A is in StarCraft, just disembarked from the Zerg Prince spaceship.

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Several human officials who had become acquainted with Minister Greta in recent days took a half step forward, then restrained themselves and stopped, waiting for the Minister of Foreign Affairs to give them a formal introduction.

The Crown Prince calmly surveyed the entire room, his gaze lingering briefly on several human leaders he already knew, and he nodded slightly.

"Go and greet Commander-in-Chief Qi and the Director of the Alliance first," Gao Tian whispered to him, turning his head slightly.

Lan nodded, "Yes."

In this situation, it is appropriate to first greet the top leader.

Minister Greta heard their conversation and subtly gestured towards the humans' side.

The Crown Princess has the final say.

At the end of the long table, Commander-in-Chief Qi and Director Rodri had already stood up.

"Crown Prince Skilway, welcome."

Chief Rhodes was dressed very formally today, in a dark red three-piece suit and gold-rimmed glasses, which made him look very energetic, and his silver-gray eyes were sharp and piercing.

Commander-in-Chief Qi was not dressed very formally today; he was just wearing a regular military uniform and not his full set of medals.

Commander-in-Chief Qi extended his hand: "Please sit down."

"Commander-in-Chief Qi, Director Rodri." Lan nodded to them in greeting. "Thank you."

This was an informal setting, not as formal as a diplomatic ceremony, so Gao Tian sat with Lan as the Zerg's betrothed crown princess.

Minister Greta consciously sat down to sit with Minister Zhao, the human.

I understand. When leaders are talking, subordinates should just listen from the side. You can go over when they call you, but don't interrupt unless they call you.

After taking your seats.

There were only Gao Tian, ​​Lan, Commander-in-Chief Qi, and Director Rodri at this table.

The soft glow of the crystal spotlights fell gently.

The staff brought out the drinks.

Gao Tian picked out a glass of wine for himself and an unremarkable glass of sparkling water for Lan.

It's a bit like soda water, and a bit like Sprite; anyway, it's sweet and doesn't contain alcohol.

The people present were all high-level A-rank individuals with keen senses.

Lan didn't know much about human beverage classifications. Commander-in-Chief Qi and Director Rodri both saw it, but they were both shrewd and naturally didn't point it out.

Commander-in-Chief Qi raised his glass, stood up, and first expressed his gratitude to the Crown Prince: "Crown Prince Skyler, I must first thank you for your selfless technical support from Liernia. In a short period of time, many aspects of our Federation have been developed, and our strength has been greatly enhanced."

"Ah, has your planetary barrier been completed?" The Crown Prince quickly stood up, took the cup Gao Tian handed him, clinked glasses with Commander-in-Chief Qi, and asked in surprise.

Seriously, it's only been a few days, and Earth's infrastructure capabilities are truly impressive.

"Not yet, only a part has been completed so far." Commander-in-Chief Qi chuckled.

"However, your technical engineers have already sent all the master plans for each part of the planetary barrier to the arsenal. Our arsenal is now working overtime every day, and we estimate that it will be completed soon."

Everything else is manageable, but the planetary barrier is a matter of life and death for the planet, and they will definitely complete it as soon as possible.

"Thank you very much to all your engineers for all their efforts in enhancing the strength of our Human Federation." Commander-in-Chief Qi bowed slightly.

Even if Lehrnia is a Type V civilization, designing a suitable planetary barrier is not a trivial matter.

With so many blueprints, precise down to every single component, it's no easy feat to accomplish in a day or two.

"You're too kind," Lan quickly stopped her. "The Human Federation is the hometown of our Crown Princess. Liernia and humanity are now practically a community of shared interests. With the Crown Princess's family being powerful, we feel more at ease. You really don't need to be so polite."

"That's true, but humanity will always remember all of Lyrnia's help," Director Rodri said, raising his glass and walking over with a smile.

Commander-in-Chief Qi glanced at him, took half a step back, and stood shoulder to shoulder with him.

The Earth Federation has two leaders, so he has to make a proper gesture and give Director Rhodes full respect. It can't be like he's the only one communicating with the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince nodded slightly and clinked glasses with Director Rodri: "Cooperation and mutual benefit have always been our original intention."

However, when he clinked glasses with Director Rhodes, he did not deliberately keep his glass level with Director Rhodes's, but rather held it slightly higher than Director Rhodes's by half an inch.

Tsk, this old thing doesn't look as honest as Commander-in-Chief Qi at all. He looks exactly like the old red fire ants from their Lehrnia.

An annoying politician.

I won't drink the same cup as him.

The liquor, upon entering the throat, is spicy yet sweet.

Hmm, it doesn't seem to be alcohol, it's just a sweet drink.

Lan turned around and glanced at Gao Tian, ​​who smiled and winked at him.

...Their Crown Princess really loves to provoke him.

Sigh, there's just no way to deal with the Crown Princess. [That tone of voice]

Commander-in-Chief Qi put down his wine glass: "Thanks to the great help of your engineers, the planetary barrier for Earth will be completed in about two more months. We will then install planetary barriers on every satellite, and all of humanity's territories will be safe and secure."

"Is that enough energy?"

Commander-in-Chief Qi nodded: "Our Dyson sphere research will probably take a few more years, but don't worry, we have already signed a batch of energy import contracts with your Ministry of Energy, enough for several years of use."

"That's good." Lan didn't ask about the price.

Energy is a vital national resource, and the universe is a hard resource. The energy sector will not give preferential treatment in this regard.

Commander-in-Chief Qi and his men understood that choosing to sign an energy import contract with the energy sector was precisely because they did not want to take advantage of Liernia.

We've already learned the technology; it wouldn't be right to just take their energy for nothing.

"The Federation will never forget the technical support from Liernia," Director Rodri said, raising his glass to the Crown Prince. "Especially in energy core and materials technology, it saved us from a thousand years of detours."

Energy cores are relatively easy to address, given that humanity has already explored the possibility of Dyson spheres. The real bottleneck to accessing the universe lies in materials science.

The material that can be cast to surround the sun without melting is something that humans have no idea about and cannot even imagine.

The neutron star utilization technology provided by Lehrnia is of paramount importance.

The Crown Prince raised his glass and clinked it against the crystal glass, which made a clear, ringing sound.

"Technology shouldn't be blocked in the first place. The federal scientists and engineers are excellent; they just need a direction."

Director Rodri smiled: "Now the direction is given, and the path is clear."

"That makes sense." The Crown Prince nodded.

"Previously, there was only one sea route from Lyrnia to Earth," Director Rodri continued with a smile. "Now we are also building a sea route for humanity to reach the outside world."

Humans cannot rely entirely on external channels; they must also actively venture out.

The Crown Prince praised, "Very impressive, even faster than expected."

"Next month, this route will be extended to the human border," Commander-in-Chief Qi added. "I hope that one day, we humans can also build a direct sea route to Liernia."