Chapter 720: An invitation to return to the central star field

. A super-light-speed aircraft shuttled through the slowly moving galaxy. Its shape resembled a triangle, mainly in dark black and light green. It nimbly shuttled through the outer edge of the huge space station, entered the huge corridor and ring structure inside, and constantly passed through corners until it finally entered an open parking gate and entered the interior of the space station.

The speed was reduced by the recoil engine, and then it slowly fell and was attracted and stopped by the magnetic device at the bottom.

Not long after, several crew members jumped off the plane, took off their helmets and tight protective clothing, and walked into the passage on the side. There were men and women among them, young and capable in appearance, and some of them were wearing silver-rimmed glasses, with a bit of scholarly air.

Moving quickly through the elevator in the space station, the group finally entered a large research laboratory, where many busy white-clothed researchers gathered. They were generally above Sequence 5 and were elites in the Federation.

"Director, we are back." Walking into an office on the third floor of the laboratory, the group reported to the laboratory director who was sitting there.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Sit down first." After letting several people sit down, the supervisor with gray hair stood up and asked the self-discipline unit next to him to serve tea to several people, and then asked about the situation of this trip.

"Regarding the results, I have received the report you sent." The supervisor was very satisfied, and there was some uncontrollable joy in his tone.

"It's rare that we actually applied for full funds this time." Although this research laboratory is powerful, it is not a small expense to support so many people and so many advanced equipment and instruments.

Hearing the supervisor's praise, several people also responded with a smile and talked about their experience of going to the Cuiyue Star Region.

"In fact, it didn't go smoothly at the beginning. Now the financial situation of the Central Star Region is far worse than before, and many projects have been cut."

"Not only us, but various departments and institutions are applying for funds, such as the military used to restore the Fifth and Sixth Fleets, organizations dedicated to improving the living conditions of residents, educational institutions, cultural promotion, medical charity organizations, and other various research institutes, etc." When talking about the struggle for research funds, several people lamented that the process was intense.

"We were squeezed in a large group of reports and people, and we all lost hope."

"But just when we were discouraged and thought we would fail this time, someone notified us to go to another side hall."

"There, we met Lady Ewenqilin." Speaking of the singer who had both elven and human blood, several people couldn't help but admire her amazing beauty and temperament.

"Lady Ewenqilin listened to our reports and ideas patiently and gently, and then asked a few simple questions, and asked us to hand the information to the maid next to us, and told us to wait patiently for a few days."

"A few days later, we really received the information that the application was approved, and the funds were approved very easily, which surprised many colleagues who were still waiting for the news."

"Out of gratitude and protection for Lady Ewenqilin, we didn't tell the reason, but just said that we were lucky." Several people recounted the process at that time.

"Very good, this kind of thing is easy to be envied, and not telling the reason is indeed a very correct choice." The supervisor was quite happy.

"It's rare that you have completed this mission, take a good rest for a few days."

"With sufficient funds, we must realize the 'Allens Space Twist Conjecture' this time. Everyone will be busy afterwards, and you must join in as soon as possible."

"Yes, Director!" Several people also answered excitedly.

The 'Allens Space Twist Conjecture' was proposed by the space-time scholar Allens more than 200 years ago. Under the supreme rule of 'the speed of light is constant', all other rules must give way to it, even time and space. So if the trajectory of light can be twisted, can time and space be twisted as well?

It is an honor for every researcher to be able to participate in such an epoch-making project. They are still young and more eager to gain recognition in their achievements and careers.

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Since the establishment of the 'Emerald Dragon', the reputation of the southern star region has begun to stand out in the Federation. In various news reports, it is inevitable that the recent Dragon Vein Project will not be mentioned.

At first, residents of various star regions were skeptical, and many people said that this was an overly exaggerated project. However, as the tourism activities progressed, many tourists experienced the various benefits brought by the dragon vein environment in the Ziqiu star region. This slanderous and suspicious public opinion environment was gradually broken, and more and more people began to believe that this was a great technological revolution, and its impact was no less than the second industrial revolution. (The first industrial revolution was too strong.)

As the news spread, the stock prices of companies participating in the "Emerald Dragon" organization rose rapidly, and various investments in the southern star region gradually increased. Many chaebols in the central star region also began to shift their asset focus.

In July, "Flame Sugar" Pulin Koko returned to the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region again and met with Heshia again in public. The two singers held a small performance together to declare their friendship.

Soon after, several central chaebol groups began to inject capital into the Emerald Dragon organization to accelerate the Dragon Vein Plan of the entire southern star region. At the same time, the various corporate companies under these chaebol groups also worked hard to provide various assistance to the Emerald Dragon, including the replacement of various resources, the assistance in the training of talents, the granting of the right to use technical patents, etc.

These actions were reported positively by various media, and many people began to discuss the impact on the future of the Federation. Many people began to predict that in another 50 years, the economic center of the entire Federation will shift to the south, and the southern star region will gradually replace the position of the central star region in the future.

Although this speculation is very bold and there are many unrealistic aspects, it is definitely encouraging. Many people are trapped in this hypothesis, worrying and rejoicing about the changes in the next few decades.

Faced with the rising future expectations of the southern star region and the gradual transfer of many assets, the local factions and clans in the original central star region began to become anxious. They began to hold meetings frequently and contact each other to discuss countermeasures.

"If it were in the past, we could have directly introduced the singer Heshia and this technology to the central star field."

"But now the other party is so powerful that I'm afraid we can't mobilize them." Since the great defeat five years ago, the Central Council has lost a lot of power, and its prestige and influence have also declined significantly. It is far from being as easy to control the entire federation as in the past.

"It's a difficult time." Someone sighed.

"Is there no other way? I mean, there is no way at all?"

"Yes, there is. For example, we suddenly come up with an amazing project to change the overall confidence, or-"

"Lady Ewen Qilin was promoted to the Sun-level singer, and united the entire central star region. While the southern star region has not yet truly developed, she used her strong strength to make the other party compromise and transfer this technology to ensure that the central star region and the southern star region can be built and developed simultaneously."

"The investment in technology is already being made, but I am not optimistic." A congressman shook his head.

"In the past, when the funds were so abundant, they did not produce any results. Now it is definitely not as abundant as in the past. It would be a surprise if there were any results." If new technologies were really so easy to break through, the Federation would not have stagnated for hundreds of years.

"Scientific research is like mining. The first people who came in can get good ore with just a shovel, but after a long time, the conspicuous, easy and useful ones have basically been dug up, and they can only dig some insignificant details or hard stones that cannot be opened at all."

"From this point of view, we can only rely on Lady Ewen Qilin." At this point, many people also shook their heads slightly.

Although Ewenkilin's talent is excellent and ranks among the top 20 in history, her personality is also the biggest obstacle, making it difficult for her to enter the Sunday stage. Facing this situation, not only is Ewenkilin anxious, but the families and groups around her are also anxious.

"Why not find a master in the field of psychology or religion to enlighten Lady Ewenkilin." Someone suggested carefully.

"This... is not good. I remember that according to the rules of the Tribunal, outsiders cannot interfere with the thoughts and choices of the singer."

"That's what I said, but this kind of thing is actually hard to avoid."

"For example, Blanche, according to the intelligence collected in the past few years, she was probably led astray by the local organizations in the Western Star Region after graduation, for example, she was allowed to see too much of the lives of the people in the miserable areas of the Western Star Region."

"This world has never lacked truth, but as long as the truth is carefully selected and arranged, it can give people a completely different feeling." Someone said so.

"If we want Miss Ewen Qilin to muster up the courage and give up her weak temperament, we must let her see more heavy things, push forward with responsibility and pressure, and let her understand her mission."

"This suggestion..." Someone wanted to refute, but more people have begun to agree enthusiastically.

"Yes, we should have done this a long time ago."

"But we must not tell Ewen Qilin about this matter openly, we must do it in secret."

"As long as Lady Ewen Qilin is promoted, all problems will be easy to solve. The reason why Blanche has such a great influence is because she is the only Sun Diva in the Federation who has completely raised the Sun Crown twice."

"We lack a role model to confront the other side."

"We must put the matter of cultivating and catalyzing Lady Ewen Qilin on the important agenda."

"This is not just for us." Speaking of these, several experienced parliamentarians and politicians began to talk about "big truths."

"This is also for the future of the Federation, for the justice of the country and the people!"

"Yes, as a diva, she should shoulder all of this."

If you have a good memory, you will find that this scene in today's meeting is very similar to the decision to send Orles to the front five years ago.

No matter what the aristocratic families in the Central Star Region think, the changes of the times will not stop, and it is also quietly changing people's lives and cognition from every detail.

First of all, the chaebol families in the central star field can no longer remotely control the economy and branches of distant star fields as easily as in the past . The industries scattered in various star regions have become difficult to make profits due to the rise of barriers and local protection, or the managers of the branches have colluded with local forces and began to intercept part of the profits.

In the past, this kind of thing could be easily avoided through the judicial system and the strong deterrent power of the head office, but now that the influence of the central star field has weakened, many cross-star field lawsuits have become difficult, whether it is evidence collection or favoritism towards local factions during trials, it has brought greater control costs.

As a result, those group companies that used to focus on investment and finance are facing great turmoil, while those giant companies with strong professionalism are not affected much. In addition, due to the internal struggles of the powerful brands in the central star field, it has no energy to suppress the rise of newcomers in the same industry, and the formation of trade barriers has enabled many local small companies to find space for survival and strive for the space vacated by the decline of those large cross-star field companies.

The rise of local protectionism has also affected the cultural and entertainment industry. In the past, TV dramas from the Central Star Region occupied a leading position, but now they are bluntly rejected by the local government, and the focus is on freeing up the market for the local film and television industry. It can be imagined that as time goes by, as this generation grows up, they will have a certain cultural gap with the residents of the Central Star Region, because the education and aesthetics received by both sides are very different.

The decline of the Central Star Region has slowly spread to various fields.

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"Tilan." The girl who was vacationing on the Lost Planet heard a voice calling her from behind.

"I know." She waved in response, and then said goodbye to the little silkworm moths in front of her.

They gathered around the girl, sitting on the grass and patiently and happily listening to Tilan telling them stories, and occasionally the wings behind them fluttered excitedly.

"I'll come again tomorrow, and that's it for today." She touched the head of Olenna, who was closest to her, and the other silkworm moth girls looked at Olenna in the front row with envy.

"Okay, you have a share too." Seeing the pitiful envy of these little guys, Tilan couldn't help but agree to pat each of them on the head to express her recognition of their daily work and study.

"Lady Heshia~"

"Woo, Lady Heshia is so nice."

Surrounding the girl, these silkworm moths chirped and chattered, making it take the girl a while to get away.

After leaving the party under the shade of the tree, Tilan came to Orles, who told her a piece of news.

"The maid handed me the news. She said that the elders at home missed me and hoped that I could go home to see them." Orles naturally didn't know those elders after losing her memory. She didn't know whether it was true or not, and she didn't know how to deal with it.

"Such news." Tilan pressed her brows lightly with her fingers and thought.

Maybe they wanted Orles to go back early. Are those elf families impatient, or has something happened that made them suddenly anxious.

"If it's true, Orles will indeed go back." Tilan said.

"However, the situation is complicated now. It may be difficult for you to get out after you go back."

"Then you won't be able to see Tilan again in the future?" Orles immediately grasped the key point of the words.

"This." Tilan smiled.

"Not really, we will definitely see each other again."

"Do you want to go back and take a look? Last time I only stayed in the Central Star Region for a short time. During that time, I kept holding you and didn't let you go home."

"Home, I don't remember." Orles lowered her head.

Tilan walked forward, hugged Orles and touched the back of her head to comfort her.

"How about this, I will go back with you." Tilan let go of her hand and adjusted the hairpin on the side of Orles' ear.

"Not only to protect you, but also to understand the situation in the Central Star Region firsthand." Although she said so, Tilan felt that this time when she went back to the Central Star Region with Orles, there would definitely be all kinds of storms and twists and turns, but now she is no longer afraid of such storms.

The center of the storm is indeed dangerous, but it is also full of opportunities. She also wants to use the connection provided by Orlesi this time to understand the true situation of those central faction families, so that she can leave room for response in the subsequent strategic arrangements.

Good night~

(End of this chapter)