Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

In reality, what he most desired was the armor of the Sixth Order, but he was well aware that such high-grade armor was extremely rare within the entire Tianyao Federation and simply not something money could buy.

Even the entire Star Peak Corporation was far from sufficient.

Hearing what Chu Zheng had said, Su Huafeng, who wasn't far away, appeared slightly startled and full of confusion. Chu Zheng's words were undoubtedly helping him.

With just a few words from Chu Zheng, it meant that Star Peak Corporation would have to pay twice for the same batch of potions.

Even though he was now the Commandant of the Heaven Sent Star Military Partition, being short such a large batch of Evolution Potions would incur a great responsibility upon him and he would be punished.

But the words of Chu Zheng had resolved a considerable amount of trouble for him.

As for Su Huafeng's thoughts, Chu Zheng wasn't very concerned. The reason for his actions was because he didn't want to get entangled with Su Huafeng at this critical moment, which would waste a lot of energy.

After all, as the Commandant, Su Huafeng had control of a significant amount of troops and warships. If he looked for an excuse to pursue him, Chu Zheng would not be able to escape.

The Star Peak Corporation, an immutable object, held no value whatsoever to Chu Zheng.

It was merely a matter of speaking a word, and if it could reduce some trouble, it was naturally for the better.

"What do you need these for?"

In response to Chu Zheng's request, Besha showed a trace of curiosity in her eyes.

"To wander the stars until I die of old age." Chu Zheng's answer came without hesitation.

This was indeed his real thought.

"Mr. Qi, you are a fascinating man. Maybe we could have dinner together and then talk at leisure."

Besha offered the invitation with a faint smile.

Chu Zheng did not refuse, following behind Besha as several suits of armor subtly surrounded him, maintaining a safe distance.

Soon, the group arrived at the hotel where Besha was staying.

Aside from Chu Zheng, the others were asked to leave.

During the meal, Besha completed the transfer of stock ownership for the Star Peak Corporation and all its subsidiaries, through Chu Zheng's intelligent light-brain.

In turn, the Gene Evolution Potion and data on space-shuttle technology would be delivered to the battleship designated by Chu Zheng within two days.

Up to this point, things had gone quite smoothly.

However, after the handover was completed, Besha didn't stop there. The conversation began to spread toward the cosmos, encompassing everything from astronomy to geography, nothing was off-topic.

As she spoke, Besha gently stroked her wrist, where a jade bracelet was worn; it was very translucent:

"It's said that this bracelet is an ancient artifact from two thousand years ago, its origin no longer traceable."

Chu Zheng glanced at it and instantly concluded in his mind that it wasn't more than a hundred years old, possibly a new item within the last fifty years.

He didn't even need to activate the Spiritual Eye; relying on his own experience, he could tell at a glance.

For the technology of the Tianyao Federation, determining the age of an item was not complicated. Besha obviously hadn't used this method to discern the authenticity of the bracelet.

Or perhaps, authenticity wasn't very important to her.

The entire Tianyao Federation, from top to bottom, had no habit of venerating antiques. To a technologically advanced civilization, the antiquity often meant obsolescence and was not desirable.

For an interstellar federation as vast as this one, dwelling on the past would bring no growth.

Their pace was too fast, and sometimes, naturally, many things would be left behind.

The evolution of genes had determined that they were constantly moving towards the future. The past could be studied by a few, but it was destined not to become mainstream.

"I've heard that Mr. Qi has never remarried after your wife's death. Don't you feel lonely in your daily life?"

As the alcohol fumes rose, a blush tinged Besha's cheeks, and her conversation gradually shifted, reaching into the realm of each other's private lives.

From this point, the meal began to feel somewhat torturous for Chu Zheng.

Besha was a person with high emotional intelligence; talking with her wouldn't make someone feel uncomfortable. But the issue was that this sense of ease made Chu Zheng feel very uneasy.

After a moment, Chu Zheng was the first to put down his utensils and made his excuses to leave.

He politely declined Besha's offer to continue the conversation in her room and quickly left the hotel.

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...

The night sky of the neon-lit cityscape made the lights of the high-rise buildings shine more brightly than the stars above.

Besha leaned against the window, watching as Chu Zheng hurried onto the flying vehicle, and couldn't help but let out a light chuckle.

Hearing this, a black-clad man not far away looked slightly puzzled, "Councilor, I remember you personally added Qi Shanyong to the red list. Why didn't you kill him?"

"Do you think he looks like a director of Star Peak Corporation?"

Besha slowly took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and casually threw it into the trash bin, "Rather than a corporation director, he's more like a greenhorn who can't hide anything in his eyes, although he does have some insight."

She shook her head slightly, her eyes still smiling, "The hard work of generations of his family, he let go without the slightest hesitation. It can only mean that the hard work wasn't his, so naturally he won't feel the pain."

The man in black soon realized, his expression changing slightly, "He's not Qi Shanyong? Then Qi Shanyong..."

"Is probably dead."

Besha's expression returned to calm, the flush on her face gradually fading, "Given Qi Shanyong's deeds, his death is not a pity. Since this man willingly handed over Star Peak Corporation, spare his life."

Upon hearing this, the black-clad man immediately asked cautiously, "Then what about the Gene Evolution Potion and materials you promised him?"

"Give him the materials, but as for the potion... The Tianyao Federation hasn't mined new Stars for a long time, and the stock of Gene Evolution Potions is already low, it can't be wasted recklessly."

After pondering for a while, Besha said slowly, "Just give him some. He won't dare to come back and square accounts with me."

With a firm answer, the man in black immediately turned and left. In the room, there was emptiness, leaving only Besha alone.

She walked slowly to the window, staring at the splendid neon lights of the outside world, lost in thought.

Remembering how Chu Zheng had responded earlier, she raised her hand to stroke her cheek, the light in her eyes dimming slightly.

If she were thirty... no, fifty years younger...

Would his reaction have been any different?

The forever young theme seems to be an unavoidable topic.

Especially when she saw Su Huafeng that day, the strong sense of disparity was inevitably heartbreaking.

The moment she became a councilor, her life had entered a countdown.

From the perspective of all humanity, her feelings are not significant.

When necessary, she must shed some emotions to make the most correct judgment.

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Just after returning to the manor, Chu Zheng's smart light brain received a message.

From Su Huafeng.

"Director Qi, thank you for your generosity. I've prepared some gifts for you, which have been sent to your warship. May your star journey be smooth," it read.

Chu Zheng glanced at it, ignored it, sat down, and began to make the final adjustments.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

At the agreed time, Chu Zheng and Nie Longhu boarded the warship docked at the port.

The gifts from Su Huafeng were part of the Energy Core, enough for the warship to travel in the universe for a hundred years.

To Chu Zheng's disappointment, the Gene Evolution Potions on the warship were far less than he had imagined, much less.

Fortunately, the technical materials on spatial traversal were not lacking too much and were of considerable value.

After discussing with Nie Longhu, Chu Zheng chose not to delay any longer and directly started the warship, slowly sailing into the starry sea.

Just as Chu Zheng was about to discard his light brain, a message caught his attention.

'The Tianyao Federation's Baptism.' Explore stories at empire

Opening the message and scanning it, Chu Zheng's heart tightened slightly.

Most of those he had gone to pick up that day were on the death list,

Su Huafeng was demoted and punished, and within the Military Partition, thousands of military officers, large and small, were implicated. For Heaven Sent Star, this was undoubtedly an earthquake.

No citizen expressed dissatisfaction; the words 'Federation Councilor' held incomparable public trust.

This thunderous, bloody method made it hard for Chu Zheng to associate it with Besha from that evening.