The Central Star may seem calm on the surface now, but it is not without its undercurrents. Several aristocratic families have even made their covetousness of the Huo Family public.
Once a month, the noble ministers, led by the Thor Family, secretly convened a meeting of their staff somewhere.
[Coly Thor ] of the Thor Family Clan is one of the three great dukes of the Empire.
Both their assets and power were something that all the ministers looked up to. Relying on more than ten agricultural planets, they monopolized almost half of the food on the Central Star, while the other half was controlled by the Huo Family.
Huo Cixiao's unusual behavior today has made the situation tense for many members of the aristocratic faction.
"Which family of orcs could make Huo Cixiao make such a big fuss?"
"Regardless of their family background, I believe they won't live long. We can't infiltrate the Academy of Sciences, so let's start with the residence where Huo Cixiao is currently living!"
At this moment, Count Cain, a nobleman known as the richest man on the entire Central Star, spoke up, "I hope Your Grace will give my daughter a chance."
Duke Thor gave him a cold look. "It's not just your Cain Family that needs this marriage alliance; even many royalists are eyeing it. What methods do you have to get your daughter married into that family?"
Another sly-looking count suggested, "We have people in the gene pool. As long as we manipulate the matching rate, there will be plenty of opportunities."
Thor chuckled, "What you can think of, others can think of too. Do you really think a free spirit like Huo Cixiao would abide by the rules, given how brazenly he dares to scheme against his marriage?"
"My... our family once saved the Huo Family's ancestors, and the Huo Family still owes us a debt of gratitude." The orc in the brown uniform silently raised his hand.
[Joe] has always been an inconspicuous figure; he attends meetings but doesn't participate in the discussions, and he's a wealthy earl.
But since Joe is an otter with little competitive spirit, and the others know his nature, they don't force him. Now that he has volunteered, it's thought-provoking.
At the round table for eight, Thor sat in the head seat, propping his head up as he pondered the feasibility.
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Lia pulled out a pile of books and sighed, "The sea of knowledge is boundless; I'd like to add the line, 'Turning back is the shore.'"
In fact, he mastered quantum reading at a very young age. As long as he puts in the effort and concentrates, he can remember everything he reads and read ten lines at a glance. However, he didn't have much Spiritual Power before, so his knowledge absorption was relatively slow.
But things are different now. Once again immersed in the moment, Lia completely forgot about the passage of time, and when she returned to reality, it was already noon.
He casually took a vial of grape-flavored nutrient solution from his spatial storage, frowned, and drank it down. Then he took out a testing device that was about one cubic meter in size and began to examine and repair it, making a "clinking" sound.
He can also make his Breathing Technique work simultaneously while he is working, living, studying, and sleeping.
In other words, Lia was doing other things while AFK.
Several more hours passed, Lia successfully repaired the testing device. The device had a transparent panel; simply pressing your hand on it would give you the results in a minute.
He eagerly placed his hand on it, though he was actually quite nervous.
Although I haven't been working hard for very long, sometimes people always want to achieve great things in one step and set their expectations too high.
He opened his palm and slowly placed it on the disk. He felt a current suddenly flow through his body, and his body shuddered before he came to his senses. He watched as the data disk slowly increased, only stopping when it reached the number S.
Lia breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that sleeping with the energy stone in her arms had been beneficial, especially with the accelerated circulation from the Breathing Technique.
He then switched the machine back to physical fitness test mode.
As expected, his physique had reached A+. Lia swallowed hard; in other words, wasn't he one of the lucky ones?
Her mood lifted unconsciously, and a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips. Seeing that the time was almost up, Lia quickly retracted the device into the spatial lock.
If Quinn knew his current situation, he certainly wouldn't think of himself as a weak little hamster, but rather as an invincible hamster!
Whistling, Lia happily turned on her personal terminal and searched for: S-class Healing-Type Spiritual Power character.
The search revealed only a few individuals who were SS-level: one was the director of the Central Star General Hospital, and the other two were top-tier military doctors from the front lines of the war.
Ah, so he's that arrogant? He had forgotten that this attribute was rare, but if his level hadn't been so low before, he might have been sent to the front lines by his stepmother's family.
"Buzz..."
A video call popped up on the personal terminal. Lia used her Spiritual Power to compose herself and quickly answered the call.
" Lia, I miss you so much... but unfortunately I have to work overtime now. Will you be angry, Lia?"
Lia glanced at the time. To be honest, he was just looking for some time alone so he could secretly level up.
He happened to see a manual on how to increase strength yesterday, and if he hadn't been busy fixing the machine, he felt he could have mastered it!
He suppressed his inner excitement and said very sensibly, " Quinn, I'll be waiting for you at home, don't worry."
Quinn, dressed in a white uniform, seemed to be leaning over the screen, trying to reach out and touch him.
Lia thought Quinn looked adorable like this, but it was a pity she'd never seen Quinn transform into a giant python. She wondered if a big house would be big enough to hold him.
Quinn said reluctantly, " Lia, see you later. I have to go now. I love you."
Lia smiled and nodded slowly, "I love you too."
Lia stretched after turning off the light screen. It's fun to cheat for a while, and it's even more fun to keep cheating. He wanted to strike while the iron was hot!
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After hanging up the phone, Quinn, who was far away at the Academy of Sciences, took the orcs from the Academy of Sciences and flew into the combat hovercraft.
He posted a picture of his love on Star Network yesterday, but I didn't expect that a bunch of old guys from the aristocratic faction still wouldn't give up.
Bai Ze's deputy could only smile slightly and begin calculating the amount of compensation that would be required if the matter went to court.
To hurt someone without reason or excuse is to be a robber.
However, Quinn, with his sound reasoning and evidence, could openly bring his high-energy beam cannon to the location of the monthly meeting of the aristocratic faction and instantly blast the building to pieces.
Afterwards, he made a backup of a stack of videos, sending the meeting records and videos of this group over the years to the emperor.
Quinn left the field satisfied and went home.
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News of the bombing of the secret base quickly reached Thor's ears, and his heart instantly panicked, his hands trembling uncontrollably. "What did the Emperor's men say?"
The subordinate knelt on one knee and reported, "The people over there said the emperor didn't react much, so he probably doesn't know... But since Huo Cixiao did it, it's very likely that news will reach the emperor soon. We need to get rid of Huo Cixiao as soon as possible."
Thor looked out at the rain and made up his mind.
"I need to stay home and recuperate during this period. No one is allowed to visit me. Pass this order down."