Chapter 73 Confession to Nan Qi, do you love me?
When Melon walked to the entrance of the military department, he saw Nan Qi standing at the door with a large insulated lunch box, talking to the female soldier who was registering at the door.
The distance was quite far, and Melon didn't know what Nan Qi said, but from the smile on Junfe's face, he could tell that they had a very pleasant conversation.
Nan Qi seemed to have this kind of magical power, and he could quickly become familiar with the insects around him.
Mellon called out, and the moment Nan Qi looked up, warm sunlight fell, giving Nan Qi a layer of furry golden edges.
The central star is still at the end of midsummer, and the scorching sun at noon makes the insects feel very anxious.
Nan Qi stood in the sun with his eyes bent. His white trousers draped well, making his legs look long and straight. His white vest and sky blue Tencel short-sleeved shirt were as refreshing as a cool breeze, and the irritability caused by the heat on the insects was relieved a lot.
Mellon came forward, looked at the large lunch box in Nan Qi's hand, and asked with a smile, "Is there any for me?"
"Yes." Nan Qi shook the food box, "This much, enough for the three of us."
Mellon was just asking, but he didn't expect to actually get his share. His eyes lit up immediately, and he reached out to take the lunch box from Nan Qi, saying flatteringly, "I'll get it, I'll get it. You're tired enough cooking, so just leave this little thing to me."
Nan Qi: "...that's enough, you've acted too much."
"It's not acting, it's absolutely true!" Mellon chuckled.
Nan Qi: “…”
It was simply unbearable to watch. Every one of these elites under Bai that he knew was a foodie.
I don’t know if his cooking skills are really that good, or if this is just the nature of these female soldiers, but they are extremely passionate about delicious food. I guess there must be a reason why he was accepted so quickly.
Shaking his head, Nan Qi threw these messy thoughts out of his mind and followed Mellon into the lounge.
On the other side, the joint security meeting of various countries started on time.
Bai put on a virtual conference helmet and clicked to accept the meeting invitation.
In an instant, the scene before his eyes began to change. The space extended infinitely. The office door turned into a wooden door carved with mysterious patterns. The desk in front of him turned into a huge oval conference table that stretched as far as the eye could see. The ceiling lamp above his head turned into a huge crystal ceiling that illuminated the entire conference room to the point of being dazzling.
One by one, figures appeared in the dazzling light and took their seats.
Soon, the huge conference room was filled with people of all shapes and sizes. When the last figure appeared, the door symbolizing the secret meeting slammed shut and the meeting officially began.
The goal of this meeting was very clear, which was to initiate a vote on a joint campaign to suppress bandits.
At the last meeting, after the draft was put forward, some countries disagreed.
There are many reasons for disagreement, but the fundamental reason is that many countries feel that joint anti-bandit efforts are a waste of time and money. Also, if a country wants to unite to suppress bandits, there must be a country that takes the lead in the alliance.
Who is in a leadership position and who is in a led position?
Will the military secrets of one's own country be snooped upon? Even if one becomes the leader of a country, will the soldiers of one's own country be used as cannon fodder?
Will there be a country that secretly disobeys orders, harbors selfish motives, and fails to enforce them, which will result in huge losses or even failure.
The big countries are strong and can withstand the turmoil, but some small countries cannot.
Moreover, the star field is vast, and not all thieves in the star field are rampant. Thieves prefer to stay in the more affluent star fields. After all, it is a head-breaking job. Compared with doing ten jobs for half a lifetime, they prefer the former.
After all, between frequent and occasional, occasional is more likely to succeed and go unnoticed.
Since there are not so many thieves in their star field, why should they agree to this draft that requires them to contribute money and effort?
In addition to those countries that have such considerations and disagree with the joint suppression of bandits, there are also some countries that are already in a gray area.
The leaders of their countries are more terrifying and evil than the thieves who wander the stars and do not belong to any government.
Such countries are accustomed to doing business with thieves. If the thieves are gone, their business will be damaged, and of course they will not be willing to suppress the bandits.
Bai had anticipated this. These countries do not account for a large proportion, so they can be ignored for now. What Bai wants is for them not to participate. Who knows if they will turn against him at the last minute?
As for those countries that thought there were few thieves in their star fields, it is estimated that there will be no fewer thieves in the future, because even if the joint anti-bandit bill is not passed, Bai will use the excuse of military training to carry out the anti-bandit campaign.
By then, it would be normal for thieves to flee and hide in star regions with fewer thieves.
Bai didn't think he was cruel. If he let it go like this, it would only be a matter of time before more thieves roamed the stars. Instead of letting them be attacked by well-equipped and energetic thieves, it would be better to let them be attacked by the thieves he had defeated.
The latter's lethality is greatly reduced.
Bai made a clear animation of the various possibilities that would occur after he suppressed the bandits and the thieves were on the loose.
If the draft is not passed, he will use the animation made with the support of this huge amount of data to make those countries that oppose the draft understand the principle of "lips and teeth are cold".
Let those countries that want to protect themselves know that the result of opposition is not national prosperity, but destruction!
This is the first ray of hope for the passage of the draft.
The issue of the leading country is indeed the top priority among all the opposition voices.
The countries that Baihe agreed to join forces to suppress the bandits were already prepared for this, that is, no one country could dominate alone.
A joint anti-bandit committee will be established, with 12 member states elected by the General Assembly to jointly participate in leading the anti-bandit work. Major decisions will require voting by the member states.
Although there will be a certain delay in timeliness, it can eliminate the existence of evil intentions to the greatest extent and reassure most countries. The merits outweigh the flaws.
This is the second spring breeze that Bai prepared for the passage of the draft.
In addition, Bai also spread the dangers of interstellar thieves on the Internet through his secret network of contacts.
Many races that have been deeply affected have left messages sharing their experiences, and even influential interstellar stars have spoken out, and fans, influenced by their idols, have also spoken out.
In just a few days, topics such as #AreInterstellar Thieves Dangerous? #Interstellar Thieves Cruel? #All Interstellar Thieves Should Be Sent to Death have remained hot topics.
Major interstellar merchants and transportation companies that were severely affected also took the opportunity to speak out.
Various public opinions gave the final impetus to the draft of the inter-galactic joint anti-bandit campaign among countries.
Even with the third ray of east wind prepared by Bai, there were still countries that opposed it, so Bai calmly threw out the first ray of east wind.
After being let off in court, some countries cursed Bai Wuzhi for deliberately driving the thieves into their star territory, which was simply a sinister intention.
Bai looked at these national representatives coldly, and smiled before he spoke, but the smile did not reach his eyes. It did not look like a smile, but more like he was scolding those national representatives for being stupid.
Such contemptuous looks made some countries that originally opposed retreat, and their opposition turned into abstention.
There are also some who insist on opposing it and condemn the Zerg Empire and the Empire's General White Smellide as shameless and rogue in the news media, and who want to use the hands of interstellar thieves to achieve their shady goals.
He wants to use public opinion to portray the Empire and Bai as the biggest troublemakers in the interstellar space.
Unfortunately, their plan failed. The joint anti-bandit campaign is an action that benefits the people. If they insist that Bai is a troublemaker in the face of Bai's full evidence, then they will become shit, even worse than a troublemaker.
In the end, not only did these countries fail to discredit the black and white and the empire, they were also inexplicably insulted by their own citizens for their government's inaction, selfishness, and indifference to the lives of the people.
Although they have selfish motives, they really do not mean to ignore the lives of the people.
But they have already lost the initiative, and any more they say will only get them scolded, so they can only abstain or agree in frustration.
Bai ignored the remaining countries that stubbornly disagreed, because their existence could no longer affect the outcome of the vote.
When the "Draft of Interstellar United Nations" was passed, Bai left the virtual conference room, took off his helmet, took a few deep breaths, and slowly recovered.
The counterattack in the virtual meeting seemed easy, but in fact, Bai himself was not sure.
The cross-national and cross-galaxy implications were too extensive and too huge to be fully realized by the three strands of "East Wind" he prepared in just a few days.
The Insect King Hoover Walker also understood this point, which is why he readily agreed to suppress the bandits as long as the draft was passed.
Fortunately, the interstellar thieves' evil deeds dealt themselves the most fatal blow, allowing this draft that benefits the country and the people to be passed.
Now we just have to wait for representatives from various countries to write to the supreme leader, and after he approves it, we will select the 12 member countries.
Once everything is done, soldiers, weapons, and the first, second, and third rounds of training for soldiers from various countries are selected, they can truly go to the battlefield.
The next thing to worry about is the location of the training camp and what will happen in the camp.
If we take the first step today, subsequent steps will surely follow.
He can now relax a little and get himself in shape to meet Nan Qi.
In the lounge, Mellon chatted with Nan Qi about all sorts of things.
Most of the time, Mellon was talking and Nan Qi was listening, extracting useful information from it.
Nan Qi didn't ask much about why Bai was still busy at noon. There were many confidential matters in the military, and he didn't want to cause trouble for himself or Bai. Bai would naturally tell him what he could say.
After waiting for an hour and a half, Bai finally appeared in the lounge.
As soon as he entered the door, he met Nan Qi's smiling eyes. All his fatigue disappeared instantly, and he smiled faintly.
Melon looked at Bai, then at Nan Qi, and instantly felt no longer hungry.
He smacked his lips, weighed the pros and cons for two seconds, and finally reluctantly gave up the delicious food in his mouth and decided to give the space to Xiao Fufu and his wife.
But just as he stood up to say goodbye, Nan Qi stopped him.
Nan Qi opened the large food box, took out a smaller meal, and then took out an empty small food box from his own hollow, put the meal in it, and handed it to Mellon:
"This is yours, thank you for chatting with me."
Mellon blinked his eyes, very happy, took the snack box and walked away humming a song.
As soon as he left, only Nan Qi and Bai were left in the lounge.
Nan Qi stood up and pulled Bai to sit next to him, took out a wet wipe, and gently wiped Bai's slender and beautiful hands.
After cleaning it, he took out the three dishes and one soup from the lunch box and placed them on the coffee table in the lounge, like presenting a treasure:
"Look, fluffy little sugar buns, sweet and sour pork ribs, stir-fried wild vegetables, mixed wild vegetables, and a cooling rock sugar and snow pear soup. Drink more later. Your lips have been dry lately, and it looks like you're getting a bit hot."
"Angry? What do you mean? I haven't been angry recently." Bai tilted his head, his eyes full of confusion.
Bai loved all the dishes, but when Nan Qi said "a little angry", Bai didn't understand what he meant. He hadn't lost his temper recently.
Nan Qi smiled. He found Bai very cute, but his focus was sometimes a little off.
He likes Bai like this very much, because Bai like this always gives him a little surprise inadvertently.
After pouring a bowl of rock sugar and snow pear soup and handing it to Bai, Nan Qi gently explained: "This rage doesn't mean you're angry, it means the yin and yang in your body are out of balance."
"This is a theoretical concept. When the body is affected by external pathogens, or when its functions become hyperactive, symptoms of heat syndrome, characterized by excess yang and deficiency of yin, will appear. It's generally believed that excess fire (excess heat) is mostly caused by internal invasion of heat or a craving for spicy food. I've certainly made a lot of spicy food recently, but you probably rarely ate it before."
Bai nodded. He used to take nutritional supplements for convenience. Most of the nutritional supplements were fruit-flavored, and there really weren't any spicy ones.
Nan Qi saw Bai nod and continued, "Spicy food is actually a kind of pain. It can stimulate the mind and cause dysfunction of the internal organs, which can also cause internal heat."
“Deficiency fire (deficiency heat) is mostly caused by internal injuries and strain. For example, long-term illness depletes the vital energy, and excessive strain can lead to organ imbalance and yin and blood deficiency, which can cause internal heat, and internal heat can then turn into deficiency fire.”①
Nan Qi paused before continuing, "As a general in the military, you must be tired. I haven't exercised restraint these past two days, which has made you even more tired... Ahem, so do you have a sore throat, dry mouth, and are you feeling a little restless?"
Bai Lian blushed and nodded, lowering his head in response.
"This is the symptom of getting angry." Nan Qi said, "I will cook more light dishes in the next two days, and I will also restrain myself."
After Nan Qi finished speaking, the lounge was silent. The only sound was the spoon gently touching the wall of the bowl. The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment, and there was more silent ambiguity.
After a while, Bai's voice was heard in the silent lounge.
"No, no need to restrain yourself. I like it very much. I like the way you go crazy on me. I will accept all of you without reservation. So, Nan Qi, do you love me?"
Bai raised his eyes, and the love flashing in his eyes could drown Nan Qi.
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