Wasteland's Only King - Chapter 301 - 60: Appointment to Heaven Star! Governor Venicca! Destination—Low Dimension! (2)
Precisely because of this.
Aaron Ferguson, raised from childhood on Heaven Star, harbored a genuine reverence for this Planet Governor.
He had no reason—and could never—become arrogant before Venicca, simply due to gaining the favor of Miss Athena.
“Aaron Ferguson.”
“Your humility truly matches the achievements and glory you possess today.”
Venicca stood in the sky before the gates of the Celestial Castle, her face so beautiful as to cause one to lose focus, showing a faint smile.
“I dare not, I dare not!”
Aaron remained ever respectful in his bearing.
“Then—”
“Let me, Venicca Riel, conduct your formal investiture!”
Venicca smiled, waved her hand, and, from the void, grasped a crown adorned with white crystal.
“Wear this crown, and you shall no longer be a mere resident; you will possess power on this planet second only to mine!”
Venicca’s voice became more resonant.
Having spoken,
She danced gracefully through the air, arriving before Aaron.
Aaron dropped to one knee, bowed his head.
Venicca solemnly held the crown in both hands and placed it upon him.
The moment the crown descended, Aaron’s body could not help but tremble slightly.
“Aaron, my Vice Governor.”
“Why are your eyes turning red?”
Venicca noticed his response, and asked gently.
“I, I…”
“I was only thinking of the benefactor who changed the course of my entire life.”
Aaron, always honest, spoke his true thoughts.
As his voice faded,
The streets of Heaven City were stilled for a moment.
Indeed…
Aaron’s tale had long spread throughout Heaven Star, even to the Pegasus Star Realm.
Even in the Federation Central Star Realm, many people spoke eagerly of him.
Everyone knew—
Aaron’s fate was changed by ’Yu Jin’.
No one knew who Yu Jin really was.
But…
As the Federation moved forward, Miss Athena stirred immense turmoil across every star realm under Federation rule, in search of that man.
“Ah, Aaron Ferguson.”
“If the Lord were to know how deeply you miss and feel gratitude, surely he would be greatly comforted.”
The smile on Venicca’s face grew gentler.
Moreover,
If one looked closely, they’d see that when she spoke those words ’the Lord’, her eyes revealed genuine devotion and respect.
Aaron, still unsettled and emotional, clearly missed this subtlety.
He took a deep breath, wearing the crown, and slowly stood up.
“Thank you, Lady Venicca.”
“From this day forth, I will give all my effort, never betraying the role of Vice Governor, fighting for the rights and welfare of all Heaven Star residents!”
Aaron’s words rang firm, echoing through all Heaven City.
The people filled every street and alley, calling his name together.
The feverish cries sustained endlessly.
Until…
Buzz—!
A tremendous wave surged abruptly above Heaven City.
The rowdy city suddenly became silent.
“A decree from the Central Federation…”
Venicca’s brows, far and graceful as distant hills, slightly furrowed.
“Central Federation decree?”
The newly promoted Aaron, too, looked utterly bewildered.
Could it be…
Miss Athena wants to promote him again?
That’s unlikely, he had just assumed office…
Buzz—!
Above Heaven City,
The surging energy enveloped the sky.
A vast light screen suddenly appeared.
On the screen, the face of a golden-eyed, golden-haired woman emerged.
“Miss Athena!”
Aaron recognized her in an instant and called out softly.
“Miss Athena!”
The whole of Heaven City followed with cries.
Yet…
Venicca, always unwaveringly loyal to the Federation, merely bowed her head slightly in respect.
“Aaron!”
Athena’s gaze swept the city, quickly locking onto Aaron.
“Within one day, arrive at Athena Planet!”
“The Federation has granted you the highest interstellar shuttle access!”
Those were her only words.
Swoosh—
The light screen vanished.
Both Aaron and the citizens wore expressions of confusion and daze.
“No…”
“What’s happened?”
Countless people glanced at one another, unable to fathom the sudden ’Central Federation decree’.
Only Venicca’s eyes narrowed slightly, as if pondering.
After a while,
She looked at Aaron and spoke softly:
“Perhaps…”
“Miss Athena has once again found traces of Lord Yu Jin…”
Her voice was gentle.
And somehow,
Aaron sensed that in her tone, there was a hint of anticipation and excitement.
“Lady Venicca really wishes to meet Lord Yu Jin?”
“Maybe it’s just pure curiosity…”
Aaron did not dwell on it, bidding farewell and turning to board the spaceship headed to Heaven Star’s orbital space station.
There—
Waited an interstellar shuttle, symbolizing the highest technology of the Ophelia Federation.
Ordinary folk had no privilege to use it.
Even Aaron, now Vice Planet Governor, received usage rights only by Athena’s approval.
Celestial Castle.
Venicca watched the ship’s silhouette fade into the distance.
In her eyes, emotions flickered—
A longing, a yearning, and a sense of loss.
“My Lord…”
“Have you forgotten Venicca and Heaven Star…”
“Why…”
“Do you persistently refuse to descend here…”
Venicca’s whisper was heard by none.
If Aaron had really caught the term ’My Lord’, he’d surely be shocked speechless…
…
…
One day later.
Ophelia Star Realm, Athena Star.
Aaron, aboard the interstellar shuttle, crossed unfathomable distances and finally arrived.
“This…”
“What’s going on?”
“Are we going to war?”
Inside the interstellar shuttle, not yet docked, Aaron watched the swarming warships and spaceships gathering above the planet, his mind going blank.
Athena Planet—he’d been here before—when logging onto the Alpha Star server.
But…
Back then, Athena Star never had such enormous military and warship deployment!
Aaron looked through the porthole into the starry expanse.
Federal warships beyond count, dense and stretching beyond sight!
“What on earth is happening?”
“Miss Athena summoned me—wasn’t it to locate Lord Yu Jin?”
Aaron, filled with countless thoughts, finally disembarked and entered the space elevator.
Whoosh—!
The space elevator, tens of thousands of meters high, reached the planet’s surface.
Soon after,
Aaron finally trod upon the land of Athena Planet.
At that moment,
The scene before him was filled with human figures.
At a glance, there were at least a million people—
All soldiers, to be precise.
They wore armor and carried weapons, their expressions solemn.
“Hey!”
Aaron, still bewildered, was recalled to reality by a distant greeting.
A young man with blue hair strode up to him.
“Stunned?”
The blue-haired youth was none other than Don Flack, the former captain of the Blue Silver Squad.
In recent times, as Athena logged onto various servers to search for Yu Jin, she brought these two along each time.
Thus, the once unfamiliar pair had grown close, now teasing each other as good friends.
“Don?”
You came too?”
“Oh wait, of course you would.”
“What are we doing here?”
“With so many spaceships, warships, and troops…”
Aaron’s mind still vacant, his speech stuttering.
Smack—!
Don Flack stepped up and slapped Aaron’s shoulder hard.
“What for?”
“Miss Athena called you and me—not for anything but to find that man.”
“She certainly wouldn’t merely find us pleasing to the eye, right?”
Don Flack cracked a joke completely lacking in chill, and led Aaron onto a spaceship docked at the planet’s surface.
Boom—
Rumble—!
Soon,
The ships lifted one after another, soaring skyward.
The warships in orbit roared their engines, assembling into formation.
Whoosh—
Whoosh whoosh—!
Inside, Aaron gazed through the porthole at the passing starry vista, still flustered and lost.
“Where are we really headed?”
Aaron couldn’t help but press Don Flack.
Don turned, looked deeply at Aaron, and murmured two words:
“Low Dimension.”
