Chapter 240

Since the area was still in a state of disrepair and there were no Teleportation Gate nearby, Ai Yue and Pardofelis had no choice but to travel there by airship.

"Because the two of them got together when they were studying in Changkong City,"

Ai Yue shrugged. "Besides, there's also the reason of reducing attention. After all, their identities are too exaggerated. If the news gets out, there will inevitably be some fuss."

Kevin may have once been someone who enjoyed being in the spotlight, but he has long since shed that arrogance. Moreover, Dr. Mei herself is a quiet person, so the scale of this wedding was destined to be small.

And indeed, when Ai Yue and Pardofelis arrived, they were greeted by familiar faces.

The lineup of comrades who once fought alongside them on the moon, along with their relatives and friends, plus Hen, who had retired to the sidelines and had been training new Fused Warrior for the Moth to Fire, and his wife and daughters, seemed to be not much different from the small party held on the Star of Light before.

It could be said that even an ordinary family wedding would be much more lively than this—but if someone could recognize the identities of those present, they would understand that this was probably the grandest wedding on Earth.

After all, not just anyone can invite deities as guests to their wedding.

The wedding took place precisely in the gymnasium of Changkong Academy in Changkong City. Of course, the original gymnasium, along with the academy, had long been reduced to ruins in the disaster caused by the Third Herrscher. The current gymnasium was recreated by Velvet based on the descriptions of Kevin and Dr. May.

In addition, two rows of blooming cherry blossom trees were planted at the entrance to form a pink corridor. Judging from the age of the trees, they must have been created using the power of the Herrscher of Death.

After all, it's impossible to find cherry blossom trees that can live this long in the Far East right now—not to mention that it's impossible to find ordinary cherry blossom trees that bloom in this season.

"Ai Yue, and Pardofelis, welcome to our wedding."

The man greeting guests at the entrance to the cherry blossom corridor was none other than Kevin, the groom of the wedding.

At this moment, he was wearing a well-tailored dark blue suit, and with a warm smile on his face, he even regained some of the princely demeanor he once had on campus.

"Congratulations on your marriage!"

Ai Yue stepped forward and handed the prepared gift to the other person, "We're not the last ones to arrive, are we?"

With his current senses, he could naturally detect many familiar scents in the stadium.

Pardofelis, who was standing nearby, also offered her blessings and handed Kevin a wrapped gift.

You guessed right.

Kevin smiled as he accepted the gift, then accompanied the two of them toward the stadium. "The invitation to the Star of Light has the latest date on it—don't blame me, it was Elysia's idea."

"According to her, the most distinguished guests should naturally arrive last, so as to show your importance."

"I guess she's just afraid I'll steal her thunder."

Ai Yue shrugged. "But considering how hard she's worked, I won't hold it against her."

With Ai Yue seated, the wedding ceremony officially began.

Chapter Six: Is this wedding a legitimate one?

When Ai Yue walked into the stadium, everyone present stood up and focused their attention on him.

"Please sit down, don't bother me,"

Ai Yue waved his hand helplessly, then slowed down, falling half a step behind Kevin. "I'm not the main character today, don't get it wrong."

Today is someone else's wedding day, everyone's watching to see what he'll do. If someone who didn't know better saw this scene, they'd probably think Ai Yue had laid an ambush of assassins, just waiting for his order, so that this group would swarm in and chop Kevin into dumpling filling.

However, Kevin himself didn't care about such things. After all, if it were a different occasion, he would probably have reacted the same way. So he just smiled and nodded to Ai Yue: "Now that everyone is here, I'll go and make preparations."

After Kevin left, Ai Yue and Pardofelis also found their places.

Although the stadium was very spacious, only a small portion was actually used for the wedding, since there weren't many guests. Therefore, even the banquet only had one European-style long table, and Ai Yue's seat was at the right end of the long table, in the host's seat.

Of course, in addition to these, there were several tables filled with snacks, drinks and other items for guests to help themselves.

"No, is that right?"

When Ai Yue found his name in this prominent spot, he was dumbfounded. "Who put this in order?"

Although he knew absolutely nothing about etiquette and such trivial matters, he did know that this position should theoretically belong to Kevin and May.

"Kevin and May arranged it themselves."

Aponia, sitting next to her, said with a smile, "Just do as I say. Actually, this ceremony doesn't really require any etiquette, and the seating arrangement isn't that important."

Ai Yue glanced at the long table and then realized that what Aponia said made sense.

After all, he had never seen a wedding with a circular track on the long table to make the dishes rotate around on the table.

"So, what do you think of my invention!"

Seeing Ai Yue's gaze focused on the orbital device, Vill-V, who was sitting not far away, immediately puffed out her chest and raised her head, "With this, we won't have to worry about not being able to eat the food we like!"

But is this thing really appropriate for this kind of occasion?

Ai Yue raised an eyebrow, but in the end said nothing and simply sat down.

Since no one is particularly particular about where they sit, it seems like it doesn't really matter.

Pardofelis was seated right next to Ai Yue, opposite Aponia. As soon as the girl sat down, she was met with Aponia's meaningful gaze. Her face flushed instantly, and she involuntarily avoided his eyes.

But she quickly came to her senses and looked back at it.

How can I show weakness? I was here first!

In response to the girl's retort, Aponia simply smiled and then looked at Ai Yue beside her, "It seems that you two have been getting along quite well lately."

She emphasized the word "harmonious" in her pronunciation, and her meaning was already evident.

"Ahem, of course."

This time, both Pardofelis and Ai Yue blushed slightly, so they subtly changed the subject, "How have you been lately?"

Aponia frowned, realizing that things weren't as simple as she had thought.

She has been quite free these past few days. Morning Sun Academy has now received considerable support and has opened branches on various continents, and has entered a normal operating phase. She only needs to ensure that there are no hidden dangers. She doesn't even need to go there in person; she can complete the remote review with her mental power.

So she could actually return to the Star of Light at any time. The reason she didn't was because she had made an agreement with Mobius in advance to give the two of them some time alone, which could also be considered a kind of "compensation" for Pardofelis.

Aponia originally thought that a few days was nothing, but seeing Ai Yue's reaction, she realized that something was wrong.

In some matters, Ai Yue is actually quite thick-skinned. Without his "mediation," the relationship between Aponia and Mobius would never be as harmonious as it is now. But now even Ai Yue is showing an embarrassed expression and trying to avoid the topic, so it's hard to imagine what they've been doing these past few days.

It can't be that the two of them stay together forever...

A jumble of images flashed through Aponia's mind (some of which came from her own experiences), but she quickly suppressed them.

Oh well, it's something I promised myself, so there's no point in dwelling on it afterward.

However, it remains to be seen whether Mobius will be able to take it so calmly.

Thinking of this, Aponia even smiled slightly. She calmly took over the topic and began to recount what had happened to her at school in the past few days.

A moment later, Vill-V, who was not far away, also quietly moved over, looking like she was trying to join the conversation but didn't know where to start.

Aponia was also very understanding and shifted the topic to the other person, which gave Vill-V a chance to speak.

Unlike the relatively relaxed Aponia, Vill-V has been even busier lately than before.

Because she also received Ai Yue's "Great Harmony Plan"—the technology in which was so outrageous that it left her speechless.

If an outsider saw this plan, they would only think that Ai Yue was indeed a god and that the things he came up with were really amazing. But when Vill-V, one of the few people on Earth who could call herself an "insider", saw this plan, she almost had her entire personality collapse.

She finally understood what it meant for a mayfly to see the blue sky.

Vill-V had long since given up. She knew from the beginning that she and Ai Yue were not on the same level at all, and that she could never catch up with him no matter what. But even so, she still regarded Ai Yue as her goal and kept moving forward.

But this time, she realized that she and Ai Yue weren't even from the same dimension. If the other was considered human, then she was at best a slightly smarter ant.

Under such a huge shock, Vill-V felt as if she had lost the desire to move forward, and even had an impulse to forget all the knowledge she had acquired and just find a place to become a car mechanic or something.

Fortunately, Vill-V wasn't a normal person, so she used a method that only she could use to get out of this shadow.

She reset her personality.

Therefore, you can no longer find any trace of the deliberate imitation of Ai Yue in the current Vill-V, because the current Vill-V is herself.

However, what Vill-V wanted to talk about today had nothing to do with any of that. She only had one question to ask, "Why didn't you send me the 'Great Harmony Plan'?"

The Great Harmony Plan in Vill-V's possession was not obtained from Ai Yue, but rather was Vill-V by the United Earth Government after discussions.

After all, as one of the world's top scholars, many of these technologies would have taken an unknown amount of time to develop without Vill-V's involvement.

"Don't misunderstand, we don't mean to exclude you, we're just giving you a choice."

Ai Yue explained with a smile, "If I were to approach you with this plan, you certainly wouldn't refuse, right? But if it's the United Earth Government, with your current reputation and status, even if you refuse, they won't do anything to you."

But Vill-V was even more confused. "But why should I refuse?"

"Because you're not really interested in this kind of thing, are you?"

Ai Yue continued, "Now that the world is at peace, I can't keep using you as a subordinate forever. So why not give you the choice?"

"Really?"

Vill-V looked at Ai Yue with suspicion. "Are you really not afraid that I'll cause a big problem?"

Vill-V is not a person with normal values, a fact that even she herself has to admit.

She has a very weak sense of morality and disregards common sense. It can be said that she has a certain antisocial tendency. She can trample on everything without hesitation in order to achieve what she wants to accomplish.

Such a person, if he or she possessed any one of the technologies in the Great Harmony Plan, would become an extremely unstable factor.

From this perspective, if Ai Yue is unwilling to hand over the plan to her because of this, then Vill-V has nothing to say.

"If I say yes, will you give up?"

Ai Yue countered with a question.

Vill-V shook her head without hesitation.

What a joke! Now that she knows such a thing exists, she's determined to get it no matter what means she has to use!

"That settles it then."

Ai Yue shrugged. "Stopping you will only cause you problems sooner, so why should I restrict you?"

At this point, he smiled again, "Besides, with me here, what are you trying to do to cause trouble?"

Faced with Ai Yue's nonchalant attitude, Vill-V was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled.

It might sound a bit perverse, but she genuinely liked Ai Yue's arrogant and dismissive attitude towards her.

This will motivate her to move forward and want to surpass him in every way.

With Vill-V joining in, the others also gathered around. They chatted casually, occasionally reminiscing about past events, creating a lively atmosphere.

However, Ai Yue also noticed that several familiar figures were missing from the crowd – putting aside the others, where was Mobius?

"Mobius?"

Hearing Ai Yue's question, Aponia smiled and said, "She has a heavy task today, but you'll see her soon."

Just then, a voice attracted everyone's attention.

"Hey, can you hear me?"

Elysia's voice came from not far away, making people unable to help but look up.

The girl in pink had changed into a pure white suit and had her long hair tied up in a bun as she walked onto the pure white stage.

It seems she's probably the emcee for today.

"I knew it would be like this from the start."

Ai Yue gave a subtle look, "When I came in, I found she wasn't there. She must be planning something big."

"Alright, everyone, please come to the front of the stage,"

Elysia smiled and waved to the crowd, looking quite professional as she said, "Let's welcome today's leading man to make his dazzling debut!"

At the same time, a solemn bell rang out from somewhere.

Ai Yue and the others also left their seats and walked to the front of the stage. They stood on both sides of the red carpet to welcome the newlyweds.

Pardofelis, who had somehow slipped away to the dessert table to enjoy a snack, quickly joined in, her cheeks puffed out, clearly having stuffed another handful before leaving.

Although she hadn't lacked nutrition and energy these past few days, she was really craving something because she hadn't eaten much.

Soon, after everyone was ready, Elysia said earnestly, "Next, please welcome the two newlyweds with a warm round of applause!"

So everyone applauded enthusiastically, and Vill-V even extended her mechanical arm in an attempt to add to the atmosphere.

"Why do I feel like this wedding is all over the place?"

Ai Yue clapped while frowning, "The wedding was planned by Elysia, right? Did you ask her where she learned it from?"