You are all bad women! Don't come over!

Han Muxue looked up, staring intensely at Shen Mochen, "I don't care about you and your foreign ex-girlfriend, but now that you're dating Xia Qingrou, you'd better be honest and not have a wandering heart."

Shen Mochen paused, not saying a word.

It would have been easy to agree. After all, he had told countless lies in his life and lying straightforwardly to a girl was really no difficulty.

At that moment, giving Han Muxue a positive response was undoubtedly the best choice. Just some words, and after that, everyone would be happy.

But, under the gaze of Han Muxue's glass-like eyes, Shen Mochen suddenly felt somewhat trance-like. Those didn't seem like eyes, but rather like amber gems, crystal clear, without a single impurity.

"…Okay."

Shen Mochen was stunned for quite a while before he reacted and nodded in agreement.

Han Muxue seemed dissatisfied with Shen Mochen's hesitation, feeling that it indicated hesitation, so she glared at him coldly, "She is a good person. If you wrong her, I won't let you off."

Even with Shen Mochen's broad-mindedness, he felt slightly displeased by Han Muxue's unceremonious warning. But he didn't lash out, merely nodded. He opened his mouth, about to speak, but then he saw Han Muxue's lips pursing tightly, saying word by word:

"But if you properly date her… I will protect you with all my might. At least, if there ever comes real danger, I will die before you do. I promise."

The morning sun climbed higher, casting increasingly brighter sunlight into the room. Under this brightness, the usual fierceness in Han Muxue's eyes was replaced by a kind of indescribable tenderness, like starlight. But beneath that dazzling starlight, there also seemed to be the loneliness of the stars.

"…Okay." Shen Mochen's eyelids drooped, and this time, the lie actually made him feel a twinge of guilt.

Han Muxue turned her head away, "Then that's good."

"Have we met somewhere before?" Shen Mochen suddenly asked.

"Sorry, no recollection. Your pickup skills are pretty bad. Is it because girls usually hit on you?"

Han Muxue wheeled herself back to her room.

Shen Mochen's eyelids drooped and he stood up, walking to the back yard kitchen. Liu Chaoyan and Xia Qingrou were washing dishes, chatting and laughing, their spirits not dampened by the less-than-successful breakfast.

"Hello there, please wait a moment; we'll be done soon."

Liu Chaoyan smiled as she placed the freshly washed dishes properly, gently wiping a few droplets of water from her face.

It seemed that they were wrapping things up here and no longer needed Shen Mochen's help.

Liu Chaoyan appeared to be quite a capable young lady, but even in Buque, she normally did household chores and was very proficient at it.

He really wished Yin Caiyu would take a lesson from this, not just leaving her dishes after eating, and going to lie on the bed to play with her phone.

Thinking of Yin Caiyu, Shen Mochen's heart ached slightly. Actually, her not doing household chores wasn't a big deal; he was quite good at doing them.

"Just a moment, let's try out your superpower later, get some practice in so we have a foundation in case a real fight breaks out," Xia Qingrou also said cheerily.

"Oh, okay, should we call Xuexue?"

Xia Qingrou wiped her hands, "I'll call her in a bit. Your superpower can only be used through physical contact, right? I've discussed this with Yanyan earlier, when we're out on missions, you should stay close to Xuexue as much as possible—her superpower is really powerful, you'll be safest by her side!"

The three returned to the dormitory, and Xia Qingrou went to call Han Muxue. Liu Chaoyan took a device resembling a mobile phone with a strap from beside the television and handed it to Shen Mochen.

"Is this the intercom?" Shen Mochen looked at the LCD screen.

"Yes, Caiyu must have introduced it to you already, although it looks like a mobile phone, it indeed is an intercom... Strictly speaking, it's not even an intercom, but we are just used to calling it that," Liu Chaoyan said with a smile, picking up another intercom. "This is a very important tool. When you go out, you must bring this with you."

Then, Liu Chaoyan demonstrated to Shen Mochen how to use it. There was a switch on the edge of the intercom; just by sliding it once, you could enter the dialogue mode, which was very convenient.

The huge LCD screen, similar to a mobile phone screen, could display the location of monsters and other intercoms. The location of monsters could be pinpointed to the meter while the locations of other intercoms—namely, teammates—could even be pinpointed to the decimeter.

Although the intercom's screen resolution was only 480p, it was sufficient for use, and the screen seemed to be made of tempered glass, waterproof, impact-resistant, and heat-resistant.

Usually, when Han Muxue's superpower was activated, she would constantly monitor the intercom, warning her teammates who were not by her side, to avoid accidentally entering her superpower domain. Since her superpower indiscriminately attacked, it could control enemies as well as fatally harm teammates. Explore more stories with My Virtual Library Empire

However, when Liu Chaoyan introduced it, she particularly comforted Shen Mochen not to worry too much. Because Han Muxue had never had a record of accidentally injuring her own people.

Compared to Han Muxue's superpower, the abilities of Liu Chaoyan and Xia Qingrou warranted more caution.

Because Liu Chaoyan usually attacked with Wind Blades, and when she whipped up hurricanes, the intercom signal could be disrupted by the hurricane, possibly preventing communication with teammates. Additionally, when surrounded by violent winds, her own visibility could be blurred, posing a risk of accidentally harming teammates.

Xia Qingrou's superpower need not even be mentioned; Shen Mochen had seen it with his own eyes. Her Light Arrows could instantly split into countless arrows, each with a force comparable to a cannon shell, and she couldn't precisely control the target of each arrow.

If one were to explode near a teammate...

In fact, Buque had annual instances of teammates accidentally harming each other, which sometimes led to unfortunate souls having to retire early or being honorably sacrificed... and of course, there were a few rare cases of intentional murder.

This was also the reason why Shen Mochen immediately agreed to date Xia Qingrou, even if just for his own sake, he urgently hoped for stability and harmony within the team.

The four walked to the car shed behind the house, where Han Muxue approached a wheelchair with huge off-road tires.

"Can't you help me change it?" Han Muxue glared at Xia Qingrou.

"Coming, coming!"

Xia Qingrou picked up Han Muxue, glanced briefly at Shen Mochen, then looked at Han Muxue in her arms and gently smiled.

"Let's all activate the communication function now," Liu Chaoyan cleared her throat softly.

Shen Mochen knew she was specifically addressing him, and efficiently turned on the communication feature of the intercom strapped to his arm, while the others had already activated theirs.

"Dummy," Han Muxue muttered softly.

"I'll go first then, Xuexue, take good care of the newbie."

Liu Chaoyan smiled at Shen Mochen and Han Muxue, then stepped back a few steps, distancing herself from everyone.

Suddenly, the wind picked up, and Liu Chaoyan began to ascend in the wind and quickly flew towards the distance.

Shen Mochen's eyes widened as he watched; he faintly saw the undergarment beneath Liu Chaoyan's skirt, which was white.

Seriously, even a gentleman like me needs to be cautious? Shen Mochen internally retorted and averted his gaze.

Yet he saw Han Muxue and Xia Qingrou looking rather cold.