Chapter 28 Beauty is a disaster
A Supply Star that can be designated as an official key collection area is fundamentally vast in area and rich in resources.The place they had previously docked was on the opposite side of where the Beast Tide occurred, appearing particularly peaceful.
However, once the Beast Tide in the front was not contained, this side would fall within a few months.Riding a hover train, they arrived at the market city closest to the front line in about half an hour.Endless, towering mountains formed a natural barrier; one side was fraught with danger, while the other was temporarily safe and sound.Because there were volcanoes in these mountains, the officials drew a line of underground fire at the foot of the mountains and built a cluster of houses on top for Pill Refining Contract Masters and Artifact Refining Contract Masters to use.With the Alchemist Masters present, coupled with a continuous stream of various resources from the front that needed immediate processing, many Interstellar merchants, Great Families, and organizations would come to purchase in large quantities.
Gradually, a medium-sized market city formed here, complete with snacks, shops, employment agencies, rental housing, hospitals, task halls, a trading market, and even schools, etc.
, truly a small town!The soldiers transporting the Vicious Beast carcasses, seeing the group of people disembarking from the hover train, especially the excessively beautiful and somewhat familiar young woman in the middle, their eyes lit up, and they puffed out their chests, shouting loudly:"Hello, Sister-in-law!
""Sister-in-law is so beautiful!""Our General Wu is so lucky!
"Qiu Ling was surprised by the shouts but showed no shyness.
She smiled generously and waved to them: "Hello everyone.
"They were all a group of lovely young men, comparable to her Sect disciples and grand-disciples who followed and admired her.Just then, a steward, gliding on a glowing hoverboard, came forward with a smile: "Hello, Princess Yan, I am Wu Lie, the Market Master of Yun Kun Market City!
"Qiu Ling was staring at the hoverboard under his feet.
Even if the market city was large, as the Market Master, he traveled to many places daily.
Driving a hover car up and down was quite inconvenient.
The hoverboard on his feet could be controlled by a light brain, and activating the voice-controlled driving mode allowed it to be retracted at any time, far more convenient than Cultivators flying on swords!
Hearing his name, Qiu Ling hummed with a slight upward inflection, "Wu Lie?
Is that the Wu from Wu Yan?"This was a royal surname, after all.Wu Lie smiled and nodded: "Yes, I am also a descendant of the royal family, though from a collateral branch of a collateral branch.
I don't have much ability, so I just serve as the Market Master here, helping to manage the Empire's properties.Prince Yan has already given instructions; if you need anything, just command me directly.
"Qiu Ling acknowledged with understanding.
A resource star, naturally, if profitable, should be kept in official hands.She thought for a moment, deciding to first visit the trading market here to see if there was anything good, and to understand what the resource star was rich in, then choose an underground fire room to refine things.The Captain of the Guards immediately assigned five guards to escort them to the trading market.Qiu Ling browsed around, finding that eighty percent of the market's goods were collected from the resource star: Vicious Beast hides, flesh, sinews, bones, and crystal stones, as well as various Ores, some spiritual plants, fruits, etc.
The quality was indeed better than the East No.
3 trading market on Gulan Star.With a clear idea, she selected and bought some Materials for emergencies.
For the rest, she would collect them herself later, then headed towards the underground fire rooms.This side was the bustling city, while that side was exceptionally solemn, like two different worlds.
Even Qiu Ling dared not speak loudly.Wu Lie accompanied her throughout, meticulously introducing everything: "Princess Yan, the Contract Masters and Guardians live here.
They usually perform Alchemy, Artifact Refining, talisman crafting, and purification, requiring a relatively quiet and peaceful environment.
.."Qiu Ling woke up late and had also browsed the trading market.
However, Yin Xian, as the wife of the Fifth Army Corps Commander, was already remorsefully confessing her jealousy towards Qiu Ling, also a Commander's wife, in a live broadcast. Her tearful, crying appearance made the uninformed public feel that Princess Yan was making a mountain out of a molehill, monopolizing public resources over a trivial matter.Wu Yan's face was cold, and he scoffed, but before he could say anything.Yuan Su, with a dark expression, stepped forward first and sneered, directly stating that Yin Xian, to show off her unique status as the Commander's wife on the Supply Star, had resorted to old tricks, instigating her husband's nephew to be a shock trooper.
He even pointed out that his wife's two children were raised to be outwardly excellent, but his only nephew had become a universally disliked little tyrant!
Yin Xian's face immediately turned pale, filled with bitter regret.She thought, since they wanted her apology, she would apologize publicly.
There were many ways to apologize; it just depended on whether Qiu Ling could handle it.Moreover, men were broad-minded and couldn't see the intricate schemes between women.
Anyway, she had apologized, and later she would hire a wave of internet trolls.
How the onlookers thought was no longer her problem.But she hadn't expected that it would be her husband, her closest companion, who exposed her first, and with a barrage of accusations that stripped away the facade she had maintained for so many years, completely disregarding their decades of marital affection!
And this time, she was truly used by her husband, in front of the entire Interstellar Empire's military and civilians, as an example to establish Qiu Ling's authority, which was contrary to her original intention.
.. After a morning of fermentation, by the time Qiu Ling approached the eastern district of the market city where the Alchemist Masters were, it was exactly dinnertime.
Many Alchemist Masters came out of their workshops to stretch their limbs and head to the cafeteria or restaurants for a meal.Seeing Qiu Ling, everyone's gazes were somewhat complex, and the phrase "femme fatale" involuntarily came to mind!
After Wu Yan was injured and retreated to the second line, his conduct was extremely low-key, and news about him almost vanished.Unexpectedly, the next time they heard about him, it was a live broadcast of the Fifth Army Corps Commander's wife apologizing to his newlywed wife.If he hadn't doted on and protected his young wife, there wouldn't have been a live apology session that caused a sensation throughout the entire Empire's military corps.Most people lowered their heads slightly and hurried past.Qiu Ling didn't mind and, with Yan Zhao, followed Wu Lie to the Underground Fire Room Management Office.As they entered, a robot glided over, smiling sweetly and saying, "Welcome, sirs and ladies.
Is there anything Little Orange can assist you with?
Little Orange has a guide for the Management Office's services, hoping it will be useful to you.
"As it spoke, its large screen displayed several items for conducting business at the office.Wu Lie directly selected "renting a room," and after selecting "underground fire room" on the next page, he allowed Qiu Ling to continue selecting based on her needs.Underground fire rooms were divided into many Rank levels based on the maximum temperature of the underground fire and the internal setup of the rooms.Qiu Ling's eyes lit up slightly, and she directly chose the workshop with the highest temperature!
Wu Lie's lips moved, and he looked at Yan Zhao, who had his eyes cast down, seemingly not worried at all.That was a maximum temperature of one thousand degrees Celsius!
If it wasn't used for refining rare Ores, those few rooms were basically idle year-round!
The robot named Little Orange smiled and said, "Alright, Little Orange has noted your request and is registering your information, reserving the 'Heaven' character room on the 18th underground floor, for a sincere price of 100,000 crystal stones per day.
"Tsk, a bit expensive. Qiu Ling hadn't earned any crystal stones yet, but she already had to pay a high room fee.Yan Zhao extended his arm, swiped the crystal stones for her, then smiled and put his arm around her shoulder, leaning in to whisper in her ear: "This price isn't expensive; it's already an internal military family rate.The closer to the volcanic flame core, the more expensive the building Materials for the rooms. Especially when the room is put into use, a channel must be opened to draw the underground fire up for Alchemy and Artifact Refining, ensuring both the fire supply temperature and the safety of the Contract Master.It can be said that each use calculates crystal stones by the second! "