Chapter 549 - 558: Basil Xavier Looked For Her
Chapter 549: Chapter 558: Basil Xavier Looked For Her
Zane Xavier and Andrew Shaw followed behind Stephen Lawrence.
Stephen Lawrence was warm and welcoming toward them.
The Master had specifically instructed him to arrange for them to live near her house. This clearly showed she placed great importance on them, so he naturally couldn’t neglect them either.
However, he glanced at the child with some confusion. He could understand the other one—perhaps he possessed some exceptional skill that had earned him a place as the Master’s confidant.
’But what’s the deal with this child?’
However, the Master always had her reasons. Although Stephen Lawrence was puzzled, he would never question her actions.
His loyalty to Stella Sterling was now absolute.
At that moment, Andrew Shaw and Zane Xavier were also buzzing with excitement.
During the month-long journey, they had been in the same vehicle with Sarah Sterling, so the two of them had become quite familiar and were on good terms.
But before, they had been completely in the dark about their destination. They couldn’t help but feel a little worried on the road.
Now that they had arrived at Caeluna Base, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"You two must also be the Master’s confidants, right? That makes you different from the others. It’s an honor for all of us to follow her. You’ll have to work hard and serve the Master well from now on!"
Stephen Lawrence explained the situation at Caeluna Base, then suddenly broke into a wide smile and spoke.
Zane, who was behind them, matched his enthusiastic smile. "Of course! You have no idea how excited I am to follow Miss Sterling. I’ll definitely do my best. You must be highly valued by Miss Sterling too, my friend. I hope you’ll look out for me in the future!"
"Of course," Stephen Lawrence laughed heartily. "As long as you’re completely loyal to the Master, we’re all brothers here. I’m an easy person to get along with!" Zane quickly hit it off with him.
Andrew Shaw said nothing.
’A confidant? I don’t know if I count as her confidant.’
’For now, though, he had completely given up on any other plans. All he wanted was to cling to this woman’s coattails.’
But a nagging doubt remained in his mind.
This woman was so incredible, and her faction was so strong.
’Why have I never heard her name in the future?’
’It’s not just that I’ve never heard her name—I have no memory of this Caeluna Base, either.’
’Logically speaking, even if a faction this powerful were wiped out later on, there should still be traces of its existence. Someone should remember it.’
’But in his recollection, there was absolutely nothing. His memory was a complete blank when it came to Stella Sterling.’
’Besides, her power was just absurd. From what I’ve seen, even someone as incredible as Miles Sanctus seems a bit lacking compared to her.’
’I can’t imagine who could possibly defeat this woman.’
’Logically, she should have thrived in the future, becoming even more formidable than Miles Sanctus and the others.’
’So why have I never heard of her accomplishments? Was she just that low-key? But she doesn’t seem like the low-key type at all.’
After returning to her private villa, Stella Sterling took a long, relaxing bath.
By the time she finished her bath and came out, people from Caeluna Base had already delivered food for her.
She then took a large watermelon out of her personal space and happily polished off several large slices.
After a while, Stephen Lawrence arrived.
"Have some," Stella Sterling said, pointing to the watermelon on the table.
Stephen Lawrence’s expression lit up. In this apocalypse, even though Caeluna Base didn’t lack for food, it was mostly just enough to keep their stomachs from being empty.
Delicacies from the past, along with all sorts of fruits and snacks, were now just a distant memory.
But it was different with Sterling. Even at a time like this, you could still eat things like watermelon at her place.
Stephen Lawrence didn’t stand on ceremony. After thanking Stella Sterling, he picked up a slice of watermelon and started munching on it.
After a good while, they began to discuss business.
Stella Sterling listened as Stephen Lawrence reported on the events that had occurred during her absence, one by one.
The population of Caeluna Base had now expanded several times over.
Following Stella Sterling’s instructions, all the new people had been given the Strong Medicine and were currently undergoing training.
In addition, there was the matter of the earthquake some time ago, and the rescue mission Caeluna Base had launched.
Stephen Lawrence detailed this as well.
As he spoke of this, he looked at Stella Sterling a little nervously.
This matter was outside of the original plan, and because of the rescue, the base had also consumed a significant amount of food.
Because the Master was absent this time, he hadn’t informed her, and he didn’t know if she would be angry.
After all, he remembered that when he first met the Master, she was no kind soul.
He himself had even fallen into the Master’s hands because he had designs on her food supplies, serving as her guinea pig for several years.
It was only later that his life had gotten better.
Now he had made such a decision without the Master’s consent, and he didn’t know if she would blame him.
Even though the Master had ordered a rescue mission under similar circumstances before, that was then, and this was now.
He wasn’t sure what the Master’s attitude would be, and at this moment, he felt a little worried.
After hearing him say this, Stella Sterling just nodded and didn’t offer any other opinion.
When Stephen Lawrence fell silent for a moment, Stella Sterling glanced at him, puzzled. She saw the fleeting worry in his eyes and instantly understood.
She smiled. "Relax, I’m not going to blame you. You did a good job. We’re not short on food, so there’s no need to worry."
Pausing for a moment, she added, "There aren’t many people left in this apocalypse. If everyone dies, that would be pretty boring."
Hearing this, Stephen Lawrence finally let out a huge sigh of relief.
Then, he continued his report.
Stella Sterling listened intently. During her absence, nothing major had happened, as Caeluna Base’s operations were already on the right track.
After Stephen Lawrence finished talking about Caeluna Base, as if he had just remembered something, he continued, "Oh, right, Sterling. A while ago, a friend of yours came looking for you!"
"My friend? Was it Gordon Ford?"
Stella Sterling paused and turned to look at him.
Gordon Ford had mentioned before that he would come find her.
But Stephen Lawrence shook his head. "It wasn’t Mr. Ford. It was the other person who came with Mr. Ford last time. I think his name was Basil Xavier? He seemed rather anxious at the time."