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However, it wasn't until Emperor Bow Master ascended to heaven and became a god that things were finally standardized and evolved into the current Immortal Ship Alliance that has severed all ties with immortality.
"Eight hundred years is a very long life."
I'm genuinely envious of Toyokawa Shoko, who died young.
"Therefore, we have very strict regulations on childbirth."
Qingque said, "Even leaving the Immortal Ship requires reporting and approval. One cannot leave without permission, let alone leave any descendants outside."
"So if I were to apply for marriage leave or maternity leave while heavily pregnant, I wouldn't get the leave; I'd end up in jail."
Luo Zhen laughed and said, "Isn't going to jail pretty good? You don't need to work, and you get food and lodging provided. Just like the Grand Secretary, you're eating on the government payroll."
Qingque waved her hand: "I can't accept this government job. It's not for life, and I'd be too ashamed to face my parents."
She looked at Luo Zhen expectantly: "Is there any reliable way? A reasonable reason to resign?"
"Of course."
Luo Zhen said, "How about becoming a cultural porter? Take novels, comics, and music from other worlds, upload them to websites to sell, earn enough money to achieve financial freedom, and then you can quit your job."
"That's a good reason."
Qingque pondered, "But if that world later connects with interstellar space and this is discovered, wouldn't I be considered plagiarism? I'd have to pay compensation, and I'd be in serious trouble."
"Will not."
Luo Zhen said, "It seems you don't understand my little shop well enough. Toyokawa Shoko and Doro come from a different universe than you."
"what?!"
Qingque's surprised expression was quite adorable. "Really? Are you sure this isn't a place in the Tree of Imaginary Numbers that Lord Youyun Tianjun hasn't reached?"
"None of the Star Gods went to other universes, so you call this magical place, which spans different universes, a cabin?"
Because it is indeed very small, and this name is what it comes with, not what I named it.
Luo Zhen said, "Don't worry about such trivial details. Just tell me if you agree or not. I also have worlds on your side that haven't been set foot in by the Star Gods. You can act as an agent to sell the essence of their cultural works, and I'll give you a share of the profits as an agency fee."
He was referring to Eden, the essence of pre-civilizational art. He felt that placing Eden's works in the galaxy of Collapsed Iron would be a sure way to make a fortune.
"The agent is quite good."
Qingque said, "It always feels strange to sell other people's works under my name."
"Then let me be your agent. I also have a batch of works that I need you to represent."
Artworks often need time to be appreciated, so Luo Zhen plans to start with some short, simple, and popular works to help Qing Que make money quickly.
Qingque waved her hand: "No rush, no rush, let's play a few rounds of Imperial Jade Cards first."
She was practically flying with joy! She was about to achieve financial freedom and never have to go to work again!
Then, she lost fifteen hands in a row.
"I'm having bad luck today."
Qingque said, "The Imperial Jade Token works like this: newcomers have a protection period and their luck will be particularly good. If you three newcomers are beating me, of course I can't win."
She had her fill of fun. Luo Zhen went to the pre-Honkai era to collect Eden's works, while Toyokawa Shoko returned home and had her butler collect popular light novels and comics, as well as wildly popular novels from across the sea.
Finally, the two fully loaded hard drives were handed to Qingque, who looked solemn, as if she had just received a gold mine!
That was indeed a gold mine.
There's no need to worry about the hard drive format being incompatible with Xianzhou. The jade omen of Xianzhou is very subjective. People from the Boshi Society have studied it and found that it's a personal terminal on Xianzhou. Once you're away from Xianzhou, it's just a pretty stone that you can't understand at all.
[Commission completed, receive 300 Commission Crystals]
Luo Zhen was delighted; he only needed 700 more commission crystals to significantly enhance his projection magic.
Qingque left the hut with a beaming smile, just as she was about to go home, when she saw the figure that terrified her the most.
Her long pink hair was delicately styled into a cloud-like bun, adorned with star-shaped gold ornaments that shimmered with tiny starlight under the light. Her brows and eyes shone with a glass-like halo. Her body was petite and lovely, and her delicate, girlish face radiated wisdom.
The Grand Diviner, Fu Xuan.
Qingque instinctively hid the two hard drives in her hands, but Fu Xuan saw through her act. She reached out her hand to Qingque:
"Hand it over."
Qingque tried to struggle: "Even if you are the Grand Diviner, you can't just confiscate your subordinates' belongings, can you? Besides, these aren't mine; a friend entrusted them to me for safekeeping."
"Your friend? A friend from outside the Immortal Ship?"
Fu Xuan's expression was serious. "This is no ordinary incident. Qing Que, you just left the immortal ship, right?"
Qingque is a very capable person, but he is lazy and unwilling to take on more work. Even when he makes contributions, he will always share the credit with his other colleagues, so he is still the lowest-ranking employee.
Fu Xuan was frustrated with her lack of progress and often consulted the oracle about Qingque in his spare time, finding her when she was about to slack off and giving her more responsibilities.
How could a mere bluebird possibly stand a chance against the diviner's uncanny calculations?
Today, Fu Xuanxin had a feeling that Qingque was about to slack off, so he casually cast a divination, but he couldn't find Qingque's location.
This aroused Fu Xuan's competitive spirit. Could it be that Qing Que has actually improved a lot in this aspect?
If Qingque had returned in time, she might have been able to get away with it. However, Qingque had spent 15 rounds of cards with Luo Zhen in the commission hut, plus the time she spent collecting various works, which was enough for Fu Xuan to confirm that Qingque was not on the Immortal Ship and to find her last location before she disappeared.
Fu Xuan rushed over and tried to divine and study the situation on the spot. He even used the power of the Qiong Guan Formation to verify his calculations, but unfortunately, he couldn't figure anything out.
Just when Fu Xuan thought he would never see Qing Que again, a door appeared on the spot, and Qing Que walked out humming a song, in a great mood.
"You know how serious a crime it is for a celestial being to leave the immortal ship without permission."
Fu Xuan's tension didn't stop there; a guy who could kidnap people from inside the immortal ship at any time was far too dangerous.
She looked at Qingque and said, "Hurry up and tell the truth."
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Volume 1: Chapter 33 - Little Blue Sparrow, Society Dies
After learning about the commissioned cabin from Qingque, Fu Xuan was skeptical. She tried to divine the truth but couldn't find anything, which only made her more inclined to believe it was true.
"If it's really as amazing as you say, then it's not surprising."
It would be strange if such a magical place could be calculated.
"Then what's that in your hand?"
She looked at the two hard drives in Qingque's hands and said, "The technical level doesn't seem very high."
"Oh, this is a gift they gave me."
Qingque felt a little guilty. If the Grand Diviner found out that this was something she used to make money so she could resign after achieving financial freedom, he would definitely confiscate it, right?
She tried to find an excuse: "Because this opportunity was so rare, I asked them for some cheap souvenirs."
"Let me take a look."
Fu Xuan said, "Although theoretically I wouldn't be able to detect if such a person wanted to tamper with things, I still have to give it a try."
Even if other forces transport supplies to the Celestial Ship, they still have to go through customs inspections, let alone things from other universes.
Qingque handed the hard drive to Fu Xuan with trepidation, praying that the Grand Diviner would not see through her thoughts.
A mysterious and complex magic array appeared around Fu Xuan, and two hard drives floated in front of her, rapidly reading the data within them.
Upon seeing Eden's work, Fu Xuan nodded slightly, appreciating its artistry.
Qingque has quite a good eye.
However, when she read the popular works provided by Toyokawa Shoko, Fu Xuan's face turned red. A large number of obscene words and images rolled through her mind, causing the magic circle that was used to search for information to be interrupted immediately.
She glared at Qingque: "Did you ask for this?"
Qingque, bewildered, nodded in agreement with the atmosphere. Fu Xuan, furious, threw the hard drive at her: "This is an insult to scholarship! I never expected you, Qingque, to be so...so..."
Fu Xuan was at a loss for words. She didn't know any of those vulgar words, and the most malicious thing she could think of was a "bad guy." She couldn't think of any suitable words to denounce Qing Que.
All I could say was, "Your workload today is doubled!"
After saying that, he left in a hurry, leaving the injured Qingque standing there at a loss.
Does that mean I'll have to work overtime?
What exactly is on this hard drive that made the old lady Taibu so angry? Qingque casually touched it for a while during work, browsing through Fengchuan Xiangzi's hard drive.
Most of them were normal novels and comics, but as Qingque flipped through them, she discovered some of the content related to Sese, including both novels and comics, and there were quite a few of them.
"Ah this..."
Qingque blushed deeply. "Although it's supposed to be a popular work, this is a bit too popular!"
What she didn't know was that, as a young lady of high birth, Toyokawa Shoko would naturally order her subordinates to do such trivial things; she wouldn't download resources herself.
The housekeeper, seeing that it was such a trivial matter, delegated it to his subordinate.
Through layers of subcontracting, the workers had no idea that it was Toyokawa Shoko who gave the order to add their own carefully selected high-quality resources, and they thought their boss would be happy.
"No wonder the old lady, the diviner, was so angry."
Qingque exclaimed, "With her reading speed, she must have been incredibly embarrassed to finish reading it all in one go."
"Qingque!"
The sudden noise startled her. Qingque turned around and found that Fu Xuan had actually touched her from behind.
"You're slacking off again!"
Fu Xuan glanced at Qing Que's screen, which was filled with obscene images, and was furious. "You're watching such vulgar things during work hours! I think your workload is too light. Increase it tenfold!"
She had initially thought there might be some misunderstanding, but now that she'd been caught red-handed, what else was there to say?
I never expected Qingque to like these things; she might as well play cards.
Fu Xuan was worried. Looking at this during work hours would probably affect his work. What if he became curious and wanted to try to imitate what was written on it?
She recalled the overly exciting plots and gameplay in those novels and comics, and felt that she should find an opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk with Qingque and not go to extremes.
No, Your Excellency, that's not how it is!
Watching Fu Xuan's departing figure, Qing Que stretched out Er Kang's hand, feeling that even if she jumped into the Milky Way, she would never be able to wash herself clean.
How could Toyokawa Shoko be so wicked!