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Seeing Selena's reaction, Wang Yao decided to wait and see.

But after watching for a long time, he still didn't understand what Su Qing was doing.

However, he still noticed that although Su Qing was mechanically repeating the previous actions, her expression was different.

He was no longer the dejected man he had been just moments before; instead, he was focused—a focused, jealous focus.

His eyes were fixed on the process of restoring the invitation, and he muttered something under his breath.

Wang Yao didn't understand, and he decided to ask.

Asking questions when you don't understand is a quality that Wang Yao is proud of.

"Su-zai, where are you...?"

Morse code.

Selena and Su Qing's voices rang out simultaneously.

Su Qing didn't even look up, mechanically repeating the invitation and the subsequent rejection.

Wang Yao looked at his junior, puzzled, only to see Selena's eyes shining brightly.

He knew Morse code. Back in the orphanage, Su Xiaomei used to show off that set of things every day and drag everyone else to learn it too.

Of course, out of a group of children no more than ten years old, only Su Qing and her brother eventually learned it.

He understood the logic, but what did that have to do with Su Zai's actions in front of him?

Seeing that Wang Yao still didn't understand, Selena pointed to the envelope in Su Qing's hand.

"Senior, look carefully."

"Does the speed at which the invitations are restored to their original state vary each time?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yao narrowed his eyes and patiently watched Su Qing's actions for a while longer.

He noticed that the time it took for the envelope to recover was indeed different each time; sometimes it recovered in one or two seconds, and sometimes it took three or four seconds.

"It's definitely different." Wang Yao scratched his head. "Sometimes it's fast, sometimes it's slow... Is it lagging? Like when I'm browsing the internet, is the latency high?"

Selena couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, then quickly regained her composure.

"Fast means point, slow means sideways."

Wang Yao understood now. Although he had almost forgotten all of Morse code, he still knew what the dots and lines represented.

His expression changed rapidly, from confusion to blankness, and then from blankness to shock.

Selena, standing to the side, watched her captain's actions with sparkling eyes.

"The captain's sister is using the time difference of rejection to communicate in Morse code!"

Wang Yao's mouth was wide open, and he couldn't close it for a long time.

He finally understood.

So, Su Xiaomei was actually sending telegrams to her brother by refusing his invitations?

This means that when Su Ya received the invitation on Blue Star for the first time, she already knew it was from her brother and quickly figured out how to send the message back.

Wang Yao gritted his teeth, the image of Mowan from the Sunshine Orphanage appearing in his mind.

That little girl with the ponytail, who at six years old could easily defeat the orphanage's flexible chessboard.

"Two monsters."

He slowly uttered four words.

Selena didn't hear clearly and tilted her head to look at Wang Yao.

"I said..." Wang Yao waved his hand, "It's nothing."

Selena didn't ask any more questions, and her gaze returned to Su Qing, her eyes sparkling.

"I really look forward to the Captain's sister coming to the Age of Exploration." She clasped her hands in front of her. "I heard from the Captain that his sister is also very good at cooking. I'm really looking forward to it."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yao shuddered.

He instinctively wanted to speak up and offer this younger man some advice from a senior.

Junior, listen to me, Su Xiaomei is good at many things: chess, foreign languages, Sanda (Chinese kickboxing)...

But cooking...

Never mind, let's not talk about it for now. This is enough to teach someone a lesson once.

Some truths can only be truly understood and remembered through personal experience.

Just then, Su Qing stopped.

He closed his eyes, his fingers tapping unconsciously in the air, as if making a final confirmation.

In my mind, those alternating rhythms, fast and slow, are being carefully translated.

Not a single word in these messages is superfluous.

That's my sister's style: efficient and decisive, never dragging things out.

A moment later, Su Qing opened her eyes.

He slowly exhaled and loosened his grip on the invitation.

"Suya is alright."

With those four words uttered, the tense atmosphere on the deck finally eased.

"That's good, that's good..." Wang Yao patted his chest. "You scared the hell out of me."

But then he noticed that Su Qing's expression was still off.

He does look a bit better than before, but his brow is still furrowed.

"So why isn't Su Xiaomei coming?"

Su Qing did not answer immediately.

Wang Yao's heart skipped a beat, and he continued to press for answers.

"What happened?"

A sea breeze swept by, and the deck was quiet. Moonlight shone on Su Qing's face, and he remained silent for a moment.

"Suya can't come for the time being."

Su Qing spoke, her voice now steady.

"The recruitment process at the prefecture-level city level has begun ahead of schedule."

Wang Yao didn't react in time. "Ahead of schedule? Su Xiaomei has been drafted?"

"She's not here this time either."

Su Qing shook her head and paused for a moment.

"It was Zhang's mother who was drafted."

Wang Yao's expression froze.

"...What did you say?"

"Aunt Zhang has been drafted," Su Qing repeated, "as a captain."

Wang Yao clenched his fists.

Zhang Mama, the director of Sunshine Orphanage, is an ordinary woman in her forties.

He has no special abilities, can't fight, can't strategize, and his only skill is cooking.

This one person was dragged into the Age of Exploration, and became a captain.

"How will she survive?" Wang Yao's voice lowered.

This wasn't a question; it was more like a soliloquy. He understood the cruelty of the Age of Exploration better than anyone else.

"So Su Ya can't come." Su Qing put the envelope into her pocket. "There are other children at the orphanage. Zhang Mama is gone, so someone needs to take care of them. She'll come over after she's settled the children."

Wang Yao took a deep breath, then exhaled, repeating this several times.

"Mrs. Zhang is the captain; we can't bring her over with an invitation."

"Su-zai, what are you planning to do about this?"

Su Qing patted him on the shoulder.

"The solution is both far away and right in front of us."

Wang Yao paused for a moment, then looked at Selena in the direction Su Qing was pointing.

Selena was standing beside him, the moonlight shining on her.

She smiled slightly, a smile that contained both gentleness and a certain confident composure.

"Don't worry, senior." Selena's voice wasn't loud, but it was full of strength. "Leave Zhang's mother's matter to me."

Wang Yao looked at Selena, then glanced at Su Qing.

Su Qing's eyes were calm, a calm that came from having already thought through the entire plan.

Wang Yao suddenly realized that only a few minutes had passed since Su Zai finished translating Su Ya's message.

In those few minutes, Su had completed the entire process of sorting out her emotions, breaking down the problem, and formulating a solution.

This is Su Zai in his everyday life. If he says he has a solution, then he really does.

"Okay." Wang Yao nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

He believed in Su Qing, and he also believed in Selena.