Chapter 106
Xia Yan did not take this banquet seriously.
He was just a cannon fodder anyway, and he would be cool after finishing the plot. He never thought about ascending the throne, so he naturally did not need to flatter these nobles for the sake of interests.
The status and personality of the original owner also gave him this confidence.
He stood in the center of the banquet, watching Grover and Edward talking happily without any sense of crisis, and he was not worried at all that the owner of the X29 planet would support his opponent to ascend the throne.
He looked arrogant, indifferent, but with a strange self-confidence.
It seemed that everything was under his control.
Most people at the banquet were peeking at the young man, wanting to get close to him, but they were stopped by the neutral family power, and finally could only stay outside his circle and could not touch him.
Xia Yan actually had some small troubles.
The third task issued by the system required him to deceive the protagonist, the "Shou", into obtaining the mecha blueprints.
Except for the missed date a few days ago because the intelligent computer was taken away, he would log into the holographic world every night and have a night date with the protagonist, the "Shou".
The deeper the relationship between the two, the easier it would be for him to cheat the blueprints.
But... when he went to the date last night, the protagonist, the "Shou", looked at him strangely, with a mixture of uneasiness and guilt, and his eyes dodged, as if he had done something wrong to him.
Xia Yan's heart skipped a beat. His
mind was full of ideas.
What the hell! Could it be that the protagonist, the "Shou", has now met the protagonist, fallen in love, and therefore feels sorry for his current boyfriend?
No, no, no! The plot clearly said that they met at the Central Military Academy.
But the plot given by the system is not reliable at all! ! ! Every world is collapsing!!!
Xia Yan: "..."
[……] The system was silent for three seconds, and then said righteously: [This world will definitely not collapse!!! Believe me!!!]
Xia Yan: [……Okay. ]
He looked like he was reluctantly believing.
System: [……] Trash boss, you are destroying my reputation.
In short, Xia Yan is currently in a dilemma.
If he fails to complete Task 3, he will not be able to transform the mecha. With his fake S-level mental power, he will definitely not be able to defeat the real S-level Huo Ruihe, and then Task 2 will not be completed.
If the previous task fails, the subsequent task cannot be refreshed.
It's a dead end!
On the surface, Xia Yan maintained the arrogance of the original owner, but in his heart he sighed quietly and thought frantically: [999, must the design drawings of the protagonist be used? ]
The system asked: [Huh? ]
He found an alternative method: [Look, I was called here because Grover wanted to recruit a genius mecha master. If I let this mecha master modify the mecha for me, can I defeat Huo Ruihe? ]
[No. ] 999 denied it without thinking, [The reason why Ludwig and Ian can become the protagonists is because they both have talents that ordinary people can hardly surpass. ]
[…]
[Ludwig's apparent mental level is S-level, but in fact he is SSS-level, but the highest level of the mental detector is only S…] The system whispered.
Xia Yan was numb.
Isn't this the same as being a genius student? An ordinary person gets 100 points in the exam because his ability is only 100 points; and a genius student gets 100 points in the exam because the full score is only 100.
The system continued: [The same is true for the protagonist. The mecha he designed is not on the same level as ordinary people.]
Therefore, it is impossible to take a shortcut.
Xia Yan: [……]
[If it really doesn't work, we can give up here.] 999 comforted him, [Next time I will definitely choose a small and easy world for you.] [
…Then the side quest I completed before…]
System: [……] As everyone knows, if a world fails, all tasks completed in that world will have no points. This is to prevent the host from cheating and using simple tasks to brush points and change worlds crazily.
I heard that in the past, if the host failed in more than three worlds in a row, points would be deducted.
Uh... it should be fake, right?
Anyway, the rules for the host here are very relaxed, from physical to mental protection. If the host is unhappy, he can choose his favorite identity to go on vacation and play freely.
Of course, there will be no points in the vacation world.
The data of 999 turned around and around. Xia Yan thought about the side quests he had worked hard to complete every day. He had done all the work, and he wanted him to give up the points?
Impossible!!!
He felt that he could still save it.
Xia Yan rubbed his temples, thinking about what he should say to the protagonist tonight, when he suddenly heard a strange voice in his ears: "Hello, you seem to be a little distressed, I wonder if I can help you?" "
?"
Xia Yan looked in the direction of the voice, and saw a handsome boy with a strange face.
He searched the original owner's memory, but didn't find a corresponding person. He might be a rising noble, or a warrior who got promoted by his military performance in the border... He might even be the mecha master that Grover wanted to win over.
But... what does this have to do with the arrogant young master of the noble family?
The original owner was spoiled from childhood to adulthood, arrogant and domineering, never read people's faces, and didn't need to cater to others.
"You?" Under the bright lights, the young man looked the man up and down, as if he was considering his identity. Perhaps he didn't find anything worth noting. He looked away without interest and said to himself, "Now anyone dares to talk to me."
There was obvious contempt in his words.
Ian: "..."
The young men and women who had been paying attention to the young man couldn't help but laugh mockingly when they saw someone being rejected when they tried to chat up the young man.
Ian pulled the corners of his mouth, and a trace of cruelty rose in his heart.
This group of annoying nobles, I will kill them all someday.
Oh...Except for my boyfriend.
Ian was born on a garbage planet and was adopted by pirates since he was a child. He roamed in the bloody border and finally killed his adoptive father who used him to succeed and become the new leader of the pirates.
His birth and experience destined him to be an impossible good person.
Although Xia Yan treated him very badly, he was very good to himself in the holographic world! After having a boyfriend, he must be avoiding suspicion by mocking him now and keeping a distance from strange men.
What else does he plan to do?
The filter is ten levels thick.
A satisfied smile appeared on the boy's handsome face, and his big cat eyes narrowed, like a small animal whose fur was stroked by its owner.
Xia Yan: "..."
Everyone: "..." Is he a masochist?
What happened here was quite a big deal, and Grover and Edward also noticed it. Seeing this, Grover curled up the corners of his lips imperceptibly, and felt a little more happy.
He certainly understood why Xia Yan came here, and was originally worried about how to separate him and D.
Unexpectedly, Xia Yan offended people as soon as
he showed up. It was simply God's help.
As an ambitious man, Grover yearned for supreme power. Even when he met again, he was still overwhelmed by Xia Yan's appearance, and his heartbeat quickened when he looked at each other, but he always remembered his position and never relaxed.
Grover stepped forward, extended his hand and said with a smile: "Hello, D, I'm Grover Gillingham. We have been communicating through the intelligent computer before. This is the first time we meet officially. Welcome to the gem city." "
?"
The young man reluctantly moved his eyes away from the young man and greeted him perfunctorily: "Hello." The people
who had talked to Grover before had always been Ian's subordinates. He had no impression of this person. When the two were about to shake hands, a sentence suddenly popped up in Ide's mind-'If my sister-in-law is Xia Yan, then Grover and I are enemies...'
Enemies!!!
The boy suddenly withdrew his hand. In the other party's surprised eyes, he said calmly: "I don't like shaking hands."
"..." Grover's fingertips twitched, and he warned himself in his heart that geniuses always have quirks. He forced his anger back and withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened. "I offended you. Sorry."
The boy raised his eyebrows, and there was a bit of evil in his handsome eyebrows: "It's good to admit your mistakes."
Grover: "..." Tired, the world is destroyed.
The atmosphere at the scene was tense.
As the host of the banquet, Edward couldn't just watch them quarreling, so he naturally came out to adjust the atmosphere. He introduced Ian to Xia Yan.
"...Mr. D has sold many mecha design drawings at our auction, and each one is excellent. He is indeed a genius designer." After a pause, he reminded without changing his expression, "Three days later, D's design drawings will appear at the auction as the top item."
The top item of the auction is the product with the highest value by default.
This shows how talented the boy is.
Yi Deyou proudly puffed out his chest, like a peacock with its tail spread out, eager to show off his beautiful tail feathers to his sweetheart to win her favor.
Xia Yan: "..."
What's the use? Anyway, I can't take the place of the protagonist.
He complained in his heart, but his face showed a hint of surprise at the right time. He looked up and down at the boy again, as if he was sure that he was worth using, and his attitude became friendly.
"Hello, I'm Xia Yan Gardner."
His transformation was too obvious.
He kicked away the useless ones, cold-blooded and heartless, afraid that the other party would get close to him and dirty his clothes; he kept the useful ones, looking like he was full of interests.
Some people were chilled and worried about him.
Alas! Who taught the young master etiquette? Can he pretend better and not change too quickly? He should let the mecha master feel his sincerity so that he can be deceived!
If this goes on, what if D surrenders to Grover?
Everyone: "..." Wait! They are obviously neutrals, why are they being so emotional here?
Grover also sneered in his heart, thinking that Xia Yan was too well protected and too immature. Just when he thought he had won, the boy talked to the young man without any care and with an enthusiastic attitude.
Edward: "..."
Grover: "..." So angry.
For the whole banquet, D followed Xia Yan like a little tail. He had a handsome face, with slightly upturned eyes, big and round, like a child who had just grown up.
——In fact, he was very young, only twenty years old.
Although Xia Yan didn't care about D, he came for D, so he naturally wouldn't be cold to him. He could only maintain his personality and say one or two words at the right time.
Edward was sweet and coquettish, and called him brother in a few words.
Xia Yan: "..." Help!!! Why is he so familiar?
At this time, the banquet was coming to an end, but most people did not leave. Everyone watched Yide approaching the young man step by step, and they were jealous.
Just a designer? Could he want to get close to the Xia family?
But, what if he really succeeded...
I'm so angry! Someone come to kill him!!!
Grover, who was completely reduced to a background board: "..."
Yide enjoyed the jealous eyes of the crowd. So many people liked him, and maybe he was the only one who owned him. He was thinking about getting a fake identity to study at the Imperial Central Military Academy after the auction was over, and being with Xia Yan openly.
But... before that, could he test Xia Yan's attitude towards him?
As soon as he said it, Yide held his face with both hands and said in a teasing tone: "Brother Xia Yan, you are so outstanding, do you have a partner?" "
..."
The word "yes" almost slipped out of his mouth, but fortunately the young man reacted in time.
The original owner dated the protagonist just to cheat for drawings, and didn't love him at all. Moreover, this matter was despicable, so he naturally wouldn't say it, and he remained single to the outside world.
——Xia Yan had an idea at the time to tell Ludwig, just to deepen his bad impression of himself.
More importantly, the protagonist is introverted, has no friends, and doesn't gossip, so there is no need to worry about it spreading.
And here... the young man glanced at Grover and Edward who were sitting opposite him. If he revealed anything, they would probably find out immediately.
After his identity was exposed, how could he mock the protagonist for running away foolishly after stealing the blueprints?
So... he must keep it secret!!!
The young man raised his eyebrows, his profile was white and delicate, and his red lips uttered cold words: "No, I don't need useless relationships to add to my burden."
"Huh????"
Yide was stunned, thinking that there was something wrong with the way he asked, and he and Xia Yan had not yet reached the stage of being a couple. He changed the question and continued, "What about the person you're dating?"
"Of course not."
"..." The warmth in Yide's eyes cooled a little, and his sweet smile turned into a perceptible fake smile, "... Is there anyone you like?"
The young man looked at him strangely, as if he didn't understand why he was obsessed with this question, and gave the same answer again.
Yide: "..."
Damn! Although he knew that 'Xu Yan' was probably here for his own design drawings, he accompanied him to play mechas and exercise his strength every day during this period. He listened to the young man's sweet words and called him dear, but in fact he didn't have any good feelings for him at all.
Haha! Liar.