In the villa hall, Meng Yan served everyone some calming tea. Following Little Rascal's explanation, Ding Meng finally understood what had happened in the past five years.
After escaping from the space-time tunnel, Little Rascal and Little Love were fortunately teleported to the God War Star Ring. Only Ding Meng and Xin Jie were sent hundreds of thousands of lightyears away. Of course, many experts died in that battle, and Wen Yang was the prime example.
The Norse Empire's new ruler was called Ming Zhe. He was an outstanding young man who had been promoted from the Parliament. Strangely, he did not have the support of organizations like Apocalypse and Chuang Yu. Little Rascal and the others could not understand this. However, Ding Meng knew that Ming Zhe was probably already controlled by the Night Luan, so he did not need the support of any large organizations.
On the Holy Grail Federation's side, a new president was officially elected. The new president was called Jiang Qianchen, and he was one of the most famous martial artists in the Holy Grail Federation. It was said that he had been in seclusion for many years. It was only after people like Bai Xingfei and Zheng Fangying died that Jiang Qianchen came out to compete for the presidency. His goal was to protect the Federation's safety.
This Jiang Qianchen actually received the support of large families like Labic and Rainbow Family. Even Shenghao Xinghong was fully supporting him.
Ding Meng said, "What about our Bingyi Corporation?"
Everyone's expression turned ugly.
Ding Meng frowned and said, "Is there a problem?"
Little Rascal said, "There is no problem. Everyone is still living well, especially the captain and the others."
Ding Meng looked at Ling Xingqi and said, "What about the Transit String?"
Ling Xingqi crossed her arms and said coldly, "She is her, and I am me. If you want to find her, why are you asking me?"
Ding Meng also knew that Ling Xingqi had such a cold personality, so he could only turn to Meng Yan and ask, "What's the situation?"
Meng Yan could only brace herself and explain, "Little Bing and Miss Ling have had some conflicts over the past few years. Their cooperation is not as close as before."
Ding Meng was even more confused. "Conflicts?
What conflict could they possibly have? "
Ling Xingqi didn't want to explain, but now she had to. "Ding Meng, in the past five years, the Starbow Group's Curved Mirror technology has been developed, and it has matured. This technology is called 'Curved Light', and it's a very advanced long-distance space transmission technology. Not only does the Starbow Group attach great importance to it, but Sheng Hao is also very interested in it. This technology has also attracted the attention of the Federation's upper echelons, and under the leadership of President Jiang Qianchen, both sides have reached an agreement to cooperate."
Ding Meng did not answer. He was still digesting the information. Was it because of this technology that Sheng Hao and Xinghong were willing to cooperate?
Or was this new president important enough?
Meng Yan continued, "The name of this cooperation project is Qu Guang 1. It has even attracted the interest of the Empire's Apocalypse Group. During the negotiations between the two countries, the Empire's Apocalypse Chuang Yu and other large corporations have participated. The Federation also has more financial groups and sects supporting and participating. However, Lil Bing and Yiran are against it."
"Oh?"
Ding Meng was a little surprised. Lan Bing and Liang Yiran had always been more open-minded. This kind of cooperation between two countries was definitely a big project. Logically speaking, the Bingyi Group would not ignore it. Lan Bing must have her reasons for opposing it.
Meng Yan continued to explain, "We have been away for five years. Because you were not around, the development of the Bingyi Group could not be compared to the Starbow Group, and it suffered some restrictions …"
She spoke very tactfully, but how could Ding Meng not understand the logic behind it?
The ways of the world had always been like this. Once you were not around, many times, people would not give face to the Bingyi Group. Just like when he piloted the S.S. Expedition into the wormhole, many people thought that he was dead. Everything related to him was ignored by others, and some people even had their eyes on Dai Yi.
This was human nature. The current Ding Meng did not care too much about these things. With his current strength, he could do whatever he wanted in the major countries. Why would he care about these small things?
The thing he was thinking about now was still Solitary Entropy, but he knew that he could not immediately establish contact with Sacas. Once the wristband on his wrist connected to Solitary Entropy, it would definitely be detected by the Night Luan martial artists. He had to find a suitable time to establish a connection with Sacas.
"You guys haven't gone back for the past few years?" Ding Meng asked.
Little Rascal said, "We just flew back a year ago. We were mainly repairing the spaceship after it split apart. The energy was all taken from the Green Arrow, Surprise Attack, and Dragonslaying families."
Ding Meng understood. Little Rascal had obviously considered the fact that the Night Luan martial artists had already invaded. If they rashly established a connection with the Bingyi Group, the Divine Arrow spaceship would probably be discovered.
Little Rascal said again, "Oh right, Ding Meng, this Qu Guang 1 project will be carried out on Cypress Grove."
Only now did Ding Meng say in surprise, "That's interesting. A project between a large financial group and the upper echelons, and they've actually chosen a pirate territory as the location."
Seeing his expression, everyone could sense that something was off. Xin Jie sighed and said, "It looks like you'll have to come back personally to resolve a lot of things."
Ling Xingqi spoke up again, "Ding Meng, you know my background. In any case, I'm on your side."
Ding Meng glanced at her again. "Do you think I don't know whose side you're on?
It's rare for Xin Jie to come back safely, so you'd better keep him safe! "
Ling Xingqi was a little annoyed. "What do you mean?"
Ding Meng shrugged with a smile. "Nothing!"
In fact, he had long noticed that Ling Xingqi was still a little interested in Xin Jie. Disregarding everything else, from the moment Xin Jie got off the ship until now, Ling Xingqi had always been by his side. On the surface, it looked like she still maintained a certain distance, but in reality, she never left his side. However, Ling Xingqi's attitude also had a hidden meaning, and that was, if the Starbow Corporation was up to something again, she wouldn't sit idly by.
"Forget it, I'll make a trip back to Blue Pole Star City first!"
Ding Meng made his decision. He still didn't know the specifics of the situation, but he didn't plan to alarm everyone. It wasn't necessarily a good thing to spread the news of his return now.
On the top of a mountain facing the sea to the east of Blue Pole Star City, the Lang family's mansion stood quietly in the beautiful night sky. A luxurious flying car slowly descended from the night sky onto the tarmac. Liang Yiran, dressed in professional attire, pushed open the car door and walked towards the gate of the courtyard. Although she was dressed in a professional outfit, she still couldn't hide the fatigue and worry between her brows.
The attendant didn't dare to ask too much and only greeted politely, "Madam, you're back!"
Liang Yiran nodded. "Is the old man here?"
The attendant said, "Yes, the old man is in the living room. Brother Xing and Uncle Hui are accompanying him."
Liang Yiran didn't ask any more questions and directly walked into the depths of the villa.
In the center of the main hall on the first floor of the Lang family's residence, Du Peixing and Fu Zhonghui were sitting on the sofa, while Langton was sitting on a recliner with an impatient look on his face. In any case, the three of them didn't have good expressions.
It wasn't until Liang Yiran stepped through the door that a smile appeared on Langton's face. "Yiran, you're back. Come and sit."
Liang Yiran was a straightforward person. After sitting down, she didn't beat around the bush and directly asked, "Old man, have you asked?"
Langton sighed. "I've asked. My old classmate gave me a reply today. He said that this is a joint project of the Federal Empire and that it must be carried out. Moreover, the current president is very tough and there's almost no room for negotiation."
Liang Yiran sighed. "Sigh, I also knew that this would be the result. But now the group is indeed in a difficult situation. If we really sell the Beidou Star Route, I'm afraid we'll be letting down Ding Meng and Ji Chenxue."
Du Peixing comforted her. "Don't worry, Yiran. There will always be a way. Du Peixing is also helping you think of a way."
Liang Yiran was a little discouraged. "Du Mo is from the military. What can he do?"
Du Peixing said, "It's okay. There are still so many people in the Bingyi Group. No matter how strong the higher-ups are now, they still have to consider a large group of experts like you, right?"
Fu Zhonghui pondered and said, "Peixing, you can't say that. This Jiang Qianchen isn't simple."
Du Peixing asked curiously, "Uncle Hui, could it be that you know the background of this president?"
Fu Zhonghui revealed a bitter smile. "I don't know his background, but I've heard my master talk about him before. This Jiang family is actually a very old clan in our Federation. Their qualifications aren't comparable to the Rabik family, but their reputation far surpasses the Rainbow family. It's normal that you don't know about them. Because the Jiang family didn't participate in the Devouring World War a hundred years ago, very few people know about them. However, all of the Jiang family's descendants are extremely talented. Jiang Qianchen can be considered a third generation descendant.
Du Peixing immediately fell silent. No matter how poor a person's talent was, after cultivating for four hundred years, their strength wouldn't be too bad. No wonder they could become the president.
"No matter how powerful the Jiang family is, they can't openly go against the Bingyi Group, right?"
Du Peixing frowned. "No matter what, the big boss behind the scenes of the Bingyi Group is Ding Meng. In any case, Ding Meng is a hero of the Federation. At the same time, he's also the king of the Storm Gathering. No matter how much he promotes the Qu Guang No.1 project, he can't possibly sacrifice the Bingyi Group's benefits just to fill a vacancy in the upper echelons of the Federation, right?"
Liang Yiran appeared to be very anxious. She sighed and said, "Sigh, if only Ding Meng was here. I'd like to see who has the guts to cause trouble for our Bingyi Group."
Du Peixing sighed. "Thinking about it, Ding Meng has been gone for another five to six years."
Liang Yiran nodded and said, "After the Storm Gathering two years ago, there was no news of him. Even Princess Lan Bing doesn't know where he went."
Fu Zhonghui comforted her. "Don't worry. I've always thought highly of Ding Meng. Heaven helps the worthy. He'll return sooner or later. Didn't he leave for seven to eight years before?
Didn't he still come back? It'll definitely be the same this time … "
Before he could finish speaking, a voice rang out from the main door. "Uncle Hui, you're right. Heaven helps the worthy."
Fu Zhonghui and Du Peixing were shocked. Since there was no servant to inform them and they couldn't sense any aura, someone had actually snuck into the Lang family's mansion without a sound.
Turning around, Liang Yiran's eyes lit up. "Wow, I've been looking forward to the stars and the moon. Ding Meng, you're finally back."
Ding Meng smiled as he entered the house. "I heard you guys talking about me from the sky. You came at the right time. Old Master, Uncle Hui, Brother Xing, long time no see."