The proud Ni Shuang, Natto hugs Yuto

Hutuan'er and Rice Noodles had just finished packing their luggage when Mina arrived.

Ruoruo grinned playfully. "Mina, we were just about to come looking for you!"

Nako wasted no time and asked, "Is everything settled?"

Mina nodded. "Yes, that girl was being threatened. She had a bug planted on her, and there were two snipers who planned to kill the Captain and Ni Shuang."

"What?!" Ruoruo exclaimed in shock.

Orange immediately asked, "Did you notify the Captain?"

Mina smiled brightly. "The Captain already took care of them. Didn't you notice the experience notifications?"

Orange, catching on, quickly opened her personal panel. Sure enough, two experience alerts were there.

"3000 and 4000 experience points," Orange said, calculating. "They were a three-star and a four-star awakener."

Mina nodded. "Yes. Even though they had sniper rifles, the Captain's strength completely overwhelmed them. They didn't even have a chance to fire."

"Captain's amazing!" Ruoruo cheered, shaking her head in awe.

Hu Tuan'er was left speechless. "Three-star and four-star awakeners... and Yuto Saito just dealt with them like that?"

Rice Noodles asked cautiously, "Has the Captain made enemies?"

Mina motioned for them to head out. "Let's go back to the island first. I'll explain everything on the way."

"Island?" Hu Tuan'er asked, confused.

Mina smiled. "Yes, our base is on a floating island. You'll understand when you see it."

"Floating island?!" Hu Tuan'er's voice was filled with disbelief.

Meanwhile, Beth, who had just exited the school, hurried toward the private jet waiting nearby. The driver looked at her with concern. "Where are the others? Why are you alone?"

Beth quickly replied, "Start the plane! The two snipers have been killed."

"Killed?!" The driver panicked and immediately activated the jet. They took off quickly, heading back toward the capital. Beth kept quiet about how she had betrayed the snipers, focused only on saving her sister.

Back on the floating island, Yuto Saito returned. Natto, fresh from her bath, saw him and lit up with a smile. "Brother Su, you're back!"

She dashed over and wrapped her arms around him, looking for a hug. Yuto chuckled and gently embraced her.

Natto squeezed him tightly, her smile widening with delight. She loved being close to him.

On the couch, Yun Yun and Ni Shuang watched with amusement. Yun Yun turned to her sister and said, "See how Natto is? Even she knows how to take the initiative. You should do the same."

Ni Shuang blushed. Yun Yun had been trying to encourage her all day to make a move on Yuto. Earlier, she had even suggested that Ni Shuang have a drink with Yuto that night and pretend to get drunk so he could carry her to bed. But Ni Shuang felt awkward about being so forward.

"I don't know, Yun Yun. I think it's better to let things happen naturally," Ni Shuang said, still hesitant.

Yun Yun shook her head. "You don't know the first thing about love!"

Ni Shuang, feeling a bit defensive, replied, "I do! I just don't want to force anything. I'm more of a go-with-the-flow type."

Yun Yun sighed in frustration. "Fine, I won't push you. But listen—Xiaotu has plenty of girls interested in him. If you wait for him to chase you, it might never happen."

Ni Shuang fell silent. She knew Yun Yun was right, but she just couldn't bring herself to be as bold.

Yuto Saito, having let go of Natto, sat down on the couch and spoke with satisfaction. "We made a great haul today."

Yun Yun, already guessing, asked, "Did you find spar?"

Yuto nodded with a grin. "Yeah. 354 white spar, which brings our total to 950. And I also got two third-grade rings with 10,000 cubic meters of storage each."

"10,000 cubic meters?!" Ni Shuang's eyes widened in shock.

Yun Yun added, "We're all wearing ordinary rings with only 50 cubic meters, except you with your 1-million-cubic-meter ring."

Yuto handed the two third-grade rings to Yun Yun and Ni Shuang. "Here, these are for you."

Both girls were ecstatic, immediately putting on their new rings. Yun Yun quickly checked the storage inside hers. "Wow, there's so much rice in here!"

Yuto nodded. "No idea where they got it all from, but it's ours now."

Ni Shuang looked through hers too and marveled. "These two were really well-prepared. They hid a lot of supplies."

Natto, who had been watching, felt a pang of envy. She noticed how Yuto seemed to favor Yun Yun and Ni Shuang and wished she could be treated the same way.

Yuto, noticing her expression, teased, "There's a first-grade ring too. Who should I give it to?"

Ni Shuang chimed in playfully, "Give it to Natto."

Yuto turned to Natto. "Do you want it?"

Natto's eyes brightened. "Of course I do! The ordinary ring only has 50 cubic meters, and it's too small."

Yuto tossed the ring to her. "Here, catch!"

Natto caught it and slipped it onto her finger, grinning from ear to ear. "Yes! It's 100 cubic meters—double the size of the ordinary ones!"

Yuto smiled. "Where's Yuqi?"

Natto replied, "She's probably still in the bath."

Just then, Yuqi walked in, wearing casual pajamas. She looked fresh and relaxed. "Hey, I just called my parents—they're safe."

Yuto smiled. "That's great news. And tomorrow, we'll definitely have enough to upgrade the floating island to level 4."

"Only fifty more spar needed," Ni Shuang added.

Yun Yun pointed out, "We still have those two red spar."

"Right," Yuto said. "That's another 20 white spar when converted."

"Then we only need 30 more," Ni Shuang concluded.

As they discussed, Mina and the others arrived with Hu Tuan'er and Rice Noodles.

Yuto granted them access to the floating island.

[You have been granted access to the floating island.]

Both girls received the notification.

"What is this?" Hu Tuan'er looked at her phone, confused.

Rice Noodles glanced upward and gasped. "Oh my god! There's a massive floating island in the sky!"

Hu Tuan'er was equally stunned. "It's real? A floating island... in the air? How did I not see this before?"

Ruoruo smiled. "When it's stationary, it's invisible to everyone."

Mina added, "The Captain just gave you permission, so now you can see it."

Hu Tuan'er was still in shock but nodded.

"Let's go!" Ruoruo said with excitement as the group took the elevator, heading toward the floating island, ready to show Hu Tuan'er and Rice Noodles the world that awaited them.