Chapter 64 The One-Way Arrow of the King Beyond the Boundary

[Congratulations Caesar, you've successfully completed your first date.]

[Congratulations Ning Shuyin on your first date!]

"Thank you for reminding me, I almost forgot to confirm." Ning Shuyin nodded politely to him.

Caesar, however, could not laugh.

He looked into her clear yet distant eyes and remained silent for a moment.

“Mr. Caesar, I’ll take my leave.”

Just as Ning Shuyin was about to turn and leave, Caesar reached out and stopped her.

“Miss Ning,” he stepped forward, bent down, and pointed to the dating records on the personal terminal, “I’m sorry, our first time was an unpleasant experience for you. How about we start our second time now?”

Just as Caesar said this, the auction house manager walked past them.

I overheard this and didn't dare breathe. Is this... something that can be said in public?

Do we have to start now?

The auction house manager quickly hurried into the control room and made the passageway they were in invisible to the outside world.

Ning Shuyin naturally knew that Caesar meant a date.

“No.” She shrugged and took a step back.

Having had such a terrible experience the first time, she wouldn't dare to do it a second time so easily.

This wary gesture made Caesar's eyes darken.

Ning Shuyin didn't say anything more and walked directly towards the exit of the auction house.

Seeing this, Caesar followed and stepped onto the floating corridor.

“Ms. Ning, I sincerely apologize for what happened before,” he said earnestly.

Ning Shuyin wrinkled her nose and tilted her head to look at him.

“Mr. Caesar, if you’re saying this to trick me into playing some dangerous game, it won’t work. I’m severely allergic to furry things now and don’t want to be pounced on and rubbed against anymore.”

Ning Shuyin's voice faintly reached the control room. The manager felt as if he had heard a shocking revelation.

Caesar...does he really play this elaborate game?

Is this Miss Ning really that hard to please?

No, he couldn't listen anymore. He quickly muted the corridor to prevent himself from knowing too much and being silenced by Caesar.

Looking into her distrustful eyes, Caesar said slowly, "Miss Ning, to be honest, there's a reason behind the Cupid's Labyrinth incident."

"I admit, this was a test for you. The reason... I can't tell you. But I didn't expect your personal safety to be threatened."

Ning Shuyin frowned and looked at him.

They've already sent assassins, and you still say you didn't expect it?

Caesar understood her doubts and explained, "There shouldn't be any assassins among those waiters. I was lying to you when I told you there was one. I just didn't expect anyone to actually infiltrate. They're probably after me. I'll investigate."

He looked at Ning Shuyin with a frank gaze: "At this point, I have no reason to make up stories to deceive you."

Ning Shuyin listened quietly until the end.

This explanation sounds reasonable, but it cannot be verified.

Caesar seemed to sense that she was holding back, but he didn't explain further.

He simply changed the subject, pointing to the portal at the entrance: "Where are you going next? To take the money and go to the black market?"

"Um."

"one person?"

Ning Shuyin did not answer; her silence was an admission of guilt.

"I'll go with you."

“There’s no need for that.” Ning Shuyin shook her head.

“This isn’t a request,” Caesar said, looking at her. “The black market is dangerous. Going with you is my way of making amends for this accident.”

But Ning Shuyin ignored him.

Her eyes clearly said, "I don't accept this."

“Alright,” Caesar shrugged, “since you don’t accept this compensation, let’s find another one.”

Before Ning Shuyin could ask what to exchange it for, she heard him cheerfully say:

"I hereby declare that from this day forward, we are friends."

Ning Shuyin: "..."

The friendship that was previously used to compete for auction items was just given away so casually?

“Mr. Caesar, we’re not that close yet, are we?” she said, trying her best to be polite.

It's not that I don't want to be friends with this big shot.

Rather, he will inevitably become an enemy of Gu Lei later on.

If I become friends with him, how can I face my best friend Su Qianqian?

No, absolutely not.

“It’s alright.” Caesar didn’t seem to care at all, and even gave her a bright smile. “This was my decision unilaterally.”

After saying that, Caesar simply raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

The goat, which had been standing quietly in the shadows, took a step forward without making a sound.

"Goat, accompany my new friend to the black market and make sure she's safe."

He turned to Ning Shuyin and winked at her.

"There's no need to be polite between friends."

After saying that, he turned around gracefully, waved his hand, and disappeared into the portal.

After that, the goat dutifully followed her step by step.

Ning Shuyin let him follow her.

In the black market, she quickly found the area where cutting-edge equipment was traded.

The densely packed store displays a variety of cutting-edge parts of unknown origin.

The presence of the goat acted like a pass, shielding Ning Shuyin from unnecessary prying eyes.

She walked into a shop.

“I need a portable black-box operator terminal,” Ning Shuyin said directly to her boss.

The shop owner glanced at the goat standing at the shop entrance, dragged a heavy metal box from under the counter, and took out a device the size of a palm.

"It's a commercially obsolete product; don't ask where it came from. Its computing power is absolutely sufficient."

The boss connected the operator terminal to his optical computer and demonstrated its computing power and capacity.

"The advantage of portable devices is their small size, making them suitable for use when out and about. The disadvantages are..." He paused, "...their energy conversion is a bit low, and they consume a lot of electricity."

After he finished speaking, he showed Ning Shuyin another product image.

"Young lady, if you have enough space, I suggest you don't buy the portable one. This classic model takes up 200 cubic meters and consumes only one-third the power of the portable one."

Ning Shuyin considered it for a moment.

Unfortunately, her small apartment was too cramped, and her spatial ring couldn't accommodate it all.

In the end, she still paid for the portable one.

Having achieved her main goal, she felt relieved and began browsing through those strange and unusual trinkets.

She never expected that strolling through the black market would feel like having afternoon tea.

When she left the alley, she was carrying a bunch of small items such as bottled energy, storage earrings, and heart-shaped slime.

She thought that Su Qianqian would definitely like these novel gifts.

Upon arriving at the port, she bid farewell to the goat and boarded the leased jump ship.

The ship slowly rose into the air.

The unique and spectacular scenery of the Chaotic Trading Star gradually receded into the distance outside the porthole.

Ning Shuyin turned on her personal computer and glanced at her account balance.

The compensation amounted to one billion, with the bulk of the money spent on purchasing algorithm terminals, and renting the leap ship was another significant expense.

After adding in some miscellaneous expenses before leaving, the account only had a little over 1.2 million Star Coins left.

She checked the spatial ring again.

She brought in all the purchased items, including the two hovercrafts that Zhou Zhiheng had previously discarded.

A vehicle worth four million star coins would at least allow her to achieve freedom of movement on Planet A—at the level of a bicycle.

To truly achieve freedom of movement in outer space, we need our own aircraft.

As for vehicles that leapfrog to a higher level, even if ordinary people can afford to buy them, the maintenance and upkeep costs are astonishingly high.

Thinking about it this way, the portable space jump device in the system store, at 50,000 points, is actually quite cheap.

However, looking at the mere two-digit points left in his system...

This prop is still far beyond my reach.

Ning Shuyin leaned back in her chair. The ship was about to enter the jump channel, bidding farewell to the Tartarus Nebula.

Just then, her personal terminal beeped with a new message.

The sender was Caesar.

The message was very simple, consisting of only one sentence:

You can choose the location for our next two dates, my friend.

Ning Shuyin's lips twitched as she looked at the words "my friend".

This man is a prime example of someone who talks to himself.

Once her feet were firmly planted on the familiar ground of Planet A, Ning Shuyin let out a long breath.

——

Right now.

Alice Space Station, a military restricted area.

Inside Situ Linchen's private residence.

The heavy metal door to the training room opened, and Situ Linchen walked out.

His torso was bare, revealing his well-defined muscles, and sweat dripped from his short black hair. The intense training he had just finished left him slightly breathless.

He casually picked up a towel to wipe his sweat, his gaze falling on the display shelf in the room.

There, a crystal that had become dull and lifeless was placed—a "purification crystal" that had run out of energy.

His military uniform belt was hanging on the shelf next to him.

His gaze lingered on it for a few seconds, his eyes deep and intense.

“Ning Shuyin…” he murmured.

Gure was right, the Purification Crystal was indeed effective.

The cracks in his consciousness were repaired.

The pain that had tormented him for so long disappeared.

There is no need to rely on medications anymore, nor is there a need to find a navigator with "healing power" to resonate with.

But……

Why does that girl's face keep popping into his mind at inopportune times lately?

He frowned.

Perhaps it's because work has been too exhausting lately.

Whether it was the Royal Hospital or Zhou Zhiheng's museum, the attacks by the Machine Race were too bizarre. He couldn't help but suspect that there was a traitor within the Alliance.

"Knock knock." Just then, a knocking sound rang out.

"Come in."

Mu Ze strode in, stood at attention, and saluted: "Marshal, we just received news that Miss Ning returned to Planet A ten minutes ago."

Situ Linchen raised his eyes, his dark pupils flashing slightly.