The Salilan law attaches great importance to military power. Among the four armies, except for the most powerful First Army guarding the imperial capital, the other three armies are stationed in different subsidiary stars. After all, the Zerg needs to guard against not only interstellar pirates, but also many difficult alien beasts.
On the eve of the banquet, the main generals of each star will be ordered to rush back to the imperial capital to attend the annual celebration banquet.
"This banquet is actually just a cover for the rotation of military power. Your Majesty will reshuffle their positions every year to prevent the same general from staying in a place for too long and gaining power over his own troops."
Justu was helping Lu Yuan try on the dress for the banquet. As the crown prince, he was obviously familiar with the procedures of this kind of party and whispered to Lu Yuan about the precautions.
Seeing Youstu buttoning his shirt for him, Lu Yuan moved a little uncomfortably and wanted to do it himself, but he was held down by Youstu: "I'll help you."
Lu Yuan was puzzled: "Why?"
Justu wasn't so meticulous before.
Justu didn't say anything, but buttoned his clothes one by one, carefully smoothed the wrinkles on his shoulders, and then said meaningfully: "Because only your future queen can help you do these things."
When Lu Yuan heard this, a smile flashed across his dark eyes, but he didn't show it on his face. He glared at the possessive female insect in front of him and deliberately asked, "You seem to be reminding me of something, Yusitu?"
He deliberately emphasized the word "senior", and I don't know who he was deliberately insulting.
"certainly."
Justu finally couldn't sit still after hearing that. He stretched out his hands to wrap around Lu Yuan's neck, and his silver hair gently rubbed against his neck, as if he was acting coquettishly, or as if he was being naughty: "No, please consider it as soon as possible, okay?"
Justu felt that he would have countless rivals in love when he attended the banquet. He remembered something and gently pinned a silver tie clip inlaid with rubies on Lu Yuan's tie, and quietly declared his ownership: "Sir, don't take it off."
Justu curled his lips and asked, "Do you want to?"
This specially customized suit is very suitable for Lu Yuan. Because of his special status, the designer has paid extreme attention to all the details. The royal blue suit is low-key yet luxurious. Under the light, you can faintly see the intricate patterns on the cufflinks. It is exquisite enough to be a collectible.
The designer who was delivering the dress was waiting outside, and there were only the two of them in the huge luxurious ward. Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan took a step forward and pushed Youstu against the wall. He hugged his flexible waist, tightly pressed against him, and asked in a low voice, "That means I don't have to worry about getting engaged to you now, right?"
Justu looked up at him and gently hooked the corner of Lu Yuan's clothes with his fingertips. His ruby-like eyes looked clean and pure, without any complicated thoughts: "Sir, I didn't mean that. Please don't accuse me."
Lu Yuan lowered his head and kissed Youstu back, pressing him against the wall and kissing him until he was suffocated. When Youstu's legs became weak and he couldn't even stand steadily, he pulled him back into his arms and kissed the tears in his slightly red eyes: "We'll get married after graduation, okay?"
Just then, Yusitu remembered that the male insect in front of him had not yet completed his studies. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. His plan to finalize the marriage with Lu Yuan before the banquet instantly vanished into thin air: "Okay, as you wish."
According to the procedures of Badler College over the years, students will be directly assigned to work in the military after graduation. By that time, he will have an academic degree, a job, and a salary, and then he can get married. It's perfect!
#I accidentally reached the peak of my life#
After he finished speaking, he lowered his eyes to check the time on the terminal. Seeing that the banquet was about to begin, he said to Lu Yuan, "Sir, I must attend the banquet with His Majesty. I have to rush back to the palace now. Admiral Safir will come to pick you up later. You can go with him."
Lu Yuan's eyelids twitched when he heard this. It seemed insecure that Justu didn't accompany him to such an important event. "Aren't you coming with me?"
Hearing this, Lu Yuan lowered his head to look at his own tie clip, then looked at the same tie clip on Justu, and somehow felt that he had discovered the other party's little thoughts. He smiled and said, "This is my invitation, of course I won't take it off."
After he finished speaking, his red lips kissed along Lu Yuan's neck, leaving a wet and soft kiss, and finally kissed Lu Yuan's light-colored lips hard, and asked with sparkling eyes: "You will definitely marry me, right?"
Justu said in a resentful tone: "I thought you had forgotten it a long time ago."
After a brief silence...
It must be a happy thing to marry the person you love, otherwise Justu, who was covered with thorns before, would not have become so soft now. Lu Yuan didn't even have the heart to break the hope in the other's eyes.
Justu groaned, his disappointment visible to the naked eye: "Do we have to wait until graduation?"
Although Lu Yuan missed his weekend date with Justu due to his hospitalization, and the Insect Emperor specially sent a designer from the palace to help him cut a dress, he still remembered that he owed Justu two meals.
Lu Yuan didn't say anything. He lowered his eyes and buttoned up Yousutu's loose collar. Then he rubbed his head and said slowly, "You can wait. After all, I still have two years to graduate, senior."
Lu Yuan didn't say anything, and held Youstu tightly. He lowered his eyes and rubbed the tip of his nose, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What if I don't let you go?"
"Then be engaged to me, sir."
For the first time in his life, Justu was not tempted. He tilted his head and kissed Lu Yuan, then pushed away his embrace, raised his hand to tidy up his disheveled military uniform, and returned to his usual noble and elegant appearance: "After all, I am still an unmarried female insect. I need a legitimate reason to accompany you to the banquet, don't I?"
After he finished speaking, he smiled at Lu Yuan, then turned and left the ward, closing the door with a click.
Justu was not in a hurry, as he would meet Lu Yuan again soon.
"… "
Lu Yuan was left alone in the ward, and had to accept the reality, sitting on the sofa waiting for Admiral Safir to come pick him up. After all, the other party was not only the dean, but also his future boss, so it was most appropriate for Admiral Safir to lead him into the banquet.
Fortunately, Admiral Safir arrived downstairs of the hospital not long after. He had been on a mission outside for a while, and yesterday he heard that Lu Yuan's blood was 100% pure, so he immediately rushed back to the imperial capital. When Lu Yuan came downstairs under the escort of the guards, he saw Admiral Safir waiting in front of the aircraft. He looked dusty, but still wore the same military uniform for thousands of years. He didn't look like he was going to attend a banquet, and was too low-key and simple.
Lu Yuan walked forward and tugged at his dress uncomfortably. He felt that he, a person without a military rank, was dressed more gorgeously than a general of a country, which was a bit too high-profile. "Admiral Safir, thank you for your help."
Admiral Safir seemed to have sensed Lu Yuan's embarrassment, so he smiled and praised, "Sir, I bet you must be the most eye-catching protagonist at the banquet tonight. This dress suits you very well."
He shook his head slightly and looked Lu Yuan up and down. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's hard to imagine that your blood is 100% pure. It seems that I made the right decision to let you enroll. Otherwise, the empire might have missed out on an extremely precious male insect."
Admiral Safir had lied to the public and said that Lu Yuan's blood was 60% pure. In fact, he had been worried for a long time. After all, if anything went wrong, he might be punished too. But he didn't expect that Lu Yuan gave him a huge surprise. There was probably no other person on the entire planet with 100% data.
However, Lu Yuan's attention was on something else. After he and Admiral Safir got on the aircraft, he saw that the guards were following them in the aircraft and they probably couldn't hear their conversation, so he asked, "You haven't been in the academy these days. Did you go to the Soridian Forest?"
Admiral Safir nodded upon hearing this, and did not hide the secret from Lu Yuan: "I have already reported the plan to remove the polluted source stone to His Majesty. Recently, I have been closely monitoring the movements of the mutants in the Soridian jungle. All tribes will come to the banquet tonight to discuss this matter together, but..."
Lu Yuan looked at him: "But what?"
Admiral Saphir sighed, "I'm worried that His Majesty will not allow you to go into the jungle with the army to clear the Originium. After all, you are the only 100% pure male insect in the empire. If something goes wrong, no one can afford it."
He was telling the truth. Clearing the polluted source stones was important, but Lu Yuan's safety was equally important. Moreover, the deep jungle was fraught with dangers. If the source stones were not cleared by then, Lu Yuan would be killed as well. It would be a loss.
Lu Yuan fell into deep thought after hearing this, and said after a moment: "… It doesn't matter. If the plan is finalized, please be sure to let me know, and I will do my best to go to the jungle with the army."
Admiral Safir was puzzled: "Why, sir, you now have an extremely respected status, and it is very likely that you will become the partner of the future crown prince. There is really no need to take this risk."
Lu Yuan remained silent upon hearing this. He tilted his head to look at the tall buildings outside the porthole. The light and shadows were dim, and his voice seemed to be shrouded in mystery. His eyes passed through the rapidly receding and disappearing scenery, as if looking at another, more distant place: "Before, it was to go home, but now..."
He paused slightly and said, "I want an answer."
Lu Yuan always felt that there were still many secrets waiting for him to discover in the dense forest. No matter what the reason was, he wanted to go back and take a look. If he could survive the car accident, would it mean that other tourists also have a chance to survive
This hope was too slim. Lu Yuan didn't know the answer. He only knew that he had to go, even if it was just to lead the army.
The banquet held by the royal family had already begun, and the venue was the magnificent Winderton Palace. This palace was built by a monarch of the Gunhedra family and skilled craftsmen. It has a history of thousands of years. As time goes by, the seasons change, and the royal power changes from generation to generation, it still stands firmly in the same place, just like the eternal glory of the Gunhedra family.
The guests came in one after another, but most of them were female soldiers, after all, male insects usually didn't arrive too early. This year's guests were obviously more than any other in previous years. They raised their glasses and chatted casually on the dance floor, while looking outside without leaving any trace, as if waiting for someone to come.
The tall vaulted dome of the palace is decorated with rose carvings, and the windows are all made of tiny pieces of colored glass, with intricate and beautiful patterns. The light reflected by the crystal lamps slowly pours down like golden sand, falling on every noble below. The interlaced light and the decadence and luxury of the upper class can be seen.
His Majesty Apu stood high up on the second floor, taking in the entire scene. Behind him stood Justu and several other princes. Although their appearances were slightly different, their hair and eye colors were mostly similar. Some were elegant, some were calm, some were unruly, and some were amorous, attracting the attention of many guests.
His Majesty Apu stroked the carvings on the railings, tapping them lightly with his fingertips. He was not sure what he was thinking about. He smiled at Justu without turning his head and said, "Look, they must have heard the news and are all craning their necks to wait for the arrival of the male insect. The lawyer, the financial officer, the chief of guards, these gentlemen don't go out easily."
He paused and asked meaningfully, "Justu, do you need me to help you announce your engagement at the banquet today?"
Some things are better done as soon as possible.
Yusitu frowned slightly: "But it seems that you haven't discussed it with Lord Lu Yuan yet."
His Majesty Apu turned the royal ring on his finger, his eyes deep: "Royal marriages never require consultation."
Justu refused: "No, please don't force him."
He did want to be Lu Yuan's partner, but he didn't want to go against Lu Yuan's wishes.
His Majesty Apu probably felt that Yustu had changed his temper, and he looked at him for the first time: "Why, that male insect even took the blame for you, but now he doesn't even want to marry you?"
Justu stood behind him with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "Your Majesty, he has not yet completed his studies. I want to wait until he graduates. Besides, you have granted me many marriages, so you don't need this one."
Justu was very dissatisfied with the Insect Emperor's random choice of marriage partner for the Eighth Prince Gain. Last time it was the Durant family, and this time he directly chose an ugly and stupid fool. Is Gain going to spend the rest of his life with such a male insect
His Majesty Apu didn't care about his retort. Justu had always been the most unruly of all the princes. Hearing this, he said with a half-smile: "Justu, have you forgotten the family motto of the Gunhedra family? We don't believe in rumors, we only believe what we see."
After he finished speaking, he looked downstairs, his eyes passed through the dancing guests and fell on the rest area in the corner of the banquet hall, where a male insect in a white suit was sitting.
Compared to the lively dance floor, he seemed to prefer a quiet corner, sitting on the leather sofa with his legs crossed, lowering his eyes and slowly wiping the gold-rimmed glasses in his hand. His temperament did not look as reckless as a young boy, nor as sinister as an old man. Everything was just right, with a calm and unhurried aura of a superior.
After a moment, the male insect seemed to have noticed that several gazes were falling on him. He put on his glasses and raised his head as if aware of something. The gorgeous crystal chandelier cast a shadow on his profile, which was gentle and bewitching.
It's not ugly.
He doesn't look like a fool either.
(End of this chapter)