Things seemed urgent, as Mo Yan quickly added a terminal number and left. Qi Yu watched Mo Yan’s departing figure, furrowing his brows for a moment, unable to think of anything nearby that could have made Mo Yan hurry like that.
Unexpectedly, he didn’t bother pondering further. Right now, nothing here concerned him much.
With Mo Yan gone, he indulged himself completely, collapsing onto the sofa bonelessly, exhaling a long breath. The grayish-white orbs of his eyes hinted at a faint sense of contentment.
“Finally, the mandatory business has come to an end.”
Roly-Poly: […]
It remained speechless.
Having played all day yesterday, with only a few hours of rest, and now having forced himself to concentrate for nearly an hour, Qi Yu no longer felt like lifting a finger.
Worried that his master would become lazy, Roly-Poly spoke up: “Master, do you want to know about your reputation on the StarNet?”
Without speaking, it was fine, but as soon as Roly-Poly did, Qi Yu immediately recalled his embarrassing moment seen by Mo Yan because of Roly-Poly. He straightened his expression immediately, his voice notably serious, “Roly-Poly, I don’t want any zerg other than me to go upstairs in the future. Do you understand?”
Roly-Poly’s electronic voice sounded puzzled, its face mirroring confusion, “[Master, General Mo Yan is your queen. It’s his duty to take care of you. According to imperial law, if you’re unwell, unless he’s unable due to battle, he must come back to take care of you. According to the queen’s rules, being obedient and kind is the most basic. If he refuses to take care of you, you have the right to choose a new queen.]”
Qi Yu closed his eyes, his voice slightly heavier, “These things don’t matter. It’s between him and me; you don’t need to worry. At home, you treat him as a guest zerg.”
“In the future, you can open the door and let him in, but the second floor is my private zerg area. I don’t want any zerg other than me to appear on the second floor without permission.”
Qi Yu didn’t want to discuss this topic further. He didn’t want to discuss with a mechanical intelligence what a contractual marriage was. Suddenly relaxing his highly concentrated mental power made him feel a bit drowsy, but he couldn’t sleep now, so Qi Yu couldn’t help but think of Roly-Poly’s topic.
Glancing at the still puzzled Roly-Poly, Qi Yu casually asked, “Roly-Poly, what’s my reputation on StarNet?”
“The reputation is quite bad. Do you want to see?”
“Very bad?”
Could it be that the original host had a penchant for mistreating queens? But that shouldn’t be, Qi Yu lazily thought. He remembered Roly-Poly describing the previous host as quite ordinary, only taking a risky move in the end, which failed.
Without letting his master continue guessing, Roly-Poly said, “[Regarding your marriage with General Mo Yan, many zergs express their disapproval, especially the male zergs in the imperial capital, openly showing their disapproval. According to statistics, within just two minutes of the main brain revealing your relationship with General Mo Yan, there were already over a hundred thousand negative comments about you, and it’s still increasing continuously.]”
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Consider it a lullaby.
Qi Yu thought peaceably, getting up to return to his room for some rest. Roly-Poly dutifully used the speaker to narrate those unfavorable revelations about Qi Yu. As Roly-Poly narrated, Qi Yu’s breathing gradually steadied.
Time passed slowly, and soon the sun was high in the sky. Qi Yu finally woke up groggily.
“Back to life.”
He stretched lazily, yawning, slowly getting out of bed. After habitually starting to freshen up, he suddenly remembered he had already done so earlier today.
Relaxing his body, Qi Yu pondered for a moment, spat out the foam in his mouth, washed his face, tidied up briefly, and then went downstairs.
He walked up to the refrigerator, took out a bag of nutrient fluid, tore open the packaging, inserted a straw, and stared blankly at the remaining three bags of nutrient fluid in the fridge until he finished drinking the one in his hand.
“Gotta earn some star coins.”
That was his first thought after finishing the nutrient fluid.
If he didn’t start earning star coins soon, he’d probably starve. And… he seemed to be lacking even the star coins to register a partner. Although Mo Yan was supposed to cover the cost, according to the agreement, he still had to contribute half. Not having even half was quite humiliating.
But how to earn star coins?
Qi Yu fell into contemplation. After two seconds, he gave up and directly asked his steward, “Roly-Poly, how can male zergs earn star coins?”
“According to imperial decree, male zergs are prohibited from working for rewards.”
Alright.
Qi Yu tossed the empty nutrient fluid package into the trash can, thought for a moment, and changed the question, “How can female zergs earn star coins?”
“Join the military, engage in commerce—these are the main categories. If one doesn’t have such talents, they can also take up labor jobs or even exchange physical labor for star coins.”
No, none of these were what he wanted.
“Is there a fast way to earn star coins?” Qi Yu asked.
“There is. Obtaining rare minerals or resources can quickly earn star coins.”
Qi Yu’s eyes brightened slightly. With the spatial power he gained after swallowing the spatial nucleus, he could open a spatial channel to leave this planet at any time, so there were still many feasible options.
Roly-Poly felt somewhat regretful. “Unfortunately, this method isn’t suitable for you, Master.”
Qi Yu nodded in agreement. Indeed, this method wasn’t suitable for him, but who said methods to earn star coins had to be fast? He was in desperate need of star coins, very desperate, so he could only reluctantly accept it.
“Hmm.”
Qi Yu fell silent for a moment, then tapped on his terminal and spoke, “I’m suddenly curious. Can you tell me how to do it specifically?”
Roly-Poly didn’t know that his master intended to try it out himself, so it divulged, “[I said, if you really need to mine rare minerals, you need to first understand who needs the minerals, what type of minerals they need, and on which planets these minerals are found.]”
“Just like the Obsidian Star not far from us. It produces obsidian, which can be made into core components for mechs. Especially in the central area of Obsidian Star, there’s more high-quality obsidian. Unfortunately, the climate there is harsh, unsuitable for ordinary zergs to go. Only top female zergs and the military can go there. This also leads to the high price of obsidian, especially during large-scale battles, when the price of obsidian is even more exorbitant.”
Qi Yu’s eyes lit up slightly, and he asked cautiously, “How much are we talking about specifically in terms of star coins?”
Roly-Poly nonchalantly replied, “Starting from thirty thousand for poor quality, and several hundred thousand for good quality.”
That’s it! Qi Yu’s eyes sparkled. This was tailored for him.
Although he wasn’t born into a noble family in his previous life, his family was still considered top-tier in that world. His father was even an eight-tier spatial esper. After his father died, he left his spatial esper nucleus to Qi Yu, who was only a year old at the time, granting him the ability to manipulate space. Although he was originally a fire-type esper, even with only sixth-tier abilities now, dealing with cold weather was still well within his capabilities.
In that case, this was the most suitable option for him.
Qi Yu clicked on the additional information and continued reading. After a moment, he satisfactorily folded up the documents.
“It would be best if there were zerg harvesting obsidian on nearby planets.”
Although the prices might be lower, for him, it would be sufficient. At least it wouldn’t be as troublesome.
“I also need to buy some things.”
While Qi Yu was browsing the information on Obsidian Star, he naturally discovered that he had become a hot topic on StarNet. Various rumors were circulating, and he didn’t know who had the audacity to dig up his information. Aside from photos, his terminal was flooded with countless private messages.
He ignored these trivial matters and didn’t bother opening those messages. But it didn’t mean he wanted to go out and earn star coins only to be discovered. Clicking back to his account, Qi Yu glanced at it. Not too much, not too little, he had ninety-nine star coins left.
After browsing the StarNet store, Qi Yu selected a mask and a dagger. With that, all ninety-nine star coins were gone, and he became a penniless wretch.
Zerg courier services were swift. After waiting for nearly two hours, the doorbell rang, and a mechanical zerg delivered the package. Qi Yu took the package and went upstairs, standing on the second floor, he addressed Roly-Poly downstairs, “I’ll play for a while first. If there’s anything, wait for me to come down.”
With that, he returned to his room.
Back in his room, he first combed his curly hair neatly with a comb, tied it up with a hair tie, and then put on the mask.
In the mirror, a male zerg with a mask looked back at him. The grayish-white eyes, coupled with the black mask, exuded a mysterious aura. Qi Yu tapped the side of the mask, and the next moment, a thin membrane appeared over the eye area. The grayish eyes in the mirror instantly turned into a deep cyan, giving the zerg a profound and unfathomable appearance.
Seeing the change in eye color, Qi Yu was somewhat satisfied.
“Not a waste to spend all my savings.”
This way, the risk of exposure was reduced.
Qi Yu walked to the closet and changed into a silver-white outfit. Then he strapped the dagger to his waist and took out his terminal to carefully identify the direction.
As soon as the direction was confirmed, the next moment, a spatial wormhole appeared before him.
Lifting his leg, Qi Yu stepped into the spatial wormhole. After a moment, the wormhole slowly closed, and at the moment of closure, it disappeared instantly.
However, there was no longer the figure of a male zerg in the room at this moment.
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