A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 872

Chapter 872: Chapter 613: Halftime Break Chapter 872: Chapter 613: Halftime Break The war with Vajra didn't have much to say about it. The fleet and Exelion were responsible for holding off the Vajra swarms, and then Duanmu Huai's flagship fired a Whirlwind Torpedo to clean up, without any issues in between. After the Vajra's home planet was blown up, the remaining bugs were easily handled.

Yep, simple, direct, efficient.

“Alright, mission over, thanks for your hard work, everyone.”

Looking at the Vajra's home planet in front of him, now completely destroyed and reduced to nothing but ashes and rubble, Duanmu Huai yawned and stretched lazily.

“The rest is up to the fleet and Exelion now. Let's go home.”

By estimates, even with the manpower of Exelion and the fleet, it would take at least eight months to completely transform this planet into a Black Hole Bomb. Of course, Duanmu Huai wasn't going to sit around doing nothing here for eight months. Instead, he left Aikute behind, with Audrey as her deputy. After all, there was a Mental Induction between Duanmu Huai and the Soul Card, so any issues Aikute had could be communicated to Duanmu Huai through Audrey at any time.

After that, Duanmu Huai dusted off his hands and headed home. After all, he had been out for a long time and it was time to rest. Constantly fighting in other worlds was quite tiring, not to mention interstellar warfare was truly boring for him, as he couldn't just swing a hammer himself like on the ground. Just giving orders to fire was something anyone could do. Over time, it also became somewhat monotonous.

Therefore, after leaving Aikute and a few others behind to ensure the safety of the Black Hole Bomb, Duanmu Huai directly returned with the others to the mothership base.

After getting back to the Tribunal, everyone disbanded on the spot. Ann rushed off to show Greiya her custom couple's mech, Mary went back to her own world to prepare for exams, Lumiaire went back to her room to rest… And Duanmu Huai didn't really have anything to do, so he figured he'd just wander around.

“Ah, big brother!”

As Duanmu Huai was strolling down the corridor, suddenly a voice called out, and lifting his head, he saw a petite and cute Horse Maiden with a radiant smile, cheerfully running towards him.

“Hey, Karen, long time no see. How have you been recently?”

“Yes, I've been doing well, thanks to big brother!”

Running up to Duanmu Huai, Zhenjiling was like a little dog welcoming its owner home, even her tail wagging behind her. If it weren't for the horse ears on her head, she would have resembled more of a dog. Watching Zhenjiling behave like this, Duanmu Huai smiled and reached out to gently pat her head, making her squint her eyes happily, like a cat being teased.

“Yeah, I know you've been working hard.”

This wasn't just politeness from Duanmu Huai. After all, his Pleasure God experience bar was already two-thirds full, considering this was all earned by Zhenjiling alone, it was really… impressive. Even if Duanmu Huai were to open a female account, he couldn't achieve this, as he lacked the idol talent that Zhenjiling had for charming others… He just couldn't do it.

True to her Superior Charm, just her smile was enough to lift anyone's spirits.

“Hehehe…”

Hearing Duanmu Huai's praise, Zhenjiling smiled bashfully, then put her hands together in front of her chest, her large eyes twinkling as she stared at Duanmu Huai.

“Um… big brother, actually, Karen has a favor to ask of you.”

“Oh? What is it?”

“It's like this, during a live broadcast, Karen saw fans saying that there is an activity in this world called horse racing…”

“Oh? This world also has horse racing, huh…”

“Yes, and after hearing Karen talk about the Horse Maiden Clan and our traditions, everyone seemed very interested in our races…”

“So you mean, you want other people to see your races too? ”
“Yes, everyone seems really interested!”

“Hmm…”

Hearing Zhenjiling's response, Duanmu Huai thought it over. Honestly, he wasn't opposed to organizing such events. And maybe his future Pleasure God experience points would rely on them. However…

“You do know that horse racing is a gambling activity, right?”

Although in many countries, horse racing is legal, it's fundamentally a gambling activity, and Duanmu Huai would rather not get involved with such things if possible.

After all, gambling is even mentioned before drugs — gambling is even ranked before drugs.

“Yes, Karen doesn't want it to be like that either, so… why not do it as idols?”

“Idols, huh…”

“Yes, in the Horse Maiden Clan, singing and dancing are basics for everyone, and everyone's cute… although Karen is the cutest, but everyone has their charm. Karen has also watched entertainment programs from this world; those celebrities and idols also participate in activities like 'Survival on a Desert Island' or surfing, right?”

“Indeed.”

Duanmu Huai nodded lightly, giving it some thought. He often saw idols on variety shows tackling obstacle courses and diving… An idol-focused running event didn't seem too far-fetched, did it?

“So what you mean is, to treat horse racing as a part of idol activities, rather than gambling?”

“Yes!”

“Hmm…”

Watching Zhenjiling's energetic response, Duanmu Huai pondered for a moment. Indeed, if it were part of idol activities, the gambling aspect could be omitted. As for profits, those could be recouped through the idolization of the events–by the way, Zhenjiling, who debuted as a livestreamer, now earned more than Duanmu Huai did.

Actually, if the Tribunal had a salary ranking, Zhenjiling's monthly income would definitely top the list.

As for the other Horse Maidens, Duanmu Huai had seen them as well, and just like Zhenjiling said, they were all beauties–at least they would qualify as idols.

Besides, the concept of sports idols seemed quite healthy and unlikely to cause any trouble.

“Alright, I agree. You can try it out.”

“Yay, thank you, big brother!”

Hearing Duanmu Huai's response, Zhenjiling pounced joyfully, hugging his arm tightly. Seeing this, Ogis, who was following close by, shifted her gaze and then reached out to grab Duanmu Huai's other arm.

“So, how do you plan to do it? Livestreaming?”

Being hugged by two cuties was comfortably reassuring, but Duanmu Huai didn't let it cloud his judgment. Although he knew Zhenjiling was smart, even brilliant, each world had its differences, and they had to be treated accordingly.

“Well… although livestreaming isn't bad, Karen hopes to have everyone come to the venue to watch the races.”

“A live venue, huh? Where do you plan to find a place?”

“Karen hasn't figured that out yet…”

“Then how about this.”

Duanmu Huai made a grand gesture.

“We'll build a space station for the Tribunal, and you can hold the events there.”

“Huh? Can we do that?”

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai's suggestion, Zhenjiling widened her eyes in surprise. She had become quite familiar with this world since arriving and working as a livestreamer on the Star Union network.

“Aren't space stations expensive?”

“No worries, the Tribunal needs a public relations platform anyway.”

Duanmu Huai's idea wasn't just a whim. The Tribunal's relationship with the Star Union had become quite close, and the citizens of the Star Union were gradually becoming familiar with the Tribunal. However, the Tribunal lacked a proper platform to present its image. Zhenjiling's livestreams were one thing, but purely online broadcasts were no substitute for in-person interactions, and Duanmu Huai couldn't just let outsiders into the Tribunal.

Additionally, establishing a presence on another planet within Star Union territory could lead to complications if anything went wrong, possibly even disputes with the Star Union. These kinds of troublesome issues were what Duanmu Huai wanted to avoid as much as possible. Currently, the cooperation between the Star Union and the Tribunal was satisfying; they kept each other's company, with Star Union pioneering new territories and the Tribunal providing support. Duanmu Huai certainly didn't want to break this understanding over some trivial matters.

A dedicated space station would solve this issue. The Horse Maidens could live and move around there, with safety ensured by the Night Guard and Angelic Monsters… Well, having such a public outlet would certainly make a good first impression for visitors to the Tribunal. Plus, a Tribunal-built space station would undoubtedly fall under its jurisdiction, reinforced by the deterrence of both angels and Night Guards. If anyone still caused trouble… they'd soon realize that the Tribunal was not to be trifed with.

You're courting death by causing trouble on Tribunal's territory, aren't you?

And maybe, they could also sell Divine Statues as local specialties and gain some followers, wouldn't that be wonderful?

Of course, there was another thing; Duanmu Huai still remembered Ann complaining about the Tribunal not having a concert venue after returning from a Lin Mingmei concert. Now, damn it, I'll build you one: 50,000 people? Screw that, I'll go for 500,000! See if that scares you!

Who says the Tribunal can't manage big events?

“Yay! Thank you, big brother!”

“No need to thank me. Go find Mia, tell her about this, and have her handle it.”

“Yes!”

Zhenjiling grinned at Duanmu Huai and bowed, then turned and bounced away, while Duanmu Huai just shrugged his shoulders.

Well… having these cuties around definitely livened up the atmosphere; suddenly, he felt much happier.

Chapter end

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