Chapter 185
Chapter 185: Seeing Fertilizer As Good As That Old Mud Loach, And Wanting To Eat
Huang Da Zhuang raised his hand and spoke weakly: “Deputy General Xia, I have a question. May I ask?”
Xia Wei Yi’s voice was strong and righteous: “Ask.”
Huang Da Zhuang said: “All who come are guests. If we just send them a bullet and drive them out of Ri Pan Star, won’t that be bad for the Empire’s reputation?”
Xia Wei Yi answered while praising him: “Good question, good concern. But completely unnecessary. Our Zhenlin Empire is already strong and prosperous.”
“The Space Weapons Expo on Ri Pan Star is our Zhenlin Empire’s home field. It is held in our Zhenlin Empire’s star system. No matter which nation comes, they must follow our rules.”
“Those who start fights and violent incidents on our territory, many of them do it on purpose, with the goal of slapping our country in the face.”
“When we were not prosperous and strong, we had no choice. We had to sell weapons to make money and use that money to make better weapons.”
“Now our level of technology, our weapons and equipment, and our armament department are all far ahead of other nations. Our scientists, engineers, and all kinds of talents hide their names, work hard, and give their youth and effort for the nation’s prosperity. If we keep swallowing our anger now, that would be impolite to them.”
Zhenlin Empire had already become one of the hegemon nations of the M31 Star System. As a hegemon, it had to show the dignity of a hegemon.
Besides… sensible nations would not casually start fights and violent incidents at someone else’s home field, slapping the host in the face. Only some self-important small nations, who could not see their own place clearly, liked to jump around.
Huang Da Zhuang said: “Thank you, Deputy General Xia, for clearing things up for me. I will definitely obey your orders and not let any violent incident damage our nation’s dignity.”
Cheng Xiao Ting, Sui Xuan Chu, and the others joined in loudly: “Yes. Defending the nation’s dignity is what every military academy student and every soldier should do.”
“Deputy General Xia, rest assured. Within our patrol area, we will never allow anyone involved in a violent incident to stay on Ri Pan Star.”
“The nation’s honor and the nation’s dignity are above all. We swear to defend the nation’s honor and will never let anyone trample it.”
Jiang Tea Tea was warmed by their hot-blooded voices. Seeing them united toward the outside made her feel as if she had returned to the Demon Clan.
In the Demon Clan, the ancient demons were sleeping, the great demon stage demons sat on their own mountain estates, and every hundred years or so, when they were bored, they would come out and fight. Little demons bared their teeth at each other every day. You didn’t like me, I didn’t like you. A big fight every five days, a small fight every three days, a big argument every two days, a small argument every single day was the basic norm.
But when it came to outsiders, whether it was great demon stage, little demons, or the sleeping ancient demons, they would all rush out desperately.
The Demon Clan had an unwritten rule: the winner is king, the loser is a bandit. Matters inside the clan were settled by the clan itself. When it came to the clan’s interests and facing the outside, everyone had to unite and face outward.
Xia Wei Yi’s lips curved slightly: “It is the nation’s honor to have children like you. I trust you will swear to defend the nation’s honor and dignity, and not allow anyone to stomp on our nation’s face.”
Cheng Xiao Ting and the other seven replied firmly: “Yes. The nation’s honor is above everything. We swear to defend the nation’s honor.”
“It’s a tranquilizer gun and tranquilizer bullets, not real bullets.” Jiang Tea Tea flexed the gun in her hand and reminded Xia Wei Yi with a question.
Xia Wei Yi answered: “Yes, they are tranquilizer gun bullets. You also each have a stun baton. You hit with the stun baton first. The first strike goes to the legs so they can’t run. The second strike goes to the mouth so they can’t plead. The third strike goes to the head so they can’t resist.”
Jiang Tea Tea raised an eyebrow: “I like the stun baton. Simple and rough.”
Xia Wei Yi replied: “I like it too. Clean and efficient.”
Jiang Tea Tea put the tranquilizer gun into her spatial twist, took out the telescoping stun baton, and flicked it open: “When I’m on patrol, if I hold this and use this, that’s fine, right?”
Xia Wei Yi said: “If a violent incident happens in front of you, as long as you can calm it down, you can use whatever you like.”
Jiang Tea Tea saluted her with her hand: “Understood.”
As a tree spirit, using a stick suited her best.
The Space Weapons Expo covered an extremely vast area. If you tried to walk it on just two legs, your legs would be worn out before the exhibition period ended and you still wouldn’t have finished it.
The twenty-three exhibiting nations each had their own exhibition areas, displaying everything from space carriers, subsidiary ships, fighter craft, mecha armor, guns, bullets, artillery shells, various rays, and everything else useful in space warfare.
Zhenlin Empire’s main exhibition area was the largest. The space carrier sat on the ground, covering an area of several kilometers.
A single space carrier was equivalent to a small world. Under Xia Wei Yi’s lead, Jiang Tea Tea and the others watched a virtual dynamic projection of the carrier.
Its exterior was magnificent and its interior was vast. To Jiang Tea Tea, a space carrier was like the small worlds the Demon Clan liked to raid.
This one was still an empty shell, without any of its full equipment loaded on. Once fully equipped, it could hold anywhere from two hundred thousand to three hundred thousand people, who could live inside it and conduct space warfare.
Xia Wei Yi took them through their own nation’s main exhibition area in more detail. When it came to other nations’ areas, she moved faster.
Even though the space carriers of different nations looked very similar from the outside, the weight they could carry inside was completely different.
“Hey, Deputy General Xia, long time no see. You’re still as beautiful, charming, and dazzling as ever.”
At the junction between the Western Kingdom’s exhibition area and Zhenlin Empire’s, a man about as tall as Chong Ming, with a similar aura, a head of fiery red ponytail-length hair, sapphire blue eyes, and a face that was a bit hard to tell male or female at first glance, greeted Xia Wei Yi.
Xia Wei Yi stepped forward at an unhurried pace and took the hand he held out: “Commander Zhong’s looks are also the same as ten years ago, never changing. Your words are still as pleasant as before.”
Jiang Tea Tea narrowed her eyes at the man. The aura coming off his whole body, and his strong physique, felt like fertilizer. Like fertilizer that would be absorbed very well and was extremely nourishing.
In this world, aside from that golden dragon Chong Ming, this was the first time she had seen such a nourishing piece of fertilizer.
So what exactly was the beast form of this man talking with Xia Wei Yi that made her see at a glance that he was a great tonic?
Jiang Tea Tea tilted her head and asked Cheng Lin Yue quietly: “Lin Yue, who is that?”
[He digs at the wall corner quite smoothly. Looks like this isn’t his first time either.]
[His courage is pretty fat.]
Cheng Lin Yue said in surprise: “Sister Tea, that’s the Western Kingdom’s Supreme Executive Commander Zhong Li He. You don’t know him?”
Jiang Tea Tea’s black eyes blinked: “I rarely go online. I’ve only heard the name. I’ve never seen the person and never even looked at his photo.”
The fake young miss’s leftover consciousness had heard the name before, but had never seen the person. It was normal for her, as that girl’s contracted demon, not to recognize him.
Sui Xuan Chu followed her lead and said: “Yeah, Cheng Lin Yue, Sister Tea doesn’t like going online. It’s normal she hasn’t seen the Western Kingdom’s Supreme Executive Commander Zhong Li He. Nothing strange about that.”
Cheng Lin Yue hurried to nod: “Mm, yes, that’s right.”
Jiang Tea Tea asked again: “What kind of bird-kind beastman is he?”
The fake young miss’s leftover consciousness seemed to remember he was some type of bird.
But what exact bird?
She had no idea.
Cheng Lin Yue answered: “His beast form is the king of all birds, a phoenix bird.”
Jiang Tea Tea was surprised: “A phoenix bird?”
A phoenix bird, a phoenix?
A phoenix clan?
That made sense. There were dragon clans in this world. It was completely normal to also have a phoenix clan.
She knew it. No wonder he looked so much like fertilizer.
A male phoenix bird of the phoenix clan, a male, shared the same pure yang, highly nourishing attribute as that old mud loach Chong Ming.
Cheng Lin Yue explained in a small voice: “Yes, he’s a phoenix bird of the phoenix clan. He’s one hundred and fifty this year, the same age as our Commander in Chief. According to Imperial Authorities data, his supernatural ability level is also the same as our Commander in Chief’s.”
Jiang Tea Tea nodded in realization: “A hundred and fifty-year-old old bird. No wonder he digs at other people’s wall corners so neatly.”
Zhong Li He and Xia Wei Yi’s hands clasped, then she let go.
“Deputy General Xia, your tongue is getting sharper. You’re not as cute as before. You learned bad habits from your Commander in Chief. How about reconsidering and moving your whole family to the Western Kingdom to be my Deputy General?” Zhong Li He said.
He glanced at Jiang Tea Tea. The little woman was quite cute. She did not recognize him and had quite a bold courage, calling him a hundred and fifty-year-old old bird.
Xia Wei Yi released his hand and said: “Thank you for your great favor, Supreme Commander. The Western Kingdom is good, but it can’t compare to my Zhenlin Empire.”
“I won’t consider moving my whole family to the Western Kingdom. But if you ever feel you can’t stay in the Western Kingdom anymore, you can move your whole family to our Zhenlin Empire instead. Commander in Chief will definitely welcome you with the whole nation.”
Zhong Li He laughed: “Deputy General Xia really has learned bad habits from your Commander in Chief. You could never say this much when we met before.”
Xia Wei Yi retorted: “I couldn’t help it. Before, whenever I met Supreme Commander, I could never outtalk you. I always felt that was rude.”
“So these past years, I’ve been diligently practicing my speaking skills, just so that if I met Supreme Commander again like today, I could have a proper conversation with you.”
“It seems I haven’t let the Beast God down. All these years of study weren’t wasted, since I earned Supreme Commander’s praise. I’m honored.”
Zhong Li He raised his brows: “Your tongue really has gotten sharp. Those behind you are the new recruits you brought? Are their mouths just as slick?”
Xia Wei Yi of course stood up for Jiang Tea Tea and the others: “Yes, they are my youngsters. To prevent a situation where I alone couldn’t outtalk Supreme Commander, I taught those under me a bit as well.”
“A few of the kids have never seen Supreme Commander in person before. Meeting you all of a sudden, they had to discuss and admire Supreme Commander’s presence a bit. You wouldn’t stoop to argue with a few kids, right?”
Zhong Li He’s sapphire eyes swept over Jiang Tea Tea and the others. Their faces were all covered with paint, so he couldn’t see their real looks. But from their bright eyes, he could tell they were in that age where nothing could be hidden on their faces.
It was that little woman who didn’t recognize him. Her eyes were black and bright, looking pure and spotless, yet her gaze felt as deep as an abyss as she examined him, very much like a hunter sizing up prey.
He figured it had to be his imagination. A little woman with almost no spiritual power or supernatural ability fluctuation treating him like prey was a bit too arrogant.
Zhong Li He smiled: “Deputy General Xia, you’re overthinking it. I was just sighing that I’m still not famous enough if the soldiers under you don’t even recognize me.”
Xia Wei Yi replied with a bold smile, stabbing straight at Zhong Li He’s heart just like her Commander in Chief did: “Supreme Commander is joking. It’s not that you aren’t famous enough. It’s just that the person they aim to surpass is Commander in Chief Chong Ming, so they don’t focus much on you. That’s why when they saw you in person, they didn’t recognize you right away.”