Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1455: Chapter 549: A Man Must Journey Far, Returning Still Young_2

Thinking of this, Marvill felt slightly embarrassed. He realized Ren Zhong’s straightforward nature made his own convoluted thoughts seem excessive.

"Then let me first thank you on behalf of the Marquis for your trust, Brother Ren Zhong."

Ren Zhong nodded but immediately added, "Considering that I have a good chance to fight alongside the Marquis in the future, Brother Marvill, could you first take me on a tour of this long-range vessel, letting me get accustomed to the performance and features of High Rank Empire ships in advance?"

"Isn’t this your true purpose, Brother Ren Zhong?" Marvell Louis suddenly laughed, looking directly at Ren Zhong and candidly asked.

Ren Zhong did not hide his intentions and said frankly, "You saw through me. But if a major war breaks out again, taking orders directly from the Marquis would definitely be better than being manipulated by Liu An. Although I don’t know the Marquis well, at least I know Liu An. Liu An is already the worst choice, so why not try a new possibility? At least it can’t be worse than Liu An, right?"

Marvell Louis was silent for a few seconds, then smiled, "You’ve indeed got keen insight. The Marquis will prove to you with facts that this is the right choice. Come, I’ll take you to the maintenance room, where there are complete schematics of this long-range ship. Since you are yet to be officially recognized, with my authority, I can only show you this much for now."

"Thank you so much."

Another seven or eight hours passed, during which the Star Gate Hub informed Marvill that the energy preparations for long-range travel had been completed, and they were ready to depart at any time.

Ren Zhong finally reluctantly shut down the projection in front of him before Marvill sent him back to the docking bay.

Next, Ren Zhong would return to his smart Fold Jump Battleship and follow the guidance of Marvill’s long-range ship, entering the Star Gate to reach the core area of the Far Border Star Domain.

As Ren Zhong had guessed, both Marquis Zhenjiang and the Royal Academy of Sciences’ Far Border Star Domain branch were very interested in his Fold Jump Battleship.

Ren Zhong did not hesitate to let others study the warship.

After all, the Royal Academy of Sciences can reverse-engineer the genetic makeup of Space Sand Worms from the giant reproductive cells of the fourth-grade Mother Empress and preliminarily obtain Fold Jump Technology. The reason the Academy couldn’t apply Fold Jump Technology to warships as he did to form reliable combat capabilities likely lies in their inability to accurately and quickly compute the universe’s coordinate system, rendering their short-range jumps hit-or-miss.

For Ren Zhong, he relied on foresight to calculate subtle changes in the universe’s coordinate system, deriving from the most foundational level of his brain’s quantum entanglement rules, which were unreplicable and unlearnable by others. Hence, he could confidently allow others to research without fear.

Of course, Ren Zhong knew that there was certainly a biomedical institution within the Far Border Star Domain waiting for him, ready to scrutinize him completely like a lab mouse.

But what of it?

He was still fearless.

After all, he had foreseen that he could safely survive.

Having received news of impending war from Marvill, he saw more explicit scenes in his foresight.

In short, the Empire needed his abilities, not just him as a sample.

Moreover, given the technology mastered by the Mechanical Empire, they wouldn’t need to take his life to understand him thoroughly.

"Brother Ren Zhong, I truly regret meeting you so late in life."

As they parted ways, Marvill remarked emotionally.

Ren Zhong replied, "I feel the same. To be honest, the blow Liu An dealt me was significant. I once believed that the high nobility in the Empire all behaved that way. Now I see I was too narrow-minded."

Marvill shrugged, "There’s an old saying in the Empire: With a hundred people, there are a hundred faces. You’re still young, lacking experiences, and haven’t seen enough; slowly, you will get used to it. Oh, by the way, I’m not sure whether I should say something I have on my mind."

"Please say it."

Marvill straightened his expression, becoming somewhat serious, "I suggest you dissolve your marriage with your two wives."

Ren Zhong frowned, "Why? Because they’re unregistered colonists? As far as I know, even noblemen, if they choose, can marry unregistered individuals, right?"

Marvill nodded, "Indeed, it’s possible. But that typically happens only with low-tier nobles, such as Viscounts and below. You’re an Earl, and even across the Empire, your situation is extremely rare."

Ren Zhong countered, "What’s the issue with this? Could it affect my title advancement?"