Chapter 226

Before he had taken two steps, another beautiful woman, with a cool and aloof demeanor like the moon, approached Wen Jing with a slight blush on her cheeks, creating a striking contrast.

"Lady Weiluo, our family also has shares in the Star Remains Trial Camp. The Survival Trial there are so difficult; it's truly amazing that you were able to pass them!"

"Lady Weiluo, the energy imprint you left behind is quite unique. Could you tell me what it means?"

"Weiluo..."

In the short distance of less than 100 meters, Wen Jing was splashed with wine twice, approached four times, and bumped into once.

They are all senior researchers from the five major factions of the Alaya Race.

The Xu Yuan she was 'searching' for was currently trapped in a corner of the side hall.

Of course, the person blocking him wasn't a specific individual, but rather a senior researcher from another faction who created a precise void lock to seal him in this place, preventing him from appearing near Wen Jing.

Members of the Matter Transformation Faction were also present and expressed their willingness to help him solve the problem, but the progress was slow.

At the same time, several agents from the Matter Transformation Faction, whose appearances were very similar to those of Xu Yuan, were also heading towards Wen Jing.

Almost instantly, she was surrounded by a group of handsome men and beautiful women.

Chapter 226

This Radiance Banquet allowed the imperial nobles to witness a spectacle they had never seen before.

Every person who goes out is

Heartthrob

The bloodline nobles were now all gathered around one person.

What was originally a large-scale matchmaking event has turned into a talent show because of Wen Jing's appearance.

"Tsk tsk... I've never seen such a scene before, with so many pure-blooded descendants showing goodwill."

"Yeah, if it were me, I probably wouldn't have been able to resist."

"Your Excellency Weiluo came with her fiancé, didn't she? He seems to be just a low-ranking official. What is the Virid Family thinking? I think she could easily break off the engagement and find a more distinguished spouse."

The newly Awakened and imperial nobles who remained at the banquet watched the scene with a mixture of emotion and undisguised envy.

Those were noble bloodlines with extraordinary status and distinguished position.

Even the most promiscuous and fickle nobles in the empire still considered it an honor to have a blood-related spouse.

In this social environment, gaining the favor of noble bloodlines has become a symbol of status and power.

Normally, a mere flick of the finger would summon a multitude of Awakened, but now, the opposite is true—they're surrounding a single Awakened...

Within a three-meter radius of Wen Jing, a peculiar 'vacuum circle' had formed—not because no one dared to approach, but because the competition was so fierce that any newcomer attempting to break in was pushed out.

Within the circle, the representatives of the five major factions stopped pretending and began to use all their skills to try and attract her attention.

"Lady Weiluo, I've watched your performance at the Star Remains Camp seventeen times, and each time I'm amazed by your strength..." A handsome blond-haired, blue-eyed man stood at the front, his voice so gentle it could drown a person.

"Huo'er, you've already said that to three people tonight." Before he could finish speaking, a clear, cold female voice interrupted, softening as she addressed Wen Jing: "Lady Weiluo, our family's spiritual resonance ritual is quite unique. If you're interested—"

"Mental resonance?" The red-haired man on the other side interrupted with a laugh, "Lady Weiluo, that's utterly pointless. I know your combat talent is unparalleled. I have a collection of unique combat techniques related to energy manipulation in my room. Do you have time..."

"Who wants to go to your room? Shameless!" The aloof woman swept her gaze across them coldly.

The red-haired man raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Is your spiritual resonance ritual really that serious?"

"Alright, alright, quiet down." A gentle-looking brown-haired man approached, carrying a bowl of warm water. "Lady Weiluo, you haven't had a good night's rest, have you? Would you like something to drink? This is my special honey water; it's very effective for restoring your energy..."

As he spoke, he handed the water glass to Wen Jing.

The next second, Huo'er's arm came across. "Asikele, where did you learn your manners? Lady Weiluo wouldn't drink anything of dubious origin you brought!"

"What nonsense are you spouting? It's as if I'm trying to harm Weiluo. I admire her so much, how could I possibly..."

Another round of arguments ensued.

The others who were silently watching:... Although they didn't want to admit it, this scene was clearly a competition for favor!

But the person involved seemed completely unmoved by this romantic encounter.

Wen Jing maintained a polite smile, but his expression was beginning to reveal a hint of impatience.

So, in order to keep her here, the people present had to keep bringing up new topics.

These topics were naturally being subtly guided by Wen Jing.

While acting, her mental and physical energy was being Extreme Speed depleted.

The few people who could stand before her were all researchers of the highest rank below the sect leader among the five major factions.

The sect leader does not participate in specific research; these Alaya Race are essentially information repositories containing the research results of Level 3 technology and Awakened.

Information Perception can capture a person's thoughts, but doing so is laborious and unrewarding.

Because the thinking of highly intelligent beings is extremely complex; in addition to their conscious awareness, which they can clearly perceive, there is also a vast amount of subconscious activity.

If we use Information Perception, we will consume a lot of mental energy to obtain a lot of useless and complicated information.

In contrast, when the other party proactively presents a common information concept from a human perspective, Wen Jing is much more efficient at following the clues to unlock its deeper meaning in the study of the Alaya Race.

In particular, the image cultivated by the Alaya Race over a long period of time has always put them in a superior position when facing Awakened, and they cannot be considered particularly good at pleasing people.

Faced with Wen Jing, who showed absolutely no interest in them, they would instinctively bring up topics they were good at.

Even if it's just trivial and irrelevant from their perspective, as long as she brings it up in front of Wen Jing, she can unlock more.

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out in the crowd.

"Gentlemen, Lady Weiluo has not joined your family. Please do not waste her time because of her politeness."

Because Wen Jing looked over, the encirclement had no choice but to make way.

Three high-quality replicas of the Xu Yuan appeared and walked towards us.

They also made some minor adjustments, such as darkening or lightening their eye and hair colors, and changing their facial features from softer to more defined.

One of them advised, "Your Excellency Weiluo, if you don't want to socialize, you don't need to pay them any attention."

Upon hearing this, the five factions, who had been at odds with each other, immediately united. "What are you saying? The contract isn't unchangeable. Does your family intend to restrict Weiluo?"

At this point, they naturally realized something was wrong and secretly began communicating using planetary consciousness.

"What are the Matter Transformation Faction doing? Why do they all look similar to that Level 1 Researcher?"

"If the goal was to change the ownership of the test subjects, why not just change them from the beginning?"

As the 'precious property' of the entire Alaya Race, the Empire's humans are naturally not the exclusive property of any one faction. On the capital planet, each family has its own closed-off territory. What happened within the Virid Family's territory is unknown to other factions.

Therefore, even knowing that Wen Jing's final choice for his fiancée was a Level 1 researcher, the other factions were still eager to use their accumulated experience to launch their own strategies.

Past research has shown that, apart from the emergence of Awakened, the human species itself is actually quite ordinary in the grand scheme of the universe, unable even to survive in space.

They are still controlled by their genetic instincts and are very promiscuous.

Even before today, not many people really cared about the image of the Xu Yuan's representative; they just did something similar, and as a result, they didn't receive any special attention from Wen Jing.

But now, witnessing the actions of the Matter Transformation Faction, they realized that the situation seemed to deviate from their expectations...

The person speaking on the other end of the line was dressed in a brand-new, high-quality replica of the Xu Yuan, but in reality, he was Rex.

He ignored the others, maintaining his smile, "I am merely acting on my family's orders, doing my best to serve Weiluo."

Rex said, extending his arm, "Weiluo Willow, where would you like to go? I can accompany you."

Wen Jing glanced at the hand, but did not place his own hand on it. Instead, he spoke under everyone's watchful eyes.

Do you know where the Xu Yuan are?

"..."

The atmosphere at the scene froze.

Not to mention the senior researchers from the other five factions, even Rex, who had specially expended resources to create three high-quality replicas of the Proxy's body, was roaring inwardly at this moment—

How so?!

In reality, Rex's smile froze unnaturally for two seconds before returning to normal, "I know where he is, I'll take you to him right now."

Wen Jing went there personally this time, the Void Lock couldn't be exposed, so it naturally couldn't be used anymore.

So, in less than two minutes, everyone saw her walk out of the side hall, holding Xu Yuan's hand... her face was full of tenderness, completely different from when she was facing them!

Recalling the Matter Transformation Faction's creation of 'stand-ins,' the members of the five factions immediately exchanged bewildered glances, unable to believe it.

The Alaya Civilization has long since proven through research that human love is a false proposition controlled by genes.

They have been studying humanity through marriage for a long time. If love truly exists, how could they not even distinguish between lovers?

But what other reason, besides love, can explain Wen Jing's current attitude towards Xu Yuan?

What's even more infuriating is that this unqualified Level 1 researcher, Xu Yuan, had a meek and submissive demeanor when facing Wen Jing, as if to say, "I've been wronged, but I won't say anything." However, when his gaze turned to them, he immediately changed to a smug and provocative expression.