Chapter 13 One by one, they dragged her to the bed.

The virtual environment around you is constantly changing.

The next scene is a dimly lit bedroom.

The warm candlelight cast an ambiguous glow, and the air was filled with a scent similar to musk.

An art sculpture stands in one corner of the room.

The intertwined lines of the statue's figures seem to come alive under the light, slowly undulating and exuding a viscous allure.

The intention behind this scene is quite blatant.

"Which one do you like?" Loran asked casually.

Ning Shuyin's mind raced.

Which one to choose?

Considering Loran's character design.

Choosing the swimming pool and the bedroom—the implication is quite straightforward: it's about starting sex right there.

One of them was a fancy play.

As for the forest and the restaurant, they seem like a perfectly normal date setting.

But what if the date goes well? Won't it eventually lead to the bedroom or the swimming pool?

No, none of them will work!

Ning Shuyin quickly filtered out all ambiguous scenarios from her mind.

A scene from just now flashed by.

It was an ancient civilization ruin filled with broken walls and mysterious metal mechanisms.

Desolate and mysterious, the perfect backdrop for a tomb raiding novel, it's definitely not a place for a date.

“I choose that ruin,” Ning Shuyin said clearly.

[Loran's favorability rating has increased.]

[Current favorability: 10 (Curious).]

Ning Shuyin was surprised; this was the first time she had encountered a man whose favorability rating was no longer negative.

Which ruin will raise my favorability rating so much in one go?

At this moment, a ripple, even a hint of intense interest, flashed in Loran's calm eyes.

He didn't expect that this ordinary woman in front of him, after just escaping Situ Linchen's pressure, would not choose a romantic and relaxing place.

She actually chose—that place…

Loran didn't say anything more, but simply raised his wrist and confirmed the "Start Dating" option on his personal computer.

A line of blue virtual text then appeared in front of Ning Shuyin:

[Dating Status: Pending confirmation from the woman.]

[Date Location: Panacea Command Center]

[Date Scene: Ruins of K-99 (Simulation)]

Ning Shuyin looked at the confirmation message.

As Loran demonstrated, he was decisive, efficient, and didn't waste a single second.

The date had to be arranged during the voyage.

Ning Shuyin felt it was necessary to clarify things first. She didn't want to provoke an even greater outburst of anger from the other party after they had already invested some money and then flew into a rage because the product didn't match the description.

“Dr. Lorraine,” she met the man’s gaze, trying to sound as sincere as possible, “may I say a few words before we confirm the date?”

Loran nodded slightly and gestured for her to proceed.

Ning Shuyin carefully considered her words before speaking:

"The rose will match us up, but I'm just an ordinary person with no special abilities. I'm worried that this... might not meet your expectations."

After hearing her words, a playful look appeared in Loran's ruby-like eyes.

He smiled with impeccable manners: "I appreciate your frankness, Miss Ning."

Just when it seemed like things were about to go smoothly, Loran suddenly changed the subject.

"So, I'm curious, as an ordinary person, what made you interested in the K-99 ruins among so many options?"

"Shouldn't an ordinary woman choose places like restaurants, movie theaters, or viewpoints?"

Ning Shuyin sensed something was wrong.

She carefully selected her options, hoping to avoid any ambiguous relationships, but it seemed he had precisely exploited her weakness.

To tell the truth? To say it's to avoid him? No, that's too offensive.

A man's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea.

If the doctor feels his pride is hurt and gets angry, he might dissect her on the spot.

Ning Shuyin could only offer another reasonable explanation: "I...I'm just curious about the creations of those ancient civilizations, and I also hope that this date can be a little different from others."

After she finished speaking, she looked cautiously at the big shot in front of her, hoping to get through the ordeal.

After hearing her explanation, Lorraine did not press the matter further as she had expected.

He just watched her quietly.

After a long pause, he uttered only two words: "Is that so?"

These two words don't sound like a question at all.

Just as Ning Shuyin was wondering if she was doomed, Luo Lan slowly spoke:

“Miss Ning, perhaps you’ve misunderstood from the very beginning. From the moment I led you onto the aircraft, this was never a date.”

"What is that?" Ning Shuyin asked in a low voice.

Loran leaned slightly forward, his clear, bright eyes looking closely at her:

"Yes, a deal."

"trade?"

Ning Shuyin frowned and said, "But I've already said that I'm just an ordinary person. What can I offer you?"

“What can you bring?” Loran straightened up, a cold smile curving his lips. “I will find it myself.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he calmly began operating the center console.

Ning Shuyin thought the scene would switch to the ruins she had chosen.

However, the virtual reality view of the room is still this bedroom full of suggestive meaning.

An ambiguous atmosphere prevailed.

There was no change in the surrounding area.

Unbeknownst to her, two nimble silver mechanical arms were silently descending from the ceiling.

"Clang—"

Suddenly, my waist and the back of my legs felt icy cold.

Before Ning Shuyin could react, she was lifted by a cold mechanical arm and thrown onto the large bed in the center of the room.

At this moment, she felt like crying but had no tears left.

Only one absurd thought popped into my head: Why are dating in the interstellar age so perverted?

One or two of them, whenever they meet, they want to drag me to bed?

Lorraine had already gotten up and was walking towards her.

"What do you want to do?" Ning Shuyin asked nervously.

Lorraine did not answer her.

"Buzz—"

The soft bed surface sank down, replaced by a bed board that gleamed with a cold metallic sheen.

Around the bed, rows of sophisticated instruments slowly rose up, their various indicator lights shining brightly in the dim light.

Ning Shuyin's gaze swept over the unfamiliar equipment in fear, finally settling on a single instrument.

In that instant, all the color drained from her face.

She had just seen that golden instrument floating overhead in the space station's resonance chamber.

It was the "superpower activation device" that Loran used on Situ Linchen.

She had also witnessed firsthand the pain and restraint on the face of that powerful SSS-level Alliance Marshal when the device was activated.

Ning Shuyin's first reaction was to escape from this bed.

But before she could move, the cold metal rings were ejected from both sides.

With a "click," it precisely gripped her wrist and ankle.

Lorraine looked down at her, scrutinizing her.

An invisible aura of danger permeated the air.

Ning Shuyin couldn't believe it.

The favorability rating had increased before, so why is this happening again now?

"Dr. Loran," Ning Shuyin's voice trembled with fear, "what exactly do you want to do?"

Loran remained expressionless as he operated the instruments on the screen, saying, "Human words are sometimes unreliable. But that's alright; a creature's instincts are far more honest than words."

His fingers flew across the keyboard, setting the parameters.

The most important windows are clearly labeled with titles such as [Special Ability Response Detection], [Mental Strength Threshold], and [Gene Sequence Fluctuation].

This device is indeed a superpower activator.

At the same time, it is also a top-of-the-line "superpower identification device".

By applying extreme pressure, even the slightest hidden extraordinary power can be captured.