Chapter 292: Another Brat No One Dared to Provoke [Part 1]
Meeting gift?
Wheeze’s eager expression drew a smile on Cillin’s face. He asked, “What do you want to do?”
A lot of n.o.bles liked to flaunt their elegance, when in reality their s.h.i.+ny exterior was all that kept
their filthier-than-public-toilet hearts from being exposed. Those who talked on the channels
earlier were one of those people.
That was why Cillin didn’t stop Wheeze from taking revenge against them.
Meanwhile, the people heading towards the wedding were video calling one another like close
friends despite not having known the other party until now. Their purpose of doing this was to
show off their influence within this circle, and it didn’t take them long to criticize Cillin and his
s.p.a.ceplane for their supposedly poor manpower and gift.
Suddenly, the images on their screen blurred for a second. When it became clear again, these
people realized that the other party’s face was replaced by a scenery—at a wide prairie, two
elephants were joined together in a primal, instinctual exercise…
Dead silence enveloped the surrounding stars.h.i.+ps and the s.p.a.ceplanes for a time. Even Cillin
had a hard time controlling his own expression.
“Where on earth did you get these?” Cillin pinched Wheeze’s ear and asked. He never thought
that the gray cat was the kind to h.o.a.rd p.o.r.n until now.
Wheeze replied proudly, “I got it from King Kong! They didn’t want to show them to me at first!”
“But why elephants instead of apes?”
“That’s no good, King Kong will be embarra.s.sed if I do that.”
Embarra.s.sed? This was but one of the many “diverse” p.o.r.n of the ape’s stash. He should’ve
known that the animals at AF1 were a dishonest bunch.
Meanwhile, the n.o.bles on the affected stars.h.i.+ps were so angry that their faces were green.
Obviously, someone had hacked into their vessel’s network and reception system, but the alarm
was completely silent, and no one noticed anything amiss. Normally they would’ve thrown a
tantrum already, but they were extremely close to the destination planet and everyone was
paying attention to each other. As a result, they could only investigate the anomaly in secret.
There was no way they could tell anyone about this because consider this line: “Hey, did you
guys see a pair of elephants too?” It would be like p.i.s.sing on their own face.
The guard s.h.i.+ps had no idea what had happened because Wheeze didn’t attack them, so they
carried out their duty as usual. The ceremonial squad was already standing by at the s.p.a.ce
station.
If the guests wished to park their vessels at the s.p.a.ce station, then the receptionists in the
ceremonial squad would process the request and prepare a separate s.p.a.ceplane to deliver
them to the planet. If the guests wished to travel to the planet directly, they would send a map
with a marked stop to the guest’s system. There were navigators who would guide them to their
destination as well.
Not all of the people would be entering the planet. The reason the n.o.bles brought a big group
with them was one, to protect themselves in case anything happened and two, to show off their
wealth and power and promote themselves.
Naturally, one must verify their ident.i.ty before entering a planet. A guest who brought a big
group with them usually meant that the receptionists wouldn’t inspect them too closely; normally
granting them entry after a perfunctory video chat. On the other hand, solo guests like Cillin with
no special, obvious identification like the n.o.bles were scrutinized deeper as a matter of fact.
The ceremonial squad sent Cillin a reasonably polite message, informing him to park his
s.p.a.ceplane inside the s.p.a.ce station. A professional would be waiting to receive him and inspect
his admission and invitation card.
Cillin guided his s.p.a.ceplane towards the s.p.a.ce station after receiving their signal. There was
nothing to worry about because he had both the admission card and the invitation card. He
might not be a n.o.ble, but these people wouldn’t give him trouble.
A tunnel opened to admit Cillin’s s.p.a.ceplane. When he opened the hatch and got to the bottom,
someone was waiting for him already. The greater a n.o.ble was, the deeper their grasp was on
the concept “etiquette”. They wouldn’t forget to put on a good appearance.
When Cillin had his ID scanned, no n.o.ble emblem appeared on the display. However, the
receptionists continued to smile politely without any trace of disdain or scorn.
“h.e.l.lo. Mr. Cillin, is it? I’m glad you’re able to attend this wedding. I am Read, the person in
charge responsible for receiving the guests, and I serve the Rolle Family,” An impeccably
dressed middle-aged man said as he walked up to Cillin and gave a salute.
The Rolle Family was Ulaganuo cousin’s family and were a member of the upper n.o.bles.
Although they were inferior to military t.i.tans like the Yurong Family or wealthy giants like the
Sizer Family, they did have some influence in the business industry. They dabbled in many
areas, and their social network was huge. The Gleason Family wouldn’t have agreed to hold
such an extravagant wedding otherwise.
“h.e.l.lo.” Cillin wasted no time in producing his invitation card and admission card. This man
would most likely beat around the bush for a long time if he didn’t take the initiative here.
Read accepted the cards with both hands before putting them in a nearby instrument for
verification. When a tiny image appeared on the screen, his smile abruptly grew wider and a lot
more sincere.
Read returned the cards to Cillin with both hands again before bowing a little deeper than
before. He said, “Thank you for coming!”
Cillin asked if Read needed to check anything else, but the receptionist shook his head with a
smile. He then produced a hologram device, switched on the map and explained the flight path
Cillin should follow after entering the planet himself.
None of the receptionists working here were normal people. At the very least, Read was a
trusted aide of the Rolle Family. A bungled meeting could result in a new enemy against the
Rolle Family, and in this post one would inevitably encounter many n.o.bles while working.
Someone at this post needed to around the n.o.bles frequently be able to be able to recognize all
the n.o.bles who came their way. Therefore, Read wasn’t too important in the Rolle Family, but in
no way he was insignificant either.
Cillin was supposed to leave an ident.i.ty record and undergo a body check after verifying his
admission card and ident.i.ty card. Since most of the people who had to undergo the verification
process at the s.p.a.ce station weren’t n.o.bles, they weren’t afraid of complaints from these
particular guests. But Read had shaken his head decisively when Cillin asked him if there were
more checks to follow.
Cillin’s admission card contained an emblem that was a combination of the Rolle Family and the
Gleason Family’s emblem. This image would only appear when scanned by a machine.
Although a lot of admission cards were distributed during this wedding, and on the surface they
all shared the same appearance, the contents of the cards were something else. All the
admission cards Ulaganuo possessed were stamped with the special emblem, and all the
guests who possessed them must be treated as such.
It was no wonder Read acted the way he did after seeing the emblem. Read himself was
surprised that Cillin, a commoner with a fittingly small s.p.a.ceplane would have an elite level
admission card.
Cillin knew immediately that there was something going on from the way Read acted, but he
didn’t care to look into such trivial details. After Read told him that he was in the clear, Cillin
immediately went back to the s.p.a.ceplane and departed for the planet.
After Cillin was gone, Read immediately contacted his master, the groom’s father and a core
member of the Rolle Family.
After Read had told him about Cillin, the master fell silent for a moment before asking Read to
check the s.p.a.ceplane’s serial number. Read did as told, reported the serial number and some
additional data across the call before waiting for further instructions.
“He belongs to…” His master exclaimed in clear surprise.
Some of the serial codes stamped on a s.p.a.ceplane or a stars.h.i.+p weren’t as simple as they
seemed, hiding coded information that only those who learned about them understand. And
none of the people who had hidden codes stamped on their s.p.a.ceplane or stars.h.i.+ps were
insignificant in the whole empire.
The master was very satisfied with Read’s performance after hearing about this. It was one of
the main reasons he ordered Read to process the guests at the s.p.a.ce station.
Back to Cillin. Guided by a navigator, the young man successfully landed his s.p.a.ceplane at a
designated parking lot. It was very close to the main venue of the wedding.
There were colorful and romantic decorations everywhere, and the music was very atmospheric.
Cillin turned down the navigator’s offer for further guidance before contacting Gen Xingming on
his communicator.
“You’re here, Cillin?!” On the screen, Gen Xingming could be seen holding a gla.s.s of wine doing
G.o.d knows what. He probably left his original place to find a quieter place to accept Cillin’s call.
Cillin pointed once at his own face before saying, “You sure look like you’re having fun.”
There was a bright lipstick mark on Gen Xingming’s face. It was obvious that it was the work of
a young lady.
Gen Xingming chuckled in response before wiping the lipstick mark away. “Hah, it’s nothing
new. It’s always the same.”
That was what he said, but it was clear from his sneaky smile that he and his friends were on a
high.
“Where are you? We’re at…” Gen Xingming told him their location and sent him a coordinate.
The reason he didn’t just retrace the signal and track down Cillin directly was because Cillin’s
communicator was made by Guan Feng. Of course it wasn’t an easy task.
“I just arrived. Let me walk around for a bit before I go look for you,” Cillin said.
Right now, Gen Xingming was fooling around with a bunch of young n.o.bles. Although Gen
Xingming had slipped away to take Cillin’s call, they were already calling out to him to return
quickly.
“Be quick then, Gaga and Bel are here too. Both fun and relations.h.i.+p are something only a
crowd can make, you know? Grandpa two tell you socialize more with others, right? I can
introduce you to a couple of great guys who knows how to have fun. Of course, I also promise I
won’t h.o.a.rd all the ladies to myself, hehe…”
“Got it. You go have fun with the others, I’ll head over once I’m done looking around.”
“Alright. Be quick, or you won’t get any girls!”
Someone was urging Gen Xingming again, so he cut off the phone and went back to playing
after a lewd joke or two.
Cillin looked around him after cutting off the call. This planet was definitely a natural scenic spot.
It was clear that the Rolle Family had spent quite a bit of money to preserve the planet’s natural
landscape during development.
Occasionally, a flying car or two could be seen soaring across the sky. A lot of young n.o.bles
enjoyed carrying their flying cars on their s.p.a.ceplanes or stars.h.i.+ps and driving them when they
were on a planet. Cillin didn’t bring a flying car, however. He preferred his own custom made
hoverboard because it was more convenient and to his liking.
Cillin hopped on his hoverboard and took to the sky while Wheeze grabbed onto his shoulder
tightly. He didn’t wear a wind mask. The wind made a mess out of Wheeze’s fur, but the thrill of
flying was more than worth the trouble later. Ever since it flew on the back of Mercury, Wheeze
often dreamed of growing its own wings and soaring in the sky. It was why it growing more and
more fond of flying. It was impossible to enjoy this kind of thrill on a flying car.
“Wait!” Wheeze suddenly tapped Cillin once and shouted.
“What’s wrong?” Cillin asked while slowing down.
“... I smell food…” Wheeze said with a pondering look.
They were close to the main venue to begin with, so self-service food stalls were set up near the
area for guests to enjoy. Many people visited them to replenish their stomachs after they were
tired.
In the end, not even the dream of flying could beat the temptation of food.
