Published: February 19, 2025
On the shoulder of a ferocious mecha over one hundred sixty meters tall, a girl in a silver training suit showed surprise on her face: “You came to Sky Abyss City?”
Luo Fei heard Chen Chu’s voice in her earpiece: “Yeah, I just arrived. I’ll call you after I meet Gabriel King. Where are you now?”
The girl smiled brightly: “I’m at Building B15 of the 13th Military Base. I just finished my daily training. Once Unit One completes data collection, I can ‘clock out’.”
Although day and night alternated in the mythical world for over forty days, the Federation still followed a twenty-four-hour standard, dividing it into a standard schedule.
Of course, this schedule only applied to ordinary citizens and workers; those who were in secluded cultivation were exempt.
“I’m coming to find you.”
“Okay.”
Just as the girl happily hung up, a woman in her thirties, standing with her arms crossed in the research monitoring center parallel to the bio-mecha, showed curiosity.
“Who is Xiao Fei talking to? She looks so happy.”
A middle-aged man busy in front of a computer nodded: “It’s true. It’s the first time I’ve seen her smile so happily since Major Luo came to the base.”
A girl in her early twenties, dressed in uniform, said with a grin: “I guess Major Luo is on the phone with her boyfriend.”
The handsome young man dressed in a white researcher’s outfit across from her was taken aback: “How did you figure out she was talking to her boyfriend?”
The girl, whose face had a few acne scars, confidently replied: “Because the smile on Major Luo's face is genuine. It’s obvious that the other person is not just an ordinary friend.”
“And when a girl talks to her girlfriends, her eyes and expressions seem casual, but when speaking to parents, there’s a hint of affection.”
“Mind you, I’m talking about girls, not adult women like Qing Jie.”
Just then, a hand slapped the handsome young man's shoulder.
“Yuan Jie, don’t listen to Xiao Shuang ramble. She’s been reading romance novels every day and has become a bit obsessed.”
He Shuangshuang expressed her dissatisfaction: “Hey! Yan Ge, I’m very professional, okay?”
The middle-aged man glanced at the data scrolling on the big screen and smiled, ignoring He Shuangshuang, then turned to the handsome young man with a grin.
“Based on past patterns, there won’t be any battles happening in the next half month. After the data collection is done, Yuan Jie, why don’t you invite Xiao Luo for dinner?”
Immediately, Bai Qing, who was in his thirties across from him, was a bit surprised: “Old Yan, are you trying to matchmake Yuan Jie and Xiao Fei?”
The middle-aged man chuckled: “Not matchmaking, I just think young people should get to know each other more. While they are young, they should feel the beauty of youth.”
“In this day and age, who knows what will happen tomorrow? Even if we’re inside the base, there’s no guarantee we won’t die one day.”
He Shuangshuang excitedly added: “I also think Brother Yuan Jie and Major Luo are a great match. He’s the best graduate from Sky Abyss University in over twenty years.”
“Especially his talent in the field of mecha rune integration. The viewpoints and feasibility proofs he proposed in his graduation thesis amazed the principal.”
“Plus, Brother Yuan Jie’s cultivation talent is also very high. He has already reached the seventh level of body refinement. Although he’s weaker than true martial cultivators of the same rank in pure body refinement, it’s enough to show his talent.”
Bai Qing shook his head: “I don’t think it’s suitable, not because Yuan Jie isn’t good enough for Xiao Fei, but mainly because Xiao Fei is still young.”
Yan Feng rubbed his chin: “Age shouldn’t matter. Yuan Jie is only 21, just four years older than Xiao Luo. In the mythical world, many people marry at 18.”
Saying this, Yan Feng looked at Ji Yuanjie meaningfully: “Xiao Luo is not an average person. Many people in the research department have been quietly inquiring about her lately.”