A battle that was all bark and no bite had just ended, and Qi Xiuyuan was piloting his mecha, floating aimlessly in space.

As the soldiers cleared the piles of low-level Zerg corpses from the battlefield, Qi Xiuyuan frowned slightly in the cockpit.

Recently, fewer and fewer high-level Zerg have been causing trouble; it's mostly low-level Zerg now, and compared to before, the Zerg seem to have quieted down considerably.

Although the Zerg still occasionally came out to cause trouble, Qi Xiuyuan vaguely sensed that they no longer had the feeling of wanting to kill them. It seemed that they were just routinely harassing them and deliberately... fooling them.

As time went on, this feeling grew stronger.

Qi Xiuyuan felt a vague unease, fearing that the Zerg were preparing another big move.

Not daring to let his guard down, Qi Xiuyuan had been sending people to investigate, but the Zerg were on high alert and he hadn't gotten any useful information.

Thinking of the Zerg's arrogance and power, the battlefield like a meat grinder, the dead soldiers and civilians, the devastated planets, and the long road of fighting the Zerg queens alone, Qi Xiuyuan's eyes were filled with determination.

He absolutely cannot allow this to happen again!

Fortunately, the Zerg seem to have never recovered since the great battle of Lumanman, and the humans still hold the initiative on the battlefield, so he can leave the battlefield with peace of mind.

Qi Xiuyuan piloted his mecha back to the warship, convened an emergency meeting, and after explaining the situation, he immediately went to investigate.

...

After learning that Lu Manman might be in the Royal Family, Xu Lingyuan and Ye Xingfan continued to fight bravely against the insects on the battlefield as usual, while secretly keeping a close watch on the Royal Family members.

Unfortunately, nothing unusual was found, and Lu Manman did not reappear in the game.

On the one hand, the fact that they could play games so happily meant that Lu Manman was safe. On the other hand, because they were worried about exposing Lu Manman's information, the two of them made careful preparations and proceeded slowly.

Meanwhile, the Dark Emperor on the other side couldn't sit still any longer.

What's wrong with his good friend? Why hasn't he been online? He still owes him two promises. Isn't he going to come and find him?

I never would have guessed that my brother was so aloof. I was hoping to team up with him to utterly crush the Radiant Monarch.

Thinking back to when Ye Xingfan asked him to look up information about Brother Suibian...

The Dark Emperor ultimately couldn't resist the temptation and began investigating Suibian's true identity.

This investigation...

Well! It's related to the royal family. Well, it seems I'll have to ask his older brother for help. Luckily, his older brother is home right now.

After making up his mind, the Dark Night Emperor came out of the holographic pod, arrived at Wang Yuanheng's door, and pushed the door open to enter.

"Brother, help me...wait! Who's that?"

The Dark Emperor Wang Yuanye pointed at Lu Manman in the video, who was smiling brightly while holding a strawberry, and asked blankly.

Wang Yuanheng quickly put away the hovering camera and changed the subject, saying, "What kind of help is it? Tell me about it."

Wang Yuanye refused to let the topic drop, "Brother! Tell me quickly who that person was."

Clutching her heart, she continued, "I think I'm in love."

Lu Manman's smile was absolutely irresistible to young men; it touched his very heart.

Wang Yuanheng: ...

"You're still young. There will be plenty of good girls in the future, so don't compete with your older brother. I'm getting old, so please be considerate of me."

"No, no, I just..." Before Wang Yuanye could finish speaking, Wang Yuangen slapped him across the face with a livid expression.

"You little brat, you haven't even grown your hair yet, what are you doing here causing trouble!"

"Um... alright then, do me a favor." Wang Yuanye regained his composure. "Help me investigate someone."

Wang Yuanheng: "Who?"

Wang Yuanye: "My good brother—Suibian!"

Wang Yuanheng frowned. "Who did you say that person's name was?"

"Just call it whatever, what's wrong with that? Is there a problem?"

Isn't this the one Xu Lingyuan asked him to investigate last time? Is he that popular? Everyone's looking for him.

Looking at his older brother's disbelief, Wang Yuanye said with a look of disgust, "You can't be impotent, can you? Never mind, I'll ask Dad to check."

Wang Yuanye was about to leave when Wang Yuangen grabbed his collar and pulled him back, saying, "You must never say a man is no good, or you'll get beaten up."

Then, changing the subject, she said, "Tell me, why are you investigating him? If your explanation is reasonable and well-founded, I'll consider helping you. Don't even think about asking Dad. He's not as good at investigating people as I am, and he's so busy. Are you really willing to bother him for such a small matter?"

"Um... alright, let me tell you, my brother is really something else. You know the brother of the Radiant Monarch, right? You know, that 3S Ye Xingfan? He took him down in one move. Speaking of which, my strange relationship with him started during a mission..."

When Wang Yuanye talked about his relationship with Lu Manman, he praised Lu Manman highly, rattling off a whole bunch of things. But Wang Yuangeng sensed something was off.

The person who could easily handle Ye Xingfan, who was skilled in 3S, and the person who made Xu Lingyuan go to great lengths to ask him for help, and who were also his classmates and roommates...

In the blink of an eye, everything connected, and Wang Yuangen was suddenly startled.

It's her!

Wang Yuanheng couldn't sit still any longer, but he patiently coaxed his younger brother back, repeatedly telling him that he could leave the matter to him.

Before leaving, Wang Yuanye didn't forget to say to Wang Yuangeng, "Brother, you must remember to take care of this for me. If you can't, I'll go to my dad."

Wang Yuangen couldn't help but slap him again, "What did I just tell you? Dad's been very busy lately, so don't bother him. If I can't find him, it means your brother is someone we can't afford to offend. You know he's connected to the royal family, so don't cause trouble for our family."

Wang Yuanye covered her head, looking aggrieved. "How dare you hit me, and again and again! I'm going to tell my dad, waaaaah!"

Wang Yuanheng was speechless. He hadn't really used any force; he had only touched him lightly. But he still patiently coaxed him, analyzed the pros and cons with him, and only after making sure that he wouldn't let anything slip did he feel relieved enough to let the little devil go.

He knew the girl wouldn't want to be exposed to everyone, and her concerns were not unfounded; she would be in great danger if exposed.

Upon thinking of that girl, Wang Yuangen immediately began investigating her personally.

I secretly logged into the system's backend and carefully observed Lu Manman's every move after logging into the game.

No one whose trajectory overlapped with Lu Manman's was overlooked. After investigating one by one, it was finally discovered that her trajectory overlapped with that of seven new users for a considerable period of time.

Upon investigation, it turned out to be seven elderly people. By meticulously investigating these seven individuals, it was discovered that their last login to the game was on... Kaiping Star.

It's her! It really is her! She's back!

Wang Yuanheng was overjoyed. That's great! She's really alright. He knew such a wonderful and capable girl would be fine.