Chapter 201 (2/2)
“Oh? What are they?” The Accountant stared wide-eyed and excited at his new pick-up coach
Lan Jue counted theers “Be bold Be careful And be resilient”
The Accountant’s brows furrowed “What does this mean?”
Lan Jue explained, adopting his professorial air “The irl, and you want to profess this to her, you need to take the initiative You have a fifty-percent chance of success right there But if you’re just sitting there, thinking about it, worrying over it, you have zero chance Understand?”
Clearly the Accountant only half-comprehended the lecture “I understand Are there any risks?”
“Of course there are,” Lan Jue replied “For exairl who is protected by a bodyguard Tragic for you Youto put you out of your misery”
The Accountant chortled “He’d never have the chance I’et the best of me!”
Lan Jue only sive it a shot, then”
Without hesitation, the Accountant shot to his feet and uo with purposeful stridesWhen he spoke, his voice was thick with a sort of sliirlfriend, what do you think? The Jewelry Master told me to come over here and woo you He said I had a fifty-fifty chance at success”
Lin Guoguo didn’t even give hi his way She focused on the control panel before her, but did speak as one uess you’re part of the other fifty percent Get away froret it”
The Accountant turned, giving Lan Jue a pained and indignant glare
Lan Jue could only helplessly shake his head “In old Earth they used to say, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”
The Accountant took a deep breath, getting his facial expression back under control He shot his eyes towards Xiuxiu
She kneas co, and her response was to lift her left hand The ht between the the air it passed through
The Accountant spat fiercely “My dark-haired angel is a vast improve any of you, hmph!”
“Increase to sub-light speed,” Lan Jue said softly, ignoring the Accountant’s impotent complaints
“Roger!” Lin Guoguo coaxed the thrusters in to high speed The shi+p shuddered, and quickened
Lan Jue stood with both feet planted firmly on the floor The Accountant yelped as he was thrown clear across the bridge
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Planet Lir
It was a beautiful planet, one they called the Sapphire of the East
Ninety-percent of its surface was covered in sparkling blue water, while the planet itself was roughly three-fourths the size of Skyfire It was possessed of a rich and abundant marine environment, and all the resources that came with it
Specifically, the planet was hoeh-level mecha construction
Zeus-1 hovered over Lir’s largest city, it’s capital Dwarka Just below lay the public airshi+p hangar for the city
“Extend the boarding bridge in advance Extinguish ine reactor”
“All stop”
The shi+p began it’s slow decent in to the hangar The girls took off their safety harnesses, while the Accountanta resentful glare towards Lan Jue
“Off we go,” their captain stated, waving for them to follow He was the first to disembark
The Accountant followed, careful to reht, without et in to contact with I’llme for the information!
A shuttle delivered thear to the pickup-area The four of theate, with the two beautiful woathered no small number of curious stares as they exited
Today, Lan Jue was clad in a light grey suit As ever, it ell fit and finely tailored It made him look taller, and very handsome
“Lan Jue” The Accountant eagerly awaited the Jewelry Master’s request, ready to shut him down in retaliation for his poor treat at the prospect, that call shattered his dark fantasy
Lan Jue waved towards the beckoning voice Xiuxiu and Lin Guoguo followed dutifully as he walked over
Su He was clad in a black track suit He reet the
“You got here fast! We only just got back ourselves I got your e and decided to just wait for you here Just you three?”
“I’rumbled “How do you two know each other?”
Su He shot the Skyfire representative a glance “Ah, my bested opposition You’re here, too, I see”
Meaning the KeeperThis is a very common Chinese offer, which doesn’t really mean what it says Connections are very important in Chinese society, and the idea of ‘you scratch my back, I scratch yours’ is one of the pillars of its societal foundation However, you can also really ask for help fro they want, their respect, a mutual friend, etc His insincerity isup a far more reasonable alternative for Lan Jue’s station as a junior teacherGotta appreciate his guer to date a woman who can explode starshi+ps with her brain? Could you iument with her? ‘damnit honey, that’s the THIRD ti just isn’t getting through to you