Chapter 79 He watched his skyscraper rise, and she watched as her beloved found his...
The general principles of cooperation between the two countries have been finalized; the remaining details will be refined by staff from both sides.
Upon learning that King Sklag II would be staying for a few more days, the Prime Minister of Fran invited His Majesty to visit their newly built Star Source Material Refinery.
"What's so interesting about this?" Shi Wei asked curiously.
King Sklag II looked at the data he had just received and said with a playful tone, "Let's sell the goods."
Shi Wei glanced at it and hummed in agreement: "Fran doesn't plan to stockpile star source materials? Is he planning to sell all this energy?"
“They have very little information about the source blood, so they only hoard star source materials as energy. Manra hoards a lot, but doesn't use it as a primary energy source, so the requirements for refining technology are not high. Recently, the mercenaries and the alliance have been cooperating, and Fran and his group have lost two major buyers for the energy they refined using new technologies. It's normal that they came to us.” His Majesty explained to her, and after thinking for a while, said, “Then let's buy some. We're already here.”
It sounds like they're going shopping.
The visit was really no different from shopping. Fran only wanted to sell energy and wouldn't reveal a single bit of the technology. However, the major nobles who controlled the energy were very sincere and didn't ask for a high price.
The emperor readily agreed to sign a large contract.
Seeing that Shi Wei was curious about the refining process of the star source material, the person in charge warmly invited her to watch the moment of separation.
"That's an extremely rare sight. The energy released by the stellar matter in an instant is like a planetary explosion—dazzling and brilliant," the Beta girl guiding them explained as she helped Shi Wei put on her protective suit.
The guards followed at a distance that was neither too close nor too far.
"Sorry, you can only stand here. If you want to visit, you can only come one at a time." The girl opened the observation room. The automatic door was fully open. Shi Wei nodded to the guards outside the door. This distance was safe.
She entered the observation room, which was actually just a small, enclosed space. Outside the transparent window, a fist-sized piece of stellar material was suspended.
Beautiful, mysterious, powerful.
This substance reminded her of Asta.
Under the influence of electromagnetic force, the surface of this stellar material was rapidly decomposed, then burst into brilliant light, with fragmented light points being released outwards.
The entire area felt like wandering in a galaxy.
Someone approached her; it was a staff member in protective clothing who looked burly and much taller than Shi Wei.
He pressed a button, and Shi Wei discovered that the small observation room they were in could actually move. After he pressed the button, it began to float forward.
She frowned, displeased with the man's presumptuousness, and ordered, "Stop."
The man paused for a moment, then realized that she didn't recognize him.
A deep voice came from behind the mask: "Xiaowei, it's me."
Shi Wei was taken aback. The other person silently opened their mask, revealing a familiar face: a straight nose, short black hair, and a pair of black eyes staring at her without blinking.
"It's you." Shi Wei breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Monroe—her first love and her boyfriend before that—did not reply, but only glanced at the guards outside.
Shi Wei thought about it and felt that he was now in a high position and had always been an honest person. He shouldn't be like that lunatic Yi Lan and do something like kidnapping people.
Seeing that she did not respond immediately, a hint of vulnerability flashed in the tall man's eyes.
Shi Wei sighed and said to the guards outside, "I want to observe this up close. You all go outside and wait."
The female Alpha guard in the lead seemed to want to dissuade him, but was intimidated by Shi Wei's gaze and had no choice but to give up and open the communication to ask for assistance.
The two people slowly flew closer to the star-source material in the transparent observation room.
“I’ve had a Star Origin Stone before, but it wasn’t nearly as beautiful as this one.” Monroe broke the silence. He had already taken off his helmet; as an Alpha with S-class physical abilities, he didn’t need a protective suit at all.
"Hmm, it is indeed very beautiful." Shi Wei's eyes were fixed on the starlight.
The man in the shadows watched her silently.
The observation room remained quiet for a long time. After Shi Wei finished admiring the scene, she asked him, "What do you want to say to me?"
His face looked much more mature than before, his skin was a bit darker, and his personality seemed more reserved, but he was subtly exuding the aura of someone in a superior position.
She used to be a quiet person, and when we went out, she would just silently follow me around like a bag-carrying robot, but she was very obedient. Now she seems to be even quieter.
Shi Wei had no choice but to start a casual conversation with him: "I heard you're doing quite well now and are highly regarded by your boss. Congratulations!"
In fact, Shi Wei hadn't deliberately looked into her exes' affairs; a perfect ex would be practically dead.
However, since some people wanted to know, Lu Qi, for reasons unknown, showed her the information meant for His Majesty as well—what was there to see? If she read too much and remembered it, and accidentally let it slip, she would be in trouble.
She glanced at Eric's message casually; it seemed he was just like any other young nobleman from Franco, nothing special.
As for Monroe, Shi Wei was quite happy for him. It was said that he had been promoted quickly and had a very good track record. A few years ago, he was favored by the Secretary of Defense and was intended to be groomed as his successor.
He's only in his seventies. For an ordinary person, this speed is like riding a rocket. If he's lucky, in a few decades, we might see him coming to pick us up at the airport.
Hmm, that sounds a bit strange.
Monroe lowered her eyes and asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you doing well?"
He had been keeping an eye on Shi Wei and had been trying to find a way to help her after learning of her disappearance. However, at that time, he did not have the status he has now in the military. If Eric had not intervened, Fran would not have reacted so quickly.
"It's great, I'm very happy now, and thank you for your help with what happened before." Shi Wei roughly understood what he wanted to say or ask when he appeared here, so she told him that she was doing well and not to worry about her anymore.
Having risen to this position, Monroe's mindset was no longer that of a young lad. He tried to suppress his emotions, but the moment he saw her, his rationality began to crumble: "I wasn't planning on bothering you. I know it's wrong to show my face, but..."
He forced a very strained smile, which was slightly heartbreaking to see.
“I thought that I couldn’t help at all back then, that I was incompetent, so I wanted to come and see you, to see with my own eyes that you’re doing well, and then I would—”
He was so sad that he couldn't even speak.
Shi Wei sighed inwardly. She knew that Monroe did not want to break up with her back then, but took the initiative to do so because he did not want to waste her youth. She also knew that this reserved Alpha went to the battlefield with the mindset of waiting to achieve success before coming back to her.
He couldn't make any promises; Fran's military strength wasn't strong, and he could easily die in a minor skirmish.
"Everyone is doing well now, so don't worry, I'll be fine." Shi Wei looked at him gently, sincerely hoping that he could find his own happiness.
"Okay." Though reluctant, Monroe pressed the return button and whispered, "Then, I wish you a happy marriage in advance."
Shi smiled slightly; she could already see the guards not far away. She said, "I also wish you success and fame soon."
If you meet another Omega you like in the future, try asking her if she's willing to wait.
...
Dinner was eaten on the ship, and they were setting off for Mercury.
She stared blankly at the navigation chart, recalling Monroe's expression earlier that day.
well.
"What are you thinking about?" A nonchalant voice came from behind. Shi Wei turned her head and saw that King Sklag II, dressed in casual clothes, was leaning against the door with his arms crossed.
I don't know how long I've been watching her.
"When did you arrive..." Shi Wei sat on the chair, slowly floated to his side, jumped directly into his arms, and kissed his face.
But the man avoided her.
Oh dear, she's jealous.
She smiled and wanted to kiss him again. This time he didn't dodge and let her kiss him several times.
The man held her in one arm, pinched her cheek, and said slowly, "What did you talk about with your first love? You've been spacing out ever since they left..."
Shi Wei couldn't help but laugh, finding his awkwardness adorable, and coaxed, "What first love? Wasn't my first love you?"
“There’s no point in telling lies like that.” The man lifted her onto the sofa and made her sit on his lap. Looking at her, he said, “I’m not some petty Alpha. I readily agreed to let you meet with that Eric guy.”
Shi smiled and said, "Hahahaha, you're just jealous. What's there to be jealous of... They just came to test the waters and even wished me a happy marriage."
"What are you trying to gauge?" King Skolag II said slowly. "Does a mere army colonel need to entertain clients about buying energy? Are Fran's senior officers all that idle?"
Shi Wei teased him, "Well, today's customer isn't just any ordinary customer. It's a once-in-a-millennium event—His Majesty the Emperor is here to buy things. What's so special about Fran sending a colonel to receive him?"
“He’s not qualified.” The man glanced at her, his fingertips slowly tracing the back of her neck from behind her ear, and said contemptuously, “I’ve seen his record, it’s mediocre, not even as good as Similan.”
Shi Wei could barely suppress a smile, so she buried her face in his shoulder: "Yes, yes, no, not as good as Similan, much less as good as you... I'm telling you, you're really too idle, actually caring about the achievements of a nobody like Fran. Secretary Jiang should give you more things to do."
She's surprisingly concerned about her ex-boyfriends. Luckily, she only dated two. If she had dated twenty, the security bureau would be overwhelmed.
"Jiang Guyuan?" His Majesty snorted. "He dares to cause me trouble? But you, what did he say to you that made you so distracted as soon as you got back?"
Shi Wei rubbed her forehead and said helplessly, "I really didn't say anything. I didn't even recognize him. We just exchanged a few pleasantries. They probably think I've made it big and that I've gotten on their good side, so they all came to ask me about it."
His Majesty snorted, but that brat and Shi Wei are already worlds apart. He's just relying on some youthful affection to sneak around and try to see Shi Wei in this way. He's not even as good as that kid who openly invited Shi Wei to dinner last time.
petty and narrow-minded.
He's ugly and doesn't know how to behave.
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Author's Note: Haha ...
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