This story takes place three years after the Royal Court coup.
At that time, Princess Ann Luya was leading a research team from the School of Life Sciences to study how to maintain the activity of substances in the sea of life.
Word spread in the imperial court that the princess was devoting herself to this research in order to bring back the old emperor who was exiled to the Sea of Life.
The Ikaros Empire sparked a public opinion storm. Some people could not tolerate the return of the criminal and jointly protested to the imperial court.
Under pressure, the royal court reduced its funding for the School of Life Sciences. Carolina met with Ann Luya privately several times, and the princess firmly stated that she would not stop her research.
And our story begins here.
1.
Dear Chen Que
Good luck with your letter.
The research on the Sea of Life has entered a new stage, and I should be able to find a way to get my father out soon.
My mother told me that many brainless members of parliament had raised objections to her and urged me to pay attention to public opinion. I had no choice but to suspend some of my research on the surface.
Recently, Feng Shixu's informant received a piece of information that there will be a hidden auction item in the next Kingdee auction, which seems to be related to his father's research results. There are also rumors that this auction item contains important secrets of the royal family.
Rumors about this auction item have already appeared on the dark web, and many interstellar pirates and illegal mercenaries are ready to make a move.
The Kingdee Auction is not under the jurisdiction of the Empire. Since this involves my father, it is not appropriate for others to interfere. I have considered it for a long time and decided to ask you if it would be convenient for you to go to the Kingdee Auction on my behalf to investigate the auction item.
——Love you Ann Luya
2.
In the First Fleet's meeting room.
Shen Que folded Luya's letter and looked at the pile of... items on the table.
A wig, a necklace, earrings, a fan, a shawl, and... a complicated long dress with three layers of lining.
"What is this?" Shen Que looked up indifferently and asked Feng Shixu in front of him.
Feng Shixu spread his hands and produced an ID card out of thin air.
"Ms. Ilia, 27 years old, Omega, the youngest daughter of the president of the Southern Chamber of Commerce, and one of the invited guests at the next Golden Butterfly Auction."
He placed the card in front of Shen Que and tapped it with his fingertips.
"Two days ago, I happened to visit her at the Southern Chamber of Commerce dinner, and I also happened to witness her fall into the swimming pool. She caught a cold and couldn't attend the meeting."
Feng Shixu curled the corners of his mouth and took out a ruby ring and an invitation letter out of thin air.
"Even more coincidentally, the Kingdee Auctioneers were unaware of this news and still prepared a ticket for this young lady."
Shen Que took the ring. Inside the gemstone, which was about 1cm in diameter, was engraved a silver letter "N".
He was too lazy to ask Feng Shixu how much manipulation he had done in this pile of "coincidences", and just took a look at the ID photo on the ID card.
Miss Ilia has a sweet and lovely appearance.
"I'm not like her."
Feng Shixu said with a smile, "The Kingdee Auction only invites 24 buyers per session. They are designated by letters from A to Z and wear masks to enter. Buyers won't know each other. As for the sellers... they only recognize the admission ticket."
Tickets...
Chen Que propped up his head and played with the ruby ring engraved with the letter "N".
Miss Ilia ranked 14th among the buyers this time, neither too high nor too low. Feng Shixu is very good at choosing substitutes.
only……
Shen Que took another look at the full set of equipment in front of him and subconsciously twisted the earring on his left ear.
"Is there no second option?"
Feng Shixu thought for a moment, "Or... I could take the opportunity to tell the Kingdee organizers the sad news that Miss Ilia can't attend the conference, and ask them to make room for her..."
Shen Que glanced at Feng Shixu and asked, "Do you have the qualification to enter the Golden Butterfly?"
Kingdee Auction is a well-known entertainment venue for the rich. Without a net worth of over ten billion, you can't enter.
"Of course I don't have one." Feng Shixu blurted out, "But General Pei will definitely find a way to get one for you."
Shen Que paused in stroking his earrings and suddenly sneered.
Feng Shixu was stunned.
What? The three-year itch?
He looked Shen Que up and down, trying to see something, but apart from a momentary fluctuation in his eyes, he saw nothing.
Disappointed, Feng Shixu could only slowly put his hands behind his back and put on a harmless smile.
"Sweet and lovely Omega girls are the easiest to act on, aren't they?"
…
3.
The Kingdee Auction is located near the Rose Nebula and is an artificial space station consisting of four wings.
It is called Golden Butterfly because its outer skin is covered with a special material that can block cosmic rays. Its color keeps changing with the movement of stars. From a distance, it looks like a butterfly flying among the nebulae.
A starship was coming over the right-wing ship area. A middle-aged waiter in a red uniform took a look and nudged another waiter with his elbow.
"Hey, go pick up the boat."
The person being scolded was a newcomer who had just arrived. He was visibly stunned for a moment: "Huh?"
At Kingdee, he gets tips for picking up ships, but such lucrative jobs usually don't come to him.
The middle-aged waiter snorted impatiently: "What are you standing there for? Just go when I tell you to!"
The newcomer quickly agreed, thinking that the senior was being soft-hearted and giving him the good thing.
Watching him run over attentively, the middle-aged waiter sneered, "An αB-30 sightseeing ship, what an old ship, it's strange that it can afford a tip..."
The young waiter ran to the bottom of the boat, straightened his collar, and followed the example of his predecessors, straightening his back and watching the cabin door open respectfully.
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