The whole universe knows that His Majesty has a crush on me

Half an hour ago.

Ryan hurried back to the capital planet. The spaceship stopped at the airport outside the palace, and he soon saw his father.

The current King of Orleans, James II, was waiting for him in the study.

They have identical blond hair and blue eyes, and their faces are somewhat similar.

"check it out."
James threw a paper report at him and stared at his eldest son with a gloomy look, "You knew it a long time ago, didn't you?"

Ryan looked down and was immediately shocked.

This is a genetic matching test result report.

Two samples, him and Ruan Jiao.

Test result: 99% fit.

——100% fit is just a conceptual number and does not actually exist.

So usually what people call an exact match is 99%.

Ryan stared at the report in his hand, unable to tell what he was feeling. "I don't know!"

"is it?"
The king raised his eyebrows slightly, "When the degree of compatibility is high enough, there will be pheromone attraction between each other. Don't you realize it at all? When you first met, didn't you feel that she was different from others?"

“…Yes, there is.”
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was silent for a while, "I think she is weaker than others."

Most of the students in the school are C and D grades. Although they are all fragile in his eyes, Ruan Jiao is worse than most.

This gap is also quite obvious in his sensory world.

"you know too!"
The king sneered, "So if you get married, there is a 99% chance that your child will completely inherit the bloodline of one of you—"

As for who it is?

That's hard to say.

This is also one of the meanings of fit.

For people of lower rank or the same rank, this is usually not an important factor, and the children inherit the same bloodline from either side.

However, if one is S-class and the other is E-class, and one of them still has the throne to inherit, then it is another matter.

"What will you do if your offspring inherits her inferior rabbit bloodline?"
The king's voice became colder and colder. "Of course, with your level of compatibility, it shouldn't be difficult to have more children—"

Awakened humans are almost incapable of conceiving naturally, and embryo synthesis requires technical assistance. The survival rate is affected by the degree of compatibility, but even with perfectly compatible spouses, children can easily die in artificial wombs.

"...If any of them is E-level, it will be the greatest shame for the Aolai royal family!"

This is why they usually only look for matches within the same bloodline.

Of course, with a 99% match, there is still a 1% chance of other possibilities.

There are also two situations in this 1%.

One is that the child inherits by atavism and obtains the bloodline of an ancestor in the parents' family.

The other type is mixed blood.

As we all know, the bloodline possessed by the first group of awakeners was also created through genetic engineering and is called the "original bloodline".

The genes of this original bloodline are stable and can be easily passed on to future generations.

"Mixed blood" is the offspring of different original bloodlines that occurs with a small probability.

Each new mixed bloodline has the characteristics of at least two original bloodlines, and some even have three, four or even more.

For example, a feline bloodline and a canine bloodline will produce a new bloodline, a dog with cat claws.

…That might seem okay.
Because cats and dogs belong to the same suborder, Schizophora.

But if the bloodlines belong to different categories or even families, it is another matter.

In comparison, those A-level and S-level original bloodlines, because many of them are based on mythology, may appear to transcend biological classifications in appearance, but there will not be such a strong sense of incongruity.

The powers and characteristics from different species are perfectly integrated in them, creating an effect where one plus one is greater than two.

It's hard to say about mixed blood.

Furthermore, the grade of a mixed-blood is the average of the grades of both parents, meaning that a mixed-blood of an A- and C-grade child is a B-grade, and so on.

"Ryan."
The king sighed deeply. "Since the Federation era, no blood below Grade B has ever entered our family. Therefore, even if our descendants inherit from their ancestors, their bloodline will be Grade B at the worst. Although your brothers and sisters are all mediocre and worthless, they are at least Grade A and Grade B."

The Crown Prince said nothing.

"If it is mixed blood..."
The king shook his head. "If we let her enter our family, it will pollute our bloodline, do you understand? Even if you have an S-level offspring, what will happen after that? What if one of your descendants inherits her ridiculous bloodline? I have always told you that we must find out the bloodline of your spouse and the bloodline of this person's family ancestors-"

"Father!"
Ryan interrupted him with a headache, "Ruan Jiao and I are not in that kind of relationship."

"You're just thinking of saying this now?"
The king looked at his eldest son meaningfully. "You have been thinking about what I said just now, haven't you? I believe that you didn't have sex, but I don't think you have never thought about these things."

Ryan: “…”

After he got engaged, the king was no longer so concerned about his social life, so he only just learned about this news.

But Ryan had always known that Ruan Jiao was E-level, and he had vaguely realized that he felt a little different about Ruan Jiao.

So, the king had actually considered what he said.

He even thought about how he would convince his father to accept Ruan Jiao if he could break off the engagement with Su Yao one day.

If his father really doesn't accept it, he doesn't have to be the crown prince.

...can he?
Ryan was confused several times because of this.

Maybe he cares about the title, or maybe he has a sense of responsibility that he can't let go of.

Then he realized that when he started to think about it, it was enough to prove Ruan Jiao's importance.

"Father," the young crown prince said with some difficulty, "Ruan Jiao...actually just regards me as a respected senior. It's too early to say these things now."

"Do you really think so?"
The king frowned at him, "Ryan, I really hope you are just trying to evade me, but it's better than you really having this idea. Have you checked her out?"

Ryan shook his head, "I know where she came from."

Ruan Jiao's parents are both well-known businessmen, and their company is considered to be among the best on the local planet.

"Then do you know about her family affairs?"
The king asked back, "Her parents doted on her non-blood-related sister. Because Miss Ruan Ting was a C-level, Ruan Jiao did not get the fair treatment she wanted. At the same time, she also knew that as an E-level, she could not change anything by her own strength, so she wanted to use you. Oh my God, Ryan, I saw sympathy in your eyes. What are you sympathizing with? What do you think you can become the first-line heir? Are you working harder than others, or smarter than others? Isn't it because you are the only Golden Flame Dragon Lizard in this generation? Otherwise, why aren't they your cousins? Do you really think they are much worse than you?"

Ryan's face changed slightly.

"In the final analysis, as organic life forms, we are nothing more than shells used to carry genes. All activities of carbon-based organisms revolve around the transmission of genes."
The king chuckled. "Even animals choose stronger, healthier, and more beautiful mates. As descendants of awakened people, is it strange that humans value bloodline? If our ancestors did not obtain such power, they would have died in the disaster long ago, and humans would only become a passing symbol in history. If it were not for Emperor Sereia who repelled the core will of the Light Race, we might not exist now. How do you think he won the war?"

Ryan closed his eyes. "We still have thoughts, morals, and the pursuit of higher truths. If we only judge a person's value by his or her strength, what about the scientists who designed genetic engineering? They probably couldn't even beat Ruan Jiao, but they created the first generation of awakeners, our ancestors."

"You are right. Whether in Orleans, Seria, or other places, there are always many exceptionally talented people. Their bloodline is not high, or even very low, but with their own wisdom, they can also join the elite class. A very small number of them can even climb to the top of the social order—"

The king looked at him with a half-smile, "Ask yourself, can Miss Ruan do it? If she hadn't met you through the group activities, could she have entered our circle with her own ability? If she was really that talented, she wouldn't need anyone's help to avenge her family. In fact, if she was that good, her family would probably treat her better."

The Crown Prince was silent again.

"She is just an ordinary outstanding student. She was able to get a place in the Orlean Military University only because the quota of her star system is lower. With her grades, she might not meet the admission standards if she were to go to another place. Of course, I don't deny that the educational resources of Ex are there, so she is definitely capable compared to ordinary people."

The king said calmly, "You are too young, Ryan. You think she is special, but in fact you just have too little experience. If you like this, there are many talents with low bloodline level but rich knowledge in the research institute of the capital star. You can go and get to know these people."

Of course, he didn't want his son to choose a partner from among them, but he wanted his son to know that Ruan Jiao was not special.

If Ryan knew more people like this, he would not take Ruan Jiao seriously anymore.

The Crown Prince naturally understood what this meant, "Father——"

Ryan thought about it, and swallowed those excuses. He simply started from another angle, "Ruan Jiao comforted me. We already have a spiritual connection."

The king glanced at him and said, "I know about this."

"Besides," the crown prince said stubbornly, "Su Yao has proposed to cancel the engagement. She didn't like me in the first place, and she and Dylan..."

The king sneered again, "You brought your classmates to the banquet and annoyed your fiancée, so she and Prince Dylan made intimate moves in public! Do you think I don't know what happened that day? Before that day, did she say she wanted to cancel the engagement?! You know these things better than I do! But you are deceiving yourself for that Ruan guy!"

He vaguely thought about Dylan becoming the Emperor of Cyreia. He didn't want to mention this person again and again, after all, it brought back nightmare-like memories.

To this day, some of his experiences on the battlefield have become midnight nightmares, making him tremble with fear.

"Ruan Jiao and I didn't do anything!"
The eldest son's voice interrupted the king's thoughts, "I just--"

"You just warned your fiancée that you should stand up for your classmates? You shouldn't let your cousins ​​humiliate your classmates?"
The king said sternly, "Are you a child, Ryan? Duke Su just turned eighteen! She was born in a noble family before this, and she also has pride and self-esteem. Do you think she is a loser from a deserted planet? How do you think she will understand your words? She was provoked by you, and she killed at least thirty people on the satellite of Thyos-VIII! You should be glad that she didn't go crazy at the banquet!"

Ryan was shocked. "Why did she kill people? Although that was an unattached star field—"

The king looked at him expressionlessly.

Ryan realized that his father's focus was obviously not on whether the killing was right or wrong, "She's awakened?"

"There was no surveillance there, and Dylan cleaned up the scene very well, so this is the only result I could get. However, those scumbag characters can be dealt with even if they haven't awakened."

The king waved his hand. "But, anyway, she is not your type, and she is more dangerous than I thought. It would be fine if you two had feelings for each other, but in this situation..."

He looked thoughtful.

……

Dorne.

In the Duke's Mansion on Glory Avenue, Su Yao listened to Kyle with mixed feelings.

His tone was serious, as if he was responding to someone doing market research.

"You said that thing was mostly sweet, which should be a good thing, right? After all, it's a dessert?"

She thought Kyle might have been drinking.

Sometimes when people are drunk they will contact their friends randomly and talk about nonsense.

Of course, it is also possible that you are just half drunk and do things that you would not normally do, and you will regret it when you think about it the next day.

Or just forget it.

The people in this world have better physiques, and it is difficult for them to get drunk by drinking ordinary grain wine.

However, those exotic wines are also stronger, and some even have requirements on the level of the drinker. If one's physical condition is not good enough, there may be extremely strong sequelae.

Every now and then, there is a report in the news about someone who bought illegal exotic wine and suffered brain damage, or even became a vegetable, lying in bed for months or even years before waking up.

"Oh right! The express delivery number!"

Su Yao sent him a number.

"I chose your Royal Shipping of Seria. It seems to be the fastest one, right? I chose the shuttle express, which will reach the border very quickly--"

Fortunately, the goods delivered are of some value.

If it were just some ordinary snacks, I'm afraid it wouldn't even cover a fraction of the shipping cost.

"I made two large boxes of flower cakes and jellies. I guarantee they are non-toxic this time. The chrysanthemum tastes a bit bitter, not pure sweet. Chrysanthemum itself is a somewhat toxic plant, but it will be killed by high temperatures. Don't worry. If you are really worried, you can take it for testing. If you don't like it, don't force yourself to eat it."

Anyway, even if he is drunk, he can see the message or replay the voice message when he wakes up.

Su Yao paused as she spoke, and suddenly felt that her summary was a bit similar to the taste of the dessert that Kyle had just given her feedback.

"It's okay," Kyle suddenly said, "I don't have anything I particularly dislike, but I feel like the first batch should be a little more special."

Su Yao: “?”
Could you please stop thinking about my venom?

"Well... I asked, and someone said, 'Royal Air's ships deliver goods very quickly, but it takes a lot of time at the immigration checkpoint, and there are many inspection procedures. The fastest time is three to five working days.'"
Kyle said in a stick-reading manner, and then concluded, "A little slow."

He paused and said, "I'll go there."

"This isn't too slow, this is a transnational food item."
Su Yao only felt that there were more and more question marks above her head, "Go? Where to?"

"border."

"what?"

This guy lives in the capital planet, right?

The imperial star field is vast, the largest in the universe. If he wants to go from the capital star to the customs of the border galaxy, the distance may be tens of millions of light years!
How can you make it sound as easy as going to the vegetable market near your home?
Or does he often wander around the empire, occasionally appearing on border planets?
"You mean," Su Yao hesitated, "it would be more convenient for you to go to the customs to receive the goods directly? Are you nearby now?"

"At least we don't have to wait three or five days."

Su Yao would never have thought that he said there was no need to wait because he was much faster than the spaceship, so she just thought he was going to pass by there anyway.

Su Yao: "...Then you decide. I'll apply for a special pickup code and send it to you. Otherwise, if you pick up the goods in advance, they will ask for your ID and a deposit."

"All right," Kyle said slowly, "but if they see my ID, they probably won't take my money."

Just as Su Yao was about to speak, the optical brain shook again and sent out a special message reminder.

Upon closer inspection, it was the nominal fiancé calling.

"Hey," Su Yao sighed, "I have to cut the line first. An acquaintance of the same level of bloodline who I hate is looking for me again."

If possible, she certainly didn't want to say another word to the Crown Prince, but unfortunately their engagement had not been cancelled yet.

And if it wasn't absolutely necessary, Ryan probably wouldn't have contacted her.

So most likely it’s something serious.

"Ok?"

At this moment, someone who was still eating snacks in the base stopped what he was doing after hearing this.

His eyes swept across the garbage disposal stations, looking at the protective barriers and barren plains in the distance, as well as the glacial ridges looming in the night.

This "sight" left the planet, passed through the orbit, and was projected onto the capital planet of Orle at a speed far faster than light.

"..."

Theoretically, it should be a good thing that they are discussing breaking off the engagement now.

After all, that's what she wanted to happen.

But if that guy died early, the result would be the same.

At the same time, Su Yao heard her teammates complaining, "You should let me kill him."

"What?"

Su Yao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that they had discussed this matter before.

And she also suspected that the Kyle family was running a related business.

Su Yao couldn't help laughing, "Oh, actually, if we can reach an agreement today, that person might not have many opportunities to bother me, so it doesn't matter whether he lives or dies."

Kyle: "But if he had died earlier, our conversation wouldn't be interrupted now."
There was a hint of subtle resentment in his tone.

Su Yao: "..."

Su Yao was full of black lines, "Speaking of which, we are still using the chat program provided by the game community platform. You know that our conversations will be monitored by the game company in a certain sense, right? So say less keywords that will trigger the alarm, brother!"

Kyle remained calm. "It doesn't matter. If Huafeng wants to know if we are working on a plan to destroy the world--"

Su Yao couldn't help laughing again.

"They can just ask me."
Kyle still used that serious tone, "Anyway, the guys around me seem to be afraid that I will get upset one day and kill everyone."

Su Yao: “?”
Was he drunk, or was his mental state so bad that people around him would have such thoughts?

Su Yao had a headache. "No matter what business or troubles your family has, your mental health is more important. Since you can at least play games holographically, your financial conditions should be fine, right? So, on this basis, put less pressure on yourself?"

Kyle listened to all this quietly, "I don't feel any pressure. Although there are things I wanted to do before, it doesn't matter if I don't do them."

"Before?"

"Well, as for now, what I want to do now is what I am doing."

(End of this chapter)