Let's Squander A Billion First!-Chapter 1646: Visitors from Beyond (33)

Underground City.

He Jin rubbed his temples with a headache; lately, if it wasn’t one problem in the Underground City, it was another.

Although the Energy Crystal was functioning normally, there weren’t enough Crystal Pillars, causing many devices to operate intermittently.

He wondered if Lou Xing and the others had found any crystals.

He Jin paced back and forth, full of worries.

"Mr. He..."

He Jin had formed a conditioned response: "What’s wrong this time?"

"..." No one answered him.

He Jin looked up, seeing the person at the door with a pale expression; even their lips were trembling.

He Jin felt a pang in his heart: "What happened?"

The person swallowed: "Ou...outside, a very large...very large spaceship arrived."

He Jin: "???"

He Jin immediately went to the Underground City’s control room, from where the surroundings outside the Underground City could be seen.

A thick mist always shrouded the skies above the Underground City, but at this moment, something dark could clearly be seen within the mist.

They scanned it with instruments, and it turned out to be a spaceship.

An absurdly large spaceship.

He Jin immediately ordered: "Sound the alarm, have everyone retreat to the safety shelters, and the rest prepare for battle."

Alarms blared simultaneously across various districts of the Underground City; most people were clueless.

However, since alarms had been sounding at random intervals lately, they were used to it and quickly made their way to the shelters.

He Jin didn’t know what was on the spaceship or what the other side’s intentions were, so everything was handled as if in the most severe situation.

But after waiting for a long while, there was no movement from the spaceship; it just quietly floated there.

"Mr. He, come and see!" someone called out excitedly.

He Jin hurried over to look, and on the screen, amidst the swirling mist, faint outlines of figures could be seen coming down from the spaceship.

And these people were wearing familiar clothing...

They were from the Special Task Force!

He Jin had someone zoom in the image, but unfortunately, the mist was too thick, and those people wore masks, making it hard to see clearly.

Until He Jin saw Chuzheng.

She wasn’t wearing a mask, standing conspicuously among the indistinct figures.

"Mr. He, it looks like Mr. Lou and the others have returned..."

-

Lou Xing returned to the Underground City with his team, and He Jin was already waiting at the entrance. Seeing that it was indeed Lou Xing and his team, his expression relaxed slightly.

"What’s with the spaceship outside?"

Lou Xing glanced at Chuzheng: "She brought it back; the crystals are on it."

He Jin: "???"

Lou Xing hesitated and then said: "That should be a Starship, not a spaceship."

He Jin: "???"

Lou Xing continued: "It’s exactly the one we went to find."

He Jin: "..."

He Jin’s mind was a bit at a standstill. After a moment, he finally restarted his thoughts and understood the situation.

He sent them to find Crystal Pillars, and they ended up bringing back the... oh no, the Starship that was carrying the Crystal Pillars?

He Jin was truly afraid Chuzheng might suddenly decide to destroy something, as their Underground City couldn’t withstand its firepower.

Lou Xing led people to move the Crystal Pillars. Due to previous incidents, they were now very cautious, only choosing those that were empty and ensuring they moved them carefully.

-

About the Cosmic Stone, Lou Xing explained it all to He Jin.

Currently, the Cosmic Stone hadn’t shown any unexpected issues, so He Jin could only sigh.

"Without using it, how long can the entire Underground City last?" He Jin said: "This is our only solution right now. If it really is as you say, then perhaps it’s just the fate of us humans..."

The Cosmic Stone simply couldn’t be left unused.

The Underground City needed it to endure.

He Jin could only assure that as long as he’s in his position, he wouldn’t use the stone for anything else, striving to protect those in the Underground City so they can continue living.

Lou Xing: "Perhaps it won’t be a problem."

Willy had said their doom came from greed and selfishness...

But now they were acting for the people of the entire Underground City.

It wasn’t for personal gain, so if the Cosmic Stone was really that powerful, maybe it would understand.

"It’s been hard on you during this time." He Jin patted Lou Xing’s shoulder: "And about that previous issue..."

"It’s fine."

Lou Xing interrupted He Jin, clearly not wanting to bring up the previous issue again.

He Jin paused: "How’s Boss Jia?"

Lou Xing shook his head: "His wife is in a dire state. Finding the Starship this time was also thanks to him guiding us; he did it all for his wife. So, I think his deeds offset his past offenses."

"I’ll think about it."

Everything on the Starship was manufactured to target the Osefia Empire, and Boss Jia found nothing useful, even encountering an attack by robots.

Mrs. Jia had always been weak, and now she was on her deathbed.

Two days later, Mrs. Jia passed away.

He Jin sent people to find Boss Jia, only to discover he had disappeared again.

This time he only took his wife’s body, leaving everyone else behind.

Leaving like this, how far could the supplies he took carry him?

Everyone assumed Boss Jia did it for his ambitions, but who would have thought it was solely for his wife...

Chuzheng even captured Qing Dai and handed her over to He Jin.

He Jin had wanted to capture Qing Dai before, but after witnessing Chuzheng’s prowess, he realized Qing Dai was of the same race as Chuzheng, imagining how conflicted He Jin felt.

But Qing Dai couldn’t be let loose.

Qing Dai was completely uncontrollable, unlike Chuzheng. Who knew if letting her go might invite disaster?

To ensure the safety of the Underground City, He Jin could only pull his hair out trying to figure out a solution.

Chuzheng didn’t care how He Jin handled Qing Dai.

As long as Qing Dai was not doing well, that was enough for her.

Trying to be a good person diligently.

[...] A good person encountering a ghost.

-

Lou Xing found Chuzheng on the Starship; she was leaning against its edge, watching the white mist below.

Lou Xing walked over, stood beside her for a while, and slowly asked: "What do you plan to do next?"

Chuzheng replied without hesitation: "Take you to see the scenery beyond the Milky Way."

"?"

Lou Xing’s expression became somewhat stunned.

He suddenly couldn’t understand this sentence.

Chuzheng suddenly grabbed him, their positions shifted, with Lou Xing leaning on the outside. Chuzheng’s hands held the metal railing behind him, perfectly encircling him inside.

The girl’s face enlarged in front of him.

Lou Xing instinctively leaned back a little, increasing the distance between him and Chuzheng.

Chuzheng suddenly drew closer to him, lips slightly parted, and asked rather seriously: "Do you want to be with me?" Dare to say no, I’ll destroy you!

Lou Xing: "..."

When Chuzheng spoke those words, Lou Xing felt his heartbeat speed up, his blood bubbling inside his veins.

Lou Xing blinked, slightly struggling to swallow, his voice dry: "We’re not the same..."

Chuzheng furrowed her eyebrows slightly, remained silent for a few seconds, then popped out a sentence: "Do you discriminate against Aliens?"

Even if our species are different, everyone is an equal life form, why discriminate against me!

Being an Alien was not my choice; it’s all the Bastards’ fault!