Chapter 422: 422
When night came, it was bright in the palace . Han Xiao and the others accepted the invitation, changed into formal clothes given by the steward, and attended the dinner banquet . The waiter of the palace led them to the garden courtyard that was already set up as an outdoor banquet area . The warm, bright light expelled the darkness of the night . On the long tables were exquisite dishes; green, yellow, and purple fruits and vegetables; the fragrant roasted meat from unknown beats, the sweet pies with overflowing cream, and the light blue liquors made from Origin Water . Waiters roamed the place with a plate on their hand, and a musician sat in the middle and played a joyful rhythm with a strange-looking instrument . Meanwhile, the light blue-skinned Vainerian royalties chitchatted in the courtyard . The banquet had just started . At a corner of the courtyard was a pavilion, inside which were the Vain King and the supreme royalties . They looked at the courtyard entrance . Seeing that the higher world warriors had arrived, the King cleared his throat and led the others to stand up .
"Everyone, welcome to the palace dinner banquet . I'm Galo Mio, thank you for your kind assistance," the King said . 'Mio' in the Vainerian language meant king or leader, and it was how the king addressed himself .
King Galo was a rather built middle-aged man . As he was saying his appreciation speech, he walked down from the pavilion and welcomed Han Xiao and the rest personally . The other royals stopped their conversations and greeted them together . In front of the guests from the higher worlds, they knew that their royal status meant nothing . This was a level difference, similar to a native tribe chief facing guests from a developed civilization, but the difference was larger . The higher world warriors were dragons that were strong enough to ignore the local overlords .
Lin Ge clearly expressed that Han Xiao was the leader, so Han Xiao had no choice but to take on the conversation . They exchanged pleasantries, playing down their roles . Then King Galo told a joke that was not funny at all, yet the royalties laughed out loud like it was some kind of extremely funny tease .
A group of Kingdom Tribune Mages walked out while holding up the Galactic Communicator . They handled it so carefully like it was some kind of holy relic . After some clicks and pressed, the hologram of an 'ascender' appeared in the middle of the courtyard, sparking shocked awe among the Vainerians . Han Xiao heard an old royalty beside him saying to his offspring, "Treasure this moment . We can only see an act of God like this when there are important guests . "
The oldest Volga curled his lips and said, "These people are so ignorant . "
The second brother glanced at him and said, "Weren't we like this when we were young, too?"
The oldest brother had nothing to say . He turned around and saw that their youngest brother was already ramming down a beast drumstick with oil around his mouth .
King Galo spoke a few words with this ascender . The ascender thanked them for their help and sent the money to their accounts, then ended the communication . King Galo smiled and said, "Please enjoy the food and drinks . This is a joyous occasion . "
The people fitted into the atmosphere of the banquet . Royals came to talk with them from time to time with a stiff and curious attitude . There were also shows at the banquet . Not long after, a group of female dancers appeared . They jumped and turned in the crowds with seduction in their eyes .
Han Xiao had no feeling toward these blue-skinned Vainerians at all . He drank some Origin Water liquor, turned around, and saw Aroshia staring at the dining table, seemingly hesitant as to whether she should eat any food or not .
Han Xiao walked over, placed a hand around her shoulder out of habit, and said, "There won't be any combat for the foreseeable future . You don't have to use your powers . Eat something . "
Aroshia did not seem to care much about Han Xiao's actions . She picked up a purple food and bit her lip . She did not need food to live as she automatically absorbed stray energy from the environment around her to sustain her energy use, which was supposedly a characteristic of energy lives . However, back then, Han Xiao was curious about what would happen if she ate something and convinced her to consume some food . Although Aroshia had no sense of hunger, she felt that consuming food was interesting after tasting how delicious food was . Eating then became an entertainment activity for her . Compared to her blur and extremely calm personality nine months ago, Aroshia was now more human-like .
Aroshia's digestive system was very strong, and all her food would be decomposed into energy without any waste, so she did not need to excrete . However, a very weird accident happened . Her Energize Esper power could only be used on herself and not on anything external . Before her food was completely digested and turned into energy, the leftovers in her stomach that had yet to be digested would drop out in a splashing way . At that time, they were just about to start a battle with some enemies, and this scene shocked both sides . The food pulp had splashed out below the ball of energy that Aroshia turned into, and the areas had fallen into a deep, awkward silence .
Ever since then, Aroshia would always count the dates before consuming any food, calculating whether she would need to use her powers before her food was digested . Her Esper power strength was rocketing, and it was not much slower than the players . She was already at grade C+, only half a grade away from grade B in the mission requirements .
After lifting and putting the fruit down multiple times, Aroshia took a bite in the end . Joy appeared on her face, and she passed the fruit that she had taken a bite from to Han Xiao and said, "It's delicious, try it . "
Han Xiao bit on the fruit . His face was then immediately covered in wrinkles . He pushed Aroshia's hand away and said, "It's so sour! Your taste is too different from mine, keep it for yourself . "
Han Xiao guided her to train her energy . After spending more time with each other, Aroshia was closer to Han Xiao . Their interactions were very intimate, but there were no inappropriate thoughts . Han Xiao did not look at Aroshia as a normal female being at all . In his eyes, she was a sexless and pure energy form . Aroshia did not see herself as a female either, so these intimate actions were very natural to her .
After walking to the side, Han Xiao thought that it was time to have a talk with King Galo . King Galo invited Han Xiao into the pavilion and asked with a smile, "Captain Black Star, what did you want to talk to me about?"
Han Xiao lowered his voice and said, "I have a special kind of intuition ability . When I arrived on this planet, I felt that there was some kind of virus from space that's here on Planet Dawn . "
King Galo was shocked . He sat up straight and said, "Are you saying that our planet is infected by some kind of illness‽"
"No no, this is just a feeling . The details still require some research on if there were any similar symptoms appearing on a large scale, only then can the virus be confirmed to exist . "
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