Chapter 9: Seeking Information
Lan Ze and Saiensi discussed military matters for a while. Near noon, a guard knocked and entered.
“Major General, a Male Lord is looking for you!”
Lan Ze and Saiensi exchanged a look.
Why would a Male Lord come to the military base?
“Could it be Lord Yan Mo?” Saiensi speculated.
“What does the Lord look like?”
The guard replied, “The Lord has black hair and black eyes, with an exquisite and handsome appearance.”
Such a handsome Male was rare among the Zerg. Recalling the Male Lord’s polite inquiry and gentle smile, the guard’s heart pounded.
“It’s Lord Yan Mo,” Lan Ze said, immediately rising to head toward the main gate.
Yan Mo’s life over the past few days had been very comfortable.
Lan Ze left the villa every morning and returned in the evening.
Aside from having an extra dining companion, Yan Mo’s life hadn’t changed much.
By the time he woke up naturally in the morning, Lan Ze had already been at the military base for some time.
After a lazy wash, Yan Mo fried an egg from an unknown bird and drank a glass of milk.
After breakfast, remembering his promise to Lan Ze that he would handle the housework and cooking, Yan Mo stretched and prepared to clean.
“Xiao Yuan? Where are the cleaning tools?”
Xiao Yuan had been following Yan Mo around since it detected he was awake.
Hearing Yan Mo ask for cleaning tools, it circled him, sounding confused. “Lord Yan Mo, is there a specific use for the cleaning tools?”
“I want to do some cleaning.”
“Lord, you don’t need to consider such things. Xiao Yuan has already cleaned the entire villa, and the security defense system has been checked.”
Yan Mo blinked in surprise. “Is that so? When did you do all that? I’ve lived here for a few days and didn’t notice.”
Xiao Yuan explained, “These are all set by the smart butler system. Cleaning the villa is performed while the Lord is resting. The rooms will activate the soundproofing system and will absolutely not disturb the Lord’s rest.”
As it spoke, Xiao Yuan demonstratively controlled a cleaning robot to appear before Yan Mo.
A door suddenly appeared in the smooth wall, and a cleaning robot slid out, cleaning the surrounding floor.
This scene, filled with futuristic technology, left Yan Mo dumbfounded. This was too wonderful.
It seemed he didn’t need to do any housework at all; the only thing left for him was cooking.
Since there was nothing he needed to do, Yan Mo lay back on the soft sofa, opened his Light Brain, and began browsing Star Net news.
Yan Mo idly searched for information he wanted, when his eyes suddenly froze on a trending news item.
[The Fourth Army squad discovered an undifferentiated Male on Garbage Planet 1347…]
Garbage Planet 1347?
It sounded familiar. Yan Mo thought about it; he must have heard the Military Females talking about it at the Efa Star military hospital.
He seemed to have been rescued by Lan Ze from this very garbage planet.
Then the “undifferentiated Male” mentioned must be him?
Yan Mo opened the news. After reading carefully, he found it was indeed about his rescue from Garbage Planet 1347.
The news stated that during the days he was rescued, an Interstellar Rift had appeared near Garbage Planet 1347.
Yan Mo entered “Interstellar Rift” into the search bar and immediately found relevant information.
Interstellar Rifts were said to be a special interstellar phenomenon. When they appeared, they might swallow surrounding planets, or nothing might happen at all.
Some Zerg researchers said that Interstellar Rifts might be tunnels to another time and space.
The reason for their appearance had yet to be determined by the Interstellar Research Institute.
This was mainly because Interstellar Rifts appeared so rarely. In the recorded history of the Zerg, they had only appeared a few times, with intervals of hundreds or even thousands of years.
The most recent occurrence was at Garbage Planet 1347, though this time the Interstellar Rift had vanished after only a brief flash, and Garbage Planet 1347 had not been swallowed.
Yan Mo frowned, unable to help his speculation.
Could he have come here through an Interstellar Rift?
He had checked the Star Net over the past few days. No planet named Earth had ever been discovered in the star systems where the Zerg were located, nor had any humanoid intelligent creatures other than the Zerg been found.
He was likely no longer in the same time and space as Earth.
Could the Interstellar Rift have brought him here?
Interstellar Rifts only appeared once every few hundred years. Didn’t that mean he might never find a way home?
Thinking of this, Yan Mo’s mood inevitably dipped.
He continued searching for related information and saw another news item.
[In view of the intense social discussion caused by this incident, the Male Protection Association stated it would strengthen supervision. The Fourth Army stationed on Efa Star will dispatch a Female squad to once again inspect Garbage Planet 1347…]
Yan Mo became thoughtful.
“The Fourth Army stationed on Efa Star… Lan Ze seems to be serving there now…”
Yan Mo patted Xiao Yuan. “Did Major General Lan Ze go to work at the base today?”
“Yes, Lord. Do you have any instructions? Should I contact the Major General for you?”
“No need.”
Yan Mo checked the time and realized it was almost lunch.
He rose to check the ingredients in the fridge.
Over the past few days, he had ordered many strange ingredients on the Star Net, filling the giant refrigerator.
Yan Mo took out several ingredients and skillfully cleaned and processed them. Before long, he had prepared a simple meal of four dishes and a soup.
He packed the food into a newly bought insulated lunch box.
Yan Mo called out to Xiao Yuan.
“I’m going to the military base to find Major General Lan Ze. You stay home and be good.”
The Efa Star military base wasn’t far from the villa where Lan Ze lived. Yan Mo carried the lunch box to the base entrance.
The guarding Military Female thought he was hallucinating when he saw Yan Mo.
To actually see a Male Lord at the military base.
“Hello, I’m looking for Major General Lan Ze.”
Hearing Yan Mo’s voice, the guard realized it wasn’t a hallucination.
“Lord, please wait a moment. I will contact Major General Lan Ze immediately.”
Yan Mo nodded, expressing his understanding.
Seeing that Yan Mo wasn’t angry, the guard breathed a sigh of relief and quickly sent another insect to notify the Major General.
Yan Mo didn’t wait long before a tall, upright figure walked toward him.
“Lord Yan Mo?”
Yan Mo gave Lan Ze a smile.
“Major General Lan Ze, I’m here to bring you lunch.”
Lan Ze was somewhat surprised. He thought something had happened for Yan Mo to come looking for him at the base, but he hadn’t expected it was just to deliver food.
Of course, this was surprising enough. The guard to the side was so shocked his jaw nearly hit the floor. Lan Ze felt a bit helpless; he could already imagine that before long, the news of the Male bringing him food would spread throughout the entire base.
The two returned to Lan Ze’s office together. Saiensi had not yet left.
Lan Ze took the initiative to introduce him. “Lord, this is my comrade, Saiensi.”
Saiensi offered a salute to Yan Mo. “Hello, Lord Yan Mo. I am Saiensi.”
Yan Mo had also seen information about Saiensi on the Star Net. He and Lan Ze were comrades serving together in the Fourth Legion. Currently, like Lan Ze, he held the rank of Major General. Together with Lan Ze, they were hailed as the two great killing weapons of the Fourth Army.
“Major General Saiensi, I have heard much about you.”
Yan Mo opened the lunch box and took out the dishes. Over these days, he had gained an understanding of Lan Ze’s appetite, so the portions were generous.
“Neither of you has eaten yet, right? Why don’t you try my cooking together?”
A flash of shock crossed Saiensi’s eyes. He looked at Lan Ze in disbelief. Although he knew Lan Ze would never do anything to curry favor with a Male, and that binding himself to Yan Mo was at the Admiral’s request, he hadn’t expected Lan Ze to be so bold as to actually let a Male cook for him.
If the Male Protection Association found out about this meal, wouldn’t it become their “execution meal”?
Saiensi grumbled inwardly, but smiled. “Then I thank the Lord for his hospitality.”
He absolutely had to taste food made by a Male Lord. Saiensi swallowed his saliva.
Moreover, he could already smell the fragrance.
Lan Ze saw that Saiensi was condemning him with his eyes one second and wolfing down the food the next. He couldn’t help but rub his forehead.
Yan Mo was also happy that someone liked his cooking. He smiled and asked casually, “I saw on the Star Net that the Fourth Army is going to Garbage Planet 1347 for an inspection?”
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