Mecha Star Wars.

Chapter 1424 The Second-Ranked Boss of the Special Affairs Bureau
"The Annie Demon I know is quite different from what she described."

After Lin Fan and the other executives finished their party and returned to the Noah, they couldn't rest immediately. They had to meet with the managers who remained on the ship to recount everything that had happened that day as eyewitnesses.

When Bonnie started introducing her former planet, Cui Yan interrupted her before she could finish. He picked up his tablet to find the report on the incident on Moonflower Star.

He has not yet confirmed the security of the personal terminals. The Noah's important data is still on the original Starry Sky system, being processed using a tablet.

“That’s right,” Lin Fan nodded affirmatively. “I remember you said back then that the Yuehua people said that the Annie demons revered beasts, and that beast-shaped life forms that had gained intelligence held the highest status. Half-beastmen, because they were mixed with human genes, had a low status, and humans like us were at the very bottom, enslaved beings.”

“Because Annie Demon Star is the main supplier of raw materials to Moonflower Star, and the Annie Demons are exceptionally united and protective of their own, the Moonflower people, after mistaking Lord Qian Sui for an Annie Demon and us for his slaves, provided us with a large amount of resources and even bribed us away immediately, disregarding their conflict with the Hermits. You even said at the time that the place was not friendly to us.”

Seeing Lin Fan looking at him, Antonio followed his memory and said, "Yes, back then I thought that place was no good. People there were like slaves, and we don't have masochistic tendencies, so why would we go there to suffer?"

"My advice at the time was also not to go." Cui Yan pushed the found documents to everyone present. "However, His Excellency was very interested in Annie Demon Star and clearly stated that he wanted to go. Lin Jian agreed at the time."

Stared at coldly by Cui Yan, Lin Fan could only helplessly shrug: "I had no choice. That's His Highness, how could I dare say I wouldn't go? Besides, everyone was counting on him to put on airs back then. I knew I was in trouble then, but... sigh! I just hope His Highness is distracted by other things in Star Hub and forgets about this. I'll remind the others not to mention any of the words 'Anne Demon' in front of His Highness."

“Speaking of which, little Chitose… uh, where’s the cat?” Antonio asked. “It seems like I haven’t seen it for a while.”

These past few days everyone has been busy preparing for the competition, and it was only now that we suddenly realized that we haven't seen that little black figure that always appears unexpectedly in various places for several days.

“If it weren’t on the ship, it would definitely be wandering around outside,” Cen Fangyuan replied. “It’s always been a free spirit on Lanxing. Now that it’s been forced to stay home for so long on the Noah, it’s finally in a new place where it can let loose and have fun. ‘So happy that it doesn’t want to go home’ is no longer an accurate description of its current state.”

"Just it by itself?" Antonio knew that Chisui didn't like to be clingy. "Is it okay for a little cat to be alone? I mean, I know that Nexus is safe, but right now it just looks like an ordinary little black cat. I don't want it to get caught."

“There shouldn’t be any problem.” Lin Fan was aware of the situation. “It’s wearing a personal terminal that was specially bought for it. It’s very conspicuous. People in the Nexus Ring should be able to tell that it’s not an ordinary cat just by looking at it.”

The night he received his personal terminal, Lin Fan went to Xiaoyao Mountain to present it to the two big shots, Yue Zhengyuanqing and Qian Sui.

They can choose not to use it, but they can't refuse to give it to Noah.

Yue Zhengyuanqing didn't say anything, but His Highness showed all sorts of disdain.

The personal devices they purchased were best-selling, universal models, similar to black fitness trackers made of resin.

Lord Qian Sui complained that the color was too dark and didn't match its fur; he also complained that the material was dull and lacked luster; and he even complained that the design was too ordinary and not eye-catching enough...

Lin Fan could only open the terminal in front of Qian Sui and let it choose for itself.

As a result, it picked out a golden necklace with a pendant resembling a sun pattern, but with an exceptionally large pendant.

The functions are actually the same, but the price is enough to buy dozens of the terminals Lin Fan has. Its advantage is that it's beautiful, flashy…

The little paw of the thousand-year-old master rested on the page, and his bright yellow eyes were full of liking and desire.

What else could Lin Fan say? He was spoiling his own boss and personally paid for Qian Sui's flash sale.

Afterwards, he even set up a furnace on Xiaoyao Mountain overnight to refine the long chain, added a telescopic array to adapt to the Thousand-Year-Old Lord's neck circumference, and added a defensive layer, which was better than nothing.

Although Cen Fangyuan reported the expenses to Lin Fan after seeing it, Lin Fan's head still throbbed at the thought of that ancestor who was even more unpredictable than Le Zhengyuanqing.

"We don't need to worry about His Majesty's safety." Jin Sichen pushed up his glasses. "It's not a real kitten. Don't forget its real name is Devourer of Heaven. It's said that in its complete form, it can devour a planet in one bite. Compared to that, we should worry more about ourselves."

“Indeed.” Cen Fangyuan smiled wryly. “These past few days I’ve been afraid of receiving messages from it saying that it’s offended so-and-so, leaving behind one troublesome problem after another that we need to clean up… Thankfully, nothing like that has happened yet.” “This…” Antonio imagined the little black cat confronting a group of large interstellar beings. “Is Lord Qian Sui really that scary? He usually seems quite well-behaved. Although he doesn’t like to talk to people, that’s just how cats are, isn’t it?”

"Only after you know its true identity will you continue to treat it like a cat." Jin Sichen rolled her eyes.

“We have three top experts in our special affairs department. Old Qian, he single-handedly turned the tide, creating a black hole outside Lanxing and destroying half of the Gro spaceship. He was the decisive factor in Lanxing's victory. Am I exaggerating?” He gave a thumbs up and looked at everyone.

Everyone shook their heads, and sighed as they thought of Old Qian lying old and frail in the pool of running water, still unconscious.

“Le Zheng Yuanqing,” Jin Sichen raised his index finger again, “the Sword Immortal. Lin Fan’s skills were taught by him. You guys on Perlan Star, especially you,” he gestured with his chin toward Antonio, “should have a deep understanding of his abilities, right?”

Upon hearing those four words, Antonio's joy visibly vanished. Thinking back to the days of being chased and beaten in the hellish world of Perlan... he completely deflated.

“Look, you know how powerful these two are,” Jin Sichen slammed his hand on the table and spread his hands, “So why do you think that Lord Qian Sui, whose cultivation is ranked between the two, is just a black cat with a bit of a personality? Just the fact that it has the title of an ancient divine beast is already a top-level suppression, okay?”

"They foreigners don't know about ancient mythical beasts," Lin Fan added, trying to cover for Antonio.

"What? What?" Old Dupu, the head of the research team, fully demonstrated his studious spirit. "Where could I have learned this? Such important knowledge should not be ignored. I'll go back and study it after the meeting."

“I’d like to know too.” Vice-captain Ilya, who was in charge of the flight system, raised her hand. “I only know that Chitose is not an ordinary black cat, but a very powerful one. But since there is more information, I think as a colleague, I should also get to know my colleague better and be familiar with all aspects of it.”

Okay, okay... I've said all the nice things you wanted to say!

Antonio pouted and raised his hands in surrender: "Okay, okay! My fault. I'm not saying it's not good, I just think its personality is actually pretty good, it doesn't seem like the kind of thing that would cause trouble everywhere."

“I think Lord Qian Sui is much more unpredictable than Senior Brother.” Lin Fan looked at Antonio and tapped the table twice with his index finger. “After all, Senior Brother only changes between being unhappy and extremely unhappy, so we can basically predict his behavior. But Lord Qian Sui… when he was in the Special Affairs Bureau, even his whereabouts were hard to track.”

Seeing Lin Fan looking at him, Jin Sichen nodded: "That's right. Although it is a divine beast with powerful abilities, its continued beastly form shows that it is more inclined towards animalistic instincts. To put it in a somewhat inappropriate way, it is wild and untamed."

"So when we were on Lanxing, it was very difficult for us to keep track of Lord Qian Sui's whereabouts—he would come and go without giving us any notice. Let alone ask him for any help."

“It’s different from us. It doesn’t follow the rules we humans set. It only acts according to its own instincts and preferences,” Lin Fan said. “Therefore, we can’t predict what decision Lord Qian Sui will make next; in terms of ability, we can’t control it either. We can only accept the consequences it brings.”

"That only makes me more uneasy," Cen Fangyuan said with a wry smile. "So all I can do now is pray that His Highness is safe and sound, is that it?"

"Then I pray that His Highness won't cause us any big trouble," Jin Sichen said with a smile.

“We still need to give Lord Qiansui some confidence. After all, it hasn’t really caused us any trouble all this time,” Lin Fan said. “I just pray that Lord Qiansui doesn’t run into the Annie Demon Star people, and doesn’t think about what it wants to go.”

Antonio looked left, then right.

"Then I'll pray that all your prayers come true?"

“Generally speaking,” Cui Yan replied with a straight face, “the more you hope for something, the more the result will usually deviate from the expected direction. Because you only have expectations when you know it's impossible, so the result…”

"No way..." Antonio covered his face.

"Is there any scientific basis for this?" Old Thu asked.

“There are statistics available,” Cui Yan affirmed.

"Uh..." Ilya, sensing the awkward atmosphere, quickly changed the subject, "How about we get back to talking about Anne Demon Star?"