Chapter 57 Changes

Ten minutes ago.

Ans woke up from the military dungeon and immediately ordered people to seal off the military headquarters and then report to Luka.

"Colonel, I'm sorry. I was too careless. He said he would tell me the whereabouts of the cub, and said that if I didn't go find it, the cub would starve to death. I thought he had no mental strength because he was wearing electronic handcuffs, so I fell for his trick. When I woke up, he had already escaped."

Luka knew that Ans was not such a careless person at all. He fell into Munakata's trap because Munakata was willing to reveal the whereabouts of the cub. After all, he had interrogated him three times without getting anything. Ans was actually doing it for his own good.

He gave Ans some instructions and planned to return to the military headquarters immediately, but stopped when he walked out the door.

Zong Fang was cunning, clever, and paranoid. If he escaped, Luka was sure he would find Qiao Sui Sui again. So he quickly returned to the small building and told Liberi to come over as soon as possible. That way, at least someone would be by her side, preventing Zong Fang from taking action.

Luka decided to wait for Liberi to arrive before returning to the military headquarters to investigate.

After Qiao Susu heard him briefly describe the process, her good mood immediately vanished.

"Susu." Luka hesitated, looking at her with eyes full of worry and guilt. "Would you consider returning to the Imperial Court before I catch Munakata?"

Qiao Suisui was startled, immediately guessing that Liberi and Luka had reached some kind of agreement. But she could understand it after careful consideration. Even if the military were stationed here, they wouldn't be able to defeat an SSS-rank male. Furthermore, Zongfang never played by the rules. Luka couldn't always be there for her, let alone Liberi. The new regime had just been established, and every aspect depended on his decision-making. Sending her back to the Imperial Court was indeed the best option at this time.

She lowered her eyes in thought, and seeing this, Luka came forward and hugged her.

"I know you don't like being restrained. I promise you, I will capture Zongfang, retrieve our cub, and prevent you from being threatened by Zongfang again."

"Even if it's not Zongfang, there will be someone else." Qiao Suisui buried her face in his chest, her voice muffled. "I can go to the Imperial Court, but it will take some time."

"real?"

Seeing that she was not opposed to it, Luka breathed a sigh of relief.

Qiao Suisui nodded.

As a modern woman, her upbringing taught her that her worth was measured solely by her fertility, which was undoubtedly tragic. But she had to live. She didn't want to be trapped in one place, even if that place was called protection. So, after entering this world, even though she initially resisted having children, she actively adapted and made changes, believing that everything is creative. For her, having children meant becoming stronger, nothing more. That's why she didn't even give her cubs names, unwilling to attach any more significance.

The inn's business was originally on track, and she was happy that she finally had a way to make a living. In addition, now that she had talent and mental strength, low-level orcs could not hurt her. However, Zong Fang's escape was like a basin of cold water, waking her up.

She's not strong enough.

Because I am not strong enough, I am controlled by others and have no choice.

Luka was comforting her softly at this time, not noticing the firm and calm light flashing in Qiao Suisui's eyes.

Liberi arrived with a team of royal private guards. Outside the inconspicuous two-story building, there were not only military personnel but also royal guards. It seemed as if they were telling others: Come and see, there are treasures here.

But neither Liberi nor Luka cared about that because her safety came first.

"I want to wait until this group of tenants settle in before leaving," she said.

Liberi tries to convince her to leave now, but Luka stops her.

"Okay, get ready, we can leave anytime."

Luka understood her, so he wanted to give her as much freedom as possible. Liberi frowned, feeling that doing so was simply adding unnecessary complications, but seeing Qiao Suisui's smile, the words on the tip of his tongue froze. He sighed and thought: Just this once, as long as she's happy.

Luka piloted the spaceship back to the military headquarters. Liberi had a meeting to attend, so he pinched her cheek before going upstairs and said he'd be there to keep her company later. Qiao Suisui stayed in the living room on the first floor, just in time to take the robot butler she'd been rewarded by the system out of the storage compartment.

A chubby white robot appeared before my eyes. It lacked a human body, more like a bucket. Its head was a circle of black electronic screen, and its eyes were a series of pixelated shapes. In standby mode, they were two vertical lines, but when happy, they curved. Its lower body was an openable cabinet, seemingly large enough to hold buckets of water.

"Master, I am number 6867, what are your instructions?"

Qiao Suisui was curious and asked, "What can you do?"

"I can deliver items, clean, provide conversation services, and connect directly to your optical computer. You can see everything I see through my camera. (_)"

"6867, can you help me look after the house?"

"Of course, I have an electric shock mode. If I encounter an illegal intruder, I will immediately sound the alarm and attack, but my attack power is low. (_)"

That's enough. Qiao Suisui touched 6867's head and said with satisfaction: "Thank you for your hard work. I will be away for a while. Please help me look after the house. If the guests have any needs, please try your best to meet them."

“Leave it to me (_)”

6867 quickly got into work mode. Not only did he clean each room efficiently, he also prepared nutrient solution for the two doctors.

Qiao Susu felt that this reward was a stroke of genius. She then studied the bamboo building and overpass given to her by the system, and discovered that the two things could be combined together. The bamboo building could be placed next to the two-story building, and then the overpass could be used to connect the two-story building and the bamboo building, thus completing the expansion.

Now her hotel can only rent out four rooms, but with the bamboo house, she can rent out eight more rooms.

She excitedly leaned over the window and looked at the location. If she wanted to move the bamboo house out of the storage compartment, she had to clear the weeds and vegetation around the small building.

She could explain the sudden appearance of a robot by saying she bought it on Starnet. Although Oslan had no habit of using robots, the Federation Headquarters already had a robot factory as an assembly line, so she could cover it up. But if she suddenly took out a building, anyone would be suspicious.

Qiao Susu was still thinking about it when the doorbell suddenly rang.

6867 was very considerate and pressed the video doorbell to ask who the visitor was, showing a strong sense of security.

When Qiao Susu walked over, she heard a familiar voice coming from the video doorbell.

"Hello, we have a reservation here."

(End of this chapter)