Resurrection Empire

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After arranging the legal operation on the surface through the adjutant, Liu An summoned a close aide in the Earl's Mansion, gave detailed instructions, and emphasized that this matter must be dictated. In a top-secret environment, Communicating face-to-face with the Ninth Viscount Southgate Augustus must not be monitored by the information of the Imperial Supernet.

"Even if I am not worried about being seriously affected by the incident with my power, there is still the restless royal viscount Wen Yuanbo in the Nanxiang Star Cluster. If we can't leave him with a handle, it will more or less become a stain and affect me. Marquis promotion."

Before letting his cronies leave, Liu An ordered so carefully.

……

96 days later, an unpowered meteorite crossed a distance of nearly 8 billion kilometers along a winding multi-circuit figure-of-eight, and broke through the atmosphere of Nanjiu C silently, and then brought sparks and flames all the way Quickly approached in the thick atmosphere of Nanjiu C.

As the heat continued to accumulate, the temperature on the surface of the meteorite continued to rise, and finally reached a critical point.

Suddenly, accompanied by a bang like a bomb exploded, this meteorite, which was originally only the size of a fist, exploded like a fragmentation grenade. Spread out.

This meteorite is completely broken.

But the particles that are too light also bring benefits. These dust finally got the effect of buoyancy and resistance of the atmosphere, and the speed dropped suddenly, which saved the ultra-small meteorite from burning up in the atmosphere on the way down.

High in the sky, strong winds of more than level [-] howled and swept, and the chaotic and violent airflow tore apart the light nano-dust, spread it horizontally at an extremely fast speed, and went straight to the low-temperature focus on the sunny side of Nanjiu C.

During this process, the exploration spacecraft sent by the Yuanxing Merchant Ship, which arrived near Nanjiu c in advance, is under the support of active power, and is circling Nanjiu c in different satellite orbits to scan and analyze.

The people in Yuanxing Merchant Luck had been waiting for the people from Yuanxing to come to the empire hundreds of years ago, preparing to return.

Although there have been many twists and turns, this ill-fated company has changed owners several times, but it has only gone through several generations of iterations. These excellent crew members who think they are rooted in Yuan Xing already have a certain understanding of Yuan Xing. Belonging.

Now that everything has finally settled down, they heard that the helm of the Origin Star civilization has become the Earl of the Empire, and they have found a new light in the gloomy life of being forced to work.

The more than 200 million people in the Merchant Fleet have worked in the Mechanical Empire for hundreds of years. Most of the crew have been passed down from generation to generation. They have a deep understanding of the political structure of the empire and know what the title of earl means.

Even if they didn't receive orders from the fleet headquarters, they still took the initiative to start the planet exploration work, which can be regarded as making some technical reserves for the fleet headquarters in advance before landing.

It's a pity that the commercial fleet has always been crazily squeezed for profits, and has never received technological innovation, so that the structure of the small exploration spacecraft is fragile, and it is impossible to land in advance, and the performance of the exploration equipment it has is also low. Take a look at terrain modeling and the most basic elemental analysis.

None of the thousands of exploration spacecraft and more than a hundred annual ring merchant ships noticed the inconspicuous meteorite.

Perhaps some scanning devices were caught briefly, but were dismissed from the reporting list as secondary targets.

Countless micron-sized meteorite dust finally reached the sky above the low-temperature focus, and then in the eternal darkness, along the waterfall-like air flow, it rushed towards the giant glacier below, and then lightly smashed on the glacier, on the extremely hard glacier Cut out one small pit after another.

If a microscope can take a closer look at this time, you can see that these micron-sized meteorite dust is not black under the light of stars, but has become milky white.

Then, cracks quickly appeared on the surface of these milky white particles, like hatching eggshells.

A small black speck drilled out of the eggshell, devoured the eggshell at an extremely fast speed, and then turned around to eat the solid ice around it.

After just a few minutes, the small black dot became slightly larger in size.

If Ren Zhong was beside him at this time, he would be amazed.

This thing is shaped like an ant, but with a pair of crystal wings, it looks almost exactly like the termites on earth.

A few minutes passed, and the termite, which had swelled to more than twenty microns in length, suddenly began to tremble violently, and the left and right sides of the body were torn apart.

It split into two, and completed the multiplication by self-mutilation.

The body length of the miraculous termite that tore itself in half began to shrink again, first curled up, and the body surface began to secrete a transparent structure similar to the cuticle, and finally turned into two milky white particles.

A few minutes later, cracks appeared on the surface of the milky white particles again, and two termites with exactly the same shape and seemingly identical genetic information appeared.

Immediately afterwards, the two termites began to quickly chew and absorb the eggshells, and they continued to proliferate over and over again.

A few hours later, starting from an egg, a complete population has been bred here.

They gnawed out a fist-sized vacancy in the surrounding ice, but the excrement secreted by their tails added together with their own volume was not enough to make up for the hole created after the ice disappeared, as if they had stolen it out of thin air. some space.

Then, as the population got bigger and bigger, the shape of the termites began to diverge.

Among them, the strongest figure swelled up first, and its abdomen continued to elongate and enlarge, like an inflated balloon.

Some termites begin to grow thicker tusks.

Also some termites started to move faster.

In just a few hours, this population derived from a milky white worm egg differentiated into more than ten different individuals with a clear division of labor. It was like a sophisticated machine started to excavate the hard ice with higher efficiency. , keep going down.

This whole process took place below minus two hundred degrees.

The same thing happened everywhere on the huge South Nine C Pole Glacier.

This planet of low-level microorganisms with only the most basic structure has finally ushered in the first wave of non-human alien complex species.

……

In the fleet headquarters, there was a complete silence.

Nearly 40 billion people have just watched the same documentary called "The Long Journey" through different media carriers.

Little did they imagine that their journey would be recorded in stereoscopic film.

Some people are "actors" in this documentary, and some people's parents and friends also got the role.

Just as Ren Zhong requested, Xiao Xingyue did not use any unnecessary additional artistic processing, nor did she use any exaggerated techniques, and only used the most realistic techniques to describe one after another representative people and events in the journey. , It was recorded from the perspective of a bystander, and the lighting environment was only slightly changed in some of the most necessary links, so that it is easy to see the expressions and other details of the characters.

This production method makes the audience feel as if they are in it.

No, the protagonist of the documentary was originally all members of the fleet.

The audience is the protagonist.

Most people's eyes were filled with hot tears, and their hands were trembling and clenched into fists.

Many people who have never participated in a battle, and even never woke up from a frozen slumber, finally know in a more intuitive way what price others paid to make themselves safe when they were sleeping with peace of mind. Arrive at your destination.

They knew that they owed a favor that they could not repay.

Ma Wei'an's mother, now an old woman with white hair, bowed her head silently.In her heart, she forgave the ruthless Chen Qiao and the heavy responsibility of the Earl of the Empire.It was not until many years after losing her son that this woman understood what kind of life her son wanted most.She also finally understood why her husband Ma Xiayun refused to freeze and sleep with her again and again until he died of old age.

The two Sami brothers, who have already passed their thirties, are leading a large group of young Sami sitting in the large cabin exclusive to the family.

An eleven or twelve-year-old boy, Sami, clenched his fists and muttered to himself.

Not only did he hear the elders in his family say how great his uncle was, but he also felt honored to have such an uncle countless times.But this sense of honor has never been as strong as it is now.The figure of Ahmed Sami sitting on the driver's seat of the workship is as dazzling as the sun.

The boy thought to himself, now the students will finally stop calling me bragging.You all saw it.Everyone in the fleet saw it.

Of course, not everyone has positive feedback in mind.

Ren Zhong once clearly told director Xiao Xingyue the complexity and diversity of human nature.

In this huge fleet, there are indeed such a small number of people who are thinking to themselves.This is nothing more than boring sensationalism, but the fundamental purpose is still heavy responsibilities. This unstable Earl of the Empire is trying to control people's minds, making others more willing to work for him, and become his stepping stones and bricks for his prosperity.

But these people dare not show their disdain on their faces, they only hide it deep in their hearts.

Some of these people even behaved more violently than others, weeping, beating their chests, and swearing again and again.

Of course, when they performed to their heart's content, the depths of their pupils swept across the other people around them, but they only secretly despised these idiots coldly.They have the feeling that everyone is drunk and the only one is sober, as if everyone in the fleet except themselves is an idiot.

……

A full 108 days passed, one ship after another seemed to emerge from the water, drilled out of a round plane, and soared into the sky at an angle perpendicular to the ecliptic plane of the South Nine Stars.

This border galaxy belonging to the Augustus family of the Ninth Viscount finally ushered in a group of new settlers.

It is less than one billion kilometers away from the outer asteroid belt of the Nanjiu galaxy, and 35 billion kilometers away from Nanjiu c.

Next, after only 35 hours of routine sailing, the fleet will be able to reach the far-earth orbit of South Nine C.

Right now there are countless pairs of eyes staring at this place.

Most of the powerful people in the Nanxiang star cluster are very curious about how the new Earl Ren Zhong will bring about changes in the star cluster.

At present, most of the viscounts in the entire star cluster are inextricably linked with the baron and the Nanxiang Earl's Mansion.

But where there are people, there will be conflicts of close and distant interests and interests. Some people are full of brains, but some people feel distressed.

In order to gain military exploits, Liu An has been fighting for thousands of years. Using the power of the military and political officials of the star cluster, he has always implemented a crazy and bottomless policy of suppression and plunder against many inferior nobles in the Nanxiang star cluster.

In addition to the normal tax collection and collection of military management fees in line with the imperial legal system, many industries in the Earl's Mansion often forcibly buy shares in other people's industries, which makes people miserable.

This is something that cannot be refused.

Because in the dark, many space pirates based on the Broken Star Ring are also inextricably linked to Liu An, and they often burn, kill, loot and rape the weak Viscount galaxy or the planets managed by the Baron in the star cluster, doing everything.

From time to time, these vicious pirates also cut off the trade routes, robbed the goods, and raped the crew.

If these victims are willing to spend a certain percentage of their assets and invite Nanxiang Earl's Mansion to send a nominal security officer, the frequency of being ambushed by space pirates will be much reduced, as if those corpses would only eat what Naka asked for. The Security Affairs Officer really has a deterrent aura that can frighten the cruel and violent space pirates.

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In addition, nobles with a little brain will know why their people are so rebellious and difficult to manage the planet. Even if they try their best, it is impossible to create a prosperous world like the people in other star clusters. planetary civilization.The reason is simple. Ever since Liu An inherited the position of Uncle Nanxiang, he has been secretly tampering with the genetic information of the star cluster humans, injecting violent, emotional, and other inferior genes that are not suitable for construction, but only for destruction.

Many viscounts even worried that their family would be infiltrated when they intermarried with outsiders.In order to prevent the situation from deteriorating as much as possible, these low-ranking nobles can only strictly control the breeding and marriage partners of the descendants of the family, absolutely prohibiting their heirs from leaving offspring with commoners, and can only intermarry with families of the same or even higher title.

If he could intermarry with nobles from other star clusters, it would definitely be worth spreading the word.However, the harsh environment of the Nanxiang star cluster has long been notorious, and not many nobles from other star clusters are willing to allow their descendants to mix in this mud.

In short, the lower nobles took a completely helpless move and could only respond passively.

They also paid a heavy price.

This price is precisely the loss of diversity and variability in the genes of many low-ranking noble families, and the offspring become more mediocre from generation to generation.This kind of mediocrity is most vividly manifested in the nine cryo administrators of Yuan Xing.

On the contrary, among the new offspring that gradually multiplied on Yuan Xing, only a few talented individuals like Hewitt Augustus, Ying Hao, Ma Xiacheng, and Ma Wei'an were born.

These lowly nobles knew it well, but they were helpless.

It can be said that the world has suffered from Liu An for a long time.

Someone must be secretly expecting that Ren Zhong can break the deadlock, such as Wen Yuanbo.

But everyone is a smart person, Ren Zhong didn't even have a firm foothold, no one would express his opinion in a hurry, and would only hide this expectation in his heart.

Observe the situation secretly first to decide what action should be taken.

But there are still some people who have clearly stood in line, and the South Ninth Viscount Southgate Augustus is one of them.

This "inferior" viscount did not show the attitude he should have when facing the earl, and had no intention of coming to greet him at all. He only asked his affairs officer to send a message to Ren Zhong through the supernet communication, inviting Ren Zhong went to discuss matters on the surface of the main star of the galaxy named Nanjiub, and put on airs.

In the Throne Hall, when many managers heard about this, they were immediately excited, feeling that this mere Viscount was too arrogant.

Now, as Ren Zhong's position is becoming more and more stable, the management in the fleet has naturally transitioned into Ren Zhong's private staff.

And everyone also clarified the name of the organization based on the relevant common sense, and temporarily named it the Earl's Mansion of Yuanxing.

The so-called Earl of Yuanxing is just a temporary title, and the official title can only be obtained after Ren Zhong passes the [-]-year review period and completes the title report.

As an imperial civilian who has just left the lowest-level tracer colony, it is indeed a dream to become an imperial earl's staff.

Servants are valuable according to their masters, and the level of responsibility determines the status of Yuanxing humans, his people, in the empire.

Everyone also felt that Viscount Nanjiu's behavior was a serious provocation.

The mature and prudent Huo Donghua said: "The other party's title is lower than yours, Lord Earl. It shouldn't be like this. According to the historical materials I read some time ago, if the origin planet of the earl is selected in the viscount's galaxy, then it will be for the viscount. Yan is also a good opportunity to invest in advance and build a relationship. No matter what, he should come to the fleet to meet you in person. No matter how bad it is, the place for the interview should be near Nanjiu Star C. In any case, he should not stay comfortably in person In the mansion, you, as an earl, have to go to his land to communicate after experiencing the exhaustion of the long-distance voyage."

Ma Xiaoling is very straightforward, "I have overturned the military regulations. If a person with a low rank dares to disrespect a high rank, we can legally declare war and beat him to death. We can kill the fourth queen mother along the way. In my opinion , As long as you spend a little more effort, it is not difficult to destroy this Southgate Augustus. It just happened that the First World War can be used to give those secretive and restless people in the Nanxiang star cluster a shock, so that these people know We are not easy to mess with, and we can effectively prevent these bad things from happening again in the future."

Decades have passed, and Sister Ma has grown tremendously in terms of combat, but she is as consistent as ever in the matter of using her brain.

Ren Zhong was taken aback by this proposal.

Unexpectedly, Ma Xiaoling's proposal unexpectedly won the sympathy of many main fighters, and they all felt that this statement was reasonable.

Ren Zhong hurriedly coughed lightly to attract everyone's attention, and then began to pull back, "No, this is too reckless. The Augustus family has been operating in the South Nine Stars for many years, and communicates with other forces in the entire star cluster. It also received the explicit support of Liu An. It has its own uniqueness in the level of biotechnology. Its military strength is definitely not comparable to that of the fourth-class empress who flees and commits crimes without a base. If we really want to act rashly, we will give the other party a legal reason to fight back. My life is safe, but other fleet members including you are civilians of the empire, the casualties will be unimaginably heavy, and there is also a great risk of defeat."

Today is different from the past, the former Ren Zhong can rely on the ability of resurrection and reset, various trial and error, create and realize various tactics with low loss and high return.

Now that he has no resurrection, even though he has a foreknowledge, he doesn't dare to risk the lives of the people below to try and make mistakes.

That's neither cost-effective nor meaningful. It's better to lie low-key and dormant first, and then hit the enemy with one blow.

"Forget it, I don't think Southgate can do anything to me. Even if it's a grand banquet, I can go and have a look. While I'm out, you continue to strengthen the exploration according to the original plan and complete the preparations for the landing Work. Qingmeng, you and Huo Donghua are ready to accept Yuanxing Business Luck."

Ren Zhong made a decision, so it was natural for others to say nothing more.

Ren Zhong replaced it with an improved flying shuttle, and planned to leave the fleet with only a small number of people and quickly go to Nanjiu star b.

Before setting off, he took a brief look at the situation of the Augustus family in the fleet.

Back then, Ren Zhong had severely attacked the villainous members of the Augustus family on Origin Star, causing heavy casualties to the Augustus family.There are not many people with this surname in the fleet today, only a few hundred, and most of them are mediocre.

It's no wonder that few people can work hard in a life of constant anxiety.

Although Ren Zhong had clearly promised that as long as they did not make any mistakes, they would not be implicated.In his rule, there was no practice of sitting together or punishing the nine clans.

But after all, these former vested interests of the Origin Star civilization have become accustomed to their own way of doing things.