CHAPTER 75: CHAPTER 75: LU SHINIAN ABSOLUTELY CANNOT HAVE AN INCIDENT, ABSOLUTELY

"Is this a minor detail?" he spoke.

Su Ruan snorted softly, "I designed an internal locking device. Unless you want it opened, no one can take off your coat unless they use brute force."

Lu Shinian pulled Su Ruan into his arms.

"Did Ruan Ruan design this to prevent other women from taking off my clothes?"

His voice carried an obvious hint of laughter.

"Don’t worry, Ruan Ruan, only you can take off my clothes."

Su Ruan’s ears turned even redder, and in the light, they showed a faint transparent pink.

"It’s just a small design." she whispered.

Lu Shinian noticed the blush on her earlobe and chuckled, "Mmm, I understand."

His Ruan Ruan was shy, truly adorable.

His Adam’s apple moved slightly, and he lowered his head a little, pressing a gentle kiss on Su Ruan’s earlobe, whispering, "Ruan Ruan, you are really cute."

Really want to devour her in one bite.

Su Ruan pushed against Lu Shinian, breaking free from his embrace and stood up.

"Get up, I need to save the game."

Lu Shinian stood up, put on the mask, and allowed Su Ruan to save the game.

After saving, Su Ruan smiled at Lu Shinian, "Alright, take off the clothes."

Lu Shinian stepped forward and hugged Su Ruan from behind, "Doesn’t Ruan Ruan want to take off my clothes? You designed and made it yourself."

His breath was warm, hinting at some flirtation as it brushed against Su Ruan’s ear.

[Master! There’s an emergency message!] 003’s voice suddenly interrupted, breaking the subtle tension.

Su Ruan took advantage of the moment to push Lu Shinian away, "You handle your work first."

Lu Shinian adjusted his expression and responded quietly, "Okay."

He said this, and soon logged off to manage the emergency situation.

Su Ruan breathed a small sigh of relief; just by Lu Shinian’s earlier state, she was truly afraid he would do something.

She was unsure whether 003 could bypass the privacy protection set by the main system.

[Master, it’s Third Brother.] Tangtang’s voice echoed near Su Ruan’s ear, [Is Third Brother your husband’s system?]

[Yes.] Su Ruan replied, [They bound long ago.]

[Do you want to talk with your Third Brother?] Su Ruan asked.

[Tangtang doesn’t want to.] Tangtang replied, [Master, there are bad guys among the brothers.]

Su Ruan was stunned for a moment, [Do you mean there’s something bad in the Seven Systems?]

[Tangtang forgot.] Tangtang’s voice sounded somewhat lost, [Tangtang doesn’t remember.]

[It’s alright.] Su Ruan comforted, [Tangtang is already very impressive now.]

After comforting Tangtang, Su Ruan began designing a second military uniform.

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At the Military Department, inside Lu Shinian’s office.

Lu Shinian looked at the information sent by his subordinates, his eyes slightly darkening.

A Level 2 Energy Stone with an impurity content of only 5% appeared in the Second World; what about reality? Is it possible that low impurity content Energy Stones exist here too?

Considering that recently mined Energy Stones had impurity content reaching as high as 80%, Lu Shinian’s thoughts stirred.

[003.] Lu Shinian commanded, [Investigate the buyers and sellers.]

[Yes!] 003 responded with unusual seriousness, quickly going to investigate the buyers and sellers.

Hours later, 003 reported: [Master, I’ve found nothing. The counterpart seems to have a high-intelligence system too, with an extremely high protection-level. I couldn’t find anything.]

Lu Shinian’s eyes flickered.

[I see.] he responded, continuing to work on the files at hand with a heavy expression, his eyes tinged with darkness.

Three days later, Su Ruan launched another batch of purified Level 1 Energy Stones in the Second World.

After setting up the prices, Su Ruan let it be.

Lu Shinian hadn’t returned home for three consecutive days due to military affairs, and she had stayed home without stepping out for several days; today she decided to go out for a walk.

After the previous experience, nobody stopped her when she went out, though the secret protection remained.

Su Ruan paid little attention to them and headed towards the commercial district.

Not long after shopping, she saw a familiar face outside a store selling Energy Stones.

It was Lin Tianxian, the Senior Military Doctor from the Third Legion.

Lin Tianxian clearly noticed her as well; he nodded slightly towards her as a greeting.

Originally, Su Ruan did not plan to approach him for a conversation, but suddenly remembered something and quickened her pace towards him.

"Doctor Lin." Su Ruan called, "I have a few questions to ask you. Do you have time?"

Lin Tianxian nodded, and the two found a private room in a small shop, enabling the ’do not disturb’ mode before Su Ruan began, "Doctor Lin, do you know how far Commander Lu’s Ancestral Stage has progressed now?"

As a military doctor, Lin Tianxian naturally understood the matter; he nodded solemnly, "It’s not optimistic."

If it weren’t for this, he wouldn’t be frequently visiting various trade exchanges and malls, just hoping to find Energy Stones with slightly lower impurity content.

Su Ruan recalled Lu Shinian’s beast-like wolf claw and pursed her lips.

"What does the Ancestral Stage lead to in the end?"

"Complete Beastification." Lin Tianxian lowered his voice, "In the end, they become like beasts, losing human rationality, like wild animals."

Su Ruan’s pupils slightly contracted, her hands at her sides suddenly clenched.

"If that day really comes, then..."

She couldn’t help but remember how those once prominent figures gradually vanished after the onset of the Ancestral Stage; did they completely beastify? Where did they go after the complete beastification?

Too many questions clogged her throat, preventing any sound from emerging.

Lin Tianxian seemed to sense what Su Ruan was thinking, his voice even lower.

"Su Ruan, this isn’t something you can change."

"Some things are better the less you know."

There are things that exist beyond one’s knowledge, and just knowing a little could lead to a fall into the deep abyss, never to return.

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After her talk with Lin Tianxian, Su Ruan lost interest in shopping.

She returned home, took out the secretly purified Level 1 Energy Stone, pursed her lips, and made a silent decision.

Lu Shinian must not come to harm, absolutely.

In the evening, when Lu Shinian returned home, Su Ruan took him into the Second World.

Once in the Second World, Su Ruan took out the Level 1 Energy Stone she had prepared beforehand and handed it to Lu Shinian, her expression innocent, her voice soft.

"I found this while strolling through the automatic vending area; the seller said this Energy Stone has an impurity content of only 1%."

Lu Shinian was stunned for a moment.

Since discovering that the automatic vending area had Energy Stones with very low impurity content, he had stationed people to watch it, but never found one, never expected Ruan Ruan could snatch it.

Seeing his lack of response, Su Ruan continued, "Doctor Lin said you might need Energy Stones with low impurity content."

She lifted his large hand, opened it, and placed the Level 1 Energy Stone in his palm, tilting her head with a bright smile.

"Take it."

Lu Shinian’s heart suddenly softened.