I, Black Tower's fiancé, the best male fighter in the universe

"This, isn't this Lord Fu Xuan? As you can see, I just helped an old lady cross the street and was just about to come back to continue my work..."

"Further words are pointless! Come back to my office with me!"

"Hmph hmph hmph, ahhhhhhh..."

"Screaming won't help! Elbow, go back to work overtime!"

……

……

They let Chu Ze escape, but at least they caught Qing Que.

Fu Xuan carried his spoils with satisfaction and returned to the office hall.

Chu Ze, who witnessed everything from a distance through binoculars, silently clasped his hands together in prayer.

"Namo Samadhi, may there be no overtime in heaven."

Then he put away his binoculars and happily headed home.

As for work?

The Taibu Si Secretariat has just been established, and its only task is to put on a show at the Xianzhou Cultural Evening.

But this doesn't require him to appear on stage himself, and the programs he participates in don't have any quality requirements.

Just grab any two employees and have them bite a lighter, or do a "Don't Laugh" challenge... it's just to make up the numbers, so it doesn't matter who goes.

So rather than wasting time in the office, he was more concerned about the plans ahead.

With that in mind, he opened the hidden software and entered the Star Core Hunter's chat group.

[Chu Ze]: @SilverWolf @Kafka

[Chu Ze]: How is your Star Core Carrier Project going? When do you plan to set off?

[Silver Wolf]: ? ? ?

[Silver Wolf]: The sun has risen in the east? Chu Ze, who's all muscle and brains, actually cares about organizational work?

[Chu Ze]: The sun naturally rises in the east, doesn't it?!

Every time I chat with Silver Wolf, we end up teasing each other.

Kafka managed to steer the conversation back on track.

【Kafka】: The Star Core Project, about a month from now.

[Kafka]: What's wrong, Aze? Is there anything I need to be careful about?

[Chu Ze]: No, it's just that I felt that during the period when you were implementing the Star Core Project, it would also be a good opportunity for me to sneak into the Star Dome Train.

[Chu Ze]: After all, when multiple forces gather at the Black Tower Space Station, I will have more ways to use my abilities.

[Silver Wolf]: ? ? ? That sounds nice, but I have a feeling you just want to take this opportunity to fight as many people as possible and have some real fun...

[Chu Ze]: Haha, of course, that's part of the reason too.

[Chu Ze]: However, according to my calculations, it is indeed a rare opportunity, and I plan to make use of it.

[Kafka]: Understood. Silver Wolf and I will cooperate with your actions.

[Kafka]: Or are you planning to invite Firefly and A-Ren as well?

[Chu Ze]: That's not necessary. The three of us are enough.

[Chu Ze]: In short, the most important thing is not to reveal my identity.

[Chu Ze]: Although after I join the Star Train, I will most likely self-destruct and confront them honestly...

[Chu Ze]: But the ordinary staff members on the space station shouldn't know too much, and if word gets out, I risk being wanted by the police.

[Kafka]: Don't worry, I won't let you be exposed.

[Silver Wolf]: That's right, if anyone dares to open your box, this genius hacker will get revenge for you!

Thus, the basic plan was set.

After dealing with the recent affairs of the Immortal Ship, Chu Ze planned to take a long leave and head to the Black Tower Space Station.

It was partly to relax and travel, and partly to complete Elio's script and experience the main storyline of the original game.

But just then, a question suddenly occurred to him.

How is he supposed to get to the Black Tower space station?

...Speaking of which, does he have any friends who can lend him a private starship equipped with a warp drive?

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Chapter 22 One Hugh, Ou Nei Gai!

...It seems not.

After a moment of reflection, Chu Ze stopped thinking.

Unlike his mother, who boasts connections all over the universe, he has poor social skills and doesn't have many friends at the moment.

Those few friends who own private starships are mostly unable to lend them out for various reasons.

So I had no choice but to obediently pay up and buy one myself.

Thinking this, Chu Ze opened his credit points wallet and looked at the string of cold, hard numbers on it.

Current credit balance: 1,583,191,981.00

This is his large savings account.

It contained the 10 billion yuan that Heita had previously transferred to him, as well as more than 5 million yuan in savings he had accumulated over the years.

With his savings, even in the economically advanced Luofu Immortal Ship, he would definitely be considered a minor tycoon.

Many laborers on the Immortal Ship could work for five or six hundred years and still not accumulate his wealth, even if they wiped out a zero, it would still be unattainable.

However, if you're buying a private starship, that amount of money might not be enough, especially for a long-haul starship equipped with a warp drive.

Thinking this, Chu Ze opened an online shopping platform and started searching for the latest starship prices...

[Chang Kong-III Type Private Airship: Priced at 3 million credits, only supports short-distance travel within planets. Click to view details...]

[The Everlasting Starship: Priced at 6.8 million credits, it supports short-term travel in low Earth orbit. Click for details...]

[Sirius Vanguard Short-Range Assault Ship: Priced at 10 billion credits, capable of operating in near-Earth orbit. Click for details...]

These starships, which lack the ability to travel between star systems, all cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build.

As for the vehicles that Chu Ze actually needed, equipped with warp engines, their prices were outrageous.

He casually clicked on a product recommended by big data and was immediately dazzled by the flashy advertisements.

[Galactic Speed, Beyond Imagination!]

[Aurora, a medium-sized long-range starship – a high-performance, cost-effective new product from Interstellar Peace Corporation, is now available!]

The ship is equipped with a proven fourth-generation warp drive, capable of operating at speeds up to 20000 light-years per system hour. This will reduce the journey from the Ariza system to the time it takes to drink a few cups of coffee!

[Plus, a comprehensive survival protection system, a personalized intelligent medical assistant, a 50-year extended warranty, and many other great gifts are offered free of charge!]

[Order now to grab this deal! The basic model is only 50 billion credits! We're also launching enhanced and supreme models, priced at just 58 billion and 68 billion credits respectively...]

【………】

Chu Ze didn't read any more of what followed.

50 million.

Without the Black Tower's support, this would have been an amount he would have had to work for 150 years without eating or drinking to accumulate.

The gap between the rich and poor in the interstellar era is so exaggerated that he has come to a profound realization once again.

"It seems that we can't get a starship using ordinary methods."

Chu Ze stroked his chin, thinking of other solutions.

Public transportation should be ruled out first.

Given the distance between Azure Star and Luofu Immortal Ship, even with public transportation making frequent stops, it would take at least half a year to travel that distance, by which time it would be too late.

Silver Wolf's [Ether Editing] can also travel through space, but the prerequisite is that the starting point and the destination must have [Ether Anchor Points] set by her.

Chu Ze's house has an anchor point that she set up, so Silver Wolf can teleport there at any time.

However, setting up an anchor point in a star system overseen by an intelligent envoy would significantly increase the risk, making it a losing proposition.

As for using hacking techniques to forcibly infiltrate and steal a starship...

Doable, but not entirely feasible.

Currently, all starships are equipped with the company's security and defense systems. If hacked, the internal anti-hacking system will be activated immediately. The starship itself will also continuously send signals to headquarters, drawing away any remaining company forces.

Whether he can retaliate is another matter, but at least the level of trouble he faces doesn't meet his need for a low-key travel, and it could easily expose his relationship with the Star Core Hunter.

"It seems there's only one way."

Chu Ze gritted his teeth, as if giving in, and took out his phone.

[Chu Ze]: Help me, Lady Black Tower!

[Chu Ze]: Lend me a spaceship for long-distance travel. I'll return it to you once I get to Azure Star!

[Chu Ze]: Wow! Oh my god!

The other side's response speed was still very fast.

[Black Tower]: Yes.

[Black Tower]: But aren't you a civil servant of the Immortal Boat Alliance? How come you don't even have a means of transportation?

[Chu Ze]: Those are all public starships, and in principle they can only be used when on missions.

[Chu Ze]: I was planning to visit you on Azure Star, but that's a private matter, so I definitely can't get permission to do so.

[Black Tower]: Oh? You've come to Azure Star to visit me?

[Chu Ze]: Yeah.

[Black Tower]: What's the reason?

[Chu Ze]: I'm under too much work pressure, so I'm going on a trip to relax.

[Black Tower]: Lying, zero points.

[Chu Ze]: Oh... so it's because you're so beautiful that I wanted to meet you and admire you properly.

[Black Tower]: Hmm, that's an honest reason.

There seemed to be a pause on the other end.

Then they continued to send messages.

[Black Tower]: Meeting is fine, but you'd better not get any ideas.

[Black Tower]: The childish love between men and women is only boring and cumbersome to me.

[Chu Ze]: Don't worry, I understand.

[Chu Ze]: I am known for my calm, mature and steady personality in Xianzhou. Everyone who has met me gives me a thumbs up, so you don't have to worry about me pestering you.

[Black Tower]: ...Judging from your chatting style alone, your personality is completely unrelated to these words.

[Black Tower]: Fine, you just wait.

Another moment passed.

Black Tower suddenly sent over a few pictures.

When Chu Ze clicked on the picture, he was surprised to find that it was a rather luxurious and large starship.

The ship's hull is predominantly a dreamy purple, with flowing, gorgeous light patterns of unknown meaning on its surface. Each side of the hull is inlaid with 42 quantum-attribute cosmic crystals, enhancing both its aesthetic appeal and grandeur while also providing massive power to the ship's internal circulation system.

The propulsion array at the stern was even more impressive, with a full 120 propulsion devices, none of which Chu Ze could name, arranged in a regular pattern like a stargate vortex. Even without using a warp drive, its speed, powered solely by its own engines, would definitely surpass that of the vast majority of starships.