84: 84.

Tough Problem 84: 84.

Tough Problem Blue Star women could never shape themselves a waist like Xiao Cha’s.

Her waist was slim enough to use a vertical A4 paper as a quilt.

At the same time, it was incredibly firm, with healthy abs hidden beneath her smooth skin.

Unable to hold back his admiration, Lu Li exclaimed, “Such an exquisite waist of an extraordinary woman…

you’d only see this in comics, right?”

At this moment, Xiao Cha was already limp on top of him.

If he did anything over the line, she certainly wouldn’t have the strength to resist.

But Lu Li considered himself a gentleman, so how could he take advantage of someone in their time of need?

After feeling the definition of her abs a couple of times, he stood up and said, “I’m off then, you should rest early.”

Xiao Cha hung her head low, her ears a blazing red, and spoke in a soft voice, “If you touch me, you have to come back early.”

Hearing this, Lu Li blurted out as if possessed, “Can I touch you when I get back?”

“Get lost~” The girl hurled the tiger doll at him furiously.

Lu Li caught it with his spirit, smiling as he said, “I’ll come back as soon as I can.”

But Xiao Cha had already turned her back and was ignoring him.

He gently placed the doll back with his spirit and left the room.

As soon as he was gone, Xiao Cha, clutching the tiger doll, rolled back and forth on the bed in embarrassment.

Xiao Cha’s room was next to Tong Shao’s…

thus, the next morning, both of them overslept.

Rubbing her eyes, Tong Shao complained to Wanqing, “Xiao Cha was flipping around in bed all night, it was so noisy.”

Wanqing looked perplexed and said, “I heard it too, your spirit is lacking, you really should rest up.”

Xiao Cha, her face flushed bright red, stammered without being able to utter a word.

Fortunately, at that moment, Lu Li arrived to say goodbye.

Wanqing was prepared and quickly handed him a big oil-paper package, saying:

“Sir, this is donkey-hide gelatin I’ve stewed.

You must not break your routine of medicinal diet, take this with you to eat on the road.”

Donkey-hide gelatin, rich in collagen, already had strong Qi and Blood boosting effects.

And with the addition of luxury mountain treasures like Lingzhi from Wanqing, the effects would certainly be extraordinary.

Lu Li promptly accepted, saying, “Thank you, I’ll eat it every day.”

“Have a safe journey.”

Wanqing, together with Tong Shao, performed a Wanfu Ceremony, and Xiao Cha followed suit.

Lu Li held his head high, confidently fist-bumped his chest, and set off for home with the girls’ blessings.

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There was no need to sneak through alleyways this time for his return.

Lu Li went to the now empty “medical hall,” entered the most spacious hall, and summoned the Kunlun Mirror to activate the “Cross-border” Divine Skills.

The mirror displayed a bird’s-eye view of Blue Star, the Blue Planet gradually rotating.

In the next second, heaven and earth changed instantly, and Lu Li was back on his apartment’s rooftop.

He walked downstairs and sent Jessica a message on his phone: [I’m back]

It was 10 a.m., and Jessica was in class, so she didn’t reply immediately.

Lu Li wasn’t in a hurry, returning home to busy himself with his own matters.

Starting with the simple tasks first, he went to purchase “Titanium Alloy.”

This was a very common metal on Blue Star, available directly online.

Entering the Amazon shopping site, Lu Li found dozens of options available.

After some selection, based on requirements for electric conductivity, magnetic properties, and high hardness, he settled on “tungsten-titanium-cobalt hard alloy.”

He spent 100,000 dollars on a ton, requested it to be processed into spheres with diameters ranging from 3 to 10 centimeters, and then all he had to do was wait for the delivery.

With the simple task completed, it was time to move onto the “Terminator” matter.

That was going to be troublesome…

According to “Confining Spirits and Commanding Generals,” the more humanlike the Puppet, the better.

Because the “Divine Soul,” serving as the power source, comes from the human brain.

This magical energy possesses a certain level of subconsciousness.

They must believe they’re still alive, actually driving a real body, to function properly.

In “Confining Spirits and Commanding Generals” there is a line Lu Li remembered impressively:

“Puppets that come to life will retain some of the small movements they had before death, such as liking to wear jewelry, some even shave.”

So a “Terminator” is definitely not about finding an ironworks and casting a human-shaped lump of iron.

It must be designed by professionals and manufactured in a professional factory, quite troublesome.

But once done, the fearless metal puppets are absolutely desirable!

Not to mention they can form an army!

“This matter is no small feat, I must find someone reliable.”

Lu Li took out his father’s old smartphone again to see if there was any “old friend” he could ask for help.

He quickly found one—

Liu Jiang, an engineering academician, a robotics expert, who had repaired “Heavenly Palace No.2” in space…

At this moment, Lu Li’s eyebrows slightly frowned.

This Academician Liu would definitely meet his requirements, but would such a person…

pay any attention to him?

It was possible that this was just an acquaintance made unintentionally at some academic conference; his father had never even mentioned the man…

“Let’s give it a try, after all, I still have one million dollars.”

Emboldened by the courage money bestows, Lu Li dialed the phone number…

but immediately the prompt came:

“The number you have dialed cannot be reached…”

“Changed numbers?

No, that’s not it…” Lu Li dialed several more times, all with the same prompt.

He had a vague guess: this was probably a “stranger call rejection” setting.

That is to say, his father saved the person’s number, but they didn’t save his.

Lu Li shook his head helplessly, at the moment he could only find a less qualified substitute.

But upon further thought, he really wasn’t content to give up just like that.

The wisdom and knowledge of such a person could substantially enhance the combat ability of puppets!

“Enough, let’s try one more time!”

So, Lu Li then turned to call Professor Qian Ping.

The circle of top scholars isn’t large, Professor Qian Ping’s fame was on the rise, and he knew his father, so there was a high probability he knew Liu Jiang too.

All he needed was to get a connection.

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As the saying goes: there are no coincidences in the perfect story.

Professor Qian Ping not only knew Liu Jiang but was currently sitting together with him.

It was now the end of September, and both were invited to the “National Day military parade” to watch the ceremony.

Many old friends had also come to the capital, so they agreed to meet in a teahouse for a gathering.

There were more than ten attendees, all top scholars in their respective fields.

Amid casual conversation, Qian Ping felt quite elated.

In a time when traditional Chinese medicine is denounced as “pseudoscience,” his discovery about human meridians stood as the most powerful rebuttal.

However, in such private gatherings, personal matters were still discussed the most.

One could hear Qian Ping saying, “You all remember Lu Hongbing, don’t you?

He seems to be doing quite well in America…”

He recounted the story of Lu Li throwing around a million dollars.

But after hearing it, everyone shook their heads, and someone said, “I heard he’s destitute and close to death.”

“He must be doing poorly, there’s been no news.”

While the discussions went on, Qian Ping’s phone suddenly rang.

He looked at it and laughed, “What a coincidence, it’s his son’s call.”

Qian Ping directly answered the phone in front of everyone, spoke for a few sentences, then turned to Liu Jiang with a strange expression.

“Okay, I’ll inquire for you.”

After hanging up, facing the curious eyes of everyone, Qian Ping said to Liu Jiang, “You’ve seen ‘Terminator,’ right?”

Liu Jiang looked puzzled, “Of course I’ve seen it, what about it?”

“That kid is offering a million dollars, asking if you could help make a ‘Governor’.”

“What?”