Chapter 19

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Chapter 19

This is a very rare Moonstone, produced on the Moonwood planet, with a very limited annual production.

This was a method of identification used in a book called "Interstellar Love Guide" that Carter had given him. Patiently waiting for the pet to approach, Arnold sat on the sofa and pretended to accidentally drop the gem.

Fu Yue saw a shiny object falling from the sky in a beautiful curve, and she knew a new job was calling out to her.

As she got closer, she found a gem as big as a pigeon’s egg, beautifully cut, shining brightly on the ground, catching Fu Yue’s eye.

Walking closer, Fu Yue noticed the sky-blue gem shifting between opaque and transparent, emitting enchanting seven-colored lights.

It’s so beautiful!

Picking up the gem, its fiery colors dazzled Fu Yue. She walked slowly, eyes fixed on the gem like a turtle.

Unlike the scary weapon on the table earlier, this genuinely beautiful gem made Fu Yue sincerely praise Arnold, "This gem is so beautiful, General, you have great taste!"

She wished she could keep the gem, but reluctantly handed it back to the boss.

Sigh, this must be a woman’s ultimate dream… too bad it’s not hers.

After a sigh, Fu Yue finally tore her gaze away from the gem and looked at Arnold.

Then she noticed that Arnold’s mouth was twitching. Was it because he felt sorry for the gem falling on the ground?

Fu Yue timely reassured, "General, I just did a quick check and there are no scratches on the gem. Please don’t worry."

Upon hearing this, Arnold immediately returned to his expressionless face and crossed out the second step marked in the interstellar manual, "Show a hint of a longing smile to the other party."

Arnold sounded somewhat satisfied as he said, "It was yesterday when I encountered a female of the Wing clan on the street. She was attracted to me and aimed to be my companion, thus giving the gem in public."

Although Kurds do not have companionship, sometimes they prepare one or two female companions for public events and personal needs. These companions are mostly noble alien aristocrats.

Therefore, Arnold deliberately highlighted the identity of the Wing clan when fabricating the story, coupled with the prestigious gift of the gem. This should perfectly meet the requirement in the book to "create a perfect third-party female in love."

Now all he needed to do was wait for his pet to show a "jealous" signal, so that he could confirm the admiration of the Blue Star people towards him.

So he gazed steadily at Fu Yue, awaiting the "stormy jealousy" as described in the book.

Fu Yue instantly caught the boss’s gaze.

Combined Arnold’s extravagant display of throwing diamonds and calmly explaining the backstory of the gemstone with a look of anticipation that even she could feel.

This is the feeling of a talented boss wanting to show off in the office, okay, she understood.

At this moment, Fu Yue’s mouth was like honey, she smiled with envy, "This gem is stunningly beautiful, clearly not an ordinary piece. The lady who owns it must be a high-class beauty with good taste, able to appreciate a gentleman like General who is elegant and sophisticated."

Praising three things in one sentence, she was quite clever. With this kind of efficiency, Arnold would feel embarrassed if he didn’t give her a bonus at the end of the year!

Fu Yue waited calmly for Arnold’s praise, waiting for his praise.

Huh? Why has it been two minutes and he hasn’t praised her yet? Where’s the usual "Hmm, very good"?

Fu Yue then realized something was off. After over a month of knowing Arnold, she could now somewhat recognize his obvious emotional fluctuations.

At this moment, Arnold’s expression basically said "I am not happy" on his face.

Feeling both the rising pressure from the Zerg tribe and confusion, Fu Yue somewhat understood that something she said must have touched a nerve with Arnold.

First of all, talking about his good looks, there’s no doubt that he’s handsome. She had seen reports about the Wing clan before, and their appearance could be described as angelic, with wings. So there’s no issue.

So what’s wrong with the gemstone? Looking at the gemstone in front of her, with the Zerg tribe’s taste, how could this kind of gemstone only be considered average?

Life is full of surprises…Fu Yue thought for a moment, then immediately put on a patient expression to examine the gemstone. With a hint of surprise and exaggeration, she said, "Oh! I didn’t look carefully just now! This stone doesn’t seem that… attractive?" For the sake of her job, she had to brush off the dreams of many young girls.

After speaking, she subtly glanced at Arnold. Indeed, his expression improved a bit.

Seeing Fu Yue hopeful to finish work, she continued with determination, "It feels like, like the texture of plastic!"

Fu Yue continued adding fuel to the fire without guilt, "If it can be given so poorly, then it must be the lady’s taste that’s the problem…" Sorry to all the angelic ladies!

But in reality, those two sentences had an excellent effect.

As Arnold’s mood visibly improved, Fu Yue saw a small sun rising on his expressionless face.

At this moment, Fu Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed she had survived the boss’s daily question today…orz Similarly happy, Arnold, with a good mood, returned to the office early.

Arnold was reading documents faster than usual today, maybe because he was feeling happy.

After closing the file transfer panel, he opened a communication form and found Carter’s name.

He hesitated before pressing it, then he called out, "1086."

"[1086 at your service.] "Analyze Fu Yue’s emotions from earlier," he said.

Used to Arnold’s privileged cheating, 1086 promptly followed his request.

"[Fu Yue’s emotions after seeing the gemstone were 40% jealousy, 20% joy, 10% anger, and 30% other emotions. The other emotions part is currently unreadable.] Arnold nodded in satisfaction. Just as he was about to ask 1086 to be quiet, what the system said next made his expression freeze again.

[Facial recognition based on video content shows that Fu Yue is mainly jealous of you and joyful about the gemstone.] Arnold, "Jealous of who?

"[Further analysis in progress… Analysis complete. Due to your possession of the Moonstone that Fu Yue loves, she is jealous of you. Furthermore, your low evaluation of the gemstone after having it has made Fu Yue angry.] After a moment, Arnold finally took out the Moonstone from his coat pocket. He stared at it for a full five minutes.

If the gemstone had thoughts, after being stared at so blatantly for so long, it surely wouldn’t handle the pressure and might say something like, "I’m sorry, I don’t deserve to exist in this world."

Luckily, she didn’t have many thoughts before deciding its fate. Arnold gently placed it on the table and ordered, "Send it to Fu Yue’s room."

The gem on the table, along with its box, were surrounded by floating white cubes, eventually submerged into the wall and transported to Fu Yue’s room.

Reflecting on his recent mistakes, Arnold rubbed his eyes, and asked, "1086, tell me what will happen if I delete a friend?"

As a system with top-notch artificial intelligence, 1086 understood Arnold’s implication. It quickly reviewed past data, conducted a study, and responded, "[Based on available information, the likelihood of Fu Yue favoring you is 11%. Based on Carter and Peidi’s advice, the likelihood of the main female character favoring you is 38%. For the sake of your physical health and emotional well-being, it is currently not recommended to delete the friend.] Arnold, "System, recheck. The probability can’t be that low. Please recalculate."

"[Recalculation complete. Your favorability rate is 11%, the calculation is correct. Please do not doubt the system.] Arnold hesitated over Carter’s name on the communication form for the 27% probability, refraining from pressing the delete key while also not continuing the call.

He scrolled down and paused on Peidi’s page for a moment before making a holographic call to him.

Peidi had been with Arnold for a long time, their habits almost mirroring each other. While both were reviewing documents, Peidi received a communication request from a superior.

"Is there an urgent matter?" Peidi showed a nervous expression. General Arnold hardly ever contacted him first, the last time being when the Whirlpool Clan declared war on the Kurds.

As Peidi silently prepared for battle, he tremblingly opened the video.

After talking for ten minutes, the general only discussed some trivial details with him. Instead of making Peidi relax, this made him even more nervous. If it’s not about urgent military matters, could it be related to his own work issues?

"I have a question," Arnold started after finishing the discussion on official matters.

"Is it finally coming…" Peidi swallowed nervously.

"Where do some young mixed-race officers and companions usually go when they go out?"

Peidi, "???" Is that the only option?

After waiting for a while without a response from Peidi, his brain finally started working to interpret the general’s words.

"It seems… they might go to virtual reality experience rooms, couples’ free party experience places… something like that." Apologies to the general, as a pure-blooded Kurd, he had neither a companion nor a female partner.

This was all he had heard incidentally from the officers’ casual conversations.

"Hmm, very good."

After suddenly receiving praise from the superior, Peidi became happy right away, "Actually, I…"

Before he could finish his sentence, the person on the other end heartlessly hung up. Leaving Peidi with a helpless hand outstretched into the air, indicating the magical conversation that had just taken place.

Short play: Male lead: People are not as reliable as stones…