Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1490: Chapter 561: Supreme Honor

Even among the Empire’s civilians, there are actually differences in status.

The retainer subjects of a Baron are civilians, as are those of a Duke.

Yet, there is a world of difference in their social status.

This is not an isolated case, but an objective reality.

Within the unique system of the Mechanical Empire, it is reasonable and logical for servants to rise with their masters.

For instance, Liu Jin, although just a bestowed surname lackey under Nanxiang Marquis, can squabble with Viscount Nan Jiu Grue Augustus, relying on the halo of identity granted by Nanxiang Marquis Liu An.

But now, the Marquis Zhenjiang, the unrivaled ruler among the Far Border Star Domain’s marquises, unexpectedly allowed the direct subjects of her Origin Planet’s capital to wear clothing with distinct features of the Earl Red Blade at the enfeoffment ceremony, becoming part of the ceremonial military escort, making it almost unbelievable.

Even if the Earl Red Blade is the child of this Marquis Zhenjiang, it seems too indulgent, excessive in glory.

What’s more, as Ren Zhong gazed around, he saw this vast city had changed overnight.

Apart from the Red Blade flags and Source Star flags along Nianxiang Avenue, the city, originally dominated by nature’s original ecology, had removed the green plant decorations that covered the skyscrapers, revealing the buildings’ post-modern urban prosperity, with red, yellow, blue, and white neon lights flashing and illuminating the scene, along with several gigantic high-power 3D projections streaming in the sky, replaying vivid and detailed holograms.

These holograms depicted scenes since Ren Zhong led the Colonization Fleet away from the Source Star System, endured battles, and triumphantly reached the Southern Nine Star System, then made groundbreaking changes and took root on the Red Blade Star, and engaged in numerous battles with the Shattered Star Ring Pirates.

Some of these scenes were submitted by the Red Blade Clan, some from investigations by the Nanxiang Military and Political Center, and others came secretly from surviving Shattered Star Ring Pirates via channels before being intercepted by the Marquis Zhenjiang Mansion.

But no matter the source of these images, they all share a common theme, celebrating the Red Blade Clan and Earl Red Blade Ren Zhong’s remarkable achievements over the century.

These images piece together, almost forming a historical record of the Red Blade Clan’s evolution, showcasing over a century of Source Star humans following Ren Zhong’s arduous return home, followed by transformative changes on South Nine C Star, rapid rise amidst adversity, and further military exploits in the Shattered Star Ring, significantly advancing the clan’s productivity and technology level.

Of course, a recent key highlight was Ren Zhong’s overwhelming performance at the investment promotion meeting, where he overpoweringly crushed ten elite warriors from Duke Wenle Mansion.

The fact that Ivan Romanov Duke’s personal guards became the background for promoting Ren Zhong’s personal combat prowess was unexpected.

Sena Romanov, on her return journey, hadn’t yet entered the Star Gate and could still receive external messages.

Although Sena felt deep hatred toward the Earl Red Blade and Marquis Zhenjiang for humiliating her, she remembered the strategy of knowing oneself and the enemy, so she pinched her nose and opened the communication channel, intending to witness Earl Red Blade’s enfeoffment ceremony firsthand.

Unexpectedly, she saw the scene, repeatedly played in the most prominent place, where the words "I want to fight ten" unfolded and indeed succeeded.

Even the scene of her subordinate warrior’s humiliating defeat was tolerable, but what was more infuriating was that after Ren Zhong tore apart the last warrior, the camera shifted unexpectedly, focusing on her facial expression in an exaggerated close-up, capturing her embarrassing display in extreme clarity.

Every detail, including the nose hairs in her nostrils that dilated involuntarily with astonishment, was clearly visible.

Seeing her ridiculous and shameful appearance in the footage, and knowing that at least a trillion people were watching her ridicule, secretly mocking her master Duke Wenle Ivan Romanov, Sena Romanov was instantly filled with humiliation and fury, quickening her heart rate with anger, further imagining the punishment she might face upon returning to Duke Wenle Mansion, immediately caused her blood pressure to imbalance.

Suddenly she shouted thrice, "Damn! Damn! Damn it!"

After shouting, her whole body shuddered, and she fainted on the spot.

Her entourage didn’t wake her up and instead put her into a frozen hibernation chamber, opting for ’out of sight, out of mind,’ taking it as a relief.

Meanwhile, Ren Zhong paid no heed to what Sena Romanov was thinking, instead immersed himself entirely in the sense of ceremony that Marquis Zhenjiang created for him.