This incident has severely damaged the empire, and it is estimated that it will take a long time to recover. With the Vermilion Bird Star destroyed, the empire has decided to move its capital to the Kirin Star.
As soon as the news of the capital's relocation to Qilin Star came out, Li Ze received a communication request from Li Zonghe. When Li Ze saw Li Zonghe's face, he frowned. He remembered that he had blocked all of them.
Li Ze looked down at the contact number and found it was an unfamiliar name. It must have been Li Zonghe who had borrowed someone else's number to call him.
“I remember you have two houses on Qilin Star. You can’t live in them all by yourself, so why don’t you give one to us?” Li Zonghe said.
It had been more than a year since I last saw him, and Li Zonghe looked much more weathered. The man, who was not yet fifty, had vertical lines between his eyebrows, which showed that he had frowned a lot in the past year.
The average life expectancy in the empire is two hundred years; fifty years old is just the beginning of youth.
"No." Li Ze refused decisively, ended the communication, and set his personal computer to an uninterrupted state.
Then, he turned to Chen Kaiyang beside him and said, "Sell my two houses on Qilin Star and put the proceeds into the foundation."
"Sell both buildings? The real estate market on Qilin Star is booming right now, with a shortage of available properties. If you sell now, you'll probably have to pay many times more to buy later." Chen Kaiyang disagreed.
"I won't buy it," Li Ze said calmly.
Chen Kaiyang was somewhat surprised, but seeing Li Ze's resolute attitude, he didn't say anything more.
“Go and buy the Vermilion Bird Star for me,” Li Ze said again.
Chen Kaiyang's eyes widened. "Vermilion Bird Star is ruined. Now, not only people, but even animals don't want to stay there. The Empire is still debating whether to abandon Vermilion Bird Star or invest countless star coins to clean up the pollution on it. What do you want with something the Empire doesn't want?"
"I'm waiting for someone on Vermilion Bird Star," Li Ze said expressionlessly.
Chen Kaiyang immediately thought of He Xingjue and couldn't bring himself to refuse. "Shall I negotiate for you? Buy it in your name?"
Li Ze shook his head, "It's registered under the foundation's name."
"Okay, I understand." Chen Kaiyang was already calculating the assets under Li Ze's name in his mind. "Although Zhuque Star is now a wasteland, it was once the capital planet of the empire, so the price should not be low, and you may not be able to buy it. Be prepared."
Li Ze nodded, "If we can buy it, we'll buy it. There's no need to force it."
To Chen Kaiyang's surprise, upon learning that it was Li Ze who wanted to buy the Vermilion Bird Star, the young emperor offered an extremely low price, almost a freebie.
“However, Your Majesty has a condition,” Chen Kaiyang said.
Li Ze frowned, not asking about the conditions, but instinctively wanting to refuse.
"His Majesty wishes you to relieve his mental sea once," Chen Kaiyang said. Relieving a mental sea is just a small favor for the big shot; surely he wouldn't refuse?
As expected, Li Ze agreed upon hearing the condition. "When?"
"The next month or two is fine." Chen Kaiyang breathed a sigh of relief. It would be best to save a lot of star coins, since the subsequent purification work would require a huge investment, and he was afraid that even if he sold everything he owned, it wouldn't be enough.
The ownership of Vermilion Bird Star does not entirely belong to His Majesty; some of the land and houses on it are privately owned.
However, due to the war, those lands and houses have been abandoned. Now that Li Ze has taken over, he only needs to pay those people a very small compensation fee.
After completing all the formalities, half a month had passed.
Li Ze didn't rush to Qilin Star, but went to Zhuque Star first.
"If you're staying on Vermilion Bird Star for an extended period, it's best to wear protective gear," Chen Kaiyang advised.
Li Ze shook his head. "Those things can't hurt me."
Chen Kaiyang remained silent for a long while before asking, "Does the purification project on Vermilion Bird Star still need to continue?"
“No need,” Li Ze said.
Chen Kaiyang gave Li Ze a deep look. "Okay, I understand."
Li Ze stayed on Vermilion Bird Star for half a month before setting off for Qilin Star.
The jump channel to the Vermilion Bird Star was destroyed, so Li Ze could only travel through the Star Sea. It took him three hours to reach the Qilin Star. Xuan Ying arrived at the starport, waited for more than ten minutes before finding a place to land, and then spent another ten minutes queuing to register.
Upon seeing him, the staff member asked in surprise, "Why didn't you use the VIP channel?"
Li Ze was taken aback; he didn't know that existed.
Seeing his appearance, the staff laughed, "I suppose you usually use the jump channel and rarely pass through the Starport."
Li Ze nodded. "Yes."
"Next time, you can just use the VIP channel. With your current level, you can enjoy VIP treatment wherever you go." The staff member inexplicably felt that Li Ze was unaware of these things, so he reminded him of this.
Li Ze genuinely didn't know, and simply said "thank you" to the other party.
The new palace has been completed. When Li Ze arrived at the palace gate, the guards were somewhat embarrassed. "You don't have an invitation?"
"No," Li Ze replied matter-of-factly.
"Although I know you, this is the rule—" The guard was extremely conflicted. The person in front of him was his idol. He wanted to go easy on him, but he couldn't break the rules because of his duty.
“It’s alright, I’ll contact someone,” Li Ze said.
The person Li Ze needed to contact was Chen Qian; in this palace, Chen Qian was the only person he could contact.
Chen Qian answered the call almost instantly, and he joked, "Madam, I didn't expect you to take the initiative to contact others."
Li Ze pursed his lips and didn't reply.
Seeing his serious expression, Chen Qian smiled and asked, "Did you need something from me?"
"I'm not looking for you, I'm looking for His Majesty," Li Ze corrected.
Upon hearing that they weren't looking for him, Chen Qian was immediately disappointed. He glanced at the surroundings and instantly recognized where he was. "I'll have someone let you through. However, His Majesty isn't in the palace; he's at the Qilin Building. Would you like to come in now, or should I take you there?"
"Let's go to the Qilin Building," Li Ze said.
The Qilin Building is the tallest building on Qilin Star, and the fact that it bears the name "Qilin" speaks volumes about its extraordinary nature.
Chen Qian drove the aircraft smoothly all the way to the parking lot under the Qilin Building.
Once the aircraft came to a stop, Chen Qian opened the door for Li Ze. "Madam, please."
Li Ze frowned. "There's no need to be so polite."
“I’d be happy to do these things for you,” Chen Qian said with a smile.
Today, the Qilin Building is heavily guarded. The area below the 30th floor is no different from usual, while passage is restricted to the 30th floor and above.
"His Majesty, the ministers, and the leaders of the military academy are having a meeting here. This meeting has been going on for several days, and it seems unlikely to end anytime soon," Chen Qian explained.
"A meeting?" Li Ze didn't quite understand this.
“The Empire is currently dealing with a lot of matters and has many meetings. If you wish to see His Majesty, I will arrange for you to meet during a break in the meetings,” Chen Qian said.
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