Chapter 113
Originally, Sulli was already busy enough with the succession and press conference, but now she has been invited to Feng Ran's 18th birthday party. Her coming-of-age ceremony will also be held on the same day, where Sulli will perform the ceremony of crowning her and then announce her identity as Enigma.
In fact, Shirley wasn't particularly shocked when she heard Afu say that Feng Ran was actually Enigma. After all, Feng Ran was indeed incredibly powerful, unlike a normal person, whether it was suppressing Shen Shiqian or those medicines that broke through the scientific boundaries of the era.
Her arrogance and disdain for the empire can be reasonably explained.
Shirley isn't stupid. Who would be so foolish as to go against Enigma? Rather, she's now able to gradually contend with Klarf Bruce and has even borrowed a lot of Windburn's strength. For her, it's most advantageous to build a closer alliance with him.
This is why, even though she was incredibly busy and had countless tasks to attend to, she still agreed to come to Feng Ran's coming-of-age ceremony to bestow a crown upon her.
Because this was destined to be a grand ceremony, the venue was changed from Feng Ran's new home to the royal family's Behorus Manor. The number of dignitaries invited was no less than the number invited, and a lot of rumors were released in advance. Some reporters and filming teams were also specially invited. The crowning ceremony will be broadcast live on the StarNet.
The gender check after Feng Ran's second differentiation had already been done. Shen Shiqian, along with Luo Lexisen and several others, accompanied her to the Supervisory Bureau in a grand manner, which alarmed even the higher-ups.
Pierre Rozelit knew something was wrong when he saw Basil mixed in with them, and treated him with extreme caution throughout.
Just as the inspectors were operating the equipment to calculate the duration of the reaction, they were shocked to find the contrast agent vanishing in an instant, leaving them unable to believe their eyes. The secondary differentiation physical examination essentially involves a second sex determination based on the original sex, followed by a test of pheromone activity.
Physical strength and mental strength can both be comprehensively reflected in the strength of pheromones. A standard-level simulated pheromone is used to compare the test subject's pheromones with the simulated pheromones, and the reaction is observed in an empty room to see if the simulated pheromones are suppressed or expelled. However, this is a comprehensive test and cannot detect the strength of a single mental or physical physique. This is why Fran's breakthrough drug previously allowed him to pass the test.
In fact, there are ways to test two levels at once, such as extracting pheromone fluid for testing, transcranial magnetic resonance imaging (TMI) testing for mental strength, and testing for damage healing ability. There are always accurate methods that can be combined. However, these methods can be very stimulating and invasive, and can easily injure Omegas or cause stress to Alphas. Therefore, these methods are generally not used.
Because the reaction time could not be accurately observed and recorded, the technicians had to try again, releasing a higher concentration of simulated pheromones in the detection room. The simulated pheromones had a faint red hue, and the special markers were easier for the instrument to capture. However, the result was still that the color reaction disappeared before the timing even started.
Pierre asked the inspector impatiently, "Is this instrument broken?"
Basil: "It's not broken, it's just that Enigma's pheromones are too strong, and the simulated pheromones don't have enough time to work."
Pierre finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, I see, Enigma... wait! E... E what?"
Basil: "Uncle, you work in the Control Yuan, how could you not know?"
He knew, and it was precisely because he knew that he felt like he was about to have a heart attack, even though he didn't have a heart condition.
Because there was no accurate reaction time, the pheromone deviation value was recorded as over 100 by the testing personnel. His hands were shaking as he wrote those words, and he mustered his courage to suggest to his superior, "Director, should we... do a few more detailed tests..."
Feng Ran came out of the room with a relaxed expression: "Sure."
The testing staff at the Oversight Institute were mostly Betas or low-level Alphas. Xisen suggested that instead of extracting pheromone fluid, they should use blood instead. The group exchanged glances and finally nodded in agreement. Even so, the pheromone pressure from the blood was not to be underestimated.
In the end, Feng Ran's Enigma identity was almost a foregone conclusion. Pierre was both shocked and frightened, and weakly consulted with Shen Shiqian to discuss how to handle the matter.
Shen Shiqian: "Well, you don't need to worry about that. We won't make things difficult for you. Just update the data database as usual. As for the announcement, we will have Princess Sherry announce it to the public at Feng Ran's birthday coming-of-age ceremony."
Pierre breathed a sigh of relief: "Alright, alright, then we'll wait for Her Highness the Princess to announce it before updating the gender data."
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The fact that the princess personally bestowed the crown upon him was quite a spectacle. After all, the last person to be crowned by the royal family was Shen Shiqian's father, Shen Ke. Because his grandfather passed away too early and no one could preside over the ceremony, His Majesty Geno, who was then the Crown Prince, bestowed this honor upon him.
The Shen family, renowned for its founding generals and distinguished lineage, is the only family that comes to mind when people think of the empire's most upright and powerful figures, compared to Bruce and Bai, whose reputations fluctuate, and Olivia, who has always been relatively unknown. Moreover, people always think of them first as generals and marshals, their strength inspiring confidence, rather than titles. Therefore, everyone agrees that only their family is qualified to have a member of the royal family bestow a crown upon them.
Feng Ran, who was originally unknown, had no reason to attract the attention of the princess. There were many doubts on the internet, but Feng Ran's fans simply said, "You're right, go and duel with Shen Shiqian." The poster fell silent.
Many people are speculating what extraordinary things might happen at the coming-of-age ceremony, and their anticipation for the live broadcast is growing.
Meanwhile, Feng Ran, who was the subject of much anticipation, was in the lounge staring at the surveillance footage transmitted by the robot, discussing the invitation list with Afu and Basil.
Afu exclaimed excitedly, "Hey, Fino and Lucian are both here! Does that mean the entire 47th F4 is finally here!"
Feng Ran doesn't know, but Shen Shiqian and Orville don't like each other. It's good enough if they don't fight. It's not certain that classmates from the same class will have much affection for each other when they meet.
Basil: "Fanst and Lumb Carlisle are both here. Feng Xiqiao will probably be furious when he finds out, hahaha."
Afu pouted: "What's there for him to be angry about? Even if he has no conflict with Ranran, he's not qualified to attend the royal manor banquet."
After all, Fanster and Lumb Carlisle had wealthy ancestors and held titles and reputations, unlike Feng Xiqiao who only cared about making money. Recently, his company's stock price plummeted because of Qin Xin's divorce and Feng Ran's severing of ties. He's not even as successful as those companies he looks down on.
Feng Ran frowned: "Ugh, whose invitation did they use to sneak in this time? This is so annoying. Have the guards kick the Rogers family out."
Xing Tong explained, "They came with Charles Ceylanca; they all got Orville's invitation by default."
Feng Ran: "I don't care about that. I can't stand there being dirty at the banquet."
After all, accepting Klarf Bruce's invitation had already exhausted Feng Ran's limited patience. Even in her previous life, Rogers had often acted as a clown and insulted her in the council. Not to mention that she had now captured one of his Tingyun and released many of his spies. The enmity between them was definitely established.
Feng Ran: "Didn't they say that each invitation can only bring a maximum of two people?"
Star Eyes: "Yes, so Joshua Ceylanca came in separately from them, using Bruce's invitation."
Feng Ran thought to himself, "It would be better if I hadn't come at all."
In fact, many people wanted to come and see what the live stream would be about. The fact that the princess was able to take the time to participate shows Feng Ran's strength.
However, it doesn't mean that having a certain status or position means you can come whenever you want. Apart from a few annoying guys like Rogers and Kechai who weren't invited, there are also particularly troublesome people like Hunar and Bailie who need to be guarded closely.
Because they weren't invited to the engagement, they were still there playing the victim when Feng Ran went to the military headquarters. It was so inexplicable that it was outrageous. She would have to think twice before accepting Shen Shiqian's pleading. Why were they meddling in all this time?
Feng Ran hadn't forgotten the odds and ends they'd given her when she went to find the aliens, and the bizarre gifts they'd given her for her birthday last year, which she'd immediately had Xing Tong put up for sale. Not to mention the time when she'd dueled with someone at the military headquarters, and these same people had openly placed bets on the StarNet. The more she saw them gossiping together, the more annoyed she became. Losing to Shen Shiqian was one thing, but losing to this bunch of gossipy men was another.
So Zuo Ling was responsible for guarding the entrance with the guards, while Shen Shiqian was responsible for repeatedly pressuring the reception area in the front hall to eliminate anyone who might ruin her coming-of-age ceremony.
Basil clicked his tongue in amazement: "Joey has him completely under his thumb, he can't even run away."
Feng Ran was indifferent; if those two brats dared to plot anything bad, Orville would give them another beating.
Feng Ran: "The Speaker is not young anymore. Can't he just retire and stop getting involved in the fun?"
Aphrodite: "How could he possibly retire when he's not even seventy yet? He'd only be willing to retire after he's dragged Joey into a position in Parliament. Hmph, but by then my cousin will have taken over Parliament!"
Feng Ran had long heard that Queen Sherry, after ascending the throne, was a ruler who liked to break with tradition and reform everywhere. He wondered if it was because she had been angered by the parliament some time ago. The information revealed by Afu was that Sherry wanted to rebuild a cabinet system to replace the power of the parliament, select useful people to fill the cabinet, and get rid of the useless ones and those who could not be separated, saving time and effort.
Basil didn't comment. After turning against Joshua, he started avoiding Joshua and Joey. Fortunately, the Sleica family was just a business aristocracy with little real power, and Joey couldn't find him to bother with. As for Joshua, let him be as clingy as he wanted. Anyway, his excuse was that he had to prepare for the college entrance exam and didn't have time to see anyone.
Basil: "Isn't it almost time?"
It's not good for the birthday person to stay in the lounge for too long without appearing.
Afu nodded: "Yes, my cousin will be here soon, let's go down and make a show of it."
Feng Ran: "Okay."
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