Superstars of Tomorrow

Chapter 498: Mission To Safeguard Snacks

Yan Biao smiled but didn’t say anything.

After having seen a talking, gaming and mecha-devouring dog, he felt that everything else was no big deal.

Yan Biao felt that Nanfeng’s tolerance for shocking information was a little low given Nanfeng’s reaction to those tiny historical artifacts. What would Nanfeng do when he discovered the truth behind Curly Hair?

Yan Biao was a little worried. Would Nanfeng be traumatized by Curly Hair’s true nature?

After all, Yan Biao was still traumatized by those events.

Yan Biao sighed and was about to say something when Fang Zhao issued instructions in their work chat group.

Nanfeng had no time to feel downhearted. He was required to head to the other continents to follow-up on the donation of historical relics. Thus, he quickly left the island via flying transport.

Fang Zhao was already waiting when Yan Biao and Zuo Yu entered the house.

“Come with me.”

Fang Zhao brought the two of them to an underground storehouse.

There were quite a number of underground storehouses on this island. Yan Biao and Zuo Yu rarely came over to this storehouse, but even so, they could sense that some changes had been made here.

The two of them exchanged puzzled glances. When had this place been renovated? In particular, the storehouse door looked different. At first glance, it seemed similar, but upon closer inspection, differences could be seen. With Yan Biao and Zuo Yu’s level of perception, they could tell that the new door was definitely a high security door.

Does Boss want to hide items in this storehouse?

Their impression of this storehouse was that it wasn’t very large. However, it was well hidden beneath the house. The last time they were here, the storehouse mostly had daily necessities, most of which were for the dog.

Nowadays, Yan Biao and Zuo Yu were rather sensitive to the word “dog”. They didn’t dare probe more, even if they were curious.

As the two made silent guesses, the storehouse door was opened.

Yan Biao and Zuo Yu were stunned when they saw what was behind the doors.

The original storehouse had completely been refurbished. It now looked like a complete apartment with top-notch installations.

A somewhat chubby kid seemingly about the age of ten was seated on the sofa, tossing and catching a black ball.

Yan Biao and Zuo Yu immediately roared out inwardly.

Why is this kid here?!

Isn’t this that... that person from the Inter-planetary Fund?!

Shouldn’t he be on Planet Yin? Even if he isn’t on Planet Yin, he should be on Inter-planetary Fund territory! What’s he doing on Fang Zhao’s island? And, so secretive on top of that!

The one who appeared in the storehouse at this time was indeed Little Bear.

“He will be staying here for awhile. You two have to take note.” Fang Zhao told Yan Biao and Zuo Yu.

Yan Biao and Zuo Yu regarded Little Bear as the true crown prince of the Inter-planetary Fund. Upon hearing what Fang Zhao said, they started to imagine various scenarios like power struggles, assassinations and other crazy plots.

At the same time, they also had their doubts. Perhaps the Inter-planetary Fund’s top authoritative figure doesn’t trust her own aides and placed the important “crown prince” under Fang Zhao’s care. What exactly are they up to?

Or perhaps there is some internal feud...?

Little Bear leaped up from the sofa with a wide smile at Fang Zhao’s arrival.

“You came! This place is really boring. Can I go upstairs to your house and play?” Little Bear pouted playfully.

“You may. Curly Hair is also there,” Fang Zhao said.

“Never mind then,” Little Bear said decisively and returned to the sofa.

Fang Zhao then had a serious expression. “In the following period, he will be taking refuge here. Do not leak his whereabouts.”

Yan Biao and Zuo Yu answered sternly, “Yes!”

Things weren’t as simple as it seemed on the surface indeed!

No wonder the Inter-planetary Fund had willingly sent a salvage ship. There was really some sort of transaction involved!

It was a salvage ship on the surface, but it was really a transport ship for their “crown prince”!

This secret strategic move had fooled countless people!

Right now, everyone’s attention was drawn to the valuable historical relics. Who would have even thought that the salvage crew had sent a person over? Even if there were people doubting the deployment of this salvage crew, their doubts had been quickly dispelled by the news “Fang Zhao spends big money to hire Inter-planetary Fund salvage crew for millennia-old artifacts”.

The value of historical artifacts over a thousand years old was considerable. Was there anything wrong with employing such a high level salvage crew? Absolutely not! Even inviting an entire escort fleet was reasonable!

After going through the key points in his mind, Yan Biao asked in a hushed tone, “What... about Nanfeng?”

“There’s no need to tell him for the time being,” Fang Zhao said.

Nanfeng recently hadn’t spent much time on the island. He frequently had to travel between continents to manage their collaborations. In any case, the less people who knew, the better.

The two bodyguards nodded. “Understood.”

Fang Zhao asked Yan Biao and Zuo Yu to introduce this place to Little Bear. In the meantime, Fang Zhao left to have a talk with Curly Hair.

The atmosphere in the underground storehouse became heavy without Fang Zhao. The child’s smiles instantly disappeared. Little Bear completely disregarded the two bodyguards standing there.

Yan Biao and Zuo Yu had already witnessed this child’s dramatic change of attitude before and weren’t too surprised.

Zuo Yu forced a smile and said to Little Bear, “Young friend, we meet again. You look taller now.” Most kids liked hearing stuff like that. Surely talking about growth would be okay, even if Zuo Yu couldn’t really discern any difference.

However, Little Bear’s expression became even colder. “Oh.”

Noticing that Little Bear didn’t like this topic, Zuo Yu changed it quickly. “You... didn’t bring any bodyguards?”

Little Bear had a stiff expression. He didn’t even feel like saying anything. His look of disdain reminded Zuo Yu and Yan Biao of that merciless personal attack.

What use are a bunch of salted fishes?!

After that, all that remained in the storehouse was an awkward silence.

The two bodyguards gave up trying to converse and decided not to interact too much with this kid. They would surely be sympathetic to any other child who was sent here for refuge.

But, for Little Bear?

He had skills! He was a high ranking engineer of Planet Yin!

He had wealth! Presumably, he was the actual “crown prince” of the Inter-planetary Fund!

Two salted fishes like them didn’t deserve to sympathize with someone like this.

At the same time, in the study above.

Fang Zhao called Curly Hair over.

“The Inter-planetary Fund is providing you with part of the energy required for you to mature. The power ores that you usually gnaw on are also provided by them. In exchange, we agreed to do some work for them. Our current task is to protect the... child... in the underground room.”

They had to work for the Inter-planetary Fund’s resources. There was no free lunch in this world.

Even though historical relics worth a hundred billion had already been donated, a hundred billion yuan wasn’t enough to cover Curly Hair’s diet costs.

Furthermore, providing protection at a crucial time for the Inter-planetary Fund wasn’t entirely unconditional either.

“Got it?” Fang Zhao asked.

“Understood!” Curly Hair replied.

He had to protect his snack supplier. Otherwise, he would not have free snacks in the future.

No free snacks = eating until Fang Zhao goes bankrupt = I might be abandoned.

Furthermore, Nanfeng had said before that he could make amends by doing good. If retrieving the junk from the sea floor wasn’t enough, there was another opportunity here! Perhaps if he performed well, he could get Fang Zhao to buy another worldwide-limited edition game console for him again!

With this reasoning, any bit of unwillingness Curly Hair had quickly dissipated.

Fang Zhao watched him in silence for a moment before saying, “Don’t go into the ocean during this period. I’ll return the gaming console to you.”

“Guarding the house is my job!” Curly Hair stood proudly and guaranteed Fang Zhao as his dog eyes shone with firm resolve.

As long as he could get the game console back, he would even rush onto a battlefield, let alone just guarding the house!

“Also, there are submarines in the sea near to the island. They belong to the Inter-planetary Fund. You should know what not to do.”

“Should I go sniff the friendly scent?” Curly Hair asked.

Fang Zhao thought about it and shook his head. “Never mind. You just stay on the island.”

What would happen if Curly Hair nibbled on them in a moment of impulsiveness? Biting even a small piece off would cause quite a commotion. It would be better to limit Curly Hair’s activity to prevent friendly fire.

Furthermore, Fang Zhao wasn’t certain whether those people could be trusted. It would be best if Curly Hair wasn’t revealed. The less people knew about him, the better. He couldn’t control the Inter-planetary Fund’s personnel, but he could still manage Curly Hair for the time being.

In any case, this dog was a shut-in when he played games. Curly Hair wouldn’t want to take even a step outside as long as there was food to eat.