Chapter 717: The Dilemma of the White Rose Harp
. The Green Moon Star Region, where the 'Green Rain Flower Crown' resides.
Everyone gathered in the grand banquet hall, and at this moment they were quietly looking at the gilded flower-shaped high platform. A woman in a snow-white dress and long golden hair slowly walked out and appeared under the soft light.
With her beautiful appearance and the most top singing talent, this woman just stood there and exuded an aura that dyed the entire banquet hall. She was the biggest trump card of the Central Star Region, the 'White Rose Harp' Ewenqilin Lanzworth.
Although this singer was the absolute protagonist today, she did not appear on the stage for a long time at the banquet. She just greeted everyone out of courtesy, said a few simple words, and then said goodbye to everyone and went backstage.
For such a scene, the guests present did not feel any discomfort or offense, because everyone had long been familiar with Ewenqilin's style, and it was a rare thing to be able to hear her voice on the spot.
The banquet continued, and the guests at the scene were toasting and talking about recent current events. Some of them also took the opportunity to get closer to each other and discuss some cooperation.
In the dressing room backstage.
Ewen Qilin sat in front of the mirror, with several maids behind her helping her take care of her golden hair and luxurious dress. A woman with capable clothes and mature temperament was holding a recording board and reporting the events of the banquet beside Ewen Qilin.
"Today, many representatives of chaebol groups and some close family members came. Many of them hope to know your views on the 'Emerald Dragon' and the future action plan of the Central Star Region." The woman said respectfully. Even though Ewen Qilin had a gentle personality, it did not mean that anyone could act casually in front of her. You must know that the maids at the scene were almost all above Sequence 7, which also demonstrated the profound strength of the elf faction.
Since Orles disappeared or was believed dead by the outside world, the elf factions in the Central Star Region had to turn their energy and resources to the 'White Rose Harp' Ewenkilin. The 'Landsworth' family she belongs to is a famous poet family with dual blood of elves and humans. It has always had a tradition of intermarriage with major elf families and has an excellent relationship with them. This dual characteristic is very similar to the historical Isanissa, and has also been recognized by many large human forces.
About 40 years ago, Ewenkilin was the most promising singer in the Federation at that time. She had amazing talent. It took only 4 years from awakening her talent to entering the Lunar Level, breaking the Federation's record. After entering the Lunar Level, it was also very smooth, rapidly climbing to the Full Moon Level, and only one step away from the Sun Level.
Such amazing progress and speed, even a group of senior singers with rich experience were eclipsed in front of her. If she hadn't stopped there and didn't move forward, Ivan Qilin would probably have become the only Sunday-level singer in the Federation in the past hundred years, greatly consolidating the authority of the Federation Central Council.
Unfortunately, there is no if in fact. Ivan Qilin has been stuck at the Full Moon level for decades. Although she still has a long time to get old because of her elven bloodline, the long-term stagnation has also made many people lose patience and confidence, which gave Orles the space to rise later.
After listening to the report of the woman next to her, Ivan Qilin just nodded slightly, indicating that she knew.
"I think everyone wants to obtain the dragon vein technology that the Emerald Dragon has."
Now the Emerald Dragon organization only accepts members from the southern star region, which means that the southern star region will be the first region to build a dragon vein system. It can be foreseen that in the near future, the southern star region will rise rapidly in terms of economic and political influence, which will bring great psychological pressure to the various forces in the central star region. This banquet was organized by some of the more anxious forces, hoping to exchange ideas with each other and find ways to deal with it.
"Yes, many members of parliament claim that if the Emerald Dragon's plan is implemented, the economic center of the Federation will slowly move south in a hundred years, and this will greatly damage the integrity of the Federation." The woman answered the current situation in the parliament.
"I know." There was a slight sigh in Ewen Qilin's voice.
She was really not good at dealing with such occasions that required intrigue, and she was gentle by nature and unwilling to force others, which made her never make any strong declarations. In the central star region, she was like invisible plasticine. Although everyone respected her on the surface, they would not take her ideas into consideration.
"According to the suggestions of some radical members, we should form an alliance as soon as possible to put pressure on the southern star region to hand over this technology for sharing." The woman continued.
"Is there any other peaceful way?" Ewen Qilin asked.
"Some members hope that you can come forward to talk to Miss Heshia and use gentle methods to make the other party give up some of the technology for sharing." The woman answered again.
"This is also difficult. Tilan is soft on the outside but strong on the inside. It is not so easy to convince her." As a singer, she knew the girl's heart very well, but she also had a vague feeling that if she really prayed, Tilan would probably agree to give some of the technology, but such a process would be very reluctant to the other party, which was not what she wanted to see.
"Other suggestions..." The woman thought for a while and flipped the record board in her hand.
"A member of the Academy of Sciences proposed to increase research funding to develop similar large-scale technologies to enhance the competitiveness of the Central Star Region."
Seeing that Ewen Qilin was somewhat moved, the woman quickly added: "These members of the Academy of Sciences almost always cry poor in the Central Council every year, saying that they need to increase investment, but the actual output is not much in the end. Your Highness, you must not believe it."
"Is that so?" Ewen Qilin was a little skeptical. She had indeed heard that many researchers embezzled funds under various pretexts, but she also felt that it would be a pity if there were really scientists who wanted to explore new technologies but lacked funds.
In the following period of time, Ewen Qilin listened to the people around her report a lot of information and intelligence. Faced with a complex situation, she had many concerns and handled it quite slowly. When she finally sorted it out, a long time had passed, and the banquet was about to end.
"I think I need to rest for a while." Ewen Qilin changed into a lighter beige dress at this moment.
"Yes, Your Highness."
The maids left one after another, but one of them did not leave at this time, but said: "Your Highness, there is a special hot spring bath prepared here, do you want to soak for a while?"
"What kind of form is it?" If it is an open-air one, Ewen Qilin felt that she could not accept it.
"It is in the underwater hall on the other side, and a quiet separate room can be prepared for you."
"Is that so...then give it a try." In fact, it doesn't matter whether she goes or not, but since the maid suggested it, she didn't want to refuse outright and ruin the other party's good intentions.
More than ten minutes later, Ewen Qilin carefully sat in the water, leaning against the underwater slope, looking at the room filled with water mist, and felt a little sleepy.
At this time, the soft music sounded, and she slowly closed her eyes and prepared to take a nap.
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In another part of the underwater hall, they returned to the small lounge for employees. The two of them fixed their makeup and various details.
"I spent so much effort, but I just changed the music and got familiar with a few senior officials. This progress is too slow." Prince felt a little insulted. As a former top agency operator, he participated in difficult and thrilling operations, and he never felt so boring and tedious.
"It's like this. Unlike the firm we were in before, this organization has always believed in safety. They won't take risks. Even if they are discovered, they always have other very suitable excuses." The man straightened his tie.
"Besides, don't think that it's easy to approach Ewen Qilin when she goes to bathe. In fact, I have read the security rules and documents related to the singer. Whenever the singer is doing private activities, the security level will automatically rise by one level. There are six high-level maids arranged around the bathhouse, and more than 100 meters away, there are members of the Tribunal on call at any time. How can it be so easy to succeed?"
"All the shortcuts and breakthrough points you can think of have been thought of by the elites of various forces for thousands of years, and I don't know how much experience the Tribunal has accumulated."
"If you really want to say the quickest way, it's still the time when Blanche was on an isolated starship a few years ago, using superior combat power to directly crush her." The man shook his head.
"Be patient. Sooner or later we will meet Ewen Qilin. This process will not take too long. By then I will be able to find their secret trump card to deal with the singer."
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Faced with the establishment of the 'Emerald Dragon', various forces in the Central Star Region are ready to move, and in the distant Northern Star Region, some changes are also taking place.
"I'm fed up with these mediocre guys. It's time to look up at the world. They just dig for food underground like moles!"
In the bar, a burly orc was indignant. He was muscular, wearing a black leather coat, with thick black horns on his head, and a worn and shiny dark gold chain hanging on one side of his pants.
Compared with the striving western star region, the strong central star region, and the economically sound eastern, southern, and northern star regions, most of the star regions have a flat economy. There are very few high-end enterprises, and more are rough heavy asset industries, such as ore mining and refining, construction, animal husbandry, and low-end arms and ammunition manufacturing.
According to the Federation's territory, the northern star region and the Federation's central star region are separated by the galactic core. Not only does it take a long time to travel back and forth, but because the northern star region is home to more orc tribes, the Federation's central control over the local star region is not as good as that of other star regions. Over time, the Federation's central government has adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards this place, not paying much attention to it, and giving the local star region more autonomy to make decisions.
This is both a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing is that taxes are relatively low and the local star region has a lot of autonomy. The bad thing is that the Federation will not consider deploying some important projects in the northern star region, which has led to many large companies not wanting to invest in projects here because they may be threatened by local indigenous forces.
Today, the Dragon Vein Plan in the southern star region is in full swing. Many scientists and economists have described its vision and value in the news media, which has attracted a lot of discussion. However, in the various star regions of the northern star region, the news has received a cold response, and there are not many people discussing it. They are more concerned about where the wine is good recently, which restaurant has a new and delicious dish, and how fun some places are.
Some people are particularly angry about this phenomenon, and feel angry at the lack of resistance.
"What's wrong? Why are you so angry today?" The acquaintance at the bar asked as he handed over the ice beer.
"Hehe, I posted on the Internet today that if this continues, we will be finished sooner or later and left far behind." The man with the horns exhaled a heavy stream of air from his nostrils, expressing his anger.
"Ah, you are talking about the recent big project in the south." The bartender is also well-informed and knows what he is talking about.
"Yes, that one. I didn't expect you to be so concerned about current affairs." The man picked up the glass and drank it, then asked the other party to fill it up again.
"Of course I heard about it. Someone mentioned this recently."
"But it's not as bad as you think. I think everyone is quite optimistic." The other party said casually while cleaning the table.
"How can it not be bad? Now the southern star region is rising, and we are lagging behind again. We finally caught up with some of them economically."
"As for the economy, this thing won't starve people to death. Anyway, we can definitely have food to eat. Besides, we are all members of the Federation. After they develop, they won't keep hiding. Sooner or later, they will spread to us. Isn't it better to wait? It won't delay eating and drinking." The bartender continued to talk about the thoughts of most locals, and the man was almost choked with anger.
"Well, how can we wait? We must fight for it. Otherwise, by then they will all live a life of the upper class, and we will still be spinning in the mud."
"Spinning in the mud, I remember you are not a miner."
"I am a truck driver, I have seen a lot." The man put the glass on the table and shook out some liquid.
"Continue."
"Okay." The bartender said and poured another ice-cold and delicious beer.
"You guys don't have the quality of being prepared for danger in times of peace." He was heartbroken and felt that the orcs were a bunch of fools who only knew how to eat and drink every day and then think about where to go to have fun. They had no enterprising spirit at all, even though he was drinking at the moment.
Seeing him like this, the bartender did not refute him. After all, he was a customer, and it was normal for him to vent his emotions. He had been working here for so many years and was used to it. If there was no one bragging and getting angry about current affairs for a day, he would find it strange.
"Do you want more?"
"Yes."
Then, after a few glasses of cold beer, the sturdy and burly man with horns felt a little relieved and prepared to lean against the bar to watch the performance in the store.
Since the establishment of the 'Emerald Dragon', the impact it brought began to affect various regions of the Federation. Some reacted sharply and violently, while others were slow and indifferent and continued to live their usual lives.
The Western Star Region was as silent as before. The Eastern Star Region expressed its willingness to become a member of the second batch of the Dragon Vein Project. There are many Pan-Eastern forces here, which are particularly fond of the Dragon Vein Project and do not reject it. The Northern Star Region reacted mediocrely. Only Elklu, as a good friend of the singer, congratulated Heshia and said that the two would maintain a good friendship in the future.
In the Central Star Region, various forces were entangled and the reactions were complicated. Some hoped to jointly put pressure on the Southern Star Region, some said that the focus should be on cultivating new Sunday singers, and a small number of people advocated launching a scientific research plan with huge investment to create a large-scale project that can rival the Dragon Vein Project to restore confidence.
Faced with these tendencies, the most core singer in the Federation Center, Ewen Qilin, did not agree to put pressure on them, but said that she would try her best to advance to the Sunday stage. In addition, she agreed to allocate funds for some promising projects to support their scientific research exploration.
(End of this chapter)
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