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"Go for it, Qing! Try to get Fu Xuan under your body as soon as possible."

Qiong patted Qingque's smooth shoulder to comfort and encourage her.

He understood that Qingque wasn't looking forward to the holiday, but rather to not having to go to work.

"How could such a thing be possible?"

Qingque pouted, as if she were crawling in hell looking up at the human world. She grabbed Qiong's hand and said sadly, "Old Qiong, why don't you help me take maternity leave?"

Why can my friends travel to other planets for holidays, while I have to be watched by the Diviner and work overtime in the Divination Bureau?

"What indecent words are you spouting again!"

March 7th stared in horror at Qingque, who had made such an outrageous statement.

"Even if it's a civil servant's benefit, they wouldn't give maternity leave to an employee who's less than a month pregnant, would they?"

Qiong shrugged, indicating that he couldn't help.

"what!"

With a mournful cry, Qingque collapsed into the rocking chair, uttering her final murmur: "The world has rejected me!"

It seemed as if his whole being was about to turn to ashes and burn away.

Out of sympathy and pity, the three of them played with Qingque for quite a while longer in the game of Immortal Boat Kill and Imperial Jade, before packing up the automatic barbecue stall and ranking the Suiyangs according to their performance.

The first place winner will receive a snack full of pure yang energy.

The second-place winner also receives a reward.

This is to motivate our lovely employees.

The barbecue stall made a good profit in one night, after all, it was a zero-cost business.

On another note, perhaps we could send two Palu to Yalilo to participate in the Beloborg revival project, to melt ice and snow, and move ashes... But alas, something unexpected happened, and Beloborg failed to control Suiyang.

"Everyone! We're back!"

Bronya sent a message: Belloborg is holding a celebration, raise your hand if you want to go!

Before she arrived, her voice preceded her; full of energy, March 7th pulled two gray-haired animals back to the courtyard.

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Chapter 446 When you're out in the world, you need connections.

At the Black Tower space station, holographic lights cast a warm cascade of light across the ceiling.

Estelle twirled the metal pen, her pink hair swaying in cheerful waves as she shook her head, her high heels tapping lightly under the desk, creating a rhythmic melody of interstellar adventure.

"Exploration is such an interesting thing! I suddenly have an urge to go on an adventure..."

The holographic screen of the document report floated in front of her, but her gaze remained fixed on the phone screen. Her eyes shone like freshly polished sapphires, and her earrings swayed as she rested her chin on her hand.

"Young Miss, you can't keep spending money like this..."

It was obvious to the naked eye that the young lady was in a very good mood, and saying such things might affect her mood, but Alan hesitated for a few seconds before speaking.

Slender, white fingers slid across the phone screen, while her smooth, swaying legs revealed Aesta's mood:

"How can this be called wasting money? As the station manager, it's my responsibility to care about my subordinates' finances and emotional well-being. It's perfectly reasonable to ask a good friend to help investigate, isn't it?"

Aistar twirled a strand of pink hair behind her ear with her fingertips, the ends of which brushed against the holographic screen, leaving pink streaks of light.

"Please don't change the subject."

Alan looked utterly helpless.

Given his young lady's current state, he wouldn't be surprised if Tian Qiong became the male owner of the space station. Although Alan had never been in a relationship, hadn't he seen a pig run even if he hadn't eaten pork?

The young lady and Qiong's relationship may not be at the level of lovers, but it is definitely more than just a normal good friend relationship. Let alone occasionally giving each other some pocket money, even if it were a sugar daddy/sugar baby... cough, the young lady would not do such a thing.

Which one am I referring to?

Alan turned to look at the mountain of purchase orders piled up on the new lightweight metal desk.

Estelle didn't care at first, whistling, but after being stared at by Alan for a long time, she slumped into her chair and slammed the metal pen on the table.

"The company's budget is so tightly controlled, and the process is so lengthy. How much time will I waste by the time I get it approved?!"

"Is it my fault that I paid out of my own pocket to solve this problem for everyone? You need to give me back my key right now!"

"I do not……"

Alan took a half step back, his tone firm.

Estelle cut him off, hands on her hips. Her pink eyes widened, and she leaned forward, gripping the table, feigning anger as she said:

"You! Who gave you the right to dictate my food, clothing, and daily necessities?"

Alan silently pointed at Estella: "You."

"Uh (⊙O⊙)..."

Estella froze for a moment, her eyes darting around.

It's me. It's alright now.

She remembered that there seemed to be such a thing.

In order to slightly change his extravagant spending habits, he entrusted the key to Alan for safekeeping.

"But, but this isn't considered wasting money."

Estelle sat back down, but didn't give up arguing. She continued with things like, "If you don't spend it recklessly, it's not considered reckless spending," "How can gifts given to friends be counted?" and "It's only a few hundred billion anyway," which made Alan even more silent.

Shaking his head, Alan sighed helplessly, "If you insist on spending this money, you might as well spend it on your friends. You can apply for these devices through the company."

Even someone as rigid as him knows that using public funds for personal matters is less effective than investing in interpersonal relationships.

"..."

If Alan tries to persuade Estella normally, she definitely won't listen. But if he says this...?

Perhaps we could consider returning some items and preparing gifts to exchange with Qiong later, like buying a few planets?

"Then should I return some of them?"

After hesitating and thinking for a while, Estella asked.

"...As long as you're happy, Miss."

Alan sighed again.

Just as Estella was sorting through the mountain of shopping orders for returned items, a light and pleasant doorbell rang.

Estelle paused for a moment, straightened her clothes, stood up, and said, "Please come in."

The heavy hexagonal metal door opened, and silver-white boots knocked in the corridor. A short-haired girl, not much older than Estelle, walked in. Her shoulder-length white hair had a red highlight near her ear.

She was accompanied by a chubby, dimensional piggy bank.

"Miss Topa?"

Estella let out a joyful cry.

Toppa, a senior executive in the Strategic Investment Department of Interstellar Peace Corporation, leads a special debt investigation team and has become one of the 'Stoneheart Ten' at a young age.

The main job is to investigate and resolve various debt disputes that affect the company's business operations.

"I still feel bloated!"

"Chirp chirp~"

The dimensional piggy bank with the bow tied around its neck got up, flapped its big ears, and flew into Estella's arms.

"It's so itchy~ Haha!"

As laughter escaped her throat, she leaned back, her fingertips lightly pushing against her swollen, soft head, yet she couldn't bear to actually push it away.

"Miss Estella, it's been a long time."

Topa smiled and greeted him crisply.

"What are you doing here? Are you on vacation?"

Está and Toppa have a good relationship. They made a pact last time to charter a spaceship, look at the vast starry sky, and chat about company gossip and such.

However, their schedules never aligned.

"It's not vacation time yet. I've taken on a new job, the target is Yalilo-VI. I looked at the star map and found that it's very close to your space station, so I thought I'd drop by for a visit. Are you welcome?"

Toppa's words are not entirely false, but they are not entirely accurate.

"Of course you're welcome!"

Estelle smiled brightly and led Toppa to sit down in the office, where she brewed a pot of tea.

"Is there any connection between Yalilo VI and the company?"

Sora told Estella about their pioneering story in Arilol and even filmed a video of them performing with a band in the city. Estella was deeply impressed by Arilol.

"The company also invested some money there, but suddenly lost contact. I never imagined that this seven-hundred-year isolation was caused by the star core..."

Before officially starting any work, conducting basic research on the target is a fundamental procedure.

Regarding the destination, Toppa had consulted the company's think tank beforehand, but the information there hadn't been updated in a long time because Yalilo had severed interstellar communication; the most recent log was still from six or seven hundred years ago.

The signal was only recently restored, which brought it to the company's attention.

After receiving the mission, Toppa first sent his staff to Yalilo to investigate the latest intelligence.

Yalilo's successful escape from the influence of the star core was aided by the pioneering forces.

What Toppa was even more concerned about was that the crops grown on Yalilo VI were all new products from the last hundred years.

Regardless of where they come from, if those products are widely cultivated and used at the national or civilizational level, patent fees must be paid according to the crop yield.

Toppa immediately began investigating, and was astonished to discover that Arilo VI had actually obtained a patent license. She also found patent transfer records, showing that the patent for a certain crop originally belonged to Estar, but was given by Estar to someone named Sora.

It seems that Qiong has a close relationship with the Great Guardian of Beloborg; in name, she is the Great Guardian's husband.

Because of the possible relationship between Sora and Estella, Toppa did not go directly to Arilo, but instead went to the Black Tower Space Station first to communicate with Estella and find out about her relationship with Sora.

In order to adjust one's attitude and methods in the debt collection process.

Although she was one of the ten members of Stoneheart, her overall status in the company was much lower than that of Estella.

The two then drank tea and began a casual chat, during which Toppa explained the situation and subtly inquired about Estád and Sora's relationship, as well as the matter of collecting debts...

"Well, you can negotiate that yourselves when the time comes."

Toppa's question was rather subtle, but Estella was no mere ornament; having grown up in a large family since childhood, she could understand anything she was saying.

Estella smiled and waved her hand: "However, I suggest you don't use the company's methods on him. Try not to force him and definitely avoid any conflict."

Her family is one of the shareholders and important partners of Interstellar Peace Corporation. However, her family members do not directly control the company's core power. One of the reasons why the company's senior management is cautious about her is because of Ms. Black Tower.

A company cannot ignore the attitude of a genius.

And the sky...

Anyway, Estella had never seen anyone get the Black Tower Doll before.

"You're saying that Qiong has the Black Tower puppet in her hand!?"

Topa's expression changed slightly.

As a senior executive in the company, she was well aware of the true value of a genius and the personality of Ms. Black Tower. Without permission, no one would dare to use the image rights of a genius.

Moreover, Black Tower is a genius who is...perfect (narcissistic) to the extreme.

"Sora even gave me several!"

Estella smiled happily: "I've put them all in my bedroom! Want to see some pictures?"

When she has free time, Estella likes to dress up her Black Tower doll, just like playing Miracle Nikki, and she can dress up the Black Tower doll according to her own wishes!

How dreamlike this is!

Toppa: "..."

"Also, when I reported to Ms. Black Tower before, I heard another genius of Ms. Black Tower, Ruan Mei, talking about Qiong."