Olivia looked at Li Yu curiously. Aside from those high-tier ntal Power Cultivators, no one had ever been able to maintain eye contact with her for so long.
Although this Interstellar human in front of her also had ntal Power fluctuations, it wasn't enough to resist these eyes of hers.
Could it be that there truly is soone with no darkness in their heart?
This guess flitted through Olivia's mind, but she instantly dismissed it. Impossible.
Kieg's expression changed slightly. As Olivia's royal guard, he naturally knew how terrifying the princess's eyes were.
Many big shots didn't dare to face these eyes, not wanting to be flagellated by their own inner thoughts. Why was this person so calm and composed?
She had seen countless types of people, whether it was philanthropists in the news or renowned great samaritans; everyone had their own dark side.
It was highly likely sothing that resisted the effects of ntal Power. Olivia believed this was the only possibility.
Li Yu noticed the strange atmosphere and instantly felt sothing was off. What's going on? Why is everyone looking at with those eyes?
"Your Excellency Li Yu seems to have a pure heart," Olivia smiled, not continuing to maintain eye contact with Li Yu. If they continued, the atmosphere would only get weirder.
Why is she suddenly flattering ? Li Yu found it sowhat strange, feeling it should be related to their eye contact just now, and imdiately secretly had Claptrap search the Interstellar Network.
The rmaid Princess's eyes could reflect the darkness in one's heart; this was no secret.
Li Yu imdiately understood what was going on. He knew his own business; the darkness in his heart probably couldn't even fit in Olivia's eyes.
It was highly likely because of the [Power of the Scepter] that he was immune to this effect, but these people didn't know what was going on.
He chuckled lightly and said, "I wouldn't call it a pure heart, just a clear conscience."
"Along the way, although the path has been rugged and bumpy, I've never done anything against my conscience."
Max's mouth twitched, Edwin turned his head away expressionlessly, and Bart continued wiping his blade in the corner.
Kieg was speechless at Li Yu's Shalessness. Before Li Yu said this, he might have believed there were truly people with no darkness in their hearts.
But after Li Yu said this, he could say with certainty that this guy was definitely not such a person.
Olivia's words were originally just Flattery. Hearing Li Yu's response, even though she had seen countless people, she was also sowhat Speechless.
However, for this type of person, she had her own ways of dealing with them: "I already know why you are here. Kieg will be responsible for docking with you. We will rely on you for the security work from now on."
When facing soone who boasted so much, the best thod was not to follow their words.
Li Yu looked amazed and said, "How did you know that for the sake of the Return Star Citizens, I was willing to step forward and confront the Star Glory Empire?"
Li Yu was referring to the issue of identifying the Xinhe Virus Origin, but he didn't state it very clearly.
Olivia: "..."
Are we even talking about the sa topic?
Max was sowhat confused. He wanted to interject into Li Yu and Olivia's conversation, but their topics left him not knowing how to chi in.
Olivia was montarily at a loss for words. A trace of hesitation flashed across her beautiful face, and for a mont, she actually didn't know what to say.
Fortunately, Kieg helped her out. This large shark had an abrasive attitude and a loud voice: "Princess, I suggest not accepting Return Star's security anymore. It's very difficult for them to guarantee that what happened before won't happen again."
"We are different from the Silver Snake rcenary Group..." Max explained. Facing Kieg, this security Captain jokingly called 'Shark Dad' by fans, he was still relatively patient.
As the head of security, Kieg arranged many of Olivia's affairs, worrying himself sick over her like an Esteed Father.
But before he could finish halfway, Kieg choked him back, "Different?"
Kieg bared his teeth, his sharp teeth exceptionally intimidating: "How are you different? You're all Klein's people, what's different? Your running speeds?"
Max's face changed colors continuously from being choked off, and he instantly beca displeased: "Big Shark, mind your words!"
Edwin frowned slightly. He knew Olivia's Guard Corps was definitely dissatisfied with Klein, but he didn't expect it to be this severe.
"Kieg!" Olivia's tone grew slightly heavier: "Klein is my Friend!"
Facing Olivia, Kieg's face instantly softened, and he explained earnestly:
"Princess, 'Klein's friend' has beco a derogatory term. You don't even see her once in years. You might treat her as a Friend, but she might not think the sa."
"Shut up!" Olivia scolded, her face cold as ice: "This is an order. Have the Guard Corps proceed with the security handover, share our itinerary, and announce it on the website."
Kieg, who still had so emotions, instantly didn't dare to speak. He shrank his head and said sowhat aggrievedly, "Understood."
Watching this scene, Max suddenly felt it was absurd. Wasn't Kieg nicknad "Shark Dad"? Why did he actually act like a "Shark Son"?
In front of an angry Olivia, he didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
"I apologize for letting you see this," Olivia turned to Li Yu and the others, changing her face extrely fast, giving Max the feeling of a collapsed house.
Where did the gentle and lovely Olivia go? Who is this face-changing monster!?
"It's fine." Li Yu had no idol filter for Olivia, so he had no special feelings about her face-changing behavior.
A Princess who could conduct a tour across half the Universe—calling her Naïve and Sweet?
Only soone who actually believed that would be Naïve and Sweet. He glanced at Max; perhaps he wasn't completely clueless, just that his idol filter was too heavy.
Olivia added, "Based on my experience, after an assassination occurs, there won't be a second attack in a short period of ti. You gentlen can rest assured and don't need to be so tense."
She even has experience being assassinated. Li Yu found it sowhat amusing, but another thought crossed his mind: Olivia's tone didn't sound much like a guess.
Moreover, even if she was used to assassinations, she shouldn't be telling her security team not to be tense.
Li Yu felt sothing wasn't quite right here. It could also be that he was used to being suspicious. Olivia didn't expect that a single sentence would make this guy guess so much.
She instructed Kieg not to start any more conflicts, then left to prepare for the concert.
Olivia's concert was scheduled for three days later at the Vitel Flying Ball Stadium, one of the largest stadiums within Return Star's borders.
It could accommodate thirty to fifty million Interstellar life forms, depending on their physical sizes.
This was a security nightmare. Relying solely on Olivia's Guard Corps and Li Yu's hundred or so people, they simply couldn't guard such a massive venue.
However, the stadium's security was handled by the Vitel Star System. As for them, they only needed to keep a close watch on their Sphere of Responsibility around Olivia.
Originally, Olivia should have already headed to the Return Star Central Star System by now, but due to the previous attack, the concert was temporarily postponed for a few days.
"How many people did you bring in total? What's your Strength?" Kieg asked with a scrutinizing gaze. Although his attitude still wasn't great, at least they had started the handover.
"Around a hundred people. Four B-Tier Lifeforms, thirteen C-Tier Lifeforms," Li Yu recounted.
"The number of B-Tier Lifeforms is acceptable, but why is the total number so small?" Kieg was extrely dissatisfied: "Even the previous Silver Snake rcenary Group had three to four thousand people. That Klein..."
He paused, looking around with a Guilty Conscience, his expression hesitant, and forced himself to say:
"That Princess Klein... what is she thinking? With so few people, it would have been better not to send them."
Well... despised again. Li Yu wasn't angry either, asking with a smile: "May I ask what Strength Olivia's Guard Corps has?"
"The Princess's thousand-person Guard Corps has sixteen B-Tier Lifeforms and one hundred and twenty-three C-Tier Lifeforms," Kieg said proudly.
This was indeed an astonishing number. No wonder they could be called a Corps.
The composition of the Guard Corps was quite complex. Kieg belonged to the personal Guard Corps, entirely composed of Fish-People. As for the other guard units, they had all sorts of races.
Many had followed the rmaid Princess here, and this was even with restrictive conditions; otherwise, this scale would have expanded several tis over, or even more.
"So powerful..." Li Yu feigned amazent. Kieg looked proud, but then he heard Li Yu continue: "Are there any A-Tier Lifeforms?"
"Naturally..." Kieg said halfway before realizing sothing was wrong and changing his words: "Naturally, no comnt."
Almost tricked by Li Yu, the large shark was sowhat annoyed: "I'm too lazy to waste words with you. Send over your information, and I will synchronize the itinerary with you."
As he operated his Smart Terminal, he instructed: "I only have one requirent for you. If we encounter an attack, absolutely rember to give a warning in advance!"
"If you're going to run, you must warn us before you run!"
"A hundred people... if sothing really happens, who knows who will be protecting who." Kieg walked away muttering.
"Damn it, this shark isn't cute at all," Max said in annoyance. He had a decent impression of Kieg before, but now he was only displeased.
This fully proved that things like idols were better left living in Smart Terminals.
Olivia's side acted quickly. New information soon popped up on the rmaid Princess's public website—Ocean Maze.
Ocean Maze would periodically update Olivia's daily life for fans to drool over.
"Her Highness Olivia and Her Highness Klein have once again reached a security agreent. They will be responsible for Olivia's periter security."
This ssage was very short but instantly attracted a lot of attention.
Although Olivia was frequently assassinated, the impact caused by this particular assassination was imnse.
Because it was the first ti an external security team had fled without fighting, and it was a rcenary Corps introduced by Klein, the na of the 'Pearl of Return Star' caused this matter to fernt even more severely.
Many Civilizations connected to the Interstellar Society were discussing this matter to so extent, and this consequently brought up the topic of the Slave Trade, keeping it highly trending.
Every ti Olivia was assassinated, it was basically the work of major slave traders, leading most Interstellar Citizens now to naturally assu that those trying to assassinate Olivia must be major slave traders.
In reality, the Slave Trade was divided into legal and Illegal Slave trade. This had once made Li Yu feel it was extrely absurd—how could the Slave Trade be divided into legal and illegal?
Buying and selling creatures with Citizenship was illegal, while buying and selling creatures without Citizenship was legal.
Due to the diversity of Interstellar Races, many dostic pets had a high IQ.
So, did they count as a sapient race? Did they fall under slavery?
This was an eternal debate in Interstellar Society.
Li Yu suspected that what Olivia primarily opposed was the Illegal Slave trade, because rmaids were the representative victims of it.
The problem was, while you could distinguish between legal and illegal when doing it, you couldn't really distinguish when opposing it.
You couldn't exactly hold up an anti-slavery banner and say, "Selling this slave is okay, but selling that slave is not."
This was also the reason why Olivia had made almost no progress in opposing the Slave Trade for so long, and it was her awkward predicant.
Now she could only walk this path to the end. Even if she made no progress, she was at least a banner.
Li Yu browsed the Interstellar Network, looking at those Passive-aggressive guys, and said with interest: "Olivia is quite considerate. At least she didn't announce our numbers, otherwise, Princess Klein would definitely be flad to death."
Sending a hundred people over to protect the rmaid Princess—wasn't that a joke?
Edwin wore an expression of having everything under control: "That's a given. If Olivia did that, it would be equivalent to severing ties with Princess Klein. She's not that stupid."
"Hehe, can't you guys see how badly Princess Klein is being flad on the network?" Max looked at the two playing deaf and blind.
"The Pearl is out looking for a sense of presence again. The Silver Snake rcenary Group just fled from battle, and the rmaid Princess still trusts her?"
"The Pearl has friends all over the world. One runs away, two more co. It'll definitely be fine."
"..."
A massive amount of similar remarks flooded the network.
The overall atmosphere in Return Star was relatively open, allowing free speech. If the wording was too extre, it would be directly deleted.
But the omnipotent netizens always had ways to avoid being censored. At worst, they just wouldn't ntion nas; those who knew, knew.
Edwin was very calm: "This is unavoidable. We just need to prove it for Princess Klein through our actions."
"Damn!" Max stared at his Smart Terminal and suddenly exclaid as if he had discovered sothing incredible: "It suddenly blew up in the fan groups that a rmaid was abducted so ti ago, and it seems she was bought by a High Echelon of the Star Glory Empire."
"Rumor has it she's Olivia's Younger sister. Olivia actually has a Younger sister...?"
"What?" Li Yu frowned slightly and opened his Smart Terminal. A large number of information pop-ups appeared, all reports concerning this matter.
"rmaid Abducted Again! Purchaser Suspected to be Empire High Echelon!?"
"Exposing the Illegal Slave Trade: The Sorrow of Being a rmaid."
"..."
Riding on the aftermath of Olivia's assassination, this matter was directly pushed In the Eye of the Storm. Not only within Return Star, but aside from the Radiant Federation, almost all Civilizations started paying attention to this.
Star Glory Empire... Olivia... Slave Trade, High Echelon scandal... every word tugged at the heartstrings, making people unable to resist reading on.
(End of this chapter)
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