Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle-Chapter 671: Interstellar Decline of Imperial Rose Cannon Fodder (20)
Chapter 671: Interstellar Decline of Imperial Rose Cannon Fodder (20)
The Fourth Prince returned to the Imperial Palace and was scolded by the Emperor, then confined in solitude, feeling extremely displeased.
He thought of how Luo Ning had been chasing after Ling Ge and how on the wedding day, Ling Ge had left her hanging.
He made a phone call to Ling Ge.
They had been classmates and, although not on good terms, he still hoped that Ling Ge would discipline Luo Ning.
Moreover, he was very curious about something.
Ling Ge answered the call, his tone distant, "What’s the matter?"
The Fourth Prince asked with a sour face, "Does Luo Ning know Lu Xun?"
Ling Ge was quite confused, "Why would you ask that?"
The Fourth Prince didn’t hide anything and briefly recounted the prior events.
Of course, he didn’t mention being berated by the Emperor.
Ling Ge was surprised that Luo Ning would actually complain to handle the Fourth Prince.
Even more unexpected was that Luo Ning and the cool Fifth Prince would cooperate.
He countered, "Has the Fifth Prince returned?"
In his memory, Lu Xun was mysterious.
He had encountered him on a Border Star a year ago and, for some unfathomable reason, found him disagreeable, almost as if he were a natural enemy.
Someone who always appeared and disappeared, not staying in the Imperial Capital for years, he didn’t believe his return would be simple.
The Fourth Prince replied, "He just returned. I heard this time he’s not leaving and is going back to the Imperial College to resume his studies."
"But you haven’t answered my question yet. Do Luo Ning and he know each other?"
If Lao Wu was mixing with the Luo Family, that would make things difficult.
Ling Ge frowned slightly, "They probably don’t know each other. I’ve never heard of it."
Hearing this, the Fourth Prince let out a slight sigh of relief, "Manage your woman well, or next time I won’t be so courteous."
Ling Ge frowned displeasedly, "You needn’t worry about Luo Ning. I hope you won’t make trouble for her in the future."
Although he was angry about Luo Ning’s recent coldness and attitude, deep down he still saw her as his woman.
So he was dissatisfied with the Fourth Prince bullying his woman.
The Fourth Prince scoffed, "As long as she doesn’t provoke me, I naturally won’t do anything to her."
The woman would tattle; of course, he would keep his distance in the future.
After hanging up, Ling Ge dialed Luo Ning’s terminal, which was still blocked.
Not being able to restrain himself, he called his aide over to dial the number using his terminal.
It turned out to be blocked as well.
Only now did he have the feeling that Luo Ning truly didn’t want to entangle with him anymore.
For half a month, he had been waiting every day, but she had never reached out to him.
He had someone keep an eye on Luo Ning and discovered that for the past half month, she’d only been going between her home and the training club.
Thinking about how her spiritual power suffered for his sake, his guilt swelled even more.
Seeing the unpredictable expression of the young master, the aide sighed inwardly. It was too late now for him to appreciate what he had.
In the following days, Luo Ning’s time was spent running between the classroom, library, training room, and dormitory.
She also brought in Bo Xiao, trying to get her friend to straighten out her sloppy and lazy ways.
Bo Xiao honestly didn’t feel like working hard, but she was provoked by Luo Ning’s words.
Luo Ning asked her if she was going to give up on reclaiming what belonged to her from the Bu Family, just to hand it all over to that mother and daughter.
The key point was, even if she backed down, that mother and daughter would not let her off the hook.
Instead of relying on family and a scumbag father to have an easy life, it was better to seize what was hers; after all, what she held in her hands was truly her own.
The more Bo Xiao thought about it, the more it made sense. The thought of all her belongings being snatched by that mother and daughter infuriated her.
So she began to struggle alongside Luo Ning.
Luo Ning also shared with her several potion formulas that Old Lu had researched during the apocalypse.
Bo Xiao’s talent for potions was not bad, it was only because her mother passed away early, and her father only doted on her stepmother and her children, that she had been driven to become more rebellious and careless.
It was still not too late to make amends.
Luo Ning seemed like a sponge, ceaselessly soaking up the knowledge of this world, integrating the original body’s mecha knowledge thoroughly.
More often, she would run off to the Mechanical Department to ask teachers about things she didn’t understand.
Even on weekends when she had time off, she didn’t idle away her time; instead, she went to the Luo Family’s mecha company to learn.
The system allowed the exchange of points for some tools and knowledge that fit the development of this world.
So, Luo Ning exchanged for a learning space, where each night after her body went to sleep, her spiritual power could enter the learning space to study.
One hour there equaled ten hours in the outside world.
She also exchanged for many mecha-related books to read, as well as mecha manufacturing videos to study.
In the following three months, she put all her energy into studying.
With the help of the learning space, it was as if she had studied for several years and she smoothly upgraded from an A-level Mechanical Master.
Ling Ge had taken the initiative to look for Luo Ning, but he never found her. frёeωebɳovel.com
Learning that Luo Ning had devoted all her time and energy to studying, he felt more strongly that she was occupying herself with tasks in order to get over emotional issues.
Thus, he believed that Luo Ning still had him in her heart.
For so many years, he had grown accustomed to Luo Ning’s pursuit, compliance, and admiration. Suddenly, she had grown cold and hadn’t contacted him for such a long time; he, on the contrary, found it hard to get used to.
Moreover, it became increasingly difficult as time passed; the longer it went on, the more he felt an indescribable loneliness and even began to miss her.
This also made his interest in Leng Ying fade a lot, only occasionally making contact and having seen her just once in three months.
That day, the Empire announced the schedule for the interstellar war games; it was set to take place next month.
The old rules applied: humans, the Insect Clan, and the Alien Clan would enter a Danger Star to broadcast the competition live.
Then, according to the rankings of the competition, they would divide up the newly discovered planets and the existing interstellar resources.
Age restrictions for the participants were also defined: no humans over thirty, Insect Clan members within sixty, and Alien Clan members within a hundred years old.
This wasn’t leniency towards the latter two’s ages; rather, the Insect Clan and the Alien Clan reached maturity much later.
Each side would form teams with three squads, entering the Danger Star.
Ten people in each squad.
The Empire’s selection method involved producing one squad from students of all Military Academies, one squad chosen by the Military Department, and one composed of students from other colleges and people of various professions from all social strata.
The Insect Clan and the Alien Clan had similar selection methods.
Each squad would have three predetermined spots, and the remaining seven members would need to compete in selection bouts to determine the top seven contenders.
As soon as Luo Ning learned that the interstellar war games were about to start, she immediately called Old Master Luo’s terminal.
Old Master Luo’s projection appeared, "Ningning, do you want to participate in the interstellar war games?"
He already knew his granddaughter had regained her spiritual power and was delighted and relieved at the same time.
He had just seen the notification from the Military Department when his granddaughter’s call came through, hence the guess.
Luo Ning nodded, "Yes, Grandfather."
The old master asked, "Do you want a predetermined spot, or do you want to go through the proper competition channels?"
Luo Ning replied, "Since only you know about my recovery of spiritual power, I would like to have a predetermined spot and then catch them by surprise."
The Three Clans all had spies among each other and would conduct a thorough investigation of the personnel participating in the war games.
Being the most distinguished third-generation member of the Luo Family, along with Marshal Luo’s favoritism, pulling some strings to get a spot in the competition would be nothing out of the ordinary.
People were likely to come up with excuses for her; this time, Ling Ge was a seeded contestant predetermined by the Military Department.
Everyone probably assumed that she, with her damaged spiritual power, was participating with Ling Ge in mind.
Old Master Luo found that after his granddaughter went through previous hurts, she had become more composed and resolute.
While he felt comforted, he was also very distressed, "Are you sure? If that’s the case, before you reveal the recovery of your spiritual power, you’ll surely be harshly criticized."
Luo Ning nodded without hesitation, "I’ve thought it over; let them criticize. I don’t mind."
Only in this way, could she re-enter public view in a dignified manner and reclaim the things and honor the original body had lost.
At the same time, she could fulfill the original body’s wish, to protect the Empire and make the Luo Family proud of her.
Newly discovered planets and resources were extremely important to the Empire.
As long as she strove to take first place, it would actually empower and strengthen the Empire even more than fighting battles and earning accolades on the battlefield.
