After veering the video angle, Jun Qingyu looked doubtfully at the silent Fu Yuanchuan, “Why did you stop talking?”

Fu Yuanchuan said, “I’m thinking about what I should do with him when I get back.”

This sentence not only coaxed the little fish. The attack must also be extremely close to his cheek to be able to ruin his mask. He could already infer the crisis of the situation at that time from the few words the little fish said.

Fu Yuanchuan asked softly, “Are you scared?”

“Nope.” Jun Qingyu reacted swiftly, he merely overlooked that his hair would fluctuate with his movements and the string of his mask as well. The robot could not harm him when it raised its hand.

Jun Qingyu was disinclined to pay attention to the suspended robot at the side. He sat down and chatted with Fu Yuanchuan, “How’s it going on your end?”

“The situation is very favourable to the Empire.”

Jun Qingyu nodded. It was good to be favourable. It was just that Fu Yuanchuan had not returned yet and it didn’t look like he was in his mecha, he was likely in a battleship.

He originally believed that Fu Yuanchuan would return to this planet straight away after he had defeated the people from the Federation, but it didn’t seem to be like that, “Do you have to stay outside for a few days before you come back?”

“It’ll be tomorrow.” Fu Yuanchuan explained, “The two forces split within the Federation have not reached a settlement, there should be an outcome soon.”

Jun Qingyu knitted his brows. There was still internal chaos, but they came over to attack the Empire even though they were occupied. Wasn’t that idle of them?

However…It made sense if the war faction were on Fu Chengyu’s side. Although he didn’t know Fu Chengyu’s specific identity, he wouldn’t leave his scope of authority no matter how he thought about it.

Jun Qingyu did not harbour much understanding of the Federation. In any case, he didn’t ponder anymore about it, knowing that Fu Yuanchuan would be returning soon. He said, “There are many robots from the lab here, and the reagents have been successfully formulated and used.”

Fu Yuanchuan had already received the news. He looked at the expression of the little fish, with gleaming eyes, gradually becoming tender and he praised, “You’re amazing, you made such a difficult reagent.”

The arc of Jun Qingyu’s eyes curved like a crescent moon, “We developed it together.”

“Mhm, a joint effort.”

The interstellar universe was a boundless river of stars through the windows. It was impossible to distinguish between day and night as well, and it didn’t coincide with the time on the planets either.

“Yuanchuan, are you tired? Take a shower and rest.” Jun Qingyu believed that Fu Yuanchuan ought to take a break since he had just finished his work. In the event that the Federation was in its death throes and counterattacked, Fu Yuanchuan might even have to go to the battlefield.

Additionally, piloting a mecha consumed the most mental energy. It appeared that the state of Fu Yuanchuan’s mental energy was unaffected by the experimental product’s restless mental energy. With this being the case, his mental energy could be restored after a good night’s sleep.

“I’m fine, I’ll talk to you for a while.” Fu Yuanchuan knew that the little fish wouldn’t be frightened by such a scenario but that didn’t stop him from worrying unwittingly. He couldn’t think about anything else after he came back from his work and called the little fish before he even settled down.

Jun Qingyu shook his head, “You’re not ok, you should rest.”

Fu Yuanchuan could not change his mind him. Without any better option, he said, “See you later.”

“Alright!” Jun Qingyu went up to him and kissed him through the virtual screen, “Good night.”

Once the video call ended, Jun Qingyu got up and shot a look at the robot suspended there.

Before he could make any move, there was a knock on the door outside.

“Who is it?”

Yu Zhi’s voice came through the door, “Sir, the fruits and vegetables have been prepared.”

Jun Qingyu said flatly, “Ok, have Shi Kaixin make the arrangement in accordance with the established rules of the dessert store.”

He could provide spring water, but they had to drink it in his presence, on the premise that they would not steal and bring it in for testing.

It was most liable to make mistakes in a context with many people. If delay could not be afforded in saving people, he simply had to be more mindful–better to be safe than sorry.

“Yes, sir!”

Jun Qingyu could take out the fruits and vegetables in his space, using the original fruit and vegetable as a cover-up. With the dessert store temporarily closed, supply was provided primarily to the Corps, and the proportion of fruits and vegetables used in his space was fewer. As a consequence, there were still many ripe fruits and vegetables in his space.

There were various allocated sections outside and the canteen was also part of those sections. Because no one could walk around freely until a thorough clean-up was completed, a temporary area in the hall was designated to facilitate what Jun Qingyu was doing.

After Shi Kaixin had settled the outside, he came over to help and said, “Sir, let me help you do it.”

“You don’t have to.” Jun Qingyu made a few portions and put them on a tray, “Take these out and see that they finish.”

“All right.”

Fu Yuanchuan didn’t leave many trusted aides here, Yu Zhi was in charge of the arrangements for each area, leaving Jun Qingyu with even fewer people to use.

He had no other choice than to take his time, he couldn’t take care of many people all at once.

The hall was extremely quiet and no one made a sound. Those who were assigned desserts ate quietly and those who were not assigned yet waited in silence.

When Jun Qingyu reckoned the amount was just about enough, he stopped providing yoghurts.

Some people were still in the medical pods and had not come out. The intelligent medical pods would determine the treatment time based on the circumstances of the wounded. The more severe the injury, the longer it would be.

Jun Qingyu prepared a separate portion of fruit and vegetable juice for the number of people in the medical pods. Yu Zhi and the others had a portion as well.

Shi Kaixin returned with empty plates, put them down and said, “Sir, everyone has eaten.”

“Ok.” The remaining plates were pushed aside and Jun Qingyu wiped his hands.

“This one is yours.”

Shi Kaixin thought for a while and refused, “I won’t eat it.”

When he handed them out earlier, he sighted a distinct change in the faces of the others in the Corps after eating them, as well as the sudden stabilisation of their mental energy. These obviously could not be said to be a dessert but rather a life-saving remedy.

Shi Kaixin felt he wouldn’t waste this portion if he wasn’t ill and suffering. It was much better to give it to someone who needed it more.

“I hardly got affected after I drank that water earlier.”

Jun Qingyu pushed over the portion and spoke succinctly, “Eat it.”

“All right.”

Shi Kaixin picked it up duly and ate it. Yoghurt wasn’t added to the fruit and vegetable mix, rather it was soaked in water, and after one taste he could tell that the water was the same as what he had given him before.

The ones distributed were yoghurt, different from his.

Jun Qingyu cut a peach and consumed it.

“Yu Zhi and the rest aren’t back yet?”

Shi Kaixin shook his head, “No, the final inspection will take a long time.”

After the check, the partition would gradually be lifted, being more cautious was a matter of course. In the event, a robot appeared out of nowhere after the partition was lifted, it would be a big problem.

Jun Qingyu bit into the peach, faintly sensing something was amiss, and after a brief pause, he inquired suspiciously, “How did those robots get in?”

Their reaction speed after the incident was very fast, indicating that the deployment here was stringent, but if that was so, how did those robots get in?

Even though the robots could suppress their mental energy, they didn’t look like a human from their appearance-wise.

The troops stationed on this planet seldom used robots. Given that anything excessively intelligent was prone to errors, which was why a large number of robots coming in would certainly attract everyone’s attention.

Such robots would have been discovered before they could do anything but apparently, not one person noticed this abnormality with the robots.

It wasn’t until all the robots started releasing their mental energy, only then were there response measures.

“It’s unclear for the time being.” Shi Kaixin had discussed this with Yu Zhi previously, yet failed to work out a conclusion, “We’ve checked all the surveillance. Those robots seemed to appear out of thin air, they were already harming people when they appeared in the surveillance footage.”

After a moment’s thought, Shi Kaixin supplemented, “The surveillance here is omnidirectional with no blind spots.”

That didn’t even get captured, it was something that could be counted as a mysterious happening.

Jun Qingyu habitually tapped his fingers and settled on the table. He didn’t believe in surveillance with no blind spots. Weren’t there blind spots in the place Fu Chengyu was locked up? There were even many watching the monitor.

It was just that…He had used his authority to interfere with the surveillance then, and it would have been difficult to do so without a higher level of authority.

Moreover, it couldn’t be ruled out that the robots could have sneaked in a few days earlier and not made a move until today.

Jun Qingyu asked, “Have you checked the past few days of surveillance?”

Shi Kaixin nodded, “Yes, I’ve checked everything within these seven days.”

The garrison’s door had a strict opening time; it opened once every seven days and any other entries will be strictly examined and approved, so there was no way this many robots could get past the stringent examination and approval.

“Then there can only be an issue with the surveillance.” Jun Qingyu lowered his eyes. If there was truly interference with the surveillance, then the position of the person capable of doing so could not be insignificant.

Jun Qingyu couldn’t catch the spy, but finding someone whose identity was doubtful and controlling them first would save him from any trouble later.

Jun Qingyu bit another mouthful of the peach and said subtly, “When Yu Zhi returns, summon all the officers with the rank of major and above in the garrison.”

“Yes, sir.”

By the time Shi Kaixin finished the fruit and vegetable mix, he saw someone coming out of the room with the medical pods and said, “Sir, shall I take these to them?”

“Go ahead.”

“All right.”

Exactly after going through the medical pod, they might not be able to take eating something rich in universal life energy, it would simply work after drinking some fruit and vegetable juice to inhibit it.

After being busy for the most part of the day, the consumption of spiritual energy by Jun Qingyu was not small. There was a simple bed in the partitioned-off area, and he lay on it and rest for a while.

Even though it was extremely quiet, he couldn’t sleep despite his fatigue because of the excessively unfamiliar environment. However, he could still regain some universal life energy this way.

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When Yu Zhi and the others returned, it was late outside.

At this time, there was no time and no one to cook and deliver their meals. They simply could only drink some nutrient solution to replenish their strength.

Shi Kaixin looked back and saw that there was no movement in the partitioned-off area, he guessed that he might not be awake yet, therefore he didn’t rush to call Yu Zhi and the others over.

Shi Kaixin went to Yu Zhi’s side, sat down and said, “How is the situation outside?”

Yu Zhi was not sure what to say. He deliberated and said, “It’s like this, the mental energy in the air hasn’t dispersed yet. I intend not to lift the partitions for the time being and observe the situation to see how it goes.”

“However, all the robots on the surface have been destroyed and the only one that’s left is the one inside.”

This should also be considered good news.

The mental energy of those robots was too corruptive and they were no match for them in a normal fight,

but a mental energy attack was equivalent to inhaling oxygen. How could one attack when they come up and nip your oxygen tube?

Yu Zhi sighed, “We’re fortunate that he was here. Otherwise, even if these robots are gone, we will certainly not have many people left here.”

“Yeah, tell me about it.” Shi Kaixin sat with them for a while and said, “Inform me after you’re rested. Sir wants to talk to you all.”

Yu Zhi was taken aback, “What is it?”

Shi Kaixin shook his head, “He just said all those with the rank of major and above have to go over.”

Yu Zhi hurriedly set forth and shouted, “All those with the rank of major and above to come to me.”

Among the wounded, there were also those with the corresponding rank. Several people looked at each other and walked over.

Yu Zhi took a quick glance at them and briefly counted the number of people, making sure that they were all there before leading them to Jun Qingyu.

That partitioned-off area could not hold so many people, and as a result, they could only stand by the doorway after coming over.

The people sitting in the hall were also at a loss. Did their higher-ups call them over to hold a general meeting?

Shi Kaixin did not resolve their doubts, and before he could knock on the door, the door opened from the inside.

In response, Shi Kaixin said, “Sir, everyone is here.”

There are almost 15 of them, of which, Shi Kaixin and Yu Zhi had the highest military ranks.

“Sir?” Shi Kaixin was met with silence, Jun Qingyu simply fixed his gaze on them. Just by looking at them like such, he could not tell who was questionable and who wasn’t.

Jun Qingyu raised his hand and passed over the fruit and vegetable juice he had prepared before, without saying much.

Shi Kaixin took the fruit and vegetable juice and distributed it to them.

The several who just returned from the patrol had never tasted it before. After only taking a sip, someone said in curiosity, “This fruit and vegetable juice tastes different from the one we had before.”

“It’s delicious and very fresh.”

“Did you make it, sir? I heard you opened a dessert store. I could never get in that queue, and when I wanted to go there again, the store was closed. Alas, what a pity.”