When Selina proactively suggested a workout session, William agreed without hesitation.
He glanced back at the two small robots still operating the gold extraction machine, then motioned toward the floating livestream drone, which immediately zoomed backward into his palm.
Raising his hand, William pointed the camera toward the Martian sky.
After two hours of watching mining activities, the bored audience suddenly saw a dramatic scene—the Martian night storm was kicking up clouds of red iron dust, swirling into the sky like a crimson fog.
Strangely enough, the canyon itself remained relatively calm, with only minor gusts of wind.
William wasn't particularly interested in why this happened. As long as his gold didn't get blown away, he didn't care.
Turning the camera back toward himself, the audience saw William in his spacesuit helmet, saying:
"As you can see, the infamous Martian night sandstorm is about to begin.
Unfortunately, that means I have to end today's broadcast.
If we delay any longer, our spaceship might have trouble flying back to the temporary base.
See you all tomorrow. Bye-bye!"
Without any hesitation, William immediately shut off the livestream.
However, he forgot something—there was still another livestream drone inside the underground base, recording footage of the engineering robots building the station.
With the broadcast shut down, William turned toward the neatly stacked gold boxes placed by the small robots.
A single thought made one of the 1-ton boxes float into the air.
Unfortunately, while he could lift it, the movement was sluggish, and far from effortless.
Although his mental strength and physical abilities had been steadily improving, he could only lift one box at a time.
Changing tactics, William stored the floating gold box into his inventory space, then made the remaining 40+ boxes disappear one by one.
Seconds later, they all reappeared in the cargo bay of the spaceship, neatly arranged.
"Alright, Selina dear, the boring tasks are done."
Wrapping his arm around her waist, William grinned mischievously and said:
"How about a little competition?
Let's see who can do more push-ups—me, or you with your squats."
Selina arched an eyebrow, then turned and strode into the spaceship first.
As William and Selina entered, the two small robots hurriedly pushed the mining machine up the spaceship ramp.
Inside the decontamination chamber, William and Selina removed their spacesuits.
Meanwhile, Sunday activated the spaceship's engines and gravity system.
With artificial gravity engaged, no matter how much the spaceship spun or flipped, the passengers inside would remain unaffected.
Dragging Selina into the resting area, William spotted Nissa fast asleep on the large bed, loosely covered by a silk blanket.
"Looks like our last workout session was a bit too much for her," William chuckled.
Holding Selina in his arms, he grinned and whispered:
"So, my love, shall we see how different zero-gravity exercise feels compared to other places?"
Selina smirked and grabbed William by the collar, easily lifting him off the ground before tossing him onto the sofa.
Then, the room was filled with the heavy breathing of intense "workout" activity.
The sounds soon woke Nissa up.
She cracked open her eyes, glanced at William and Selina, and muttered under her breath:
"Damn, shameless couple…"
Closing her eyes again, she tried to go back to sleep.
But only a few seconds later, an image flashed in her mind—a brilliant golden statue, radiating intense light.
Immediately snapping awake, Nissa's gaze fell upon the glowing object on the coffee table.
"Selina?"
Sitting up, she threw on a long silk robe, walked over to the statue, and instantly recognized its shape.
Indeed, it was Selina.
Her face darkened.
Seeing the golden surface gleaming like liquid light, she didn't even need to guess—this was definitely William's handiwork.
"That bastard!"
Nissa gritted her teeth, cursing Selina under her breath, then went to freshen up.
Still fuming, she stormed back and joined the "workout competition".
When Selina finally collapsed from exhaustion, Nissa refused to back down.
Forcing William's hand, she demanded a golden statue of her own.
Laughing helplessly, William crafted another radiant statue, just like Selina's.
As soon as it was complete, Nissa was too excited to speak, holding onto the sculpture as if it were her most prized treasure.
By the time the three of them returned to the underground base, over three hours had passed.
Meanwhile, the audience, still watching the engineering robots, grew more and more curious.
**Where had William and the girls gone?
What had they been doing all this time?**
The next morning…
Before exiting the spaceship, William instinctively scanned the base with his mental power.
Inside the underground station, he saw that:
Four separate living quarters (each 20 square meters) had been built. Lighting, water recycling, and ventilation systems were nearly finished.
However, he also noticed something unexpected—the livestream drone was still recording.
"Damn it, Sunday…!"
Cursing internally, William quickly stopped Selina from stepping outside in her silk nightgown.
Closing the hatch, he immediately checked the AI logs and last night's footage.
After confirming nothing private had been leaked, he sighed in relief.
Good thing our "workout session" happened in space…
If they had stayed inside the base, his personality probably would've made him suggest a late-night marathon session.
Had that happened, the entire world would now be watching highlights of him and the girls competing in a "race."
"Sunday," William ordered, "from now on, all livestreams and any footage related to my privacy require my explicit approval before being broadcast. Understood?"
"Understood, Sir."
Hearing William's frustrated tone, both Selina and Nissa laughed uncontrollably.
As William's expression darkened, the two girls quickly grabbed each other's hands and ran off to change into their spacesuits.
Their real goal?
To check out William's private stash of rubies in the other spaceship.
William wasn't fooled—he knew exactly what they were up to.
Women—whether human or vampire—can never resist shiny things.
Shaking his head, he let them have their fun.
After all, as long as they didn't steal the largest ruby, he didn't really care.
As for Abby, Jessie, and Ambrosio?
They'd have to settle for the leftovers…
Back in action, William powered up the two small robots, then walked outside, waving at the livestream drone.
Standing next to the first spaceship, he smiled and announced:
"I'm planning to leave Mars today.
These two robots have one important job—taking care of the potatoes growing inside this spaceship.
If something happens to them after I leave, and they all wither and die, I'm sure you guys will call me a fraud."
He continued,
"Until the second batch of potatoes is harvested, I'll have Facebook livestream the entire process so you can watch the robots taking care of them daily.
When the time comes, these two will also weigh the final harvest—so there's no chance of me cheating."
(End of Chapter)
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