Seeing Silver Wolf's narrowed-eyed expression, Chu Ze threw a big arm around her shoulder:
"I knew I felt like I was missing something, turns out it was my dear brother, my beloved friend!"
The corner of Silver Wolf's mouth twitched slightly:
"...Your dear brothers and beloved friends are really cheap. You didn't notice one was missing for several hours?"
Chu Ze quickly said:
"Uh, I was lying. Actually, I noticed long ago, so I was searching all over the streets for you..."
"I was lying too." Silver Wolf snorted softly: "Actually, I was never lost. I was following behind you the whole time."
Chu Ze: "..."
"Go on, why aren't you continuing your story?"
Having gained the upper hand in their verbal exchange, Silver Wolf couldn't help but show a faint smile.
When this Punklorde hacker girl wasn't fiddling with a computer, she really had the air of a quirky, neighborly little sister.
Chu Ze coughed twice and decisively changed the subject:
"Where do you want to go next? Big bro will lead the way!"
Silver Wolf didn't continue teasing but looked towards the night market not far away:
"I want to try authentic soda douzhi'er."
"...Huh? Why would you want to do that to yourself?"
Even Chu Ze's face changed slightly upon hearing the name douzhi'er (fermented mung bean juice).
But Silver Wolf showed a curious expression:
"They all say soda douzhi'er is disgusting, but I want to taste it for myself and see just how disgusting it is."
Seeing the girl's firm will, Chu Ze didn't try to dissuade her further, just gave her a thumbs-up: "Go forth, brave warrior."
"Mhm, I'm off."
Silver Wolf pulled down the hood on her forehead, then went to a certain stall and bought a cup of authentic soda douzhi'er.
It was said that this stall's douzhi'er was brewed using ancient methods and authentic ingredients.
Even the old gourmands of the Xianzhou, after drinking it, would give a thumbs-up and exclaim, "AUV~ Now that's what I call au-then-tic."
Holding the cup, Silver Wolf took a light sniff, tilted her head back, and chugged a large mouthful.
And then...
"Blegh—"
Silver Wolf, clinging to Chu Ze's arm, said with a look of disdain: "Is that all? I, Silver Wolf—blegh—can handle it easily... blegh..."
Mhm, a clear case of being stubborn.
Chu Ze shook his head with amusement.
Then he took the cup from Silver Wolf's hand and downed the remaining douzhi'er in one gulp.
Silver Wolf was instantly shocked: "Eh? You can actually drink it?"
Chu Ze pursed his lips: "I can't, but I can force myself to overcome it with immense tolerance."
"Besides, the owner is watching. We can't waste food in front of the chef."
Silver Wolf nodded in a daze.
Then she saw the stall owner quickly approaching, holding a new cup of douzhi'er:
"To be able to finish a soda douzhi'er in one go, you two are this 👍!"
"In honor of your courage, I'll give you another cup for free..."
Chu Ze: "Blegh—"
Silver Wolf: "Blegh—"
Chu Ze held onto Silver Wolf tightly: "Don't... the owner is still watching... blegh..."
Silver Wolf glared at the owner with bared teeth: "Take your douzhi'er and get out of our sight!... blegh..."
Stall Owner: "..."
...
...
"Excellent douzhi'er, made me see my great-grandmother. Love from Punklorde."
Stumbling down the road, supporting each other, Silver Wolf weakly complained.
Chu Ze also had a complicated expression, constantly chewing mint gum:
"Seeing you throw up like this, can you still use Aether Editing to go home?"
"Why don't you just stay at my place? My house is quite big."
Silver Wolf snorted:
"I don't need it. Don't underestimate the skills of Punklorde's number one hacker."
"Besides, you're just inviting me to spend the night so directly? I'm a girl, you know."
Chu Ze immediately burst out laughing:
"We're bros, what's there to be shy about between us!"
Silver Wolf: "..."
So she wasn't seen as a member of the opposite sex at all?
Suddenly, a strange sense of defeat washed over her.
As they spoke, the two of them staggered home.
Silver Wolf immediately tore open a data rift.
Before leaving, she turned back and gave Chu Ze the middle finger.
Leaving Chu Ze to scratch his head in confusion.
Girls' hearts are really hard to understand...
...
...
The days that followed were quite ordinary.
Although Herta's starship could warp quickly, because it was an extremely valuable vehicle, the transaction procedures were very troublesome.
So Herta directly sent a specialist to handle all the procedures at once, trying to save Chu Ze from running around.
The procedures would take several days.
And during this time, Chu Ze was consciously pushing the secretary's work to Qingque, letting her adapt to the life of an acting secretary in advance.
"Master Chu Ze, this is a document from the next department, it needs your approval..."
"Let Qingque handle it."
"Master Chu Ze, this is the new week's task assigned by Lady Fu Xuan, you need to arrange it..."
"Let Qingque handle it."
"Master Chu Ze, these are the love letters sent to you by your male and female fans..."
"Let Qingque handle... never mind, I'll take this one."
Because he was already handsome and had a charming figure, and had gained fame after appearing on Little Gui's livestream, the love letters sent to Chu Ze came flying in like snowflakes.
At first, Chu Ze wanted to reply seriously.
Although he wanted to be a harem king, he took feelings very seriously and felt that everyone's feelings should be treated with respect.
But there were simply too many letters, and many of them were crazy fan letters, for example—
"Chu Ze, hehe, my Chu Ze..."
"I really want to be pushed to the peak by your big pectoral muscles! Hiss haa!"
"Wuwuwu, I've become a little ○ dog who can't live without Master Chu Ze's handsome face!"
"Marriage! Please marry me! I will make you happy!"
Chu Ze: ???
Sweatdrop. He couldn't take it anymore.
Even someone as absurd as him didn't know how to reply to these letters.
So in the end, he could only dispose of them all at once, adding a new batch of supplies to the Taiyan Division's fuel depot.
And in the midst of this peaceful daily life, one morning, Chu Ze finally received the long-awaited text message.
[Ding~ Dear Mr. Chu Ze, hello:]
[The relevant procedures for your private starship "Herta-VII" have been completed. It is now docked for you near the Jade Gate of the Luofu Xianzhou.]
[The ship's door password has been initialized to 000000. Please keep your password safe. After boarding the ship, all operation guides can be accessed at any time through the central control system. you can also use the onboard artificial intelligence for convenient operations, such as "change password," "unlock weapons," "smart life," "autopilot," and other functions.]
[Thank you for your strong support of the Interastral Peace Corporation's business. We look forward to our next reunion...]
It's here, it's finally here!
Chu Ze excitedly turned off his phone and left the Taiyan Division.
He didn't even bother with his small electric scooter. He directly activated the power of his Path and stomped his foot on the floor tiles.
His whole person shot out like a bullet, speeding towards the direction of the Jade Gate...
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