Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1499: Chapter 564: Farewell, Project Starflower

Ren Zhong found himself unable to argue against the other party, so he simply resorted to sulking, becoming unreasonable and aggressive.

"Marquis, oh no, Qiqi, no matter what you say. None of this works."

Qiqi paused slightly, shook his head, "Forget it. Let’s not discuss this. What are your plans next? Are you going to return immediately?"

Ren Zhong thought for a moment, "No rush. I can remotely command from here, it won’t affect the development of the Red Blade Clan. Next, I actually want to stay at the Far Border Branch for a while and see if I can be of more help."

"You’re quite kind-hearted."

Ren Zhong passionately declared, "To ease His Majesty and the Marquis’s burdens is my duty!"

Then he added in his heart, gaining some benefits is also an inherent advantage, after all, one can’t just work for free.

Qiqi asked again, "Aren’t you eager to retaliate against Liu An?"

Ren Zhong chuckled at this, "This is just a trivial matter to me. Besides, a suspended sword is most tormenting."

Qiqi: "You certainly have a tendency for revenge."

Ren Zhong: "And a clear distinction between right and wrong."

"A person like you is very dangerous."

"When the Empire is in danger, it naturally needs dangerous people like me more."

...

As the outside world was bustling due to Earl Red Blade’s official ennoblement, and the revelation of the true form of the one-thousand-and-first Sequence Chosen One, as the Red Blade Clan began to organize a new fleet according to the Empire’s laws, planning to set off from Red Blade Star, heading towards one Feudal Star System after another of Ren Zhong’s fiefs, either beginning colonization or preparing to take over power, Ren Zhong, the center of the storm, however, acted like it was nothing, arriving at the Royal Academy’s Far Border Branch Ship Institute.

The Ship Institute was pleasantly surprised by his return.

To make him reconsider, a fast ship had already set off from the Central Star Domain, carrying a scholar who had been frozen for years, coming straight to the Far Border Star Domain. It was a laborious task, sparing no expense.

Unexpectedly, he threw himself into the net once again.

This was certainly a great thing.

Not only that, Ren Zhong was now vastly different in identity from before.

He was no longer an unknown prospective Earl but a Chosen One with a formal sequence, ready to serve.

The Far Border Branch gave him ample respect, with reception standards even higher than last time.

Ren Zhong reciprocated, immediately immersing himself into work with the cooperation of the special agent he worked with last time.

After confirming Ren Zhong’s SS-level scientific research potential, the Far Border Branch did not give up but rather hoped he could transition from a generalist Chosen One to a research-focused Chosen One, so they simply further increased his personal permissions, assigned the special agent to be Ren Zhong’s deputy, and transferred the original project group of that agent to Ren Zhong’s command, appointing Ren Zhong himself as the group leader.

You should know, this group was originally the ace of the Ship Institute. This act could be said to be entrusting him with an important task.

If he were truly a rookie, suddenly being placed in such an important position would surely cause panic and confusion.

But Ren Zhong said nothing, casually accepting the challenge, and then truly considering himself a member of the Far Border Branch, fully committing himself to the new work, assisting the Far Border Branch in the slow yet firm advancement of developing small fold jump battleships with impact resistance.

Time flies, years pass, and in the blink of an eye, two and a half years have gone by. Ren Zhong, who was supposed to be in high demand outside, enjoying public admiration and adoration as the rising star Earl of Red Blade, was truly able to ignore the outside world, dedicating himself to scholarly pursuits at the Far Border Branch with peace of mind.

Worried that he might be swayed by the Far Border Branch and abandon the military for science, Qiqi originally intended to accompany Ren Zhong throughout his academic career, ostensibly to help him with chores and solve problems, but really to prevent any "defection."

But later, seeing Ren Zhong become more and more engrossed, with fewer distractions, Qiqi, with a limited lifespan, could no longer keep up with his pace, and had to find a day in the third month of Ren Zhong’s academic career to have an open-hearted discussion with him.

Qiqi said, "After three more months together, I understand you better. You seem to drift aimlessly, one moment deeply studying strategy, another moment enhancing personal combat power, yet another moment engrossed in academia, as if you have a lazy temperament of fishing for three days and drying the net for two. But actually, after observation, I find the reality is the opposite; once you decide to do something, you pursue it with single-minded devotion, and do not rest until the goal is achieved, able to disregard all personal status and isolate external disturbances. You are not indecisive, instead, you fully immerse yourself, with extremely strong focus."