Chapter 76: Monica’s Request

The equipment teleportation finished very quickly, and everything was ready.

Now, all that was left was for Fatty Lei to go back and start installing that equipment, then collect the converted energy for Bruce to sell, waiting to receive Credit Points.

After the three exchanged a few more polite words, they each turned off their communicators.

“Let’s go!”

Fatty Lei did not want to waste any time. He waved a hand at Wangcai.

Wangcai immediately opened the passage back to the Real World, bringing Fatty Lei back to the Basement.

The two walked up from the Basement to the Command Room, where they happened to see the little girl Monica pacing back and forth there.

“Where did you put all the equipment?”

Fatty Lei asked.

“Ten meters outside the Military Outpost,” Wangcai replied.

“Hmm, placing the energy collectors as close to our Military Outpost as possible is the right move. But do you know how to activate those Engineering Robots?” Fatty Lei asked.

“No problem, Master. That’s my specialty as an Intelligent Butler. Master, you mustn’t forget, I am a Sci-Fi Series butler, after all.” Wangcai patted his chest, indicating he felt no pressure at all.

After hearing Wangcai’s assurance, Fatty Lei nodded with great satisfaction.

“Our future feasts and comforts depend on this. If we succeed, we can immediately start buying a Warship. Then we can leave this awful place.” Fatty Lei said seriously to Wangcai.

“Actually, Master, I don’t recommend you leave here so soon. It might not be good for you and could even bring greater danger,” Wangcai said after thinking for a moment upon hearing Fatty Lei’s words.

“Why?”

Fatty Lei felt that Wangcai wouldn’t say such things carelessly; if he gave this suggestion, he must have his own reasons.

“Could I be overlooking something?” Fatty Lei at this moment was not the same as right after he first arrived; he had learned to constantly reflect on himself.

“Let’s assemble the equipment first, Master. I will explain this matter to you later.”

Now was not the time to discuss this issue, and Fatty Lei knew it. So he didn’t dwell too much on the question. As they spoke, the two walked out from the Basement.

Seeing Fatty Lei and the Steward, Monica ran over excitedly.

As she ran, the two super headlights on her chest swayed back and forth constantly.

“My Titanium Alloy dog eyes!”

Fatty Lei wailed internally. He was dazzled by the two super headlights on Monica’s chest.

The little girl Monica stopped in front of Fatty Lei, panting lightly.

As she halted before Fatty Lei, the two large headlights on her chest also stopped swinging, trembling slightly and making Fatty Lei swallow his saliva a few times.

“Master, I need to talk to you about something.”

Monica felt uneasy inside. She didn’t know if her Master would agree to her request.

But she would try hard to persuade the Master. After all, although this Life Bud emitted energy fluctuations, it fundamentally couldn’t be converted into Energy. Moreover, it was only useful for their Zerg Race.

So rather than discarding it as trash, it was better to let her use those Life Buds to allow her sisters to survive and grow.

“What is it you want?”

Fatty Lei didn’t know what this little Hive wanted from him. But he was in a good mood today, so he could spare some time to listen.

Besides, Monica’s appearance wasn’t bad either. If he didn’t know her background, Fatty Lei would be quite happy to have such a pleasing girl by his side. Maybe they could even develop some other relationship, who knew?

But Fatty Lei had seen Monica’s True Form, so he didn’t have such thoughts anymore.

Although Monica transformed into a human form and abandoned her original appearance, unable to change back, Fatty Lei still couldn’t get past that mental barrier…

“Hmm~~”

Monica looked down, her hands placed on her abdomen with her fingers intertwined. She presented a pitiable appearance, hesitating to speak, which easily stirred feelings of affection.

If a creepy uncle saw Monica like this, something might happen.

But who was Fatty Lei? He wouldn’t be fooled by Monica’s act.

Not that Monica’s behavior was necessarily fake; Fatty Lei simply didn’t believe it.

Actually, Monica, this little Hive, was still a very simple young girl. The demeanor she displayed in front of Fatty Lei was all her true nature, without any falseness at all.

After hemming and hawing for a long time, Monica finally, under Fatty Lei’s slightly impatient expression, mustered her courage and told Fatty Lei about her discovery and her wish to bring her sisters out.

After saying all this, Monica fell silent and stood there quietly, awaiting her Master’s reply.

“Sisters, I’ve tried my best. If the Master doesn’t agree, there’s nothing more I can do.”

Monica stood silently, simultaneously praying incessantly in her heart.

After hearing Monica’s account, her discovery, and her plans, Fatty Lei pondered for a moment and then asked, “Monica, if I agree to your request, how can you guarantee your sisters’ Loyalty Level to me?” In Fatty Lei’s view, agreeing to Monica’s request wasn’t impossible, but the premise was absolute assurance of his own safety.

Otherwise, if Monica’s sisters appeared and ended up causing trouble for him, that wouldn’t be good.

Loyalty Level! That was the issue Fatty Lei valued the most. If this problem wasn’t resolved, then Fatty Lei wouldn’t agree to Monica’s request. Moreover, he might even order Wangcai to get rid of Monica along with them.

Fatty Lei admitted that Monica in human form was very alluring. But if he had to choose between his own life and the alluring Monica, Fatty Lei would absolutely choose his own life without hesitation.

Here, we couldn’t say Fatty Lei was scum; his choice was human nature. Even if someone else were in his place, they probably wouldn’t be much nobler than him.

To die for a woman or put himself in danger… Fatty Lei believed he wasn’t that foolish.

Of course, this isn’t to say Fatty Lei would never let himself get into such situations. After all, in the heat of the moment, no one knew what Fatty Lei might do the next second. But the woman who could make Fatty Lei act so impulsively hadn’t appeared yet, right?

Furthermore, the relationship between Fatty Lei and Monica hadn’t reached that level.

Right now, Monica in Fatty Lei’s eyes was just a ‘captive’ plus his ‘little Maid.’

Monica wasn’t surprised by her Master’s reaction. Honestly, if she were in his position, she would also have some worries.

Monica mustered her courage, lifted her head, and looked at Fatty Lei with her large, watery blue eyes.

“If I can guarantee my sisters’ Loyalty Level to you, Master, would you agree to my request then?”

Monica’s body trembled slightly. She truly hoped her sisters could survive.

She knew that the number of Zerg Race beings in the entire Universe wasn’t large anymore. She didn’t want her race to go extinct. Moreover, now that she had abandoned her original body and become a ‘humanized’ existence, it meant one less hope for the race.

So Monica felt she had the responsibility and the duty to continue the race.

Therefore, reviving her sleeping sisters was Monica’s greatest wish.

After hearing Monica’s words, Fatty Lei slowly spoke, “If I can confirm their Loyalty Level to me as a precondition, then reviving your sisters shouldn’t be a problem. After all, who would complain about having too few subordinates? Besides, the Warrior Bugs created by your Queen also have strong Combat Power.”

What Fatty Lei said was the honest truth, but please don’t overlook the meaning in his words.

That precondition was ‘Fatty Lei himself being able to confirm’ their loyalty.

But regardless, the Master’s stance had softened. As long as she could ensure her sisters’ Loyalty Level to the Master, the hope for revival seemed quite high.

Monica breathed a sigh of relief in her heart and felt grateful towards the Master.

To an outsider, Monica feeling grateful to Fatty Lei for just this might seem a bit incredible. But Monica didn’t see it that way. She knew that the hope of her entire race rested entirely in Fatty Lei’s hands. If Fatty Lei didn’t agree, Monica could do nothing.

Monica knew about some of the restless factors within the Zerg Race’s instincts.

But the Master was giving them a chance, and Monica couldn’t help but feel grateful. Because this represented that the Zerg Race still had hope for survival, rather than facing extinction just like that.

“Master, rest assured. Before reviving them, I will forcibly take out half of the Crystal Core from inside them and give it to you for Fusion. This way, it both ensures their ability to create Warrior Bugs and guarantees their Loyalty Level to you.”

Monica gave a curtsey to Fatty Lei. Although it wasn’t very proper, in Fatty Lei’s eyes it at least had a bit of that charm, which somewhat satisfied some of Fatty Lei’s little-known quirks.

“Alright, I have important matters to attend to now. I will talk to you again about this after I finish my tasks.” Fatty Lei remembered he still needed to assemble that equipment, so he didn’t want to waste time here anymore.

“Then, Master, do you need me to do anything for you now?”

“Go prepare some food for me. I’m a bit hungry.”

Monica nodded and turned to go to the kitchen.

Actually, Monica didn’t know how to prepare food, after all, the Lord Butler hadn’t taught her about this yet. But in the morning, the Lord Butler had made a lot of food, and Fatty Lei hadn’t finished it all; it was left in the kitchen by Wangcai.

So she just needed to heat it up a bit, and it would be ready to enjoy. Of course, Wangcai had taught Monica how to use those heating crystals.

Fatty Lei and Wangcai walked out of the Command Room and arrived outside the Military Outpost.

When the Artificial Human Soldiers saw Fatty Lei, they saluted him one after another.

“With so much equipment suddenly appearing outside the Military Outpost, these Artificial Humans won’t open fire, will they?” Fatty Lei suddenly thought of this issue.

“Don’t worry about that, Master. I already instructed these Artificial Human Soldiers when we returned.”

“Good, Wangcai, you’re learning to handle things properly now.”

“Hehe!” Wangcai smiled flatteringly after being praised by Fatty Lei.

Ordering the Artificial Humans to open the Military Outpost gate, Fatty Lei led a small squad of soldiers outside. Fatty Lei and the others arrived in front of that equipment, looking at the metal sheen it emitted, going “Tsk! Tsk!” appreciatively.

“Then let’s start the assembly now!”

Following Fatty Lei’s command, Wangcai walked up to an Engineering Robot and began setting the program.