Chapter 140 Mistress No. 4
The gentle sound of soft heels hitting the metal floor echoed in the left corridor of the medium-sized transport ship.
Hera, who had just changed her clothes, glanced at the portholes that had been converted into "advertising projection screens", and kept thinking while walking this distance.
Two mechanical guards followed behind her, representing surveillance and urging.
She suddenly discovered the key to the problem.
Alex is not Alex, and the secret agent is not a secret agent.
This man in gray-white armor who single-handedly chopped down a group of insects...
Powerful and mysterious.
The alloy door opened to the left and right with slight noises, and Hera returned to the cabin where she woke up.
The entire middle cabin was converted into a living room, dining room and study. Together with the bedroom she had just used, the personal living area was more than 200 square meters. Many of the furniture were brand new, and it was obvious that they had just been arranged not long ago.
Yang Ming folded his arms and stood in front of the only floor-to-ceiling window that could see the scenery outside.
Outside the window are orange-red stars.
"Am I being kept in captivity?" Hera asked softly.
Yang Ming turned his head and looked over.
Hera was wearing loose and comfortable pajamas, her hair had just been dried and was fluffy, and her face was without any makeup, making her look less glamorous and more girlish.
"It's not a captive," Yang Ming said directly, "I'm actually also wondering how to place you. I only have two choices, either to kill you or to subdue you."
"Subdue?"
Hera asked calmly:
"Do you want me to be your subordinate or your mistress? No wonder you said you have few ex-girlfriends but many mistresses."
"Ahem," Yang Ming was a little afraid to look directly into her pure eyes.
He couldn't afford to let down his guard at this moment.
If he acted shy when dealing with Hera's personality, it would be cheap of him.
Yang Ming said: "Both are fine. You don't know how much I paid to save you. I have to recover some of the costs."
Hera stared at Yang Ming for a few seconds, and her tone softened: "I'm very hungry."
"Come sit here, the robot butler will bring food over soon."
A few minutes later.
The two of them sat in a corner of the long dining table, eating a large meal with a reasonable combination of meat and vegetables, and were not in a hurry to start a conversation.
Hera was very hungry now. She kept swallowing small sips of food, looking a little disheveled.
By the time she had almost finished eating, Yang Ming had already sorted out his thoughts.
The female-shaped housekeeper robot raised its left hand horizontally, and a three-dimensional projection appeared on its palm, showing a series of videos and pictures.
This is the information Hera had collected before.
Hera had bright red sauce on her lips as she chewed something that looked like noodles.
After she swallowed the food and wiped her mouth, she asked, "Didn't you threaten them directly?"
Yang Ming shrugged: "My plan is a little different from the plan we made. I originally wanted to send this information to the Sherman Empire and instigate Sherman to go to war with the New Federation directly."
Hera frowned and stared at Yang Ming: "Are you a multi-faceted spy?"
"No, I'm an entrepreneur working hard," Yang Ming leaned back in his chair and said with a smile, "I don't like either the Sherman Empire or the New Federation. If a war breaks out between the two, I can reap a lot of benefits."
"Starting a war is the greatest sin of mankind," Hera said, "War will cause a large number of innocent deaths and injuries."
"I just told the Sherman Empire what the New Federation did openly and honestly," Yang Ming said calmly, "The original sin is in the New Federation."
"Are you from the Free United States or the Guel Confederation?"
"I can't reveal this for now," Yang Ming said with a smile, "In our line of work, introducing oneself is the most unprofessional behavior."
"You are still a spy after all," Hera said with an obviously unhappy expression.
"But I don't have a boss behind me," Yang Ming spread his hands, "I only work for myself."
Hera's mouth curled down: "That doesn't sound cool at all."
"Okay, let's talk about your future, Miss Hera," Yang Ming said, "I rescued you from the clutches of the queen insect. From now on, you will work for me. Is there a problem?"
"No problem, that makes sense," Hera's answer sounded relaxed, "and I don't have a choice right now."
Yang Ming said: "I can't tell you too much now..."
“I want to know three things.”
Hera tried to take the initiative in the negotiations:
"You can choose to answer me, or avoid answering. I am your prisoner now. Essentially, there is no room for bargaining.
“But if you can make me feel good, I should be able to help you do something.
"Besides being a sex partner, I should have other value, so you saved me, right? For example, as a translation machine for communicating with the space Zerg... If you just want an extra sex partner, I suggest you customize a lifelike robot. They can even customize their personalities."
Yang Ming was also happy.
Is this a polite refusal?
"Ask."
"First of all, you approached me just to get this information, right?"
"Yes."
“This is terrible!”
Hera suddenly became a little excited. Her thin, partial and magnificent body was shaking slightly. She shouted with her greatest anger:
"I actually helped you plan the whole operation, and I took the risk to carry out the plan I made! You didn't have to do anything, but I took all the risks! You even took my five million New Federation coins... This is simply too much!"
Yang Ming smiled and said, "It cost me 26 million to buy this transport ship and decorate this place."
Hera snorted, crossed her arms and leaned back heavily in her chair. "So, you used the money I gave you to buy part of this place as a birdcage to trap me."
Yang Ming almost couldn't help but pinch her puffy face.
The way this girl looks when she gets angry, that little expression after passively suppressing most of her emotions, is really cute.
Yang Ming said calmly: "Hera, this is confinement, but also protection."
"I understand this, but I don't know your purpose yet, and I can't take the fact that you've imprisoned me well," Hera continued, "The second thing is, are you human?"
"yes."
"Then how can you...how can you be with a bug..."
Yang Ming picked up the knife and fork beside him and stabbed his skin hard several times, but there was no mark left on his skin.
Hera reacted immediately: "Biochemical transformation?"
"Well," Yang Ming said, "It's a rather special genetic modification. You've already seen my combat power."
Hera's eyes suddenly sparkled.
She kept saying, "You can kill a third-level queen insect by yourself. This is incredible. Which country's biological transformation technology has reached this level? Can I see your body? After we finish talking. If the results of the chat are acceptable to everyone."
Yang Ming suddenly had the illusion that he was about to be bullied by the opposite sex.
"Yes , if that's what will allow you to stay here. What's the third thing?"
Hera asked, "What are your next plans for the bugs?"
This question really stumped Yang Ming.
His brain was working rapidly, trying to find something that Hera would like to hear, but he also felt that in this situation and at this moment, Hera no longer had any initiative or choice, and he didn't need to continue deceiving her.
Yang Ming cleared his throat and said with a smile:
“When I accidentally discovered the base on Ram Planet, the first thing I thought of was that the New Federation was going to use bugs to deal with Sherman.
"So I plan to release the intelligence here. The Sherman Empire will definitely be furious, and the two sides may go to war directly. Using the Sherman Empire to deal with the New Federation is a good option for me.
“I don’t have a strong sense of justice, and I hate the New Federation as a political system.
"But now, the base on Ram Planet has been destroyed by the queen bug, and the value of the intelligence we collected has been largely reduced. Unless we find the bug eggs buried in the Sherman Empire, we will be able to achieve the effect I want.
"My subsequent plan is to do two things at once. One is to search secretly within the Sherman Empire. Using the name of a mining company is the most appropriate.
“The other is to go to the New Federation when the time is right and look for other bases where Professor Pat and your father are currently located.
"I can share an extra secret with you... I love killing bugs."
“Are you an insecticide?”
"Um?"
"Sorry," Hera shrugged, "I will subconsciously find some points to complain about."
Yang Ming said: "I have asked three questions. It is your turn to think about it. I want you to continue your research on the Zerg. This is of great significance."
Hera frowned slightly and lowered her head in thought.
It was clear that she didn't like the war option very much.
" Is it possible for me to persuade you not to start a war, Alex?" Hera asked.
Yang Ming shook his head: "For now, no, that is not in my interest. And I must state that I did not start the war, I was just passing on intelligence, and the initiator of the war was the New Federation."
Hera sighed, "Then let's not discuss this topic in the future, okay?"
Yang Ming said: "I don't quite understand what you mean."
"Escape is useless, but it can keep me in a good mood," Hera said softly, "I will not continue to collect this part of intelligence for you, nor will I be your witness to prove the evil plan of the New Federation. After all, it is my homeland, although I hate it."
Yang Ming said: "I can accept this condition. I will erase all the information about you in this intelligence."
"Thanks."
Hera's eyes softened. She stared at Yang Ming and asked softly:
"I want to treat the Zerg as my enemy and conduct research on them. You have prepared a laboratory for me on this ship, right?
"A second-hand transport ship with only storage space and residential-style decoration does not need to cost more than 20 million New Federation coins."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "A girlfriend who is too smart can also create a huge pressure. Come with me, Ms. Hera. Because of the short time, the current experimental cabin is only a prototype. I will ask my assistant to help you configure the instruments you want as soon as possible."
"Those instruments will be expensive," Hera warned.
Yang Ming stood in front of the cabin door and made a gesture of invitation to Hera: "Is there a possibility that I am actually quite wealthy?"
Hera stood up and walked in front of him, her petite body seemed to contain huge energy.
"I must remind you, Mr. Alex, that the New Federation has a law prohibiting the import of high-tech equipment."
"It's okay. I'll steal the experimental equipment to support you."
The corners of Hera's mouth twitched slightly.
If Yang Ming saw correctly, she wanted to laugh but held it back.
…
About one galactic hour later.
A small ship left the transport ship and fell into the atmosphere of Ilando.
Yang Ming sat in the driving seat, slightly absent-minded.
Something happened in the experimental chamber.
Hera was very satisfied with her new working environment, and she immediately started her first job - studying Yang Ming.
At Hera's insistence, Yang Ming took off his shirt and trousers and stood in front of her in his boxer briefs. She took a pair of tweezers and poked and touched him everywhere, constantly marveling at the amazing toughness of Yang Ming's skin.
'Can't we just remove all this fabric, Alex?'
'I suspect you are trying to tease me.'
'It's science.'
Hera said this seriously, then she suddenly stepped forward, stood on tiptoe, put her left hand around Yang Ming's neck, and kissed him directly on the lips.
Just when Yang Ming was about to hug her, she immediately stepped back as if she had a premonition and winked at Yang Ming.
'That's teasing.'
Yang Ming: …
Kiss with your tongue, not your teeth!
Because nothing happened afterwards, Yang Ming is now in a state of confusion, with all kinds of thoughts running through his mind.
It's another day of missing Miss Windsor.
"Lü, can we get the instruments she wants?"
"Most of them can be purchased directly, but a small part can only be obtained through the black market."
The figurine-sized Lu appeared on the operating table in front of Yang Ming and said with a smile:
"Boss, taking advantage of this break, I plan to take 026 to the black market we visited last time. The consumption of various spy equipment is huge."
Yang Ming frowned and said, "You don't need me to follow you now?"
"026 needs to be trained and grow up," Lu said with a smile, "If you want to list her as a potential lover, then she can spend her days leisurely. She has been learning relevant knowledge for several years, but she has never been able to put it to good use."
"Come on," Yang Ming said with a slight headache, "You should be respectful to my official employees."
Lu reminded: "When Miss Hera kissed, or rather, bit your lips just now, there was a slight change in the hormone secretion in her body. In short, she was aroused, but not much."
Yang Ming raised his eyebrows: "I still prefer Miss Windsor's type. Hera looks too young."
Lu added, "But boss, your hormone secretion has undergone drastic changes."
Yang Ming: …
"Do you need me to recommend a few mistress candidates for you?" Lu said with a smile, "According to your preferences, you can find many good girls on Yilando."
"Be serious."
"Okay, how about we order a few realistic companion robots?"
Yang Ming was too lazy to pay attention to this guy.
He thought for a moment and said, "Lv, is there still a possibility that the New Federation could use insect eggs to plot against the Luofeng Empire?"
Lu immediately replied: "The possibility has not decreased, but normally, because of the incident on Ram Planet, the progress of their plan must have been affected."
Yang Ming stared at the increasingly clear outline of the super-large city below.
"Is there any defense method?" Yang Ming asked, "Global detection system? Learn from the core area of the Sherman Empire and set up a boundary defense system?"
“The cost is too high.”
A careful analysis of the law:
"The universe is too vast to be completely free of blind spots, unless one is like the Imperial Star Circle that the Sherman Empire has operated for tens of thousands of years.
“The best defense system is to build a strong rapid response fleet.
“Boss, we already have fleets led by humans, but these fleets of the Luofeng Empire are not enough to fight against the third and fourth-order Zerg swarms. Forcibly increasing the military strength of the Luofeng Empire will also easily attract the attention of powerful countries.
“Developing a mechanical thinking army based on the Dark Star is the wisest choice at the moment.
"Even if the New Federation plants insect eggs in Luofeng now, it will take time for the insect swarm to develop. We also have enough time to develop counter-force."
Yang Ming frowned and thought.
Develop a mechanical army to fight the insect plague?
If there is a mechanical army hiding in the dark, you can be more calm whether hunting insects or fighting Valkyries.
But he always had some concerns.
Opportunities are fleeting, and hesitation will only lead to failure.
"Lü, I am lifting the restrictions on Dark Star. Now you can focus on developing it."
Yang Ming said slowly:
"But remember, I don't want to see a rebellion by the mechanical mind. I can build it myself, and I can also destroy it myself."
"Boss," Lu replied calmly, "mechanical thinking bodies are not human beings. They strictly follow the hierarchical order."
"It would be better this way."
Yang Ming rubbed his neck as the spaceship slowly descended towards the suburban prison in Yilandu City.
Although it was daytime in Yilandu City, there would be no problem even if Yang Ming walked into the prison gate openly.
…
An underground base on a resource star in the New Federation.
Professor Pat stood on a huge metal rack, looking down at the simulated magma lake below and the second-order queen mother insect in the petri dish that was only more than 20 meters long.
Dozens of holes opened up in the mother insect's abdomen, and eggs kept rolling down and were pulled away by the conveyor belt below.
The director came over with his hands behind his back: "Professor Pat, how is Dr. Naldo?"
"He is overwhelmed by the pain of losing his daughter," Pat sighed. "Dr. Naldo is very talented, but his emotional intelligence is too low."
"The criticism from above is almost over," the director said slowly, "but we are required to prove our worth as soon as possible... the mess we caused before was too big."
"Is that so? And then?"
"The deputy director of the Intelligence Bureau who is in charge of contacting us wants a shipload of fast-growing insect eggs," the director muttered, "The CIA should be going after a small country."
"Small country?" Professor Pat recalled the recent news. "Falling Wind Empire?"
"Yes," the director said, "Let's prepare as soon as possible. If not, send out the queen system at the No. 4 backup base. Didn't they succeed in the experiment? It can shorten the development cycle by 90%. We are under a lot of pressure now, and we must prove our value to the politicians who support us."
Pat thought about it carefully and nodded quickly: "Ask them to record all the data, the fewer people involved the better, and clear all their memories."
"That's no problem, they will be more professional than us."
