kill the other person? Wasn't it that the other person crashed into the Star Rock Fragments of the Asteroid Belt and disintegrated?"
This is the second update. I wrote too much without realizing it, so I'm posting it all together, including the bonus update for 1200 Moon Tickets in June.
Surprise, surprise? There will be a new update at 0:05 tonight.
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