"Isn't that exciting?"

Little Six asked acidly.

"Of course I'm delighted! I'm now a Star Beast person too."

Lily was spinning the tornado while chatting with Xiao Liu.

"Aren't you misunderstanding your contract spirit beast? It's just an ordinary cat beast, being cute and adorable is fine, but it can't help you with anything else."

Little Six poured a basin of cold water.

"Just one look and you know nothing, how can you be sure that the Storm Riders won't help me?"

Ripple would not allow Six to denigrate his contract beast, Whirlwind.

"Meow!"

The whirlwind, also known as a gust of wind, grinned menacingly at the smart bracelet.

"What can he do? Kill with cuteness?"

Little Six asked.

Maybe!

Ripple's response was unenthusiastic, and she didn't dwell on the topic further.

Officer Emil called you. Do you want to take a video call?

Little Six immediately reminded him.

"Connected."

"Connection established."

"Miss He Lianyi, I am Officer Emil from the Star Harbor Police Department. Are you available to speak now?"

Convenient.

Then can we set up a time to meet?

"Sure, I'm free now. I just left the contract department on Central Star. Can you pick me up?"

Since there were free hover cars available, she naturally didn't want to take public transportation.

"Okay, please send me the coordinates."

Emil immediately said.

"Okay, my AI brain will send you my location shortly. See you soon."

"Okay, see you later!"

After the call ended, Xiaoliu sent ripples' location.

Emil was a very action-oriented person, and he sped to the address Ripple had sent him in twenty minutes, picking her up.

When ?mile saw Lily's black kitten in her arms, he smiled and started a conversation.

"Miss He, are you going to sign a contract with the Star Beast?"

"Well, I want to try my luck and also find myself a little companion."

Ripple touched Whirlwind's head and said with a smile, clearly in a good mood.

"Officer Amir, you can call me Ripple."

"Okay, it's lunchtime now. I'll treat you to lunch."

This isn't good.

Ripple pretended to hesitate, saying...

"It's fine, we can chat while we eat so nothing gets delayed."

"Alright! As you wish."

Rill readily agreed.

After receiving Ripple's approval, Emil drove to a private restaurant. It was highly confidential and the food tasted delicious.

Since arriving in this world, Lianyi has mostly been subsisting on nutrient solution to maintain her persona. Now that she's been invited to a high-end restaurant, she has some anticipation for the experience.

Emil ordered four or five dishes and asked Lian to order two, but Lian refused, saying she wasn't familiar with any of them.

This place clearly isn't cheap. What if she ordered something herself? Would they make her pay for it? She's practically penniless.

Emil added two more dishes and casually asked about Ripples' upcoming hospital admission assessment. Ripple also wanted to take the opportunity to gather some information.

"What are the general requirements for admission to the First Academy?"

"Assessment is generally divided into two parts: a written test, which mainly evaluates fundamental knowledge, and a practical assessment. The specific content of the practical assessment depends on the questions set by the examiners."

Emil told Ripple those well-known facts.

Officer Emil, do you know who the chief examiner is this year?

I don't know that. It's usually announced on the day itself to avoid people taking shortcuts.

"Well, it seems I have no direction at all." Let me know if you need anything else translated!

"It's not that there's no direction. First, you have to pass the written test to enter the second round of assessment."

Is there a scope for the written exam?

All courses you have taken are within the examination scope.

Saying something is like not saying anything at all.

Ripples wasn't going to ask any further, she'd just improvise when the time came!

Just as the waiter brought the dishes, the two ended their chat and began to eat.

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"Ripple, you should eat more."

Emile knew this was Ripple's first time at the restaurant, so he kindly advised her.

Thank you.

After the ripples subsided, he didn't eat much. He just stirred the fragrant rice in his bowl and then proactively steered the conversation to the main topic:

"Officer Emile, what would you like to confirm with me?"

After hearing this, Emil put down his cutlery and went straight to the point:

"How do you know your xenograft can deal with the star pirates?"

"I didn't know before, but after being captured by space pirates, my contract alien plant saw that I was threatened and underwent a transformation. Then it activated its vine-wrapping instinct and strangled the pirates guarding us."

Then how did you use the beam rifle after taking it?

"My neural implant temporarily lifted the restrictions on the beam weapon, allowing me to use it."

Aren't you afraid?

"Of course I'm scared, but I don't want to be a space pirate. I want to follow in my parents' footsteps and join the Federation Army."

Ringlets smiled and said.

"You're impressive, knowing you've only just turned adult. I certainly didn't have your kind of courage at your age."

Emil continued to flatter.

"Because this is not the first time I have encountered this kind of thing."

Ripple sighed helplessly, then told him about being robbed after buying a cultivation chamber.

After my parents passed away, I became an orphan. Although I had help from the federal government, if I wanted to achieve my goals, I had to stand on my own two feet and learn to handle everything myself.

Officer Emil, you don't think that with government help I wouldn't be bullied? You're naive, or perhaps we simply exist on different levels. All my education was completed online, my physical functions sustained by nutrient solutions. This is the first time I've eaten food that has been cooked.

Even on Lantex, where my contract obligated me to cultivate valuable crops due to the unique ecosystem, I only managed to scrape by a few bowls of rice porridge. That was a rare treat for me. The rest of it was sold to prepare for my trip to Central Star for the assessment.

What Lian Yi said was mostly true, because the original owner had lived that way. She was an orphan with her own house. If it weren't for her being a martyr's daughter, she would have probably been sent to an orphanage directly.

In any era, in any place, there is a dark side. Just because you haven't encountered it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Emil sighed after hearing this. As a police officer, she was all too familiar with the darkness these things represented. Their existence was meant to prevent these dark forces from spreading, so Emil believed Ripple's words.

I just want to live a good life and achieve my goals. Those pirates are bad people. If I go into their lair, what would happen to someone like me who has just come of age? Of course I have to resist.

Of course, I'm not blindly retaliating. I only took action after confirming that Duo could help me."

Ripple spoke, touching the bracelet on Duo Duo's wrist.

Dodo swayed the flower tray toward Emil, then continued putting on bracelets.

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