Aboard the Helios, Mo Wang was currently sitting leisurely in his seat, quietly waiting for the ship to arrive at the Oceania Branch.
"Boss, why did you have to bring me along? Ai-chan clearly has a lot of things to do, but you're just sitting there eating snacks and reading manga while I have to be your driver."
On the screen in front of Mo Wang, Ai-chan was currently complaining with a pout.
She should be eating hot pot and singing songs right now. Why was she dragged here to be a coolie driver by Mo Wang, as if she were being conscripted?
"Cut the crap! You think I don't know you?"
Mo Wang saw through Ai-chan's trick at a glance. "If I dared to leave you on the Hyperion for a few days, the electricity bill would probably shoot up to a million or so. Looking at your electricity bill, anyone who didn't know better would think you were building a Gundam."
"Can't you just give Ai-chan a few days off? You clearly get to rest for several days, but Ai-chan has to manage the Hyperion every day."
"Heh, the Hyperion doesn't have any missions recently. Aren't you on vacation every day? Besides, I don't know where the Oceania Branch is. Who else would I ask if not you?"
With that, Mo Wang said to Ai-chan again, "Get back to work, Ai-chan. When I finish this job, I'll buy you a game console and let you play to your heart's content. How about that?"
"Really, Boss? You'll really buy it for Ai-chan?"
Hearing that Mo Wang was going to buy her a game console, Ai-chan, who had been slacking off, immediately became excited.
What could she do? As the AI of St. Freya, she didn't get a single cent of salary.
She had to earn extra money to buy the snacks and games she wanted. (So you, you damn artificial idiot, have actually been mining crypto, haven't you?)
Recently, with Mo Wang restricting her electricity usage, her little piggy bank had also started to shrink.
This one game console would be enough for her to play for a long time.
"Really, really. Just take me there quickly."
Mo Wang said to Ai-chan perfunctorily, continuing to read his manga.
And in less than a dozen minutes, the ship Mo Wang was on had already arrived in New Zealand, where the Oceania base was located.
Looking at the vast grasslands below, the first thing that came to Mo Wang's mind were advertisements for kiwifruit and milk.
Zespri kiwifruit, from the premium kiwifruit farms of New Zealand, from the premium pastures of New Zealand.
Like a demonic chant, it began to loop in his mind.
He even started to hallucinate, with large kiwifruits dancing around his head.
"What the hell? Why is this the only impression I have of New Zealand? And I always thought the Oceania Branch was in Australia. How could this be?"
Mo Wang felt that his train of thought was a bit jumpy.
Although New Zealand was one of the only two developed countries in Oceania, why couldn't he find any memorable points about this country?
"Boss, we have arrived at the Oceania Branch! Should I notify the members of the Oceania Branch?"
Ai-chan's voice brought Mo Wang back to reality, allowing him to temporarily escape from his strange impression of New Zealand.
"Contact them. I hope this matter can be resolved quickly."
After Mo Wang casually said this to Ai-chan, the Helios began to slowly descend to the ground.
The moment the hatch opened, what greeted his eyes were the Valkyries of the Oceania Branch, brimming with youthful vitality.
Compared to the students of St. Freya, the Valkyries of the Oceania Branch had a noticeably different temperament.
If the students of St. Freya still had a bit of a student-like air about them, then the Valkyries of the Oceania Branch were already mature warriors.
Although they were not much different in age, in terms of temperament, the Oceania Branch was indeed more charming.
However, Mo Wang, who had just stepped out of the hatch, was in no mood to appreciate the Valkyries before him.
Because at this moment, a Valkyrie with long chestnut hair and pink eyes, her temperament like that of a saintess, was walking towards Mo Wang with a smile.
"Hello, may I ask if you are Captain Mo Wang from the Far East Branch? I am Ana Schariac, and I am also the captain of the Snow Lotus Squad. I have come to welcome you under the orders of the Overseer."
Mo Wang: (°_°) Who... who? Who did you just say you were?
After the Valkyrie in front of him introduced herself, Mo Wang was stunned for a full ten seconds.
What the hell? The future Herrscher of Ice is actually here?
To be honest, he was a little scared.
No way!
If Wendy really blows up, and then you blow up too, I won't be able to handle it, okay?
Overseer, do you think one Herrscher isn't enough to kill him, so now you're sending two?
Are we going to have to nuke the place later?
Green-haired troll! Fuck you!
"Um, is there a problem?"
Seeing that Mo Wang hadn't spoken, Ana thought something was wrong with her and quickly looked herself over to see if she had made a mistake anywhere.
"No, no, no, there's no problem. I'm Mo Wang, Captain of the Hyperion. I was just a little surprised."
Mo Wang's expression was as normal as he extended his hand to Ana.
"Surprised?"
"Yes. I didn't expect to see the captain of the Snow Lotus Squad here. I thought you were on Coral Island."
Mo Wang pretended to be very surprised as he spoke to Ana. Although he was indeed very surprised.
"You know me?"
And Ana was particularly surprised that Mo Wang knew her.
After all, although the Snow Lotus Squad could be considered an elite squad of Schicksal, it wasn't actually very famous.
Most people didn't even know they existed.
"Ah, after all, you're the young lady of the Schariac family. It's very difficult not to know someone from the three great families in Schicksal."
Mo Wang said with a smile.
Actually, he had wanted to say that Ana was a great hero who had saved dozens of people.
But he thought to himself, what was the difference between that and rubbing salt in her wounds? So he dismissed the idea.
After all, she was still a beautiful girl. There was no reason to be so sharp on their first meeting.
"What young lady am I? Captain, you're really joking."
Hearing Mo Wang's words, Ana also covered her mouth and giggled lightly.
She was truly charming.
Even Mo Wang was momentarily dazed.
Holy crap, Ana is this beautiful?
No wonder she had that kid Chen Tianwu completely mesmerized.