Saiyan stowaways on the Ark

"This is a gift...please accept it. It has already been delivered to Miss Violence, Miss Cleaner, and many other operators, but we haven't been able to find a chance to meet you until now. They said they were coming to see you, so they came together."

He received the gift from the Ursus girl, now codenamed Wormwood. Even without opening the packaging, he could smell a sweet fragrance, suggesting that it contained something like food.

"And here's some Ursus bread I baked, why don't you take it too?"

"Um, ah... thank you."

A large, charcoal-like loaf of bread, wrapped in oil paper, was stuffed into Tomat's hand. Regardless of whether it was edible or not, Tomat had a strangely subtle feeling about it.

The wormwood is thanking her for the rescues she carried out, which she considered just part of her job.

But if the other party knew what I had done, would they still treat me the same as the other operators and thank me in the same way?

However, even though I wanted to explain, I felt that all those words were superfluous.

"Speaking of which, Wormwood is also interested in your power. On the way here, she told me that you directly punched through the ground and smashed out a passage. Considering these gifts, I might as well say more!"

"Ah, sorry, I couldn't help but talk a bit more on the way here, because Mr. Thomas is truly amazing..."

But the power they yearn for and are curious about.

It wasn't originally intended for "good deeds".

If faced with condemnation or rebuttal, Tomat is able to readily admit to his actions.

However, for Thomas, the feelings stemming from a lack of understanding, were a source of frustration that was difficult to dispel, when faced with the young Winter who aspired to become stronger and the simple Adorne who felt admiration.

What interrupted this train of thought was Tomat's suddenly ringing communicator.

I sent a message to Nian, whom I had met in the conference room earlier.

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[Main Text] Chernobog, Amidst the Ruins: Volume Finale "Because I'm a Saiyan"

"Have you forgotten something important? Time's almost up, but there's still something you haven't prepared. Can you help me out?"

Despite having said something that left him speechless the previous year, when she sent him this message out of the blue, Tomat still tried to recall the relevant details.

"Don't look at your phone while others are talking, it's very rude!"

Seeing that Tomat had accepted the gift and then went to check his messages as if he hadn't heard her, Winter complained while Truth retorted:

"But I feel it's even more impolite to just barge into someone else's dorm room."

Seeing that Winter was still obsessed with becoming stronger, but in reality completely incapable of providing guidance, he simply changed the subject and asked the group:

Do you know what events are happening on Rhodes Island lately?

"An event? Is it the Spring Festival in Yan? We Ursus people don't celebrate the Spring Festival, but I heard that Rhodes Island celebrates it. When you weren't around, there was a scantily clad older woman dragging that warlock from the reserve group around handing out flyers."

After Winter mentioned it, Tomat remembered that before setting off for Chernobog, he had indeed helped Nian collect some meat to prepare for the festival.

But given the current atmosphere on Rhodes Island, even organizing a holiday party probably wouldn't create a very festive atmosphere.

After all, while most people didn't say it aloud, rumors about Talulah's arrangements had already spread throughout Rhodes Island.

And Nian should obviously know this too, otherwise he wouldn't have appeared in the meeting room to criticize this matter.

Even under these circumstances, the fact that they still wanted to hold the celebration shows that they did their best.

Of course, asking Tommat for help with such an overly familiar attitude, even after less than half an hour of arguing with him, makes it unclear whether Nian trusts him or is simply shameless.

At least after Thomas heard that the annual meeting was taking the working operators to play mahjong, he didn't bother to consider how outgoing she could be.

"Ah...Speaking of which, when you weren't here, she asked me and Croissant for help." Jie, who seemed to be keeping accounts at the table, put down what she was doing after hearing their conversation and continued, "After you found all the ingredients, she found a lot of chefs, including me, to help out that day. The performers were also found, but she said the fireworks were still not sorted out. Look, this is her list."

He showed Tomat the "preparation plan" that hadn't been updated since he went on the mission, which suggests that Nian at least had the self-awareness to refrain from sending unsolicited messages to people at work.

And this list is much longer than when I first saw it.

[The Ultimate Spring Festival Gathering Preparation Plan - By Nian]

Ingredients are ready: [Tomat, Undertaker, Red Cloud, Croissant, Jade]

The chef is ready. [Ingredients: basil, woad, glutinous rice, hibiscus (as a substitute for horn flakes), and some other ingredients]

The program host [myself]

Dragon dance in place! [Ifrit (just a regular flamethrower)]

Comedy Show √ Ready [Andcher & Steward, Franka & Razer, Ranger & Blackhorn]

Magic in action! [The Shining, Phantom, Nightsmoke, Darkrope, Ethan]

Performing! [Special Guest Popular Idol Sora]

Clothing in place [Baihui]

Martial arts ready! [Iron-eating beast, Sophora japonica]

Red envelopes are ready! [Jessica, blonde photographer who wishes to remain anonymous]

Security is in place. [Do they really need someone to protect them?]

......

Fireworks X Shelved [Why won't I be allowed to use the large-sized firecracker?]

"By the way... Sister Nian told me to keep this order a secret from everyone else, and you all saw what happened."

It wasn't just Tomat who saw the list; everyone else in the room also came forward to take a look.

"No, we've only ever seen the Spring Festival in Yan Kingdom in news reports or books. We've never experienced that kind of celebration. After all... everyone understands the relationship between Yan Kingdom and Ursus."

Bitter Ai always had a somewhat gloomy face. She forced a smile at Jie and explained while telling Jie not to take it too seriously.

"That's right, and we might not even participate."

Winter echoed this in a nonchalant tone.

"My older sister must have been very sad when she heard that year... Well, I can't really imagine her being sad, but she had already prepared the invitations and all that."

As he spoke, Jie took out a stack of red greeting cards filled with blessings written in Yan script from the drawer of his desk.

"She's quite good at ordering people around, but I haven't started distributing them yet."

"Forget it, I'll go find her first. Whether it works out or not is her own business."

Thomas was about to leave, thinking he had a good enough reason to shake off Winter and the others, but before he could even take a step, Winter, with an expression of wanting to stop him but being helpless, asked:

"Going to work again? What about the promise to train me?"

“I don’t think I promised anything—oh right.” Tomart looked at Winter with a headache, but then remembered something, slapped his forehead, and said to Jie, “Jie, lend me the greeting card.”

With a slightly puzzled expression, he handed the greeting card to Tomat, who then immediately shoved it into Winter's hand.

"What do you mean? You want me to participate? Is this also training?"

"What I mean is, send these invitations to everyone." While the Winter Man was still staring blankly at what he was holding, Thomas immediately gave the instruction, then ran outside and disappeared like a wisp of smoke.

"Walking on foot." — A few seconds later, Tomat poked his head into the room from outside and added.

He quickly left the accommodation area, and those he passed seemed to only feel a gust of wind. After reaching a slightly quieter corner, Tomat opened his communication with Nian, chatting as he sensed her presence and walked over.

Are you angry?

"I'm not angry."

Are you angry?

"No, but if you ask me again, I'll really get a little angry."

Although Thomas knew she was referring to what happened in the meeting room earlier as soon as Nian opened her mouth, he didn't take it too seriously. However, Nian's continued questions were somewhat sarcastic.

Nian smiled and changed his words, "I need your help with something, but I guess A-Jie has already told you the situation. Let's get straight to the point, I need fireworks."

"Can't we use regular fireworks?"

Thomas countered with a question.

"Ordinary fireworks? That won't do, it's too petty."

"They should have larger ones too. Longmen is right next door, a proper city in Yan State. They'll definitely sell them during the Spring Festival."

Thomas doesn't mind helping Nian, but he needs to figure out why Nian wants his help.

"Well, the large fireworks contain too much Originium, which can easily cause pollution. You know, it's all about environmental protection, right? Rhodes Island is a legitimate medical organization, and we can't tolerate Originium pollution. But they also don't agree with me using those homemade firecrackers."

"Two-stage firecracker?"

"The explosives I made myself are really powerful; I'm even afraid of them when they explode."

"You...you really don't understand why they won't let you use it?"

The reason is clear: they don't like ordinary fireworks, and large ones cause pollution. As for homemade fireworks...

That thing seemed to be nothing more than a bomb.

However, Tomat himself has no right to comment on the "fireworks" he set off.

"Helping you is no problem, just get it started first."

"Hey, you can say yes if you agree! That firecracker you set off in Lungmen was pretty impressive, but don't blow it up Rhodes Island!"

Upon seeing that Tomat had agreed, Nian did not forget to remind him to be mindful of firepower.

As soon as the request from that year ended, she mysteriously lowered her voice on the other end of the communication.

"Hey, I heard you're asking the engineering department to build you a training ground?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Thomas wasn't surprised. After all, although Nian seemed carefree and irresponsible, he was still an infrastructure engineer at Rhodes Island, and also involved in some equipment development. It wasn't surprising that he learned from relevant channels that Nian had asked Rhine Lab to build a gravity chamber for him.

“I know someone who can create a world with a wave of her hand, and what’s inside is entirely up to her.”

Judging from his aura, he was already a rare powerhouse on Terra.