Chapter 12: A Change of Mind (Two Chapters in One)

"You're just blank." Without answering Ning Shuangshuang's question, Shan Siming only strengthened his tone and directly exposed a certain vest of Ning Shuangshuang on the virtual network.

Although Shan Siming's tone was calm when he said the comic vest of 'blank' at this time, when he investigated the blank before, Shan Siming was not calm at all.

He never imagined that he originally just wanted to investigate a small cartoonist, but in the end he found out about his niece's head. Now the cutting-edge comic author who is popular on the Internet because of the work "Game Life" is actually his niece.

"Yes and what, no and what? Haven't you already looked into it? I don't think drawing comics will have anything to do with you, could it be that relatives of the top federal officials can't do comics? ”

Although I have already heard from Shan Siming's tone, the reason why he came over this time is probably because of the "Game Life" that he drew with Shiina Mashiro before. But this only made Ning Shuangshuang even more confused.

She couldn't figure out what special connection there was between the comics and the federal military department, it couldn't have been possible that she had just repelled a batch of noise xenos with musical weaknesses, and a new type of xenos with comics weaknesses had appeared.

"There's no such rule at the federal level, but there are a few when it comes to connections. Open the door, you're going to come with me. In fact, this time it was not the Ministry of Military Affairs that was at stake, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ”

knocked on the door in front of him again, thinking of the order and related information he received a few days ago, Shan Siming outside the door couldn't help but show a strange expression on his face.

No one would have thought that the diplomacy between the interstellar federations would require a small cartoonist, but this cartoonist still has a special identity.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs? What the hell is that? Can comics still have anything to do with diplomacy? It can't be that some alien is obsessed with my comics and wants my autograph. ”

Hearing Shan Siming's voice outside the door, Ning Shuangshuang's expression couldn't help but be stunned, and then he shook his head with a smile and said a guess that he didn't believe.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Actually, that's pretty much what it means. A diplomatic newsletter from the Saint Yao Star Kingdom, their princess, Her Royal Highness Leon Lionheart Ault, wants to invite our Federation cartoonists to their galaxy for a peace-themed cultural exchange competition.

For the first time, the strict and closed Shengyao Kingdom has made a friendly application to our Human Federation, and the upper echelons of the Federation believe that this is a very rare opportunity to deepen the friendship between our two sides and further strengthen the bond between the Wisdom Alliance.

So they want to make every effort to promote this cultural exchange meeting. It's just that Her Royal Highness Princess Leon put forward a precondition. That is, the manga artist who has gained great popularity just after appearing and has drawn a manga called "Game Life", with a blank pen name, must participate. ”

Hearing Ning Shuangshuang's joking and funny tone coming from inside the door, the expression on Shan Siming's face became more and more strange. Although it was just Ning Shuangshuang's joking guess, in fact, he would come to the door and it was not much different from what Ning Shuangshuang guessed.

Just a week ago, Shan Siming, who ended the Polar Star War and completed the post-war rectification, returned to Li Star from Polar Star to resume his life, but after completing the work report of Polar Star, he received this mission to Earth from the top of the Federation.

The goal of the mission is to let Ning Shuangshuang, who has been verified as a 'blank' cartoonist, go to the Shengyao Star Kingdom to participate in this cultural exchange meeting organized by Her Royal Highness Princess Leon.

As a person who has crossed paths with Ning Shuangshuang, he is also a relative of Ning Shuangshuang. Shan Siming is indeed the best person to complete this task.

Of course, in addition to completing this mission, Shan Siming also showed an attitude when he came to the earth, and also tested Shan Yinjing by the way. To find out if she has lost her breath, and whether she is willing to go back to Ning's house.

And the result of this mission is obviously not good. Although Ning Shuangshuang hadn't completely refused, from her tone and reluctance to open the door, Shan Siming faintly felt that this mission might fail.

As for the outside of the task, from the attitude of his own aunt, Shan Siming also clearly understood her decision. Ning family, I'm afraid she won't go back, at least with the current situation, she will definitely not go back.

"Saint Yao Star Kingdom...... That's in an alien galaxy, right? Isn't it far? A curious and questioning voice came from inside the door, giving Shan Siming a glimmer of hope for this mission.

Although Ning Shuangshuang, who has been living on the earth, can travel through the entire Human Federation through the virtual network, but because of the limitations of the network, except for the Human Federation, the network of the outer galaxy has never entered.

Although I occasionally receive some information from other galaxies, this is only through the official translation. Whether there is a deletion or not, only God knows.

The network barrier is the cultural barrier, and the network between different stars is like the world network in Ning Shuangshuang's previous life, although different countries are connected, it is difficult to connect smoothly.

Even, the interstellar barrier in the future world is much more stringent than the international barrier in the previous life.

Although because of the existence of the intelligent translation system, there is no problem with the text and language of both parties. However, because of the contradictions and vigilances between different stars, the two sides cannot communicate freely.

Unlike the computer network in the previous life, the virtual network of the future world can also be regarded as a strategic area to some extent. If it invades the opponent's virtual network and causes large-scale destruction, it can even paralyze most of the opponent's living forces.

And this is one of the reasons why the connection between the various stars cannot be close, and it is simply impossible to open a virtual network between each other without mutual trust.

At most, the parties have a limited exchange of information in some places.

Ning Shuangshuang was able to see the content of other galaxies in the Federation network, and Princess Leon was able to see the comics of the Human Federation in the Shengyao Kingdom, all because these contents had been officially certified by both parties and confirmed that there was no threat.

The unknown often brings fear and curiosity to human beings, and at this time, after hearing the obviously unfamiliar name of the Shengyao Star Kingdom, it is normal for Ning Shuangshuang to have a trace of curiosity in his heart.

"Far ...... This is actually not far away, if you start from the earth, it is only a little farther away than the polar star. Noticing the curiosity in Ning Shuangshuang's tone, Shan Siming's eyes lit up outside the door, and he had more hope for this mission. It's just that Ning Shuangshuang's answer obviously won't satisfy him.

"Farther than the Polar Stars...... Forget it, I don't want to go that far, and I don't want to go out. Completely unexpected, after Ning Shuangshuang showed obvious curiosity, her answer was rejected without the slightest hesitation.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ It's just a comic exchange, so why not go. It's only been more than a month back and forth, and I'll be back soon. After a stunned silence, Shan Siming knocked on the door in front of him again, and persuaded without giving up.

"More than a month is too long, isn't the virtual technology very developed now, why go to such a far place, can you give advice to that side, temporarily open the network connection between the two sides, and hold it directly in the virtual network?"

Pursing his lips a little unwillingly, Ning Shuangshuang's gaze returned to the comic in front of him, as if the curiosity just now did not exist at all, and continued to turn the next page of the comic.

It's impossible not to be curious, just like a native who has never seen a foreigner hears of a foreigner who looks completely different from himself for the first time, after hearing about the princess of the alien galaxy, Ning Shuangshuang's heart is full of curiosity.

It's just that no matter how curious he is in his heart, he can't make Ning Shuangshuang have the motivation to leave the house. Most of the world is not the largest salted fish. finally got rid of the urging of his three girls, and Ning Shuangshuang didn't want to waste the time he had won on the so-called exchange meeting of the aliens.

Besides, the so-called exchange meeting is not suitable for an otaku like her. Dealing with people has always been the most tiring thing, so why do you have to go so far to communicate with people when you can stay at home comfortably alone? Isn't that what that's the crime?

"Do you think that if the virtual network between the two sides can be opened, will the above attach so much importance to this exchange meeting?" Helplessly, he rolled his eyes, and Shan Siming was really speechless about the reason for Ning Shuangshuang's refusal.

Although he had already learned his niece's unique personality and habits before, when Ning Shuangshuang refused to pay so much attention to the exchange meeting of the federal leadership on the grounds that he didn't want to go out, Shan Siming still felt speechless for a while.

In the face of Ning Shuangshuang's obviously capricious choice, Shan Siming couldn't use more tough means.

Not to mention what kind of tragedy would happen if he forced this niece to be known by the Ning family and the two old men of his own family, just in terms of individual force value, Shan Siming didn't feel that he could handle it alone.

"Anyway, I don't want to go out, it's tiring and troublesome, you can find someone else. And no one knows who the blank real body is, so wouldn't it be nice to find a stand-in. Flipping through the comics on the screen, Ning Shuangshuang was not interested in the so-called exchange at all.

"Stand-in...... This is not a trivial matter, and if it is discovered by the other side, it will cause a big diplomatic accident. Sighing lightly, Shan Siming didn't know what to do except sigh for his niece's laziness.

"Whatever, isn't it our alliance, since it's an alliance, what does it matter if it refuses." raised his eyebrows, the progress of the comic plot made Ning Shuangshuang's eyes show a trace of seriousness, and Ning Shuangshuang, who was mostly attracted by the comics, casually said perfunctorily to Shan Siming outside the door.

"It's precisely because of the alliance that it's impossible to refuse, do you want to make the Human Federation and the Shengyao Kingdom hostile for your own sake?" Ning Shuangshuang, who didn't know at all, had already paid most of his attention to the comics, and Shan Siming, who was outside the door, was still replying seriously.

"Don't press me with big reason, I don't believe you can't handle this kind of thing. Could it be that all the people in the Shengyao Kingdom are idiots? Will you fall out with the Human Federation just because you can't see a single cartoonist? Politics is never so naΓ―ve. ”

Just after reading the small climax of the comic plot, Ning Shuangshuang, who had returned her attention slightly, heard Shan Siming's reply, which made her roll her eyes and retort in a casual tone.

"Well, I can't tell you, but I'll give you the invitation letter of Her Royal Highness the princess first. If you think about it carefully, although it is not impossible to refuse, this is really a good opportunity for the Federation to establish diplomatic relations. ”

Shaking his head helplessly, Shan Siming had temporarily given up his plan to continue persuading Ning Shuangshuang. However, while giving up, Shan Siming conveniently sent the email he specially brought over to Ning Shuangshuang's personal terminal through an encrypted channel.

"Invitations? It's really official. Noticing an invitation icon that suddenly popped up in the comic interface he opened, Ning Shuangshuang habitually stretched out his finger to turn it off, but he almost clicked on the open button.

As the invitation opened, an orc girl with white feline ears and a lion's tail clearly appeared in front of Ning Shuangshuang.

This is a message video, and there is nothing special about the content of the message, that is, a very sincere formal invitation to go to the Kingdom of Shengyao to participate in this comic exchange meeting.

And what attracted Ning Shuangshuang was not the message content in this message video, but the recorded image that appeared in front of him. White fluffy ears that flutter gently, and a slender tail that swings back and forth behind it. This is actually a living beast-eared girl?!

"I've received the invitation, I'll go back today, and I'll come back tomorrow." Confirming that the email was successfully sent, Shan Siming finally knocked on the door in front of him again and said goodbye to Ning Shuangshuang inside.

"Wait, is the image in this invitation the Princess Leon you are talking about?" Just as Shan Siming was about to leave after sending the email, the originally closed door suddenly opened at this time, and Ning Shuangshuang, who only put a coat on top of his pajamas, appeared in front of Shan Siming so easily.

"What? Are you interested in her? Looking at Ning Shuangshuang who walked out of the door a little strangely, Shan Siming was obviously very surprised by her transformation.

"Isn't this a matter of course, this is a beast-eared mother, a living beast-eared mother. It's not in the comics, it's not in the middle. It's a beast-eared girl who can be stroked with her hands in reality. ”

With his hands sliding in front of his chest, he made a look as if he was touching something, and Ning Shuang's eyes sparkled as he stared at Shan Siming, with a deep interest in his eyes.

Looking at Ning Shuangshuang's full of interest, Shan Siming found that it seemed that his task was ...... Going to finish?