Qi Xiancheng could hardly believe his ears. He had only increased production by 2%, how could it have spread like this?

Besides, this is too outrageous. If something really this good existed, he would have already launched it to seize the market.

"Sure!"

Xu Zongming said with certainty, "You know, when a fruit like this comes out, it has a huge impact on mental energy stabilizers and repair agents. Are you sure your Qi family alone can fight against the Li family?"

After finishing his sentence, Xu Zongming calmly took a sip of tea, "But it's different when you add our Xu family."

The Li family is the head of the nine major families, and its main industries revolve around spiritual power, while the Qi family is the bottom of the nine major families, making them indeed difficult to contend with.

but……

"I really don't understand what you're talking about. I can tell you definitively that the kind of fruit you're describing only exists in dreams right now. I seriously doubt you're still asleep."

"you……"

Seeing that he was still stubborn, Xu Zongming sent him the information he had collected.

“We have already tested those fruits and confirmed their efficacy. It’s all in the data. And all of this came from Qi Xiuyuan’s companion robot. At first, I was wondering why Qi Xiuyuan would care so much about a companion robot, but it turns out it was just a cover for your Qi family.”

The Xu family can be considered a software giant, possessing the most popular software at the moment. For example, the e-commerce platform used by Lu Manman, Qingya, belongs to the Xu family, as does the later communication and discussion platform, Aixuan.

When the Xu family discovered that Ai Xuan frequently mentioned "the best fruit and vegetable store in the interstellar space" on the platform and boasted that the fruits inside could enhance mental strength.

The Xu family keenly recognized this as an opportunity, spent a huge sum of money to buy a watermelon, and confirmed that what was said online was true.

However, the shop hadn't stocked up or opened for business for a long time. In order to find out the situation and seize the initiative, Xu Donglai quickly encrypted the shop's information and consciously controlled the comments, so that the matter only caused a ripple on the internet before sinking away.

If we can obtain this source of goods, or even the technology, then becoming the top family among the nine major families will be just around the corner!

However, Xu Donglai's invitation to cooperate with Qi Xiuyuan never came through, so Xu Zongming turned his attention to Qi Xiancheng.

Qi Xiancheng carefully examined the data received on the quantum computer, his brows furrowed. Could it be that my son Xiuyuan has really researched such a miraculous fruit?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

He knew his son well enough to know that he was currently focused on his military career and had no way of researching these things. Even if he did, he couldn't possibly succeed like this. Even after seeing the test report, he still found this kind of thing fantastical.

But the temptation was too great.

Qi Xiancheng appeared nonchalant, but in reality, he couldn't wait to get rid of Xu Zongming.

Then, with a nervous heart, he connected to Qi Xiuyuan's personal computer.

Qi Xiuyuan had just come down from the battlefield, and a chilling aura emanated from him.

Qi Xiancheng was already used to seeing my serious and upright eldest son in the holographic projection, so he didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "Xiuyuan, have you researched any fruit? The Xu family said that you have a fruit that can soothe or even enhance mental power."

Qi Xiuyuan replied expressionlessly, "No, it's fake."

"..."

What was he expecting? The tiny, faint thought in Old Master Qi's heart completely vanished.

"Fine, I've sent you the information. Take a look for yourself! I'll need your explanation later."

After saying that, Old Master Qi hung up the personal terminal, feeling awkward. If only the Qi family could have such fruit!

Qi Xiuyuan watched the disappearing projection and sensed the old man's disappointment.

But what are they thinking? If he had really developed that amazing thing, he would have already deployed it to the entire army.

Their casualties in the battle against the Zerg were too severe, especially those whose mental strength collapsed.

At this moment, Qi Xiuyuan was also at a loss about Huahua's whereabouts, and the people he sent out to search for her had not brought back any useful information.

With her help, the morale of the entire population could be boosted, and driving away the Zerg might only be a matter of time.

After much deliberation, Qi Xiuyuan approached His Majesty.

...

The next morning, Lu Manman arrived at the driving school on time, and his instructor was Chen Daguang.

Chen Daguang's eyes lit up when he saw Lu Manman, and he greeted her with a smile.

“Brother Jianguo, I’ve thought about it, and I feel more at ease having me train you. I guarantee you’ll become an excellent driver quickly and well.”

Lu Manman was quite happy to see that it was someone she knew. "Okay, please guide me in the future."

Chen Daguang led Lu Manman to the training ground, where a long row of aircraft, all of the same style, were parked, but there were only 10 spaceships.

Chen Daguang explained, "There are relatively few people learning about spaceships, so there aren't many spaceships. But don't worry, these spaceships are top-notch and absolutely reliable."

It was still early, and there were only a few people practicing with their aircraft on the training ground. As they watched Lu Manman walk towards the spaceship area, they couldn't help but whisper among themselves as they leaned against their aircraft.

"Goodness, is this little dwarf trying to learn how to fly a spaceship? He doesn't even look like an adult yet."

The boy next to him slapped him on the back of the head, saying, "Do you think the driving school is a joke? How dare they accept minors?"

"This little sissy is so fussy, can he even learn it?"

The coach peeked out from behind and said, "I don't know if he can learn it, but I do know that you haven't learned it yet."

The boy stared at Lu Manman and said without turning his head, "Don't talk nonsense, that's too simple, I learned it a long time ago."

Coach: "Then why did you fail yesterday?"

"That was just an accident." The boy turned his head impatiently. "Why are you making such a fuss... Coach!"

The boy was so frightened that he immediately stood up straight and behaved himself.

The instructor glared angrily, "Instead of nagging others, you should be practicing with the flying machine! You've failed three times already, you've completely disgraced me. Go now!"

The group quickly boarded the aircraft, looking at the instructor with fawning expressions, and patted the co-pilot, "Instructor, please get on quickly, we're about to start training."

Lu Manman overheard this and asked Chen Daguang curiously, "Is this difficult? Why do some people fail the flight test three times?"

Chen Daguang glared fiercely in the direction of the aircraft. "Don't worry, that kid is just unlucky. He always seems to run into bad luck. Others get through things in one go. Don't worry."

Chen Daguang took Lu Manman aboard the spaceship, which had a large screen and many buttons.

"Today we'll try out each button, get to know it, and become familiar with it."

There were many buttons, and Lu Manman listened attentively, even recording a video on her personal computer to review it later.

Seeing Lu Manman's dedication, Chen Daguang taught with even more enthusiasm. In the end, he even demonstrated the flight in front of Lu Manman, allowing her to get a feel for it.