Tao Yao, who was sitting on the aircraft leaning on Shu Yan's arm and looking at tomorrow's assessment materials, received a telegram from her mother, Li Yurong.
Tao Yao looked at the caller ID, but didn't change her posture. She leaned against Shu Yan and opened the phone.
"Mom," Tao Yao asked, "have you already jumped to the terminal in System 2?"
The Shu and Tao families teamed up to explore unexplored planets in interstellar space eight years ago.
The alliance stipulates that as long as a private individual discovers a planet without advanced life, regardless of the planet's resources, after paying a certain amount of tax to the alliance, all resources belong to the individual and are considered private property.
The Alliance and its various legions have never given up exploring new star systems, but the Alliance has not discovered any new planets for over fifty years.
Eight years ago, Li Yurong was very confident. She persuaded the Shu family, who had two legions, to team up with the Tao family and send two ships to explore the vicinity of Star System 17.
On the very day of the Fifth Prince's birthday banquet, Li Yurong received a call from the Explorer, saying that they had discovered a brand new, lifeless planet five light-years away in the vicinity of Galaxy 17.
Even with a space-based fixed-point folding jump and a warp drive spaceship, it would take more than half a month to reach the 17th galaxy, a distance of five light-years.
Without saying a word, Li Yurong went to investigate the minerals on the planet herself.
Because she knew clearly that there were at least tens of thousands of tons of energy minerals on this planet.
Luo Zilin's life begins like a thrilling drama. With her reborn memories, she can easily win lottery prizes in the hundreds of millions. After accumulating her first capital, she invests in some of the star dramas in the alliance that will become hits in the future. She even steals scripts and songs from some people, directly making herself a cultural and entertainment creator and winning the reputation of a talented woman.
She bought planets to mine fluorite, gambled on blind stones to find energy mines, and her repeated strokes of "good luck" allowed her to accumulate enough capital.
Therefore, she helped the Fifth Prince establish his own legion and even sent a starship to discover Planet 988 near the 17th star system that her previous generation's alliance had already discovered.
When this planetary mineral was discovered in Luo Zilin's previous life, it caused a sensation throughout the entire alliance because the planet contained countless energy minerals.
In the dream, Luo Zilin led the Fifth Prince's army to discover this star mine. She then suppressed all news and took the energy ore from it to enhance her supernatural abilities.
Now, things have changed.
Since Li Yurong learned of the existence of this planet through her dream, why would she give it up to someone else?
"Yes, we've arrived in System 2. The spaceship is currently refueling, and we'll be jumping to the station on Planet 367 in System 10 tomorrow night." Li Yurong smiled as she saw her daughter leaning against Shu Yan's arm. "I heard last night that some insectoids came out of the palace. Are you and Xiao Yan alright?"
Tao Yao naturally said it was nothing, and Shu Yan also used her starlight to greet his future mother-in-law.
"You will be setting off for Planet 832 for the assessment tomorrow. Remember to bring everything you need." All mothers are the same. Li Yurong only had this one precious daughter in her life. Even though she was away from home, she was worried about her daughter. She carefully gave her many instructions and finally said, "The discovery of Planet 988 was sudden, so your and Xiaoyan's coming-of-age banquet will have to be postponed."
Both Tao Yao and Shu Yan expressed their understanding.
Shu's mother, Zhang Jiewei, has also set off from the border planet she was stationed on to planet 988.
Since neither set of parents could make it back in time, the coming-of-age banquet to announce the engagement could not be held as scheduled.
Li Yurong: "I've discussed it with Xiaoyan's mother, and we can announce your engagement to the public first. The banquet and such are just formalities. As long as your feelings for each other remain the same, we will make up for the formalities tenfold in the future."
Li Yurong didn't put on airs with Shu Yan. She had also watched Shu Yan grow up and regarded him as her own son. "Although the coming-of-age banquet has been postponed, you still have to celebrate your birthdays. Just now, the star lord of Hailan Star sent me the contract. Take advantage of the school holiday to invite your good friends to the bay over there for a vacation."
This assessment will last for a month. After a month of training, the school will give the students a few days off to rest. The original plan for the holiday was to hold an adult banquet to announce the engagement.
After Li Yurong finished speaking, she transferred the property rights contract of Hailanxing to Taoyao Optical Computer.
"Yaoyao, just sign this and send it to Attorney Liang later." As she hung up the phone, Li Yurong winked at Taoyao. "Although it's an invitation to close friends, it can also be a romantic getaway for just the two of you. Remember to share some scenic videos of Hailan Bay with me later; I haven't been there yet."
Xingdian was dead, and Taoyao's face, including her ears, turned bright red.
She sat up straight and glanced at Shu Yan behind her.
Shu Yan's ear tips were also bright red, but Tao Yao didn't see it.
The two glanced at each other again and then smiled.
Shu Yan reached out and wrapped his arm around her, their fingers intertwining, his eyes full of laughter: "What are you laughing at?"
Tao Yao looked at the two hands clasped around her waist, her face serious, but her voice was full of laughter: "I'll laugh at whatever you laugh at."
Shu Yan laughed, put his arm around her, and gently rested his head on Tao Yao's shoulder. He watched as she took his hands and made them overlap. Then he grabbed her hands in return and caressed them.
Couples deeply in love can find all sorts of fun and playfulness when they're alone together, just playing with each other's fingers.
She looked at the contract her mother had sent her while nestled in Shu Yan's arms.
Li Yurong bought not only that bay on Hailan Star, but also all the hotels attached to the bay.
The contract included photos of the hotels, detailing all their facilities and furnishings.
She was about to scroll through a hotel photo when her slender finger reached out and tapped the page. "Baby, shall we stay at this hotel sometime?"
This is a full-star hotel in Hailan Bay, which boasts a unique ocean experience in the stars and claims that it will give guests a refreshing experience.
"So, you'll be the prince and I'll play the mermaid?" Tao Yao tilted her head and leaned back.
My girlfriend's lips were glistening, and she looked at me with a shy yet open gaze.
Shu Yan's eyes were as black as ink: "If I'm the prince, you'll be the princess. I can swim, and I'm pretty good at it. Even if we encounter storms while swimming together, we won't need a mermaid to save us."
He withdrew his hand from the virtual touchscreen of the quantum computer and placed it on Tao Yao's cheek, his thumb gently stroking her fair and rosy cheeks. "The mermaid and the prince can only stand together through the witch's magic potion. She is too submissive. I don't want you to be one."
A sticky, lingering scent filled the air, making Tao Yao's breathing heavy.
“Okay, I won’t become a mermaid.” She looked directly at Shu Yan and asked earnestly, “Then, my prince, as your princess, may I kiss you?”
In response, Shu Yan cupped her face and leaned in to kiss her deeply.
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