After some conversation, Chu Jungui roughly knew Li Xinyi's level in mecha combat. This girl also needs to cheat, otherwise she is probably average, the kind who can pass the combat test in the academy.
At this time, the atmosphere in the venue suddenly became subtle, and then became awkward.
Li Xinyi had no intention of taking on the role of leader of Team 2. No matter how slow Xu Zhanfeng was, he knew that he had done something wrong. He only heard that Li Xinyi was very accomplished in mechas and had a good actual combat record. But he didn't ask in detail what kind of actual combat record it was.
He originally wanted to take advantage of the simulated battle to gain the upper hand before admitting defeat. This not only showed her ability, but also showed that such a strong person was willing to admit defeat to her, which allowed Li Xinyi to show her face in a big way. In this way, the hero takes the beauty home, which is exactly the scene of a classic hero movie.
It's a pity that things didn't go as planned. Li Xinyi's attitude was indifferent to the big scene carefully planned by the macho man. He just felt that he was put on the stage and couldn't get off.
The atmosphere began to solidify.
Xu Zhanfeng was so anxious that he laughed twice, wanting to say something to ease the embarrassment, but he had no such quick wit, and nothing happened after he laughed.
The macho man quickly looked around, looking for foreign aid.
However, when it comes to pursuing Li Xinyi, all the boys are actually faintly opposed to Xu Zhanfeng, especially those from the Xu family.
As for girls, how can such a dazzling and macho man be really happy that he is preparing for such a grand event not for himself but for another woman?
So everyone kept silent with a tacit understanding, avoided the macho man's gaze, and continued to roast him on the fire.
The smile on the macho man's face changed from solid to distorted. His feet felt like he was standing on volcanic lava, and he just wished he could leave as soon as possible.
Fortunately, the savior he was looking forward to finally appeared.
A long laugh came from the entrance, and a handsome young man walked in slowly and said loudly: "Such a good simulator is really rare on Sea Dream Star, so we can't waste it. But what's the point of just sparring with oneself? How about we come and have some fun?”
The young man who came in had short light blond hair, blue eyes and a hawk nose, and he was clearly a member of the Federation.
Xu Zhanfeng's face darkened and he shouted: "How dare guys from the Federation show up here? Are you looking for death?"
The young man smiled slightly, not angry, and said: "Although I'm not afraid of death, it's not easy to kill me. At least it's not your turn yet."
Xu Zhanfeng sneered, "Right now, the Tang Dynasty and the Federation are still at war. I think you are a spy from the Federation! What if I kill you?"
The young man said calmly: "Not only am I not a spy, but I am a diplomat with official status and mission. If you really dare to touch me, even the Xu family will not be able to protect you."
Xu Zhanfeng was furious and blurted out: "There is nothing that my Xu family can't do within the dynasty!"
As soon as the words came out, Xu Zhanfeng's expression changed, and he knew he had said the wrong thing. As a child of a big family, it's okay to think and do this, but you just can't say it, especially not in public.
Although Xu Zhanfeng was in a rage, making a mistake in public has always been a very serious mistake. At this moment, it was like a bucket of cold water pouring over his head, extinguishing all his anger in an instant.
Xu Zhanfeng looked around, hoping not to be heard by too many people, but it still backfired.
Behind the young man, a group of people filed in. Among them, a tall and tall middle-aged man looked at Xu Zhanfeng coldly and said expressionlessly: "There is really nothing that the Xu family can't do, at least on Sea Dream Star. , I can prove this.”
When Xu Zhanfeng saw this person, his heart jumped several times.
Chu Jungui finally noticed the macho man's expression.
This majestic-looking man is named Wang Zhi. As the current chief administrator of Xihai City, he is known for his selflessness and efficient governance. He is well-known throughout the Star Territory and has an unlimited future.
The problem is that Wang Zhi is the Xu family's mortal enemy and is restricting everything. He himself is pure and upright, and no one has any clues about him. Even the Xu family has nothing to do with him. However, the Xu family has two large industries in Xihai City, which are very important to the entire family. One of them is a rare element smelter, specializing in the production of trace amounts of synthetic elements used in starship armor.
The problem is that this smelter requires a huge amount of energy, and the demand accounts for more than 40% of the entire Haimengxing energy supply. For this reason, the Xu family built two deep-earth energy bases to extract heat and fusion materials from the planet's core, barely ensuring the supply to the smelting plant.
However, the damage caused to Haimengxing is irreversible. Small-scale earthquakes often occur within 1,000 kilometers of the energy base. Many people in Haimengxing believe that this is related to the underground energy base. Of course, the Xu family firmly denies it.
It is difficult to determine the cause of the earthquake at the moment. What really makes the relationship between Wang Zhi and the Xu family irreconcilable is that the demand for this smelter is simply endless, so the impulse to expand production capacity cannot be restrained. After all, every gram of rare element, which is a profit of over 200,000.
Therefore, not only the energy produced by the two underground bases was completely consumed by the smelting plant, but also a lot of energy in other areas of Sea Dream Star was robbed by the smelting plant.
The Xu family is not robbing them, they are just collecting them at a high price. For them, even if the energy price is raised 10 to 20 times, it will still be profitable. Therefore, in the past few decades, except for the most basic energy to ensure people's livelihood, almost all other energy supplies were consumed by smelters. This caused the energy prices in the entire Sea Dream Star to soar, and there were even strange stories that residents could not afford to light the lights at night. This was the 35th century!
As a result, public dissatisfaction boiled throughout Sea Dream Planet, and the planetary government could no longer turn a blind eye and announced the construction of a series of new energy power stations using government budgets to specifically protect people's livelihood. The Xu family has also restrained themselves and no longer consumes all energy endlessly.
Even with some compromises, the average electricity price on Sea Dream Star is still more than 12 times that of planets with similar conditions.
Since Wang Zhi took office, he has started to build new energy power stations and tried every means to limit the production capacity of the smelting plant. In his opinion, as long as the smelting plant capacity is reduced by one-third, the energy and development problems of the entire Sea Dream Star will be solved. After all, the extremely high energy prices have made it impossible for most industries to survive on Sea Dream Star.
But for the Xu family, the acceptable bottom line is a slight increase in the smelter's production capacity every year. They can't bear even a small increase, so how can they cut production capacity?
The Xu family failed to bribe Wang Zhi, so they tried to suppress him from a moral perspective. They claimed that the smelting plant was one of the cornerstones of the military industry in the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the pillar supporting the foreign wars of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. If you have trouble with the smelter, you have trouble with the Shengtang Dynasty, and you just want the Shengtang Dynasty to lose the war.
Wang Zhi was unmoved at all, believing that the war was to make the people in the rear stable and happy, not to make them unable to live.
Morality could not be suppressed, so the Xu family found another way to transfer Wang Zhi away. Unexpectedly, Wang Zhi insisted on guarding Xihai and refused to be transferred even if he was promoted two levels.
If so, the two sides are at a deadlock.
