It could be said that Bai Zhongqi had planned so much and bestowed so many benefits upon Country C, naturally hoping that under his watch, Country C would soar to new heights, becoming the strongest presence on this planet.
Not only would there be a significant improvement in economic welfare and civilization level, but it would also sweep away two hundred years of decline and once again become the central nation on Earth.
At that time, Bai Zhongqi would be able to use the influence of Country C to gradually erode the authority of other countries on Earth, turning them into part of the Star Alliance, which in reality, would also become part of the United Empire of the Iridium Star.
Thinking this, Bai Zhongqi couldn't help but smile. He knew his ideas were not just mere fantasies, and with step-by-step efforts, he would certainly succeed.
At his feet, his cat-eared fox was sound asleep, and although this little creature could probably kill a tiger on Earth with a single swipe, it was a rather docile animal in his presence.
As Bai Zhongqi thought about picking up the little guy, a message from the Sacred Falcon came into his mind.
"Your Majesty, Master Nan Ma has completed the architecture of his Flashpoint app and hopes for your guidance."
Bai Zhongqi curled his lip, thinking, "Nan Ma is quite interesting, quickly mastering all sorts of Earth's vocabularies. While the other Iridium Star people still carry a bit of superiority for their star identity and prefer to maintain their Iridium Star habits, Nan Ma leans more towards Earthlings."
Even though Nan Ma was not as respectful to him as other Iridium Star people, he wasn't rude either. His efforts to integrate into Earth's ways also earned Bai Zhongqi's certain favor toward him.
Bai Zhongqi left his Lingxiao Palace, taking a car to the Flashpoint Company in the downtown area of Ruyi City Zone A. This small company still didn't have many people—about twenty employees recruited by Nan Ma from Country C, along with about fifty bionic human staff members, and just two Iridium Star people.
Entering the company, Bai Zhongqi pushed open the door and saw Nan Ma. Clearly, Nan Ma had known Bai Zhongqi was coming and made a modest bow as he appeared, "Your Majesty, I wish you well."
Bai Zhongqi nodded briefly, "Is it completed?"
Nan Ma hehe'd with a laugh and scratched his bald head, "It's just some coding work; what's important is the content, right?"
Even as he said this, he diligently introduced each of the company's employees to Bai Zhongqi.
Liu Zhe, being from Country C, was seeing the Iridium Star Chancellor Bai Zhongqi for the first time, and was even more astonished that he arrived at the company without any entourage. When Bai Zhongqi shook hands with everyone, Liu Zhe felt even more overwhelmed, despite being about the same age as him.
Bai Zhongqi first entered the demonstration room, with Nan Ma, Liu Zhe, and others ready to present the Flashpoint app.
Liu Zhe couldn't help but ask Nan Ma a question, "Manager Nan, you're that Star Warrior Master, right? It seems you hold a high position on Iridium Star. His Majesty trusts you so much that he comes to our company without bringing anyone."
Nan Ma snorted scornfully, "Star Warriors might have had a high status in the past, but unfortunately, His Majesty is lucky to the point of being ridiculous. He has discovered a place in the neighboring galaxy that keeps producing Star Warriors. I'm afraid our status as Star Warriors won't be so special anymore."
Naturally, he could sense that, although Bai Zhongqi seemed very amiable, he was particularly concerned with security. The sense of superiority possessed by the nobility and Star Warriors in the United Empire he re-established was almost gone. Moreover, the integration of Earthlings into the Empire made the old ways ineffective.
"As for trusting me, it's necessary," Nan Ma said and then picked his nose without any regard for manners.
After all, Liu Zhe was from Earth and lacked an understanding of the authority of the Iridium Star Chancellor. He couldn't help but make a joke, asking, "Commander Nan, you always boast about how formidable you are. Why don't you plot to take the throne then?"
Nan Ma huffed, "You dare to say that only because it's now. If we were on the mother planet of Iridium Star, you would have been annihilated the moment you uttered those words. Why would I want to oppose His Majesty? While you may find Star Warriors to be mysterious and unpredictable, I think the Chancellor is even more enigmatic.
At least with Star Warriors, we can understand them to some extent, but what about that Supreme Command in his hands? At any disagreement, he gets reincarnated on Earth, and who knows what other sorts of tricks he has up his sleeve.
"In Ruyi City, if a Star Warrior were to harm the Chancellor, countless Iridium Star forces would immediately retaliate. And there's a not-so-secret secret—I might as well tell you, it's no big deal. Commander Xu Lanzhou, as a descendant of the Shield Knight among the Knights of Destiny, holds a technological marvel obtained from ancient civilizations.
This artifact wielded by the Shield Knight can directly shift space and form a shield in front of the Chancellor to block damage exceeding the output of a main battle ship's main cannon. No matter how sudden the attack, as long as it doesn't overload the shield, it's impossible to harm even a hair on the Chancellor.
Unfortunately, this item has such a high technological content that it surpasses our understanding as Iridium Star people, and we've been unable to replicate it."
"Even if we put aside the point that I could never control the Empire if the Chancellor were gone, could I actually rule it? Of course not. His Majesty was absent for five thousand years, yet Iridium Star continued to function well. Hence, as long as Iridium Star exists, its ruler will always only be the Chancellor," Nan Ma concluded, a distinct gleam in his eyes.
Liu Zhe never expected his boss, who usually wasn't very gossipy about matters of Iridium Star, to reveal so much to him today. Overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information, he meekly nodded, as if regretting speaking too much or making a joke he should not have.
Nan Ma patted him on the back and laughed, "Don't overthink it; I'm just spouting nonsense with you."
Liu Zhe also hurriedly said, "I meant no disrespect to His Majesty at all."
"All right then, hurry up and get ready. We can only go online after we get the Chancellor's approval," Nan Ma said.
Meanwhile, Bai Zhongqi in the adjacent showroom was unaware of the "dangerous" conversation that had happened between Nan Ma and Liu Zhe. Of course, even if he knew about it, he wouldn't consider it much of an issue. After all, he was born to an ordinary family on Earth and didn't feel that his role as Chancellor should make everyone fear or refrain from joking around.
However, even he himself didn't know about that "not-so-secret secret" that Nan Ma mentioned. The crystallized relic from the ancient civilization, wielded by the Shield Knight, was referred to as a Universe Artifact by the interstellar civilizations of the Galaxy. These objects possess uniqueness, irreplicability, and the potential to exceed universal laws.
All the Universe Artifacts in Iridium Star's possession were controlled by the Knights of Destiny, and their use was often associated with the Chancellor himself.
The former arch-enemy of Iridium Star, Spiral Mosquito Star, had once possessed a Universe Artifact that benefited civilization itself, found during planetary archaeology on their mother planet. This artifact could emit a kind of ray that enhanced the armor material of all Spiral Mosquito Star warships by 20%, causing severe damage to Iridium Star in the early stages of the war.
Regrettably, this artifact did not end up in the hands of Iridium Star people in the end. Rumor had it that a group of survivors who had escaped from Spiral Mosquito Star took the artifact with them.