Volume 4, Chapter 54 – A Difficult Lesson

Anran still had a few questions.

For example, how had Adrian known that the people beside Heloise came from other planets?

“Oh, that.” Adrian raised his right hand. “I saw two of them wearing smart bracelets similar to this model of mine. They should also have come from somewhere in Sea Blue Forest.”

Anran nodded. Regardless of whether those people were members of Night Owl, the fact that they had appeared beside a trade station and were measuring something was already suspicious.

“What exactly did you come to No. 1886 for?”

Adrian shrugged helplessly. “I really did come here for a vacation, while also seeing whether I could discover a few newcomers on a frontier planet like this. Muguang Entertainment Company is considered an industry benchmark and has considerable strength, but the internal competition is also extremely fierce. It took me thirteen years to climb to Level Two Talent Scout. If I still can’t find any high-quality newcomers by the end of next year, forget advancing any further. If I’m unlucky, I’ll be demoted to Level Three Talent Scout.”

“So I’m the high-quality newcomer you have your eye on?”

“Exactly!” Adrian’s gaze immediately sharpened. “The moment I saw Miss Anran, I felt that you were the right person I had been searching for. Your appearance, bearing, voice, and even your background perfectly match the third project I mentioned to you before! I even think that in the second season of Galactic Ranger, they could completely kick out that woman called Delia and have you play the Pirate Princess in her youth.”

“Pfft. If that’s what you think, why are you still so determined to make me appear in an R18 production?”

Anran felt helpless. Since Adrian had provided her with useful information, she could not simply pull out a bomb as she had last time.

“It isn’t easy to get cast in a massively popular production like that. Without connections or fame, you can’t even get an audition.”

Adrian sighed. “Delia is the daughter of an inspector from the Empire’s Northern Province.”

“!!!”

Anran was stunned.

Sure enough, people with connections were everywhere. This world was far too realistic.

Go ahead and enjoy yourselves for a while.

What kind of bullshit Galactic Ranger was this? Once she became stronger, she would go smash all their heads in.

Then they could make a new series called Galactic Ranger 3: Anran’s Revenge.

“But things are different at Muguang. We don’t ask where heroes come from, and we don’t ask where actors come from either. As long as your image meets our requirements, our company can turn you into a major star.”

“Pah!”

Li Zhuying immediately fired back, “Stop dreaming. Anran will never agree to film an R18 production for you.”

Make Anran film an R18 production?

What a joke. Whoever dared do that would have Li Zhuying coming to smash their head in.

If Anran herself wanted to do it, Li Zhuying would tie her up, lock her in a basement, and spank her until she abandoned the idea!

Li Zhuying could never tolerate the goddess in her heart being defiled by other people. If anyone was going to do it, it should be her.

“R18 productions aren’t actually…”

“I know what you’re trying to say.” Li Zhuying held out a hand. “Because I’m an erotic novel author myself.”

“Huh?”

An erotic novel author?

Erotic?

Adrian suddenly remembered that in some places, so-called erotic novels were simply pornographic novels under a different name.

This scholarly-looking young woman in front of him was actually an author of pornographic novels?

Although Adrian prided himself on having a discerning eye, even he was startled now.

Good lord.

No matter how he looked at her, she did not seem like one.

The label “literary girl” seemed far more suitable for Li Zhuying.

Hm?

A literary girl?

A literary girl who wrote erotic literature?

There did not seem to be anything wrong with that. It was perfectly reasonable and convincing.

Adrian believed her.

“No matter how nicely you put it, you can’t conceal the disadvantages of the R18 industry. Just give up.” Li Zhuying stood in Adrian’s way.

She secretly used Scout to inspect Adrian’s status panel.

Level: 31

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However, his primary profession was Intermediate Talent Scout, which possessed no combat ability.

All the remaining information was shown as ???.

Even so, his level gave Li Zhuying quite a fright. An intermediate profession, seriously? 666. As expected of an NPC from a high-level map.

In the currently available Version 1.01 of Night of the Stars, the player level cap was forty, which only corresponded to an intermediate profession.

“Don’t rush to a conclusion. Why not look at some of our company’s productions before deciding? They’re definitely different from those gaudy sluts outside.”

Full of confidence, Adrian took a “needle” and a cylinder half the length of a pen from the bag he carried with him.

“It wasn’t easy to find a player for this thing. Insert this storage device here, then press the circle in the middle to turn it on.”

After making that remark, he took a pair of small spheres from his bag.

“These are the earphones.”

“They’re all old items, but you can still take a look. Our company became famous throughout the eastern Empire because we naturally have something that sets us apart from other companies!”

“Anran doesn’t want any of that.”

Li Zhuying rejected them on Anran’s behalf.

“What types do you have?” Anran suddenly asked instead.

What?

Li Zhuying thought she had heard incorrectly.

“Male-female, male-male, and female-female,” Adrian replied, thinking Anran was interested.

“Oh. Delete everything else and leave the female-female ones.”

“No problem.”

Adrian naturally had no objections. It was best if Anran was willing to accept them.

Huh?

Li Zhuying froze.

She did not want the male-female ones or the male-male ones, but she had specifically kept the female-female ones…

Anran’s actions immediately sent Li Zhuying’s imagination running wild.

Could Anran’s sexual orientation be the same as hers? If so, wouldn’t her chances of success instantly become much higher?

She could raise Anran’s favorability and confess once it reached somewhere above seventy. For greater certainty, she could grind the favorability up to eighty.

Ah-pu, ah-pu!

Li Zhuying could barely contain her excitement, but she soon realized that if this was true, then she absolutely could not allow Anran to go along with Adrian.

“Anran, for Aila’s health, you absolutely cannot accept something like this!”

“Huh?”

Anran looked at Li Zhuying.

But she was planning to use it to educate Aila. Aila had no knowledge whatsoever in this area, so Anran needed to teach her properly and help her establish a correct understanding of gender and sexuality.

Having an educational video like this would make things much easier. Surely she was not expected to strip both herself and Aila naked, then demonstrate everything one place at a time for Aila to see.

Although they had bathed together before, taking things one step further would be rather strange. Aila would probably have great difficulty understanding what Anran was doing.

At the same time, Anran had also taken a liking to the two objects Adrian had handed over.

More advanced storage and playback equipment…

However, Li Zhuying did not know what Anran was thinking, and Anran could not explain it in front of Adrian.

She could only keep signaling desperately to Li Zhuying with her eyes.

After receiving enough meaningful looks, Li Zhuying realized that Anran had other considerations, so she said nothing more.

Adrian maintained excellent manners throughout, allowing Anran and Li Zhuying to carry on however they liked.

Only Aila stared closely at Anran and occasionally glanced at Li Zhuying. She had suddenly become very interested in the items Adrian had handed over. They would be harmful to her health?

She did not have such a thing as health to begin with.

Adrian said, “I’m relieved to see Miss Anran accept our company’s productions. I believe they will give you a very different experience.”

“I really don’t know where you get that much confidence.” Li Zhuying curled her lips disdainfully.

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It was only an adult video. Could watching one really make someone want to appear in one personally?

She realized there was also an advantage to Anran accepting the device. At least Adrian would stop chattering without end.

“Perhaps,” Anran said perfunctorily. “I still have other matters to handle, so I won’t disturb Mr. Adrian’s vacation any longer.”

“Leave me your contact information, Miss Anran.”

“With your abilities, shouldn’t you be able to find me even if I don’t leave you any contact information?” Anran asked in return.

“This time, I can only say I was lucky.” Adrian smiled bitterly.

“Smart people usually have decent luck.”

“…”

In the end, Adrian still failed to obtain Anran’s contact information. He could only watch the three girls enter the station together.

After “accompanying” Li Zhuying to buy a ticket, Anran and Aila were also extremely “considerate” and escorted her all the way to the platform.

“Hurry up and get on. The train will depart soon.”

“Mm…”

Li Zhuying looked at Anran with a deeply aggrieved expression.

“Sister Zhuying, hurry up and leave. Having me with Anran is enough,” Aila said expressionlessly.

“…”

She had already learned to be wicked at such a young age.

Li Zhuying reluctantly boarded the train.

When the departure time arrived, the doors closed tightly. By then, it was too late for her to get off even if she wanted to.

As they watched the train gradually disappear into the distance, Anran and Aila both showed expressions of relief.

Anran was thinking that all the trouble on South Island had finally been resolved. Next came the time to reap the rewards.

Aila, meanwhile, was thinking that the most, most annoying person had finally left.

Why did she dislike Li Zhuying? It was all because Li Zhuying was far too strange.

It was already midnight when they left the station. Adrian was nowhere to be seen. Anran drove off with Aila and found a reasonably decent-looking hotel to stay in.

During check-in, the two robots following on either side of them gave the hotel staff quite a fright.

They certainly looked impressive.

“Anran, Anran, are you going to take a bath?” Aila found the bathroom as soon as they entered the room.

“You go first.”

Anran planned to study what Adrian had given her.

Following his earlier instructions, she pressed the button in the center. The faint light emitted from the edge of the cylinder immediately formed a screen in midair. The thin screen was semitransparent and displayed an operating interface.

“So it’s also a file viewer.”

The little device could play text, images, audio, and video. It was like an advanced MP4 player.

On the video interface, Anran saw three folders containing a total of sixteen videos.

The folders were named “Wild,” “Gentle,” and “Colorful Variety.”

She could understand “Wild” and “Gentle,” but what the hell was “Colorful Variety” supposed to mean?

Anran opened the folder, chose a random video, and began playing it.

Naturally, she put on the matching earphones.

The video had the standard two-hour runtime. At the beginning came the familiar routine of listing the production company and performers.

Then the title appeared: “A Detailed Expansion of Episode 16 of The Noble Lady’s Starry Wish!”

The leads were two rather attractive actresses.

As the video continued, Anran finally understood what “Colorful Variety” meant.

The two actresses tried every imaginable variation in the video. Even though Anran skipped through it, she could tell that the entire two hours had been packed full. The picture was clear, and the sound was immersive enough to make one’s blood boil…

At the very end was a friendly notice: “To purchase the virtual edition, please visit XXX website.”

“…”

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Heh.

If they were only judging its skill in filming this sort of movie, Muguang Entertainment Company truly was experienced.

After merely skimming through some of it, Anran already felt her body heating up.

Taking a deep breath, Anran opened one of the videos in the Gentle folder.

She would not show Aila anything as intense as the previous one. After all, she only wanted to find an “educational video.”

The videos in the Gentle folder truly were gentle, and they also showed Anran how Muguang Entertainment Company differed from the rest.

Plot.

Although they were producing fan works, Muguang Entertainment Company created stories that seemed quite reasonable. Some scenes in the Gentle category could genuinely be described as artistic.

Anran did not know whether Adrian had deliberately selected them, but she discovered that the video she was watching had an unexpectedly good story. It made her urgently want to keep watching and eagerly anticipate how the first and second female leads would finally reach that point.

Then the artistic scenes gave that anticipation another powerful boost, ultimately turning it into complete satisfaction.

She was nearly getting wet from watching.

The ending followed naturally, satisfying the fantasies of fans of the original while adding its own distinctive adaptation. Muguang’s mark was deeply imprinted on it.

No wonder Adrian had been so confident. Some girls whose resolve was weak to begin with would certainly become filled with fantasies after watching a video like this, then fall straight into the industry.

She would use this one to educate and guide Aila.

A while later, Aila emerged from the bathroom.

“Anran, Anran, are you going to take a bath now?” Aila asked again.

“I’ll do it later.” If she bathed now, she would have to bathe again after teaching Aila. That would be too troublesome. “Aila, come here. Didn’t you say last time that you wanted to know what the female body is like? I’ll teach you now.”

“Okay, okay.” Aila immediately ran over in excitement.

And so, Anran started the ride.

“First, judging from the outside, the female body has two special areas. The upper one is %¥@%&, while the lower one is @#&%#.”

“Mm-hm, mm-hm.”

Aila, the diligent student, nodded repeatedly to show that she understood.

…

“Anran, Anran, why do their voices sound so painful?”

“Those aren’t sounds of pain. They’re sounds of pleasure.”

“I’ve never heard Anran make sounds like that. Doesn’t Anran feel good?”

“Those are sounds of pleasure that only happen under certain circumstances…” Anran continued explaining at length.

…

“Anran, Anran, what does the inside of that place look like?”

“…”

“Does Anran have one too?”

“Can you let me see it?”

Aila’s questions brought the lesson to an immediate deadlock.

Anran swiftly changed the subject.

“I’ll tell you about that next time.”

“For a Human girl around Aila’s age, the size of the chest…”

“Oh…”

“…”

What a difficult lesson.

Anran stood in the bathroom and allowed the hot water to wash over her body, rinsing her slightly sticky skin completely clean.

Most of it was sweat.

Tomorrow, she would contact Leading the Escape and Lü Changming. She needed to hurry and make money.

…

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“Ding, ding.”

Doomsday Lord, the guild leader of [West Tower], suddenly noticed that his forum account had received a new private message.

This was an extremely common occurrence. He received many private messages every day.

However, Doomsday Lord had never enabled the forum setting that blocked messages from strangers. Most private messages were spam, such as censored gambling advertisements and recruitment notices, but there was always the occasional useful message.

Under normal circumstances, he would not check private messages immediately. As a result, Orange-Flavored Candy had to wait until midnight before receiving Doomsday Lord’s reply.

Her other messages had vanished without a trace and received no response.

“Phew.”

Orange-Flavored Candy sighed in relief.

She had cast a very wide net, contacting the leaders, second-in-command, and third-in-command of every major guild on the government army’s side. In the end, however, only Doomsday Lord had replied.

She had almost died of anxiety.

[Oh? Are you telling the truth? You can really obtain those two robots from Anran? And you know Anran?]

That was Doomsday Lord’s reply.

Why had Doomsday Lord replied to Orange-Flavored Candy?

It could be considered one of his peculiar hobbies.

Doomsday Lord also assumed Orange-Flavored Candy was a common online scammer. However, his favorite pastime was sparring with scammers, and he took pride in turning their scams back on them.

[Yes, everything I said is true,] Orange-Flavored Candy replied rapidly.

She had to find a way to seize this opportunity.

Doomsday Lord was a famous player on the government army’s side.

He was the guild leader of the major guild [West Tower], and he was also famously wealthy.

[Just because you say it’s true doesn’t make it true. Do you have any evidence?]

[I have evidence. Please wait a moment.]

Doomsday Lord waited. After a while, he saw Orange-Flavored Candy send him a short video.

When he opened it, he saw footage Orange-Flavored Candy had recorded as a bystander, showing Anran controlling Butler No. 1 to slaughter the Kuli Gang members who had come looking for trouble.

The video’s creator was listed as Orange-Flavored Candy.

It seemed this player really did have something substantial.

At the very least, she truly knew where Anran was.

[You believe me now, right? I’m essentially acting as Anran’s intermediary. She wants to sell these robots, and I’m helping her find interested customers.]

She made it sound surprisingly convincing.

Doomsday Lord thought that she might be an exceptionally skilled scammer.

[I am interested, but what is the price?] Doomsday Lord replied.

[I’ll ask her about the price later. However, there’s one thing we need to agree on beforehand. As the intermediary, I naturally need to charge a percentage as a fee. I’m not asking for much. Two percent will be enough.]

There it was. They had finally reached the subject of money.

Doomsday Lord raised an eyebrow and continued asking questions.

[When do I pay you this intermediary service fee?]

[I’m only the intermediary. You can give it to me when you meet Anran and complete the transaction in person.]

“Huh?”

Doomsday Lord was immediately taken aback.

An in-person transaction. He had not misread it. She really meant an in-person transaction.

Uh…

This did not feel like a scam. Or was it some new kind of scam?

Doomsday Lord hesitated for a moment.

[All right. Go ask her about the price first.]