Chapter 72: Getting Along

Lokin wanted to talk to Karina a little longer and let her get to know Anno better, but then his personal computer beeped with a communication message from the control room, asking him to come over and handle something.

Although she delegated control to other officers, she still had to oversee matters requiring her authority.

She said to Karina, "Then you play with your sister for a while. I'm going to the control room to take care of some things. Nono can't speak very well yet, but she can understand what you're saying. You can start getting to know her slowly."

Karina nodded: "Understood, Mother."

Luo Jin squatted down in front of Anuo, patted her head and said, "Baby, can your second sister play with you for a while?"

Anno hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

She preferred to be with Luo Jin. Although Tang Ting was also there, she was still more attached to her mother. Seeing her in an unfamiliar environment would make her feel more at ease.

As soon as Lokin left, Karina walked up to Anno.

Anno looked up at Karina, and her first thought was, "She's so tall."

Logan was already quite tall; when Karina stood next to him, she was a little taller than him.

I just overheard Karina and Locke talking; she's 182cm tall.

This height surpasses that of many men on Earth.

She has a very slender figure with good proportions, long legs and long arms.

Her muscle lines were faintly visible through her close-fitting combat suit, a testament to long-term training. Her muscles were well-proportioned and smooth, not bulky, but exuding a powerful aura.

Just standing there, he unconsciously exudes a powerful aura.

During her days observing the people around her on Canghai Star, she discovered that the people in this world are generally taller. Through her computer's information about the various races in the Interstellar Alliance, she learned that the average height of female humanoid races in the Beihe Star System is between 170cm and 180cm, while the average height of males is between 180cm and 195cm.

Height accounts for the majority of these two data points, but there are still quite a few people who are taller.

Looking at Karina's height, Anno couldn't help but feel a little envious. She wondered if Karina would ever grow that tall. She really liked Karina's figure; she looked very strong.

In the past, she was only about 1.6 meters tall by the time she was sixteen. Although she had trained since childhood, she had a small frame and not much muscle, so she couldn't develop a figure like Karina's.

Karina and Anno exchanged a silent glance for a moment before sitting down beside her.

Anno felt the cold aura emanating from her, and lowered her head to continue studying the language.

"Where have you gotten to in your studies?"

After a while, Anno heard Karina speak. She slowly raised her head from the projection screen and tapped the projection screen on the table with her finger.

Then she lowered her head again. She didn't like sitting, so she simply sat on the carpet and leaned over the coffee table to watch the projection.

She would occasionally repeat the sentences from the voices in the video, while her finger followed along on the blank screen next to her.

But she could only follow along and imitate. The language of the Northern River system was completely different from her previous language system, with no similarity or reference. She felt it would be difficult to learn, but to her surprise, she basically memorized it after learning it once or twice.

Lokin also has additional teaching skills. She is multilingual and has a great talent for languages. With her teaching, Anno can learn much more effectively.

Karina watched her little figure lying on the coffee table, listening to her babbling along with the video, the soft tone of her voice melting everyone's hearts.

After finishing one chapter, Anuo didn't really want to continue. Her attention was too easily distracted these days, and she was lucky if she could study for two or three hours a day.

As she lay there, her voice grew softer, her thoughts drifted, and her body slumped to the side. A pair of hands swiftly reached out from behind her and caught her, preventing her from falling.

Karina carried her back to the sofa.

She turned to look at Karina, who was also looking down at her.

"You're doing very well."

Karina spoke first, then pointed to herself and said, "Karina, that's my name."

Anuo watched as she stretched out her long arm and pulled her close. Her beautiful, jade-like fingers tapped the projector screen a few times, turning it into a blank page. She first wrote her name on it, and then, holding Anuo's hand, guided her to write it again.

"Karina".

She taught Anno to say it again.

Her head was right next to Anno's cheek, and when Anno turned his head, the tip of his nose brushed against her cheek.

Anno watched as her long, white eyelashes trembled slightly.

Standing so close, Anno looked at Karina's stunning face. Even though she wasn't particularly sensitive to looks, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "She's so beautiful."

Karina has white hair and red eyes, even her eyebrows and eyelashes are white, like a strange and beautiful painting. Her aloof temperament makes her face look beautiful but not seductive, and also exudes a cold chill.

Her temperament and appearance seem contradictory, yet there's an inexplicable harmony between them.

She smelled a faint, cool fragrance emanating from her, like some kind of flower permeating the snow, which instantly invigorated her, who had been feeling a bit drowsy.

Karina noticed that Xiaoqi was staring at her without saying anything, so she reached out and ruffled her hair. It was already good that Xiaoqi hadn't avoided her since it was the first time they had met; she couldn't be too impatient.

Her younger siblings were all afraid of her, and they acted like mice before a cat when they saw her, but she didn't show any fear in the way Xiaoqi looked at her.

It's rare to find someone who isn't afraid of her.

"Second sister."

After a while, Anuo called out to her.

She didn't know why Karina was teaching her to call her by her name; she was the older sister, so she should be called "older sister."

Karina stared at her face, which remained expressionless, but her eyes grew more eager. "Say it again."

Anuo: "...Second sister."

Karina stared at her for a moment, then leaned closer to her. "I want to kiss you. Will you cry?"

Anno: "..."

There's something strange about this woman.

"no."

She won't cry, but she can't be kissed either.

She's never even been allowed to kiss her mother; she can hug, but not kiss.

After rejecting Karina, she got out of her arms and sat down to play with her toy fighter jet.

Karina looked at Anno with a hint of regret after being rejected.

I really want to kiss Xiaoqi; her round little face looks so adorable.

Anno was afraid that Karina would force a kiss on her, so she gave her a wary look and moved away a little.

She was relieved when Karina made no further move.

She turned on the remote control of the fighter jet, and the jet took off under her control. However, it crashed shortly after taking off.

She picked up the fighter jet and checked it, finding that it was out of power. Wu Sui had asked her to identify the various parts of the toy fighter jet, and there was a power button on it. The power button was now red, indicating that it needed to be charged.