The Crazed Little Darling: Pampered by the Possesive Commander!-Chapter 220: A Fateful Miss

The Big Illusion Insect naturally couldn’t answer Ian.

The photo appeared for only three seconds before the gates of the Crystal Palace closed again.

The pressure on their bodies disappeared, as if nothing had happened.

Aiers also returned to human form due to the disappearance of the pressure.

The three looked at each other, somewhat confused.

Finally, Ian was the first to speak: "What does the King mean by this?"

Aiers and Archi exchanged glances, then both shook their heads simultaneously.

"No idea," Aiers replied.

However, Archi, after pondering for a few seconds, asked, "Does the King want us to go to the Human World to find her?"

Ian’s eyes lit up, "That must be it!"

"Since it’s such an important mission, leave it to me. I’ll definitely complete it."

Archi gave him a rather indifferent look, "Insects like you, who only know how to fight and kill, aren’t suited for going out alone."

He adjusted his collar with some restraint, "Such a challenging mission is better suited to me."

Aiers glanced at the two of them and suddenly spoke, "I have Space Ability, which allows me to enter the Human World unnoticed by other humans."

The implication being that she was the most suitable for the task.

Ian: ...

Archi: ...

Though they didn’t want to admit it, they had to acknowledge that without Space Ability, they couldn’t ensure they’d go unnoticed when entering the Human World.

Seeing the two fall silent, Aiers smirked and said, "Then I’ll go pack my things."

This time, she was definitely going to bring the gift for her little one!

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On the Central Star, Su Ruan planned to go out and buy some things.

After wandering for a while, she found a remote bench to sit on.

The air was laced with the scent of machinery, and as she took a deep breath, it seemed like a trace of iron permeated her body.

She fiddled with the Light Brain in her hand, saw no new messages, and lifted her head to gaze at the empty street ahead.

Suddenly, intangible ripples seemed to spread out, and Su Ruan instinctively felt a hint of abnormality.

But this feeling was fleeting, too quick to grasp.

Su Ruan stood up, frowning slightly, and looked around.

The street remained empty, showing no signs of anything amiss.

The sudden pang of unease vanished without a trace, as if it had merely been an illusion.

At that moment, the Light Brain chimed.

It was Ye Chong asking her to come to school.

Su Ruan didn’t linger longer and quickly headed to the school.

Unbeknownst to her, not far away in an alley, a girl appeared out of thin air.

The girl was slim, yet she carried a backpack twice her size on her back. Her eyes were fixed intently ahead, with a hint of joy in them.

But when she looked around and didn’t see the person she wanted to meet, the joy in her eyes faded instantly.

Even though she had Space Ability, it was not godlike enough to locate Su Ruan at any given moment.

The previous two encounters with her were due to sheer luck.

But it didn’t matter; as long as she was in the Human World, she would find her eventually.

She was sure Su Ruan was on this Central Star! Then she would be able to give her these gifts!

Aiers composed herself, packed up the two large bags of stuff, and then walked out.

To keep humans from realizing her true Insect Race identity, she even wore a hat to hide the small antennae sprouting from her black hair.

She walked out of the alley, unaware that Su Ruan had just left a few minutes earlier.

This fateful near-miss meant Aiers took some effort to find Su Ruan.

Meanwhile, Su Ruan hurriedly reached the school and met with Ye Chong.

Ye Chong had approved her semester’s work, and this time he called her over to draw the tasks for the next semester.

They were still those seven black cards, laid out in front of Su Ruan, allowing her to draw one at random.

Su Ruan stared at the seven black cards; from their appearance, they were indistinguishable.

She looked at Ye Chong, curiously asking, "Teacher Ye, is the Logistics Department’s semester task always drawn like this? Are there no designated tasks?"

"None." Ye Chong waved his hand, "That’s how it is now."

Su Ruan: ...

She felt like she had enrolled in a rather unusual university.

Though she knew the Logistics Department at the Second Military University was somewhat unreliable, wasn’t this too much?

She thought she might be able to attend classes with students from other departments next semester.

She was interested in the Mecha Combat course.

"Hurry and draw. Apart from the military uniform design, the other tasks are very difficult academic assignments," Ye Chong urged, "Why else do you think I asked you to draw now? It’s because I’m afraid you won’t complete the tasks next semester."

"Just so you know, I won’t go easy on you just because the academic task is challenging."

Ye Chong lazily raised his eyes, tapping his desk with his weathered hands.

Su Ruan took a deep breath and selected a black card based on instinct.

"Let me see," Ye Chong took the card, glanced at it, "Oh!"

Su Ruan: ?

What kind of reaction is that?

"Looks like you’ve got good luck." Ye Chong flipped the card open.

Su Ruan glanced over and saw two words written on the card.

[Insect Race]

Su Ruan was slightly taken aback.

Insect Race? What does that mean?

"This is?" Su Ruan looked at Ye Chong in confusion.

Ye Chong put away the black card and said casually, "It means you have to hunt the Insect Race and obtain important materials from them."

"But considering the Insect Race isn’t invading right now, you can complete this task in the Second World."

"Just complete the top ten Insect Race dungeons in the interstellar ranking. Remember to record the entire process and collect materials from the Insect Race; I’ll check them later."

Ye Chong stood up, lazily yawned.

"This will be your task for the next semester."

He said no more, yawning as he left.

Su Ruan never expected the Logistics Department to handle Insect Race matters; wasn’t this the task for the Mecha Combat Department?

No, it should be hunting the Insect Race; the most important part was acquiring valuable materials from them, right?

Ironically, some materials from the Insect Race were integral components of even S-Class mechas.

Understanding this, Su Ruan also left the school.

She was probably the most idle person in the entire Second Military University, as she rarely visited the school even twice in a semester.

In the evening, Su Ruan told Lu Shinian about this matter.

After hearing it, Lu Shinian had only one response.

"I’ll accompany Ruan Ruan through these Insect Race dungeons."

Still thinking about learning the Mecha course, Su Ruan’s eyes lit up when she heard his words.

"Before that, can you teach me how to pilot a mecha?"

Her eyes shone brightly, almost dazzling Lu Shinian.

Under such expectant eyes, he couldn’t find any reason to refuse.

"Alright," he replied in a low voice, "I’ve also finished my recent tasks, so I’ll be available to teach you in the next two weeks."

"That’s great." Su Ruan proactively grabbed Lu Shinian’s large hand, smiling with curved eyebrows, "Can we start now?"