Chapter 807
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Chapter 807: “Star Sea” Award Ceremony
“Pfft—!!”
Beside her, Jialan, who had just taken a sip of juice, suddenly sprayed it out.
Shen Qingzhu, sitting next to An Qingyu, had his chopsticks frozen in mid-air as he was about to pick up some food. He pretended nothing was wrong, put his hands down, and quietly perked up his ears…
The entire dining table fell silent.
“Y-you had a son?!” Bai Li Pangpang’s eyes nearly popped out. “Qiye… you…”
“Stop right there!” Lin Qiye was so startled that he dropped his chopsticks, turning to An Qingyu with his mouth twitching uncontrollably. “What are you talking about? How could I secretly have a child outside?”
“But…” An Qingyu pushed up his glasses. “That boy has the same aura as you…”
“Aura?”
“Yeah, within him, I sensed a very familiar… golden power.” An Qingyu paused before continuing, “This power makes up his body, seeps into his soul, and intertwines within his bloodline…
From a genetic perspective, he really has a high chance of being your son.”
Lin Qiye was stunned.
“Wait a minute.” Lin Qiye grabbed Jialan’s fist and asked, “How old is that boy?”
“He looks about fourteen or fifteen.”
“Fourteen or fifteen!” Lin Qiye was somewhat speechless. “I’m only twenty-two this year. How could I have a fourteen or fifteen-year-old child? Did I have him when I was seven…?”
Jialan: Σ(ﾟдﾟlll)!!!!!!
An Qingyu thought carefully. “It does seem… a bit off?”
“Let’s not rule out the possibility that Qiye likes to drive big cars.” Cao Yuan added seriously.
Lin Qiye: …
“That boy is very strange.” An Qingyu recalled carefully. “Besides the human aura, he also has a strange cat spirit…”
“Qingyu, what are you talking about?” Bai Li Pangpang was confused. “A human, a cat, and golden energy… what kind of being is that?”
“To be honest, I can’t quite understand what kind of existence he is either.” An Qingyu shrugged. “But I can feel that the cat spirit within him is not of this world… it carries a hint of divinity.”
Divinity?
Upon hearing this word, for some reason, Lin Qiye suddenly recalled what Shaoping Ge had just told him… the medium.
Some divine beasts with a special relationship with the Great Xia gods can also serve as a medium between the gods and their agents.
Could it be that the boy, like Shaoping Ge, is also an agent of some Great Xia god?
But… why does he have my bloodline aura within him?
Lin Qiye was puzzled.
After a few rounds of drinks, the two small teams had cleaned up all the food on the table, and the night grew even darker.
“Alright, it’s getting late. Everyone should head back to rest.” Shaoping Ge stood up leisurely, as if remembering something, and reminded Lin Qiye:
“By the way, your award ceremony is ready. See you at the Night Watch headquarters at eight tomorrow morning.”
…
The next day.
A stretched Lincoln slowly pulled up at the entrance of the Night Watch headquarters.
Lin Qiye and the others got out of the car and walked straight toward the main gate, where someone was already waiting with a box.
“Captain Lin.” The staff member, seeing Lin Qiye and the others arrive, respectfully bowed slightly. “The cloaks customized for your team are ready. Please put them on.”
Unlike the award ceremony at the training camp, the “Star Sea” medal ceremony is a very solemn occasion. As a newly established special team, they needed to wear cloaks representing their team. To meet this timeline, the logistics department of the Night Watch worked day and night to produce these seven cloaks.
He opened the box, revealing seven deep red cloaks lying pristine in the center, emitting a faint glow under the sunlight.
Although the main color was red, it was different from the ordinary dark red cloaks of the Night Watch. These seven cloaks had a deeper hue, and combined with their special texture, they didn’t appear lifeless but instead carried a hint of vitality.
“Isn’t this color a bit too understated?” the staff member said with some concern. “If the lighting isn’t sufficient, it might look similar to the ordinary dark red cloaks of the Night Watch…”
“It’s fine.” Lin Qiye picked up a cloak and smiled slightly. “A special team is still part of the Night Watch; it’s just that the responsibilities are a bit different.
Just like this deep red, it is derived from dark red but is different… it is the heresy within the dark red.”
Lin Qiye and the others found their respective cloaks and draped them over themselves. They stood at the entrance of the Night Watch headquarters, exchanged smiles, and stepped forward together.
…
Night Watch Headquarters.
Award platform.
On a solemn and serious stage, Shaoping Ge, wearing a regular dark red cloak and a straight sword at his waist, stood in the center, scanning the crowd seated below.
Originally, the “Star Sea” medal ceremony was supposed to be personally conducted by the Commander of the Night Watch, but given the current wartime situation, it was special. Zuo Qing needed to guard the Jialin Pass and couldn’t return, so Shaoping Ge had to take over.
Currently, Shaoping Ge is also an important figure among the Night Watch’s upper echelons, second only to Zuo Qing. Naturally, no one objected to him presiding over this award ceremony.
He stood in the center of the stage and slowly began to speak:
“Today, I believe everyone knows why we have gathered here…
Since the establishment of the modern Night Watch, there have not been many ‘Star Sea’ level awards given, and this is the first time two ‘Star Sea’ medals are awarded at once. I am honored to stand here and represent Commander Zuo in presenting the awards…”
Shaoping Ge followed the established process of the award ceremony.
In a corner of the audience, seven unremarkable young people sat together, yawning silently.
“Captain, don’t you think it’s been so many years, and the headquarters hasn’t evolved the award ceremony at all? It’s always so official; it’s making me sleepy…” Xuanwo rubbed his sleepy eyes and complained.
Beside him, Tianping rolled his eyes.
“What? Should we arrange a warm-up act for you before the awards? Invite a girl group to dance and liven things up? The award ceremony is supposed to be a serious occasion, not a show.”
Among the many audience members, except for a few, no one realized that the seven young people sitting in the corner were actually the Masked team, who had removed their masks and changed into casual clothes.
