Chapter 33
The cold, eerie steel nest projection looked incredibly malevolent from every angle, like a giant beast lying there ready to devour its prey, or the dwelling place of some extremely evil being. And now, Chenxi said to them, "Look, I used to live here."
For a moment, all the royal heirs turned pale; the fact that they could still stand there was a testament to the greatest self-control they had ever shown.
None of the royal heirs dared to speak, regardless of how powerful their races had been in the past. On the contrary, the Ear Fox Clan Crown Prince, who had been held in Chen Xi's arms the whole time and hadn't heard what had happened before, and who was the one who had spent the most time with Chen Xi and was therefore the most familiar with her, couldn't help but shrink his neck as he looked at the architectural projection that was overflowing with dark energy. He whispered, "That looks so scary."
Hearing the words of the Ear-Fox Clan Crown Prince, Chen Xi couldn't help but tilt her head, "Is it scary? But I like it very much."
This steel nest-like architectural style is absolutely amazing!
However, Chen Xi was met with even stiffer expressions from the royal heirs.
After looking at everyone's expressions, Chen Xi could only shrug helplessly. Well, it's clear that everyone can't appreciate his aesthetic sense. Perhaps this is the generation gap between humans and alien races.
After the afternoon tea party that day, Chen Xi still wanted to have some fun. When he wanted someone to play with, he would gather all the races together. However, to his surprise, he found that after the party, all the royal heirs became more reserved and nervous when they saw him.
What's even stranger is that these royal heirs used to be silent and reserved in his presence, which Chen Xi was quite sure was because they were afraid of Bin Lan and the others who were watching them. But now, he sometimes felt that they seemed to be wary of him.
This really puzzled him; after all, what did he have to be afraid of?
Fortunately, although the attitudes of the other royal heirs had changed, Chenxi's favorite Ear Fox Clan Crown Prince remained unchanged. Chenxi's attention to most of the intelligent races in the outer universe was focused on the Ear Fox Clan Crown Prince, so he was not really affected and simply let them be.
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Chen Xi had been on Drunken Dream Star for some time now. Although the floating island he was on allowed him to freely change to any scenic spot on the planet, even the most beautiful scenery could become boring after a while. Then one day, bored Chen Xi came up with a new idea.
After coming up with this new idea, Chen Xi excitedly summoned all the royal heirs and asked them, "Would you like to try driving a flying car?"
Flying cars? What are those?
The royal heirs were somewhat bewildered. Finally, someone seemed to realize something and tentatively asked, "Is it the thing that took us off the starship?"
Chen Xi thought for a moment and said, "That's an aircraft, not a flying car, but it's okay. You haven't seen one before, so I'll take you to see it now."
That's right, Chenxi's new idea was that since he was feeling bored, why not let these intelligent races accompany him in driving flying cars? And once they all learned how to drive, maybe they could even try racing cars themselves.
And so, the royal heirs were led by Chen Xi to a place they had never known before. When they descended a flight of stairs and saw a silver wall, they remained calm until the silver wall unfolded before them. The dim space gradually brightened from where they were, and then rapidly expanded to the entire space, revealing the vast, endless space to them.
At that moment, all the royal heirs held their breath.
Their eyes were fixed on the neatly arranged, seemingly endless array of things lying there, each with a different shape and color, which Chen Xi called flying cars.
Although they had never seen such a thing before, and were not even entirely sure of its purpose, it did not stop them from being immediately attracted by its exquisite and extremely cool appearance.
Chen Xi walked ahead of everyone, leading the royal heirs inside. Then, something astonishing happened: wherever Chen Xi walked, the flying cars that were originally parked quietly began to vibrate slightly and make a rumbling sound. Those with cool lights lit up and flashed in various patterns, as if to attract the attention of those who passed by.
Watching the movements of these flying cars, Chen Xi couldn't help but smile. These flying cars, specially designed for him by the Zhizu, were equipped with special programs. As the owner of all these flying cars, they would react whenever he approached, making him feel that they were very cute every time he saw them, like having a group of pets waiting to be favored.
In the past, he would always choose one of these speeding cars to drive around for a while, depending on his mood, amidst the roar of all the cars and his anticipation.
What Chen Xi took for granted almost shattered the worldviews of the royal heirs. With complex expressions, they followed Chen Xi, enjoying the feeling of being greeted by the roar of all the flying cars.
After passing countless flying cars, Chen Xi finally stopped and said, "These flying cars are the same as the aircraft that took you off the starship. You can ride in them and control them. Hmm, they're easy to learn. It's okay if you can't drive them. The autopilot and automatic protection systems won't hurt you. Each of you can choose one, and we'll go for a spin in a bit."
Chen Xi smiled easily and said, "You can ride in the same carriage as me." Suddenly, he thought of something, lowered his gaze, and looked at the one-meter-tall Ear Fox Clan prince beside him, saying, "You can ride in the same carriage as me."
The prince of the fox clan looked around and then nodded obediently.
Chenxi pondered for a while, then turned and walked in one direction, where the area was almost entirely occupied by bionic cars.
When Chen Xi walked over there, the bionic cars that had been lying quietly on the ground reacted instantly. Their alloy scales opened, and their headlights, which looked like eyes, lit up quietly. Some of the bionic cars even changed their shapes like Transformers. When the deep, powerful roar of the bionic cars, like the restrained roar of a wild beast, sounded, the other royal heirs in the underground parking lot couldn't help but look over, and were quickly drawn to the scene.
Compared to ordinary flying cars, the design of bionic flying cars is naturally cooler and more eye-catching. Chen Xi smiled and didn't say much. She walked towards a bionic flying car with a clear goal: "I choose this one."
Chenxi chose an extremely cool and beautiful bionic car. Its dark red color seemed to contain rising flames, and each scale was dynamically changing color and opening and closing as if breathing. It was incredibly domineering. Moreover, this bionic car was not like other vehicles, which were lined up one after another. There was an empty space around this car, and it was not placed directly on the ground, but on a circular display platform. A beam of bright light shone on it, making it look different from other cars.
Next to the bionic car that Chenxi chose, there was a circular display stand with a bionic car that looked exactly the same, except for its color, which was sea blue.
Almost instantly, several royal heirs chose it. However, when these royal heirs walked to the car at the same time, it became somewhat awkward. Since they arrived at the same time, it was hard to say who should get it.
The young chieftain of the Water Fish Clan, the crown prince of the Mulberry Mining Clan, and Ga'ai and the others exchanged glances.
Chen Xi, who was standing nearby, naturally noticed the situation as well. He said, "You all chose this one? This is not good." Chen Xi was about to say that the other cars were also fine and let them choose more when he suddenly felt his clothes being tugged. He couldn't help but look down and saw the Ear Fox Clan Prince looking in the direction of one of the people, then looking up at him with pleading eyes.
Chen Xi was somewhat surprised, not expecting that his adorable little fox had such good friends. However, since the fox clan prince had made the request, Chen Xi would naturally help. So, with his smile unchanged, he said, "Since you all want this car, then you can drive it."
As Chenxi spoke, her finger pointed precisely at Jia'e.
When Chen Xi directly designated him, Jia'e's heart skipped a beat. However, after seeing the Ear Fox Clan members beside Chen Xi, he seemed to understand something. After calming himself down, he nodded gratefully in the direction of Chen Xi and the Ear Fox Clan Crown Prince.
Chen Xi directly designated the only car to Jia'e, leaving none for anyone else. The young chieftain of the Water Fish Clan and the crown prince of the Mulberry Mining Clan both looked grim for a moment, especially the crown prince of the Mulberry Mining Clan. When he saw Jia'e approaching, he had almost already figured out how to use the Mulberry Mining Clan's strength to acquire the car. Although the Water Fish Clan was also very strong, they had a relationship with the Mulberry Mining Clan, so it wouldn't be a big problem. However, he did not expect that the car he had his eye on would be directly designated to Jia'e.
Although their faces were grim, no one dared to make a fuss about Chen Xi's decision. So the two of them obediently went to choose other flying cars without saying a word. However, before leaving, the young chief of the Water Fish Clan still took one last, reluctant look at the bionic car's sea-blue scales.
After all the royal heirs had chosen their cars and boarded with the help of the surrounding intelligent beings, Chenxi activated the one-click convoy control function, directly leading all the flying cars out of the underground parking lot, out of the floating island, and into an open space.
Once they reached an open area, Chenxi released the controls, allowing them to explore freely. Under the protection of a group of intelligent beings piloting aircraft, they watched with glee as their flight path suddenly became erratic.
However, the flying cars in the interstellar era are completely user-friendly and easy to learn. In addition, the control method is being played in a loop by a projection inside each flying car. After watching it a couple of times and figuring it out, you can learn it. So soon, the flight trajectories of some flying cars became normal.
After all the flying cars had learned how to fly normally, Chen Xi activated the team's intercom function and said to them, "Let's go, let's go over there!"
Then, Chenxi took the lead and rushed in that direction, with the other flying cars hurriedly following behind.
And so, Chenxi led the royal heirs on a wild ride in the flying cars for an entire afternoon. The distance they covered that afternoon was estimated to be a little less than half the diameter of the Drunken Dream Star.
After an afternoon of hands-on experience, almost all the royal heirs became addicted to the feeling.
This collision of speed and passion, the feeling of being free to go wherever you want, is simply too addictive.
On the way back, the convoy was no longer as excited as it had been in the afternoon. In the dreamlike twilight of the Drunken Star, Gae sat in the driver's seat. The roof of the flying car had been retracted, turning it into a convertible. The wind blew through his long blue hair, causing him to squint slightly. At this moment, he felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.
Even the heavy emotions that constantly weighed on his heart seemed to dissipate.
Meanwhile, Chen Xi was sprawled out in the driver's seat like a boss, watching with amusement the Ear Fox Clan Crown Prince sitting on his lap, his hands gripping the steering wheel with a serious expression.
When the convoy slowly drove back to the floating island and into the underground parking garage, all the royal heirs felt a sense of reluctance.
However, they knew that this belonged to the Ghibli, and they could never possess it, not even having the chance to control it a second time.
The Sangkuang Clan's crown prince touched the vehicle with reluctance, his heart filled with affection. Suddenly, he remembered something and even forgot his recent fear of the ferocious humans. He asked Chen Xi, "Why do I see the Zhi Clan usually flying aircraft? I've never seen them drive these flying cars."
Even though I may not be able to do it myself a second time, it's good for him to see it from time to time.
When asked about this, Chenxi replied, "Because these are all my cars."
The room fell silent after Chen Xi said this.
They couldn't help but look up at the vast, seemingly endless space, and at the rows upon rows of flying cars that were so numerous they were impossible to count. Suddenly, they felt a dryness in their throats.
Finally, someone asked, "With so many cars, can you drive them all?"
Chenxi laughed and said, "I can choose whichever I feel like each day."
After a moment of silence, the royal heirs admitted that they felt a pang of sadness. The feeling of watching helplessly as they couldn't even dream of owning one car while another person had so many they couldn't drive them all was utterly devastating.
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