Invitations far and wide, for student Shen Jiuxi's eyes only

Chen Lie glanced back at Lu Qingchan and said, "Nothing much, just came out for some fresh air!"

Lu Qingchan said "Oh," and after a long silence, she asked again, "How are you doing at Starry Sky University?"

"Fine!"

"What is Starry Sky University like?"

"Similar to Blue Star University."

Facing Chen Lie, Lu Qingchan couldn't remain calm and said some things that even she found embarrassing.

Just then, Chen Lie's Communicator suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw that it was an official communication frequency band, so he chose to answer it.

"Are you Chen Lie, the Planetary Administrator Candidate?"

A clear and upright voice came through the Communicator.

"It's me. Who are you?" Chen Lie asked.

"Greetings, Your Excellency Chen Lie. I am Mu Tai, the deputy director of the recruitment team of the newly established 19th Interstellar Allied Forces Legion on Blue Star Global Political Council Alternate Member."

"Oh, Director Mu, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Is that so? Your Excellency Chen Lie, candidate for Administrator, according to the report submitted by the governor of East River Province, you are reportedly planning to hold a Martial Artist banquet?"

"That's the plan."

Chen Lie knew that his father had mentioned this matter to Xu Tianchuan early this morning, asking him to help arrange the venue for the Chuandu Grand Banquet. Informing the president of the Dongchuan Province Martial Artist Association about this matter was equivalent to informing the Provincial Governor of East River Province.

However, he didn't expect that this matter would actually be reported.

"That's right, Your Excellency Chen Lie. After learning that you wanted to hold Martial Artist banquet, the Administrator attached great importance to it."

They specifically sent me as their representative to speak with you. Are you available now? We would like to visit you in person!

"It's convenient, but I'm currently at the Starlight Hotel in the provincial capital."

"No problem, if you don't mind, we'll go visit you now."

"Alright, you can come on then!"

"Okay, we'll be there in about ten minutes."

Mu Tai, deputy director of the 19th Interstellar Allied Forces Legion, greeted Chen Lie and then hung up the communication.

The fact that we can arrive here in just over ten minutes indicates that Deputy Director Mu, who also serves Global Political Council Alternate Member, is in East River Province.

Seeing that Chen Lie had hung up the call, Chen Ying quickly asked, "Who was that Chen Lie?"

"A political figure from Blue Star."

"Political figures?"

Chen Ying and Lu Qingchan were surprised. Anyone who could be called a political figure must be one of the most prominent people in the world. Why did they sound so respectful towards Chen Lie?

A dozen minutes later, outside the Starlight Hotel--

Suddenly, seven or eight airships from the Provincial Governor's Office's office landed in a concentrated manner.

Dozens of fully armed guards emerged from the airship and quickly surrounded the hotel.

Three people emerged from the airship in the very center.

One was Luo Chengfeng, the Provincial Governor East River Province, and the other was Xu Tianchuan, the president of the Dongchuan Province Martial Artist Association. These two bigwigs of East River Province accompanied a man who looked to be in his early forties into the Starlight Hotel.

This man was none other than Mu Tai, an alternate member of the Blue Star Global Political Council Alternate Member and deputy director of the Interstellar Allied Forces's recruitment team.

In terms of administrative status, Global Political Council Alternate Member are one rank higher than the Provincial Governor of East River Province.

At that moment, someone immediately retrieved the guest records for the Starlight Hotel and reported back.

"Provincial Governor, we've found out. Mr. Chen Gequn has booked Room No. 8, the Splendid Chamber, ' on the second floor."

Luo Chengfeng, the governor of East River Province, nodded in agreement and said to Mu Tai, "Director Mu? Shall we go up and pay him a visit together?"

Mu Tai nodded. "Let's go!"

The three of them went up to the second floor of the Starlight Hotel together and saw Chen Lie in front of the door of Room No. 8, the Splendid Chamber.

Mu Tai stopped in his tracks. "Isn't that His Excellency Chen Lie, the candidate for Administrator, ahead?"

"Yes, it's Chen Lie!" Xu Tianchuan said.

Upon hearing the reply, Mu Tai immediately stepped forward. "Your Excellency Chen Lie, I am Mu Tai, an alternate member of the Blue Star Political Council. I have come here today to discuss matters concerning the Martial Artist Banquet with you."

"Hello, Director Mu!"

Chen Lie nodded and shook hands with Mu Tai.

"Just tell me what the officials are thinking!"

Mu Tai asked, "Would you like to find a quieter place to talk?"

"No need, there are no outsiders here, let's talk here!" Chen Liedao.

"Alright!"

Mu Tai nodded and said, "Lord Chen Lie, the Administrator took it very seriously after learning that you wanted to hold a Martial Artist banquet!"

It just so happens that the representatives of the other four stars in the Eastern Star Region are still on Blue Star. We can take this opportunity to invite representatives from the stars in the Eastern Star Region and the other Three Faction Starfields to come and attend your Martial Artist banquet.

If possible, could you invite your Outer Stars friends over? Like, classmates from the Ten-Star Alliance planets, such as that Starry Sky University classmate who helped you deal with the traitor Chang Fukun last time.

This will allow the other Three Faction Starfields to witness your vast network of connections, demonstrate Blue Star's power to the outside world, dispel any thoughts of complacency among the other star systems, and thus compel them to fully cooperate with Blue Star in forming Interstellar Allied Forces.

"Is this the Administrator's idea?" Chen Lie asked.

"Yes, but Principal Lei Jinglong and Chairman Wang Shou also have this intention."

"But everything depends on you. The Administrator asked me to inquire about your thoughts," Mu Tai said.

Chen Lie nodded. "I have no objections, but there's one thing: we must be quick and control the time well!"

"Don't worry about that. As soon as you agree, Blue Star will immediately send a message to the other Three Faction Starfields, asking them to come quickly. The Martial Artist banquet can be scheduled for two days from now. After the banquet, you can return to Starry Sky University immediately. It will not delay your martial arts training."

"Alright!" Chen Lie nodded.

"Lord Chen Lie, do you think you could invite some friends from Outer Stars to the Martial Artist banquet? That way, I can make preparations in advance."

"I can't guarantee that!"

Chen Lie handed the Communication Bracelet to Mu Tai and said, "There's no signal here. You can take my Communication Bracelet. There aren't many contacts on it, so you can send out group invitations. As for whether anyone will respond, that depends on the other party, since no one has enough time."

After Mu Tai and Chen Lie made their agreement, Mu Tai cupped his hands in greeting and asked to enter the side room to interview Chen Lie's parents.

Chen Lie naturally didn't stop them, and entered the room together with Mu Tai and Luo Chengfeng.

Inside the side room, Chen Gequn, who was talking with four relatives and friends, suddenly heard the door open and instinctively said, "Please come in."

The door to the side room was pushed open, and Mu Tai, Luo Chengfeng, Xu Tianchuan, and others entered.

"Provincial Governor Luo, President Xu, what brings you here?"

Upon seeing the three people, Chen Gequn immediately stood up and stepped forward.

The others also got up and went to greet them.

Xu Tianchuan said, "We are accompanying Director Mu on this visit."

"Director Mu?"

Chen Gequn was taken aback.

"This is him, Director Mutaimu, an alternate member of the Blue Star Global Political Council and deputy director of the Interstellar Alliance Recruitment Team."

"Global Political Council..."

Everyone was surprised. The Blue Star Global Political Council was the highest authority on Blue Star. Its official members included only a handful of people: the Blue Star Administrator, the President of the Blue Star Martial Artist Association, the President of the Blue Star Divine Sense Master Association, the Commander-in-Chief the Blue Star Army, the Blue Star University President, and the Provincial Governor the three largest provinces on Blue Star.

To be able to have connections with Global Political Council means you're one of the most important figures on Blue Star.

Why would someone of such stature come here to visit? And to whom?

Mu Tai approached Chen Gequn and Feng Yuelan and said, "You two must be Mr. Chen and Ms. Feng, the parents of His Excellency Chen Lie, the candidate for Administrator?"

"Yes, yes, hello Director Mu."

Chen Gequn quickly asked, "May I ask what brings Director Mu here?"

Mu Tai explained, "Early this morning, His Excellency the Administrator received a report from East River Province that Chen Lie is preparing to hold Martial Artist Banquet. His Excellency the Administrator attaches great importance to this, so he sent me to pay a visit."

"This... is just a Martial Artist banquet, is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

It was just a Martial Artist banquet, yet it had alarmed the Administrator of Blue Star, which surprised Chen Gequn.

"His Excellency Chen Lie is a great hero of our Blue Star. His achievements are worthy of being recorded in a full history of Blue Star."

There are no small matters when it comes to heroic deeds.

"Mr. Chen, Ms. Feng, we would like to take on the reception, setup, hosting, and security work for this Martial Artist banquet. What do you two think?" Mu Tai asked.

"Of course, no problem!" Chen Gequn said.

"Have you two decided on the location for this banquet?"

"It's all settled, let's go to the Chuandu Grand Banquet Hotel!" Chen Gequn said.

"Alright, we will send out Admission Letter later. You two can give these Admission Letter to your relatives and friends who need to attend the banquet."

On the day of the banquet, many Outer Stars will likely be present, so the venue should not be open to the public. Anyone without Admission Letter will be strictly prohibited from entering!

"Good."

The four families of relatives and friends in the side room felt a sense of unreality.

Chen Lie's Martial Artist Banquet actually alarmed the Administrator; this is too outrageous!

What is Chen Lie's current status?

This kind of treatment is absolutely not something a Martial Arts Student should receive.

After discussing the matter with Mr. and Mrs. Chen Gequn for a while, Mu Tai finally asked, "Mr. Chen, would it be alright if we prepared 200 Admission Letter for you?"

"200? 200 Admission Letter are more than enough!"

"Okay, then we'll get started preparing. The Admission Letter will be delivered to you by someone no later than tomorrow."

After Mu Tai finished speaking, Chen Liedao, "Lord Chen Lie, I shall take my leave now!"

Some people escorted Mu Tai down to the second floor of the Starlight Hotel Starlight Hotel. When they arrived at the first floor, they saw that dozens of fully armed personnel had surrounded the hotel.

After Mu Tai left, Luo Chengfeng, the governor of East River Province, invited Chen Lie to a quiet place.

Luo Chengfeng asked, "Chen Lie, you've been studying at Starry Sky University. Have you ever met Zhixun?"

Chen Lie knew that Luo Chengfeng was asking about Luo Zhixun, but he had been at Starry Sky University for half a year and had not heard from Luo Zhixun at all. He could only say, "Starry Sky University is very large, larger than a province on Blue Star. There are several million people, including professors, their families, students, and staff. I have never seen Zhixun at Starry Sky University."

But don't worry, Starry Sky University is generally safe, so nothing should happen.

"That's good!"

Meanwhile, Mu Tai, deputy director of the Interstellar Allied Forces's recruitment team, left the Starlight Hotel, immediately boarded Star Boat, and flew to Lanjing.

Just over half an hour later, the Star Boat arrived in Lanjing.

Mu Tai disembarked from the Star Boat and arrived at the office. He said to the staff, "Immediately go and invite Lei Jinglong, the president of Blue Star University, and Wang Shou, the president of the Martial Artist Association!"

At the same time, invitations were extended to the southern, western, and northern Three Faction Starfields, requesting them to arrive in East River Province on Blue Star on May 10 to attend the Martial Artist Banquet hosted by Chen Lie, the candidate for Administrator of Blue Star.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing the order, the staff immediately went to carry it out.

Before long, Wang Shou, president of the Martial Artist Association, Lei Jinglong, Starry Sky University Principal, and Zhang Liwu, who works in external affairs at Starry Sky University, all arrived here.

Upon seeing these people, Mu Tai immediately stood up to greet them, "President Wang, Principal Lei, you've arrived?"

Wang Shou hummed in agreement. "How was it?"

"I have finished discussing the matter of the Martial Artist Banquet with His Excellency Chen Lie. His Excellency Chen Lie has agreed to invite friends from Outer Stars to enhance the prestige of Blue Star."

He also handed me his Communication Bracelet so I could send out mass invitations,"Mu Tai said.

Lei Jinglong asked, "When is the banquet scheduled?"

"Two days later, on May 10."

Zhang Liwu, standing behind, said, "This is way too rushed. Normally, even at its fastest speed, Star Boat would take three days to travel from the Central Star Region to the Eastern Star Region."

"Not entirely. If you take Interstellar Flight and use Accelerator to speed up the Interstellar Route, you can reach Blue Star from Canglong Star in just over ten hours."

"The main reason is that Your Excellency, candidate for Administrator Chen Lie, doesn't want to waste too much time," Mu Tai said.

Lei Jinglong said, "Then what are we waiting for? Time is so tight, why don't we send out the invitations quickly?"

"We'll have to use the Satellite that Blue Star University connects to from Outer Stars. The Communication Bracelet made by Canglong Star have no signal on Blue Star."

"I'll transfer it right away!"

As soon as Lei Jinglong finished speaking, he immediately contacted the dedicated department of Blue Star University using Communicator.

Mu Tai took out his Communication Bracelet and looked at Zhang Liwu: "This must be Director Zhang Liwu of Blue Star University, right?"

His Excellency Chen Lie said I could send out mass invitations, but I think we should be cautious. Director Zhang has been liaising with Outer Stars, could you please come and give us your opinion on whether we should send invitations to everyone?

"This..." Zhang Liwu paused for a moment. "Although I have close ties with Outer Stars, I don't know many people from Starry Sky University."

Since Chen Lie said we can send group invitations, let's send them to a group then.

Zhang Liwu's administrative status was even lower than Mu Tai's, yet Zhang Liwu could address Chen Lie as "classmate."

This is because Chen Lie had a nominal teacher-student relationship with him at Starry Sky University. Mu Tai, who did not have a teacher-student relationship, could not address him in this way, even though he was an alternate member of the Planetary Political Council, because it would be offensive.

Mu Tai nodded.

Wang Shou asked, "How many Outer Stars guests will be coming this time?"

"We can't be sure about Chen Lie either."

At that moment, Satellite from Blue Star University arrived, and the Communication Bracelet immediately received a signal.

When Mu Tai looked at the contacts on his Communication Bracelet, he found that there were actually very few.

"Why are there so few contacts?"

Lei Jinglong also found it strange. Chen Lie had taken down the traitor Chang Fukun's position Interstellar Allied Forces Officer with just one communication. He originally thought that Chen Lie had extensive connections in the Outer Stars, but he never expected that he only had so few contacts.

In his opinion, there should be at least several hundred contacts to make up for it.

"Quality over quantity when it comes to contacts!"

Wang Shou said, "We don't need many people, just the one who helped Chen Lie last time would be fine."

Mu Tai said, "Should I send out a mass invitation message?"

"Send it to everyone, be careful with every word, don't miss anyone, send it to everyone!" Lei Jinglong said.

Upon hearing this, Mu Tai began sending messages to the contacts in his Communication Bracelet.

Canglong Star, within the Starry Sky University.

For the past two weeks since Chen Lie left, Shen Jiuxi has been taking care of the Spirit Field every day.

On this day, when she arrived at Elder True Essence's courtyard, she found Elder True Essence watching beside the Medicine Field.

Upon seeing Shen Jiuxi, the Elder True Essence's expression hardened, and he said, "Little girl of the Shen Family, what's been going on with taking care of this old man's Spirit Field these past two weeks?"

There was some improvement a few days ago, but the growth rate has completely stopped in recent days.

"Old Shi, I..."

Just as Shen Jiuxi was about to explain, the Elder True Essence waved his hand. "Forget it, don't come tomorrow!"

Shen Jiuxi bit her lip and could only nod softly.

But since she came today, she couldn't just come and leave, could she? So she started taking care of the Spirit Plant in the Spirit Field.

The Elder True Essence walked around the Medicine Field and said, "I say, little girl of the Shen Family, that boy named Chen Lie said he would only leave for half a month, but now more than half a month has passed, and there's been no news of him. Has he gone without returning?"

Shen Jiuxi simply replied, "Senior, I don't know either."

"Could you urge him for the old man? Tell him that if he doesn't come back to help the old man take care of the Spirit Field, the old man will personally go and get him."

"Yes, senior!"

Shen Jiuxi responded and continued to water the Spirit Plant with the prepared Spirit Liquid.

The Elder True Essence watched for a while before saying, "Forget it, stop wasting your time. Without the skill, it's all for nothing. You can go now!"

Upon hearing the old man's words, Shen Jiuxi could only sigh, pack up the Spirit Liquid containers, and prepare to leave.

"Remember to urge that kid on for me, old man."

Just as Shen Jiuxi was about to leave, the voice of the Elder True Essence rang out again.

"Yes, senior, how could I dare to neglect your instructions?"

After giving a respectful reply, Shen Jiuxi slowly withdrew from the courtyard.

She had barely stepped out of the courtyard when she received a message on her Communication Bracelet.

[To Shen Jiuxi: As is customary on Blue Star, I am hosting a small banquet on Blue Star to celebrate my Ranked Martial Artist. Your presence is cordially requested.]

Shen Jiuxi frowned slightly. "What the hell? Why hold a banquet when breaking through to the Martial Artist? Are you crazy? You're really bored!"

She initially intended to ignore it, but then she suddenly remembered the Elder True Essence's instructions.

Moreover, Chen Lie's methods of cultivating the Spirit Field are so sophisticated that Blue Star must have a system for Spirit Plant Care.

This trip to Blue Star isn't impossible; I can just treat it as a chance to learn how to care for Spirit Plant.

"This kid is so arrogant, coming to Starry Sky University and acting like he's fearless. This time, we'll show him the power of the Shen Family of Canglong Star!"

Shen Jiuxi snorted coldly. Although she had decided to go to Blue Star, she couldn't be bothered to reply to the message.

On the other side, outside the Little Hut on the Heaven Second Campus of Starry Sky University, Chen Lie's Martial Arts Assistant Instructor, Huang Yuxi, was sitting cross-legged, meditating on the Transformation of Yin and Yang.

At that moment, her Communication Bracelet also received a message notification.

[To Huang Yuxi: As is customary on Blue Star, I am hosting a small banquet on Blue Star to celebrate my Ranked Martial Artist. I cordially invite you to attend and join me in this joyous occasion. I eagerly await your presence.]

"Um?"

Huang Yuxi was puzzled when she saw the message.