novelraw Chapter 145: Ruan Ruan Was Meant to Belong to Him Alone
Chapter 145: Ruan Ruan Was Meant to Belong to Him Alone
Lu Shinian quickly conveyed Su Ruan’s "plan" and also sent three cards to the other three major legions.The cards all contained some useless "benefits," such as getting a flower to brighten one’s mood or listening to a segment of music to relax.
Though they were of no practical use, the formalities still needed to be done thoroughly as Ruan Ruan was chosen to the competition through drawing lots.
After delegating this task, Lu Shinian continued to watch the live broadcast, his gaze following Su Ruan, not shifting away for even a second.
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On Muhe Star, Su Ruan and Zhao Yujie found a dry cave.
The cave seemed to be the dwelling of some beast, emitting a scent—unpleasant but not overwhelming.
Just as the sky had been clear when they found the cave, it suddenly changed, with dark clouds gathering, and in the next moment, a downpour arrived as scheduled.
Su Ruan glanced at the heavy rain and turned to Zhao Yujie, saying, "We’ll have to stay in the cave for a while."
She said this while handing him a Nutritional Supplement, "Drink this first; we need to find a toolbox after the rain stops."
Zhao Yujie did not refuse, accepting the Nutritional Supplement, pulling out the stopper, and gulping it down in one go.
After drinking, he put the empty tube away, then spoke slowly, "Are you Su Ruan?"
Su Ruan: ...
"Yes, I’m Su Ruan." This teammate, could he be suffering from amnesia?
Zhao Yujie seemed to realize his mistake, and explained, "I mean, are you Commander Lu Shinian’s wife, Su Ruan?"
Su Ruan was silent for a second, nodding almost imperceptibly.
Zhao Yujie sized up Su Ruan, his eyes becoming curious.
"You’re really bold," he commented.
To escape from Commander Lu’s wedding, what else could be called bold?
Su Ruan’s mouth twitched, "Don’t bring up the past."
Zhao Yujie nodded in agreement, not questioning her reasons for leaving further, just expressing a simple feeling.
As the two spoke, a figure rapidly approached from a few hundred meters away.
He moved quickly and reached the cave entrance in just two minutes.
"Oh no, I’m soaked to the skin," a clamorous voice sounded at the cave entrance.
The familiar voice made Su Ruan turn her head, and sure enough, she saw Qian Duoduo dusting off his clothes.
"Qian Duoduo?" Su Ruan called out.
Qian Duoduo turned suddenly, his face lighting up with joy upon seeing Su Ruan, "Su Ruan?"
He quickly walked to her, laughing, "Junior Sister Su Ruan, long time no see."
After a pause, he seemed to realize something, a big question mark flashing in his mind.
"Wait, why are you here?"
So, Su Ruan repeated the explanation she had used to appease Zhao Yujie earlier.
Qian Duoduo listened, then slapped Su Ruan’s shoulder.
"Junior Sister, your luck is awful, haha!"
Su Ruan chuckled, "I think it’s fine."
Coming here for training, she couldn’t have wished for more.
"It’s so cold," Qian Duoduo rubbed his arms, "I’ll make a fire, Junior Sister, wait a moment."
Being from the Logistics Department, starting a fire was naturally not a problem for Qian Duoduo.
Very soon, bright flames lit up in the cave, illuminating the entire space.
The three sat down, and Qian Duoduo pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket, handing it to Su Ruan, "Junior Sister, this is a map I drew, you can take a look."
"If you join the Logistics Department in the future, you’ll also need to learn to draw maps."
Su Ruan thanked him and began studying the map carefully.
Qian Duoduo no longer looked at her, instead turning to Zhao Yujie, "Brother, do you feel reenergized after seeing Junior Sister?"
He teased, "Just now you looked quite gloomy and strange, now, although still a bit lifeless, it’s much better than before."
Zhao Yujie’s body paused, responding in a low voice, "Um."
As soon as he entered the competition ground, his Spiritual Sea was invaded by the Insect Race, leaving him unable to control himself, appearing gloomy as a result.
Zhao Yujie glanced at Su Ruan calmly.
Su Ruan also heard Qian Duoduo’s words, she raised her head, chuckling lightly as she said, "Senior, don’t say such things, Senior Zhao must just be annoyed by you and thus doesn’t want to speak, appearing gloomy."
"Wow!" Qian Duoduo exclaimed, "Junior Sister, you think I talk too much too?"
"You clearly used to enjoy talking with me."
Qian Duoduo turned his back, picking up a stick to draw circles on the ground in mock grievance.
"You all dislike how much I talk."
"Alas, I’m just a bit talkative."
"Without me around, you’d be so lonely and isolated."
...
Once Qian Duoduo started talking, he wouldn’t stop until falling asleep.
Su Ruan’s mouth twitched again, lowering her head to continue examining the map.
Despite being a rough sketch, Qian Duoduo’s map marked many crucial terrains.
Three kilometers away from this cave, there was a small river.
Having a river indicated a clean water source, and where there’s water, members of other legions would come to fetch some.
Su Ruan looked up, pointing at the river on the map, then turned to Qian Duoduo asking, "Senior Qian, is this the only river around?"
Qian Duoduo took a glance, nodding, "Yes, just this one."
"Then we...." Su Ruan’s eyes brightened as she laid out her plan.
Upon hearing her out, both Qian Duoduo and Zhao Yujie had a hint of complexity in their looks towards Su Ruan.
Finally, it was Qian Duoduo who couldn’t resist raising a thumbs up at Su Ruan, "Junior Sister, your idea is brilliant, I wouldn’t dare to ambush the other three major legions."
As someone from the Logistics Department, his combat ability was low, he’d be just handing over his head if he tried.
"Junior Sister, look at me, from the Logistics Department, my Combat Power is like a 5."
"Zhao Yujie, from the Mecha Design Department, his Combat Power might be slightly stronger, maybe a 10."
"As for you, Junior Sister... cough cough, no offense intended, let’s say a 10 as well."
"All three of us combined amount to only 25."
"But the Mecha Warriors of the Second Legion, their Combat Power is over 100, us trying to ambush them is just offering ourselves up."
Su Ruan glanced at them both, her voice firm, carrying an unseen strength.
"It takes using the weak to conquer the strong to create a miracle!"
Both Qian Duoduo and Zhao Yujie were taken aback.
Meanwhile, on a warship, Lu Shinian "heard" Su Ruan’s words through lip reading.
He stared intently at the live stream, the retreating flush returning once more.
His Ruan Ruan was shining brightly, he longed to take her home and hide her away, letting her brilliance be exclusive to him alone.
Ensuring no one else could catch a glimpse of her beauty.
Ruan Ruan was meant to belong to him alone.