C57 — Wedding Night

The Master of Ceremonies loudly announced, “The ceremony is complete!”

 

This meant that Xiao Yu and Ji Canghai had finally become mates under the witness of the various forces.

 

Afterwards, there was the banquet, but it was clear that at this grand wedding, the banquet had been given other meanings—the representatives of all the participating forces were all tasked with important missions for their respective camps.

 

Xiao Yu didn’t pay any attention to those who came to test the waters, and with his status, he didn’t need to pay any attention to them.

 

The representatives who tried to get on Xiao Yu’s good side watched as he took Ji Canghai’s arm and arrived in front of an unknown person.

 

“Afton, it’s good to see you and your wife here for the appointment.” Xiao Yu nodded in greeting, even though Afton’s status as Planet Weir’s executive officer wasn’t worth mentioning in the palace.

 

Afton smiled faintly, “Your Excellency Xiao Yu, Your Excellency Ji Canghai, long time no see.”

 

The female mermaid beside him obviously had a little more respect for Xiao Yu and bowed to greet them, “King, Queen.”

 

Xiao Yu slightly looked at Afton’s companion, An Lina. Half a year ago, Afton had released all the mermaids imprisoned by the advanced civilisation according to the agreement, and Xiao Yu had honoured his promise by curing An Lina’s genetic defects.

 

Not only that, with Afton’s help, they got a lot of evidence of advanced civilisations using the TW6 virus to invade the mermaid planet, and together with the video of the chip implanted by the Uto civilisation that the Independence Army had detected in Gu Xijiao’s brain, the video was submitted to the Interplanetary Court in Ji Canghai’s name.

 

The Interstellar Court had always attached importance to peace between civilisations and had always strictly prohibited high-level civilisations from interfering with the development process of low-level civilisations.

 

Unexpectedly, the Uto civilisation and the several high-level civilisations that were suspected of releasing the TW6 virus to the merfolk, but none of them admitted it, were infringing on the interests of the low-level civilisations under the eyes of the Interstellar Court. This kind of lawless behaviour angered the Court, which immediately sentenced the Uto civilisation and other major high-level civilisations to compensate for a portion of the resources and technologies needed for the development of humans and mermaids.

 

It was important to know that in the future world, resources and technology was the standard to judge the core competitiveness of a civilisation. With resources and technology, the development speed of civilisation would greatly increase.

 

This was extremely attractive to both humans and mermaids.

 

Especially for the mermaids, they could choose to obtain the technology to remove the TW6 virus, which meant that they would no longer be plagued by genetic defects!

 

Regardless of whether it was humans or mermaids, such a verdict was already considered very good; after all, when high-level civilisations got rogue, they would annex and colo-nise low-level civilisations and would also use reasons similar to poverty alleviation, and at that time, the low-level civilisations wouldn’t have the slightest resistance and would only be left to be slaughtered by them.

 

The fact that the two races, humans and mermaids, retained most of their strength and still had some say in the universe was a credit to them. Fortunately, Xiao Yu and Ji Canghai found out in time, or else the human civilisation would be in danger if it really came to the point where Gu Xijiao took control of the Federation like in the original story!

 

As the plaintiffs, Xiao Yu and Ji Canghai represented the mermaid race and the human race, respectively, and they didn’t know if it was the intention of the Interstellar Court, but they handed over the technology and resources for the compensation of the advanced civilisation to Xiao Yu and Ji Canghai.

 

The removal of the TW6 virus required the accumulation of generations and couldn’t be eradicated that quickly, but Xiao Yu’s spiritual energy was a boon to all the mermaids who suffered from the genetic defect. The moment he stepped forward, the Grand Elder, who was temporarily exercising his authority as the king, resolutely delivered the crown into Xiao Yu’s hands, requesting that he be crowned king for the sake of the future of the mermaids.

 

“I didn’t expect that after parting that day, seeing the two of you again would be such a scene.” Afton looked at Xiao Yu and then turned his head to look at Ji Canghai, with reluctance in his eyes. “You have become the king of the mermaids, while your Independence Army has the ability to separate itself from the Federation, and the most surprising thing is that the two of you have even become mates.”

 

Xiao Yu shook his head and lost his smile. “Things are unpredictable; in the past, I wouldn’t have dared to think that I would actually take this job.”

 

Being the king of a clan, for someone like Xiao Yu, who aspired for freedom, was tantamount to putting a layer of shackles on himself.

 

Yet he had accepted the abdication of the Grand Elder and willingly put on this yoke, which was simply unlike what he would do.

 

Xiao Yu sensed Ji Canghai tightening his grip on his hand and turned his head to pass a heartfelt look to the other party, the corner of his eyes catching a glimpse of the rings that the two of them had on.

 

 

An Lina whispered to Xiao Yu, ”King, if you don’t like this kind of occasion, you can absolutely send diplomats to deal with them. Afton and I encountered similar situations from time to time when we attended banquets in Weir. These people are like cockroaches, ubiquitous and annoying.”

 

Xiao Yu laughed; it was a very apt analogy, but he did think that these representatives were all just doing their jobs to get a meal, so there was no need to bother about them.

 

“No harm done; I’m enjoying this wedding; after all, Mr. Ji is the person I intend to be with for the rest of my life, and without any surprises, I shouldn’t have a second wedding.” Xiao Yu was never shy about showing his and Ji Canghai’s love for each other in front of outsiders.

 

He wasn’t a wife (husband) flaunting fiend, but the more harmonious their relationship was, the more intimidating it would be to the forces that were eyeing them from behind. Anyway, he wasn’t an introverted person by nature, so he simply showed off his love from time to time, and by the way, he could also see Ji Canghai’s amused expression.

 

Unfortunately, Ji Canghai had also learnt to be smart and would no longer lose his temper because of his tripe.

 

 

He also remembered that during the time after his confession, Mr. Ji always found various reasons to leave early to go back to see him, and if he encountered a situation where he had to work overtime, Ji Canghai would have to send him a communication request over in half an hour, causing him to be forced to accompany him to work overtime.

 

After a year’s time, their feelings gradually stabilised; they weren’t as sticky, but as long as there was an opportunity, Ji Canghai would certainly come to his side.

 

They didn’t have to do anything; just talking casually, a little physical contact, and mutual comfort could already satisfy the other person.

 

After all, being busy meant that each other’s free time didn’t allow for a stormy indulgence.

 

 

Just because Xiao Yu didn’t care about the representatives of the various forces that tried to climb into the conversation didn’t mean that Ji Canghai wouldn’t care.

 

These guys who tried to squeeze the precious time he had alone with Xiao Yu were like enemies to Ji Canghai, and there was no need to show any mercy.

 

Due to the wedding, he was quite polite and arranged for his subordinates to deal with them, but if the other party insisted on pestering them, then they had chosen to disturb the wrong person.

 

Ji Canghai directly sent people to throw them out of Planet Mermaid.

 

 

He was originally a star pirate anyway, so it was normal to do something like this.

 

And the forces behind the representatives who were thrown out, although they were indignant, weren’t so stupid that they’d cross the Independence Army for a pawn. Especially the Federation; the representatives sent by the Federation were all sent away by Ji Canghai for various reasons, and the Federation’s top management was furious.

 

Who made them want to cooperate with the Independence Army and share the technology that advanced civilisations compensated humans with?

 

Xiao Yu turned a blind eye to his lover’s suspected personal vendetta; if it was him, he might have been more direct and violent and might not even have cooperated with the Federation.

 

 

But there was no other way; he knew that although Ji Canghai seemed to do things as he pleased, in fact, Ji Canghai’s education from childhood determined that it was impossible for him to put the development of human beings aside for the sake of his hatred for the Federation.

 

 

After the wedding, Xiao Yu sat on the bed covered with zinnia petals wearing the noble and extravagant wedding outfit, holding his chin and calculating, “The Federation was quite generous this time, but we just sent away all the representatives. Should I return some gifts or something?”

 

 

Ji Canghai’s gaze skimmed over the gold threads that snaked and circled on his sweetheart’s clothes, finally resting on the other party’s hidden collarbone, and he swallowed hard. “That’s something diplomats need to consider, baby; you’re the king; you just need to order the people below you to do things.”

 

“Is that so?” Xiao Yu hadn’t been king for a very long time yet, and although the Grand Elder and the other elders had pampered him and taught him as much as they could about planetary governance, it would take a little while for him to complete the role change.

 

 

Nowadays, with access to information, how many pairs of eyes are staring at him? Whether this king was doing well or badly, the mermaids could tell at a glance.

 

 

He was a little afraid to go on the Star Network for fear of seeing comments that poked him in the heart.

 

“Xiao Yu, don’t worry too much about others’ opinions. I know you rose to fame at a young age, won the boxing championship grand slam all the way, and enjoyed the cheers of the audience, so you’re afraid that some people will mock you. But I want you to know that you are the best king; no matter what other people think, it will always be like that in my heart.” Ji Canghai comforted Xiao Yu as he played with the ring on his knuckle.

 

 

Xiao Yu sighed and stopped mentioning this matter: “The Uto civilisation has sent someone to invite us to the Mecha Competition next month; are we going to go?”

 

He had spent almost all of his free time this year training his mecha, and his mecha level had already made a qualitative leap, but not to the point of competing.

 

How could Ji Canghai not know what was on his mind? He smiled with amusement and said, “Don’t panic; even though we were invited to the mecha competition, we don’t have to compete. The Uto Civilisation just wants us to know that both the Independence Army and the Mermaids will have a spot, so we’ll just take them there then and watch them compete.”

 

Xiao Yu was surprised. “You’re not going to fight?”

 

Ji Canghai instantly understood what Xiao Yu meant: “You want to go on the field?”

 

“You are the strongest warrior of the Independence Army; if you represent the Independence Army to compete, you are bound to win a good place.” Xiao Yu did have some thoughts: “The Federation is now in a state of internal strife because of the Perfect Inhibitor, and your hands hold the most advanced technology and a large amount of resources. If at this time we win a good ranking in the Omniverse Mecha Competition, the Independent Army will gain a good reputation; so we need to take advantage of this opportunity to poke the Federation and get some benefits.”

 

He dared not say that they’d take down the Federation. The Federation had a deep foundation, and no matter how strong the independent army was, it had only just emerged.

 

Cooperation led to mutual benefit, while w-ar led to mutual defeat. In the current situation, the most important thing was to find ways to help the independent army develop better and faster, rather than showing off temporary power.

 

 

Ji Canghai felt Xiao Yu’s concern for the Independence Army and could feel his lover’s love for him.

 

This made his heart feel as if it were immersed in a hot spring, so warm and soft that it almost melted into a puddle.

 

 

“Xiao Yu, I’m glad that you’ve thought so much for me.” He didn’t know when, but Ji Canghai’s bony fingers had silently climbed up Xiao Yu’s collar, caressing the glistening white skin that he had been thinking about for so long. “But there’s no rush for these things. Tonight is our wedding night, and I still have a billion-dollar business to talk to you about.”

 

“Uh-”

 

There was a long night ahead.

 

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