I Can Control Resources

"..." Lin Ying was speechless.

"Should we cover for them? If those people from the sects and clans hear about this, it probably won’t look good..." one of the other geniuses from the Military Department said.

"Mm, good point!" Lin Ying nodded seriously.

BAM!

A short distance away, Fang Tangtang had kicked the door open and pounced into Gao Neng’s room like a famished wolf.

Inside the room, Gao Neng, who was in the middle of constructing a space, was startled.

When he got a clear look at Fang Tangtang bursting in, he froze for a moment. He had to admit... Fang Tangtang was a textbook loli.

From her doll-like face to her figure, she was simply flawless.

’She kicked my door open again? This time, I’ll show her what I’m made of!’ Gao Neng thought, a smile creeping onto his face as he watched Fang Tangtang.

’Spatial Mark!’

’First, I’ll mark Fang Tangtang’s clothes...’

’Oh, wait, I can’t mark her outerwear.’

"AH!!!" Fang Tangtang suddenly let out a piercing scream.

"Huh?" Gao Neng looked at the object in his hand, just as baffled.

Meanwhile, outside the room...

The faces of Lin Ying and the few Military Department geniuses had turned completely grim.

So those two had already reached the ’uniform’ stage? No wonder the rest of them were still a bunch of lonely single guys.

"Lin Ying, look! That looks like Yi Qinglian!"

"Hm?" Lin Ying’s eyes lit up. He saw Yi Qinglian walking right toward him. Her target seemed to be...

’Wait, is it Gao Neng’s room?!’

’Holy crap!’

Lin Ying wanted to stop her, but it was too late.

Yi Qinglian was incredibly fast. Looking rather sneaky, she went straight into Gao Neng’s room.

"Yi Qinglian went in!"

"Is a war of the century about to break out?"

"Gao Neng is so screwed now!"

"..." Lin Ying was speechless.

He didn’t want to speak.

After all, there was nothing he could say.

But he wasn’t going to leave, either. He knew Yi Qinglian would come running out, screaming, any second now. And when she did, he could just happen to be there and strike up a conversation.

’I’ll wait!’

A minute passed.

’No need to rush!’

’She must be stunned speechless.’

’I’ll wait some more!’

Another five minutes passed.

’What’s going on?!’

’Why hasn’t she come running out screaming yet?’

Lin Ying was a little dumbfounded.

’This isn’t how the script was supposed to go in my head.’

"It’s been fifteen minutes, and she still hasn’t come out!" one of the Military Department geniuses said.

"Could it be that Yi Qinglian and Gao Neng are also... No, wait, there are three people in there now, right?!" another Military Department genius exclaimed, his jaw dropping.

"Lin Ying, should we go in and take a look?"

"No, I’m sure... nothing is happening between them!" Lin Ying shook his head, but for some reason, his words lacked conviction.

Fifteen minutes!

How much could happen in fifteen minutes?

...

In Gao Neng’s room, a freshly showered and dressed Gao Neng walked out of the bathroom.

He hadn’t expected Yi Qinglian to come over so late, however. And by the looks of it, her face was slightly flushed.

"What’s up?" Gao Neng asked, looking at Yi Qinglian.

"Yes. These are the contracts signed by Shaximo, Wei Ya, and the others. I did a rough evaluation and selected twenty people from the list. These twenty basically represent the main powers of the sects and clans," Yi Qinglian said, placing a stack of contracts on the table. She then couldn’t help but add, "I heard... I heard from my master that you want to run for Speaker of the Supreme Council. Is that true?"

"I do have that in mind." Gao Neng nodded. He picked up the contracts from the table and flipped through them; the contents were all basically the same.

"Is... is there anything I can do?" Yi Qinglian bit her lip.

"Heh, coming over this late... you probably didn’t decide to come on your own, did you?" Hearing this, Gao Neng gave Yi Qinglian a serious, appraising look.

Yi Qinglian was wearing a form-fitting skirt outfit—blue on top, white on the bottom, with silver threads woven in. It was a very formal look.

Moreover, from where he stood, Gao Neng could smell a faint perfume wafting from her.

It didn’t take a genius to figure out that Yi Qinglian had deliberately dressed up to go out tonight.

"How... how did you know?" Yi Qinglian seemed surprised.

"Was it your mother or your father?" Gao Neng didn’t answer her question directly.

"It was my mom..." Yi Qinglian’s hands fidgeted with her short skirt, and she looked a little nervous.

"Is that so? Then there’s nothing for you to help with. However, if your father asks you to come over someday, then we can talk," Gao Neng said with a shrug.

"Gao Neng, you might not understand. The truth is, my dad listens to my mom..."

"Huh?"

"And my mom’s status in the Alliance is much higher than my father’s. I don’t know if you’ve heard, but during the Age of Peace, there was a country where a woman was the emperor..."

"A woman was the emperor?!"

"Mhm, exactly... an empress!"

"I see. Alright then, let’s talk about cooperating." If Gao Neng still didn’t understand what Yi Qinglian was implying, he’d have to be a complete idiot.

"Okay!" Yi Qinglian nodded immediately.

...

Exactly one hour had passed when Yi Qinglian finally emerged from Gao Neng’s room.

And Lin Ying had been standing outside Gao Neng’s room for that entire hour.

The night wind...

It was really cold!

But the chill in Lin Ying’s heart was even colder.

An hour!

’What on earth were those three doing in there?!’

Seeing the look on Lin Ying’s face, the other Military Department geniuses didn’t dare to speak. They had no experience in this area and really didn’t know what to say.

"Lin Ying, trust me. Yi Qinglian must have gone to Gao Neng’s room to discuss the contracts!" one of the geniuses finally said, unable to hold back any longer.

"Yeah, three people... it’s impossible!" another one nodded in agreement.

"Mmm..." Lin Ying tilted his head back.

He actually felt he was overthinking it, too. If it were just Yi Qinglian and Gao Neng, maybe something could have happened.

But if you added Fang Tangtang to the mix...

...it was impossible.

As he thought this, he subconsciously took a few steps closer to Gao Neng’s room, wanting to hear what was going on inside.

The sounds from the room weren’t being hidden at all.

"Gao Neng, you and Yi Qinglian took so long. Is it my turn now?" The voice, of course, belonged to Fang Tangtang.

"Can you put your clothes on first?" Gao Neng sounded exasperated. It had truly been an accident.

"What’s the point of putting them on?!" Fang Tangtang really didn’t care about such things.

"Fine, fine! I can’t deal with you." Gao Neng was at his wit’s end and had no choice but to give in.

"Hahaha, I’ve waited on the sidelines for so long! It’s finally time for me, Death God Fang Tangtang, to take the stage!" Hearing Gao Neng agree, Fang Tangtang immediately did a flip and jumped onto the bed.

"..."

Outside, Lin Ying said nothing.

But as the other Military Department geniuses looked at him, they inexplicably felt like they could see a green glow above Lin Ying’s head.