Chapter 208: Don’t Think Too Much About the Meeting
On the day the military report was sent back, Ji Mingxue attended a secret meeting on the holographic star network.
In addition to the leaders of several major legions that had been attacked by pheromone weapons during this period, Ji Mingxue also solemnly invited Shen Qingzhu.
Shen Qingzhu had already seen the news on StarNet about the recent frequent appearance of pirates in the Lyman edge asteroid belt.
However, because the military did not release the specific details of the battle and Shen Qingzhu did not deliberately investigate, Shen Qingzhu, like many citizens of the empire, once thought that the empire had still won a great victory this time.
It was not until Ji Mingxue sent him the battle report and invited Shen Qingzhu to participate in the secret meeting that night that Shen Qingzhu learned that in the recent dozens of battles, the Lehman Corps had suffered a disastrous defeat, with the star pirates giving them a tragic record of 13 wins and 29 losses.
This is unprecedented in the history of the Leman Empire and is a huge humiliation for the military.
In this case, it is no wonder that all media outlets remain tight-lipped about the specific battle results, and even the reports of encounters with space pirates are brief and concise.
However, Shen Qingzhu was a little surprised that Ji Mingxue would specially invite him to participate in the military meeting.
He read the battle report carefully several times.
After seeing that the legions with 13 victories were all related to the Ji family, Shen Qingzhu suddenly had some guesses in his mind and nodded to accept Ji Mingxue's invitation.
After logging into the holographic star network with Ji Mingxue, Shen Qingzhu thought for a moment and asked Ji Mingxue, "Do I need to change to an inconspicuous skin?"
After all, he is not from the military.
Ji Mingxue shook her head and said, "Just participate in your true appearance."
Shen Qingzhu changed into a serious formal suit and entered the secret meeting room with Ji Mingxue.
The conference room is spacious and bright, in the military's usual metallic gray style.
There were more than a dozen chairs on both sides of the long table, which were basically full at this time.
Shen Qingzhu looked up and saw that the commanders of the 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 12th and 13th Corps were all present. Some were talking in low voices in twos and threes, some were taking a nap with their eyes closed, and some were explaining something to the staff officers and adjutants who were following them.
With the appearance of Ji Mingxue and Shen Qingzhu, the conference room suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at them, either openly or secretly.
Familiarity, surprise, calmness, eagerness, excitement, scrutiny and other looks all converge here in an instant.
All those present were powerful and imposing giants in the military and even in the Leman Empire, and most of them were Alphas. If they were ordinary twenty-year-olds, they would inevitably feel discouraged when they were suddenly stared at by so many bigwigs who often appeared in official news.
But Ji Mingxue grew up in the first aristocratic family at the top of the empire's pyramid. He was born into a noble family. When he was young, he even dared to act wildly on the head of Duke Xingyao. A few years ago, he went to the front line of the "Expeditionary Force" and fought bloody battles. Facing the marshals full of murderous aura, he was not afraid at all. He just nodded to the marshals without changing his expression.
Upon seeing this, the marshals felt more in favor of the prince who had transformed into an Omega, and then they turned their eyes to Shen Qingzhu who was standing side by side with Ji Mingxue.
The Marshals’ attitude towards the Empire’s only 3S-level Alpha was somewhat subtle—
After all, several of them had personally gone to the "Luming Banquet" on the academy star last year and sincerely invited Shen Qingzhu to join their legion.
For this reason, there were even marshals who offered generous conditions such as the rank of major general, an annual salary of 50 million, and even gifted resource stars, but they all came back empty-handed.
Because Shen Qingzhu said that he just wanted to do research well in the Academy Star.
At that time, everyone thought that Shen Qingzhu was too cowardly and petty. After all, is there any Alpha in the world who doesn't yearn for the stars and the sea?
Later, Shen Qingzhu's research direction was still the useless Omeg factor!
This made all the military leaders who had been paying close attention to him clench their teeth in anger, and they felt that Shen Qingzhu was a hopeless person! Giving him the 3S-level gene was a waste of talent!
However, not long after, Shen Qingzhu developed a new Omega inhibitor that caused a sensation throughout the empire and became the idol of countless Omegas.
Only half a year after entering the Imperial University, Shen Qingzhu and Ji Mingxue both skipped a grade to the fourth year, and successfully developed an advanced Omega inhibitor, attracting the attention of advanced Omegas throughout the empire.
At least every one of the marshals present here has been asked or urged by their Omega partners/children/relatives at home, hoping that they can help buy some high-grade Omega inhibitors from Shen Qingzhu.
Not only them, as far as the marshals know, Omegas from almost all the noble families in the empire are now flocking to Shen Qingzhu's high-level Omega inhibitors, spending huge amounts of money on them, and even seem to be willing to give Shen Qingzhu whatever he wants.
The desperate madness made the marshals who had fought in blood for many years feel frightened.
Although many of them believe that Omegas will not amount to anything, at the same time, the marshals are also well aware that the power in the hands of those Omegas who have been in charge of the family affairs for many years should not be underestimated when they really go all out.
In particular, because the number of advanced Omega inhibitors in Shen Qingzhu's hands is scarce and they are far away from the academy star where people cannot enter and leave freely, and Shen Qingzhu rarely replies to emails from strangers, many Omegas have set their sights on Ji Mingxue, his lover, and want to save the country indirectly through Ji Mingxue or the Ji family.
In this way, even if the families of those Omegas were not originally the prince's party, because they have frequently contacted Ji Mingxue or the Ji family during this period, it is inevitable that the outside world will think that their families are now on Ji Mingxue's side.
Even if those families claim to the outside world that this is just the personal behavior of the Omega in the family and does not represent the family's position, who can say that these families are not using the matter of advanced Omega inhibitors as a cover and have actually joined the Ji family long ago?
And in the Leman Empire, which noble family does not have a few high-level Omegas with genetic grades above A?
This matter is simply not worth thinking about.
Once you think deeply, it's easy to think too much.
For example, as the crown prince, did Ji Mingxue discover Shen Qingzhu's potential long ago, and that's why he deliberately made friends with her, and naturally or forced Shen Qingzhu to become his lover?
For example, could Shen Qingzhu, who has always seemed to be indifferent to power and devoted to scientific research, be the Alpha who truly possesses huge ambitions?
After all, although the conditions offered by the military are generous, there are also many dangers. Especially since Shen Qingzhu is a 3S-level Alpha, once he enters the military, he will definitely be treated as a trump card and go through life and death together.
But now, Shen Qingzhu, relying on his clever brain and extraordinary aptitude in Omeg signals, effortlessly controls the faith of Omegas from all walks of life in the empire.
Even Ji Mingxue, the always arrogant prince of the empire, now bows down to Shen Qingzhu's Dustless Clothes.
Once Ji Mingxue ascends to the throne in the future, Shen Qingzhu will be able to rise from a commoner to a royal husband with great wealth and status without any effort.
Shen Qingzhu is the only 3S-level Alpha in the empire. If he has big ambitions, he may sideline Ji Mingxue, an Omega, and become the real ruler of the royal family in the future.
When thinking of this possibility, everyone present felt complicated, and felt that this 19-year-old Alpha was simply unfathomable.
When they saw that Shen Qingzhu was extremely calm when facing them, and even nodded to them politely with a smile on his lips, everyone became more wary of him and either responded politely or simply looked away.
Seeing this, Shen Qingzhu didn't care about the complicated expressions of the crowd. He and Ji Mingxue just nodded to the commander of the Third Army, Marshal Ji Rongyu, Ji Mingxue's uncle, whom they had met once.
After that, the two of them sat down at their tables without changing their expressions.
Ji Mingxue naturally noticed the undercurrent in the conference room at the first moment, and knew what everyone was thinking. She immediately raised the corners of her lips playfully, and then calmly held Shen Qingzhu's slender fingers under the table and tickled his palms a few times mischievously.
Shen Qingzhu also let him scratch her.
On the contrary, Nolan, who was already sitting behind them, lowered his head speechlessly and rolled his eyes after seeing the two's little actions. He never expected that under the pressure-filled gazes of the big guys, these two people could still show off their love so unscrupulously!
Those idiots who still believe that Shen Qingzhu was forced into love by Ji Mingxue should really be allowed to see this scene with their own eyes!
Look at Shen Qingzhu's indulgence! How could he be forced at all? !
Shen Qingzhu and Ji Mingxue arrived at the conference room two minutes in advance. At this time, both sides of the long table were already full of people, and only the two seats directly opposite the two of them were still empty.
After the two of them sat down, within a few breaths, two tall figures appeared in the conference room.
A man of unparalleled handsomeness, profound temperament, deep and majestic, and indescribably noble.
A man with an outstanding appearance and a stern temperament, as sharp as a blade drawn from its sheath, unstoppable.
Both of them had black hair and golden eyes. As soon as they appeared, everyone present stood up and performed the noble salute to the powerful noble in the lead.
Shen Qingzhu and Ji Mingxue are no exception.
Because that person was Ji Mingxue's elder, the ruler of the first family of Leman, Duke Xingyao Ji Ronghuan.
The stern man who was standing half a step behind Ji Ronghuan and appeared with Ji Ronghuan was the commander of the First Legion, Ji Ronghuan's biological son Ji Mingfeng.
In other words, they are Ji Mingxue's oldest uncle and cousin.
These two are also bigwigs who often appear in official news, so Shen Qingzhu recognized them at a glance.
Shen Qingzhu was caught off guard and saw Ji Mingxue's parents again: ...
After signaling everyone to take a seat, Duke Xingyao's gaze quickly fell on Ji Mingxue, who was sitting opposite him, and a hint of an obvious smile appeared in his beautiful dark golden eyes.
His undisguised expression clearly revealed his preference for his nephew Ji Mingxue.
Upon seeing this, Ji Mingxue softened her brows for once in public and blinked at Duke Xingyao affectionately.
Then, Shen Qingzhu discovered that the noble Grand Duke's gaze fell on him.
Shen Qingzhu: ...
Fortunately, the Duke of Xingyao and his companion arrived on time, and the meeting started just a few moments after they sat down, so Shen Qingzhu didn't have time to get nervous.
After the meeting started, projections of various sizes popped up in the room and began playing records of recent battles between the various legions and the pirates.
This was a military secret, which Shen Qingzhu had never seen before. He also more or less guessed the reason why Ji Mingxue invited him here today, and he immediately began to read it attentively.
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