Chapter 52 Fifty-second Night
The Star Pirates are the third largest force outside the Empire and the Federation.
Is Shi Kane a man seeking death?
No. Most of the time, he cherished his life because he knew that as the Crown Prince of the Fiklan Empire, the responsibilities he carried gave his life a special meaning. He had no right to seek death.
He also knew that he could not use his mental power unless it was absolutely necessary, as the consequences would be disastrous.
"If I say I have some understanding of my own strength, which is why I dare to act rashly, would you believe me?"
Yun Wanwan glanced at Shi Kaien. Of course she believed it. After all, Shi Kaien had indeed done it, and at least on the surface, there had been no serious consequences.
"So His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also knows that it's 'rash'."
Even though he knew it was rash, he still had to do it. It can only be said that although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not the kind of person who seeks death, he has a different kind of confidence in himself, which is why he dares to take such a big risk.
and--
Yun Wanwan looked at Shi Kaien, who had been smiling faintly, and suddenly smiled too: "Your Highness the Crown Prince has a good understanding!"
Hearing Yun Wanwan's words, Wu Yan immediately narrowed his eyes and looked at Shi Kaien. He was not unfamiliar with Shi Kaien, but he was not familiar with him either. He did not notice any obvious changes in Shi Kaien, and he was not even sure whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was really injured and lost his mental power. Originally, Shi Kaien's mental power was much higher than Wu Yan's. As long as he did not deliberately release it, he would be no different from an ordinary person who had not awakened his mental power.
Of course, no one would think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is an ordinary person.
Yun Wanwan said this, she must have discovered something, but Wu Yan couldn't tell what it was. He could only turn his curious gaze back to Yun Wanwan, hoping to get an answer.
Yun Wanwan ignored him.
Wu Yan: “…” What’s going on with this illusion that he’s fallen out of favor with the arrival of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?
Perhaps only Yun Wanwan could discover it. It was only after examining the injuries on the Crown Prince's sea of consciousness that she discovered that the Crown Prince's physical condition was very delicate. She also got the answer from the Crown Prince's expression. Shi Kane should be able to feel the existence of spiritual energy now, but he is still a little short of the opportunity to draw the energy into his body.
She had never instructed Kane on the details related to cultivation. After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had a special status, and she didn't want to break the balance of harmony between the two. But who knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was so insightful and could achieve this level.
Yun Wanwan began to seriously reflect on whether she had thought too much. If she had dragged the Crown Prince into this from the very beginning, perhaps the result would have been more pleasing.
Shi Kane proved this to Yun Wanwan with his actions.
"Anlock didn't tell you anything, right?" Yun Wanwan turned her head and looked at Shi Kane.
I don’t know what task His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has assigned to his captain of the guard this time. I didn’t see Anlok coming with him. I had chatted with Anlok online before and knew that he had not made much progress recently.
After being exposed to the practice of drawing Qi into the body, Anluo and Wu Yan were able to deeply appreciate the benefits brought by this change. Yun Wanwan also told them clearly that this method of practice is still very dangerous and is absolutely not recommended for large-scale promotion, so she asked them not to tell others.
This also includes His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
I think Anluo should not break his promise, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not seem like someone who would use such tricks, so did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really figure it out on his own?
Shi Kaien smiled but said nothing. After all, he was the first person to meet Yun Wanwan, and he was certain that a special existence like the sapling was only known to him and Yun Wanwan. Judging from the expressions of the others, it was clear that they didn't understand the sapling's importance—just like Wu Yan before him.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince: Smiling.
Wu Yan's brows jumped when he saw that smile. To be honest, he probably hated the Crown Prince's smile the most. Although it was not ill-intentioned, it looked too clean, completely different from someone like him who crawled out of a garbage dump.
There was an unreliable guess. Yun Wanwan felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince probably attributed the fact that nothing serious had happened to him this time to his understanding of spiritual energy.
Since it had come to this, it was impossible to pull His Royal Highness back, so he might as well go with the flow. Yun Wanwan raised her hand and handed the cultivation formula to His Royal Highness. These were just introductory formulas. After Anluoke and Wu Yan's painful journey of learning the ancient star language and struggling to understand the formulas' specific meanings, she decided to modify these introductory formulas, at least to make them more understandable.
But the translated text seemed to lack the charm of ancient star language. In Yun Wanwan's understanding, it lacked the ability to communicate with heaven and earth. It would only become more difficult to experience the power of heaven and earth from these translated texts.
Such a problem does not seem to exist for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Yun Wanwan has confidence in Shi Kane.
Kane was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Wu Yan, on the other hand, sized up the Crown Prince out of the corner of his eye and sneered, "Your Highness, are you trying to cut in line?"
"Hmm?" Shi Kaien raised an eyebrow and glanced at Wu Yan, then turned to Yun Wanwan and said, "Is Wanwan busy?"
"It's not that busy, but the schedule is always very tight."
The only person who needed treatment was the Federation Marshal who was living in seclusion at the garbage dump. Considering the subtle and strange relationship and atmosphere between the Federation and the Empire, although the Marshal and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not fight each other even if they met, the scene was still very strange no matter how one thought about it.
Yun Wanwan stroked her chin and fell into deep thought.
There must be something hidden in this expression.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's gaze swept over Yun Wanwan and Wu Yan. Yun Wanwan didn't notice anything, but Wu Yan felt a tingling sensation on his back. It was as if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had accidentally guessed something - to Wu Yan, this kind of look that seemed to see through everything at a glance was the most annoying.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is such a person. He is like a human spirit and has a unique mental power. He can also perceive human emotions. With a little analysis using his non-human brain, he can quickly draw relevant conclusions.
Then the Crown Prince's clear voice, tinged with laughter, rang out, "Sir Wu Yan, have you really made it this far?" He then tilted his head to look at Yun Wanwan, "He's been giving you trouble again, hasn't he? Thank you for your hard work, Wanwan."
Wu Yan: ???
Shi Kaien's tone was truly provocative! Apparently, he'd guessed something, but what was with this look of authority? He'd clearly spent more time in the Y4162 star region and spent more time with Yun Wanwan. How could His Royal Highness have the audacity to act like he was the boss here?
Wu Yan: Haha.
Yun Wanwan looked at Shi Kaien in confusion and sarcastically said, "Your Highness, you're joking. Have you forgotten what you just did?"
Compared to the obedient, well-behaved, sensible, cooperative and never-talking Marshal, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who challenges his physical limits from time to time, is the most troublesome one, right?
Wu Yan: Phew.
Shi Kaien's smile remained unchanged, and he even admitted his mistake, "Sorry for causing trouble to Wanwan. Actually, it's okay if we really need to queue..."
"Tsk, you look great like this, you shouldn't have to queue."
Yun Wanwan did not deny the need to queue.
Although Shi Kaien's condition had fluctuated, it was actually quite stable. With the introductory techniques she had provided, as long as he didn't continue to seek death, he could just follow the previous treatment steps. Again, if Shi Kaien's injury worsened again, Yun Wanwan's current unstable cultivation level would leave her helpless.
However, the Marshal's injury is now at a critical moment and requires her to treat him every day. She has no extra spiritual power every day. Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to cut in line, she has no spare energy.
"Just take care of it yourself and wait until the next treatment time."
Yun Wanwan calculated the time. By the time Shi Kane came for his next treatment, if everything went well, the Marshal's injuries would be barely stabilized at the first stage, and she would have enough time to follow up on the Crown Prince's treatment. Moreover, after this period of time, her cultivation would definitely improve greatly.
Yun Wanwan had a premonition that once the Marshal's injuries stabilized, she might have a chance to break through to the Qi Refining Stage.
The changes at that time were truly earth-shattering. Now, she could only do her best to prevent the two's injuries from worsening, but that was only superficial. Once she advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage and her spiritual energy reserves underwent a qualitative change, repairing the two's spiritual power and sea of consciousness would be on the agenda.
On second thought, Yun Wanwan suddenly understood why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had come all this way. "Your Royal Highness, did you know that you violated the agreement and used your mental power? You thought that I would be able to see it during the next treatment, so you took the initiative to come here and confess in exchange for leniency?"
It’s a pity that Shi Kane was too frank. Even if Yun Wanwan exposed him, he would not feel embarrassed at all.
Oh, that’s not right. Yun Wanwan recalled that when they first met, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would occasionally act embarrassed and ashamed, appearing to be very weak. Is he not pretending anymore now?
If you don’t want to pretend, then don’t. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can be so self-righteous, so Yun Wanwan has nothing to feel guilty about!
As for the fact that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already guessed that there might be other people in the Y4162 star field, as long as Shi Kane didn't point it out himself, Yun Wanwan wouldn't say much, and everyone would live in peace, and Yun Wanwan would be happy and relaxed.
After saying goodbye to Yun Wanwan, Shi Kaien and Wu Yan met on the other side. It was hard to say whether it was a coincidence or an accident, but the moment their eyes met, both of them knew what was going on.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is truly powerful!" Wu Yan snorted coldly.
"You're too kind. You can't compare to Lord Wu Yan's leisurely pace. If you just walk away like that, aren't you afraid of something unexpected happening to Dark Star? It's not Lord Wu Yan's style to just hand over the kingdom you fought so hard for."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince still loves to meddle in other people's affairs. Besides, places like Dark Star have never been my target."
Shi Kaien certainly understood. Wu Yan's ambition wasn't just about the small, dilapidated Dark Star, but the significance behind it, as well as the pirates scattered throughout the star field.
Although it has always been said that the Star Pirates are the third largest force outside the Empire and the Federation, everyone knows that the Star Pirates are a group of scattered sand and cannot amount to much. But no matter whether it is the Federation or the Empire, every eradication operation seems successful on the surface, and the Star Pirates always revive afterwards.
Now Wu Yan wants to gather the pirate group and become the legitimate pirate leader, using the Dark Star as a base to develop a real third force. Shi Kane expressed his happiness to see it happen.
Anyway, it is impossible to completely wipe out the pirates for the time being, so it is better to integrate them. If the leader of the pirates is Wu Yan, it would be a very good choice.
Moreover, the third force that can truly integrate a group of scattered people, that is, to bring to the surface all the cancer hidden in the undercurrent, does sound quite intimidating. Wouldn't it be easier to clean up from time to time?
Shi Kaien looked at Wu Yan and smiled gently.
Wu Yan's heart skipped a beat: What evil idea is this guy planning again?
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