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March 7th stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at Qiong, and said that the campus had been peaceful before, but now it was crowded and had ruined her good mood. She knew it was Qiong's fault.

"They're just jealous of me because my girlfriend is so beautiful."

Qiong raised his head and looked down at the person in front of him. Many people heard what he said, but no one could refute it. Once the news that Qiong was Robin's boyfriend spread, he would become the public enemy of Origami University. Both men and women would be envious and jealous. If he was not strong enough, he might be stabbed out of his dream.

"Hello, Miss Robin, you are still as beautiful as ever."

Estelle greeted the robin with a smile. Few women would disagree that she was less beautiful than the robin; only a woman like Black Tower would insist that she was the most beautiful, which was hard to refute.

"Station Chief Estella, you've come to Pinocene too. You took good care of me at the space station last time, so I'll definitely do my best to be a good host this time."

When Robin met Estelle, she also showed surprise and delight. The two women, who were of similar status, got along quite well. Estelle was also looking for a guide who was familiar with all sorts of things in Pinocchio. As for Qiong and March 7, they could only be considered outsiders.

"Is it really appropriate for us to parade around like this?"

Estelle looked at the crowd that lingered around her and asked, "That's just how robins are. They become the center of attention wherever they go, especially with all this news. Now, it's Sora who's taking the heat off robins. Many people want to know who stole robins' hearts."

Qiong felt that the people around him were disturbing him and the robin, so he took out his phone and made a dream call. The moment the call ended, an airship suddenly appeared above Origami University, traversing space. Qiong's first mate arrived in his private airship, the Huichangshi.

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Chapter 398 Captain

The Huechang Stone descended slowly from the sky, instantly occupying the largest open space on the Origami University campus. Many people recognized the airship, but had never heard of it landing on the ground. Since its creation, this most luxurious airship was supposed to only patrol in the high sky, and its entry and exit were all by passenger spaceships.

After the Huichangshi landed, a row of steps descended from the deck, and a red carpet was laid down from the steps, seamlessly extending to the road below. Dozens of dream billboards swayed down the red carpet and stood on both sides of it, beginning to play music.

"Welcome, Captain! Captain, you are wise and mighty! Captain, you are unparalleled in the world!"

The billboards blinked their big eyes, praising their sole owner with rap-like emphasis, and their owner's portrait was printed in the most conspicuous place on their bellies—a photo of Sora herself.

"The captain of the Huichangshi?"

This scene is rare even in the dream world, because the former captain, Old Ody, would never do such a grand thing. Now the entire Origami University knows that Qiong is the captain of the Huichangshi.

First Mate Rosa also disembarked from the Huichangshi at this moment. She came to Qiong and raised her hand to her chest in greeting, demonstrating all her professional qualities perfectly.

"Captain, your first mate greets you."

Rosa smiled and said that during Qiong's absence, she was the acting captain of the Huichangshi, managing all the affairs on the ship in an orderly manner. As for how she did things, Qiong didn't care about those things.

"Rosa, send someone down to decorate this place. We'll cover all the expenses under the guise of sponsoring the school anniversary celebration."

Qiong explained what he wanted to do. He didn't send the Huichangshi to bully others. Did he care about the captain's status? Of course not. He just wanted everyone to know that the person Robin liked was worthy of her. Robin didn't care about Qiong's status, and neither did Qiong, but he couldn't let people say that she had bad taste.

"As you command, Captain."

Rosa had no opinion on Sora's decision; she simply followed his orders and gave instructions to the crew on the ship. After relaying Sora's instructions over the walkie-talkie, she came to Sora's side and spoke softly.

"As the first mate, I feel it is necessary to remind you, because your decision will reduce passenger satisfaction on board by about 17%."

Rosa revealed her prediction, and Qiong immediately understood that this was because the guests on the Huichangshi were all VIPs. Those who could board this airship were either rich or noble. Staying on the Huichangshi for one night would cost about ten times more than the most expensive hotel in the dream. However, like some famous luxury goods, this price did not deter people; on the contrary, it was in short supply.

The guests are willing to spend money on the Huichangshi because it is high and expensive, and can overlook all areas of the dream world. However, once the Huichangshi comes down from the sky, the guests will feel disappointed and will be dissatisfied. This is the problem of decreased satisfaction that Rosa mentioned. It can be seen that she is a responsible first mate.

"You can handle this little thing. I believe you can always turn things around in terms of satisfaction."

Qiong smiled and encouraged Rosa. He really didn't care about the reputation of the Huichangshi. The captain was just a hands-off manager. But the crew members certainly didn't want their workplace to have a bad reputation, so they would do their best to maintain it.

"Thank you for your trust."

Rosa bowed to Qiong again. Having such a boss made her work easier and allowed her to make the best use of her skills. The only fear was that the captain would not know anything and would make some messy moves that would drag the team down.

Rosa's gaze fell on the female companion beside Sora, and she immediately spotted the lady she had specifically noted down. She took a few steps to Estella and bowed as well.

"This must be our first mate, a very young and beautiful woman."

"I'm the first mate now? It seems like that's true."

Estella tilted her head and thought for a moment before remembering that when Qiong had returned to the space station last time and boasted about her experience with Pinocchio, she mentioned that she had gotten herself an airship. She had also looked up information about the Hue-Chang-Shi, which was indeed a very powerful airship. Even her elders couldn't buy such a thing, since the owner of the Hue-Chang-Shi was not short of money and had a hostile relationship with the company.

"I'll definitely go and take a look when I have time."

Estella said expectantly, but she didn't go up immediately. The Hue-Chang Stone was left here, and she still wanted to travel with Sora.

"This ship is where we rest; we can go there anytime."

Qiong was using the Huichangshi as a mobile hotel. They were unfamiliar with the area and couldn't just find any place to rest on campus. The train crew unanimously agreed with his decision. Even though it was a dream, who could resist the king-size bed in the VIP room?

The commotion caused by the Huyspar quickly subsided. Everyone knew that the Robin's lover had come to show off his airship, but the group was indeed of extraordinary status. Some astute students had already discovered that the train crew were also shareholders of Pinocene, so it was not surprising that the Huyspar was their vehicle.

Jealousy is a strange thing. Before Qiong revealed his identity, everyone felt that he was not good enough for Robin. But under the influence of the Hue-Chang-Shi, the jealousy completely disappeared. Before becoming the captain of the Hue-Chang-Shi, comparisons were meaningless.

After that, Qiong's campus trip went much more smoothly. No one came to watch him and Robin anymore. It was also possible that he would be thrown out of Pinocchio after offending the shareholders. Robin also had some peace and quiet. He happily followed Qiong around various campus stalls and chatted with him about interesting things at the academy.

"Robin, were these little monkeys here before?"

As Qiong passed by some stalls, he saw monkey dolls on the stalls, which were similar to the monkeys he had fought before. However, he remained calm and just asked a question casually.

“I don’t think it was like that before,” the robin said, shaking his head.

"I know this one. It's the recently popular 'Sleeping Banana Monkey.' The pronunciation of 'banana' and 'sleep' is similar, which is quite amusing."

March 7th raised her hand to explain that she was very well-informed in places with internet access and had already figured out the situation on campus. She also thought the little monkeys on the stall were quite cute and even wanted to buy one to take back to the train.

Chapter 399 Abstract to the Max

"I heard it's very popular, and it's now a Pinocchio mascot that's on par with Watch Boy."

March 7th continued, and the clock boy who had been ticking beside Qiong's feet suddenly showed an expression of having different eyes, and then in a second, Hongwen started ringing the bell.

"Oh, did I make you angry? Don't get so agitated. You're a senior, give way to the kid."

When March 7th saw that Clock Boy was angry, she smiled and comforted him. In her opinion, Clock Boy and Little Monkey were not the same species. Little Monkey was a man-made brand, that is, a commercial product, but Clock Boy was a real, nameless customer. How could they be the same?

Just as March 7th was introducing the little monkey, several people ran over to them. These people were wearing school uniforms and looked around as if they were looking for someone. When they saw Qiong and Robin there, they stopped and greeted them.

"Sir, Miss Robin, we are students from the Discipline Inspection Department. Some strange people have just sneaked into the campus. Please be careful."

"A strange person? Isn't the school anniversary celebration open to just anyone?"

March 7th loves to join in the fun, and when he heard the students from the Discipline Inspection Department say this, he asked out of curiosity.

"We do welcome outsiders, but we also need to distinguish who is harmful. The suspicious person we just saw looks like a troublemaker."

The students from the Discipline Inspection Department explained, and March 7th nodded repeatedly in agreement, saying that the school's security was quite good, with students even responsible for maintaining order.

"What does it look like?" March 7th asked.

"Pink hair, wearing a glowing scarf, dressed in bizarre clothes and talking nonsense."

The students from the Discipline Inspection Department said that when March 7th heard about the pink hair, they glanced at Estella, who was also looking at her. The two pink-haired girls smiled at each other, and they quite liked the hair color.

Are you talking about her?

March 7th looked at another pink-haired person not far away and said that she had noticed that person a long time ago. After all, he had the same hair color as her and stood out in the crowd.

"That's the one who used *campus profanity*!"

Upon seeing the pink-haired man, the students from the Discipline Inspection Department immediately rushed over. They were eager to watch the spectacle and followed him to witness their confrontation.

"You bastard, you're graffitiing all over our campus. If you don't pay for it, you'll be kicked out by your family."

The students from the Discipline Inspection Department glared at the pink-haired girl and said, "It's really not friendly of March 7th to hear that the other party has done such a thing."

"I have only met you all by chance, but I am not alone. My companions are this group of nameless ninjas."

The pink-haired girl was caught red-handed, but she wasn't nervous at all. Instead, she looked at Qiong and the others and said something. Upon hearing this, the students from the Discipline Inspection Department became much more amiable, and the anger on their faces instantly turned into smiles.

"So you're a friend of the shareholders. You should have said so earlier! Would you like to come to my classroom or my home?"

The head of the Discipline Inspection Department smiled broadly at the pink-haired girl in front of him, thus putting an end to the unpleasantness just now. After speaking, he consciously stood at the back, but did not leave. Instead, he wanted to confirm whether she really knew the shareholders.

"It's someone you know."

March 7th tugged at Qiong's arm and said that she was certain that any beautiful woman could only be connected to the nameless man by Qiong. Who else would be so promiscuous?

"Well, we just met."

Qiong never expected to run into this guy on campus. The pink-haired girl spoke strangely, and wasn't she the Ranpo-san she had met not long ago?

"You bastard, when did you meet a new pink-haired girl behind my back?"

Estella raised her hand and grabbed Sora's ear, seemingly because the pink-haired girl's attributes overlapped with Ranpo's, making her a little jealous. She wouldn't have acted this way when March Seven was around.

"This meeting was truly by chance."

Qiong looked at Estella with a wronged expression. Seeing her like this, Estella lowered her hand, but Qiong seized the opportunity to retaliate and kissed her on the cheek, making the stationmaster stomp her feet in embarrassment.

"Basketball Bat and Ninja, a long-awaited reunion, what a coincidence!"

With a serious expression, Ranpo said to Qiong that Qiong had never seen her smile since they met, and she seemed to be a woman with a lot of stories to tell.

"And fellow nameless ninjas, nice to meet you all. I am the Chaotic Ninja Knight AKA Chaotic Breaker."

Ranpo gave a bizarre self-introduction. The translation of the synesthetic beacon had its limits, so everyone except Qiong frowned, trying to figure out what language Ranpo was speaking.

"Are you talking about us nameless guests? What kind of accent is that?"

March 7 scratched her head, finally understanding that she had also been classified as a ninja, but she was an archer and a swordsman, and did not have any ninjutsu skills.

"Perhaps there really is a ninja planet in this universe."

Dan Heng tried to analyze Luan Po's words and could only come to this conclusion: when faced with a person with strange words and actions, the first thing that comes to mind is naturally her background. Humans are the animals most easily influenced by their environment.

"I have come here only to set up the Chaotic Ninja Talisman in the school to break the evil ninja formation."

As Luan Po explained her purpose for coming to the school, everyone began to guess her meaning as if solving a mystery. In the end, it was San Yue Qi who came up with the answer.

"Is this the graffiti that the students from the Discipline Inspection Department mentioned? Oh, so you've been doing something serious."

March 7th was the only one who didn't doubt that Luanpo was talking nonsense. Although her words and actions didn't seem like those of a normal person, March 7th didn't use Luanpo's words as an excuse to cause trouble on campus.

"How mysterious is cause and effect! I have unexpectedly met you all, nameless ninjas. You may not recognize me, but you will surely remember my colleague, the ninja swordsman, Silver Spear Shura, who was clad in silver armor, bold and dashing, skilled in gun-and-gun ninjutsu, and always spouting sweet words."

Ranpo seemed to want to prove his identity, so he brought out a description that did not exist in the memories of Qiong and the others. They started to solve the mystery again. Fortunately, Ranpo did not add chuunibyou descriptions to his physical characteristics when he introduced them, so a tall male figure was recalled.

“It’s Potio, isn’t it?” Danheng said.

"How could this person possibly be associated with sweet talk and flattery!"

March 7th tried her best to complain. She still remembers that Potio always had "baby" and "cutie" on his lips, but that was probably a beautified version of language created by synesthesia. When he called someone "baby," he must have wanted to kill them.

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Chapter 400 Do you believe her or me?

"So you're a sea patrol knight?"

Now everyone finally understands what Luanpo's identity is. Since he knows Portio, that is proof enough. Moreover, Danheng had already learned through some clues that Portio was in Pinocchio. It wasn't that he didn't leave after helping out in the last incident, but that he returned.

"Of course, I was afraid of causing any misunderstanding, so I kept emphasizing the title of 'Ninja Hero'."

Luanpo nodded and said, but her words made March Seven feel that she had to continue complaining.

"How does this have anything to do with the term 'sea patrol knight'?"

"So what's the purpose of your return to Pinocchio this time?"

After learning about Luanpo's identity, Qiong became even more curious about her. First of all, it was already quite remarkable that she could join the Sea Patrol Rangers organization. Moreover, considering the situation within this organization, Luanpo's personality was relatively normal.

"You are all Jonin who have mastered the true teachings of pioneering, so you naturally know that in the Galaxy Ninja World, there are many ninjas with extraordinary power like us, and there are also evil ninjas among them."

"I have come to Vinakuni to hunt down a villain. He leads evil spirits to wreak havoc in all directions, and is the enemy of the Ninja Capital, as well as my mortal foe. He is none other than the Monkey King Evil Ninja!"

Luanpo once again displayed her amazing conversational skills. Anyway, after saying so much, both March 7th and Danheng were already numb from listening.

"Do you know what she's talking about?"

March 7th looked at Qiong and asked. Qiong was the first person to come into contact with Luanpo, so she could probably understand some of what she meant. As for Little March, she had already given up thinking about it.

"I roughly know that I accidentally entered a dream bubble and was attacked by a group of monkeys. She was the one who led me away."

Qiong briefly explained his encounter at the Dream-Building Border, which was how he met Luanpo—an unexpected and chance meeting.

"This so-called Monkey Master Evil Ninja is probably the mastermind behind those monkeys."

Qiong voiced his guess, and March 7th and Danheng nodded in agreement, finally understanding what was happening at Pinocchio, and in any case, it wasn't anything good.

"This is troublesome. It seems like something is really happening at Pinocone."

Danheng's mood gradually darkened. He had already guessed that this vacation would not be pleasant. The Sea Patrol Rangers would not be dispatched easily. Now that Luanpo and Potio were both here, they must be investigating some troublesome matter. In addition, with the attack on Qiong, there must be some conspiracy descending upon this Dreamland.

"No way, didn't Black Swan say there wouldn't be any surprises this time?"

Upon hearing this, March 7 felt numb. She almost fell into a deep sleep during her last trip to Pinocchio, and now, on another vacation, she wondered what strange thing was targeting her again.