Chapter 97 Chapter 97 Climate Seminar
To be fair, Lion Ren still looks good at first glance.
He had a handsome face, with distinct features and well-defined features. His short, slightly curly blond hair looked casual, yet clearly meticulously groomed. Sitting silently in the audience, he still seemed to possess a certain elegance.
But what attracted Ye Ning was the exquisite golden circle earring on his left ear.
The golden luster of pure gold looked very dazzling under the light. Ye Ning's gaze stayed on his ears for a few more seconds.
She hadn't seen much gold in her time here. It had to be said that, compared to the dazzling gems, gold still caught her attention more. After all, where she grew up, the concept of gold as hard currency was deeply ingrained, and she was no exception.
During the few seconds when Ye Ning's gaze stayed on him, Shi Ren's heartbeat in the audience quickly accelerated.
He had only seen Ye Ning in various videos and live broadcasts before, but the direct and profound feeling he had when he saw her in person was completely different from seeing her in the video.
Her delicate face, the corners of her mouth that turned up when she smiled, the pleasant voice when she spoke, and especially the unique plant scent emanating from her body, all touched his heart at all times, making him involuntarily develop an irresistible affection and admiration for her.
Shi Ren straightened his back, trying to make his movements and posture look more elegant and graceful.
There were so many people around, but Ye Ning's eyes were only on him, which was enough to prove that Ye Ning was interested in him.
He knew that even though he had offended her before, he was so handsome that as long as he appeared in front of her, spoke softly and apologized sincerely, she would definitely forgive him.
As long as he can stay by Ye Ning's side, he can directly reverse the reputation of the Lion Clan, allowing the Lion Clan to regain its previous reputation and status, and allow the Directly-Administered District, the Capital District, and Gaojiang District to establish a deeper connection with her.
And even without those extra things, he still wanted to stay with Ye Ning.
No pure human has ever given him this feeling. This extreme sense of happiness and pleasure made his breathing tremble slightly.
These two or three seconds seemed to be stretched infinitely, causing Shi Ren to be completely overwhelmed with emotion.
Cang Hao is analyzing the current situation.
"Currently, through proactive measures such as global ecological restoration, we have gradually enhanced the natural resilience of dust stars, providing strong support for our response to climate challenges."
"This is all thanks to Lady Ye Ning's hard work. Without her, we would never be able to cultivate outdoor plants."
Cang Hao looked at her and raised his voice.
After Ye Ning saw the shape of the earrings clearly, she was about to look away when she heard Cang Hao mention her name.
She subconsciously looked at Cang Hao.
Almost the moment she looked up, Cang Hao immediately gave her a very bright smile.
Because of his words, the eyes of the people around him fell on her.
Ye Ning smiled at everyone and said, "One person's power is limited. The fact that we were able to build so many planting areas in such a short period of time is mainly due to everyone's concerted efforts. I believe that as long as we continue to work together, the climate environment of Sea Dust Planet will be greatly improved."
She can now say these words with ease.
There was another round of warm applause.
Cang Hao continued to interpret the relevant climate report.
But he was originally giving a report on the other side of the stage, but later he walked to the center. When Ye Ning occasionally looked down, he blocked her view and she could not see where Shi Ren was.
The others were already standing around, so they noticed Shi Ren's gaze earlier than Ye Ning.
If sight had substance, Hou Lin would have been able to see through him.
The last time I saw Shi Ren’s face was when he apologized to Ye Ning in the video with a bruised face.
Not only was he dressed like this today, but even his hair was carefully styled. And he didn't know if it was Hou Lin's illusion, but he seemed to be wearing makeup, and his skin looked white and delicate.
Although it's not appropriate to say this, when he pretends to be serious, he does have a look that some people like.
But overall, he is on the same level as Xilos, but at best he can only be regarded as a low-end and low-spec version of Xilos.
And that look from Shi Ren… Hou Lin had the urge to rush up and beat him up. They'd better be sensible and not get too close to Ye Ning, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to control himself.
Shi Ren also noticed Hou Lin's gaze, but after seeing that the other party was just a primate orc and looked ordinary, he looked back with contempt.
He was just a guard orc, so what if he was S-rank? He was also S-rank, and was proficient in planting and had an excellent appearance. As long as he could talk to Ye Ning, Ye Ning would know how good he was.
Hou Lin: ...
Not only Hou Lin, but everyone else was unhappy as well.
Gu Yu and Gu Su both looked at him with frowns.
The relationship between the lion tribe and the tiger tribe has been tense for a long time.
Both clans were among the most powerful in the Federation, and when the Emperor Dragon Clan was in power, the two clans were constantly at odds. Later, the Emperor Dragon Clan rapidly declined, and the Capital District and the Federal Territory were divided into two districts, completely separating the two clans.
Although there have been no major conflicts between the two ethnic groups in recent years, small contradictions and frictions still occur frequently.
Moreover, all the orcs would have warm and fond eyes when they saw Ye Ning. But besides these, Shi Ren also had an inexplicable self-confidence.
It was as if he had already anticipated a certain outcome. So when the two saw Shi Ren, they didn't look happy.
When Shi Ren looked at Ye again directly and bluntly, he suddenly felt a strong murderous aura.
The suffocating air enveloped his entire body, instantly devouring his happiness and joy. A piercing chill rose from deep within his tailbone, piercing his heart like an icicle. His muscles began to stiffen, his limbs unable to move, as if every inch of his skin was trembling. In that instant, Shi Ren felt an unprecedented sense of fear.
Although Ye Ning didn't see it, she also felt the pressure emanating from Long Qi.
He was very restrained and didn't let it spread to others. But she was so familiar with that aura that she could feel it almost the moment he emitted it.
However, Ye Ning subconsciously felt that Shi Ren must have done something, otherwise Long Qi would not have suddenly used his mental power to exert pressure on him.
Ye Ning turned her attention back to the meeting.
When the meeting was about to enter the third stage, it was time for a break.
With her here, it was probably difficult for everyone to rest, so when the break time came, she went backstage.
Hou Lin and the others followed her into the lounge. Hou Lin finally couldn't help it, "That Shi Ren looks so disgusting. It makes my fists itch. I want to beat him up."
Le Song also nodded, "Ye Ning, he looks so annoying."
Ye Ning was a little amused, "Is it because of what happened last time?"
She looked at Long Qi, "Did something happen just now? I was up there the whole time and didn't notice him from behind."
Hou Lin: "What happened last time was part of it, but today, he actually looked down on me. He just looked at me like this."
Hou Lin imitated Shi Ren's eyes one by one, and Ye Ning couldn't help laughing, "That's how you looked at others at the beginning."
Le Song nodded in agreement.
Hou Lin: "That's all in the past. I respect the elderly and love the young now, and I'm polite to everyone. Anyway, if he asks you to stay with you, you must not agree."
Gu Yu: "After the meeting, the federal deputy district chief should come to see you."
Ye Ning nodded.
If everyone is uncomfortable, then it must be the other person's problem.
After a short rest, Ye Ning returned to the venue one minute before the start.
When Cang Hao saw her coming back, he immediately walked up to her and said, "Master Ye Ning, how was my speech?"
Ye Ning looked up at him and said, "Very good. You explained a lot of things I didn't understand very clearly and analyzed them very comprehensively."
Cang Hao was very happy. He smiled and said, "As long as you are satisfied."
In fact, if you look closely at Cang Hao, you will find that he is quite different from Cang Chen.
Although the two have the same facial features, they have different personalities and therefore frequently use different facial muscles.
Cang Hao loves to laugh, so his facial lines are softer when he smiles, while Cang Chen is more calm, so his facial muscles are more tense.
Ye Ning subconsciously tried to find the differences between the two of them in her mind.
The meeting started again, and the third stage, which was also the most important content of today, was to establish relevant financial and technical support.
Cang Hao returned to the position of speaker.
"While analyzing resource consumption, we also discovered something very interesting. One region's resource utilization and consumption exhibited high concentration, high consumption, and high emissions. As a result, this region had to frantically divert resources from other regions to meet its own resource needs. This is also the core factor in the global imbalance in resource distribution..."
Not only Ye Ning, but everyone else also quickly looked through the information in their hands.
But after they looked through the information, they still couldn't find what Cang Hao was talking about now.
Cang Hao didn't play dumb with anyone and said directly: "This is the Federal Territory."
"The Federal Territory's resource consumption in just two weeks is more than 10 times that of the Paracel Islands. Even the National Capital Region, the political and economic center, consumes only half as much as the Federal Territory. Therefore, compared to other regions, energy conservation and emission reduction are the top priorities in the Federal Territory, and improvements in these areas are most needed."
Everyone's eyes fell on the Deputy District Governor of the Federal Territory and Shi Ren.
Because of Ye Ning's participation, this climate seminar was broadcast live around the world.
The deputy district chief's face darkened slightly, but at this time the live broadcast robot's camera had already focused on his face.
He could only do his best to adjust his expression and said with dignity and force, "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you have any evidence? The direct jurisdiction consumes a bit more resources, but in addition to managing itself, the direct jurisdiction also assists the Federation in global regional management. It seems that all resources are concentrated in the direct jurisdiction, and most of them are used to support other regions of the Federation."
Cang Hao's tone was neither hurried nor slow, very calm. "I am simply giving the Directly Controlled Territory a suggestion based on the objectives of today's meeting. The resource consumption figures are based on my calculations based on pollution emissions from the global, southern Asia, and various regions over the past two weeks. You may find this offensive, but there is no need for us to falsify the data."
His tone sounded sincere, as if he was simply offering sound advice based on the information he had at the time.
Cang Hao then displayed the data chart.
The people in the audience were talking about it.
Ye Ning observed the reactions of the people below.
Some were surprised, some frowned, and some... had no reaction.
Ye Ning glanced at their identities.
Besides the professors, those present included representatives from businesses and other district governments. Those who remained silent were the government representatives and some business representatives.
She hadn't paid much attention to this matter before, but it seemed that everyone knew about it.
And there is no such content in the meeting materials, so Cang Hao suddenly attacked them?
The deputy district chief stated bluntly, "Interstellar exploration also requires a significant amount of resources. The environment on Dust Planet is deteriorating, and pollutants are increasing. This is why we have been accelerating the pace of exploring other habitable planets over the past few hundred years."
"Interstellar exploration and finding other safe and habitable planets has been our unwavering goal for thousands of years. Although, with the help of Lord Ye Ning's top-level talent, we have temporarily succeeded in restoring the outdoor vegetation of the Sea Dust Star and greatly saved our planet's ecology, this is by no means a reason to slow down our interstellar exploration. Successfully finding another habitable planet is the most rapid and effective way to completely save everyone."
Ye Ning also knew that Haichen Star had been conducting interstellar exploration. Their solution to the current situation was to try to find another planet and get everyone off Haichen Star.
But after the development of technology, they explored for nearly a thousand years, sent batches of people, explored hundreds of planets, but still did not find a suitable habitable planet.
It turns out that this matter is being promoted by the Federal Territory.
Cang Hao wasn't affected by his aura at all. Instead, he looked him straight in the eye and continued, "Rather than empty and fruitless interstellar exploration, isn't it more important to ensure plant cultivation on Dust Planet? The Direct Administrative Region is consuming so many resources. It would be better to allocate more to planting. This is the move that will most quickly benefit orcs worldwide."
The controversy about this matter has reached a fever pitch online recently.
On the one hand, the Orcs, obsessed with interstellar exploration, believe this is the best way to save Dust Planet. While nearly a thousand years of searching have yielded no suitable habitable planets, they have discovered numerous worlds with usable resources. However, current technology is immature, preventing the efficient and cost-effective development and transportation of interstellar resources.
This process was incredibly difficult, and arguably the most important thing on Dust Planet. Everyone longed to find a new planet to migrate to. Even if it meant rebuilding from scratch, as long as it was free of pollutants, it could be accomplished with a little time and effort.
Of course, they had considered the worst-case scenario. For example, they might be found by people from other planets and then colonized and plundered. But the situation on Dust Planet had already stopped them from considering such a possibility.
Things are different now. The emergence of the leaf lemon planting area has directly reversed the original single situation and given new hope to the orcs of Dust Star.
Plants absorb pollutants, and if they can replant them on a large scale, they can cleanse the Dust Planet again. If the Dust Planet can still survive, then there's no doubt that it's their best option right now, compared to the illusory interstellar exploration. And they don't have to bear the risks of interstellar exploration.
This has put the original interstellar exploration into a rather embarrassing situation.
Both sides need to consume resources, but the total amount of resources on Dust Star is limited, so they must carefully consider the allocation of resources.
Although they considered it, everyone still couldn't help but choose Ye Ning. After all, the plants they could see at the moment and the pollutants they could absorb were more convincing than anything else.
Cang Hao's smile grew even wider. "Deputy District Chief, the reason I said this isn't to hinder the interstellar exploration of the directly governed area. I simply think we should put more resources into planting. This is also the main purpose of holding this climate conference today."
"If the Direct Jurisdiction is a staunch believer in interstellar exploration and believes that even damaging the current environment of Dust Star is fine, then there is actually no need for the Direct Jurisdiction to waste time attending this meeting today."
The discussion among the crowd intensified again.
The deputy district chief and Shi Ren suddenly felt like they were being stabbed in the back.
The Directly Controlled Area is indeed a staunch proponent of interstellar exploration. Its existence is precisely to better facilitate interstellar exploration. This is almost the core reason why the Directly Controlled Area split from the Capital District in the first place, and it is also the main reason why each district is willing to continuously supply resources to the Federation.
But Cang Hao said it so bluntly now, almost forcing him to express his opinion in person.
If he says that planting is important, then can each district naturally reduce the supply of resources to the federal district since they also need to spend resources to grow plants?
If he said planting was unimportant, wouldn't that offend Ye Ning and the ordinary people of Sea Dust Star? Because plants can visibly improve the current environment and benefit all orcs.
Moreover, after the leaf lemon planting area came out, the resources sent to the municipality from various districts have been decreasing at a visible rate.
If he expresses his stance here today, and this results in fewer resources being sent from various districts to the federal district, the district chief and others will definitely hold him responsible.
The deputy district chief looked at Cang Hao with hatred.
They were all very excited when they found out that a top candidate had emerged from the direct-controlled area. The district chief even went to look for him personally. However, he appeared to agree to the plan, but after arriving in the Xisha Islands, he simply lost contact.
It was only after investigation that they found out that he was actually a member of the Wandering Orc Alliance.
But the Directly Controlled Territory hadn't offended the Wandering Orc Alliance, so why would he publicly say something like that in this kind of situation and stir up trouble?!
The beastmen who were already discussing this matter were now discussing it even more heatedly.
"If you ask me, with all these resources, we should use them for planting first. If we can grow plants, we can survive well, and we don't have to worry about being colonized by aliens."
"I also think we should focus on planting first. Ten times the resource consumption is too scary. The Xisha District has already planted 14,000 square meters of planting area and a large botanical garden. It would be much better to put these resources into planting."
"Don't you think the people in the Directly Controlled Territory are living a comfortable life? With all these resources, are they really being used for exploration, or are they just to enrich the people in the Directly Controlled Territory?"
"It's more than just nourishing. Every time they walk out, they feel superior. Didn't Gaojiang District say that the plants grown by Lord Ye Ning can effectively purify pollution and even significantly reduce the offensive power of pollutants? This is why the Xisha District has not seen a new wave of pollution for so long."
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Public opinion almost overwhelmingly favored Ye Ning.
The deputy district chief didn't respond, his expression visibly darkening. Shi Ren, standing nearby, also looked nervous, his eyes filled with resentment as he looked at Cang Hao.
The deputy district chief signaled Shi Ren with his eyes, hoping he'd jump into the conversation in a fit of impulsiveness. But Shi Ren wasn't stupid; he knew when to speak and when not to. So the deputy district chief was silent, and he was even more silent than the deputy district chief, not even meeting his gaze.
The worse their expressions became, the more sincere the smile on Cang Hao's face became.
He looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "Deputy District Chief, what exactly does the direct jurisdiction mean now?"
Ye Ning also looked at the deputy district chief and Shi Ren.
At times like this, someone needs to come out and smooth things over.
And among all the people present, no one was more suitable than her.
She originally wanted to find an opportunity to get close to the Directly-Administered District and the Capital District to see what secrets the Emperor Dragon Territory was hiding.
Now seems to be a perfect opportunity.
When the atmosphere was silent, Ye Ning suddenly spoke.
Ye Ning: "I think both of these matters are very important. No matter which decision is made, it needs to be carefully considered and evaluated first. So it will be difficult for the deputy district chief to answer this question right away. Let's move on to the next meeting content, otherwise it will delay everyone's lunch time."
Ye Ning changed the topic to a more relaxed one. Cang Hao immediately nodded and agreed with a smile, "Okay, Master Ye Ning."
Ye Ning's voice at this moment sounded like heavenly music to the deputy district chief's ears. He instantly felt relieved, as if he had just been pulled out of the water.
But after Cang Hao agreed, he looked back at the deputy district chief and Shi Ren, "Deputy District Chief, please sit down first. We will continue the next meeting. However, we still need to discuss and sign the specific projects and goals of the cooperation. I hope you can think it through before that."
"Please believe me, I'm not deliberately targeting the Federal Territory. It's simply that the Federal Territory consumes too many resources and emits too much pollution."
The two of them had already sat down. After hearing these two sentences, even if they were dissatisfied, it was impossible for them to stand up and refute. Moreover, what Cang Hao said was all true, so no matter how uncomfortable they were, they could only grit their teeth and swallow it.
Cang Hao continued with the rest of the meeting, but the two people from the direct-controlled area were no longer in the mood to listen.
The deputy district chief quickly swiped his wristband to contact the district chief. If he had known this situation would happen, he would never have attended today's meeting even if he was beaten to death.
Shi Ren, who was standing aside, was staring at Ye Ning absentmindedly.
Why did Ye Ning help them out?
Cang Hao noticed Shi Ren's gaze and looked over at him.
When their eyes met, the smile on Cang Hao's face became even brighter.
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