Chapter 114: Time to Apologize

"Officer, apologies, we were unable to find the coordinates of that shop owner."

Qin Xiulin lifted his gaze from the Light Brain on his wrist, sweeping it over the guilt-ridden Zhou Rui before him.

He sighed inwardly.

"You still need to see more of the outside world."

After saying this, he projected the livestream from his Light Brain into the air in front of him.

In the frame was a vast expanse of green leaves swaying in the wind; one could almost smell the fresh scent blowing through the air.

Zhou Rui could no longer maintain his composure; his jaw was practically hitting the floor.

"Th-this is..."

Qin Xiulin let out a scoff, "Looks like they caught wind of us and changed their approach."

His sword-like brows arched, and those deep eyes narrowed, carrying a hint of mockery.

"Your movements were too loud."

Although his tone was flat and plain, the chill within it was full of sharp blades.

It was enough to make one's bones tremble.

Zhou Rui felt very guilty; to have failed such a simple task on the battlefield was truly shameful!

"Then I will go find someone to crack the other party's signal right now!"

The man in the seat gave a light hum; understanding, he immediately turned and left.

Without giving anyone else a glance, Qin Xiulin focused all his attention on the livestream before him.

The scene in the livestream was inexplicably very familiar.

His memory was not bad; although there were many plants, the surrounding sheet-metal house was so familiar.

Isn't this the place where he was rescued by that woman before?

Although the face of the person in the livestream had been blurred, he remembered that voice very clearly.

The young girl's raw tone, carrying a hint of coquettishness and an immature, soft, glutinous quality.

Clearly looking so pure and pitiful, yet possessing such a seductive voice, it made one feel at first glance that she had ulterior motives.

So it was not without reason that he had suspected her at the time.

It was just that he had seen too many people use this weak facade to deceive others.

He just never expected that he had been searching for plants for so long, only to have them right under his nose without discovering them.

She had hidden it so well.

Suddenly, he let out a cold laugh, carrying a thick sense of self-mockery.

Was it not also because of his own arrogance?

He didn't know if it was still in time to apologize now.

On second thought, for the sake of these precious plants and to save the future of the Interstellar, he should try hard to infiltrate her inner circle.

Clicking on the shop owner's private messages, he edited a message and sent it.

【Qin: Hello, owner. I have received your help before, but I never had the chance to thank you properly. I hope to establish a partnership with you. I am willing to purchase the goods you have listed at a high price. Looking forward to your reply.】

Although he used his private account without those official verifications, his account had asset verification and a bright red mark.

At the very least, since she was livestreaming to sell goods, she had to be doing business, so she wouldn't ignore a big client like him, right!

But for all his calculations, he missed one thing: since Ruan Mian held the plants in her hands, why would she worry about selling them!

Those with foresight and those without, as if they had smelled something, all swarmed over in a flock.

A dazzling variety of private messages flooded into Ruan Mian's backend.

Not to mention that she was currently livestreaming and had no time to look at them, even if she were free and had days and nights to spare, she wouldn't necessarily be able to read through them all.

There were too many, simply too many; it was impossible to finish reading them.

At this moment, Ruan Mian was concentrating on washing the tomatoes in the basin.

Each tomato was stained with the shimmering light of the clear water, red in a way that didn't seem real.

The red was not like a standard red; it faintly glowed with a reddish-orange, and some even showed a hint of yellow.

It was not something that could be projected by virtual means.

Because very few Interstellar people had ever seen the real thing, and those materials regarding the encyclopedia of plants were held in the hands of the upper echelons.

This time, everyone had truly opened their eyes.

【How can there be such beautiful tomatoes~】

【Wooooooo, it's art, it's simply art!】

【I can't bear to eat them, owner, can you sell the tomatoes!?】

【Strongly request that I also want to buy, I also want to buy!!!】

【Are you guys thinking too much? We can't even snatch the Boxed Meal, do you think you'll be able to snatch the tomatoes if they're listed?】

【Putting it that way makes it even more pathetic!!!!】

【Tomato Sauce is super delicious, but why are there so many people, it's impossible to snatch, woooooo...】

【Is it that mysterious? You guys aren't all shills, are you?】

【Ah, yes, yes, yes, we are all shills, ten Interstellar Coins per post, you guys don't buy, thanks.】

【Brother, I want to earn money too, take me with you!】

【You guys don't buy, whoever buys is a grandson!】

"Next, I am going to start making Tomato Sauce."

Ruan Mian very generously showed everyone the process of making Tomato Sauce.

The hot water scalded the skins off the tomatoes, then they were crushed and simmered in a pan of oil that had already been fried until fragrant.

Finally, white sugar was added.

Huo Junze's efficiency was just that high; he had used only one batch of sugarcane to build the machine and had also brought over the first batch of white sugar produced.

This is the gap between an ordinary person and a smart one.

"This white sugar is also extracted from plants; it's made from sugarcane juice, but sugar beets can be used too—in short, they are all very excellent crops~"

Her hands didn't stop moving, and she kept introducing things to everyone while she spoke.

The people watching the livestream were amused.

【I can tell, the streamer really wants to teach me how to make Tomato Sauce.】

【First, you have to have tomatoes, and second, you have to have white sugar.】

【Finally, you have to have the streamer's hands.】

【Anyway, if it were me, even if you gave these to me, I wouldn't dare touch them.】

【Heavens, those are plants!】

【If I were given a single leaf, I'd have to frame it; it's a family heirloom, I wouldn't dare touch it, I absolutely wouldn't dare!】

【You guys are just too timid; I wouldn't be. If you don't believe me, have the streamer give me two leaves and see!】

【I only dare to ask for one, yet you actually open your mouth to ask for two; you really dare to dream.】

【Have you guys inhaled too much mist? Your brains aren't clear yet!】

【Ahhh, I don't want to think about anything, I just want to eat, eat, eat, eat...】

Interstellar Academy

Recently, because seven or eight students had gone missing for no reason, including three students from rather well-off families.

For a time, the entire academy was under martial law.

No one was allowed to leave the school, and everyone had to undergo investigation.

Those parents were relentless in demanding an explanation, and the Interstellar police also intervened, but they did not find any evidence.

If you want to blame someone, blame the fact that back then, in order to clear their suspicions and avoid Lu Yi's death being linked to them, they had done everything very cleanly.

Who could have imagined that they would be killed in return, and instead, it would end up being a wedding dress for him.

Not to mention that Lu Yi wasn't afraid in the slightest, even if they had truly traced it back to him, he would still have a way to escape.

He was merely using their own methods to deal with them in return.

"Brother Lu! Brother Lu, big news! Hurry and look at what this is!"