CH 77

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Save for the initial period of ascent, the starship was very stable during its journey. After Ji Mingjiang returned to his room, he could still see the quiet universe outside through the window.

It’s somewhat similar to the universe seen in holographic games, but the feeling is completely different.

The operation of the starship gradually stabilized, and the water glass on the bedside table swayed slightly and imperceptibly. Ji Mingjiang stared at the shaking water for a while, then lay down on the bed in boredom. With a blanket over his head, he fell into a deep sleep.

Sure enough, whether it was in his previous life, at the bottom of the sea, or now, he loved sleeping on vehicles.

He didn’t know how long he slept, but when the starship slightly shook again, Ji Mingjiang reached out from the quilt and patted the pillow randomly to look for the light brain that he had taken off before going to bed.

“Um?”

After patting the left side and the right side, he didn’t touch anything. Ji Mingjiang squeezed out a muffled grunt from the depths of his nostrils. Frowning, he violently lifted up the quilt, and the coolness that he suddenly came into contact with made him shrink his ear fins, and then he finally found the covered light brain beside the pillow.

In the dim room with the curtains drawn, the screen that automatically adjusted the brightness to adapt to the room environment lit up, and a constantly changing timetable accurate to seconds also popped up.

“It’s five o’clock in the afternoon…”

No wonder he’s a little hungry.

Just as he was thinking, several regular knocks on the door rang, followed by a reminder from Clarice, “We’re already here; pack up and come out quickly.”

“Okay, got it!” After answering in a loud voice, Ji Mingjiang listened to the footsteps gradually receding outside the door. He lay on the bed with his mind empty for a while, then sat up and pulled away curtains with excellent light-blocking properties.

The night sky with its dazzling stars and the white snow on the ground came into view. You could vaguely smell the faint fragrance of plum blossoms and the cold air coming in from the edge of the window.

After hesitating for a moment, Ji Mingjiang still didn’t pull out the excessively thick long-fleece jacket. He wrapped himself up in a single coat, then pushed open the door and walked out.

Outside, Vincent Lurleena and Clarice stopped talking when they saw him coming out. However, it seemed that the conversation between the two was about to end anyway. Ji Mingjiang could vaguely hear something about the federation and frontline garrisons when he walked over.

He expected that it might have something to do with Bisnar Orfield, who was now so dead that his blood was cold. Clarice would tell him later anyway, so Ji Mingjiang didn’t ask much. His main focus was on the pilot’s compartment with the open door in front of him.

The structure of the starship is similar to that of the starship in the holographic game that he played before. Although the details of the console and the inside are slightly different, they are consistent with Ji Mingjiang’s memory.

Perhaps the biggest difference is the exceptionally clean and unique large glass window spanning across the entire operating platform.

Oh, it’s probably not glass but made of special materials.

The howling winter winds rolled in a sea of snowflakes, crashing against the windows of the starship, piling up on the tree branches, falling on the lawn, and pooling on the roof of the small detached villa in front of them.

“Isn’t it beautiful?”

Seeing Ji Mingjiang looking at the window of the cabin in ecstasy, Vincent Lurleena felt relieved and said very proudly: “When I came here for vacation, I discovered that the snow scenery on this planet is absolutely stunning! So, in order not to miss such beautiful scenery, I always wipe the windows inside and outside before leaving the port! Make sure I can see the shape of every snowflake clearly!”

After hearing the previous sentence, Ji Mingjiang was ready for Vincent’s story about how he was born and raised on this planet and how he studied hard all the way to the capital planet to join the team under Clarice. Unexpectedly, this guy followed up with a habit of cleaning windows.

Ji Mingjiang:……

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Probably because his expression was too obvious, Vincent Lurleena adjusted his sunglasses, suppressed his laughter so much that his beard trembled, and finally leaned against the table and laughed loudly, “Hahahahaha, Your Highness, don’t look at me like you’ve been deceived. It’ll make me unable to stop complimenting your cuteness, even though I know your character.”

Ignoring Clarice, whose forehead jumped after hearing these words, Vincent looked at the speechless Ji Mingjiang and continued, “Didn’t the captain tell you? This planet is too cold, and no one will live here for too long, not to mention starting a family and having children here. The vast majority of people who come here are here for vacation or summer vacation, so the tourism service industry on this planet is very developed. It can be said to be even better than the capital star.”

After nimbly dodging two kicks from Clarice, Vincent jumped into the cabin and pressed a few buttons on the control panel. The sound of the cabin door opening came, and he smiled heartily at Clarice, who didn’t look very good, and Ji Mingjiang, who looked helpless. “Let’s get down quickly. It’s just time to finish dinner. I wish you a happy vacation. I’ll be back in three days.”

“This nature of yours…” Letting Ji Mingjiang go ahead and get off the starship, Leiden shook his head while looking at the happy-go-lucky Vincent Lurleena, “Why don’t you also take charge of a team for next year’s new recruit training? I see that you’ve been quite idle lately.”

Hearing that he had been given a job, Vincent Lurleena wasn’t annoyed. Although the prosthetic eyes could not convey any emotions, the expression on his face was obviously much brighter. “I promise to complete the task! I will definitely help the lovely new recruits adapt well to army life~”

“Captain, walk slowly; remember to take good care of His Highness.”

The stretchy tune was cut off from the inside by the closed hatch, and the only thing left in his ears at once was the howling wind. After just a few minutes of waiting outside, a lot of snowflakes had already fallen on Ji Mingjiang’s body, but it was not obvious on his hair and coat, which were almost the same color.

“Go in first; I’ve already instructed people to light up the fireplace.”

Looking at the hem of Ji Mingjiang’s coat that was constantly picked up by the wind and never fell down, Leiden frowned. “Why are you wearing these? Aren’t you cold?”

“It’s okay, I’m fine.” Ji Mingjiang brushed off the snowflakes on his sleeves and said it nonchalantly.

He turned to look at Clarice, who was still much taller than him, and said helplessly, “You don’t wear much yourself, do you, and you’re talking about me?”

And although the wind hurt his face, the current temperature really didn’t make him feel anything. This body built by the system is indeed a setting with top combat effectiveness. If the gain effect can be realized, he estimated that his body should be full of buffs that are immune to all negative conditions.

If Clarice looked closely, he would probably be able to see that, with the same thin attire, the snowflakes on Ji Mingjiang’s sleeves were melting quite a bit faster than he was.

“Okay, come in quickly; it’s going to snow… probably heavily soon.”

During the conversation between the two, the wind blowing against their ears got a lot stronger. Ji Mingjiang frowned and looked at the extremely unreasonable sky with heavy snow but still a clear night. He gave up his prediction and directly pulled Clarice towards the villa.

Making his way across the iron fence and lawn topped with a nest of snow-white hats, Ji Mingjiang pulled open the door and was greeted by sparks leaping from the fireplace opposite. The dry warmth rushed towards him, and almost instantly he felt his hair get soaked with melting snowflakes.

Taking off his coat and throwing it casually on the sofa, Ji Mingjiang curiously looked around the kitchen with all the kitchen utensils and opened the refrigerator door, which was full of fresh fruits, vegetables, and meat.

Ji Mingjiang, who thought he would see a refrigerator full of pre-made dishes, was a little confused. The ear fins above his ears seemed to sense the owner’s emotions and kept spinning.

“Is the cook not here yet?” He doesn’t know how to cook!

“Already here.”

Hearing his question, Leiden, who had been following him, chuckled, stretched out his arm across the top of Ji Mingjiang’s wet hair, and selected a few ingredients to be used tonight.

“?”

Ji Mingjiang raised his head and looked at Clarice’s chin in confusion. As if he felt something, the emperor, who didn’t even lower his head after picking the vegetables, turned around and walked towards the sink. He said, amidst the sound of the running faucet, “Close the refrigerator door. I’m cooking tonight; why are you so surprised?”

“Shouldn’t I be surprised?” Looking at his skillful movements, Ji Mingjiang corrected his expression, closed the door, and said, “Who knew you could cook, Your Majesty? Your persona has collapsed. Okay… get out of the way; I’ll help you wash the dishes.”

“No, you go upstairs, take a shower, and dry your hair first. If I take you out to play for a few days and then you get sick, your fans and those who are not your fans will curse me to death.”

Turning sideways to block Ji Mingjiang’s outstretched hand, Leiden gestured at his now damp hair and equally damp clothes somewhat helplessly.

“…Okay.” After taking a look at the dishes that Clarice brought out, he found that they really didn’t look like hard dishes that required a lot of effort to prepare. Ji Mingjiang didn’t insist anymore, waved his hand, and turned around to the stairs.

“Just pick any room. I don’t come to this villa very often, so there’s no such thing as a master bedroom or guest bedroom.”

“Okay.”

With a casual response, Ji Mingjiang walked up to the second floor and opened the door directly in front of him. After looking at the very warm furnishings, he directly turned on the cleaning button and entered the bathroom.

After washing up, the refreshed Ji Mingjiang once again saw a brand new bedroom. The window opened a crack, and the automatically opened curtains were blown gently. Outside the window was a grove of plum blossoms, and the fragrance of plum blossoms also spread indoors along with the fluttering curtains, almost immediately taking away the coldness that the room had generated due to being unoccupied for many years.

The aroma of food stir-fried with thick oil and red sauce also floated in through the crack in the door. Driven by novelty, ah no, curiosity, Ji Mingjiang ran down the stairs in two or three steps and almost ran into Clarice carrying a plate.

“!”

After hurriedly braking, both of them looked like they were surviving a disaster. Ji Mingjiang raised his hand to apologize and ran into the kitchen to bring out the remaining soup pot.

“It smells so good! You actually know how to cook!”

Although he wasn’t an idiot in life, Ji Mingjiang, who had been stubbornly blocked from the kitchen door by his assistant until his death in his last life, looked at the table of three colorful and fragrant dishes and one soup and praised him in awe.

“Of course I could only make it myself when I was out there with the troops before. It’s not like I could have the chef follow me to the front lines.”

While talking, Leiden served Ji Mingjiang soup.

Because he didn’t have enough time, he simply stewed crucian carp and tofu soup. The milky white soup was poured into a porcelain white bowl, with a pinch of chopped green onion floating on the surface.

Probably because of the addition of pepper, it tastes a bit spicy and choking.

After Ji Mingjiang blew the hot air away and took a sip, he coughed several times but still tenaciously gave a thumbs up.

“Delicious!”

At 7:00 p.m., those who had returned home threw themselves wearily on the couch and clicked into StarNet, ready to brush up on outrageous news or follow-up on the case that had shocked the nation two days before when an update alert popped up.

“The blogger you follow, @Jimingjiang, has posted a new star blog; go and check it out~”

“Didn’t Cub Jiang go out to play? Could he be sharing his daily life photos?!”

With this thought flashing through their minds, the people who followed him instantly lost all their fatigue, followed the notification, and clicked directly into the post content.

Then they saw…

@Jimingjiang: [crucian carp tofu soup.jpg] [minced meat braised eggplant.jpg] [tomato scrambled eggs.jpg] [stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots.jpg]

“???”

F*ck.

Although they don’t know why Cub Jiang posted this, their appetite was suddenly aroused!