Resurrection Empire

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The communication identification code of the other party is Zhenjianghou himself.

It's not a messenger or a spokesperson, it's really Zhenjianghou himself.

Moreover, unlike his Nanxiang Bo Liu, the Marquis opposite was the first Marquis of Zhenjiang.

Its biological age is a mystery, but its existence spans more than 50 years.

Back then, the Marquis of Zhenjiang was born in his youth, and he devoted himself to the frontline battlefield as a mere Viscount, and made astonishing military exploits.

After returning to the empire, Marquis of Zhenjiang passed two ranks in a row and was conferred the title of Marquis on the spot.

After the lord was granted the title of Marquis, he was actually frozen for a long time, and he only handed over many tasks to the descendants of his cronies on the battlefield back then.

After tens of thousands of years of development, the rank of Marquis of Zhenjiang is among the top ten marquises, and his power is far stronger than that of the earl.

"Uncle Nanxiang, Liu An, your courage is indeed greater than I imagined. You can do it, you have fighting spirit, and I appreciate you very much."

An electronically synthesized voice sounded in Liu An's ears, the tone was flat, without any emotion.

But Liu An shuddered all over his body, extremely flustered.

Chapter 548 The Hate of Homeland

In the Yuanjiang star field, everyone knows that Zhenjiang Hou is moody, but powerful.

This lord obviously has privileges, but he chooses not to go to the center of the empire to enjoy life. He just stays asleep in a static-level freezer for 10 years, and sits in the frontier star field.

There is more than one marquis in the Far Frontier star field, counting several nearby star fields, the number of marquis is over a hundred.

Zhenjianghou does not hold any position in the star field government, but once a large-scale war breaks out and someone needs to come out to take charge of the overall situation, Zhenjianghou can not only command the fleet of the distant star field, but also the group army formed by the fleets of several nearby star fields. Marshal is his reasonable position.

Its ability and status can be seen from this.

During these tens of thousands of years, Zhenjiang Hou rarely did activities outside, and few people had direct contact with him, which seemed extremely mysterious.

But every time the Marquis wakes up, it has to be something really big.

Now that the master is not only awake, but also personally involved in important matters, how can Liu An not be nervous.

"Master Marquis...I...I..."

Liu An tried to maintain his composure, and tried to defend himself several times, but being too nervous made his throat knotted, and he appeared to be stuttering.

Or maybe he knows the ability of the other party, and understands that any sophistry at this moment is meaningless, and it is better to speak incoherently and show his panic than to say too many mistakes.

That's why he simply behaved like this. He didn't have the magnanimity he usually has when facing low-ranking people in the Nanxiang Star Cluster.

The figure on the opposite side saw through his superb acting skills at a glance, and only said again: "There is no need to be hypocritical. I know exactly what you did in the Nanxiang Star Cluster. Your many deeds are enough to execute an ordinary earl of the empire, but You are Uncle Liu An of Nanxiang, after all, you have some privileges. Of course, death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot escape."

"First, you will lose one-third of your combat achievements. Second, from now on, you will no longer be the chief executive of the Nanxiang Military and Political Hub, and will be demoted to the commander of the regular garrison fleet. Third, you will be fined and confiscated. A feudal food system galaxy, related assets returned to the royal family."

"Liu An, do you have any objections? Are you convinced?"

When announcing the punishment decision, the electronically synthesized voice was still flat, without any ups and downs.

Liu An trembled all over, and stood still.

He had thought that the failure of this operation would cost him a lot, but he didn't expect the price to be so heavy.

Although the demotion and the confiscation of ten food city galaxies are heartbreaking, they are not the point.

Cutting off one-third of the military exploits is really hurtful.

Liu An has completely inherited the military achievements accumulated by the ancestors of the Liu family, and after thousands of years of hard work, the family's military achievements have increased by nearly 30% after his succession.

Cut off one-third of the current basis, and if Liu An's hard work for most of his life is completely zero, he will lose a lot of money, and the Marquis position that was close to him will suddenly become this life. out of reach.

Of course he couldn't accept it.

"My lord, I...I don't accept it!" No matter how reserved and weak he was, Liu An suddenly raised his head and looked directly at the figure in front of him, gritted his teeth and said, "My Liu family started as a commoner, and has sacrificed for the empire for generations. It took 20 years to enjoy the honor of the earl, and it took tens of thousands of years to guard the frontier Nanxiang star cluster before finally reaching the point where it is one step away from the marquis. Although you are the marquis of Zhenjiang, you can't treat me like this. It will only make other earls in the empire feel chilled! Not only am I not convinced, but other people will not be convinced either!"

Marquis Zhenjiang: "Hehe. So you can intentionally murder another earl for your own self-interest? Do you think I can't understand your subtext? You just want to tell me that your Uncle Nanxiang also has a backer in the center of the empire, right? ? But, don’t you think that this is just my Zhenjiang Hou’s decision?”

It was still an indifferent electronic voice, but the content of the words seemed to reveal a little impatience.

Hearing the words, Liu An woke up suddenly, but after a moment, he seemed to be drained of all his strength, and sat down limply on the ground, whispering: "I understand."

"As long as you know."

After finishing speaking, Zhenjiang Hou's remote projection disappeared immediately.

Tranquility returned to Liu An's office.

After a long time, the ashen-faced Liu An came out of the office with blood on his hands, and went straight to the frozen sleep chamber.

When Liu An fell into a frozen slumber, the people from Nanxiang Bo's Internal Affairs Office dared to enter the office, but they saw that there was almost nothing intact here, only a mess all over the place.

The family is happy and the family is sad, Liu An is out of control because of anger and aggrieved, but Ren Zhong is still very leisurely while sailing, while reading and recharging.

Seven months later, the heavy-duty large battleship briefly appeared in the administrative center of the Nanxiang star cluster core area.

Then, he opened the external communication.

Contact letters from various forces rushed in after seven months of delay, and the number reached tens of thousands.

Ren Zhong didn't play tricks, and immediately asked Jin Simin to form a professional team in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the administrative hub of Chifeng, to assist him in handling these paperwork.

It took a total of two days, and Ren Zhong responded to these letters with a polite reply letter that was neither humble nor overbearing, which was regarded as a preliminary greeting to many imperial forces that had never met before.The effect of this kind of social interaction is roughly equivalent to two strangers meeting at a large reception, and then exchanging business cards, and handing each other's business cards to the secretary, asking the secretary to record this relationship for future needs. When the time comes, it can be mobilized from the network of contacts.

This kind of social interaction usually seems meaningless, but at certain times it can have a surprising effect.

Afterwards, Ren Zhong did not file a record at the Nanxiang Military and Political Hub, nor was he interested in meeting Nanxiang Bo Liu An, who was close at hand. Instead, he first hovered the smart warship next to the transit space station, and then directly entered the space station in a small single-person spaceship. In the guide-class expedition ship of the envoy Zhenjianghou, he paid a face-to-face meeting with this great man who came from afar.

The other party has given him enough respect from the very beginning, so of course he will reciprocate and give him enough face.

The heavy-duty single-person spaceship gradually moved forward in space at a slow speed, slowly approaching the disc-shaped spaceship with a diameter of about three kilometers in front of it.

At the edge of the disc-shaped spaceship, an entrance to the dock has been opened.

He could have flown in faster, but deliberately slowed down.

This is the first time he has been close to the top ship produced by the Royal Academy of Sciences so far.

Laymen watch the excitement, and experts watch the doorway. Now Ren Zhong only needs to observe with the naked eye, and can figure out a lot of information such as design concepts and equipment layouts by analyzing the layout of the subtle bumps and gullies on the surface of the ship.

This information can help the ship design department of Chifeng Academy of Sciences, providing some new ideas and directions.

The reason why he wants to grab this time is not that he is putting on a show, but that he knows that he will have to go through the star gate to the center of the distant star field next.

It is also impossible to communicate with the outside world when crossing the star gate, and it will take nearly three months.

He planned to make some goods first, and then send the information back before entering the star gate, so that at least three months in advance, he could give the Chifeng clan a small speedup in terms of ship technology.He is so fine.

The docking hatch is closed.

The sizzling sound caused by the rapid air filling is incessant.

After the environmental monitoring of the spaceship reported that the external air pressure and air composition ratio were suitable for the human body, Ren Zhong opened the top cover of the spaceship, stood up, took a step forward, and jumped onto the floor with ease.

Unexpectedly, the envoy of Zhenjiang Hou who came from afar was already waiting here.

This is a middle-aged man with brown curly hair, not very tall, and slightly thin.

Ren Zhong immediately locked the identity of the other party through his appearance in his mind, and then froze on the spot.

Marvell Louis, the direct descendant of Devon Louis who accompanied the Marquis of Zhenjiang in the past, is a hereditary earl and is titled Uncle Zhanfeng.

Unlike the Marquis of Zhenjiang, who used cryo-slumber to span time for many years, the Louis family has gone to the other extreme as a capable general under the command of the Marquis. Members of his family will only use cryo-sleep to save time in special situations such as long-distance voyages. , usually never sleep.The Louis family has been servants for generations, and together with several other families, they managed the huge property of Marquis Zhenjiang in an orderly manner.

As a dignified and hereditary earl family with absolute freedom, they ignore their own property and don't enjoy life. They only entrust it to collect some basic tax profits, but they willingly spend all their energy on Zhenjianghou's family. In terms of industry, it looks like a servant, and it can be regarded as a recognized spectacle in the machine empire.

There are even rumors in the Far Frontier star field that when Zhenjianghou himself was asleep, the real Zhenjianghou was actually Count Louis.

These words are exaggerated, but the authority of the Louis family in Zhenjianghou's forces can also be seen from this.

Marvell Louis is the contemporary Lord Zhanfeng. Relying on the power of Zhenjianghou, Marvell's status in the empire is even higher than that of Nanxiang Bo Liuan.

"Hi Uncle Chifeng, I'm Marvell Louis, nice to meet you."

While Ren Zhong was still in a daze, Marvell had already stepped forward with a smile on his face and stretched out his hand.

Only then did Ren Zhong regain his senses, and shook hands with the other party, "Hello, Uncle Zhanfeng. Please call me by my name, Ren Zhong. I haven't passed the review yet, and I'm not used to being called Uncle Chifeng."

After letting go of his hand, Marvell first made a gesture of invitation, and said with a smile: "That's fine, but you can also call me Marvell. I'm not used to others calling me Uncle Zhan Feng, after all, I'm serious. The identity is the housekeeper of Lord Marquis."

Now the two looked at each other and smiled, feeling a little bit like a hero.

Walking two steps away, Marvell asked again: "I saw Ren Zhong before, and you seemed a little surprised?"

Ren nodded, "Of course. I'm not just surprised, I'm even a little terrified. Your lord Marquis is well-known, and Marvell's reputation in the Far Frontier Starfield and the Nanxiang Star Cluster is also impressive. Thank you for coming so far, I am really ashamed .”

When Marvell heard this, he looked up and down Ren Zhong with great interest, and then said: "Before I set off, I actually read some information about you. It is rumored that you have a weird and withdrawn personality, are extremely difficult to deal with, and are arrogant. It's a bit defiant. But when I met him face to face, I realized that the rumors were all bullshit."

Ren Zhong laughed loudly, "The rumors about me in the Nanxiang star cluster must be mostly rumors compiled by Liu An's lackeys, the motive is to slander me, and also to let some people in the Nanxiang star cluster who don't know the inside story Alienate me in advance. My so-called arrogance is nothing more than my refusal to kneel and lick Liu An to show my surrender after coming to the Nanxiang star cluster. If I am also arrogant, what is Liu An? Looking at the sky high and the emperor far away, he regards the Nanxiang star cluster as his private property, and treats his fellow nobles as his own dogs. Only a decent person came, and he wanted to look him up, and it became a provocation in his eyes. But the matter is in the final analysis Isn't it because I didn't know him at all, but he wanted my life from the very beginning, and he didn't give me an explanation from the beginning to the end? How others treat me, I naturally treat others. This Isn't it reasonable?"

Marvell nodded again and again, "That's the reason. Ren Zhong, you are a kind-hearted person. My Lord Marquis is also a kind-hearted person. When you meet, you will definitely meet each other. As for your doubts about why I came to pick you up You, but you are a little self-deprecating. Leaving aside the things you did before, such as the invisible paint, but only the ability you showed in the previous ambush battle is enough to be called brilliant. No amount of attention can be given to you. Brother Ren Zhong, I can tell you responsibly that throughout the history of imperial wars, your appearance is definitely enough to be called a milestone."

The other party got louder and louder, and even secretly changed their titles. Although Ren Zhong agreed with the term Milestone in his heart, he was a little humble on the surface, "Brother Marvel is too famous, so I dare not take it for granted. "

"Hey, what a reputation. I never tell lies. Every heir to the Louis family must study the war history of the Marquis before he becomes an adult. If the Marquis had you under his command, how could we have lost so much in the war? Many brothers and sisters. Don't look at my Louis family's mighty power now, but the greatest regret in my ancestor Devin Louis' life was to watch his brother die for his queen during a defeat and escape."

Ren Zhong asked, "Is it Viscount William?"

"Yes. My ancestor once said that in terms of talent, Mr. William is more than ten times stronger than him. If Mr. William hadn't died, perhaps as early as 10 years ago, Lord Marquis would have led us to counterattack and regain the land occupied by the sublimated. home galaxy."

Ren Zhong was taken aback again.

He didn't know until now that the Marquis of Zhenjiang was not a native of the empire.

His hometown has long been occupied by ascendants.

No wonder Marquis Zhenjiang cherishes his life so much and loves talents so much, he does not hesitate to let Marvell come to win him over in person, it turns out that there is such an obsession hidden in his heart.

"The hatred of the homeland is indeed hard to let go. Lord Marquis has worked hard these years."

Ren Zhong said this, but he thought of his hometown inexplicably in his heart.

Although your homeland has been taken away, at least it is still there, and you still have a chance to take a look and take it back.

And me?

The distance between the Wall of Sloan and the Milky Way...

Out of reach, hopeless in this life.

Chapter 549 A man should travel far and return as a teenager

Although his heart was beginning to feel sour, Ren Zhong remained calm on the face, and he only lamented that he was not born 50 years earlier, and that he was not able to follow Master Zhenjiang to charge into battle on the battlefield that year, and he also failed to see Zhenjiang Hou's demeanor is really regrettable.

Marvell immediately hit the snake with the stick, laughed and said: "Brother Ren Zhong, you don't have to regret it, Mr. Marquis often said that the future will last forever. There are still opportunities."

Ren Zhong replied, "That's right, I hope this day will come sooner."

In fact, Marvel has already completed the task ahead of schedule.He didn't expect that when he came here, he would find out that Ren Zhong seemed to have the intention of joining the Marquis of Zhenjiang, and he was in a good mood immediately.

The two chatted briefly, and unknowingly entered the core cabin of the long-distance ship.

This is a conference hall with a very simple decoration. Next to the conference hall is Marvell's living room. Through the open door, he saw the layout of the living room. An alloy bed, a bedside table, a small desk, and a bookshelf with a very simple structure. There are some paper books on it, and there are no other decorations. This layout looks completely unsuitable for the earl from the center of the empire. His rank reveals from the side the life style of the Zhenjiang Marquis family, which is really not like the traditional nobles of the empire.

Although Ren Zhong had been courteous with the other party for a long time, his recognition of Zhen Jianghou had been greatly increased because of this room.If Marvell knew what Ren Zhong was thinking, he would be a little proud.

As Ren Zhong had guessed, the ancestors including Zhenjianghou himself and his direct subordinates all came from the enemy-occupied area that is still controlled by the ascendant.With nostalgia for their homeland and strong reluctance, the wandering family headed by Zhenjiang Hou himself had no intention of enjoying life before realizing their ambitions.

In the conference room, Marvell Louis first talked about the process of the canonization ceremony with Ren Zhong, and also talked with Ren Zhong carefully about the details of his military exploits evaluation.

Although after arriving in the Nanxiang star cluster, the Chifeng Fleet has also fought many big and small battles, which can be regarded as meritorious service in suppressing bandits, but the combat achievements obtained by suppressing bandits are not many. The queen's giant germ cells.

The "god-level demon" that Ren Zhong killed when he was on the source star seems to have contributed a lot, but because he couldn't get conclusive evidence, the incident also happened in the area of ​​the tracer colony, and his weight was reduced. Not as important as megagonocytes.

According to Marvell Louis, with the passage of time, the role of the giant cells provided to the empire by the original responsibility has not decreased, but has grown.

In the past hundred years, the Royal Academy of Sciences has figured out many recent biotechnological achievements of the sublimated by relying on the in-depth analysis of the giant germ cells.Now the empire is quietly making preparations, and the huge productive forces are secretly fully activated, transforming the results at an extremely fast speed, and manufacturing a large amount of targeted equipment along with these results.Although the Machine Empire is relatively weak among the four countries, it is only relative, and it is more or less able to fight back.

There is no doubt that the empire is planning a big war that can change the situation.

Marquis Zhenjiang was not clearly notified, and this matter is still in the confidential stage. This is the conclusion drawn by Marvell Louis based on his observation of the flow of resources within the empire.So Marvel told Ren Zhong these things, not a leak.

After listening to Marvell's analysis, Ren Zhong showed an excited and belligerent attitude appropriately, and said firmly: "According to the imperial military law, in case there is a big war, the Nanxiang star cluster fleet will also be incorporated into the group army under the command of Zhenjianghou At that time, please ask Brother Marvel to apply to Lord Marquis for me. I don’t want to be trapped under Liu An’s command, and I have to prevent him from stabbing me in the back. Why don’t I transfer my Chifeng Army to the headquarters directly under the Marquis? For the vanguard."

Ren Zhong's statement seemed a little brainless.