"Herta Space Station."
The wage sl*ve answered stiffly, step by step.
Levi felt his heart tremble.
'Did that mean the Herta just now was real?!'
A trace of panic rose in his heart, then quickly settled back down.
'Who is Herta? Don't know her.'
His name is Levi, and he has absolutely nothing to do with that Mr. Cold Feet who contacted Asta.
'Besides... If you've got the guts, come talk on the streets of the Luofu.'
When that happens, let's see how Levi hangs Herta up and whips her.
After indulging in a bit of mental fantasy, Levi directly deleted his original account and switched to a new one, then re-added his acquaintances through his own operations.
After that, he had no intention of paying any attention to Herta's business.
Looking at the ᗜ ‸ ᗜ icon on the jade communicator, Levi gave the other side a brief compliment.
He was extremely satisfied with this newly recruited subordinate of his.
"It's all thanks to the boss's virus. I didn't really do anything." The wage sl*ve ᗜ ‸ ᗜ said.
The wage sl*ve, one of the four AIs under the Stellaron Hunter Silver Wolf.
Alongside "sl*ve," they were known as the two biggest sl*ves under Silver Wolf.
After interacting with her before, Levi had gotten the idea of pulling her over to work under him.
Later, during his free time, he borrowed Silver Wolf's account and chatted with her from time to time.
In the end, through Levi's unremitting efforts, and by occasionally making some upgrade patches for her, the wage sl*ve was already half "shaped like" Levi.
Originally, he had wanted to hook sl*ve as well, but unfortunately he could never get in touch with them.
So for now, he could only pull the wage sl*ve over to his side.
"Has Silver Wolf come to the Luofu yet?"
Levi asked her. He still remembered Silver Wolf saying she would come to the Luofu to find him, but there had been no news up to now.
ᗜ ‸ ᗜ
"BOSS has already arrived at the Luofu, and she sent you a message, boss. You probably didn't notice it."
'She's already come to the Luofu?'
Hearing what the wage sl*ve said, Levi dug Silver Wolf out from under a pile of junk ads.
Looking at the message Silver Wolf sent, she really had already arrived at the Luofu.
"Then where is she right now?"
"At your place."
———
[Herta Space Station]
Levi's flippant voice spread through every corner.
"Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening! I am the universe's most famous merchant, Mr. Cold Feet."
"Given that you, or all of you, have violated the Galactic Justice Act, Crime of Peeping into Privacy, I will now, on behalf of the Interastral Peace Corporation, deliver punishment upon you, or all of you."
"I hope you, or you all, can endure it. After all… this is a punishment that even the Stellaron Hunters cried and begged me to forgive!"
The teasing voice vanished. Just as the people on the station were wondering what kind of punishment it would be, strange music began to play.
"You love me, I love you…"
At the same time, the pure instrumental music that had been playing on Screwllum's body also began to add vocals.
Including Herta, almost everyone fell into silence at that moment.
At the same time, a single name popped into the minds of the three geniuses.
'Masked Fools!'
"So Asta was taken away by the Masked Fools…"
"I think that's very likely."
"..."
———
[Xianzhou Luofu]
After learning that Silver Wolf was currently at his home, and had even remodeled it, Levi ran toward home at full speed.
He wasn't worried that Qingque would discover there was a wanted criminal in his house, nor was he afraid Silver Wolf would harm Qingque.
He was afraid his own stuff would be discovered by Silver Wolf, or directly treated as stolen goods and destroyed.
Being discovered wouldn't be that bad, but if it got destroyed, he'd probably cry himself to death.
'Those are all my precious treasures!'
'The kind you only see once in a thousand years!'
The wage sl*ve's voice sounded. "Boss, don't worry. Your things were packed away by me. Right now I've hidden them in a place the BOSS would absolutely never think of."
Hearing this, the tension in Levi's heart instantly eased. "Nicely done! I'll make you some data candy when I get back."
"Thank you, boss!"
Once he knew his things hadn't been discovered or destroyed, Levi gradually slowed his pace on the way back.
Strolling leisurely toward home.
———
[Inside His Home at This Moment]
Three figures stood in the middle of the room, looking around at the unfamiliar surroundings.
"Did we go into the wrong room…"
Bailu looked confused. She remembered Levi's room not being like this.
When did it get renovated?
Or had she gone into the wrong room?
Thinking this, Bailu stepped out of the room and looked at the scene outside the door.
Confirming that this was indeed Levi's home.
Looking at the high-tech, sci-fi-styled room in front of her, Bailu still found it hard to believe this was Levi's place.
"This girl is exhausted!" Seeing Bailu nod and confirming this was the destination, Sushang put the bags in her hands onto the table.
"Tell me about it~ This trip felt more tiring than a whole day of performing."
The two-dimensional blade bro also set down the things she was carrying and rubbed her slightly sore shoulders.
Just as she was about to sit on the sofa to rest, she felt something pressing uncomfortably against her butt.
She reached under herself and pulled out a rectangular object.
Tilting her head, she said, "An old-style tape recorder. Didn't expect this friend to be a collector!"
This kind of old junk, on the Luofu, other than collecting it, she really couldn't think of any use for it.
'Idiot! That's an ether cassette!'
Watching the other party put the cassette back down, the hidden Silver Wolf picked it up.
She wiped the spot the other party had touched with a look of disgust.
After putting away the ether cassette, Silver Wolf looked at the three extra people in the room. After thinking for a moment, she chose not to leave but instead stayed hidden and squatted in a corner, quietly waiting for Levi to arrive.
Bailu and the others sat together to rest, likewise waiting for Levi to come back.
After some time.
Qingque arrived here. Seeing the door open, she wondered if Levi had gotten back before her.
But when she got closer, it was Bailu and two people she didn't recognize.
Bailu also noticed Qingque standing outside the door and excitedly waved at her to say hello.
After greeting Bailu, Qingque remembered a question.
"Who opened the door for you?"
And also…
'Why has Levi's place turned into this?!'
'It wasn't like this yesterday!'
She slipped into the house and began looking around at the completely unfamiliar decor.
At the same time, after hearing Qingque's question, Bailu suddenly remembered that someone really had opened the door for her from inside.
But she'd been so shocked by the inside of the house that she'd temporarily forgotten about it.
Bailu's small eyes scanned every corner of the room, but she didn't find any place where someone could hide.
'What are you looking at, shorty!' The invisible Silver Wolf leaned in front of her and made a ghost face.
Bailu, who was surveying the room, suddenly waved her hand in front of herself. Noticing it, Silver Wolf nimbly dodged.
'She can see me?!'
"Strange, why do I feel like there's something in front of me? A mosquito maybe…"
Bailu muttered, withdrew her gaze, and asked Sushang and Guinaifen beside her, "When you came in just now, did you notice anyone in the room?"
Faced with Bailu's question, the two shook their heads.
When they'd come in, they'd also been drawn in by the scene in the room. How could they have paid attention to anything else?
Besides, the room was so small you could take it all in with one glance.
There weren't many places to hide, and whether someone was there or not was obvious at a glance.
"No one… could it be a ghost!"
'It's your grandma, that's who!' Silver Wolf silently complained in her heart.
Looking at the room, Qingque felt a bit creeped out.
That feeling spread to Bailu as well.
"Why are you all at my place?"
At that moment, the homeowner's voice sounded from outside.
Levi walked in, one hand carrying two cups of Immortal Happy Tea and two portions of braised pork trotters over rice, the other arm holding an unfamiliar robot.
Seeing Levi appear, Bailu was about to tell him what had happened, but then she heard an unfamiliar voice beside her.
"A little Herta? Where did you get this from?"
Turning her head, a terrifying ghost face appeared right in front of her.
"Ghost!!!"
Bailu was startled and jumped three feet into the air.
Crossing three meters in a single step, she ran behind Levi and shut her eyes in fear, her body trembling uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Qingque stepped forward to try to pull her away. "Hey! That's my spot!"
"..."