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As the one with the most extensive intelligence among the three, she had already identified several potential contractors who would be helpful and meet the requirements for the upcoming plan through the list.

The question of how to bring the other party into the team still needs further consideration.

Chen Huijie also had an idea. While Shi Huaiya's information was broad, it was not as in-depth as Chen Huijie's, who had been able to communicate closely with Wei Yanwu and Wen Yue and often personally explored Longmen.

—Especially some things about the Yan Kingdom.

However, the people Chen Huijie had her eye on were all somewhat troublesome. When she looked at Yun Yi, she was still hesitant about whether to play it safe and wait until the independent regime was established before making contact.

In contrast, Hoshiguma was much more carefree. She simply grabbed Chen Huijie's shoulder and led her towards the driver's seat. "Let's go, Lao Chen. This can't be rushed. Two years is enough." Chen Huijie pondered for a moment and naturally followed.

Hoshiguma's statement doesn't mean she has no goals. On the contrary, as a social butterfly in a certain sense, she has quite a few goals—even if you don't know someone, you can get to know them now, just to save the earth from looking bad.

But as she said, she realized after a moment's thought that the consequences of not meeting the contract requirement were indeed very dangerous, but they also had plenty of time.

Looking at the list, there are more than twenty people who can be contracted between Lungmen, where they are located, and Ursus, where they are about to go. Even if we exclude those who may not meet the requirements, there are probably still around fifteen people.

Between the neighboring Yan Kingdom and her hometown Dong Kingdom, there are more than twenty potential contract partners who, based on their basic information, all meet the requirements.

Hoshiguma's confidence soared. The only problem now was how to get so many women, whose lives seemed pretty good, to travel all this way to form a contract with Yunyi.

Hoshiguma believed that this question needed to be tested, and that thinking about it would not lead to a conclusion. Therefore, it would be better to put aside the problem that was not urgent and could not be solved at the moment, and first reunite with Swire and Yunyi.

The two fast-moving individuals quickly arrived at their destination under Hoshiguma's guidance.

Chen Huijie's gaze fell on the Yi (three) V Qijiu Liushan Erqun Manjiu, whose unique style of painting and who stopped talking on their own when they came over.

She paused slightly, then a hint of inquiry appeared on her face. "I remember, these two... Manjuu, are mechanical beings. Mechanical beings can also replenish their energy through sleep?"

Hoshiguma looked over curiously upon hearing this, her golden eyes softening with curiosity, becoming round and bright. If you ignored the slightly dangerous look in her pupils, she looked a little dazed, but very cute.

“After all, the Manju are more biological than mechanical.” Yun Yi stroked the soft fur on 001’s head, leaned against 002, glanced at the attractive Hoshiguma, and then turned to answer Chen Huijie, “The special thing about the land where they originally lived was that it gave birth to many mechanical creatures whose emotions were more colorful, resilient and enduring than human emotions.”

A machine with biological leanings? How amazing. Hoshiguma marveled to himself.

"Other landmasses? Thank you for your explanation." Chen Huijie nodded, a look of emotion flashing in her eyes. The feeling of a scientist's conjecture being confirmed was truly awe-inspiring, no matter how many times she experienced it.

She stroked the hilt of her sword, banishing those distracting thoughts. The swaying of her dragon tail slowed, and her expression turned serious again. "Sorry for wasting everyone's time—let's get down to business, Old Yun. How do you plan to seal off the eight inner guards outside with Hoshiguma?"

"Ask me?" Yun Yi pointed to himself and subconsciously looked at Swire. "So this is a task I was given to figure out myself?"

Volume Two: Fireworks at Longmen: Chapter 221 (Micro Post) Swire: Sorry!

"Huh? You're not expecting me to give you an answer and then do it, are you?" Swire's tiger tail went around Yun Yi's 001, which he was holding to his chest, and poked at the area directly below Yun Yi's fair, glowing collarbone, which was exposed by his unbuttoned shirt and open collar—that extremely sensitive spot.

Her expression was a half-smile, "Dream on! You'd better learn to think independently!"

The tingling sensation when you press the area about one finger joint below the center of your collarbone is something only those who have experienced it can truly understand.

The combination of the pleasant sensation of the fluffy fur brushing against his skin and the tingling pain of being poked by the ground made Yun Yi feel numb.

"Stop, stop, stop, I know! I'll think about it myself." She reached out to grab the nimble tail, both amused and exasperated, but as expected, the tail escaped.

"Hmph, with your snail-like speed, you think you can catch me? You'll have to train for another hundred years!" Swire crossed her arms and proudly swung her tiger tail back to her side.

Her slightly raised head and gazing up at Yun Yi, with her arrogant posture, gave Yun Yi a sense of being looked down upon.

Swire, so confident and radiant, seemed to glow from the inside out under the light.

Yun Yi glanced at the beautiful tiger girl a few more times with a hint of greed, "It's okay, you're so beautiful, I can definitely endure a mere hundred years of hard work for you!"

Swire's expression went blank for a moment, then she raised her hand, pointing at Yun Yi, her fingertips trembling with embarrassment and anger, "You you you you you you—you bastard! You did this on purpose!"

Knowing full well that I "hate" direct praise, they still did it. It's simply outrageous!

Swire clenched his other hand, gritting his teeth in anger.

Her fair face was instantly flushed crimson, radiating a faint heat. Her two tiger ears, covered in downy fur, drooped as if burned before stiffening up and trembling slightly with the rush of blood and her thunderous heartbeat.

Realizing her lapse in composure, Swire's eyes shimmered with a mixture of emerald green embarrassment and annoyance. She couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "Damn it! [Unintelligible]"

She took a deep breath, trying to control her racing heart and overreaction to shame, but to little avail. Instead, under Yun Yi's increasingly ardent gaze, even the tip of her tail began to tremble and go weak.

Swire seemed to be bathed in red at this moment, her beautiful face like red plum blossoms covered in snow, exuding a strange, cool yet passionate softness that made it impossible to look away and impossible not to feel the urge to gaze and touch.

Yun Yi was no exception; rather, she already had a good impression of Shi Huaiya, making it even harder for her to resist any of the little things about her.

"I can't help it, you're really beautiful, and I really can't control my urge to praise you." As Yun Yi spoke, his eyes, which were fixed on Shi Huaiya, shone brightly as if they were about to pop out of the stars, filled with an intense desire to "kiss, hug, and pinch" her.

Fortunately, she has some self-control and is not going to act recklessly like a wild horse.

He could only look but not touch, yet for some reason, Yun Yi's emotions remained unabated.

On the contrary, Shi Huaiya, who seemed to be about to faint from Yun Yi's repeated praise, was the first to recover.

She looked away, her knuckles still pressed against her slightly warm cheek, but suddenly gave the order, her tone leaving no room for doubt, "That's enough! Yunyi, you immediately send me and Lao Chen out of the Nirvana on the next street, and you and Xingxiong find a way to capture the remaining inner guards."

As she spoke, Swire swept her rational, cold gaze across Yun Yi's clear eyes, then quickly closed her eyes and looked away. Beneath her rapidly closing eyelids lay nine or even ten parts bewilderment.

"Alright, I'll figure out how to deal with those people myself..." Yun Yi remained silent for a while after giving the order before blinking his clear eyes.

She glanced at Swire, who had quietly opened her eyes a crack to observe Yun Yi's green eyes, and asked with a hint of confusion, "Does Emu Yishan really expect me to think for myself? At this very moment?"

Controlling and clearing out the internal security forces is important for securing their initial investment, right? Shouldn't we plan everything out in advance and proceed steadily step by step, just in case?

As a result, Swire insisted on sending her, a complete novice who had never planned such a "criminal" scheme, and Swire wasn't afraid that she would ruin the whole plan.

As Yun Yi thought about this, his leisurely mood for appreciating beauty vanished, replaced by a slight worry in his eyes.

She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "I hope I don't mess it up..."

"Are you questioning my judgment?" Swire looked displeased. She stepped forward, extended her index finger, easily avoided 001, and gently poked Yun Yi's left chest, which was covered by his shirt and revealed a very slight flesh color. "Heh, if you dare to mess this up, you, you can forget about touching my tail again!"

Shi Huaiya suddenly reached out and wrapped her arms around Yun Yi's neck, a subtle fragrance lingering around Yun Yi's nose.

She whispered the last four words into Yun Yi's dazed ear.

Swire's voice was very low, each word filled with an overwhelming warning.

After she finished speaking, Swire's body temperature suddenly rose as if it were boiling.

Even through the fabric of Swire's uniform on her arm, Yun Yi could feel the continuous heat emanating from her neck.

Is Swire alright? Won't she faint like that?

Yun Yi's random thought was shattered by the increased force in Shi Huaiya's arms as she waited for a response, and he felt a suffocating sensation as if he were being forced to carry an unbearable weight.

She chuckled and patted Swire's arm around her neck, signaling for her to go easy on this "weakling." "Okay, okay, I promise I won't mess this up—can you let go now? It's a little uncomfortable."

Upon hearing this, Swire's blush faded considerably. She glared at Yun Yi, her arms tightening even more instead of loosening, "Don't say things like that! You won't die! You better cherish your life, you idiot!"

"..." Yun Yi's neck was bound even tighter, and he couldn't speak at all.

She stared wide-eyed at Swire, inwardly thinking, 'Aren't you trying to murder me? If you apply any more force, my neck won't be far from being severed from my body.'

Along with her inner thoughts came Hoshiguma's heavenly advice, "Young Miss, if you don't let go, Miss Yunyi will die before the operation even begins."

"Huh?" Swire let out a cute, surprised sound, her high spirits momentarily halting. Following the sound, she looked closely and saw Yun Yi, whose face was somewhat pale and whose neck was flushed.

Swire subconsciously released her arm from Yun Yi's fair neck and quickly put it behind her back. Her expression couldn't help but show a hint of genuine apology, as red as a peach blossom. "I'm sorry... I'll definitely be more careful in the future!"

Volume 2: Fireworks at Lungmen: Chapter 222 Hoshiguma: The way we address each other is the same... Hmm? Hmm... Well, that's fine too?

Who's the real idiot here...?

Yun Yi thought helplessly once again. She touched her neck, which was finally free, and couldn't help but grind her teeth. Constitution, strength—tsk, it's decided, from now on, all points will be invested in constitution to increase strength!

After making a series of confident vows in his heart, Yun Yi finally turned his attention back to Shi Huaiya's words, "Just be careful?"

She raised an eyebrow at Swire, tapping her slightly reddened neck with her fingertip. "Please make sure you restrain your strength—the idea that I'll be resurrected in the palm of your hand is a bit too abstract."

Being sent to the resurrection process by friendly fire is a laughing stock no matter where you are... Sigh, I guess I'll have to check if there are any items in the shop that can block friendly fire.

Yunyi silently thought to himself, feeling that Swire couldn't control himself.

"I... promise." Swire's face was still red, her cheeks looked soft and bouncy. She tried to remain calm but made a serious promise, her eyes sparkling with determination.

She then turned to Hoshiguma, who had promptly reminded her, and nodded, "Thank you."

Hoshiguma shrugged. "It was no trouble at all."

“It’s a good thing you were here,” Swire sighed with emotion, then glared at Chen Huijie, who stood by with an indifferent attitude, “unlike someone else, standing idly by, watching someone die without lifting a finger…”

As Chen Huijie listened to Swire's relentless string of insults, he nonchalantly flicked his dragon tail, glanced at Swire, closed his eyes, and scoffed, "Tch, those two little mechanical creations are going to knock you out of the sky any second, why should I get involved?"

Swire immediately glanced at 001 and 002, both of whom leaned against Yun Yi and quietly observed the three of them.

Her two tiny eyes, like two obsidian stones adorning a supreme pale yellow cloth, were bright and excited, showing no sign that the other party had any desire to hit her.

Just because you can't see them doesn't mean they don't exist. Swire, who had a basic level of trust in Chen Huijie, silently took a step back, widening the distance between herself and them to avoid being kicked by the chicken claws.

Yun Yi glanced at her curiously, but quickly looked away and met Swire's gaze again. "Get to work. Just don't give me another fatal elbow strike in the future."

"Okay." Swire suppressed the heat on her face, turned to Chen Huijie, her tiger tail dragging stiffly behind her. "Just get us out of the inner guards' sight. Leave the communication to us."

“Oh, right,” she raised an eyebrow and her earlobes twitched, “if it’s feasible, don’t forget to stage a pyrrhic victory, so that the other spies can see your ‘power’.”

"Understood." Hoshiguma responded immediately, and Yun Yi nodded thoughtfully a beat later. "Okay, I've got it. Wait a moment, I'll take you there now."

Yun Yi raised his hand and started the Nirvana, heading towards the next street. Chen Huijie, standing beside him, looked down at Shi Huaiya and asked, "Should we contact Wei Yanwu directly?"

Swire shook her head, a smile appearing on her face as the blush faded slightly. "Contact the Rat King first."

Chen Huijie: "?"

A subtle yet persistent ripple appeared in her calm red eyes. "The Rat King? Why?"

"Looking for someone," Swire explained briefly. Before Chen Huijie could ask any more questions, the Nirvana, traveling at breakneck speed, had already arrived at the next street.

Yun Yi then spoke up to confirm with the two, "We've arrived at our destination. Swire and Old Chen, get ready. I'm about to teleport."

Chen Huijie and Shi Huai nodded in unison, and the next second, they disappeared from the spot.

Yunyi withdrew his outstretched hand and looked at the outside world projected on the screen with Hoshiguma.

The long-awaited sunshine shone on Chen Huijie and Shi Huaiya, making their specially made uniforms shine, as if they were in a different world from the slightly dark streets around them.

Shi Huaiya straightened her tie, which had become undone while she was with Yun Yi, and with a dashing flick of her sleeve, she strode out of the alley without saying a word.

Chen Huijie adjusted her tie, her deep dragon horns on either side of her head reflecting a cold light, and strode to catch up. The hem of her uniform was blown up by the wind from her quick walk, swaying constantly.

Soon, the two disappeared side by side into the bustling traffic outside the alley.

Looking at the interconnected streets, which were not much less bustling than the street of the Imperial Guard Bureau, Yun Yi stroked his chin and said, "Longmen's prosperity is indeed impressive."

“It’s an international city, so its prosperity is naturally quite high,” Hoshiguma replied, carrying the Hannya.

She then turned around, spread her hands, and extended her five fingers toward Yun Yi, her golden eyes sparkling with a determination to get things done. "That's enough of the digression. What's next, Captain Yun Yi?"

"Captain?" Yue Yi tilted his head, his eyes filled with inquiry.

"Young Miss has been hinting that you're in charge of this operation, that you're the leader, so naturally you're our team leader, or..." Hoshiguma put down Hannya, planted it on the ground, and grinned heartily at Yun Yi, "You'd rather I call you 'leader'?"

“…I don’t want either of them.” Yun Yi shook her head quickly after a moment of silence. While holding 001 and controlling the Nirvana back to the inner guard, she complained, “When you call me captain, I feel like I’m back to my old life as a lowly laborer. It’s weird.”

“Calling me ‘boss’ is even weirder; it sounds like something a gangster or thug would say.” Yun Yi finished explaining his stereotypes to Hoshiguma, then changed the subject, “Although not all people use that title—if you’d like, just call me Yun Yi. Calling me ‘Miss’ is a bit odd too.”

Strange? Hoshiguma raised an eyebrow and smiled silently, asking curiously, "Besides the name itself, do you have any nicknames that you don't think are strange?"

Yun Yi glanced at the tiny data streams controlling the mecha, and nodded upon hearing this, "Of course, the same old Yun as Old Chen is fine, it shows that I am calm and reliable."

"In addition, Yun'er, Yi'er, Xiao Yun, Xiao Yi, Xiao Yun Yi, Sister Yun Yi, Sister Yun, Sister Yi, A Yun, Yi Zai..." Yun Yi rattled off a long list, and finally concluded, "They're all pretty good. You can call them whatever you like, but it's best to stick to one, otherwise I might not be able to keep up."

So many! Hoshiguma raised an eyebrow in surprise. She thought Yun Yi was uncomfortable with most forms of address, but it turned out he was only uncomfortable with the kind of address she had suggested?

Despite her surprise, Hoshiguma didn't let Yun Yi's words linger for too long.

After carefully considering the long list of titles Yun Yi had used, she stroked the handle of the Prajna and smiled as she chose, "Then let's go with Little Yun Yi. It sounds nice and suits you well."

“Okay, then I’ll call you Hoshiguma from now on.” Yun Yi replied calmly, then weighed 001 on his forearm and stepped away from the driver’s seat. “We’re here right now, Hoshiguma. Let’s start discussing what to do next.”

"Oh, so you're planning to call everyone else what they call you from now on?" Hoshiguma blinked slowly, then continued, "I understand. My suggestion is to capture them in batches first, then force them to put on a show through merchandise, maximizing our goal without harming innocent people."

PS:

I suddenly realized that the number of remaining internal defenders in the previous text was incorrect, so I'm correcting it.

Volume Two: Fireworks at Longmen: Chapter 223 Yun Yi: Memories have their good and bad sides—wait, why are all the memories good?

"Use goods? Hmm, I don't have any points right now." Yun Yi pondered for a moment, then looked up and met Hoshiguma's eyes. "You want to get closer to me and add points now?"

Looking down at the composed Yun Yi, Hoshiguma nodded in agreement, but couldn't help thinking to herself, "Yun Yi is so direct in this regard!"