Chapter 118
Fortunately, with the help of Afu and Basil, the wedding planning progressed very quickly. As soon as the ownership transfer process of the private planet was completed, the three of them brought their families to Azure Star to look for a wedding venue and decorations.
Although Basil said there were many places to choose from on Azure Star, Feng Ran made his decision after only looking at a few.
The final location was a castle on the coast of Qinshan. According to Basil, Azure Star was indeed a noble's territory before it was bought by the Sleica family. However, that was hundreds of years ago. It's hard to say whether the Federal Republic had even disintegrated by then. In any case, no one cares who the previous owner was. After all, it had been so long since the purchase that the contents had been moved and replaced. Only the shell remained unchanged.
Trissen Castle sits on a cliff overlooking the sea, with a particularly lush field of lavender on the side facing away from the ocean. Because it is currently in bloom, the sea breeze blows through the bushes and flowers, creating waves that push aside the pale purple hues, which is very beautiful.
When Fran saw such a large field of lavender, he felt a little uncomfortable. He subtly asked Shen Shiqian if he minded, but Shen Shiqian was aloof and dismissive, saying, "The wedding is in a castle, and there are no outdoor activities. What's the big deal? Like the sea, no matter how beautiful it is, it's just a decoration."
Fran sighed that he, as an ordinary person, could not achieve such a level. The next day, Xing Tong told him that Shen Shiqian had instigated Zuo Ling to secretly transplant Philodendron and Violet below, but Feng Ran caught them red-handed.
Give him back his respect and gratitude; you're the most outrageous one of all.
Many people came ahead of time, especially Luo Le and Afu, who each found a wedding planning company. They were responsible for coming up with ideas and suggestions. The two teams discussed and held meetings to come up with plans. After the plans were approved, the wedding planning teams found two construction teams to work together. The efficiency was extremely high, so Feng Ran was able to take some time to make a bionic human body for Xing Tong so that she could truly participate in her own wedding this time.
Shen Shiqian had no objection to this. He knew that Xing Tong was of extraordinary significance to Feng Ran. It was the first friend she had when she was trapped in the Feng family. It was a student and a teacher, and it filled many of her emotional voids. Feng Ran once dismembered the Empire's intelligence spies for it, and it also brought a planet to the Empire's doorstep and detonated it for Feng Ran. One person and one unification are equally powerful and wicked.
But Feng Ran still retains a childlike innocence and a cautious naiveté. As for Xing Tong, Shen Shiqian felt that it hadn't learned innocence; it only had childishness due to insufficient comprehension and didn't reflect on its usual provocative and enslaving behavior.
Xing Tong had no idea what Shen Shiqian was thinking, but that didn't stop it from regarding him as its number one natural enemy. Anyone could enter the laboratory where they were making temporary bionic human suits for it, but Shen Shiqian was the only exception. This showed that Shen Shiqian had often annoyed it, but it had always tolerated it.
This time was different. Who knew if Shen Shiqian were to stand by and say something sarcastic? It would ruin Xing Tong's rare happiness and seriously affect its efficiency! So, the only way Xing Tong could resist was to pull Rolfran and even Xisen into its camp and defend the bottom line of the city gate.
Afu was seeing Xing Tong for the first time and found it very novel. Knowing that Feng Ran was going to make a bionic human body for it, she also wanted to participate: "Ranran, can I design its facial features?"
Xing Tong: "Thank you, Miss Olivia, but I designed my facial features a long time ago, and I've seen your drawings. I prefer features with more flatness to deep, beautiful features."
Feng Ran was assembling the bones and joints of the upper limbs. Hearing this, he could only smile helplessly at Afu: "Well, that's how it is. Xiao Tong has been planning her bionic human body for a long time, but I've been too busy to help her. Thank you, Afu, but I won't bother you again."
While the androids on the market are humanoid, they are generally clumsy and have only about a hundred movable joints. They rely on traditional built-in speakers to make sounds, and their artificial intelligence systems are not well trained. They are not much different from humanoid butler robots, and in order to maintain this shape, their functionality is even worse than that of a short and stout butler robot.
As an artificial intelligence system, it's perfectly normal for Xing Tong to want a physical body. In fact, it could create a highly flexible bionic human body by having it drive its robotic arm to assemble itself bit by bit. But for it, a body is meaningless if it's not made by Feng Ran.
In order to embrace the physical world more quickly, Star Pupil has gathered everyone it can. Its owner is in charge of the most important central heart system and other drives, as well as the assembly and construction of the skeletal joints. It barely lets Basil serve as its assistant, after all, it has to assemble three hundred joints!
Moreover, in order to avoid the two-hour charging and five-minute standby time of other androids on the market, Feng Ran specially used the only alien crystal core she had to make a small heart furnace, using aluminum wire and magnesium alloy to make a fiber structure that is interwoven throughout her body, so that it can be continuously powered as long as there is heat energy.
Even Shen Shiqian didn't receive this kind of treatment!
Fran and Sisson were assisting at this time. After the overall humanoid figure was completed, it would be their turn to glue and sew the skin and hair. Even the use and combination ratio of various materials were all designed by Xing Tong herself. They only needed to test the mobility and check for any damage.
Afu was not discouraged: "Alright, since I can't help here, I'll go and see what dishes the chef has prepared."
After all, there's no shortage of things to do during wedding preparations; the only difference is whether you outsource or delegate the work to someone else.
Feng Ran had to check on Shen Shiqian every one or two hours because he had just taken his measurements a couple of days ago, and the designer was rushing to make wedding clothes for them. But this person seemed to be really worried that his pregnancy would stretch the clothes, so he had Xiao Fen measure his waist every day at the same time. He was also very careful when he ate, so Feng Ran had to keep an eye on him from time to time.
With Feng Ran gone, Fran's living space suddenly became smaller. He disliked both of the two Alphas in the lab, so he quietly went behind the control panel to twist the fiber structure.
When Xing Tong was in a good mood, she was especially easy to talk to: "Fran, don't be afraid, I'm here! If you're really that scared, I'll let you switch majors and study dentistry at the Fengxing campus."
Unlucky Fran finally passed the exam and got accepted, but he and Luo Le were admitted to Chengming Medical University. Although they majored in different fields, they were on the same campus. This made Fran resentful for a long time, and he even suspected that Xing Tong deliberately didn't tell him before he filled out the application.
Fran rolled his eyes at it helplessly: "Have you ever seen an Omega become a dentist?"
When an Alpha patient opens their mouth, their hands tremble so much that they drop the pliers. If they were any more ruthless and pulled out the person's marking tooth, they would be cursed to death.
Nishimori: "But there are very few Omegas who become surgeons, after all, it's a very tough job."
After all, being a surgeon is physically demanding. A single surgery usually requires standing for five or six hours. There are very few Omega doctors in the Empire because the heavy workload during their studies makes it difficult for the frail Omega to persevere. After starting their hospital internship, they have to take a protective suppressant every time they participate in a surgery. Even Alphas dare not do it too frequently for fear of not being able to handle it, let alone Omegas.
But Fran was stubborn and couldn't stand Sisson's seemingly caring and protective but actually objectifying remarks: "Why should I? I worked so hard to get in!"
Xing Tong: "Whether you take the exam or not, you'll be a researcher at our institute. Why worry about this?"
Feng Ran ultimately decided to build a private research institute to do some research she liked and just live a carefree life. However, since she still had four years until she graduated from military academy, they had plenty of time to prepare. Xing Tong claimed that the plan was launched, but in reality, she was just designing some random things in her own database.
The pinnacle of science in this era is wind-burning. Thinking that he had already been reserved for a spot in the Pinnacle Research Institute, Fran was appeased again: "That's true. Even if you study surgery to the level of Kalisch, you don't see any good value in it."
He was still following Shen Shiqian around, serving him.
Xisen was furious: "Damn it, you better pray I don't go to your school for an exchange lecture, otherwise I'll whip you up to give demonstrations every time."
Basil asked Xing Tong thoughtfully, "Can I go to the research institute too?"
Xing Tong: "Let's talk about it after it's officially established. I need to conduct a proper evaluation and issue invitations for admission. Using back channels is not acceptable."
After all, if Feng Ran wants to be a hands-off manager, then Xing Tong will be the director. Director Xing Tong's criteria for selecting talent are: first, those that Feng Ran doesn't like are not allowed; second, those that Xing Tong doesn't like are not allowed; and third, those that are disobedient are not allowed.
Basil: "Why should Fran?"
Star Eyes, fiercely protective: "Fran is a student personally taught by my master and me, okay! Fran! Throw your research report on the improved DZ3 nerve damage treatment drug in his face and humiliate him!"
Basil: "He can't humiliate me because I can't understand his scribbled writing."
Fran's hard-won confidence shattered instantly: "He humiliated me!"
Xing Tong: "..."
Xing Tong: "It's okay. Your academic grades are so-so. I'll ask my master if we should enroll you in a second-rate university so you can just coast along."
Fran: "You'd be better off not offering any comfort."
Xing Tong was annoyed too: "Here's a fish egg from Xiao Jiu, go back and raise it yourself. Don't mention this again, move on!"
Fran, having gained an advantage, decided to stop while he was ahead: "Alright, as expected, you still have the right to speak."
Basil protested, "I want one too."
Xing Tong: "Don't you know who's responsible for this? If you could just control yourself, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have permission. Fran's Alpha phobia has gotten worse, and it's all your fault!"
Sissen knew about Fran's gland damage. The doctors at their hospital had previously suggested pheromone therapy, but it was particularly troublesome because the Alpha mark was still present and couldn't be washed off. So now, just by looking at the reactions of these two people, he knew who had bitten that mark.
Xisen: "You two might as well just get married."
This was not an option in Fran's life. He nearly snapped the composite metal fiber with a sudden burst of strength, yelling like a mad rabbit, "Get out of here!"
Basil added fuel to the fire: "It's alright, Fran. Calishie is an old virgin who's been single for over thirty years. It's normal that he can't understand."
Fran: "Don't try to absolve yourself of all responsibility. There isn't a single good Alpha."
Xing Tong was incredibly annoyed: "You can argue all you want, but don't stop what you're doing! If you keep this up, you'll all have to go work as nannies for Shen Shiqian!"
The three of them fell silent at the same time and resumed their work with practiced ease.
They glanced at each other and thought to themselves: This guy is really annoying.
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