Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1493: Chapter 562: New Heights, the Earl’s Investiture Enters the Annals of History

"Special operations capability, SS level."

"Fleet combat command capability, SS level."

"Administrative management capability, S level."

"Economic management capability, S level."

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"Scientific innovation capability, SS level."

"Scientific integration thinking capability, SS level."

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"Comprehensive insight and full-spectrum strategic planning capability, SS level."

The above is the list of twenty-three personal ratings of Ren Zhong reported by the High Rank Deacon.

Personal ratings differ from the civilization index, lacking specific numerical values and featuring only a relatively broad grading system.

But at this moment, the so-called grading system has essentially lost its meaning.

Ren Zhong exceeds all S levels, particularly achieving the extraordinary SS level in the three especially crucial subdivisions of military, science, and comprehensive strategic planning.

Although SS ratings have existed before, they are a rarity seen every million years. For one individual to accumulate a total of five SS levels, and all in core capabilities, is unprecedented in the history of the Mechanical Empire’s noble ascension audit system.

Ren Zhong single-handedly elevated the Earl audit score of the Mechanical Empire to a new height.

While it’s uncertain about the future, this level of achievement is undoubtedly unprecedented.

This grand event left the audience in deep silence, too shocked to remember to cheer.

This ceremony is destined to be recorded in history, and even as mere spectators, the people of Marquis Zhenjiang feel honored.

The people on Wangjiang Star felt joy for Ren Zhong’s success and were honored to participate in such an event, while those on Red Blade Star and Source Star experienced even greater excitement.

Even though Red Blade Star and Source Star are over five hundred light years away, their people are overjoyed. Many look back on their past hardships and challenges, moved to tears with emotions running high.

Having suffered so much on the former South Nine C, working tirelessly without any carelessness at their posts, or having to leave their homes to start anew in other powers within the Nanxiang Star Cluster.

While the conditions for these workers have improved significantly and will undoubtedly get better in the future, before Ren Zhong’s complete rise, the oppression by Liu An was truly unbearable. As Red Blade immigrants, they faced numerous obstacles, with many ventures abruptly halted, such as ongoing construction of Red Blade embassies repeatedly destroyed midway, only to restart and suffer misfortune once more, repeatedly rising and falling.

Beyond destroyed businesses, many Red Blade immigrants who had established themselves in other powers faced physical destruction by the Nanxiang’s Earldom Special Service Bureau, involving extermination and assassination. The blood and tears involved are indescribable.

Ren Zhong, of course, knew of these events but was helpless. Any newly rising power unavoidably encounters expansion challenges. In a sense, this is historically inevitable, aligning with the underlying natural laws of human history.

He can only remember each blood debt and continue to build his foundation, waiting in silence for the day of reckoning with Liu An. But while Ren Zhong receives only casualty figures, for the victims and survivors, each memory is deeply personal, etched into their beings with unforgettable pain.

Now, with Ren Zhong achieving the highest historical rating in the Earl audit, the deeply affected Red Blade clan’s external personnel not only feel vindicated but also see the dawn of revenge, leading to emotional tears.

Of course, where there is joy for some, there is sorrow for others.

While the Red Blade Clan celebrates, the atmosphere inside the Nanxiang’s Earldom is bleak and heavy.

Although Liu An claimed to have no interest in Earl Red Blade’s enfeoffment ceremony, he ultimately couldn’t resist his curiosity. He set an alarm to end his cryogenic sleep and awoke in time to watch the entire ceremony.

Throughout this process, Liu An’s emotions fluctuated greatly.

At first, seeing Ren Zhong favored by Marquis Zhenjiang disturbed his composure.

Later, witnessing Ren Zhong’s overwhelming personal power at the investor conference, despite knowing Ren Zhong was five hundred light years away, Liu An felt a chill on his neck. He thought to himself that with such strength, if Ren Zhong resorted to underhanded tactics in future battles, he could easily sever his own life amidst a sea of soldiers, which was genuinely terrifying.