Xing looked at the tightly closed door in front of her, sighed helplessly, and was just about to turn and leave when the door opened, revealing Dan Heng's icy face.
"Come in and talk."
Xing was delighted and quickly walked into Dan Heng's room.
Inside, after pouring Xing a glass of juice, Dan Heng sat opposite her, crossing his arms and looking at her coolly.
"What do you mean by Fu Zhu's 'backdoor'?"
Xing gestured wildly as she explained the entire sequence of events and her own speculations. After listening, Dan Heng couldn't help but furrow his brows.
"Answering your small request is no problem, but Xing, have you considered one question?"
"What question?"
"Is this fair to Little March?"
Xing froze. Dan Heng continued, "You are Fu Zhu's sworn sister. It's good that you are considering his perspective, but at the same time, you are also March's companion. You should consider her feelings too. Moreover, didn't Fu Zhu intend to hide it from March? Since he already said he wouldn't run away, why can't you trust him this once? If later on, March 7th comes to her senses and realizes that you united with everyone to deceive her..."
Dan Heng didn't finish the sentence, but simply stood up, walked to Xing's side, and patted her shoulder.
"Alright, it's getting late. Go back and rest. I'm aware of this matter now. As a companion, I naturally won't sit idly by, but we cannot use methods that hurt her to achieve our goal."
"Got it..."
---o---
On the other side, after walking out of the guest room, Fu Zhu immediately took out his phone and dialed Jade.
Whether due to the time difference or something else, the phone rang for barely a second before it was connected, and Jade's pleasantly surprised voice came from the other end.
"Mr. Fu Zhu, your call comes at a truly coincidental time."
"How so?" Fu Zhu asked in return.
"The twenty Stellarons we agreed upon beforehand have already arrived. We were just discovering that you seemed to have already left Penacony, and were worrying about where to send these Stellarons. Then you called. Wouldn't you say that's a coincidence?"
"That is indeed quite coincidental."
"Where are you now?"
Fu Zhu glanced at the surrounding scenery and replied casually.
"I'm on the Xianzhou Luofu. Do you want to deliver the Stellarons here?"
"The Luofu?"
Jade froze for a moment. That was way too far!
At the same time, she felt a bit of annoyance in her heart. If the Stellarons had arrived just a little earlier, they wouldn't have missed Mr. Fu Zhu.
But since things had come to this, and the situation couldn't be reversed, Jade sighed lightly in resignation and said, "Mr. Fu Zhu, rest assured. We will hurry to transport the Stellarons to you."
"That won't be necessary. Tell me where you are now, and I'll come to pick them up myself."
He called Jade specifically for the Stellarons. Waiting for the IPC to transport them would take who knows how long, and he might miss the timing.
"Huh? You'll come to pick them up personally?" Jade was surprised. The Xianzhou Luofu and Penacony were separated by a vast distance.
But considering that Mr. Fu Zhu was a Trailblazer and an Envoy of Finality, perhaps he had some fast method of travel. She honestly reported a string of address coordinates.
As soon as Jade's voice fell, she suddenly saw a spatial passage being cut open right in front of her eyes. While she watched, Fu Zhu walked out from inside holding the [Yamato] and raised his hand to greet her.
"I have arrived."
Jade looked with some astonishment at her phone, which was still maintaining the call, then at Fu Zhu who had suddenly appeared in front of her and the spatial passage behind him. She silently hung up the phone and stood up.
"Mr. Fu Zhu, having not seen you for a few days, your abilities have improved quite a bit."
"It's alright. Where is my stuff?"
Jade felt a bit helpless. Fu Zhu had arrived far too quickly. The items hadn't even arrived yet. Of course, it wasn't that they hadn't arrived in Penacony, but that they hadn't arrived at this specific location.
"Mr. Fu Zhu, why don't you sit down and rest for a while? After all, those are twenty Stellarons. Avoiding The Family's eyes and ears to bring them in is not easy, and we also have to ensure they don't suddenly detonate, right?"
Fu Zhu felt she had a point, so he sat down opposite Jade. Jade immediately got up to pour Fu Zhu a cup of tea, while urging her subordinates to hurry up and bring the items to her room.
In no time at all, four fully armed employees pushed a cart into Jade's room. Reaching out to lift the cloth covering the cart, they revealed twenty suitcases stacked neatly together.
Fu Zhu immediately activated the Entity Radar function of the minimap. After confirming that he saw twenty Stellaron icons on it, he stood up and walked over.
Seeing Fu Zhu approach, Jade hurriedly spoke up to remind him, "Mr. Fu Zhu, this suitcase is a simple containment device. It's best if you don't open it in Penacony, otherwise no one can guarantee whether the Stellaron inside will detonate after opening."
"No problem."
Fu Zhu directly picked up a suitcase, opened it, and then immediately reached in to shove the Stellaron straight into his backpack. His hand speed was so fast it made Jade click her tongue. She didn't know Fu Zhu had a backpack inventory; she thought it was just his method of sealing Stellarons as an Envoy.
In two or three moves, Fu Zhu collected all twenty Stellarons into his backpack. Then he smiled and said to Jade, "If you have the need, you are welcome to continue finding me to exchange Stellarons. No limit on quantity."
Jade smiled and nodded. "We will."
Of course, that is provided there are that many Stellarons.
However, she estimated that once the headquarters confirmed the special properties of [Bedrock], the Company would likely search for Stellarons on a cosmic scale for a long time to come. Who knows, they might even take action directly against the Annihilation Gang.
After collecting the Stellarons, Fu Zhu bade farewell to Jade and left her guest room. Walking out of the Reverie Hotel, he had originally intended to return directly to the Luofu to convert the Stellarons into mob spawners for grinding. However, he caught a glimpse of the Radiant Feldspar flying in the sky of the Sweet Dream World.
"Since I'm already here..."
Fu Zhu used the [Yamato] to cut open a spatial passage directly onto the Radiant Feldspar, found the staff on board, and began to dismiss them.
He planned to send the Radiant Feldspar to the Simulated Universe to ask Calderon Chadwick to help modify it, giving it a certain degree of combat capability. This would help the Astral Express and also allow him to satisfy his craving to captain a ship.
More importantly, although the Radiant Feldspar was built within the Dreamscape, the technology it possessed was still technology achievable in reality. If he could let Jarilo-VI study it, it would surely help restore Belobog's technology significantly.
Consider it a small token of apology to Bronya...
After all the staff on the Radiant Feldspar had been dismissed, Fu Zhu stood at the bow of the ship. Gripping the [Yamato], he swung it with force. A spatial passage hundreds of meters long brazenly opened up. Then, he used [Redstone Circuits] to hack into the Radiant Feldspar's system, piloting it into the spatial passage.
Meanwhile, Calderon Chadwick, who had been staying in the Simulated Universe researching with Herta and Screwllum ever since Fu Zhu rescued him, had remained there. He hadn't even been to the Herta Space Station once.
Originally, he wanted to see if his 'Benefactor' would lead him onto the Astral Express, but after waiting for several days, there was no message from Fu Zhu.
On this day, as Chadwick was conducting research as usual, a massive spatial passage opened directly above the village. The gigantic shadow of the Radiant Feldspar quickly shrouded the entire village.
Chadwick raised his head with a bewildered look to gaze at the colossal ship overhead. His first attention was drawn to Fu Zhu, who was standing at the edge of the bow, waving down at him.
The moment he saw Fu Zhu, Chadwick spoke up.
"Sir, you can't park the ship here! You're blocking all the sunlight. What will the villagers do when the mobs spawn?!"
Fu Zhu, standing on the ship, heard Chadwick's words from below. He silently piloted the ship a bit further away before jumping down, landing steadily in front of Chadwick with a [Water Bucket Clutch].
"Doctor, do me a favor."
Chadwick agreed without hesitation. "Sure. Do you want me to disassemble the Radiant Feldspar or modify it?"
"Modify it. At least give it some combat capability. Of course, whether to install the [Imaginary Collapse Pulse] technology you control is up to you."
"Done."
Chadwick agreed in one breath. It just so happened that he had been researching Redstone Technology during this period and was planning to try combining Redstone Technology with other technologies to see the effect.
"By the way, Doctor, there is one more thing I want to ask of you."
Fu Zhu roughly explained the situation regarding Jarilo-VI to Chadwick. He intended to let Chadwick go assist Jarilo-VI.
There were two reasons. First, Chadwick himself did not possess any combat ability, and he personally didn't like fighting. Getting on the Express was no problem, but the Express had to travel everywhere, and that unstable environment wasn't conducive to his own research. This went against the research freedom Fu Zhu had promised him.
Second, Fu Zhu wanted to borrow Chadwick's genius intellect to help Jarilo-VI rise quickly, helping to share some of the pressure on Bronya. This could be considered a bit of his own selfishness.
After listening, Chadwick stared at Fu Zhu with a strange expression, but ultimately nodded and agreed.
"Thank you, Doctor. I'll send you and the Radiant Feldspar to Jarilo-VI."
---o---
The next morning.
March 7th woke up comfortably from the double bed. The first thing she did was turn her head to look at the empty space beside her. It was still empty. Evidently, Fu Zhu hadn't come back last night.
This made her feel a little resentful, and she couldn't help but mutter.
"Running out secretly in the middle of the night to do what? He wouldn't have brought some great beauty back, right?"
Thinking this, March 7th got up to wash. Just as she finished washing, there was a knock on the door.
"March, go eat breakfast. Jing Yuan told us to meet at the Skyship later. He said there's a live broadcast waiting for us."
Outside the door was Fu Zhu's voice. March 7th immediately responded, then quickly walked to the door and opened it.
March 7th squinted her eyes and sized Fu Zhu up and down. After confirming he hadn't brought any great beauty back and was alone, she nodded in satisfaction.
"I thought you'd bring some big beauty back last night!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Fu Zhu rolled his eyes exasperatedly. The only beauties he saw last night were Jade and Cocolia. Cocolia was only because he took Chadwick and the Radiant Feldspar on a trip to Jarilo-VI.
He had originally wanted to see if he could meet Bronya on Jarilo-VI, but unexpectedly, Bronya had departed early as a contestant representing Belobog in the Wardance Ceremony.
"Let's go, finish breakfast, and we'll rush to the Skyship."
"Okay."
Fu Zhu and March called Dan Heng and Xing, went to eat breakfast, and then took a starskiff all the way to the Skyship suspended in mid-air. Once they boarded, Yanqing, who had been waiting there early, immediately came up to welcome them.
"Good morning Master, Mistress, and the two Teachers."
The four of them nodded to Yanqing. Fu Zhu asked, "Yanqing, what is this live broadcast Jing Yuan mentioned?"
Yanqing shook his head. "Yanqing doesn't know. I only know the General said this matter is crucial. Furthermore, the two Generals from the Xianzhou Zhuming and Xianzhou Yaoqing have also arrived. Master, let's hurry over, shall we?"
"Alright."
Fu Zhu wasn't in a rush. Jing Yuan would naturally tell them the reason later anyway.
Fu Zhu and his group followed Yanqing all the way to the large platform prepared as the competition venue for the Wardance. Here, Jing Yuan, Huaiyan, and Feixiao, along with a crowd of reporters, were already waiting.
Seeing Fu Zhu's group arrive, Jing Yuan immediately revealed a smile and welcomed them.
"You've come?"
"Yeah. Jing Yuan, why suddenly set up a live broadcast?"
Fu Zhu looked with some confusion at the fully equipped reporters. Jing Yuan exchanged a glance with Huaiyan, and the former walked over, quietly explaining to Fu Zhu in a voice only the two of them could hear.
"It is because of the Borisin matter. Fu Zhu, I hope to borrow your [Yamato] as bait to lure them into coming to snatch the [Yamato] as a tool to escape the Luofu. Of course, I don't need you to leave the real [Yamato] on the Skyship as bait. Doesn't Old Yan over there have a sword that looks completely identical to your [Yamato]? That is the best substitute. However, right now we need you to demonstrate the real [Yamato]'s ability to open spatial passages, otherwise I worry those Borisin won't take the bait."
After listening to Jing Yuan's explanation, Fu Zhu understood. He naturally nodded and agreed to this small matter.
"So, start now?"
Jing Yuan nodded with a smile, then turned his head and made a 'start' gesture to the reporters.
The reporters immediately set up their formation and turned on various machines. Fu Zhu took out the [Yamato] and held it in his hand, displaying it generously in front of all the cameras.
Huaiyan, meanwhile, stepped in at the right moment to act as commentator and narrator, introducing the [Yamato] in Fu Zhu's hand to the cameras.
Then, he gave Fu Zhu a look. Fu Zhu understood perfectly and immediately raised his hand, swinging a spatial passage thousands of meters long above the Skyship. At the other end of the spatial passage, the crowd could clearly see the actual body of the Xianzhou Luofu traveling through the cosmos!
The scene instantly fell silent.
And Huaiyan walked up to those cameras with a beaming smile and said:
"This [Yamato] will be placed on the Skyship as a prize to motivate all contestants! I hope every contestant can achieve excellent results in the tournament!"