Chapter 241: Gloria Strikes It Rich with Five Hundred Thousand; Lu Chen Silently Achieves Greatness [Four-in-One Subscription Request!]

Lu Chen deliberately searched online.

The Dawn Route branch of Empire Entertainment Weekly was surprisingly not located on the Dawn Route itself, but rather within the star system of the Empire’s secondary alliance, just over a day’s journey from Wolf Fang Corporation.

The headquarters of Wolf Fang Company, the branch of Lianzhong Company, the Night Nation, and the Dawn Route branch of Empire Entertainment Weekly were all situated in four adjacent star systems, forming a right-angled configuration.

All four were near the end of the Dawn Route—or more precisely, not far from the Empire’s fortress, Achilles.

This area was a military stronghold, guarded by centurions and the Empire’s main fleet.

Pauli Glenn really understood him; he even offered to guide him.

Lu Chen smiled and said, “Don’t put it so harshly. I did come to reason with the Empire. My proud title as an Empire hero shouldn’t be stripped just because I rescued thirty-eight human female slaves… Though my methods were a bit rough, they had lost their minds at that time. I only regret that my ship was small, and I could only take thirty-eight women with me.”

Pauli Glenn felt a shiver crawl up his spine.

What meaning was there for an adventurer from the Pangu Corridor to storm a heavily guarded private zone of the Federation, forcibly rescuing a few human women?

Was it just a few medals worth risking one’s life for?

Or was the Primitive Star Dome truly a spy team planted by the Adventurers Association?

“Alright, alright, brother Lu. I’ve read enough news to grasp your reasoning and methods. This time, I’ll see it with my own eyes.”

“Don’t worry. You won’t just see it with your own eyes—you’ll have to participate in the reasoning yourself!”

Lu Chen patted Pauli Glenn on the shoulder and turned back to the cockpit.

Inside the cockpit, Lu Chen watched the little fairy Gloria and the old woman Ellie, who still hadn’t changed out of their sword attire, and couldn’t help but smile.

One wanted to slim down, become a bit more ethereal.

The other feared being taken advantage of.

“Still not changing clothes? Are you addicted to cosplay?”

Ellie obediently returned to her room and changed back into her pale blue sword outfit.

Gloria was a bit reluctant, spinning around on the spot, preening shamelessly and acting cute.

Lu Chen didn’t hesitate to pinch her slender waist.

“No wonder King Chu has such a slender waist. Look at this—soft like boneless chicken strips, light as floating duckweed, yet flexible and strong. Unlike you, who’s almost got a swim ring around your waist.”

Gloria was furious, slapping away his salty pig hands and turning back to her room to change into her sword outfit.

Moreover, this time she deliberately made her belly protrude, resembling a pregnant, barrel-shaped waist.

“What figure? My waist can be as slender or as fat as I want, at will. Just to spite your perverted taste!”

Lu Chen was taken aback. Wasn’t King Chu’s slender waist a normal male preference? How could that be called perverted?

Still, Gloria’s little belly was quite cute.

He stepped forward and patted it—quite springy.

Gloria didn’t care this time. Head thrown back, drinking, proud rather than ashamed.

“If you find it amusing, go ahead and pat it all you want. Might as well drum a tune for my entertainment.”

“Enough. We have serious business to attend to!”

…

The Leonin then jumped.

Destination: Lianzhong Company’s Qian Yue branch.

One of the five solo training maps in the Lianzhong training cabin was Qian Yue.

Lu Chen used his wristband’s holographic screen to connect from outside the training cabin and take a look at the Qian Yue map.

It was a killing training map focused on various robots as adversaries.

Below a bright, enormous full moon, numerous floating platforms were arranged.

Shaped like discs, varying in height and size, each platform had different gravity and different enemies.

There were modified humans, ranged cybernetic robots, giant armors, unmanned mechanical swarms, and various transformable spaceships.

The map placed no restrictions on the trainees: martial artists, swordsmen, armored knights, spirit masters, and spell casters could all train.

The focus was on how a single soldier could deal with cold machines or spaceships.

This just happened to be Lu Chen’s specialty.

He didn’t even need to act personally; he could hack into these targets’ control systems using newly manufactured worm drones.

After a brief familiarization, Lu Chen did not enter the training cabin to train.

To avoid Lianzhong Company receiving notification from the Empire, he also refrained from replying to their invitation email in advance.

He directly jumped to the outskirts of the Qian Yue star system.

Qian Yue star system lay one light-minute vertically above the ecliptic plane.

The Leonin quietly emerged from the starry sky.

Lu Chen immediately saw a dim star, tidally locked with the system’s only solid planet, forming a binary-like star system.

The rest of the system’s space contained only scattered small asteroids and amorphous dust clouds.

Only then did Lu Chen understand that the “Qian Yue” referred to the sun rather than the moon.

Though the Qian Yue system had few planets, the traffic of ships was frequent and lively.

Many adventurer ships were even present.

Ships in the Empire’s star system were diverse, mostly unmodified vessels of various brands, with technology clearly more advanced than that of the Federation or the Dawn Route.

The network speed in this star system was also much faster than in the Dawn Route.

Upon reaching the outskirts of the Qian Yue system, Lu Chen finally replied to Lianzhong Company’s invitation.

He informed them he was about to arrive at Qian Yue star to participate in their swordsmanship exchange.

Soon, an enthusiastic reply came from Lianzhong Company.

They welcomed his arrival and permitted the Leonin to dock at Qian Yue star’s number one VIP ship dock.

Lu Chen couldn’t help but remark, “I didn’t expect Lianzhong Company to give this future Sword Saint some respect.”

Gloria, however, was unconvinced.

“Please, it was me who defeated Liu Jianyun. That’s why they treat us this way.”

Lu Chen shrugged.

“Sorry, when you dueled Liu Jianyun, I had already blocked all training cabin data.”

“That was stupid. You should have uploaded the data; then we could get better treatment and even earn more money!”

“That’s not an option. You’re our team’s ace; you can’t easily show yourself, unless you can earn five million.”

“I will. When we enter the Blizzard Route, I’ll definitely attack the real Yunlan Sect, defeat Liu Jianyun in reality, and get five million spirit stones!”

“Too early.”

Lu Chen thought: In reality, there’s no simple sword duel. Even if Liu Jianyun could suppress cultivation, he couldn’t suppress over a hundred levels of physical technique and agility.

Unless Gloria approached level one hundred, it would be difficult for her to defeat Liu Jianyun head-on.

Lu Chen sat in the pilot’s seat, ready to fly into the Qian Yue star system, when suddenly he received a secret message from Chun Song and Xia Xian.

“Teacher Lu, the Chun Xia ship might have been tracked by the Empire fleet. Also, we just saw an Empire warship land on Qian Yue star. Let’s meet somewhere else!”

The Chun Xia ship, which had arrived early, was still hovering outside the ecliptic plane of the Qian Yue system.

It was highly probable the Empire had used clues from previous live broadcasts to locate the Leonin’s destination.

Lu Chen was unfazed and immediately replied.

“We’ve already arrived… Don’t worry; the Empire fleet has little reason to come here and gang up on me. Moreover, the Empire wouldn’t want people to know we slipped past the Yuri Pass; that would be more embarrassing than crashing a warship on the battlefield.”

Still, to keep a safety net, Lu Chen ordered the Leonin to remain on the outskirts of the Qian Yue system.

He had Pauli Glenn and his crew stay on board.

He himself planned to pilot the Ghost Knight with Gloria and Ellie to land on Qian Yue star.

“This is absolute trust in you, Brother Pauli!”

In the cargo bay on the right, Lu Chen confidently patted Pauli Glenn’s shoulder.

Pauli Glenn immediately became uneasy upon hearing the plan.

“Brother Lu, although I’m slightly stronger than you, having me stay on your ship to attract fire isn’t a good idea, right?”

Lu Chen magnanimously replied, “It’s always people who attract fire, not ships. If the Empire fleet really shows up, I’ll allow you to pilot my ship and escape!”

Pauli was still suspicious of Lu Chen’s goodwill.

“I know you well. Even if you’re in another star system, you can control this ship.”

Indeed, Lu Chen had left a little bee drone on the ship. If a special situation arose, it could attempt to hack the pursuing enemy vessels.

Pauli Glenn was not capable of piloting this ship.

Lu Chen smiled and reassured him.

“Don’t worry; you won’t be in danger on my ship. Besides, with your skills, you can always run whenever you want, right?”

Pauli shook his head, sighed, speechless, and after a while said, “You know that normally, I can only jump once every twenty-four hours?”

Lu Chen patted his shoulder again.

“That’s a special circumstance… I’ll have Ellie bring you some pills.”

Pauli still felt uneasy.

“Besides, this is the Empire star system. Most planets are developed. If I accidentally stray into an inhabited planet, I might be trapped like a turtle in a jar.”

“You’re good with idioms.”

Lu Chen then asked Ellie to bring a large stockpile of pills.

Seeing Pauli’s worried expression, Lu Chen comforted him.

“Alright, they say a man’s ship and wife shouldn’t be lent out casually. I even let you pilot my precious Leonin. What else could you complain about?”

After speaking, he led the group to the rear cabin.

Lu Chen, Gloria, and Ellie entered the Ghost Knight’s cockpit, took along director Liu Qiong, and left the ship.

They first sent Liu Qiong back to the Chun Xia ship.

Seeing the director safely returned, Chun Song and Xia Xian finally relaxed.

Before departing, Liu Qiong asked Lu Chen,

“Teacher Lu, can we continue live streaming now?”

Lu Chen was momentarily startled—he almost forgot about the livestream.

“You’re quite dedicated… Broadcast as you please. If it’s inappropriate, I’ll cut off your signal.”

Chun Song and Xia Xian nodded repeatedly.

“That’s best.”

Lu Chen then piloted the Ghost Knight away from the Chun Xia ship and flew into the Qian Yue star system.

…

Several minutes later.

The Ghost Knight in spacecraft form landed on Qian Yue star.

At the polar day side of Qian Yue star, atop the tallest Qian Yue Tower, was the number one VIP ship dock.

Lu Chen and the others disembarked and looked around.

The empty VIP ship dock was bathed in the large, dim, yellowish light of the Qian Yue star hanging overhead, occupying nearly half the sky.

Like a giant moon or some kind of artificial colossal light source.

Brighter than a typical moon, yet still a disgrace among stars.

Neither fully bright nor fully dark—day and night indistinguishable.

To the east of the tower, in the higher sky, floated numerous combat platforms.

Surrounding them were various suspended shuttle-style spectator seats.

Gigantic ships carried all manner of transport robots.

Even from a distance, Lu Chen could sense the spiritual energy fluctuations there, brilliant and dazzling, with each event packed to capacity.

In contrast, around the Qian Yue Tower, it was relatively quiet.

The Qian Yue map inside the Lianzhong training cabin was a one-to-one replica of the real Qian Yue star.

The map came first; the replica was built afterward.

This was unlike the other two major training cabin giants.

They signed contracts with real-world training sanctuaries and then replicated them into their cabins, but their AI sophistication was far less than Lianzhong’s.

Qian Yue star, relying on the replicated Qian Yue map, gradually developed into an AI big data modeling base, while vigorously promoting armor, battle suits, and transformable mech manufacturing and modification.

Currently, Qian Yue’s business went far beyond training; it had long evolved into a comprehensive high-tech mechanical hub.

Many adventurer ships heading to the Pangu Corridor stopped here for last-minute spaceship or mech modifications before setting out to sea.

Of course, many came for tourism or practical training.

While the three were gazing at the training platforms, a burly man in a suit—an employee of Lianzhong—arrived at the top dock to meet them.

His cultivation level was surprisingly the same as Pauli Glenn’s, level sixty-nine.

He appeared very humble.

“Welcome, Teacher Lu, ladies. I’m Higgs, the physical training instructor here. I’ve heard great things about you. Please, this way!”

Lu Chen shook his hand.

“Hello, hello.”

Higgs glanced around but saw no sign of the Leonin flagship—only a mini transformable armored ship.

“Where’s Teacher Lu’s flagship?”

Lu Chen smiled and explained,

“The Leonin is on standby at the system’s edge. When entering the pass earlier, there was a minor skirmish with the Empire fleet. I’m worried the Empire might find my location and cause trouble, so I split forces in advance. If an emergency occurs, the ship can rescue me remotely.”

Higgs smiled awkwardly.

“Nonsense. You’re our guest. Although the company has reported to the Empire, you three will have no safety issues here on Qian Yue star.”

“That’s good to hear.”

Following Higgs, the trio descended from the top dock to the next level’s VIP reception room.

It resembled a refined tavern and café.

They were greeted by the Qian Yue branch’s chief secretary.

The secretary-general was a middle-aged man wearing silver-rimmed glasses, looking gentle and scholarly.

His lower body, however, was a quadrupedal mechanical frame, completely divorced from human form.

Such appearances were common in the Empire’s secondary alliances.

Most had been injured in wars.

The secretary-general was named Bazhi Qun, a level seventy-two spirit warrior and the deputy head of the Qian Yue branch.

This showed the high level of reception Lu Chen and company received.

“All tea, coffee, and other drinks here are brewed automatically by robots, more perfectly than humans. They even adjust flavor details based on each person’s scent.”

Lu Chen sipped some red tea and detected a hint of cola flavor.

“Thank you for your hospitality, Secretary-General.”

The secretary’s attention remained fixed on Lu Chen.

“Unexpectedly, Captain Lu is as young as reported in the news, with mediocre cultivation, even lower than your two companions.”

“You flatter me.”

It didn’t sound like flattery, but it was.

So young, such low cultivation, yet invited—he must rely on skill to draw out the senior Liu Jianyun.

Lu Chen bowed his head and drank tea.

Afterward, he tried the coffee and beer, both with unique flavors full of AI’s creative touch.

The secretary’s coffee even had a hint of lubricant.

“We received information that Captain Lu drew out Senior Liu Jianyun on the Yunlan Sect Sword Peak map.

Although Captain Lu quickly cut off data uploads and we couldn’t see your swordsmanship details, only a Sword Saint level talent could have summoned Senior Liu Jianyun.

Moreover, it has to be an extraordinary Sword Saint.”

Lu Chen was a bit embarrassed by the praise.

“Frankly, I’ve only been studying swordsmanship for less than half a month, thanks to Ms. Gloria’s careful guidance. She is the one with true Sword Saint talent, even defeating Senior Liu Jianyun in the training cabin at the same cultivation level.”

Gloria proudly sipped robot-brewed fruit wine, tasting oddly medicinal.

The secretary glanced at Gloria, sensing she hardly seemed a Sword Saint level powerhouse.

“That’s not funny.”

Gloria frowned.

“Why waste words on four-eyes? He’s not paying me. I have to go to the real Yunlan Sect and beat Liu Jianyun again to earn five million!”

The secretary bowed apologetically to Gloria, then addressed Lu Chen:

“Actually, our invitation to Captain Lu this time is to help us build a new swordsmanship model to improve our sword training.

Of course, not just you; everyone who draws out Senior Liu in the training cabin receives an invitation.

You are the first to accept!”

Lu Chen thought: Anyone with such strong swordsmanship must be an old monster. Why would they come out to help with big data modeling?

Only rookies like them, who have been at sea less than three months, would want to make money this way.

“Do you want me to create a virtual character?”

Lu Chen asked curiously.

The secretary smiled.

“If Captain Lu doesn’t mind, yes. That would increase the contract’s price.”

Lu Chen suddenly recalled the scene of Liu Jianyun fleeing badly after being beaten by Gloria and decided against it.

Besides, he was famous; if made into a virtual character, he’d be mercilessly abused.

“I mind.”

The secretary nodded.

“No problem. We only need to build a data model of Captain Lu’s swordsmanship.”

“How exactly?”

“You need to fight our strongest experimental sword robot and win to receive the fifty-thousand spirit stone reward stipulated by the contract.”

Fifty thousand for my sword secrets?

Though hesitant to expose his power mode, fifty thousand was hard to refuse.

After all, he had plenty of extras; exposing a move or two was like free money.

“Where’s the contract? I want to see it.”

Gloria perked up hearing fifty thousand and suddenly found the secretary more agreeable, volunteering:

“Honestly, at the same cultivation level, my swordsmanship is much stronger than Lu Chen’s. I’ll go too; let’s make a million!”

Unfortunately, the secretary showed little interest in Gloria’s swordsmanship.

“It’s not about strength. Ms. Gloria presumably displayed swordsmanship in the training cabin but didn’t draw out Senior Liu.

There’s competition among Lianzhong’s branches. We want to surpass the Yunlan Sect branch in swordsmanship training before they discover this.

We pay fifty thousand spirit stones if the model built from Captain Lu’s sword can draw out Senior Liu again.

Can Ms. Gloria do that?”

Gloria drank deeply, confidently said:

“Of course! Sword Saint is just the basics. My real strength is sword qi. If I can’t draw Liu Jianyun out, I’ll just chop down his cave and scare him out!”

The secretary stifled a smile and said little more:

“That might work… but the minister gave me only one contract.”

Only one contract?

Lu Chen whispered to Gloria:

“Dummy, only one of us can reveal our strength, or we’ll have no trump cards later.”

Gloria thought it safer if she went first.

“That means a strong player has to show up. This contract has a loophole: if you can’t beat the robot and expose your strength, you don’t get a dime. Isn’t that a big loss?”

Their whispered plotting was almost loud enough to be heard.

The secretary quickly explained:

“Don’t worry. Our robot’s purpose is to force out the strongest swordsmanship. You will win in the end.

Winning or losing isn’t the point; the point is the new model can draw out Senior Liu on the Yunlan Sect map again.”

Lu Chen nodded.

Their meaning was clear: they were focused on him, uninterested in Gloria.

For caution, maybe letting Gloria win the fifty-thousand contract was safer.

“Fine. Gloria, try first. Best if you defeat the enemy in one blow, so I don’t have to show up.”

Secretary:

“Agreed.”

Lu Chen suddenly remembered something.

“By the way, besides the swordsmanship exchange, you said you’d forge me a signature sword?”

The secretary nodded.

“Yes. Once you receive the reward, we’ll forge a signature sword for you free of charge.”

“If Gloria succeeds?”

“Only one sword can be made. You two can discuss who gets it.”

Lu Chen laughed.

“Gloria’s swordsmanship is too strong; she always uses an iron sword. The signature sword is mine.”

Gloria thought: weaklings need signature swords; the strong can wield anything, with all things in heaven and earth as their sword.

“Fine. Just give me a bigger share of the hush money.”

Then Lu Chen and Gloria signed two contracts.

Lu Chen’s contract would only activate if Gloria failed; otherwise, it would be void.

To get the fifty-thousand spirit stones, two conditions had to be met:

First, defeat the robot.

Second, the new swordsmanship model must draw out Liu Jianyun on the Yunlan Sect map.

After signing, Lu Chen, Gloria, and Ellie boarded a small ship arranged by Lianzhong, heading to the floating platform.

On the ship, Lu Chen and Gloria changed into Qian Yue sword outfits.

White in design, nearly flawless pure white, but styled like a tight-fitting flight suit—very technological, but lacking fairy-like grace.

It contained sensors to record sword moves and energy flow patterns.

Lu Chen disliked the tight design and didn’t wear it.

With only one contract, he suspected he might not take the stage.

Gloria, however, thought the outfit was quite nice.

She sternly told the staff:

“I don’t want my clothes taken after the match.”

The staff quickly explained:

“You can keep the clothes afterward. We only receive the synchronized data.”

After changing, Gloria suddenly felt something crawling at her waist.

“So itchy. What’s that?”

Lu Chen pinched her waist, signaling he was responsible.

He had discreetly placed a worm drone inside Gloria’s sword outfit to modify relevant data.

The ship landed on the highest floating platform of the Qian Yue battlefield.

Staff cleared nearby matches and spectators.

Gloria disembarked first, stepping onto the platform and drinking wine to replenish energy.

The one-kilometer-wide floating platform was paved with specially integrated blue stone slabs, fireproof, corrosion-resistant, and resistant to spiritual magnetism.

Qian Yue shone overhead.

The scenery was beautiful.

It had a dreamlike, indistinguishable quality—dream or reality.

Gloria’s opponent was a level sixty-eight sword robot, ten levels above her.

Three meters tall, black, carrying a great sword on its back, with a light sword hilt at its waist, and laser cannons and formations in its palms.

Lu Chen and Ellie watched suspended on an open shuttle.

Nearby spectators included secretary Bazhi Qun, physical training coach Higgs, an information officer, and over a dozen technical analysts.

All other bystanders were cleared.

The atmosphere was tense.

Ellie worriedly asked:

“Captain, it’s called a sword robot, but it’s equipped with all kinds of weapons and is ten levels higher than Sister Gloria. Is it dangerous?”

Lu Chen smiled and patted Ellie’s head.

“Don’t worry. I’m here.”

In truth, the contract had a disclaimer: Lianzhong Company guaranteed the robot wouldn’t attack the dantian or head but would target the heart. Any resulting casualties were not their responsibility.

Fifty thousand spirit stones weren’t easy to earn!

The battle began.

Gloria and the robot stood a hundred meters apart.

The robot raised its left hand, palm open, revealing a black laser cannon.

That shameless move again… Lu Chen had suffered two surprise attacks like this from Xikelo Biya and Wang Jian.

A laser beam as thick as a forearm instantly pierced Gloria’s chest!

Blood gushed out like a broken faucet.

Ellie’s face turned pale.

“Sister Gloria!”

Lu Chen remained calm.

“Don’t worry, even with her dantian pierced, she won’t die.”

Still, seeing Gloria bleed so much in reality, he felt some pain.

Gloria paid no mind.

She didn’t even defend.

At that moment, she was still drinking with her head thrown back; wine spilled onto her chest and mingled with the blood.

Putting away the wine flask, Gloria glanced down at her chest, then looked up at the robot opposite.

“My turn.”

She drew her sword.

It was a special sword arranged by Lianzhong Company, capable of recording the flow of spiritual energy in the palm.

At the same time, Lu Chen quietly spread the power of universal resonance.

He turned this arena into Lu Chen’s arena!

Not to help Gloria defeat the robot, but to help perfect the data model to draw out Liu Jianyun.

The robot decided to withstand Gloria’s strike.

Its left arm still hung in the air, fingers spread, palm displaying a blue-glowing circular formation that shielded against sword qi and sword intent.

Gloria swung her sword.

A dark red magical flame sword qi surged forth.

It formed a blood-red curtain spanning the arena.

This was not sword intent but pure sword qi fused with magical flame.

Instantly, it broke the robot’s palm defense formation, slicing open its left arm.

Cutting through a quarter of its body.

Also cutting a large section of the platform.

Though the robot lost a quarter of its body, its internal formation kept its shape and power intact.

As it prepared to resist, its form trembled!

With eerie ripples spreading, the magical flame infiltrated the internal formation.

In a blink, the remaining three-quarters of its body were consumed by the magical flame, turning to dust and vanishing entirely.

Gloria was stunned.

Cutting the robot with one strike was within her expectations.

But her magical flame was mainly slashing power, not such strong demonic dissolution.

Still, winning was winning.

She didn’t care much.

Lu Chen smiled faintly, concealing his accomplishment.

Ellie quickly jumped off the shuttle, ran onto the arena, and treated Gloria’s chest wound.

Everyone from Lianzhong Company was dumbfounded.

This was utterly unexpected!

The sword robot was equipped with anti-magic formations.

Even if cut apart, the remaining parts could separate into several mini combat robots and continue fighting.

Yet it was cut in one strike by level fifty-eight Gloria and even corroded by magical flame?

Secretary Bazhi Qun, dazed, asked:

“Is Miss Gloria really a demon?”

Gloria curled her lips.

“Isn’t a legal demon fine?”

The secretary was speechless.

This strike was beyond ordinary magic.

Could it be a high-rank Abyssal Demon?

He turned to the technician.

“Has the model succeeded?”

The technician had already replicated Gloria’s energy flow data and the robot’s received sword force data into the training cabin.

On the Yunlan Sect Sword Peak, the venerable Liu Jianyun stepped out from the clouds onto the sword plateau cliff.

“Senior Liu has appeared!”

The secretary never expected such sword prodigies within the small Primitive Star Dome adventuring party.

Coach Higgs asked curiously:

“I remember Senior Liu wasn’t interested in demon swords and wouldn’t give them the time of day. How did he appear?”

The technician stared at the black stone screen, eyes wide in disbelief.

“The magical flame’s corrosion of the robot is key. Senior Liu mentioned… the chosen power.”

“What!”

The secretary and Higgs felt a buzz in their minds, instantly tensing their spiritual pressure like facing a formidable enemy.

Goosebumps rose; their spines chilled as they stared at Gloria.

Gloria, however, looked carefree, drinking and healing.

The secretary was stunned for a long moment, then gritted his teeth and said:

“Congratulations, Miss Gloria. The cooperation succeeded. You’ve earned the fifty-thousand reward. We’ll transfer it immediately to the Primitive Star Dome adventuring party’s account via Lianzhong Company’s outpost on the Bailu vessel.”

Gloria excitedly made a victory sign at Lu Chen.

Lu Chen smiled and slightly cupped his fists at the secretary.

“Thank you.”

This increased the secretary’s interest in Lu Chen.

If even a crew member might hide the chosen power, what kind of captain could keep her under control?

No wonder these three easily passed the Yuri Pass!

“Captain Lu, interested in another battle? I can apply for another contract from the minister.

Also, all our data is for internal Lianzhong use only and won’t be shared with any third party, including the Empire government.”

Lu Chen knew the main target was himself.

“No, fifty thousand is enough. Only three of us on the ship; we have to keep some secrets.”

He spoke with the air of a superior, as if stronger than Gloria.

The secretary looked regretful but relieved.

If testing continued, he feared even he might be at risk…

“What are your plans next, Captain Lu?”

Without thinking, Lu Chen lied about military affairs:

“I plan to visit the Night Nation. Hopefully, when I return, I can see the signature sword your company forges for me.”

In truth, he planned to strike Wolf Fang Company immediately.

The secretary nodded slightly.

“Captain Lu, please send me your five-element data as soon as possible.”

Lu Chen shrugged.

“No need to send data. My physique is simple—perfectly balanced five elements, the type that encompasses all things.”

The secretary was shocked but nodded subtly.

“Then we won’t hold you back.”

Lu Chen and the others returned to the shuttle, about to leave.

Suddenly!

Air raid alarms blared throughout the entire arena.

“What’s happening?”

“Secretary-General, virus intrusion detected!”

“The robot has gone rogue!”

(End of chapter)