Xia Moli and Ai Cao both refused.

"Just call me by my name," they said in unison.

They are still young and don't want to be mothers.

Even an AI's mother won't work.

The warship slowly started moving.

Artemisia temporarily parted ways with them and returned to her own bedroom alone.

The not-so-small bedroom has a bed by the window, a multifunctional optical electronic wall, and a small washroom.

Ai Cao took off her shoes, sat on the bed, and leaned against the window, lost in thought.

The scenery outside the window is changing.

The meteorites, crushed by artillery fire and reduced to dust, were left behind by the warship.

She missed the meteor shower because she was too drunk, but she saw it on her way back. Those meteors left long, bright tails in the night sky.

"Want to make a wish?" the system popped up.

“No,” said Artemisia. “I will do what I’m meant to do. I don’t need a shooting star to grant my wish.”

"How unromantic," the system sighed. "This might be your first and last time seeing them. The probability of encountering a meteor shower in the vast sea of ​​stars is already tiny; isn't this a miracle in itself?"

“This has nothing to do with romance or miracles,” Ai Cao said.

She watched calmly as the meteor's tail disappeared from her sight.

"You're completely stubborn." The system said angrily.

“I only put in oil and salt,” Ai Cao laughed. “I also put in wine.”

She stopped responding to the system and silently looked out the window.

The number of artificial planets outside the window gradually increased, and then gradually decreased.

Nana's gentle voice rang out: "Aicao, the warship has reached the vicinity of the designated coordinates. Please proceed to the control room and issue new instructions."

"Do you have amplification equipment in every room?" Ai Cao suddenly asked curiously.

“Yes,” Nana replied, “As an AI, I can handle many things at the same time.”

“I’m going to the control room now,” Ai Cao said. She got out of bed and put on her shoes. As her hand rested on the doorknob, she suddenly remembered she wanted to add one more sentence.

"You'll have to help me exercise afterwards," she said with a smile, then opened the door and went out.

When she entered the control room, Xia Moli and Xiao Nana were already inside.

Hearing her footsteps, Xia Moli turned in her direction with her eyes closed: "I'm searching for the target's exact coordinates. Nana has already detected and marked more than 500 humans using infrared technology, but the coordinates of the most people don't match the target's current network coordinates."

Ai Cao raised an eyebrow: "He didn't value his own life and didn't call for many guards?"

“That’s possible,” Xia Moli said. She turned back and continued to channel her mental energy into the planet outside the warship.

"So it might be a tough battle," Xia Moli whispered.

"A tough battle?" Ai Cao found a chair in the control room and sat down. "Only five hundred. I thought he would at least bring in a division to act as his human shield."

“A division… ten thousand men?” Xia Moli suppressed a laugh. “It’s only been a day, he probably couldn’t mobilize that many people.”

“One gun can fire fifty bullets. I’ll carry three guns in. If we don’t have enough bullets, we can pick some off the corpses,” Ai Cao said.

“I want to go with you,” said Nana.

She had changed out of her tattered jumpsuit into a clean hooded sweatshirt. Her pants were loose-fitting, similar to those worn by an adult, and she wore sneakers.

Ai Cao looked at Xiao Nana, then at Xia Moli: "Moli, do you agree?"

“Mm,” Xia Moli said.

She temporarily slowed down the strain on her mental energy, opened her eyes wearily, and gently touched Nana's head: "She wants to go. Besides, this body is a robot, so even if it gets injured, it can be repaired."

“Moreover, her consciousness is still on this warship.” Xia Moli also sat down. “If there is a battle, we will need her combat skills.”

“Okay,” said Ai Cao. “Then I’ll go with Xiao Nana to kidnap the current star cluster leader.”

She rubbed her hands together, then jumped up excitedly to stretch her legs: "This is my first time doing kidnapping, I'm kind of happy."

"...What did you do before?" Xia Moli asked with a smile.

Even her smile couldn't hide the dark circles under her eyes. Xia Moli closed her eyes wearily and raised her hand.

The holographic projection of Nana quickly flashed to her side and handed her a map.

The next instant, tiny points of light flashed across the map.

“I’ve marked all the areas where living beings are active.” Xia Moli curled up deeper into the chair, her slender body nestled against the armrest. “Have a safe journey… I’m going to rest…”

Xia Moli's words were interrupted by soft, slow breathing.

She fell asleep in the chair with her head tilted to one side.

Da Nana raised her hand. Two of the robots waiting in the control room stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, and carefully carried Xia Moli and the chair she was sitting on out of the room.

“I took her to bed to rest,” Dana said. “I wish you and me a safe journey.”

A smile bloomed on Nana's apple-red face: "Aicao, let's go fight!"

“Okay,” said Ai Cao. “Let’s go bring the current star cluster leader back, and then find you a growth potion so that your body can grow a little bigger.”

Little Nana nodded vigorously.