Chapter 258: No space trash allowed here!!!

Hey hey hey! Over there, what are you doing?

No space trash allowed here!

There's no sound in a vacuum, but their words reached Yunxiao's ears precisely.

Veins bulged on Yunxiao's forehead as her eyes narrowed at the incoming ship; nanomachines instantly formed an electromagnetic cannon.

She wasn't as easy to talk to as Weiniya; in the next instant, a thick electromagnetic laser burst forth, piercing the enemy ship in a flash.

With a boom, the two alien races who had just disembarked to collect a fine from Yunxiao stared dumbfounded— their loan‑bought ship vanished just like that?

But this guy... seemed not someone to provoke.

The two exchanged a glance, then followed their hearts and turned to flee.

Yunxiao watched them leave with icy eyes, daring to guarantee that if those two dared to look back, she would make them taste a fate worse than death.

How dare they call her 118 space trash— not killing them outright is already Yunxiao's mercy.

Yunxiao watched Zhang Jie's body enter the star, feeling his internal heat gradually replenish and his damaged bodily functions steadily recover.

At the same time, in Zhang Jie's mental space, the progress bar representing his bodily function recovery began to grow at a visible pace, though still slow.

"What happened?"

Zhang Jie looked a bit dazed at those progress bars; at that moment he was still browsing his simulated shop.

Meanwhile, Yunxiao simply waited outside, unable to stop herself from starting to fantasize.

"How amazing."

But the more she thought, the more Yunxiao's mind began to wander.

"What's that woman's relationship with him?"

"I heard the Intelligent Machine Empress say there are still three."

"Should we just bring brother back to the black hole?"

While Yunxiao was indulging in those unrealistic fantasies, Lin Ran's side had already exploded into chaos.

Upon learning that Zhang Jie had been abducted, Yu Xiaomo let out a sharp explosive cry and immediately put up a bounty on Yunxiao using her shares from the giant game company— bringing Zhang Jie back counted too.

As Yu Xiaomo issued the announcement, bounty hunters across the Star Sea erupted in excitement— even a mere 0.001% share of the stellar leading game company would guarantee lifelong comfort, and with Yu Xiaomo now offering a full 3%, it was enough to draw countless eyes.

Countless bounty hunters and mercenaries in the Star Sea began to stir, scouring the world for Yunxiao's silhouette,

Meanwhile, Lin Ran was using the martial arts system left by Zhang Jie, trying to boost her combat power to the next level.

Before, she had been too lax, thinking her own strength was enough to protect Zhang Jie, so she hadn't paid much attention to the martial arts system he mentioned.

Now, Lin Ran, eager to boost her strength quickly, launched another round of relentless training, while the Alliance halted its anti‑disaster campaign and devoted itself entirely to war preparations.

During her training, Lin Ran discovered how well the martial arts and gene systems complemented each other, and upon learning this, Weiniya nearly burst into tears.

She was already far behind Lin Ran, and now Lin Ran had taken her primary martial arts system— does that mean she'll be stuck forever licking Lin Ran's boots, not even getting soup?

Weiniya refused to accept that— she too wanted to forge her own path, after all, she's the Cyber Golden Immortal her teacher spoke of! How could she collapse here?!!!

As for Yu Xiaomo, she's the hardest to handle of the three— the weakest, though her fantasy‑spirit system granted her some combat ability, she's barely been alive long.

If she had Lin Ran's or the white‑haired woman's strength, she would have already snatched Zhang Jie outright— there'd be no need to sneak around like a thief every day to find him.

Days passed with no word from Zhang Jie, Lin Ran's heart tightened, and she began to wonder what to do if the white‑haired woman wasn't what she imagined.

Lin Ran was naturally gifted, and with the help of the Alliance's fervent research elders, she blazed through the first two stages of martial arts in record time, her qi and blood already taking on a faint golden hue.

Usually Lin Ran would check her little storage cabin, but today the appearance of something eased the worry that had been tightening her heart.

Her beloved Flaming Little Rose had reappeared!

This meant Zhang Jie was likely awake, using such a signal to send her a message.

Just thinking that Zhang Jie was safe made Lin Ran's whole body relax.

But that relaxation lasted less than half a minute before Lin Ran suddenly realized: if Zhang Jie was unharmed, did that mean besides her, a second person was about to get a meal?

Or perhaps they had already eaten!!

The mere thought of that possibility made Lin Ran unable to relax any longer, and she hurriedly resumed training.

Of course, the other two weren't idle either— Weiniya was eyeing Yu Xiaomo's shares, eager to find Zhang Jie, her mind full of schemes to kill two birds with one stone.

With shares comes pocket money, with pocket money Weiniya could become a Cyber Immortal!

As for the teacher, just retrieving her would suffice; given Lin Ran's dominance, Yu Xiaomo might not even get a sip of soup, so she wasn't worried about Yu Xiaomo at all.

Yu Xiaomo had successfully sunk to the bottom of the food chain....

Meanwhile, Zhang Jie had indeed awakened; realizing he was in the spring— the star— he jumped in fright.

Afterward, he finally saw Yunxiao.

"Simulator, what's going on?"

He wasn't clear on what had happened to him lately, so he turned to the simulator for help, which gave a straightforward answer to Zhang Jie.

"Yunxiao?"

"How did this brat know the star could heal me?"

"Strange...."

Zhang Jie had no intention of going out just yet; he first reignited Lin Ran's Flaming Little Rose to let her know he was fine, then turned his gaze to the simulator.

Most of the simulation had already been settled, but a major portion remained unresolved.

This was because he hadn't yet awakened, so those rewards couldn't be fully issued; the simulator still had one left— the prize of converting in‑simulation life talents into real‑world talents.

Zhang Jie was eagerly anticipating it— whether immortality or a harmonious physique, both were excellent options; all that mattered was what the simulator would grant him this time.

"Calculating SSS‑level reward....."

At the moment the reward appeared, Zhang Jie's eyes widened— what did he see?

"This time, there are actually two!!!"

"This round's SSS‑level bonus reward 1: Adapted Carbon‑Based Human Talent— (SSS) 'Song of Fire and Steel'"

This settlement's SSS rating extra reward 2: Adaptation carbon-based life talent — (S) "Immortal"