Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva!.

Chapter 717: The Dilemma of the White Rose Harp

Cuiyue Star Region, the planet where 'Cuiyu Huaguan' lives.

Everyone gathered in the grand banquet hall, looking quietly at the gilded flower-shaped platform. A woman in a snow-white dress and with long golden hair walked out slowly and appeared under the soft light.

With a stunning appearance and top singing talent, this woman exudes an aura that permeates the entire banquet hall just by standing there. She is the biggest trump card in the Central Star Domain, 'White Rose Harp' Ewenkilin Landsworth.

Although this singer was the absolute protagonist of the day, she did not appear for long at the banquet. She merely greeted everyone out of courtesy, said a few simple words, then said goodbye to everyone and went backstage.

The guests present did not feel any discomfort or offense about this situation, because everyone was already familiar with Ewen Qilin's style, and it was a rare thing to be able to hear her voice live.

The banquet continued, and the guests were toasting each other and talking about recent current affairs. Some of them also took the opportunity to strengthen their relationships and discuss cooperation.

In the dressing room backstage.

Ewenqilin sat in front of the mirror, with several maids behind her helping her take care of her golden hair and luxurious dress. A woman with smart clothes and mature temperament was holding a clipboard and reporting on what happened at the banquet beside Ewenqilin.

"Today, many representatives of chaebol groups and some close family members are here. Many of them hope to know your views on the 'Emerald Dragon' and the future course of action of the Central Star Region." The woman spoke respectfully. Even though Ewen Qilin has a gentle personality, it does not mean that someone can act casually in front of her. You have to know that the maids present are almost all above Sequence 7, which also demonstrates the strength of the elf faction.

Ever since Orles disappeared or was believed dead by the outside world, the elven factions in the central star field had to turn their energy and resources back to Ewenkilin, the 'White Rose Harp'. The 'Landsworthy' family she belongs to is a famous poet family with dual elven and human blood. They have a tradition of intermarriage with the major elven families and have excellent relations with them. This dual characteristic is particularly similar to Isennesa in history, and has also been recognized by many large human forces.

About 40 years ago, Ewen Qilin was the most promising singer in the Federation at that time, without a doubt. She had amazing talent, and it only took her 4 years from awakening her talent to entering the Lunar Level, breaking the Federation's record. After entering the Lunar Level, her journey was extremely smooth, and she quickly climbed to the Full Moon Level, just one step away from the Sunday Level.

Such amazing progress and speed made even a group of senior singers with rich experience pale in comparison to her. If she had not stopped there and did not move forward, Ivan Qilin would probably have become the only Sunday-level singer in the Federation in the past hundred years, greatly consolidating the authority of the Federal Central Council.

Unfortunately, there is no "if" in reality. Ewen Qilin has been stuck at the full moon level for decades. Although she still has a long time to get old due to her elven bloodline, the long period of stagnation has made many people lose patience and confidence, which gave Ores the space to rise later.

After listening to the report from the woman next to her, Yiwen Qilin just nodded slightly to indicate that she understood.

"I think everyone wants to obtain the dragon vein technology that the Emerald Dragon possesses."

Nowadays, the 'Emerald Dragon' organization only accepts members from the southern star region, which means that the southern star region will be the first area to build a dragon vein system. It can be foreseen that in the near future, the economic and political influence of the southern star region will rise rapidly, which will bring great psychological pressure to all parties in the central star region. This banquet was brought together by some of the more anxious forces, hoping to exchange ideas with each other and then find ways to deal with it.

"Yes, many members of parliament have declared that if the plan of the 'Emerald Dragon' is implemented, the economic center of the Federation will slowly move south in a hundred years, and this will greatly damage the integrity of the Federation." The woman answered the current trend in the parliament.

"I know." There was a slight sigh in Ewenkilin's voice.

She was really not good at dealing with situations that required intrigue, and she was gentle by nature and unwilling to force others, which meant that she had never made any strong declarations. In the central star field, she was like invisible plasticine. Although everyone respected her on the surface, they would not take her thoughts into account.

"According to the suggestions of some radical members, we should form an alliance as soon as possible to put pressure on the southern star region to hand over this technology and share it." The woman continued.

"Is there any other more peaceful way?" asked Evan Qilin.

"Some members hope that you can come forward to talk to Miss Heshia and use gentle methods to make her give in and give up some of the technology sharing." The woman answered again.

"This is difficult too. Tilan is a soft-hearted girl with a tough heart. She is not easy to convince." As a singer, she understood the girl's character very well. However, she had a vague feeling that if she really begged, Tilan would probably agree to give her some of her skills, but such a process would be very reluctant for the other party, which was not what she wanted to see.

"Any other suggestions..." The woman thought for a moment and flipped through the clipboard in her hand.

"A member of the Academy of Sciences proposed increasing research funding to develop similar large-scale technologies to enhance the competitiveness of the Central Star Region."

Seeing that Ewen Qilin was somewhat moved, the woman quickly added: "These members of the Academy of Sciences cry poor in the Central Council almost every year, saying that they need to increase investment, but the actual output in the end is not much. Your Highness, you must not believe it easily."

"Is that so?" Yiwen Qilin was somewhat skeptical. She had indeed heard of many scientific researchers embezzling funds under various pretexts, but she also felt that it would be a pity if there were really scientists who wanted to explore new technologies but lacked funds.

In the following period of time, Yiwen Qilin listened to a lot of information and intelligence reported by the people around her. Faced with the complicated situation, she had many concerns and handled it quite slowly. It took a long time to finally sort it out, and it was time for the banquet to end.

"I probably need to rest for a while." Ewen Qilin changed into a lighter beige dress.

"Yes, Your Highness."

The maids left one after another, but one of them did not leave. Instead, she said, "Your Highness, there is a special hot spring bath here. Do you want to soak in it for a while?"

"What form will it take?" If it was an open-air one, Ewen Qilin felt that she couldn't accept it.

"In the underwater hall on the other side, we can prepare a quiet private room for you."

"Is that so... then let's give it a try." In fact, it didn't matter whether she went or not, but since the maid had suggested it, she didn't want to refuse outright and ruin her good intentions.

More than ten minutes later, Ewen Qilin carefully sat in the water, leaned against the underwater slope, looked at the misty room, and felt a little sleepy.

At this time, just the right soft music started playing, and she slowly closed her eyes, ready to take a nap.

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In another part of the underwater hall, they returned to the small lounge for employees and fixed their makeup and various details.

"After all this effort, we only changed the music and made some friends with some high-ranking officials. This is really too slow." Prince felt a little insulted. As a former top agency operator, he had participated in difficult and thrilling operations, and he had never felt so boring and tedious. "It's like this. Unlike the agency we were in before, this organization has always been cautious. They won't take risks. Even if they are discovered, they always have other very suitable excuses." The man straightened his tie.

"Besides, don't think that it's easy to approach Ewen Qilin when she's bathing. In fact, I've read the security rules for the singers. Whenever a singer is doing private activities, the security level automatically rises by one level. There are six high-level maids stationed around the bathhouse, and more than 100 meters away, there are members of the Inquisition on call at any time. How can it be so easy to get away with it?"

"All the shortcuts and breakthroughs you can think of have been thought of by the elites of various forces over the past thousands of years, and the Inquisition has accumulated a lot of experience."

"If we really want to say the quickest way, it's what Blanche did a few years ago. We used our superior combat power to crush the helpless starship." The man shook his head.

"Be patient. Sooner or later we will meet Ewen Qilin. The process won't take too long. By then I will be able to find out the secret trump card they used against the singer."

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Faced with the establishment of the 'Emerald Dragon', various forces in the central star region are ready to make moves, while in the distant northern star region, some changes are also taking place.

"I'm fed up with these idle guys. It's already this late, and they still don't look up at the world. They're just like moles, digging for food underground!"

In the bar, a burly orc was indignant. He was muscular, wearing a black leather jacket, with thick black horns on his head and a worn and shiny dark gold chain hanging on one side of his pants.

Compared with the enterprising western star region, the powerful central star region, and the economically sound eastern, southern, and northern star regions, most of the star regions have mediocre economies. Among the many companies, very few are high-end, and most are rough, asset-heavy industries, such as ore mining and refining, construction, animal husbandry, and low-end arms and ammunition manufacturing.

According to the Federation's territory, the Northern Star Region and the Federation's Central Star Region are separated by the Galactic Center. Not only does it take a long time to travel back and forth, but because there are more orc tribes gathered in the Northern Star Region, the Federation's central control over the local star region is not as good as that of other star regions. Over time, the Federation's central government has adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards this place, not paying much attention to it, and giving the local star region more autonomy in decision-making.

This is both a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing is that the tax is relatively low and the local star region has a great deal of autonomy. The bad thing is that the Federation will not consider deploying some important projects in the northern star region. As a result, many large companies are unwilling to invest in projects here because they may be threatened by local indigenous forces.

Today, the Dragon Vein Project in the southern star region is in full swing. Many scientists and economists have talked about its vision and value in the news media, which has sparked a lot of discussion. However, in the various star fields in the northern star region, there has been a cold reaction to this news. Not many people are discussing it among the people. Instead, they are more concerned about where to drink the best wine recently, which restaurant has launched delicious new dishes, and how fun certain places are, etc.

Some people feel extremely angry about this phenomenon, and feel angry at the lack of resistance.

"What's wrong? Why are you so angry today?" The acquaintance at the bar asked as he handed over the cold beer.

"Hehe, I posted on the Internet today saying that if this continues, we will be doomed sooner or later and left far behind." The man with horns exhaled heavy air through his nostrils to express his anger.

"Oh, you are talking about the recent big project in the south." The bartender was also well-informed and knew what he was talking about.

"Yes, that's it. I didn't expect you to be so concerned about current affairs." The man picked up the glass and drank it in one gulp, then asked the other party to fill it up again.

"Of course I've heard of it. Someone mentioned it recently."

"But it's not as bad as you think. I think everyone is quite optimistic." The other party said casually while cleaning the table.

"How can this not be bad? Now the southern star region is rising and we are falling behind again. We have finally caught up with some of them economically."

"As for the economy, this thing won't starve people to death. They can definitely have food to eat anyway. Besides, they are all members of the Federation. After they develop, they won't keep it hidden forever. Sooner or later it will become popular. Why don't we just wait and it won't interfere with eating and drinking." The bartender continued to talk about the thoughts of most of the locals, making the man so angry that he almost choked.

"Well, we can't wait. We have to fight for it. Otherwise, by then they will be living a life of luxury while we are still struggling in the dirt."

"Spinning around in the mud, I remember you weren't a miner."

"I'm a truck driver and I know a lot." The man put the wine glass on the table, spilling some liquid.

"continue."

"Okay." The bartender poured another glass of ice-cold and delicious beer.

"You people really don't have the quality of being prepared for danger in times of peace." He was heartbroken and felt that the orcs were a bunch of fools who only knew how to eat and drink every day and then think about where to go for fun. They didn't have any enterprising spirit at all, even though he was drinking at the moment.

Seeing him like this, the bartender did not refute. After all, he was a customer and it was normal for him to vent his emotions. He had worked here for so many years and was used to it. If there was no one bragging or getting angry about current affairs for a day, he would find it strange.

"anything else?"

"need."

After a few glasses of cold beer, the sturdy and burly man with horns felt a little relieved and prepared to lean against the bar to watch the show in the store.

Since the establishment of the 'Emerald Dragon', the impact it brought began to affect various regions of the Federation. Some reacted sharply and violently, while others were slow and indifferent and continued to live their usual lives.

The Western Star District was as silent as before. The Eastern Star District expressed its willingness to become a member of the second batch of the Dragon Vein Project. There are many Pan-Eastern forces here that are particularly fond of the Dragon Vein Project and do not reject it. The Northern Star District reacted mediocrely. Only Elklu, as a good friend of the singer, congratulated Hessia and said that the two will maintain a good friendship in the future.

In the central star region, various forces are entangled and have complex reactions. Some hope to jointly put pressure on the southern star region, some say that the focus should be on cultivating new Sunday singers, and a small number of people advocate launching a scientific research plan with huge investment to create a large-scale project that can rival the Dragon Vein Plan and restore confidence.

Faced with these tendencies, Ewen Qilin, the most core singer in the Federation Central, did not agree to put pressure on them. Instead, she said that she would try her best to advance to the Sunday stage. She also agreed to allocate funds to some promising projects to support their scientific research exploration.

(End of this chapter)