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Working in the genetic food department has been relatively smooth.
Soon, the production line of Erguotou liquor started smoothly. This time it was not as simple as the hundreds or thousands of bottles sold by Xue Luo. Marshal Geng hoped that the first batch of deliveries would reach 30,000 bottles.
The deadline given to them was only three months. When Wu Conglin, who was the Minister of Genetic Food Department at that time, heard the deadline, his face turned pale and blue. Are you kidding me?
Of course, they had all tasted Xue Luo's Erguotou. Not to mention the time it takes to brew this kind of liquor, injecting similar healing factors into it was not something that the department's more than 20 healers could do in three months.
"I think the military is really treating us like cattle!" Many healers said indignantly after hearing about this.
"Quiet!" Wu Conglin's face was also ugly, but who made him accidentally accept this military order?
Wu Conglin looked at Xueluo: "Xueluo, do you have any ideas?"
"Uh..." Xueluo was a little helpless when she was suddenly asked this question. Of course, she had a way. She had the cheating weapon of the system store. In addition, with the recent hot sales of the Chinese snack shop, she was getting closer and closer to upgrading her B-level healing ability.
"It's not that there is no solution." Xue Luo quickly expressed her thoughts, although she also realized that Minister Wu Conglin obviously wanted her to take the lead, and it would be best if she could take responsibility whether the liquor project was completed or failed.
Xueluo said nothing. In fact, this was the agreement between her and Marshal Geng.
After inspecting the factory and finishing a day's work, Xue Luo finally returned home.
She was about to park her newly bought car in the garage, and before she gave the order, she suddenly saw a young man standing by the wall in front of her.
August is the season when the capital's Silver Osmanthus fragrans is in full bloom. Coincidentally, there is one planted in her yard. The towering tree, nearly twenty years old, is dimmed by the setting sun, quietly casting a halo on its handsome and beautiful outline. Its tall and straight figure is as lush as a tree.
His facial features, which usually seemed a little cold, unexpectedly looked somewhat gentle.
His signature blue eyes looked at her, a faint smile appearing on his face.
"Nie Xun!" Suddenly at this moment, Xue Luo was surprised to see Nie Xun.
She just got out of the car and let it go back on its own.
Nie Xun walked towards her and raised an eyebrow, "It's me."
"Why are you here?" Xue Luo asked curiously. At this moment, he should still be on the Divine Beast Star dealing with the various sequelae left by the disappearance incident in the past three years. Especially as the future head of the Nie family and the former admiral of the alliance, he has a lot of things to deal with.
"I just happened to come to the capital planet to handle some things, and also happened to come to see you. Why, are you not welcome?" Nie Xun asked back, easily shifting the center of gravity back to her.
Xueluo said, "How could that be! Long time no see, let's go in and talk."
"By the way, Nie Xun, have you met Uncle Wu?" Xue Luo asked subconsciously when walking into the backyard.
Nie Xun, who was walking beside her, paused and said, "See you later."
He realized she was just asking casually, but she still walked in with a smile on her face, as if his arrival had brightened her mood. Nie Xun, belatedly aware of something, realized something. During the short walk from the backyard to the second floor, his mood shifted again and again, his expression unexpectedly calm and composed.
"I remember these are your favorite foods." Xue Luo smiled and took out snacks such as soy milk, beef jerky, tomato chips, etc. from the Huaxia Snack Shop as a treat for him, then sat down on the other side of the sofa and leaned back lazily. After a day's work, it was finally time to give in.
As for the data from the robot opening the shop today, she didn't really want to pay attention to it. First of all, her snack system would remind her, and secondly, Nie Xun had finally come to see her. Such a small matter was certainly not worth worrying about.
"How is working in the genetic food department?" Nie Xun asked, picking up a bottle of soy milk.
Thinking of what happened during the day, Xueluo frowned subconsciously: "It's okay."
"It seems like we've encountered a problem?" he said in a firm tone.
Xueluo scratched her head. "It's not a difficult problem, just a bit troublesome." She subconsciously poured out the matter, and after saying it, she felt a little regretful. This was confidential work. Was she a little too defenseless in front of Nie Xun now? Alas, after all, he was her cat in the past.
Who would be defensive about their cat?
In a short period of time, her heart was like riding a seesaw, up and down.
Still so easy to see through.
Nie Xun felt a little amused in his heart: "Don't worry, if you're worried, I'll pretend I didn't hear anything."
"That's not the case..." Xueluo said in confusion.
"I can handle it anyway!" She was still very confident.
Nie Xun said, "I believe you can do it. Since Marshal Geng has entrusted this matter to you, he must have faith in your ability."
Xue Luo felt warm in her heart, and getting his affirmation made her happier than anything else.
The two chatted for a while, talking about nothing but what happened to them after they separated. Speaking of which, since coming to this interstellar world, she met him when he was still a cat, and they have never been separated since then. They have even become accustomed to this kind of companionship. Suddenly they were separated for two months. Maybe it was because they were busy before, so the feelings were not that deep. Instead, after meeting again, the emotions rose up uncontrollably.
Speaking of which, after that month, he traveled to more than 20 planets, which greatly broadened his horizons. When he talked about the scenery, interesting events, festivals, and special races he saw on those planets, he unconsciously found that he was the only one talking and he was listening the whole time.
Slowly reacting, Xueluo felt a little embarrassed: "Do you feel annoyed by me talking so much?"
He smiled. "How could that be? It's quite interesting." He tilted his chin and looked at her. "It's a pity I can't go with you."
When Xueluo heard these words, she felt as if a current of electricity entered her heart.
Is this teasing her?
Xueluo began to wonder if she was overthinking it and was losing her mind, when she suddenly heard him add, "By the way, you were the one who rejected me back then."
Xueluo began to sweat profusely, "This, this, this..."
Then I caught a glimpse of the slight curve of his mouth. Okay, okay, it turns out he was just teasing me!
"Nie Xun..." Xue Luo drew out her words, her eyes filled with reproach.
"Are you angry already?" He was quite nonchalant, with some youthful air. Xue Luo had seen him when he was arrogant, and also when he was solemn, but she had never seen him looking a little annoying now. She thought it was quite funny.
"I'm not angry." Xue Luo made a face at him. For some reason, while chatting with him, she felt that all the fatigue in her body was washed away.
"Want to eat here?" she asked.
Nie Xun shook his head and said, "No."
Xueluo's good mood also inexplicably dropped, "Are you in such a hurry to go back?"
Nie Xun had been paying attention to her mood. When he heard her words, the corners of his mouth curled up even more deeply. "Yes, there are some things, but didn't you ask me to say hello to Wu Xu just now?"
Xue Luo was speechless. Yes, she did say this.
But inexplicably, she was a little annoyed by his words, "Go ahead, go ahead. I'm not stopping you."
"You--" He suddenly stared at her, his blue eyes were like the deepest and purest ocean, encompassing her, leaving her no chance to escape.
She must have understood what was written in his eyes, so her anger dissipated unconsciously like a flood.
"Xueluo, I can wait for you."
"You...what are you waiting for me for?" Her eyes shone with a smile, as alluring as honey, yet also revealing a rare hint of badness. They were as bright and dazzling as the sun, yet also as scorching and piercing.
"Wait until you... fall in love with me."
Her heart was pounding non-stop until she saw him holding her hand and kissing it in a daze. His bright smile dispelled the icy coldness on his face, until she watched him say goodbye to her in a daze.
She stood on the balcony and watched him walk to Uncle Wu's house. Before he went in, he seemed to notice him upstairs. He suddenly raised his eyes and looked in her direction, then smiled.
Xueluo couldn't help being shy, even though she didn't want to avoid his sight, so she looked at him openly and told him that she was just taking a look!
He chuckled softly. Although Xueluo wasn't sure if she had heard correctly, her ears still turned red. "Hmm, damn mental power, why would it be so useful now?"
Back inside, she slowly calmed down. Right now wasn't the right time for these things, so he told her to wait. After these things were dealt with, the right opportunity would come, right?
She is willing.
Would he still be waiting for her at that time?
Hope and expectation are always good.
Xue Luo shook her head and told the robot to cook for her. Then she opened the project topic she brought back from the Genetic Food Department and also opened her own snack system.
Work, work!
Keep working!
For a period of time, that is, after half of the travel schedule had passed, she often thought that she was able to come to this interstellar world and have such a snack system. Through it, she lived a good life and made many friends with different personalities.
She has gained such a wonderful thing. On the road ahead, can she use it to benefit more people?
It's worth doing.
Since her hometown disappeared thousands of years ago, the only thing she can do seems to be to let people know how beautiful it was in the past.
…
In the blink of an eye, another half a year has passed.
Xue Luo was particularly excited after successfully upgrading her B-level healing ability. She couldn't wait to heal Wu Xu. In fact, with the potions she exchanged, Wu Xu's hidden injuries had stabilized a lot over the past year or so. Even Garland was surprised.
"Luoluo, don't be nervous. I believe you can do it." Wu Xu rarely shows such soft emotions in front of others. Only at this moment, as a "patient", he encouraged Xueluo as a healer.
Although Xueluo had already prepared herself mentally and felt that she would succeed, she still hesitated. However, she showed a confident expression on her face: "Yeah."
This afternoon was destined to be not a simple one for both Wu Xu and Xue Luo. Even Garland rushed over immediately after learning about it to protect his old friend.
At this moment, the Star Network snack forum was quite restless. Initially, it was just a few people discussing something, and the source of the discussion was a post by a relatively well-known forum member: "Brothers! Come on in quickly, I have something good to share with everyone!"
In his post, he described the many high-quality and affordable snacks at Huaxia Snack Shop, and his words couldn't hide his praise, without a single negative comment. It was so perfect that people who saw this post thought he was advertising Huaxia Snack Shop.
Of course, this is not the point.
The point is, he brought up again what many people who were labeled as having a second-year syndrome and were funny said in the past, that these snacks have additional statuses, and he also saw the magical text.
Anyway, he felt that the boss of Huaxia Snack Shop, Mr. Xue, was no ordinary person. He might be a great healer!
The original intention of this poster was to share his joy with everyone and discuss it with everyone!
But who knew that the netizens who clicked in earlier would comment like this:
[This is so shocking! I haven't seen an ad like this in ages!]
"No, poster, I see you've been a forum member for over twenty years. Why would you bow down like this for a few tens of thousands of star coins? Bowing down is fine, but now you've completely lost your backbone?"
[Has Huaxia Snack Shop been too popular lately? It's been going crazy, with posts floating around in the forums every now and then. I think it's bound to backfire sooner or later!]
[While I do think the snacks at Huaxia Snack Shop are delicious and novel, isn't this a bit too much? I remember a year ago, they closed the shop for most of the day because of this false advertising. Don't mess with this, please.]
…
Obviously no one wants to believe it.
But it was precisely because of this post that it attracted some old fans, and a heated argument ensued with some of the more obvious black fans.
This also attracted a group of fans who, like the poster, had clearly achieved the desired state but couldn't find the organization anywhere. In order to protect the poster and to prove that this was true, they thought again and again, and finally couldn't help but comment under the post:
[Who said this is exclusive to Lezi people? I clearly ate the additional status of Boss Xue's snacks and saw the magical text. Anyone who says this is nonsense is a dog. Here are the details of the snacks I ate. Brothers and sisters who also ate them can come and gather...]
Me, me, me! I always thought I was the chosen one, so I could eat it. Laughing and crying.jpg.
[Wait, I always thought I was a fun person, hehe. Anyway, people who have eaten it will buy Mr. Xue's snacks! ]
…
Of course, there was also a lot of interest: "Everyone from the Divine Beast Star, gather together! Do you think the magical writing that appears after you gain the bonus status is similar to the oldest writing on our Divine Beast Star?"
"You're right, but compared to our original writing, Boss Xue's additional writing seems to lack strokes. Currently, the Alliance's sociologists, archaeologists, and typologists have only developed around a hundred characters. Perhaps it's a cognate script?"
[Have you heard the rumor that just half a year ago, a celestial being appeared on our Divine Beast Star?]
[A celestial maiden? Isn't that a legend?]
"What legend? Is it really Her Excellency the Goddess? You don't know, I live next to the Celestial Palace. Six months ago, there was a huge commotion, and then one day, martial law was suddenly declared! Then I heard from a sister from one of the Twelve Clans that Her Excellency the Goddess also appeared at the banquet where Marshal Geng appeared!"
Also, not long ago, I don't know if you've seen the news, but the bronze door in the Divine Beast Star Palace was opened. The news said that it took the help of archaeologists and a woman to reopen this thousand-year-old ruin. Do you think this woman is Lady Tiannu?
[Wait, I'm almost confused by you guys! Are you guys off topic? This post is about Mr. Snow's snacks. Are there any additional statuses or magic texts?]
[So, you're suspecting that Boss Xue is the goddess of the Divine Beast Star? Oh my god, this is outrageous! How could anyone in their right mind think the same thing?]
…
Anyway, you argue yours and I argue mine, and there is even another group of speculators mixed in.
The uproar grew louder and louder, initially confined to the snack forums, but then some people took it to other platforms. Within half a day, it even reached the top ten search results on Star Network.
The magic words and additional statuses are simply laughable to ordinary netizens. Admittedly, the snacks from Huaxia Snack Shop are highly praised online. Unfortunately, perhaps due to production restrictions, the quantity is also limited. It's almost all first-come, first-served, or you have to snatch it up.
Of course, those who don’t know Hua Xia Snack Shop will be shocked when they search the shopping website and find such exaggerated monthly and total sales figures for the products on sale.
It's getting worse.
In just one afternoon, the fact that Huaxia Snack Shop had such a huge influence in less than three years attracted the attention and analysis of many people. This analysis made a remarkable discovery. It turned out that they dared to challenge the big snack groups in the capital star in the early stage of their growth. What's even funnier is that they have never been defeated.
Boss Xue, the founder of Hua Xia Snack Shop, is even more amazing. If you went to the real store half a year ago, you might have seen him, but in the past six months, the door has been opened mainly by robots. Apart from fans who would check in, few people went there.
…
"Xueluo, are you blushing again?"
"Ah, I'm famous again?" Xue Luo touched his head and looked at friends like Peacock and Gong Dongfeng who had arrived at some point. He had no idea what they were talking about.
She had just finished her treatment with Uncle Wu, a very exhausting afternoon, and had just drunk a bottle of red date milk to replenish her energy. She and Mr. Garland had just given Uncle Wu a thorough physical examination, told him to rest early, and then left with Mr. Garland. Who knew she'd run into them upon returning home?
Today is the weekend, no wonder everyone can get together at this time.
"Xue Luo, you don't know anything, do you?" Xie Xinghe, who had come with his niece, had only recently discovered that Xue Luo's snacks had additional properties. The first time he ate them, he was shocked. He finally understood why he had always felt that everyone was so secretive, as if they knew something secretly but kept it from him.
Garland, who was walking beside Xue Luo, might have come to terms with his good friend's affairs, and he became quite relaxed and at ease.
He immediately opened his intelligent brain, "Oh, Luoluo, your Huaxia Snack Shop is popular again! Netizens are discussing the fact that your snacks have additional status!"
Everyone present looked at each other. It was obvious that those who could appear here had already benefited from the additional status. They even knew that Xue Luo was currently working in a mysterious department of the alliance.
"No way!" Xue Luo looked at them with a headache in her eyes. If she was still a self-employed person before, it would of course not matter.
But now it’s different. She has joined the Genetic Food Department and has participated in many important projects in cooperation with the military. She has become a member of the system.
Sure enough, while she was thinking about this, she received a call from Minister Wu Conglin. Xue Luo looked apologetic to everyone, then went upstairs to answer the phone privately.
"Snow is falling!"
As soon as she heard the other party's drawn-out voice, she had a bad feeling and immediately said, "Minister Wu, I will find a way to solve this matter."
"What are you trying to solve?" Wu Conglin laughed heartily, not at all like the accusation she had imagined. "Xue Luo, this is a good thing. Marshal Geng just called me and asked me to cooperate with you in a war of public opinion!"
"Ah?" Xue Luo was still in a daze when she heard Wu Conglin carefully explain the main purpose of this public opinion war on the phone.
That is to let the majority of the alliance people know about the work of the Alliance Genetic Food Department and its achievements in the past six months.
Over the past six months, she has also worked with Minister Wu Conglin to research genetic drugs, trying her best to make these drugs imitate the healing factors of the healer and be able to show an active state after leaving the body.
Of course, this research project has actually always been a key research project of the Genetic Food Department, but unfortunately it has not made good progress.
It was only in the past six months that we saw some progress.
Xue Luo also secretly took out the suppressant potion, and the system did not stop her. Isn't this a tacit attitude?
On this basis, she has been guiding Minister Wu Conglin and others.
This potion is a good thing. If it can be researched, she won’t have to exchange so many points every time in the future.
Ahem, she mainly hopes that these medicines can also be used on patients with terminal illnesses, so that situations like her mother won't happen again...
Recently, many large-scale genetic drugs and nutrient solutions have been updated in Alliance Pharmaceuticals, which is also due to their efforts.
The most important thing is that since half a year ago, wormholes have appeared frequently in the universe star domain where the alliance is located, and those ferocious star beasts that have been contaminated by pollution factors from nowhere have appeared on a large scale at the edge of the universe.
Although the military has been strengthening the border defenses, and with the help of genetic foods such as Erguotou liquor that can remove pollution factors, everything has been going smoothly. However, the An Wu Ji on the border is about to arrive again. Seeing these heavily contaminated star beasts appearing frequently, the soldiers stationed on the border also need strong assistance from the genetic food department.
"Marshal Geng's message is that the Alliance should announce this news before autumn. He also hopes that we can give everyone a heads-up. Let everyone know that while the Alliance is capable of resolving this issue, it's best not to cause trouble. Otherwise, a secretive department like our Genetic Food Department wouldn't even hold a press conference."
Wu Conglin continued, "Actually, there have been rumors on the interstellar internet for a long time. Didn't the wandering pirate group that was so lazy at the border encounter a wormhole star beast and were completely wiped out? There was even a video on the dark web that was taken by a passing cargo ship. But our Ministry of Security was worried about scaring the people, so they deleted it from the entire internet."
"Xueluo, I've sent you the information. Remember to memorize it. We both need to attend the press conference tomorrow morning. There may also be reporters asking questions on the scene."
"Okay." Xueluo's scalp tingled as she received the information he sent her. Wasn't this a bit too much? Could she remember it all?
After thinking about it, oh, there is mental power.
As a B-rank healer, memorizing this information was easy for her, but answering questions well would require a lot of mental effort.
Also on this evening, Xue Luo made a decision after reading the information.
We plan to temporarily close the store.
Judging from the current trend, I believe that after tomorrow's press conference, whether Huaxia Snack Shop can continue to move forward will be a matter of time, or it will be heading towards a bloody storm.
Currently, she has been upgraded to a B-class healer, and her snack system is about to be upgraded to the highest level 9, so she is not in such a hurry to reach the top.
Moreover, working in the genetic food department, it seems that the genetic drugs and nutritional drugs that have been developed are also regarded by the system as products similar to Chinese snacks. As long as every member of the alliance takes them, they will be given a certain number of points. However, compared with the points they get for directly purchasing snacks, it is really too little.
But little by little it adds up.
In addition, the reason why she closed the store was that she planned to exchange the snack recipes from the system, then expand the scale of production and provide them to the people in the alliance.
It was also influenced by the information provided by Marshal Geng.
Over the past six months, the soldiers on the border have been under tremendous pressure. If their line of defense collapses and those ferocious star beasts appear on the planets in the universe, can she, as an ordinary person, still live the peaceful life she used to?
Is she short of money? No.
She has relatives, friends, and fans who like Huaxia Snack Shop. She is also valued and respected by Marshal Geng and Minister Wu Conglin. It can be said that she has now completely taken root in this interstellar world.
Then she should do what she can and make the most of this system.
In her hometown, there's a saying: "Without a nation, where will the people go? What's the point of having a family? How can we live in mediocrity?"
The chaos has already occurred, and this is all she can do.
"Nie Xun, do you think this will end smoothly?"
Looking at those bloody figures, each one represents a broken family. Soldiers protect civilians and the alliance. Just as Marshal Geng said, at all times, all soldiers in the military are the last line of defense.
Of course, we haven't reached that point yet.
In the past, the legion led by the Insect Queen was so powerful, but in the end it was still wiped out.
Late at night, on Divine Beast Star, in the study. Hearing Xueluo's fragile voice and seeing her bewildered expression, Nie Xun felt a flicker of heartache in his eyes. "Luoluo, listen to me. You've done well. You've done the best you can... I support your idea at all times. Marshal Geng and I both admire you for handing over these snack recipes to the Alliance. As a healer, you're successful and noble. As a citizen of the Alliance, you've fulfilled your obligations and even surpassed them. This is your contribution."
Xueluo blushed at what he said, "I'm not as great as you say."
Nie Xun smiled: "Let's judge by deeds, not by heart. You've done it. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's press conference. Tomorrow, you will definitely be the most beautiful person in the entire alliance."
Xueluo's nose was tilted up. If she were a long-nosed Pinocchio, it would be obvious. Even if she wasn't, the pride and beauty she displayed during the video chat caught Nie Xun's eye. He watched her silently for a long, long time, until Xueluo uttered a sound, somewhat unaccustomed to it.
But suddenly I heard him whisper, "Soon... I'll be back on the team too."
"But your injury!" Nie Xun's injury was left by the Insect Mother back then, and it was more serious than Uncle Wu's. Xue Luo originally wanted to wait until she became an A-level healer before giving it a try.
I didn't expect the change to be so big.
And now he is going to the front line.
"At the edge of the universe, the situation is getting worse and worse. New wormholes are constantly appearing, and new contaminated star beasts are constantly appearing... The cosmic forest is the territory of my alliance. It is my unshirkable responsibility to defend it and protect it." Nie Xun said when saying goodbye.
Even though I am reluctant to let go, I still crave the warmth between her eyebrows and eyes.
He reached out and touched it across the screen.
"Nie Xun..." Xue Luo suddenly felt sad, but unfortunately she couldn't say anything to stop herself.
"Good night," he said.
"Tomorrow when you wake up, it will be a beautiful and joyful day." He looked at her tenderly.
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