"Yade, do you think we can eventually persuade her?"
In the dry, hot wind, two young n stood on a high platform, surrounded by a vast expanse of red and yellow land. This was the satellite tower located outside the mining area. Looking down, they saw a massive basin spanning several dozen kiloters.
"You’ve gotten soft, Moxun," replied one of the young n with short black hair and sharp eyes.
"The question seems to suggest that if we can’t persuade her, we should give up."
"If it doesn’t work this ti, then keep persuading, use every possible ans to bring her to our side."
"I won’t stop, and I hope you can stand firm too." Yade patted his friend’s shoulder beside him.
anwhile, at the base of the satellite tower, about ten kiloters from the two, Blanchi was visiting the impoverished residents living in the mining area.
"These are solar panels that can generate electricity on their own, and these are seeds that can grow in simple environnts." Blanchi had not only brought a large amount of food and dicine for relief but also aid to leave behind things that could provide long-term help to them.
"Can’t we give a little more?" Blanchi asked upon arrival.
"Yes, relief is a project that requires precise control. If you give too much, it may attract people who seek to benefit, and those being helped are often in a vulnerable position, making it difficult for them to keep expensive items. Giving too rare items might instead invite misfortune," the accompanying advisor responded.
After learning about the many histories and past events of the Northwest Star Domain, Blanchi felt a surge of sympathy and compassion in her heart. She wasn’t from a wealthy family, so it was easy for her to understand what was expressed in those videos. After traveling to nurous star domains and seeing the living conditions of many locals, she deeply felt this.
"I have a responsibility to give voice to their suffering," Blanchi said to those around her.
"Everyone supported , so I have an obligation to give back to them." Thus, the relief and comfort activities for this remote mining area began.
In the following days, Blanchi stayed in the mining area, providing relief on one hand and talking to local elders to inquire about the circumstances over the years, seeking to understand the real history. The more she learned, the more she felt that things had reached a point where change was inevitable.
Just as she was preparing to continue to other star domains to further understand the situation, Blanchi received an invitation notice.
The invitation was enclosed in a red jade envelope. Inside, on a piece of silver-embossed paper, were sparse red bamboo imprints, with a sincere invitation for Blanchi to visit the Bay Valley Star Region, signed ’Red Stone Bamboo’ Chi Wanxin.
The Bay Valley Star Region is one of the core star domains in the western area, where the economy is relatively developed. Many of the region’s rich and powerful have mansions here.
A few days later, Blanchi arrived in the Bay Valley Star Region. On Dragonstone Bay, the residential star, rivers and seas crisscrossed, offering breathtaking scenery and a pleasant climate.
The shuttlecraft landed at a mansion on the rocky cliffs of a river bay. Blanchi disembarked and was escorted by a group of welcoming personnel to the luxurious villa on the cliff.
"Welco, Sister Blanchi~" greeted a songstress dressed in deep red draped fabric.
This songstress, known as ’Red Stone Bamboo,’ had made her na several decades ago and hailed from one of the western star domains. She had half eastern blood, but much like Tilan, she hadn’t grown up in an eastern community. Her features were different, with deep-set eyes and a sharply contoured face, like sculpted marble, presenting a kind of exquisite, defined beauty.
’Red Stone Bamboo’ Chi Wanxin first inquired about Blanchi’s recent life, and then the two chatted about their upbringing and studying in the Central Star Domain.
"Back in the day, my contemporary was ’Cui She’ Yulanduoja. Our titles were one red, one green. Followers around us loved to provoke the red-green rivalry, creating many competitive activities at school. In hindsight, it feels quite childish, but at that ti, we were genuinely happy," Chi Wanxin reminisced about the past.
"Also, two classes ahead of us was ’Bai i Vertical Harp’ Evelyn. This senior was so brilliant that both Yulanduoja and I felt sowhat discouraged later, losing a bit of confidence."
"Really?" Blanchi asked in surprise.
In school, she too had studied with Tilan, a fellow Four-leaf Crystal, under Evelyn’s tutelage, mirroring the experience of Chi Wanxin and Yulanduoja. However, in Evelyn’s role at that ti was Ores, who also had elf bloodline and similarly favored white tones, with imnse popularity.
"Hehehe, yes, fate is always such a marvel," Chi Wanxin glanced at the table, smiled, and tucked her long hair behind her ear, twirling it slightly between her fingers.
"I heard you’ve recently been concerned about the impoverished residents in those mining areas, is that right?" The songstress finally steered the conversation towards the focus of this invitation.
"Uh, yes." Blanchi nodded sowhat awkwardly.
"Hmm." Chi Wanxin paused for a long ti, then raised her gaze, looking out the window.
"What I’m going to say next may make you dislike , but I still want to tell you."
"Don’t push yourself into a dead end, getting too deeply involved." She stood up sowhat wistfully and walked to the window.
"There’s so much suffering in the world. If you choose to watch related films, books, records, histories, you can say there’s not enough ti in hundreds of years, it’s endless."
"Humans are not entirely rational beings. If you imrse yourself in such an environnt for long, it’s easy to beco radical and extre." She turned to Blanchi, her eyes lowering gently.
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