The interstellar trading market was bustling with people, and all kinds of rare treasures were on display. The air was filled with a strange scent of spices, which made Ye Ling couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"This smell is a bit intoxicating!" she muttered softly.
Duan Yu stood beside her, still expressionless, but his eyes were always on Ye Ling, fearing that she might have an accident in this mixed place.
"Be careful, don't touch anything." His low voice sounded in Ye Ling's ears.
Ye Ling was looking at a piece of ore emitting a faint blue light with great interest. Suddenly, Azir came over with Eve and a group of followers.
"Ms. Ye Ling, it's nice to see you again." Azir still maintained his signature smile.
After a few pleasantries, Azir took out an exquisite box containing a gem that sparkled with colorful light.
"This is the sacred object of our Stardust civilization—the 'Stardust Heart'. I hope you will accept it."
Ye Ling's eyes lit up when she looked at the dazzling gem.
"Wow, this is so beautiful!" She subconsciously reached out to take it, but the moment she touched the gem, the air around her seemed to freeze.
Azir and the other aliens' faces turned pale in an instant, and Eve even screamed and covered her mouth.
Ye Ling's heart skipped a beat, and she thought to herself, "Oh no! I think I'm in trouble..."
She immediately activated the scanning function of the mecha core and analyzed the physiological reactions of the surrounding aliens.
Heartbeat quickens, pupils dilate, muscles tense...
All signs indicate that they are very excited now, even with a hint of...
fear?
Ye Ling's brain was working rapidly, scanning the cultural relics around her, looking for clues.
Suddenly, she saw a mural depicting a gem similar to the "Stardust Heart" surrounded by many kneeling people.
"I understand!" Ye Ling suddenly had an idea and immediately explained, "Mr. Azir, please forgive my rudeness. In our Earth culture, accepting a precious gift with both hands represents the highest respect and gratitude."
The expressions of Azir and the other aliens gradually relaxed, and Eve also breathed a sigh of relief.
"So that's how it is. Earth's culture is truly... unique."
Seeing the crisis resolved, Ambassador Zhang and Merchant Li both breathed a sigh of relief. Duan Yu also nodded slightly, with a hint of approval in his eyes.
At this moment, a cold gaze shot towards Ye Ling from the crowd. Karl curled his lips into a sneer and muttered to himself: "Hmph, you're lucky. It won't be so easy next time..." He turned and disappeared in the crowd, holding tightly in his hand a piece of metal fragment that was flashing with a strange light.
"The transaction has officially begun.
" He said into the communicator.
Carl stared at Ye Ling with sinister eyes. This woman had ruined his plans time and time again. She was simply a thorn in his side!
He snorted coldly and took out a piece of metal fragment that was shining with a strange light from his pocket.
This is the "chaos maker" he carefully developed, which can interfere with electronic equipment and create various illusions.
Carl just tapped his finger, and the metal fragments shot out a beam of light that was invisible to the naked eye, hitting an alien artifact in the center of the trading market - a huge night-shining pearl that was said to have magical powers.
The night pearl suddenly flickered and emitted a shrill alarm.
Immediately afterwards, the surrounding surveillance equipment began to malfunction, the images became distorted, and finally stopped at Ye Ling's mecha, as if the energy it emitted interfered with the Night Pearl.
"It's her! It's her mecha!" someone in the crowd shouted, and there was an uproar. The aliens cast suspicious eyes at Ye Ling.
Azir's face was gloomy, and Eve looked at Ye Ling with concern, and the atmosphere became tense again.
"Oh my god, what the hell is this?" Ye Ling thought to herself, but pretended to be calm on the surface.
She knew that Karl was framing her, but now she had no way to defend herself.
At this moment, Ye Ling felt a familiar energy fluctuation. She subconsciously looked towards an inconspicuous corner outside the crowd, and Duan Yu's figure flashed by.
This guy had clearly refused to go to the market with her before, but now he was following her secretly!
Ye Ling felt warm in her heart, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and a hint of tenderness flashed in her eyes.
Eve happened to catch this scene. She looked at Ye Ling thoughtfully, then looked at the direction where Duan Yu disappeared, and seemed to understand something.
Ye Ling took a deep breath and turned on the analysis function of the mecha core, trying to find the source of the chaos maker.
However, the alien language barrier slowed her progress, and the various professional terms were like incomprehensible books, giving her a headache.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Karl's conspiracy was like an invisible net, tightly entangling her.
"Mr. Azir, please believe me, there is another hidden story behind this matter..." Ye Ling tried to explain, but found that she couldn't even utter a complete sentence in the alien language.
She felt powerless, not knowing what more difficult problems she would encounter next.
"Ding--" the communicator rang, it was Ambassador Zhang's voice: "Ye Ling, Diplomatic Exchange Center, final agreement negotiations, now." Ye Ling clenched her fists and said to herself: "The good show has just begun..." She walked towards the Diplomatic Exchange Center with firm steps, leaving only a resolute back.
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