My Ironclad System is ahead of schedule.

Her snow-white feet, clad in sandals, made a 'tap-tap' sound on the port floor. Ting Yun, the representative of the [Ming Huo] Chamber of Commerce, was not in a good mood.

Working overtime late at night is a painful experience for most people.

"I don't know why these merchants from the Orion Merchant Guild are in such a hurry, demanding that the goods be delivered within seven Luofu days. If this weren't the first transaction between the two parties, I wouldn't have agreed to their condition."

She thought to herself.

At that moment, she saw a boy walking over.

Wearing the uniform of the Sky Ship Company, he looked like a minor, someone who had just graduated and hadn't completely shed his childishness. However, his appearance was so striking that it was easy to make a genuinely good first impression.

Some people, even with very handsome features, can appear unapproachable, but the young man in front of me seems very approachable.

I heard from Lord Yu Kong that the Sky Ship Bureau recently recruited a new Maritime Trade Officer, a young man from the Yaoqing Immortal Ship. This must be him. To be able to pass the written and oral examinations among thousands of people to obtain this job as a Maritime Trade Officer, especially since he comes from the Yaoqing Immortal Ship, a ship known for producing warlike madmen, is even more remarkable.

With these thoughts in mind, Tingyun stepped forward to greet Ji Yuan.

……

Seeing Tingyun's actions, Ji Yuan couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

She doesn't dislike me, so we can communicate well. Then, I can naturally try to take advantage of her abilities.

The chances of survival have increased.

He kept replaying the wallpaper images he had seen online in his previous life in his mind.

Tingyun has far more followers than Yanqing; aside from anything else, she's much more popular.

"I remember there was an illustration of Miss Tingyun with her neck turned upside down, which looked extremely terrifying. I don't know how she did it."

At this moment, he deeply regretted not having had time to play the game before coming here. He knew very little about the characters, which he had basically only learned about from illustration websites.

So he only has one option left.

If you see a familiar person, just inch closer to them.

Whether there are dates or not, let's see what happens.

Upon approaching Tingyun, Ji Yuan spoke first: "Hello, are you Miss Tingyun, the representative of the [Minghuo] Merchant Guild? I am Ji Yuan, the Maritime Trade Officer of the Tianbo Bureau. Today, I will be leading the inspection of your shipment. After the inspection is completed, Miss Tingyun can have it transported onto the Immortal Ship."

With a gentle tap of her folding fan, Tingyun blinked, a hint of allure naturally emanating from the corner of her eye.

"It is indeed I, Brother Ji Yuan. I would appreciate it if you could grant me the favor during your inspection. We are both employees of the Tianbo Company, and finishing early would allow us to rest. Many more goods are scheduled to arrive at the Immortal Ship in the next two days, and I have a lot to do. The merchant guild bosses really exploit insignificant people like me..."

Tingyun's voice was soft and gentle, and it sounded so pleasant to the ear.

The [Minghuo] Merchant Guild is an official merchant guild of the Luofu Immortal Ship. The relationship between Ji Yuan and Ting Yun is like that of a representative of a state-owned enterprise and a customs employee—both serve the Immortal Ship and are therefore colleagues. The [Minghuo] Merchant Guild naturally finds it much easier to transport goods through Liuyun Ferry than merchants from other planets.

Ji Yuan nodded: "Of course, I will issue an official document confirming the passage after the guards have completed their inspection."

"Let's begin the inspection then. You all cooperate with the Cloud Cavalry, and we'll finish as soon as possible so we can rest." Tingyun instructed the laborers of the merchant caravan. After speaking, she said to Ji Yuan, "Brother Ji Yuan, would you like to go and check on those guards?"

If I go to see them, how will I benefit from your abilities?

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

He said in a serious tone, "I believe the Yunqi Army will do a good job. I'm going to ask Miss Tingyun about the origin of this batch of goods. As you know, these things need to be registered."

“Alright, these goods of ours come from the Orion Merchant Guild, a large interstellar merchant guild formed by the merger of several merchant guilds on the Orion planets…”

Ji Yuan watched as Tingyun was about to finish her sentence and thought, "This won't do. If you finish speaking like this, how can I not have gotten my hands on the goods?" After Tingyun finished speaking, he immediately asked, "Miss Tingyun, could you tell me more about the interesting stories on Orion Planet? Well, I came here from Yaoqing and I'm not very familiar with the outside world."

Tingyun found Ji Yuan's words somewhat amusing.

Is this because you want to know more about Orion, or because you want to chat with me more?

But she was very happy.

Boys at this age are most likely to have admiration for the opposite sex, especially older sisters. Although Tingyun is actually younger than Ji Yuan, they are of different races. She is already an adult, while Ji Yuan is still in the transitional stage from adolescence to adulthood, so it is natural for her to be his older sister.

He likes me!

This is a very encouraging thing for girls, especially for a clean-cut young man like Ji Yuan. Chatting with him for a while is a great way to relax.

"Alright, then don't think I'm being long-winded."

Ji Yuan immediately replied, "As long as I can listen to Miss Tingyun's words, I naturally won't find them nagging."

Then, Tingyun began to explain to Ji Yuan the knowledge about the Orion constellation.

Although Ji Yuan's main purpose was to chat with Ting Yun, he was also very curious about knowledge from the outside world. As a celestial being, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he had several hundred years left to live, and it would be a waste not to travel to other planets.

Ji Yuan decided that once his life crisis was over, he would definitely take a proper tour of the Star Sea.

After Tingyun finished telling Ji Yuan about the situation on Orion's side, she also chatted with Ji Yuan for a few minutes about the Yaoqing Immortal Ship.

"Your Radiant Azure Immortal Ship is far more martial than our Luofu ship, which frightens me greatly. Especially when I met an officer named Su Yi, just one glance from her made me feel as if I had fallen into an ice cave."

Upon hearing Tingyun's words, Ji Yuan asked in surprise, "You've also met my mother?"

"She is your mother?"

Tingyun was also quite surprised.

“Yes, she is my adoptive mother.” Ji Yuan nodded. “My mother adopted me after my parents died in battle.”

"So that's how it is." Tingyun looked at Ji Yuan with even more concern in her eyes.

He spoke to Ji Yuan and offered several words of comfort.

After talking for a long time, Ji Yuan finally heard the system's voice.

He was filled with anticipation.

If Yanqing can acquire such powerful swordsmanship, what about Miss Tingyun?

What will I get!?

[You spent half a day talking to a talking corpse. Reward: +1 Corpse Stitching Experience]

Ji Yuan's expression changed instantly.

"what happened?"

Tingyun was taken aback when she saw Ji Yuan's expression suddenly change after they had been talking for a long time.

Did I say something wrong?

Why did he suddenly take two steps back as if he saw something?

She was a little puzzled.

Chapter 4 Tingyun: How come this guy is like a chameleon?

In the time that followed, Tingyun witnessed firsthand what it meant to be a civil servant of the Immortal Ship, a chameleon of Luofu.

The boy who had just been trying to chat with her more immediately switched to a standard businesslike demeanor. His expression was still smiling, but the eagerness to confess his feelings was gone.

Although Ji Yuan wouldn't accept Tingyun's confession now, this sudden change in attitude felt like a fox's claws were scratching at Tingyun's heart.

"Am I already old, and have a generation gap with the younger generation? Do young people nowadays believe in giving up if things don't work out after a few hours of meeting?"

Tingyun thought to himself.

However, after thinking about it carefully, she didn't think she was that old.

After thinking about it carefully for a long time, Tingyun still couldn't figure out the specific reason.

At this point, the goods had been inspected and Ji Yuan had filled out the inspection form. He said to Ting Yun, "Miss Ting Yun, the goods have been inspected and you can have the workers unload them."

"Thank you for your trouble." Tingyun continued to look at Ji Yuan with her fox-like eyes and said, "Several batches of goods from the Orion Merchant Guild will arrive here in the next day or two. I'll have to trouble you, the Maritime Trade Officer, then. How about I treat you to dinner tomorrow afternoon?"

"I'm sorry, Miss Tingyun, I have something to do tomorrow afternoon."

I need to go see Yanqing tomorrow afternoon to learn his swordsmanship so I can escape my fate of death sooner. How can I waste time on something as trivial as eating?

Tingyun's expression froze as she listened to Ji Yuan's refusal.

How could my charm vanish in an instant?

"Miss Tingyun, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now." Ji Yuan said goodbye to Tingyun and then turned to leave.

After taking a few steps, he felt a pang of reluctance and turned back to Tingyun, saying, "Miss Tingyun, next time, no matter what you do, you must take good care of your safety. If possible, it would be best to always have dozens of bodyguards with you."

Hopefully, she'll heed these words, so she won't suddenly become a corpse at some point in the next hundred years. After all, it's truly a pity to die so young.

Hearing Ji Yuan's words, Ting Yun's mind became even more confused.

Wait, is he concerned about me?

Tingyun was a shrewd businessman, so he could clearly see through Ji Yuan's thoughts.

His initial enthusiasm was genuine, his subsequent indifference was real, and his final concern was heartfelt. This rollercoaster of emotions left Tingyun utterly bewildered by Ji Yuan's true feelings.

As for Ji Yuan's claim of having dozens of bodyguards with him, Ting Yun didn't take it seriously. Leaving aside the cost of hiring dozens of bodyguards, even if one had the money, it wouldn't be appropriate to bring that many bodyguards when negotiating with someone.

The [Bellfire] Merchant Guild does legitimate business.

"But I guess this is a sign of his concern."

Tingyun thought to himself.

……

Ji Yuan returned to the entrance of his dormitory.

Standing at his door, he didn't go in immediately. Instead, he silently took out his phone from his pocket. He opened the phone and looked at the security camera in the room. Only after confirming that no one had entered the room during his workday did he feel safe enough to go into his dormitory.

Upon entering the dormitory, Ji Yuan immediately closed the door tightly and activated the alarm to prevent anyone from breaking in. Only after doing so did he breathe a sigh of relief.

To save his life, he had no choice but to do so. The prophecy that he would become a corpse a hundred years later hung over Ji Yuan's head like the Sword of Damocles.

He would become a corpse in a hundred years, but this didn't mean he would only become a corpse in a hundred years; rather, he could die at any point in time within those hundred years. Therefore, Ji Yuan had to be extremely careful, fearing that he might die in an accident one day.

Lying on his bed, Ji Yuan originally planned to casually glance at the news about Luofu Immortal Ship before going to sleep.

Just then, a message came through on the messaging app. Ji Yun glanced at the note that read "Mother" and quickly picked it up to open it.

His adoptive mother, Su Yi, and adoptive father loved him as much as they loved their own daughter, but they were very strict with him when it came to his studies, wanting them both to join the Cloud Cavalry of the Yaoqing Immortal Ship to conquer the abundant evil creatures when they grew up.

[Mother: My husband and I just got home, and you run away? What? Don't you want to join the Cloud Cavalry?]