The most outrageous focus in Chapter 23

Upon hearing this, Situ Linchen's eyes flashed with displeasure.

Lorraine deliberately ignored this point and continued, "She's tired and weak right now. I'll stay here to make sure she doesn't faint halfway through giving instructions."

"If something happens to her along the way, the safety of the 100,000 people on the space station will be in jeopardy."

Situ Linchen's gaze met Luo Lan's silently in mid-air.

In the end, he simply said two words: "Whatever."

Then, to everyone's astonishment, Situ Linchen walked up to Ning Shuyin and handed her a silver-black tactical terminal.

He said to Ning Shuyin seriously, "Its authority is the same as mine. From now on, within the space station's perimeter, you are authorized to call upon the guard squad in case of any danger."

Ning Shuyin hesitated for only a second before decisively taking it.

Although Lorraine's gaze towards her wasn't as venomous as before, she was still wary of him.

With Situ Linchen's authority, at least she could protect herself.

Ning Shuyin took the terminal, which still carried the man's warmth, and put it on her slender wrist.

The moment the evasion operation was launched, Ning Shuyin's heart pounded with nervousness.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't nervous.

The lives of 100,000 people are in her hands.

Gu Lei's fate—whether this world will collapse due to the loss of its "male protagonist"—is also in her hands.

She could only hold on tightly to the "script" and do her best.

Forcing herself to suppress her tension and pull herself together, she began to give instructions in as calm a tone as possible.

"Engines No. 3 and No. 5 are entering overload preparation."

"Navigation group, abandon all automatic routes, and transfer manual control to the main console."

"Technician, update the gravitational gradient every 0.5 seconds."

A cosmic-scale dance on the edge of a knife has begun.

A meteorite the size of a truck grazed past the porthole of the space station.

The scorching sparks illuminated the faces of everyone in the command room.

Alarms, commands, and reports mingled together.

At this moment, the chief technology officer could no longer hold back his tears.

He watched the perfectly executed flight path, watched the space station traverse the ring of debris in a trajectory incomprehensible to mortals, and he murmured to himself in a daze:

"Impossible, this is practically a divine decree... a divine course..."

With the final reverse thrust of the thrusters, the space station escaped the gravitational pull of the meteor shower.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for protecting the story's male protagonist, Gu Lei, and getting him out of danger. Reward: "Hidden Flow" Space Ring (Beginner).]

Everything returned to stillness.

The annoying alarm went off abruptly.

Ning Shuyin was taken aback at first, then a surge of joy welled up in her heart.

The reward is a spatial ring!

She had seen this thing countless times in novels.

Even in the interstellar era, this is an extremely rare piece of equipment, usually only available to the wealthiest merchant magnates or the most powerful military figures.

I never thought I'd own one.

She opened the system panel and checked the item descriptions.

This ring uses "phase shift" technology to maintain its invisible state for a long time. Basic model, with a built-in stable volume of 100 standard cubic meters.

Ning Shuyin did a rough mental calculation.

100 cubic meters is enough to fit a small mech or enough daily supplies.

Compared to the legendary space ring that could hold an aircraft carrier, it can only be considered "basic".

She continued to review the "Usage Notes".

Live animals cannot be stored here.

[Items in high-speed motion or with unstable energy cannot be stored here. For example, incoming bullets, collapsing buildings, etc.]

Despite the many restrictions, a completely private and hidden space is still a perfect reward.

At this moment, her staff erupted in a deafening cheer.

"We survived!"

"Yes! We really survived!"

Amidst the deafening cheers, Ning Shuyin was also relieved that her misfortune hadn't struck during this dangerous voyage.

She leaned back in her chair, let out a long breath, and gently closed her eyes.

It only took a few seconds.

The extreme exhaustion overwhelmed her like a tidal wave.

She naturally didn't hear the latest favorability rating report.

[The target person, Situ Linchen, has increased his favorability.]

[Loran's favorability towards the target has increased.]

The two men's favorability ratings both increased from extremely low to -50 (dangerous).

You Lingfei slumped in the corner, her face ashen and her eyes vacant.

She knew that she had not only lost, but all her preparations had been in vain for someone else.

——

Ning Shuyin slowly woke up to a soft touch; it was already the next day.

What comes into view is a luxurious starry sky ceiling.

Beneath me were comfortable silk bedding.

"woke up?"

A deep voice came from not far away.

Ning Shuyin sat up and found herself in a luxurious bedroom.

Situ Linchen was sitting on a single sofa not far away.

"Marshal, where is this?"

“My bedroom.” Situ Linchen said casually, as if describing a very ordinary place.

Realizing that she was lying in Situ Linchen's bed, Ning Shuyin felt somewhat at a loss.

Situ Linchen seemed to have guessed what she was thinking.

"Don't overthink it. Loran said you need an absolutely quiet environment."

Lorraine...

Upon hearing this name, Ning Shuyin's head began to throb again.

"Besides, we're on a date. There's no need to be so nervous about coming into my bedroom," Situ Linchen added, leaving Ning Shuyin completely bewildered.

How should she respond?

Thank you? Rebuttal? Or pretend nothing happened?

In this private setting, every choice feels strange.

Just as she was lost in thought, Situ Linchen got up from his chair.

The military boots pounded on the floor, one thud after another.

He walked over on his own initiative and eventually stopped by the bedside.

Ning Shuyin had to look up to see the man's face.

Handsome and aloof.

Despite experiencing loss of control over his supernatural abilities, external injuries, and leading the space station through a major crisis, he showed no signs of fatigue.

Ning Shuyin knew that this was precisely the strength of SSS-level superhumans.

They have extraordinary energy and hardly need any sleep.

Don't ask her how she knew.

The question is about what the author wrote.

That's what the author said when writing those extremely long and intense sex scenes.

Thinking of these things, Ning Shuyin blushed.

Suddenly, one side of the mattress sank.

He sat down on the edge of the bed.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" His gaze swept over her, lingering on her slightly flushed cheeks.

"Oh, no."

Ning Shuyin quickly banished the colored text from her mind.

She just wanted to change the subject as soon as possible, so she took the silver-black tactical terminal off her wrist and handed it back to Situ Linchen with both hands.

"Here, take this back."

This action signifies a transfer of power and also indicates that she has no intention of encroaching on his authority.

Situ Linchen did not reach out to take it.

Ning Shuyin's hand remained awkwardly suspended in mid-air.

“Miss Ning, I need an explanation,” he said. “How did you know everything about the meteorite cluster?”

They've arrived.

Ning Shuyin knew that this "interrogation" was unavoidable.

The man's calm demeanor was perhaps a way to lower her guard.

During a break in her command, Ning Shuyin had already prepared the perfect speech.

She lowered her eyes and began to perform.

“I work for the Rose Society and am often sent to sort through warehouses of waste awaiting disposal.”

This is Ning Shuyin's normal work routine, not a lie.

"The warehouse was filled with all sorts of abandoned and discarded garbage."

This is the actual state of the warehouse; we're not afraid of any investigation.

"When I was organizing, I came across a fragment of an ancient document."

"Because staying up all night to organize things was a common occurrence, I would read that to pass the time. The book was difficult to understand, and the only part I could comprehend was this section."

Ning Shuyin's gaze was calm.

Her words had long been polished to be perfectly compliant.

The warehouse blocks electronic signals, so you can't play games on a computer.

Waste disposal only involves weighing, not scanning and recording each item.

Since everyone is dead, there is no way to verify the facts.

As for the content of the book, she couldn't make it up no matter how much she asked, so she made excuses by saying she didn't understand other parts.

Perfect, the plan is in place.

Just when Ning Shuyin thought she had successfully fooled him, Situ Linchen's aura suddenly turned cold.

"Hmm?" he asked, making a questioning sound.

The next second, the tall figure suddenly approached and completely enveloped her.

He propped himself up on the headboard beside her ear with one hand.

Ning Shuyin didn't even have time to react before she was trapped between him and the bed.

She instinctively tried to dodge, but her wrist loosened.

The terminal, symbolizing the power of the Alliance Marshal, slipped off with a "thud" and rolled to the edge of the carpet, but no one paid any attention.

Ning Shuyin's heart raced, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead.

She was forced to look up at the man's face, which was extremely close to hers.

A deep, simmering anger was surging in his eyes.

He...discovered something suspicious? Is he about to completely break off relations?

Ning Shuyin's breath caught in her throat, and she stood there, too afraid to move.

Situ Linchen's extremely imposing voice rang out at her very close range:

"Your job is sorting garbage?"