Working as a consultant in the Ultra Universe

"Is it Xingyao? I heard she's a very cute girl. I wonder if I'll have the chance to get to know her?"

Upon hearing Gu Chen mention Xing Yao, Inas showed no surprise whatsoever; instead, she enthusiastically hinted to Gu Chen that he should invite her home.

Does Inas not mind that Gu Chen already has a daughter?

Gu Chen was quite surprised by this and asked in astonishment, "You know Xing Yao?"

Inas chuckled and said, "I know, I had a very pleasant chat with your aide in the days leading up to the UN General Assembly."

Now Gu Chen knew where the problem lay.

It turns out that Hoshino 'betrayed' him. I wonder what he said to Inas, but I guess Inas already knows everything she wants to know.

Immediately, Gu Chen wished he could give Hoshino Isamu's little head a few whacks. How could he tell Inas everything? Did he think he hadn't written enough reports?

However, judging from the current situation, Xingyao's tactic of using her as a shield is no longer effective, as Inas seems completely unconcerned.

That's true, after all, they were adopted, not biologically related.

Thinking of this, Gu Chen sighed softly, then said seriously, "I am naturally very happy that Her Majesty the Queen wants to visit me, but we both have other more important matters to attend to right now, so let's talk about it after we've finished these tasks."

Upon hearing this, Inas shook her head slightly and said, "Mr. Gu Chen, you are mistaken. I think there is nothing more important than visiting Mr. Gu Chen's home."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen truly didn't know what to say.

Inas is not Moriyama Izumi after all. There are some things he can say directly to Moriyama Izumi, but he can't say them directly to Inas.

The difference in their status meant that Gu Chen had to come up with a different story to dissuade Inas from her idea.

If Gu Chen had previously thought that Inas's feelings for him were just a misconception, then tonight's dinner confirmed for him that Inas did indeed have those kinds of feelings for him.

Gu Chen just couldn't understand why Inas could fall in love with him in such a short time.

Could it be... that being an envoy of Earth grants one a special advantage in this regard?

Yes, I must ask Xingyao about it when I get back.

However, right now, Gu Chen still has to deal with the somewhat enthusiastic Inas.

To be honest, Gu Chen wasn't good at dealing with this kind of situation.

If the ultimate darkness didn't exist, and if the King of Ultra hadn't told him what he was told, Gu Chen would still be willing to try choosing a partner.

But now that darkness is still causing trouble, he really doesn't have the extra energy to think about starting a family.

However, it was not appropriate to say these things openly to Inas, which made Gu Chen feel very troubled.

The dinner ended amidst Inas's warm hospitality and Gu Chen's somewhat flustered response.

Because it was late, Inas didn't mention visiting Gu Chen's family right now.

Back in the room Inas had arranged for him, Gu Chen rubbed his head, feeling a headache coming on.

Inas's attitude made him hesitant to bring up something with her.

Gu Chen originally thought that since the Underground Kingdom had joined the United Nations and was about to make contact and exchanges with countries around the world, should its weakness of fearing sunlight need to be addressed?

After all, communication is a two-way street. It doesn't make sense for the surface world to send people to the underground world for diplomatic work, while the underground world doesn't send people to the surface world for diplomatic work.

However, Inas's subterranean people had extremely low tolerance for sunlight. Even when completely covered in clothing, exposure to the sun would still cause them fatal damage.

This causes serious problems for people from the underground world when they try to travel to the surface world.

It's impossible for underground people to specifically choose nighttime hours when making diplomatic visits to the surface world.

Moreover, to truly appreciate the beauty of the earth's landscape, one needs ample sunlight to fully experience its natural wonders.

So Gu Chen thought, why not have Inas provide some blood samples from the underground people, and then he could send them to the Dark Kingdom for the Vayrud people to study, so as to remove their weakness of fearing sunlight.

As for whether doing so would cause some unexpected serious consequences, such as exacerbating the conflict between underground people and surface people, Gu Chen thought that as long as Inas and the leaders of various countries were not out of their minds, these situations would most likely not occur.

However, the current situation is that Inas, like Moriyama Izumi, has feelings for him and wants to take their relationship to the next level.

So, isn't Gu Chen's behavior, which benefits the entire underground human race, essentially just trying to gain Inas's favor?

Moreover, Gu Chen believed that if this matter was accomplished, Inas's favorability towards him would probably skyrocket.

'Oh dear, this is truly... a terrible tragedy!'

Thinking of this, Gu Chen sighed heavily again.

Time soon came to the next day.

After thinking it over last night, Gu Chen decided to ask Inas to help them overcome their fear of sunlight in their underground world.

Even if this might make Inas like him more, it would be beneficial to promote cultural exchange between the underground world and the surface world, so Gu Chen believed he needed to do it.

As for Inas's feelings for him, let's talk about that later.

Thinking of this, Gu Chen saw Inas walking towards him.

Good morning, Mr. Gu Chen. I wonder how you slept last night? Did you sleep well?

Inas stepped forward and greeted Gu Chen warmly.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I rested very well."

Gu Chen quickly smiled and responded.

"Really? That's wonderful."

"Then, Mr. Gu Chen, how about I arrange today's schedule..."

Inas nodded, and then took the initiative to arrange Gu Chen's itinerary for the day. She wanted to show Gu Chen this underground world.

However, before Inas could finish speaking, Gu Chen interrupted her forcefully, saying, "I'm very sorry, Your Majesty, but I'd like to discuss today's itinerary later. I have other matters to discuss with you now."

Queen Inas was taken aback for a moment, but quickly composed herself and said with a smile, "Alright, Mr. Gu Chen, what do you need to discuss with me?"

Gu Chen organized his thoughts for a moment before speaking, "It's about the fact that our underground people are afraid of sunlight."

Upon hearing this, Inas paused slightly, then her expression turned serious.

This concerns the fatal weakness of the subterranean people, and Queen Inas cannot deal with it with the same attitude as before, after all, this is a very serious matter.