Chapter 1629: Chapter 618: We’ll Do It Ourselves

Ren Zhong read the gossip about the Empire Core for a long time, and found it quite interesting to see the Empire issue a highly rewarding bounty order to find his whereabouts.

The Regent King made it clear to the entire Empire, encouraging all research departments and explorers to use their own methods to find the mysteriously vanished Red Blade Army.

If the Red Blade Army can be brought back to the Empire, the merit awarded is enough for a commoner to be instantly promoted to a Marquis of the Empire.

Indeed, to find a Marquis, another Marquis can even be rewarded.

The importance difference between Marquises speaks for itself.

This announcement indeed stirred up a frenzy, with adventurers within the Mechanical Empire igniting a new age of exploration akin to a grand era of maritime discovery.

Some headed to the Jade Plate Star Domain, others ventured to the Far Border and Long River Star Domains, while some, risking life and death, took tiny ships beyond the Empire’s borders, venturing into territories ruled by Ascenders to try their luck.

This is not a short journey; a round trip might take tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of years, yet countless individuals still flock to it.

The temptation of rising from a commoner to a Marquis is simply too great, beyond resistance.

Once, Liu An was driven like a dog to exhaust every strategy, struggling desperately for survival, all for the chance to gain some battle merit.

Liu An turned everyone in the Nanxiang Star Cluster into victims, tormenting them for thousands of years, with two to three hundred generations, even altering their genetic traits to the point of questioning their own humanity.

But in the end, Liu An ended up empty-handed, his efforts and life amounting to nothing.

So now, what difference is there between these people dying to find the Red Blade Army and Liu An?

Ren Zhong felt that the so-called merit was like a carrot in front of a donkey, always visible but unreachable, constantly luring people forward.

This feeling is quite similar to the merit points exchanged for tax payments on the Source Star back in the day to elevate the Citizen Level.

So, who really caused the tragedy of the Nanxiang Star Cluster, Liu An or the Empire?

After reading the gossip, Ren Zhong switched the communication to the internal channel to check the progress of the Biological Institute.

Likewise, the difference between a First-grade Mother Empress and a Fourth-grade Mother Empress in terms of the ovarian giant reproductive cells was as vast as heaven and earth.

The amount of information contained in the giant reproductive cells of a First-grade Mother Empress was indeed astonishingly vast.

Five hundred years had passed, and despite the full efforts to decipher at the Biological Institute, only a small fraction had been uncovered, facing an immense sea of unknowns.

The Ascenders used biological evolution through brute force to pry into the universe for millions of years, never reaching its essence, always catching fragments of its iceberg through narrow cracks, without even gaining a comprehensive glimpse, as the information gathered was fragmented and chaotic, not forming a system, but at least abundant in quantity.

But Ren Zhong wasn’t anxious or pushing, only advising the Biological Institute to proceed step by step in pondering and decoding, occasionally cross-referencing with the vast knowledge gained from the Mechanical Empire to blend strengths and prepare thoroughly for a rapid transformation and elevation upon entering the three-dimensional space again.

After reviewing the latest progress of the Biological Institute, Ren Zhong closed the communication, lay back in his chair, propped up his head, contemplating for a moment, then sat up straight, murmuring, "The exhaustive method employed by the Ascenders is actually a good strategy, albeit a clumsy one. Exploring bit by bit, east and west, even if only gaining a small advancement each time, is better than standing still. For instance, the information flow impact capable of distorting three-dimensional space coordinates brought out by the Ascenders last time, that can be considered a remarkable application direction. We only deciphered this method to elevate God’s Particle to the Third Level, with Yang Misi’s Theory also penetrating deeper."

"However, this is ultimately a method that treats the symptoms, not the cause. Practice without theory, without a system, isn’t enough. Failing to integrate these fragmented bits of knowledge systematically means that no matter how hard the efforts over an epoch, it’s still as futile as scratching an unreachable itch. Now that the Ascenders, Pilgrims, and Spirit Demon Race have formed a trilateral alliance, I’m uncertain about the depth of their collaboration, or whether they can be completely honest. If they can, a scientific inquiry converging their advantages could be an interesting appearance. Can the Pilgrims and Spirit Demon Race make up for the Ascenders’ weaknesses? It seems they can, yet perhaps they can’t."

With these thoughts, Ren Zhong seemed slightly exhausted, and fell into a confused sleep in his chair.

He rarely dreamt so much.

In this dream, he dreamt that the Mechanical Empire, Ascenders, Pilgrims, and Spirit Demon Race, after millions of years of internal division among the four human branches, reconciled for some reason, acknowledging each other’s human branch identities, then united and cooperated. With the aid of the Quasar Supercomputer, they broke the barrier, achieving the complete Grand Unification Formula.

From then on, humanity in the Ancient Disk Galaxy embraced true freedom and began to truly branch out, venturing beyond the Ancient Disk Galaxy, spreading across the vast universe.

Ren Zhong even dreamt of waking up and returning to the Orion Arm of the Milky Way.

The Solar System with the sun and eight planets was right in front of him, within reach.

But suddenly, the scene in the dream began to shake and then fragmented.

He panicked, reaching out to grasp it, only to find himself holding a soft, round object.

A faint groan reached his ears, and Ren Zhong was startled awake, pulling his hand back, only to see Hanyu standing beside the chair with a flushed face.

She was dressed in a plain white outfit, the shirt at her chest disheveled and full of creases, showing she had just been groped.

Ren Zhong felt a bit embarrassed, hiding his hand behind him like a guilty thief, stiffly asking, "You...why aren’t you in a dormant state...is there something you need?"

Hanyu recovered first, not showing any shyness, getting closer, and watched Ren Zhong closely.

Ren Zhong’s face gradually turned somewhat red.

Hanyu suddenly covered her mouth and laughed, "Actually, I had nothing special, just wanted to chat idly with you. But you were asleep, so I sat next to you, waiting for you to wake up on your own. Who knew you still have active dreams and are unsettled even in sleep like you used to. What were you dreaming about? Satisfy my curiosity by telling me?"

"Nothing much, nothing," Ren Zhong waved his hand repeatedly, thinking secretly how Hanyu, compared to before, had become a bit more talkative and curious, even more cheerful.

Hanyu said again, "You are still like this, able to blush, yet not good at lying."

"Well, it’s only like this in front of you people," Ren Zhong finally eased up, gesturing with his hand, "In front of others, I could almost qualify as a scheming politician."

"Indeed, I’ve read a lot of historical records; you’ve done quite well."

Ren Zhong pondered again and asked, "Hanyu, having worked in administrative affairs on the Source Star for many years, and knowing the current situation of the four major human branches in the Ancient Disk Galaxy, try sharing your perspective. How do you think the four major branches can unite?"

Hanyu wondered, "My opinion?"

Ren Zhong mm-hm’d, "Pooling ideas, listening to others’ perspectives can be of reference value to me."

Hanyu mused for a moment, cautiously saying, "There’s only one possibility, a common enemy."

Ren Zhong nodded, "I’ve thought of this too."

Hanyu: "Then, who should the common enemy be? Have you already found it?"

Ren Zhong nodded, "I found it, but it’s hard to say, nobody would believe it. The Quasar presents a shortcut to Heaven, and inherent in human nature is the instinct to take shortcuts. Neither the Mechanical Empire nor any other branch can resist this nature. Even if some individuals struggle to break free, it’s meaningless, just swept along by the times, unable to change the big picture."

"Then what to do?"

"We’ll create it ourselves."

"Ah? Create it ourselves?"

"Yes. They can’t see the enemy, so I’ll create an enemy they can see."

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