Franklin tilted his head, staring at the young man in front of him with a curious look. The hesitant movements, the sour and bitter taste, the legs unable to move forward, it all resembled love!
“I’ll send it.” Franklin excitedly wagged his tail, copied the contents of Gugu’s message, and quickly added “Miss you so much” at the end while the young man wasn’t paying attention, then pressed send.
“As a great man once said, the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” Bo Ge said, puffing out his chest. “I allow you to stay here temporarily to avoid those people. You must take care of yourself and not be fooled by a piece of meat.”
“Meat?” Franklin eagerly wiped his mouth. “Where’s the meat?”
Rolling his eyes, Bo Ge used his last bit of credit to buy two dozen meat pies and placed them in the villa to stabilize the dog’s heart.
Just as Franklin’s eyes lit up and he was about to hug his own legs, Bo Ge quickly logged out and sat up abruptly in the gaming pod.
“Gugu, be gentle,” the gaming pod made a muffled sound, like an old father reminding a child to be safe.
Bo Ge held onto both sides of the gaming pod with his hands, curiously exerting force. With a painful buttocks and a sound of “Hmm” from the gaming pod, he felt a slight pain.
With a deep nasal tone, accompanied by a slight tremor, Gugu’s ears tingled, his face instantly turned red, and he covered his face but couldn’t help but smile.
Next time, he must try it on a real cat.
—
“According to the analysis of planetary experts, it has been found that the state of this planet is basically stable, entering a development period suitable for exploration experiments,” the Minister of Interstellar Resources stated in a holographic meeting, his eyes filled with excitement. “This means that we can send exploration teams to this planet. After accumulating rich experience, our next step will be to truly explore our ancestral home, Earth!”
This conclusion excited everyone. Anyone could imagine that once this news was released, the Alliance would have a sleepless night of celebration.
Returning to their homeland was the wish of many people. When humans left Earth, they made a vow to set foot on this land again. After nearly a thousand years, hope finally dawned.
Amidst the joy, Lie Beishuang quietly watched the Minister of Interstellar Resources, his expression solemn.
“Chief, do you have any further questions?”
As if doused with cold water, everyone calmed down, and the Minister of Interstellar Resources was particularly cautious in his inquiry.
“The speed at which this conclusion was reached is beyond my expectations,” Lie Beishuang said calmly. “Can you be responsible for your conclusion?”
Suddenly realizing, indeed, from the discovery of this planet to the time it could be explored, the time frame was unusually short. Could the conclusion reached in such a short time be reliable?
“I have to thank the Cosi Institute and the Poisson Institute for their great help to the Alliance Research Institute. Hundreds of scientists worked tirelessly day and night, and finally, with the fastest speed, analyzed the data, successfully simulated it, and reached this exciting conclusion,” the Minister of Interstellar Resources said firmly. “Therefore, Chief, I can fully take responsibility for this conclusion. It embodies the sweat and effort of countless people.”
Hearing about the Cosi Institute, Lie Beishuang fell silent for a moment.
“Next, we can announce the news and then select the members of the exploration team.” The Minister of Interstellar Resources uploaded a document. “This is the plan for this mission. Please review it, Chief.”
—
After the holographic meeting ended, Lie Beishuang reviewed the plan. The scepter brought water to him with mechanical claws, placing it by his side.
“This is too abnormal,” the scepter flew to Lie Beishuang’s side. “The Cosi Institute is one of her forces. How could she possibly help the master out of goodwill? Could she have tampered with the data?”
“She wouldn’t,” Lie Beishuang pondered for a moment. “Reaching this conclusion isn’t something that can be achieved just by tweaking the data. Besides, there’s supervision from the Poisson Institute and the Alliance Research Institute. There shouldn’t be any issues with the data and conclusion.”
“What does she want then?” The scepter couldn’t help but wonder.
“It’s obvious, she wants me to question the conclusion,” Lie Beishuang leaned back in his smart chair, closing his eyes. “If I question the conclusion, it will delay the announcement of the results, and we’ll have to recalculate. Then her team will jump out and release the news to the Stellar Network in advance, flooding the Alliance with doubts.
When I recalculate and find the conclusion is correct, by then, if we announce it, it will only confirm her claims, undermining the credibility of the Alliance. Some citizens are always keen on Alliance conspiracy theories, and this gives them the perfect opportunity.”
The scepter tilted its body. “That’s terrifying.”
“That’s not her ultimate goal,” Lie Beishuang kept his eyes closed. “Because the delayed information will damage my reputation, and I’ll be busy dealing with those dangerous elements propagating Alliance conspiracy theories, neglecting something even more important.”
“What’s more important?” The scepter quickly recorded.
“The issue of selecting members for the exploration team,” Lie Beishuang paused for a moment. “The Minister of Stellar Resources benefits from the Cosi Institute. If the Institute Director recommends an excellent member for the exploration team to the Minister, there’s no reason for the Minister to refuse. So, someone from her side will successfully infiltrate my team.
If I raise objections, the Minister, being strong and valuing commitments, will contradict me, argue logically, and assure me of the team’s integrity. But in the end, something will go wrong.
So, in the end, I will lose a competent subordinate, she will get what she wants, and weaken my power, achieving complete victory.”
Pressing his hand against his forehead, Lie Beishuang’s voice carried a hint of exhaustion. “So, not only do I need to announce the information in a timely manner, but I also need to innovate the way team members are selected.”
“Master,” the scepter floated by the man’s side. “It’s time to clock off. Are you working overtime today?”
“What do you think?” Lie Beishuang looked up. “According to the plan, after verifying the data for the last time, the news will be announced tonight, and the various clan senators will contact me immediately, raising various questions.”
“But…” the small golden ball swayed. “Forty minutes ago, I received a message, seemingly from the young master. At that time, you were in a meeting, and the ID that sent the message seemed a bit strange, so I temporarily intercepted it.”
The room fell silent for two seconds.
“What message!” Lie Beishuang sat up straight, the fatigue in his crimson eyes vanished in an instant.
“Cough.” The small golden ball coughed twice and brought up the message from the unfamiliar ID.
“Laplace wants an artifact irradiated with the power of Seiji, stay safe, i miss you.”
The three words “miss you” were bold and highlighted by the scepter. Lie Beishuang leaned forward involuntarily, almost sticking those three words on his forehead.
My human says he misses me.
“No overtime,” Lie Beishuang took a deep breath, eager to rush to the young man’s side in the next moment.
“Master, calm down.” The small golden ball displayed the message from the unfamiliar ID. “The message from the young master was sent through this ID. I checked, and this ID belongs to a bounty hunter named Franklin Kittist, Bronze Level XII. But before this, he was the brightest rising star in the Bounty Hunter Guild, closest to the Master Level.”
The scepter retrieved all information about Franklin and displayed it in front of Lie Beishuang.
“This person’s last task was related to her,” the scepter projected a surveillance footage, showing a man barely alive in a medical pod.
“Franklin’s situation is also not good. Although I arranged the highest-level medical pod nearby in time, his brain has been deprived of oxygen for nearly eight minutes, and irreversible damage has occurred to the brain’s neurons. In this situation, perhaps only your special-grade medical pod can give him a chance.”
“You have authorization,” Lie Beishuang’s immense joy at his human’s thoughts cooled down, but his heart couldn’t suppress its wild beating.
My human misses me! He misses me!
“Although I don’t know how this bounty hunter encountered the young master, he must have informed the young master about wanting Seiji’s power. The young master is worried about your safety but didn’t use his own ID to message you, indicating that Franklin has gained the young master’s trust. And the young master doesn’t want you to go find him at this time.”
The scepter analyzed meticulously. “Now, first, we need to confirm if this Franklin is trustworthy. Second, you need to restrain yourself. You must uphold what you promised the young master.”
Franklin’s body was secretly transported to the remote mansion, and with Lie Beishuang’s authorization, the scepter opened the special-grade medical pod and placed the patient inside.
[Grade IV injury, estimated repair time: 46:59:59.]
“You’re really lucky,” the scepter sighed as it watched the bounty hunter being repaired. Each second in this special-grade medical pod costs thousands of credit points. It’s only because he encountered the master; otherwise, who else could have access to such high-grade medical resources and have enough credit points to spend?
After placing the bounty hunter, the scepter flew back to Lie Beishuang’s side and reported the situation.
“Grade IV injury, estimated to take forty-seven hours, costing nearly two billion credit points.”
“Hmm,” Lie Beishuang responded with indifference.
“The final calculation by the Minister of Stellar Resources has been completed, and no omissions were found. Shall we announce the data results?” The scepter received the latest message.
“Announce it.” Lie Beishuang sat in the study, ready to face the verbal battles from all sides.
The blue moon rose, Gugu slept soundly in the warm quilt, and Xiaodou quietly came to the bedside, adjusting the bed temperature and carefully removing the black cat plush toy from Gugu’s arms, placing it aside.
The light brain on the young man’s wrist suddenly lit up. After reading the message, Xiaodou stood still, shocked. The Return to Ancestral Plan has been activated, how could this be possible?
In the Poisson Institute, people in white coats gathered in the hall, their light brains lighting up one after another as they watched the latest announcement from the Alliance, their joy overwhelming.
“Mr. Huimann.” A researcher hugged his mentor, tears streaming down his face. “All our hard work hasn’t been in vain!”
“There, there.” Huimann elegantly patted the student’s back. “There’s much more to come after this; this is just the first step.”
“What about the slots for the expedition team members?” Another senior researcher frowned. “Why hasn’t it been mentioned at all?”
“Don’t worry, my old friend,” Huimann gave a faint smile, turning to look at the blue moon outside the window. “We just need to wait for the Alliance’s arrangements; perhaps it will be better than we imagine.”
Late at night, when no one was requesting contact anymore, the scepter breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to move freely.
After wandering around the room for a while, the scepter saw Lie Beishuang already seated in place.
“Master, aren’t you going to rest?”
Lie Beishuang remained silent, getting up and walking to the open balcony, quietly watching the blue moon hanging in the sky, seemingly lost in memories, with a deep yearning in his golden-red eyes.
The scepter flew back to the rest cabin alone, unable to help but sigh.
“I used to be so naive, thinking that loneliness was the greatest torment.”
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