Survival of the Stars: Rise of the Fourth Scourge

However, compared to Irene, Irina's appearance is even more beautiful.

The whole body exudes a mature atmosphere, and the charm of a mature woman is not comparable to the two little girls, Irene and Ai Li.

After looking at Irina, Li Meng looked at Otis again.

Seeing the regent looking at her husband, Irina hastily tugged on the sleeve of her husband beside her.

Only then did Otis raise his head and look at the regent who was on the reclining chair opposite.

It's a good match...

Is this the so-called beauty of a man?

The age of the two is not very old, they should be around 30 years old.

However, imperial nobles will all undergo longevity surgery, and their appearance will always be fixed at the moment before the surgery.

Only when the life span is approaching, the body will rapidly age.

Madame Irina is beautiful, and Otis is certainly not bad.

However, Li Meng always felt that the two looked alike.

They are husband and wife, but they are a bit like siblings.

Is it a consanguineous marriage?
No, it shouldn't be possible...

Although the empire was a semi-feudal society, marriage between close relatives was absolutely forbidden.

The father is handsome, the mother is beautiful, and the two daughters are naturally not bad.

Slightly waving his hands, Li Meng said, "Get up..."

Hearing this, Otis stood up quickly.

He helped Irina up very intimately.

After looking at Otis, and then at Irina, Li Meng showed understanding.

From the actions and eyes, it is easy to see that Otis is more afraid of guilt.

The person in charge of the Draven family is probably Mrs. Irina.

This is a family matter of the Draven family, and Li Meng is not interested.

Li Meng asked: "You should know why I woke you up..."

Otis said quickly: "Yes, the Draven family is willing to serve the regent."

"Very well, go, Donald will tell you what to do, Donald, you stay..."

really……

Before they could say a few words, the regent was about to drive them away.

Now that the words have been spoken, they can't wait to leave.

Otis bowed to the regent.

Irina, on the other hand, held the long skirt in both hands and saluted.

Then, the two turned and left.

After the two left, only Donald was left on the other side of the pool.

Slightly looking sideways, Li Meng on the recliner looked indifferently at Donald on the other side of the pool.

"Donald, you have something on your mind..."

Hearing this, Donald was shocked.

Did the "king" notice something?
This is impossible, he is wearing a big red robe and a hood.

With everything covered, how could Wang be aware of what was on his mind?
"I know what you are thinking. Eyes are the window to the soul, and subtle expressions can betray your inner thoughts, but you have neither of these, because you have no eyes, only a pair of electronic eyes. You have a face, but you can't even smile. You can’t even make an expression, you’re thinking in your heart, I can’t possibly know what you’re thinking.”

Donald was terrified.

Could this be the power of the "living saint"?

Can see through people's hearts?
Donald hurriedly knelt down on the ground, a hoarse, mechanical voice sounded from the hood.

"My lord, my loyalty to you is like my belief in the God of Myriad Opportunities. Everything I do is for the "king" and for the future of the empire. My lord, I beg you not to ask too many questions. At least for now, it is right to say the answer." "King" harms everything but benefits nothing."

After taking a deep look at Donald, Li Meng looked away from behind him.

Slightly waving his hands, Li Meng said lazily: "Go!"

Hearing this, Donald was overjoyed.

He hastily said: "The Emperor, thank the God of Myriad Opportunities, and thank the "King" for his trust..."

After the words fell, Donald stood up quickly, bent over and stepped back.

His posture was very low, and he took more than ten steps back before turning around and walking outside.

He is really scared...

Going any further, Donald feared that he might not be able to resist confessing everything.

The "Wang" can guess his mind, which shows that the "Wang" has the power of a living saint, but he just doesn't know it.

It is rumored that the living saint has the ability to see through people's hearts.

A lie is just a joke in front of a living saint.

Didn't expect this to be true...

"King, I see you scare Your Excellency Donald..."

Seeing Donald leave the hall as if fleeing, Erin, Ellie pursed her lips and smiled.

Allie asked curiously, "Wang, what is Your Excellency Donald afraid of? Such a gaffe is really rare."

Yeah, what is Donald afraid of?
The expression on his face was thoughtful, and Li Meng showed a thoughtful look.

It was a feeling, a very strong feeling.

The Donald of today is somewhat different from the Donald of the past.

As soon as he entered the hall, Li Meng knew that Donald had something to hide from him.

Yeah, why did he know that "Donald" was hiding something from him?

This is a problem, a big problem.

Could it be related to the "Children of the Stars" feature?
Putting aside the random thoughts in his heart, Li Meng looked at Irene and Ai Li.

"Irene, Ellie, why do your parents look a little similar? Could it be that the second-generation relatives got married?"

The two look alike, so we can only think of close relatives.

Hearing this, Irene and Ellie looked at each other and glanced at each other.

Irene smiled and said: "I didn't expect to be seen by the "Wang". Father and mother are indeed close relatives, but there are other reasons for it, not what the "Wang" thought."

Was he guessed right?
Li Meng regained his energy and looked at Irene.

It seems to be saying, keep talking.

Eileen explained: "Actually, it's not that complicated. Ellie and I's real father passed away a long time ago. There was an accident during the longevity surgery. At that time, Ellie and I were still young, just over a year old. We didn't have anything. Remember, when we were 11 years old, my mother told us who our real father was."

Speaking of this, Irene paused slightly, and continued: "As for the current father is actually the younger brother of the mother, although they are not the same mother, they all have the same father. In the Draven family, our real father's line It is the main family, and the mother is from a branch family. Although it is not a direct bloodline, there is also a blood relationship. Since our real father is the only bloodline of the main family, after his death, the Draven family lost the right to inherit the planetary governor. To prevent the Draven family from losing power, my mother had no choice but to find a relative in her own family to join the main family in order to continue to inherit the governor's power."

As soon as Irene finished speaking, Ellie on the side interrupted: "Actually, it's a "fake marriage". When there are outsiders around, they are husband and wife, and they are siblings in private. However, we have called Uncle Otis as our father since we were young. There is no change, and there is also a reason why the Draven family is in charge of the mother, not the father."

It turned out to be like this...

Hearing Aileen and Aili's explanation, Li Meng suddenly realized.

No wonder Otis is so inwardly afraid, which is not normal in a semi-feudal empire.

Although it is somewhat cruel, in the empire, the status of women...

……

Since the Draven family was awakened, Li Meng's life has become more leisurely.

Compared with the rigid Donald, Otis has a more active mind.

He will complete tasks, but will not rigidly follow orders.

Not to mention that like Donald, as long as Li Meng didn't ask, he wouldn't take the initiative to report.

As for what Donald was doing in private, although Li Meng was curious, he didn't pay too much attention to it.

Donald was able to lower his posture and plead with him, and Li Meng was willing to believe him this time.

As a subordinate, Otis is undoubtedly more qualified than Donald.

"The dock has already been put into production. About two months later, the first "Cobra" destroyer will be launched into service. Regent, the navy is different from the star army. Manipulating starships is a technical job. It's time to establish the Imperial Navy. Academy."

Time flies, unconsciously, more than half a year has passed quietly.

It was another new day, early in the morning, Irina found Li Meng.

On the other side of the pool, Irina was wearing a black aristocratic low-cut long dress.

She stood upright with her head slightly lowered.

On the other side of the pool, Li Meng stood in front of the glass wall in a black military uniform, looking at the starry sky outside.

The Ark is not far away, very close...

More than half a year ago, the place where the ark was located was still very empty, and only lively construction scenes could be seen.

Almost a year has passed.

Today, the Ark has begun to take shape.

Looking from a distance, a super-large metal building floats above the plane of the star ring.

It has no shape because it's still under construction.

But from its shape, it can also be seen that it is just a part of a behemoth.

Turning around, Li Meng looked at Irina on the other side of the pool.

Li Meng has only seen Otis once since the Draven family was awakened.

Irina was very diligent in coming here and always consulted him on some key issues.

"Do you have a choice?"

Since Irina is here, she will naturally prepare all the materials.

She already had the answer in her heart, but she just needed his support and affirmation.

"Stanley Ralph, the former captain of the Imperial Navy's Far East Starfield, once commanded a squadron to defeat the spirit race pirates. He is quite famous in the Far East Starfield. He has 20 years of naval career, and he can be the captain. The post of head of the Naval War College."

Irina didn't have any hesitation. When Li Meng asked, she said the candidate she had already decided in her heart.

Beside Li Meng, 001 stepped forward slightly.

Blue light shot out from its electronic eyes, forming a holographic screen in front of Li Meng.

As the screen flickered, Stanley Ralph's information suddenly appeared.

Aged 54 years old, because of longevity surgery, looks younger.

His family is not on the crew list and he is a loner.

After only one glance, Li Meng said to Irina: "I'm sure, wake him up!"

Irina said again: "Regent, the refining process of Fanjing ore powder and tin gold ore powder is too complicated, which consumes a lot of equipment and takes up a lot of mining machines. This will affect the speed of Ark construction. The two mineral powders will also take up a lot of space, it is recommended to stop the collection of these two minerals first, and give priority to building the ark."

Li Meng clearly rejected Irina's suggestion.

Everything can be stopped, and everything can be slowed down, but the mining of Fanjing mine and tin gold mine cannot be stopped.

With these two minerals, there are trade coins.

Only with trade currency can we have more advanced technology and more advanced warships.

"These two minerals are of great use to me. Before the "Cobra" destroyer is launched, mining cannot be stopped. The more the better."

Although I don't know what the regent will do with these two minerals.

But Irina didn't think much about it, she just made a suggestion, and whether the regent accepted it was another matter.

Irina: "Yes!"

Irina continued to ask: "Prince Regent, after waking up Stanley Ralph, did you see him?"

Slightly waving his hand, Li Meng said: "It's gone, let him play by himself."

Irina: "Understood, Otis will cooperate with him."

At this moment, the electronic eyes of 001 beside Li Meng flickered a few times.

"There is a message from the bridge, and a low-frequency signal is received, which reads: Hey, hello, are you Earth humans?"

Hearing this, Li Meng frowned slightly.

Low-frequency signals are for short-distance communication, and high-frequency signals are for long-distance communication.

The content of the message shows that the party sending the message is the human beings on Earth.

Moreover, he also knows the existence of the S-01888 star system, and even more knows that there are people active in the star system.

"Will the bridge ask for a reply to it? How?"

Do you want to reply?

What happened?

Irina, who was on the other side of the pool, heard 001's voice.

This caused a flash of curiosity in her eyes, and the words she wanted to say were stuffed back.

After thinking about it, Li Meng made a decision in his heart.

"Ignore it, notify the bridge, immediately turn on all radars, scan the S-01888 star system, and report any abnormalities immediately."

He discovered the S-01888 star system, and also knew that there were people active in the star system.

This shows that he is very close to S-01888, even if he is not in the S-01888 star system, there are his eyes in the S-01888 star system.