CHAPTER 93: CHAPTER 33: FLOURISHING ERA OF THE EMPIRE (PART 3)

Under the expectant gaze of Du Xixi, Chen Yin’s heart softened, and he spoke softly, "Didn’t I once go to Blue Star? Out of curiosity, I spent a lot of effort exploring the entire Blue Star just to understand its geological structure."

"I bought so many Primitive Planets just to cultivate ingredients, but one of them, with the richest resources, has a surface and internal geological structure that’s almost ninety percent similar to Blue Star!"

Since Chen Yin was telling this to Du Xixi and Ke Lian, it showed that he was already certain in his heart that this Primitive Planet was indeed Blue Star!

As for Chen Yin saying earlier that he planned to keep this from Du Xixi and Ke Lian for a little while longer, Du Xixi and Ke Lian could understand. If such an important thing were true, everyone would be happy. But if it were false...

Chen Yin and Ke Lian didn’t hold any special feelings for Blue Star, but Du Xixi did—it was her homeland! To be suddenly told that her homeland might have appeared again, only to find out it hadn’t, would surely break Du Xixi’s heart. It would be better for this "fake Blue Star" never to have appeared.

Du Xixi and Ke Lian exchanged a glance, and finally, Du Xixi spoke first, "I want to go and see it!"

Ke Lian smiled, hugged Du Xixi’s shoulders, and said seriously, "Since Xixi wants to go, of course, I’ll accompany her."

Ke Lian is always clear about his priorities, even in personal matters. Blue Star was on Du Xixi’s mind, not Ke Lian’s, so the sudden appearance of Blue Star only surprised Ke Lian briefly; he felt nothing more.

However, since Du Xixi insisted on checking out Blue Star, how could Ke Lian, who worried for her, not accompany her?

Chen Yin had anticipated this response from the two, showing no surprise at all, and even said quite presciently, "I’ll send Rob with you when the time comes, so he can take care of Xixi on the way."

Chen Yin also wanted to accompany Du Xixi, but he was different from Ke Lian. Ke Lian could push back many military duties unless they were urgent, while others weren’t as pressing.

But who was Chen Yin? The emperor of the Blue Star Empire. Though he didn’t have the absolute power of a true sovereign, as the main arbiter, he had countless matters to handle daily, much more than Ke Lian. Moreover, considering his unique status and the need for security, for Chen Yin to leave arbitrarily was almost impossible.

In Chen Yin’s few memories of leaving, he seemed always to be followed by a crowd, with the entire Imperial Guard deployed openly and covertly to protect his safety.

After all, being the last scion of the Chen Family, comprehensive protection was necessary. If the Chen Family lineage were cut off, then the Blue Star Empire would have to choose another ruler, potentially causing upheaval during the power transition.

Chen Yin was a good emperor. Instead of finding another in a cumbersome manner later, it was better to steadily support Chen Yin, minimizing trouble for both sides.

Knowing that Blue Star still existed, Du Xixi felt as if she had let go of a significant burden, leaning lazily into Ke Lian’s embrace with a light smile, saying, "Since that’s the case, Ke Lian and I will head back first. We’ll let you know when we plan to go."

Recently, it was impossible to make the trip, with the Insect Clan stirring up trouble and Ke Lian potentially heading to battle at any time. Although Du Xixi’s health had greatly improved, she still had ample room to recuperate fully. It wouldn’t be too late to depart once she was completely well.

Chen Yin nodded, noticing the sun high in the sky outside, and invited them to stay, "Why not stay for lunch?"

Du Xixi instinctively declined, but Ke Lian hesitated and then said, "Stay. By the time we get home, it might make you starve."

Feeling this concern, Du Xixi smiled gently and said to Chen Yin, "Indeed, let’s stay and taste the Imperial Palace’s Stone Rice."

To Du Xixi, "Stone Rice" was already a specialty of the Star Era. The Imperial Palace lacked professional chefs, so it’s likely that the "Stone Rice" they made wouldn’t taste particularly good.

Seeing that Du Xixi held little hope for the palace food, Chen Yin gave a meaningful smile, opened the hall doors, and led Ke Lian and Du Xixi outside.

Rob was waiting in the distance, and receiving the order, greeted the three of them in a very human-like manner, "Lunch is ready, please proceed!"

Du Xixi was still wondering how to eat more so Chen Yin wouldn’t feel uncomfortable, but when led to the table, she saw quite decent dishes!

Normal dishes!

"New research by the Cultural Relics Bureau?" Du Xixi asked in surprise, pointing at the table full of delicacies.

Chen Yin smiled proudly and said, "This thanks to your brother’s prowess. I transported some ingredients from the Primitive Planet to the Cultural Relics Bureau, hinted at them, and they figured it out!"