"After this riot calms down, our beloved Star Master Aitak will confess his sins before all the inhabitants of planet dr-5," a Regional Leader stepped forward.
"Heh heh." Aitak looked at them, chuckling to himself. "Selma, I really didn't expect Nai to be your person."
"No, Aitak," Selma shook her head with a smile. "I think you’re mistaken. Nai is not my person; we are merely cooperating."
"I see." Aitak suddenly understood. "What you need is a monarch to rule, and what Nai needs is a new technological power, so your interests align."
"Yes." Selma maintained her smile, perhaps feeling quite pleased in her heart.
"But do you really think I would make such an unfounded confession before all the inhabitants of dr-5?" Aitak slammed his fist on the table, standing up and glaring at Selma.
"Heh heh." Selma ignored Aitak's glare and smiled. "I believe you will."
As Selma stepped aside, another person walked up from behind her—someone who looked exactly like Aitak.
"You..." Aitak pointed at the identical figure, momentarily speechless.
"What? Lost for words?" Selma looked at Aitak with a grin.
"Hmph!" Aitak turned his head away, clenching his fists tightly.
"Hahaha..." Selma laughed loudly.
In the final move, Akapa was knocked to the ground by Sima Chuan and did not get back up.
After a long while, Akapa finally stood up, and Sima Chuan watched her warily.
"Hahaha..." Akapa laughed as she looked at Sima Chuan. "What's wrong? Is that how you react?"
Sima Chuan forced a smile. "Heh heh, what about you?"
"Alright, the training is over. You can go out now, and your body has been enhanced as well."
"Really?" Sima Chuan looked at Akapa skeptically, as he had been deceived before.
"Of course, this time it's true. Something has happened outside, and you need to hurry," Akapa said, no longer joking but with a serious expression. Sima Chuan believed Akapa's words and nodded earnestly. "Then I'll head out."
"Yes, this time I will be with you." As Akapa finished speaking, the scene began to fade to black and gradually disappeared...
Sima Chuan started to regain consciousness, his eyes slowly opening. The first thing he saw was Luo Mengqi, who had fallen asleep beside him. Sima Chuan gently shook Luo Mengqi's arm, and after a moment, she groggily woke up, rubbing her eyes, her long hair tousled around her.
Sima Chuan suddenly realized how beautiful Luo Mengqi looked and couldn't help but stare at her.
"Do I look good?" Luo Mengqi noticed Sima Chuan staring and blurted out.
"Yeah, you look good." After saying that, Sima Chuan suddenly remembered something and awkwardly scratched the back of his head. "Uh, heh heh."
"What’s wrong with you?" Luo Mengqi asked without paying much attention to his awkwardness.
"Nothing much. How about you?"
"I'm fine; just resting a bit."
"Are you tired now?" Sima Chuan asked again.
"Not anymore."
"That's good."
The two fell into silence for a moment.
"Yiling..."
"Qiong and the others..."
Sima Chuan and Luo Mengqi spoke at the same time.
"You go first." They both said in unison, then fell silent again.
"Maybe you should go first." Sima Chuan said with a smile.
"Okay." Luo Mengqi replied but then fell silent.
"What's wrong?" Sima Chuan asked curiously.
"Nothing. Yiling, did you get hurt because of me?"
"Heh heh. When I saw you get hurt, the atmosphere was intense, but I didn't expect you to actually be injured." Sima Chuan said, feeling a bit guilty.
"You care about me this much?" As soon as Luo Mengqi finished speaking, Sima Chuan's eyes widened in surprise.
"What are you staring at? I'm asking you a question, not trying to poke your eyes out." Luo Mengqi shot him a glare.
"Uh, I guess so!" Sima Chuan replied lightly.
"What do you mean 'I guess so'?" Luo Mengqi pushed him playfully.
"Yes, yes, I'm 'very' concerned." Sima Chuan intended to say "yes," but he noticed the fierce look in Luo Mengqi's eyes.
"Then does that mean you're mine?" Luo Mengqi asked, staring into Sima Chuan's eyes. He felt a bit uneasy in his heart and replied, "Yes."
"Alright then. Let me ask you, what about those women who like you?"
"Uh, this..." To be honest, Sima Chuan had never thought about this issue, so he couldn't come up with an answer right away.
"Hmph!" Luo Mengqi turned her head away in frustration, feeling a surge of tears welling up.
Sima Chuan didn't expect Luo Mengqi to react this way. Without hesitation, he pulled her into his arms and said softly, "I don't know how to handle this situation because I've never thought about it before. How about I just listen to you from now on?"
At that moment, Luo Mengqi thought to herself: I can't believe he actually hugged me. This is the first time, and his embrace feels so warm.
"Mengqi, Mengqi." Sima Chuan called out when he saw Luo Mengqi with her eyes closed and not speaking.
"Ah, okay." Luo Mengqi pushed him away and stood up, fixing her hair. She pointed at Sima Chuan and warned, "From now on, you have to listen to me. This is all your responsibility. If you go back on your word, I'll make you regret it."
Seeing Luo Mengqi's determined stance, Sima Chuan couldn't help but smile wryly. "Alright, I promise to listen to you from now on. No backing out."
"Good, you're doing well." Luo Mengqi pretended to be satisfied and nodded repeatedly. "In that case, I might let you take care of those women who like you, but I must be the most important one. Otherwise, you'll be in trouble."
"Okay, okay, I promise." Sima Chuan nodded obediently.
"That's good. What were you thinking about earlier?"
"Right, where are Qiong and the others?" Sima Chuan noticed that he only saw Luo Mengqi when he woke up; the others were nowhere to be found.
"There was another riot," Luo Mengqi said as she lowered her head, her mood suddenly dampening.
"Did Qiong and the others go to help?"
"Yes, they asked me to stay here and watch over you."
"Then we should go too." Sima Chuan jumped up immediately.
"Let's go," Luo Mengqi said, biting her lip as she followed him out.
"Chuan, you finally woke up. Are you okay?" Sima Chuan was greeted with a message from the Noel Battleship as soon as he stepped outside.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Noel Battleship, what's the situation now?" Sima Chuan asked.
"The situation is not optimistic. The riots are getting more chaotic, and the Shadow Legion has also appeared. Selma is currently escorting Star Master Aitak to the Starlight Platform, but we don't know what she plans to do. At the same time, she has dispatched a Mechanical Security Team to search for Markett the Sage and Adela."
"How did it come to this?" Sima Chuan frowned; things had suddenly become complicated.
"Chuan, what's wrong? Why did you stop? Did something happen?" Luo Mengqi asked anxiously as she ran out and saw Sima Chuan standing there.
"Yeah, something's gone wrong."
"What exactly happened? Tell me quickly," Luo Mengqi urged.
"Selma is escorting Star Master Aitak to the Starlight Platform. Something must have happened."
"Then let's hurry."
"Okay." Sima Chuan nodded and started running outside. However, he quickly stopped again when he received another message from the Noel Battleship: according to scans, Aitak was no longer Aitak after leaving the Council Hall; it was possible that he had been replicated using cloning technology.
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