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"Come on, click here. There are fifty Biological Battlesuits, two thousand Time Bombs, twenty sets of Electromagnetic Yaka Arrows... Finally, your customized Spatial Teleportation Device is also complete." Aidan took Rhomann to the desert terrarium area where the Colt Bugs lived. There was considerable open space here, easily accommodating all the weapons.
Of course, these weapons weren't very large individually. Except for the teleportation device, most were palm-sized.
Rhomann took the digital list and began checking carefully against inventory.
"Okay, I'll take everything when I leave. Here's the transaction amount in Units and the balance funds. Nova Prime Irani Rael also asked me to deliver it." After Rhomann's checklist was complete, he nodded with satisfaction and handed over a secure savings chip.
Aidan took the chip and quickly counted the total.
"It seems a little too much?" Aidan asked, surprised.
Seeing his confusion, Rhomann smiled and explained: "No, Nova Prime paid the final payment in one lump sum."
"This is really touching!" Aidan sighed slightly. Normally, after a weapon transaction, items need testing, and the remaining balance is paid only after verifying no problems. For Nova Prime to pay everything upfront was obviously a sign of trust in Aidan.
"Okay, how do we assemble this Spatial Teleportation Device?" Rhomann asked, walking to several large arc-shaped metal components.
"You only need to merge and dock the sections. If you want to test it, bring half the ring back to your base first. After the space channel is established successfully, transporting these other weapons will be much more convenient," Aidan suggested, pointing to the large pile of munitions.
"Alright," Rhomann nodded and agreed.
"White Queen! Send out some robots to help carry these device parts onto the spaceship!" Aidan shouted.
"Okay!" The White Queen responded, and several silver-white logistics robots marched out of the laboratory area.
"And you guys, help move!" Aidan greeted several leisurely Colt Bugs resting nearby.
The insects, receiving the order, moved their six branched limbs and scurried over. Then each dragged a device part, following the robots to the spacecraft like obedient dogs.
After half the space device components were loaded, Rhomann departed to transport them. Aidan finally had time to check the store situation.
By now, the store was crowded, with members of various alien races holding data panels, browsing the catalog. Being close to the Bounty Exchange building, this new weapon shop had caught many bounty hunters' attention. Of course, there might also be unsavory characters like space pirates or Ravagers among them.
The Traveler stood at the front desk handling cashier duties, Aisha handled greetings from her tank, and the White Queen monitored the entire store's security.
As for Aidan... he was taking it easy.
Patting a Colt Bug's head, Aidan sat in the leisure area set up on the desert floor, drinking tea and relaxing.
Seeing this, Xuanlan (the Glare Beast), who'd been playing with Dahl, hurried over.
"The White Queen's suggestion was really good!" Aidan took a sip of tea and scooped Xuanlan into his arms, squinting in enjoyment as he petted the electric fur.
"White Queen, how's manufacturing going?"
"Busy now!" came her curt reply. A transparent jelly-like humanoid alien had just placed a large order. Stock wasn't enough, and the White Queen was rushing the fabricators in the pocket factory.
"Oh, then keep working." Aidan decided to lower his presence and let her work.
But then Rhomann's daughter, Dahl, approached. She looked enviously at the hand stroking Xuanlan, then asked curiously, "Uncle Aidan, why don't you go to work?"
When Uncle Aidan goes to work, no one will compete with me for Xuanlan, she thought.
"Ah? This... I still need to wait for your father. I'm very busy, actually," Aidan straightened slightly and said seriously.
"Really?" Dahl tilted her head with doubt in her eyes.
"Of course. You can see there are still lots of things that haven't been shipped," Aidan pointed to the pile of weapons not yet moved.
Dahl nodded, seemingly believing him. Then she pointed to Xuanlan in his arms curiously. "Then why did Xiaolan let you touch it but not me?" Looking at the hand stroking Xuanlan's head, Dahl almost cried with envy.
"This..." Aidan looked at the little beast in his arms, thought about it, and said, "Maybe... Dahl isn't cute enough!"
Now Dahl really was going to cry. She didn't expect Xiaolan to despise her.
"Uncle Aidan is joking—Dahl is the cutest!" Her mother shook her head amusingly, then crouched down and comforted her daughter.
"Cough..." Aidan was embarrassed and comforted her: "I'm the owner of Xuanlan—it only gets close to the owner. It's not that Dahl isn't cute."
At that moment, a communication came through. It was Rhomann. Aidan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly connected.
"Aidan, I've arrived at the base and I'm ready to assemble," Rhomann was standing in an empty warehouse with Nova Prime Irani Rael and several high-ranking Nova Corps members beside him.
"Okay, just assemble the pieces together—no complicated procedure," Aidan stood and walked to the other half remaining in the store.
Rhomann nodded and began assembling his side.
"White Queen, hurry and assemble the space device here. Don't worry about the rest. After this is done, you can go on vacation with Aisha!" Aidan shouted with hands on his hips.
The White Queen's projection immediately appeared beside him. But when she looked at the assembly parts on the ground, she said speechlessly: "Wouldn't it be good for you to assemble this? It's right there."
"I don't have any strength as a Mage, so quickly find two robots to carry and assemble it," Aidan put his hands behind his back. He didn't want manual labor. Otherwise, he would've just opened a portal and sent Rhomann home directly.
"I think you're getting lazy, boss!" The White Queen pouted.
"Hurry up—they're waiting! Do you still want a vacation?" If she had a physical body, Aidan would've wanted to knock her on the head.
The White Queen crossed her arms, and the two robots that had just returned marched back. One picked up a semi-circular assembly and spliced it with the base.
Kacha! Kacha! Two crisp metal buckle sounds, and a circular space device was fully assembled. At the moment splicing succeeded, the ring's center began glowing with colorful light, rotating like a vortex, soon expanding to fill the entire aperture.
"Okay, it's connected. Come through!" Aidan shouted at Rhomann in the communication screen.
However, the perceived danger level of a spatial bridge was still high, and Nova Prime Irani Rael and the others on the other side hesitated.
Rhomann Dey, however, walked directly into the teleportation device with ease.