“Um… What time is it?”
Lu Mo opened his eyes. Last night, he forgot to close the curtains before going to sleep, and the sunlight shone directly on his eyes. He couldn’t help but extend his hand to shield his eyes.
A small blue bird flew to the window. Through the transparent glass, it tilted its head and let out a chirp.
“Chirp!”
Lu Mo stared blankly at the little bird. His mind was still empty from just waking up.
The little bird seemed very happy. It opened its wings and hopped around with its tiny legs. “Chirp chirp!”
Lu Mo suddenly sat up!
A familiar sense of crisis surged within him, and he squinted his eyes, surveying the seemingly calm room while tightly clutching the bedsheet.
You see, beneath the seemingly calm sea surface, countless hidden currents are flowing...
Silently, he got out of bed and stood in front of his closet, crossing his arms.
If he wasn’t mistaken…
Lu Mo forcefully pulled open the closet door, making a “swish” sound!
A neatly arranged trench coat hung on the pole, swaying slightly with his movement. There was nothing unusual inside — Ling was not there.
So… Lu Mo quickly turned around, his gaze fixed on under the bed.
He slowly bent down, grabbing the dangling bedsheet, and suddenly lifted it!
Under the bed was empty, without a trace of accumulated dust.
Because Ling had hidden under the bed numerous times to ambush him, it had long been wiped clean.
Not in the closet, not under the bed, the only remaining answer was there.
Barefoot, Lu Mo walked on the floor, gradually approaching the bathroom door.
Behind the door was an abyss.
In that instant, numerous scenes from the past seven days flashed through Lu Mo’s mind.
When he checked every corner of the room and finally stepped into the bathroom with relief, Ling’s smiling face suddenly appeared before him.
When he entered the bathroom fully armed, finding nothing unusual, and relaxed to wash his face, but when he raised his head, Ling was standing beside him with his head tilted.
When he finally had a day without any disturbances or harassment, sitting peacefully in the bathtub, bubbles floated up from the water.
Damn, it’s like a horror movie.
Lu Mo took a deep breath and solemnly opened the bathroom door. “Ling!”
The empty bathroom revealed nothing out of the ordinary. Lu Mo carefully checked the bathtub, under the sink, and behind the curtain… but found nothing. Ling was truly not there.
Huh? Did he undergo a transformation?
Lu Mo sat on the edge of the bathtub, absentmindedly picking up a cup, and looked at the bottom with one eye. “Ling?”
Nothing.
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The whole house was quiet. Lu Mo walked from the second floor to the first floor, where a plate of steaming breakfast was placed on the dining table, accompanied by a small note.
Lu Mo picked it up and read it.
“Master, starting today, I will report to the military headquarters. You’ve worked hard during this time.”
There was even a small smiley face drawn at the end. Lu Mo couldn’t help but cover his face with his hand. “…”
He truly didn’t expect that Ling could write so poorly. He had originally thought that Ling would have the type of handwriting that was neat and elegant.
On second thought, maybe he had a misleading filter when it came to Ling? Because Ling was much older than him, he intuitively thought of Ling as mature and stable.
But mature zergs wouldn’t do such things, right? Hiding under the bed, softly grabbing Lu Mo’s ankle, and moaning and groaning when he was frozen stiff, saying, “I’m so pitiful…”
Lu Mo slapped the piece of paper on the table with a loud clap and said in a deep voice, “He’s definitely a complete asshole zerg.”
The thick soup in the bowl shook slightly.
Lu Mo sighed and finally relaxed, sitting down and picking up the porcelain spoon. He contemplated his plans for the near future.
He obtained many good things at the auction, but the most important one was the mining rights for the ten planets. The main resources were marked on the geographic atlas, and mining them would undoubtedly yield a huge profit.
But first…
The star systems to which those planets belonged were all located in the periphery of the zerg domain, without any harbors or jump points. He needed to establish the necessary jump points along the way to send manpower for mining.
Because of this, it was difficult to auction off the mining rights for those planets. Just surveying them alone would require a significant amount of resources, let alone the subsequent mining operations.
Choosing which company to construct the ports was a difficult task. Lu Mo had previously collaborated with some potential partners, but they would likely be unable to handle such remote star systems.
But that’s okay…
He had the best friend, Jin Qi.
Lu Mo opened the communicator and sent a message to Jin Qi: [Are you interested in building the ports together?]
Jin Qi, who had just woken up at this time, picked up the communicator and read the message.
…
Absolutely not!!
I’m not interested!!
Angry, he fiercely typed on the communicator.
The message quickly returned to Lu Mo’s hand, emitting a “buzz” sound.
[Jin Qi: Of course, I am. Can you tell me the details?]
Lu Mo felt touched and took a sip of soup. His judgment was indeed accurate; Jin Qi was truly a generous, kind, and friendly male zerg.
——
[Military Headquarters]
The deputy officer walked to work with heavy steps, his pale face resembling that of a zombie.
Contrasting him was a small zerg that followed beside him, matching his every step. The zerg’s head only reached the deputy officer’s thigh, so for every step the deputy officer took, it had to take three. Even though the deputy officer was already taking large strides, it had to hop to keep up.
Ah, how envious.
The deputy officer looked at the zerg, his face filled with envy to the point that tears almost flowed from his mouth. When he was at this age, he had already been thrown into the virtual combat zone by his mother to receive beatings.
At that time, in a completely different situation, the zerg tugged at the deputy officer’s clothes and said, “Deputy Officer, you’re walking crooked.”
The deputy officer weakly lowered his head. “I’ve told you not to call me Deputy Officer… At least call me Jian Su Guang.”
The sunlight streamed through the lush green leaves, casting scattered golden rays. The little zerg tilted its face upward, its chocolate-colored cheeks reflecting the flowing specks of gold. “I thought you preferred being called Deputy Officer.”
Jian Su Guang: “…”
The little zerg was really strange.
Suddenly, he remembered to ask, “What’s your name?”
The little zerg hopped over a brick and carefully avoided the gaps. “I’m called Reed — Jian Officer, you’re walking crooked again.”
Jian Su Guang helplessly stepped over a crack in the ground. Fine, it seems he’s an obsessive-compulsive.
The mentally and physically exhausted deputy officer stood at the entrance of the office. Along the way, numerous colleagues looked at him with concern, their gazes clearly saying, “You’re probably going to die young.”
He took a deep breath and finally mustered the courage to push open the door. He lowered his head and said to Reed, “Reed, if you keep loitering here, I promise I’ll throw you out—”
“He’s called Reed?”
The deputy officer froze, the familiar voice causing him to pause, barely comprehending the situation.
He looked up, and a towering stack of documents covered the desk, reaching up to the ceiling. The voice came from behind the pile of documents.
A gloved hand reached out from behind, and in the frightened gaze of the deputy officer, it grabbed hold of a document with a protruding corner.
No, don’t, it’ll collapse!
Jian Su Guang covered his face with both hands, contorting into a scene reminiscent of a famous painting from Earth: The Scream.
In an instant, the document was pulled out, and the towering stack of documents swayed, swayed… until finally, it miraculously stabilized!
Jian Su Guang covered his heart, feeling that he almost met his end along with the documents.
“Finally found it. This document was hidden quite well,” Ling said, holding the document and sticking his head out from behind the office, revealing a toothy smile. “Su Guang, what’s wrong with you?”
Jian Su Guang: “…”
He weakly smiled. “It’s nothing, just a minor heart attack, nothing worth mentioning.”
“Ling Excellency!”
Reed’s eyes lit up, and he hugged Ling’s leg. “I missed you so much.”
Reed looked around. “Oh, where’s Lord Lu Mo?”
Ling carried Reed’s cape and placed him on a nearby chair, bought by the deputy officer, and said, “You’ll see him when we go home after work.”
“Mhm!”
…
Ling quickly corrected the documents.
So fast that sometimes it made other zergss suspect if he had really looked at them seriously?
Combined with his famous illegible handwriting, it appeared even more casual—because if it leaked out, it would tarnish the military’s reputation, so he was forced to improve his signature. At least in future widely circulated agreements, there wouldn’t be a signature resembling dog tracks.
Documents flowed through his hands like water, classified and organized. In no time, the towering stack of documents became shorter.
Jian Su Guang stared blankly at his boss. It was only then that he realized he hadn’t seen this side of Ling for a long time.
In the past, even when he was working, Ling’s brows were always furrowed, his face gloomy.
At that time, other military commanders thought he had finally changed and acquired the necessary presence. Only the deputy officer, who had been by his side all this time, knew how bad Ling’s state was. Even for trivial matters, he would ponder over them for a long time.
During that period, he had said, “So, boss, I’ve been suggesting hiring a few more assistants.”
If it had been in the past, Ling would have just smiled and patted his shoulder. “Su Guang, I think you should dream at night instead.”
But at that time, Ling had just glanced at him, his eyes wandering.
After a while, he said, “Ah, okay, I’ll leave it to you.”
Although it was something he had longed for, Jian Su Guang didn’t feel happy at all. He didn’t go and recruit other assistants, even though he had been extremely busy these past few days to the point of collapse. His colleagues couldn’t stand watching him anymore and advised him to relax a little.
—It’s really great.
Jian Su Guang bit his pen and felt extremely happy.
It seemed that his boss had returned, although he didn’t know what had happened. It must be related to that domineering little male zerg, right?
Hmm… But now he probably couldn’t be considered a little male zerg anymore. Jian Su Guang lifted his head and reminisced; that male zerg was exceptionally tall.
“Su Guang, these things need to be dealt with today.”
Jian Su Guang turned around with a smile. “Okay.”
With a loud bang, the vast sea of documents piled up before him. Anyone would feel hopeless faced with such a massive workload.
Jian Su Guang: “…”
Reed: “Officer Jian, your face turned black!”
Jian Su Guang raised his hand. “Boss, I request—”
“Don’t even think about it.” Ling’s voice was faint. “I’ve given you a chance, but you didn’t cherish it.”
Jian Su Guang, smiling, entered the abyss.
Author’s Note:
In my dream, I finished updating, and I’m so happy.
I’m smiling in the abyss too.
The chapter’s so short it makes me feel like my heart’s in the abyss. Regardless, thank you for translating this gem 😭💗
+1
I know… i thought my speed has increased but it turned out to be a short chapter…
Haha poor Jian Su Guang
Every assistant’s novel life…🤐
Who is Reed?
He doesn’t show up much, but he should be the little boy Lu Mo found in the beginning chapters I think!
Lu Mo found a kid? Man, I gotta start making notes on every novel, otherwise I will forget even the main character’s name 😂
The kid came to Lu Mo’s fountain in search of water. In their tribe water is very sacred and since Lu Mo let him have a drink and even allowed to bring it back he respects him a lot more in addition to respecting him as a male zerg. His name is told in this chapter only and other times the author refers to him as little zerg only… He keeps on popping whenever you are about to forget him…
Oooh, now I remember. Many thanks!
From under the bed pft
What is Ling doing jump scaring Lu Mo every morning? 😭💀
He really traumatised him😂
They’re so entertaining! Thank you for the chapter!
Thank You for the new chapter ʚ♡⃛ɞ(ू•ᴗ•ू❁)