Grace's face was bright red, and it was rare to see her so shy. Seeing this, Zhe also put his arms around her smooth and delicate waist.

The latter's body trembled slightly, but he did not resist.

"Grace is very enthusiastic today~"

"Well……"

Then Zhe asked about today's business, but it was not that he was unromantic, but that Grace also cared about this matter, but did not know how to start.

I understand that the reason is that Zhe wants to use his own abilities to help wake up the prototype's logical core data so as to exchange data with other companies.

"So, can I ask you, Zhe?"

Grace raised her head and looked at him with a pleading look. By the way, the two of them still maintained the same posture as before and did not separate.

"Well, if I can get a commission fee like this after the commission is completed, then I can agree~"

When Zhe said this, Grace clearly felt that the hand on her waist had become a little dishonest, or perhaps it had never been dishonest?

"Yeah... I, I know, there will be."

Grace nodded and agreed softly. Zhe was very satisfied with this, but at this moment, a sound suddenly came from the door.

The former seemed to have a premonition and broke free from Zhe's arms almost the next second, backing away while pretending nothing had happened.

And sure enough, the person who walked in from the door was a small red-haired figure.

"Sister, oh, Zhe, are you here already?"

Keleda looked at the two people in the studio. Zhe was fine. Apart from the fact that his clothes on his chest were a little messy, there was nothing strange about him.

My elder sister, on the other hand, had a visibly red face, which didn't look normal at all.

"What's going on with you guys?"

Kollida narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at the two of them with a scrutinizing look. This made Grace a little flustered for a moment, but she quickly reacted.

"No, I just hugged Ies, that's all!"

Grace tried her best to appear normal. Kelida might have noticed something was wrong, but she didn't know how to describe it.

In the end, I just discussed it with Zhe and asked him to come to see me later.

After that, Keleda left, and Grace finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this. At the same time, she looked at Zhe beside her nervously.

"Sorry, I didn't want Koleda to see it, so..."

(P.S. Thanks to 'Hall Master.:' for the great certification.)

Chapter 431 Grace's Commission Reward

Grace explained a little embarrassedly, but Zhe didn't care.

After agreeing on the details of what needed to be done, the two immediately set off for the cave to begin this commission.

The initial progress was very good, but just when it was about to be completed, the heavy machine body suddenly went out of control.

When Grace saw this, a trace of panic flashed across her face. Seeing that the runaway machine was about to approach, Zhe quickly hugged it to avoid the attack.

Grace quickly slid her fingers across her laptop, trying to calm it down.

But it had little effect. Seeing this, Zhe acted quickly and put his hand on the machine. In just a moment, the runaway intelligent machine calmed down.

"Zhe is really amazing!"

Grace couldn't help but sigh when she saw this, and at the same time she was very envious of such ability, but before the two could continue their conversation.

The crisis ensued. Fairy suddenly warned that a large number of skeletons were approaching nearby. In this situation, Zhe originally planned to take Grace and the mechanical body away first.

But at this moment, a series of rapid and violent sounds of breaking through the air tore through the air and hit Yi Hai who was not far away.

"Is that sound... heavy machine guns? Who's attacking?"

Zhe only felt that a tall mecha quickly drove into his talent detection range, while the weapon in his hand continued to attack.

Fierce rain of bullets slammed into the enemies who couldn't dodge in time, suppressing and driving away all the enemies present with a crisp sound like tearing silk.

"What is this? A modified version of the Guardian II tactical mecha?"

Grace recognized the model of the mecha that helped them at a glance, and then a voice came.

"Oh? I can tell at a glance that it's a revised version. It seems your skills haven't declined too much, Grace Howard."

A smart woman dressed similarly to Grace came up to the two of them and seemed a little surprised when her eyes swept over Zhe.

"What a surprise... Yi Hai won't stay still for long. Let's get out of the cave first."

Following the woman's words, the three of them chose to evacuate together, and after a moment, they arrived at the safe area outside the cave.

Grace insisted on completing the troubleshooting task, and the woman she had just met couldn't help but complain when she saw this.

"Even surrounded by monsters, he persists in tinkering with machinery. This morbid obsession remains the same as it was back then."

"So you and Grace know each other?"

Zhe heard more meaning from the woman's words. The latter was about to nod in affirmation, but Grace spoke at this time.

"Oh right! I haven't thanked you yet. I was in danger just now thanks to you for helping me."

"Huh, knowing how to express gratitude is progress."

The woman snorted softly, and her cold expression eased a little.

"Although I've seen many of your kind, this is the first time I've encountered someone like you."

"Don't you think it's a little late to compliment me now?"

The woman didn't notice that Grace's eyes were never on her, and Zhe seemed to be able to imagine what was going to happen next.

"Hmm... the more I look at it, the more I feel the lines are beautiful, and they also contain power..."

"Wait, wait! No matter how much you flatter me, aren't those words a bit too much?"

The woman's expression changed slightly, but Grace showed no intention of stopping.

"This may be a little sudden, but...can I touch you?"

"What?! Are you, are you crazy?! How could you make such an unreasonable request... If it's just a handshake, it's not impossible..."

"Sorry, sis, I can't help it!"

Grace seemed not to have heard what the woman said. After saying this, she quickly stepped forward. Seeing this, the woman opposite finally could not remain calm.

“Wait! I’m not mentally prepared yet…!”

The strange young woman waved her hands in panic and closed her eyes, preparing to welcome an empty hug.

The object she was facing passed through her like the wind and directly hit the leg of the tactical mecha.

Zhe looked at Grace who was constantly praising the mecha's surface paint and decoration, feeling helpless but not stopping her.

This is Grace's hobby, which she can understand, and she will not stop this hobby just because she likes her.

But the strange woman seemed to be frozen in place. If Zhe saw correctly, she seemed to be trembling and her face was red.

It seemed that Hong Wen had already gotten angry. Zhe was just thinking about whether to go up and comfort her when the other party glared at Grace and spoke.

"I thought you had changed a bit, but I was so wrong... You're still the same as before, only caring about machines and ignoring humans.

The Cold Iron Witch——Grace Howard!!”

This nickname was the first time Zhe had heard of it, and it was only then that Grace noticed the angry woman.

"Oh? Are you this kid's mechanic? Nice to meet you, your kid is truly amazing..."

"Shut up! What's a nice meeting? We've known each other for a long time! It's just that your twisted values ​​have made you never take me seriously!"

The woman's words reminded Zhe of someone in the Outer Ring, but he really couldn't remember the other person's name and was already trying his best to remember it.

Grace never remembered, and the woman couldn't stand it anymore, so she asked her to let go of her mecha.

Seeing this, Zhe had no choice but to step forward and pull Grace away. The latter was still a little reluctant, but did not resist.

"Sorry, occupational illness has struck me. Could you tell me your name? Or maybe just tell me this kid's machine data!"

Grace was serious for a while before turning her attention back to the machinery. She was like this to everyone except Zhe.

The woman opposite also calmed down from her anger and regained her cool demeanor.

"Hmph, just as I expected, you don't remember me. That's good too, I can beat you in a skill competition without mercy!"

After hearing what the woman said, Grace fell into recollection. The Sanmen Group, with which her family was cooperating, had mentioned that there was a second applicant for technical cooperation.

"Could it be you?"

"That's right! I, Betty Brenda, am your opponent! I will beat you in this bidding! I will make you and your Baiji Heavy Industry lose face!"

After saying this, the woman left with her mecha, and Grace followed Zhe back to Baiji Heavy Industry.

"Well, very good, the machine doesn't seem to have any scratches at all!"

"Grace, compared to this, is that one okay?"

"Well, who?"

Grace tilted her head in confusion, and Zhe didn't know what to say when he saw this.

"That's Betty Brenda, the one who claims to be your bidding rival and seems to know you!"

"As for her, well, who knows... I don't really have any impression of her. Shouldn't you be more concerned about the rewards for the commissions than that?"

Chapter 432: Keleda: Sister, Zhe, what did you do...?

Grace looked at Zhe in front of her with a slightly red face. There were only two of them in the studio at this moment. If something were to happen, no one would probably know.

"I didn't expect Grace to bring this up on her own initiative, but...are we sure we don't tell Koleda first before we do this?"

Zhe stepped forward and approached Grace, who subconsciously leaned on the table behind her, maintaining a half-sitting posture.

But having said that, he did not give the latter time to answer, but these words made him nervous.

Zhe placed his hand on Grace's waist and gently pulled her towards him, their faces slowly approaching.

Just when they were about to touch, Grace seemed to have discovered something and pushed hard on Zhe's chest with both hands.

And the next moment, the door of the studio was pushed open again, and the person who came in was Kollida.

"Zhe, sister, I heard you're back, how are things going?"

"fine……"

"what?"

"No, I mean, the logical data awakening process is progressing well, and we should be able to proceed with data stripping."

Grace quickly changed her words, trying her best to hide her panic, and Kelida nodded when she heard it.

"Well, thank you for your hard work. With this, I think we're done for today, right?"

"Uh, yes..."

Grace opened her mouth and tried to respond to Kolleda's question, but before she could finish her words, Zhe's voice rang out.

"Actually, Grace still has some finishing work that needs my help. Could you please wait a little longer, Keleida?"

"Eh?"

When Grace heard this, she was stunned for a moment and subconsciously looked at Zhe beside her, her eyes full of surprise.

And Zhe also looked at her, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. The warm smile made Grace, who was in a depressed mood just now, instantly change from gloomy to cheerful.

"That's right. Sorry, little one."

Grace's words were truly filled with apology. After all, as Kollida's sister, she had not fulfilled her sisterly obligations in this regard.

"Is that so? Okay then, how long will it take? I'll wait here."

As Koleda spoke, she found a chair and sat down. At the same time, she seemed to remember something and pointed at Grace who was still sitting at the table.

"Hey, sister, you seem a little rude."

This reminded Grace that she had just been in a panic dealing with the situation, and her mood had changed so rapidly that she hadn't noticed that she was sitting on the table with her door wide open.

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