Chapter 66: Dividing the Loot of Space Crystals and Gravity Crystals
The first time Ai You met Nan Qi was, to be exact, in the black market.
Back then, he and Keppel were watching the god-like Nan Qi in the arena through the eyes of the black market. The black cape and the delicate mask that fitted his face made Nan Qi look mysterious, powerful, dangerous, and even a little crazy.
But when he smiled at Bai, the corners of his lips curved, and his eyes were bright and warm, completely different from the danger and madness in the ring.
The instantaneous change of mood and temperament was without any disharmony.
There are two explanations for this. One is that Nan Qi is extremely shrewd and can easily control his emotional changes. The other is that Nan Qi is sincere and has never, and never wants to, hide anything. His mind is clear and unaffected by emotions, so it is natural for him to behave this way.
As to which one it is, Aiyou and Keppel have reservations.
The second time I met Nan Qi was at the palace banquet last night.
Nan Qi always behaved sincerely and simply, but even the shrewd Insect King was led by him and blackmailed a planet out of him, giving away a bunch of treasures.
Keppel also joked that sincerity is the best killer move.
But they all knew that Nan Qi was not a simple fool, so they tended to believe the first one - Nan Qi was extremely cunning.
Ai You was worried about this result, fearing that Bai would be deceived by Nan Qi, but he also knew that he had been optimistic about Nan Qi because he believed from the bottom of his heart that Nan Qi would not be a fool.
Between a scheming ally who grew up oppressed by male insects and a pig teammate who only does bad things, they prefer the scheming ally.
But when this ally became related to Bai, he couldn't help but make impaired judgment.
So he kept observing Nan Qi carefully. When he saw Nan Qi subconsciously defending Bai, he suddenly felt that Bai's choice might be right.
Nan Qi is quite shrewd, but he seems to care a lot about the dialogue.
At this moment, Keppel created an opportunity for him to get close to Nan Qi.
But when he found Bai and Nan Qi, what he saw were disciples who almost never showed their emotions, gently watching and caring for the male insect who might have ulterior motives.
At that moment, Ai You couldn't tell what he felt.
Sad? Distressed? Worried? Happy? It seems like all of these, and yet it seems like none of them.
All the emotions finally turned into one sound - Bai.
Bai raised his head, and the warm and happy look in his eyes had not yet faded, and it pierced his eyes, letting Ai You know that his disciple was already deeply trapped and unable to extricate himself.
Sighing inwardly, Aiyou cautiously tried to talk to Bai.
Because they were in the palace, they didn't talk much, but from Bai's mouth, Ai You knew that Bai was not unaware of Nan Qi's true nature, so she felt much more relieved and began to put aside her worries and carefully look at Nan Qi who was carefully protected by Bai.
Nan Qi was covered with a thin blanket, and most of his face was invisible in the shadows. The lower half of his face that could be seen flickered in the light and shadow, but even so, it was clear that he had an extraordinary appearance.
But what attracted Ai You was not Nan Qi's outstanding appearance, but the feeling that Nan Qi gave him in the flickering light and shadow.
He seemed to have seen such an unclear face at some point.
Ai You wanted to take a closer look, but the next second Nan Qi sat up, which scared him and suppressed the sense of familiarity he had before.
He just thought he was mistaken, or that he happened to have seen Nan Qi's female father or male father during a battle, so he didn't take it seriously.
When Keppel mentioned this to Ai You, he realized that he was not mistaken and that they might really have a connection with Nan Qi.
But what is their connection with Nanqi?
Keppel patted Aiyou's hand and said, "If you can't remember, forget it. You'll know sooner or later. By the way, do you want to go see Bai, Mellon, and the others? It's rare that they're all at Bai's house."
"I'd better not go. I'll feel relieved as long as they are fine." Ai You shook his head.
The years of forbearance have made the Insect King less vigilant towards him, but he has not completely let down his guard and is still keeping him under surveillance.
Besides, there are more and more surveillance around Bai, so it’s better not to make things more complicated.
Keppel saw Aiyou's concerns. He held Aiyou's hand and said softly, "Go ahead. I've made all the arrangements. No one will find out."
Ai You: “?”
Keppel chuckled softly, pulled Aiyou, and when Aiyou leaned over, he suddenly kissed him on the lips.
Aiyou: "???"
Keppel finally couldn't help laughing out loud, licked Aiyou's lips again, and then whispered: "I prepared a gift. They are newly married, and they knocked Hoover again at the banquet yesterday. As Hoover's royal brother, it is reasonable for Bai's master to send a worm servant to deliver the gift."
Ai You's eyes lit up. His voice was small, but he couldn't hide his inner excitement: "Really?!"
"Well," Keppel nudged him, "Let's go back to the room. The clothes are in the room."
"You change your clothes. It's time for my nap. They won't dare to come in and disturb me, so they won't notice you're missing. Remember to act like a decent person. Walk with your head down, and don't stand so tall."
Ai You nodded: "Don't worry, I understand."
"Well, go ahead. I'll wait for you to come back for dinner." Keppel looked up at Aiyou with infinite tenderness in his eyes.
White Smellide Mansion.
In the basement, Mellon, Peggy, Lunk, Popo and Todd sat on the floor sorting the colorful stones one by one according to size.
Every time the number increases by one, their eyes light up a little.
By the end, the five insects' eyes were almost turning into light bulbs, and they were filled with joy. Even Pu Bo was smiling, and his attitude towards Nan Qi was even more cordial.
Nan Qi sat in front of a pile of treasures, sorting out various gemstones, ornaments, calligraphy and paintings with Bai, while whispering to Bai:
"Don't you think their expressions are weird?"
Bai glanced at Mellon and the others and argued, "You have to understand us. We are really short of energy. With these seven-colored stones, we won't have to suffer from the lack of energy anymore."
Nan Qi said "oh" and hid behind Bai. The grateful looks of Mellon and the others were too enthusiastic for him to bear.
Bai Yuguang saw Nan Qi's actions and thought Nan Qi was cute.
天不怕地不怕，能把梅隆和蒲薄揍的嗷嗷叫的南祁，却怕别虫的感谢，这种反差怎么能让他不爱。
He moved his body to block Nan Qi behind him, glared at Mellon, signaling them to restrain themselves, and then continued to pick and choose among the treasures with Nan Qi.
Suddenly, Nan Qi exclaimed, and Bai looked over and saw that Nan Qi was holding a large piece of white crystal in his hand.
"What is this? It's weird."
Bai took the crystal, took a closer look, and said in surprise: "This is a space crystal."
"Space crystals? A lot?"
The insects that heard the noise all looked over here, their eyes almost turning into the shape of gold coins.
Space crystal is a crystal stone that is more precious than black crystal stone. A small piece of it can form an independent space.
The space crystal on Lily's body is only one millimeter in size, but it makes Lily very valuable. Such a large piece of space crystal is enough to buy a small planet on the edge.
Bai blinked: "...one piece."
Why do I suddenly feel a little embarrassed?
Mellon didn't care how embarrassing his current appearance as a money-grubber was. He put down the colorful stone and ran over. He poked the white crystal in Bai's hand, took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, feeling a little regretful:
"It really is a space crystal. Such a big piece, it's quite valuable. If we get two more, we can buy a medium-sized planet with life. But don't be greedy, one piece is good."
In addition to size and location, planets are also divided into three categories: the presence or absence of life.
Planets with life are generally more valuable than those without. After all, only if they are habitable are they worth developing.
No matter how advanced their technology is, they cannot live on a lifeless planet for a long time.
Hearing Mellon's regretful words, Nan Qi scratched his face: "It seems, it seems, there is more than just this one."
Mellon: "What?!"
Nan Qi opened his hand, and in his palm was a space ring inlaid with a large space crystal.
This kind of space ring has at least 200 cubic meters of space.
"Most of this is space crystals." Nan Qi said, "The rest should be the gravity crystals that Bai told me about."
The space crystal in Mellon's hand fell to the ground, and Lunk, Peggy and others were also stunned.
What did Nan Qi say?
He said they had at least 100 cubic space crystals, and the rest were gravity crystals that were almost the same as space crystals!
Were they happily hallucinating, or was Nan Qi lying?
Seven bugs, one robot bug, and sixteen eyes all looked at Nan Qi, scaring Nan Qi so much that his hair stood on end as he was using his mental power to explore the space ring.
But then he felt a chill down his spine. His mental power detected sixteen eyes?
But how could there be sixteen?
Including him, there were only seven bugs and one Lily in the basement. Moreover, Lily had just left, and he couldn't see himself. So whose were the two extra eyes? And when did Lily come back?
Nan Qi suddenly looked towards the basement door. A tall and slender figure was standing at the door. When he saw Nan Qi looking at him, the figure moved and walked in. An elegant face came into Nan Qi's eyes.
"Teacher..." Nan Qi stood up suddenly, and Bai only then realized that there was an extra figure at the door, and this figure was his teacher.
"Teacher!" Bai Xinxi asked, "Why are you here?"
Ai You walked in and looked at the room full of treasures in surprise.
When his eyes fell on the colorful stones, Ai You was really shocked. How could there be so many of them?
He pretended not to understand and asked, "What is this? Why are there so many?"
Melon quickly pulled Aiyou in and talked incessantly about the uses of the colorful stones.
Ai You was even more surprised. He didn't expect that before he released the seven-colored stone, Bai and the others knew the function of the seven-colored stone, and even got a piece with the help of Nan Qi.
It was also because he got a piece of colorful stone that Nan Qi competed in the black market for another piece of colorful stone.
"Where did you get so many colorful stones?" Ai You frowned. "According to you, most of these things fell into the hands of the royal family. How did you get so many colorful stones in such a short time?"
Melon chuckled: "Nan Qi looted the Insect King's private vault. We not only got a bunch of colorful stones, but also a bunch of space crystals."
Ai You: "What?"
Nan Qi cooperated by shaking the space ring, and white space crystals and gray gravity crystals flowed all over the ground.
Ai You: “…”
It was really worth the trip today. It really opened my eyes. My disciple actually found a treasure from a remote planet.
It seems that they won't have to worry about military expenses for a long time to come.
But what Ai You didn't expect was that this was only the first surprise Nan Qi brought him.
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