Chapter 511 - 156: Super Star Mecha and Gossip
On the road, she encountered many unfamiliar faces, and a few she recognized as the people from Yun Ji. She knew them—the handsome men and beautiful women paired up, offering more variety than the vegetable farmers: wild ones, sexy ones, and even some men dressed flamboyantly.
Passing by them, Su Xiaocai flew forward via the auxiliary conveyor belt.
The squirrel from Yun Ji brightened up and, almost subconsciously following, exclaimed joyfully, "It’s Xiao Susu."
Captain Yun Ji, Fei Ying, quickly grabbed him by the neck and pulled him by the collar, "Don’t scare people...stop dreaming. Even if you want a Mecha, you need something tangible, and then we’ll buy it for you."
In person, Su Xiaocai looked very diminutive compared to the burly Squirrel, and he might scare people.
The poor Squirrel watched Su Xiaocai walk away. How was he burly? Clearly, all his fans called him the cute mouse.
Fei Ying was determined not to let the Squirrel ruin Yun Ji’s image.
The day they officially met Su Xiaocai should leave her with a good impression.
Swearing an oath, Squirrel said, "Sooner or later, I’ll move to the Capital Star."
Fei Ying pondered whether to tell him that although Su Xiaocai had land on the Capital Star, she didn’t have a house there.
Being so wealthy but not buying a house, there was only one possibility: she didn’t plan to settle on the Capital Star.
For now, they would watch and see; Yun Ji also thought about being her neighbor, but everyone knew Su Xiaocai loved farming. Estimations were that she would have a manor or similar place to live.
Being neighbors under such circumstances was unnecessary; they wouldn’t run into each other.
Su Xiaocai originally wanted to meet someone from Yun Ji as well. Their outfits were too unique, and she particularly liked the male model in a pink dress.
Indeed, some members from Yun Ji worked as part-time models, standing out in the fashion industry.
Truth be told, this muscular guy wore a long pink dress with a tuft of hair on his chest—quite an eyesore.
Yet, his confident demeanor somehow matched the pink clothing.
Su Xiaocai admired his disregard for others.
He could wear whatever he wanted, and no one else had the right to criticize.
His inner strength was immense.
She couldn’t entirely ignore others’ views herself, so she appreciated him.
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Usually, only staff were allowed to enter the command center, where security was extremely tight.
Upon arriving at the entrance, she saw more than a dozen soldiers standing upright.
Seeing Su Xiaocai, they requested her identification and performed facial recognition, fingerprint scanning, etc.
Only when everything matched Su Xiaocai’s profile did the guards inside open the door for her.
Su Xiaocai nodded at the guards and thanked them, and they saluted her, continuing to stand quietly.
She looked around, surrounded by data screens and exterior images.
She felt nostalgic, yet somewhat disconcerted, as it wasn’t the command center she was most familiar with.
The command center she used before had artificial intelligence partnering with her, requiring much fewer personnel, and had a simpler interface.
It made commanding much easier.
The current AI was somewhat lacking, unsuitable as a Navigator.
Only Admiral Bai’s AI, which she had developed, had the function of assisting in managing the base.
It was said that this AI had already helped Admiral Bai identify several traitors, but he hadn’t taken action, fearing they would send someone even smarter.
She only knew this because of a slight hint from Admiral Bai herself, not confirmed.
After all, she couldn’t privately inquire about the 022 Mechanical Planet’s intelligence.
Once Ai Shengping returned, he would inevitably upgrade the AI.
Completely severing her connection with that AI.
Admiral Bai was watching at the top rear position, having everything under his control.
Turning and seeing Su Xiaocai, he waved with a visible excitement, "Come, little one."
Su Xiaocai was suspicious; could he know about the new Mecha?
She walked over slowly, "What is it?"
"Help me have a look, how is this command center? This warship is new, and the system is new too, much simpler than before."
Before she could even think about these, Admiral Bai proudly displayed his new battleship, and Su Xiaocai found it hard to reply.
If this is called simple, how complicated must it have been before.
Su Xiaocai’s constipated expression made Admiral Bai realize his battleship was far from her ideal, his grin exposing all his teeth.
"You have a better plan, don’t you?" Admiral Bai said, "Ahem, actually this new warship is wanted by another Admiral. Why don’t you and Professor Ai collaborate and make a more advanced one for me? I’ll do a favor and let that Admiral have the ship."
Su Xiaocai rolled her eyes several times, "Don’t think I don’t know, the few returning people are surely starting to apply new technology on new warships. I’m not getting involved in warship manufacturing; do as you please."