It was supposed to be a simple dinner, and Bai Zhongqi hadn't thought much about it before inviting everyone over, but when they actually sat down at the table, he realized sothing was off in the atmosphere.
There was no need to even ntion Nan Ma; he still dressed in his typical nouveau riche style. Now starting to blend into the market circles and even having graced magazine covers, this Star Warrior master had certainly beco trendy. Although his looks were not exactly crowd-pleasing, Bai Zhongqi had to admit his sense of style was indeed better than his own.
His girlfriend, Han Jiaxue, had lightly applied makeup and wore an off-the-shoulder light blue top that beautifully exposed her elegant shoulders and collarbone. She looked graceful and full of the vitality and fashion sense of a young woman—qualities that had been evident even before Bai Zhongqi beca the Chancellor. Han Jiaxue was definitely a beautiful and stylish girl. Your next journey awaits at My Virtual Library Empire
What Bai Zhongqi found sowhat troubling was the attire of Xu Lanzhou and Linyin. He usually saw Xu Lanzhou in military uniform and Linyin in lab attire, but today, both won were dressed formally, as if they were attending a banquet.
Xu Lanzhou was wearing a strappy dress with a lace-up neckline, and even wore a choker lace collar around her neck, slender and graceful like a swan's. The overall effect made her look like a stunning beauty, giving Bai Zhongqi a different kind of visual impact.
Linyin, too, was dressed in a similar manner, wearing a short evening dress made of shimring brocade. However, her bust was rather large, making the front tight and exposing a rather distracting amount of pale flesh.
If it were just about dressing up, it might not have been a big deal, but including Zero, the four beauties at the table were occasionally sizing each other up and even the previous atmosphere made Bai Zhongqi feel sowhat awkward.
Xu Lanzhou sat there, exhibiting the perfect deanor of true nobility, a deanor that starkly contrasted with those of the Earth's European nobility or so-called old money; the concept of thousands of years of accumulation versus just over a hundred years is completely different.
However, Xu Lanzhou found it hard to control herself; her gaze kept drifting over to Han Jiaxue. When she saw her hairstyle, Xu Lanzhou would compare it with her own; when she saw her dress, she would do the sa, constantly looking for Han Jiaxue's shining points. Whenever she thought she had an edge over her, she would secretly rejoice, but when she felt she fell short, she inevitably felt dejected.
Han Jiaxue, being a sensitive girl, naturally sensed the subtle prying from Xu Lanzhou, but she remained undisturbed, without initiating any affectionate gestures or intimate actions towards Bai Zhongqi.
On the contrary, Linyin, who was dressed most provocatively at the table, seed more interested in the delicious dishes on the table.
Bai Zhongqi was no fool; he could clearly see the competitive dynamics among the won. He knew about Xu Lanzhou's admiration and devotion to the Chancellor, but he had never considered the possibility that there might be so personal feelings involved. After all, he hadn't been very popular previously, often having to harbor unspoken crushes on girls he liked without daring to confess.
If Xu Lanzhou did harbor personal feelings for him, Bai Zhongqi felt even more troubled. His feelings for Xu Lanzhou were rather pure admiration; even though Xu Lanzhou was very pretty and competent, he didn't think he had romantic feelings for her.
The Chancellor was no longer a young boy, and he didn't fall in love with everyone he t. Emotionally, he was sure that he liked Han Jiaxue. No one else, no matter how good, could replace his girlfriend's place in his heart.
However, he couldn't just find an opportunity to tell Xu Lanzhou, "Give up on this idea, don't harbor any 'improper thoughts' about ," that would be even more inappropriate, and Bai Zhongqi wasn't even sure if Xu Lanzhou really had feelings for him.
Nan Ma, sitting at another corner of the table, actually enjoyed this theater-like atmosphere. The unrestrained Star Warrior Master even used Star Energy to transmit a ssage to Bai Zhongqi: "Chancellor, the drama around you really is like a lodramatic TV soap. Maybe if it were made into a show, it could be quite popular."
Bai Zhongqi's face almost turned dark as he similarly transmitted a ssage to Nan Ma, "On Iridium Star, dramatizing and fabricating the life and personal affairs of the Chancellor can lead directly to the death penalty."
Nan Ma chuckled a few tis and didn't bring it up again.
It was Han Jiaxue who first broke the awkward tension, asking Bai Zhongqi, "What exactly is this Lingge Star that we are going to?"
"Let Zero answer that," Bai Zhongqi passed the responsibility.
Zero said with a smile, "This Lingge Star is an Earth-like planet, located in the Bindo Star Region. Although this star region has many stars and has given birth to several civilizations, their overall level of developnt isn't high, so civilizations are roughly like the people of Teizene, mbers of the Galactic High Governance Council but in reality, they are not much regarded by the High Governance Council. Lingge Star was just stepping into interstellar civilization when the Teizenese arrived. They had so capability of utilizing outer space, but their level was low, hardly better than Earth in the old tis.
The average temperature of this planet is lower than Earth's, with a thicker atmosphere, but the relative temperature difference isn't too drastic. The Lingge people are from the Primate Clan, and in appearance are closer to Eastern Europeans on Earth, with pale skin and blond hair. Prior to the arrival of other Universe Civilizations in the Bindo Star Region, who largely follow the High Council's 'non-interference with inferior levels' principle, they didn't actively interfere with the developnt of Lingge civilization. However, once the Teizenese arrived, they easily destroyed their civilization and regi, turning them into their own food and slaves. Relying on over a billion Lingge people, the Teizenese turned Lingge Star and several uninhabitable planets around it into their forward material reserve bases."
As Zero introduced, he displayed so images of Lingge people and things on Lingge Star using holographic imagery, and Bai Zhongqi was not seeing this for the first ti. Obviously, as mbers of the Primate Clan, Lingge people had almost no obvious physical differences from Earthlings, much less than the differences between Earthlings and Teizenese. Notably, Lingge Star also seed to produce beauties, with the blonde-haired, blue-eyed, smooth-skinned, long-legged, slender-waisted Lingge girls resembling Eastern European beauties on Earth.
Nan Ma clapped his hands and said, "Great, going to Lingge Star also counts as a righteous mission, it's like liberating the people there. By the way, we can also engage in so beauty resource exchange. Our Flashpoint Company could also scout for so good potential. The alien artist route has been successful for us, with BBY currently trending, training a few similar groups should be good."
Bai Zhongqi couldn't help but cover his face, a great Star Warrior Master, and this was his pursuit, always seeking to be so distinctively innovative.
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