I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse-Chapter 1316 Li Qimeng

"Hmm, you’ve changed quite a lot. Hasn’t your brother noticed that you’ve grown so much taller since you first arrived? And there’s always this, um, this alluring aura about you." At this point, Pang Qin blushed shyly.

You suddenly stood up, a smile on your face, and walked over to Pang Qin. Wrapping your arms around her from behind, you leaned close to her crescent-shaped ear and said, "Does my Little Qin’er like it?"

"Mm."

Just as Pang Qin replied, the doorbell rang.

"Is anyone home?"

When the door opened, there stood a man in a military uniform. He saluted and said, "Hello, I am Lieutenant Mo Ke."

"What do you need?"

The man handed you a card. "This is an invitation issued by the Galaxy Alliance Military Department. Please report to the designated location within three days."

"Ha, an invitation and a summons—those two terms seem quite contradictory, don’t they?" You chuckled. "If it’s truly an invitation, then why do your tone and actions feel like you’re holding me at gunpoint? Also, you mentioned this invitation was issued by the Galaxy Alliance. If I don’t want to go, surely there’s no problem. After all, An Nan Star doesn’t fall under Galaxy Alliance jurisdiction."

"Sir, this is a direct order from above. If you insist on refusing, I’ll have no choice but to use force!"

"Force, huh? What are you going to do—kidnap me?" Still smiling, you stared at Mo Ke, whose eyes now widened in shock as he noticed the laser gun in your hand. "How do you have a military-issued firearm?"

"You gave it to me, didn’t you?" You grinned.

At your words, Mo Ke’s face immediately turned pale. He stepped back and reached into the pocket where his gun should have been, only to realize it was empty. His expression stiffened, and he glared at you. "Give me back the gun right now!"

"Sure, no problem." Without much thought, you tossed the firearm back to Mo Ke. Now armed, Mo Ke immediately pointed the muzzle at you and shouted, "Surrender now!"

You sighed and said dismissively, "Honestly, I wonder how the Galaxy Alliance even managed to defeat Crescent Galaxy when people as incompetent as you can become lieutenants."

"You’re insulting me!" Fueled by the false confidence of having a gun, Mo Ke tried to kick you, but before his foot could land, your fist was already planted on his forehead.

Snorting coldly, your right hand swiftly seized the laser gun from Mo Ke. Under his panicked gaze, you snapped the firearm into two pieces.

"Go back and tell your superiors that unless they conquer An Nan Star, there’s no way I’ll work for them." Sneering, you slammed the door shut. Turning back, you noticed Pang Qin leaning against the wall, watching you.

"What’s wrong?" you asked, walking over to her.

Concerned, Pang Qin asked, "Brother Mu Yun, they won’t take you away, will they?"

Laughing, you replied, "I’ve already told you—I won’t leave you behind."

"But... they’re the Galaxy Alliance."

"Don’t worry. Not unless they’re ready to invade An Nan Star. Besides, I doubt I’m their only target. Many scientists and experts have also received these so-called invitations. Honestly, working for the Galaxy Alliance—it’s laughable, isn’t it? How could humans stoop to serving beasts?"

Continuing, you said, "Besides, I’ve already promised to join the National Academy of Sciences. Even the mighty Galaxy Alliance wouldn’t be foolish enough to invade a neutral nation."

Indeed, you weren’t the only one to think this way. Many scholars and experts shared the same mindset, resulting in a rapid influx of talent to An Nan Star’s National Academy of Sciences within mere days. Naturally, you were among them.

Looking out across the academy, you were the youngest there. Ignoring the disdainful gazes of haughty experts who prided themselves on their credentials, you were invited into the office of the director of the Co-research division at the National Academy.

"Greetings." You addressed the figure obscured by their computer screen.

"Hello." A woman’s voice responded. As she raised her head, you froze entirely. Standing before you was an exquisitely beautiful woman, breathtaking to the point of stealing air itself—none other than Qimeng, a figure from your past family memories!

Qimeng smiled warmly at you and extended a jade-like hand. "Pleased to meet you, I’m Li Qimeng."

"Ah, you—you..." Stammering, you shook Li Qimeng’s hand, and both of you trembled slightly at the unexpected, peculiar sensation that passed between you. Quickly withdrawing your hand, you looked at her with an awkward expression.

Oh, Gan—this was what a true wife should be like!

Except, you didn’t yet know who she truly was.

"Heh, your future looks boundless," Li Qimeng said with an enchanting smile, handing you a document from her desk. "This outlines your upcoming project. Your main task is to develop a new Co-system to better control our latest mech soldiers."

"No problem." Calming yourself, you quickly skimmed through the file. "I can finish it in two days, though I’d prefer if you could provide me with a mech soldier for testing. Simulations alone aren’t enough to refine the system."

"That’s fine, but piloting a mech requires a strong physique. Are you up to it?"

"Absolutely." Confidence bloomed across your face.

Li Qimeng smiled radiantly, her gaze softening as she said, "You’re the youngest researcher in our department, and the only one capable of piloting a mech soldier. Don’t let us down."

With that, Li Qimeng pressed a button. A middle-aged man appeared at the doorway and respectfully said to her, "Everything is ready."

"Please escort him," Li Qimeng replied.

"Understood." You followed the man to what appeared to be a highly classified garage. Passing by a large transparent glass wall, you saw four enormous mech soldiers neatly arranged inside.

"This is SUX001, a new model Luo Corporation spent fifteen years developing. The one you’ll be piloting is SUX004," the man said, pointing to a blue mech soldier in the far corner.

Standing before SUX004, the man instructed a nearby technician, "Open the cockpit."

"Already done," the technician replied, gesturing toward you, now seated inside the cockpit.

"When did he get in there?" For the first time, the man’s face betrayed surprise.

"While you were talking." The technician chuckled. "This pilot has remarkable speed."

Sitting in the cockpit, you appeared calm on the outside, but internally, your excitement was boundless.

No one else could fathom your feelings at this moment!

Mech soldiers—akin to Transformers and Gundams—embodied the childhood dreams of every boy.

Who didn’t wish to one day pilot a mech soldier?

Expertly, you activated the mech, starting its systems while launching the Co-system within. Then you turned on the loudspeaker, your voice ringing throughout the garage: "Who designed this Co-system?"

"That would be me."

A white-haired elder standing beside SUX001 answered proudly. Behind him, a crowd instantly buzzed with flattery.