After the proposal, the Valkyrie came to the door

Anliang's expression froze upon hearing the girl's question.

Bronya's topic was far too adult, perfectly hitting his sore spot and causing real damage.

He had used up almost all of his savings from the past six months to buy an engagement ring.

Although Anliang has the knack for making quick money through business, her latest novel, "Yearning to Become a Magical Girl," updated last week, has also garnered a considerable number of subscribers...

However, because he serialized his work on a platform in the Far East, and the exchange rate between Far East currency and the US dollar had fallen below 160:1, Anliang actually earned less money than before.

After working hard for most of the day, his savings were still a pitiful four figures.

"Sigh, you guessed right, I really don't have much money right now..."

An Liang sighed softly, a look on his face that was hard to describe but something every working person would understand.

Down and out, my family.

He was once the captain of the Hyperion, with a budget in the hundreds of millions. After helping Theresa rise to power, he could take away Destiny's wealth at will.

Unlike now, my wallet is emptier than my face.

Bronya looked at Anliang, whose eyes were filled with sorrow, and smiled slightly, her beautiful eyes narrowing with satisfaction.

The captain has no money? That's great!

A captain who lacks nothing is like a pure-hearted war god who has no desires. Nothing external can shake his will, making him an extremely difficult character to conquer.

but……

For a captain who is short of money, the strategy is much simpler.

The importance of money is self-evident. Throughout history, countless people have turned against each other and betrayed their partners because of money.

Even if the captain's belief in pure love is unwavering...

But can he, with his weaknesses, truly resist the corrupting influence of money?

Bronya crossed her long, black-stockinged legs, her expression calm and confident.

As the heir to Anti-Entropy Entertainment, she herself symbolizes a young woman with a strong grasp of capital and is adept at using money to subdue someone.

She could easily have encouraged the captain to take out loans to buy a car and a house before getting married, and then threatened to fire him when he was paying tens of thousands of dollars in loans every month and was under tremendous financial pressure.

If the captain doesn't want to be fired, blacklisted by her across the industry, have his supplies cut off, have everything seized by the bank, and be placed on the blacklist, then the captain has no choice but to obediently accept Bronya's unspoken rules!

Alternatively, she could use some more direct methods.

For example, she could deliberately set a trap, have the captain sign some contracts on her behalf for the studio, then suffer losses of tens of millions before holding the captain accountable, telling him that if he couldn't afford to pay and didn't want to go to jail, he could compensate with his body!

In modern society...

Capital has countless legitimate and reasonable means to exploit, oppress, and even enslave a person's fate, plunging them into an abyss of despair and ultimately turning them into playthings to be manipulated at will.

Of course, Bronya isn't some kind of devil.

She actually couldn't bear to force the captain to comply using these methods.

If possible, Bronya still wants to use her past life experience to slowly win over the captain's heart, so that the captain will willingly be with her and create a happy ending where both parties are in love.

But if the captain consistently refuses to accept her love...

Bronya had no choice but to abandon all the formalities and skip the walkthrough to get the captain's body!

The girl gave a slightly sickly expression, but before Anliang could notice, she returned to her usual expressionless state.

Now that we've confirmed the captain is broke, let's begin the strategy...

Bronya lowered her beautiful eyes, took out her phone and fiddled with it for a bit, then raised her hand and patted Anliang on the shoulder.

"Okay, now let's check your bank balance."

"what?"

Anliang emerged from his sorrow over poverty and looked at the girl with a puzzled expression.

Before he could ask any further questions, his phone vibrated with a text message.

"Dear customer, your bank account has completed a transfer transaction of 20000.00 yuan."

Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands... Holy crap, twenty thousand!

An Liang opened his mouth, then counted again in disbelief, making sure he hadn't misread it.

"Ahem, you should be getting paid next month."

"But considering that you're currently short of money, which could affect your work performance, as an understanding boss, Bronya has decided to pay you this month's salary in advance!"

The girl puffed out her chest, which commanded respect, and said with a smile.

"The boss is generous! May the boss prosper!"

Anliang felt invigorated when he saw the extra 20,000 yuan in his bank card.

It's great to work with Big Duck! She's beautiful and considerate of her subordinates. If it were anyone else, they would probably be so moved that they would give their heart to Big Duck on the spot!

Even Anliang, who was extremely familiar with Bronya, felt his heart beat faster at this moment, sensing a new charm emanating from the big duck... a charm that belonged to a rich woman.

Wealth is a powerful motivator; no wonder so many people love the symbolism of steel wool!

Fortunately, he has a strong will and good digestion, and never entertains the idea of ​​living off a woman; otherwise, he would have found it difficult to resist the allure of a big duck.

An Liang sighed inwardly, then straightened his expression.

"Being able to receive an advance on my salary has truly been a lifesaver. I won't say much more in terms of thanks. Bronya, just let me know if you ever need anything, and I'll do whatever you ask!"

"Oh? You can do everything?"

Bronya rested her chin on her hand and said with interest, "Then Bronya wants to use your body for a day tomorrow, is that alright?"

"Ah this——"

An Liang was taken aback for a moment.

He was just about to suspect that Bronya was lusting after him when he heard the girl's additional explanation.

"Tomorrow is Saturday. Bronya wants to look at houses in Sky City to decide where she wants to stay, so I'll have to trouble you to be her guide again."

"So that's it..."

An Liang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought you would stay in the hotel suite for a while longer, and only look at houses after you finished this phase of work."

"That was the original plan, but my younger sister is about to start her summer vacation and may come at any time, so I'm looking for a place to settle down first, so it will be convenient for her to stay temporarily."

Bronya explained, while Anliang felt a slight stirring in his heart.

The sister Bronya mentioned should be Seele... I wonder how Seele is doing in this timeline?

I don't think she'll develop to the point of becoming a completely different person like Bronya.

An Liang secretly guessed, then his thoughts returned to reality, and he patted his chest.

"Don't worry, leave it to me tomorrow. I will do my best to find a good house for you and your sister!"

P.S.: Ahem, I saw some people were curious about the author's source material. Actually, it's nothing. I just searched for some books and audiobooks using keywords. I think those of you with rich experience have seen quite a few of them, so I don't need to go into the details of the plot.

Chapter 51 Alicia sensed something was wrong

I've arranged the location and time for our meeting tomorrow with Bronya...

After a busy day, Mr. An saw his female boss out of the studio, and then left work satisfied.

"I got inspiration for my drawing, the game quality improved noticeably, and I even got an advance on a month's salary. Today is truly a hopeful day."

With his wallet bulging, Anliang seemed to stand taller than usual.

Although he always insisted on not being a kept man, his nearly depleted savings made it difficult for An Liang to stand up for himself. After all, his earning power was far inferior to that of Alicia, so in the eyes of outsiders, he looked like a gigolo being kept.

Kevin probably feels the same way.

The Lord of the World Serpent has become a coding-obsessed office worker in this world, while Mei remains a world-renowned genius scientist. This difference in status is much greater than that between Anliang and Alicia.

Even if he and Kevin could ignore the gossip from the outside world, the girl's reputation wasn't very good.

"If you work hard, you can become a famous illustrator and be a good match for Alicia, a popular blogger. But it's really difficult for Kevin to catch up with Mei's status, which is so high that he can be written into textbooks!"

Anliang put his hands in his pockets and looked at the stars in the sky with a sigh.

If it were an apocalypse, Kevin might become an even more dazzling savior than May...

But in the everyday world where the Cocoon of the End has vanished, he couldn't think of any chance Kevin could save the world.

It's impossible for an extraterrestrial enemy to attack with the power of imaginary energy or the quantum sea, and for these guys to then become emperors and turn the tide.

Anliang was amused by his own thoughts.

Not to mention that the edges of each galaxy are blocked by massive imaginary energy, making inter-world travel extremely difficult, powerful beings capable of manipulating imaginary numbers to traverse inter-world distances have no reason to target an ordinary planet that has not collapsed.

Wait, maybe not...

He had encountered the Tree of Imaginary Numbers more than once in his reincarnations, and had also seen beings from other worlds climbing the tree.

According to that guy, it seems that someone in His world is planning to open up routes in the void to connect different worlds, allowing ordinary people to travel the universe.

It's a crazy yet romantic idea. If it succeeds, Anliang might actually see aliens in his lifetime.

But is it really a good thing to allow civilizations without interstellar travel capabilities to make contact with other worlds ahead of time?

Just as the Cocoon of the End is an alien creation, many of the stars in the sky are potential enemies. Once their location is exposed, those civilizations that love invasion and war might come running at the first sign of trouble.

At least that's what he likes to do when playing Stellaris...

As Anliang walked home, he would recall the worlds he had glimpsed in the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of ​​Quanta, which had been destroyed by other civilizations, and then he would think about whether to suggest that Bronya make Stellaris the next game.

Time slipped away quietly as he drifted off into thought.

When Anliang came to his senses, he had already reached his front door.

Seeing the warm light still shining through the window, An Liang smiled slightly and stopped thinking about those irrelevant things.

The probability of aliens attacking is still very low. Even if it did happen, he would be able to handle it and would never allow his peaceful life to be disturbed.

An Liang calmly opened the door to his home.

Before he could even step inside, a slender pink figure, accompanied by a fragrant breeze, wafted over and bumped into his arms.

An Liang took the hit head-on from the ball, letting the girl hook her arm around his neck and then kiss him passionately.

After their lips and teeth mingled for a few minutes, the girl finally released An Liang, her pretty face flushed with shyness, and she let out a soft hum.

"You naughty Anliang, you're back so late again today. Miss Fairy is very afraid of being alone~?"

"Sorry, I've been working a lot of overtime lately."

Faced with Alicia's coquettish complaints, Anliang could only scratch his head and smile wryly.

Big Duck is very career-driven and wants to make a name for himself as soon as possible. As the art director, his job is also very demanding, so he works overtime four days a week.

With long hours of overtime, the time spent with Alicia becomes shorter, so it's normal for the girl to feel dissatisfied.

Fortunately, Alicia was an understanding girl. She just pouted and complained for a moment, then smiled again and took Anliang's arm as they walked back to the living room.

"Although I don't like you working overtime, that's all in the past now. You should spend the rest of the weekend with Miss Fairy, okay?"

"Uh, well..."

Anliang looked at Alicia's expectant face, paused for a moment, and hesitated before saying, "I have something to do tomorrow, so I probably... I guess I won't be able to stay home with you."

"Hey, why—"

Alicia, who had been planning what fun things to do this week, quickly became depressed, her beautiful pink and blue eyes filled with a hint of resentment.

"Anliang, are you working overtime tomorrow too?"

"Although I went out with my female boss, it shouldn't count as working overtime."

Anliang explained to Alicia.

He explained the whole story of why he wanted to help Bronya find a house, then spread his hands and said frankly, "Bronya is not only my boss, but also Hua's friend. I think it is necessary to help her settle down in Sky City."

"That's true, and Miss Fairy can understand..."

Alicia crossed her arms and looked Anliang up and down, her beautiful eyes narrowing with suspicion.

"But I always feel that your relationship with Bronya is not ordinary. You went out to eat together before, and now you want to accompany her to look at houses alone. This is not something you would do after knowing each other for only a week."