Even though he knew Yunyang would be going to the control tower the next day, Rong Jin was still unbearably excited.
That night, he pulled Yunyang into bed and tossed and turned with her, fooling around until they were both breathless.
A nineteen-year-old male was at the peak of his vigor, full of restless energy.
Yunyang had even worried that this Little Panda might lose control and keep her up all night.
Fortunately, he didn’t.
Before one in the morning, Rong Jin carried her to the bathroom to wash up.
Days off were always far too short.
The next morning, Yunyang got up at seven as usual and went to the training grounds for an hour of drills.
She had skipped her morning training the day before, and the recruits had all looked listless.
Today, the moment she resumed training, they seemed to have been injected with stimulants.
The drastic contrast left Luo Yan and the other executive officers speechless.
Forget it. Lady Yunyang would be staying on T01 Star for at most half a month. They might as well let the brats enjoy it.
Of course, Yunyang knew nothing about this. After morning training, she tidied herself up and went to the control tower with You Lu.
At ten in the morning, the First Army’s training session also ended.
Liang Yixiao returned to his quarters for a quick shower before taking Leonardo to the control tower.
Control tower.
When she saw the robot coming to greet her, Yunyang turned to You Lu and said, “Lulu, go to the purification room first. I have something to discuss with Commander Lei Ou.”
You Lu nodded. “All right. I won’t wait for you, then.”
Before they parted, Yunyang did not forget to use her ability on You Lu as well.
After You Lu entered the purification room, Yunyang looked at the robot. “Take me to Commander Lei Ou.”
A row of code flashed through the robot’s electronic eyes, as if it were analyzing Yunyang’s words.
Less than a second later, it nodded mechanically.
“Honored Lady Yunyang, please follow me.”
Guided by the robot, Yunyang passed through layer after layer of authentication before finally arriving outside Commander Lei Ou’s office.
This was the most heavily guarded area in the entire control tower. Even the members of the guard unit had no authority to enter and could only remain outside.
When Yunyang entered the office area, Lei Ou was still studying a set of data.
At the sound of the door opening, he looked up. The next second, he saved the data and rose to his feet.
He came forward to greet her. “Lady Yunyang, is there something wrong with today’s arrangements?”
“Nothing is wrong.” Yunyang shook her head. “I just wanted to ask Commander Lei Ou to grant me access to exchange my military merits for supplies through the military’s official website.”
Lei Ou froze for a moment, then an apologetic look appeared on his face.
“My apologies. I overlooked this.”
“Please wait a moment, Lady Yunyang. It will be done shortly.”
With that, he returned to the control console and entered a long string of numbers into the holographic screen.
Yunyang could not understand any of it, and she had no intention of studying it. She simply sat on the chair Fu Shiyi had brought over and waited.
Granting the access was not difficult; it merely had to be reported to the central terminal.
A few minutes later, Lei Ou closed the holographic screen. “Lady Yunyang, your access has been activated. You may enter the military’s official website at any time.”
At the same time, Yunyang received a notification.
She glanced at it and smiled.
“Thank you for your help, Commander Lei Ou. We’ll be leaving now.”
People from the Federation military were still waiting in the purification room, so Yunyang did not linger. She rose and prepared to leave.
Just then, a robot’s voice came from outside the door.
“Commander Lei Ou, Liang Yixiao has requested permission to enter the office area.”
Although Adjutant Pan En had arranged the guard unit, Lei Ou had reviewed the files of all its members.
He tapped his wrist computer. “Approved.”
Outside, the robot looked at Liang Yixiao after receiving the reply.
“Request approved. Please enter.”
The heavy metal door opened, and Liang Yixiao led Leonardo into the office area. They happened to run into Yunyang and her five beast husbands as they were leaving.
Leonardo’s gaze was drawn helplessly toward that graceful figure.
Today, Yunyang was wearing a water-blue combat uniform. The color suited her perfectly, making her already fair skin appear even more luminous.
As expected, he could see her here.
Leonardo did not dare look for too long. He quickly withdrew his gaze and concealed his secret feelings once more.
Yunyang also noticed Leonardo.
But the people from the Federation military had already been waiting in the purification room for some time, and she could not afford to delay any longer. She merely cast him a hurried glance before leaving the office area.
After she and her five beast husbands had departed, Lei Ou turned to Liang Yixiao.
Before he could ask anything, Liang Yixiao saluted and spoke first.
“Reporting to you, Commander, this little fellow is the one I brought back from the desolate planet. He admires you very much, so I brought him here to meet you.”
“If I’ve disturbed you, Commander, I’ll take him away immediately!”
Lei Ou looked at Leonardo, who stood beside Liang Yixiao.
He had heard Pan En mention that Liang Yixiao had brought back a beastman from the desolate planet.
But he had not expected it to be a tailless fox.
Among the foxes, taillessness seemed to symbolize a lack of supernatural ability.
Yet a fox without any ability had actually managed to survive on a desolate planet?
Lei Ou’s gaze sharpened, as if he intended to see straight through Leonardo.
Leonardo sensed the imposing aura of the First Army’s commander.
That invisible pressure bore down on him. If he harbored even the slightest ill intent, it would be exposed before this commander.
But he did not.
Leonardo stood perfectly straight, completely unafraid of Lei Ou’s scrutiny.
Liang Yixiao watched his commander in confusion.
What was the commander doing?
Had Leonardo committed some offense?
Fortunately, Lei Ou soon withdrew the aura he had deliberately released.
“Liang Yixiao, go outside. I have something to discuss with this little fellow.”
Liang Yixiao immediately straightened.
“Yes, Commander!”
He marched out of the office.
Once the door closed again, Lei Ou sat back in his chair. The murderous severity in his eyes had faded, replaced by curiosity.
“Tell me, then. What is it you want to know?”
Lei Ou had met many people who admired him. Their eyes were always filled with reverence.
But the little white fox before him had none of that.
His gaze was calm, and when he looked at Lei Ou, it was as though he were looking at a complete stranger.
Leonardo approached him on all fours.
Then, in a voice Liang Yixiao had never heard before, he said, “I’d like to ask you to help me find something.”
Lei Ou asked, “What?”
“Gene repair fluid.”
The moment Leonardo spoke, he dropped another bombshell.
Lei Ou narrowed his eyes. “You weren’t born tailless?”
Only beastmen with defective genes needed gene repair fluid.
Leonardo nodded.
Lei Ou shook his head. “I’m sorry, but I can’t do that.”
Gene repair fluid was the Federation’s most advanced scientific achievement. It could repair damaged beastman genes to a certain extent.
However, its raw materials came from the insect planet and were exceedingly rare. There were only a handful of vials to be found across the entire interstellar system.
As far as he knew, the only vial was held by the Pharmaceutical Research Center, where those old men guarded it as jealously as their own eyes.
Under such circumstances, even the wealth of his family would not be enough to purchase it.
Unless…
Leonardo seemed to have expected his refusal and did not show much disappointment.
He simply leaped onto the desk in front of Lei Ou and calmly dropped a second bombshell.
“I know where the Insect Queen will reproduce this time.”
