"Maâam, I can still... still fit a little more!" Ji Taixian was so exhausted, he was huffing and puffing.
Song Youâai said nothing, but inwardly, she was gobsmacked.
When her own daughter had stored six freezers in one go, she didnât see any of this stripping off clothes and jumping around.
Besides, her daughter only had a small Space, definitely not as large as Ji Taixianâs fifty-square-meter one.
"Tai Xian, you need to work out more, you hear? A young man shouldnât be so weak!" Song Youâai said earnestly, patting Ji Taixianâs shoulder.
The young man felt rather offended.
Xie Ning glanced at Lu Wei and his men, who were still moving goods, and walked straight up to Gu Chen. "Captain Gu, thank you for your help along the way. I think itâs time we went our separate ways. You have to get to your mission point, and we donât want to get in your way."
Gu Chen smiled at her, his galaxy-deep eyes sparkling as he stared. "I have a favor to ask before we part. Can we strike a deal?"
Xie Ning stared back at him, her face expressionless.
She felt that even when this man was just slumping against a wall without a care for his image, he was probably surrounded by enthusiastically blooming peach blossoms.
"I saw that metal knife you made for your mother. It looked incredibly useful. Could you make some for our team?" The manâs charming eyes curved into crescents as he smiled. "We can pay with supplies."
Xie Ning didnât hesitate for a moment. She nodded. "I can, and I donât need any supplies. Itâs just that with my current Gold Element Energy, I can only make two more Metal Knives at the moment."
âAfter all, I need to conserve some energy to find Junjun once weâre back on the road. If I use up all my superpower energy now, Iâll be in trouble if we run into danger.â
"Thatâs fine, thatâs fine. But we insist on giving you the supplies. I canât just take advantage of you." Gu Chen nodded again and again, beaming. "In that case, Iâll place an advance order for thirty. You can take your time making them. You can just give me the rest the next time we meet."
Xie Ning silently shot him a look.
âHe says that with such certainty, as if heâs sure weâll meet again!â
"Wait here, then." Xie Ning walked over to a row of cloth-upholstered sofas by the window, sat down, and slowly began to craft the long metal knives.
Her Superpower Level wasnât high, so it took her about five to ten minutes to make a single knife.
By the time the two long metal knives were complete, fifteen minutes had passed.
Gu Chen handed one of the long metal knives to his teamâs precious Space Ability User for self-defense.
Wu Meng was overjoyed when he took the knife.
These two long knives Xie Ning had made were a good forty centimeters longer than the one Song Youâai was holding.
After all, for a group of young men who were all over 1.8 meters tall, a long knife around 1.2 meters in length was an excellent fit.
"This is amazing! I love this knife! Your Gold Ability is incredibly useful." Wu Meng was all smiles, thanking Xie Ning again and again.
Xie Ning was a bit embarrassed by the praise. "It was nothing, really. No need for thanks. Well, weâll be taking our leave now."
"Wait." Gu Chen walked over and whispered something to Lu Wei.
Lu Wei nodded and quickly got a few of the young men to move supplies, loading box after box into the trunk of Xie Ningâs car.
Gu Chen walked back to Xie Ning with a smile. "Just a few small things. Donât say no."
"Thank you." Xie Ning thought to herself, âNo wonder Momâs been calling him Xiao Gu left and right. This Xiao Gu really knows how to handle people.â
"Mom, weâre going."
"Alright, dear." After affectionately saying her goodbyes to Gu Chenâwith a few more "Xiao Gu"s thrown inâSong Youâai hurried out of the store.
"Letâs go, sweetie!"