Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1465: Chapter 552: The Investment Conference and Prelude to Trouble (Part 3)

After the diplomatic conversation collapsed, Marquis Zhenjiang retreated into sleep again, and the emissary did not leave. Instead, she announced that she would wait for Marquis Zhenjiang to wake again to personally explain the previous dispute.

So this time, due to Ren Zhong’s situation, Marquis Zhenjiang awakened. In compliance with the emissary’s initial instructions, the descendants of the escorting family quickly woke him up. But several days have passed, and yet the emissary was still not summoned by Marquis Zhenjiang; instead, she was treated as if she were air. She sought out Marvell Louis, but Marvell told her he was merely a servant, without the authority to sway Marquis Zhenjiang’s thoughts.

Thus, this emissary from Duke Wenle came up with a plan to actively join Ren Zhong’s business event, probably intending to indirectly convey some messages to Marquis Zhenjiang through the eyes and ears of the artificial intelligence assistant, Seven Seven.

Ren Zhong initially wanted to decline this outsider’s attendance request, but Seven Seven advised him that though Duke Wenle couldn’t be considered a top-tier duke, he was indeed a duke, and his influence in the Empire Core was extensive. Offending him could lead to significant obstacles if Ren Zhong wanted to expand his business into the Empire Core and amplify his business exponentially. Hence, they couldn’t refuse the request for Duke Wenle’s emissary to attend.

As for whatever the emissary intends to do then, they can just respond strategically.

Anyway, the ultimate target of the other party would be Marquis Zhenjiang; they probably won’t have much animosity towards Ren Zhong, the hot new Earl.

After waiting for a while, when others had gradually entered the venue, a medium-sized ship extravagantly adorned appeared almost at the last minute of the entry time announced by Ren Zhong, covered with golden natural gold.

The ship hovered over the entrance of the garden, a long passage extending downward and touching the ground.

The surface of this passage also used a large amount of gold.

The scene made Ren Zhong’s eyes painfully sensitive.

Natural gold is indeed scarce in the universe, but there is no difference in performance between synthetic gold and natural gold. Ever since the Mechanical Empire mastered atomic recreation technology, the scarcity of ordinary metallic elements like gold has greatly decreased, using it on ship surfaces serves no practical purpose other than decoration.

The aesthetics of Duke Wenle’s emissary are truly flamboyant, drawing attention.

Preferences from above influence those below, and through the taste of this emissary, one can remotely peek at Duke Wenle’s caliber.

Probably, Duke Wenle’s ancestors accumulated virtue, somehow acquiring the duke title with an exceptional "true god," passed down through generations, resulting in an eccentric family legacy.

After waiting again, the blindingly golden passage finally opened like elevator doors.

Out walked a blonde woman with blue eyes, wide hips and a slender waist, with a voluptuous figure.

She walked in a swaying manner, catching eyes with each step she took.

The blonde woman briefly glanced at Seven Seven before turning her gaze to Ren Zhong, "Hello Earl Red Blade. I am Sena Romanov, an Earl. Emissary of Duke Ivan."

While speaking, Sena extended her hand.

Ren Zhong lightly shook hands, "Hello. Hello Earl Romanov."

During the handshake, Ren Zhong slightly frowned.

Unexpectedly, the woman cleverly curled her fingers to softly scratch his palm, prompting Ren Zhong to quickly withdraw his hand.

Sena chuckled lightly, "You can just call me Sena, and I’ll call you Ren Zhong. How about it?"

"It’s an honor, Ms. Sena, please."

Ren Zhong gestured to invite her in.

Sena looked back at the crowd behind her, then waved her hand, leading a large group of people inside.

As for her golden ship, it did not leave but instead continued to hover in a slightly wider open space in front of the manor.

Watching Sena Romanov and the crowd’s departing backs, Ren Zhong frowned slightly, "Something is not right."

Seven Seven nodded affirmatively, "Yes. It’s your business event, yet she brought ten advanced Mechanical Warriors as escorts. That ship deliberately doesn’t leave. Could it be..."

"Do not doubt, Marquis’ people have definitely been infiltrated by her, and news has been leaked. My plan to demonstrate the performance of the miniaturized invisible War Armor today was prematurely exposed; this is a disruption. These ten people... are all experts."

Seven Seven looked at Ren Zhong with intrigue, "How skilled?"

"Can’t you gauge?" Ren Zhong countered.

Seven Seven smiled, "I can assess the boundaries of these individuals’ abilities but am uncertain about their relative prowess compared to yours. Though I have researched many of your combat reports, and scrutinized all your publicly released battle videos, even watching your entire growth journey, I still don’t understand your limits. I just want to know, how do they measure up against you?"

Ren Zhong smiled, "No matter how high they are, they can’t escape the palm of my hand."

Seven Seven: "That’s reassuring."