Chapter 499 - 508: Taking Care of Some Personal Business
Chapter 499: Chapter 508: Taking Care of Some Personal Business
To take it a step further, even if Miss Sterling’s spatial storage didn’t have many supplies, just having such a thing meant their lives were bound to improve over time.
When they went out scavenging for supplies, they could hide everything they found inside the storage.
Even if they ran into other people, no one would discover where their things were hidden, so they wouldn’t attract any unwanted attention.
While others were still trying to figure out how to safely transport their scavenged supplies back to their own factions, they could just leave with their haul effortlessly.
They wouldn’t have to worry about their supplies being discovered and fought over, nor would they have to fear finding too much to carry.
Wasn’t that exactly what happened at the convenience store today?
If the people from the Three Tigers Corps had a spatial storage, they could have put everything away the moment they found it.
Then they wouldn’t have ended up losing a portion of it to others.
At this thought, Zane Xavier shook his head with a bit of regret. It was a shame their relationship with the Three Tigers Corps was purely cooperative.
Otherwise, Miss Sterling could have just taken action directly.
He also understood why Miss Sterling hadn’t just put the items directly into her storage—after all, there were so many people around!
If she had, wouldn’t everyone have seen it? That would just bring endless trouble upon herself.
Besides, the supplies weren’t all theirs; most belonged to the Three Tigers Corps. As such, there was no reason for Miss Sterling to take such a risk for them.
Thinking of this, Zane Xavier gave her a solemn reminder, "Miss Sterling, the fact that you have a personal spatial storage is no small matter. You can’t let anyone know about this, except for the most crucial people. Otherwise, it will bring you immense trouble."
After he finished speaking, he gave a somewhat rueful smile. ’Of course Miss Sterling understands this better than I do. Does she really need me to remind her?’
Sure enough, Miss Sterling replied, "Do I look that stupid to you?"
’Even though I now have enough power to protect my own spatial storage.’
Stella Sterling had no intention of exposing her spatial storage to the public.
She hadn’t even told her own friends, or the people at Caeluna Base.
The only ones who knew now were the few people who had taken the Loyal Servant Pill.
’Because I know there’s absolutely no possibility of them betraying me. They don’t have the chance to.’
That was why she could confidently reveal the existence of her spatial storage to them.
"Haha, yes, yes, I misspoke. I was just worried for a moment. After all, this is incredibly important. We can’t take any risks. People’s hearts are treacherous, you know. If outsiders found out about this, who knows how many people would fight over it."
"Even if you’re very powerful, Miss Sterling, if too many people set their sights on this, the trouble will be endless. So if it’s possible to keep outsiders from knowing, then we absolutely must."
Zane Xavier couldn’t help but repeat his warning.
He knew, of course, that Miss Sterling understood this far better than he did. She was the one who owned the spatial storage, after all. She cared about it more than anyone.
And she understood its benefits even more clearly.
The more one knew of its benefits, the more one understood what kind of trouble would follow if other people found out about it!
A woman as smart as Miss Sterling would naturally understand the implications.
But he just couldn’t help himself!
’A spatial storage... something this good... you have to be careful.’
’Its existence represents a bright future for him and the new organization. He cared about it even more than the organization itself did. After all, this was the key to a better life for him from now on.’
It was unclear how much time passed before Zane Xavier finally calmed down.
Then, a deep sense of gratitude washed over him.
’Something this important... anyone else would absolutely never let another soul know about it.’
’They’d hide it even from those closest to them. After all, people’s hearts are treacherous!’
’But Miss Sterling let me know it exists. She didn’t hide anything from me.’
’What did that mean? It meant that Miss Sterling trusted him and valued him immensely!’
’Miss Sterling saw him as a true confidant, which was why she revealed her secret to him.’
At this thought, he felt both excited and proud.
If he didn’t think more words would be meaningless, he would have thumped his chest and declared his undying loyalty to Miss Sterling right then and there.
But in the end, he swallowed his words.
He then silently swore an oath in his heart. Whether it was for the sake of his bright future or to be worthy of the trust Miss Sterling had placed in him...
...he would have to do his absolute best from now on, and he would guard this secret with his life, never mentioning it to another soul.
Stella Sterling, for her part, had no idea what was going through his mind.
After finishing her banana, she tossed him the one she had put away earlier. "Here, have a taste."
This time, Zane Xavier caught it without hesitation. He peeled it and began to savor it.
He ate as if it were the most precious thing in the world, his face a picture of pure satisfaction.
But Stella Sterling didn’t laugh at his exaggerated expression.
"Delicious. I used to hate bananas more than any other fruit, but now, I swear, bananas are the most delicious fruit I’ve ever eaten."
Zane Xavier savored the lingering taste in his mouth and couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.
’I haven’t eaten one of these in years. I’d almost forgotten what they taste like.’
Thinking of this, a smug look appeared on his face. Back at Sanctyr Base, there were plenty of people doing better than him, but when he thought about how even those higher-ups would never get a chance to eat such fine fruit again while he could, he felt a surge of glee.
’Isn’t my life so much better than theirs?’
"You’ve stopped the car. This is a good place to drop me off. You go on ahead and drive back. I have something to take care of!"
Stella Sterling said to Zane Xavier, wiping her mouth as she turned.
She recalled the look Ronan Rhodes had given Felix Lawrence and his group before she left. She still felt uneasy about it and decided to go back and check on them.
"Miss Sterling, I’ll go with you."
Zane Xavier didn’t ask what Stella Sterling was going to do; he just spoke without hesitation.
’As her subordinate, I have to stay by my master’s side and protect her.’
"No need. I’m just taking care of a small personal matter. I’ll be right back. You take the supplies back to the Three Tigers Corps first. Be careful, and don’t hesitate to act if you need to. Don’t forget you have a gun. When it’s time to be ruthless, be ruthless. Don’t be stingy with your bullets."
With that, Stella Sterling had already jumped out of the car.