I'm living off a woman in Arknights.

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Hey hey hey...

As Yun Yi chuckled mischievously, lost in his own thoughts, the system, having just finished explaining the level issue, remembered that it hadn't yet given the main body the list it had painstakingly compiled.

The system immediately and excitedly called out, "[Main Body? Main Body! Come see the contract list!]"

The system's tone immediately became extremely excited as soon as it finished speaking, with even the text on the panel jumping around: [I've discovered a super high-quality contract partner nearby!]

Volume Two: Fireworks at Longmen: Chapter 117 Yun Yi: Sorry~ Help me with the work a little longer~

Upon hearing about a high-quality contract partner, Yun Yi immediately snapped back to reality. "Can they provide high-quality terminal materials at a low price?"

[Uh, no...]

The system instantly snapped out of its euphoria, then added, unwilling to give up, "[But this potential contract partner is an incredibly talented musician, wealthy, and possesses exceptional mental strength.]"

[If the number of spots weren't fixed, judging by her mental fortitude, she could probably do the work of two people!]

'Musician? Who?' When music is mentioned in Arknights, Yunyi's mind is filled with various character songs, and he can't recall any of the implemented operators as famous musicians.

Empty doesn't count; that's an idol.

Seeing that Yun Yi seemed interested, the system immediately raised its voice, and the text on the panel that matched its words also became larger and bolder: [Arturo Giallo]

The name had barely filled the panel when it was pushed over by the data table. The system excitedly magnified the mental strength data, and the column belonging to Arturo was far ahead, almost bursting through the border.

[Look at her extraordinary mental fortitude! After you sign her, at least two or three more contract slots will no longer require careful selection!]

Isn't this better than the ability to provide materials?

The system's aggressive, sales-like presentation only annoyed Yunyi.

Arturo? I don't know him.

Contract? There are still two years left, no rush, let's get the terminal production sorted out first. (Nine) Ling? Liu Shiliu 7 Baerba?? said.

Isn't the 002 terminal appealing?

If she makes this thing well, she can not only use it for amusement, but also cosplay as the mastermind behind the scenes, trying to stir up public opinion in Terra to save more people.

"Musicians can be signed anytime. Now that you've compiled a list, hurry up and find someone nearby who can provide low-cost materials or is extremely wealthy!"

Yunyi said he was in a hurry, as all the plans were ready, but he was missing a resourceful person to invest in.

[Oh…] The system, its suggestion ignored, responded listlessly. It glanced at the list it had compiled, its tone even more dejected. [Swire Beatrice, the contractual partner—Swire—haven't you already signed?]

Huh? Just Swire?

Yun Yi asked suspiciously, "Isn't there anything else?"

[Currently, the only one nearby is my contract partner - Swire]

If the system had a physical form, it would probably be fuming right now, thinking, "[I didn't miss anyone! The other potential clients are at least several days' distance away!]"

A few days... This is troublesome, it's actually so far away from Q*UN尔祁留久摇Ԋ拔熘.

We'll have to wait for Swire to come back and discuss it with her. For now, let's settle everyone in first.

Yun Yi frowned and pondered for a moment. She raised her eyes and first waved away the hundreds of single rooms floating around her, teleporting them, along with the trembling victims, to 001. Then she herself appeared in the same spot.

001 is showing the three temporary workers who have returned to normal their design of a model of an employee apartment to them.

Conar and Minerva stood around 001, their eyes glued to the model with its constantly changing light and shadow and intricate details on its wings.

An Suo was some distance away from them, her eyes wandering and lost in thought, so she was the first to notice Yun Yi's sudden appearance.

An Suo subconsciously shivered, and his rabbit ears automatically drooped down, completely covering his eyes, as if trying to hide himself, but only making him more conspicuous.

Not only did she react, but Yun Yi's arrival made the air suddenly heavy as lead, and Conar and Minerva, who had their backs to Yun Yi, instantly stiffened.

Conar's fur stood on end in visible patches, making his entire body appear several sizes larger.

Minerva silently shut down the robotic arm, her fingertips trembling as she gripped the joints to prevent it from dislodging due to the uncontrollable tremors of her body.

The relaxed atmosphere suddenly turned sour. 001, who was engrossed in "Chirp Chirp's" explanation, suddenly straightened up and twitched, then pointed directly at Yun Yi like a radar pointer.

001 immediately turned her head and looked up, her gaze fixed on Yun Yi.

Upon spotting Yunyi, 001 happily greeted him: "Chirp!" Hello, Commander!

Yun Yi stepped forward, squatted down, and patted 001's head. "Yes, thank you for your hard work, 001. I've brought them here. Now, please take good care of them."

As she softly gave her instructions, she tilted her head to indicate that Person 001 was in one of the glass rooms that had been teleported to her earlier.

001 nodded happily, her ahoge (cowlick) swaying wildly between her fingers like a propeller. "Chirp!" Leave it to me! I guarantee everyone will have a dream home!

As it spoke, it made a "whoosh" motion of rolling up its sleeves, and cheerful, dancing cartoon flames ignited around it. It then picked up the employee apartment model again and devoted itself wholeheartedly to the design.

Seeing this, Yun Yi released his grip, stood up, and stepped back to avoid disturbing 001.

She then turned to the temporary workers, who were frozen like three popsicles, and said, "You all seem unable to speak right now, so I'll tell you what to do and you can do it. When my companions return, we'll add another layer to the fulfillment of your wishes, okay?"

"You can nod, but you can't shake your head."

Minerva nodded first, pursing his lips, his back ramrod straight.

An Suo chuckled dryly as he fastened the chains, his ears drooping as he nodded rapidly.

Conar blinked away the trembling beads of sweat that had rolled down to his eye sockets, nodding vigorously, afraid that even a second's delay would displease Yun Yi.

Yun Yi didn't care whether they were truly capable or just afraid; he figured they could make it up to them later.

She raised her hand, and a box of neatly arranged medicines appeared in her palm.

Yun Yi tossed the potion to Minerva from a distance and decisively instructed, "You guys distribute these healing potions to the people over there."

"Remember, this medicine is quite potent and works quickly. Have them drink it little by little, and stop as soon as they feel better."

Minerva suppressed the instinctive trembling of his limbs as he caught the medicine box, nodding stiffly with an expressionless face.

"You'll continue working as temporary workers. The medicine is also to establish your authority."

Yun Yi's gaze swept over the three of them as if it were a physical object, and his tone was somewhat cold because of his calmness, "You need to mediate the conflicts among everyone and divide them into groups and teams."

"In short, manage everyone well and make sure they understand their abilities and intentions before I return so I can arrange their work."

After saying this, Yun Yi, without waiting for the three trembling people to respond, vanished from the spot and kindly teleported away.

The three people on the spot breathed a sigh of relief.

Minerva carefully held the medicine box and awkwardly restarted the robotic arm.

She exchanged glances with Connar and Anso for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice, "We have no choice. Anso, you and this... Miss 001 continue to finalize the style of the accommodations. Connar, come with me to distribute the potions."

"Haha, that's true—alright, I'll go play with the little guy first." An Suo shook his chains with a bitter face to ease his stiff body, and then went to 001's side as instructed.

001's eyes were completely filled with the model on the wings, so she didn't want to disturb it. Instead, she simply sat cross-legged next to it, treating herself as an accessory.

"Hmm." Conar, with drooping ears and tightly closed eyes, wiped the sweat from his fur haphazardly and listlessly reached out a paw to grab Minerva's mechanical arm. "Sorry, my legs are weak. Could you give me a ride?"

Volume Two: Fireworks at Lungmen: Chapter 118 Texas: The Emperor is sleeping, Lappland is out having fun, and I'm the only one who hasn't rested.

the other side.

An extremely strong aroma of fragrance wafted over him, and when Yun Yi opened his eyes, he was met with a scene of utter chaos—all sorts of bottles of wine were lying on the floor, and colored lights were spinning wildly on the ceiling.

After gently touching the collar around her neck to retract the Nirvana, she curiously surveyed the suddenly chaotic bar lobby.

At the bar, Texas's pale profile was sharply defined by the rotating colored lights, and her long, loose hair was also shimmering with a mottled purple and blue halo flowing over her ends.

Texas sat there alone, her fingertips touching the rim of her wine glass, lost in thought.

Sensing Yun Yi's sudden appearance, her wolf ears perked up instantly, and her eyes sharpened sharply, slicing towards the source of the aura like knives.

Texas's gaze softened only after she realized that it was Yun Yi who was curiously observing his surroundings.

She pinched the wine glass with four fingers, lifted it, made a toasting gesture to Yun Yi, said in a light tone, "Welcome back," and then drank the wine in one gulp.

Upon hearing this, Yun Yi turned to look at her and was about to speak when Texas shook her head to stop him.

She ran her fingertips along the rim of the glass and said, "Miss Swire instructed that the request is urgent." As she spoke, she lowered her eyes and put down the empty glass. "Miss Yunyi, this way please."

Despite saying that, Texas remained relaxed and casually picked up a gray-brown bottle and filled it up.

The golden-red liquid cascaded into the glass like silk. Texas flicked his wrist, the bottle neck just barely brushing the rim of the glass, the last drop of wine settling perfectly on the edge without spilling a drop.

Yun Yi's gaze followed the glass filled with beautiful wine upwards, meeting Texas's eyes as she leaned forward to lightly sip the rim. "Where to?"

You haven't moved it either.

Texas blinked her amber eyes, downed the liquid in her glass, exhaled, stood up, and slowly walked past Yun Yi, who was staring at her. "Let's go."

There's absolutely no indication that they're in a hurry.

Yun Yi thought to himself as he followed closely behind Texas, who was unhurried and relaxed.

Because he was looking at the other person and not at his feet, Yun Yi stepped precisely onto a wine bottle lying haphazardly on the ground.

The bottle was pushed forward by the force, rolling along with Yun Yi's foot, which was stepping on it.

This directly disrupted Yunyi's balance, causing her body to lean back uncontrollably.

Fortunately, Yunyi had some martial arts foundation through skill infusion, and she immediately adjusted her center of gravity to try to stabilize herself, but Texas caught her with one hand first, saying, "Be careful."

"Thank you... Yue/m怡依铃七玐死qi思洽V3I" Yun Yi simply used Texas for support to steady himself, then looked at the bottles scattered all over the ground and asked in confusion, "What are these bottles?"

Texas steadily supported Yun Yi until she was completely steady before withdrawing her hand. Her gaze followed Yun Yi's question as she glanced at the mess of empty bottles before turning to Yun Yi and replying, "The boss just threw a last-minute farewell party for Lappland, and these are all leftovers from the party."

"Did they just drink all of this?" Yun Yi glanced at the number of bottles and exclaimed in amazement, "There must be hundreds of bottles! They can really drink!"

They drank it so fast, it's like they were chugging the whole bottle at once.

“The boss is a good drinker.” Texas casually ignored Lappland and the Emperor’s almost insane drinking contest and continued walking. “Miss Yunyi, please follow me and watch your step.”

"Oh!" Yun Yi paid attention to the things on the path, nimbly bypassing the obstacles to catch up with Texas.

As they walked side by side, Yun Yi looked up at the end of the path they were heading in, which was the passageway through which the Great Emperor and the others had entered the main hall. "That's... the door you came through?"

Texas continued walking, succinctly explaining, "This is the back door."

She then continued, "It connects to a base; you just need to place the people you need to transport there, and Penguin Logistics staff will handle the rest."

Texas's calm and collected introduction left Yun Yi speechless for a moment. He couldn't help but ask, "...From what you're saying, requests to deliver people are very common for you?"

Isn't Penguin Logistics a logistics company? Does that mean people are also considered "goods"?

“Not very common,” Texas said honestly, then added before Yun Yi could press further, “But rest assured, we will never disappoint our guests.”

As she made her promise, the two walked to the curtained passageway.

Texas lifted the curtain and gestured for Yun Yi to go first.

"Hmm... I have 64 people to deliver to. Do Penguin Logistics have enough people?" Yun Yi lowered his head slightly to avoid the curtain and walked into the passage. He turned to look at Texas, who had come in with him and lowered the curtain.

"Sixty-four?" Texas flicked her wolf ears, her expression unchanged, her tone still calm. "Rest assured, my company has a considerable number of employees, enough to transport 64 people."

As she spoke, she took a few steps past Yun Yi and led the way.

As Texas passed by Yun Yi, the hem of her white plush coat brushed against the back of Yun Yi's hand, releasing a slightly alcoholic fragrance—not the pungent smell of evaporating alcohol, but a crisp aroma reminiscent of caramel and fruit, a blend of the alcohol seeping into the fabric.

Yun Yi was momentarily stunned by the pleasant fragrance, paused for a moment before shaking his head and catching up with the unhurried Texas.

The two remained silent as they passed through a warm-colored corridor and soon arrived at a minimalist gray and white hall.

Texas led Yunyi to the empty left corner of the hall and knocked on the wall.

With a crisp click, the wall slid open to both sides, revealing a bright interior filled with boxes of various colors.

The two walked in, and the wall behind them clicked shut again.

Boxes of varying heights filled the surroundings. Texas led Yunyi skillfully around them and stopped in front of a batch of iron boxes that resembled cargo boxes.

Texas raised her hand and pressed it against the hidden groove on the left side of the box.

A flash of blue light, and the box door slid open silently, releasing a warm yellow light—inside were three sleeping bags, water, compressed biscuits, and a first-aid kit.

“One can accommodate three people.” Texas turned to Yun Yi. “Miss, please teleport the people over. The staff will take them away today.”

"Three people?" Yun Yi looked at the cramped space in the box, his fingertips unconsciously lifting to tighten his grip on the collar.

She hesitated before asking, "Isn't it a bit too crowded for three people?... They've just recovered from the shock, could they each have their own room?"

"...I'm sorry, Penguin Logistics doesn't have enough spare trucks," Texas said apologetically after a moment of silence.

"There's nothing we can do about it, no need to apologize."