Starry Sky Railway, starting with a single draw of the Underworld

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"Where are we going?" Qiong asked, puzzled.

“I’m very well-informed. I went to see what was going on at the port. I heard that the Yunqi Army has taken the company’s people and goods to the Industrial Bureau. It seems they’re making the Industrial Bureau inspect the goods.”

March 7th revealed something that Qiong didn't know. Qiong looked at her in surprise. It was true that March 7th was quite capable, managing to find out about such things. Coupled with her status as a VIP passenger on the Starry Sky Train, she could indeed travel freely without hindrance.

Liu Ying and Dan Heng had no objections and followed March 7th onto a starship, then rushed to the Engineering Bureau. They had fought here before, and it was here that Qiong met Jing Liu. Returning to this place was full of memories.

"Do you people from the Immortal Ship have any sense of reason? I understand now. In your words, this is called taking advantage of someone's misfortune, right?"

As soon as Qiong and the others arrived at the Engineering Department, they heard a man's sharp voice, which sounded somewhat like a quack's, but it was very energetic. At that moment, he was spitting at the members of the various departments of the Immortal Ship, and he was able to fight two or three of them at a time without being at a disadvantage.

"Wow, just listening to him talk makes me feel like he's going to be a tough opponent."

March 7 commented that just hearing that voice made him seem mercenary and petty. March 7 hated dealing with people like that the most, and judging from the expressions of the other people on the Immortal Ship, he knew they felt the same way.

"Everyone from the Star Train, what brings you here?"

Yanqing glanced over when she saw someone approaching, and her expression immediately relaxed when she realized it was Qiong and her group.

"I heard Bu Liren hurt you, are you alright?"

Yanqing came to Qiong's side and asked. As a Yunqi Xiaowei, he naturally knew that Bu Liren had encountered such a big incident, but he had been busy with other things and had not been able to visit Qiong.

"Of course I'm fine, I'm perfectly healthy, and my injuries are almost completely healed."

Qiong shook his arm and said that the restorative power of the Star Core was not just for show. In addition, Jiaoqiu had given him the best medicine. Under the double effect, he could no longer feel the pain. It wouldn't be long before the wound would heal completely without leaving a scar. That's how confident he was in the body that Star God Father had shaped.

"This was Luo Fu's negligence, causing the guest to be injured. The general instructed me to find a way to compensate him. What do you want?"

Yanqing said with great remorse that it was truly shameful to talk about such a blunder, especially since the injured were VIPs of the Starry Sky Train, who had been kind to Luofu. This made it even more painful.

"Then have the general prepare a ticket for the Immortal Jade Palace, the fastest kind."

Qiong answered without hesitation. Yanqing's eyes widened when he heard this. He had just said it casually and never expected Qiong to make such a request.

"Huh? This compensation isn't much, but it's strange. Are you going to the Jade Palace, or are all the train crew members going?"

Yanqing asked, puzzled. If he remembered correctly, the Starry Sky Train and Jade Palace should have no connection whatsoever. It didn't make sense to say that they were going there for sightseeing. He really couldn't understand it.

"I think I'll go alone. My wife is going back to Jade Palace for a meeting and to visit relatives. I plan to go see her after the martial arts ceremony," Qiong said truthfully.

"Your wife... well, I shouldn't have asked."

Yan Qing looked at Qiong with suspicion, wanting to know who his wife was, but his mind quickly went through the list of people who had recently attended the meeting at Yuque. It was actually a multiple-choice question, because only Fu Xuan had gone.

Yanqing dared not hear Qiong mention his wife's name, fearing that he would incur the wrath of the Grand Diviner Fu Xuan. There was no benefit in inquiring about such private matters, and besides, the Grand Diviner was very sensitive, so he dared not offend him.

"Hey, hey, hey, is this how you treat your customers by leaving our company people standing around? I've really had enough of you. If you have nothing else to do, hurry up and return the goods to Yueyier and Qi Liujiuyi Sanba."

The company staff, seeing Yanqing chatting happily with Qiong while leaving him aside, spoke up in dissatisfaction. Only then did Qiong and Yanqing turn to look at the person.

"Who is he?"

Qiong looked at the man in front of her and asked. This guy was wearing a company employee uniform, had a brown middle-part hairstyle, and wore a pair of small sunglasses. Judging from his clothes, he was probably a very, very far below Toppa's wife. He was probably just a high-ranking pawn who was a little better than a regular pawn.

Chapter 286 The Lone Wolf

"His name is Scott, the person in charge of this trip for the company. We've been at an impasse for a long time."

Yan Qing explained to Qiong, and then roughly described the current situation. The company's spaceship would need to dock in Luofu for a few days before it could be repaired and continue its journey. According to regulations, all goods entering Luofu Port had to be inspected. In addition, there had been some trouble caused by Bu Liren before, so the Yunqi Army stopped arguing with the company and directly forcibly moved all the goods here.

Right now, this man named Scott is desperately trying to stop the workers from the manufacturing company from opening the cabinets to inspect the goods, saying that it's some company's patented technology and he's afraid they'll damage it. But what the manufacturing company wants to do isn't just open the boxes and take a look; they want to disassemble the goods inside and inspect them thoroughly, inside and out. They don't know if they can put them back together after that, which is why Scott is so desperate.

"What are you whispering about over there? Give us back our goods right now!"

Scott saw that Yanqing was still whispering to Qiong, and urged her again in a hurry.

"Sigh, I really have no other choice. I can't completely break ties with the company right now. If you're good at talking, please try to persuade him."

Yan Qing sighed and said that the relationship between Xianzhou and the company is one of cooperation, and it cannot be dealt with by force. If the other party is angered, Luo Fu will also be in a bad situation. Therefore, he can only ask Qiong to handle it.

"Leave it to me. Everyone knows I'm eloquent. You know I'm the leader of the Medicine King's Secret Teachings. I can leave her speechless."

Qiong patted his chest and said. When Yanqing heard him mention the word "champion," he was both amused and exasperated. Only Qiong could mention this matter so casually now. Everyone else pretended not to know about it and was very cautious.

"Scott, right? I'm on good terms with the Stonehearts from the company. Give me some face and don't force yourself."

Qiong spoke to Scott with a pleasant expression. She didn't know whose subordinate this person was, but Qiong liked Toppa and Emerald quite a bit. In addition, due to her relationship with Estella, she had a fairly good impression of the people in the company.

"Hey, where did you get the Face Fruit ability from? You think you know the Stone Heart Ten? If you really say you know those directors and executives, I'll bark like a dog right now."

Scott said to Qiong with a look of disdain. It was as if some stinky outsider came to the door of a big company and insisted that he knew the chairman. If the people in the company believed him, they could just pack their bags and leave.

"Fine, I'll let it go for my wife's sake and not argue with you."

Qiong took out her phone and searched through her photo album. She found a photo of herself with Topa and placed it in front of Scott. Scott glanced at it and didn't pay much attention, but soon he took off his sunglasses and wiped his eyes, realizing that the photo wasn't photoshopped and that the person in it really was Director Topa.

The photo was taken at the Pinocchio Grand Hotel. Kyō had one arm around Topa's shoulder and was taking a selfie with her phone in the other. Topa was smiling, but veins were popping out on her forehead, clearly indicating that she was unhappy about the photo, but she had no choice but to accept it because Kyō was forcing her.

Qiong's finger slid across the phone screen and flipped to the next photo. This time, the person who took the photo was not him but Emerald. At that time, Emerald was sitting on the sofa, and Qiong was lying on her lap enjoying a lap pillow. The two of them had many intimate acts in the dream, so she naturally would not refuse a mere lap pillow request.

Scott's legs were already trembling, but Qiong still didn't let him off the hook. She found her chat history with Sand Gold and showed it to Scott. Scott looked at the chat history where Sand Gold called him "my friend" and "good brother" so affectionately, and he felt like he was suffocating.

"Still think it's fake? Should I call Toppa? Or is it gold dust?"

Qiong looked down at Scott and said, not because he was tall, but because Scott's legs were already weak. Scott was contemplating life, wondering what he had done to deserve such a great person. Three out of the ten people in Stone Heart had a close relationship with him. This was something that ordinary people could not do.

"My dear sir, what are your orders?"

After putting his sunglasses back on, Scott rubbed his hands together with a fawning expression and asked Qiong, his face changing faster than turning the pages of a book—a necessary skill in business, of course.

"You should first learn to bark like a dog; a person should keep their word."

March 7th, always eager for drama, immediately seized upon Scott's previous promise, saying that she had originally wanted to see him back down, but instead he smiled contemptuously and raised his hands in a dog-paw gesture.

"Woof woof woof, woof woof, howl!"

Scott's shouts were extremely enthusiastic, full of emotion and pride, as if he wasn't barking like a dog, but rather speaking a superior, alternative language. This was a change in mindset. Scott would definitely not be willing to bark like a dog for a group of Immortal Boat people, but in his eyes, Qiong's status was far more powerful than that of the Immortal Boat people. Even a general was not as powerful as Qiong in Scott's eyes. He had never heard of anyone being so close to three Stone Hearts and ten others. Let alone barking like a dog, Scott felt that if he immediately became Qiong's dog, he could probably climb higher than his current position.

"Uh, he's an honest and trustworthy dog, oh no, a person."

March 7th no longer felt like looking down on Scott. He was so engrossed in his imitation, so convincing, that she mistook him for some canine alien disguised as a human.

"It's so lively here, there are even dogs walking upright."

A familiar voice came from Qiong. He looked at the beautiful woman from the Chiming Clan who was walking slowly towards him not far away, and his heart was filled with joy.

"Wife, wife, what brings you here?"

Qiong chuckled and stepped forward to grasp Ling Sha's hand, but she dodged him and instead chopped him on the head.

"Who are you calling 'wife'? You're so shameless."

Ling Sha cursed in embarrassment and anger. She really couldn't control her temper in front of Qiong. She had originally come here to help with an outing mission, but who would have thought that she would run into this scoundrel Qiong here? If it was a karmic entanglement, she really had to believe that there was a destiny between her and him.

"You're crazy! Does every woman you see mean she's your wife?!"

March 7th also ran over and gave Qiong a nudge. She didn't know Ling Sha, nor did she know the relationship between Qiong and Ling Sha. She thought that Qiong was just having his old problem again, unable to control himself when he saw a beautiful woman. How could Little March 7th resist?

"These must be your companions on the Star Train. It seems you're quite popular."

Ling Sha glanced at the people around Qiong and said, which made San Yueqi realize that Ling Sha was not a stranger and had a certain relationship with Qiong. He had hooked up with a beautiful woman again without her knowledge. San Yueqi was so angry that she almost laughed. Qiong's efficiency was really amazing.

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Chapter 287 Bad Outcome

“When we scanned the cargo box earlier, we found a structure that looked like biological tissue inside, so we asked Lord Si Ding to help us take a look.”

An employee from the Construction Department explained why Ling Sha had come. These workers dealt with iron parts every day, and the other departments of the Immortal Ship also had their own duties. The only people who understood biological characteristics were from the Pill Cauldron Department, making them the only biology majors on the Immortal Ship.

"Biological tissue? Isn't that just living animals? When did your company start doing small animal logistics?"

Upon hearing this, March 7 looked at Scott with a puzzled expression and asked, but Scott was immediately angered by this unintentional sarcastic remark.

"Nonsense, how could we do such a thing? That's a new patented invention, you know? It was developed by people from the Broad Knowledge Society."

To prove that his goods were not just some kittens or puppies, but something very important, Si Yiba Siba Kete invoked the name of the Erudite Society. However, no one around him reacted to this. Before March 7th, he was chatting and laughing with two beauties from the Genius Club. The Erudite Society, to put it nicely, is a youthful version of the Genius Club; to put it bluntly, it is far inferior.

"Since it's biological tissue, we must open it and take a look. If there's something like a Bu Li Ren hidden inside, it won't be good for anyone."

Ling Yilin Qiba is Qisi (5) (6) Sha looked at Scott and said, because of the war against the abundant evil creatures, the Xianzhou people are very wary of biological cargo. In history, there have been countless self-destruction actions of sending abundant evil creatures into the Xianzhou. The Xianzhou people are not stupid, how could they let such things continue to be kept.

"What a joke! We were chased and bitten by those stinky wolves, and they even chewed up our engine. How could we be accomplices of the Buli people? With their culture and wealth, I can't even ask for more money without keeping it to myself."

Scott was very dissatisfied with Ling Sha's suspicions. He had professional ethics and would only help if he was paid more, but the other party didn't even have the ability to pay more, so how could he be a spy?

"Stop talking nonsense and just open it. Didn't you say you could do whatever you asked?"

Qiong was too lazy to argue with someone like Scott. This guy was too shameless, making Qiong feel threatened in her position. How could anyone be more shameless than her?

"It is possible, but I would appreciate it if you could put in a good word for me with the ten people from Shi Xin. It is really not my fault; it was the people from Xian Zhou who insisted on the inspection."

Scott rubbed his hands together and said to Qiong, his attitude towards him was completely different from that of the Xianzhou people, leaving March 7 speechless.

"I'll send Topa a message later, but I don't know if she'll even read it."

Qiong felt that she should tell Toppa about this, not for Scott's sake. If someone in the company really wanted to join forces with Buliren to deal with Xianzhou, then they were really tempted by the Light Arrow of the Hunting. The difference between Xianzhou and the company was that the people of Xianzhou could actually ask the Star God to take action, while Kripper could only build walls.

"Open it."

Scott waved to his men and said that the company personnel immediately began to unlock the security locks, opening the cargo container, which was about three meters high, revealing its contents.

Ling Sha approached the cargo box and curiously began to observe it. Qiong was also looking at it at the same time. The contents were a tall humanoid mecha, which fit the stereotype of the company. They always relied on mechas to solve problems, so it was normal for them to research new models.

This mech has thick, long, and wide arms that almost touch its legs when it hangs down. Both hands have sharp claws as weapons, and its head is pointed, resembling a wolf's head. Otherwise, there's nothing particularly noteworthy about it.

"This doesn't look like a living thing at all. Is there a driver inside?"

On March 7th, Ling Sha spoke up, saying that the company had previously mentioned disassembling the mecha because they suspected it contained something like a pilot. At that moment, Ling Sha raised her hand and touched the leg of the mecha, but a surge of electricity suddenly appeared, sending her hand flying.

A red light shone on the wolf's head of the mecha, and it quickly rushed out of the cargo box with a roar. Its huge claws reached out to grab Ling Sha. Qiong reacted quickly and ran over to grab Ling Sha, rolling away to avoid the mecha's attack. Behind him, Dan Heng and San Yue Qi had already picked up their weapons to fight. Liu Ying held a transformation device, but after thinking about it, she decided not to transform in public. Instead, she took out a one-handed sword as her weapon.

Not only were there people from the Starry Sky Train, but also Yan Qing, the Cloud Cavalry Guard. Dealing with an out-of-control mech was not difficult, and it wasn't even a hard fight. San Yueqi's two arrows froze the mech's legs, restricting its movement. Dan Heng and Yan Qing cut off the mech's arms from the left and right respectively. Liu Ying appeared behind and slashed horizontally with her sword. The mech's head flew up and landed on the ground. Its power gradually disappeared and it collapsed to the ground.

"Company property! Aaaaaaah!"

Scott felt as if he himself had been beheaded. The inspection was supposed to be done, but now everything was just scrap metal. He felt that his life was completely dark.

"What is your intention in bringing such a dangerous weapon onto the immortal ship?!"

Yanqing was even angrier than Scott at this moment. He didn't dare to imagine what would have happened if the mecha had gone out of control at the port instead of at the Industrial Manufacturing Division. Don't be fooled by how quickly the mecha died; that was because it was surrounded by battle-hardened experts. If it had been an ordinary person, it would have been a scene of bloodshed.

"No, I... This was clearly you who accidentally triggered the mech's automatic defense system. Wasn't it fine in the box before? Did it go berserk after being touched?"

Scott's mind raced, and he shrewdly shifted the blame to the Immortal Boat, speaking with conviction.

"This... let's send it to the Tianbo Bureau first."

Yanqing was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to refute Scott's words. If they didn't check, there might be unexpected problems after the merchant ship left, but the check was something that had to be done. Things had developed to this point, which was the worst possible outcome.

Although Scott kept rambling on, he didn't resist when the Cloud Cavalry took him away. There was no point in saying anything now; he could only try his best to stall the Immortal Boat and wait for the company to send someone to handle this mess.

"How long are you going to hold me like this?"

Ling Sha had been observing the situation, and now that it was over, she slapped away Qiong's hand from her waist, feeling annoyed that he had taken advantage of her without her noticing.

"I'm just worried about your safety. What if you get hurt?"

Qiong said with a happy expression, Ling Sha's waist felt soft and warm to the touch, and the scent of smoky fragrance that had been infused into her body was even more captivating. It was just a pity that the fragrance masked her original scent, and Qiong wanted to taste the original flavor.

Chapter 288 None of them are good people

"Do you take me for a weak healer? Almost all of my abilities can be used in combat. Have you forgotten about that rabbit?"

Ling Sha pushed Qiong away and said irritably, "Qiong was careless before and couldn't even kill her rabbit. It's a bit embarrassing to say that."

"Ah, right, I forgot you're also a Vidyadhara."

Qiong always forgot that Ling Sha was of the same race as Dan Heng because she was so beautiful. The Chiming Clan was very strong in combat, and even if they abandoned martial arts for medicine, their racial stats would not change.

Ling Sha didn't have time to argue with Qiong about being taken advantage of. She went to the wreckage of the mecha and studied it for a while, quickly coming to a conclusion.

"My lords, after a preliminary examination, it is confirmed that biological tissue is indeed hidden inside."

"The core of this thing is what's called wetware in jargon. To put it simply, this machine is driven by the nerves of some biological organism."

Ling Sha's words made everyone understand why mechs have the concept of flesh and blood. It's like taking apart the entire nervous system of a living organism, which is very inhumane, even for experimental materials.

"I'm going to take some samples and have the alchemists analyze them. That way, they'll know the origin of this biological tissue."

Ling Sha said to Yan Qing, who knew nothing about this, so of course Yan Qing would not object. At this point, they could only rely on the alchemy department's cauldron inspector to investigate.

"According to the rules, prisoners and weapons involving dangerous creatures should be transported to the prison for further processing. It is the safest place in the entire Luofu."

Yan Qing spoke up, saying that he had found the Cloud Cavalry to carry the mecha, which had been reduced to several pieces, to the Nether Prison. It would have been better if he hadn't said that, because after he did, Qiong felt that something bad was going to happen. But Yan Qing was right. There was no better place to contain the mecha than the Nether Prison. Once it was locked in the most secure cell, even if the mecha could be reborn, it would be useless.

"It's still early, so let's take this opportunity to invite you all to have a cup of tea at the Dan Ding Division. It would also be a good opportunity for me to hear your suggestions on the reconstruction of the Dan Ding Division."