But Feng Rong still pretended to be calm: "Heh, I have A-level mental strength. To search my mental sea, you need at least SS-level mental strength."
"I am not very talented," Ruan Mingchu bowed politely, "but thanks to the favor of the heavens, my SS mental strength is still quite respectable."
As Ruan Mingchu finished speaking, Feng Rong felt something tugging at her head, trying to squeeze into her mind.
"Ah—" Feng Rong cried out in pain.
The method of searching for spirits is not commonly used, firstly because it has a high barrier to entry, and secondly because it is extremely cruel. Although there may be no lasting impact, the process is truly more painful than being slowly sliced to death.
Ruan Mingchu's mental strength was the only one that was not damaged. His S-level mental strength was invincible, and he quickly entered the memory palace in Feng Rong's mental sea.
Feng Rong, a female Beta, embarked on a life of escape at the age of fifteen by intentionally killing her mother and stepfather's child. At the age of sixteen, she joined the Hyena Pirate Gang through the introduction of the space pirate Ge Qiang.
Ten years later, he killed the leader of the Hyena Pirate Gang and used his head as a pledge to join the Aurora Pirate Gang, one of the three major interstellar pirate gangs. Later, he offended the third-in-command and was exiled to the 188 Mining Star.
Feng Rong's daily work consists of two parts. One is to deceive people who are on the verge of death. Every two weeks, a spaceship will come to take these people away. Feng Rong doesn't care what these people are used for, since they can't bring her any benefits. After developing her network of downlines, she always hands them over to her subordinates to do the work.
Her main focus is on illegally mining mithril, and most of the miners working for the Aurora Pirates are locals she recruited.
Several months ago, she received orders from above to eliminate the six people who might have discovered the secret of the mithril mine, which led to the "□□" plan.
The Aurora Pirates couldn't have been operating alone to steal mithril from Planet 188 for so many years. A brigadier general in the local garrison was a collaborator with them, and it was through his cover that the Aurora Pirates were able to operate so successfully.
But the officer was extremely cautious, and Feng Rong never met him. No matter how much Feng Rong inquired, she couldn't get any information about the officer and was even warned once.
That's all for the information related to Star 188. Ruan Mingchu took notes. As for Feng Rong, she has taken over a hundred lives in the fifty-four years since her birth, making her utterly wicked.
As for the letter paper with the mermaid pattern hidden on Liu San's side, it was indeed made by Feng Rong, but Feng Rong didn't discover the secret in the paper at all, and just thought it was ordinary letter paper.
The origin of the paper and the destination of those who were on the verge of death and were abducted by them were the same place—a place belonging to the Aurora Pirates, yet also outside their immediate vicinity.
Having obtained the information he wanted, Ruan Mingchu withdrew his mental energy. Feng Rong lay on the bed, covering her head, drenched in sweat and panting heavily.
Ruan Mingchu seemed to be throwing a tantrum: "Look for yourself, this person is disgusting, I don't want to repeat it."
Mu Yu grunted in response and released his mental energy amidst Feng Rong's horrified gaze.
He, Mu Yu, the young master Mu, a chosen one of heaven, how could his mental strength not reach level two S?
Mu Yu, with his fiery temper and upright character, had done many tasks for his father and had never seen anyone as wicked as Feng Rong.
He immediately lost control and kicked the person away, but the person was then pulled back by the iron chain and lay there half-dead.
Ruan Mingchu grabbed Mu Yu's wrist: "It's not worth it."
Mu Yu glared fiercely at Feng Rong before giving up.
“We can’t hand over what we find,” Ruan Mingchu said. “Since we don’t know who the mole is, we can only pretend we didn’t get anything out of them. After we came in, I used [Illusion] on the camera, and what they saw was a fabricated story.”
As people get older, they have to think more things through; Ruan Mingchu had thought of things that Mu Yu hadn't.
It wasn't that I didn't want to talk about Feng Rong earlier because I found her disgusting. Ruan Mingchu has seen a lot of evil in the world, and frankly, Feng Rong isn't disgusting enough for him. I just said it so that Mu Yu could go into Feng Rong's memories and "see" what she did, and give Mu Yu a lesson.
Completely oblivious to Ruan Mingchu's "good intentions," Mu Yu grunted in agreement and, before leaving, instructed the soldiers to "treat" Feng Rong well.
He portrayed the young master who got half-dead from the other party's anger instead of getting anything out of him so vividly, as if he was consciously perfecting Ruan Mingchu's illusion for the camera.
Although Mu Yu was actually angry, Ruan Mingchu didn't think so.
Here it comes again! That god-like acting! They really have a tacit understanding. While listening to Mu Yu and the soldiers instructing them on how to deal with Feng Rong, Ruan Mingchu shouted in his heart, "I must ask Mu Yu for advice on how to become a movie star someday."
These two individuals, one seeing the other as a worthy partner and rival, the other as a promising junior with limitless potential, often find themselves on different wavelengths, yet surprisingly harmonious.
After leaving the military headquarters, Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu boarded a spacecraft and headed straight for the space pirates' stronghold there.
The members of the Aurora Pirates disguised themselves as miners when they were stealing mithril. They would only come to the base when delivering the ore, and otherwise lived in their own "homes".
Those who remain at the base are all second-generation rich kids with connections, who come here to coast along and mooch off the secret gold.
According to Feng Rong's memory, the amount of secret gold is about to reach half a ton and will soon be transported away.
It's important to know that the mithril here is hidden in the blue ore, and not all blue ore contains it. If one ton of blue ore can yield one hundred grams of mithril, the content is considered relatively high. Moreover, refining mithril is difficult. In Feng Rong's memory, they had been working here for over ten years and had only managed to hand over five tons of mithril.
So Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu arrived at just the right time. On the way, Mu Yu said to Ruan Mingchu, "If there really is half a ton of secret gold when we get there, we can secretly hide some, and no one will investigate. When we make mechs later, it will also help us upgrade the mechs. If the secret gold goes into the military, it will be difficult to apply for it again."
Mu Yu spoke so seriously that Ruan Mingchu felt embarrassed to tease him and could only nod and say, "I've learned something."
Perhaps it was Ruan Mingchu's obedient and attentive demeanor that pleased Mu Yu, leading Mu Yu to generously teach Ruan Mingchu a great deal of military "knowledge" that only veteran soldiers had grasped.
Ruan Mingchu applauded enthusiastically, appearing to be "respectful to his teacher," but in his heart he was secretly praising Teacher Xiao Mu for being so adorable.
The greatest heroes hide in plain sight. The Aurora Pirates are truly arrogant, daring to set up their base in a bustling vegetable market.
It's a fruit shop, and because the fruit is fresh, delicious, varied, and inexpensive, it's very popular with the nearby residents.
A large amount of fruit needs to be stored, so it makes sense for the fruit shop to have a large warehouse behind it, and the existence of a cellar is also reasonable.
No one would have guessed that an ordinary cellar contained priceless secret gold.
Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu were disguised as ordinary residents buying fruit. Suddenly, they had a stomachache and needed to use the restroom. The shopkeeper was very enthusiastic and took them to the backyard restroom, giving them a roll of new toilet paper: "Use it as you like, don't be shy."
Ruan Mingchu, who was pretending to have a stomachache, twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "Thank you."
When the salesperson returned to the front, the busy business made him forget about Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu. He only remembered seeing Mu Yu walk out of the store and complained that the two of them used the restroom without saying they should buy some fruit.
With a quick scan using his mental power, Ruan Mingchu could tell the strength of the people in the pirate stronghold. Seeing that there were no formidable figures, just two A-level and five B-level, he swaggered into the cellar.
After walking past the neatly arranged fruit, the two saw a stack of palm-sized silver boxes.
Upon opening the box, one finds a dark powder inside. Shining a light on it reduces the brightness by about five-tenths; this substance is indeed mithril, possessing the property of absorbing light.
Ruan Mingchu estimated that each box contained about one pound of secret gold, and looking around, there were boxes everywhere, probably around five thousand.
It's a pity, he could only take three or four pounds at most. I heard that the research institute is working on developing portable storage space that can hold other items besides the mecha buttons. If they could, all these things could belong to him and Mu Yu, instead of having to sneak around and only take a little.
Mu Yu didn't notice Ruan Mingchu's regret. After confirming that this was indeed the secret gold, he said to Ruan Mingchu, "Hide some on your person first, and then we'll deal with the people here."
Ruan Mingchu grunted in agreement, then took a few of the opaque paper bags that held the fruit, wrapped them around the box containing the secret gold, and stuffed them into his pocket.
Seeing that Mu Yu was standing there motionless, he went to help him grab a few more bags, wrapped them up, and put them in Mu Yu's hands.
Mu Yu was still stunned when a sudden voice rang out.
"Mr. Yang told me to be careful of thieves lately, and I thought he was overthinking it, but I didn't expect to actually catch two petty thieves today."
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Author's Note:
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The following is a short, irresponsible skit, a time for Ruan Ge and Mu Ge to interact~
Mu Yu thought he had misheard. Just as he was in a daze, Ruan Mingchu pounced on him, about to succeed.
Fortunately, Mu Yu was quick-witted and stepped back half a step in time, saving his gland from harm.
But another part of the neck suffered—
It can't be said that they suffered a calamity.
It's a feeling that's hard to describe.
Soft, with a moist, warm feel, and a slightly cool sensation.
Mu Yu froze, too afraid to move, but his mind kept wandering, wondering if Omegas even had soft teeth.
Unable to receive pheromones, Ruan Mingchu licked his lips again, his canines coming out once more.
The mild pain successfully brought Mu Yu back to consciousness.
Looking at the rosy-cheeked Ruan Mingchu, Mu Yu felt his head buzzing.
The air was cool from the snow, but my body was burning hot.
His hand, uncontrollably, reached out and covered it...
An Alpha's instincts cause all the blood in their body to rush to one place, urgently seeking an outlet.
Mu Yu picked up Ruan Mingchu with his hands on his hips and placed him on a nearby cushion.
Before he could do anything, Mu Yu felt the world spinning around him.
Ruan Mingchu suddenly became incredibly strong, and he forcefully pinned Mu Yu down beneath him.
The obedience on the road seemed like a disguise.
Their eyes met, their pupils reflecting each other.
Ruan Mingchu spoke again, her voice hoarse yet filled with desire, carrying a soft, seductive tone.
"Little fish, let me take a bite."
Mu Yu suddenly froze, his scalp tingling, as if all the sensations in his body had converged on Ruan Mingchu's hand.
"No, no... um..."
With a slight movement of Ruan Mingchu's hand, Mu Yu was rendered speechless, only able to utter fragmented syllables.
Ruan Mingchu's eyes were bloodshot as he struggled to control himself. "An equal exchange, okay?"
Before Mu Yu could agree, Ruan Mingchu started moving on his own.
...
A tear rolled down Mu Yu's cheek, her eyes glazed over, her mind seemingly on strike, hazy and confused. She only vaguely remembered making some kind of appointment with Ruan Mingchu.
He exposed the glands behind his neck and answered the question that had been lingering for a long time.
"good."
The relationship between the two will progress rather slowly in the main story. This is just some random writing from the author's perspective, so please don't take it seriously. Love you all!
Is 24cp something I can watch? It's so exciting!
The sudden sound interrupted Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu. The two turned to look at each other and found that it was just a B-level warrior. They then turned back to face each other.
Ruan Mingchu looked at Mu Yu's stiff hand, while Mu Yu looked at the box wrapped in a paper bag in his hand.
Ruan Mingchu thought to himself, Mu Xiaoyu is really stupid. He was the one who suggested taking some secret gold, but he is still indecisive. He still needs more training.
Mu Yu wondered why Ruan Mingchu was so skilled. Were all Omegas this meticulous? But wasn't the paper a bit dirty? It had stained his hands with dust.
The two had their own thoughts and seemed to only have eyes for each other, which infuriated Xiong Wu, who had just spoken.