The male supporting character was actually myself.

A look of surprise flashed across her face. "Captain, you still remember me?"

“I remember, but…” Jiang Chen originally wanted to say “only to the extent that I still remember.”

However, the overjoyed goddess rushed up and gave him a big hug, "That's wonderful, Captain! Now we can discuss some more in-depth issues!"

Jiang Chen: ...

Big red lips: (ΩДΩ)

So this is what life is like for a handsome, rich, and charming person!

No wonder he didn't immediately ask for the cute girl's phone number; apparently, he's surrounded by just too many beautiful women...

I'm so envious!

"So, what are you going to do now, Captain?" the goddess asked, holding his hand. Her voice was ethereal and melodious, as if it came from another world.

Jiang Chen was momentarily confused, unsure what the deeper question she was referring to, and casually replied, "I need to buy a starship."

"A starship?" The goddess tilted her head and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "If there's a suitable one, we can certainly prepare one in advance. May I go with the captain to take a look?"

The handsome man and beautiful woman looked at the envious and jealous woman with big red lips with questioning eyes. He immediately said in a soft and stuttering voice, "Of course, but you two may have to make do for a while."

Jiang Chen soon learned what it meant to be "wronged".

A long, hovercar arrived at the agency's headquarters, carrying two burly men. The interior was filled with a light purple solid.

He reached out and touched it; it felt a bit like a bouncy jelly.

"Please enter our special protection mode—all-around immersive care." Big Red Mouth eagerly stepped forward, opened the car door, and invited the God of Wealth and Goddess into the car.

It felt like jelly, but when Jiang Chen entered, he discovered that this light purple substance didn't seem to exist.

Breathing, movement, and even speaking will not be affected.

But while seated, he could only see the goddess beside him, surrounded by a faint purple hue, which affected his vision and hearing.

A bright red-lipped face peered out from the front row, and then a striking face suddenly appeared in the pale purple "mist." He explained in a soft voice, "Don't worry, this is a unique racial talent of the bodyguards hired by our company headquarters. It can completely isolate you from external smells and sounds, ensuring your personal safety and the absolute safety of the secret cargo hold."

"This kind of racial talent is quite impressive." Jiang Chen reached out and grabbed a handful, but naturally didn't catch anything.

The goddess closed her eyes, sensed for a moment, and smiled. "Captain, would you like to close your eyes and rest for a bit?"

"Alright." He looked at the other person's playful wink, felt his right hand being held tightly in a soft hand, and obediently closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair.

The screen flickered a few times, as if there was a problem with the connection.

Soon after, a scene appeared where Jiang Chen could clearly see, from a god-like perspective, that the extended hovercar he was riding was rapidly traversing the black market and quickly entering an underground space.

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the goddess with a surprised and questioning gaze.

"I've learned a lot this time, and I've learned a lot of new things. Let's talk in detail after the captain finishes what he's doing. Shall we take a break now?" she said with a playful wink.

Jiang Chen remained silent, keeping his eyes closed and watching the hovercar drive into the strange tunnel, seemingly entering a special space.

When they got out of the car, the hovercar was already parked next to a brand new, huge starship.

Besides Jiang Chen and his group, many other strange-looking aliens were also interested in this starship.

"It might require an auction!" Big Red Mouth said somewhat nervously after gathering the information. "There are already six potential clients. You should be prepared."

After all, there was nothing wrong with the starship itself; it was only because the structure of the internal rest area deviated slightly from the design blueprints that the military rejected it. This kind of vessel is no different from the original starships from the military (and not very good) factory, and it's highly sought after!

Over the years of working as a sales intermediary, Big Red Mouth has had a run of bad luck, only occasionally managing to sell one or two small, nearly scrapped spaceships. This is the first time he's handled such a large deal as buying and selling starships, and if he manages to close one, the service fee alone would be astronomical for him.

He desperately wanted to close the deal, but once the bidding started...

While the other sales staff were showing the customer around the starship and explaining everything in detail, Big Red Mouth nervously opened the documents sent from headquarters. Just as he was about to explain it to the God of Wealth, he saw the Goddess place her slender, fair hand on the starship and touch it. She turned around and smiled sweetly, "Captain, this starship is very nice. You can buy it."

"Let's start the auction then." Jiang Chen glanced at the information and sat down in the rest area without even going to the viewing area, waiting for the auction to begin.

Big Red Mouth was both nervous and excited, running around serving them tea and water.

Chapter 49 The Trapped Soul

When the auction began, there were already twelve interested bidders. Clearly, the quality of this starship was very tempting, and given the special circumstances of the approaching Death Star System, anyone with a bit of strength wanted to secure their own future.

Fortunately, the little white cat probably didn't have much of a spotlight on him, and Jiang Chen didn't encounter any memorable moments like those of a protagonist until the end of the auction, saving him a lot of time.

With the support of his wallet, he won the bid for the starship at a price far exceeding his previous winning bid.

After the transaction is completed, the seller only provides the exit route and is not responsible for any subsequent support.

So Jiang Chen stepped forward and touched it amidst the astonished gaze of the big red-lipped man, and the starship instantly disappeared from its spot.

Then a small aircraft appeared out of thin air. He piloted it out through the departure passage of the secret cargo hold, landed at a suitable location on the ground, and stored the aircraft in his space before the traffic control department arrived. He then drove away.

"Captain, how much do you remember about me?" the goddess asked, tilting her head and resting her chin on her hand.

At this moment, Jiang Chen had already said goodbye to Lu Xinnan and Feng Yuan, boarded the advanced starship, and left the main star, heading straight for the location sent by the little white cat.

He glanced at the vast universe outside the porthole and replied somewhat awkwardly, "Actually, I only remember your name and know that you are one of the ship girls, but I can't remember anything else."

"One of them?" The goddess seized on the key point and asked excitedly, "Do you remember the names of other ship girls? For example?"

“Amy, Night Misa, Mandy, Edith…” Jiang Chen read out the names of the seven ship girls he remembered, then added, “I can only remember their names if I see them. I’ve seen their pictures somewhere before, so I can remember them.”

A dazzling light flashed from the goddess, and the seven ship girls stood shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand, smiling sweetly, and said in unison: "Captain, we meet again!"

"Hmm, Captain already recognized us back at the black market." The lively Fei was the first to step forward and grab his hand, shaking it. "My sisters said I'd scare you like that!"

Amy shrugged and smiled gently, "According to our deductions, the captain shouldn't remember things from the past."

However, the fact that he still remembers a small part of it indicates that the shackles of memory have begun to loosen.

We can now discuss some things more deeply.

Christine couldn't wait to push the chair over and lay it flat;

Mandy and Night Misa each grabbed one of his arms and helped him lie down on the comfortable recliner.

The others stood expectantly on either side. Ye Misha placed her hands on Jiang Chen's forehead and said in a clear and authoritative voice, "Please close your eyes, Captain. What we are about to do cannot be discovered by the World Will."

Feeling inexplicably excited and nervous, Jiang Chen obediently closed his eyes and felt the soft hands of the ship girls resting on his body.

It felt a little itchy, and also a bit like a mild electric shock.

He soon felt his whole body melt away, and his thoughts seemed to be detached and floating in darkness.

“In the beginning, the whole world was nothingness, and everything you see does not actually exist.” Ye Misha’s voice suddenly rang out in the darkness, and Jiang Chen “saw” a bright, shimmering drop of water falling from the sky.

"Tick!"

As water droplets fell, creating ripples, the surface of the water was also tinged with a bright color.

"It wasn't until your soul appeared that this world suddenly gained color and vibrant life."

The huge black sphere transformed into a bright and colorful form, with ethereal lines constantly outlining various shapes in the air. These shapes were completed almost in the blink of an eye, and various creatures such as humans, aliens, and monsters began to leap and move.

The skyscrapers were outlined with exquisite shapes, and the curtains behind the bright floor-to-ceiling windows were drawn back. People walked through the windows and came out to greet the other people who had just finished sketching.

The park, which had been outlined in the map, was suddenly filled with lively crowds and playful children. The fountain began to gurgle, birds sang merrily, and a few leaves fell from the trees.

Various kinds of vehicles appeared on the wide roads; flying machines also appeared in the sky.

Everything unfolded like a moving picture, suddenly appearing. Then, these people, whose outlines had just been drawn, each had their own story: some were heartbroken; some were homeless; some were busy working; and some were strolling leisurely through the streets...

Just a second ago, they didn't even exist.

In the instant that drop of water entered, an unseen pair of hands swiftly sketched out the entire world and gave it life and vitality.

"You can be any one of them, and any one of them will resonate perfectly with your soul without any rejection. You can even instantly possess all of their memories."

Because these physical features are tailor-made for you.

This so-called world exists because of your existence.

When your soul departs…

The once bright and complex world inside the giant sphere in front of Jiang Chen stopped and collapsed the moment the drop of water was drawn out, plunging back into eternal darkness.

"After the Captain's soul left last time, we thought we were drifting in the universe looking for its end. But in reality, we sisters were summoned, hibernated, woke up, hibernated again, and woke up again."

When the captain's soul re-entered this place, we suddenly realized that the whole world was an illusion.

Nothing exists except our trapped souls.

Including our bodies, this starship, and even the entire universe.

It is merely manipulated by an unseen world will, appearing and developing at the right time, and disappearing once the intruding soul leaves.

When it is necessary to re-enter, the world's will simply shift the timeline forward slightly, randomly create various beings, and modify the time and fill in some settings when inputting their memories; that's all.

The cycles of the entire world are no more difficult than planning a game.

The scene before him had been altered and rewritten in various ways. Jiang Chen stared blankly at the scene, feeling as if it were somewhat familiar.

After waking up from the images shown by the ship girls, he lay on the chair, looking at the ceiling and the bright lights. He pondered for a long time before raising his right hand to examine it carefully under the light.

"Are they all... fake?"

“All our knowledge of the outside world comes from the brain.” Amy gently massaged his temples and whispered, “As long as you can fool the brain, you won’t be able to tell if everything is an illusion.”

Jiang Chen pinched herself; it hurt a lot.

As he stroked Amy's beautiful, serene, fair face with his fingers, he suddenly realized something: "If even the brain doesn't exist, then the virtual world created by the will of the world is just blinding our souls."

Therefore, our soul contract is not limited by time and space, and remains valid indefinitely!

"When the Captain's soul departed, what we perceived as drifting was merely a memory imposed by the world's will; it did not actually exist. The world vanished the instant you left."

When we realize this, we find ourselves seemingly awakening some incredible ability. For example—the images that the goddess lets you 'see';

Take, for example, the soul-to-soul exchange we just had.

Mandy handed over a plate of freshly baked cake, shrugged helplessly, and said, "The problem now is that the captain's soul is not under his control and is constantly being sent to travel to other worlds."

Our souls, however, are trapped here and cannot escape.

Chapter 50: Captain, you must be exhausted!

"Escape?" Jiang Chen suddenly felt a sharp pain in his temple, a tearing pain that came out of nowhere, making him frown. "The mission world is virtual, I've already discovered that."

But how the soul escapes is a big problem.