Chapter 16 Guest
Facing Qi Yiming's rejection, Wang Zhengfeng did not seem surprised.
Wang Sen, who was sitting next to him, was particularly anxious. After all, Qi Yiming's entry into the Elders Council was great news for him.
But in this situation, Wang Sen could only worry.
Wang Dong sat behind Wang Zhengfeng with a smile on his face.
"Why did Mr. Qi refuse? The treatment of the elders is not the same as that of ordinary retainers. The elders have the right to make decisions on some matters."
Qi Yiming interrupted Wang Zhengfeng before he finished speaking, shaking his head and said: "Let me tell you clearly, I will leave here sooner or later. The reason why I am not leaving for the time being is that I have not yet gathered enough energy blocks for the journey."
Wang Zhengfeng's face was slightly stunned, and then quickly returned to normal, looking at Qi Yiming in confusion: "I don't know where Mr. Qi is going. As far as I know, you have only received 35 energy blocks today. Where are you going? So many energy blocks are not enough for you to use?"
Qi Yiming wanted to tell Wang Zhengfeng that he was going to the former capital star system of the Human Federation, but unfortunately Wang Zhengfeng and his men had never even heard of the Human Federation, let alone the capital star system.
Qi Yiming had to say tactfully: "A very far place, it really needs a lot of energy blocks to support my trip this time."
Wang Zhengfeng was not curious about the place Qi Yiming mentioned, but just asked him when he would leave.
Qi Yiming thought for a while and said, "The specific time is not yet determined, but it won't be soon. I still have a lot of work to do. After all, there are still many things to prepare for a long journey."
At this time, Wang Zhengfeng completely let go of his guard. After all, a person who will leave sooner or later is indeed not a big threat to their Wang family.
So Wang Zhengfeng said generously: "Mr. Qi, don't be polite. Just tell me if you need anything."
Qi Yiming shook his head unexpectedly: "The head of the family doesn't need to be so polite. Since I am a retainer of the Wang family, I can take the part I deserve. As for what I need, I will find a way myself."
It's not that Qi Yiming is so noble. On the contrary, Qi Yiming is very greedy.
Is Qi Yiming's help to the Wang family really only worth the position of an elder and some highly concentrated energy blocks that are not scarce resources?
If Qi Yiming is just a retainer of the Wang family and follows the Wang family in the future, then the position of an elder is indeed worth this price. After all, the elder is already tied to the Wang family.
As the power of the Wang family grows, the benefits that the elders can get will also be greater.
But Qi Yiming was leaving. Even if the Wang family unified the Xuanwu star field in the future, what would it have to do with Qi Yiming? In other words, Wang Zhengfeng's chips were too low.
In fact, when Wang Zhengfeng learned that Qi Yiming was leaving, he already knew that the Wang family owed a favor that could not be easily repaid.
Since he could not repay it, he could only find a way to remember this favor.
"Since Mr. Qi insisted on refusing, how about you temporarily live in our Wang family as a guest official? When there is an opportunity to use our Wang family in the future, we will definitely accept it."
Qi Yiming thought about it and nodded in agreement.
Qi Yiming knew about the position of guest official. The Wang family had had many guest officials, and they were all gifted.
But guest officials are different from elders. They have a high degree of freedom and can come and go as they please without being bound by the Wang family's family rules.
Wang Sen, who was staring at Qi Yiming with a resentful look, was delighted when he heard that Qi Yiming would take office as a guest official of the Wang family.
Although the guest official cannot be regarded as a formal retainer of the Wang family, he still has a certain say in many things.
That is to say, Wang Sen can finally get some help from Qi Yiming.
Wang Dong still sat behind Wang Zhengfeng calmly, as if everything happening in front of him had nothing to do with him.
The few people then had some small talk. Qi Yiming exchanged some energy blocks with Wang Zhengfeng for merit, and neither of them mentioned the reward for this rescue.
On the second day, Qi Yiming slept for the first time since waking up. The string in his mind was indeed a bit too tight in the past half month since he came to the Wang family. Qi Yiming really felt tired.
When Qi Yiming got up and opened the door, he found that there were a lot of people blocking the door again. They were all here to congratulate, and each of them was holding a gift in his hand.
It was Liu Bishu who squeezed in from the back of the crowd and said excitedly to Qi Yiming: "Mr. Qi, congratulations on becoming a guest of my Wang family. Please accept this small gift."
He handed a small box in his hand to Qi Yiming.
Qi Yiming opened the box in front of him, and to his surprise, there was a military emblem from the Human Federation era in the box.
Qi Yiming looked at Liu Bishu calmly, then smiled and said: "Your gift is very special."
"This is something left by my ancestors. I have always regarded it as a treasure. I will give it to you today." Liu Bishu looked at the military emblem with a painful look on his face.
"You just gave me such a commemorative thing?"
But Liu Bishu did not answer Qi Yiming's question. He just stepped forward and whispered to Qi Yiming: "Mr. Qi, the funeral ceremony held on the day you first came to the Wang family was very special! I have also seen the military flag covering the coffin before."
"What do you want to say?" Qi Yiming immediately became alert.
"Mr. Qi, don't be nervous. I have no ill intentions!" Liu Bishu held Qi Yiming's shoulders and signaled him not to get excited: "If Mr. Qi is free in the evening, I hope you can honor me and come to my house as a guest."
The crowd around gradually squeezed up, and Qi Yiming had to nod calmly, indicating that Liu Bishu would come to his house on time in the evening.
Then Qi Yiming was drowned by the excited crowd.
After finally sending everyone away and agreeing to celebrate at a high-end hotel in the residential area at noon, Qi Yiming hurried to the airport and took a transport boat back to the Xuefeng.
Holding the military badge in his hand, Qi Yiming's mood could not calm down for a long time, fearing that the badge was just a fake.
Qi Yiming placed the badge into a device specifically designed to verify authenticity, and waited anxiously for the result.
This federal badge is not as simple as it seems on the surface. The badge not only indicates identity, but also serves as a personal data storage device.
It contains the name, place of origin and position of the badge owner, as well as some military logos.
Each battleship of the Federation has a special instrument to read the information stored in the badge.
Soon, detailed information appeared on the holographic display screen of the instrument, and Qi Yiming knew that the badge was real.
"Name: Liu Zhen."
"Age: 27 years old (excluding sleep time)."
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A string of personal information about Liu Zhen was displayed in detail on the screen.
Qi Yiming looked at the information in front of him and shed tears of excitement unconsciously.
"It turns out that the world is not far away from me."
Because of this incident, Qi Yiming did not show much concern at the banquet at noon. After expressing his gratitude to the retainers who came to congratulate him as a routine, he never appeared again.
It was not until the evening that Qi Yiming appeared outside Liu Bishu's house.
As soon as he entered the room, before Qi Yiming could ask any questions, he saw Liu Bishu wearing a corporal uniform from the Federation era, with his right hand extended and raised to the level of his eyebrows, performing a non-standard Federation military salute.
"The glory of the Federation, illuminate the stars." Liu Bishu earnestly called out a greeting that Qi Yiming had once engraved in his heart.