The Strong Female Lead Versus The Most Miserable Male Lead
Chapter 345 - 343: Buying Energy

Chapter 345: Chapter 343: Buying Energy

Nian Shutong stood at the forefront, uttering just that phrase.

She turned around, opened the hatch, and let everyone board the starship.

In everyone’s mind, these two words lingered: Nian Shutong, Blue Star.

One by one, they started boarding the starship.

Each person boarding the starship politely nodded to Nian Shutong, their backs even slightly bent with deference.

When everyone was aboard, Nian Shutong gestured invitingly toward Lin Mu, exuding a sense of mutual appreciation, and Lin Mu boarded the starship.

Lin Mu, accustomed to carrying his Heavy Sword, sat by the hatch.

This time, Nian Shutong accompanied him and sat there as well.

"Generally speaking, where do you go to buy starship energy?"

"The nearest planet, also a relatively bustling one, Yuanqi Planet."

"Alright, let’s go there to purchase energy."

Lin Mu understood and conveyed the message to the starship’s pilot.

The starship began to power up and take flight.

A journey filled with anxiousness and great anticipation began.

Fu Yunhe, along with Dou Dou and Ha Ha, weren’t far away. He was protecting everyone’s identities, in other words, creating false identities.

After about five hours, the starship finally reached the outer layer of Yuanqi Planet, where entry without permission was prohibited.

"Do you have an identity that can gain us entry?"

"Yes."

Lin Mu confidently stated, having been here numerous times.

Most crucially, she wasn’t a fugitive, although a Star Thief by trade, she had never shown her face.

"That’s good, will you guide me?"

"Sure."

After agreeing, Dou Dou, holding the Little Pink Pig, followed them. Fu Yunhe and Ha Ha stayed on the starship.

Nian Shutong opened the hatch, brought out her Shadowless vehicle, and along with a few others, quickly entered Yuanqi Planet.

This place was quite different from Blue Star, resembling a highly developed city.

Many high-tech gadgets were visible everywhere.

Nian Shutong halted her Shadowless on Yuanqi Planet, stowed it away in her spatial button, and holding Dou Dou’s hand, Lin Mu guided them at her side.

Before disembarking from Shadowless, Nian Shutong cast a spell on the three of them.

The faces you could see were indeed their actual appearances, but anyone who saw them would instantly forget.

Or rather, when you tried to recall, you couldn’t remember what these people looked like, not even their height or build.

As for the omnipresent cameras, that was Fu Yunhe’s responsibility.

At that moment, Fu Yunhe, using the cameras, watched as the group walked toward an energy store in the city center.

His task was to ensure no images of Nian Shutong and her companions were left behind.

By now, Nian Shutong had reached an energy store under Lin Mu’s guidance.

Lin Mu stepped in first, opening the door and letting Nian Shutong and Dou Dou enter ahead.

For Nian Shutong and Dou Dou, this was their first visit to such a place, and they were very curious, looking all around. Coupled with their unremarkable clothing, they were somewhat looked down upon.

Moreover, Lin Mu was a well-known figure; she made frequent visits here, always trading the most battered Crystal Stones for the smallest amounts of energy.

The clerk, recognizing Lin Mu with the Heavy Sword on her back, impatiently shouted, "The smallest energy supply sold out today, come back another day."

Lin Mu paused in her steps but didn’t engage, simply following behind Nian Shutong.

Nian Shutong turned to look at Lin Mu and asked, "Will the smallest energy supply be enough?"

"It probably won’t be."

Nian Shutong nodded, then we’ll buy a bigger one.

But after taking a few steps, she turned back and asked, "How much is it?"

Nian Shutong didn’t suppress her voice at all; she really thought she could pay with money.

Daodao in her mind, and the shop clerks outside, reminded her unanimously.

"Spiritual Power can only be purchased with Crystal Stones."

"Master, Spiritual Power can only be bought with Crystal Stones."

Is that so...

A troubled expression appeared on Nian Shutong’s face, and Lin Mu spoke first, "We’ll buy more in a few days, I can buy the smallest piece first."

"It’s not—"

Before Nian Shutong could finish, a clerk finally got a bit impatient.

"If you’re not buying, please leave, don’t hold up our business."

Nian Shutong looked at the speaking clerk, then motioned to the empty shop.

"Where are the people? What business?"

"Can’t you speak properly? We’re an energy store, not a Mechanical Field, why do we need so many people?"

Nian Shutong had already walked up to the speaking clerk and scrutinized her carefully, then asked a question.

"How do you make money selling things here?"

The selling clerk instantly became unwilling, pointing at Nian Shutong and demanded, "What about it, how I make money is none of your business! If you don’t have money, hurry up and leave, this is not a place for you to loiter."

Not getting an answer, Nian Shutong turned and asked Lin Mu.

"If I buy something, will she make money?"

"Yes, there are commissions."

"Is this the only store here?"

"There’s only one nearby."

I see, let’s just buy it then.

Nian Shutong turned back and mysteriously said to the clerks, "I’ve calculated, you will lose money today."

She spoke seriously, even using a bit of Spiritual Power to make herself particularly convincing.

The clerks were stunned by her words momentarily, but quickly scoffed disdainfully.

"Even if I lose money, it’s better than having none like you."

Nian Shutong wasn’t upset by the clerk’s attitude at all; what was there to be mad about? Such things were common in the Cultivation World.

Or should I say, in every world.

She just approached another clerk standing in the corner who had not spoken a word nor scrutinized the group with any particular gaze; in other words, had done nothing.

"How is the energy sold, what are the prices, can you show me?"

The clerk was a somewhat pale young man, his voice a bit quiet, but audible.

"Okay, okay, I’ll show you now."

The young male clerk pulled out a booklet.

It was a real booklet, not those virtual screens typical in the interstellar.

After coming to the interstellar, Nian Shutong had seldom encountered such things and felt a bit nostalgic.

On the other side, an older clerk watched this scene with disdain. If these few people could buy anything today, she would literally eat her hat.

Not a single designer item on them, all in the simplest fabrics, clearly nothing custom-made, putting on airs.

And that Lin Mu, always pinching pennies.

The old clerk was indeed not wrong; most of the clothes on Nian Shutong were from the original owner, which she didn’t care much about.

Lin Mu’s clothes were even less worth mentioning; Nian Shutong’s had no patches, but Lin Mu’s might as well have stitched "I’m poor" on them.

As for Dou Dou, there were a lot of nice clothes, but Ji Sisi thought dressing too well was not conducive to blending into the small wooden house, so she forcibly changed all of Dou Dou’s outerwear to the cheapest materials.

The three of them, like three black sheep, stood out conspicuously among the white sheep.