With Chi Yao waking up, diplomatic relations were restored, the alliance's generous compensation - a foreign trade order of crystal ore purchased at a low price that could sustain the warship for a quarter - arrived, and the diplomatic negotiation meeting for energy procurement began, Shi Xing's life finally returned to normal from the rush to get on the shelf.

Specifically, it was reflected in several points.

His daily classes gradually resumed.

He could no longer understand the discussions in the palace about the alliance.

If he didn't understand, he couldn't ask on the spot at the meeting, because it would slow down the progress of the meeting.

When Chi Yao was not around, he was legitimate and everyone depended on him to make decisions. Ren Yanyong and Wei Zhen would naturally break down all the knowledge points and tell him. But Chi Yao woke up, the head of the empire came back, diplomatic negotiations were under pressure, and there were still many public affairs to be dealt with at home. The civil servants wanted to split one minute into three minutes. There were so many things that they naturally couldn't take care of it, and they didn't have the energy to take care of Shi Xing anymore.

Once something is no longer pure, involving the interests of all parties and considering the reactions of all parties, Shi Xing will be in chaos.

There are many reasons, but in summary, they can't escape his unfamiliarity with domestic and foreign affairs.

But this is understandable. After all, Shi Xing has not studied domestic affairs for a full year, and it is already very good to be able to achieve this level now.

When Chi Yao was not around, he held up the diplomatic scene. In a corner of his heart that he was unwilling to admit, Ren Yanyong and Wei Zhenzhen were very satisfied with Shi Xing and had no higher expectations.

But this could not convince Shi Xing that he was satisfied with himself.

Especially after the match, he first followed Chi Yao and Xu Jin to the northern border, and did not return to the imperial capital for more than half a year. Before that, everyone was together every day. Xu Jin and Chi Yao encouraged and educated Shi Xing, and Shi Xing himself did not feel too bad, but...

But after the diplomatic negotiations on energy began, Shi Xing realized how ridiculous his feelings were.

How could it not be too bad? It was obviously a world of difference.

When it came to the economy, he listened to nonsense.

When it came to the attitudes and interests of all parties in domestic affairs, he listened to nonsense.

When it comes to the attitudes and interests of the various planets in the alliance, he knows even less and can even fall asleep while listening.

Oh yes, plus he is a Blue Star person, and he will really fall asleep when he wakes up in the morning and faces too many things he doesn't understand.

At the third discussion about the diplomatic conference in the palace, Shi Xing listened in for ten minutes, yawned no less than ten times, and then took the initiative to withdraw from the meeting.

Facts have proved that without his interruption, the efficiency of the meeting has improved.

Shi Xing: "..."

Shi Xing began to accept his fate. In addition to asking Tang Mi to explain the current diplomatic situation to him, as long as he was not called on to handle diplomatic affairs, he would quietly leave time for Chi Yao and a group of civilian officials. He

made time to study in the morning and absorb crystal cores in the afternoon to continue to improve his abilities. Erya also joined his training.

He has just joined for two days and is still in the stage of getting to know him.

Erya's spiritual power can also enter Shixing's spiritual sea, but the depth of perception is the same as Chi Yaoyunwu. When Shixing's spiritual sea is deep in the outer sand beach, Erya will suddenly lose perception.

"Your spiritual power is gone, right?"

"The first year of maturity, is it the first year?" Erya asked Shixing in the energy shielding room.

Shi Xing shook his head, Erya understood, "That means your spiritual sea is still growing vertically, and all the energy supply is used to improve the level. The endurance and strength of the spiritual sea's spiritual power will probably not rise until the second year."

Shi Xing whispered, "Is my spiritual power endurance very poor?"

Erya glanced at Shi Xing indifferently, "Tell me the truth?"

Shi Xing nodded, and Erya said truthfully, "The endurance of an S-level physician at your age is at least 1.52 times that of yours."

Shi Xing: "..."

Erya: "But this also indirectly shows that your spiritual power level is very high and needs more time to grow."

Stunned for a moment, Shi Xing: "Then will my maturity period be longer?"

Erya: "You know Chi Yao wants me to teach you as a physician, right?"

After getting an affirmative reply, Erya: "If there is no problem with the running-in, and you are willing, I will find a way to shorten your maturity period to normal time or even shorter."

"Your spiritual power level is too high. As time goes by, you will attract more high-level star beasts. It's best not to take too long for your abilities to develop.

" Shi Xing was puzzled. "Is there any way?"

"Of course there is. The amount of energy required for a mature healer is fixed. Once the diplomatic negotiations between the Alliance and the Empire come to an end, we'll have to put your absorption of a large number of star beast cores on the agenda. If fortunately you can learn my method of dealing with star beasts, hunting star beasts for you will be much easier."

Thinking of something, Erya said, "Fei Chu said that you can even absorb the violent mental power in an attack. By then, together with the First Army, you can develop some new combat methods, which will benefit the border." He

changed the subject and added, "Due to objective conditions, except for the one imprisoned in the First Army, there are no fresh beast cores available for you. If possible, you can just absorb more of Chi Yao's mental power on a regular basis, which will be the same."

Shi Xing was stunned.

Shi Xing: “?”

Shi Xing: “???”

Shi Xing slightly tilted his head and looked at Erya with a puzzled look on his face. Seeing this, Erya was also confused, “Do you have any questions?”

Shi Xing: “What do you mean, it’s the same?”

Erya said directly, “It’s just that his mental power level is high. If you can’t suck it dry, don’t waste it every day.”

“Maybe two or three days can be equivalent to a small star beast.”

Shi Xing: “…”

“Oh, right.” Erya turned on her communicator and sent a few books to Shi Xing. Shi Xing was confused. The books were handed to him in the form of a holographic projection. He opened it directly...

and then slammed it shut. He stared at Erya with wide eyes, and a blush crept up his ears.

Shi Xing stuttered, "This, this, this book..."

Erya said calmly, "Considering your good relationship, there are always times when you can't help it. Don't blame me for not reminding you. It's best not to. With your potential, when your emotions fluctuate greatly, you may drain your highness's mental power. To be on the safe side, you should find other ways to communicate your feelings."

Shi Xing's ears blushed, "You, you gave me these books, isn't it, isn't it a bit..."

Erya's six senses were pure, and the four elements were empty, "I think Chi Yao should thank me."

Shi Xing collapsed, "Sister Erya, how come you have such a book?!"

He even managed to utter honorifics in panic.

Erya: "The royal family has very good education in this area. I asked Officer Xu for it. Knowing that I wanted to give it to you, Officer Xu specially picked it out for a long time."

Shi Xing: "..."

Shi Xing: "…………"

He was wrong, he shouldn't have asked.

How should he face Xu Jin when he goes out today.

Erya said, "It's a normal need. Calm down. We are all adults."

Shi Xing was pretending to be very calm, but Erya's words successfully broke his act and he covered his face with his arms.

As his knowledge increased, Erya really didn't take it seriously. His eyes fell on Shi Xing's back and he suddenly said, "The clerks came out, the meeting is over."

Shi Xing turned around and, sure enough, outside the fully transparent energy-sealed room, he could see clerks leaving one after another.

Yan Changyue happened to bring a fruit plate to Shi Xing and Erya, and Shi Xing stood up with a grunt and asked expectantly, "Will Your Highness have lunch outside today?"

After getting a disappointing answer, Yan Changyue said, "Let them go to the conference room. The clerks from the Senate have left, and all the clerks from the palace have just been called in."

Shi Xing walked out of the energy-sealed room, leaned against the door, and looked at the conference room from a distance. The door was closed and no one could be seen.

Turning back, he saw Erya approaching him without him noticing, and following his gaze, "You want to see Chi Yao? If you want to see him, just go over."

Shi Xing thought for a moment and shook his head, "I won't bother you, Your Highness."

Erya stared at Shi Xing for a moment, as if thinking about something, but didn't persuade him.

In the following practice, Shi Xing was a little distracted. During the third practice, Erya finally pointed out, "Your heart is not here, why don't you take a break?"

Shi Xing was a little embarrassed.

As he looked towards the conference room again, Erya finally asked, "Can't we meet every night? Although he has been busy these days, I have the mental pressure on him and his disorder period is coming to an end. What are you worried about?"

Shi Xing: "I'm not worried..."

"Too little time to meet?"

It is true that they have met less frequently in the past few days, but that is not the main reason, but...

After looking at Erya, Shi Xing told the truth, "I just feel that there is too little I can do and I can't help much. And will you discuss energy procurement and the opening of medical resources for the Blue Star people recently?"

Erya nodded.

Shi Xing was a little frustrated. "I don't understand what the Alliance and the Empire are arguing about. I've asked Tang Mi to teach me, but I started with economics. After two days of study, I feel that by the time I have a thorough understanding of this issue, they will have finished discussing it."

Erya lowered her eyes for a moment. Perhaps because they were of the same race, or perhaps because Shi Xing had a better personality, Erya, who always believed in the principle of less trouble, asked Shi Xing for the course schedule.

"What course schedule?" Shi Xing was at a loss.

Erya: "The ones that Tang Mi taught you."

"Oh."

Shi Xing called it up, Erya looked at it, and closed it.

"He is teaching you in the way of training politicians, building a knowledge framework for you from the root, there is nothing wrong with that, but if you learn in this way, it will take you at least half a month to understand the current situation." What

Erya did not say was that Shi Xing was from Blue Star, and this negotiation involved the issue of opening up medical resources, which involved many problems. It is estimated that Tang Mi, standing on the position of the imperial clerk, was not easy to explain in detail.

It was not anyone's fault, but his identity prevented him from saying this to Shi Xing.

Shi Xing sighed, and he knew it.

After a pause, Erya said, "If you don't understand something, just ask me directly. I know."

"But I can't guarantee that I will completely stand from the Empire's perspective and look at the whole incident."

Shi Xing thought about it, feeling a little embarrassed, and asked curiously, "Didn't the Empire have a stronger attitude before? Why has the energy issue been discussed for so long now?"

Erya said concisely, "Because the abolition of the border is not beneficial to either side. Both the Empire and the Alliance know it."

"As long as the border exists, all planets in the galaxy can enjoy a natural defense line. This is very important to each planet and is a major premise."

"But the demands of both sides on the border are different. The Alliance wants to avoid it and hand over the important task of the border to the Empire. The Empire is a martial nation, but it has been stationed on the border for so many years. Both internal and external voices have put pressure on the planet. In fact, it also needs to recuperate." "

The advantage of the Alliance is that it has abundant energy. In order to restrain the Empire, it has absorbed a lot of mineral planets into the Alliance in recent years. Now several large mineral veins and mineral deposits in the galaxy are in the Alliance..."

"The Alliance wants to use energy to exchange for some conditions that are beneficial to itself, and the Empire also has many profit premises in the diplomatic terms of guarding the border. The essence is the same. There is no morality between political systems, only eternal interests."

"Now all kinds of complicated considerations are essentially exchanges of interests, and both sides are constantly testing each other's bottom line."

Shi Xing discovered, "Your perspective is really different."

Erya smiled, "Maybe it's because I don't take sides with anyone, and I don't take many things for granted. Without a position, naturally each has its own advantages and disadvantages."

Erya: "In fact, the Alliance seems to have given the Empire two options, but there is a hidden third one, that is, if the Empire accepts the Alliance's increase and increases the length of its border defense line, the Alliance will naturally reduce the price of crystal stones and crystal minerals. In this way, neither side will gain or lose, and no one will gain or lose."

"But so many days have passed, and your prince has never thought about this retreat, which means that he has his own ideas about the border. Under this premise, the Alliance will naturally not be a sucker and take the initiative to lower the price of crystals."

Shi Xing frowned, "But the Empire has already guarded a long section of the border. Adding more to it is a bit too much."

Erya only gave a one-word comment, "People are greedy. It is difficult to take back the benefits that are easy to give away, not to mention the interests of a political system."

Erya: "And the conditions proposed by the Alliance are also very clever."

Shi Xing was puzzled, "It is difficult for the Empire to agree to open up the medical resources of the Blue Star people."

Erya: "That's not what I'm talking about. You know, the Alliance is made up of many planets."

Shi Xing nodded.

Erya: "The opinions of different planets are bound to be different. Even if the six major planets want to raise the price, there is no guarantee that there will be small resource planets that want to sell crystals and crystal minerals at normal prices. The second condition is very interesting because it requires medical resources."

"You haven't been to other planets, so you may not know that, in addition to those injured on the battlefield, the higher the level of mental power of a child, the higher the probability of mental problems when he was a child."

"When the Blue Star was still there, there were always doctors who came to the planet, received rewards, and provided medical treatment."

"But now Blue Star has disappeared, and the doctors that everyone used to see have also disappeared. If everyone has no doctors, it's fine, but it's monopolized by the Empire, then the Kingdom of God will be the target of this problem. After all, no matter which planet's high-level officials are, there will always be two patients with problems in the spiritual sea."

"In a way, this is just necessary."

After a pause, Erya suddenly asked Shi Xing, "Do you understand all the above?"

Shi Xing nodded.

Knowing that Shi Xing's heart is not on training, Erya thought for a moment, stood up, clapped his hands, and asked him, "Do you want to understand this problem thoroughly?"

Shi Xing nodded without hesitation, "Yes."

At least, he has to know what His Highness is worried about.

Erya also nodded, "Come with me to the Imperial Palace Library."

"Oh, yes, call Fei Chu, he is related to Chi Yao, he is a person who can still tell the truth, and can provide you with the perspective of the Empire."

Busy all day and night, the first wave of diplomatic negotiations on energy negotiations came to an end in a stalemate between the two sides.

The Alliance and the Empire agreed to take a few days off, and both sides will consider it again. After a few days, the second negotiation meeting will be held.

Such negotiations will continue until both sides reach a unified result.

After a long time, Chi Yao finally had some free time at noon and went to the main hall to eat.

Just about to sit down, looking at the empty table beside him, Chi Yao frowned, "Where is Xingxing?"

Xu Jin had said every day before that Shi Xing was looking forward to him dining out, but now... where is he?

Xu Jin was a little embarrassed and said, "He is in the library with Erya and Feichu."

Chi Yao raised his eyebrows.

Xu Jin added, "It's already the second day."

Since he didn't come back, they would eat by themselves, but Shi Xing was still nowhere to be seen during dinner.

Chi Yao tapped Shi Xing's plate with his chopsticks, "Still in the library?"

Xu Jin nodded with difficulty.

Chi Yao was busy again in the evening, and the two met before going to bed. Chi Yao didn't mention waiting, and Shi Xing also learned to be drowsy. Chi Yao was still thinking about talking to people after they went to bed. He climbed into bed, and Shi Xing was touching the pillow. He just said "Your Highness", and before Chi Yao opened his mouth, he heard the sound of his regular breathing.

Chi Yao: "..."

Chi Yao stretched out his hand and pinched Shi Xing's nose with love and hate.

The next day, Shi Xing was still hanging out in the library, and his companions were still the same two, Erya and Fei Chu.

Chi Yao didn't ask about it at noon, he was too lazy.

In the evening, he still hadn't shown up, so he suddenly said, "Has Fei Chu finally come to his senses and is dragging Xingxing as a cover?"

He spoke quickly, and after he finished speaking, he realized that it was inappropriate, so he changed the subject without waiting for everyone to answer.

When Shi Xing returned to his bedroom in high spirits in the evening, he saw Xu Jin who had been waiting for him at the door.

Xu Jin tentatively said, "Well, your majesty is finally free these two days, and we're having lunch and dinner in the restaurant."

Shi Xing widened his eyes, "Ah, why didn't anyone tell me? If they had told me, I could come back from the library."

Well, Xu Jin knew what the problem was.

It wasn't that he was too engrossed in studying, but that the information was not communicated properly.

Xu Jin: "Your Majesty has been waiting for you for two days. You haven't come back today. I thought you knew... Anyway, we, the attendants, also have responsibilities, but His Majesty seems to be in a bad mood."

"You came back early today. Be careful when you go upstairs. It's already so busy. Don't make a fuss."

In fact, Xu Jin didn't expect Chi Yao to be angry about this matter, so he didn't check whether Shi Xing knew about it the day before. It was only when Chi Yao suddenly said that tonight that he realized it. Xu

Jin was also puzzled. He didn't expect that Chi Yao would have a side that would get angry when he couldn't see people.

Shi Xing nodded repeatedly and went back to the room.

Chi Yao was in the small study room at night. Shi Xing felt that he was full of the ink smell of the library. He did not go to look for someone first, but washed up, changed into pajamas, and then knocked on the study door.

"Your Highness, are you in there?"

Two words came from inside that showed emotion, "No."

Shi Xing: "..."

Shi Xing: "Your Highness, I'm coming in."

Chi Yao said nothing, and Shi Xing pushed the door open.

After opening the door, Chi Yao sat where Shi Xing usually sat, reading official documents. Shi Xing walked over, and Chi Yao did not even take his eyes away from the official document projection, and gave them to Shi Xing.

Shi Xing called softly, "Your Highness."

Chi Yao then looked at Shi Xing, his eyes were scrutinizing, and he rarely used honorifics to say, "Are you not busy anymore?"

Shi Xing confirmed that Xu Jin was right, Chi Yao was a little angry.

Shi Xing put his hands on Chi Yao's legs, squatted obediently at Chi Yao's feet and said, "I've been learning about energy procurement recently. There are too many things involved, and I can't learn so fast. I just managed to figure it out today."

Chi Yao paused.

After a moment, he softened his tone and said reluctantly, "This can be explained in a few words, why are you wasting your energy?"

Shi Xing said sincerely, "You are too busy every day, I want to see if there is any way I can help."

Chi Yao finally pushed away the projection screen, breathed a sigh of relief, but did not let Shi Xing go easily, "Have you thought of any way you can help?"

Shi Xing nodded, "I discussed a solution with Admiral Fei today, and I was just about to tell you when I got back."

He added with a lack of confidence, "But it seems that you seem a little angry."

Chi Yao: "Xu Tian said today that you would wait for me to have dinner together, and you took the trouble to squeeze out time, leaving me to face an empty plate and an empty bowl?"

Shi Xing's eyes lit up, "Have you been waiting for me these two days?"

Chi Yao: "..."

Chi Yao reached out to pinch Shi Xing's cheek and denied, "No."

Shi Xing smiled, a brilliant smile that made Chi Yao feel bad. When he stood up suddenly, kissed Chi Yao on the face, and coaxed, "Your Highness, don't be angry, I didn't know you were here."

"If I knew, I would have come back anyway."

Chi Yao felt relieved.

But he never showed anything on his face, and Shi Xing was unsure, so he begged, "Even if I think of a way, can you calm down?"

Chi Yao deliberately teased, "Then tell me, let me hear if it's a feasible method."

While he was still talking, he pulled Shi Xing up from the ground and let him sit on him.

As soon as he sat down, Shi Xing said, "It is better to open up than to block. In fact, I think it is okay to open up medical resources."

Chi Yao was stunned.

Shi Xing smiled brightly: "But it must be opened up under certain conditions."

"Let the planets within the alliance start to make trouble and quarrel first."

Shi Xing's devil whispered, "We can't always let them torment the empire."

"Since it is an alliance composed of multiple planets, it is normal for them to torture each other."