Heita also thought that the people from Liuguang Yiting were planning to do something bad to Kong in order to maintain their monopoly position.

Her idea was quite realistic, but Sora was not worried about it:

“It’s hard not to find out what has been done. If Fu Li wants to back up my memory, there’s no reason why his followers wouldn’t want to… I might be able to reach some agreement with them. After all… development is not the enemy of memory.”

……

On the way back to the train this time, Sora was finally in the mood to relax.

Working in this space city where the concept of day and night does not exist, people need to adjust the light and take unnatural melatonin to maintain the concept of day and night and ensure a proper allocation of rest and work.

Outside the main control cabin, the lights in the corridor are approaching dusk, and there are only a few minutes left before the lights are turned off, but the lights-out time will only last for half an hour, and then it is time for another group of staff on shift to get up – the lights in the department are always on, and only during this stage of walking can people feel the change of time.

“Good evening, Dr. Kong—”

“Hah…Morning, Dr. Sora, Ms. Paimon!”

In just two days, Kong’s reputation spread throughout the Black Tower Space Station. From time to time, clerks who were yawning and preparing to go to sleep would greet him, and some clerks who had woken up early would greet him with sleepy eyes. The two streams of people with different time differences rarely crossed paths when they passed by the intersection of the support module and the base module. They lived in different worlds.

But Kong had a feeling that he and Paimon tonight had become a “bridge” across the time difference. A very familiar emotion called respect transcended the barrier of time, and while the staff greeted him warmly, he also began to say hello to his colleagues whom he had not paid much attention to in the past.

Arrival, change, optimization, just like Kong’s time travel. Although he has experienced it many times, this feeling is still very pleasant to Kong. If he does not enjoy this feeling of being noticed and respected, he will not have the perseverance to continue traveling.

His original intention was to contact these clerks again to see whether the fear and anxiety brought by the haunting and the attack had really been diluted, but he soon discovered that some of the clerks had sachet-like decorations hanging on their chests and wrists.

The smell inside was very familiar to Kong – it was dandelion seeds. Although he knew that Eula often carried some with her, she gave these things to others and made them into amulets similar to sachets…

Dandelions do not bring good luck. In addition to symbolizing freedom, they also have two other meanings: persistence in self-confidence and unremitting growth.

Perhaps Eula hopes that these ordinary yet talented staff members can persist in the high-pressure environment of the space station, forge their own paths, or leave here to pursue their own freedom.

It really fits her awkward yet gentle personality.

“Dr. Kong, didn’t Ms. Lawrence come out with you today?”

“Ah? Oh, she’s resting on the train.” Kong was puzzled as he looked at the gift box presented to him by the young female clerk.

“Could you please help me bring this return gift to her? She gave me Mondstadt’s specialties, and I want to give her the shawl I brought from my hometown as a return gift. It hasn’t been opened yet – you are lovers, right?”

“Uh, actually, okay, I’ll bring it to her for you, thank you.” Kong took the gift with a subtle look on his face.

“It’s okay! I was depressed thanks to her for comforting me. Of course, I also want to thank you for helping to clean up the remnants of the Legion—”

“Dr. Kong, this is Taiwanese food from my hometown Zhu Ming. It’s not expensive, so please accept it!”

After the first brave clerk presented the gift, many men and women surrounded Kong. One gift after another, representing gratitude and respect, was hung on his body, so that even though he was not shopping with anyone, he was already hung with gifts. Even Paimon next to him was not spared, and his little hands were carrying three boxes and he could hardly fly.

41. It has nothing to do with romance. I will write a preface and wait for your reply.

“You’re welcome, Doctor.”

But as if on time, while Sora was being showered with all kinds of gifts by Eula’s fans, Ms. Quetzalcoatl’s somewhat teasing voice sounded from behind Sora.

“Or is it Lawrence who is really popular? Hehe~”

Sora turned back somewhat stiffly.

She was surprised at first, then showed a shy smile, covered her mouth with her fist, put her hand down, stuck out her tongue, raised her eyebrows, and tilted her head towards the fat snake, all in one go, which was enough to charm a group of middle-aged and elderly women.

All the operators who had directed their enthusiasm for Eula towards Sora were frightened by the performance of Holhaya and Sora and dared not say a word, and consciously made way for the two of them.

It would be strange if Quetzalcoatl couldn’t find Sora after being injected with the Navigator’s Mixture, but at this point in time, it should have just come out of the Black Tower Archives just to block him.

Considering that Fatty Snake had stayed up late to look up information about the Star Core Hunters and familiarize himself with the culture and history here in order to help him, while he himself was accepting everyone’s love and receiving gifts for Eula – Sora’s eloquence was no longer effective and he felt sorry for her.

“That woman followed Dr. Kong on the first day…”

“But doesn’t Dr. Sora already have Ms. Lawrence?”

“It seems that things are more complicated than we thought… Miss Holhaiya is more than just his ‘female team member’.”

“…Heh, man.”

Kong sadly witnessed the change in his own reputation and the changes in the looks of his fellow clerks.

Although he couldn’t refute it.

“…Carrying so many things? Let me help carry some of them.”

Very satisfied with the trouble she had caused to Sora, Holhaiya reached out and symbolically took the shawl given to Eula by the first female clerk from Sora’s arm, and then hung it on her tail.

“…You did this on purpose, didn’t you?”

After overcoming the embarrassment, Kong’s resentful voice made Holhaiya, who originally just wanted to play a prank on Kong,’s lips tremble constantly, and she wished she could pounce on him immediately.

She really couldn’t stand her old lover’s resentful moans. After all, in her subjective opinion, it sounded like Sora was just acting coquettishly.

“I said before that Ester is very cunning, and you are the same -“

“Wouldn’t you like me to wait for you and take you home when you get off work?”

If we ignore Holhaiya’s nature, this one sentence alone shows her feminine power to the fullest.

“Where did you learn these messed up moves?”

Kong Dan said painfully.

“In the TV series pushed by the space station this morning. I didn’t expect that in the interstellar age, there are still people who like to watch such boring things. Huha, I didn’t expect that I would have the opportunity to practice it on you.”

Although Holhaiya’s mouth can be opened very wide, she is very concerned about her image when she yawns, and the tears flowing from the corners of her eyes do not seem fake:

“I just wanted to try it on a whim, Doctor. It’s an accident that I caused you trouble.”

“You need to get some rest tonight.”

“Don’t worry, I know my limits. I won’t stuff handfuls of Originium into my mouth like you do when you can’t bear it anymore.”

Putting down his sleeves, the fat snake immediately wrapped the tip of his tail around Kong’s shoulder and tapped him gently: “Or do you want me to sleep? You can’t stand the torture any more, and want me to let you go tonight?”

“Because I have to summon a new companion tonight, I’m afraid that staying with you too late will cause dissatisfaction among everyone…”

“A female?” The fat snake looked up, seemingly indifferent, but the bag hanging behind its tail began to shake continuously.

“It can only be a female.”

Sora raised his hand full of bags, pinched his forehead with his fingertips, his eyes a little dazed: “I told you about them… the world of Kanmusu and Sirens. It can be said to be the most absurd and chaotic world I have ever been to. Of course, the happiest period of my time traveling was also spent there… At that time, Party A and the local girls were very enthusiastic, which made me not want to leave at all to continue to face the unknown… But because of some characteristics of Kanmusu, I am very worried that the companions called over will have an impact on your cognition——”

“They care about you more than Lawrence and I?”

After hearing the doctor’s few words about Azur Lane, Holhaiya still found it hard to imagine how he lived in an environment where there were only women around him.

Even if he wasn’t hung up as a tool for sexual gratification, the situation wouldn’t be much better… unless he could control himself from exuding his damn charisma.

“That’s what I’m saying. You may not be able to accept the extent to which the other party sticks to me. I think the ships with the strongest possessiveness will respond to the call first. Depending on who the companions coming over are, we will have to hold a small meeting to discuss countermeasures.”

“…You, me, and Lawrence, are going to have a little meeting on how to deal with the new woman?”

Fatty Snake showed a mocking expression: “Is it so exaggerated? There are really not many women who are worse than me.”

You are so self-aware.

Kong rolled his eyes. Holhaiya’s attitude wasn’t bad, but his worries were not alleviated at all:

“…Anyway, I’ve decided to take the risk of being hated by you guys and add more companions, so I’ll make a decisive move… First, let Eula know that the weekly mission has been completed. She’ll understand what I mean and get ready.”

Holhaiya was very confused. Shouldn’t she and Eula be the ones to sigh and groan when summoning a female companion? Why was it Sora who looked like he was going to the execution ground?

When we got back on the train, everyone except March 7 and Pam was asleep.

San Yueqi not only has the bad habit of staying up late and sleeping in, but also drinks high-sugar beverages every day. However, there is no acne on her face at all. She really shows the world’s preference for beautiful girls to the fullest.

“Ooooh! You guys are out shopping so late! Why didn’t you take me with you!”

Sanyueqi jumped and landed in front of Kong, as if endless energy was rushing towards him along with her flying rabbit.

“The staff members forced us to give them a lot of thank-you gifts, haha…” Kong said with a wry smile, “These are all Eula’s, there is no share for us.”

“So powerful? I spent a lot of effort to integrate into the space station. I always feel that those old scholars are a bit… difficult to deal with. They have a stale smell. The Black Tower is also indifferent to me.”

“That’s probably because you always meet people from the Secret File Section, and you didn’t catch the right time.”

“…In March, I placed an order for new cosmetics, which are expected to arrive in two days.”

He caught a glimpse of Kong’s gaze lingering on the heavy weight of Sanyueqi for a moment, and Holhaiya immediately found a random excuse to lead Sanyue away from Kong.

“It’s okay if you don’t have to be so polite, Sister Haiya~”

The old and the new, the old will soon be the new – while dealing with March Seven, Quetzalcoatl realized helplessly that there were too many guys to be wary of, and he might really not be able to control Kong’s popularity with the opposite sex.

42. The Perfect and Elegant Maid

“We need a teammate for a long-range artillery position. After two days of fighting, I found that there are serious loopholes in long-range heavy firepower support. Heavy artillery can make up for the lack of sniper positions, and can also complement Hol Haiya and help you, Eula, at any time.”

“Ah.”

“Also, we also need to fill in the reconnaissance position. After all, Eula can’t see things 20 kilometers away at a glance. The scouting work from now on can be left to the ship girl–“

“Ah.”

“…plus… the train does not carry any additional vehicles. Considering that a level 125 shipgirl can already sail on dry land, a level 130 shipgirl should be able to perform more convenient maneuvers. Whether it is water or ground transportation, she can be entrusted with the work…”

“Ah.”

The more he talked, the more scared Sora became.

Eula was like a heartless “hmm” machine. She watched TV with Paimon with an expressionless face, and even turned her head to perfunctorily respond to Sora’s recommendation for the Kancolle members to join.

It was this seemingly nonchalant attitude that made Kong sweat profusely.

For Eula, no matter how small the matter is, it cannot be called unimportant. She will remember every account and repay it in the future. As for the method of repayment, it may just be a few lip service – Kong dare not bet.

When it comes to others, Eula just holds a grudge and usually doesn’t seek revenge, but as for him… Eula really has quite a few ways to deal with him.

“And… uh…”

Sora had no more reasons to persuade Eula to accept a new member.

Eula had clearly said before that the purpose of making money was to expand the carriage to accommodate the new people brought by Sora…but the reactions in the morning and evening showed two extremes. Perhaps she changed her mind.

“Are you done? If you’re done, go and summon her out?”

Seeing Kong scratching his head in front of the sofa, Eula, who felt neither sad nor happy, finally couldn’t help but rolled her eyes and looked up at Kong’s pitiful and stupid face.

She crossed her beautiful legs and curled them up on the coffee table, then kicked Sora’s butt hard: