Half an hour later.
The famous Rose Grand Council, suspended a thousand meters above the capital planet, is a vast and magnificent circular hall.
The atrium is a circular, carpeted floor, with a circular terrace extending upward from below. Starlight and lights stream down from a high, transparent dome. It's more like a courthouse than a conference room, its structure somewhat reminiscent of the ancient Roman Colosseum.
Eight crimson velvet high-back chairs flanked the round table, representing the eight races of Muse. With the exception of the Feather Tribe leader, who was far away in Sky City, the other seven chairs were occupied by the leaders of each tribe.
The clan leaders looked solemn.
The stands were also filled with hundreds of thousands of spectators, all with solemn expressions.
In addition to the stands, there were cameras floating in the air broadcasting the entire nation. Nearly 90% of the population had already logged onto the StarNet and entered the online conference room.
Six years have passed since Muse last used the Rose Council to resolve a legal dispute.
Wen Xingze: “…”
Last time, Wen Xingze was the host of the meeting, but this time, he sat in the exclusive audience seat.
Commonly known as the mascot seat.
The Prime Minister Douglas, who presided over the meeting, walked in from the gate. Douglas was a very typical old scholar among the dwarfs.
Completely different from Eli, a gambler, Douglas looked like a boy of only five or six years old, but he wore glasses as thick as bottle bottoms with a golden glasses chain hanging down. He wore a red robe and always had a stern face.
Douglas held the golden bell and shook it gently.
The noise in the hall gradually died down.
"Wait," Wen Xingze asked, perched in the center of the building on a small, floating swivel chair resembling a child's chair. "Are you serious? You called a national conference just because I want to be in a relationship?!"
Douglas: "We are very serious. This is also the will of the entire nation."
The mermaid leader, Wu Zhixia, said, "You, a 'minor under 200 years old,' want to have a romantic relationship with the 'king of a neighboring country with which we do not have friendly diplomatic relations.'"
Dragon Clan Leader Lei Qi: "Non-attendees please do not speak freely."
The little robot responded with a beep and ran up, placing a meeting-related document in front of each clan leader. Wen Xingze also wanted to reach out to take the document, but his hand was empty.
Yes.
The Muse Empire has a fine tradition that has lasted for more than 20 years. When some major events occur and a decision needs to be made, a large meeting will be held chaired by the Prime Minister and voted by all citizens.
Here, they had seriously discussed human rights issues of various ethnic groups, diplomatic issues, legal issues... and now, Wang's love life.
The problem that was originally mainly the concern of robot parents - the premature love crisis of the baby - was finally officially put on the table and thrown to all parents.
The robot carefully placed the milk in Wen Xingze's hand. Wen Xingze bit the straw and continued to protest: "Gululu, this is unreasonable, gululu!"
He will be laughed at by the whole universe.
Besides, he hasn't confessed to Chi Yan yet. If Chi Yan sees the broadcast of the meeting on the street, won't everything be exposed?
Wen Xingze drank his milk so quickly that he couldn't help but burp. All the parents, including the clan leaders, looked at him intently with nervous yet compassionate expressions.
The audience in the stands had already carefully looked Wang up and down from head to toe. At this moment, many of them subconsciously leaned forward, wanting to reach out and pat him on the back.
It wasn't until Wen Xingze stopped that the Prime Minister glanced at him and whispered a reminder:
"As the ruler of a country, it's unbecoming to behave like a hundred-year-old elementary school student."
Wen Xingze: “?”
Robot Representative 015, who usually spoke very little in large meetings, actually spoke up: "Please, no, don't act like a spoiled child."
Wen Xingze: “???”
Wen Xingze shut up completely.
The meeting began in such a strange atmosphere.
"For this topic, we will focus on the following aspects," Douglas clicked the laser pointer, and images and text were projected onto the screen. "First, and most concerning to all citizens: Your Majesty's motivation for falling in love, and how it will affect your life experience and personality. Our cabinet has conducted a potential risk analysis using databases and similar past cases..."
Wen Xingze: “…”
The Prime Minister is worthy of being the Prime Minister.
Under Douglas's leadership, the country conducted a very in-depth analysis and debate on this issue. The database covers two universes from ancient times to the present. The amount of information is so huge and the arguments are so sophisticated that ten SCI papers can be written.
Wen Xingze felt extremely ashamed at the beginning and fell asleep at the end. Except for him, everyone else listened very carefully and actively participated in the voting process.
Wen Xingze dozed off listlessly.
“…”
The moment Wen Xingze fell into a deep sleep, the little robot covered him with a blanket in time.
Douglas's long speech came to an abrupt end, and the discussions among the audience in the stands also quickly stopped.
Everyone looked at their king.
This was the first time for many of them to truly see the king.
Wen Xingze curled up in the velvet chair, half his chin buried in the blanket, the tip of his nose slightly red, his eyelashes rising and falling gently with his breathing. The light pouring down from the sky enveloped the conference room, embracing him as well.
Douglas looked at the background data of the vote. Apart from the neutral votes, there were very few parents who supported their children's love affairs.
Although Wen Xingze was the ruler of a nation, he wasn't good at pondering overly serious or complex topics, and he particularly disliked conspiracy theories. But his fellow citizens were different. The more innocent a child's personality, the more concerned the parents were.
Chi Yan is a man that they cannot see through.
Apart from what Chi Yan revealed, they actually knew nothing about the monarch of this neighboring country, including his personality, character, life experience, or even his origins. The risk was too great.
Of course, there is also a little bit of subtle jealousy.
They only have one cub.
At such a young age, and with such a vulnerable outlook, what if he were deceived in a relationship? What if he was hurt emotionally? What if the other person approached him with ill intentions, simply because they were interested in the benefits he could bring?
They are like parents whose children leave home for the first time to go to kindergarten alone. They worry about traffic, human traffickers, flowers, plants, puppies and industrial pollution on the roadside. They want to examine everything carefully with a microscope to make sure there are no hidden dangers.
But dating is not like going to kindergarten.
Moreover, His Majesty the King, of whom they are so proud, is not some kind of kindergarten student.
Douglas reached out and took off his glasses:
"…We may be overprotective."
The entire Rose House fell into a long silence.
They watched as their king, no matter how old he was, slept like a child.
But he had also lit a lamp on a desolate planet, picked up a scrapped robot from a recycling station, traveled to the Dragon Tribe's home planet to accompany them through the cold winter, and rescued a mermaid from an auction house...
Wen Xingze would definitely not fall asleep easily in other places, just like when he was lurking in the auction house, he didn't close his eyes for three whole days.
But he fell asleep here, in the Rose House under the gaze of hundreds of thousands of people, without any guard or defense.
Just like Wen Xingze believed in them.
They should also trust their king and the people recognized by the king.
The biggest risk in a relationship is heartbreak. With them around, Wang will definitely not have any unpleasant memories... Of course, Chi Yan's probation period has just begun.
Douglas looked at the voting data backstage. From that second on, the number of votes in favor began to grow rapidly.
“…”
Wen Xingze slept extremely soundly and contentedly.
Prime Minister Douglas put on his glasses and looked through the gap in the revolving door of the vast parliament, meeting Chi Yan's gaze outside.
The arrogant monarch, who had never shown weakness anywhere, bowed seriously and somewhat awkwardly in the direction of the parents.
Wen Xingze felt like he had just taken a nap when the meeting ended.
"Wait, why are you guys still voting?" Wen Xingze was completely confused. "What's the result?"
The parents seemed to have mixed feelings, and then Douglas said, "We agree to the relationship."
The representative of the Vinegar Vampire Clan who came to the meeting was Isabella. Isabella sourly brushed her long hair and laughed sarcastically, "Nonsense."
Wen Xingze touched the tip of his nose: "Not necessarily, Teacher Chi may not like me that much."
Isabella brushed her hair again and laughed even more sarcastically: "Nonsense."
Wen Xingze: “…”
"You must be back before eleven o'clock and you can't stay outside overnight." Douglas reminded, then stuffed Wen Xingze into the levitator.
A lot happened today.
Wen Xingze sat in a trance on the hovercraft, looking at the warm night sky and the lights of the Light Festival outside the window. It was the most lively night of the Light Festival, and the streets were crowded with people.
After a while, the hovercraft stopped at the entrance of the downtown area. Wen Xingze got off the hovercraft and saw Chi Yan at a glance in the dim light.
It was already late autumn on the capital planet. It had just rained, and the breeze was chilly. Chi Yan had changed out of his military uniform and was holding an umbrella, the brim tilted towards him.
Coincidentally, both of them wore the same masks they had worn in the casino.
Wen Xingze glanced at Chi Yan sideways, just like when they first met in the elevator. Chi Yan's eyes were extremely beautiful, deeply sunken in his eye sockets, softly immersed in the fireworks of this world, and Wen Xingze was in the center of all the light.
The snow on the distant mountains will melt.
Wen Xingze had actually just tried hard to think of how to confess his feelings, but when the time came, he suddenly forgot everything.
I should have made some cheat sheets earlier.
Fortunately, he wasn't the only one nervous. Chi Yan's eyes were calm, but his level of nervousness might have surpassed Wen Xingze's. They had to start chatting about some unimportant topics.
Wen Xingze: "Come to think of it, I saw yesterday at the supermarket downstairs that potato chips were on sale."
Chi Yan: “Yeah.”
Wen Xingze: "Although I have a slight toothache, I still really like to eat sweets."
Chi Yan: "I like you."
Wen Xingze's thoughts were still on the topic of sweets: "Oh, I think the chocolate I bought before——"
“…”
Wen Xingze stopped.
He took off his fox mask and turned to look at Chi Yan blankly.
Chi Yan also stopped and paused for two seconds, as if he realized that Wen Xingze had just said "I like sweets very much" and not anything else.
Chi Yan looked away, unable to continue looking at Wen Xingze.
Wen Xingze's brain began to heat up, and he felt a sense of hypoxia. His light-colored eyes, once misty and wet, began to shine. He said slowly, "Teacher Chi, I didn't hear you clearly just now..."
Chi Yan pursed his lips slightly.
Wen Xingze couldn't see Chi Yan's expression through the mask. Like a primary school student unable to hide his excitement about falling in love for the first time, he couldn't help but continue to confirm with Chi Yan: "I really didn't hear clearly. The wind was too loud just now. And how can you only say this once?"
The night wind, carrying some moisture from the grass and trees, suddenly blew by, and the umbrella that Chi Yan was holding fell to the ground, spinning twice in the wind.
But no one had the energy to pick up the umbrella.
Chi Yan is an overly rigid person. He always finds it difficult to express his inner feelings directly, and he considers every word he says many times in his mind.
And actions are always easier than words.
so.
——When Wen Xingze asked Chi Yan for the third time, Chi Yan took off his mask and kissed him.
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