Hold on, the system and I have never been angry

Hua Xi ignored the call and ran to the operating room to apply for props. The nursing robot came out and scanned the box. The results showed that those non-surgical supplies needed to undergo further component testing before they could be used.

"It's already this fucking hour, and we're still going through these useless procedures! Hurry up, use it if you're told to!" Hua Xi kicked the nursing robot over, walked in and put the stuff on the bed, and said to the doctor, "There are instructions for use on it. I guarantee with my life that there's absolutely no problem with the stuff, so go and save people!"

"I'll do my best." The doctor wiped the sweat off his forehead. "Sir, please go out first and don't disturb us while we're doing the surgery."

The nursing robot struggled on the ground and called for help with a mechanical voice. Lan Jue, who was outside the operating room, came to his senses. He raised his head suddenly when he heard the noise, rushed to the door, helped the robot up, and pulled Hua Xi out of the operating room. He asked in a panic, "Is it a special medicine? Where did it come from?"

Hua Xi lied casually: "Brother Lu gave it to us before we set out, and asked us to carry it with us in case of emergency."

Lan Jue felt relieved: "What he gave can't be wrong. I hope it can be useful..."

An urgent message popped up on Tu Ling's brain. It was Tu Yue. Her usually calm face showed a serious expression: "An electromagnetic storm has occurred ahead. The fleet's protective shield may malfunction temporarily. During this time, you need to be on guard outside to prevent the enemy from attacking."

Tu Ling: “Here I come.”

Lan Jue rubbed his face, raised his right hand to check the star map, and followed Tu Ling out: "After passing through the electromagnetic storm, there will be a giant planet in front of the right. The enemy may ambush there. I will go and explore the way first."

Hua Xi looked at Lan Jue, then at the closed door of the operating room, feeling mixed emotions: "It's really hard for him to be able to concentrate on his work under such circumstances."

Lu Jinzhao's calm voice came: "Yeah."

This is the adult world. No matter how big the change is, you have to wipe away your tears and continue working the next day.

Hua Xi was shocked: "No, Brother Lu, you didn't hang up the phone? I won't talk to you for now. I'll also go to the surrounding area to inspect and take over Zhong Sheng's shift."

"Well, I'll contact you if anything happens."

Hua Xi just hung up the phone when Nox's video call came in. Lu Jinzhao picked up the phone and asked, "What's wrong?"

Nox took a deep breath. "The latest news is that Heli Kappa has joined forces with several other neighboring countries to launch an attack on the Blue Star Empire. The coalition forces will reach the border of the empire in two days at the earliest. They are so numerous that they have surrounded the entire empire. I can't rush over to help you."

Her anger could be felt even through the screen. Lu Jinzhao frowned and clicked on the Space-Time Trading Line to check, "In this case, I will use weapons of mass destruction. Two days should be enough to relocate the residents of nearby planets. However, after helping you solve the problem here, can I cancel the labor contract I signed before?"

"You're bargaining with me at this time?" Nox laughed angrily. "I can only exempt your best friend, but I can't exempt you. For someone like you who puts profit first and is shameless, it's perfect for us to join the Koukou Group."

"Tsk, I don't want to be your team member. I'm afraid I won't live to see my retirement." Lu Jinzhao bit off a piece of grilled squid and gestured twice in the air with the skewer in his hand. "It's okay if you don't agree. When you go back to the Administration and settle the small world, you have to give me some credit. I'll come back to renegotiate with you then."

"That's right," Nox laughed in anger, "This shameless attitude is very much like my old style. Don't worry, I have the final say in the Administration, except for the old man and Aunt Feng. You will definitely come."

After saying that, she hung up the video without waiting for Lu Jinzhao to speak again.

Lu Jinzhao put down the plate full of skewers, wiped his mouth calmly, and his eyes fell on the black-marked partition of the Space-Time Trading House, which meant that the things inside were extremely dangerous, usually some extremely lethal weapons, or widely spread and highly effective viruses, medicines, etc.

He didn't consider the virus anymore, as it would be more harm than good if it turned out to infect his own people.

This is the item... a one-time consumable item, containing a full-strength attack from a True Immortal Realm master, which can destroy all enemies within the range who are below the Tribulation Crossing Stage. It sounds very useful, but one item costs him half of his net worth, which is too expensive.

After seeing the price, Qiansui couldn't help but cover his head and scream silently, "No! I don't agree! This is too expensive! This is the money you earned in your last small world, working around the clock with less than six hours of sleep a day! You used it up with just one shell, and you didn't get anything good out of it. I absolutely don't agree!"

After working so hard for more than four years, I only have enough money to buy a talisman, and I can't use it to improve myself. Anyone who comes here will feel wronged.

No, this money has to be reimbursed by Tumenquan.

Thinking about this, Lu Jinchao made the third call of the night, calling Tumenquan directly. Presumably, Her Royal Highness was also worried and couldn't sleep, so she picked up the phone in a second. He explained his purpose, played the video of the seller's show in the trading house for her, and said that the talisman was a product sold by merchants of other races passing by, and deliberately quoted twice the price.

I'm waiting for the other party to bargain. It would be best if I could promise him something else, such as a planet or something. Maybe I can make back my investment by collecting taxes.

Her Royal Highness was relieved and breathed a sigh of relief: "Since you have such a good thing, I feel relieved. I will give you fifty times the amount. You can bring a few more and have them deliver them to the other groups as soon as possible."

Fifty times! How much money would that be?! Qiansui counted on his fingers, and halfway through, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Tumenquan as if he was looking at the God of Wealth: "Mom! I am your long-lost sweetheart!"

Within a few seconds, the huge sum of money was directly deposited into Lu Jinzhao's computer account.

Tumenquan: "Colonel Lu, thank you for your contribution to the empire."

Then he hung up the call.

Lu Jinzhao: “?”

Chitose: “???”

When they received the transfer and saw the long string of zeros, both the man and the cat were stunned.

Aren’t all rich people so generous? Such a huge sum of money, without asking, was directly transferred to me???

Besides, didn't she ask Gao Xiaoyu and Dai Hengyi to monitor him because she didn't trust him? Why did she show extraordinary trust when she asked for money?

Chitose: "Oh my god, if a telecom fraud team came here, they would probably die of laughter. One order is enough to make them lie low for the rest of their lives."

Lu Jinchao couldn't figure it out, so he opened Star Network and tried to search for the reason, just like in his previous life when he encountered problems he didn't understand, he would habitually search on Baidu. No matter whether the results were serious or not, he could always find the answer.

Finally, it was found out that the reason was that in order to prevent telecommunications fraud, each citizen of the universe has only a unique universe bank account, and all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation need to be paid from this account. Once suspected of fraud or other illegal activities, the money will be automatically transferred back to the victim's account, and the fraudster's account will be permanently banned and the assets frozen, so no one dares to use it to commit fraud.

Qiansui still didn't understand: "Is there no cash in the interstellar space???"

"It seems not." Lu Jinchao dragged the webpage down, "It is said that because there are too many races, the monetary systems of each race are inconsistent, and trade is very inconvenient. In the end, various countries and federations united to establish the Universal Bank. After that, cash will no longer be issued, and the virtual universal currency of the Universal Bank will be used uniformly. Moreover, cash transactions must be made in person. Who would ask for cash to commit fraud?"

Chitose: "I see. If there is only one bank with no branches, it can indeed affect all aspects. It's quite rare. After all, your Earth is so small compared to here, and there is no universal currency. They can do it with such a huge size. It really is true that technology changes life."

"In fact, Zhifubao can do the same. When you use it to pay, it can automatically convert the exchange rate, but it is a little higher than the international exchange rate. It charges a handling fee, which is understandable."

"Let me count how much money is added to your account!" Qiansui excitedly opened the host's account balance and began to count them one by one, "... tens of millions, hundreds of millions, billions, tens of billions, trillions, trillions, terabytes, terabytes, 10 trillions, holy crap, I'm rich!! How much cat food, cat strips, and cat cans can I buy with this much money? Hahahaha!"

Lu Jinzhao clicked to purchase a few talismans, successfully clearing the stock of the trading house. He added the item to his favorites and clicked to request replenishment. Each talisman was sent to a different recipient with different coordinates and an instruction manual attached. He finally felt relieved.

Chitose tilted her head: "Didn't you buy it for Nox?"

"She has so many points and props, how could she be missing this one from me?"

"Too."

Yi Yi and Yi Cen called Lu Jinchao via video as soon as they received the talisman and said a lot of things. Lu Jinchao listened patiently and told them to keep it well and not lose it.

Video calls kept coming in. Just after hanging up the call from Yi and the other two sisters, Hua Xi called again. Lu Jinzhao couldn't help but sigh, feeling like the customer service representative. He picked up the call, but he didn't expect that the person on the other end was not Hua Xi, but Tu Ling with a heavy face. He felt something was wrong, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Tu Ling took a deep breath and said with difficulty: "Brother Jian died after failed rescue efforts."

"What?" Lu Jinzhao sat up straight, "Did the things you sent over not work?"

Tu Ling shook her head: "The doctor said that the wound is special. We have tried all methods, but it is still useless. We can't stop it from eroding Junior Brother Jian's body."

In the corner of the screen, the operating room door was half open, and Lan Jue was standing blankly in front of Jian Tingzhi's bed. The lights in the operating room were bright and dazzling, as if even this ruthless lighting was announcing the boundary between life and death. Lan Jue lifted the white cloth, revealing Jian Tingzhi's calm and pale face underneath. Lan Jue's face was expressionless, "You clearly said that when the war is over, you agreed to try to be with me, why...you don't keep your word..."

He slowly and tremblingly stretched out his hand, and lightly touched the other's cold hand with his fingertips, as if trying to find a trace of warmth, a trace of evidence of life. But under the skin, there was no warmth and response from the past.

Lan Jue's eyes welled up with tears, blurring his vision, but he tried hard not to let them fall. He gently held the hand, as softly as a treasure, fearing that his actions would disturb the other's final peace.

"Why did you block that blow for me? I have thick skin and flesh, so it's not a big deal if I get hit..." Lan Jue stroked Jian Tingzhi's face with his other hand, trying to find the warmth and smile he once had on this lifeless body. His voice was so choked that it was almost inaudible: "We could have had more time, more memories..."

He lowered his head and placed his forehead on the other's cold hand. He could no longer hold back his tears. His shoulders began to shake. Tears slid down his cheeks and dripped onto the still hand. "How I wish it was me lying here instead of you."

"I don't want you to be with me anymore, I just want you to come alive."

"Please, open your eyes, please? Even if you reject me coldly like before, please, open your eyes and look at me again..."

They watched silently for a while, until Lu Jinzhao felt embarrassed and coughed lightly to remind them. Hua Xi then woke up as if from a dream, walked forward, closed the door, and let them talk in private for a while.

Tu Ling: "I didn't expect that the first thing I would do when I arrived at the northern border would be to attend a funeral..."

"Condolences."

Lu Jinzhao was really not good at comforting people, so he chatted for a few dry sentences, explained the usage of the talisman, and then hung up the phone.

Qiansui floated beside his host and asked cautiously, "Are my mall items too unreliable?"

"No." Lu Jinzhao took the cat into his arms and stroked it. "I think you have understood during this period of time that props are not omnipotent. There are too many things in the world that are beyond human control. Just do your best in everything. Don't blame yourself."

……

After two days of stable flight, the Lan Jue fleet finally arrived at the northern border star system stronghold. Sang Mo received the news in advance and had already arranged a simple mourning hall. Lan Jue held Jian Tingzhi in his arms and personally placed him in a pure white coffin.

Sang Mo hugged his son with great distress, "Good boy, go and have a rest. I heard from Hua Xi that you haven't eaten or drunk anything in the past two days. Look at you, you look visibly haggard."

Lan Jue forced a smile: "Mom, I'm fine. The enemy's situation is still unclear, so I can't rest yet."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Sang Mo tapped Lan Jue's forehead. "With your biological mother here, you are not afraid of anyone. Go and have a rest, and get your spirits back before thinking about the war. Be obedient."

"Um……"

To everyone's surprise, the four-nation coalition led by Heri Kappa had no intention of attacking the northern border galaxy closest to them.

Perhaps it is because this place is too far away from the central galaxy, or perhaps there is some other conspiracy.

The people who learned the news did not feel relieved, but became even more worried.

If the coalition forces do not attack the north, they may turn to attack other areas with weaker defenses, or increase troop output to existing targets. Either way, it would not be a good thing.

Lan Jue found the most beautiful snow-capped mountain in the northern galaxy, and personally built a row of rafts beside the Tianchi Lake. He placed Jian Tingzhi's body on it, and began to put flowers on the rafts, muttering to himself as he did so.

He doesn't have much skill in flower arrangement, but his aesthetic taste is decent. He looks for flowers in light and cool colors, so no matter how he arranges them, they won't look ugly.

"You once said that you like quiet places. This place is very beautiful. The lake reflects the sky, and you don't have to worry about large creatures disturbing your dreams... You will definitely like it."

"I have to go attack the enemy stronghold tomorrow, so it will be a while before I can come see you again."

"Good night, Tingzhi."