The little female is incredibly sweet and soft, healing the five evil beasts right from the start.

Chapter 306 Stone
Before dawn, or rather, without knowing whether it was dawn or not, the starship sailed through the universe, surrounded by beautiful, shimmering starstones and galaxies.

Jiang Mian and Zhao Ci put on protective suits and went into space to collect star stones.

This feeling of suspension is wonderful, and it also has a sense of weightlessness and centrifugal force.

Jiang Mian painstakingly followed the imperial edict and dug out a small piece of star stone. Then he covered it with a glass dome, and the star stone floated and drifted in the glass dome.

They collected star stones and made them as souvenirs.

The two returned to the starship from the floating universe.

They each kept one of the two identical glass-encased star stones.

These days are like those of a couple, filled with sweetness.

But they are a couple, so they should be sweet and loving.

The other beastmen still sent messages to Jiang Mian every day to inquire about her well-being, and some even said that she had stayed with Zhao Ci for too long and should go to their place.

Jiang Mian thought this was good too, and planned to go find other beastmen to play with after he finished gambling on stones with Zhao Ci this time.

She also told Zhaoci about this idea: "Zhaoci, after the stone gambling is over, I want to go to Rong Fei's place and have some fun there."

Now that the capital city belongs to Rong Fei, does that mean she can play around on the capital city as she pleases?

Actually, she wanted to go to the capital planet mainly because her company, along with Zhou Bai's, was also located there. If she went to Rong Fei's place, she could also visit Zhou Bai and the others.

Jiang Mian thought of this, and then she thought of Lin Xuan and the rabbit boy Qi Xu, whom she could no longer contact.

Oh! She had originally planned to ask the beastman to help her find some information, but then she was suddenly dragged to mine and couldn't even take care of herself, so she forgot about it. After the imperial edict came, she didn't remember it either!

She suddenly remembered and quickly sent a message to Lin Yu, asking her to help her find the person, otherwise she was afraid that she would be distracted by something and forget about it.

The imperial edict stood to the side without saying a word for a moment.

Did you leave after gambling on the jade? Did you go to find someone else?

He had already agreed beforehand and knew that Jiang Mian would go to someone else's place.

But he always felt that she stayed with him for too short a time; he felt it wasn't enough, not nearly enough...

"The aurora borealis on the snow-capped mountains, the mineral museum... there are so many places I want to visit with Mianmian." Zhao Ci's eyelashes drooped slightly, his voice carrying an ambiguous hint of melancholy. "Are you leaving after gambling on the stones?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mian's heart softened instantly, but she had already promised Rong Fei that she would visit him in a couple of days.

If I were to refuse now, it would be a breach of trust.

Zhao Ci's gaze fell on her face, as if waiting for her answer.

“It’s okay, we’ll be together for a very long time to come, and we’ll definitely have the chance to visit those places you mentioned.” Jiang Mian nodded in agreement, “So it’s alright.”

After hearing this, Zhao Ci remained silent for a while without speaking. Jiang Mian also felt a little guilty. Looking at Zhao Ci's downcast eyes, she didn't know why she felt guilty. It was already agreed that she would go to the other beastmen's places.

"Oh, okay, then I'll take you there." Zhao Ci finally relented.

After all, seeing Jiang Mian like this, he knew he couldn't continue making trouble unreasonably.

And it was indeed agreed upon.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the jade gambling market." Zhao Ci didn't want to put Jiang Mian in a difficult position or make her unhappy, so he pretended to be relaxed and smiled as he spoke.

At least it's enough that she feels happy when she's with him and wants to be with him again in the future. She's just leaving, not abandoning him.

Once the imperial edict realized this, it was not unacceptable.

What he couldn't accept was that Jiang Mian didn't love him.

"Okay." Jiang Mian agreed, feeling relieved. Zhao Ci was indeed very sensible.

A new planet, a planet devoid of any order.

Underground city.

Jiang Mian and Zhao Ci both wore masks and black hooded cloaks before entering.

Everyone around was wearing cloaks and masks; it was an underground city, and everyone seemed to be hiding something.

Jiang Mian held the imperial edict's hand and gently asked, "Was the jade gambling market we went to legitimate?"

She felt that things weren't quite right along the way.

“Of course it’s not the proper one.” Zhao Ci squeezed her hand back, as if giving her strength. “Don’t worry, it’s alright.”

The planet was orderly before the orc riots, but that didn't affect the dungeons here.

Because this underground city has always existed, both before and after the riots, those shady deals took place here.

Many ores are illegally mined. Although there is no longer any order or such prohibition, the old habits of the underground city have been passed down.

After listening to the imperial edict's explanation, Jiang Mian gained a general understanding of the place, which was very suitable for those who did not want to show their faces to conduct transactions.

Not showing oneself provides an extra layer of protection for one's identity, which Jiang Mian can understand.

"Mmm." Jiang Mian nodded casually.

The two arrived at the jade gambling market and went to choose the stones they wanted to open, buying and opening them on the spot.

Jiang Mian's eyes widened slightly when she saw the prices of these stones.

They all start at tens of thousands of Star Coins.

She hesitated about whether to buy the stones. They might be worth more than she paid, but they might also be of poor quality and not worth the price.

So it is indeed a gamble, but if an expert were to examine it, the probability of finding a truly good jade stone would be higher.

Seeing these, Jiang Mian then thought of something and spoke up, "Actually, I don't know much about jade gambling. You deal with stones often, so can you tell anything about these stones?"

Zhao Ci turned his head to look at her and smiled: "Gambling on stones is just for fun. After listening to my analysis, it's no longer gambling."

Jiang Mian raised an eyebrow: "You can't actually tell which stones are good and which are bad, can you?"

"I'm 70% sure." Zhao Ci smiled and said, "Go ahead and choose the stone you want to open. I've brought you here just for fun, so don't worry about the price. You can afford them all."

Jiang Mian felt much more at ease after hearing his words. Anyway, she would just listen to him and drive it for fun. Whether or not she could find good jade did not matter. The important thing was to drive it for fun!
With the imperial edict conveying this meaning, Jiang Mian had no more worries. After all, she didn't really know anything about stones, so gambling on stones was just a gamble.

So Jiang Mian picked out several stones, all of which were good-looking and had a very smooth appearance.

　I'm getting ready to go find Rong Fei and begin my story with him.

　　(End of this chapter)