chsdbacks Chapter 639 Ether Paradise
Chapter 639 Ether Paradise
Yang Ming took a deep breath. He didn’t expect that being the king of the island would be so hard-working.
"So this time I would like to invite you to attend the dinner hosted by the Aether Foundation on my behalf," Hala said frankly. "Although you are not a native of Alola, I have always intended for you to become the next king of Melemele Island. You can also take this opportunity to get in touch with celebrities and young talents from other islands."
Yang Ming didn't expect that Hala would have such high expectations for him, and even wanted him to be his successor. He couldn't help but feel touched and amused. "Old man, my goal has always been Ula Ula Island."
So he immediately accepted the invitation and began to prepare for the dinner two days later.
He first found Hao and asked him to be responsible for protecting Liliae's safety during this period, then asked Jones and Tokugawa to be responsible for everything needed to attend the banquet, and finally ordered the three members of Team Rocket to stay on Akara Island and continue to collect intelligence.
After arranging all this, Yang Ming still felt uneasy, so he found Xi Jiana again and had a long talk with her.
"I have to go to the Ether Foundation in two days, so I would like you to look after the house for me."
"What? You're actually going there!?" Upon hearing this news, Xi Jiana's emotions instantly went out of control. She grabbed Yang Ming's collar and growled, "Do you know what kind of dangerous place that is? The one who attacked us a few days ago was..."
"Just what?"
"...Nothing." Realizing that she had let the cat out of the bag, Xijiana quickly let go of her hand, her eyes flickering. "Anyway, I don't quite agree with you going to that place. After all, we are not familiar with the Aether Foundation."
Yang Ming took in her reaction and said with a smile, "It's okay. This time the Aether Foundation has invited celebrities from the entire Alola region to attend their banquet. There will definitely be no problems."
"But I'm still worried that someone will attack Liliae when I'm away. Although I've arranged for Haou to protect her, I still feel that I can only feel at ease if you're here."
Seeing Yang Ming's insistence, Xi Jiana stopped trying to dissuade him: "Since there are so many celebrities attending the banquet, I can let you go without worrying about it. But you'd better come back early. I heard that the chairman of the Ether Foundation is a vixen."
Yang Ming laughed: "What vixen? You're exaggerating a bit. She's already a mother of two children."
"Anyway, you should come back early, and remember to pack up any unfinished food. I need it as a midnight snack."
"You are really as stingy as I was back then. Okay, I promise you."
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"Minister, can we really trust Miss Xijiana so much?" After parting with Xijiana, Adjutant Jones asked cautiously, "She hid something from us last time. Will she take Miss Liliae away while you are away?"
"That's impossible," Yang Ming waved his hand. "I've already sounded her out. The last time the 'Overlord' Pokémon got out of control, it was probably the Aether Foundation that was behind it. It had nothing to do with Xijiana."
"Although I don't know why she hid this from me, if she really wanted to kidnap Liliae, she would have too many opportunities to do it and would never have waited until now."
"In short, at least Xi Jiana is trustworthy now, so we can just let her guard the house without any worries."
Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and Yang Ming took Tokugawa and Jones on a ship to the Ether Foundation.
Accompanying them were Dr. Kukui and Dr. Barnett, as well as Captain Ilima of Haole City. Except for Chengye Damu who was away on a business trip, all the important figures of Melemele Island received invitations.
"If so many people leave Melemele Island, I'm afraid it will give the criminals an opportunity to take advantage." Yang Ming said to himself, and at the same time he was secretly glad that he had left Xijiana to protect Liliae's safety.
The ship moved slowly on the sea, and finally an island appeared in their sight.
A white artificial island.
"Is this the headquarters of the Ether Foundation - Ether Paradise?" Looking at this steel fortress, Yang Ming had a lot of thoughts. He had originally planned to cultivate his strength secretly and face this behemoth when he was strong enough, but he didn't expect the other party to come to him so soon. It's really true that plans cannot keep up with changes.
After Yang Ming and others landed on the island, a plump woman came to greet them.
"Welcome everyone, I am the deputy director of the Ether Foundation, Bi Ke, and I am here to receive you on behalf of the chairman."
Is it Bi Ke, one of the two cadres of the Ether Foundation? Yang Ming looked at her and followed her into the Ether Foundation.
Entering the hall, there were already quite a few people gathered inside. Yang Ming saw the young talents from other islands at a glance. Some of them were talking loudly, while others were chatting elegantly. Bi Ke took them to a rest area and said, "The chairman will come to meet everyone later. Everyone, take a rest here first."
Yang Ming looked around and found that the security here was very tight, with fighters wearing white uniforms everywhere. At this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the crowd. Yang Ming turned his head and saw three young men and women walking towards him. They were Mao, Kachi and Shui Lian whom he had seen before.
"I didn't expect that Director Yang was also invited to this banquet. We are really destined to meet." Mao was the most enthusiastic. She was now a student at Haole City School and was very familiar with Yang Ming on weekdays. Naturally, she was the first to come up and say hello.
Kachi and Shui Lian also greeted Yang Ming with a smile, and it was obvious that they had a very good impression of Yang Ming.
Unlike the last time they met, all three of them came in formal attire today. Even Kachi was not shirtless like usual, but wore a fitted suit. Mao and Shui Lian wore beautiful evening gowns, looking particularly elegant and charming.
Yang Ming smiled and responded: "It is indeed a coincidence. Let me introduce you. This is our Melemele Island captain Ilima. Speaking of which, we are in the same industry as you."
Ilima nodded in greeting. He had a handsome appearance and elegant manners, and was very much loved by the citizens of Haole City. Now that he met his three colleagues from Akala Island, he naturally drank and chatted with them.
While Ilima was talking to the three captains, Yang Ming carefully observed his surroundings, because from the moment he entered the hall, he felt that someone was spying on him.
After a while, he found the source of his sight - it was a beautiful woman in a navy blue dress, who looked to be around twenty years old, with long silver hair, sitting alone in a corner.
The moment her eyes met Yang Ming's, the silver-haired woman quickly looked away, poured herself a glass of red wine and began to drink.