In the story of Chen Wei, Chen Nian saw the emperor, his subordinates, and the sea kings with whom he had fought life and death several times.
As for the description of his other half, the Marshal's wife, the only thing he mentioned was that she died in childbirth.
Sure enough, Chen Nian noticed it immediately.
"I haven't been able to find any more information about the Marshal's wife." Shafley paused and said, "There are no photos, family, or even name. Either she doesn't exist, or someone deliberately erased her traces."
"But considering that you and Chen Ci probably didn't just come out of nowhere, I'm more inclined to the latter guess."
"Um……"
Chen Nian pondered, leaning back, supported by his arms, and staring at the ceiling with his head tilted. After a while, he suddenly looked at Shafulai and said, "Is my father really an Alpha?"
"Yes, he is a very powerful Alpha." Shafley gave a definite answer. "Why do you ask this?"
"I think differently from you." Chen Nian said slowly, "Don't get angry after listening to this."
Shafley suddenly had a bad feeling.
"You say."
Chen Nian noticed his expression and said cautiously, "Is there such a possibility? I say it is possible, that is, the marshal is actually an Omega, and he has been pretending to be an Alpha, graduating from the military academy and becoming a general."
"He personally gave birth to Chen Ci and I."
"And our other father is the Emperor, who invited the Marshal to stay in the palace several times and even stayed overnight with him."
"Or the rest of his men."
Shafulai: “………………”
Shafla immediately took the goblet and took a big gulp of the wine. Even the best wine could not withstand such drinking. His throat immediately became hot and burned all the way into his stomach.
But it did not relieve Shaflay's sudden headaches and stomach pains.
Shafulai tried hard to calm his breathing, but he couldn't help it and raised his hand to hit Chen Nian on the head.
Chen Nian: “Oh my!”
He raised his hand to cover his aching forehead and widened his eyes: "What? That's what it says in the novel! I'm just making a reasonable guess!"
Shafley: "Did your reasonable guess take into account that if it is true, Chen Ci and I would be half brothers getting engaged?"
Chen Nian blinked and shrank his neck: "...You are right."
After being scolded by Chen Nian, Shafley had completely forgotten what he wanted to say.
Chen Nian knew that he was in the wrong, so he sat down obediently with his head down and looked at the information again.
After a few minutes, Shafley finally remembered: "I will continue to investigate the information about the Marshal's wife. As long as she is a real person, she will definitely leave traces."
Chen Nian was quite moved by Shafley's earnest desire to help him find his mother.
There was more relevant information, which Chen Nian also read, including the matter of Chen family's housekeeper, Chen Dai.
Chen Nian was very interested in Uncle Jiang's past. He read the whole thing quietly and couldn't help but sigh.
He also became more determined to cure Jiang Dai's eyes.
Now that Chen Nian is at the top, he can work with Shafley to find out the truth of that year.
Chen Ci has worked hard for eighteen years and finally has the opportunity to go out and see the world.
The two discussed their respective ideas, and after they revealed their identities, their communication became smoother.
Shafla quickly adapted to Chen Nian's eccentricity. At the top, Chen Nian could only show his true self in front of him alone. If even he could not be tolerant, Chen Nian would definitely feel very uncomfortable as he did not have anyone to whom he could speak the truth.
As they chatted, Chen Nian drank up the wine mixed with Souffle and put down the glass with a feeling of being unsatisfied.
Chen Nian really likes this skill of His Royal Highness the First Prince, and the flavors he creates every time are just to his liking.
I glanced at the time and found that more than an hour had passed.
Chen Nian stretched lazily, then stood up. His legs were a little numb from sitting.
"Are you busy?" he asked.
Shafley: "What do you want to do?"
Chen Nian: "Go see the prince."
Shafulai was stunned for a moment, then realized that the prince was not talking about him, but the big-headed goose that Chen Nian treated as a pet and that had bitten his butt.
Because the white goose bit Aphrodite's duckling and behaved badly, it was caught and isolated and raised.
It cannot be released again until its domineering behavior is corrected.
After all, it is Chen Nian's first proper pet besides Jinjili, and Chen Nian feels that it can still be saved.
"Let's go." Shaflay closed the virtual screen on the terminal and stood up. "I'll change my clothes first."
Chen Nian also needed to change clothes, and they were both wearing home clothes. Although the entire palace was the home of Shafulai and the princess, it was not particularly late at the moment, so it was better to dress formally.
Chen Nian went back to his room next door and took out a casual outfit from the closet and changed into it.
When I went out again, Shafley was already waiting in the corridor.
From the butler, Shaflay learned that the Goose Prince was imprisoned in the courtyard. The eldest prince personally led the way and took Chen Ci there.
There is no place in the entire palace that is not luxurious, and the same is true for the prince's cell.
It has an activity area of nearly 100 square meters, with a pool in the center and freshly cut grass in the stone troughs against the wall. In today's era when land areas are as small as they can be, this is simply a luxury.
You know, before in the dungeon, when Chen Nian wanted to eat vegetables, he had to calculate the price by the ounces!
The geese were wagging their butts and strolling leisurely. There were small fish swimming in the pond, and when they wanted to eat some meat, they could just stretch their necks and catch them.
There is even someone responsible for taking care of it, cleaning it and arranging food for it.
When Chen Nian saw this scene, he was furious.
The prince received such generous treatment simply because the goose was raised by the princess.
Chen Nian felt it was unfair.
He opened the barred door and stepped in.
"Be careful." Shafulai warned, although after seeing Chen Nian catch the goose with his bare hands, he didn't think the prince could hurt Chen Nian.
The prince obviously still remembered Chen Nian, and immediately spread his wings in a defensive posture.
"Hey." Chen Nian stopped three meters away from it, pointed at Shafulai outside, and said, "Do you know what you did to him?"
Goose: "Quack."
Chen Nian raised an eyebrow: "You still don't know you're wrong?"
His face turned cold, and he said to the waiter who was in charge of taking care of the prince, "Don't put food in it from now on. I will come to feed it every day."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Chen Nian turned to the goose again: "Do you understand now?"
The goose stared at him warily: "Ha."
Although he knew that Chen Nian was joking, Shafley still sighed in his heart, walked over the railing and came to Chen Nian's side.
"It's strange that it can understand."
"You're so boring." Chen Nian pouted, "I was just looking for something to kill time, why did you remind me?"
Shafley: "You can find something more meaningful to do."
Chen Nian: "Like? Like you, staying in your room all day and night playing games?"
“Like going to the night market.”
Shafulai did not miss the surprise that flashed across Chen Nian's eyes at that moment. He smiled slightly and said, "Let's go."
Chen Nian immediately followed Shaflay, no longer caring about training the big goose.
He discovered that after his identity was exposed, Shaflay seemed to have changed a lot. The usually silent Alpha who stayed at home actually took the initiative to take him out.
Good thing.
There are still many things on the top floor of Cinnabar that Chen Nian has never seen before. Shafley doesn't know when this bizarre exchange will be exposed. At least during this period of time, he can try his best to let Chen Nian experience more.
As for the reason... Shafla couldn't tell.
He has always felt guilty towards Chen Ci. After learning about Chen Nian's life experience, he feels that the twins have suffered too much unnecessary suffering.
But strangely, he sympathized with Chen Ci, but could not feel sympathy for Chen Nian at all.
The young man who has lived in the underground city for eighteen years is generous and unyielding. He is a tough guy who will never suffer any loss. No matter whether you are an Omega or an Alpha, don't even think of getting the slightest advantage from him.
He is a weed in a strong wind, unbroken by fire and unbroken by wind.
When he pretends to be innocent and shows off his eloquence, it is hard to get really angry even if you know clearly that these are all conspiracies. In fact, even the strange ideas in his head caused by the garbage bubble drama seem cute.
If the boy knew that someone was pitying him, he would definitely spit with disdain and retort: You are the one who needs pity, and your whole family needs pity.
His personality is really completely different from Chen Ci's. It turns out that the acquired growth environment is the main factor that determines a person's personality.
If Chen Ci could grow up in a more normal environment, would he become more lively?
Shafley took Chen Nian directly to his garage.
When the door of the garage opened, Chen Nian was immediately dazzled by the number of luxury cars inside, including even a private aircraft!
It's a very advanced aircraft that can quickly travel back and forth between beacons!
Damn, those evil feudal aristocrats.
Shafley: "Which one do you like?"
Chen Nian looked around carefully and for the first time he had difficulty making a decision. He simply closed his eyes and pointed in a direction.
It is a silver-white sports car.
"Okay." Shafley agreed.
His Royal Highness the First Prince personally acted as the driver and took the Princess, or to be more precise, the Princess's younger brother, to the night market.
The night market is located quite far away from the palace. As it moves away from the area where the palace is located, there are more and more pedestrians on the road.
Chen Nian sat in the passenger seat, the street outside the window reflected in his amber eyes, and suddenly asked: "Why can the people at the top live here?"
"Generally, they are the ones who have left behind the qualifications of their ancestors." Shafley replied, "When the beacon was built, most of the land had been flooded. There were far fewer people alive than imagined, so they could all be relocated to the beacon."
"The survivors carried out social division of labor according to the skills they mastered, and most of the intellectual workers were assigned to the middle and upper parts, supporting laboratories, water purification systems and production workshops."
"In the beginning, people were completely unable to adapt to the altitude at the top of the beacon. The strong ultraviolet rays and thin oxygen discouraged people from developing large areas of the top."
"Until the successful development of the gel layer, the overly strong ultraviolet rays were effectively blocked, making the rooftops under this sky suitable for human habitation."
"The top floor is getting better and better, and more skilled workers and scientific researchers are moving in."
"You should also know what happened later. The civil war caused by ideological conflict is a natural regression of civilization when productivity cannot reach the corresponding level."
"The world has regained its nobility, royal family, and electors, and is clearly divided into top areas and dungeons."
As the greatest noble, Shafley spoke in an exceptionally calm tone as he described the changes in the world on the beacon over the past century.
Chen Nian listened carefully. Of course he had been to school, and perhaps the teacher had mentioned it in class, but he had forgotten it or missed it because he slept.
“Will it always be like this?” Chen Nian asked, “People in the underground city live in the underground city for generations, and people on the top floor will always be on the top floor.”
"No," Shafley replied softly, "No one can enjoy the best resources forever. When he is unable to make corresponding contributions, he will eventually return to where he belongs."