Chapter 477 Determining the Route
Irene Federation.
Among the three major cosmic kingdoms, it is the smallest in area and the weakest in strength.
There are a total of 324 member states within the Federation, and each country has one or two seats in the Federal Parliament.
The highest decision-making body consists of five people, the leaders of the five most powerful countries.
Overall, the structure of the Federation is very similar to the United Nations on Earth, but the scope of their management is much larger than that of the United Nations.
Li Qi and his group flew in from the Empire, and the first country they came into contact with was the Federation's buffer state on the border, a small country headed by an alien race.
The Federation advocates diversity. Among the 324 members of the Federation, almost half are foreigners, including two countries that are one of the five major powers, which are also completely composed of foreigners.
Therefore, normal humans are rare here. Most of them are "aliens" of various appearances, and cyborgs who have transformed themselves into completely inhuman forms.
However, although there are few purebred humans, they are not completely unavailable. When Li Qi and his two companions come to the Federation, they will not attract too much attention.
"Okay, let's stop here, Hongye. You've worked hard on this journey. You can go now."
After successfully entering the federal border, Li Qi found a cafe. After reconfirming that there was no problem with his disguised identity, he ordered Hongye, who was standing beside him, to leave.
Hongye was stunned when she heard this. She looked at Li Qi who was sitting opposite her and asked hesitantly:
"Rocky... aren't you worried that I might reveal your location?"
Compared to the Empire, the Renaissance Society is doing better in the Federation.
After all, there are too many federal countries, and most of them are autonomous. Many places don’t even have any connection with the Federal Parliament, and the Federation will not care about them. So strictly speaking, the Federation is the base camp of the Renaissance Society.
Therefore, if Li Qi let Hongye go, as long as Hongye wanted, she could contact the Fuxing Society at any time and let the strong men of the Fuxing Society capture Li Qi.
Although Hongye would not do this now, Li Qi should not know it. The other party let her go so confidently that Hongye felt trusted but also a little disappointed.
Letting her go meant that Li Qi didn't fully trust her, otherwise he wouldn't have let her stay by his side.
"Don't worry. After all, I won't be using the identity of 'Rocky' any time soon."
Li Qi flipped through the ID card in his hand, looking for a usable identity.
The identity of Rocky was the one he used when he was on the run. If he was discovered by the legion commander, the Empire only needed to do a brief investigation to link Rocky and Li Qi together.
Therefore, Li Qi will no longer disguise himself as "Rocky", and Rocky will disappear from everyone's sight forever.
"Then...what identity will you use in the future?" Hongye asked a little nervously.
Li Qi didn't answer, he just raised his head and looked at Hongye meaningfully.
Art also said coldly at the right time: "Why, do you want to find out His Highness's new identity and then betray His Highness?"
"How could that be! I just wanted to..."
Hongye closed her mouth halfway through her speech because she really didn't know what to say.
Want to be with Li Qi? Or want to pursue Li Qi? Hongye believed that if she dared to say this, Art would dare to chop off the head of this "rude person" with a sword.
Hongye hesitated, and Li Qi did not ask her what she wanted to say. He just picked up a suitable ID card from a pile of ID cards and put it on his body, then said to Hongye:
"If you want to see me again later, you can find me at Alfred College."
"Alfred...isn't that the largest college in the Federation?"
"That's right, but I'm going to the branch, so don't worry, I won't reveal my identity."
Li Qi explained to Hongye with a smile.
Alfred College is a higher education institution named after Alfred, the founder of the Federation.
Its status is equivalent to the Imperial Royal Military Academy and it is the first academy in the Federation.
Li Qi's goal is this academy. He has to pass the entrance examination with a new identity and choose one of the training routes.
And Li Qi has already figured out which one he should practice next.
He was going to be a mechanic.
Because Li Qi summarized what he had learned so far, he found that only the mechanic could maximize all his abilities!
After all, he was an alchemist from the beginning, and later came into contact with external objects such as relics, mechanisms, and strange objects.
Whether it is alchemy or mechanical engineering, they all have similarities with machinery. Only by choosing a mechanic can Li Qi put what he has learned in his previous life into practice.
Besides, compared to the mecha division who has to go to the front line to fight in person, it is safer for a mechanic to control all the warships in the rear and be able to lead thousands of troops alone.
Li Qi doesn't want to die on the battlefield in the future and then return to the empire to be resurrected.
That would be boring.
Li Qi ruthlessly abandoned Hongye, the extremely useful "tool man", found a hotel, changed his identity, and used the Immortal Heart Sutra to change his appearance. Then he and Art boarded a long-distance spaceship to the Federal Wuling Kingdom.
In addition to the main campus, Alfred College has four branches.
Li Qi had no plan to go to the main hospital, because there were exchange students from the empire there, and they were exchange students from the Duke's family. It would be easy for Li Qi's identity to be discovered if he went there.
So he planned to go to one of the four branches.
Among these four branches, the branch located in Wuling Country, one of the five major powers, is one of Li Qi's destinations.
It is not difficult to see from the name Wuling Kingdom that this is a country with an oriental style.
The Wuling Kingdom uses martial arts to gain enlightenment. Before the establishment of the Federation, the Wuling Kingdom could even cross the universe with its powerful military force.
Afterwards, it bordered the interstellar kingdom. After a period of decline, the people of Wuling Kingdom combined martial arts with consciousness training methods, and applied martial arts to mechas, improving step by step and becoming one of the most powerful countries in the universe at that time.
When the Federation was established, the Wuling Kingdom also made great efforts. Now that the Federation has been established for more than a thousand years, the Wuling Kingdom has firmly held the second seat in the Federation.
It is the strongest country besides the first country of the Federation, the Republic of Lanton.
Li Qi chose that place because he practiced the Immortal Heart Sutra. Through the Immortal Heart Sutra, he could disguise himself as a martial artist there and would not arouse suspicion from others.
Secondly, no one would have thought that the young master of the Duke's family, who usually appeared weak and frail, would actually go to the Wuling Country, where the martial arts culture was strong.
Coupled with the shape-changing ability of the second level of the Immortal Heart Sutra, Li Qi guaranteed that no one would be able to find him unless they compared soul patterns!
"College life... I'm really looking forward to it."
On the spaceship heading to Wuling Kingdom, looking at the starry sky outside the window, Li Qi's eyes were full of anticipation.
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"So…you're saying that you let Richie get away?"
At the headquarters of the Third Border Defense Corps, on the core battleship of the Corps, the Ninth Princess Sophie Yuna sat on the throne prepared for her, staring down at the Third Corps Commander Rose who was kneeling on one knee below.
Sophie's eyes were cold, and her deep blue eyes seemed to be even deeper. She looked at Rose as if she was looking at a dead person.
Rose lowered her head, not daring to look up at Sophie Yuna. She explained in a normal tone, as if she was talking about a trivial matter: "Yes, according to your judgment, if you continue to press, it will threaten His Highness Richie's life, so... I have to let His Highness Richie go."
"What about the kidnapper?"
"..." Rose was silent for a while, then replied, "Your Highness, forgive me for speaking frankly, but it seems that His Highness Richie was not kidnapped. He left the empire entirely of his own will."
“Nonsense!!”
Rose's words made Sophie Yuna furious. She immediately stood up and swept the food in front of her to the ground. She pointed at Rose and said, "Are you lying because you're afraid I'll punish you? Do you know that I can wipe out your entire family with just one order from me?"
"I know." Rose's voice remained steady. She lowered her head a little and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "But I can guarantee that everything I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can go and watch the video playback."
When Rose was communicating with Li Qi, she did not forget to record the scene of her communication with Li Qi.
It's for this moment.
Even though Rose had evidence, Sophie Yuna didn't care. Her voice was cold and she looked at Rose as if she was a dead person.
"So, Commander Rose, what you mean is that my fiancé, the most beloved young master of the Sarnak family, wanted to abandon everything he had and was kidnapped and went to the Irene Federation... That's what you want to say, right?"
The more Sophie Yuna spoke, the more violent her tone became.
Her murderous intent could hardly be concealed, and her ice-blue eyes, which originally represented rationality, seemed to be coated with a layer of red light called anger.
“…”
Rose couldn't answer Sophie Yuna's question.
There is no way to answer this question. It is a fatal question. Whoever answers it will die. So the best way to answer it is to remain silent.
Rose's silence made Sophieuna lose her patience.
She turned back and sat on the throne again, and passed judgment on Rose:
"... Considering your meritorious service in guarding the border for many years, I will not involve your family, but you...be prepared to die first. This is the punishment for your failure to stop Richie."
Sophie Yuna said in a cold tone, saying that Rose should die, as if she was talking about what to eat tonight.
Rose was relieved to hear that her family was okay.
She stood up and was about to bow and go back to accept the punishment, but then she heard Sophie Yuna ask:
"Wait, when Richie last left, did he... did he say anything to me?"
“…”
Rose stopped, quite hesitant.
Originally, she had no intention of telling Sophie Yuna what Li Qi had said last, unless the other party really wanted to take action against her family.
But since Sophie Yuna is asking now, as a subject, Rose can't hide it.
She knelt on one knee again and replied, "His Highness Richie did leave a message."
"What is it?!"
"He asked me to tell you, 'Don't let me hate you.' These were the last words His Highness Li Qi said."
“…”
The smile on Sophie Yuna's face froze, the air in the hall seemed to be frozen, and Rose didn't dare to look back and leave.
After an unknown amount of time, Sophie Yuna finally laughed helplessly, leaned back in her chair as if she had lost all her strength, and murmured, "I really can't do anything about you, Richie."
Rose didn't dare to respond and remained on her knees.
After a while, Sophie Yuna waved her hand to Rose in a disinterested manner: "Forget it, you can go down."
"yes."
"Oh, there's no need for punishment. Just do what you should do... Remember to thank Richie. He left your life for you."
After Sophie Yuna finished speaking, she didn't care about Rose's reaction, she tiredly got up from her chair and left the hall under the protection of the guards.
Rose stared at Sophie's back as she left, and only showed a surprised expression after she left.
How could Sophie Yuna, who was always known for her cruelty, let her go so easily?
It seems that the rumor is indeed true.
Sophie Yuna loved Richie more than she loved herself.
(End of this chapter)
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