Chapter 171: Chapter 171: Arrival at Zone 3

Accompanied by the tragic cry of “My bun,” Niu Cheng sprang to his feet like he had springs installed, and with a move resembling Monkey Reaching for the Moon, he caught the bun on its rebound after hitting the ground.

This series of actions seemed out of sync with his short and plump stature.

“Ah… I can only take this back to pay respects to my dad,” Niu Cheng said as he delicately bounced the bun’s skin, his expression filled with regret that he hadn’t gotten to eat it.

First, he secured the bun, then turned to pick up his cup of soy milk, feeling nowhere was safe to put it, so he tipped his head back and finished it off.

It was safer in his belly.

“Alright! Now let’s settle this!” Niu Cheng said, one hand on his hip and the other pointing at the group of people who knocked his bun over.

At this point, the group simply stared blankly at Niu Cheng, who lifted his chin slightly, clearly impressed by his own agile skills.

“You all saw it, my bun…”

“You’re in the way, we can’t get through,”

Before Niu Cheng could finish, the young man leading the opposition cut in, also pointing to the not-so-wide gap next to Niu Cheng.

The swagger that had just started to build up in Niu Cheng deflated like a balloon, What, was he just a bit fat?

“Can’t get through, right? That’s the point, you knocked over my bun, so pay up!”

The young man opposite him, sporting a head of green hair and a self-perceived stylish messiness, turned to look at Nian Shutong and her companion, who were sitting and eating their buns.

“Hey, give me one of your buns,” he said arrogantly, pointing at Fu Yunhe, making it seem as if they were his buns to begin with.

Nian Shutong’s face was stuffed full of bun, cheeks bulging, but her eyes betrayed an “aunt-like” smile–only this aunt was a bit venomous.

She swallowed the bun forcefully and even took a sip of soy milk that Fu Yunhe handed her.

After finishing, she stood up and said to the green-haired leader, “You really are a brave kid, ready to own up to your actions. Are you willing to compensate him for such an expensive bun?”

“How about we just forget about it? It’s not a big deal,” she continued.

“It’s not smart to spend money like this. It’s not worth it for this. His bun isn’t even ruined,” she said, trying to persuade the boy with bitter earnestness, indirectly suggesting that they shouldn’t buy it because it was too expensive and not worth the trouble.

“Enough with the nonsense! How much? A mere bun vendor, chirping and complaining,” said the young man, clearly impatient.

With an air of reluctant injury, Nian Shutong pulled out a bun and said, “This lousy bun costs ten thousand Star Coins each. Why would you buy it?”

Ten thousand Star Coins?

Niu Cheng pursed his lips, his eyes widening like brass bells as he looked from Nian Shutong to the green-haired youth.

Could this really sell?

The green-haired young man let out a derisive snort and activated his Light Computer.

Fu Yunhe stood up, understandingly touched Nian Shutong’s wrist lightly with a finger, and opened his own Light Computer.

While Nian Shutong didn’t know why, she trusted Fu Yunhe a bit more.

Fu Yunhe, having already accepted the young man’s digital transfer with his Light Computer, passed the bun to Nian Shutong, who then handed it over.

“Don’t know whose kid this is, so generous. Is one not enough?”

The young man snatched the bun and tossed it casually, with Niu Cheng catching it with agility.

“Bloody chatty peasant’s bun.”

“Move!”

Niu Cheng deftly returned to his seat, as the group, led by the young man, crowded around him and left together.

They seemed to be heading for the gaming hall up ahead.

“It’s a lucky day indeed, running into the fool son of a landlord’s family right out the door.”

Niu Cheng said, took a bite of his bun, and found it delicious.

He didn’t mind the man’s tone or attitude at all; such a fool would be educated by life.

If he were to teach him now, he would be giving him free lessons, and he certainly didn’t want to do a good deed.

Let life teach him, which would be a more profound lesson.

On the other side, Nian Shutong quite agreed with Niu Cheng’s perspective. That group of people were all fawning over the young man with green hair, offering nothing but compliments and flattery to the extreme.

And the boy bought it.

As for her own act of robbing the burning house, she didn’t feel guilty in the slightest.

That’s the price for your lack of manners.

The three of them had a sense of becoming acquaintances through conflict, exchanged smiles, sat down, and waited for the arrival of the starship.

Meanwhile, Fu Yunhe skillfully opened his light computer and transferred money to Nian Shutong’s account.

“Hmm? Why so much Star Coin?” Nian Shutong looked at the amount with five zeros and didn’t understand, looking at Fu Yunhe.

“What kind of bank is this? Interest grows by tenfold? I’ll deposit all my money with you from now on!”

Nian Shutong’s half-joking words made Fu Yunhe very serious as he nodded, “That’s not impossible.”

“Wow, I’ve noticed that you’ve become much bolder when you’re out and about.”

“That’s because you give me confidence. Would you be willing to let me lose face?”

Would she?

Of course not.

In Nian Shutong’s mind, Fu Yunhe belonged to her, her own people were to be protected by herself, even if there were conflicts, they would be resolved behind closed doors.

“Okay, keep it up.” Nian Shutong shook her wrist, wanting an explanation.

“Labor fees.” Fu Yunhe understood why Nian Shutong wanted to trap the green-haired man–it was because of his rudeness towards her.

“Oh, that makes sense, I’m taking it.” Nian Shutong took the money without hesitation; she liked this reason.

Fu Yunhe leaned a bit closer towards Nian Shutong and whispered, “I collected the money because the level of your light computer is too low. If someone with a high-level light computer was present, they could easily hack into your light computer.”

After listening, Nian Shutong just cast a brief glance at Fu Yunhe’s wrist.

“I’ve upgraded mine myself.”

Nian Shutong looked at Fu Yunhe with an unreadable expression. Who was this person?

He could upgrade a light computer himself, was intimately familiar with interstellar affairs, and his understanding of mecha was comparable to a master’s.

“Not bad, upgrade mine when we get back.” Although Nian Shutong had her doubts, she didn’t ask, instead, she trusted him enough to use him.

Fu Yunhe could guess some of Nian Shutong’s thoughts; after all, he hadn’t hidden some of his matters too deeply.

“All right, I’ll upgrade yours when we get back.”

After they finished speaking, they said no more, and Fu Yunhe packed up the things on the table, as they were about to arrive at their destination.

Zone 3 was a gathering place for some small families and many large companies, where land was worth its weight in gold.

Yu Zeming’s live streaming company was located in Zone 3.

Although there were Zone 1 and Zone 2 above Zone 3, even the center of the Royal Family, it wasn’t quite worth it to build a company there.

Upon reaching Zone 3, one was very close to Zones 2 and 1, and could travel by piloting their flying device without the need to take a starship.

That’s why, for such a massive entity as a super starship, Zone 3 was its last stop.

“Ladies and gentlemen, we have arrived at Zone 3. This battle is the last stop of the super starship. Please prepare to disembark from the starship, and wish you a pleasant life.”

Fu Yunhe had already risen and said to Nian Shutong, “Let’s go.”