I Married A Degraded Alpha
Chapter 164: [Bonus - ] A Metal Ore Planet

Chapter 164: [Bonus Chapter] A Metal Ore Planet

With 1.13 million astracredits hitting her account, Yuri was in high spirits. She checked the time and announced, "That’s it for today’s livestream."

Yuri looked at the viewer count in her livestream room. The number had reached 900,000, which took her by surprise. Where did all these people come from all of a sudden?

"Yuri, I heard you’re recruiting. What are the specifics?" someone asked.

Yuri hopped into her mecha, activating the auto-pilot, and casually started to chat with her fans. "Requirements? Those are set by the military, not me. Are you willing to come to the 458 Defense Line? Don’t mind the harsh conditions here?"

"It’s not harsh where Yuri is."

"Yuri, I haven’t graduated yet. Will you still be recruiting next year?"

"We’ll see if we’re full by then," Yuri left it open-ended.

"I guess I don’t stand a chance then. Your slots must be already full."

"If Yuri gets promoted next year, she’ll be able to recruit again."

"With the rate Yuri is racking up achievement points, it could really happen next year."

Yuri rolled her eyes. "You sure think highly of me."

"We respect your abilities."

"I need the opportunities too," Yuri said, then thought for a moment and added, "Seems like apart from insectoids, there aren’t any other opportunities here."

The livestream chat quieted for a moment. Off-screen, people smirked. Is she taking our words seriously?

"Yuri, go check out your boyfriend’s livestream. He’s stirring things up."

"What’s he up to?" Yuri asked as she pulled up Tuss’s livestream.

The moment the screen lit up, Yuri’s eyes widened. It was as if the screen wasn’t filled with insectoids, but rather overflowing with astracredits.

Immediately, Yuri messaged Tuss. "Where are you?"

As Tuss fought off insectoids, he sent her his coordinates. His deep, sultry voice chimed, "Just outside the defense line. I’m almost done here, you go back to base and wait for me."

"All done already?" Yuri was slightly disappointed.

Tuss hesitated. "Would you like to help me haul back some of the prey?"

Just then, the owner of the buying station sent Yuri a message, giving her his contact info.

Seizing the opportunity, Yuri promptly sent Tuss’s coordinates to the owner, informing him of a batch of goods awaiting collection.

"I’ve arranged for the buyer to pick up the goods. Just wait a bit," Yuri said.

Tuss hadn’t expected Yuri to already have a buyer contact. "Did you run into insectoids too?"

"Mhm. I received a distress signal from the insectoid hunting squad. Two insectoids, one level three, one level four," Yuri suddenly sped up.

"Wow, so this is what it looks like from inside Yuri’s mecha."

"So cool."

"Not even movies capture speed like this."

"Ultimate thrill."

"Yuri, can you go any faster?"

Always ready to please her fans, Yuri responded, "Anyone prone to motion sickness can close their eyes now."

The next second, Yuri accelerated again, flaunting her maneuvers. She zigzagged up and down, spun, did somersaults...

Quite a spectacle.

Everyone in the livestream room felt dizzy watching.

The coordinates Tuss provided led to a planet. By the time Yuri arrived, he had already dealt with all the insectoids and was using the white snow to clean the blood off his mecha and large sword.

The moment Yuri stepped out of her mecha, she shivered. "It’s so cold."

Seeing her step out so carelessly, Tuss quickly walked towards her. As he walked, he pulled a hat and gloves from his dimensional button, chiding, "Next time, suit up before you step out."

The hat was fluffy and not only covered her ears, but it could also be fastened in the front, covering most of her face, leaving only a pair of round, bright eyes exposed.

"Wow, Yuri looks even softer this way."

"So cute."

"Did you notice? The moment Yuri appeared, Tuss’s expression softened."

"I believe in love again."

"Their looks are overwhelmingly good, I’m dizzy."

"..."

Yuri quickly counted, there were 32 insectoids in total, ranging from level one to level three. Some had solid color fur, others had mixed colors. Each one was fluffy and soft to varying degrees.

"How did you know there were insectoids here?" Yuri asked him.

"It was a chance encounter. I didn’t come here for the insectoids." Tuss gestured towards a mountain in front of them, mouthing the word: metal.

Yuri instantly realized this wasn’t within the Alliance’s territory, meaning any minerals discovered would belong to the individual.

"What did you find?" Yuri’s tone was a bit excited.

"There’s metal, but I don’t know if it’s valuable." Tuss loved the look in her eyes when they sparkled, so he suggested, "Shall we buy some mining equipment?"

"Sure. But before that, I want to go take a look," Yuri said as she moved towards her mecha.

Seeing her about to depart any second, Tuss said helplessly, "Are you going to leave me here alone?"

Yuri stopped, curious, "Weren’t you here alone just now?"

Tuss: "....."

He watched helplessly as Yuri walked away.

The livestream chat burst into laughter.

"It’s clear Tuss’s status at home is just average."

"Let’s interview, Tuss, how are you feeling right now? Desperate, lost, hurt...?"

Tuss watched the red-green mecha disappear into the distance, then turned his gaze to the livestream screen. Seeing all the comments from the viewers, his handsome face darkened and he turned off the livestream the next second.

The buying station’s staff arrived in a starship. Seeing Tuss alone, a flash of disappointment crossed his eyes.

Tuss: "....." Don’t think I didn’t see that.

After examining the prey, the guy promptly quoted a price. The quality of the insectoid pelts here wasn’t as high as the previous level four, but they were in good shape and there were a lot of them, 32 in total. He offered 3 million astracredits.

Tuss didn’t object and asked, "Do you need help loading these onto the starship?"

"That would be great." The manager chuckled, "I’ll transfer the payment right now. Do you want it in your account, or should I transfer it directly to your wife’s?"

"Directly to her account," Tuss responded without hesitation.

On the other side, Yuri had already reached the location Tuss had indicated.

She stepped out of the mecha, her feet sinking into the thick snow. Her level six metal Enova split into several thin strands, all of which burrowed into the ground.

A few minutes later, a broad smile spread across her face.

She didn’t know what type of metal lay underground, but its abundant quantity greatly exceeded her expectations.

Her metal Enova, which had been starved for a long time, was reveling in the feast underground.

By the time Tuss arrived, what he saw was her leaning against the mecha, looking utterly satisfied. If there hadn’t been anyone else nearby, he would have suspected she had done something unspeakable.

"Tuss, there’s so much metal underground," Yuri said, looking somewhat dazed.

Tuss couldn’t help but reach out to steady her. At the same time, his Enova also entered the ground. After a moment, even his usually calm face showed some excitement. He had only taken a quick look earlier and hadn’t expected the underground mineral resources to be so abundant.

"Even if the metal underground is the most common type, given its volume, its total value is not going to be low."