Chapter 495 The Imperial Princess and the Rebel Leader 8
The Duke's little daughter Jessica was very perfunctory in her response to Cha Jiu's greeting.
Her knees bent slightly before she straightened them quickly, her face showing an expression of both pride and disdain.
The First Legion is powerful, while the royal family is declining and can only rely on marrying the princess to beg for help. Jessica really looks down on this future stepmother who is the same age as herself.
Allen was very enthusiastic. After expressing the old Duke's concern for Cha Jiu, he enthusiastically introduced the climate and scenery of Alpha Star.
Cha Jiu wasn't interested, but she still listened with a smile until she accidentally saw what Jessica was playing with in her hands when she was bored, and her face darkened slightly.
"How did you get this necklace?" she asked.
Allen stopped talking and followed her gaze, and saw an amber necklace on Jessica's hand.
He quickly explained, "This ancient amber necklace was bought at a high price by my father at an auction and was specially given to Jessica as a birthday gift for her eighteenth birthday. Is there anything wrong with it, Your Highness?"
Cha Jiu looked solemn: "This necklace is a relic of my mother."
Surprise appeared on everyone's face.
This necklace was the imperial concubine's favorite during her lifetime.
Because amber is extremely rare in the universe and represents eternity, she deliberately put a photo of herself and her daughter when she was born into the amber, praying that eternal love would be bestowed upon the child.
Unfortunately, the imperial concubine died later and the necklace was stolen and its whereabouts are unknown.
Jessica didn't think much of the necklace at first.
But when she heard that it was the relic of the imperial concubine and saw that Cha Jiu was still particularly nervous, she suddenly became interested. She threw the necklace into the air, caught it, and threw it again, over and over again, deliberately teasing this noble imperial princess.
Allen advised gently, "Jessica, since it is the remains of the imperial concubine, you should return it to the princess."
Jessica ignored it.
Ellen raised her voice and called her name again.
Jessica pretended to be startled by him, and her hand shook, causing the amber necklace to fall to the ground, with a corner of it damaged.
Cha Jiu suddenly felt heartbroken and clenched his hands on the chair.
Lance noticed all these details.
His eyes flickered slightly, and he looked at Jessica and the necklace with a cold gaze.
"I'm so sorry, I was distracted just now. This is the remains of the imperial concubine."
Jessica held the necklace in her hands, pretending to cherish it, looking reluctant and embarrassed.
"But this was also my father's special bidding for my coming-of-age gift, which cost him the annual tax revenue of two satellite planets."
She blinked her eyes, hiding her cunning: "Your Highness, you don't want me to return it without compensation, do you?"
"Jessica, don't be rude to His Highness." Allen reprimanded softly.
Jessica didn't take this half brother, who was not favored, seriously at all.
She continued to stare at Cha Jiu and said provocatively, "How about you also exchange something for me?"
Cha Jiu said calmly: "What do you want?"
"Your mech, Star Trooper."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room fell silent.
When Lance and the others heard this name, they couldn't help but hold their breath.
"Xingrong is also a legacy left to me by my mother." Cha Jiu's expression did not change, and he continued to ask: "Do you have any other exchange conditions?"
Jessica was very proud: "Your Highness, are you begging me?"
Cha Jiu calmly said, "Please propose other conditions."
It is really sad that an imperial princess wants to get back her mother's relics and has to agree to the exchange conditions of her subjects.
But this is the epitome of the royal status today——
A mascot, an accessory, without any real power or prestige.
Thinking about it this way, Lehman and Isaac both felt a little sympathetic towards Cha Jiu.
Only Lance felt a tightness in his chest.
Seeing the proud and noble Imperial Rose bending her straight waist in front of him, he felt very uncomfortable.
"Lance's favorability has increased again. It has been increasing since yesterday and is now at 30%." The system reminded happily.
Neither high nor low.
It is the time when a person is confused about his feelings.
Jessica pretended to think about it, and after a while she said, "Then let's do it in a duel."
"Let's each pick one person to duel. If you can win all three games, I'll return the necklace to you. If you lose one game, both the Star Warrior and the necklace will belong to me. How about that?"
Such conditions are so unfair.
But if Cha Jiu asked for fairness, Jessica might just say she didn't want to compete anymore.
Cha Jiu wanted to get the amber necklace back, so she had no choice but to agree.
Lance strode forward, walked up to her and said, "Your Highness, let me duel. I won't let you down."
Isaac and Lyman nodded behind them.
Yes, let the boss go! Win one or two games first, and then lose the Star Trooper in the end! The boss has a good plan!
There is only one chance. Cha Jiu raised his eyes and looked at him, his eyes scrutinizing him, as if he was judging whether he could be trusted.
Lance let himself be looked at.
It was not until Cha Jiu nodded that his tense brows relaxed slightly.
"Be careful." This was the first time Cha Jiu showed genuine concern for him.
Lance, who had always been belittled and squeezed, was inexplicably excited.
He even wanted to start the competition quickly to prove himself with his strength and win the approval of her eyes.
He bent down and placed a loyal kiss on the back of her hand before turning and walking towards the duelist Jessica had chosen.
The first game is to see who can shoot down the opponent's fighter first.
This is literally a contest of life, the loser will surely die.
But Lance showed no fear. The moment he sat in the fighter plane with his tall figure, his gentle and introverted facial features suddenly became sharp and fierce.
The lion has shed his disguise.
The beast bared its fangs.
There was a bloodthirsty and excited light in his eyes.
The two fighters rushed out of the starship runway at the same time, occupied a favorable position in the vast universe, and attacked each other.
Cha Jiu, Allen and others also walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window to watch this thrilling showdown.
Jessica said proudly: "Noah is the best fighter pilot in the First Legion. He once drove a fighter plane alone to invade the insect planet and destroyed the nest of the queen of the insect tribe."
Lyman and Isaac expressed disdain.
What the hell.
Their leader, driving a fighter plane, could move freely in the encirclement and suppression coalition of ten legions, avoid the mountains of ships and artillery, and blow the superiors who hid behind the scenes and gave orders to a pulp.
How can a Zerg nest compare to this?
Their leader is the most powerful.
Cha Jiu raised his head quietly, looking at the two points in the dark starry sky that were constantly intersecting and fighting fiercely.
"So you were well prepared and came for Xingrong from the beginning, right?" she said lightly.
Jessica curled her lips, "I don't know what Your Highness is talking about."
But soon, the duel was decided.
Noah, sent by Jessica, is a top-notch expert in controlling the flight angle of the fighter plane and the accuracy of aiming at the opponent.
But he soon found that he had lost track of the other party.
Yes.
Lance's fighter disappeared in front of him.
Noah was stunned. No matter how powerful his attack was, it was only effective if he could capture the target.
Now that he has lost his people, what is he going to attack?
Noah quickly connected to the communication on the starship and asked: "Didn't we agree to prohibit the stealth function of the fighter in this duel? Why did you turn on the stealth for him?"
The person on the other side was hesitant and didn't want to reveal too much information.
Jessica snatched the communication microphone away, and her voice became angry and broken: "Invisible head! Look under your fuselage, idiot!"
Cha Jiu's calm laughter was in stark contrast: "Ms. Jessica, providing information about the opponent to a party that is still fighting, isn't that cheating?"
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