37. Lip Print

"No, no, I can't take it anymore! I didn't mean to, you seduced me!"

Pi Min was wondering what the excited female alien in front of her wanted to do when she pounced on her and pulled her into her arms so tightly that Pi Min could hardly breathe.

Just as her mind was filled with questions like "Who am I?", "Where am I?", and "What happened?", the female alien holding her buried her face in the crook of her neck, rubbing against her affectionately.

"Ahhh... You smell so good! I love it!"

Her Majesty the Queen was so beautiful she seemed unreal, and her skin was so smooth it was unreal. Her baby-soft skin brushed against Pi Min's neck, feeling like a piece of silk constantly gliding across her cheek. It was strange, but not unpleasant.

Pi Min closed her eyes, thinking that she could just endure it, but unexpectedly, seeing that she did not resist, the female alien's behavior escalated.

"Smack!" After rubbing against her enough, she actually gave her a big kiss on the cheek.

Taking advantage of her momentary daze, "smack, smack..."

The beautiful woman's petal-like lips fell like raindrops onto her face.

Shocked, Pi Min instinctively opened her eyes, only to meet the female alien's eyes, which gleamed with an eerie light. Her gaze was both like someone seeing their favorite food and like an animal going into a fever.

"Damn it, you seduced me first! It's all your fault. How can you be so cute? Mommy wants to kiss you to death, mwah mwah mwah mwah..."

Their eyes met, but the female alien had no intention of giving her a chance to breathe. With a smirk, she buried her face in her neck and nuzzled against her affectionately.

Feeling that mere rubbing and kissing wasn't enough, she even started licking her cheeks.

As the female alien's soft, wet tongue slowly slid across her cheek, Pi Min was at a loss, goosebumps rising all over her body like a tidal wave.

Help, help me!!!

Has His Majesty been infected with some kind of virus and gone mad?

Trapped in the wild instance created by the other party, she had no ability to resist and could only let the other party do whatever they wanted.

For the next period of time, the female alien in front of her really went crazy, kissing, hugging, rubbing, pinching, licking, and even untying her hairband and sniffing her hair for a long time.

Just as Pi Min couldn't help but start to suspect that she had encountered a pervert and began to worry about losing her virginity, the female alien in front of her, who seemed to be in some kind of fever, suddenly calmed down and returned to her previous cold and noble appearance, gently saying to her, "I'm sorry, I lost my composure just now."

The female alien's face was still flushed with excitement, and she was clearly annoyed by her earlier lapse in composure. Her expression was somewhat embarrassed: "You can't blame me, who told you Earthlings to be so adorable?"

Only then did Pimin finally find a reasonable explanation for her strange behavior.

I want to pet a cat!

What was the difference between what this guy had just done to her and the humans in those crazy cat-petting videos she'd seen online?

So, what she just did was...

Was he sucked in by a female alien?

Nobody told her that being sucked from a cat's perspective is so scary...

"I really, really want to take you home! Unfortunately, you happen to be number one in this district. If I just take you home like this, Calcifer will fight me to the death."

Before sending Pimin out of the instance, the female alien ruffled her hair, looking regretful.

"It's okay. Once Mommy takes down those horned bastards, she'll bring you home right away."

"Ah, I can't take it anymore, the dungeon is closing, those damn bastards!"

Pi Min, whose mind was still subconsciously identifying the female alien in front of her as a "fake person who wants to take her identity" and a "mysterious and powerful rival in love," was completely numb to this absurd development.

I see you as a rival in love, but you want to keep me as a pet?

Even after returning to her residence, her face remained frozen in the expression of an elderly person looking at their phone on the subway.

After witnessing that absurd scene, she suddenly seemed to understand the man a little better.

Those hairy, horned creatures—could they be the Phantom Star people with dragon horns on their heads? Is this why that man dragged all of humanity into the Phantom Star's cosmic drifting game? Because the Phantom Star can contend with the so-called Thetian gods.

[Unknown instance successfully closed!]

Redundant data cleanup complete!

Data recovery successful, forced refresh successful!

[Congratulations to player "Playing the Fool is Fun" for gaining the attention of the Empress of the Thetian Empire. All Thetian Zerg factions in the game will have their initial favorability increased by 10.]

[Due to gaining the special favor of the Empress of the Thetian Empire, the player "Playing the Fool is Fun" received the tag "Little Cutie".]

Pi Min was startled by the series of system notifications.

Thetia Zerg?

If I remember correctly, the previous emperor introduced himself as a member of the Thetian gods.

So it was the Zerg. No wonder that guy's alternate account had the nickname "Hates Bugs the Most".

Everything makes sense now. The man was forced into marriage by the Zerg Queen, which is why he banished all of humanity and used the space drifting game hosted by Phantom Star to preserve the spark of civilization. So, the whole thing had nothing to do with her.

Ex-girlfriend, heartbreak—it's all just a pretext. And she actually felt genuinely guilty before.

Having figured everything out, Pi Min felt an unprecedented sense of relief, but after that relief came a touch of melancholy.

Just as she had analyzed for His Majesty before, that man didn't really like her that much.

Just as she sat on the ground, lost in thought, the noisy voice comments from the audience rang in her ears again.

Why is the top-ranked player sprawled on the floor, looking completely drained?

Is it not what I think?

[Is that a lipstick mark on the streamer's face? So, what exactly happened in that unknown instance?]

Don't underestimate the audience's ability to gossip; they quickly learned what had happened from other players who had been pulled into the instance.

[Don't you know yet? Everyone who was pulled into the instance has returned, not a single one is missing.]

Are other people experiencing this too?

No, only the top-ranked player.

So, the top-ranked person saved those people's lives by clearing their name?

[So touching...]

[Top fan, you're practically a god to us! Waaaaah...]

...

As expected, Her Majesty kept her promise and released everyone. For reasons unknown, she even deliberately told everyone that she had chosen to spare them because of her beloved little darling.

Not only that, she actually managed to get the shadowy figure who had previously harmed her "ex-girlfriend" to turn himself in and promise not to interfere with the game's progress again.

This series of actions further solidified the public's previous judgment, and everyone was moved by the selfless and noble sentiments of the top supporter.

Pi Min, on the other hand, didn't dare to move an inch.

Just like when she gained the attention of the Lord of Illusions, not long after gaining the attention of that emperor, she gained the attention of another wave of alien bigwigs.

[Congratulations to player "Playing the Fool is Fun" for gaining the attention of the Emperor of the Steel Empire. All Steel Zerg factions in the game will have their initial favorability increased by 10.]

[Congratulations to player "Playing the Fool is Fun" for gaining Lord Olit's attention. All Olit factions in the game will have their initial favorability increased by 10.]

...

Staring at the constantly refreshing list of followers, Pi Min's face remained expressionless. She felt no joy at gaining attention, only fear. The long list meant that His Majesty had many allies. The situation was more dire than she had imagined.

She could only be thankful that order still existed in the universe, and that His Majesty was still wary of the Phantom Star's power; otherwise, Earth would probably have had no chance of escaping His Majesty's clutches.

After attracting attention from a group of influential figures, it naturally drew in countless curious onlookers.

[What kind of "favorite" story is this? I remember the streamer just recently gained the attention of the Star Lord.]

[Let me see who's so powerful that they can attract the attention of both the Lord of Illusionary Stars and the Empress of the Thetia Empire.]

Wasn't His Majesty's goal the ruler of Earth? Why the sudden change of heart?

[It's not really a change of personnel, I guess it's just the difference between a main meal and a snack. I'll follow first and see.]

...

[Warmly celebrate the "Being cheeky is fun" livestream reaching over 400,000 viewers and upgrading to level 4! As the first livestream in this region to reach level 4, it triggers the special reward "Blessing of the Insect God." Prizes will be delivered to players via interstellar express within 24 hours. We hope players will continue their efforts and achieve even greater success!]

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Lv4, lv5, lv6... As the number of viewers continued to climb, Pi Min's live stream level rose to lv10 in one go before finally stopping its upward trend.

The two space patrol officers had already left the moment the humanoid figure turned himself in. Now, only Pi Min and Pi Dan Dan remained in the residence.

In less than a day, Pi Min had already received nine Blessed-level special rewards. When the nine egg-shaped containers of different colors—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, black, and white—were lined up in a row in her residence, her feelings were indescribable.

She thought that giving her a smart guardian robot like the "Preserved Egg" was already incredible, but she didn't expect that something even more incredible was yet to come.

The red egg activated a faster-than-light engine.

The orange egg yielded a Crystal Energy Core.

Yellow Egg opened a food synthesis factory.

The green egg opened up an unlimited water source.

The blue egg sprouted a pair of medical wings, which were attached to the dwelling like two wings. Inside, there were medical staff and complete medical equipment.

The blue egg activated the warp drive, reaching every corner of the star map.

The purple egg yielded a complete set of shipborne weaponry and equipment, all of which were Star Wars-style.

Black Egg opened an arms factory, not to manufacture weapons, but to manufacture armed robots.

A two-dimensional foil emerged from the white egg. Yes, that's right, it's the two-dimensional foil from The Three-Body Problem.

The rewards become increasingly outrageous as you progress.

If this were a leveling-up novel, the entire leveling system would have completely collapsed. She's already the undisputed number one on the server's leaderboard, the kind of player no one could catch up to even in a faster-than-light spaceship.

While the other players were still like cavemen, she had already ascended to the sky and stood shoulder to shoulder with the sun.

Having become numb from opening rewards, she opened the forum, and sure enough, the forum was filled with wailing and lamentation because the seven-day newbie protection period was about to end.

"I'm going to die! The newbie protection period is about to end. If I don't complete the housing upgrade, I'm doomed!"

"I'm willing to pay a hefty price to anyone with extra supply bays! 1000 points per ship, 2000 points is fine too!"

"Having not accumulated enough supply pods, I've decided to take a gamble and attempt a hard landing on the planet during the last days of the newbie protection period!"

...

"Huh? So we're still in the newbie protection period?" Looking at the house that had been upgraded beyond recognition due to the series of rewards, Pi Min couldn't help but exclaim.