“Please come in, the door is unlocked.”

While March was still sleeping soundly, Danheng had already been up for more than three hours maintaining the think tank. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the second most diligent person on the entire train.

Well, the position of the most diligent person has been taken away by Kong who did not sleep all night.

Maintaining the physical and mental health of train crew members is strictly speaking also a type of job.

“Dan Heng, I want to know what kind of commissions you usually take on at the space station, and how much are the rewards?”

Kong didn’t bother to exchange many pleasantries with the train guard. After yesterday’s acquaintance, they were all friends worth their lives, so it would not be a good idea to waste any more time.

“It’s mainly about collecting and transporting rare items, but these commissions are all collected by Jizi at the time of settlement. You want to ask about personal commissions, right?”

Dan Heng was coming over.

“Yes, I’m just sitting around doing nothing.”

“We occasionally receive commissions to recover strange objects that have failed containment. Some of these objects are very dangerous and cannot be handled by ordinary staff. Only armed personnel like us can handle them. The risk is high, so the reward will naturally not be low… Now the containment compartment is full of strange objects running around everywhere.”

Dan Heng revealed the predicament of the space station in one sentence.

“…It sounds like a lucrative job.”

What kind of miserable D-class personnel?

Hollow complained.

But after all, there won’t be Doomsday Beasts popping up every day for them to kill. Kong also needs some ordinary commissions to better understand this world and get more daily tasks from it.

The systems that have been awakened now, apart from the two that have been proven to have poor compatibility, together with Party A, are still not enough to fill his task bar of four daily tasks a day… Perhaps he should first try to obtain more energy to awaken the Azur Lane system and fill the daily bar. As for whether to call for reinforcements, he will decide when the time comes.

“The Defense Department is concerned about our relationship as the Black Tower’s and the Station Master’s distinguished guests, and they don’t want to dump too much trouble on us. But if you take the initiative to ask…”

Dan Heng didn’t finish his words, seemingly not wanting to think about how many commissions would hit Sora in the face.

“I’m only going to take care of the most important things. Don’t worry – do you want to come along? We can split the profits.”

“No, the information collected from the Doommon battle needs to be sorted out for a while. This is my first priority.”

However, this is an excuse.

Dan Heng was simply intimidated by the powerful aura that Youla had when she held his empty arm, and he didn’t want to disturb their world of two.

He is not the kind of light bulb that gets struck by lightning.

But when he looked closely, he found that Paimon was still hanging on Kong’s shoulder. He thought that if they kept carrying this little thing around, it would be hard to say whether they could have the so-called “alone” opportunity.

“What a pity! If you want to get involved later, I’ll keep an eye out for the commission for you. Good morning, Old Yang!”

“Morning, Captain Sora.”

Just like two old cadres meeting in a breakfast shop, Old Yang who had just left and Kong who had just left the archives room greeted each other very naturally.

“How did you sleep?”

“With you in the car, I can say that this is the most peaceful night I’ve slept since I traveled through time.”

Old Yang didn’t hesitate to tell the truth. He took off his glasses and wiped them. “The train will give early warning of external dangers, but the range is limited. I can’t help but think about keeping watch in deep space. But you are here, you will definitely detect danger faster than the train’s hostile perception.”

“…That’s true.”

Kong couldn’t help but think of the painful time when he was entangled by the feathered serpent in the early morning. If his perception became dulled because of this… a drop of cold sweat slid down his face without leaving a trace.

I’m sorry, Lao Yang, you trusted me so much, but I was still indulging in the gentleness and became dull…

“Ready to go out?”

“Go and get the agreed supplies. It’s true that the space station has difficulties, but we can get supplies at any time in the orbit of the Azure Star. Once we set off, the time of the next supply will not be fixed. The children are shy, so I have to play the bad guy.”

“It’s not easy for you either. Do you want me to play a duet with you?”

“…In your current state, forget it.”

Old Yang was probably thinking about the feasibility of asking Kong to play the villain with him, but when he saw the little face that was so different from what he remembered, he smiled and shook his head:

“Jizi has ordered some more equipment for delivery, probably to help Black Tower stabilize the morale of the space station. It will take about a week. During the few days we are docked, I suggest you go to the archives of the space station more often to understand this galaxy from the perspective of the company and Black Tower. After departure, we can use our own archives to understand the situation from the perspective of the nameless guest. This will be more fair.”

“Okay, when I get tired of doing the task, I’ll go to the library as you said.”

“Let’s encourage each other.”

Lao Yang also nodded to Youla and left the car with steady steps.

“He really trusts you.”

Youla looked at Lao Yang’s receding back subtly.

“It should be said that among those who have worked with me, very few do not trust me.”

Kong’s eyelids twitched immediately: “…Except for that guy Otto. I am more tolerant of the dead, but I have seen so many familiar faces in this world, and when Lao Yang traveled through time, he was sure that Xukong Wanzang followed… I can’t guarantee that a guy with Otto’s face will suddenly come out and yell at me, “Surprise mother fvcker…”

28. Do you play Genshin Impact?

“Brother Kong.”

For the defense department staff, it was the first time that Alan showed some enthusiasm – even just a little enthusiasm.

You know, he often has a stern face even when talking to Ester, and he doesn’t have the cuteness that a young boy should have at all.

In comparison, Kong’s smile was much more contagious, and the staff members were unable to immediately determine whether the golden-haired creature in front of them was the killer who could kill Doommon in seconds.

“I’m sorry, as you can see, this place is a mess. Although the containment chamber has been nominally recaptured, we are unable to handle the subsequent problem of lost objects, resulting in an over-concentration of personnel.”

Alan and his men were in relatively good condition, but some regular staff members who were supposed to go back to support the cabin work were still staying in the defense department and refused to leave. Looking at their expressions, they seemed even more terrified than when they were invaded by the antimatter army yesterday.

“What’s going on with them? Why do they seem to be slow to react?”

Even if someone has a long reaction time, isn’t it a bit too exaggerated to be afraid now?

“Although the details are not very clear, they are probably all frightened by some of the contained creatures that resemble ‘ghosts’.”

Alan then looked subtly at Eula who was leaning over behind Sora to comfort the female clerk.

Because of the changes in her makeup and behavior, Eula now looks more like a “young lady” than Esta, and this does have a certain soothing effect on the staff.

“Ghost, there’s a ghost in the space station?”

And Paimon was like a cheap supporting actor who was paid by the hour, making tremolo sounds to set the mood as Alan’s expression became more gloomy.

“…I also find it hard to understand why the ‘ghosts’ in urban legends are more frightening than the antimatter army…it’s obvious that the latter can actually take their lives.” Retracting his gaze, he continued in a tone that sounded almost like a complaint.

“People are always unconsciously afraid of things they don’t understand. Although the Antimatter Army is brutal, it is still an opponent that can be explained by science. Well, probably.”

Kong’s words made him lose confidence.

In the interstellar era, humans have developed countless strange mental illnesses due to deep space life. Even someone as mentally resilient as him seems to have developed a fear of toilets after yesterday’s farce…

According to Alan, there are traces of hauntings. It must be related to strange objects, or someone wants to muddy the waters and cause trouble.

But this has nothing to do with him. In the worldview of cyber cultivation, the job of catching ghosts is simply to dispel rumors. The income is low and the work is very tiring. Even if it is used to improve reputation, it is not a first-tier commission.

So he planned to get straight to the point and first answer the difficult questions Alan asked for help regarding the proposal, then ask if there was any other work to do, or simply ask Ester for a task.

But before he could open his mouth, the Party A system, as if to deliberately increase his strength, quickly issued a task to shut him up.

[The Star Dome Railway System has released a weekly task: complete all commissions related to “haunting” and relieve the panic in the space station. Rewards: unlock the next system in order, the highest level of the ship girl breaks through to level 130, supplies x20000, and mental units x50. ]

“This is obviously a whole series of troublesome tasks… There is no qualification for the weekly tasks? Wait, the highest level has broken through to level 130?”

Sora muttered, “Doesn’t that mean the girl called over by the Azur Lane system is about to become a space battleship?”

When Sora traveled through time, the highest level of the ship girls was only level 125. Even so, they were already able to fly with swords, call the wind and rain, and ride giant summoned beasts to fight with sirens. Some of them had even learned the unique skill of drawing their swords to attract thunder. When Sora went to Teyvat and met a general, he almost couldn’t avoid the opponent’s attack because of the strange sense of déjà vu.

If he could break through to level 130, Kong Xunsi thought that even if he couldn’t warp alone, he would at least be able to break through the atmosphere with a single ship.

“This reward is quite interesting. Why didn’t they wait for the Azur Lane system to issue the task? Party A issued it directly?”

It means that even though his body already contains the blessings of three star gods, Kong is still unable to awaken the next cooperation system. No matter how you think about it, it must be because the last two gods were too stingy.

In comparison, Ah Ha’s start-up capital was actually quite generous… but his additional investment didn’t seem very sincere, so it was still hard for Kong to think well of him.

[Star Dome Railway System releases daily tasks: Test the simulated universe and play as Akivelli, and gain the attention of at least one Star God as a pioneer. Reward: 3-minute test qualification for the top system with high compatibility, and unlock the right to use the boundary anchor. ]

“…Boss is generous, boss is in good health!”

Party A seemed to have come to its senses and responded to Kong’s complaint – although the weekly tasks seemed very troublesome, the daily tasks were still the same as yesterday, and the rewards were quite generous.

Even if the Star Iron System does not fully trust itself and the Suture System, the level of this reward is worthy of the value of Kong’s labor.

“…Brother Kong, what did you say? A battleship?”

Kong’s excitement was not transmitted to the outside world, but part of his soliloquy was heard by Alan.

——Sometimes, in order to let his own people know that he is communicating with the system, Kong would talk to himself and reveal a little bit of the conversation with the system to his companions outside who have not joined the link.

It didn’t mean much to Alan, and was read more to Eula, but the former took it to heart.

“Nothing much… I think I can help with the ghost rumors.”

“Hmm? Brother Kong is also good at refuting rumors?”

“What do you mean I’m good at it? After all, I was a pope before – ahem, I mean, I was a professional ghost hunter for a while. As long as I take action, whether the one I catch is a ghost or not, I should be able to eliminate everyone’s panic.”

Empty self-recommendation.

“If we have to trouble Brother Kong for such a small matter, how can the Defense Department save its reputation? And the proposal…”

As expected, Alan had the same analysis as Dan Heng had made. He didn’t really want to trouble Kong to do work that could also be done by the Defense Department.

But Sora seemed to have transformed into the famous “yellow-haired fool” in Teyvat again. He grabbed Alan’s hand and shook it up and down, with a righteous expression on his face. “Compared to the reform of the defense department, what is more important now is to prevent the staff of the regular departments from affecting your work. Alan, so many staff members are crowding in your department to seek shelter and dare not go anywhere. How can you train your good brothers? How can we cheer them up? The most urgent task is to end the influence of the so-called ghosts, and then we can slowly talk about the reorganization.”

“…makes sense.”

Alan was moved by Kong’s words.

“——I will contact the stationmaster to draft a commission. If you need manpower and tools, just let me know.”

“I don’t need too many helpers to catch ghosts, but as for props…”

Profit from one copy of Party A’s system and one copy of the space station, so this difficult business is not impossible to do.

“I do need some props, they’re all relatively common – the phone Jizi gave me can act as a thermometer and EMF detector, and it also has a camera function… You can just go get me some salt, oh, and I also need a UV lamp, preferably a handheld one.”

“……what?”

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