Georgia was still a little confused the next day after waking up. He felt as if he had forgotten something and was very distressed. Chu Rong told him not to think too much and gave him a high-level material to divert his attention.
In the afternoon, Chu Huai and Chu Rong went out together. Georgia was not convenient to follow them, so she found a sunny spot in the yard and sat down, concentrating on preparing for next week's game.
The Starnet Mecha Manufacturing Competition will last about three months. Except for the first three games, there will be five days between each subsequent game.
The first round of competition has ended, and the second round will be held in two days. The content of the competition should still be parts.
The difficulty of the competition increases gradually. According to Ronnie, during the competition, the production of primary parts will last about one month, the production of intermediate and advanced parts will last about one and a half months, which will also involve parts modification. The remaining half a month is the most important engine production. After the engine is completed, only the final competition - mecha assembly - is left.
That is to say, if he wants to complete the entire round of competition, he must learn intermediate and advanced parts while competing in the early stages of the primary parts competition. Then, after completing the intermediate and advanced parts competitions, he can start to get in touch with the engine. Just learn and do a little at a time, and slowly complete the entire event. No matter which link fails, his journey to the competition will be immediately declared over.
It is obviously impossible to learn a complete set of intermediate and advanced parts in such a short time, so he must draw the mecha blueprint as soon as possible, and then specifically learn the intermediate and advanced parts that he will use later.
When he was serious, he tended to ignore what was happening around him, so it wasn't until a slender, beautiful hand pushed a glass of juice to his hand that he came back to his senses from the complicated task of converting the magic puppet into a mecha. He realized that there was someone next to him and looked up at the owner of the hand.
"I can see that you are at ease in this home."
The Imperial Master took his hand back, and when he saw him looking over, he smiled at him and asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"
It was as if a spell was broken, and a blurred memory in his mind suddenly became clear. A lot of unfamiliar pictures flashed by, and his hand trembled, and the half-drawn design draft was dragged out by a long mark by the electronic pen.
He immediately withdrew his hand and touched his belly, then looked around and found that the housekeeper who had just been walking his rabbit was gone. There was no one in the yard, and it was eerily quiet.
Something is wrong.
He became alert, looking at the national teacher opposite with a tense face, thinking of the strange thin piece that flew into his mouth inexplicably yesterday, he pursed his lips, his magic power was ready to move, one hand reached for the communicator, and the other hand prepared to take out the hammer.
"Relax, I mean no harm, Mr. Butler is going to prepare some snacks for you."
The Imperial Master saw through his defense, and naturally placed his hands on the table, relaxed his body, and exposed all his vital parts to him, showing that he was harmless and non-aggressive. At the same time, he said soothingly: "You saved Jian, and you are the benefactor of our father and son. I will only repay you, not hurt you."
Georgia still couldn't relax. Everything that happened from yesterday to today was too strange. It seemed that everyone and everything were stopping him from confessing the thin slices to Chu Rong. He absolutely didn't believe that there was no manipulation by the national master.
"Sure enough, this is the reaction of a young cub." The Imperial Master sighed in surprise when he saw him suddenly laugh. Then he lowered his head and brushed the back of his hand, stretched his arm under his eyelids, and said gently, "Look, we are the same kind, so don't be afraid."
Georgia frowned, looked away, then widened her eyes in shock.
Suddenly, a small piece of scale-like thing appeared on his originally smooth skin. Judging from the size and color, it was exactly the same as the thin flake that floated into his mouth last night!
He couldn't help but hold his throat and suddenly felt like vomiting.
"What a sad reaction. Don't worry, what you ate yesterday was my power, not real scales."
The Imperial Master brushed his arm again, and the scales disappeared.
He suddenly turned his head to look in the other direction of the yard, sighed regretfully, stood up and said gently: "Good times are always short-lived, Georgia, remember, don't tell others your true origins and the fact that you are not human, that would be a disaster."
The true origin and the fact that it is not human?
Georgia was stunned for a moment, and then her heart tightened. Seeing that he was about to leave, she stood up and asked, "What do you know? You——"
"Hush." The Imperial Master walked past him, raised his hand and gently pressed his shoulder, and whispered: "If one day those humans you trust no longer want you, remember to come to me, I will help you."
The warm power on his shoulder flashed by and he was stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses again, the imperial teacher had disappeared. The old butler was walking towards him with a basket of snacks and a smile on his face. The sun was shining, and everything in the courtyard was still as warm as before, as if nothing had happened. However, Georgia felt cold in his limbs.
Not a human... He sat back in his chair and mechanically thanked the old butler who brought the snacks. He lowered his head and picked up a pen. He looked at his shadow projected on the table. His eyes fell on his pointed ears and he slowly tightened his fingers.
His increasingly stable life has indeed made him forget that he is different from Chu Rong. Even if he looks like a human, he is fundamentally different from humans in essence.
If Chu Rong knew... would he really not want him?
His eyes fell on the half-drawn design on the electronic notebook. Thinking of his life with Chu Rong, he suddenly became panic-stricken and hesitant.
If Chu Rong, who hates the Zerg so much, knew that he was not human and had the same origin as the Zerg, would he scold him and then accept him, or would he equate him with the Zerg and stay away from him from then on, or... kill him?
If Chu Rong knew that he concealed or even deliberately misled and blurred his origins, how would Chu Rong react given his personality?
Get angry, ignore him, or... hate him?
His heart trembled and he shook his head quickly.
No, that's not the case. Chu Rong is not such an unreasonable and cruel person. He is so good...
But what if? My identity would more or less affect the relationship between them.
He hadn't finished drawing the next stroke on the design and his thoughts were completely confused.
Chu Rong came back before dinner and found that Georgia was not in good spirits. Worried that the mental exploration last night had hurt him, he quickly found an excuse to take him for a detailed examination.
Georgia, who had been daydreaming for the entire afternoon, became even more panicked when she saw this. She didn't understand why he suddenly asked her to go for a physical examination. She was so confused that she completely forgot to tell him about the scales and became even more depressed.
The examination results showed that Georgia was fine, the only problem was that he had not eaten well recently and had lost weight. Chu Rong's face darkened and he grabbed him and scolded him. Halfway through the scolding, he saw that he was listless, so he stopped talking, raised his hand to push back his bangs, frowned, and carried him back to the main house.
After dinner, Georgia had to return to school. Because Chu Rong had to temporarily conceal the news of the king's rescue, he could not show up in public recently, so it was not convenient to send him to school.
"You must eat well at school and stop using nutritional supplements to get by."
Chu Rong frowned and instructed, ruffling his hair, and when he pinched his ear he noticed that his body stiffened for a moment, and he felt more and more that something was wrong with him. He wanted to keep him for a few more days for observation but couldn't find a reason, and was also worried that it would affect his studies. He paused, lowered his head, held his face, and kissed his lips.
Georgia looked up at him, her eyes finally brightening up a bit.
"We'll get engaged after we've dealt with the king's affairs." Chu Rong stepped back and pressed her forehead against his. With a hint of tenderness in her eyes, she said, "Then we'll be together forever. So don't be afraid anymore. I'll always be here."
forever?
Georgia's heart trembled, and her tangled thoughts seemed to clear the clouds. Suddenly, she became firm, looked at him seriously, and said, "Chu Rong, can we get engaged later? After the game, I should be on vacation by then."
"After the game?" Chu Rong stood up, touched his face, frowned again, and asked, "Are you sure?" That would be a few months later. In fact, he hoped to get engaged as soon as possible.
"Well, after the game is over." Georgia nodded, smiled at him, and said, "I will have a gift for you then. You gave me a ring, so it's only fair that I give you something too."
Seeing that he was finally happy, Chu Rong felt relieved and his brows relaxed. He deliberately asked, "Are you going to prepare a token of love for me?"
Georgia was stunned for a moment, then took a step forward and hugged him, without answering, and said, "I'm going to school, see you next weekend." After that, she rubbed his chest, let go of him, turned around and ran towards the hovercraft waiting at the door.
Chu Rong thought he was shy, so she watched him leave, narrowed her eyes slightly, and raised the corners of her mouth - it seemed like it would be a good idea to get engaged after the holiday so that she would have more time to prepare.
After arriving at the school, Georgia and Chu Yan said goodbye at the school gate, took out their mobility scooter and sat in it. They lowered their heads, the smile on their faces disappeared, they turned on the navigation and automatic driving of the mobility scooter, and sat in the chair in a daze.
There is no doubt that he likes Chu Rong, and he now even dreams of being with her forever.
But his mother once said that lovers must trust and be honest with each other. He agreed with this statement and felt that if a relationship wants to develop in a long-term and healthy way, concealment and deception must be avoided as much as possible.
Today's words from the Imperial Master reminded him that he was still hiding a big secret from Chu Rong. Before they promised to spend their lives together, Chu Rong had the right to know the truth. He didn't want this matter to become a weapon that anyone could use to shake him, like today's Imperial Master.
Confession is necessary, but before confessing completely, he wants to do something more for Chu Rong.
He once promised to build a pure manual-piloted mecha that was truly suitable for Chu Rong. Three months. He gave himself three months to complete the detailed design drawings and installation process of a pure manual-piloted mecha in this competition. After three months, he would choose to confess. At that time, no matter whether Chu Rong accepted him or not, he would accept the result calmly.
If Chu Rong didn't accept him three months later... He looked outside at the brightly lit military academy campus, his eyes dimming little by little - then it would probably be time for him to leave.
Life is such a hateful thing, always pushing him into trouble again when he is paralyzed by happiness.
Sambu found that Georgia had suddenly become much calmer after returning from the weekend. Although she was still gentle and friendly to people, she spoke less and less and smiled less often. It was as if she had grown from a shy little angel who was pampered and protected to an adult with a reserved smile overnight.
Only when someone loves you can you remain innocent, and only when there is suffering waiting for you will you suddenly mature and become an adult.
He frowned, thinking of the rumor that was gradually spreading in the school, and felt a little worried.
"Qiao, you..." He couldn't help but speak.
Georgia turned her head to look at him when she heard that, and smiled at him before asking, "What's wrong?"
Sambu glanced at the unfamiliar part that was about to take shape in his hand, swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth, shook his head, and replied: "Nothing, I just want to ask you what this part is. I haven't seen it before. Are you preparing for tonight's game?"
"Well, the competition will involve parts modification, so I have to practice more." Georgia replied. Her tone was still full of energy, but her expression was completely different from before, lacking a lot of the cheerful and reckless atmosphere.
"Then do your best. I will go to watch the game." Sambu replied, suppressing his worries in his heart and decided to ask him about the rumors after the game.
At 7:30 in the evening, Georgia showed up in the contestant room on time and started to be in a daze again.
The king hadn't woken up yet, so Chu Rong couldn't log in with his main account. He should use his secondary account to watch the game today. The secondary account had no special privileges, couldn't enter this room, and couldn't add his account as a friend. If the audience today was the same as last time, he would definitely not be able to find him in the crowd.
The last time I hugged each other here seems like a dream...
His mood fell uncontrollably again, but he quickly came back to his senses, patted his face to cheer himself up, called up the textbook and began to study the intermediate parts - the drawings were almost completed, and he had roughly screened out the intermediate parts that would be used in the production of this mecha, and was now working hard to familiarize himself with them.
Chu's mother's notes were of great help in this process. This time he was studying without following the outline, and the process was very jumpy and messy. It was not convenient to trouble Master Shang and Mr. Ren all the time, and self-study was too messy. With such a concise note, he avoided many detours.
When studying, time seemed to pass especially quickly. Before he could figure out an intermediate part, the countdown board for the start of the competition appeared above.
He looked up and was surprised to find that there was a "?:?" following the data. Above the corresponding data were the words "promotion" and "elimination". The data on the elimination side was smaller, and the data on the promotion side was larger. The two sides were constantly changing, and the gap was getting bigger and bigger.
What's this?
He was very confused about this, as he had never been involved in gambling. He silently wondered, could this be the audience's support for him? There were more people who supported him to advance, and fewer people who supported him to be eliminated?
Thinking of this, he moved his ears, and recalled the audience who cheered and supported him last time. He thought he had found the correct answer, and his heart was warm. He quickly cheered up and decided to take the competition more seriously this time and not let everyone down.
Outside the venue, Chu Yan looked at the wildly increasing odds behind Georgia's room number and lamented, "Sure enough, everyone thinks that Joe will be eliminated. Look at the odds, it's really unreasonable. Few people buy to win."
Yuan Xiu looked at him speechlessly and said, "Just be happy. Buy now. The betting will be closed once the game starts."
"Buy it now, why rush?" Chu Yan rubbed his hands and without hesitation used all the money in his account to buy the promotion. As a result, the odds gap narrowed instantly, and then began to widen slowly.
Yuan Xiu's eyes widened, and he turned to look at him: "How much did you buy? You can actually bring the odds so close. Where did you get so much money?"
"Well... you know, my second brother is not convenient to show up for the time being, so he expressed his support for Qiao through me." Chu Yan rubbed his hands and made a gesture of counting money, smiling like a fox who stole a chicken.
Yuan Xiu: “…” Is this “slightly”?
Being able to narrow the odds so much, he must have invested all his wife's money. I didn't expect that Chu Rong, who looks serious and not easy to mess with, would be so cruel and irrational when dealing with her fiancé's affairs.
Just as I was speechless, I saw that the odds, which had already widened, were narrowed again. It was obvious that someone had bought a large sum of money to advance.
"Fuck, where did this lunatic come from?" Yuan Xiu was shocked again. At this moment, he suddenly felt so poor.
Chu Yan narrowed his eyes, thinking: "There is actually someone who has a keen eye for talent. Who could it be? The Xiang and Wei families will definitely lose. The Ning family definitely didn't participate. There are so many families watching the fun... Could it be the president? That would be a scandal. The president personally participated in the gambling..."
"Stop. Regardless of whether the president will be bored and come to Starnet to watch the fun, the fact that your second brother also personally participated in the gambling will also be a scandal if it gets out, okay?" Yuan Xiu couldn't help but roll his eyes at him.
Although the military has not issued an explicit ban, officers are advised not to participate in activities such as gambling. Chu Yan has no right to comment on other matters.
"My second brother's situation is special. What's wrong with fiancés supporting each other's careers? Besides, it's not my second brother who made the bet. Besides, this is clearly a legal entertainment activity on the Star Network. It's nothing." Chu Yan waved his hand, showing his double standards. Seeing that the game was about to start, he urged: "Let's go, it's time to teleport."
On the other side of the Mecha Manufacturing Plaza, Qiu Guangji muttered as he bought Georgia's ticket to advance, feeling helpless about his friend's behavior of gambling again in the Starnet Mecha Manufacturing Competition after a year.
Although I know that my friend is sensible in his actions, it is still too bold for him to invest such a large sum of money in a first-year mecha manufacturing student without hesitation.
However, there were many people as brave as this, including Mr. Ren, Master Shang, Ronnie, Yun Xiachu, Sangbu, Jian, and even Xiang Kun and Princess Anlin, who all invested money to buy Georgia's advancement before the game was about to start.
Some of them did it to support and encourage, some did it to trust Georgia, some did it to buy peace of mind, and some, like Xiang Kun and Princess Anlin, didn't know why they bet on Georgia to advance, knowing clearly that it was a game they were likely to lose.
The countdown ended, the game began, the bet was closed on time, the wildly changing odds data stopped instantly, the audience was teleported into the player's room, and at the same time, the content of this game appeared on the player's console.
The overwhelming cheers suddenly appeared just like last time, and the empty auditorium was filled in an instant.
Georgia, who was mentally prepared, was not scared this time. She turned her head to look at the audience, stood up and greeted them and thanked them. She swept her eyes across the front row and indeed could not find Chu Rong's trumpet. She pursed her lips, bowed to the audience, then sat back in front of the console, turned on the shield, and started today's game.
Outside the stadium, the same conversation was heard in countless corners - "Did Chu Rong watch the game online?" "No."
The onlookers thought that Chu Rong was still in the empire, so they did not speculate too much about his absence.
Those members of the major families who knew the inside information all confirmed that Chu Rong was indeed missing. Given the care he had shown about Georgia before, if nothing had happened, he would not have been online to watch the game.
After receiving the news, Xiang Hui immediately found his father Xiang Lingzhi and said, "Chu Rong is missing, and he is with the king of the empire. This matter can be used as an article. The Chu family is obviously competing with us for that position. Maybe this time we can use Chu Rong's disappearance to hinder them."
"no."
Xiang Lingzhi rejected his proposal directly, saying: "The Chu family's reaction is wrong, and the situation in the empire is unclear. We can't get involved in this muddy water. Don't pay attention to these things in the future. Now is the time to develop ourselves. It's not worth it for us to deviate from the center and get entangled with the Chu family."
However, Xiang Hui was unwilling to accept this. The reason why the Chu family dared to act so recklessly over the years was because of Chu Rong's strength and the military force in his hands. Now that Chu Rong was in trouble in the empire, it was like giving him a chance to overthrow the Chu family for free. It would be a pity if he didn't use it.
"Father, the Chu family is the best at making these kinds of things up. The calmer and more nonchalant Chu Huai and Chu Yan appear now, the higher the possibility that Chu Rong will get into trouble. I still think that this opportunity cannot be missed—"
"Xiao Hui!"
Xiang Lingzhi raised his voice to interrupt him, his mental power radiated outward, he looked at him seriously, and said solemnly: "You are too stubborn. As the heir of this generation of the Xiang family, you can't even be calm and consider the overall situation. How can I continue to trust you!"
These words were too harsh, and the threat of mental power was also used. Xiang Hui was shocked and lowered his head with clenched fists.
"Xiaohui, you must understand that fighting must be done in moderation. The Xiang family and the Chu family are only fighting for power, not a blood feud. Now is not the critical moment yet. The game between the families must be carried out under the premise of preserving themselves and cannot exceed this bottom line."
Seeing him like this, Xiang Lingzhi softened his tone again, retracted his mental strength, raised his hand and patted his shoulder, and said earnestly: "Chu Rong's disappearance this time involves too much. The Federation can fight among itself, but it cannot fight in front of the Empire. And have you ever thought about it, if Chu Rong's disappearance is just an illusion, and he and the king are safe, then once the Xiang family does something small, what situation might the Xiang family face after Chu Rong returns?"
Xiang Hui was stunned when he heard this, and unconsciously began to think along his line of thought.
If Chu Rong's disappearance was fake, and he was still staying with the king, then when they return, the princes who are now engaged in crazy internal fighting in the empire will probably be in big trouble. Now all those who try to make a fuss will probably be framed by the Chu family as "wishing the federal marshal to die outside", and then the public opinion will be guided. Not to mention competing for the presidency next year, those who interfere may not even be able to keep the existing people's hearts.
Thinking of this, he was shocked and realized that what his father said was indeed right.
Chu Rong's position is too special, and we must be extremely cautious when dealing with matters related to him.
"I'm sorry, I lost my composure." He lowered his head and admitted his mistake sincerely.
Xiang Lingzhi nodded with relief and said, "It's okay. It's normal for young people to make mistakes occasionally. Just correct them when you know they are wrong. In short, we'll just watch the fun of Chu Rong's incident this time. Whoever can't help but have evil thoughts first will be the one who steps on the trap. Remember, don't act rashly before the situation is clear in the future."
In the contestant's room, Georgia observed the spare parts and accessories on the table, recalled the mecha design drawing in his mind, let out a light breath, directly took out the hammer customized by the system, picked up an accessory and started hammering it carefully.
From now on, every part he makes will be slightly different from the traditional parts. In other words, starting from this game, all the parts he makes are modified parts - in order to complete this unique mecha, he has no choice but to do so.
If he made a mistake in any small detail during this period, his mecha might fail in production, so he had to be fully prepared for every game.
The knowledgeable audience was stunned when they saw him like this. They repeatedly observed the accessories in his hand and frowned. What was going on? The accessories were clearly already processed and did not need to be processed again. What was Georgia doing?
Ronnie, who was sitting in the corner, raised his eyebrows, his eyes full of interest: "Brother, are you going to do something big?"
Master Shang waved his hand to signal him to be quiet, and said, "Look carefully, he is more talented than you in modification, learn from him."
One accessory, then another, time passed unknowingly, and after the audience discovered that Georgia had reprocessed almost 30% of the accessories, the murmurs became louder and louder, and some even speculated that Georgia knew she couldn't survive the second round, so she gave up on herself.
The audience who bet on the elimination were happy, the fans who bet on the advancement were nervous, and the audience seats gradually became quiet, all staring at Georgia's beautiful and flexible hands, and the very primitive tool hammer in his hand.
Chu Rong, who came in to watch the game with a secondary account, heard the discussion among the audience, frowned impatiently, and blocked the audience - how could the person he liked give up on himself?
Modifying accessories is a time-consuming job. By the time Georgia put down the hammer, half of the two-hour game time had passed. Some spectators in the audience chose to leave one after another because they were tired of watching him fooling around with the hammer.
Georgia didn't look at the audience. After putting down the hammer, he snapped his fingers and officially began to assemble the parts.
Ronnie in the audience sat up straight unconsciously.
The parts required for today's competition are more complicated than those in the previous game. It takes an average person about one hour and twenty minutes to assemble them successfully. Originally, two hours was more than enough time for the competition, but Georgia wasted a full hour on the modification of accessories. It is uncertain whether he can complete the assembly of the parts in the rest of the time, not to mention that he modified so many accessories. Therefore, most of the audience has given up hope of his advancement.
Chu Yan, who had always been confident in Georgia, couldn't help but worry. He leaned forward with a nervous expression.
After picking up the first accessory, Georgia never stopped.
He skillfully installed the accessories one by one into the appropriate positions, as if it were a pre-programmed machine. There was no pause or adjustment, and every step was the most suitable and perfect installation angle.
That smooth flowing feeling came back, and the audience's restless mood gradually calmed down.
Five minutes passed unknowingly, and he finally picked up the first modified accessory. The knowledgeable audience couldn't help but get nervous, and then watched him put the accessory that had been modified beyond recognition into another position they had never expected, and installed it perfectly.
They seemed to hear a slight click as the accessory was perfectly installed, and then without giving them time to react or digest the information, another modified accessory was picked up and installed in a location they had never expected.
The subsequent installation process became completely unfamiliar. Georgia's movements were still smooth and even faster, as if this part was supposed to be installed in this way, but the audience was already confused.
What are you doing? Are you really giving up the game?
The audience was in an uproar again, and soon they found out that they were wrong.
The parts gradually became complete, a rough outline appeared, and they became more and more familiar.
The audience stared with wide eyes at the part in Georgia's hand, which had all its installation structures disrupted but was gradually changing into a shape they were familiar with. They were so shocked that they were speechless - was Georgia going to use a completely unfamiliar installation method to install a part they were familiar with?
Before they knew it, more than forty minutes had passed and the last accessory was snapped into place. The part was formed, and the shape was no different from the one they were familiar with, but they knew clearly that the internal structure of this part had been completely disrupted.
The system prompt pops up at the right time - the competition is completed, the parts value is special, and the contestant [Qiao] advances.
Georgia let out a long breath and couldn't help laughing. Then he turned off the audience communication shield, stood up, bowed to the stunned audience, and said with a smile: "Thank you all for your support and watching. See you at the next game." After that, he swept his eyes across the audience, but still didn't find Chu Rong, so he chose to log off directly.
Chu Rong, who was unable to meet his eyes, frowned and chose to log off.
The audience looked at the console without its owner and the parts lying alone on it. They were stunned for a few seconds, and suddenly burst into thunderous cheers - they must watch today's game video several times! It's amazing! After changing so many parts, they can still put this familiar part together in a completely unfamiliar way! The value is still super!
Genius! This native who skipped grades in one year and successfully entered the federal military academy is indeed a genius!
In the corner of the audience, Chu Yan smacked his lips and said, "It's over. Everyone has discovered that Joe is very powerful. The odds for the next game are going to be ruined."
Yuan Xiu looked at his disgusting face, which was obviously very proud but still wanted to say a few words, rolled his eyes and logged off directly.
On the other side, Xiang Kun looked at the parts on the table with complicated eyes and clenched his fists - he really needed to work harder, there are always people better than you, people who are smarter and more talented than him are still working hard, he can't slack off like before.
In the dormitory, as soon as Georgia walked out of the StarNet cabin, Chu Rong's communication popped up. He rubbed his face and answered it. When Chu Rong appeared, he immediately said happily: "Chu Rong, I'm in the third round!"
"I saw it." Seeing how happy he was, Chu Rong's expression softened and he said, "You are amazing. I am proud of you."
Georgia twitched her ears and her smile grew wider.
Proud of you, he liked the word.
Chu Rong looked at his innocent and happy expression and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips.
The next day, the news that Chu Rong and the king of the empire were attacked and missing suddenly broke out. The atmosphere in the federation changed immediately. People began to worry and pray, and public opinion was everywhere.
The president, who had been low-key for a while, suddenly became high-profile. He took the initiative to contact the Grand Prince of the Empire and sent more rescue teams.
Seeing this, people became more and more worried, and public opinion became more and more bizarre.
Chu Yan and Georgia were at the center of public opinion at school. People they knew or didn't know kept coming to "comfort and show concern" for them, which made them very annoyed, but they couldn't show it.
Sambu finally expressed his concerns and comforted Georgia with a few words.
Georgia was surprisingly calm. After thanking him for his comfort, he firmly stated that he believed Chu Rong would be fine.
When some people heard him say this, they thought he was at a loss and thus began to be blindly confident. They looked at him with more sympathy and even a hint of gloating - Georgia's current identity was all given by Chu Rong. If Chu Rong was gone, how could he, a native, live such a glorious life as he does now.
Georgia ignored all the malicious speculation from the outside world, and concentrated on perfecting the mecha design drawings, becoming more and more "homebound".
Two days later, just when the president's relationship with the Grand Prince of the Empire suddenly improved because of this incident, and when he was waving the banner of worrying about Chu Rong and brainwashing the people to establish his image and win the hearts of the people, the news that Chu Rong had been found came out.
The news came from a checkpoint at the border. They reported that a few days ago, detection equipment had tracked Chu Rong's mecha near the planet B07, and speculated that Chu Rong might have escaped back to the Federation with the king.
The Empire and the Federation sent search and rescue teams, but they only found the seriously injured and unconscious Fan Xiangnan on the planet B07, but no trace of Chu Rong and the king.
With hopes dashed, everyone became more and more convinced that Chu Rong and the king might have encountered something unexpected. Fan Xiangnan was Chu Rong's most trusted subordinate, and now the subordinate had been found but the superior had not, the outcome was almost foreseeable.
A few more days passed like this, and when the weekend came, Georgia returned to the main house amid the sympathetic and on-lookers eyes of her classmates and said goodbye to Chu Rong.
"How long will it take this time?" He handed the potion he had made in his spare time to Chu Rong and asked with concern.
Chu Rong took it, kissed his forehead, touched his face, and replied: "I will be back as soon as I send the king back to the empire. It won't be too long." He still needed to personally retrieve the Chu family's seized warships, including Zhuang Yu and others on the ship, otherwise he would not have made this trip.
Georgia nodded, stretched out her arms to hug him, looked up and said seriously: "Don't rush, safety is the most important thing, I will wait for you to come back."
Chu Rong looked down at him for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled, raised his hand and pulled his ear, and said, "Got it, you're a grown-up bald chicken."
Georgia, who hadn't been addressed like that for a long time, was stunned for a moment, then buried her head in his arms and rubbed it, muttering in a low voice: "You are bald, and I have grown up a long time ago."
After saying that, she recalled that she had cried several times recently, and rubbed his chest again guiltily, then let go of him, waved and said, "Have a nice trip."
Chu Rong reached out and rubbed his hair, brushing his ear in the process. Reassured, he found that he was no longer stiff, and gently kissed him on the lips. After a pause, he turned and walked towards the guest house next door - in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he did not intend to let the old king see any members of the Chu family except him.
The black mecha took off into the air. Georgia leaned on the window and watched him leave. The mecha's appearance design, which she had always been unable to grasp the inspiration for, was finally perfected in her mind.
In the past, he only thought that green and brown were the most beautiful colors in the world. Now that two more have been added, white and black are actually very beautiful as well.
A new week has arrived and the midterm exams at the military academy have begun.
Georgia won the first place in the grade with full marks in all subjects, which strongly slapped the faces of those malicious speculations that he was "too sad and failed the midterm exam". At the same time, news came from the empire that Chu Rong brought the king and the national teacher back to the empire headquarters and safely sent the king to General Netasi's office.
The rumors were self-defeating, the onlookers cheered happily, the Grand Prince of the Empire was horrified, and the President quickly cut off contact with the Grand Prince of the Empire and cancelled the subsequent press conference that he was going to hold to win the hearts of the people.
After returning to the empire, the old king dismissed the eldest prince immediately, saying frankly that the attack was caused by the eldest prince for his own benefit. He sincerely thanked Chu Rong for rescuing him, gave him many priceless treasures, and took the initiative to ask about his marriage, saying that he would definitely be there in person to congratulate him.
Afterwards, Chu Rong set out to return to the Federation under the escort of the King's Guards. At the same time, the Empire began a secret purge.
On the day Chu Rong arrived at the Federation, the third round of the StarNet Mecha Manufacturing Competition began.
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