No, he definitely won't. Ming Yu is clearly a profit-driven person; he wouldn't do anything that wouldn't bring him profit or might incur the Ling family's hostility.
Old Xing sighed helplessly. Couldn't this girl think and react a little slower? It made him look useless.
Old Xing then reminded him: "[The longer you wait, the more things can go wrong. You'd better hurry up and think about how to upgrade your cards.]"
This is indeed a problem. There must be a reason why the system chose this particular planet out of so many options. But when she asked again, the system wouldn't answer, seemingly telling her to figure it out herself.
However, even after reading almost all the news and major events on Mercury, she still had no clue whatsoever.
Lian Han suddenly saw the Skynet connection pod; standard hotel rooms like this usually have one.
The two people share the same account, so what about the Skynet account? "Lian Han" suddenly wanted to try it out.
As she lay down in the connecting pod, two options quickly appeared before "Lian Han": log off at her location or log back in at her birthplace. She naturally chose the latter.
The place where I was born has changed a lot since then. The space is much larger now, and it has changed from a single room to a two-bedroom apartment.
And her style—her bizarre, purplish-red style—had somehow become normalized?
Old Xing: [So you do know your aesthetic sense is abnormal, huh?]
Lian Han ignored him and looked around the living room of the room. It was white and simple—why did she feel that this looked a little familiar?
[Because it's the standard initial configuration for Skynet's 100-square-meter spawn area. You haven't changed a thing; you're so lazy.]
Lian Han ignored him and walked towards the remaining two rooms: a card-making workshop and a storage room. Inside, there were complete sets of beginner and intermediate cards that she could make, as well as some parts models, which could be used as a display case.
[It feels so satisfying to do this. I'll do it this way from now on.]
[Whatever makes you happy. But let me remind you, there's only one way to increase the size of your birthplace—by accumulating merit. Do you think you'll become a soldier, or a soldier?]
Lian Han remained silent, then smiled indifferently, "[We'll talk about the future later. If I really change my mind then, I'll just become a soldier.]"
Old Xing was pleased; under normal circumstances, this girl was quite sensible.
At this moment, the AI received a message from Bei Ting: "Xiao Han, what are you doing on Skynet at this hour?"
Lian Han blinked, about to say that he had something to do, but then he saw another message below the chat box: Yan Si: "I have something to take care of."
Is this what she looks like now? Lian Han withdrew his hand and waited for the next part.
Bei Ting: "Have you completed your tasks for today?"
Yan Si: "It's done."
Bei Ting: "You really don't plan to become a soldier after graduation?"
Yan Si: "Are you so nosy because you live on a starship, so you face the stars and the sea?"
Lian Han was puzzled. She only spoke so sharply when facing Old Man Xing (they were used to undermining and mocking each other). Had Bei Ting offended her with her current tone?
Beiting: "Let me say it again, my home isn't on a starship. I'm just all alone, so it doesn't matter where I am."
Yan Si: "Oh."
The perfunctory attitude was palpable even through the screen.
Beiting seemed to be used to her behavior and replied, "Your mission is 83% complete. You can leave in three or four days. Be careful not to take a starship on your way back."
Yan Si: "...Uncle, instead of taking the starship, should I fly back in a mecha, or drift back through space?"
Bei Ting: "Or I can take you back."
Yan Si: "Have you finished your work at the military headquarters? I'll see how things go. It's not like we always run into trouble when we're on a starship."
As a spy, "Lian Han" gleaned some information from it, such as that Bei Ting and she had already met in reality, that she was about to finish her mission and was preparing to return, and that she was prone to accidents when traveling on starships.
The girl thought about the starship that had turned into cosmic dust; it must be a coincidence. Lian Han pondered this, then silently memorized the last detail.
Yan Si: "Alright, that's all. I'll log off once I'm done. Time is too tight; it seems I really need to be online at night during missions."
This girl was unusually refrain from mocking him, and Bei Ting's lips curled into a smile. "Be careful on the mission. If all goes well, I should be able to go back and see you off before you return."
Yan Si: "No need for you to come."
And he can't get back in time, because things aren't going well...
The exchange ended there, and "Lian Han" also learned that Bei Ting came from the northern border and was under the command of General Ning.
However, "Lian Han" knew that she also had to log off. After all, she had already said that she was busy and didn't have time to go online right now. "Lian Han" could manage not to cause her any trouble at this time.
Just as "Lian Han" was about to log off, the AI lit up again: "003, at the master's request, is reminding the master that a change is about to occur on Mercury. Friendly suggestion: make antidote or healing cards."
The master reminded the master? Lian Han quickly realized it was another message from her. So she said, "003, ask me how to get back tomorrow."
AI 003 suspected her database might be malfunctioning; otherwise, why would she relay messages for her master? But obeying orders was her duty. Perhaps once she returned to the capital planet, she could request that the Skynet mainframe be repaired…
With Lian Han's reminder at this time, "Lian Han" stopped thinking about finding any poison and instead rented a card-making studio in reality to start making cards.
Cards with detoxifying effects are available in the "Intermediate Card Making Manual," but because they are not very practical, "Lian Han" has never made them. In order to practice, she specially purchased some original cards.
It was her first time trying it, and the 100% success rate surprised even herself.
[Old man, did I make antidote cards before?] Lian Han looked at the card in his hand, lost in confusion.
[It's probably related to your mental strength attribute?] Old Man Xing guessed.
Mentioning her mental power attribute, the girl's expression became extremely complicated. It was a rather peculiar attribute, so peculiar that even "Lian Han" believed she would never use it. Only a fool would do something so self-destructive!
[100% success rate, isn't that a good thing? Stop worrying. Hurry up and finish the cards; maybe we'll have time to unlock another layer of mental energy.]
Mentioning mental strength, Lian Han paused, [I've only been at S-rank for less than half a year, haven't I?]
[However, based on my observation, since arriving here three years later, your mental strength and physical constitution have improved significantly; you can attempt a breakthrough.]
[What if they all fall back down after they go back?]
"You've already leveled up, how could I possibly send you back?" Old Xing retorted. "Normally, anyone who tries to jump through time and space is doomed. You have the system protecting you, so you weren't torn apart by the rules of time and space, but you've still been subjected to the baptism of time and space. Who's going to take care of that?"
Lian Han was persuaded. She needed power, and she had never craved it more than she did now.
The blood worms unleashed her nightmares and awakened her hatred; she and the Blood Nether Flower were truly destined to be enemies to the death...
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