Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

“Okay.” Jin Jisong had no doubts. Big eaters are quite common.

While Jin Jisong was busy cooking noodles, Fang Rui was paying attention to something else.

On the way there, Fang Rui noticed a large number of police officers on patrol and guessed that something had happened nearby.

However, Edo was in a state of chaos recently, and it was difficult to guess what the problem was, so he had no intention of delving into it, and just wanted to find some topics to talk about.

"Hopefully the chaos outside won't affect our meal."

Fang Rui started the conversation simply and directly, but Feng Xian didn't respond and casually ended the conversation.

"It won't have any impact; we can easily solve most problems."

Feng Xian had a clear understanding of her own strength and Fang Rui's strength. Even if several tanks appeared in front of them, they could easily deal with them.

"The school should be safe... right?" A slight worry arose in Hirawa's heart.

"It should be safe," Fang Rui reassured him.

He added later, "If you're worried, you can call the school's teacher or Haruta to ask."

"Okay!" Upon hearing this, Nichirin immediately sprang into action. Judging from the speed of her movements, he was indeed very worried.

During the conversation between the three, a person appeared by the shop door and rushed in like a gust of wind, immediately attracting the attention of everyone in the shop.

Fang Rui and the others turned their heads and saw a creature that seemed somewhat familiar to Fang Rui, but completely unfamiliar to the others.

"Elizabeth? No, not Elizabeth..."

Fang Rui observed for a while and confirmed from some details that the other person was not Elizabeth. First, Elizabeth was not wearing lipstick, and second, Elizabeth was not wearing a bow.

Based on the two characteristics mentioned above, this "Elizabeth" should be a woman.

No, to be precise, this "lotus seedpod" should be a woman.

The so-called Lotus Seedling is a space mercenary organization. This mercenary organization was originally a nomadic group whose members were residents of a certain planet. Later, it took in people from other planets, as well as other nomads, or people in other situations...

However, the daily consumption of so many people is enormous. To maintain their daily needs and other expenses, the organization gradually transformed from an ordinary nomadic group into a mercenary organization.

Elizabeth was one of the many mercenaries.

Incidentally, a distinctive feature of this mercenary organization is that everyone wears a white cloak, resembling a white penguin.

Chapter 563 A Long-Awaited Reunion

In short, although the "lotus seedpod" looks very similar, there are always some details that can distinguish the "lotus seedpod" from the real person.

The "lotus seedpod" in front of Fang Rui now gave him a familiar feeling, as if he had seen it somewhere before...

If you think about it carefully, you'll see that the "lotus pods" often change their appearance. After all, the "lotus pods" are known as silent mercenaries, and they express their inner thoughts through "word cards" and "disguise".

Therefore, it's not enough for a familiar appearance to prove anything...

It's possible that Fang Rui had seen a "lotus seedpod" with a similar appearance before, or it's possible that Elizabeth had a similar appearance in her costume show.

However, a crucial factor that convinced Fang Rui that the "lotus seedpod" was not Elizabeth was that the other woman had no leg hair, whereas Elizabeth, being a rough and rugged man, had quite a lot of leg hair.

When this "lotus seedpod" ran in, there wasn't a single hair on its legs that were exposed while running.

After thinking carefully for a while, Fang Rui finally had some recollection and had a guess about the identity of this "lotus seedpod".

He didn't say anything, but instead guessed why she was there.

The "Lotus Pond" on this planet today were all brought by Sakamoto Tatsuma's Quick Rescue Team. They were an advance team sent by the mercenary organization "Lotus Pond" to gather intelligence and prepare for future invasion plans.

Regardless of the future, at least in the initial stages, these "lotus pods" are seriously gathering intelligence.

'Is the sirens blaring today related to her?'

Fang Rui seemed to be deep in thought, but his expression remained unchanged, still indifferent.

On the other hand, Night King Fengxian, as the founder of the Spring Rain Seventh Division, once roamed the interstellar space and was very familiar with the forces in the interstellar space.

He was naturally familiar with the renowned "Lotus Seedling." Unlike other mercenary organizations that became famous for their individual combat prowess, such as Yato and Chagini, Chenluo was known for its teamwork...

As for "Lotus Seedpod," it is famous for its attire and is known as "White Phantom."

Now that she saw this person suddenly barging into the house, Fengxian had some guesses, but knowing it was one thing, and whether to bring it up was another.

When there are no conflicting tasks, Fengxian has no interest in paying attention to others; she glances at them and then looks away...

As for Nichirin, her attention was not on this matter at all, but on whether the school was safe.

"Welcome! What would you like to eat?" The busy Jin Jisong didn't even turn his head to look at the door, but simply greeted them.

From the moment she entered the shop, a certain "lotus seedpod" was already looking around. The ramen shop owner didn't see her face, but two of the three customers did.

If police officers came to inquire about this matter later, there was a 100% chance that her identity would be exposed. Therefore, she had no intention of staying there and immediately prepared to leave the ramen shop.

But before leaving the ramen shop, he needed to change his clothes.

Elizabeth's costume change usually involves altering the pattern on her white outer garment, while this "Lotus Seedling" changes her costume by removing the white outer garment and dressing like an ordinary person.

Considering she wasn't wearing much underneath her white coat, she planned to change in the restroom. However, before she could say, "Could I use the restroom?", Fang Rui preemptively spoke up:

"Give her a bowl of our specialty ramen; it's someone I know."

Upon hearing this, Jin Jisong didn't ask anything and immediately responded. However, a certain "lotus seedpod" was very surprised. She was certain that she had never seen Fang Rui before, but Fang Rui said that he knew her.

Thinking this to herself, she didn't immediately refute anything. Instead, she went into the restroom, changed into ordinary clothes, and reappeared in front of Fang Rui.

She didn't say anything, just quietly looked at Fang Rui.

Look at me and say "I know you" again.

However, Fang Rui's answer was unexpected. Fang Rui nodded slightly, as if to say, "It really is you," and then said with even greater certainty, "What are you doing here?!"

Hearing the other person's rather familiar tone, the "lotus seedpod" was quite surprised, but she didn't rashly ask why the other person knew her, after all, there were outsiders present...

"Because of work..." a certain "lotus seedpod" answered perfunctorily. She could not say the specific details of why she was here. As an "advance team" sent by the mercenary tribe, most of the members were serious about their work.

For example, Elizabeth (Jiang Lian) would follow Katsura Kotaro. Initially, her reason was that Katsura Kotaro's identity was special. As the leader of an anti-foreign organization, and a very famous one at that, she believed that following him would allow her to gather various intelligence. And then...

Elizabeth (Jiang Lian) was led astray by a certain anti-foreign patriot, gradually transforming from a diligent mercenary into an ordinary anti-foreign patriot (crossed out)... an ordinary person.

It was this interesting experience that changed Jiang Lian's mind, leading her to decide to rebel against the leader of the "Lotus Seedling" tribe.

The person in front of him was also one of those who would later decide to rebel against the commander.

The experience of living on a normal planet is invaluable to a "lotus seedpod," so when a "lotus root" with this experience returns to its own planet, its feelings of disgust will rise to a very high level.

And now, someone whose mindset hasn't changed naturally has no reason to say anything.

"Is that so?" Fang Rui didn't press for details, after all, they were strangers meeting for the first time, and he couldn't expect the other to tell him everything.

However, the "Lotus Pond" has quite strong technological capabilities. Whether it's giant robots, ordinary robots, or giant robots at the level of planetary fortresses, they all possess amazing technology.

If we could make contact with "Lotus Seedling" earlier and negotiate a trade with them, the difficulty of acquiring various weapons would be reduced, since the mercenary tribe Lotus Seedling has a weapons factory.

But the problem is...

The leader of "Lotus Seedpod" whose goal is invasion, would never sell weapons to the enemy.

'It's a little troublesome, I need to find a proxy buyer...'

Fang Rui's gaze fell on Feng Xian. Feng Xian, who was being stared at by Fang Rui, immediately felt an ominous premonition, as if a troublesome matter was about to befall him.

Lacking common ground, Fang Rui's conversation with a certain "lotus seedpod" remained at the exploratory stage, unable to proceed further, let alone discuss business.

After that, they ate in silence...

During the meal, none of them said anything. Later, several police officers entered the restaurant and asked if anyone had seen a white penguin-like creature. Everyone in the restaurant answered no.

Therefore, although someone's crisis was resolved, their relationship with Fang Rui and others did not improve significantly.

After paying, everyone left the ramen shop, but one of the "lotus seedpods" did not leave the group for the time being. Based on the previous situation, these people must have something to ask her.

However, to her surprise, Fang Rui and the others said nothing, and said goodbye at the crossroads, without continuing their journey...

If you want to buy weapons, it's useless to talk to this person. You need to ask the commander of Lianpeng. If the commander refuses to sell weapons, then you need to consider other methods.

As for who to entrust with the task of purchasing weapons, Fengxian is one option. As the founder of the Seventh Division of Spring Rain, even though he has been gone for a long time, he still retains some power, so it is no problem for Spring Rain to help him with some matters.

In addition, once Kamui and Kamui arrive at Yoshiwara Peach Blossom Village, he can ask the two of them to help him purchase weapons.

The Quick Rescue Team is also one of the candidates. They have made deals with Renpo before, and should be a qualified ally on Renpo's deal list... probably!

Meanwhile, Katsura Kotaro and Takasugi Shinsuke met at the ski resort. The two didn't chat or argue, but quietly waited for the Kaitoku team.

"There are quite a lot of ships..."

Looking at the dozens of conventional commercial spaceships in the sky, Takasugi Shinsuke was quite surprised. Was Sakamoto Tatsuma doing so well in interstellar space? How could he organize such a large fleet?!

“Indeed, there are many.” Katsura Kotaro nodded slightly in agreement, but the “many” he referred to was not the same as the “many” that Takasugi Shinsuke was referring to.

He was marveling at how many ships Sakamoto Tatsuma had bought; it was hard to imagine where Sakamoto Tatsuma had bought them from.

After all, these ships look relatively new, not like secondhand goods.

"Yo! Wig..." After the spaceship landed on the ground, Sakamoto Tatsuma jumped off the ship, came to Katsura Kotaro's side, greeted him, and then saw someone next to him.

"Hey! Takasugi, you're here too! Hahaha..."

"Long time no see! How have you been?"

Takasugi Shinsuke completely ignored Sakamoto Tatsuma's greeting. Just like before, this guy had no sense of atmosphere, and his loud laughter could easily provoke people's anger.

"How much do these boats cost in total?" Katsura Kotaro had no interest in reminiscing and went straight to asking about the price.

After all, so many ships need to be moved as soon as possible, and even with the Shogunate's cover-up, it will still cause trouble.

"I'll give you a discount; I'll only charge you a transportation fee for each ship."

Sakamoto Tatsuma handed a stack of bills to Katsura Kotaro. As a good friend, he wouldn't overcharge him; he would only charge a small fee for his hard work.

“Okay! No problem.” Katsura Kotaro didn’t even look at the exact price before accepting the bill and said to Sakamoto Tatsuma:

"Find a few people to come with me to collect the money, and the rest of you transport the spaceship to these locations."

Katsura Kotaro gave Sakamoto Tatsuma several addresses. As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows, so it was wise to keep so many ships separated to avoid being caught in one fell swoop.

“Okay.” After handing over the transport spaceship to the crew, Sakamoto Tatsuma and Mutsu, along with a few crew members, followed Katsura Kotaro in a car to Edo.

Inside the car, Takasugi Shinsuke voiced his doubts, "Where did you get the money?"

Shinsuke Takasugi knows Katsura Kotaro's personality very well. He might joke around, but he wouldn't lie to his best friend, especially about something as serious as this...