Chapter 142 King's Ring
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu shuddered, and the hairs on his body stood on end when Qi Wei called him that.
Not only did he want to close the door, he also wanted to invent a memory eraser overnight to cleanse the memories of everyone present.
...This is too dramatic! Mingyu's face was expressionless, but he was roaring inwardly. Not only Red Hair, he also wanted to look around for a miniature video camera used for filming movies!
Qi Wei was kneeling and screaming in front of him... Mingyu really couldn't bear it!
Qi Wei had no idea what Ming Yu was thinking. The middle-aged man remained kneeling on the ground, choking with sobs and shouting excitedly, "Your Majesty! Queen! You have suffered so much in the past few years!"
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu took two steps back without leaving a trace, moved to Qi Wei's side, and kept a long safe distance from Mu Baixing, as if he didn't want to get involved with him.
Mu Baixing glanced at him. On the one hand, he found Mingyu's fury funny, but on the other hand, he couldn't stand Qi Wei's expression. He interrupted calmly, "Shut up."
Qi Wei immediately closed his lips, like a duck with its neck pinched, and didn't even make a sound.
Mu Baixing: “…”
Mu Baixing raised his head, a hint of helplessness between his sharp brows, and said simply: "Get up."
Qi Wei immediately stood up straight, but his arms were still shaking a little.
Mu Baixing: “…”
Mu Baixing rarely comforts others, and he knows that nothing he says now will help.
He leaned back in his chair, ignoring Qi Wei's unusual behavior, and said calmly, "From now on, when you see Mingyu, call him sir."
"Yes!" Qi Wei immediately agreed and said loudly, "Mr. Ming!"
Mingyu: “…”
His tone was still exaggerated, but at least his words were normal. Mingyu breathed a sigh of relief and gave Mu Baixing a satisfied glance.
Mu Baixing raised the corner of his lip and asked Qi Wei, "Where's Wang Jie?"
Before he drove the new star to fight, he gave the king ring, which had the highest command authority in the North Star Region, to his adjutant for safekeeping.
Qi Wei immediately took out a palm-sized pure black metal box from his pocket and handed it to Mu Baixing.
The man lowered his eyes and unfastened the lock on the box with his fingers. A fine needle protruded from the center of the lock, pricking his fingertip for a blood sample.
A few seconds later, a circle of gold-plated patterns was pulled outward from both sides of the lock, encircling the black metal box at the waist, and then intersecting in the center, forming a hollow logo of an upside-down white bird.
The lid of the box opened automatically, revealing a plain golden ring with an ordinary style and the same inlaid inverted flying bird pattern in the center.
Mu Baixing's fingers brushed across the flying bird pattern.
The next second, a light screen popped out from the center of the ring.
The star map of the human star field outlined with silver dots and lines spread out on the light screen. After a moment, one circular light spot after another lit up on the screen.
Qi Wei sniffed, took out a white bird badge symbolizing the North Star Region from his pocket, and couldn't help but tear up.
The badge in his hand was slightly hot, symbolizing that the royal ring of the Northern Star Region had been reactivated. His Majesty had issued a simple call and was waiting for their response.
Qi Wei reached out and pressed the confirmation button behind Bai Niao.
Then another round light spot lit up on the screen, indicating that he would respond to the king's orders at any time and be ready to be dispatched at any time.
This is a special emblem belonging to the Northern Star Region Royal Fleet.
Mu Baixing glanced at the light screen.
"Sixty people," he said, "and ten are still alive."
"Yes." Qi Wei lowered his head. "The fleet suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Dawn. After you left, the fleet disbanded. Many brothers who came to the Central Star Region were unwilling to operate starships anymore. Aside from a few who joined the military's Star Navigation Department, the others either set up exploration teams outside or simply left Star Navigation to start businesses..."
Mu Baixing hummed, his eyes lowered in thought for a moment, his fingers sliding across the light screen. A moment later, the surface of the North Star Domain King Ring flickered. After decades, the ring finally issued a new king's decree.
"On a voluntary basis, gather on the capital star of the central star region within a week."
"When I see Queen Mingyu, I call her Mr. Ming."
"Signed: Lando Celtic."
Mu Baixing sent the order, but did not put on the royal ring. Instead, he turned to look at Mingyu and said naturally, "Extend your hand."
Mingyu was still standing eight feet away from him, looking at him warily from the side.
Mu Baixing raised the corners of his lips.
He stood up, walked to Mingyu, bent down to take Mingyu's hand, and put the slightly cold metal ring on the young man's finger.
Mingyu was startled and subconsciously curled up his hands to stop Mu Baixing's movements. The man slightly increased his strength and pushed the ring down to the bottom.
"They obey me, and I obey you." Mu Baixing said calmly and in a low voice, looking at Mingyu.
"I apologize to you again. I will be obedient and take care of my health from now on and will never do it again."
"This is the most solemn token I can offer."
"Forgive me?" The man stepped forward, his words clear and serious, revealing his ultimate goal. He asked briefly and forcefully, "Hug?"
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"Of course that's impossible!"
"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond! If we give him too much leeway this time and don't punish him harshly, what will happen if he makes the same mistake again in the future?!"
Mingyu lowered his voice and complained to Cui Xiaoduo with strong words, "He is a Celtic king! How can he use such sugar-coated bullets to try to corrupt me! What do you mean he obeys me and I obey him? He is so bold, there is no way I can stop him if he really wants to do something!"
Cui Xiaoduo's face was filled with daze as he stared at the inconspicuous ring on his friend's left middle finger. He uttered two "ohs" and said subconsciously, "The king's ring is of great significance. He gave it to you as a token of his love. He will definitely listen to you in the future..."
Cui Xiaoduo: “…”
Cui Xiaoduo took a deep breath and looked up at Mingyu.
"No..." Several hours passed, and Cui Xiaoduo still hadn't fully reacted. He repeatedly confirmed, "Is this true? The Celtic King? The King's Ring?!"
Without waiting for Mingyu to answer, he nodded again, "Yes. It's true. I saw Uncle Qi kneeling down. Uncle Qi is not the kind of person who would do something random. It must be true."
"Brother Lian even called his father to confirm. He said that if Commander Musa hadn't been cleaning up the Star Line and couldn't leave, he would have returned and personally knelt... No, is this really true?!!"
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu couldn't stand it either.
"The absolute monarchy system in the North Star Region is truly exaggerated," the young man muttered. "I didn't realize it when I only read about it in history books, but now that it's right in front of me, I thought it had regressed hundreds of years. It really feels like a play."
"I heard that Lando Celt was planning to implement reforms, change the political system, and weaken the king's power." Cui Xiaoduo still couldn't quite connect Mu Boxing with the historical Celtic king. "But before he could do that, he encountered the invasion of the Northern Star Region... No! Brother Yu! Is your boyfriend really the Celtic King?! Are you really the Queen?!"
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu felt that there was nothing to chat about that day.
The two were sitting in the front row of a medium-sized aircraft and talking in private. A soundproof panel was raised behind them, separating their seats from those of others.
Behind the soundproofing panel, Mu Baixing lowered his eyes and watched the combat energy record of Star Line frame by frame. Next to him was the post-war report submitted by Musa.
The seat next to him, which should have belonged to Mingyu, was empty.
When Mu Baixing handed the royal ring to Mingyu, he didn't avoid Qi Wei or Dr. Pei. The young man was caught in the intense, searchlight-like gazes of both men, and he became furious. Not only did he not respond to their coaxing, he even refused to sit next to him.
Mu Baixing knew that the young man was thin-skinned, but he couldn't suppress his inner desire and still did it deliberately in public. Now he can only suffer the consequences.
In fact, if possible, he would rather put the ring on Mingyu's hand in front of thousands of people.
In the back of the aircraft sat the still-excited Qi Wei, and the expressionless Mu Lian, who was skeptical of life. Finally, sat the bewildered and confused brothers with colorful hair.
A flying robot with different expressions came to the temporary residence arranged by Musa for Mingyu and Mu Baixing.
The 20th-floor apartment was very close to the university and the Mu family's private hospital. Considering that Mu Baixing's health had not yet fully recovered, Cui Xiaoduo simply ordered a table of gourmet takeout and organized a takeout dinner.
Mingyu and Mu Baixing won't stay here for long.
The Star Navigation Competition just sent out a notice today, announcing that the long-postponed finals will finally resume in two months. The competition will take place in Cash Space City, at the border of the Southeast Star Region and the Central Star Region. The two will depart the capital planet at that time.
After the competition is over, if the space shuttle starship project is developed smoothly, they will go to the border of the central star field to participate in the search and rescue of survivors in the northern star field.
The situation around the central star field's star line has been stable for some time now, and energy monitoring of the Black Tide Star Sea has indicated no signs of a new wave of attacks. Over twenty days have passed since the last Black Tide Day, yet no signs of a new one have been detected.
This meant that the high-frequency black tide days that had been occurring several times a month had finally come to an end. The Central Star Region had issued a signal to lift the security alert for the entire star region a day earlier.
"According to the report sent back by Commander Musa, there will be a period of calm for at least the next year." Gao Siqi, unaware that Mu Baixing had also received Musa's battle report, had specifically revealed more inside information to Ming Yu a few days ago. "The Black Tide creature suspected to be 'Ming Zhuofeng' was severely damaged by your bombardment and has not been seen since. In the past few weeks, the Star Navigation Department and the Second Legion have sent personnel into the Black Tide Star Sea several times, but haven't seen a single moth. Even the Black Tide Insects have become much less numerous."
"A detailed investigation of personnel near the border of the Central Star Region, within the major legions, and within the Star Navigation Department has been completed. No more parasites have been found. Everything is safe."
During this investigation, the Black Tide Laboratory on the fifth star in the Northern Star Region contributed a large amount of valuable cutting-edge research data.
During the decades they were trapped in the Kuroshio Star Sea, they never stopped studying the Kuroshio creatures and were able to collect a large number of precious samples. Based on their research, humanity's understanding of the Kuroshio creatures and the Kuroshio Star Sea has reached a new level.
"Luckily you rescued them." Gao Siqi said with emotion, "It's not that human life is worthless. But you brought back more than just a few dozen lives."
The Star Navigation Department and the Military jointly issued a letter of appreciation to Lucé and Mu Boxing. In recognition of their previous achievements in killing Albin and assisting the Second Legion in repelling high-level Black Tide creatures at the edge of the star line, the Star Navigation Department awarded them the Silver Star Medal, symbolizing their outstanding contributions to the Central Star Region, and a bonus of 80,000 star coins.
After the relevant content was made public on StarNet, it set off a new wave.
"...Amazing! The Silver Star Medal! The last batch of recipients were all great men who made outstanding contributions during the Battle of Dawn!"
"Is it really that powerful?" Everything has its limits. Amidst the praise from the Star Network, some doubts gradually emerged. "Is there something fishy going on? Take the Star Line battle for example. No one from the Second Legion received a medal... Does that mean Mu Boxing and LUCE are more powerful than the Second Legion's fleet?"
"They're the contestants for the Star Navigation Competition, right? The Star Navigation Competition is a competition to select 'future stars,' and there are conditions for registration. For example, you can't have participated in star navigation for more than five years in the Star Navigation Department, the military, or an officially certified exploration team. This is to narrow the gap in star navigation experience among the contestants. I doubt they can be better than the battle-hardened warriors of the Second Legion who patrol daily, even with these screening conditions."
"I suggest a thorough investigation within the Star Navigation Department. Either Lucé or Mu Boxing have connections within the department who are exaggerating their achievements. Or, they simply didn't meet the requirements when they registered for the Star Navigation Competition. In either case, they must be severely punished and there will be no leniency!"
However, such voices only created a few ripples in the waves and were drowned out by the overwhelming praise.
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