The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Hearing Fourth Elder say this, Tang Rao was still a bit upset. Even if you don't want to say it, at least make up a fake name. Just brushing it off like this, it's really too casual and lacks involvement.

Of course, Tang Rao just grumbled to himself a bit, definitely not daring to say it out loud.

"Alright boss, so, do you have a lab here? Also, I'm not responsible for covering the expense of the Spirit Stones used during research. What you gave before, that just counts as my salary," Tang Rao said.

"There's no rush for that," Fourth Elder waved his hand, "Firstly, tell me if you are really researching Illusion City. If you are just scamming, I'll give you three seconds to leave, otherwise, you might not be able to bear the consequences."

"Boss, rest assured one hundred percent, my research on Illusion City is absolutely at the pioneer level. I can take full responsibility and say that, apart from the developers of Illusion City, probably no one understands this stuff better than I do," Tang Rao said.

"If I give you all the data about the Illusion City network transmitter, could you replicate one?" Fourth Elder continued.

"Replicate one? Are you talking about the network transmitter or Illusion City?" Tang Rao asked.

"Of course, Illusion City."

Tang Rao shrugged and chuckled: "Boss, you might not really understand what Illusion City is. If you give me all the data for the network transmitter, I think I could make a duplicate transmitter for you, but creating Illusion City just from a network transmitter is absolutely impossible. Let me explain like this, it's like if you gave me a charger, then asked me to make a phone, which is just not possible."

"So, is the network transmitter completely useless for researching Illusion City?" Fourth Elder asked again.

"It's not entirely useless. With the network transmitter's data, we could understand the external access methods of Illusion City. If we figure that out, then we could invade the main program of Illusion City. Even if we can't break through the firewall, we can get a lot of useful information," Tang Rao babbled on, basically just spouting nonsense.

The president couldn't understand anyway; as long as I spoke smoothly, I could definitely bluff her.

Clearly, Tang Rao's method worked, the president nodded her head, seeming to really believe his nonsense.

"Xiao Hei, right?" the president suddenly said.

"Yes," Tang Rao nodded.

"From now on, you'll do your research in this courtyard. Rest for today. List down what you need, and I will have someone purchase everything tomorrow," Fourth Elder's voice was soft and warm, and she seemed to have sneezed.

"Yes, boss," Tang Rao nodded.

"That room over there is mine, don't come in there. As for the other rooms, feel free to use whichever you like," the president pointed to the room at the easternmost side of the courtyard.

"Understood, boss. I'm very rule-abiding. Don't worry, I absolutely won't enter your room," Tang Rao said.

"Good, I like people who abide by rules," Fourth Elder said and then didn't engage further with Tang Rao, returning directly to her own room.

After the president left, Tang Rao began to wander around the courtyard.

Looking here, walking there, he opened every room to have a look. But it was just a look, standing at the doorway peeking inside, then closing the door and leaving.

He realized all these rooms were the same.

The decoration was extremely simple, just a few daily necessities.

Truthfully, besides the nice environment, it was pretty trash.

In the end, Tang Rao picked the room with the best lighting, then took out all sorts of messy items from his Space Ring. He even swapped the original wooden bed in the room for a latex-padded big bed directly—now that's a good sleep.

And various other furnishings and items.

It took an hour; the entire room had completely transformed.

Except for not having a private bathroom, it was almost like a luxury hotel. Tang Rao even cheekily lit some aromatics, the most precious spice from the entire Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains: Mystical Camphor.

"Living well makes for a good mood, a good mood makes work more effective. No, no, eating well is essential too, good food makes people more spirited," Tang Rao murmured to himself, then took out a small hot pot base from the Space Ring, which is gas-fired, so no electricity was needed.

Then came the pot, soup base, seasonings, various vegetables, mutton, beef, shrimp paste, and meatballs, literally everything.

Within ten minutes, the soup base was boiling, a split pot of spicy and mild broth, steaming hot, spreading its fragrance.

"Hahaha, Xiao Hei daddy won't be shy then," Tang Rao picked up his bowl and chopsticks, plunged a piece of mutton into the hot pot.

...

In the room at the most eastern end, Fourth Elder just stood at the doorway, peeking through the gap in the door.

She saw Tang Rao moving from one room to another.

Then, the guy picked the room with the best lighting, and afterward, there were continuous noises coming from the room.

Soon a waft of Mystical Camphor scent drifted over, soothing and pleasant. This was the best spice in the entire Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains, truly a rare and superior product, often impossible to buy even with money.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Hei had some.

Then, she smelled a strange yet savory aroma, somewhat spicy, that made one's mouth water and irresistibly tempted one to try it.

After enduring five minutes, Fourth Elder finally couldn't hold back any longer, opened the door, and walked out.

She quickly arrived at Tang Rao's room door.

"Hahaha, this mutton is really delicious, this hot pot is so satisfying. Who knew such a delicacy existed in Blue Star, these ten thousand Spirit Stones were well spent! Hahaha!" Tang Rao already sensed Fourth Elder coming, and of course, these words were deliberately said for her, also to dispel any doubts she might have about him.

Fourth Elder stood at the door for two minutes, after which she finally pushed the door open.

"Yo, boss, what brings you here?" Seeing the door open and Fourth Elder standing outside, Tang Rao immediately stood up.

"Ah, just checking in. What are you cooking?" Fourth Elder asked.

"Sorry, boss, sorry, I was just hungry. If you don't like it, I can clear it away right now, please calm down," Tang Rao immediately admitted his mistake; honestly, at this moment, he didn't really know what Fourth Elder was thinking.

In case she didn't like it, and you insisted it was good, she might just end up killing you.

"No need to clear it, it smells quite good actually. What's this? Can you add another pair of chopsticks for me?" Fourth Elder asked.

Hearing Fourth Elder say this, Tang Rao was delighted, 'Got it, hitting the spot right.'