Chapter 91
Xia Feng is nominally Clement's adopted daughter, but in fact she has been trained as Wayne's deputy since she was a child. During the past 19 years, except for each of them taking the trials assigned by their family, they rarely had time to separate.
But now, they haven't seen each other for half a year.
Wayne went to the desolate planet, and Xia Feng's original purpose of entering the First Military Academy was to follow and follow the family's instructions to monitor the other party. Now that he is gone, there is no need for Xia Feng to stay in school. She can more accurately and obediently create benefits for Clement by staying within the family. The degree of the Federal Military Academy is not important for her status.
Because she had no knowledge of this aspect before, Xia Feng took a long time to get used to work other than guarding and surveillance. When she finally got used to this daily routine, she suddenly received a transfer order.
- Arrange for Wayne Clement to return to the family's spaceship, be responsible for his pick-up and drop-off, and resume his position as his close guard.
All of Xia Feng's efforts for her new job went to waste, and she returned to the old days.
She began to prepare for Wayne's return, contacting the spaceship, confirming the time, and reporting the trip to her family. After completing all the tasks, Xia Feng habitually recalled whether there were any details she had forgotten, and she suddenly remembered Shi Yu.
Xia Feng wasn't sure whether he should tell her about this.
She kept in frequent contact with Shi Yu, and when necessary, she served as a messenger between Wayne and her. She knew that Wayne rarely contacted her directly, and that Wayne's motives and purpose for traveling needed to be kept secret from Shi Yu, an outsider. So, should she tell her that he was back?
Xia Feng knew that if he told her in advance, Shi Yu would probably be very happy, but...
The young Alpha hesitated for only a moment. She lowered her eyes, put down the terminal, and decided to wait and see.
The directional jump spacecraft reached the desolate planet two weeks later.
Xia Feng hadn't been the one who had brought Wayne to the desolate planet, so after she disembarked, she got her first real glimpse of the environment Wayne had been living in for the past few months: white sand, ore, and the long line of miners, dirty but energetic, waiting in the hall for their tools.
She carefully looked at the surroundings and followed the person in charge into the inner room. Then she saw Wayne sitting at his desk with a gloomy brow, but he was suppressing his impatience and flipping through the documents in his hand.
Xia Feng: “…”
Xia Feng was slightly startled, and the greeting that was about to come out of his mouth was choked.
She had never seen such a scene. Rather, Xia Feng had never seen Wayne study hard since he was a child.
The sole heir of the Clement family possessed outstanding talent and a perfectly strong physique. Before the rebellious nature of Wayne's character emerged, every member of the family, except the marshal, was proud of their young master.
When Xia Feng was brainwashed and sent to Wayne, she couldn't help but feel proud and honored. She was going to serve the most majestic and influential Alpha in the future Federation - so the fact that this future best Alpha had no talent for learning was naturally ignored by all family members.
...Just some minor flaws, not a big deal.
Seeing the other person concentrating on learning something, Xia Feng tried hard to restrain himself from showing any abnormality in his expression. After a pause, he lowered his eyes and asked, "Long time no see... When are you planning to leave?"
"Wait until I finish arranging things."
Seeing Xia Feng coming in, Wayne only glanced at her briefly, then turned his attention back to the documents, "Feel free to do as you please, find the person in charge to take you out to kill time."
Xia Feng, who was sent out, had a blank expression on his face.
The person in charge gestured for her to leave, and Xia Feng followed him out of the inner room and came to the hall again.
"I'll find a place for you to rest. The other inner rooms are occupied right now... so you'll have to make do with this."
The Beta leader wiped the sweat from his head and explained to Xia Feng with a smile. Xia Feng looked around in confusion and asked, "Are they all used? Aren't you the only one in charge?"
The person in charge opened her mouth and was about to answer, but her eyes accidentally glanced at the side behind her. The well-mannered Beta, who was very friendly and polite in front of her and Wayne, suddenly changed his expression and pointed at one of the workers in the queue and scolded him harshly.
"What are you holding over there?! No drinking allowed!"
The burly Beta worker touched his nose, shoved the bottle into his arms with a grin, and shouted, "If you haven't drunk it yet, just use it to satisfy your craving. Don't deduct points, Brother Rice."
"Who's your brother?" the person in charge muttered with a sour face. "You'll still be deducted points. I remember you've done it twice this week. If you accumulate five times, you'll either be beaten up or pack up and leave."
Amidst the workers' embarrassed expressions, the person in charge turned back and smiled sheepishly, "Sorry, these are new hires and they're not very familiar with the rules."
Xia Feng was silent for a moment, then tilted his head slightly and asked calmly, "Rules, and getting beaten...what are they?"
"Oh, it was Young Master Wayne who made the rules to govern these workers." The person in charge thought for a moment and recalled with a sigh, "Actually, this management method is quite simple and crude, but it works. These people weren't like this at the beginning, but we've changed several groups so far, and those with bad intentions have basically been kicked out."
"After all, we're all working for our lives, so it's inappropriate to be too strict. Just make sure there aren't any problems during work hours. If you want to make money but can't control yourself, then only Master Wayne can handle it. I don't have any other options..."
"Those full inner rooms are used by those people?" Xia Feng thought thoughtfully.
"Yes." The person in charge smiled politely, "People dealt with by Young Master Wayne usually need to be cared for for a period of time."
Xia Feng understood.
She did not rest. Alpha's abundant energy and her duties as a guard made it impossible for her to relax. The person in charge dealt with the matters at hand and then accompanied Xia Feng on the tour.
Although this signal tower is the base camp of humans on the desolate planet, its area is not large. Xia Feng went up to the terrace and was attracted by a dark cannon barrel aimed at the mine, which almost occupied the entire platform. She walked forward to observe the structure, and then looked silently at the huge collapse in the distant mine that the cannon barrel was aimed at.
The scattered black smoke and broken powdery stones had long since dissipated or fallen off, leaving only the snow-white insect skeletons densely buried in the cracks of the rocks, like neatly arranged specimens, clearly visible even from this distance.
"Back then, there were many insects hiding in the mines, biting many of our workers. Because it was desolate and had just been taken over by the family, no one cared. In the end, the young master found a way to give away some of the ore in exchange for this weapon..."
The person in charge explained the origin of this huge cannon.
Xia Feng paused and asked, "Where did he get the ore he spent?"
In an instant, Xia Feng felt unfamiliar with Wayne, and many strange confusions arose in her mind.
Wayne was sent here with nothing by the Marshal, and he had "specifically" instructed everyone not to use any extra facilities for him. So, what did he rely on...
"This is the ore that the young master dug himself."
The person in charge smiled helplessly and said, "The Marshal didn't open up the management's funds to the young master, so he had to deal with everything on his own. I couldn't help much..."
Wayne and Shigure rarely contact each other—
Xia Feng suddenly recalled this incident.
The person in charge also stepped forward, looking at the cannon in front of him with a slight sigh, and said, "Aside from the initial contact with outsiders, which cost him a lot of his ore gold, the young master has not wasted any more on such matters since then. This cannon... probably represents the young master's entire savings."
Xia Feng hummed softly, then remained silent, and didn't say anything else until he returned to the hall.
Three hours later, Wayne sent her a message asking her to prepare to return. Xia Feng packed her things and boarded the spaceship with Wayne.
Six months of living on the desolate planet seemed to have brought nothing to Wayne. As soon as he boarded the spaceship, the boy drooped his eyelids, folded his arms, and rested. His crossed legs and slightly grimy black boots betrayed a sense of nonchalance. But Xia Feng was clearly aware that something had indeed changed. His skin had become rougher, his eyes more cold and dangerous, and his aura, even when resting, was subtly oppressive, like a young lion undergoing a true metamorphosis.
When the spaceship was halfway there, Xia Feng said, "Your contact permissions have been unlocked."
“…”
"You haven't been in touch much in the past six months. Why don't you give me a call?"
He knew who she was referring to.
Wayne leaned his head against the window, his fiery red hair like a lion's mane. He closed his eyes and said emotionlessly, "Don't worry too much, Xia Feng."
Xia Feng's dark eyes were calm and he said nothing more. The air inside the spacecraft stagnated for a moment. Wayne changed his posture, raised his eyelids slightly, and looked at Xia Feng with his blue eyes.
"How is she doing?"
"Don't you know that there won't be any problems if she lives with Rein?"
"Um."
"Only occasionally," Xia Feng looked away, suppressed the inexplicable emotions in his heart, and whispered, "She said she missed you very much."
“…”
"Are you going to tell her this?"
Shi Yu has been troubled for a long time about why Wayne went to the desolate planet and why he has not contacted her. Xia Feng thinks he needs to find out for her first.
"That's not necessary."
Wayne closed his eyes again. He was used to frowning when he was resting, and his voice was low and hoarse.
"I'll go see her later."
The call from the family came three days before the destination on the spaceship. When Xia Feng transferred the call, she was told that it was a call from the marshal. After handing the terminal to Wayne, she consciously went to the lounge to avoid it.
Wayne was already impatient with Leonard, and after picking up the phone, he became even more annoyed when he heard the other party's nonsense. Even the patience honed by the piles of information and documents on the desolate planet could not control the gradually gloomy expression on his face.
"Haha...it seems I can't say much more to you, but I still want to praise you. You did a great job. Although your method was crude, it convinced those old guys."
"Stop talking nonsense," Wayne said, his eyes dark and fierce, interrupting the other party who was about to continue. "Do whatever you want. Don't let me take over this mess."
"Also, fulfill your previous promise."
He leaned forward, staring closely at Leonard's projection, while the handsome and strong red-haired marshal still had a smile on his face, and seemed not to care about the beast in front of him that was about to pounce on him.
"Oh...it's about you and that little Omega, right? I understand. Of course I will. But I need to inform the old guys about this first, in case they have any heart problems."
Leonard seemed to have thought of some amusing scene and laughed slightly, his voice powerful and mellow.
Xia Feng waited for a while, and when he came out to pour water, he found that the call in the cabin had not ended.
She intended to avoid him again, but when she closed the door, Wayne's voice reached her ears coldly.
"I don't care about your calculations, but now, I remind you again, according to the terms of our original agreement."
"Take away my freedom to marry, give it back to me, and let me decide for myself."
The author has something to say:
Hehehe, so the reason why Wayne went to the deserted planet was because the marshal wanted to use this opportunity to help him grow~ But Wayne's original intention was to marry his sister (bushi)
The reason why he wants freedom of marriage is that Wayne has many elderly people in his family. It was mentioned in the previous forty chapters that several elders treated Wayne as a stud, waiting for him to come of age, but in the end they were beaten by Wayne (and then ran away from home x)
Wayne's relationship with his father is a bit complicated, which probably won't be discussed in the main text. I also want to write a special chapter about the father's generation.
What Wayne didn't expect was that when he met his sister with the determination to propose, she was already in a trial marriage with someone else - a big failure!!
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