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"You two seem to be having a good chat? Xing, can you understand what Zhangzhang is saying?"

She and Zhangzhang are old partners. It took her a long time to go from initially being similar to being able to understand Zhangzhang's calls.

"Yes, it wants to buy my trash can."

"Daga, Koutouwalu!"

Xing spread her arms, bent her knees forward, and leaned back, maintaining a strange balance as if she were embracing the sun.

"You collect the trash cans into your own treasure trove, forbidding others from reading or exploring them. I know you never take responsibility after you've played with the trash cans! And the abandoned trash cans can only die alone, all by themselves."

"Only I will give every trash can a home!"

Xing's tone was melodious and full of emotion.

Topa couldn't understand it, but she was deeply shocked.

Bush and Jeremy Lin, what era are we in, and they're still playing with trash cans!

Is this gray-haired guy out of his mind?

Toppa quickly picked up Zhangzhang, who was constantly purring and whimpering.

Who knows what kind of spell Xing cast on Zhang Zhang?

The little guy actually bought a so-called limited edition trash can from Xing. Toppa didn't want to see an old, smelly trash can in his ecoship room.

Have you figured out how to respond?

After poking Zhangzhang's head and giving him a few words of advice, Toppa walked to Qiong's side.

"The matter has escalated quite a bit, and Oswaldo is personally leading the team."

Toppa brought up holographic images, and the outlines of giant steel ships appeared in the projection:

"The Market Development Department fleet is already on its way to the jump and is expected to arrive at the Yalilo orbit in eight hours."

That's great.

Qiong leaned against the embossed railing of the balcony, the coin in her hand tracing a silvery arc in the sunlight.

"The head of the market development department has the authority to reimburse Bellenberg's repair costs, right?"

"..."

When the holographic projection in the neighboring palace broadcasted exactly what Sora had said to Bryce, Toppa thought it was just Sora's rhetoric.

When Toppa met those golden eyes that didn't seem to be joking, he felt a joking shiver run from the back of his neck to his scalp.

"Are you serious?"

Topa opened her mouth, her lips twitched for a moment, unsure of what expression to make, and gestured with her hands.

"A fleet is not just a small number of commercial ships carrying a small amount of weaponry."

The existence of the moon truly surprised Toppa.

It wasn't because of Yue'er's strength. As a senior executive in the Strategic Investment Department of Interstellar Peace Company, she was already used to dealing with all kinds of powerful figures—even those who were close to the 'Commander' level were nothing more than potential partners worth evaluating in the eyes of the ten people in Stone Heart.

What surprised her was the way Yue'er appeared: she was born from the combination of March 7th and Xi'er.

Toppa has traveled all over the Milky Way for business, so she has seen a lot and is very knowledgeable. What strange and bizarre scenes hasn't she seen?

She had never seen anything like this before!

Moon is incredibly strong; that's an undeniable fact. She easily froze the starship, controlled the company's employees, and suppressed Bryce.

Of the five starships Bryce brought, three were commercial vessels. Bryce never expected that anyone in Yalilo would dare to attack him. Even if something unexpected happened, the two armed escort ships would be enough to crush him and mobilize Belloberg.

Just like how a single drop of water from the Trisolarans could easily crush Earth's civilization.

Who knew that a mysterious and powerful figure would suddenly appear?

"The strategic ships are equipped with a new weapon—the 'Clearer' orbital bombardment module. Once activated, it will destroy the entire surface ecosystem of Yalilo."

This is just one of them!

"Oh?"

Seeing Rand Duck's pale expression, Qiong's brow finally twitched:

"How much is that Liquidator Orbital Bombardment Module you mentioned worth?"

"what?"

This question left Topa somewhat bewildered.

"What do you ask for this?"

"Asset appraisal."

Qiong Li said, "According to the company's regulations, if a debtor fails to repay within the execution period, the company has the right to skip the negotiation stage and directly take over its assets."

"I'm a person who follows the rules."

Qiong patted her chest triumphantly and said to Toppa, "See! How nice I am! Even in this situation, I still follow the company's rules and regulations!"

"That's an entire fleet! Don't you feel any sense of crisis?"

Toppa helplessly ruffled his usually neat and tidy shoulder-length white hair.

Topa has always presented a calm and capable professional image, but this casual gesture, which she would never make in a formal setting, reveals her complex emotions at this moment.

"According to my information, dozens of strategic ships were deployed, and the actual number on site is definitely more than that."

These are not the small starships and armed frigates that Yue'er and Bingkuai controlled before; they are all large armed ships, the kind that are only taken out during wartime.

Normally, if you can take down one of the ships on a regular planet, that's considered pretty good.

These dozens of ships... It seems that Moon's actions against Bryce and the starship, and Qiong's provocative act of demanding payment from the company, have angered Oswald.

"and……"

Toppa looked at March 7, who was usually full of energy but now had her head drooping and her pink bangs stuck together with sweat, and Seele, who was eating cake to replenish her energy.

"Can that girl named Yue'er make a move at any time?"

The earrings can only be combined for one hour, a fact that Qiong did not mention. However, once the time limit for combination is reached, the two automatically separate.

Yue'er expended a lot of energy. Don't be fooled by how casually she captured the starship, as if she were a young girl playing on a stage.

The goal is to freeze the starship with the six-phase ice at just the right moment without damaging its internal components. The ice crystals must be as precise as a scalpel, avoiding the power bay, but not completely. Otherwise, the behemoth that loses propulsion will turn into a falling iron coffin.

Capturing by freezing consumes far more energy than simply destroying.

Also, before disintegrating, Yue'er used the Six-Phase Ice to control Bryce, preventing him from causing trouble.

"No, Ah Qi and Xi'er haven't recovered from their rest, and Yue'er won't be at her peak either."

Qiong shrugged indifferently.

"Is that so?"

Toppa nodded. Even if Yue'er could intervene at any time, it wouldn't be enough.

The fleet that arrived was almost equivalent to waging a border trade war!

Even when facing opponents at the level of Commanders, as long as they are not particularly troublesome or too strong, there is still a chance of victory.

Would you mind revealing your hand?

Qiong's confident smile was reflected in Toppa's eyes. Her eyebrows twitched slightly. She was very familiar with that smile—like someone whistling leisurely while going all in at a gambling table.

Toppa was somewhat curious about Qiong's reliance.

And if things escalate further, she'll have to report to Diamond and discuss a few contingency plans.

"Would you believe me if I said I'm actually a half-member of the genius club?"

Qiong's cheerful words not only stunned Topa, but also attracted the attention of others.

"The Genius Club?"

Bronya had seen this word on the Galactic Network; it was very famous, but she hadn't looked into it in detail.

"What? You're bragging again. If you can join the Genius Club, I'll be looked down upon by the esteemed scholar!"

March 7th, chin raised.

"I think it's unlikely."

Xing rested her chin on her hand and shook her head: "He will definitely look at me first."

"Look at you?"

Miss Hazard commented: "Are you appreciating popular internet creatures?"

"I believe."

Toppa's lips twitched into a smile:

“You and Miss Xing could easily create your own genius club.”

If Qiong could become a 'genius,' she would have already eaten up the other half of the ice and snow that Arilo hadn't painted.

"If I said that Heita and Ruan Mei both like me and lust after my body, would you believe me?"

Qiong changed her posture, crossed her arms over her chest, and used her middle finger to push up her glasses, which didn't have a bridge on her nose.

"How about we talk about how you plan to get Oswaldo to return 1145.14 trillion credits to Yalilo?"

Topa's immediate instinct was that Oswaldo was more likely to say "pay back the money" than Qiong said it.

But then I remembered that Estella had said that Ms. Ruan Mei called Qiong "darling".

Could they really be in that kind of relationship?

A hint of shock flashed in Toppa's eyes as he looked at Qiong with admiration. How exactly could one make those geniuses feel love?

……

Several systems later.

"Wow, what a grand display!"

Haitu was the first to discover the company fleet approaching the Yalilo system through the Ether Editor. While chewing on a lollipop, she couldn't help but exclaim:

"They're really rich and powerful! Just one business expansion department has so many large spaceships... I wish I could send one of them to Sky City."

Shencheng Technology and Snake Eyes both had to kneel on the ground and call her "Dad"!

As for the Taixu Sect... give Sister Hua some face.

"Brownie, can't you create things by projection? You can project them yourself after you learn how."

Xing followed Haitu's gaze and looked up at the sky, shaking his head as he searched for the fleet.

"You make it sound so easy..."

The Haunted Rabbit makes its classic duck face (? ??).

She's confident she can become a renowned hacker in the universe in a short time, but projecting a starship... it's not that it's a long way off, it's that there's no end in sight.

Haitu looked at his hands:

"Projection ability, oh projection ability, you're already a mature ability. It's time for you to grow and create your own starship."

Putting aside the output of her youth version of the Law of Reason, constructing a starship requires learning all the knowledge related to a starship. She should just dream about it; that would be faster.

"Have some confidence in yourself. Even if you don't believe in yourself, you must believe in Sensei. Sensei, I will definitely teach you to the point where you can build a starship."

Qiong flicked the ear of the Hare Rabbit's hood.

"Hi hi hi, thank you Sensei~"

Haitu raised her voice, mimicking Theresa's magical girl transformation tone, and spoke in a dismissive manner, clearly showing her disbelief.

"I saw it! I saw it!"

Just then, March 7th, the cat, exclaimed in surprise from the telescope set up on the palace balcony.

The telescope was, of course, one of the gifts Estádio gave her.

"The company's fleet has really arrived!"

The fleet consisted of small, triangular warships nearly two kilometers long, equipped with countless ferocious weapons, and large ones that were four or five kilometers long. These steel behemoths were covered in gold, which was the logo of the company's market development department.

"There are more than just a few dozen; the number is probably over a hundred!"