"Yeah, I’ve got it. Go on, it’s getting late."
Jiang Yunnuan nodded and waved them off.
After watching them leave, Jiang Yunnuan turned to Jiang Wang.
"Jiang Wang, how much debt do you still owe the fostering center?"
Hearing this, the cool, aloof youth with black hair and wolf ears froze for a mont, then replied obediently.
"Not much."
"If you still consider your sister, tell the truth!"
Jiang Yunnuan didn’t believe him for a second.
’The debt to the fostering center accrues interest.’
’And this kid isn’t even an adult yet. He’s not allowed to take high-Level missions, and low-Level missions barely earn any Star Coins.’
’He’d been constantly supporting the original owner and Jiang Tang. What little he had left likely wasn’t even enough to pay the interest.’
Jiang Wang lowered his head, a flicker of embarrassnt flashing across his face.
"About three million or so. But you don’t need to worry, Sis. I’ll be an adult soon. I’ll be able to pay it off quickly once I am."
Hearing this, Jiang Yunnuan was stunned speechless.
’This fostering center is such a scam. The food and living conditions are terrible, yet they dare to charge so much.’
’Jiang Wang only started accruing debt after he turned three, and he’s only seventeen now. In just fourteen years, he’s sohow racked up such a massive amount.’
’And that’s *after* he’s already paid so of it off. Otherwise, it’d be even more. This is beyond shady!’
She opened her Light Brain and transferred five million Star Coins to Jiang Wang.
"I transferred five million to you. Use it to pay off your debt to the fostering center."
"You don’t have to. I’ll pay it off when I’m an adult!"
The youth pressed his lips together, refusing. A hint of stubbornness surfaced in his cool eyes.
Jiang Yunnuan chuckled and pinched his soft cheek.
"I know you’re very capable and that you’ll definitely be able to pay it off once you’re an adult. But the fostering center’s interest rate is really high. Besides, you’re bound to them until the debt is cleared. Even if you don’t use any of their services, they’ll forcibly charge you fees every day. You’d be losing out big ti."
"Just look at you, you’re malnourished. If you don’t clear this debt, you won’t even be able to buy decent-quality Energy Liquid."
"How about this? Consider the five million a loan. You can take it to pay off the debt and break your ties with the fostering center. Once you’ve earned enough Star Coins in the future, you can pay back. How does that sound?"
The young man’s fists tightened, his expression a mixture of conflict and complexity.
Jiang Tang looked from her brother to her sister and asked quietly, "Sis, five million Star Coins is no small amount. Won’t this cause problems for you?"
"Don’t worry. You saw how many Crystal Cores we got yesterday, right? You really think I can’t earn a asly five million?"
’Jun Yao and the others had estimated that the Crystal Cores, mutated plants, and ore were worth a hefty 300 million, and that was a conservative guess.’
Jiang Tang thought for a mont, then turned to persuade Jiang Wang.
"Brother, Sis is just trying to be kind. You should just accept it."
Jiang Wang nodded, his eyes red as he looked at Jiang Yunnuan.
"Thank you, Sis."
"What’s there to be polite about? You always used to help , didn’t you?"
Jiang Yunnuan then transferred a million Star Coins to Jiang Tang, but Jiang Tang absolutely refused to accept it. Jiang Yunnuan had no choice but to give up. Instead, she gave them half of her share of the Crystal Core Plants and ore.
The siblings were taken aback and quickly waved their hands, refusing.
"Everyone who was there gets a share. Go on, take it. You both contributed a lot yesterday. You’ve earned it."
"That’s not it! Sis, you saved us from those bad people and you’re even taking us back with you. We’re already so grateful! We didn’t really help much yesterday. It was all thanks to you and our brothers-in-law."
Jiang Yunnuan: "..."
She looked at the two helpless kids and said with a sigh, "If you don’t take it, I won’t be able to rest easy. The drop rate yesterday was just too insane~"
"Don’t worry, Sis! Tangtang and I didn’t see a thing!!!"
Jiang Wang promised with a solemn expression, and Jiang Tang nodded eagerly.
"That’s right! My brother and I don’t know anything. You can rest assured, Sis."
Jiang Yunnuan: "..."
’What a pair of clever kids.’
She pressed the items into the siblings’ hands.
"Alright, alright, I believe you. But if you want to stop worrying, you have to take these."
’The haul from yesterday was massive, and she had even specifically asked Jun Yao and the others to operate without the two kids today. If she didn’t give them this share, she’d feel too guilty.’
Just then, an urgent voice suddenly rang out in her mind.
[Ding! Conquest target detected in danger. Host, please proceed to the rescue imdiately.]
Jiang Yunnuan froze. "What did you say? Who’s in danger?"
[Host, Si Xie’s information feed has suddenly been blocked! He must be in danger! Please, Host, go save him quickly! If the conquest target dies, the mission will fail...]
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