Ning Jue was taken aback by her laughter. "What are you laughing at?"
"I feel much better now." Lian Han picked up his chopsticks. "Let's eat. Don't regret it if you don't agree now. If I really get blinded by some little vixen and don't want an older man, you'll be crying."
Although she didn't quite understand why her mood had improved again, it was still better than before. So Ning Jue smiled and said, "If you really fall for some little vixen, I'll give you my blessings."
Lian Han raised an eyebrow. "Give her your blessings? Shouldn't we be snatching her back and locking her up at a time like this, so that only you can see her?"
"..." Ning Jue's expression was complicated. "That's illegal imprisonment. Why would you think that?"
"That's more in line with the script of a romance novel. But with your perspective, he's definitely going to be a tragic second male lead. Yeah—the kind who always accompanies and protects the female lead, only to be kicked to the curb when she meets the real male lead."
Ning Jue: "...You mean a backup plan?"
"Well..." Lian Han was about to nod when he suddenly realized, "I was just complaining about your gentlemanly ways, I didn't treat you as a backup plan. Really, if you had agreed just now, I would have visited you more often to get to know you better."
"So you're saying I suffered a big loss? You're not going to contact me anymore?"
"Why would I bother you for no reason? I'm already being kind by not avoiding you." Lian Han said, looking up at him as she ate her porridge.
Ning Jue: "You finally admit that you were avoiding me before."
"You were the one who went too far before, okay? I didn't even know you were a hacker. Tell me, what have you done to my AI?" Lian Han said righteously.
"...Who told you that?"
"Guess."
“It should be Jing Li,” Ning Jue said, then remembered, “I remember he also mentioned your boyfriend Xu Yao?”
Lian Han: "So it was you who was eavesdropping! But Xu Yao is—I'm not going to tell you."
"It's alright," Ning Jue said. "I can wait for you to explain to the Ling family. You'll know then."
Lian Han: "Why do you think they would tell you?"
"No need to say anything. You can guess just by looking at their subsequent reactions."
Lian Han: ...That makes perfect sense. If he really were her boyfriend, Ling Ze would definitely be restless, not to mention anyone else.
"I've finished eating." Lian Han put down her porridge, not wanting to talk to him for the time being. "Where is Yi Jun?"
"Room 20, at the end of the corridor. Need to see him?"
"Something's up," Lian Han said with a smile as he left. "But it's a secret."
Ning Jue watched her leave, smiling helplessly. No matter what, it was much better than the lifeless stillness of yesterday…
She didn't know how Ning Jue had arranged things, but Lian Han's room and Yi Jun's room were both at the far end, though in completely opposite directions, separated by many rooms. She knocked on Yi Jun's door, and he seemed somewhat surprised to see her. "Lian Han?"
"Where are the things?" Lian Han asked.
"What is that?" Yi Jun looked at her in confusion.
Lian Han looked at him and said quietly, "You've probably forgotten that your AI is still in my hands. Although I'm not a hacker, I know quite a few hackers, and they have all sorts of things about the universe..."
"Oh! That's it, I remember now. Wait a moment, I'll get it for you!" Yi Jun said immediately.
Lian Han followed him inside, rolling her eyes without any politeness. Even the storage boxes for the mecha were provided by her; how could he possibly keep something she wanted?
Yi Jun quickly handed over a box. "Hey, Lian Han, look. I risked my life to get this, could you save one for me?"
"I only want those two twin mechs," Lian Han said.
The implication was that she wouldn't interfere if there were any other gains. "Okay. No problem. Could you give me back my smart device so I can put it somewhere else?"
Lian Han handed Yi Jun's smart device to him, saying, "Behave yourself. This is Ning Jue's territory. How dare you lie to me..."
"How could that be? Wait a moment, it'll be ready soon."
From the start of that final special training session, the two of them had been plotting to acquire the Zerg's bio-mechs, especially Lian Han, who was the armor maker.
It was at that time that Lian Han finally understood why Instructor Ma Wen had said that a week of special training would be enough to get him into battle.
The Zerg's bio-mechs are truly remarkable. Unlike the Federation's mechs, which are controlled via mental connection, bio-mechs only require commands, and they will perform everything for you, such as attacking, self-destructing, and mass-producing small bio-inspired robots. Operating them couldn't be simpler.
The twin mechs, specifically designed for twin pilots, are even more remarkable. Lian Han had previously heard Kaspati mention that the most amazing aspect of the Zerg twins is their synchronized thought process—the ability to synchronize the thoughts of one pilot with the other's consent. Applied to the bio-mechs, this means one twin can summon the other. This is incredibly useful for both rescue missions and elaborate ambushes.
What Yi Jun was not entirely satisfied with was that one of the twin mechs was strong and the other was weak. The mech he was assigned was quite fragile and did not even have the capability to mass-produce bio-inspired robots for combat; it only had enhanced defenses.
Incidentally, biomimetic robots are the insect-like creatures seen on the battlefield. If Lian Han hadn't witnessed their mass production, he would never have believed it—they were far too realistic.
Perhaps it was due to some prejudice on her part. She simply couldn't understand how the Zerg, whose communication was so underdeveloped and who looked like a primitive tribe, could develop such mechs, and the same goes for the Flying Star Orbit.
However, this did not diminish Lian Han's interest in bio-mechs, especially the twin mechs, whose linked summoning devices intrigued her. So the two had already planned to swindle at least one set before leaving to study it, and Lian Han didn't care how much extra Yi Jun took.
Although their methods for mass-producing biomimetic robots are quite impressive, Lian Han admits that she doesn't have the ability to research such core technology right now.
Furthermore, she unilaterally believes that the teleportation ability is more useful. Imagine a weak mech linking up with a 3S mech like Ning Jue; both are likely to be a disaster, but if used well, annihilation is not a problem.
Thinking of this, Lian Han suddenly said, "It's fine if you do your own research. But I'm warning you, if you dare to sell it, I don't care if we're in cahoots. I'll send you to the federal prison first."
Yi Jun, who had initially harbored some thoughts about this, felt a twitch in his eyelids. "Uh, no problem. I guarantee that even if we do manage to research something, we'll use it for internal strife. Taking out the other group is our top priority."
Lian Han looked at him with some skepticism, wanting to press him further, when suddenly she heard a knock on the door. "Looking for you?"
Yi Jun shook his head. "Impossible. I'd rather be looking for you." He's been practically invisible ever since he boarded the starship, okay?
Lian Han went to open the door, and it was Ning Jue. He immediately asked, "What is it?"
Yi Jun: ...Is this how you treat a general?
Ning Jue didn't think anything was wrong, and shook her smart device, "Do you remember why we argued last time?"
Lian Han nodded. That was a long time ago, in a villa in the suburbs of the capital city.
"Bingmo is dead. This time, he's truly dead."
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