Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The people from Lingtian changed into more formal attire and obediently entered the ballroom on the highest level of the ship before 7 pm.
There were not many people in the ballroom. There were only a few dozen people in the ballroom. The ballroom could fit a few thousand people. There were a total of four floors on the Feiyang Ship. The lowest floor was where the staff of the ship worked and rested. There was also a huge warehouse for the passengers to transport large items. The mechas that Ling Lan and the others needed for their mission were hidden in the warehouse.
The second floor was where the normal passengers stayed. There were restaurants and entertainment venues. There were even login pods for the virtual world. However, it would cost a lot of money to rent one. It was not something that normal passengers could enjoy.
The third floor was where the people with some status stayed. There were also some high-end facilities around the third floor. It was said that there was a high-end restaurant on the third floor. Many people with money and status would choose to eat there. They would not go to the restaurant on the Feiyang Ship. Although the food in the two small restaurants was much better than the food in the big restaurant, to them, it was still not up to standard.
Other than Lingtian's battle team, which was on the second floor, the other five battle teams were all on the third floor. Two of the battle teams were with the princess, so of course they had to stay close to her. As for the other three battle teams, because they had obtained wealth through various channels, it was natural for them to stay on the third floor. Plus, they didn't dare to be too far away from the princess.
As for the fourth floor, half of the space was turned into the ballroom. The other half was turned into a flat and large platform. After all, the Feiyang Ship was modified from a battleship. This large platform was to make it convenient for mechas to dock. Of course, the announcement to the public was that after they entered the planet, they would choose one night to host an open-air barbecue party. This was a special benefit for the passengers on the Feiyang Ship.
This made many passengers stop complaining about the expensive price of the Feiyang Ship. Other ships didn't have such luxurious things. Indeed, you get what you pay for. It was reasonable for the price to be more expensive.
At this moment, there were four dining areas around the ballroom. The dining tables were covered with white cloth. There were many things on them. Of course, there were also many decorative plants. The decorations were very beautiful.
In one area, there was a staircase from top to bottom that was filled with goblets that were filled with a third of the wine. The colourful liquid made these goblets appear even more translucent under the spotlights, almost dazzling Zhao Jun and Lin Zhong-qing, who had been training hard in the military academy all this time and had never experienced such a luxurious lifestyle.
Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng reacted quickly. They opened their eyes wide and looked at the wine with a trace of longing.
However, the only one who wasn't dazzled was Zilong. He only asked in confusion, "It's so fancy, can it be eaten? Also, why was there so little inside? The organizers are too stingy. "
Everyone glared at him in disdain. Bringing this guy here was simply a waste of God's gift.
At this moment, a string of bell-like laughter suddenly sounded behind them. The six of them turned around and saw three girls in formal dresses smiling at them. When they saw Li Yingjie, their eyes lit up. When they saw Ling Lan, they were stunned.
Ling Lan couldn't stand the three girls' ferocious gazes. She lowered her head in embarrassment, making her seem a little shy. This scene made the three girls burst with maternal love. Sob sob sob, she's so cute, I want to hug her!
Li Lanfeng's heart skipped a beat. He immediately smiled and said, "How do I address the three beauties?"
Only then did the three girls turn their gazes to Li Lanfeng. The other's aura was so gentle that their original wariness instantly disappeared. One of the girls smiled and said, "We're from Shun Feng Travel Group. Who are you guys?" Because they were attending the ball, everyone had taken off the travel group's badge.
Li Lanfeng gave them a bright smile. Although they couldn't see his real face, he exuded a friendly aura. The three girls had a good impression of him.
"Little Four, the leopard's aura has changed." Who was Ling Lan? She immediately felt the change in Li Lanfeng's aura. She immediately pulled Little Four, who was playing crazily, into her mindscape.
Little Four was helping the mainframe of the ship to defend against the attacks of four groups of hackers. He didn't know if they were working together or if they were split up. He realized that on this Feiyang Ship, there were 5 high-level hackers. One of them was even an imperial hacker. This made his life much more interesting.
Little Four was very naughty. He didn't patch up all the loopholes in the mainframe. Every time someone attacked, he would just watch from the side. When he saw that the mainframe was about to lose, he would step in to help. Just like this, he went back and forth. Every time those hackers thought they were about to succeed, they would always fail. Their unwillingness to give up caused them to prolong their attacks, allowing Little Four to play even longer...
Little Four's heart was still with the mainframe. He glanced at Li Lanfeng and replied, "It's nothing. That Jack Sue ability has been activated again."
After so many years, Little Four had read all of Ling Lan's novels from the last century. He couldn't say that he had mastered all of them, but he was able to use some of the more unique adjectives smoothly. Even Ling Lan felt ashamed of herself.
What white lotus, what Mary Sue, what Jack Sue, what old man, what lunatic … Little Four could spit out a lot of words every day. Ling Lan's face turned pale at the start. Now, she was calm and collected. It was obvious that she had been tortured by Little Four's words.
"That hidden innate talent that automatically increases the likability of others?" Ling Lan quickly understood what Little Four meant.
"That's right. Your leopard hasn't realized that he has this innate talent yet, so he can't control it completely. However, if he has a strong desire, this innate talent will be activated," Little Four explained.
Ling Lan narrowed her eyes. "You're saying that Li Lanfeng has a strong desire?" She glanced at the three girls. Their faces were covered with heavy makeup, so she couldn't tell how pretty they were. She couldn't imagine how Li Lanfeng could have a strong desire.
Little Four thought of something and exclaimed in realization, "Boss, although the average lifespan of a person in your world is 150 years old, the age of maturity is the same as in your original world. It's just that their bodies only start to age after 120 years old. Their middle age is obviously much longer, adding up to more than 100 years."
Ling Lan couldn't understand what Little Four was implying. She glared at him angrily. "Speak clearly."
Little Four rubbed his nose and immediately said, "Your leopard is in heat. As long as he sees a female, he will automatically secrete hormones." With that, Little Four disappeared with a whoosh. He had to run as far away as possible before his boss could react.
"Heat?" Ling Lan instantly understood. So Li Lanfeng had reached the stage of loving someone of the opposite sex. It turned out that her companions had all grown up … Ling Lan actually had a strange feeling. For a moment, all sorts of feelings welled up in her heart. She thought of those companions of hers. If they signed a girl to meet her in the future, would she feel like she was meeting her daughter-in-law?
Of course, Ling Lan didn't feel that way about Li Lanfeng. She just felt a slight sense of loss when she found out that her friend was about to have a significant other. She felt like her best friend was about to be eaten by a pig.
Alright, Ling Lan believed that the reason she had this strange feeling was ultimately because Li Lanfeng's taste wasn't very good. Even if he had to choose a partner to be in heat with, he would choose someone of Luo Lang's standard …
Uh, sorry, Little Luo Lang. Sister got you into trouble. Ling Lan secretly apologized to Luo Lang. Luo Lang was too beautiful. Even Ling Lan couldn't help but admit that there really weren't many women who could beat him …
As for Luo Chao, who looked very similar to Luo Lang … Ling Lan didn't think of her at all! As for why? Who knew?
Li Lanfeng's Jack Sue, oh no, it was the ability to easily make others like him activated. The three girls very quickly got along well with Li Lanfeng. However, this ability of Li Lanfeng's didn't seem to be powerful enough. The girls still looked at Li Yingjie from time to time, forgetting about the silent Ling Lan who was hiding at one side.
Li Lanfeng's mood improved even more when he saw this. Intentionally or otherwise, he brought the topic to Li Lanfeng. The three girls were even more grateful to Li Lanfeng. They immediately treated him as their best friend, boldly asking him to introduce Li Yingjie to them.
Li Lanfeng agreed decisively. For Ling Lan's safety, he didn't hesitate to push his younger brother from the Li family forward.
The three girls' eyes were undoubtedly very sharp. With one look, they could tell that Li Yingjie's family background was the best among the six. While they were talking to Li Yingjie, Zilong and Zhao Jun both wanted to take some of the exquisite food, but didn't dare to. It was Li Yingjie who snorted coldly and went forward to casually take some of the wine and food they were interested in.
Li Yingjie's calm pace and casual attitude proved that he was no stranger to this kind of cocktail party. In fact, he often attended it. This meant that his background wasn't weak. If he wasn't a rich second-generation citizen, then he was the son of a noble family. No matter which one it was, to these commoner girls, he was a big fish.
If a commoner girl wanted to break free from the commoner class, she could rely on her own learning ability to become a top student, an outstanding talent. Then, she could advance from commoner to citizen, or even higher to the elite class. Then, they could enjoy better treatment and receive better benefits. This included their descendants. From the beginning, they would enjoy much better benefits than commoners, and their future achievements would be higher. However, the talent of commoners limited their brain development. They couldn't be compared to people of other classes. If they wanted to use this method to advance, it was undoubtedly extremely difficult.
Another way was to awaken their talent before the age of 16. Once their talent was awakened, they would immediately advance to citizen. If the awakened talent was inclined towards military affairs, they would be accepted into the military and have a military status. It could be said that they had reached the heavens in a single bound. However, the probability of awakening their talent was too small. Even if it was a son of a noble family or a descendant of a soldier, there was no guarantee that they would succeed, let alone commoners with low talent like them. Therefore, this path was undoubtedly more difficult. In addition, women's physiques were originally weaker than men's. If one in ten million could awaken their talent, then it would really be Amitabha.
The first two paths were very difficult. Then, there was the last relatively easy shortcut, and that was to find a big fish. There were many ways to fish. The current trend was to sign up for the military after the age of 16 and then find a partner in the military.
Although many soldiers who could become soldiers were commoners, with the bonus of a military status, their lives, including the treatment and benefits of their future children, could be guaranteed to reach the level of a citizen. In addition, there was such a successful idol in front of them. All the girls who could join the military bravely walked this path … Sob, they also wanted to be Lan Luofeng who had abducted General Ling Xiao.
However, not every girl was qualified to join the military. Some girls who had problems with their family composition or physiques were mercilessly stopped outside this door. Some girls would give up and find a job obediently. Then, they would make friends and fall in love. In the end, they would become poor couples. However, there were still some girls who didn't want to be like this. They would find other ways, such as joining the Galactic Travel Group. There was a high chance that their dreams would come true, or they would become the sacrifices of their dreams.
The three girls' target was undoubtedly Li Yingjie. It had to be said that the others' disguises were very successful. Other than Zhao Jun who had a lower status, the other five were either from aristocratic families or military families. Especially Ling Lan, once exposed that she was Ling Xiao's son, she would definitely be the most powerful existence among the second generation of the military. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was the crown prince.
Ling Lan seemed to have sensed Li Lanfeng's intention. She raised her eyebrows suspiciously. Could it be that he was choosing a girl for Li Yingjie? But wasn't this Li Yingjie's own business? Why was Li Lanfeng so enthusiastic?
As if sensing Ling Lan's gaze, Li Lanfeng turned around and revealed a cheerful smile. Then, he dragged Li Yingjie to a sofa in the corner. The three girls happily followed.
Seeing this, Zhao Jun eagerly followed. Zhao Jun and Li Lanfeng's relationship was very good. They were practically best friends who wore the same pants. They were inseparable. If they could see Li Lanfeng, they could see Zhao Jun, and vice versa.
Lin Zhong-qing, who had been keeping a low profile, unexpectedly raised his head to look at Ling Lan. Ling Lan actually saw a hint of worry in his eyes. This made Ling Lan surprised. When did Lin Zhong-qing start to worry about Li Yingjie? Weren't they arch-enemies? When did their relationship become so good?
This discovery made Ling Lan secretly feel guilty. Among the five friends who grew up together, Ling Lan was very reassured because of Lin Zhong-qing's serious and responsible attitude. He always got things done properly. However, children who were too obedient would always be neglected. Compared to the two problematic children, Zilong and Luo Lang, the attention that Lin Zhong-qing received was almost negligible.
Ling Lan had an idea. She said, "Let's go over too."
Lin Zhong-qing smiled faintly. Qi Long was chowing down on his favourite delicacies. Hearing this, he immediately took a large plate and threw a large pile of his favourite food onto it.
Ling Lan quickly looked around. She saw that there weren't many people here. No one noticed her. She had a look of relief on her face. Luckily, she didn't embarrass herself in front of everyone.
Just like that, Zilong carried two large plates. Under Ling Lan and Lin Zhong-qing's disdainful gaze, he also walked to the corner Li Lanfeng chose and sat down with them.
In another corner, there were two people sitting together. They were hidden in the darkness. One of them retracted his gaze and raised the wine glass in his hand to take a sip.
"What did you find?" The other person smoked and asked casually.
"Those three women … there's something wrong with them," the person who was drinking said softly.
"They can only trick children. Looks like there are many factions here. We have to be careful. I just don't know why they're looking for these children." The person who was smoking held the cigarette between his fingers and tapped his temple with his thumb. He seemed to be thinking about something.
Hearing this, the person who was drinking smiled faintly. "It can't be helped. They're unlucky. The tour group they joined is a couple tour group. Moreover, the people who come out are all old couples. When those aunties saw them, they kept a close eye on their husbands. They didn't have a chance to do anything even if they wanted to. The only people who can be considered men and can be seduced are those six children."
"Their goal is very clear. They want to go up to the third floor," the person who was smoking replied. "That's why their target is that young master."
"Young masters who just came out of the house and haven't seen the world are the easiest to seduce." The person who was drinking couldn't help but admire their accuracy.
"However, I'm only curious about the masked man. Why is he acting as the matchmaker for those three women? Did he find out something? " The person who was smoking frowned and rubbed his temples. He used his brain too much and his head would hurt. It was already a chronic illness.
"It shouldn't be. Don't you feel that there's something wrong with that person's aura?" The person who was drinking reminded him.
Hearing this, the person who was smoking looked over and saw Li Lanfeng sitting beside the three women. He was talking and laughing with the three women, and he didn't seem out of place at all. It was as if he belonged to their category.
"Do you think he's …" The person who was smoking frowned.
"Maybe, maybe not. Who knows?" The person who was drinking didn't give a definite answer. They didn't care about this point. They just wanted to make sure that these people were fine.
"Should we inform the people downstairs to stop these three women's actions?" The person who was smoking asked.
"No need. Isn't it interesting? Let's see if those three women can handle that Young Master. I also want to see how the other girls will react when that Young Master is really taken care of by them and brought to the third floor. Will they be envious and jealous? Will they even break down? "The person who was drinking was undoubtedly a man full of wicked interests.
"You're really free. Don't tell me you don't care about the two adventurer teams on the third floor?" The person who was smoking said with disdain.
"Those two adventurer teams … How should I put it? They do have some problems. However, we can't treat them as if they're facing a great enemy. We're still under the control of the Huaxia Federation. No matter who it is, they won't dare to act rashly. We do want to complete the mission, but we don't want to die together with this mission … Since that's the case, of course I have to find some fun in this boring journey in the Huaxia Federation." The person who was drinking raised his wine glass with a smile. "It's called balancing work and rest."
The person who was smoking waved his hand helplessly. "Whatever. As long as you don't forget your business."
The person who was drinking smiled and said, "Of course not. I still want to finish this mission and then quit."
As soon as he said this, the person who was smoking suddenly fell silent. The person who was drinking slowly lost his smile and looked a little lonely. They had already entered this circle. Could they still leave smoothly?
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