Chapter 38: Aihua Wants to Protect Her Sister
“Why?”
“Aihua, why would you think of doing this?”
Su Wudeng wanted to say more, but Aihua gently interrupted her.
“Sister, I want to protect you.”
“Protect the cubs.”
“I heard what Professor Yang said during the last livestream. He said that if you earn military merit, the government will protect you.”
“If that Saber-Toothed Tiger can do it, there’s no reason I can’t.”
“Sister, let me go.”
Su Wudeng fell silent. She hadn’t expected Aihua to have been dwelling on this issue the entire time.
She stepped forward and wrapped her arms around the massive husky’s neck. “Don’t say that. Don’t make a choice like this just to protect me.”
“I will protect you,” Su Wudeng promised softly. “Look around. This entire planet belongs to me now. As long as Aihua wants, she can live here happily and safely forever. Isn’t that enough?”
“Do you have any idea how dangerous the front lines are? It’s a literal warzone filled with massive, vicious insects. If something happens to you out there… what will your cubs do?”
But Aihua shook her massive head. “Sister, I know the front lines are dangerous. But I also know your situation is even more dangerous.”
“Right now, the only reason you are safe is because General Chu is backing you.”
“But this battle is going to be incredibly dangerous. What if he dies?”
Aihua was incredibly perceptive and highly intelligent. She knew that from the moment she and her sister had entered the public eye, countless unseen storms had begun brewing around them. She had already sensed terrifyingly strong spiritual signatures probing the area around the clinic several times.
She couldn’t just hide behind her sister and enjoy her protection forever. She needed to become her sister’s sword and shield.
“So, Sister, please let me do this.”
“I want to protect you. And I want my cubs to live carefree lives in the future. Is that okay?”
Su Wudeng stared deeply into Aihua’s blue eyes. “Have you really thought this through? If this is truly what you want…”
Aihua buried her furry head deep into Su Wudeng’s chest. “I’ve thought it through!”
“Aihua… my sweet Aihua. If you ever find yourself in mortal danger, you have to call me immediately, understand?” Su Wudeng whispered, gently stroking the thick fur on Aihua’s back. “No matter where you are or what is happening, I will come and bring you back safely.”
Aihua let out a hoarse, emotional cry. “Sister!”
“I know you want to protect me, just as much as I want to protect you!”
“Alright,” Su Wudeng smiled softly, resting her forehead against Aihua’s. “Our Aihua is going to become incredibly strong. She’s going to protect me and her babies!”
Lei Jing and his team returned to the starship, preparing for immediate deployment back to the Aether Vanguard.
Yuan Bo stared blankly out the porthole. Unable to hold it in anymore, he turned to his squad leader. “Brother Lei… do you think Shop Owner Su has already started picking owners for the husky pups?”
He rubbed his chest, feeling a tight, hollow ache. “I wonder who’s going to be lucky enough to take them home.”
Lei Jing clapped a heavy hand on his shoulder. “Don’t dwell on it. It’s a good thing the pups aren’t coming with us. At least they’ll live long, happy lives.”
Yuan Bo didn’t reply. He knew Lei Jing was right.
He looked down at his rough, calloused hands in silence. He was a frontline soldier; he didn’t even know if he would live to see next week. How could he possibly promise a puppy a safe future? He couldn’t give a husky the life it deserved.
Leaving them behind was the best possible outcome.
Just then, Qin Ke suddenly gasped. “Brother Lei, look at this!”
“Shop Owner Su just sent a message to the group chat—”
“Aihua is coming to the front lines!”
Lei Jing’s eyes widened in disbelief. “What did you say?!”
He frantically pulled out his own communicator and opened the chat log.
“Holy shit!” Lei Jing swore loudly. “Am I dreaming?!”
“An Iron-Eating Beast of that caliber is actually deploying with us?!”
“How is this even possible?!”
The three men stared at each other, utterly refusing to believe their eyes.
“Aihua is a powerhouse! And she’s actually joining the Aether Vanguard?!”
“Does this mean the Eastern Theater is finally going to have its own Commander-level Spirit Beast?!”
Qin Ke swallowed hard. “Brother Lei… with her on our side, we might actually turn the tide of this war!”
“Absolutely! Aihua is definitely strong enough to match the Saber-Toothed Tiger in the Southern Theater!”
“Match it? She’s stronger!” Lei Jing murmured in awe. “She completely overpowered the Thunder Sabertooth when she was heavily pregnant! Imagine how terrifying she’ll be at full strength!”
The trio was ecstatic. While visiting the Pet Love Home, they hadn’t even dared to dream that Aihua would enlist in the military! Their highest hope had simply been to contract a newborn pup and slowly cultivate it over years of training.
But now, an apex predator like Aihua was going to become their comrade-in-arms!
Suddenly, the encrypted comms console chimed. It was a direct call from General Chu.
The three men immediately snapped to attention, their expressions turning dead serious as they accepted the transmission.
General Chu’s stern face appeared on the holoscreen. “I assume you’ve all seen the message from Shop Owner Su?”
Lei Jing nodded crisply. “Yes, General! Is Aihua really deploying with us?”
He still felt like a massive, delicious pie had just fallen out of the sky and landed perfectly in his lap.
General Chu allowed a rare, grim smile. “That is correct. Therefore, I am assigning you three a critical, top-secret mission.”
“You are to escort Aihua back to base under the radar. Absolute secrecy is paramount!”
“Countless factions have their eyes on Aihua. Her every move is being monitored. The transit back to base will be incredibly dangerous. You must remain on high alert!”
“No matter what happens, you are to ensure she arrives safely. Understood?”
Lei Jing and the others slammed their fists against their chests in a crisp salute. “Mission accepted, sir!”
“Even if it costs us our lives, we will bring Aihua back!”
She was the hope of the Eastern Theater, and the key to surviving this brutal war! With two Commander-level beasts—the Saber-Toothed Tiger and Aihua—anchoring their lines, and a steady supply of high-grade spiritual plants from the Shop Owner, the Aether Vanguard would be unbreakable!
Su Wudeng watched with a heavy heart as Aihua boarded the military transport shuttle.
She knew this was Aihua’s choice, and she couldn’t bring herself to stop her. While the front lines were horrific, Aihua’s immense strategic value meant the military high command would prioritize her safety above all else. Just like the Saber-Toothed Tiger in the South, unless the entire Aether Vanguard completely collapsed, Aihua’s life wouldn’t be in immediate peril.
But she still couldn’t shake the terrible fear that her fluffy friend would get hurt.
Zhong Huihui stepped up beside her, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. “Don’t worry, Boss. Aihua is incredibly strong. She’ll be fine.”
Although Aihua looked like a soft, goofy, harmless fluff-ball and had a gentle temperament at home, she was fundamentally a ferocious Iron-Eating Beast with a terrifying combat record. If the Saber-Toothed Tiger could thrive in a warzone, Aihua would absolutely dominate!
“I just didn’t realize she had been carrying this weight the whole time,” Su Wudeng sighed, her heart aching. “She never said a word.”
“But she saw everything. She wanted to protect us. She understood better than anyone that our safety depends entirely on the survival of the Aether Vanguard.”
That was why Aihua had been so resolute in her decision to deploy to the deadliest front line in the galaxy!
Su Wudeng watched the starship ascend into the atmosphere until it was nothing but a speck of light against the smoggy sky.
Aihua, you have to come back safely.
Huihui looked at the Shop Owner’s crestfallen expression. “Boss, should we postpone the livestream we scheduled for today?”
Su Wudeng shook her head firmly. “No. We proceed as planned.”
“Aihua has chosen her path, and I have to stay focused on mine.”
Her mission was to find a loving, worthy home for every single Spirit Beast.
“Huihui, prep the broadcast equipment. We promised the viewers we’d find homes for the husky pups today. We can’t cancel on them.”
“Understood,” Huihui nodded, quickly heading back inside.
Su Yulan gently wrapped her arms around her sister in a warm hug. “Sister, Aihua is going to be okay. General Chu is incredibly powerful. He’ll make sure nothing happens to her.”
“I know,” Su Wudeng sighed softly. “But knowing that doesn’t make me worry any less.”
“Alright, let’s head inside. You haven’t seen me host a livestream yet, right? Come watch.”
Su Yulan smiled brightly. “Okay!”
As she held her sister’s hand, her own goals crystallized with absolute certainty. After graduating from Capital Beast University, she was going straight into the Eastern Theater of the Aether Vanguard to serve under General Chu.
Before coming home, she had been weighing her options between several different military branches. But now, she only wanted the East.
She wanted to stand on the front lines alongside General Chu and protect her sister’s home from the shadows. She wanted to be the impenetrable wall standing between her sister and the horrors of the galaxy.
As long as the Aether Vanguard held the line, her sister would be safe to live happily and do whatever she wanted!
The moment the ‘Husky Adoption’ livestream went live, millions of viewers who had been eagerly camping the lobby flooded into the chat room.
“We’re here!”
“Today is the day! I finally get to see the puppies!”
“I want to see if the Shop Owner was actually telling the truth about everyone having a fair chance!”
Alongside the genuine prospective adopters, a massive crowd of skeptics and drama-seekers had also tuned in.
“Hahaha, I can’t wait to see how she backpedals her way out of this!”
“Exactly! She talked a massive game during the last stream!”
“There’s no way it’s a completely level playing field!”
“Forget the huskies, Shop Owner! Give us the sequel to Yingying’s cheating baby-daddy drama!”
“Wuwuwu, you cut the stream off right at the climax last time! It was so cruel!”
“Shop Owner Su, you better remember your promise! Spill the tea on Yingying!”
“Damn it! I’ve been checking your page twelve times a day just to see if you posted the sequel!”
For a massive segment of the audience, the odds of adopting a highly coveted husky were basically zero, so they had shifted their focus entirely to the unresolved feline soap opera.
They felt like cats with their claws stuck in a scratching post—infuriatingly unsatisfied and desperate for the juicy conclusion!
The chat was completely dominated by demands for Yingying’s sequel.
Watching the dense wall of text flying across the screen, Su Wudeng let out a helpless laugh.
“Hello everyone! I can’t believe you guys are still so hung up on Yingying’s gossip!” She cleared her throat. “Alright, alright. Let’s handle the adoption process for the husky pups first, and then I promise I’ll tell you the rest of the story.”
“I’ll give you a small teaser, though: the ending is absolutely unhinged!”
After successfully baiting the audience, Su Wudeng clapped her hands. “Okay, let’s see who these little guys are going to choose as their forever families today!”
The chat immediately fired back.
“Damn it, Shop Owner, you’re so manipulative!”
“Where did you learn these cliffhanger tactics?!”
“No, seriously, are you actually picking owners live on stream?”
“I call bullshit. Is this a gimmick to farm views, or is it real?”
“There’s no way this is fair. It’s definitely rigged behind the scenes just to bait traffic.”
“I agree with the above. And her saying the pets ‘choose their own owners’ is ridiculous.”
“Don’t people just buy mechanical pets based on their budget and preference? Since when does the product pick the buyer?”
“Are people really naive enough to believe this? Watch, she’ll say they get to ‘choose’, but ultimately she’ll just hand them to whoever pays the most.”
“Hehehe! If this is a bidding war, I guarantee no one in this chat can outspend me!”
The moment that comment posted, ten massive ‘Galactic Rocket’ donation animations exploded across the screen!
“Holy shit! A single rocket is 100,000 credits! That guy just dropped a million credits on a flex!”
“Mr. Billionaire, if you don’t get a husky, are you accepting applications for human pets? I can bark!”
The chat devolved into people humorously offering to sell themselves.
Then, a massive, bold red comment pinned itself to the top of the chat:
“What’s the point of flexing money? Watch this. I don’t need to pay a single credit. I just need to reveal my identity, and the Shop Owner will hand deliver a husky to me. Because my father is [CENSORED]!”
The platform’s automated moderation system had instantly censored the name.
The chat went wild.
“Oh my god! It triggered the censorship filter!”
“Does this guy actually have serious political backing?!”
“Well, it’s over. If elite princelings are pulling rank, ordinary people like us don’t stand a chance.”
“Exactly. In the end, these incredibly rare beasts are just going to be handed off to the rich and powerful.”
“So much for a ‘fair selection’. It’s all fake!”
Su Wudeng didn’t immediately argue with the skeptics. Actions spoke louder than words.
Seeing Huihui give her a thumbs-up off-camera, Su Wudeng smoothly switched the camera feed.
“Alright, everyone. Please welcome our husky pups!”
On screen, the five little huskies trotted out in a perfectly neat, single-file line.
They were impossibly cute—fluffy coats, bright, intelligent eyes, and chubby little paws. As if they had rehearsed it, they marched to the center of the room and sat down obediently in a row. Their tiny tails wagged happily, and they frequently tilted their heads, blinking curiously at the camera drone.
The viewers instantly melted.
“AHHH! THEY ARE TOO CUTE!”
“Oh my god, they are so well-behaved!”
“How is anyone supposed to resist this?!”
“No, I can’t take it! I need one!”
“Shop Owner, I want the second one from the left!”
“I call dibs on the chubby one on the end!”
Su Wudeng clapped her hands softly. The first husky pup immediately trotted over to her. “Come here. Shake.”
The pup obediently raised its paw and placed it in her hand.
Su Wudeng scooped the puppy up and held it close to the camera lens.
“The pups have safely passed their transition phase. If you look closely, you can see a small, sword-shaped crest forming on their backs.”
The tiny, silvery crests looked delicate and adorable, emitting a faint, metallic glow that contrasted beautifully against their blue and white fur.
“These are their elemental ‘Sword-Hearts’ awakening. As they grow, these crests will become larger, sharper, and far more powerful.”
“This also means the pups are officially ready to form soul contracts!”
She set the puppy down, and it happily trotted back to its spot in the line, sitting down obediently.
The chat went absolutely feral.
“Holy crap! She wasn’t lying! They really are contractible Sword-Heart Huskies!”
“It’s true! I just cross-referenced the historical textbooks! They look exactly like the textbook illustrations! They’re purebreds!”
“Damn, if anyone actually manages to contract one of these, they’d instantly become a powerhouse!”
“Obviously! It’s a Sword-Heart Husky!”
“History says that during the Prosperous Era, almost everyone had a contracted beast. But nowadays, getting a real one is basically a myth.”
“I can’t believe a pet shop owner actually pulled this off!”
“Even if I have a 0.01% chance, I have to try! I’d regret it for the rest of my life if I didn’t!”
“Damn you, Shop Owner! I know I’m not going to get picked, but I can’t resist trying!”
“Honestly, I don’t even care if they can fight or use magic! They’re just so damn cute! The stubby legs! The fluffy tails! I’m dying!”
“Shop Owner, name your price! I’ll pay whatever you want! Blank check!”
No one could resist the allure of a gorgeous, loyal, incredibly cute puppy—especially one that carried a literal magic sword on its back and could fight like a demon!
Watching the livestream from his office, Uncle Lan smiled softly.
His eyes lingered on the second pup in the line, a profound tenderness softening his weathered face.
“The only reason you picked an old man like me is because you hadn’t seen enough of the world yet,” he murmured. “I can’t be selfish and tie you down to me. It would only hold you back.”
That was why he had ultimately refused ‘Number Two’s’ offer. He wanted the pup to have a chance to see all the options available to it. Among the millions of viewers, there had to be a master the pup truly resonated with—someone young, energetic, and capable of bringing out its full potential.
This was the final test. He was throwing himself into the candidate pool along with everyone else.
“You need to find a good owner who can give you the life you deserve,” he whispered. “Whether that person is me or not.”
He just wanted the pup to make a choice it would never regret.
In the clinic’s breakroom, Shu Can was watching the stream with a massive grin on his face. He nudged the third pup, who was sitting eagerly beside him.
The little husky wagged its tail furiously, tapping its paws in excitement.
If Sister Su hadn’t specifically ordered him to wait in the back, the pup would have already sprinted out to join him! Sister Su had told the pups to pick their favorite humans, but Number Three had already made its choice!
Meanwhile, the chat was moving at warp speed.
“Wuwuwu! Shop Owner, stop stalling! Tell us how the selection process works!”
“I can’t wait anymore! Start the event!”
“This is too stressful!”
Su Wudeng smiled. “It looks like everyone is eager to begin. These five pups are the ones choosing their forever homes today.”
“The selection method is actually very simple: we’re doing it via a Holographic Projection Space!”
“I will place the five pups into the simulation, and they will be free to roam and interact with all of the candidates’ avatars.”
“And don’t worry, I won’t be entering the simulation. I will have zero influence over who the pups choose!”
The chat erupted.
“Holy shit! That completely eliminates any chance of rigging it!”
“The pups have never met any of us before. They really are just going to pick based on vibes!”
“Okay, I definitely have to try this! This is the most fair system ever!”
Seeing the skeptics rapidly change their tune, Su Wudeng nodded. “Exactly. Each pup will choose the human they feel the strongest connection with.”
“However…” Her tone suddenly shifted. “Before we initiate the mutual selection process, I need to outline the adoption fees and the mandatory contractual clauses.”
The chat instantly went dead silent, before a wave of profound disappointment washed over it.
“It’s over. Here comes the catch.”
“I knew it. She’s going to hit us with a ridiculous paywall.”
“Don’t worry about the price,” Su Wudeng clarified quickly. “The adoption fee will be scaled dynamically based on the selected owner’s verified income bracket. I guarantee that if a pup chooses you, you will not be disqualified simply because you can’t afford a flat exorbitant fee.”
Her statement triggered a massive sigh of relief across the viewer base. Comments praising her fairness flooded the screen.
“But,” Su Wudeng continued, her expression turning dead serious, “I need to heavily emphasize the adoption rules. If you cannot meet these conditions, you will be disqualified.”
“First, and most importantly: the selected owner must temporarily relocate to our planet and spend one full month residing at the Pet Love Home to learn proper beast-care and training techniques.”
The moment she finished her sentence, the chat exploded in outrage.
“WHAT?! One month?!”
“Are you telling me I have to pay to adopt the pet, and then take an entire month of unpaid leave?!”
“That’s way too long! This is ridiculous!”
“Exactly! Ordinary working-class people don’t have a month of vacation time saved up!”
Su Wudeng ignored the complaints and pressed on. “Secondly, there are several strict behavioral clauses.”
She tapped a button on her console, and a detailed legal document appeared on the screen. It included mandatory biannual wellness checks, strict anti-abuse regulations, and an absolute prohibition on reselling the beast.
“This… this is way too restrictive!”
“Why can’t I resell it?! If I bought it with my own money, it’s my property, right?!”
“Mandatory wellness checks? Are you treating us like criminals?!”
“Is the Shop Owner delusional? These clauses are completely unfair!”
The ‘No Resale’ clause specifically struck a nerve with a large demographic of viewers. The professional black-market scalpers hiding in the chat began to panic. If they couldn’t flip the beasts, their entire profit model was ruined!
They immediately began coordinating in the chat to weaponize public opinion against her.
“Is the Shop Owner intentionally making this impossible for us?!”
“Yeah! Who sells pets with a legal contract like this?!”
“I bet she doesn’t actually want to sell them at all! This is just a massive PR stunt!”
“She doesn’t care about ordinary working people at all!”
The scalpers banded together, trying to use the outrage over the one-month training requirement to force Su Wudeng to drop the resale ban.
Watching the coordinated smear campaign, Shu Can couldn’t hold back anymore. He furiously began typing in the chat.
“Just because you aren’t willing to make sacrifices doesn’t mean others aren’t!”
“These aren’t ordinary commodities or mechanical toys! They are living, breathing creatures!”
“My best friend literally abandoned a massive corporate merger on Capital Star and agreed to work remotely for a month just so he could adopt a Snow Crystal cat!”
“Do you have any idea how much money he lost by doing that?! But he didn’t hesitate for a single second! He agreed immediately!”
“Why does the Shop Owner require a month of training? Because 99% of us have absolutely no idea how to properly raise a Spirit Beast! This month is designed to ensure the pups get the best possible start in life!”
“To all the people throwing a tantrum right now: ask yourselves if you genuinely love these animals, or if you just think they’re a cool novelty. Do you just like their cute faces? Do you just want a shiny new toy to show off?”
“If it’s the latter, do us all a favor and leave. Because that isn’t love, and it certainly isn’t enough to sustain a lifelong commitment.”
“They are living beings. If you adopt one, you are taking responsibility for its entire life.”
“To you, a husky might just be a toy, a status symbol, or a quick payday. But to them, you are their entire world. You are their only family.”
“You are their life.”
Shu Can’s passionate rant hit the chat like a bomb, instantly silencing the scalpers.
How were they supposed to argue with that? Anyone who refused to spend a month learning how to care for their new pet was basically admitting they didn’t actually care about it. And the scalpers obviously didn’t care; they just wanted a quick flip. Shu Can had masterfully backed them into a corner and set them on fire.
Seeing the chat go quiet, Shu Can typed one final message. “The Shop Owner isn’t trying to make things difficult. She is trying to filter out the bad actors and find owners who genuinely love the pups and are willing to take responsibility for them.”
But just as the tension began to ease, a new wave of complaints surfaced.
“Okay, but Shop Owner, have you actually considered the reality for ordinary people?”
“Exactly. That guy’s friend is a corporate CEO! He won’t starve if he works remotely for a month.”
“We are normal, working-class citizens! We don’t have that kind of privilege!”
“Who can just ask their boss for a month off on short notice? We’d get fired on the spot!”
The atmosphere in the stream grew tense again.
“Shop Owner, did you really think this through?”
“Or… do you just not care about these real-world problems?”
“You keep claiming this is for the average person, but this requirement completely prices out the working class!”
Finally!
Watching the very valid concerns roll in, Su Wudeng didn’t panic in the slightest. In fact, she smiled. She knew this exact argument would be brought up, and she had meticulously prepared a countermeasure.
“Please, don’t worry,” she said soothingly. “I understand your concerns. Work, rent, putting food on the table—these are very real, unavoidable pressures. How could I not have considered them?”
“Therefore, I have prepared an alternative solution.”
She leaned closer to the camera, her expression earnest. “If any selected owner is forced to resign or face financial hardship due to the one-month training requirement… I am officially offering you permanent employment on our planet. And I guarantee to double your current salary!”
The viewers: ???
“Wait… buy a husky, get a high-paying job for free?!”
Su Wudeng didn’t miss a beat. “Furthermore, if you are worried about the strain of moving away from your family, we guarantee employment for your entire immediate family if they choose to relocate with you!”
“We will arrange jobs for all of them, all at double their current wages, with strictly enforced Interstellar Labor Laws governing working hours and overtime!”
The chat absolutely erupted.
“WHAT?! DOUBLE SALARY?! AND STRICT LABOR LAWS?! DROP THE COORDINATES RIGHT NOW!”
“I am so sick of my toxic corporate job! I’m packing my bags!”
“Wait, isn’t this supposed to be a pet adoption stream?! When did it turn into a planetary job fair?!”
“I don’t even care about getting a husky anymore! Can I just apply for a job?!”
“Sisters, I am ready to go! I’ve been working 80-hour weeks at my firm for ten years and haven’t seen a single raise!”
“Double salary and guaranteed no forced overtime?! I’m applying right now!”
A few pragmatic viewers tried to inject some logic into the frenzy.
“Hold on, Shop Owner. You’re on a Level-4 planet, right? Do you actually have enough open positions for all of us?”
“Yeah, there are millions of us watching. Can your economy really support that kind of mass migration?”
Su Wudeng smiled, answering their questions with absolute confidence.
“Please, do not worry! We welcome everyone who is willing to work! I personally guarantee it!”
“Of course we have enough positions! Our planet is currently undergoing a massive, planet-wide terraforming and economic restructuring initiative!”
“We are in desperate need of skilled talent across every single industry!”
“As long as you pass the background checks, I guarantee that every single promise I just made will be written into a legally binding employment contract!”
“Feel free to clip this video and use it as evidence in court if I break my word! Come find me!”
The moment she issued the challenge, the stream transcended the pet-lovers demographic. Netizens frantically called their overworked family members and friends, telling them to tune into the livestream.
Within minutes, the topic dominated the planetary trending charts at a terrifying speed:
#Was Watching A Pet Stream, Suddenly Got Offered Double Salary# #Double Salary, Family Relocation Package Included# #Is A Planet Actually Enforcing The Interstellar Labor Law?!# #Anyone Want To Form A Squad? Looking For Roommates!# #Those Huskies Are So Cute Though#
Su Wudeng’s impromptu job fair occupied five of the top ten trending spots galaxy-wide.
Confused netizens clicking the hashtags were thoroughly bewildered.
“Double salary and a promise of no forced overtime? What kind of utopian boss is this?!”
“Wait, did I miss something? Oh, it’s that Pet Love Home streamer again!”
Watching the view counter shatter all previous records, Su Wudeng nodded in deep satisfaction.
I am an absolute marketing genius!
She had perfectly hijacked the hype surrounding the husky pups to launch a massive planetary recruitment drive! The Oasis Project was about to kick off, and they desperately needed manpower. In one fell swoop, she had solved the planet’s entire talent shortage!
When she had originally drafted the ‘one-month training’ clause, she had discussed this exact issue with Huihui. Very few people had the financial freedom to resign as decisively as Huihui had.
So, what was the solution?
Simple: Poach them! Give them a better job on her Level-4 planet, just like she had done with Huihui!
And the results were spectacularly effective.
Off-camera, Chu Feng and Lin Yue were practically vibrating with excitement. They frantically waved their data tablets at her.
“Planet Master!” Chu Feng whisper-yelled, his eyes wide with disbelief. “Look at this!”
On the tablet, a real-time counter was spinning so fast it was a blur.
“These are immigration visa applications for our planet!”
“Oh my god! I’ve never seen an influx like this in my entire career!”
“Planet Master, you are a literal god!”
Without spending a single credit on marketing, she had brute-forced her planet to the top of the galactic trending charts, sparking a massive wave of economic immigration!
Objective complete. Now, it was time to get back to business.
She turned back to the camera. “Thank you all so much for your enthusiastic support!”
“I’ve laid out all the rules, requirements, and alternatives. If you can accept these terms, please prepare your systems. We are initiating the mutual selection phase!”
The chat was instantly flooded with a unified wall of “READY” spam.
“As a quick reminder,” Su Wudeng added warmly, “please ensure your VR headsets are set to ‘Full Sensory Immersion’ mode for the best experience.”
“Alright, our husky pups are ready and waiting!”
“Please enter the simulation in the order you queued up!”
