When the Accountant appeared again, his face was swollen to the point where he couldn't even make out his face.
Mika tossed him onto a chair and performed a series of difficult maneuvers before returning to his seat, expressionless.
"Alright, now tell me. What did the Keeper send you here for?" Lan Jue sat beside the Accountant.
The Accountant's voice was muffled. "Jewelry Master, it's inhumane to treat me like this!"
"Mika." Lan Jue called out.
"Don't!
Brother, I was wrong. "The Accountant's eyes were wide with fear, and he begged for mercy.
Lan Jue gave him a look.
"The Keeper sent me to help you. He gave me some equipment that can help you with gem detection and mining." The Accountant explained.
Lan Jue's eyes betrayed her confusion. "What's your relationship with the Keeper?"
"Uh … I can't say."
"Mika!"
"I'll tell you … I'm his only grandson."
Lan Jue's eyes widened at the Accountant's words. She knew that the Accountant had to pass a rigorous examination to enter Skyfire Avenue. There were no shortcuts.
"You're the Keeper's grandson?" Lan Jue stared at the Accountant in disbelief.
The Accountant fumed. "Why can't I be his grandson?
Do you think I'm happy to be his grandson?
Ever since I was a child, the old man brainwashed me with data.
He forced his ideas and knowledge into my head.
From the age of three to twenty-three I could only sleep four hours a night.
Then I came to Skyfire Avenue to take the exam.
Why do you think I talk so much? It's because I've been holding it in for twenty years!
But now that I've left the Keeper, you don't know how interested I am in the outside world.
Poor me, I'm twenty-four years old this year, and I'm still a virgin. This is such a sad thing! "
Lan Jue looked at him, amused. "Is that why you trespassed on Zeus -1?"
"Uh …" The Accountant hesitated. "Jewelry Master, you're a man of great stature. Please don't hold it against me.
I've been a little hyperactive since I was young. Whenever I encounter something I'm curious about, I always like to delve into it, delve into it, so … "
Lan Jue waved her hand and interrupted him. It was not the first time she knew how talkative this guy was.
"For the sake of the Keeper, I'll let you off the hook this time.
However, you have to patch up all the loopholes in Zeus No.1's system. You have to do it to the point where you can't hack it yourself. Then, I'll spare you. "
"That's no problem.
But how do I prove I couldn't hack it? "The Accountant's eyes flashed.
Lan Jue smiled faintly and said, "Let me tell you a secret. Among my four girls, one of them has a psychic ability.
It's not a problem to know what you're thinking.
You can take a guess as to which one of them it is. "
"Psychic Discipline?" The Accountant's heart skipped a beat.
As the Keeper's grandson, of course he knew what a psychic Discipline was, and how terrifying it was.
No matter what kind of Discipline it was, it was innately a seventh-level Talent or higher, and it had the ability to grow.
The Accountant couldn't fathom that an Adept like this would work for the Jewelry Master.
His eyes drifted to Mika, Lin Guo-guo, Kerr, and Xiu Xiu. He'd seen Mika's fire Discipline before, and it was terrifying. It was like a dragon breathing fire.
If she wasn't, then it had to be one of the other three. He didn't know which one.
The Accountant's Discipline wasn't suited for combat. His greatest fear wasn't fighting Adepts, but psychic Adepts. Once his mind was controlled, it didn't matter how smart he was.
"Mika, from now on, you're in charge of the Accountant.
Give him a computer and let him show his worth. "
Mika turned his head and gave the Accountant a charming smile. "Yes, boss."
The Accountant was given a seat next to Mika. He scowled, the pain in his body causing him to twitch occasionally.
Mika had left a deep impression on him during that period of time.
"Boss, the radar has detected a patrol-class spaceship approaching us.
Oh, no, three. Two more coming from the flanks. "
"Are they pirates?
Are they pirates?
Are we going to war? "The Accountant asked, his face agitated.
"Shut up!" Mika snapped.
The Major League's ships, from highest to lowest, were divided into Bastions, Principal-Class Motherships, Commander-class Battleships, Expeditionary Battleships, and Patrol Ships. Below them were the aircrafts and mechas.
In general, ordinary patrol ships couldn't travel long distances on their own. They had to rely on supply ships.
A fleet required a variety of ships.
Zeus -1 could also be considered a patrol ship, but it was very different. It didn't have a dedicated mecha hold, and could only hold a few dozen people at most.
Ordinary patrol ships, on the other hand, could carry a small mecha squad.
It was the best choice for landing and combat.
"Send a signal to them. Identify them." Lan Jue's voice was flat. He didn't even bother to return to his seat.
"They're refusing to accept the signal." Kerr's voice boomed.
"Three patrol ships of unknown destination are accelerating.
Weapons ports open. "Lin Guo-guo ordered.
"They're sending a signal. They're asking us to surrender." Kerr's voice was playful.
Lan Jue smiled. "Surrender?
Girls, who's up? "
"Me!" Besides Xiu Xiu, Mika, Lin Guo-guo, and Kerr all raised their hands.
The Accountant's jaw dropped when he saw what happened next.
The three girls stared at the other two with sharp eyes. They raised their right hands and shouted. "Black and white!"
Three right hands shot out. Mika and Kerr's palms faced down, Lin Guo-guo's palms facing up.
"Haha!
I win! "Lin Guo-guo shouted excitedly. Her hands tapped the keyboard a few times.
A silver helmet slowly descended from the roof of the ship and settled over her head.
"Enemy's main cannon is fully charged. Estimated time to fire in ten seconds." Kerr looked at her control panel.
"Ten seconds. That's enough." Lin Guo-guo called out.
She calmed down quickly.
A three-meter tall conical tower rose from the bow of Zeus -1.
At the tip of the tower was a triangular power gem.
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