Chapter 44: 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 Zhou Rui, who wore a look of guilt 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 about to drop to the floor.

"This, this is..."

Qin Xiulin let out a scoff, "It seems they got wind of us and changed their approach."

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

"Your movements were too loud."

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

It was enough to make one's bones tremble.

Zhou Rui felt very guilty; they hadn't even managed to complete such a simple task on the battlefield, it was truly shameful!

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

The man in the seat gave a light hum; he understood and immediately turned to leave.

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

The scene in this 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, youthful 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 posture 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.

Wasn't it also because of his own arrogance?

He didn't know if it was too late 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 never had the chance to thank you properly. I hope to establish a partnership with you. I am willing to purchase the items 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 selling goods via livestream, she had to do 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 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 them all.

There were too many, simply too many, impossible to finish reading.

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

Each tomato was stained with shimmering light by 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 hue, and some even showed a hint of yellow.

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

Because 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.

Now, everyone had truly opened their eyes.

【How can there be such beautiful tomatoes~】

【Woooooo, 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 all thinking too much? We can't even grab the Boxed Meals, do you think you'll be able to grab them once the tomatoes are listed?】

【That makes it even more pathetic!!!!】

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

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

【Ah yes, yes, yes, we are all shills, ten Interstellar Coins per message, don't buy it, thanks.】

【Brother, I want to earn money too, count me in!】

【Don't buy it, everyone, whoever buys it is a grandson!】

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

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

Hot water scalds the skin off the tomatoes, then they are crushed and simmered in a pan of oil that has already been fried until fragrant.

Finally, add the white sugar.

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

This is the gap between ordinary people and smart people.

"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 need tomatoes, second you need white sugar.】

【Finally, you need the streamer's hands.】

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

【Heavens, those are plants!】

【If I could have even one leaf, I'd have to frame it; it's a family heirloom, I wouldn't dare touch it, I really wouldn't dare touch it!】

【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, and you actually asked 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 anything, I just want to eat, eat, eat, eat...】

Interstellar Academy

Recently, because seven or eight students have gone missing for no reason, including three students from rather wealthy families.

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

No one is allowed to leave the school, and everyone must undergo investigation.

Those parents are relentless in demanding an explanation, and the Interstellar police have also intervened, but they haven't found 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 did 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 isn't afraid at all; even if they really traced it back to him, he would have a way to escape.

He is merely using their own methods to deal with them.

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